The nominees for this year's Producers Guild of America were announced and there were not a lot of surprises. For instance, nine of the ten nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures also earned Golden Globe Nominations for either Best Drama or Best Musical / Comedy. Four of the five Animated films also did the same. It does make the Awards Season picture a lot clearer going forward, but it makes coming up with something to say much harder.

The categories and nominations are...

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE

• The Artist
• Bridesmaids
• The Descendants
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• The Help
• Hugo
• The Ides of March
• Midnight in Paris
• Moneyball
• War Horse

• The Adventures Of Tintin
• Cars 2
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Puss In Boots
• Rango

• Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
• Bill Cunningham New York
• Project Nim
• Senna
• The Union

• There's not much to say, as there are not a lot of surprises.
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is finally getting more attention during Awards Season. Meanwhile, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy continues to be ignored.
• I'm officially annoyed Winnie the Pooh isn't getting more Awards Season love.
• Finally, the Best Documentary category is way too close to call.

- C.S.Strowbridge

Date posted: 2012-01-04