Comedy-drama Eighth Grade won the outstanding original screenplay prize at the Writers Guild Of America Awards. Comedy-drama Eighth Grade won the outstanding original screenplay prize at the Writers Guild Of America Awards. Shock as Eighth Grade wins best original screenplay at the WGA AwardsIn a shock result, writer Bo Burnham won ahead of heavyweights including Roma, Vice, Green Book and A Quiet Place. The WGA Awards – one of the final ceremonies before Hollywood caps the year in film at the Oscars next week – honour the best in movie and TV writing over the previous 12 months. Alfonso Cuaron was among the WGA Awards nominees (Paige Young/PA)Accepting the marquee prize of the night in Los Angeles, Burnham said: “This all belongs to Elsie Fisher who performed the script.

Source: Irish Independent February 18, 2019 03:00 UTC