WGA Movie Nominees: Which Were the Best-Written Movies of the Year?

To see a comedy get true recognition at an awards show is a rare thing. More often, the statues go to the dramas, the movies that take themselves seriously in order to be taken seriously.

But something special has happened in 2011: comedy came on the scene and announced itself so emphatically that it simply can't be ignored, even by awards voters.

Case in point: the Writer's Guild of America nominees in the original screenplay category. Every single movie nominated, from "Bridesmaids" to "Midnight in Paris," is a comedy. Sure, some of them have dramatic tints to them as well, but you would call all of them comedies first.

Does this mean that a movie like "Midnight in Paris" is a sure thing for the Oscar? Not quite: there's still the adapted screenplay nominees to worry about, and those are all dramas (with a couple of dramedies). But with an extended list of Best Picture nominees and this push from the WGA, we should at least see a comedy or two on the list.

Following is the full list of WGA movie nominees. Also be sure to check out the WGA TV nominees.

Best Original Screenplay:

"50/50" - Will Reiser

"Bridesmaids" - Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo

"Midnight in Paris" - Woody Allen

"Win Win" - Tom McCarthy

"Young Adult" - Diablo Cody

Best Adapted Screenplay:

"The Descendants" - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" - Steven Zaillian

"The Help" - Tate Taylor

"Hugo" - John Logan

"Moneyball" - Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin

Best Documentary Screenplay:

"Better This World" - Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega

"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" - Marshall Curry and Matthew Hamachek

"Nostalgia for the Light" - Patricio Guzman

"Pina" - Wim Wenders

"Position Among the Stars" - Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich and Leonard Retel Helmrich

"Senna" - Manish Pandey