Writers Guild Announces 2011 Award Nominations

The Writers Guild of America announced its nominations for exceptional achievement in screenwriting in 2010. Screenplays for both Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Network and Stuart Blumberg’s The Kids Are Alright were among those selected. However, several celebrated films this year including The Kings’ Speech, Winter’s Bone and Toy Story 3 did not make the cut due to the WGA’s controversial and complicated Minimum Basic Agreement.

Check out the nominees for a few of the main categories below, and view the full list of nominees here. The Writers Guild will honor the winners at the 2011 awards ceremony on Feb. 5.

Original Screenplay
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
Please Give

Adapted Screenplay
127 Hours
I Love You Phillip Morris
The Social Network
The Town
True Grit

Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Mad Men

Comedy Series
30 Rock
Glee
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
The Office

New Series
Boardwalk Empire
Justified
Men of a Certain Age
Treme
The Walking Dead

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