Spotlight, Big Short Triumph at WGA
Congratulations to this year's WGA winners!
Best Original Screenplay
Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Andrew's 2015 WGA Awards predictions
Best Original Screenplay
- Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
- Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff., S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus, Straight Outta Compton
- Matt Charman and Ethan & Joel Coen, Bridge of Spies
- Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
- Taylor Sheridan, Sicario
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
- Drew Goddard, The Martian
- Phyllis Nagy, Carol
- Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
- John McNamara, Trumbo
Any result besides Spotlight and The Big Short emerging triumphant here would be a remarkable surprise. They are, after all, alongside The Revenant, the Best Picture Oscar front-runners. Spotlight in particular seems a safe bet, with Straight Outta Compton perhaps a dark horse there (though its chances of an upset at SAG were better). The Martian and Carol cannot be entirely counted out, but following The Big Short's PGA win, it seems a pretty safe bet too to prevail.
Iñárritu Triumphs at DGA
Congratulations to Alejandro G. Iñárritu on his big victory at this year's DGA Awards!
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Andrew's 2015 DGA predictions
- George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
- Adam McKay, The Big Short
- Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
- Ridley Scott, The Martian
Not unlike PGA and SAG before it, this is an extremely tough race to forecast. You can, however, (sadly) count on non-Oscar nominee Scott not taking home the prize here. It's entirely plausible any of Inarritu, McKay or McCarthy will triumph here - Inarritu picked up the Globe, McKay's picture triumphed at PGA and McCarthy's film scored at SAG. There's buzz and momentum all-around. In an awards season where several films, as opposed to just to just one, are picking up the big prizes, however, I anticipate this trend may well continue and finally give Mad Max its due with victory here. Miller is a legend in the directing community who has never picked up a DGA prize (or even nomination for that matter) and I suspect that status will carry the day here. But don't be surprised one bit if someone else prevails.
2015 SAG Award winners
Congrats to this year's fantastic SAG Award winners!
Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Beasts of No Nation
The Big Short
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Trumbo
Best Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Johnny Depp, Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Best Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Helen Mirren, Woman in Gold
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Sarah Silverman, I Smile Back
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Jacob Tremblay, Room
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs