The American Producers’ Union announces the nominees for best film and increases anticipation for the Oscars

The American Producers’ Union announces the nominees for best film and increases anticipation for the Oscars


The award is considered one of the strongest gauges for the main category of the Oscars



The Producers Guild of America (PGA, in its original acronym) announced Thursday its 16th nominees for the best film of the year, as well as other film, TV and streaming categories. THE PGA Awards It is one of the most powerful thermometers in relation to the main category of Oscarbest film, given that it is the producers themselves who vote for it.




The American Producers’ Union announces the nominees for best film and increases anticipation for the Oscars

Anora, The brutalist, A complete stranger, Conclave, Duna: second part, Emilia Perez, Real pain, September 5th, The substance AND Evil are the 10 nominees for best film in 2025. It is worth remembering that last year, in 2024, the list of best films at the PGA Awards and the Oscars were identical, and Oppenheimer he won the award on both occasions.

According to international media, the big surprise on the list is September 5than independent film purchased by Paramount after enjoying success at festivals Venice and Telluride, and which ended up earning the place of underdog among other already expected titles.

Now all we have to do is wait for the Oscar candidates, the main cinema award. In the midst of the tragedy of the fires that hit Los Angeles, the announcement has already been postponed twice. Now, the new official date is January 23rd. The Oscar ceremony is scheduled for March 2.

Discover the main nominees for the PGA Awards

Best Film of the Year (Darryl F. Zanuck Award)

  • Anora (Neon)
  • The brutalist (A24)
  • A complete stranger (Images by Searchlight)
  • Conclave (Focus functions)
  • Duna: second part (Warner Bros.)
  • Emilia Perez (Netflix)
  • Real pain (Images by Searchlight)
  • September 5th (Paramount Images)
  • The substance (Mubi)
  • Evil (Universal Images)

The best animation of the year

  • Flow (Janus Film/Sideshow)
  • Inside out 2 (Pixar)
  • Moana 2 (Walt Disney Images)
  • Wallace and Gromit: Revenge (Netflix)
  • Wild robot (DreamWorks Animation)

Best Drama Series (Norman Felton Award)

  • Family evil (AppleTV+)
  • The diplomat (Netflix)
  • Fall (Main Video)
  • Shogun: The Glorious Saga of Japan (FX)
  • Slow horses (AppleTV+)

Best Comedy Series (Danny Thomas Award)

  • Abbott Elementary (ABC)
  • The bear (FX)
  • Curb your enthusiasm (HBO/Maximum)
  • Hack (HBO/Maximum)
  • Only murders in the building (Hulu)

Best Miniseries (David L. Wolper Award)

  • Little reindeer (Netflix)
  • FEUD: Capote vs The Swans (FX)
  • Penguin (HBO/Maximum)
  • Ripley (Netflix)
  • True Detective: Nightland (HBO/Maximum)

Best film produced for TV or streaming

  • Risky baggage (Netflix)
  • The night that changed pop (Netflix)
  • The killer (Peacock)
  • Rebel crest (Netflix)
  • The Battle of the Pop-Tart Cookies (Not Frozen) (Netflix)

Best non-fiction television production

  • 30 for 30 (ESPN)
  • Conan O’Brien Give it a try (HBO/Maximum)
  • The Challenge – Second part (HBO/Maximum)
  • STEVE! (martin): documentary in 2 parts (AppleTV+)
  • Welcome to Wrexham (FX)

Best Comedy Program

  • Ali Wong: Single woman (Netflix)
  • The daily show (Comedy Central)
  • Last week tonight with John Oliver (HBO/Maximum)
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
  • Saturday night live (NBC)

The best reality TV show

  • The extraordinary race (CBS)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
  • Excellent chef (Bravo)
  • The Traitors (Peacock)
  • The Voice (NBC)

Source: Terra

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