'Trainwreck,' 'Spotlight' Nab 2016 Writers Guild Award Nominations ~ amazing movies

Amy Schumer's very good year just got even better.

The actress/writer/producer already has an Emmy and Peabody on her shelf, and she's up for a Golden Globe. Now, she's also vying for a Writers Guild of America award.

The guild announced the 2016 nominees for theatrical and documentary screenplays, and Schumer notched a nod for writing the summer hit comedy "Trainwreck," which she also starred in.

Also receiving original screenplay nominations were the blockbuster hip-hop drama "Straight Outta Compton" and this award season's frontrunner, "Spotlight."

Here is the full list of WGA nominees:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Bridge of Spies
Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen; DreamWorks Pictures

Sicario
Written by Taylor Sheridan; Lionsgate

Spotlight
Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy; Open Road Films

Straight Outta Compton
Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff; Universal Pictures

Trainwreck
Written by Amy Schumer; Universal Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Big Short
Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay; Based on the Book by Michael Lewis; Paramount Pictures

Carol
Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy; Based on the Novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith; The Weinstein Company

The Martian
Screenplay by Drew Goddard; Based on the Novel by Andy Weir; Twentieth Century Fox

Steve Jobs
Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the Book by Walter Isaacson; Universal Pictures

Trumbo
Written by John McNamara; Based on the Biography by Bruce Cook; Bleecker Street Media

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

Being Canadian
Written by Robert Cohen; Candy Factory Films

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Written by Alex Gibney; HBO Documentary Films

Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Written by Brett Morgen; HBO Documentary Films

Prophet's Prey
Written by Amy J. Berg; Showtime Documentary Films

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