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‘Birdman,’ ‘Boyhood,’ ‘Imitation Game’ among Producers Guild nominees merican Sniper,” “Birdman,” “Boyhood,” The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding “Foxcatcher,” “Gone Girl,” “Grand Birdman Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: “A Budapest Hotel,” “The Imitation Producers: Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher, Game,” “Nightcrawler,” “The Theory of James W. Skotchdopole The Big Bang Theory Everything” and “Whiplash” have been nominat- Producers: Faye Oshima Belyeu, Chuck Lorre, ed for the Producers Guild of America’s Darryl F. Boyhood Steve Molaro, Bill Prady Zanuck Award for top feature film. The winner Producers: Richard Linklater, p.g.a., Cathleen will be announced Jan. 24 in the PGA’s 26th Sutherland, p.g.a. Louie Producers: Pamela Adlon, Dave Becky, M. Foxcatcher Blair Breard, Louis C.K., Vernon Chatman, Adam Producers: Megan Ellison, p.g.a., Jon Kilik, Escott, Steven Wright p.g.a., Bennett Miller, p.g.a. Modern Family Gone Girl Producers: Paul Corrigan, Megan Ganz, Producer: Cean Chaffin, p.g.a. Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Morton, The Grand Budapest Hotel Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Chris Smirnoff, Producers: Wes Anderson & Scott Rudin, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Sally Young, Danny Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales Zuker

The Imitation Game Orange Is the New Black Producers: Nora Grossman, p.g.a., Ido Producers: Mark A. Burley, Sara Hess, Jenji Ostrowsky, p.g.a., Teddy Schwarzman, p.g.a. Kohan, Gary Lennon, Neri Tannenbaum, Michael Hawley, Warren Littlefield, Chad Oakes, Kim Trim, Lisa I. Vinnecour Top Chef Nightcrawler Todd Producers: Doneen Arquines, Daniel Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy Cutforth, Casey Kriley, Jane Lipsitz, Hillary Olsen, The Normal Heart Erica Ross, The Theory of Everything Producers: Jason Blum, Dante Di Loreto, Tara Siener, Shealan Spencer Producers: Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Lisa Scott Ferguson, Dede Gardner, Alexis Martin The Voice Bruce, Anthony McCarten Woodall, Producers: Stijn Bakkers, Mark Burnett, John Ryan Murphy, Brad Pitt, Mark Ruffalo De Mol, Chad Hines, Lee Metzger, Audrey annual awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Whiplash The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Morrissey, Century Plaza. The PGA has about 6,000 mem- Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, Producers: To Be Determined Jim Roush, Kyra Thompson, Mike Yurchuk, bers. David Lancaster Amanda Zucker “Nightcrawler” was probably the biggest sur- Sherlock prise among the 10 nominees, while “A Most Producers: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Beryl The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Violent Year,” “Into the Woods,” “Selma,” Vertue, Sue Vertue Entertainment & Talk Television: “Unbroken” and “Wild” were among the notable In late 2014, the Producers Guild of America exclusions. “Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave” announced the Documentary Theatrical Motion The Colbert Report wound up in a dead heat last year as both won Picture, Television Series and Non-Fiction Producers: Meredith Bennett, Tanya the Zanuck award-the first tie in the PGA’s 25- Television Nominations. The following list now Michnevich Bracco, Stephen Colbert, Richard year history for the trophy. The PGA uses the includes complete producer credits. Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, preferential balloting system employed for the The Award for Outstanding Producer of Emily Lazar, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: for the Oscars. Jimmy Kimmel Live The PGA’s Zanuck award has become a The Green Prince Producers: David Craig, Ken Crosby, Doug strong indicator of Oscar sentiment in recent Producers: John Battsek, Simon Chinn, Nadav DeLuca, Gary Greenberg, Erin Irwin, Jimmy years, matching the Oscar for best picture in 18 Schirman Kimmel, Jill Leiderman, Molly McNearney, Tony of its 25 years-including the last seven, with “12 Veep Romero, Jason Schrift, Jennifer Sharron, Seth Years a Slave,” “Argo,” “The Artist,” “The King’s Life Itself Producers: Chris Addison, Simon Blackwell, Weidner, Josh Producers: Garrett Basch, Steve James, Zak Christopher Godsick, Armando Iannucci, Piper Stephanie Laing, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Frank Rich, Weintraub Tony Roche Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Merchants of Doubt The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non- Producers: Tim Carvell, John Oliver, Liz Producers: Robert Kenner, Melissa Robledo Fiction Television:\ Stanton Particle Fever Producers: David E. Kaplan, Mark A. Levinson, 30 for 30 Real Time With Bill Maher Andrea Miller, Carla Solomon Producers: Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc The Award for Outstanding Producer of Gurvitz, Dean Johnsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: Virunga Matt Wood Producers: Joanna Natasegara, Orlando von The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Big Hero 6 Einsiedel Producers: Rob Crabbe, Jamie Granet Producer: Roy Conli, p.g.a. The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Bederman, Katie Hockmeyer, Jim Juvonen, Josh Speech,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Slumdog Millionaire” Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: Lieb, Brian McDonald, Lorne Michaels, Gavin and “No Country for Old Men.” The PGA winner The Book of Life Purcell last diverged from the Oscar best picture in Producers: Brad Booker, p.g.a., Guillermo del Breaking Bad 2006, when “Little Miss Sunshine” won the Toro, p.g.a. Producers: Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Zanuck while the Academy opted for “The Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Departed.” The Boxtrolls Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle The producers branch of AMPAS constitutes Producers: David Bleiman Ichioka, p.g.a., MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, about 8% of the AMPAS membership. When the Travis Knight, p.g.a. Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett Academy expanded the best-picture Oscar cate- How to Train Your Dragon 2 gory to 10 nominations, the PGA followed suit Producer: Bonnie Arnold, p.g.a. Downton Abbey with an expansion of the Zanuck nominations The Lego Movie Producers: Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, to 10. The PGA also announced “Big Hero 6,” “The Producer: Dan Lin Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge Book of Life,” “The Boxtrolls,” “How to Train Your Dragon 2” and “The Lego Movie” as nominees Game of Thrones for the animated award. “Frozen” won the trophy Producers: David Benioff, Bernadette last year. Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Chris Newman, Greg Monday’s announcement included the nom- Spence, Carolyn Strauss, D.B. Weiss inees in the longform television category, which Producers: Andy Billman, John Dahl, Erin encompasses both movies of the week and House of Cards Leyden, Connor Schell, Bill Simmons miniseries, with noms going to two FX series- Producers: Dana Brunetti, Joshua Donen, ”American Horror Story: Freak Show” and David Fincher, David Manson, Iain Paterson, Eric American Masters “Fargo”-along with PBS pair “The Roosevelts: An Roth, Kevin Spacey, Beau Willimon Producers: Susan Lacy, Julie Sacks, Junko Intimate History” and “Sherlock.” HBO’s “The Tsunashima Normal Heart” scored the other nomination. The True Detective individual producers have yet to be determined Producers: Richard Brown, Carol Cuddy, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown on “The Roosevelts.” The PGA had previously Steve Golin, Woody Harrelson, Cary Joji Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher The following programs were previously announced nominations in the feature docu- Fukunaga, Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig announced in late 2014. They were not vetted mentary, and digital and other TV categories. Matthew McConaughey, Nic Pizzolatto, Scott for producer eligibility this year, but winners in Stephens Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey these categories will be announced at the offi- The nominees are: Producers: Brannon Braga, Mitchell Cannold, cial ceremony on Jan 24.—Reuters The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Jason Clark, Ann Druyan, Livia Hanich, Steve Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: Holtzman, Seth MacFarlane

American Sniper Shark Tank Producers: Bradley Cooper, p.g.a., Clint Producers: Becky Blitz, Mark Burnett, Bill Eastwood, p.g.a., Andrew Lazar, p.g.a., Robert Gaudsmith, Phil Gurin, Yun Lingner, Clay Lorenz, p.g.a., Peter Morgan, p.g.a. The television nominees are: Newbill, Jim Roush, Laura Roush, Max Swedlow The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding The Award for Outstanding Producer of Producer of Long-Form Television: Competition Television: The Long-Form Television category encom- The Amazing Race passes both movies of the week and miniseries. Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van American Horror Story: Freak Show Munster, Mark Vertullo Producers: Brad Buecker, Dante Di Loreto, Brad Falchuk, Joseph Incaprera, Alexis Martin Dancing With the Stars Woodall, Producers: Ashley Edens Shaffer, Conrad Tim Minear, Ryan Murphy, Jennifer Salt, Green, Joe Sungkur James Wong Project Runway Producers: Jane Cha Cutler, Desiree Gruber, Fargo Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Jonathan Murray, Sara Producers: Adam Bernstein, John Cameron, Rea, Teri Weideman Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Michael Frislev, Noah