The WGA Awards is presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West. They recognize  outstanding achievements in film, television, radio, and video game writing.

The awards will be handed on Sunday, February 19, 2017. The full list and more details can be seen at the WGAW website or here.

 

 

Below is the list of film nominees:

Original Screenplay

Hell or High Water (Written by Taylor Sheridan)
La La Land (Written by Damien Chazelle)
Loving (Written by Jeff Nichols)
Manchester by the Sea (Written by Kenneth Lonergan)
Moonlight (Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell McCraney)

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Adapted Screenplay

Arrival (Screenplay by Eric Heisserer)
Deadpool (Written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick)
Fences (Screenplay by August Wilson)
Hidden Figures (Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi)
Nocturnal Animals (Screenplay by Tom Ford)

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Documentary Screenplay

Author: The JT LeRoy Story (Written by Jeff Feuerzeig)
Command and Control (Telescript by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser)
Zero Days (Written by Alex Gibney)