The guilds continue to weigh in as the awards race heats up, and today the Producers Guild of America offered up its nominations for the best in film and television. The PGA is a strong harbinger of Oscar glory so its announcements are met with serious anticipation, but this year’s list is rather interesting. For one, a tie resulted in there being 11 nominees instead of the traditional 10, and for another Wonder Woman made the cut of this prestigious organization’s shortlist.
The full list of PGA nominees for their equivalent of Best Picture are as follows:
The Big Sick
Call Me by Your Name
Dunkirk
Get Out
I, Tonya
Lady Bird
Molly’s Game
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Wonder Woman
Left on the outside looking in are Mudbound, Darkest Hour, Phantom Thread, and serious Best Picture contender The Florida Project. What this means for Oscar is a little unclear—The Florida Project is a small movie and doesn’t feel super “produced” so this may be a weird blip, but I’m less bullish on the Best Picture nomination prospects for the others.
The big takeaways here are that I, Tonya is definitely in the mix for a Best Picture nomination, and there could be a surprise nod for Wonder Woman, although the latter film didn’t crack the WGA nominations so it may not have the widespread passion needed to propel it to a Best Picture nom. After all, Deadpool, Skyfall, Star Trek, Bridesmaids, and Straight Outta Compton all scored PGA nominations but failed to crack the Oscar race for Best Picture. But this is also one of the most unpredictable races in recent memory so honestly, anything could happen.
This is also good news for The Shape of Water, which got surprisingly shut out of the Makeup and Hairstyling shortlist. I’m still a bit worried folks will think it’s too “genre,” but I think those voters that actually venture to see the film will be moved by the craft and heart of Guillermo del Toro’s fairy tale. And The Post, which was left out of the WGA nominations, surges back into the race with this PGA nod—or at the very least we know it's not completely dead.
Last year's PGA winner La La Land lost out on the big award at the Oscars. But the PGA is still a pretty big harbinger of Oscar glory as past PGA winners that won the Oscar include Birdman, Argo, The Artist, and The King’s Speech, so we’ll see what happens when the PGA winners are announced on January 20th.
As of today Oscar nominations voting has begun, the Golden Globe awards are on Sunday, and the Directors Guild nominations will be announced on January 11th. The Oscar ceremony is still two months away, but the Oscar race is in full swing.
Check out the full list of PGA nominations below and for my current Oscar predictions, click here.
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
“The Big Sick”
Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel
“Call Me By Your Name”
Producers: Peter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges, Marco Morabito
“Dunkirk”
Producers: Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
“Get Out”
Producers: Sean McKittrick & Edward H. Hamm, Jr., Jason Blum, Jordan Peele
“I, Tonya”
Producers: Bryan Unkeless, Steven Rogers, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley
“Lady Bird”
Producers: Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Evelyn O’Neill
“Molly's Game”
Producers: Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal, Matt Jackson
“The Post”
Producers: Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger
“The Shape Of Water”
Producers: Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Producers: Graham Broadbent & Pete Czernin, Martin McDonagh
“Wonder Woman”
Producers: Charles Roven & Richard Suckle, Zack Snyder & Deborah Snyder
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
“The Boss Baby”
Producer: Ramsey Naito
“Coco”
Producer: Darla K. Anderson
“Despicable Me 3”
Producers: Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy
“Ferdinand”
Producers: Lori Forte, Bruce Anderson
“The Lego Batman Movie”
Producers: Dan Lin, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures:
The PGA previously announced the nominations in this category on November 20, 2017. Producers who have already been vetted for awards eligibility are listed below and the winner will be announced at the official ceremony on January 20th.
“Chasing Coral”
Producers: Jeff Orlowski, Larissa Rhodes
“City of Ghosts”
Producer: Matthew Heineman
“Cries from Syria”
Producers: Evgeny Afineevsky, Den Tolmor, Aaron I. Butler
“Earth: One Amazing Day”
Producer: Stephen McDonogh
“Jane”
*This film is still in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility this year.
“Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower”
*This film is still in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility this year.
“The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee”
Producers: Teddy Kunhardt, George Kunhardt
The television nominees are listed below in alphabetical order.
The producers of the programs in the following six categories are in the process of being vetted for awards eligibility this year, and the winners will be recognized at the official ceremony on January 20th.
The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:
“Big Little Lies” (Season 1)
“The Crown” (Season 2)
“Game of Thrones” (Season 7)
“The Handmaid's Tale” (Season 1)
“Stranger Things” (Season 2)
The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (Season 9)
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Season 1)
“Master of None” (Season 2)
“Silicon Valley” (Season 4)
“Veep” (Season 6)
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:
The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and limited series.
“Black Mirror” (Season 4)
“Fargo” (Season 3)
“FEUD: Bette and Joan” (Season 1)
“Sherlock: The Lying Detective”
“The Wizard of Lies”
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:
“30 for 30” (Season 8)
“60 Minutes” (Season 50)
“Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” (Season 9, Season 10)
“Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” (Season 1, Season 2)
“Spielberg”
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (Season 2)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (Season 15)
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (Season 4)
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (Season 3)
“Saturday Night Live” (Season 43)
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:
“The Amazing Race” (Season 29)
“American Ninja Warrior” (Season 9)
“Lip Sync Battle” (Season 3)
“Top Chef” (Season 14)
“The Voice” (Season 12, Season 13)
The PGA does not vet the individual producers of short-form programs, sports programs, or children’s programs and the winning production will be recognized at the official ceremony on January 20th.
The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program:
“Better Call Saul's Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training” (Season 1)
“Carpool Karaoke” (Season 1)
“Humans of New York: The Series” (Season 1)
“National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts” (Season 3)
“Viceland at the Women's March” (Season 1)
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:
“All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams” (Season 2)
“Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers” (Season 12)
“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (Season 23)
“SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt” (Season 3)
“VICE World of Sports” (Season 2)
The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:
“Doc McStuffins” (Season 4)
“Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2017”
“School of Rock” (Season 3)
“Sesame Street” (Season 47)
“SpongeBob SquarePants” (Season 10, Season 11)