The Producers Guild of America unveiled its nominees for the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards, setting the stage for the Oscar race for best picture.
The guild’s marquee prize, the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, is widely regarded as one of the strongest predictors of Oscar success. Seventeen of the past 22 Zanuck winners have gone on to win best picture at the Academy Awards, underscoring the PGA’s influence as the race enters its final stretch.
This year’s top category lineup at PGA represents a competitive and dynamic field of prestige auteurs and commercial successes, with Warner Bros. dominating the lineup with three entries and sharing a fourth with a co-distributor. The nominees are:
- “Bugonia” (Focus Features)
Ed Guiney, p.g.a., Andrew Lowe, p.g.a., Yorgos Lanthimos, p.g.a., Emma Stone, p.g.a., Lars Knudsen, p.g.a. - “F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)
Nominees to be determined - “Frankenstein” (Netflix)
Guillermo Del Toro, p.g.a., J. Miles Dale, p.g.a., Scott Stuber, p.g.a. - “Hamnet” (Focus Features)
Liza Marshall, p.g.a., Pippa Harris, p.g.a., Sam Mendes, p.g.a., Steven Spielberg, p.g.a., Nicolas Gonda, p.g.a. - “Marty Supreme” (A24)
Nominees to be determined - “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson - “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar - “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Ryan Coogler, p.g.a., Zinzi Coogler, p.g.a., Sev Ohanian, p.g.a. - “Train Dreams” (Netflix)
Marissa McMahon, p.g.a., Teddy Schwarzman, p.g.a., William Janowitz, p.g.a., Ashley Schlaifer, p.g.a., Michael Heimler, p.g.a. - “Weapons” (Warner Bros.)
Zach Cregger, p.g.a., Miri Yoon, p.g.a.
Warner Bros. landed expected nods for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” both of which have paced nomination tallies throughout the season. The studio also earned recognition for Zach Cregger’s genre-bending “Weapons” and shared in the nomination for Joseph Kosinski’s “F1,” which was produced and financed by Apple Original Films.
The field also delivered notable boosts for Clint Bentley’s indie drama “Train Dreams” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ dark comedy “Bugonia.” After missing out at the Actor Awards, Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” remains in contention, joined by Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” and Chloe Zhao’s literary adaptation “Hamnet.”
Among the notable omissions were Universal Pictures’ box office juggernaut “Wicked: For Good,” following a nomination for its first installment last year. “Sentimental Value” was the only non-English-language film to make the cut, leaving out Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident.” Also missing were James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon” and Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue.”
In animation, the PGA field featured a mix of studio sequels and bold originals, including “The Bad Guys 2,” “Elio,” “KPop Demon Hunters,” “Zootopia 2” and the anime epic “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle.”
On the television side, prestige drama remained dominant. The Norman Felton Award nominees for episodic drama include “Andor,” “The Diplomat,” “The Pitt,” “Pluribus,” “Severance” and “The White Lotus.” Comedy contenders for the Danny Thomas Award span buzzy favorites such as “The Bear,” “Hacks” and “Only Murders in the Building,” alongside the long-running “South Park.”
Limited and anthology series nominees include “Adolescence,” “Black Mirror,” “Black Rabbit,” “Dying for Sex” and “The Beast in Me,” highlighting the continued strength of the format across streaming platforms.
The guild also recognized producers across televised and streamed films, non-fiction programming, live and variety television, and competition series. Nominees in those categories include “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” “Mr. Scorsese,” “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,” “The Daily Show,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “The Traitors.”
With Oscar nomination voting beginning Monday, the PGA Awards once again loom as a critical bellwether in an increasingly crowded and unpredictable awards season. The ceremony will be held Feb. 28 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
