Also taking home the top prize at the awards honoring producers in motion picture and television are 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' and 'The Americans' among others.
- Jan 21, 2019
AceShowbiz - "Green Book" is continuing its awards show streak after taking home the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday night (January 19).
The film, which stars Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, beat out "Black Panther", "BlacKkKlansman", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Crazy Rich Asians", "The Favourite", "A Quiet Place", "Roma", "A Star Is Born", and "Vice (2018)" to land the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
"You know, when you make (comedy) 'Dumb & Dumber', you don't ever expect to get an award," director Peter Farrelly said while he was accepting the award.
The movie about the relationship between African-American pianist Dr. Don Shirley and his white driver has already taken home Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Ali, and now it is poised to pick up Oscars glory when the nominations are announced this week (begin January 21) - the PGAS and Academy Awards voters have agreed on the same Best Picture in the last 20 out of 29 years.
Meanwhile, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" won the PGA award for Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures.
On the TV side, season 6 of "The Americans" took home the Norman Felton Award for Episodic Television, Drama, while season two of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" scored the Danny Thomas Award for Episodic Television, Comedy.
Season two of "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" picked up the David L. Wolper Award for Limited Series Television and "Fahrenheit 451" scored the Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures honour.
Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" took home the accolade for Short-Form Program, while "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" was feted with the Documentary Motion Picture award.
The full list of winners at the 30th annual Producers Guild Awards:
- The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: "Green Book" - Producers: Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga
- The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama: "The Americans" (Season 6) - Producers: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Chris Long, Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stephen Schiff, Mary Rae Thewlis, Tracey Scott Wilson, Peter Ackerman, Joshua Brand
- The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" - Producers: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Chris Long, Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stephen Schiff, Mary Rae Thewlis, Tracey Scott Wilson, Peter Ackerman, Joshua Brand
- The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" - Producers: Avi Arad, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Christina Steinberg
- The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program: "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" (Season 5)
- The Award for Outstanding Sports Program: "Being Serena" (Season 1)
- The Award for Outstanding Children's Program: "Sesame Street" (Season 48)
- The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (Season 5)
- The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television: "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" (Season 2) - Producers: Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Tom Rob Smith, Daniel Minahan, Brad Falchuk, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Chip Vucelich, Maggie Cohn, Eric Kovtun, Lou Eyrich, Eryn Krueger Mekash
- The Award for Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: "Fahrenheit 451" - Producers: Sarah Green, Ramin Bahrani, Michael B. Jordan, Alan Gasmer, Peter Jaysen, David Coatsworth
- The Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television: "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Season 10) - Producers: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Mandy Salangsang, Steven Corfe
- The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown" (Season 11, Season 12) - Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig
- The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy: "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Season 2) - Producers: Amy Sherman‐Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Dhana Rivera Gilbert, Sheila Lawrence
