Owen Wilson stars in Woody Allen's latest, as a struggling novelist who vacations in the City of Lights with his fiancee, played by Rachel McAdams, and her family, only to fall for the charms of the city and, more specifically, a beautiful fashion student played by Marion Cotillard. Opens May 20.
The Writers Guild Awards nominations were announced today, and as is typical of such things, there was a mix of forgone conclusions and pleasant surprises, but nobody had a better day than Steve Zaillian, who scored not one, but two nods.
Zaillian received two nominations in the Adapted Screenplay category, for his work on both "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and "Moneyball." In the pleasant surprise category were Will Reiser's cancer comedy "50/50" and Tom McCarthy's "Win Win," a pair of genuinely funny and insightful movies that didn't get anywhere near their due at the box office.
As for forgone conclusions, was there any doubt Woody Allen would get the call for "Midnight in Paris"? Or that "The Descendants" would be in the mix for Adapted Screenplay?
Here's the complete list of nominees:
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
