David Farnor | On 25, Mar 2021

Nomadland, Soul and My Octopus Teacher led the winners at the Producers Guild of America awards this week.

The PGA prizes, which are often a key indicator of Oscars success, were unveiled virtually by presenters including Viola Davis and Sacha Baron Cohen.

Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland was the big triumph of the evening, with Chloé Zhao’s film taking home the Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures prize, building on its wins at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards and beating competition from Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mank, Minari, One Night in Miami, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal and The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Soul, which debuted on Disney+ at Christmas, won the Animated Film prize, while Netflix’s My Octopus Teacher took home the Documentary prize.

TV winners included Schitt’s Creek, which came out on top in the Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy category in its final season, and two prizes for Netflix: The Crown for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama and The Queen’s Gambit for Limited Series. Netflix is also the UK home of docuseries The Last Dance, which won in the Non-Fiction Television race. Disney+’s Hamilton, meanwhile, won Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures.

Here’s the full list of winners:

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Nomadland
Producers: Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao

Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama

The Crown (Season 4)
Producers: Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Stephen Daldry, Andy Harries, Benjamin Caron, Matthew Byam Shaw, Robert Fox, Michael Casey, Andy Stebbing, Martin Harrison, Oona O’Beirn

Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television

The Last Dance (Season 1)
Producers: (Eligibility determination Pending)

Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television

The Queen’s Gambit
Producers: William Horberg, Allan Scott, Scott Frank, Marcus Loges, Mick Aniceto

Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures

Hamilton
Producers: Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller

Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

Soul
Producer: Dana Murray

Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 7)
Producers: (Eligibility determination pending)

Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures

My Octopus Teacher

Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television

RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 12)
Producers: (Eligibility determination pending)

Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy

Schitt’s Creek (Season 6)
Producers: Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, David West Read, Ben Feigin, Michael Short, Kurt Smeaton, Kosta Orfanidis

Outstanding Sports Program

Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women’s Gymnastics (Season 1)

Innovation Award

BRCvr

Outstanding Short Form Program

Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Season 3)

Outstanding Children’s Program

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special

Charles Fitzsimons Award

Vance Van Petten

PGA/UCLA Vision Award

Stephanie Allain

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