Oppenheimer was undeniably the frontrunner in the best picture race leading up to the Oscars after scoring the top honor Sunday night at the 2024 Producers Guild Awards.
Director Christopher Nolan and stars Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy — who plays the father of the atomic bomb — and Emily Blunt were on hand at the ceremony, which was held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood.
The Producers Guild of America recognized the achievements of its own at this year’s 35th annual PGA Awards.
Earlier in the evening, The Bear continued its awards-season winning streak when it took home the prize for episodic comedy series, while Succession’s years-long run of awards show triumphs continued with the award for best drama series.
Other major winners included Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, for animated film, and Netflix’s Beef, for best miniseries.
Oppenheimer was undeniably the front-runner in the best picture race leading up to the Oscars after scoring the top honor Sunday night at the 2024 Producers Guild Awards; stars (L–R) Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. pictured
Director Christopher Nolan was on hand to accept the best theatrical feature award at PGAs, which were held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood; pictured with producers Chuck Roven and Emma Thomas
Oppenheimer stars Cillian Murphy (pictured) as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. The film has been a hit with critics and audiences alike, and it has grossed nearly $1 billion against a $100 million budget
Oppenheimer was awarded the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, which has emerged as the award most likely to predict the winner of Best Picture at the Academy Awards in recent years.
As he took the stage with fellow producers Chuck Roven and Emma Thomas, writer and director Christopher Nolan noted that winning the Zanuck Award was a new experience for the group, even though they had been nominated in the past.
‘Every time we’ve been in this room, we’ve felt so much support,’ he said, via Variety.
And though Nolan is best known as the auteur behind hits like the Dark Knight trilogy, Dunkirk and Inception, Thomas suggested he was possibly an even greater producer than a director.
‘He’s absolutely brilliant, we’ve worked on 12 films now,’ she gushed.
Oppenheimer has been a hit with critics and audiences alike. The biopic has grossed nearly $1 billion against a $100 million budget, and it holds an impressive 96 percent fresh rating from the most prestigious critics surveyed by Rotten Tomatoes.
The movie’s success, which came as part of the popular ‘Barbenheimer’ double bill with Barbie, signaled that audiences may be more interested in film’s that aren’t based on existing IP or superheroes after years of Marvel dominance.
The Bear, which stars awards-favorites Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, was honored with the Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television — Comedy to start off the evening.
The Bear continued its awards-season winning streak when it took home the prize for episodic comedy series
The dramedy, which stars awards favorites Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, was honored with the Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television — Comedy to start off the evening
The chef Matty Matheson (R), who appears on the Bear and serves as a producer and culinary consultant, was joined on stage by his fellow producers to accept the honor
The chef Matty Matheson, who appears on he Bear and serves as a producer and culinary consultant, was joined on stage by his fellow producers to accept the honor.
The nominees were announced last month, with American Fiction, Barbie, Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon among the nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
Phil Lord and his creative partner Christopher Miller were among the team accepting the award for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.
The animated film continued the multiverse storylines that were featured in the massively successful live-action film Spider-Man: No Way Home, which starred Tom Holland as the title hero.
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television went to another awards-season favorite, the Netflix miniseries Beef.
Ali Wong stars in the pitch-black comedy as a small business owner of Chinese descent who is drawn into an escalating cycle of vengeance and self-sabotage after a road-rage incident involving a struggling Korean American contractor (Steven Yeun).
The team representing RuPaul’s Drag Race scored big with a win for the Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television.
The guild represents more than 8,500 producers who work across all sorts of mediums. Honors at the PGA Awards recognize achievements in film, episodic television, standup, live television, documentaries and more.
This year’s ceremony is taking place at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland.
Tom Cruise and Mindy Kaling are among a few of the big names receiving special honors.
The Top Gun star will be bestowed with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, while Kaling will be honored with the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television.
Animated films are recognized with the Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures. this year’s nominees are The Boy And The Heron, Elemental, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
Phil Lord (at the microphone) and his creative partner Christopher Miller (far left) were among the team accepting the award for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, which won for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Oscar winner Emma Stone pictured enjoying her dinner. She’s not just the star but a producer on her acclaimed film Poor Things, which is nominated for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone addresses the audience. She stars opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s Western crime epic Killers Of The Flower Moon, which is also nominated for the best picture award
Gladstone, who is a best actress frontrunner alongside Emma Stone for the upcoming Oscars, was joined by her director Martin Scorsese inside the Ray Dolby Theatre. He makes a brief appearance at the end of Killers Of The Flower Moon
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television went to another awards-season favorite, the Netflix miniseries Beef, which stars Ali Wong (L) and Steven Yeun (R)
The team representing RuPaul’s Drag Race scored big with a win for the Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
The Crown is among the hit shows up for the Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television — Drama. It will be competing against The Diplomat, The Last of Us, The Morning Show and Succession.
The nominees for the Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television — Comedy are Barry, The Bear, Jury Duty, Only Murders In The Building and Ted Lasso.
The Amazing Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race and Squid Game: The Challenge, are among the nominees for Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television.
The PGA Awards also recognize sports programs, with 100 Foot Wave, Beckham, Formula 1: Drive To Survive, Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The New York Jets and Shaun White: The Last Run up for the Award for Outstanding Sports Program.
PGA Awards 2024 Winners
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer — WINNER
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse — WINNER
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
The Crown
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
The Morning Show
Succession — WINNER
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
Barry
The Bear — WINNER
Jury Duty
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
All the Light We Cannot See
BEEF — WINNER
Daisy Jones and the Six
Fargo
Lessons in Chemistry
Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
Black Mirror: Beyond the Sea — WINNER
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie
Quiz Lady
Reality
Red, White & Royal Blue
Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
60 Minutes
The 1619 Project
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Welcome to Wrexham — WINNER
Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television
Carol Burnett: 90 Years Of Laughter + Love
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — WINNER
Saturday Night Live
Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race — WINNER
Squid Game: The Challenge
Top Chef
The Voice
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony — WINNER
Beyond Utopia
The Disappearance of Shere Hite
The Mother of All Lies
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program
100 Foot Wave
Beckham — WINNER
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets
Shaun White: The Last Run
The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program
Goosebumps
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Sesame Street — WINNER
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
The Last of Us: Inside the Episode
Only Murders in the Building: One Killer Question
Succession: Controlling the Narrative — WINNER
PGA Innovation Award
Body Of Mine — WINNER
The Eye and I
JFK Memento
Letters From Drancy
MLK: Now Is the Time
Ocean of Light: Dolphins VR
Our Ocean Our Future
Out of Scale, A Kurzgesagt Adventure
Reimagined
Space Explorers: Blue Marble Trilogy
Wallace & Gromit in The Grand Getaway
The World’s Largest Tailgate
Barbie is up for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures