The Producers Guild of America awards were held this past weekend, and in something of a surprise move, the PGA selected Little Miss Sunshine as the year’s best film. It beat out favorites like Babel, Dreamgirls, The Queen, and The Departed to take the prize and now suddenly Little Miss Sunshine is a legitimate best movie of 2006 contender.
The PGA is a little different than most awards. They focus specifically on the contributions producers make towards film, so you won’t see acting awards or writing awards in their list of honorees. Their categories are few, and pretty specific. Below is their full list of 2006 movie and television producing winners:
The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Marc Turtletaub David T. Friendly Peter Saraf Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa
The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
CARS - Darla K. Anderson
The David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television
ELIZABETH I - Suzan Harrison George Faber Charles Pattinson Barney Reisz
The Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Drama
GREY’S ANATOMY - Shonda Rhimes Betsy Beers Mark Gordon James Parriott Peter Horton Rob Corn
The Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Comedy
THE OFFICE - Greg Daniels Kent Zbornak
The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Non-Fiction Television
60 MINUTES - Jeff Fager
The Johnny Carson Producers of the Year Award in Variety Television
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER - Bill Maher Scott Carter Sheila Griffiths Dean Johnsen
