Writers Guild of America / Amerika Yazarlar Birliği (WGA), şu ana kadar şerhini koyarak “21. yüzyılın en iyi 101 senaryosu” listesini yayınladı ve Jordan Peele’in Get Out filmini en tepeye yerleştirdi. Peele, bu ilk filmiyle 2018’deki 90. Akademi Ödülleri’nde En İyi Orijinal Senaryo ödülünü kazanmıştı.
Listenin ilk beş sırasındaki diğer isimlere baktığımızda Charlie Kaufman’ın Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Aaron Sorkin’in The Social Network, Bong Joon Ho’nun Parasite ve Coen Biraderler’in No Country for Old Men filmlerini görüyoruz ki adı geçen filmlerin her birinin (orijinal ya da uyarlama) senaryo dalında Oscar heykelciği bulunuyor.
WGA imzalı 101’lik listede Joel ve Ethan Coen kardeşlerin dört senaryosu var. (No Country for Old Men 5. sırada, A Serious Man 42., Inside Llewyn Davis 72. ve O Brother, Where Art Thou? 99. sırada.) Listede dört senaryo ile yer alan bir diğer isim ise Christopher Nolan. (Memento 10., The Dark Knight 26., Inception 37. ve The Prestige 82. sırada.) Paul Thomas Anderson’ın ise üç senaryosu bulunuyor. (There Will Be Blood 7., The Master 84. ve Phantom Thread de 87. sırada.) Quentin Tarantino da listede üç filmle yer buluyor. (Inglorious Basterds 8., Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 22. ve Django Unchained 74. sırada.) Tartışma yaratma potansiyeli bir hayli yüksek listenin tamamı ise aşağıdaki gibi sıralanıyor.
1. Get Out (2017)
Jordan Peele
Universal
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Charlie Kaufman
Focus Features
3. The Social Network (2010)
Aaron Sorkin
Columbia/Sony
4. Parasite (2019)
Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won
Neon
5. No Country for Old Men (2007)
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Miramax/Paramount Vantage
6. Moonlight (2016)
Barry Jenkins
A24
7. There Will Be Blood (2007)
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paramount Vantage
8. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Quentin Tarantino
Weinstein/Universal
9. Almost Famous (2000)
Cameron Crowe
DreamWorks
10. Memento (2000)
Christopher Nolan
Newmarket
11. Adaptation. (2002)
Charlie Kaufman, Donald Kaufman
Columbia / Sony
12. Bridesmaids (2011)
Annie Mumulo, Kristen Wiig
Universal
13. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana
Focus Features
14. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson
Touchstone
15. Sideways (2004)
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Fox Searchlight
16. Lady Bird (2017)
Greta Gerwig
A24
17. Her (2013)
Spike Jonze
Warner Bros.
18. Children of Men (2006)
Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby
Universal
19. Lost in Transation (2003)
Sofia Coppola
Focus Features
20. Michael Clayton (2007)
Tony Gilroy
Warner Bros.
21. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Michael Arndt
Fox Searchlight
22. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Quentin Tarantino
Columbia/Sony
23. Promising Young Woman (2020)
Emerald Fennell
Focus Features
24. Juno (2007)
Diablo Cody
Fox Searchlight
25. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Wes Anderson
Fox Searchlight
26. The Dark Knight (2008)
Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Warner Bros.
27. Arrival (2016)
Eric Heisserer
Paramount
28. Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Taika Waititi
Fox Searchlight
29. Inside Out (2015)
Meg LeFauve
Disney/Pixar
30. The Departed (2006)
William Monahan
Warner Bros.
31. Spotlight (2015)
Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy
Open Road
32. Whiplash (2014)
Damien Chazelle
Sony Pictures Classics
33. Up (2009)
Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
Disney-Pixar
34. Mean Girls (2004)
Tina Fey
Paramount
35. WALL-E (2008)
Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon
Disney-Pixar
36. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Guillermo del Toro
Warner Bros.
37. Inception (2010)
Christopher Nolan
Warner Bros.
38. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Simon Beaufoy
Fox Searchlight
39. Before Sunset (2004)
Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
Warner Bros.
40. In Bruges (2008)
Martin McDonagh
Focus Features
41. Mulholland Dr. (2001)
David Lynch
Universal
42. A Serious Man (2009)
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Focus Features
43. Amelie (2001)
Guillame Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Miramax
44. Toy Story 3 (2010)
Michael Arndt
Disney-Pixar
45. The Favourite (2018)
Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
Fox Searchlight
46. Zodiac (2007)
James Vanderbilt
Paramount
47. Gladiator (2000)
David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson
DreamWorks/Universal
48. The Incredibles (2004)
Brad Bird
Disney-Pixar
49. Knives Out (2019)
Rian Johnson
Lionsgate
50. Ex Machina (2015)
Alex Garland
Universal / A24
51. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Armando Bo
Fox Searchlight
52. The Lives of Others (2006)
Florian Henckel von Donnerschmarck
Sony Pictures Classics
53. Nightcrawler (2014)
Dan Gilroy
Open Road
54. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
John Ridley
20th Century Fox
55. The Big Short (2015)
Charles Randolph, Adam McKay
Paramount
56. Moneyball (2011)
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
Columbia/Sony
57. Black Panther (2018)
Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole
Disney
58. You Can Count on Me (2000)
Kenneth Lonergan
Paramount
59. Boyhood (2014)
Richard Linklater
IFC Films
60. Finding Nemo (2003)
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
Disney-Pixar
61. The Hurt Locker (2009)
Mark Boal
Summit
62. Roma (2018)
Alfonso Cuaron
Netflix
63. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Terence Winter
Paramount
64. Hell or High Water (2016)
Taylor Sheridan
Lionsgate
65. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Kenneth Lonergan
Amazon
66. A Separation (2011)
Asghar Farhadi
Sony Pictures Classics
67. Spirited Away (2001)
Hayao Miyazaki
Disney
68. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris
Warner Bros.
69. Booksmart (2019)
Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, Katie Silberman
United Artists
70. City of God (2002)
Braulio Montovani
Miramax
71. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Phil Lord, Rodney Rothman
Columbia/Sony
72. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
CBS Films
73. The King’s Speech (2010)
David Seidler
Weinstein
74. Django Unchained (2012)
Quentin Tarantino
Weinstein
75. Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Ted Griffin
Warner Bros.
76. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
New Line
77. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
Universal
78. Erin Brockovich (2000)
Susannah Grant
Universal
79. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
James Ivory
Sony Pictures Classics
80. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Martin McDonagh
Fox Searchlight
81. The Lobster (2015)
Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou
A24
82. The Prestige (2006)
Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Touchstone/Warner Bros.
83. Midnight in Paris (2011)
Woody Allen
Sony Pictures Classics
84. The Master (2012)
Paul Thomas Anderson
Weinstein
85. Argo (2012)
Chris Terrio
Warner Bros.
86. Y tu mama tambien (2001)
Carlos Cuaron, Alfonso Cuaron
IFC Films
87. Phantom Thread (2017)
Paul Thomas Anderson
Focus Features
88. Superbad (2007)
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Columbia/Sony
89. Little Women (2019)
Greta Gerwig
Columbia/Sony
90. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
Focus Features
91. The Farewell (2019)
Lulu Wang
A24
92. La La Land (2016)
Damien Chazelle
Lionsgate
93. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer
20th Century Fox
94. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
Judd Apatow, Steve Carell
Universal
95. Ratatouille (2007)
Brad Bird
Disney-Pixar
96. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Nancy Oliver
MGM
97. Nomadland (2020)
Chloe Zhao
Searchlight
98. Winter’s Bone (2010)
Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini
Roadside Attractions
99. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Touchstone / Universal
100. Legally Blonde (2001)
Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith
MGM
101. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
David O. Russell
Weinstein