Writers Guild of America names film award nominees

Nominees for the 2014 Writers Guild Awards in film were announced Friday.

You might notice a few high-profile movies missing from the list, either because guild guidelines rendered them ineligible (“12 Years a Slave,” “Rush”) or they simply weren’t deemed up to snuff (“Gravity,” “Inside Llewyn Davis”).

The statues will get doled out to winners Feb. 1 at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. (WGA nominees in television, radio and other categories were announced last month. Candidates for videogame writing awards will be unveiled Jan. 9.)

Film nominees:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“American Hustle,” written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell; Columbia Pictures

“Blue Jasmine,” written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics

“Dallas Buyers Club,” written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack; Focus Features

“Her,” written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.

“Nebraska,” written by Bob Nelson; Paramount Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“August: Osage County,” screenplay by Tracy Letts; Based on his play; The Weinstein Company

“Before Midnight,” written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan; Sony Classics

“Captain Phillips,” screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty; Columbia Pictures

“Lone Survivor,” written by Peter Berg; Based on the book by Marcus Lutrell with Patrick Robinson; Universal Pictures

“The Wolf of Wall Street,” screenplay by Terence Winter; Based on the book by Jordan Belfort; Paramount Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

“Dirty Wars,” written by Jeremy Scahill & David Riker; Sundance Selects

“Herblock – The Black & The White,” written by Sara Lukinson & Michael Stevens; The Stevens Company

“No Place on Earth,” written by Janet Tobias & Paul Laikin; Magnolia Pictures

“Stories We Tell,” written by Sarah Polley; Roadside Attractions

“We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks,” written by Alex Gibney; Focus Features