'Lincoln,' 'Argo,' 'Skyfall' among Producers Guild Award nominees

‘Lincoln,’ ‘Argo,’ ‘Skyfall’ among Producers Guild Award nominees

By Susan King

Jan. 2, 2013 12 AM PT

The Producers Guild of America nominated the producers of 10 films Wednesday for the Darryl F. Zanuck producer of the year award for theatrical motion pictures. They are the producers of “Argo”; “Beasts of the Southern Wild”; “Django Unchained”; “Les Miserables”; “Life of Pi”; “Lincoln”; “Moonrise Kingdom”; “Silver Linings Playbook”; “Skyfall”; and “Zero Dark Thirty.”

“Skyfall” is the first James Bond film to ever receive the PGA nomination.

The PGA award is considering one of the leading indicators for the best picture Academy Award. The last time the PGA and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences didn’t agree was six years ago when the PGA chose “Little Miss Sunshine,” while the best picture Oscar went to Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed.”

Nominated for outstanding producer of the year in an animated motion picture are the producers of “Brave”; “Frankenweenie”; “ParaNorman”; “Rise of the Guardians”; and “Wreck-It-Ralph.”

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Vying for the David L. Wolper Award for outstanding producer of long-form television are the producers behind “American Horror Story”; “The Dust Bowl”; “Game Change”; “Hatfields & McCoys”; and “Sherlock.”

Nominees for outstanding producer of documentary motion pictures are the producers behind “A People Uncounted”; “The Gatekeepers”; “The Island President”; “The Other Dream Team”; and “Searching for Sugar Man.”

The Norman Felton Award nominees for outstanding producer of episodic TV drama are the teams behind “Breaking Bad”; “Downton Abbey”; “Game of Thrones”; “Homeland”; and “Mad Men.”

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The Danny Thomas Award nominees for outstanding producer of episodic TV comedy are the producers of “30 Rock”; “The Big Bang Theory”; “Curb Your Enthusiasm”; “Louie”; and “Modern Family.”

The 24th annual PGA Awards will be handed out Jan. 26 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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