Awards Season 2019: Producers' Guild Awards (PGA) Nominations

And we are back to Awards Season today (4th January) with the announcement of this year's PGA Awards nominees. The film nominees are as follows:

PRODUCERS' GUILD OF AMERICA (PGA) AWARDS NOMINATIONS

The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Black Panther

BlackKkKlansman

Bohemian Rhapsody

Crazy Rich Asians

The Favourite

Green Book

A Quiet Place

Roma

A Star Is Born

Vice

A lot of names present and correct. In the past few years, the PGA have included genre/comic-book movies in their lists (Wonder Woman last year, Deadpool in 2017) but they've been an exception, not the rule. This definitely strengthens Black Panther's chances of a Best Picture nod. Interesting to see A Quiet Place nominated in place of some other awards favourites (such as If Beale Street Could Talk or Mary Poppins Returns), but- as noted above- the PGA will often march to the beat of its own drum. I think we'll see 8 of the above in the Oscar Best Picture category.

Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

Dr Seuss' The Grinch

Incredibles 2

Isle Of Dogs

Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

Not really much to say on this, apart from I'm really pleased to see Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse included (and I hope the Academy see fit to follow suit on January 22nd). 

Documentary Film (previously announced)

The Dawn Wall

Free Solo

Hal

Into The Okavango

RBG

Three Identical Strangers

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

A strong year for documentary films, with four on the list I'd like to see (Free Solo, RBG, Three Identical Strangers, and Won't You Be My Neighbor?). I would like to see three of those featuring on the Academy's list. 


The PGA Awards will be handed out on 19th January. Congratulations to all nominees!


Just to give advance warning, next week is a bit heavy with the awards season stuff with the Golden Globe results, more Guild Award nominees, and the BAFTA Film nominations all to come, plus the Critics' Choice results. Forewarned is forearmed, as they say...