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

The complete list of nominees can be seen on their website or here. The 73rd Annual WGA Awards will be handed Sunday, March 21st, 2021.

Here are the nominees for the film categories:

Original Screenplay

Judas and the Black Messiah (Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King, Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas)
Palm Springs (Screenplay by Andy Siara, Story by Andy Siara & Max Barbakow)
Promising Young Woman (Written by Emerald Fennell)
Sound of Metal (Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Written by Aaron Sorkin)

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Adapted Screenplay

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja & Dan Mazer & Jena Friedman & Lee Kern, Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Nina Pedrad, Based on Characters Created by Sacha Baron Cohen)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Screenplay by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Based on the Play Written by August Wilson)
News of the World (Screenplay by Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies, Based upon the Novel by Paulette Jiles)
One Night in Miami… (Screenplay by Kemp Powers, Based on the Stage Play “One Night in Miami” by Kemp Powers)
The White Tiger (Screenplay by Ramin Bahrani, Based on the Book “The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga)

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Documentary Screenplay

All In: The Fight for Democracy (Written by Jack Youngelson)
The Dissident (Written by Mark Monroe and Bryan Fogel)
Herb Alpert Is… (Written by John Scheinfeld)
Red Penguins (Written by Gabe Polsky)
Totally Under Control (Written by Alex Gibney)