"Zero Dark Thirty," "Lincoln" finish among nominees for WGA awards

 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Writers of films including "Zero Dark Thirty," "Lincoln" and "Argo" were named as nominees¹ in contention² for top honors to be bestowed³ by the Writers Guild⁴ of America (WGA), the WGA, West and WGA, East announced on Friday.

"Zero Dark Thirty" will vie against "Flight," "Looper," "The Master" and "Moorise Kingdom" for the best original screenplay, one of the three awards the group will hand out at the 65th annual event to be simultaneously⁵ broadcast in Los Angeles and New York on Feb. 17.

"Lincoln" was nominated for the best screenplay along with "Argo," "Life of Pi," "The Perks⁶ of Being a Wallflower" and "Silver Linings⁷ Playbook."

A trio of the Academy Awards hopefuls, "The Invisible War," "Searching for Sugar Man" and "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God," will compete with "The Central Park Five," "We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists" and "West of Memphis" in the best documentary screenplay category.

A number of the Academy Awards frontrunners including "Les Miserables," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained" and "Amour" have failed to make the cut as they are deemed ineligible⁸ under the stringent⁹ WGA rules. Only screenplays written by WGA members or those which fall under the jurisdiction¹⁰ of the guild can qualify.

The WGA awards have been regarded as one of the major honors which closely correlate with the Oscar winners. Among the past 20 WGA winners, 15 went on to nab the Oscars.

1 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

2 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

3 bestowed   

赠给，授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It was a title bestowed upon him by the king. 那是国王赐给他的头衔。
• He considered himself unworthy of the honour they had bestowed on him. 他认为自己不配得到大家赋予他的荣誉。

4 guild   

n.行会，同业公会，协会

参考例句：

• He used to be a member of the Writers' Guild of America.他曾是美国作家协会的一员。
• You had better incorporate the firm into your guild.你最好把这个公司并入你的行业协会。

5 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

6 perks   

额外津贴，附带福利，外快( perk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
• Are there any perks that go with your job? 你的工作有什么津贴吗？

7 linings   

n.衬里( lining的名词复数 )；里子；衬料；组织

参考例句：

• a pair of leather gloves with fur linings 一双毛皮衬里的皮手套
• Many of the garments have the customers' name tags sewn into the linings. 这些衣服有很多内衬上缝有顾客的姓名签。 来自辞典例句

8 ineligible   

adj.无资格的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The new rules have made thousands more people ineligible for legal aid.新规定使另外数千人不符合接受法律援助的资格。
• The country had been declared ineligible for World Bank lending.这个国家已被宣布没有资格获得世界银行的贷款。

9 stringent   

adj.严厉的；令人信服的；银根紧的

参考例句：

• Financiers are calling for a relaxation of these stringent measures.金融家呼吁对这些严厉的措施予以放宽。
• Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.合同中有几项条件太苛刻。

10 jurisdiction   

n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权

参考例句：

• It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
• Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。