And The Nominees For The 2012 Producers Guild Awards Are...

There was so much good material this year!
The competition is going to be FIERCE!
Check out the full list of nominees for the 2012 Producers Guild Awards, which will take place on January 21st…AFTER THE JUMP!

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
THE ARTIST
Producer: Thomas Langmann
BRIDESMAIDS
Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend
THE DESCENDANTS
Producers: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Producers: Ceán Chaffin, Scott Rudin
THE HELP
Producers: Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green
HUGO
Producers: Graham King, Martin Scorsese
THE IDES OF MARCH
Producers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Brian Oliver
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Producers: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum
MONEYBALL
Producers: Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt
WAR HORSE
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg
The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
Producers: Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg
CARS 2
Producer: Denise Ream
KUNG FU PANDA 2
Producer: Melissa Cobb
PUSS IN BOOTS
Producers: Joe M. Aguilar, Latifa Ouaou
RANGO
Producers: John B. Carls, Gore Verbinski
The television nominees are:
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:
“Cinema Verite├óΓé¼┬¥ (HBO)
Producers: Zanne Devine, Karyn McCarthy
“Downton Abbey├óΓé¼┬¥ (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Producers: Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame
“The Kennedys├óΓé¼┬¥ (ReelzChannel) Producers: Jon Cassar, Jonathan Koch, Stephen Kronish, Steve Michaels, Michael Prupas, Jamie Paul Rock, Joel Surnow
“Mildred Pierce├óΓé¼┬¥ (HBO)
Producers: Todd Haynes, Pamela Koffler, Ilene S. Landress, Christine Vachon
“Too Big To Fail├óΓé¼┬¥ (HBO)
Producers: Carol Fenelon, Jeffrey Levine, Paula Weinstein
*The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and mini-series.
In December 2011, the Producers Guild of America announced the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture, Television Series and Non-Fiction Television Nominations; the following list includes complete producer credits.
The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:
BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
Producers: Michael Rapaport, Edward Parks (*additional producers eligibility pending arbitration completion)
BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK
Producer: Philip Gefter
PROJECT NIM
Producer: Simon Chinn
SENNA
Producer: James Gay-Rees
THE UNION
Producers: Cameron Crowe, Michelle Panek
The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:
“30 Rock├óΓé¼┬¥ (NBC)
Producers: Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Marci Klein, Jerry Kupfer, Lorne Michaels, David Miner, Jeff Richmond, John Riggi, Don Scardino
“The Big Bang Theory├óΓé¼┬¥ (CBS)
Producers: Chuck Lorre, Steve Molaro, Faye Oshima, Bill Prady
“Glee” (FOX)
Producers: Ian Brennan, Dante Di Loreto, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Kenneth Silverstein
“Modern Family├óΓé¼┬¥ (ABC)
Producers: Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Morton, Jeffrey Richman, Dan O’Shannon, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker
“Parks and Recreation├óΓé¼┬¥ (NBC)
Producers: Greg Daniels, Dan Goor, Howard Klein, Amy Poehler, Morgan Sackett, Michael Schur
The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:
“Boardwalk Empire├óΓé¼┬¥ (HBO)
Producers: Eugene Kelly, Howard Korder, Stephen Levinson, Martin Scorsese, Rudd Simmons, Tim Van Patten, Terence Winter
“Dexter├óΓé¼┬¥ (Showtime)
Producers: Sara Colleton, John Goldwyn, Chip Johannessen, Robert Lloyd Lewis
“Game of Thrones├óΓé¼┬¥ (HBO)
Producers: David Benioff, Frank Doelger, Mark Huffam, Carolyn Strauss, D.B. Weiss
“The Good Wife├óΓé¼┬¥ (CBS)
Producers: Brooke Kennedy, Michelle King, Robert King, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, David W. Zucker
“Mad Men├óΓé¼┬¥ (AMC)
Producers: Jonathan Abrahams, Scott Hornbacher, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Blake McCormick, Dwayne Shattuck, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner
The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:
“The Colbert Report├óΓé¼┬¥ (Comedy Central)
Producers: Meredith Bennett, Stephen T. Colbert, Richard Dahm, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart (*additional producers eligibility pending arbitration completion)
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show├óΓé¼┬¥ (Syndicated)
Producers: Mary Connelly, Ellen DeGeneres, Melissa Geiger Schrift, Ed Glavin, Andy Lassner, Kevin A. Leman II, Jonathan Norman, Derek Westervelt
“Real Time with Bill Maher├óΓé¼┬¥ (HBO)
Producers: Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Dean Johnsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin
“Saturday Night Live├óΓé¼┬¥ (NBC)
Producers: Ken Aymong, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney
“The 64th Annual Tony Awards├óΓé¼┬¥ (CBS)
Producers: Ricky Kirshner, Glenn Weiss
The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:
“The Amazing Race├óΓé¼┬¥ (CBS)
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Mark Vertullo
“American Idol├óΓé¼┬¥ (FOX)
Producers: Charles Boyd, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Simon Fuller, Patrick Lynn, Nigel Lythgoe, Megan Michaels, Ken Warwick
“Dancing with the Stars├óΓé¼┬¥ (ABC)
Producers: Ashley Edens Shaffer, Conrad Green, Joe Sungkur, Rob Wade
“Project Runway├óΓé¼┬¥ (Lifetime)
Producers: Jane Cha Cutler, Desiree Gruber, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, Colleen Sands
“Top Chef├óΓé¼┬¥ (Bravo)
Producers: Daniel Cutforth, Casey Kriley, Jane Lipsitz, Dan Murphy, Nan Strait
The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:
“30 for 30├óΓé¼┬¥ (ESPN)
Producers: John Dahl, Connor Schell, Bill Simmons
“American Masters├óΓé¼┬¥ (PBS)
Producers: Susan Lacy, Julie Sacks
“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations├óΓé¼┬¥ (Travel Channel)
Producers: Christopher Collins, Julie Lei, Lydia Tenaglia, Tom Vitale
“Deadliest Catch├óΓé¼┬¥ (Discovery Channel)
Producers: Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy, John Gray, Sheila McCormack, Ethan Prochnik, Bill Pruitt, Matt Renner
“Undercover Boss├óΓé¼┬¥ (CBS)
Producers: Chris Carlson, Susan Hoenig, Eli Holzman, Sandi Johnson, Stephen Lambert, Allison Schermerhorn
**Below are new categories for the 2012 Producers Guild Awards; three television categories and one web category. As such, these programs were not vetted for producer eligibility this year but winners in these categories will be announced at the official ceremony on January 21st:
News Programs:
“Anderson Cooper 360├óΓé¼┬¥ (CNN)
“BBC World News America├óΓé¼┬¥ (BBC)
“NBC News with Brian Williams├óΓé¼┬¥ (NBC)
“The Rachel Maddow Show├óΓé¼┬¥ (MSNBC)
“60 Minutes├óΓé¼┬¥ (CBS)
Sports Programs: (*There was a tie, which is why there are six nominees.)
“Monday Night Football├óΓé¼┬¥ (ESPN)
“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel├óΓé¼┬¥ (HBO)
“Sports Center├óΓé¼┬¥ (ESPN)
“30 for 30├óΓé¼┬¥ (ESPN)
“2010 FIFA World Cup├óΓé¼┬¥ (ABC / ESPN / ESPN2)
“U.S. Open Tennis Championship├óΓé¼┬¥ (CBS / ESPN2 / Tennis Channel)
Children’s Programs:
“Dora the Explorer├óΓé¼┬¥ (Nickelodeon)
“iCarly├óΓé¼┬¥ (Nickelodeon)
“Phineas and Ferb├óΓé¼┬¥ (Disney Channel)
“Sesame Street├óΓé¼┬¥ (PBS)
“SpongeBob Squarepants├óΓé¼┬¥ (Nickelodeon)
Web Series:
“Ask a Ninja├óΓé¼┬¥ (blip.tv)
“The Guild├óΓé¼┬¥ (WatchTheGuild.com)
“Parks and Recreation Presents: ├óΓé¼╦£April & Andy├óΓé¼Γäós Road Trip├óΓé¼Γäó├óΓé¼┬¥ (NBC.com)
“30 Rock Presents Jack Donaghy, Executive Superhero├óΓé¼┬¥ (NBC.com)
“Web Therapy├óΓé¼┬¥ (LStudio.com)