The Producers Guild of America has revealed the feature film nominees for its annual PGA Awards. Ten pictures are in contention for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures while five are in the running for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Features.
The 10 nominated films up for the Zanuck honor are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Ex Machina, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Sicario, Spotlight and Straight Outta Compton.
Vying for PGA distinction in animated features are: Anomalisa, The Good Dinosaur, Inside Out, Minions and The Peanuts Movie.
Winners will be announced and honored at the 2016 PGA Awards on January 23.
Here’s a rundown of feature film nominations:
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
to be determined
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
The Award for 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
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