Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

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Awarded forOutstanding Production of Theatrical Motion Pictures
CountryUnited States
Presented byProducers Guild of America
First award1989
Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture
Awarded forOutstanding Production of Theatrical Motion Pictures
CountryUnited States
Presented byProducers Guild of America
First award1989
Currently held byPaul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy and Adam Somner for One Battle After Another (2025)

The Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, also known as the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, is one of the annual awards given by the Producers Guild of America from 1989.

Since its inception the award has predicted the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture on all but ten occasions:

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year Film Producer(s) Ref.
1989
(1st)		 Driving Miss DaisyLili Fini Zanuck and Richard D. Zanuck [1][2]

1990s

Year Film Producer(s) Ref.
1990
(2nd)		 Dances with WolvesJim Wilson and Kevin Costner [2][3]
1991
(3rd)		 The Silence of the LambsEdward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, and Ron Bozman [4][5]
At Play in the Fields of the LordSaul Zaentz
Boyz n the HoodSteve Nicolaides
The CommitmentsRoger Randall-Cutler and Lynda Myles
JFKA. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone
The Prince of TidesBarbra Streisand and Andrew Karsch
1992
(4th)		 The Crying GameStephen Woolley [6][7]
A Few Good MenRob Reiner, David Brown, and Andrew Scheinman
Howards EndIsmail Merchant
Scent of a WomanMartin Brest
UnforgivenClint Eastwood and David Valdes
1993
(5th)		 Schindler's ListSteven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, and Branko Lustig [8][9]
The FugitiveArnold Kopelson
In the Name of the FatherJim Sheridan
The PianoJan Chapman
The Remains of the DayMike Nichols, John Calley, and Ismail Merchant
1994
(6th)		 Forrest GumpWendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, and Steve Starkey [10][11]
Four Weddings and a FuneralDuncan Kenworthy
Pulp FictionLawrence Bender
Quiz ShowRobert Redford, Michael Jacobs, Julian Krainin, and Michael Nozik
The Shawshank RedemptionNiki Marvin
1995
(7th)		 Apollo 13Brian Grazer [2][12]
The American PresidentRob Reiner
The Bridges of Madison CountyClint Eastwood and Kathleen Kennedy
Dead Man WalkingJon Kilik and Tim Robbins
Il Postino: The PostmanMario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele
Leaving Las VegasLila Cazès and Annie Stewart
Sense and SensibilityLindsay Doran
1996
(8th)		 The English PatientSaul Zaentz [13]
FargoEthan Coen
HamletDavid Barron
The People vs. Larry FlyntOliver Stone, Janet Yang, and Michael Hausman
ShineJane Scott
1997
(9th)		 TitanicJames Cameron and Jon Landau [2][14]
AmistadSteven Spielberg, Debbie Allen, and Colin Wilson
As Good as It GetsJames L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, and Kristi Zea
Good Will HuntingLawrence Bender
L.A. ConfidentialArnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, and Michael Nathanson
1998
(10th)		 Saving Private RyanSteven Spielberg, Allison Lyon Segan, Bonnie Curtis, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, and Gary Levinsohn [15][16]
Gods and MonstersPaul Colichman, Gregg Fienberg, and Mark Harris
Life Is BeautifulElda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi
Shakespeare in LoveDavid Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, and Marc Norman
Waking NedGlynis Murray and Richard Holmes
1999
(11th)		 American BeautyBruce Cohen and Dan Jinks [17][18]
Being John MalkovichMichael Stipe, Sandy Stern, Steve Golin, and Vincent Landay
The Cider House RulesRichard N. Gladstein
The HurricaneNorman Jewison, Armyan Bernstein, and John Ketcham
The InsiderMichael Mann and Pieter Jan Brugge

2000s

Year Film Producer(s) Ref.
2000
(12th)		 GladiatorDouglas Wick and Branko Lustig [19][20]
[21][22]
Almost FamousCameron Crowe and Ian Bryce
Billy ElliotGreg Brenman and Jon Finn
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonWilliam Kong, Hsu Li-kong, and Ang Lee
Erin BrockovichDanny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher
2001
(13th)		 Moulin Rouge!Baz Luhrmann, Fred Baron, and Martin Brown [23]
A Beautiful MindBrian Grazer and Ron Howard
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneDavid Heyman
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingBarrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh
ShrekAron Warner, John H. Williams, and Jeffrey Katzenberg
2002
(14th)		 ChicagoMartin Richards [24][25]
AdaptationEdward Saxon, Jonathan Demme, and Vincent Landay
Gangs of New YorkAlberto Grimaldi and Harvey Weinstein
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersBarrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh
My Big Fat Greek WeddingRita Wilson, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman
Road to PerditionRichard D. Zanuck and Dean Zanuck
2003
(15th)		 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingBarrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh [26][27]
Cold MountainAlbert Berger
The Last SamuraiMarshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Tom Cruise, and Paula Wagner
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldSamuel Goldwyn Jr., Duncan Henderson, and Peter Weir
Mystic RiverRobert Lorenz, Judie Hoyt, and Clint Eastwood
SeabiscuitKathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Gary Ross
2004
(16th)		 The AviatorMichael Mann and Graham King [28][29]
[30]
Finding NeverlandRichard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower
The IncrediblesJohn Walker
Million Dollar BabyClint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, and Tom Rosenberg
SidewaysMichael London
2005
(17th)		 Brokeback MountainDiana Ossana and James Schamus [31][32]
CapoteCaroline Baron, William Vince, and Michael Ohoven
CrashPaul Haggis and Cathy Schulman
Good Night, and Good LuckGrant Heslov
Walk the LineJames Keach and Cathy Konrad
2006
(18th)		 Little Miss SunshineAlbert Berger, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, and Ron Yerxa [33][34]
BabelSteve Golin, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Jon Kilik
The DepartedGraham King
DreamgirlsLaurence Mark
The QueenAndy Harries, Christine Langan, and Tracey Seaward
2007
(19th)		 No Country for Old MenScott Rudin, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen [35]
The Diving Bell and the ButterflyKathleen Kennedy and Jon Kilik
JunoLianne Halfon, Mason Novick, and Russell Smith
Michael ClaytonJennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, and Sydney Pollack
There Will Be BloodPaul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, and JoAnne Sellar
2008
(20th)		 Slumdog MillionaireChristian Colson [36]
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonKathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Ceán Chaffin
The Dark KnightChristopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, and Charles Roven
Frost/NixonRon Howard, Brian Grazer, and Eric Fellner
MilkBruce Cohen and Dan Jinks
2009
(21st)		 The Hurt LockerKathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, and Greg Shapiro [37]
AvatarJames Cameron and Jon Landau
District 9Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham
An EducationFinola Dwyer and Amanda Posey
Inglourious BasterdsLawrence Bender
InvictusClint Eastwood, Lori McCreary, Robert Lorenz, and Mace Neufeld
PreciousLee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, and Gary Magness
Star TrekJ. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof
UpJonas Rivera
Up in the AirIvan Reitman, Jason Reitman, and Daniel Dubiecki

2010s

Year Film Producer(s) Ref.
2010
(22nd)		 The King's SpeechIain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Gareth Unwin [38]
127 HoursDanny Boyle and Christian Colson
Black SwanScott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, and Brian Oliver
The FighterDavid Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, and Mark Wahlberg
InceptionChristopher Nolan and Emma Thomas
The Kids Are All RightGary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, and Celine Rattray
The Social NetworkDana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca, and Scott Rudin
The TownBasil Iwanyk and Graham King
Toy Story 3Darla K. Anderson
True GritJoel Coen, Ethan Coen, and Scott Rudin
2011
(23rd)		 The ArtistThomas Langmann [39]
BridesmaidsJudd Apatow, Barry Mendel, and Clayton Townsend
The DescendantsJim Burke, Alexander Payne, and Jim Taylor
The Girl with the Dragon TattooCeán Chaffin and Scott Rudin
The HelpMichael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, and Brunson Green
HugoGraham King and Martin Scorsese
The Ides of MarchGeorge Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Brian Oliver
Midnight in ParisLetty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum
MoneyballMichael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, and Brad Pitt
War HorseKathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg
2012
(24th)		 ArgoBen Affleck, George Clooney, and Grant Heslov [40]
Beasts of the Southern WildMichael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, and Josh Penn
Django UnchainedReginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone, and Stacey Sher
Les MisérablesTim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, and Cameron Mackintosh
Life of PiAng Lee, Gil Netter, and David Womark
LincolnKathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg
Moonrise KingdomWes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, and Scott Rudin
Silver Linings PlaybookBruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, and Jonathan Gordon
SkyfallBarbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson
Zero Dark ThirtyKathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, and Megan Ellison
2013
(25th)		 12 Years a SlaveAnthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Brad Pitt, and Dede Gardner [41]
GravityAlfonso Cuarón and David Heyman
American HustleMegan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon, Charles Roven, and Richard Suckle
Blue JasmineLetty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum
Captain PhillipsDana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, and Scott Rudin
Dallas Buyers ClubRobbie Brenner and Rachel Winter
HerMegan Ellison, Spike Jonze, and Vincent Landay
NebraskaAlbert Berger and Ron Yerxa
Saving Mr. BanksIan Collie, Alison Owen, and Philip Steuer
The Wolf of Wall StreetRiza Aziz, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, and Joey McFarland
2014
(26th)		 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, and James W. Skotchdopole [42]
American SniperClint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper, and Peter Morgan
BoyhoodRichard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland
FoxcatcherBennett Miller, Megan Ellison, and Jon Kilik
Gone GirlCeán Chaffin
The Grand Budapest HotelWes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, and Scott Rudin
The Imitation GameNora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, and Teddy Schwarzman
NightcrawlerJennifer Fox and Tony Gilroy
The Theory of EverythingTim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, and Anthony McCarten
WhiplashJason Blum, Helen Estabrook, and David Lancaster
2015
(27th)		 The Big ShortDede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt [43]
Bridge of SpiesSteven Spielberg, Marc Platt, and Kristie Macosko Krieger
BrooklynFinola Dwyer and Amanda Posey
Ex MachinaAndrew Macdonald and Allon Reich
Mad Max: Fury RoadDoug Mitchell and George Miller
The MartianSimon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, and Mark Huffam
The RevenantArnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent, and Keith Redmon
SicarioBasil Iwanyk, Edward McDonnell, and Molly Smith
SpotlightMichael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, and Blye Pagon Faust
Straight Outta ComptonO'Shea Jackson, Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Andre Young, and Scott Bernstein
2016
(28th)		 La La LandFred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, and Marc Platt [44]
ArrivalDan Levine, Shawn Levy, Aaron Ryder, and David Linde
DeadpoolSimon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, and Lauren Shuler Donner
FencesScott Rudin, Denzel Washington, and Todd Black
Hacksaw RidgeBill Mechanic and David Permut
Hell or High WaterCarla Hacken and Julie Yorn
Hidden FiguresDonna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, and Theodore Melfi
LionEmile Sherman, Iain Canning, and Angie Fielder
Manchester by the SeaMatt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, and Kevin J. Walsh
MoonlightAdele Romanski, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner
2017
(29th)		 The Shape of WaterGuillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale [45]
The Big SickJudd Apatow and Barry Mendel
Call Me by Your NamePeter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Émilie Georges, and Marco Morabito
DunkirkEmma Thomas and Christopher Nolan
Get OutSean McKittrick, Edward H. Hamm Jr., Jason Blum, and Jordan Peele
I, TonyaBryan Unkeless, Steven Rogers, Margot Robbie, and Tom Ackerley
Lady BirdScott Rudin, Eli Bush, and Evelyn O'Neill
Molly's GameMark Gordon, Amy Pascal, and Matt Jackson
The PostAmy Pascal, Steven Spielberg, and Kristie Macosko Krieger
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriGraham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Wonder WomanCharles Roven, Richard Suckle, Zack Snyder, and Deborah Snyder
2018
(30th)		 Green BookJim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga [46][47]
Black PantherKevin Feige
BlacKkKlansmanSean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Jordan Peele, and Spike Lee
Bohemian RhapsodyGraham King
Crazy Rich AsiansNina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, and John Penotti
The FavouriteCeci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, and Yorgos Lanthimos
A Quiet PlaceMichael Bay, Andrew Form, and Bradley Fuller
RomaGabriela Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón
A Star Is BornBill Gerber, Bradley Cooper, and Lynette Howell Taylor
ViceDede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Kevin Messick, and Adam McKay
2019
(31st)		 1917Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, and Callum McDougall [48]
Ford v FerrariPeter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and James Mangold
The IrishmanJane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, and Martin Scorsese
Jojo RabbitCarthew Neal and Taika Waititi
JokerTodd Phillips, Bradley Cooper, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Knives OutRian Johnson and Ram Bergman
Little WomenAmy Pascal
Marriage StoryNoah Baumbach and David Heyman
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodDavid Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, and Quentin Tarantino
ParasiteKwak Sin-ae and Bong Joon-ho

2020s

Year Film Producer(s) Ref.
2020
(32nd)		 NomadlandFrances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, and Chloé Zhao [49]
Borat Subsequent MoviefilmSacha Baron Cohen, Monica Levinson, and Anthony Hines
Judas and the Black MessiahCharles King, Ryan Coogler, and Shaka King
Ma Rainey’s Black BottomDenzel Washington and Todd Black
MankCeán Chaffin, Eric Roth, and Douglas Urbanski
MinariChristina Oh
One Night in Miami...Jess Wu Calder, Keith Calder, and Jody Klein
Promising Young WomanJosey McNamara, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Tom Ackerley, and Emerald Fennell
Sound of MetalBert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche
The Trial of the Chicago 7Marc Platt and Stuart Besser
2021
(33rd)		 CODAFabrice Gianfermi, Philippe Rousselet, and Patrick Wachsberger [50][51]
Being the RicardosTodd Black
BelfastLaura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, and Tamar Thomas
Don't Look UpAdam McKay and Kevin Messick
DuneMary Parent, Denis Villeneuve, and Cale Boyter
King RichardTim White, Trevor White, and Will Smith
Licorice PizzaSara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Adam Somner
The Power of the DogJane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, and Roger Frappier
Tick, Tick... Boom!Julie Oh and Lin-Manuel Miranda
West Side StorySteven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger
2022
(34th)		 Everything Everywhere All at OnceJonathan Wang, Dan Kwan, and Daniel Scheinert [52][53][54]
Avatar: The Way of WaterJon Landau and James Cameron
The Banshees of InisherinGraham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverKevin Feige and Nate Moore
ElvisBaz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Schuyler Weiss, and Patrick McCormick
The FabelmansSteven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, and Tony Kushner
Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryRam Bergman and Rian Johnson
TárTodd Field, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert
Top Gun: MaverickJerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, and David Ellison
The WhaleJeremy Dawson, Ari Handel, and Darren Aronofsky
2023
(35th)		 OppenheimerEmma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan [55][56]
American FictionBen LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson
Anatomy of a FallMarie-Ange Luciani and David Thion
BarbieDavid Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner
The HoldoversMark Johnson
Killers of the Flower MoonDan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese, and Daniel Lupi
MaestroBradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning, and Kristie Macosko Krieger
Past LivesDavid Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler
Poor ThingsEd Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Emma Stone
The Zone of InterestJames Wilson
2024
(36th)		 AnoraAlex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker [57]
The Brutalist Brady Corbet, D.J. Gugenheim, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison and Nick Gordon
A Complete Unknown James Mangold, Alex Heineman and Fred Berger
Conclave Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael Jackman
Dune: Part Two Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve
Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard and Pascal Caucheteux
A Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg and Ali Herting
September 5 Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Tim Fehlbaum, John Ira Palmer and John Wildermuth
The Substance Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
Wicked Marc Platt
2025
(37th)		 One Battle After Another Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson [58][59]
Bugonia Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen
F1 Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Chad Oman
Frankenstein Guillermo Del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber
Hamnet Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg and Nicolas Gonda
Marty Supreme Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet
Sentimental Value Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
Sinners Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian
Train Dreams Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, William Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler
Weapons Zach Cregger and Miri Yoon

Multiple nominations and wins

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