Toy Story 3, The King’s Speech & More Ineligible For WGA Screenplay Awards

Ross Miller — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:39:08 +0000

When awards season rolls around every year there always seems to be a group of films that are tapped to pick up their share of the major awards. 2010 is no exception and this year the likes of Toy Story 3, Inception, The King’s Speech, The Social Network, Black Swan and The Fighter are among those which have won awards already and look likely to pick up some Oscars as well.

However, when it comes to the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA), there are rules which often prohibit certain awards favorites from winning in some of the big categories offered by awards ceremonies.

Following the Oscars deeming the scores for Black Swan, True Grit and The Fighter ineligible ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: September 20, 2009

Niall Browne — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:05:03 +0000

This week:

The outlook for the box office is Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs; Scott Glenn delivers Zack Snyder a Sucker Punch; Rebecca Hall is a Liar; Gael Garcia Bernal and Kate Hudson are Earthbound and Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawk are Brooklyn’s Finest.

Box Office

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs hit the top spot at the box office this weekend with a hefty $30 million debut. It shows that animated films in 3D are big money.

Matt Damon and Stephen Soderbergh go together like er… George Clooney and Stephen Soderbergh. The Informant! had a $11 million-ish opening – which isn’t bad for an arty comedy film. Is Damon bankable without Bourne? Time will tell.

Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad By Myself dropped down to third place this weekend with a gross of $10 million. The total take for the ...

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Toy Story 3, The King’s Speech & More Ineligible For WGA Screenplay Awards

Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: September 20, 2009