Ανακοινώθηκαν οι υποψηφιότητες της Ένωσης Αμερικανών Σεναριογράφων (WGA) και η κωμωδία έχει τον πρώτο λόγο, αντίθετα με τις συνήθεις προτιμήσεις των Oscars. Να θυμίσουμε πως η WGA δεν συμπεριλαμβάνει σεναριογράφους που δεν ανήκουν στην ένωση της, άρα κάποια από τα οσκαρικά φαβορί λάμπουν δια της απουσίας τους. Οι νικητές θα ανακοινωθούν στις 19 Φεβρουαρίου 2012. Αναλυτικά οι υποψηφιότητες:

SCREENPLAY NOMINEES

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
50/50 (Will Reiser)
Bridesmaids (Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig)
Midnight In Paris (Woody Allen)
Win Win (Tom McCarthy, Joe Tiboni)
Young Adult (Diablo Cody)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
The Descendants (Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Steven Zaillian)
The Help (Tate Taylor)
Hugo (John Logan)
Moneyball (Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin)

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY:
Better This World (Katie Galloway, Kelly Duane de la Vega)
If A Tree Falls: A Story Of The Earth Liberation Front (Marshall Curry, Matthew Hamachek)
Nostalgia For The Light (Patricio Guzman)
Pina (Wim Wenders)
Position Among The Stars (Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich, Leonard Retel Helmrich)
Senna (Manish Pandey)

TELEVISION NOMINEES

DRAMA SERIES:
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Game Of Thrones (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Homeland (Showtime)

COMEDY SERIES:
30 Rock (NBC)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (FX)
Modern Family (ABC)
Parks And Recreation (NBC)

NEW SERIES:
Episodes (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime)
The Killing (AMC)
New Girl (Fox)

EPISODIC DRAMA:
A Dangerous Maid ("Boardwalk Empire" - HBO)
The Age Of Reason ("Boardwalk Empire" - HBO)
Box Cutter "(Breaking Bad" - AMC)
End Times ("Breaking Bad" - AMC)
The Good Soldier ("Homeland" - Showtime)
Caught In The Act ("Modern Family" - ABC)
Goodbye Michael, Part 2 ("The Office" - NBC)
Mother's Day ("Modern Family" - ABC)
Object Impermanence ("Weeds" - Showtime)
PDA ("The Office" - NBC)
Queen Of Jordan ("30 Rock" - NBC)

LONG FORM - ORIGINAL:
"Cinema Verite" (HBO)
"Five, Pearl", "Charlotte", "Cheyanne", "Lili", "Mia" (Lifetime)

LONG FORM - ADAPTED:
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Too Big To Fail (HBO)

ANIMATION:
Bart Stops To Smell The Roosevelts ("The Simpsons" - Fox)
The Blue And The Gray ("The Simpsons" - Fox)
Donnie Fatso ("The Simpsons" - Fox)
Homer The Father ("The Simpsons" - Fox)
Moonstruck ("Ben 10: Ultimate Alien" - Cartoon Network)
The Silence Of The Clamps ("Futurama" - Comedy Central)

COMEDY / VARIETY - (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES:
Conan (TBS)
Jon Benjamin Has A Van (NBC)
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

COMEDY / VARIETY - MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES - SPECIALS:
After The Academy Awards (ABC)
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)

DAYTIME DRAMA:
All My Children (ABC)
General Hospital (ABC)
The Young And The Restless (CBS)

CHILDREN'S - EPISODIC & SPECIALS:
The Good Birds Club ("Sesame Street" - PBS)
Hero Of The Shadows ("Supah Ninjas" - Nickelodeon)
iLost My Mind ("iCarly" - Nickelodeon)
Luther Turns 4 ("Zeke And Luther" - Disney XD)
Oh, Brother ("The Troop" - Nickelodeon)
The Prince Frog ("Imagination Movers" - Disney Channel)

DOCUMENTARY - CURRENT EVENTS:
Smartest Machine On Earth ("Nova" - PBS)
The Spill ("Frontline" - PBS)
Top Secret America ("Frontline" - PBS)