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2011 Producers Guild Awards Nominations

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On Tuesday, the PGA announced the television and motion picture nominations for the 2011 Producers Guild Awards. In what hints to be a preview of the 10 Best Picture Oscar nominations coming up at the end of this month, Warner Bros. Pictures big-budget THE TOWN being included as one of the PGA’s ten over the indie WINTER”S BONE was not a total surprise. We’ll see if the same can be said of the 3 films nominated in the animated category on January 25th. The PGA went with DESPICABLE ME over Disney’s TANGLED and Sony Pictures Classics THE ILLUSIONIST.

Here are the nominees:

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

  • 127 HOURS, Producers: Danny Boyle, Christian Colson
  • BLACK SWAN, Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver
  • INCEPTION, Producers: Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas
  • THE FIGHTER, Producers: David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg
  • THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Producers: Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray
  • THE KING’S SPEECH, Producers: Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
  • THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Producers: Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca, Scott Rudin
  • THE TOWN, Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Graham King
  • TOY STORY 3, Producer: Darla K. Anderson
  • TRUE GRIT, Producers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

  • DESPICABLE ME, Producers: John Cohen, Janet Healy, Christopher Meledandri
  • HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, Producer: Bonnie Arnold
  • TOY STORY 3, Producer: Darla K. Anderson

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:
(Previously announced December 2010.)

  • CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER, Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination
  • EARTH MADE OF GLASS, Producers: Reid Carolin, Deborah Scranton
  • INSIDE JOB, Producers: Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs
  • SMASH HIS CAMERA, Producers: Linda Saffire, Adam Schlesinger
  • THE TILLMAN STORY, Producer: John Battsek
  • ‘WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’, Producer: Lesley Chilcott

Previously announced awards:

  • Global 3D technology provider RealD will receive the Producers Guild’s 2011 Vanguard Award.
  • Producer Scott Rudin will receive the 2011 David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures.
  • Producer Laura Ziskin will receive the Producers Guild’s 2011 Visionary Award.
  • Oscar award-winning producer, director, writer James Cameron will be honored with the 2011 Milestone Award.

Hosted by director/writer/producer Judd Apatow, the 2011 Producers Guild Awards will be held in the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton on January 22, 2011.

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