Writers Guild of America (WGA) Reveals Strike-Delayed Award Nominations

Most years, all major film industry award winners are revealed before the season's main event – the Academy Awards. But 2023 was not like most years, as the 148-day strike by the 11,500 screenwriters who make up the Writers Guild of America (WGA) caused massive disruptions and delays across the industry. The guild has finally revealed its nominations for the 76th annual Writers Guild Awards, which will take place on April 14 – five weeks after the Oscars.

Many Oscar frontrunners were not eligible for consideration due to the guild's requirement that scripts be written under the WGA minimum basic agreement or under a bona fide collective bargaining agreement of affiliated guilds in other countries. Due to this rule, Best Picture nominees "Anatomy of a Fall," "Poor Things," and "The Zone of Interest" were ruled ineligible. The WGA also determined that "Barbie" would compete as an original screenplay, despite the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominating it as an adapted screenplay because it is based on existing characters and intellectual property.

"Barbie" will compete with "Air," "The Holdovers," "May December," and "Past Lives" for Best Original Screenplay. For Best Adapted Screenplay, WGA members will award either "American Fiction," "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," "Killers of the Flower Moon," "Nyad," or "Oppenheimer."

The WGA also recognizes television writers, and we are excited that Peacock's "Poker Face" is up for two awards. While the first season of the murder mystery series does not include scenes filmed at our facilities, we are proud to be working with the production team on the upcoming second season. "Poker Face" will compete for Best Episodic Comedy for the episode "Escape From Shit Mountain." The show also earned a nomination for Best New Series, as did "The Diplomat," "Jury Duty," "The Last of Us," and "Shrinking."

In other Broadway Stages news, we are thrilled that MGM+ series "The Godfather of Harlem" earned a nomination for Best Episodic Drama for its heartbreaking season three finale titled "Our Black Shining Prince."

Other major television awards include Best Drama Series, which will come down to either "The Crown," "The Curse," "The Diplomat," "The Last of Us," or "Succession," which dominated the Emmys in its final season. Competing for Best Comedy Series are "Abbott Elementary," "Barry," "The Bear" (the favorite among Emmy voters), "Jury Duty," and "Only Murders in the Building." Best Limited Series will pit awards darling "Beef" against "A Murder at the End of the World," "Daisy Jones & The Six," "Fargo," and "Lessons in Chemistry."

Congratulations to all nominees! See a full list of nominees here.