2011 Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) Screenwriting Awards - finalists

The Writers Guild of Canada released the names of the finalists for their 15th Annual WGC Screenwriting Awards today -- officially, at least (there had been a good deal of Facebook and Twitter congratulations going around last week as many finalists received prior notice). The finalists for feature film screenwriting were Michael Konyves for Barney’s Version, Adriana Maggs for Grown Up Movie Star and Dennis Foon Life, Above All.

The Documentary nominees were Jon Cooksey for How to Boil a Frog, Jefferson Lewis for Outbreak: Anatomy of a Plague and Christine Nielsen for The Pig Farm.

For television, a number of shows received multiple nominations. The double-nominees were the animated show League of Super Evil, Children & Youth show Wingin’ It, and police dramas Rookie Blue and Flashpoint. The comedy Less Than Kind II received three nominations.

The winners of the 2011 WGC Screenwriting Awards will be announced on Monday, April 11, 2011 during the ceremony at Maro in Toronto.
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Complete list of 2011 WGC Screenwriting Awards Finalists

Animation
League of Super Evil “All You Can Eat” - written by Edward Kay
League of Super Evil “Voltina” - written by Philippe Ivanusic-Vallee & Davila LeBlanc
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That “The Cat…Knows A Lot About Maps” - written by Karen Moonah
Total Drama World Tour “Broadway Baby” - written by Alex Ganetakos
Zeke’s Pad “Fetch a Sketch” - written by Hugh Duffy

Children and Youth
How To be Indie “How To Fight For Your Rights” - written by Vera Santamaria
The Latest Buzz “The Extreme Shakespeare Issue” - written by Barbara Haynes
Wingin’ It “She Blinded Me With Science” - written by Ramona Barckert
Wingin’ It “The Spinner And The Saint” - written by Conor Casey & Lyndon Casey

Documentary
How to Boil a Frog - written by Jon Cooksey
Outbreak: Anatomy of a Plague - written by Jefferson Lewis
The Pig Farm - written by Christine Nielsen

Movies and Miniseries
Barney’s Version - written by Michael Konyves
Grown Up Movie Star - written by Adriana Maggs
Life, Above All - written by Dennis Foon

Shorts and Web Series
Hot Wheels Battle Force Five “Splashback” - written by Cole Bastedo & Matt Huether
Ruby Skye P.I. “Caught Ruby Red Handed” - written by Julie Strassman-Cohn & Jill Golick
You Are So Undead - written by Lisa Hunter

TV Comedy
Kids in the Hall: Death Comes To Town “Cause of Death” - written by Bruce McCulloch & Mark McKinney
Less Than Kind II “Coming Home” - written by Chris Sheasgreen
Less Than Kind II “The Deluge” - written by Garry Campbell & Jen Beasley
Less Than Kind II “Fasto Loves Lebso” - written by Jenn Engels

TV Drama
Durham County “Distance, Hunting and Home” - written by Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik
Flashpoint “Acceptable Risk” - written by Pamela Davis
Flashpoint “Jumping at Shadows” - written by Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern
Rookie Blue “Girlfriend of the Year” - written by Tassie Cameron
Rookie Blue “Hot and Bothered” - written by Russ Cochrane