The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced the nominees for their 2009 awards. Voting by the Guild’s 4000 members will conclude with a ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium on January 24. Are the PGA Awards a bellwether for those elusive Oscars? “The PGA’s selections of accredited producers have been used by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences over the past two years as guidelines in determining the nominated producers in the Oscars’ picture category,” according to a report in Variety. “Winner of the PGA award has gone on to claim the best picture Oscar in 12 of the last 19 years.”
