WGA: 'Speech,' 'Toy Story 3' ineligble for awards
The Writers Guild of America has held tough on qualifying scripts for its awards, this year yielding just 76 eligible screenplays -- down seven from last year's total and less than half the figure from 2008.
The guild's tough restrictions -- requiring that scripts be produced under WGA jurisdiction and that the scripts be formally submitted for consideration -- leaves several notable candidates out of the WGA awards mix, including "Another Year," "Biutiful," "Blue Valentine," "The Ghost Writer," "The King's Speech," "Made in Dagenham," "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," "Toy Story 3" and "Winter's Bone."
The WGA ballot, mailed recently to members, lists 43 screenplays in the original category and 33 in the adapted class.