The Producers Guild of America announced the nominees for its annual awards ceremony on Tuesday, with a list that included notable awards-season contenders like The Big Short and Spotlight, as well as some underdogs like Ex Machina and Sicario. Notably absent from the list was Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which has jumped into hyperspace on its way into the box office record books, and Todd Haynes’ festival favorite Carol.
In the previously announced TV and documentary categories, perennial favorites Mad Men and Game of Thrones continued to garner critical praise, while programs like Crackle’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and AMC’s Better Call Saul managed to catch the PGA’s attention this year.
The awards ceremony will be held on January 23rd, 2016.
See the complete list of nominees below:
Theatrical Motion Picture Nominees:
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
THE BIG SHORT
Producers: Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
BRIDGE OF SPIES
Producers: Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger
BROOKLYN
Producers: Finola Dwyer & Amanda Posey
EX MACHINA
This film is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Producers: Doug Mitchell & George Miller
THE MARTIAN
Producers: Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam
THE REVENANT
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent, Keith Redmon
SICARIO
Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Edward L. McDonnell, Molly Smith
SPOTLIGHT
Producers: Michael Sugar & Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagon Faust
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Producers: Ice Cube & Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Dr. Dre, Scott Bernstein
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
ANOMALISA
Producers: Rosa Tran, Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman
THE GOOD DINOSAUR
Producer: Denise Ream
INSIDE OUT
Producer: Jonas Rivera
MINIONS
Producers: Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy
THE PEANUTS MOVIE
Producers: Craig Schulz, Michael J. Travers
The Television Nominees:
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:
*The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and miniseries.
AMERICAN CRIME (Season 1)
This show is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL (Season 5)
Producers: Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Brad Buecker, Tim Minear, Jennifer Salt, James Wong, Alexis Martin Woodall, Robert M. Williams Jr.
FARGO (Season 2)
Producers: Noah Hawley, John Cameron, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Warren Littlefield, Kim Todd
TRUE DETECTIVE (Season 2)
Producers: Nic Pizzolatto, Scott Stephens, Steve Golin, Aida Rodgers
A VERY MURRAY CHRISTMAS
This show is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility
Outstanding Sports Program
Back on Board: Greg Louganis
E:60
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Houston Texans
Kareem: Minority of One
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Outstanding Digital Series:
30 for 30 Shorts
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Epic Rap Battles of History
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Double Agent
This American Life Presents: Videos 4 U
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED NOMINATIONS
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:
AMY
Producer: James Gay-Rees
THE HUNTING GROUND
Producer: Amy Ziering
THE LOOK OF SILENCE
Producer: Signe Byrge Sørensen
MERU
Producers: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
SOMETHING BETTER TO COME
Producers: Sigrid Dyekjær, Hanna Polak
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:
BETTER CALL SAUL (Season 1)
Producers: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Melissa Bernstein, Mark Johnson, Stewart A. Lyons, Thomas Schnauz, Gennifer Hutchison, Nina Jack, Diane Mercer, Bob Odenkirk
GAME OF THRONES (Season 5)
Producers: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Carolyn Strauss, Bryan Cogman, Lisa McAtackney, Chris Newman, Greg Spence
HOMELAND (Season 4)
Producers: Alex Gansa, Alexander Cary, Lesli Linka Glatter, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm, Patrick Harbinson, Michael Klick, Claire Danes, Lauren White
HOUSE OF CARDS (Season 3)
Producers: Beau Willimon, Dana Brunetti, John David Coles, Josh Donen, David Fincher, Eric Roth, Kevin Spacey, John Mankiewicz, Robert Zotnowski, Karen Moore
MAD MEN (Season 7B)
Producers: Matthew Weiner, Scott Hornbacher, Janet Leahy, Semi Chellas, Erin Levy, Jon Hamm, Blake McCormick, Tom Smuts
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:
INSIDE AMY SCHUMER (Season 3)
This show is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility.
MODERN FAMILY (Season 6)
Producers: Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Jeff Morton, Jeffrey Richman, Brad Walsh, Danny Zuker, Vali Chandrasekaran, Megan Ganz, Elaine Ko, Kenny Schwartz, Chuck Tatham, Rick Wiener, Chris Smirnoff, Sally Young
SILICON VALLEY (Season 2)
Producers: Mike Judge, Alec Berg, Jim Kleverweis, Clay Tarver, Dan O’Keefe, Michael Rotenberg, Tom Lassally
TRANSPARENT (Season 1)
Producers: Jill Soloway, Andrea Sperling, Victor Hsu, Nisha Ganatra, Rick Rosenthal, Bridget Bedard
VEEP (Season 4)
Producers: Armando Iannucci, Chris Addison, Simon Blackwell, Christopher Godsick, Stephanie Laing, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Frank Rich, Tony Roche, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Andy Riley, Will Smith, Bill Hill
Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:
30 FOR 30 (Season 6)
Producers: Connor Schell, John Dahl, Bill Simmons, Erin Leyden, Andrew Billman, Marquis Daisy, Libby Geist
ANTHONY BOURDAIN: Parts Unknown (Season 3)
Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig
THE JINX: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (Season 1)
Producers: Marc Smerling, Andrew Jarecki, Jason Blum
SHARK TANK (Season 6)
Producers: Mark Burnett, Clay Newbill, Yun Lingner, Max Swedlow, Jim Roush, Brandon Wallace, Becky Blitz, Laura Roush, Shaun Polakow, Phil Gurin
VICE (Season 3)
Producers: BJ Levin, Bill Maher, Eddy Moretti, Shane Smith, Jonah Kaplan, Tim Clancy, Ben Anderson, Shawn Killebrew
Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:
THE AMAZING RACE (Seasons 25 and 26)
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Mark Vertullo
DANCING WITH THE STARS (Seasons 19 and 20)
Producers: Rob Wade, Ashley Edens-Shaffer, Joe Sungkur
PROJECT RUNWAY (Season 13)
Producers: Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, Desiree Gruber, Jane Cha, Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Teri Weideman
TOP CHEF (Season 12)
Producers: Daniel Cutforth, Tom Colicchio, Chaz Gray, Casey Kriley, Padma Lakshmi, Jane Lipsitz, Doneen Arquines, Erica Ross
THE VOICE (Seasons 7 and 8)
Producers: Audrey Morrissey, Mark Burnett, John de Mol, Marc Jansen, Lee Metzger, Chad Hines, Jim Roush, Kyra Thompson, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker, Carson Daly
Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:
THE COLBERT REPORT (Season 11)
Producers: Stephen T. Colbert, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart, Meredith Bennett, Barry Julien, Emily Lazar, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Paul Dinello, Matt Lappin
KEY & PEELE (Season 4)
This show is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility.
LAST WEEK TONIGHT (Season 2)
Producers: Tim Carvell, John Oliver, Liz Stanton
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (Season 13)
Producers: Bill Maher, Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Billy Martin, Dean E. Johnsen, Matt Wood
THE TONIGHT SHOW (Season 2)
Producers: Lorne Michaels, Jamie Granet Bederman, Katie Hockmeyer, Jim Juvonen, Brian McDonald, Josh Lieb, Gavin Purcell
Outstanding Children’s Program:
Doc McStuffins
The Fairly OddParents
Octonauts
Sesame Street
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Toy Story That Time Forgot
