Writers Guild Award Nominations Go To 'Young Adult,' '50/50,' 'The Help'

Award nominations from the major guilds are always the best indicators of possible nomations for Oscars. Earlier this week we saw the Producers Guild choices, and now we've got the Writers Guild of America nominations for achievement in 2011.  Steven Zaillian scored two nominations (for Moneyball and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) and Woody Allen got his 20th WGA nomination for Midnight in Paris.

The full nomination list is after the break.

What you'll likely notice isn't so much what is nominated as what is not.

While there are some films that people will be very happy to see on the lists (almost the entire 'original screenplay' lineup, for instance) there are also quite a few great films and recent awards faves that didn't make the cut, such as The Artist, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Beginners, and more. (Edit: I always forget about some of the eligibility requirements for some films — those three I mentioned are all ineligible for WGA awards.)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

50/50, Will Reiser

Bridesmaids, Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig

Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen

Win Win, Tom McCarthy; Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni

Young Adult, Diablo Cody

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Descendants, Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemming

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Steven Zaillian; Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson

The Help, Tate Taylor; Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett

Hugo, John Logan; Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Moneyball, Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin; Based on the book by Michael Lewis

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

Better This World, Katie Galloway & Kelly Duane de la Vega

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Marshall Curry and Matthew Hamachek

Nostalgia for the Light, Patricio Guzmán

Pina, Wim Wenders

Position Among the Stars, Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich, Leonard Retel Helmrich

Senna, Manish Pandey