The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced their nominations today, and Toy Story 3 bagged two of them! As the producer of the film, Darla K. Anderson, who has been at Pixar for over 15 years, was the nominee in both categories:
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
- 127 Hours (Danny Boyle, Christian Colson)
- Black Swan (Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver)
- Inception (Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas)
- The Fighter (David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg)
- The Kids Are All Right (Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray)
- The King’s Speech (Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin)
- The Social Network (Dana Brunetti, Cean Chaffin, Michael De Luca, Scott Rudin)
- The Town (Basil Iwanyk, Graham King)
- Toy Story 3 (Darla K. Anderson)
- True Grit (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin)
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
- Despicable Me (John Cohen, Janet Healy, Christopher Meledandri)
- How To Train Your Dragon (Bonnie Arnold)
- Toy Story 3 (Darla K. Anderson)
A great note to the big award of the evening (The Darryl F. Zanuck Award) is that Toy Story 3 is only the second animated film to appear in the category. What was the first film? – none other than Pixar’s Up. Congratulations to Darla K. Anderson on the well-deserved nominations!
The 22nd Annual Producers Guild of America Awards are to be presented in just a few weeks, on January 22, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
For a complete list of nominees for the Producer’s Guild Awards, click here. To view an extensive list of awards that Toy Story 3 has won and received nominations for, click here.