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WGA 2017 Nominations: ‘I, Tonya’ & ‘Logan’ Join Expected Frontrunners

The Writers Guild of America announced their 2017 nominations for film on Thursday, with films like Get Out, Lady Bird and Call Me by Your Name among the selected list. The awards are voted on by working writers in the industry and are considered the main precursor for the Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar categories.

Nominated films in the Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay category are The Big Sick, Call Me by Your Name, The Disaster Artist, Get Out, I, Tonya, Lady Bird, Logan, Molly’s Game, Mudbound and The Shape of Water. Notable snubs here are The Post and Phantom Thread.

Films deemed ineligible for a nomination included Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Darkest Hour, Victoria & Abdul, Coco, Breathe, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool and The Killing of a Sacred Deer.

The TV nominations were previously revealed. Find the full list of those here. Listed below are the nominees announced today:

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Big Sick – Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani

Get Out – Jordan Peele

I, Tonya – Steven Rogers

Lady Bird – Greta Gerwig

The Shape of Water – Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor; story by Guillermo del Toro

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Call Me by Your Name – James Ivory; based on the novel by André Aciman

The Disaster Artist – Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber; based on the book by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell

Logan – Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green; story by James Mangold; based on characters from the X-Men comic books and theatrical motion pictures

Molly’s Game – Aaron Sorkin; based on the memoir by Molly Bloom

Mudbound – Virgil Williams and Dee Rees; based on the novel by Hillary Jordan

BEST DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

Betting on Zero – Theodore Braun

Jane – Brett Morgen

No Stone Unturned – Alex Gibney

Oklahoma City – Barak Goodman