PGA Awards Nominations: ‘Anatomy of a Fall,’ ‘The Zone of Interest’ Make History; ‘Barbie,’ ‘Maestro,’ ‘Past Lives’ Among Nominees

For the first time in the history of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) awards, two international titles have been nominated for the top PGA prize – Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest.

France’s Anatomy of a Fall and UK’s The Zone of Interest began their awards journey at last summer’s Cannes Film Festival where they won the Palme d’Or and Grand Jury Prize, respectively. They were both nominated at the Golden Globes in not just the international film category but in motion picture – drama. Anatomy won international film (however it’s not eligible in the Oscar category for it as France chose The Taste of Things instead) and screenplay but both lost the drama Globe to Oppenheimer.

The rest of the PGA nominees followed possibly one of the more predictable paths this season with American Fiction, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives and Poor Things rounding out the 10. Once again, The Color Purple, one time expected to be a big player this season, found itself on the outside, missing yet another – and most important – guild nomination.

When the Academy expanded its best picture lineup from five to 10 nominees in 2009, the PGA followed suit. Only three times have the PGA and the Oscars matched were during the sliding scale years between 2011-2021 when the Oscars nominated either eight or nine movies: 2016, 2018, and 2019. In the years of a solid 10, they missed two or more. Last year saw three PGA titles – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story, and The Whale – miss out on Best Picture to All Quiet on the Western Front, Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking.

The animated films The Boy and the Heron, Elemental, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem made the producers cut for their category.

In television the nominees for episodic drama include: The Crown, The Diplomat, The Last Of Us, The Morning Show and Succession and for episodic comedy we have Barry, The Bear, Jury Duty, Only Murders in the Building and Ted Lasso.

Here is the complete list of nominations for the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards, which will hold its ceremony announcing winners on February 25.

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

• American Fiction (Amazon MGM)
• Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)
• Barbie (Warner Bros.)
• The Holdovers (Focus Features)
• Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
• Maestro (Netflix)
• Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
• Past Lives (A24)
• Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
• The Zone of Interest (A24)

Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

• “The Boy and the Heron” (GKids)
• “Elemental” (Pixar)
• “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony Pictures)
• “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (Illumination/Universal Pictures)
• “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (Paramount Pictures)

Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama

• “The Crown” (Netflix)
• “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
• “The Last of Us” (Max)
• “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)
• “Succession” (Max)

Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy

• “Barry” (Max)
• “The Bear” (FX)
• “Jury Duty” (Amazon Freevee)
• “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
• “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television

• “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix)
• “Beef” (Netflix)
• “Daisy Jones and the Six” (Prime Video)
• “Fargo” (FX)
• “Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+)

Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures

• “Black Mirror: Beyond the Sea” (Netflix)
• “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie” (Paramount+)
• “Quiz Lady”
• “Reality” (Max)
• “Red, White & Royal Blue” (Prime Video)

Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television

• “60 Minutes”
• “The 1619 Project” (Hulu)
• “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life”
• “Being Mary Tyler Moore” (Max)
• “Welcome to Wrexham” (FX)

Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television

• “Carol Burnett: 90 Years Of Laughter + Love” (NBC)
• “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” (Netflix)
• “Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer” (Netflix)
• “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (Max)
• “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television

• “The Amazing Race” (CBS)
• “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
• “Squid Game: The Challenge” (Netflix)
• “Top Chef” (Bravo)
• “The Voice” (NBC)

The Award for Outstanding Sports Program

• 100 Foot Wave
• Beckham
• Formula 1: Drive to Survive
• Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets
• Shaun White: The Last Run

The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program

• Goosebumps
• Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
• Sesame Street
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch
• The Velveteen Rabbit

The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program

• Carpool Karaoke: The Series
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
• The Last of Us: Inside the Episode
• Only Murders in the Building: One Killer Question
• Succession: Controlling the Narrative