Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesAfter another politically and socially turbulent year, the Writers Guild of America is ready to celebrate the best that its members have to offer, while reflecting on the ever-changing social and entertainment landscape.The WGA’s annual awards event, a joint venture between WGAW and WGAWE, will be held on Sunday, March 20th, and similar to last year, will be handled as a virtual event.

With COVID still firmly lingering in the space of the populace, the guild’s priorities have naturally shifted in ways that couldn’t have been anticipated, while still staying true to its collective core values.This year’s WGA film award nominees represent a roster of high-caliber talent.

Nominees in the Original Screenplay category Aaron Sorkin (“Being the Ricardos”), Adam McKay & David Sirota (“Don’t Look Up”), Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola & Hugo Guinness & Jason Schwartzman (“The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun”), Zach Baylin (“King Richard”), and Paul Thomas Anderson (“Licorice Pizza”).

Adapted Screenplay nominees include Siân Heder (“CODA”), Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth (“Dune”), Guillermo del Toro & Kim Morgan (“Nightmare Alley”), Steven Levenson (“tick…tick…BOOM!”) and Tony Kushner (“West Side Story”). “The pandemic has been stressful and challenging for everyone,” says WGA West president, Meredith Stiehm. “Many writers have been fortunate to be able to continue working because studios continued to need content.

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