Nominations for Theatrical Motion Picture, Animated Theatrical Motion Picture and Long-Form TV7 hours ago (0 Comments)
LOS ANGELES (January 2, 2014) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA)announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the25th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories include: TheDarryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures;The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; andThe David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television. Thedocumentary film category and other television category nominations were alreadyannounced by the Guild in late 2013. All 2014Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 19th atthe Beverly Hilton Hotel. This year, the Producers Guild will also presentspecial honors toBarbara Broccoli& Michael G. Wilson(David O. SelznickAchievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), Robert Iger(Milestone Award),Peter Jackson& Joe Letteri(VanguardAward),Chuck Lorre(NormanLear Achievement Award in Television), Chris Meledandri(VisionaryAward) andFRUITVALE STATION(Stanley Kramer Award). TheProducers Guild Awards Co-Chairs are Lori McCreary (INVICTUS, "Through theWormhole with Morgan Freeman”) and Michael De Luca (CAPTAIN PHILLIPS,MONEYBALL, THE SOCIAL NETWORK). The 2014Producers Guild nominated films and television programs are listed below inalphabetical order by category, along with producers. The producers’ nameslisted for each nominated production are listed in alphabetical order and arenot necessarily the proper order of credits. Thetheatrical motion picture nominees are: The DarrylF. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
ØAmerican Hustle (Columbia Pictures) Producers:Megan Ellison, Jon Gordon, Charles Roven, Richard Suckle ØBlue Jasmine (Sony Pictures Classics) Producers:Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum ØCaptain Phillips (Columbia Pictures) Producers:Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Scott Rudin ØDallas Buyers Club (Focus Features) Producers:Robbie Brenner, Rachel Winter ØGravity (Warner Bros. Pictures) Producers:Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman ØHer (Warner Bros. Pictures) Producers:Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay ØNebraska (Paramount Pictures) Producers:Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa ØSaving Mr. Banks (Walt Disney Studios MotionPictures) Producers:Ian Collie, Alison Owen, Philip Steuer Ø12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Producers: Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Brad Pitt& Dede Gardner ØWolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures) Producers:Riza Aziz, Emma Koskoff, Joey McFarland
The Awardfor Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
ØThe Croods (DreamWorks Animation) Producers:Kristine Belson, Jane Hartwell ØDespicable Me 2 (Universal Pictures) Producers:Janet Healy, Chris Meledandri ØEpic (Twentieth Century Fox) Producers:Jerry Davis, Lori Forte ØFrozen (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Producer:Peter Del Vecho ØMonsters University (Pixar Animation) Producer:Kori Rae
Thetelevision nominees are: The David L.Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:
ØAmerican Horror Story: Asylum (FX) Producers:Brad Buecker, Dante Di Loreto, Brad Falchuk, Alexis Martin Woodall, RyanMurphy, Chip Vucelich
ØBehind the Candelabra (HBO) Producers:Susan Ekins, Gregory Jacobs, Michael Polaire, Jerry Weintraub
ØKilling Kennedy (National Geographic Channel) Producers: Mary Lisio, Larry Rapaport, RidleyScott, Teri Weinberg, David W. Zucker
ØPhil Spector (HBO) Producers:Michael Hausman, Barry Levinson
ØTop of the Lake (Sundance Channel) Producers: Philippa Campbell, Jane Campion,Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
TheLong-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week andmini-series. In late 2013,the Producers Guild of America announced the Documentary Theatrical MotionPicture, Television Series and Non-Fiction Television Nominations; thefollowing list includes complete producer credits. The Awardfor Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:
ØA PLACE AT THE TABLE (Magnolia Pictures) Producers:Julie Goldman, Ryan Harrington, Kristi Jacobson, LoriSilverbush ØFAR OUT ISN’T FAR ENOUGH: THE TOMI UNGERERSTORY (First Run Features) Producers: Brad Bernstein, Rick Cikowski ØLIFE ACCORDING TO SAM (HBO Documentary Films) Producers: Andrea Nix Fine, Sean Fine, MiriamWeintraub ØWE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS (FocusFeatures) Producers: Alexis Bloom, Alex Gibney, MarcShmuger ØWHICH WAY IS THE FRONT LINE FROM HERE? THELIFE AND TIME OF TIM HETHERINGTON (HBO Documentary Films) Producers: James Brabazon, Nick Quested
The NormanFelton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:
ØBreaking Bad (AMC) Producers: Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin,Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons,Michelle MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, Thomas Schnauz, MoiraWalley-Beckett ØDownton Abbey (ITV - United Kingdom; PBS - United States) Producers: Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant,Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge ØGame of Thrones (HBO) Producers: David Benioff, BernadetteCaulfield, Frank Doelger, D.B. Weiss, Christopher Newman, Greg Spence, CarolynStrauss ØHomeland (Showtime) Producers: Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, MichaelCuesta, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Michael Klick, MeredithStiehm
ØHouse of Cards (Netflix) Producers: Joshua Donen, David Fincher, KarynMcCarthy, John Melfi, Eric Roth, Kevin Spacey, Beau Willimon
The DannyThomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:
Ø30 Rock (NBC) Producers: Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock, LukeDel Tredici , Tina Fey, Matt Hubbard , Marci Klein, Jerry Kupfer , ColleenMcGuinness, Lorne Michaels, David Miner, Dylan Morgan , Jeff Richmond , JoshSiegal, Tracey Wigfield ØArrested Development (Netflix) Producers: John Foy, Brian Grazer, RonHoward, Mitchell Hurwitz, Dean Lorey, Troy Miller, Richard Rosenstock, JimVallely
ØBig Bang Theory, The (CBS) Producers: Bill Prady, Chucke Lorre, SteveMolaro, Faye Oshima Belyeu
ØModern Family (ABC) Producers: Paul Corrigan, AbrahamHigginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, JeffreyMorton, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Chris Smirnoff, Brad Walsh, BillWrubel, Danny Zuker
ØVEEP (HBO) Producers: Simon Blackwell, ChristopherGodsick, Armando Iannucci, Stephanie Laing, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Frank Rich,Tony Roche
The Award for OutstandingProducer of Non-Fiction Television:
Ø30 for 30 (ESPN) Producers:Bill Simmons, John Dahl, Erin Leyden, Connor Schell
ØAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN) Producers: Anthony Bourdain, ChristopherCollins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig ØDuck Dynasty (A&E Networks) Producers:Deirdre Gurney, Scott Gurney, Mike Odair, Hugh Peterson, Adam Saltzberg, CharlieVan Vleet ØInside The Actors Studio (Bravo) Producers: James Lipton, Shawn Tesser, JeffWurtz ØShark Tank (ABC) Producers: Mark Burnett, Becky Blitz, Bill Gaudsmith,Yun Lingner, Clay Newbill, Jim Roush, Laura Skowlund, Max Swedlow
The Award for OutstandingProducer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:
ØColbert Report, The (Comedy Central) Producers: Meredith Bennett, Stephen T.Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, Emily Lazar,Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart ØJimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) Producers: David Craig, Ken Crosby, DougDeLuca, Gary Greenberg, Erin Irwin, Jimmy Kimmel, Jill Leiderman, MollyMcNearney, Tony Romero, Jason Schrift, Jennifer Sharron, Josh Weintraub
ØLate Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) Producers: Hillary Hunn, Lorne Michaels,Gavin Purcell, Michael Shoemaker ØReal Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Producers: Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths,Marc Gurvitz, Dean Johnsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Matt Wood
ØSaturday Night Live (NBC) Producers: Ken Aymong, Erin Doyle, SteveHiggins, Erik Kenward, Lorne Michaels, Lindsay Shookus
The Award for OutstandingProducer of Competition Television:
ØAmazing Race, The (CBS) Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, EliseDoganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Mark Vertullo
ØDancing With The Stars (ABC) Producers: Ashley Edens-Shaffer, ConradGreen, Joe Sungkur ØProject Runway (Lifetime) Producers: Jane Cha Cutler, Desiree Gruber,Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, Colleen Sands ØTop Chef (Bravo) Producers: Tom Colicchio, Daniel Cutforth, CaseyKriley, Jane Lipsitz, Erica Ross, Nan Strait, Andrew Wallace ØVoice, The (NBC) Producers: Stijn Bakkers, Mark Burnett, Johnde Mol, Chad Hines, Lee Metzger, Audrey Morrissey, Jim Roush, Kyra Thompson,Nicolle Yaron, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker Thefollowing programs were not vetted for producer eligibility this year, butwinners in these categories will be announced at the official ceremony onJanuary 19:
The Award for Outstanding SportsProgram:
Ø24/7 (HBO)
ØHard Knocks (HBO)
ØMonday Night Football (ESPN)
ØReal Sports With Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
ØSportsCenter (ESPN)
The Award for OutstandingChildren’s Program:
ØDora the Explorer (Nickelodeon)
ØiCarly (Nickelodeon)
ØPhineas and Ferb (Disney Channel)
ØSesame Street (Sprout)
ØSpongeBob Squarepants (Nickelodeon)
The Award for Outstanding DigitalSeries:
ØBurning Love(http://screen.yahoo.com/burning-love/)
ØEpic RapBattles of History (www.epicrapbattlesofhistory.com)
ØLizzie BennetDiaries, The (www.youtube.com/lizziebennet)
ØVideo GameHigh School (http://www.rocketjump.com/category/vghs)
ØWired: What’sInside (http://video.wired.com/series/what-s-inside)
In 1990, the Producers Guild heldthe first-ever Golden Laurel Awards, which were renamed the Producers GuildAwards in 2002. Richard Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck took home the award forBest Produced Motion Picture for DRIVING MISS DAISY, establishing the Guild’sawards as a bellwether for the Oscars. Last year, the PGA awarded ARGO with itsDarryl F. Zanuck Outstanding Producer Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures,marking the sixth consecutive year the Producers Guild has presaged the MotionPicture Academy’s choice.
Sponsors of the 2014 Producers Guild AwardsincludeCadillac, an official automotive partnerof thePGA;Delta Air Lines, the sponsor of this year's Producers Guild VisionaryAward;Panavision, the sponsor of the cocktail reception;PRG,Production Resource Group, an annual sponsor of the PGA;and Tiffany &Co. Aboutthe Producers Guild of America (PGA) TheProducers Guild of America is the non-profit trade group that represents,protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team infilm, television and new media. The Producers Guild has more than 5,900 memberswho work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry andcommunity by providing members with employment opportunities, seeking to expandhealth benefits,promoting fair and impartial standards for the awardingof producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts such asencouraging sustainable production practices. Visitwww.producersguild.org,www.pgagreen.org,www.pgadiversity.orgfor more information. |