One of many awards announcements delayed by the unprecedented wildfires, the Producers Guild of America announced the always influential PGA Awards nominations on a Sunday. On the film side, Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures nominees include “Anora,” “A Complete Unknown,” “The Brutalist,” “Conclave,” “Dune Part II,” “Emilia Perez,” “September 5,” and “Wicked.” Notable television nominees are “Hacks,” “The Penguin,” “True Detective: Night Country,” “Fallout,” and “Shōgun.”
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The other nominees in the Theatrical nomination category included “A Real Pain” and “The Substance.” The surprising inclusion of “September 5” was concerning news for “Sing Sing,” “Challengers,” and “Nickel Boys,” three films all attempting to make the Oscars Best Picture 10. That being said, a word to the wise for those hoping that a PGA nomination guarantees an Oscar nomination, a word of warning. While all 10 PGA nominees lined up with the Oscar nominees for Best Picture last year, they historically have not lined up with the 10 nominees for Best Picture. In 2023, PGA nominees “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and “The Whale” did not earn Best Picture nods. In 2022, “Being the Ricardos” and “Tick, Tick…BOOM!” did not make the Academy Awards cut. In 2021, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and “One Night in Miami…” were PGA nominees only. 2020, the last year with a flexible number of Best Picture nominees, saw “Knives Out” only earn PGA recognition.
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures nominees included “Inside Out 2,” “The Wild Robot,” “Flow,” “Moana 2,” and “Wallace & Gromit: A Vengeance Most Fowl.”
Among the television nominees, there were very few surprises with “Abbott Elementary,” “Hacks,” “The Bear,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and “Only Murders in the Building” cracking the Comedy Series category while “Bad Sisters,” “The Diplomat,” “Fallout,” “Shōgun,” and “Slow Horses” rounding out the Drama field. “Baby Reindeer,” “FEUD: Capote Vs. The Swans,” “The Penguin,” “Ripley,” and “True Detective: Night Agency” earned Limited or Anthology Series nominations.
This year’s ceremony will also feature posthumous tributes to Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein who will receive the 2025 Trailblazer Award. Taika Waititi will also be honored with the Normal Lear Award for excellence in television.
The 36th PGA Awards are currently scheduled for Saturday, January 8th.
A complete list of this year’s nominees is as follows:
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Wicked
Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Flow
Inside Out 2
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
Bad Sisters
The Diplomat
Fallout
Shōgun
Slow Horses
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
Baby Reindeer
FEUD: Capote Vs. The Swans
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
Carry On
The Greatest Night in Pop
The Killer
Rebel Ridge
Unfrosted
Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
30 for 30
Conan O’Brien Must Go
The Jinx – Part Two
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
Welcome to Wrexham
Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television
Ali Wong: Single Lady
The Daily Show
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
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Traitors
The Voice
The following nominees were previously announced.
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture
Gaucho Gaucho
Mediha
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Porcelain War
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
We Will Dance Again
The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Sesame Street
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program
The Crown: Farewell To A Royal Epic
Hacks: Bit By Bit
The Penguin: Inside Gotham
Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime
Shōgun – The Making of Shōgun
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants
Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
Simone Biles Rising
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
The PGA Innovation Award
Critterz
Emperor
Impulse: Playing with Reality
Orbital
The Pirate Queen with Lucy Liu
What If…? – An Immersive Story
