The Producers Guild of America announced the film and television nominees for the 2022 PGA Awards and it was a banner day for Netflix. Three of the streamer’s films earned nominations, “Don’t Look Up,” “tick, tick…BOOM!” and “The Power of the Dog.” The rest of the Theatrical Motion Picture category included “Belfast,” “CODA,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza” and “West Side Story.”
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This was disappointing news for “Nightmare Alley,” “No Time To Die” and “The Lost Daughter,” but all is not lost. The PGA is a major indicator of a film’s chances of landing a Best Picture nomination, except when it isn’t. Let’s look at the past few years shall we? In 2021, just seven of the eight Oscar nominees lined up (it’s worst showing in some time). In 2020, all nine Oscar nominees were PGA nominees (“Knives Out” was the extra 10th PGA nom). In 2019, all eight Oscar nominees were PGA nominees (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “A Quiet Place” didn’t make the cut). In 2018, seven of the 10 Oscar noms were PGA noms and two other Best Picture nominees (“Darkest Hour,” “Phantom Thread”) didn’t make the PGA cut.
But, let’s go back to the two years when both the PGA and AMPAS each honored 10 films. In 2010, only eight films were the same (“A Serious Man” and “The Blind Side” didn’t earn PGA nods). In 2011, only nine films were the same (“Winter’s Bone” only earned an AMPAS nod). In the decade since AMPAS membership has become more international than ever before. We would suggest not counting on these PGA nods on lining up completely with the films that The Academy nominates. The precedent for 100% accuracy simply isn’t there.
On the television side, the nominees were slightly more predictable. “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Squid Game,” “Succession” and “The Morning Show” were joined by “Yellowstone,” which is having a guild breakthrough year, for Drama Series. Comedy Series nominees when to “Cobra Kai,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Hacks,” “Only Murders in the Building” and “Ted Lasso.” Limited Series contenders include “Dopesick,” “Mare of Easttown,” “The Underground Railroad,” “WandaVision” and “The White Lotus.”
The PGA Awards will be handed out on Saturday, February 26.
The complete list of film and television nominees are as follows:
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Being the Ricardos
Producer: Todd Black, p.g.a.
Belfast
Producers: Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas
CODA
Producers: Philippe Rousselet, p.g.a., Fabrice Gianfermi, p.g.a., Patrick Wachsberger, p.g.a.
Don’t Look Up
Producers: Adam McKay, p.g.a., Kevin Messick, p.g.a.
Dune
Producers: Mary Parent, p.g.a., Cale Boyter, p.g.a., Denis Villeneuve, p.g.a.
King Richard
Producers: Tim White, p.g.a., Trevor White, p.g.a., Will Smith, p.g.a.
Licorice Pizza
Producers: Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner
The Power of the Dog
Producers: Jane Campion, p.g.a., Tanya Seghatchian, p.g.a., Emile Sherman, p.g.a. & Iain Canning, p.g.a., Roger Frappier, p.g.a.
tick, tick…BOOM!
Producers: Julie Oh, p.g.a., Lin-Manuel Miranda, p.g.a.
West Side Story
Producers: Steven Spielberg, p.g.a., Kristie Macosko Krieger, p.g.a.
Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Encanto
Producers: Yvett Merino, p.g.a., Clark Spencer, p.g.a.
Luca
Producers: Andrea Warren, p.g.a.
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Producers: Phil Lord, p.g.a. & Christopher Miller, p.g.a., Kurt Albrecht, p.g.a.
Raya and the Last Dragon
Producers: Osnat Shurer, p.g.a., Peter Del Vecho, p.g.a.
Sing 2
Producers: Chris Meledandri, p.g.a., Janet Healy, p.g.a.
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
The Handmaid’s Tale (Season 4)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
The Morning Show (Season 2)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Squid Game (Season 1)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Succession (Season 3)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Yellowstone (Season 4)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
Cobra Kai (Seasons 3 & 4)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Curb Your Enthusiasm (Season 11)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Hacks (Season 1)
Producers: Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Michael Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett, Joanna Calo, Andrew Law, David Hyman, Joe Mande, Jessica Chaffin
Only Murders in the Building (Season 1)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Ted Lasso (Season 2)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
Dopesick
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Mare of Easttown
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
The Underground Railroad
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
WandaVision
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
The White Lotus
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
8-Bit Christmas
Producers: Tim White, p.g.a. & Trevor White, p.g.a., Allan Mandelbaum, p.g.a.
Come From Away
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Oslo
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Single All The Way
Producer: Joel S. Rice, p.g.a.
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
60 Minutes (Season 54)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Allen v. Farrow (Season 1)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
The Beatles: Get Back (Season 1)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Queer Eye (Season 6)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (Season 1)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Season 27)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Dave Chappelle: The Closer
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 8)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Season 7)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Saturday Night Live (Season 47)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
America’s Got Talent (Season 16)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Nailed It! (Seasons 5 & 6)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 13)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Top Chef (Season 18)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
The Voice (Season 20)
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures (previously announced)
Ascension
Producers: Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy, Nathan Truesdell
The First Wave
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Flee
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
In The Same Breath
Producers: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Julie Goldman & Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn
The Rescue
*Eligibility Determination Pending*
Simple As Water
Producers: Robin Hessman, Megan Mylan
Summer Of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Producers: Joseph Patel, p.g.a., David Dinerstein, p.g.a., Robert Fyvolent, p.g.a.
Writing With Fire
Producers: Rintu Thomas, Sushmit Ghosh