The nominees have been announced for the 2017 Producers Guild Awards recognizing the best in feature films, documentaries (previously announced but now with producers credits), and animated movies released in 2016. Winners of the 28th Annual Producers Guild Awards will be revealed during a ceremony on January 28, 2017 in Los Angeles. In addition to announcing the winners, the Producers Guild Awards will honor Tom Rothman with the Milestone Award, James L. Brooks with the Norman Lear Achievement in Television Award, Irwin Winkler with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, Megan Ellison with this year’s Visionary Award, and Loving as the winner of the Stanley Kramer Award.
The Producers Guild of America is made up of film, television and new media producers, with more than 7,500 members not only participating in the annual Producers Guild Awards vote but also actively working on education, advocacy, and “sustainable production practices.”
Producers Guild Awards Motion Pictures Nominees:
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
• Arrival
Producers: Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, Aaron Ryder, David Linde
• Deadpool
Producers: Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, Lauren Shuler Donner
• Fences
Producers: Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, Todd Black
• Hacksaw Ridge
Producers: Bill Mechanic, David Permut
• Hell or High Water
Producers: Carla Hacken, Julie Yorn
• Hidden Figures
Producers: Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin & Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, Theodore Melfi
• La La Land
Producers: Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt
• Lion
Producers: Emile Sherman & Iain Canning, Angie Fielder
• Manchester By the Sea
Producers: Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin Walsh
• Moonlight
Producers: Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner & Jeremy Kleiner
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
• Finding Dory
Producer: Lindsey Collins
• Kubo and the Two Strings
Producers: Arianne Sutner, Travis Knight
• Moana
Producer: Osnat Shurer
• The Secret Life of Pets
Producers: Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy
• Zootopia
Producer: Clark Spencer
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:
• Dancer
Producer: Gabrielle Tana
• The Eagle Huntress
Producers: Stacey Reiss, Otto Bell
• Life, Animated
Producers: Julie Goldman, Roger Ross Williams
• O.J.: Made in America
Producers: Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow
• Tower
Producers: Keith Maitland, Susan Thomson, Megan Gilbride
