The Producers Guild Of America (PGA) have announced their nominations for the ten best films of 2024. Which of them will score a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars? The winners will be announced February 8th. Here are this year’s nominees…
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
As far as nominations overlap with the Academy Awards for Best Picture goes, the PGA Awards are a crucial component to possibly understanding what will win the Best Picture Oscar as 12 of the last 15 years of winners have gone on to win the Academy’s big prize since the preferential era began.
2009: The Hurt Locker
2010: The King’s Speech
2011: The Artist
2012: Argo
2013: 12 Years A Slave & Gravity (TIE)
2014: Birdman
2015: The Big Short (Spotlight won Best Picture)
2016: La La Land (Moonlight won Best Picture)
2017: The Shape Of Water
2018: Green Book
2019: 1917 (Parasite won Best Picture)
2020: Nomadland
2021: CODA
2022: Everything Everywhere All At Once
2023: Oppenheimer
Which film will triumph this year? The answer lies within these nominees. As far as nomination overlap goes with the Oscars, this is how often the PGA Awards have lined up with the Academy’s choices for Best Picture.
2009: 8/10
2010: 9/10
2011: 7/9
2012: 8/9
2013: 8/9
2014: 7/8
2015: 7/8
2016: 9/9
2017: 7/9
2018: 8/8
2019: 9/9
2020: 7/8
2021: 8/10
2022: 7/10
2023: 10/10
And here are the films that have so far received major citations for Best Picture throughout the season so far…
Anora: AFI, BAFTA, CCA, GG, LAFCA, NBR, PGA, SAG
A Complete Unknown: AFI, BAFTA, CCA, GG, NBR, PGA, SAG
Conclave: AFI, BAFTA, CCA, GG, NBR, PGA, SAG
The Brutalist: AFI, BAFTA, CCA, GG, NYFCC, PGA
Emilia Pérez: AFI, BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA, SAG
Wicked: AFI, CCA, GG, NBR, PGA, SAG
Dune: Part Two: AFI, CCA, GG, PGA
A Real Pain: AFI, GG, NBR, PGA
Nickel Boys: AFI, CCA, GG, NSFC
Sing Sing: AFI, CCA, NBR
The Substance: CCA, GG, PGA
September 5: GG, PGA
Babygirl: NBR
Challengers: GG
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga: NBR
Gladiator II: NBR
Juror No. 2: NBR
Queer: NBR
Is this a year where a film could come from outside of the PGA nominations and become a Best Picture nominee? Or will the PGA match ten for ten this year as they did last year? What are you predicting for Best Picture at this point? Our predictions for the Oscar for Best Picture can be found here. What do you think of the nominations? Please let us know your thoughts on our X account. Click here for more important upcoming dates this awards season and here for the most recent tally of awards season winners for the current year.