It's weird that they're not up at their site yet but here are the motion picture nominees:
FINDING NEVERLAND Miramax Films
MILLION DOLLAR BABY Warner Bros.
SIDEWAYS Fox Searchlight
THE AVIATOR Miramax Films
THE INCREDIBLES Walt Disney Pictures
This is very good news for
Sideways especially since the critical darling of the year isn't ever a 'sure thing' for PGA recognition. This is very bad news for the controversial blockbusters
The Passion and
9/11 which would have had an easier time scoring here than elsewhere. And extremely bad news for Ray which seems like a frontrunner for an Oscar spot and has the best gross of all five of the top contenders and still, it, can't get a PGA nod?
How well does PGA match the eventual Oscar shortlist? Here is their entire history (as far as full nomination lists go)
2003 4 of 6
2002 3 of 6
2001 3 of 5
2000 3 of 5
1999 3 of 5
1998 3 of 5
1997 4 of 5
1996 3 of 5
1995 4 of 7
1994 - 1992 exact same lineup as Oscar all three times
So, they use to be perfectly predictive. Now, they call 3 or 4 of the nominees. Which is it this year?
