by Nathaniel R
If Nomadland was going to show any weakness before Oscar night, now just 31 days away, it would probably have been at the Producers Guild Awards which were held last night. Sorry to its rivals (though not really because we love Nomadland) there appears to be no vulnerable spots in its golden armor. Or maybe the Producers Guild just wasn't feeling frisky about throwing curveballs this year since with the exception of the Best Documentary (which still feels wide open in terms of the Oscar win) ALL of their prizes went to frontrunners in their Oscar categories or TV shows that have already cleaned up at other awards shows or even previously at the PGA...
PGA Winners
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE - Nomadland
They generally pick the same winner as Oscar though there have been exceptions like 1917 over Parasite, The Big Short over Spotlight, La La Land over Moonlight, Little Miss Sunshine over The Departed
ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE - Soul
They have very similar taste as Oscar when it comes to wins. The only times they've disagreed were Wreck it Ralph over Brave and Cars over Happy Feet. And twice their winner was not actually Oscar nominated: Aventures of Tintin and The Lego Movie.
DOCUMENTARY MOTION PICTURE- My Octopus Teacher
The Producers Guild taste in this category varies from Oscars by quite a lot and they regularly have different nominees and winners. Only two of their nominees this year are also up for the Oscar: My Octopus Teacher and Time.
TELEVISED OR STREAMED MOTION PICTURE - Hamilton
COMEDY SERIES - Schitt's Creek (season 6)
DRAMA SERIES -The Crown (season 4)
LIMITED SERIES - The Queens Gambit
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT TALK SHOW - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (season 7, sixth consecutive win)
John Oliver's dominance in Live Entertainment Talk Show is pretty incredible now -- the show only lost for its first season.
COMPETITION TELEVISION - RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12, third consecutive win)
NON-FICTION TELEVISION - The Last Dance (season 1)
SPORTS PROGRAM - Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of women's Gymnastics
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM -The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
The regular seasons of A Sesame Street often win this category.
SHORTFORM PROGRAM -Carpool Karaoke (second non-consecutive win)
Carpool Karaoke has won 3 consecutive Emmys for its three seasons and now 2 PGAs. When will people tire of James Corden driving around and singing with celebrities?
INNOVATION AWARD -BRCvr