PGA Awards Nominations Include ‘Dune: Part Two’, ‘The Brutalist’, ‘Wicked’ Vying For Top Film Prize

Denise Petski

16 January 2025 at 12:27 pm·3-min read

The Producers Guild of America has announced its 2025 nominees for movies and television.

The list was released Thursday following two postponements due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

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Nominees for the guild’s top film prize, the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, include Sean Baker’s dramedy Anora, Brady Corbet’s historical epic The Brutalist, Edward Berger’s Conclave, Jacques Audiard’s musical Emilia Pérez, Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Wicked, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, Jesse Eisenberg’s bromance dramedy A Real Pain, Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance and Tim Felbaum’s thriller September 5.

The Producers Guild will also present special honors to Chris Meledandri (David O. Selznick Achievement Award), Dana Walden (Milestone Award), Taika Waititi (Norman Lear Achievement Award) and Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein (Trailblazer Award).

Winners will be announced at the PGA Awards ceremony February 8, 2025 at the Fairmont Century Plaza.

The complete list is below.

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Wicked

Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

Flow
Inside Out 2
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama

Bad Sisters
The Diplomat
Fallout
Shōgun
Slow Horses

Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building

David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television

Baby Reindeer
Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country

Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures

Carry On
The Greatest Night in Pop
The Killer
Rebel Ridge
Unfrosted

Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television

30 for 30
Conan O’Brien Must Go
The Jinx – Part Two
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
Welcome to Wrexham

Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television

Ali Wong: Single Lady
The Daily Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live

Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television

The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Traitors
The Voice

The following nominees were previously announced.

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture

Gaucho Gaucho
Mediha
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Porcelain War
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
We Will Dance Again

The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Sesame Street
SpongeBob SquarePants

The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program

The Crown: Farewell To A Royal Epic
Hacks: Bit By Bit
The Penguin: Inside Gotham
Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime
Shōgun – The Making of Shōgun

The Award for Outstanding Sports Program

Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants
Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
Simone Biles Rising
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics

The PGA Innovation Award

Critterz
Emperor
Impulse: Playing with Reality
Orbital
The Pirate Queen with Lucy Liu
What If…? – An Immersive Story

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