Oscar 2005: WGA Screenplay Nominations
New York, January 4–The Writers Guild of America, West and The Writers Guild of America, East have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2005.
Nominees for Best Original Screenplay:
Cinderella Man, screenplay by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman, story by Cliff Hollingsworth
Crash, screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco, Story by Paul Haggis
The 40 Year-Old Virgin, written by Judd Apatow & Steve Carell
Good Night, And Good Luck, co-written by George Clooney & Grant Heslov
The Squid and the Whale, scripted by Noah Baumbach
Nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay:
Brokeback Mountain, screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana, based on the Short Story by Annie Proulx
Capote, script by Dan Futterman, based on the Book by Gerald Clarke
The Constant Gardener, adapted by Jeffrey Caine, Based on the Novel by John le Carre
A History of Violence, screenplay by Josh Olson, based on the Graphic Novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke
Syriana, Screenplay by Steven Gaghan, based on the Book “See No Evil” by Robert Baer.
The awards will be presented on February 4, 2006 in New York and Los Angeles.
