La Writers Guild of America, il sindacato degli sceneggiatori americani (diviso tra sezione della Costa Est e sezione della Costa Ovest), ha annunciato le nomination per i premi delle migliori sceneggiature del 2014. I premi verranno assegnati ai Writers Guild Awards sabato 14 febbraio 2015 in una cerimonia che si terrà in simultanea a Los Angeles e New York City.

Ecco i nominati per la migliore sceneggiatura originale:

  • Boyhood, Written by Richard Linklater (IFC Films)
  • Foxcatcher, Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman (Sony Pictures Classics)
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson with Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinnesss (Fox Searchlight)
  • Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy (Open Road Films)
  • Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle (Sony Pictures Classics)

Questi i nominati per la migliore sceneggiatura adattata:

  • American Sniper, Written by Jason Hall, based on the book by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (Warner Bros.)
  • Gone Girl, Screenplay by Gillian Flynn, based on her novel (20th Century Fox)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy, Written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman, based on the Marvel Comic by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (Walt Disney Studios)
  • The Imitation Game, Written by Graham Moore, based on the book “Alan Turing: The Enigma” by Andrew Hodges (The Weinstein Company)
  • Wild, Screenplay by Graham Moore, based on the book by Cheryl Strayed (Fox Searchlight)

Ecco infine le nomination per il miglior documentario:

  • Finding Vivian Maier, Written by John Maloof & Charlie Siskel (Sundance Selects)
  • The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, Written by Brian Knappenberger (FilmBuff)
  • Last Days in Vietnam, Written by Mark Bailey & Kevin McAlester (American Experience Films)
  • Red Army, Written by Gabe Polsky (Sony Pictures Classics)

Le nomination agli Oscar verranno annunciate il 15 gennaio 2015 alle 5.30 del mattino (ora del Pacifico). L’87esima edizione degli Academy Awards si terrà il 22 febbraio al Dolby Theatre dell’Hollywood & Highland Center e verrà trasmessa, negli USA, dalla ABC.