'Inception', 'Social Network' bag Writers Guild awards
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By Ani
London,
Feb
7
(ANI):
Sci-fi
thriller
'Inception'
and
Facebook
movie
'The
Social
Network'
took
away
the
top
prizes
at
the
Writers
Guild
of
America
(WGA)
awards.
'Inception',
which
stars
Leonardo
DiCaprio,
won
best
original
screenplay,
while
'The
Social
Network'
was
named
best-adapted
screenplay,
reports
the
BBC.
'The
King's
Speech',
which
is
nominated
for
12
Oscars,
was
ineligible
for
the
awards
and
did
not
make
the
shortlist.
Winners
were
announced
at
simultaneous
ceremonies
in
New
York
and
Los
Angeles.
British-born
filmmaker
Christopher
Nolan,
who
wrote,
produced
and
directed
the
film,
called
the
award
an
"incredible
honour".
The
Royal
drama
is
in
the
running
for
the
best
original
screenplay
Oscar,
against
Nolan's
film.
It
was
ruled
out
of
contention
for
the
WGA
awards
because
it
was
not
produced
under
contractual
guidance
issued
by
the
union.
"I
wrote
a
good
screenplay,
but
[director]
David
Fincher
made
a
great
movie,"
'Social
Network'
writer
Aaron
Sorkin
said.
The
writers
of
'Mad
Men'
were
honoured
for
best
television
drama,
with
'Boardwalk
Empire'
collecting
the
award
for
outstanding
new
TV
drama.
British
screenwriter
Peter
Morgan,
whose
previous
credits
include
'The
Queen'
and
'Frost/Nixon',
was
awarded
for
his
work
on
small
screen
drama
The
Special
Relationship.
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