The official release from the DGA was sweet and simple: LOS ANGELES – The Directors Guild of America today announced that the 66th Annual DGA Awards will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014 in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.
Read more on The DGA Awards Will Take Place on January 25th, 2014 and Other Key Dates for This Awards Season!…
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In the wake of Argo cleaning up at PGA and SAG last weekend, Jon Weisman of Variety warns us against counting Lincoln out of the Oscar race, regardless of how good the chances look for Affleck’s film to bring home the big prize.
Read more on Around the Circuit: January 26th – February 2nd…
In a race that has been without a real frontrunner, the Producers Guild of America might have finally given us the one to beat for Oscar’s Best Animated Feature this past weekend. Wreck-It Ralph was named the best animated theatrical motion picture of the year by the PGA, honoring Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Clark Spencer as the Outstanding Producer. Do you think this puts Wreck-It Ralph in front of other contenders like Frankenweenie and Brave?
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 I was speaking with some of my writers recently about who and what could be winning Best Picture and the subject came up about Argo. With Argo winning Best Picture and Director at the Critics Choice Movie Awards and Golden Globes, Ben Affleck’s film is in a position to make unprecedented history and I’m not just talking about being the first film to win without a Director nomination since Driving Miss Daisy (1989).
When it comes to the Producers Guild of America, this is when you can really start talking up the Daisy example. Critics and Oscar-lovers love to cite the missing Director fact but not many remember that Driving Miss Daisy was the first film to win the Producers Guild of America award in 1990. The group didn’t choose nominees for the first three years of its inception but the light-hearted comedy managed to best Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July, Peter Weir’s Dead Poets Society, and Jim Sheridan’s My Left Foot. Granted, the film was announced as the winner after the actual Oscar ceremony, three days to be exact, so this is a unique circumstance to say the least.
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 The Producers Guild of America will announce their winner tomorrow. Speaking with Staff Writer Mark Johnson yesterday, he affectionately told me that this weekend will probably just confuse us even more. I’m scared to agree.
With ten nominees:
- Argo
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Django Unchained
- Les Miserables
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Skyfall
- Zero Dark Thirty
Read more on Producers Guild of America Predictions…
 The PGA has been announced. Notable omissions include Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master. Big boosts for Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom and Sam Mendes’ Skyfall. Also, ParaNorman gets a boost under Animated Feature. Check out the full list and part of the press release below:
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
“Argo” (Warner Bros.)
Producers: Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Grant Heslov
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn
“Django Unchained” (The Weinstein Company)
Producers: Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone, Stacey Sher
“Les Misérables” (Universal Pictures)
Producers: Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh
Life of Pi” (Fox 2000 Pictures)
Producers: Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark
“Lincoln” (Touchstone Pictures)
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg
“Moonrise Kingdom” (Focus Features)
Producers: Wes Anderson & Scott Rudin, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales
“Silver Linings Playbook” (The Weinstein Company)
Producers: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon
“Skyfall” (Columbia Pictures)
Producers: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
“Zero Dark Thirty” (Columbia Pictures)
Producers: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Megan Ellison
Read more on Producers Guild of America Announces – ‘Moonrise’ and ‘Skyfall’ make the cut!…
 Ummm…first thing that comes to mind, where the hell is Amy Berg’s West of Memphis? Don’t know what the standards are but that film and Searching for Sugar Man, stand as one of the year’s best period, in any category.
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 The Producers Guild of America announced their nominations today for TV and Digital Series and as one might expect, many of the nominees were also Emmy nominated. In the Drama category, every Emmy nominated show except for Boardwalk Empire, made it while Louie is the lone Comedy choice that wasn’t up for its respective award at the Emmys. All other nominations for the 2013 Producers Guild Award categories will be announced January 3, 2013, along with the individual producers. The awards themselves will be held Jan. 26, 2013, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, with special honors going to Bob and Harvey Weinstein, J.J. Abrams, and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. See the full list of nominees after the jump! Read more on Emmy nominated shows dominate Producers Guild TV and Digital Series nominations…
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There will be more than $120,000 in prizes to be awarded (as well as mentorships by award-winning producers David Friendly, Gary Goetzman and Erin O’Malley) at the 2nd Annual Debra Hill / Producers Guild Weekend Shorts Awards, with Bruce Cohen, Gale Anne Hurd, Paul Reubens, Stacey Sher and Cathleen Summers serving as judges for the top ten films.
Read more on The PGA Names 10 Finalists for the 2nd Annual Debra Hill / Producers Guild Weekend Shorts Awards…
J.J. Abrams is set to receive the 2013 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television from the Producers Guild of America for his work producing and directing in the medium. The man brought us LOST, so you know I’m all for honoring him, but some of his other television accomplishments include Alias, Fringe, and Person of Interest.
Read more on Producers Guild to Honor J.J. Abrams…
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced the opening of submissions for their new Digital V.I.P. program. Check out the official press release:
LOS ANGELES (August 8, 2012) – The Producers Guild of America announced today the opening of submissions for a new initiative and gala awards event later this year – Digital V.I.P. – to honor nine “Visionaries, Innovators and Producers” who have made significant contributions to the advancement of digital entertainment and storytelling during the past year.
“During the past decade, the Producers Guild has demonstrated a strong commitment to new media that is unique among the major entertainment guilds,” said Shawn Gold and Marc Scarpa, Co-chairs of Digital V.I.P. “In that spirit, we are proud to present our new ‘Digital V.I.P.’ program honoring visionaries, innovators and producers who have made significant contributions to digital entertainment and storytelling.”
Read more on Producers Guild Opens New Digital V.I.P. Program to Honor Visionaries, Innovators…
Following the recent news of Hawk Koch’s election as President of AMPAS, it isn’t a big surprise to see him step down from his role of President of the Producers Guild of America. Here is the official statement The Awards Circuit received on the matter:
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 The Producers Guild of America has announced in a press release that Hawk Koch and Mark Gordon have been re-elected to their positions as presidents. In addition to these choices, PGA Vice President of Motion Pictures Gary Lucchesi, Vice President of Television Hayma “Screech” Washington were re-elected, with Recording Secretary Gale Anne Hurd and Treasurer Lori McCreary joining the national board of officers. The decisions were announced at the PGA’s membership meeting, which kicks off the fourth annual Produced By Conference (PBC) at Sony Pictures Studios. More than 1,400 film, television and new media producers, as well as entertainment industry members will attend panel sessions, unique mentoring roundtables, special workshops and exhibits. Read the Press Release after the jump.
Read more on Producers Guild of America announced new officers, Koch and Gadon re-elected as presidents…
The Producer’s Guild of America, which last year bestowed it’s highest honor on The Artist, has shifted the date for next year’s award show. Originally planned to be on January 19th, the ceremony will now take place on January 26th, 2013 and will be produced by Michael De Luca (Moneyball, The Social Network). This will mean two major guilds will present awards on the same weekend as the Screen Actors Guild awards will be on January 27th. You can read the full press release after the jump. Read more on Producers Guild shifts 2013 PGA Awards date…
 Yes, the Producers Guild of America had its awards last night, and predictably The Artist took home the top prize, setting it up for likely Oscar glory. Here are all the winners:
Theatrical Feature: The Artist
Animated Feature: The Adventures of Tintin
TV Drama: Boardwalk Empire
TV Longform: Downton Abbey
TV Comedy: Modern Family
TV News: 60 Minutes
TV Sports: ESPN’s 30 for 30
TV Variety: The Colbert Report
TV Documentary: American Masters
TV Reality: The Amazing Race
Web Series: 30 Rock Presents
Documentary Feature: Beats, Rhymes and Life: the Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
Read more on The PGA honors ‘The Artist’ as Best Picture of the Year!…
 Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures:
THE ARTIST
Producer: Thomas Langmann
BRIDESMAIDS
Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend
THE DESCENDANTS
Producers: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Producers: Ceán Chaffin, Scott Rudin
THE HELP
Producers: Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green
HUGO
Producers: Graham King, Martin Scorsese
THE IDES OF MARCH
Producers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Brian Oliver
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Producers: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum
MONEYBALL
Producers: Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt
WAR HORSE
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg
Read more on Producers Guild of America Nominees…
 Short and sweet:
- The Artist
- Bridesmaids
- The Descendants
- Drive
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2
- The Help
- Hugo
- Midnight in Paris
- Moneyball
- War Horse
“Bridesmaids” is a curve ball but I think it’s making some ground. My one alternate is “The Tree of Life” but I don’t think enough votes will make it through. Same goes for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” which is tanking little by little.
Read more on Producers Guild of America Predictions…
Read the Press Release:
LOS ANGELES, CA (December 7, 2011) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the Television Series nominees that will advance in the voting process for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards.
The television nominees, listed below in alphabetical order, are as follows:
Read more on TELEVISION SERIES NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012 PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS…
 Read the press release:
LOS ANGELES, CA (December 2, 2011) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture nominees that will advance in the voting process for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards.
The nominated films, listed below in alphabetical order, are:
BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK
PROJECT NIM
SENNA
THE UNION
Read more on Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture Nominations for the 2012 PGA!…
Since the Awards Season is near, I am here to make sure everybody is up to speed on when nominations will be announced and when the awards will be handed out. Below is a calender of all the events to keep an eye out for this Awards Season.
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 Read the Press Release:
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 31, 2011) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that award-winning live event producer and director Don Mischer will be honored with the 2012 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television. This will be the first time the Producers Guild has honored a live television producer with the Norman Lear accolade. The award will be presented to Mischer at the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 21st at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
“Don Mischer is an extraordinarily talented producer whose work is amongst the best and most watched entertainment in the world,” said Producers Guild Awards co-chairs Paula Wagner and Michael Manheim. “His ability to consistently deliver live event productions of the highest caliber is unmatched in this industry. We look forward to honoring Don for his remarkable achievements.”
“I am extremely honored to join the company of so many legendary names that have been presented with this accolade,” said Mischer. “I am thankful to the Guild for this exciting recognition.”
Read more on PGA to Honor DON MISCHER w/ 2012 NORMAN LEAR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD in Television!…
 The culture of film criticism has an odd tendency to turn pejoratives out of things that really shouldn’t be considered insulting. Words like “artsy,” “depressing” and “sentimental” are thrown around as a jab by too many movie reviewers without any sort of explanation for why those traits of a given work are bad. But then I got a load of Oscar pundits. Hoo boy, were their negative associations even more baffling. Chief among them is a term that has gotten a bad rap not only in cinema, but nearly in every facet of American culture. Every year it pops up a couple of times during the awards season. It’s called “elitist”…and I’m taking it back. Read more on In Defense of “Elitism,” In Film and Elsewhere…
Yes, the PGA announced that the Beard himself will be the one to be honored this year with the prestigious award. I think it’s a fine selection, and perhaps a timely one as well, considering that he’s got 2 films in contention this year (War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin for those just joining us). Here’s the Press Release citing Spielberg as this year’s recipient:
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that producer, director, writer and Principal Partner of DreamWorks Studios Steven Spielberg will receive the 2012 David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures. The award will be presented to Spielberg at the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 21st at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
Read more on PGA to honor Spielberg with the David O. Selznick Award!…
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