While the Producers Guild Awards aren’t always a perfect crystal ball for how the Oscars will shake out, they are a very good poll how industry types feel about the contenders, and this year an unlikely movie has movie knocked out much more buzzworthy titles to take home the top prize.
In a strong field with movies like "Mad Max: Fury Road," "Spotlight," and "The Revenant," Adam McKay‘s financial world dramedy, "The Big Short," won the Best Picture prize at the PGAs. Frankly, that’s huge, and it certainly suggests that on Oscar night, we won’t see a sweep from any single movie.
Elsewhere, the beloved "Inside Out" took the Animated Movie prize, and in the TV realm, the love was spread among "Fargo," "Game Of Thrones," and "Transparent." Check out the full list of winners below.
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
Ø The Big Short
Producers: Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
Ø Inside Out
Producer: Jonas Rivera
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:
Ø Amy
Producer: James Gay-Rees
The television winners are:
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:
The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and mini-series.
Ø Fargo (Season 2)
Producers: Noah Hawley, John Cameron, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Warren Littlefield, Kim Todd
The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:
Ø 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
The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:
Ø Transparent (Season 1)
Producers: Jill Soloway, Andrea Sperling, Victor Hsu, Nisha Ganatra, Rick Rosenthal, Bridget Bedard
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:
Ø The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (Season 1)
Producers: Marc Smerling, Andrew Jarecki, Jason Blum
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:
Ø 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
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:
Ø Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 2)
Producers: Tim Carvell, John Oliver, Liz Stanton
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:
Ø Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:
Ø Sesame Street
The digital winner is:
The Award for Outstanding Digital Series:
Ø Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee