The Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards took place this weekend, shedding light on the upcoming Oscar race as Anora claimed the prestigious Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. This win follows the film’s earlier triumph at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards, where director Sean Baker also took home the top prize. Additionally, Anora nabbed the Critics Choice Award earlier in the week, positioning it as a frontrunner heading into the Academy Awards.
Other notable winners include The Wild Robot, which claimed the PGA award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures, and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which won Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture. Despite missing out on an Oscar nomination, Super/Man took the top documentary prize at the PGA Awards.
On the television front, Hacks emerged victorious, winning the Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy. Meanwhile, Netflix’s Baby Reindeer claimed the David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television.
Other TV highlights include Saturday Night Live, which won the Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television award, and The Traitors, which triumphed in the Game & Competition Series category.
The PGA Awards are widely considered a reliable predictor of the Academy Awards, especially in the Best Picture category. With Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, and others receiving PGA nominations, it seems likely that many of these films will also be in contention for Oscar glory.
Here’s the full list of winners from the 2024 PGA Awards:
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Anora (Neon) — WINNER
The Brutalist (A24)
A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
Conclave (Focus Features)
Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros.)
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)
September 5 (Paramount Pictures)
The Substance (Mubi)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Flow (Janus Films/Sideshow)
Inside Out 2 (Pixar)
Moana 2 (Walt Disney Pictures)
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix)
The Wild Robot (DreamWorks Animation) — WINNER
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Fallout (Prime Video)
Shōgun (FX) — WINNER
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO/Max)
Hacks (HBO/Max) — WINNER
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
Baby Reindeer (Netflix) — WINNER
FEUD: Capote Vs. The Swans (FX)
The Penguin (HBO/Max)
Ripley (Netflix)
True Detective: Night Country (HBO/Max)
Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
Carry On (Netflix)
The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix) — WINNER
The Killer (Peacock)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
Unfrosted (Netflix)
Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
30 for 30 (ESPN)
Conan O’Brien Must Go (HBO/Max)
The Jinx – Part Two (HBO/Max)
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (Apple TV+) — WINNER
Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television
Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO/Max)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC) — WINNER
Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
The Amazing Race (CBS)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors (Peacock) — WINNER
The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture
Gaucho Gaucho
Mediha
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Porcelain War
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story — WINNER
We Will Dance Again
Outstanding Children’s Program
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Sesame Street — WINNER
SpongeBob SquarePants
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 — WINNER
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 — WINNER
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
The PGA Innovation Award
Critterz
Emperor
Impulse: Playing with Reality
Orbital — WINNER
The Pirate Queen with Lucy Liu
What If…? – An Immersive Story
With the PGA Awards now behind us, many of these winners are expected to feature prominently in the 2024 Oscar race. The full list of nominees for the Academy Awards will be announced later this month, and anticipation is high for what promises to be an exciting awards season.