District 9 and Avatar Nominated for Producers Guild Awards Iain Welford, January 6, 2010November 9, 2010 The Producers Guild Awards, an often-watched list for Oscar predictions, has published their nominations for best produced films, and films we have been following, District 9 and Avatar amongst others, have made the grade. For years the Producers Guild Awards have been a great precursor to the Oscars, with several films going onto win the golden statue after picking up a PGA award. Taking place on the 24th of January, those in the know will be watching the winners with great interest. The Oscar nominations will be announced a week later on the 2nd of February. Avatar, District 9 and Star Trek have been announced as contenders for the motion picture of the year as well MovieViral favourites The Hurt Locker and Inglorious Basterds. Also worth a mention is the film 9 which ran a viral prior to its release and is nominated for the animated film of the year award. It looks to be a great year for Sci-fi films scooping awards, and we wish all of them good luck, especially Neill Blomkamp for his directorial debut with DIstrict 9. What do you think? All deserving entries? Leave your comments below. Here is the full list of nominees. Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures:AVATAR Producers: James Cameron, Jon LandauDISTRICT 9 Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter JacksonAN EDUCATION Producers: Finola Dwyer, Amanda PoseyTHE HURT LOCKER Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS Producer: Lawrence BenderINVICTUS Producers: Clint Eastwood, Rob Lorenz, Lori McCreary , Mace NeufeldPRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-MagnessSTAR TREK Producers: J.J. Abrams, Damon LindelofUP Producer: Jonas RiveraUP IN THE AIR Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination. PGA Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:9 Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.CORALINE Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.FANTASTIC MR. FOX Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG Producer: Peter Del VechoUP Producer: Jonas Rivera PGA Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:BURMA VJ Producer: Lise Lense-MollerThe COVE Producers: Paula DuPre Pesmen, Fisher StevensSERGIO Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination. News 9AvatarawardsDistrict 9Producers Guild AwardsStar Trek
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