The Producers Guild have announced their nominations for the film and television year. Unlike in some previous years they've ignored unexpected non-prestige-ready blockbusters this time, focusing exclusively on films expecting to do well on Oscar nomination morning.
Little Women isn't down for the count yet in the Best Picture raceOutstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- 1917 Producers: Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne‐Ann Tenggren, Callum McDougall
- Ford v Ferrari Producers: Peter Chernin & Jenno Topping, James Mangold
- The Irishman Producers: Jane Rosenthal & Robert De Niro, Emma Tillinger Koskoff & Martin Scorsese
- Jojo Rabbit Producers: Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi
- Joker Producers: Todd Phillips & Bradley Cooper, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
- Knives Out Producers: Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman
- Little Women Producer: Amy Pascal
- Marriage Story Producers: Noah Baumbach, David Heyman
- Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood Producers: David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, Quentin Tarantino
- Parasite Producers: Kwak Sin Ae, Bong Joon Ho
In short, it's Best Picture predictions again. I know people have issues with the MCU but since this award is for producers, it seems strange to shun the gargantuan producing effort that worked so hard for 12 years to culminate in Avengers Endgame. Thinking it should have been here. Also strange to ignore the in-no-way-a-sure-thing success of The Farewell and Hustlers which just as easily could have been a indies that everyone ignored but for their success in execution and delivery. But then, those films are about women and most of the mainstream awards bodies prefer stories about men (sigh)
But all is not lost for films that didn't make this list and all is not secure for films that did make this list. Here's a trivia list for you...
Differences in PGA to Oscar in recent Best Picture years
2018: (PGA only) Crazy Rich Asians, A Quiet Place
Oscar replaced with: All other nominations matched
2017: (PGA only) The Big Sick, I Tonya, Molly's Game, and Wonder Woman
Oscar replaced with: Darkest Hour and Phantom Thread
2016: (PGA only) Deadpool
Oscar replaced with: All other nominations matched.
2015: (PGA only) Ex Machina, Sicario and Straight Outta Compton
Oscar replaced with: Room
2014: (PGA only) Foxcatcher, Gone Girl and Nightcrawler
Oscar replaced with: Selma
2013: (PGA only) Blue Jasmine and Saving Mr Banks
Oscar replaced with: Philomena
2012: (PGA only) Moonrise Kingdom and Skyfall
Oscar replaced with: Amour
2011: (PGA only) Bridesmaids, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and The Ides of March
Oscar replaced with: The Tree of Life and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2010: (PGA only) The Town
Oscar replaced with: Winter's Bone
2009: (PGA only) Invictus and Star Trek
Oscar replaced with: The Blind Side and A Serious Man
OKAY BACK TO THE CURRENT PGA NOMINATIONS
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Abominable Producer: Suzanne Buirgy
- Frozen II Producer: Peter Del Vecho
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Producers: Bradford Lewis, Bonnie Arnold
- Missing Link Producers: Arianne Sutner, Travis Knight
- Toy Story 4 Producers: Mark Nielsen, Jonas Rivera
We've begun to wonder if we aren't underestimating Abominable in the animated feature predictions. We still think not all three sequels will make the Oscar lineup though.
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television - Drama
- Big Little Lies (Season 2)Producers: David E. Kelley, Jean‐Marc Vallée, Andrea Arnold, Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Gregg Fienberg, Nathan Ross, David Auge, Lauren Neustadter, Liane Moriarty
- The Crown (Season 3) Producers: Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Stephen Daldry, Andy Harries, Benjamin Caron, Matthew Byam Shaw, Robert Fox, Michael Casey, Andy Stebbing, Martin Harrison, Oona O Beirn
- Game of Thrones (Season 8) Producers: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, David Nutter, Miguel Sapochnik, Bryan Cogman, Chris Newman, Greg Spence, Lisa McAtackney, Duncan Muggoch
- Succession (Season 2) Producers: Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Mark Mylod, Jane Tranter, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Georgia Pritchett, Will Tracy, Jonathan Glatzer, Dara Schnapper, Gabrielle Mahon
- Watchmen (Season 1) Producers: TBD
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television - Comedy
- Barry (Season 2) Producers: Alec Berg, Bill Hader, Aida Rodgers, Liz Sarnoff, Emily Heller, Julie Camino, Jason Kim
- Fleabag (Season 2) Producers: Phoebe Waller‐Bridge, Harry Bradbeer, Lydia Hampson, Harry Williams, Jack Williams, Joe Lewis, Sarah Hammond
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Season 3) Producers: Amy Sherman‐Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Dhana Gilbert, Daniel Goldfarb, Kate Fodor, Sono Patel, Matthew Shapiro
- Schitt’s Creek (Season 5) Producers: Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, David West Read, Ben Feigin, Michael Short, Rupinder Gill, Colin Brunton
- Veep (Season 7) Producers: David Mandel, Frank Rich, Julia Louis‐Dreyfus, Lew Morton, Morgan Sackett, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Jennifer Crittenden, Gabrielle Allan, Billy Kimball, Rachel Axler, Ted Cohen, Ian Maxtone‐Graham, Dan O'Keefe, Steve Hely, David Hyman, Georgia Pritchett, Erik Kenward, Dan Mintz, Doug Smith
Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
- Chernobyl Producers: Craig Mazin, Carolyn Strauss, Jane Featherstone, Johan Renck, Chris Fry, Sanne Wohlenberg
- Fosse/Verdon Producers: Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Lin‐Manuel Miranda, Joel Fields, George Stelzner, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams, Tracey Scott Wilson, Charlotte Stoudt, Nicole Fosse, Erica Kay, Kate Sullivan, Brad Carpenter
- True Detective Producers: TBD
- Unbelievable Producers: TBD
- When They See Us Producers: Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Berry Welsh, Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Amy Kaufman, Robin Swicord
Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
- American Son Producers: TBD
- Apollo: Missions to the Moon Producers: TBD
- Black Mirror: Striking Vipers Producers: TBD
- Deadwood: The Movie Producers: David Milch, Carolyn Strauss, Gregg Fienberg, Scott Stephens, Daniel Minahan, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Regina Corrado, Nichole Beattie, Mark Tobey
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Producers: TBD
Hmmm, sine they have a streaming motion picture category isn't this where The Irishman and Marriage Story should be?
Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
- 30 for 30 (Season 10) Producers: TBD
- 60 Minutes (Season 51, Season 52) Producers: TBD
- Leaving Neverland Producers: TBD
- Queer Eye (Season 3, Season 4) Producers: David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric, Jennifer Lane, Jordana Hochman, Rachelle Mendez, Mark Bracero
- Surviving R. Kelly (Season 1) Producers: TBD
Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Season 25) Producers: TBD
- Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones Producers: TBD
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 6) Producers: TBD
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Season 5) Producers: TBD
- Saturday Night Live (Season 45) Producers: TBD
Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
- The Amazing Race (Season 31) Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Mark Vertullo, Phil Keoghan
- The Masked Singer (Season 1) Producers: TBD
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 11) Producers: TBD
- Top Chef (Season 16) Producers: Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Doneen Arquines, Casey Kriley, Tara Siener, Justin Rae Barnes, Blake Davis, Patrick Schmedeman, Wade Sheeler, Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Elida Carbajal Araiza, Brian Fowler, Caitlin Rademaekers, Steve Lichtenstein, Emily Van Bergen
- The Voice (Season 16, Season 17) Producers: John de Mol, Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn Bakkers, Amanda Zucker, Kyra Thompson, Teddy Valenti, Kyley Tucker, Carson Daly