The Producers Guild of America announced the pandemic delayed nominees for the 2021 PGA Awards and the “surprises” in the film category were not that surprising. Best Picture frontrunners “Nomadland,” “Minari” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” all made the cut, along with other familiar titles. The “surprises” came with the inclusion of two Amazon Studios releases, “Sound of Metal” and “Borat Subsdquent Moviefilm.”
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The other five nominees were “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Mank” and “One Night in Miami…” and “Promising Young Woman.” As a bellwether for a Best Picture nomination, the snubs for “The Father,” “News of the World” and “Da 5 Bloods” were noteworthy.
It should be noted that since both the PGA and the Academy have gone to 10 and five+ nominations respectfully, there has always been at least one and often two to three PGA nominees that didn’t earn a Best Picture nod. Last year “Knives Out” didn’t make the, um, cut while the year before “Crazy Rich Asians” and “A Quiet Place” were just PGA nominees. Which film or films will see their dreams dashed this year? Place your bets now.
On the television side, critically acclaimed programs such as “Ted Lasso,” The Queen’s Gambit,” “I May Destroy You,” “The Flight Attendant,” “The Last Dance,” “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Saturday Night Live” and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” all landed nominations.
The PGA Awards will be held in a virtual ceremony on March 24.
This year’s nominated films are as follows:
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Producers: Sacha Baron Cohen, Monica Levinson, Anthony Hines
Judas and the Black Messiah
Producers: Charles D. King, Ryan Coogler, Shaka King
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Producers: Denzel Washington, Todd Black
Mank
Producers: Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth, Douglas Urbanski
Minari
Producer: Christina Oh
Nomadland
Producers: Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao
One Night In Miami…
Producers: Jess Wu Calder & Keith Calder, Jody Klein
Promising Young Woman
Producers: Josey McNamara, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell
Sound Of Metal
Producers: Bert Hamelinck, Sacha Ben Harroche
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Producers: Marc Platt, Stuart Besser
Additional nominees are as follows:
Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
The Croods: A New Age
Producer: Mark Swift
Onward
Producer: Kori Rae
Over the Moon
Producers: Gennie Rim, Peilin Chou
Soul
Producer: Dana Murray
Wolfwalkers
Producers: Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore, Stéphan Roelants
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
Better Call Saul (Season 5)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
Bridgerton (Season 1)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
The Crown (Season 4)
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 (Season 2)
Producers: Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson, Karen Gilchrist, John Bartnicki, Carrie Beck
Ozark (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 (Season 10)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
The Flight Attendant (Season 1)
Producers: Greg Berlanti, Kaley Cuoco, Steve Yockey, Meredith Lavender, Marcie Ulin, Sarah Schechter, Suzanne McCormack, Jess Meyer, Raymond Quinlan, Jennifer Lence, Erika Kennair
Schitt’s Creek (Season 6)
Producers: Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, David West Read, Ben Feigin, Michael Short, Kurt Smeaton, Kosta Orfanidis
Ted Lasso (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 (Season 2)
Producers: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Paul Simms, Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch, Eli Bush, Stefani Robinson, Sam Johnson, Marika Sawyer, Derek S. Rappaport
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
I May Destroy You
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
Normal People
Producers: Lenny Abrahamson, Sally Rooney, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton, Anna Ferguson, Catherine Magee
The Queen’s Gambit
Producers: William Horberg, Allan Scott, Scott Frank, Marcus Loges, Mick Aniceto
The Undoing
Producers: Susanne Bier, David E. Kelley, Per Saari, Nicole Kidman, Bruna Papandrea, Stephen Garrett, Celia Costas, Deb Dyer
Unorthodox
Producers: Anna Winger, Henning Kamm, Alexa Karolinksi
Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
Bad Education
Producers: Fred Berger, Eddie Vaisman
Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
Hamilton
Producers: Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller
Jane Goodall: The Hope
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
What the Constitution Means to Me
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
60 Minutes (Season 53)
Producer: Bill Owens
The Last Dance (Season 1)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
Laurel Canyon
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
McMillion$ (Season 1)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
8:46 – Dave Chappelle (Special)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Season 26)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 7)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Season 6)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
Saturday Night Live (Season 46)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
The Amazing Race (Season 32)
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Mark Vertullo, Phil Keoghan
The Masked Singer (Season 3, Season 4)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
Nailed It! (Season 4)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 12)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
The Voice (Season 18, Season 19)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*