Wes Anderson’s "The Grand Budapest Hotel" wins WGA award

PanARMENIAN.Net - Writers Guild of America announced winners for this year's awards. Wes Anderson got the best original screenplay for his work in colorful caper "The Grand Budapest Hotel". He beat Richard Linklater for "Boyhood", E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman for "Foxcatcher", Dan Gilroy for "Nightcrawler", and Damien Chazelle for "Whiplash", AceShowbiz reports.

The trophy was presented by "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan. "I can think of no greater neighborhood to accept this award in," Anderson said. The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza where the ceremony was held, he said, was "formerly one of the back lots of the great cinema studios. It's now home to this wonderful Hyatt and a large community of entertainment attorneys."

Meanwhile, "The Imitation Game" scribe Graham Moore won the best adapted screenplay for adapting Alan Turing's life story based on Andrew Hodges' book. He pushed aside Jason Hall for Chris Kyle biopic "American Sniper", Gillian Flynn for thriller "Gone Girl", James Gunn and Nicole Perlman for Marvel comic book adaptation "Guardians of the Galaxy", and Nick Hornby for "Wild".

Moore dedicated his award to Turing, the British computer genius who broke Nazi codes during World War II but died unappreciated after he was prosecuted for being gay. "He was probably the greatest genius of his generation and I am a screenwriter from Chicago. So it's very strange to be standing on stage now when he should be," he said during his acceptance speech.

In the TV categories, "True Detective" and "Louie" took home at least two awards each. The other winners included "Olive Kitteridge", "General Hospital", "The Good Wife", and "The Simpsons".

The WGA Awards were held simultaneously in New York and Los Angeles this year ahead of the 87th annual Academy Awards. The West Coast ceremony was hosted by "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow and the East Coast event by "Nightly Show" presenter Larry Wilmore. Presenters included Steve Carell, Patricia Arquette, Zachary Levi, and Sir Patrick Stewart.