Awards watchers turned their attention with bated breath to the Producers Guild of America Awards, one of the strongest indicators of where the race for Best Picture at the Academy Awards stands, and if One Battle After Another hadn't already proven its status as a frontrunner, it left little doubt after tonight.
While the PGA Awards honored the achievements of producers across media, it's the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures that inevitably draws the most eyeballs. The award, chosen from a field of 10 films through a preferential ballot, is an honor that replicates the Best Picture vote most closely in format and has predicted the previous five winners of the Oscars' top prize.
With the win, Paul Thomas Anderson's latest is now an even firmer favorite at the Academy Awards on March 15. The same is true for tonight's winner of Best Animated Feature, KPop Demon Hunters, which continued its streak of prizes in the category. Both lead their respective races at the Oscars, per Gold Derby prediction data.
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One disconnect between the PGA Awards and Oscars will be in the Best Documentary race. The guild went with My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay, which wasn't even nominated at the Academy Awards.
On the TV side, the producers largely rubber-stamped recent winners from the Emmys and Golden Globes — honoring The Studio in Best Comedy Series, Adolescence in Best Limited/Anthology Series, and The Pitt in Best Drama Series.
You can find the full list of winners from tonight's Producers Guild of America Awards below.
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion PicturesBugoniaF1FrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After Another [winner]Sentimental ValueSinnersTrain DreamsWeapons
Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion PicturesThe Bad Guys 2Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity CastleElioKPop Demon Hunters [winner]Zootopia 2
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion PicturesThe Alabama Solution Cover-Up Mr. Nobody Against Putin My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay [winner]Ocean With David Attenborough The Perfect Neighbor The Tale of Silyan
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television — DramaAndorThe DiplomatThe Pitt [winner]PluribusSeveranceThe White Lotus
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television — ComedyThe Bear Hacks Only Murders in the BuildingSouth Park The Studio [winner]
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series TelevisionAdolescence [winner]The Beast in Me Black MirrorBlack RabbitDying for Sex
Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion PicturesBridget Jones: Mad About the BoyThe GorgeJohn Candy: I Like Me [winner]MountainheadNonnas
Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Televisionaka Charlie Sheen Billy Joel: And So It Goes Mr. ScorsesePee-wee as Himself [winner]SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk TelevisionThe Daily Show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Last Week Tonight With John Oliver The Late Show With Stephen Colbert [winner]SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition TelevisionThe Amazing Race Jeopardy! RuPaul's Drag Race Top Chef The Traitors [winners]
Outstanding Sports Program100 Foot WaveBig Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024Formula 1: Drive to Survive [winner]Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Buffalo BillsSurf Girls: International
Outstanding Children's ProgramLego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the PastPhineas and FerbSesame Street [winner]Snoopy Presents: A Summer MusicalSpongeBob SquarePants
Outstanding Short-Form Program"Adolescence: The Making of Adolescence" [winner]"The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains""Hacks: Bit by Bit""Overtime With Bill Maher""The White Lotus: Unpacking the Episode"
The PGA Innovation AwardASTEROID Big Wave: No Room for Error D-Day: The Camera Soldier Territory The Wizard of Oz at Sphere [winner]
David O. Selznick Achievement AwardAmy Pascal
Norman Lear Achievement AwardMara Brock Akil
