News: Take a Look at Your Best Picture Nominees

     Earlier this week, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced their nominations for Best Picture (click here to see their choices). These nominations are pretty important because they usually closely match the eventual Oscar Best Picture nominations. For instance, last year 8 out of the 10 the PGA nominees matched up with the eventual Oscar nominations. This year, I think their is a good chance for a complete 10/10 match up, as the the only film that appears to have a chance at a Best Picture nomination that missed the PGA's group is the independent "Winter's Bone" (the PGA tends to only nominate bigger production). The Writer's Guild of America (WGA) also announced their nominees this week, but because of their ridiculous rules that makes almost every film ineligible to be nominated, their awards are fairly meaningless. The final critics awards, the National Society of Film Critics, also came out this week (click here for their winners and nominees), with both some expected and surprising choices. Next week will bring an onslaught of guild awards, including the Directors Guild of America who will help shape the most competitive category this year, so stay tuned for continuing coverage of this year's awards season.