Writers Guild of America, East dan West telah mengumumkan nominasi Writers Guild Awards ke-66. Dibandingkan serikat pekerja film lainnya, WGA menerapkan aturan yang lebih ketat untuk nominator di ajang penghargaannya. Hanya penulis naskah yang menjadi anggota serikat tersebut (baik East dan/atau West) yang dapat dinominasikan di ajang penghargaan ini. Hal ini berdampak pada absennya beberapa nama penulis naskah yang dijagokan di musim penghargaan tahun ini. Sebut saja John Ridley, penulis naskah adaptasi 12 Years A Slave, Steve Coogan untuk Philomena, dan Ryan Coogler untuk Fruitvale Station.
Di luar ketiga nama tersebut yang memang tidak mungkin mendapatkan nominasi, terdapat beberapa nama yang sebetulnya layak menjadi nominator namun harus tersingkir akibat persaingan yang ketat. Sebut saja Bapak-anak Alfonso dan Jonas Cuaron untuk Gravity serta Coen bersaudara untuk Inside Llewyn Davis, yang kemarin juga gagal mendapatkan nominasi PGA Awards. Gagalnya Coen bersaudara ini cukup menjadi kejutan. Namun apa mau dikata, kategori naskah original memang dipenuhi oleh hasil karya yang sangat bagus di musim penghargaan ini. Selain gagal masuknya Coen bersaudara, kejutan lain datang dari film Lone Survivor yang naskahnya ditulis oleh Peter Berg. Masuknya Lone Survivor ini juga disebabkan oleh tidak masuknya John Ridley di kategori Adapted Screenplay ini.
Selain kategori layar lebar, WGA pada tanggal 5 Desember lalu telah mengumumkan nominator untuk kategori televisi. Untuk serial drama, beberapa serial yang dianggap serial terbaik di televisi masuk nominasi. Sebut saja Breaking Bad, The Good Wife, House of Cards, dan Mad Men. Sementara itu di kategori komedi, serial nyinyir Veep, 30 Rock, dan Modern Family masuk ke dalam 5 besar. Sementara untuk kategori film TV atau mini-seri hanya dua film yang masuk menjadi nominasi, yaitu Killing Kennedy dan Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight.
Acara penganugerahan Writers Guild Awards ke-66 akan dilaksanakan di JW Mariott Los Angeles pada 1 Februari 2014. Berikut adalah daftar nominasi untuk kategori layar lebar dan televisi.
Screen Nominees
Original Screenplay
- American Hustle, Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell; Columbia Pictures
- Blue Jasmine, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
- Dallas Buyers Club, Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack; Focus Features
- Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.
- Nebraska, Written by Bob Nelson; Paramount Pictures
Adapted Screenplay
- August: Osage County, Screenplay by Tracy Letts; Based on his play; The Weinstein Company
- Before Midnight, Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan; Sony Classics
- Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty; Columbia Pictures
- Lone Survivor, Written by Peter Berg; Based on the book by Marcus Lutrell with Patrick Robinson; Universal Pictures
- The Wolf of Wall Street, Screenplay by Terence Winter; Based on the book by Jordan Belfort; Paramount Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
- Dirty Wars, Written by Jeremy Scahill & David Riker; Sundance Selects
- Herblock – The Black & The White, Written by Sara Lukinson & Michael Stevens; The Stevens Company
- No Place on Earth, Written by Janet Tobias & Paul Laikin; Magnolia Pictures
- Stories We Tell, Written by Sarah Polley; Roadside Attractions
- We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks; Written by Alex Gibney; Focus Features
TV & New Media
Drama Series
- Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC
- The Good Wife, Written by Meredith Averill, Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Jacqueline Hoyt, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Erica Shelton Kodish, Matthew Montoya, J.C. Nolan, Luke Schelhaas, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Craig Turk, Julia Wolfe; CBS
- Homeland, Written by Henry Bromell, William E. Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Barbara Hall, Patrick Harbinson, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm, Charlotte Stoudt, James Yoshimura; Showtime
- House of Cards, Written by Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon; Netflix
- Mad Men, Written by Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jason Grote, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Michael Saltzman, Tom Smuts, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray; AMC
Comedy Series
- 30 Rock, Written by Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Luke Del Tredici, Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Matt Hubbard, Colleen McGuinness, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Nina Pedrad, Josh Siegal, Tracey Wigfield; NBC
- Modern Family, Written by Paul Corrigan, Bianca Douglas, Megan Ganz, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Becky Mann, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Audra Sielaff, Emily Spivey, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC
- Orange Is the New Black, Written by Liz Friedman, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Lauren Morelli, Marco Ramirez; Netflix
- Parks and Recreation, Written by Megan Amram, Donick Cary, Greg Daniels, Nate DiMeo, Emma Fletcher, Rachna Fruchbom, Daniel J. Goor, Norm Hiscock, Matt Hubbard, Dave King, Greg Levine, Joe Mande, Sam Means, Aisha Muharrar, Matt Murray, Amy Poehler, Alexandra Rushfield, Michael Schur, Jen Statsky, Harris Wittels, Alan Yang; NBC
- Veep, Written by Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Tony Roche, Will Smith; HBO
New Series
- The Americans, Written by Michael Batistick, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Melissa James Gibson, Sneha Koorse, Joe Weisberg, Bradford Winters; FX
- House of Cards, Written by Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon; Netflix
- Masters of Sex, Written by Michelle Ashford, Tyler Bensinger, Michael Cunningham, Lyn Greene, Richard Levine, Amy Lippman, Sam Shaw, Noelle Valdivia; Showtime
- Orange Is the New Black, Written by Liz Friedman, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Lauren Morelli, Marco Ramirez; Netflix
- Ray Donovan, Written by Ann Biderman, Sean Conway, David Hollander, Brett Johnson, Ron Nyswaner; Showtime
Episodic Drama
- “Buried” (Breaking Bad), Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC
- “Confessions” (Breaking Bad), Written by Gennifer Hutchison; AMC
- “Episode 101” (House of Cards), Teleplay by Beau Willimon; Netflix
- “Granite State” (Breaking Bad), Written by Peter Gould; AMC
- “Hitting the Fan” (The Good Wife), Written by Robert King & Michelle King; CBS
- “Pilot” (Masters of Sex), Written by Michelle Ashford; Showtime
Episodic Comedy
- “Career Day” (Modern Family), Written by Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh; ABC
- “Farm Strong” (Modern Family), Written by Elaine Ko; ABC
- “Hogcock!” (30 Rock), Written by Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock; NBC
- “Lesbian Request Denied” (Orange Is the New Black), Written by Sian Heder; Netflix
- “Leslie and Ben” (Parks and Recreation), Written by Michael Schur & Alan Yang; NBC
- “Pilot” (Orange Is the New Black), Teleplay by Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan; Netflix
Long Form - Adapted
- Killing Kennedy, Written by Kelly Masterson, Based on the book by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard; National Geographic
- Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight, Written by Shawn Slovo, Based on the book by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace; HBO