"The Social Network's" climb to Oscar victory was put to a halt by the Producers Guild, giving its much-coveted Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures to Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech!" (Full list of PGA Awards nominees and winners below)
Thus, making this one of the most unpredictable Oscars in recent years. Will the unclear antagonists and protagonists of "The Social Network" triumph over the "against all odds" story of "The King's Speech"?
Keep in mind that PGA has a better simulation of Oscar process (ten-picture slate, preferential ballot system) but still, taking the last ten years into account, PGA has matched only six out of the ten Best Picture Oscars.
In 2000, "Gladiator" won both Oscars and PGA, but 2001, PGA picked "Moulin Rouge!" but the Oscar went to "A Beautiful Mind."
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In 2002, both Oscars and PGA chose "Chicago," and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King...
Thus, making this one of the most unpredictable Oscars in recent years. Will the unclear antagonists and protagonists of "The Social Network" triumph over the "against all odds" story of "The King's Speech"?
Keep in mind that PGA has a better simulation of Oscar process (ten-picture slate, preferential ballot system) but still, taking the last ten years into account, PGA has matched only six out of the ten Best Picture Oscars.
In 2000, "Gladiator" won both Oscars and PGA, but 2001, PGA picked "Moulin Rouge!" but the Oscar went to "A Beautiful Mind."
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In 2002, both Oscars and PGA chose "Chicago," and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King...
- 1/24/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
hollywoodnews.com: Today the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced this year’s winning motion picture and television productions at the 22nd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
In addition to the competitive awards, the PGA honored several individuals with tribute awards including James Cameron with the 2011 Milestone Award; Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman with the 2011 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television; Scott Rudin with the 2011 David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures; Laura Ziskin with the Visionary Award; Sean Penn with the 2011 Stanley Kramer Award; and RealD with the 2011 Vanguard Award.
The following is a list of 2011 Producer Guild Awards nominees and winners (in bold and noted with*), listed in alphabetical order by category, along with producers. The producers? names listed for each nominated production are listed in alphabetical order and are not necessarily the proper order of credits.
The theatrical...
In addition to the competitive awards, the PGA honored several individuals with tribute awards including James Cameron with the 2011 Milestone Award; Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman with the 2011 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television; Scott Rudin with the 2011 David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures; Laura Ziskin with the Visionary Award; Sean Penn with the 2011 Stanley Kramer Award; and RealD with the 2011 Vanguard Award.
The following is a list of 2011 Producer Guild Awards nominees and winners (in bold and noted with*), listed in alphabetical order by category, along with producers. The producers? names listed for each nominated production are listed in alphabetical order and are not necessarily the proper order of credits.
The theatrical...
- 1/23/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced the television and motion picture nominations for the 2011 Producers Guild Awards. The three motion picture categories include The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; and The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures.
The guild previously announced that James Cameron, Laura Ziskin, Scott Rudin, the producing team of Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, and gasp, RealD (!) will receive honorary awards.
The Producers Guild Awards ceremony will be hosted by Judd Apatow and will be held Jan. 22.
Here's the complete list of nominees (Check our Awards Avenue for complete winners/nominees for all award-giving bodies):
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
127 Hours
Producers: Danny Boyle, Christian Colson
Black Swan
Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver
Inception
Producers: Christopher Nolan,...
The guild previously announced that James Cameron, Laura Ziskin, Scott Rudin, the producing team of Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, and gasp, RealD (!) will receive honorary awards.
The Producers Guild Awards ceremony will be hosted by Judd Apatow and will be held Jan. 22.
Here's the complete list of nominees (Check our Awards Avenue for complete winners/nominees for all award-giving bodies):
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
127 Hours
Producers: Danny Boyle, Christian Colson
Black Swan
Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver
Inception
Producers: Christopher Nolan,...
- 1/4/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Nominees for the 22nd annual Producers Guild Awards were announced this morning, and if you have been paying even the slightest bit of attention during the awards race, you could guess the 10 titles picked for Best Picture, otherwise known as the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award.
Regular nominees like “The Social Network” and “The King’s Speech” led the list, paired alongside the likes of “127 Hours,” “Black Swan,” “Inception,” “The Fighter,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “The Town,” “Toy Story 3” and “True Grit.”
If there’s a big winner, it’s Ben Affleck’s “The Town,” which also found its way into the Top 10 nominated by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for their Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, which air Friday, Jan. 14. Does this mean it will make the cut when the Academy picks 10 later this year?
The guild previously announced,...
Hollywoodnews.com: Nominees for the 22nd annual Producers Guild Awards were announced this morning, and if you have been paying even the slightest bit of attention during the awards race, you could guess the 10 titles picked for Best Picture, otherwise known as the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award.
Regular nominees like “The Social Network” and “The King’s Speech” led the list, paired alongside the likes of “127 Hours,” “Black Swan,” “Inception,” “The Fighter,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “The Town,” “Toy Story 3” and “True Grit.”
If there’s a big winner, it’s Ben Affleck’s “The Town,” which also found its way into the Top 10 nominated by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for their Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, which air Friday, Jan. 14. Does this mean it will make the cut when the Academy picks 10 later this year?
The guild previously announced,...
- 1/4/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
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Modern Family, Mad Men and HBO were among the major winners at last night's 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. The ABC series snagged awards for supporting actor Eric Stonestreet, Christopher Lloyd’s writing and Outstanding Comedy Series, while Mad Men was named Outstanding Drama Series and won for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. HBO’s Temple Grandin, You Don’t Know Jack and The Pacific also all received at least one award.
Other series that received Primetime Emmys included Fox’s high school musical, Glee, AMC’s Breaking Bad, CBS’s superior legal drama, The Good Wife and one of yours truly's favorites, Big Bang Theory. Bazinga!
The CBS sitcom was named in the category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for the performances of Jim Parsons. Parsons plays uber-geek, antisocialite and self-confessed physics genius Sheldon Cooper. You can see Parson's...
Modern Family, Mad Men and HBO were among the major winners at last night's 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. The ABC series snagged awards for supporting actor Eric Stonestreet, Christopher Lloyd’s writing and Outstanding Comedy Series, while Mad Men was named Outstanding Drama Series and won for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. HBO’s Temple Grandin, You Don’t Know Jack and The Pacific also all received at least one award.
Other series that received Primetime Emmys included Fox’s high school musical, Glee, AMC’s Breaking Bad, CBS’s superior legal drama, The Good Wife and one of yours truly's favorites, Big Bang Theory. Bazinga!
The CBS sitcom was named in the category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for the performances of Jim Parsons. Parsons plays uber-geek, antisocialite and self-confessed physics genius Sheldon Cooper. You can see Parson's...
- 8/30/2010
- CinemaSpy
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 2009-2010 Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements on the .62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. originating on the NBC Television Network from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Academy’s Chairman & CEO John Shaffner participated in the awards ceremony. Don Mischer was Executive Producer of the telecast. In addition to Emmys in 26 categories announced tonight, Emmys in 74 other categories and areas for programs and individual achievements were presented at the Creative Arts Awards on August 21, 2010 from the Nokia Theatre. HBO, AMC were the big winners at the 62nd Primetime Emmys, while ABC and CBS were the top broadcast Networks.
Biggest shocks on Sunday night.
7 time Emmy winner, The Amazing Race, was brought down by fellow reality series Top Chef. Previous Emmy champs, Tony Shaloub and Alec Baldwin were brought down hard by Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons!
Biggest shocks on Sunday night.
7 time Emmy winner, The Amazing Race, was brought down by fellow reality series Top Chef. Previous Emmy champs, Tony Shaloub and Alec Baldwin were brought down hard by Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons!
- 8/30/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The strange but true story of the Us Government's bid to harness mind power is satirized in Grant Heslov's "The Men Who Star At Goats." The film opens November 6, 2009. Directed by Heslov, with the screenplay turned in by Peter Straughan, this film is produced by the Smokehouse gang of George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Paul Lister. The film boasts a stellar cast of heavyweights including producer George Clooney, with Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Stephen Lang. The latest trailer is a Goat's Nightmare: The premise: A dark comedy inspired by a real life story about a top-secret wing of the U.S. military which come to light when a reporter (McGregor)...
- 11/4/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Overture Films announced today its acquisition of The Men Who Stare at Goats. The Smokehouse production stars Oscar®-winner George Clooney (Syriana) and is directed by Oscar®-nominee Grant Heslov (producer and co-writer of Good Night,and Good Luck.). The comedy ensemble is rounded out by Golden Globe®-nominee Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge!), Oscar®-winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, The Usual Suspects) and Oscar®-nominee Jeff Bridges (The Contender). ‘Goats’ is produced by Clooney, Heslov and Paul Lister. Barbara A. Hall serves as executive producer. Based on true events described in Jon Ronson’s 2004 book of the same title, ‘Goats’ involves a down-on-his-luck [...]...
- 5/20/2009
- by The Critic
- SmartCine.com
What do you get when you put George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges in the movie The Men Who Stare at Goats? Hopefully laughs. That’s what director Grant Heslov is hoping for. The film studio Overture has scored the satire, and sent out this official release.
May 18, 2009– Overture Films announced today its acquisition of The Men Who Stare at Goats. The Smokehouse production stars Oscar®-winner George Clooney (Syriana) and is directed by Oscar®-nominee Grant Heslov (producer and co-writer of Good Night,and Good Luck.). The comedy ensemble is rounded out by Golden Globe®-nominee Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge!), Oscar®-winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty,) and Oscar®-nominee Jeff Bridges (The Contender). ‘Goats’ is produced by Clooney, Heslov and Paul Lister. Barbara A. Hall serves as executive producer.
Based on true events described in Jon Ronson’s 2004 book of the same title, ‘Goats’ involves a...
May 18, 2009– Overture Films announced today its acquisition of The Men Who Stare at Goats. The Smokehouse production stars Oscar®-winner George Clooney (Syriana) and is directed by Oscar®-nominee Grant Heslov (producer and co-writer of Good Night,and Good Luck.). The comedy ensemble is rounded out by Golden Globe®-nominee Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge!), Oscar®-winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty,) and Oscar®-nominee Jeff Bridges (The Contender). ‘Goats’ is produced by Clooney, Heslov and Paul Lister. Barbara A. Hall serves as executive producer.
Based on true events described in Jon Ronson’s 2004 book of the same title, ‘Goats’ involves a...
- 5/19/2009
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Overture Films announced today its acquisition of The Men Who Stare at Goats . The Smokehouse production stars George Clooney and is directed by Grant Heslov (producer and co-writer of Good Night, And Good Luck. ). The comedy ensemble is rounded out by Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges. "Goats" is produced by Clooney, Heslov and Paul Lister. Barbara A. Hall serves as executive producer. Based on true events described in Jon Ronson's 2004 book of the same title, "Goats" involves a down-on-his-luck reporter (McGregor) who gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent (Clooney) who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to use paranormal powers to end war as we know it. "George chooses the...
- 5/19/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Cannes -- Overture appeared Monday to have locked up rights to the star-driven "The Men Who Stare at Goats" at the Festival de Cannes.
After sources indicated earlier in the day that an Overture deal was in place, some insiders said another player was in the mix. Several hours later, Overture sent out an announcement that it had bought the project.
If a deal does indeed close, it would mark the first major buy at either the festival or the Cannes market, which has until now yielded extreme caution on both the domestic and international acquisitions side. But the George Clooney starrer, which marks the directorial debut of longtime Clooney collaborator Grant Heslov, has been one of the hotter market projects in Cannes.
CAA packaged and sold the satire, in which Ewan MacGregor stars as a reporter who comes across a solider (Clooney) who reveals that the U.
After sources indicated earlier in the day that an Overture deal was in place, some insiders said another player was in the mix. Several hours later, Overture sent out an announcement that it had bought the project.
If a deal does indeed close, it would mark the first major buy at either the festival or the Cannes market, which has until now yielded extreme caution on both the domestic and international acquisitions side. But the George Clooney starrer, which marks the directorial debut of longtime Clooney collaborator Grant Heslov, has been one of the hotter market projects in Cannes.
CAA packaged and sold the satire, in which Ewan MacGregor stars as a reporter who comes across a solider (Clooney) who reveals that the U.
- 5/18/2009
- by By Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO's long-gestating Temple Grandin project is moving forward, with Claire Danes in negotiations to star and Mick Jackson set to direct the biopic.
Grandin, one of the leading speakers on autism, overcame the limitations imposed by the disorder to become one of the top scientists in humane livestock handling.
High school was especially harsh for Grandin, who was called "tape recorder" by other kids because she repeated things over and over. She also was hypersensitive to all sorts of sensory stimulation. She eventually graduated with degrees from several universities, going on to write influential essays on animal welfare and designing humane slaughterhouses. Grandin appears regularly on the news talk show circuit and was the subject of a BBC documentary titled "The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow" and Errol Morris' "First Person: Stairway to Heaven."
Danes will play Grandin from her high school years to her post-academic period.
Christopher Monger wrote the script, and an October start date in Austin is being eyed.
Emily Gerson Saines, Gil Bellows, Anthony Edwards, Dante Di Loreto, Paul Lister and Allison Owen are exec producing, while Scott Ferguson serves as producer.
If everything falls into place, it will be a project nine years in the making for Saines, a one-time agent and now manager-producer for whom this has been a passion project. Saines has seen several directors, including David O. Russell and Moises Kaufman, come and go.
"I made a commitment to Temple that I was going to make it and make it right," said Saines, who has a son with autism. "I never pushed to get it made until now, because now we got it right.
"When I first brought this to HBO, and I started talking to Richard Plepler about the increasing (number of people with autism), he turned to me and said, 'Your numbers have got to be wrong, otherwise it would be an epidemic.' And I told him it is," she added.
Saines credited such past and present exec chiefs at HBO as Colin Callender, Keri Putnam and Jenny Sherwood for championing the project. "It's a testament to the material on which this is based that no one ever gave up on this," she said.
Danes will next be seen starring in Richard Linklater's "Me and Orson Welles," which premieres in September at the Toronto International Film Festival. She is repped by Icm and Signpost Management.
Jackson, repped by Icm, has credits that include "The Bodyguard," "Traffic" the television series and HBO's "Live From Baghdad."...
Grandin, one of the leading speakers on autism, overcame the limitations imposed by the disorder to become one of the top scientists in humane livestock handling.
High school was especially harsh for Grandin, who was called "tape recorder" by other kids because she repeated things over and over. She also was hypersensitive to all sorts of sensory stimulation. She eventually graduated with degrees from several universities, going on to write influential essays on animal welfare and designing humane slaughterhouses. Grandin appears regularly on the news talk show circuit and was the subject of a BBC documentary titled "The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow" and Errol Morris' "First Person: Stairway to Heaven."
Danes will play Grandin from her high school years to her post-academic period.
Christopher Monger wrote the script, and an October start date in Austin is being eyed.
Emily Gerson Saines, Gil Bellows, Anthony Edwards, Dante Di Loreto, Paul Lister and Allison Owen are exec producing, while Scott Ferguson serves as producer.
If everything falls into place, it will be a project nine years in the making for Saines, a one-time agent and now manager-producer for whom this has been a passion project. Saines has seen several directors, including David O. Russell and Moises Kaufman, come and go.
"I made a commitment to Temple that I was going to make it and make it right," said Saines, who has a son with autism. "I never pushed to get it made until now, because now we got it right.
"When I first brought this to HBO, and I started talking to Richard Plepler about the increasing (number of people with autism), he turned to me and said, 'Your numbers have got to be wrong, otherwise it would be an epidemic.' And I told him it is," she added.
Saines credited such past and present exec chiefs at HBO as Colin Callender, Keri Putnam and Jenny Sherwood for championing the project. "It's a testament to the material on which this is based that no one ever gave up on this," she said.
Danes will next be seen starring in Richard Linklater's "Me and Orson Welles," which premieres in September at the Toronto International Film Festival. She is repped by Icm and Signpost Management.
Jackson, repped by Icm, has credits that include "The Bodyguard," "Traffic" the television series and HBO's "Live From Baghdad."...
- 8/15/2008
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jim Broadbent is poised to join Jude Law and Keira Knightley in DreamWorks Pictures/Miramax Films' Tulip Fever for helmer John Madden. The studio confirmed that Broadbent is in talks to join the project, due to start lensing in April. Set in mid-1600s Amsterdam, Tulip centers on a young woman (Knightley) who weds a wealthy merchant (Broadbent) to escape poverty. However, she meets up with a penniless artist (Law) hired to paint her portrait, and the two fall in love. Their only hope of escape from her situation is to raise money from the all-important tulip market. Tom Stoppard wrote the screenplay based on Deborah Moggach's novel, published in March 2000. Producer Alison Owen (Sylvia) is shepherding the project, with DreamWorks co-heads Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald taking executive producer credits. At the studio, it's being overseen by production executive Paul Lister. DreamWorks is taking the lead on production and will handle domestic rights, while Miramax, which worked with Madden on Shakespeare in Love, is handling international. Broadbent is repped by ICM.
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