Thanks to its annual raft of exclusions (The Favourite and The Death of Stalin were not eligible) due to obscure signatory rules, the Writers Guild of America has still managed to put together a list of the most commonly cited Best Picture contenders out there. The biggest miss here is Paul Schrader’s screenplay for First Reformed, which along with Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of If Beale Street Could Talk, have won most of the year’s screenwriting prizes. Also missing and damaging their Oscar chances are First Man and newly-minted Globe winner Bohemian Rhapsody.

The Nominations

Best Original Screenplay

Eighth Grade
Green Book
A Quiet Place
Roma
Vice

Best Adapted Screenplay

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Black Panther
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born

Documentary Screenplay

Bathtubs Over Broadway
Fahrenheit 11/9
Generation Wealth
In Search of Greatness

Writers Guild of America Data

Year Founded: 1933
First Awards: 1948 (71)