By Matt Neglia
Every year, the Writers Guild Of America finds a way to get certain high-profile Oscar contenders disqualified from their end of year awards due to their strict rules and guidelines (Quentin Tarantino has famously never been nominated by the WGA). This year is no exception as per Variety, a number of screenplays have been disqualified from this year’s WGA Awards.
Click below to see which films will not be competing this year.
Per Variety’s exclusive article, the following films will be ineligible this year…
“All Is True”
“At Eternity’s Gate“
“Blindspotting”
“Capernaum”
“Cold War”
“The Death of Stalin”
“Disobedience”
“The Favourite“
“Hereditary”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs“
“Leave No Trace”
“McQueen”
“The Other Side of the Wind”
“The Rider“
“Shoplifters“
“The Sisters Brothers”
“Sorry to Bother You”
“Stan & Ollie”
So what does that leave left? Which films do you think will be nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award? let us know in the comments section below. The nominations for the 71st annual Writers Guild Awards will be a announced on January 7th 2019 and the winners will be announced on February 17th.
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