This year’s Producers Guild Of America awards nominations gave been announced. The annual PGA awards give a very good indication on the films that could go on to feature in the Best Picture category at the Academy Awards (film categories), which are announced later this month.
Nomnated in the film category is the superb Ex Machina, George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road, Ridley Scott’s The Martian, Adam Mackay’s The Big Short, Steven Spielberg’s Bridge Of Spies, Saorise Ronan starrer Brooklyn, the critically acclaimed The Revenant, Emily Blunt drugs-cartel movie Sicario, the drama Spotlight and the superb music biopic Straight Outta Compton. Anomalisa, The Good Dinosaur, Inside Out, Minions and The Peanuts Movie feature in the animation category.
The Producers Guild also recognises TV, both fact and fiction and winners will be announced on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Here are the nominees in full.
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
- The Big Short
- Bridge of Spies
- Brooklyn
- Ex Machina
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
- Sicario
- Spotlight
- Straight Outta Compton
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
- Anomalisa
- The Good Dinosaur
- Inside Out
- Minions
- The Peanuts Movie
The television nominees are:
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:
*The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and mini-series.
- American Crime (Season 1)
- American Horror Story: Hotel (Season 5)
- Fargo (Season 2)
- True Detective (Season 2)
- A Very Murray Christmas
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:
- Back on Board: Greg Louganis
- E:60
- Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Houston Texans
- Kareem: Minority of One
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
The Award for Outstanding Digital Series:
- 30 for 30 Shorts
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
- Epic Rap Battles of History
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Double Agent
- This American Life Presents: Videos 4 U
The Producers Guild of America previously announced the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture, Television Series and Non-Fiction Television Nominations.
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:
- Amy
- The Hunting Ground
- The Look of Silence
- Meru
- Something Better to Come
The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:
- Better Call Saul (Season 1)
- Game of Thrones (Season 5)
- Homeland (Season 4)
- House of Cards (Season 3)
- Mad Men (Season 7B)
The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:
- Inside Amy Schumer (Season 3)
- Modern Family (Season 6)
- Silicon Valley (Season 2)
- Transparent (Season 1)
- Veep (Season 4)
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:
- 30 for 30 (Season 6)
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Season 3)
- The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (Season 1)
- Shark Tank (Season 6)
- Vice (Season 3)
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:
- The Amazing Race (Seasons 25 and 26)
- Dancing with the Stars (Seasons 19 and 20)
- Project Runway (Season 13)
- Top Chef (Season 12)
- The Voice (Seasons 7 and 8)
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:
- The Colbert Report (Season 11)
- Key & Peele (Season 4)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 2)
- Real Time with Bill Maher (Season 13)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Season 2)
The following programs were previously announced. They were not vetted for producer eligibility this year, but winners in these categories will be announced at the official ceremony on January 23rd:
The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:
- Doc McStuffins
- The Fairly OddParents
- Octonauts
- Sesame Street
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Toy Story That Time Forgot
