The Producers Guild of America has announced their nominees for Best Documentary of 2011. When it comes to feature film, the PGA and the Oscars almost always coincide, but the Academy overlooked some critically acclaimed film when it came to making their 15-film shortlist. Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest and Senna didn't make the Academy's shortlist, but the PGA has shown a little more sense and nominated these films for Best Documenatry. They've also shown love to Bill Cunningham New York, Project Nim, and The Union. Right now I'm rooting for Project Nim, but keep in mind that the only other film I've seen on this list is Senna (which is also awards-worthy).Hit the jump for the full press release. Television series nominations for the 2012 Producers Guild Awards will be announced December 7, 2011. All other nominations for the 2012 Producers Guild Award categories will be announced January 3, 2012, along with the individual producers. The winners will be announced on January 21, 2012.Here's the press release:DOCUMENTARY THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURENOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012 PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS
LOS ANGELES, CA (December 2, 2011) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture nominees that will advance in the voting process for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards.The nominated films, listed below in alphabetical order, are:
- Beats, Rhymes & Life: the Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest
- Bill Cunningham New York
- Project Nim
- Senna
- The Union
Producers Guild arbitrations for individual producer credit determination for all film and television categories are still underway. Television series nominations for the 2012 Producers Guild Awards will be announced December 7, 2011. All other nominations for the 2012 Producers Guild Award categories will be announced January 3, 2012, along with the individual producers.
All 2012 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 21, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This year, the Producers Guild will also award special honors to Steven Spielberg, Leslie Moonves, Don Mischer, and Stan Lee, among others. The 2012 Producers Guild Awards co-chairs are Michael Manheim and Paula Wagner.
In 1990 the PGA held the first-ever Golden Laurel Awards, which were renamed the Producers Guild Awards in 2002. Richard Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck took home the award for Best Produced Motion Picture for DRIVING MISS DAISY, establishing the Guild’s awards as a bellwether for the Oscars. Last year, the PGA awarded THE KING’S SPEECH with its Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, marking the fourth consecutive year the Producers Guild has presaged the The Academy of Motion Picture’s choice.