The Producers Guild of America introduced the nominations for the 2023 PGA Awards and, as ordinary, there have been surprises that may affect the Best Picture race and an Emmys marketing campaign that may start earlier than you suppose. As anticipated “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Elvis,” “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once” made the distinguished Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures honor. The PGA all the time throws a curveball or two and this yr it comes with the inclusion of the polarizing drama “The Whale.”
The remaining nominees included “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “The Fablemans,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” and “TAR.” Films that didn’t make the PGA lower that have been thought-about within the Best Picture race embody “Babylon,” “Women Talking,” “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Woman King” and “Living.” Which isn’t that stunning.
The PGA is a significant indicator of a movie’s possibilities of touchdown a Best Picture nomination, besides when it isn’t. Let’s take a look at the previous few years lets? In 2022, “tick, tick…BOOM!” made the PGA lower, however “Nightmare Alley” took its slot when the Oscar nominees have been revealed. In 2021, simply seven of the eight Oscar nominees lined up (it’s worst exhibiting in a while). In 2020, all 9 Oscar nominees have been PGA nominees (“Knives Out” was the additional tenth PGA nom). In 2019, all eight Oscar nominees have been PGA nominees (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “A Quiet Place” didn’t make the lower). In 2018, seven of the ten Oscar noms have been PGA noms and two different Best Picture nominees (“Darkest Hour,” “Phantom Thread”) didn’t make the PGA lower.
We would recommend not relying on these PGA nods on lining up utterly with the movies that The Academy nominates. The precedent for 100% accuracy merely isn’t there.
On the tv aspect, notable nominees embody “Andor” and “The White Lotus” within the 5 choice Drama Series class whereas “House of the Dragon” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” have been snubbed. Disney/Hulu landed 4 of the Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures nominees with “Fire Island,” “Hocus Pocus 2,” “Prey” and, oh my, “Pinocchio” making the lower.
The Comedy Series nominees had few surprises with “Abbott Elementary,” “Barry,” “The Bear,” “Hacks” and “Only Muders in the Building” being honored.
The PGA Awards shall be handed out on February 25.
The full listing of PGA Awards nominees are as follows:
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- The Fabelmans
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Tár
- Top Gun: Maverick
- The Whale
Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
- Minions: The Rise of Gru
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
- Turning Red
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
- Andor
- Better Call Saul
- Ozark
- Severance
- The White Lotus
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
- Abbott Elementary
- Barry
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Only Murders within the Building
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
- DAHMER – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- The Dropout
- Inventing Anna
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Pam & Tommy
Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
- Fire Island
- Hocus Pocus 2
- Pinocchio
- Prey
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
- 30 for 30
- 60 Minutes
- George Carlin’s American Dream
- Lucy and Desi
- Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Saturday Night Live
Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
- The Amazing Race
- Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
- RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
- Top Chef
- The Voice
The following nominees have been beforehand introduced.
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture
- All That Breathes
- Descendant
- Fire of Love
- Navalny
- Nothing Compares
- Retrograde
- The Territory
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program
- Formula 1: Drive to Survive
- Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Detroit Lions
- Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers
- McEnroe
- Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Come Off
The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program
- Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
- Green Eggs and Ham
- Sesame Street
- Snoopy Presents: It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown
- Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant
The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program
- Better Call Saul: Filmmaker Training
- Love, Death + Robots
- Only Murders within the Building: One Killer Question
- Sesame Street’s #ComingTogether Word of the Day Series
- Tales of the Jedi