36th Producers Guild Awards

Yesterday, January 16, PGA announced the nominations for Motion Picture and Television categories which finalizes the nominations announcements for this industry guild.

The award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures has historically been considered a strong prognosticator for the Best Picture Oscar, with 16 of the previous 21 winners going on to also win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Lke the Oscars, the PGA nominates 10 films for the prize and decide its winners using a ranked-choice preferential ballot.

PGA list of 10 nominees includes September 5 a film that has not been getting many honors this award season and excludes 2 movies that have been gathering accolades, Sing Sing and Nickel Boys.

At the Producers Guild Awards ceremony in February 8th, the Producers Guild will also present special honors to powerhouse producers and leaders who have left undeniable marks on the industry. Honorees this year include Chris Meledandri with David O. Selznick Achievement Award, Dana Walden with Milestone Award, Taika Waititi with Norman Lear Achievement Award, and Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein with Trailblazer Award.

The Nominations

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
A Complete Unknown, James Mangold, USA
A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg, USA and Poland
Anora, Sean Baker, USA
Conclave, Edward Berger, USA and UK
Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve, USA, Canada, UAE, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Jordan and Gambia
Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, France
September 5, Tim Fehlbaum, Germany 
The Brutalist, Brady Corbet, UK, USA and Hungary
The Substance, Coralie Fargeat, UK, France and USA
Wicked, Jon M. Chu, USA, Japan, Canada, Iceland and UK 

Oustanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Inside Out 2, Kelsey Mann, USA
Moana 2, David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, USA and Canada
Straume (Flow), Gints Zilbalodis, Latvia, France and Belgium
The Wild Robot, Chris Sanders, USA and Japan
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park, UK

Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture
Gaucho Gaucho, Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw, Argentina and USA
Mediha, Hassan Oswald, USA
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, Lucy Walker, USA
Porcelain War, Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev, USA, Ukraine and Australia
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, USA and UK
We Will Dance Again, Yariv Mozer, USA, UK and Israel

To check nominations for all categories at official site go here.

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December 11, 2024
Yesterday, December 10th, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the 2025 Documentary Motion Picture nominees that will advance to the final round of voting to define a winner of Saturday, February 8th, 2025 at the Fairmont Century Plaza.

As organizers noted, below films are in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility which gives me clue to remind all that in this blog the film director is always listed after the movie name.

It is a big surprise to not find No Other Land, an awards season favorite, in the nominees and I'm not sure the reason why. Went to read trade articles but all I could find is that was an omission and nothing about being disqualified. So, went to the official site to read the Rules and Procedures Mark Eligibility - Documentary Motion Pictures (to read them go here) and according to rules, No Other Land qualified. Seems was an omission. Sigh.

The Producers Guild Awards honors excellence in motion picture, television and emerging media productions, as well as the most notable names in the industry shaping the producing profession. Honorees this year include David O. Selznick Achievement Award for Chris Meledandri and Milestone Award for Dana Walden.

This announcement is the first the guild does for its awards, the second is on Friday, January 10th, 2025 when will announce the theatrical motion pictures nominations. It will be then when film producers nominees will be added to the list of nominees for 2025 Awards.