Writers Guild Awards: vincono Jojo Rabbit e Parasite

Il 1 Febbraio si è tenuta la premiazione della 72^a edizione dei Writers Guild Awards, i premi del potente sindacato degli sceneggiatori americani. Bong Joon-Ho e Han Jin Won nella categoria della sceneggiatura originale hanno vinto con Parasite, mentre in quella della sceneggiatura adattata ha prevalso Taika Waititi con Jojo Rabbit. Contro ogni previsione i protagonisti della serata sono stati i due film con 6 candidature agli Oscar. I bookmakers, infatti, puntavano sulla vittoria di 1917 per la sceneggiatura originale e di Piccole Donne per la sceneggiatura adattata.

La vittoria ai Writers Guild Awards non è per forza sinonimo di vittoria agli Oscar. Nel 2019, Eighth Grade e Copia Originale conquistarono a sorpresa i WGA, ma Green Book, per la sceneggiatura originale, e BlaKkKlansman, per la sceneggiatura adattata, ottennero le famose statuette. Inoltre, ricordiamo che le votazioni per gli Oscar sono terminate da qualche giorno e l’annuncio della vittoria dei premi degli sceneggiatori non influirà sugli esiti della premiazione dei prossimi giorni. Tuttavia potrebbe indicarci su quale film si orienti la parte dell’Academy formata dagli sceneggiatori.

Inoltre, per il piccolo schermo trionfa la fantastica Watchmen nella categoria nuove serie. Dopo i Golden Globe, Succession e Chernobyl vincono anche i Writers Guild Awards. Ora vediamo tutti i vincitori.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Parasite, Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won, Story by Bong Joon Ho; Neon

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jojo Rabbit, Screenplay by Taika Waititi, Based on the book Caging Skies by Christine Leunens; Fox Searchlight

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Written by Alex Gibney; HBO Documentary Films

DRAMA SERIES
Succession, Written by Jesse Armstrong, Alice Birch, Jon Brown, Jonathan Glatzer, Cord Jefferson, Mary Laws, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Gary Shteyngart, Susan Soon He Stanton, Will Tracy; HBO

COMEDY SERIES
Barry, Written by Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Jason Kim, Taofik Kolade, Elizabeth Sarnoff; HBO

NEW SERIES
Watchmen, Written by Lila Byock, Nick Cuse, Christal Henry, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Cord Jefferson, Jeff Jensen, Claire Kiechel, Damon Lindelof, Janine Nabers, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Tom Spezialy, Carly Wray; HBO

ORIGINAL LONG FORM
Chernobyl, Written by Craig Mazin; HBO

ADAPTED LONG FORM
Fosse/Verdon, Written by Debora Cahn, Joel Fields, Ike Holter, Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Charlotte Stoudt, Tracey Scott Wilson, Based on the book Fosse by Sam Wasson; FX Networks

ORIGINAL SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA
Special, Written by Ryan O’Connell; Netflix

ANIMATION
“Thanksgiving of Horror” (The Simpsons), Written by Dan Vebber; Fox

EPISODIC DRAMA
“Tern Haven” (Succession), Written by Will Tracy; HBO

EPISODIC COMEDY
“Pilot” (Dead to Me), Written by Liz Feldman; Netflix

COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Senior Writers: Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner Writers: Tim Carvell, Daniel O’Brien, John Oliver, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Ben Silva, Seena Vali; HBO

COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Part 2, Head Writer Melinda Taub, Writing Supervised by Joe Grossman, Nicole Silverberg, Writers Samantha Bee, Kristen Bartlett, Pat Cassels, Sean Crespo, Mike Drucker, Mathan Erhardt, Lewis Friedman, Miles Kahn, Sahar Rizvi, Special Material by Allison Silverman; TBS

COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Writers: Jeremy Beiler, Zach Kanin, Tim Robinson, John Solomon; Netflix

QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, Head Writer Bret Calvert, Writers Seth Harrington, Rosemarie DiSalvo; Nickelodeon

DAYTIME DRAMA
“Remember Black Elvis?” (Family Reunion), Written by Howard Jordan, Jr.; Netflix

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS
“Trump’s Trade War” (Frontline), Written by Rick Young; PBS

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Right To Fail” (Frontline), Written by Tom Jennings; PBS

NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“Terror in America: The Massacres in El Paso and Dayton” (Special Edition of the CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell), Written by Jerry Cipriano, Joe Clines, Bob Meyer; CBS News

NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Fly Like An Eagle” (60 Minutes), Written by Katie Kerbstat Jacobson, Scott Pelley, Nicole Young; CBS News