Saturday night's
Writers Guild of America awards, held at the Century
Plaza in Los Angeles and hosted by Neil Patrick
Harris, honored Milk writer Dustin Lance Black
with the award for Best Original Screenplay. The
Milk screenplay triumphed over Burn
After Reading, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The
Visitor, and The Wrestler.
In accepting the
award, Black said, "I want to thank God for making my
dreams come true, and I want to thank God for giving us
Harvey Milk." Black, who is gay, also wrote and
directed the film The Journey of Jared Price and has
worked on the television series Big
Love.
Milk, which chronicles the political life and
tragic murder of gay rights activist Harvey Milk, is
also up for eight top prizes at the Academy Awards on
February 22. Black has his first Academy Award
nomination, also for Best Original Screenplay.
(Advocate.com)
