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    Writers Guild Award Nominations Unveiled For Theatrical Features, Documentaries

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    Barry Jenkins earned a Writers Guild Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for "Moonlight," a film he also directed.

    In running for Best Original Screenplay are "Hell or High Water," "La La Land," "Loving," "Manchester by the Sea," "Moonlight"

    NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES --

    The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2016. Winners will be honored at the 2017 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 19,, at concurrent ceremonies in New York City and Los Angeles.

    Films recognized for their Original Screenplays are Hell or High Water, La La Land, Loving, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight.

    Adapted Screenplay nominations were garnered for Arrival, Deadpool, Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animals.

    Here’s a full rundown of Writers Guild Award nominations for features and documentaries:
     
    ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
    Hell or High Water, Written by Taylor Sheridan; CBS Films 
     
    La La Land, Written by Damien Chazelle; Lionsgate 
     
    Loving, Written by Jeff Nichols; Focus Features 
     
    Manchester by the Sea, Written by Kenneth Lonergan; Amazon Studios/Roadside Attractions 
     
    Moonlight, Written by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell McCraney; A24
     
    ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
    Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures  
     
    Deadpool, Written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick; Based on the X-Men Comic Books; Twentieth Century Fox Film
     
    Fences, Screenplay by August Wilson; Based on his Play; Paramount Pictures  
     
    Hidden Figures, Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi; Based on the Book by Margot Lee Shetterly; Twentieth Century Fox Film
     
    Nocturnal Animals, Screenplay by Tom Ford; Based on the Novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright; Focus Features
     
    DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
    Author: The JT LeRoy Story, Written by Jeff Feuerzeig; Amazon Studios
     
    Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films
     
    Zero Days, Written by Alex Gibney; Magnolia Pictures
     
    Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles during 2016 and were written under the WGA’s Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) or under a bona fide collective bargaining agreement of the Writers Guild of Canada, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, Writers Guild of Ireland, Writers’ Guild of South Africa, New Zealand Writers Guild, Film Writers’ Association (India), La Guilde Francaise des Scénaristes (France), Scriptwriters Guild of Israel, Société des Auteurs de Radio, Télévision et Cinéma (Québec), or Verband Deutscher Drehbuchautoren (VDD/Germany), collectively known as affiliate Guilds. Theatrical screenplays produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or an affiliate Guild must have been submitted for Writers Guild Awards consideration.
     
    Documentaries eligible for a Writers Guild Award featured an onscreen writing credit and were exhibited theatrically in Los Angeles or New York for one week during 2016. Theatrical documentaries must have been produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or an affiliate Guild to be eligible for awards consideration.

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    Gary Cole Talks “NCIS” As Veterans Day Special Unfolds

    Tuesday, November 11, 2025

    There's a Gary Cole for everyone.

    Whether you know him from "The West Wing" or "Veep," "The Good Wife" or "Office Space," "Dodgeball" or "Midnight Caller," you most likely know his face.

    For a while he was the "hero of the schoolyard" with his daughter's classmates for appearing in "Cadet Kelly" alongside Hilary Duff. These days, though, it's his role as Alden Parker on the long-running CBS crime procedural "NCIS" that has him stopped in the street.

    Centered on the U.S. Navy's investigative unit in Washington, D.C., the show is currently airing Season 23.

    "It's pretty powerful, that impact," says Cole of the program's devoted broadcast audience. "So a lot of people have followed the show and they have followed it, some of them, forever," he adds.

    Cole's character was brought in during Season 19 to run the team after Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) left. In a Veterans Day special, a first for the franchise, "NCIS" and "NCIS: Origins" will cross over with back-to-back episodes Tuesday. A historical mystery in "Origins" — featuring a guest appearance from Harmon on the show that follow Gibbs' early career — will find its way to the modern day on "NCIS," which airs directly after.

    Cole spoke about the success of the show, the real service members he's met and those classic "NCIS" freeze frames. This conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Was the popularity of "NCIS" a plus or minus when you were thinking about taking the role?

    COLE: I didn't really look at the effect of how big or small the audience would be, because today things are much different. I mean, nothing has kind of the large, overwhelming impact that television shows of 25 years did in... Read More

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