Producers Guild Announces 2011 Nominations

The Producers Guild of America has announced their nominations for the ten best motion pictures of 2010, which expanded to match the Academy Award’s“Best Picture” category last year. There aren’t many surprises in the list though, and it’s a safe bet to expect the Oscar nominations to shake out with the same films on top at the end of January.

The top PGA prize, the Darryl F. Zanuck award, has successfully predicted the“Best Picture” winner 14 out of the 21 years, including the last four in a row.

The PGA also revealed their picks for the best animated and documentary features, granting some much needed recognition to the delightfulDespicable Meand the under-appreciated doc Smash His Camera, as well as the usual suspects of frontrunners and favorites.

Individual awards will also be presented to James Cameron (the Milestone Award), Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (Norman Lear Award) for their television work on the masterful HBO series“The Pacific,” super-producer Scott Rudin (David O. Selznick Award) for his contributions to film (his two PGA nods this year is a record), Laura Ziskin (Visionary Award), and RealD for their advancements in 3-D technology.

If you’re looking for snubs, the two films whose omissions jump out immediately areWinter’s Bonein the tight race for the top ten,Tangledamong the animated flicks, andExit Through the Gift Shopin the doc category. Any others?

Judd Apatow will host the Producers Guild Awards on January 22, 2011. Click over to theofficial PGA websitefor further details and the list of television nominations.

Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures:

127 HOURS, Producers: Danny Boyle, Christian Colson
BLACK SWAN, Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver
INCEPTION, Producers: Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas
THE FIGHTER, Producers: David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Producers: Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray
THE KING’S SPEECH, Producers: Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Producers: Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca, Scott Rudin
THE TOWN, Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Graham King
TOY STORY 3, Producer: Darla K. Anderson
TRUE GRIT, Producers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin

PGA Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

DESPICABLE ME, Producers: John Cohen, Janet Healy, Christopher Meledandri
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, Producer: Bonnie Arnold
TOY STORY 3, Producer: Darla K. Anderson

PGA Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:

CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER, Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination
EARTH MADE OF GLASS, Producers: Reid Carolin, Deborah Scranton
INSIDE JOB, Producers: Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs
SMASH HIS CAMERA, Producers: Linda Saffire, Adam Schlesinger
THE TILLMAN STORY, Producer: John Battsek
WAITING FOR‘SUPERMAN’, Producer: Lesley Chilcott

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