CODA spoke volumes–and at a high decibel level–at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday (3/19) evening, winning the marquee Darryl F. Zanuck Award which honors the Outstanding Producer of a Theatrical Motion Picture.
The film stars Emilia Jones as Ruby who is a CODA, the abbreviation for child of a deaf adult. She is the only hearing person in her deaf family which finds its fishing business in jeopardy. Ruby becomes torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents (portrayed by Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin).
The Producers Guild recognition historically makes CODA a frontrunner for the Best Picture Oscar. The Producers Guild Awards are often a bellwether for the Academy Awards. Since its inception the Producers Guild of America's competition has predicted 22 of the past 32 winners of the Oscar for Best Picture. CODA topped a field of nominees which also consisted of Being the Ricardos, Belfast, Don't Look Up, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, The Power of the Dog, tick, tick…Boom! and West Side Story.
Meanwhile Encanto topped the Producers Guild Awards' animated theatrical feature category. Summer of Soul (…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) took the documentary motion picture category.
On the TV side, Succession came away with the episodic drama win while Ted Lasso earned top episodic comedy distinction. Mare of Easttown garnered top honors in the limited or anthology series category.
On the special honors front, Lucasfilm founder George Lucas and its current chieftain Kathleen Kennedy were presented with the Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award. Rita Moreno received the Stanley Kramer honor as an industry trailblazer and relentless advocate for social justice. Issa Rae (Insecure) earned the Guild's Visionary Award. Greg Berlanti (The Flight Attendant, Dawson's Creek) received the Norman Lear Achievent Award. And Dune producer Mary Parent won the David O. Selznick Award.
Below is a category-by-category rundown of the evening's winners. Awards ceremony was held at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
CODA
Producers: Philippe Rousselet, p.g.a., Fabrice Gianfermi, p.g.a., Patrick Wachsberger, p.g.a.
Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Encanto
Producers: Yvett Merino, p.g.a., Clark Spencer, p.g.a.
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
Succession (Season 3)
Producers: Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Mark Mylod, Jane Tranter, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Lucy Prebble, Will Tracy, Georgia Pritchett, Ted Cohen, Susan Soon He Stanton, Francesca Gardiner, Dara Schnapper, Gabrielle Mahon
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
Ted Lasso (Season 2)
Producers: Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jeff Ingold, Bill Wrubel, Jane Becker, Jamie Lee, Liza Katzer, Kip Kroeger, Declan Lowney, Leann Bowen, Ashley Nicole Black
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
Mare of Easttown
Producers: Paul Lee, Mark Roybal, Craig Zobel, Kate Winslet, Brad Ingelsby, Ron Schmidt, Karen Wacker
Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers
Producer: Peter Afterman
Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
The Beatles: Get Back (Season 1)
Producers: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison, Peter Jackson, Clare Olssen, Jonathan Clyde, Jeff Jones, Ken Kamins
Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 8)
Producers: John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, Jeremy Tchaban, Christopher Werner, Laura L. Griffin, Kate Mullaney, Catherine Owens, Matt Passet, Marian Wang, Charles Wilson
Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 13)
Producers: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Mandy Salangsang, Steven Corfe, Michele Mills, Zoe Jackson, John Polly, Lisa Steele, Camilo Valdes, Thairin Smothers, Alicia Gargaro-Magana, Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, Michelle Visage
Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
Summer Of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Producers: Joseph Patel, p.g.a., David Dinerstein, p.g.a., Robert Fyvolent, p.g.a.
