‘Top Gun: Maverick’s’ chances of getting an Oscar nomination have increased dramatically. The popular action movie, along with Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Steven Spielberg’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” and “Tár” were nominated for Highest distinction from the PGA, the organization announced Thursday.
All five received Directors Guild nominations on Wednesday. ‘The Fabelmans’ and ‘Banshees’ also scored big wins at the Golden Globes this week.
The Producers Guild nominates 10 films each year for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Film Production. Other nominees were ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, ‘Elvis’, ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ and ‘The Whale’. All films hope to compete in the best picture category at the Oscars, whose nominations will be announced on January 24.
PGA picks are generally a good predictor of the best Oscar nominees and winners. Last year, the group presented awards to the production teams behind ‘CODA’ (‘CODA: Signs of the Heart’), ‘Charm’ and ‘Summer of Soul’, which went on to win Oscars in their respective categories. .
Like the Directors Guild nominees, the 10 films nominated by the PGA this year were directed by men, omitting acclaimed films from female directors such as “The Woman King” and “Women Talking.” speak”). “Babylone” by Damien Chazelle was also snubbed.
In the animation category, the nominees are “Pinocchio de Guillermo del Toro” (“Pinocchio de Guillermo el Toro”), “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”, “Minions: The Rise of Gru” (“Minions: The origin of Gru ), “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”) and “Turning Red” (“Red”).
Documentary nominees include Oscar-nominated films such as ‘Descendant’, ‘Fire of Love’ (‘Volcans: The Tragedy of Katia and Maurice Krafft’), ‘Navalny’, ‘All That Breathes’, ‘The Territory’ and “Retrograde”. Notably left out was Laura Poitras’ León de Loro winner “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”.
The PGA also recognizes television programs, including series, anthologies, documentaries, talk shows, children’s shows and game shows. Drama series nominated include ‘Andor’, ‘Better Call Saul’, ‘Ozark’, ‘Severance’ and ‘The White Lotus’. The comedies competing for an award are “Abbott Elementary”, “Barry”, “The Bear”, “Hacks” and “Only Murders in the Building”.
Films nominated in the television and streaming category include “Fire Island” (“Pride & Seduction”), “Hocus Pocus 2” (“Abracadabra 2”), “Pinocchio”, “Prey” (“Predator: The Prey”) and “Weird: The Story of Al Yankovic” (“Weird: The Story of Al Yankovic”).
The PGA, a non-profit organization, represents 8,500 film, television and media producers.
The awards will be presented at an untelevised ceremony in Los Angeles on Feb. 25 where Tom Cruise will receive the David O. Selznick Lifetime Achievement Award.
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