“The Big Short” wins Top honours at PGA Awards
In a major surprise, Paramount's “The Big Short” won the Darryl F. Zanuck Award from the Producers Guild of America as the year's top movie. The comedy-drama — delving into the 2008 financial crisis and starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt — won over “Bridge of Spies”, “Brooklyn”, “Ex Machina”, “Mad Max: Fury Road”, “The Martian”, “The Revenant”, “Sicario”, “Spotlight” and “Straight Outta Compton”.
“Game of Thrones,” “Transparent” and “Fargo” took the top TV awards in ceremonies at the Century Plaza while “Inside Out” and “Amy” won the other key film awards.
“Spotlight” and “The Revenant” — which has a leading 12 Oscar nominations — had been considered the front-runners for the PGA trophy with “The Big Short”, “The Martian” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” regarded as upset candidates. Alejandro Inarritu's “Birdman” won the Zanuck, and the Best Picture Oscar last year.
The Zanuck trophy is based on voting by the 7,000 members of the PGA. The award has become a strong indicator of Oscar sentiment in recent years, partly due to it using a preferential balloting system similar to that of the AMPAS. It's matched the Oscar for best picture in 19 of its 26 years — including the last eight.
The PGA win for “The Big Short” was the second for Kleiner, Pitt and Gardner, who were producers on “12 Years a Slave” two years ago. “The Big Short” has received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director for McKay, Best Supporting Actor for Bale, Best Adapted Screenplay for McKay and Charles Randolph and Best Editing for Hank Corwin.
Amy Winehouse documentary “Amy” won for top documentary for James Gay-Rees. The Oscar front-runner topped “The Hunting Ground”, “The Look of Silence”, “Meru” and “Something Better to Come”.
Disney-Pixar's “Inside Out” won the award for top animated movie for producer Jonas Rivera. The film that became a surprise hit with worldwide grosses of $856 million, topped “Anomalisa”, “The Good Dinosaur”, “Minions” and “The Peanuts Movie” and is widely expected to win the Oscar.
The second season of FX's “Fargo” won the David L. Wolper Award for long-form television for the second year in a row. The fifth season of HBO's “Game of Thrones” took the Norman Felton Award for best drama series and the first season of “Transparent” won the Danny Thomas Award for top comedy series.
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” won the Live Entertainment and Talk Television award. NBC's “The Voice” took the competition TV award for the second year in a row. “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” won the non-fiction TV award.
Lady Gaga dazzled the audience with her performance of “Til It Happens to You” as part of the introduction to “The Hunting Ground” winning the honorary Stanley Kramer Award. The song, co-written with Diane Warren, is up for the Oscar for Best Original Song.
Source: Variety
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