The Producers Guild Awards closed a few minutes ago, and with that we can now say with all certainty that Nomadland is in the driver’s seat for the best picture. The Oscars could potentially throw another curveball, but the odds aren’t. Rather, this film appears to be the Oscar choice. Sit down so the rest of the guilds can tune in, but if you had to pick a movie to repeat with the academy, Nomadland is the one, especially after PGA …
Here are all the winners of the Producers Guild Awards:
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Motion Pictures
“Borat Subsequent Movie” (Amazon Studios)
Producers: Sacha Baron Cohen, Monica Levinson, Anthony Hines
“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros)
Producers: Charles D. King, Ryan Coogler, Shaka King
“Ma Rainey’s Black Butt” (Netflix)
Producers: Denzel Washington, Todd Black
“Mank” (Netflix)
Producers: Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth, Douglas Urbanski
“Minari” (A24)
Producer: Christina Oh
“Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) – WINNER
Producers: Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears and Chloé Zhao
“One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios)
Producers: Jess Wu Calder, Keith Calder, Jody Klein
“Promising young woman” (focus features)
Producers: Josey McNamara, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell
“Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)
Producers: Bert Hamelinck, Sacha Ben Harroche
“The Trial of Chicago 7” (Netflix)
Producers: Marc Platt, Stuart Besser
Excellent producer of animated motion pictures
“The Croods: A New Age” (DreamWorks Animation)
Producer: Mark Swift
“Next” (Pixar)
Producer: Kori Rae
“Over the Moon” (Netflix)
Producers: Gennie Rim, Peilin Chou
“Soul” (Pixar) – WINNER
Producer: Dana Murray
“Wolfwalker” (Apple TV Plus / GKIDS)
Producers: Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore, Stéphan Roelants
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television
“Better Call Saul” (AMC) – Season 5
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“Bridgerton” – (Netflix) – Season 1
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“The Crown” (Netflix) – Season 4 – WINNER
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
“The Mandalorian” (Disney Plus) – Season 2
Producers: Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson, Karen Gilchrist, John Bartnicki, Carrie Beck
“Ozark” (Netflix) – Season 3
Producers: Jason Bateman, Chris Mundy, Bill Dubuque, Mark Williams, Patrick Markey, John Shiban, Miki Johnson, Matthew Spiegel, Erin Mitchell, Martin Zimmerman, Peter Thorell
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO) – Season 10
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“The Flight Attendant” (HBO Max) – Season 1
Producers: Greg Berlanti, Kaley Cuoco, Steve Yockey, Meredith Lavender, Marcie Ullin, Sarah Schechter, Suzanne McCormack, Jess Meyer, Raymond Quinlan, Jennifer Lence, Erika Kennair
“Schitt’s Creek” (Pop-TV) – Season 6
Producers: Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, David West Read, Ben Feigin, Michael Short, Kurt Smeaton, Kosta Orfanidis – WINNERS
“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus) – Season 1
Producers: Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Jeff Ingold, Bill Wrubel, Liza Katzer, Jane Becker, Jamie Lee, Kip Kroeger, Brendan Hunt, Tina Pawlik, Joe Kelly
“What We Do In The Shadows” (FX) – Season 2
Producers: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Paul Simms, Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch, Eli Bush, Stefani Robinson, Sam Johnson, Marika Sawyer and Derek S. Rappaport
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
“I can destroy you” (HBO)
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“Normal People” (Hulu)
Producers: Lenny Abrahamson, Sally Rooney, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton, Anna Ferguson, Catherine Magee
“The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix) – WINNER
Producers: William Horberg, Allan Scott, Scott Frank, Marcus Loges, Mick Aniceto
“The Undo” (HBO)
Producers: Susanne Bier, David E. Kelley, Per Saari, Nicole Kidman, Bruna Papandrea, Stephen Garrett, Celia Costas, Deb Dyer
“Unorthodox” (Netflix)
Producers: Anna Winger, Henning Kamm, Alexa Karolinksi
Excellent producer of television or streaming films
“Bad Education” (HBO)
Producers: Fred Berger, Eddie Vaisman
“Dolly Parton’s Christmas in the Square”
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“Hamilton” (Disney Plus) – WINNER
Producers: Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller
“Jane Goodall: The Hope”
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“What the Constitution Means to Me”
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
Outstanding producer of product television
“60 Minutes” (CBS) – Season 53
Producer: Bill Owens
“The Last Dance” (ESPN) – Season 1 – WINNER
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“Laurel Canyon” (EPIX)
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“McMillion $” (HBO) – Season 1
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“Tiger King: Murder, Chaos and Madness” (Netflix)
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
Excellent producer of live entertainment and talk TV
“8:46 – Dave Chappelle (Special)” (Netflix)
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central) – Season 26
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO) – Season 7 – WINNER
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS) – Season 6
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) – Season 46
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
Outstanding producer on Game & Competition Television
“The Amazing Race” (CBS) – Season 32
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Münster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Mark Vertullo, Phil Keoghan
“The Masked Singer” (FOX) – Season 3, Season 4
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“Done!” (Netflix) – Season 4
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (Season 12) – WINNER
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
“The Voice” (NBC) – Season 18, Season 19
Manufacturer: pending determination of eligibility
Excellent producer of documentaries
“David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet”
“Dick Johnson is dead”
“My Octopus Teacher” – WINNER
“Softie”
“A thousand cuts”
“Time”
“The Truffle Hunters”
Excellent sports program
“Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women’s Gymnastics” (S1) (YouTube) – WINNER
“Hard Knocks: Los Angeles” (HBO)
“Real Sport with Bryant Gumbel” (S26) (HBO)
“See America with Megan Rapinoe” (HBO)
“The Shop: Uninterrupted with President Barack Obama” (HBO)
Excellent children’s program
“Animaniacs” (S1) (Hulu)
“Carmen Sandiego” (S3) (Netflix)
“Looney Tunes Cartoons” (S1) (HBO Max)
“The Power of Us: A Sesame Street Special” (HBO Max) – WINNER
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (S7) (Disney Plus)
Excellent short form program
“Better to call Saul employee training: Legal ethics with Kim Wexler” (S3) (AMC)
“Between the Scenes – The Daily Show” (S5) (Comedy Central)
“Ridesharing Karaoke: The Series” (S3) (Apple TV) – WINNER
“Inside Pixar: Inspired” (S1) (Disney Plus)
“SNL Presents: Stories From The Show” (S1) (NBC)
Stay tuned to see if Nomadland can repeat itself in the Academy Awards!
