‘Burn,’ ‘Milk’ up for WGA screenplay award
The Writers Guild of America has nominated Milk,
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
and The Visitor
for its best original screenplay prize.
Also nominated in the category is the writing in Burn After Reading
and The Wrestler.
Shortlisted for the WGA award for adapted screenplay are the scripts for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,
The Dark Knight,
Doubt,
Frost/Nixon
and Slumdog Millionaire.
Vying for the documentary screenplay honor are Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story,
Chicago 10,
Fuel,
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
and Waltz with Bashir.
The scribes at Dexter,
Friday Night Lights,
Lost,
Mad Men
and The Wire
are competing for the award for writing for a drama series, while the teams that pen 30 Rock,
Entourage,
The Office,
The Simpsons
and Weeds
are vying for the equivalent prize in the comedy series category.
Nominated for best new series are Breaking Bad,
Fringe,
In Treatment,
Life on Mars
and True Blood.