Sunday, February 19, 2012

2012 Writers Guild Awards: The Show, The Winners


Honoring the best in their profession over the past year, the WGA held its 2012 Writers Guild Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday evening (February 19).

With the Tinseltown tribute taking place at the Hollywood Palladium, the annual function was hosted by "New Girl" actress Zooey Deschanel and "Community" actor Joel McHale.

Among the stars turning up to present trophies were "The Help" co-stars Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, as well as "Twilight" hunk Jackson Rathbone, former "Friends" actress Lisa Kudrow, Brenda Strong and "Parks and Recreation" funny woman Amy Poehler.

With early triumphs including "Modern Family" as Best Comedy TV Series and Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" as Best Original Screenplay, the complete rundown of 2012 Writers Guild Awards winners is as follows:

SCREENPLAY NOMINEES

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment
Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Studios
WINNER: Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Win Win, Screenplay by Tom McCarthy; Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni; Fox Searchlight
Young Adult, Written by Diablo Cody; Paramount Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

WINNER: The Descendants, Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemming; Fox Searchlight
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian; Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, originally published by Norstedts; Columbia Pictures
The Help, Screenplay by Tate Taylor; Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett; DreamWorks Pictures
Hugo, Screenplay by John Logan; Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick; Paramount Pictures
Moneyball, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin; Based on the book by Michael Lewis; Columbia Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

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