MOVIES - Feb. 17, 1993

Words of Praise: The writers of several films expected to receive Oscar nominations this morning are among the 11 screenwriters singled out by the Writers Guild for its 45th annual awards. Nominees in the best original screenplay category are Neil Jordan (“The Crying Game”), Woody Allen (“Husbands and Wives”), George Miller and Nick Enright (“Lorenzo’s Oil”), John Sayles (“Passion Fish”) and David Webb Peoples (“Unforgiven”). For screenplays based on an adaptation: Peter Barnes (“Enchanted April,” based on the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim), David Mamet (“Glengarry Glen Ross,” based on his play), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (“Howards End,” based on the novel by E. M. Forster), Michael Tolkin (“The Player,” based on his novel) and Bo Goldman (“Scent of a Woman,” suggested by a character from “Profumo di Donna” by Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi and the novel “Il Buio e il Miele” by Giovanni Arpino). The winners will be announced March 22.