The Producer’s Guild of America just announced its ten nominations for Best Picture. Among them are the usual suspects (Up in the Air, Avatar, Hurt Locker) and a couple of surprises. Namely: freakin’ Star Trek and District 9! The PGA has a pretty solid track record in predicting Oscar’s Best Picture nominees (though last year they did let The Dark Knight in there), but would the sci-fi averse Academy really snub films like Nine, The Messenger, or A Serious Man in favor of summer-released geek bait? We are skeptical.
AVATAR
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau
DISTRICT 9
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson
AN EDUCATION
Producers: Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
THE HURT LOCKER
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Producer: Lawrence Bender
INVICTUS
Producers: Clint Eastwood, Rob Lorenz, Lori McCreary , Mace Neufeld
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness
STAR TREK
Producers: J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof
UP
Producer: Jonas Rivera
UP IN THE AIR
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
PGA Award Nominations Announced [Indiewire]
