The Writers Guild Awards is another major stop on the awards season run. The very best of film and television writing is honored at the WGA Awards, and this year’s instalment saw some standout wins. Everything from late-in-the-game Oscars frontrunner CODA landing an Adapted Screenplay win to the critical darling Succession nabbing a win for […]
Jojo Rabbit and Parasite honoured at the 2020 WGA Awards
The Writers Guild of America announced the winners of the 2020 WGA Awards on Saturday, with Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won honoured with Best Original Screenplay for Parasite and Taika Waititi collecting the Best Adapted Screenplay award for Jojo Rabbit. On the small screen, it was a great night for HBO with awards […]
Strike averted as Writers Guild and studios reach last minute deal
Panic over, everyone. The dreaded writer’s strike – which would have been the first since 2007 — has been averted as the WGA and major studios managed to reach a deal at the eleventh hour. It had been festering for a while now, the negations over new contracts between the Writers Guild of America and […]
Writers Guild members vote to authorise strike
Members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to authorise a strike with 95% support. There hasn’t been a writers strike since back in 2007 which lasted for 100 days. That strike affected many properties and caused many a hit show to stumble and ultimately never recover. The dispute is between the writers and […]
Writers Guild of America names Annie Hall as funniest script
When talk turns to penning a great comedy film script, Woody Allen is often referred to as one of Hollywood’s best scribes. And now that honour seems to be official – the Writers Guild of America has named Annie Hall as the funniest movie of all time. Members of the writers’ union have weighed in […]