Sentite che novità: Ben Affleck e Kathryn Bigelow hanno portato a casa un paio di importanti premi cinematografici per i loro nuovi film, Argo e Zero Dark Thirty. Se sentite un certo déjà vu non preoccupatevi, è assolutamente normale: tra BAFTA, DGA, SAG e PGA, le due pellicole hanno già racimolato un numero impressionante di riconoscimenti, e a una settimana dagli Oscar è sempre più probabile che i due registi faranno filotto (Lincoln permettendo). Oggi vi parliamo dei premi per i quali era più probabile che Argo e ZDT vincessero qualcosa: cioè i WGA, i Writers Guild Awards, assegnati dal sindacato degli sceneggiatori d’America. Zero Dark Thirty s’è portato a casa la palma di Miglior sceneggiatura originale, mentre Argo quella per sceneggiatura non originale. Anche per quel che riguarda il lato tv nessuna sorpresa particolare: Miglior serie drammatica è Breaking Bad, Miglior serie comica Girls, a cui vanno aggiunti i riconoscimenti a singoli episodi di serial come Mad Men e The Walking Dead; per i videogame, invece, si porta a casa (qui sì un po’ a sorpresa) il premio per migliore sceneggiatura Assassin’s Creed III.

I WGA erano l’ultimo premio importante prima della serata dedicata ai premi più importanti di tutti: se questo ultimo mese è in qualche modo indicativo, già sappiamo chi porterà a casa la serata degli Oscar.

Qui sotto, l’elenco completo dei premi assegnati ai WGA

MOTION PICTURES
Zero Dark Thirty (Sony/Columbia Pictures), Written by Mark Boal

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Argo (Warner Bros Pictures), Screenplay by Chris Terrio

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Searching for Sugar Man (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Malik Bendjelloul

TELEVISION
DRAMA Series
Breaking Bad (AMC), Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett

COMEDY SERIES
Louie (FX), Written by Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.

NEW SERIES
Girls (HBO), Written by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling

EPISODIC DRAMA
Mad Men (AMC), Written by Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner – “The Other Woman”

LONG FORM – ORIGINAL
Hatfields & McCoys (History Channel), Teleplay by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker

LONG FORM – ADAPTED
Game Change (HBO), Written by Danny Strong

EPISODIC COMEDY
Modern Family (ABC), Written by Elaine Ko – “Virgin Territory”

COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES
Portlandia (IFC), Writers: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
66th Annual Tony Awards (CBS), Written by Dave Boone

ANIMATION
The Simpsons (Fox), Written by Jeff Westbrook – “Ned ’N’ Edna’s Blend Agenda”

DAYTIME DRAMA
The Young and the Restless (CBS), Written by Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Susan Dansby,  Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater,  Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Sarah K. Smith, Christopher J. Whitesell, Teresa Zimmerman

CHILDREN’S – EPISODIC & SPECIALS
Sesame Street (PBS), Written by Christine Ferraro – “The Good Sport”

CHILDREN’S – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
Girl vs. Monster (Disney Channel), Teleplay by Annie DeYoung and Ron McGee

DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS
“Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode One” (Frontline-PBS), Written by Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria (PBS)

DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time” (Nova-PBS), Telescript by Randall MacLowry, Story by Joseph McMasterand Randall MacLowry

NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“Tragedy In Colorado: The Movie Theatre Massacre” (ABC News), Written by Lisa Ferri, Joel Siegel

NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“The Ghost of Joe McCarthy” (Moyers & Company/Thirteen/WNET), Written by Bill Moyers, Michael Winship

PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION WINNERS
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
“Partners” (CBS), Written by Dan A. Greenberger

TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION
Sunday Morning With Charles Osgood) (CBS), Animation by Bob Pook – “The Oscars”

RADIO WINNERS
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING REPORT
“World News This Year 2011” (ABC News Radio), Written by Darren Reynolds

NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Dishin Digital” (WCBS-AM), Written by Robert Hawley

NEW MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DERIVATIVE NEW MEDIA
The Walking Dead: Cold Storage (amctv.com), Written by John Esposito – “Hide And Seek,” “Keys to the Kingdom,” “The Chosen Ones,” “Parting Shots”

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING ORIGINAL NEW MEDIA
Jack In A Box (jackinaboxsite.com), Written by Michael Cyril Creighton – “The Compromises, Episode 1,” “The Pest, Episode 3,” The Snake, Episode 4,” “The Bonding, Episode 6,” “The Future, Episode 7/Series Finale”

VIDEOGAME
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING VIDEOGAME WRITING
Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation (Ubisoft), Scriptwriting by Richard Farrese, Jill Murray (Ubisoft)