'Skyfall' joins indies 'Beasts' and 'Moonrise' on list of PGA nominees
Money-making fare such as 'Argo' and 'Lincoln' also included
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Nominees for the 24th annual PGA Awards have been announced. Expected money-makers such as "Argo" and "Lincoln" which have been mainstays in the season joined blockbuster fare such as "Skyfall" (Sony's first billion-dollar grosser to date and an over-performer overall) as well as indies such as "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "Moonrise Kingdom."
That both "Beasts" and "Moonrise" managed nominations is a huge boost for those films' Oscar potential. Some think the former is in for Oscar, others the latter. At the end of the day, both could make the cut, and the overall list of nominees might even look something like the below if there were a full slate of 10.
Films left off, perhaps not unexpectedly, include "Flight," "The Impossible" and "The Master." Though one film's exclusion has me a little surprised: Marvel's "The Avengers." Of course, it's not a major awards sort of film, but it IS the third-highest grossing film of all time and established a paradigm that is sure to be copied by the industry for years to come.
On the animation front, things are as expected. Studio fare dominated. But when the animation branch gets a hold of things, it could look a little different. After all, there are four GKIDS offerings in the mix that had no shot here but could easily appeal to animators, particularly "The Painting" and "The Rabbi's Cat."
Check out the full list of nominees below.
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"Argo"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Django Unchained"
"Les Misérables"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Skyfall"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Nominees for animated theatrical motion pictures:
"Brave"
"Frankenweenie"
"ParaNorman"
"Rise of the Guardians"
"Wreck-It Ralph"
Previously announced, the PGA documentary nominees are:
"The Gatekeepers"
"The Island President"
"The Other Dream Team"
"A People Uncounted"
"Searching for Sugar Man"
The 24th annual PGA Awards will be held on January 26, 2013.
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January 2, 2013 at 6:46PM EST Reply to CommentSkyfall isn't THAT surprising... its the top 3 grosser and Bardem and Dench have been slowly generating more and more buzz. Its also managed to become the best of a series thats been going for fifty years. Won't translate to big oscar attention though.
Kristopher Tapley Indeed. I think most expected "Skyfall" here. But I wouldn't snooze on its Oscar potential. It could easily pop up as a Best Picture nominee.
January 2, 2013 at 7:07PM ESTJonnybon Not gonna happen.
January 2, 2013 at 7:23PM ESTHighwaystar95 Also I wonder what this means for 'Amour'... any thoughts? 'Master' seems out as well (Hoffman and Phoenix will still get noms though and for screenplay)
January 2, 2013 at 7:25PM ESTanonymous The Master is gone. t won't get nominated for anything as it well deserves.
January 2, 2013 at 7:30PM ESTKristopher Tapley Jonny: I wouldn't be so sure.
January 2, 2013 at 7:38PM ESTHighway: Amour not eligible here.
Anonymous: Not necessarily. It's a passion play. Just like Tree of Life (which missed with both PGA/DGA).
/3rt Who are you Anonymous? Did Paul Thomas Anderson reject you in real life? Does that past failure bother you?
January 2, 2013 at 7:40PM ESTBlake I wasn't surprised to see The Master miss here. I am, however, surprised that everyone thinks its chances are over just because it missed at SAG and PGA.
January 2, 2013 at 7:46PM ESTIf Paul Thomas Anderson doesn't get nominated for Director, it'll be the first time the LAFCA's director winner has missed out on an Oscar nomination since Spike Lee in 1989. I'm not a big fan of The Master, but I'm still predicting it to score in both Picture and Director next Thursday.
AdamA
January 2, 2013 at 7:37PM EST Reply to CommentBefore I scoff, what's up with those three middle doc nominees? Anybody here seen any of them that can vouch for them getting in over Queen of Versailles, How to Survive a Plague, Central Park Five, Detropia, Bully, West of Memphis, and others?
Kristopher Tapley Haven't seen them but Island President played Telluride and people loved it. Other Dream Team was at Sundance and ditto.
January 2, 2013 at 7:38PM ESTGuy Lodge The Island President's a nice little audience film. Not as powerful or as well-crafted as some of the other films you mention, but a perfectly respectable nominee.
January 2, 2013 at 7:43PM ESTdan Kris - Did people love "Other Dream Team" at Sundance? I thought it was fairly weak, one of the two or three worst docs I saw there. It's a bit of a crowd-pleaser, but it's beyond superficial. Seeing it there instead of "Invisible War" or "How To Survive a Plague" or "Central Park 5" or "West of Memphis" or "Queen of Versailles" or a number of others seems silly to me. But you never know with docs what is or isn't eligible under PGA auspices.
January 2, 2013 at 7:45PM EST-Daniel
Kristopher Tapley Talked to like two people who saw it so by no means a big sampling. Not critically-minded folks, at that. So I guess the "crowd-pleaser" thing computes. I have no comment.
January 2, 2013 at 7:55PM ESTCaptainCanada
January 2, 2013 at 7:47PM EST Reply to CommentYay for "Moonrise", my #1 film for this last year (so far).
forg
January 2, 2013 at 8:18PM EST Reply to CommentYay for both Moonrise and Beasts. I hope both can make it to the Oscars
Drew
January 2, 2013 at 10:12PM EST Reply to CommentOf all the nominees, "Skyfall" probably makes me the happiest. Oscar voters always seem, at least from my peripherals, to want one major epic, spectacle filled blockbuster to recognize. And Skyfall, the one that might have a chance, was probably my favorite of all the possibilities.
The Dude Plus, Skyfall has the Brits. Never forget the Brits.
January 2, 2013 at 10:39PM ESTDylanS actually, a very good point, Dude.
January 2, 2013 at 11:43PM ESTJonathan
January 3, 2013 at 2:46AM EST Reply to CommentIf Sony could get District 9 a BP nod, they can definitely get Skyfall one as well.
Jeremy "District 9" scored its nod in 2009, prior to the rule change. I'm still skeptical that "Skyfall" will have enough truly passionate supporters in order to cross the 5% threshold. "The Master," on the other hand ...
January 3, 2013 at 8:33PM ESTJJ1
January 3, 2013 at 9:50AM EST Reply to CommentNothing included surprises me, but I'm kind of surprised no TDKR for some reason.