'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Argo' among WGA nominees

05:00 AM, Jan 04, 2013

'Zero Dark Thirty,' starring Jessica Chastain, has been nominated for Best Original Screenplay by the Writer's Guild of America. Jonathan Olley, Columbia Pictures/

Written By by Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY

The Writers Guild of America announced its motion-picture screenplay nominees in three categories: Original, adapted and documentary. And, once again, several titles making awards noise — including Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Amour — were deemed ineligible.

Which does not mean those scripts won’t compete — or even take a trophy — come Oscar time, since the academy’s rules are less stringent.

Here are those that are in the running:

Original screenplay

Flight

Looper

The Master

Moonrise Kingdom

Zero Dark Thirty

Adapted screenplay

Argo

Life of Pi

Lincoln