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Ahead of PGA Awards, Guild Says Fighting Runaway Production Is Top Priority: ‘We Have to Stand Up and Fight for Los Angeles’
PGA Awards: The Producers Guild tackles AI, runaway production and help for L.A. fire victims while also honoring TV and the cinema’s best.
Never before has Hollywood been hit with so many challenges all at once: the perceived threat of AI replacing human creatives, production leaving California for less costly venues, devastating fires that have wiped out thousands of homes and places of business, and a new administration that has a dislike for the politics of the Golden State. The PGA Awards honor producers across all platforms, with the feature films reflective Oscar voters’ tastes, and the winner on Feb. 8 will get a boost in the Academy Awards race: The nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures are “Anora” (Neon), “The Brutalist” (A24), “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures), “Conclave” (Focus Features), “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.), “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix), “A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures), “September 5” (Paramount), “The Substance” (Mubi) and “Wicked” (Universal). The most immediate needs are to help the members of the community who have been displaced by the numerous Los Angeles fires that caused a total economic loss that could reach $50 billion, according to JPMorgan.
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