The Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, also known as the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, is one of the annual awards given by the Producers Guild of America from 1989.
Predicting the Oscar's outcome Since its inception the award has predicted the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture on all but ten occasions:
1992 – The Crying Game; lost to Unforgiven 1995 – Apollo 13; lost to Braveheart 1998 – Saving Private Ryan; lost to Shakespeare in Love 2001 – Moulin Rouge!; lost to A Beautiful Mind 2004 – The Aviator; lost to Million Dollar Baby 2005 – Brokeback Mountain; lost to Crash 2006 – Little Miss Sunshine; lost to The Departed 2015 – The Big Short; lost to Spotlight 2016 – La La Land; lost to Moonlight 2019 – 1917; lost to Parasite
Winners and nominees
1980s Year Film Producer(s) 1989(1st) Driving Miss Daisy Lili Fini Zanuck and Richard D. Zanuck
1990s Year Film Producer(s) 1990(2nd) Dances with Wolves Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner 1991(3rd) The Silence of the Lambs Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, and Ron Bozman At Play in the Fields of the Lord Saul Zaentz Boyz n the Hood Steve Nicolaides The Commitments Roger Randall-Cutler and Lynda Myles JFK A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone The Prince of Tides Barbra Streisand and Andrew Karsch 1992(4th) The Crying Game Stephen Woolley A Few Good Men Rob Reiner, David Brown, and Andrew Scheinman Howards End Ismail Merchant Scent of a Woman Martin Brest Unforgiven Clint Eastwood and David Valdes 1993(5th) Schindler's List Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, and Branko Lustig The Fugitive Arnold Kopelson In the Name of the Father Jim Sheridan The Piano Jan Chapman The Remains of the Day Mike Nichols, John Calley, and Ismail Merchant 1994(6th) Forrest Gump Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, and Steve Starkey Four Weddings and a Funeral Duncan Kenworthy Pulp Fiction Lawrence Bender Quiz Show Robert Redford, Michael Jacobs, Julian Krainin, and Michael Nozik The Shawshank Redemption Niki Marvin 1995(7th) Apollo 13 Brian Grazer The American President Rob Reiner The Bridges of Madison County Clint Eastwood and Kathleen Kennedy Dead Man Walking Jon Kilik and Tim Robbins Il Postino: The Postman Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele Leaving Las Vegas Lila Cazès and Annie Stewart Sense and Sensibility Lindsay Doran 1996(8th) The English Patient Saul Zaentz Fargo Ethan Coen Hamlet David Barron The People vs. Larry Flynt Oliver Stone, Janet Yang, and Michael Hausman Shine Jane Scott 1997(9th) Titanic James Cameron and Jon Landau Amistad Steven Spielberg, Debbie Allen, and Colin Wilson As Good as It Gets James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, and Kristi Zea Good Will Hunting Lawrence Bender L.A. Confidential Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, and Michael Nathanson 1998(10th) Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg, Allison Lyon Segan, Bonnie Curtis, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, and Gary Levinsohn Gods and Monsters Paul Colichman, Gregg Fienberg, and Mark Harris Life Is Beautiful Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi Shakespeare in Love David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, and Marc Norman Waking Ned Glynis Murray and Richard Holmes 1999(11th) American Beauty Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks Being John Malkovich Michael Stipe, Sandy Stern, Steve Golin, and Vincent Landay The Cider House Rules Richard N. Gladstein The Hurricane Norman Jewison, Armyan Bernstein, and John Ketcham The Insider Michael Mann and Pieter Jan Brugge
2000s Year Film Producer(s) 2000(12th) Gladiator Douglas Wick and Branko Lustig Almost Famous Cameron Crowe and Ian Bryce Billy Elliot Greg Brenman and Jon Finn Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon William Kong, Hsu Li-kong, and Ang Lee Erin Brockovich Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher 2001(13th) Moulin Rouge! Baz Luhrmann, Fred Baron, and Martin Brown A Beautiful Mind Brian Grazer and Ron Howard Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone David Heyman The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh Shrek Aron Warner, John H. Williams, and Jeffrey Katzenberg 2002(14th) Chicago Martin Richards Adaptation Edward Saxon, Jonathan Demme, and Vincent Landay Gangs of New York Alberto Grimaldi and Harvey Weinstein The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh My Big Fat Greek Wedding Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman Road to Perdition Richard D. Zanuck and Dean Zanuck 2003(15th) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh Cold Mountain Albert Berger The Last Samurai Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Tom Cruise, and Paula Wagner Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Duncan Henderson, and Peter Weir Mystic River Robert Lorenz, Judie Hoyt, and Clint Eastwood Seabiscuit Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Gary Ross 2004(16th) The Aviator Michael Mann and Graham King Finding Neverland Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower The Incredibles John Walker Million Dollar Baby Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, and Tom Rosenberg Sideways Michael London 2005(17th) Brokeback Mountain Diana Ossana and James Schamus Capote Caroline Baron, William Vince, and Michael Ohoven Crash Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman Good Night, and Good Luck Grant Heslov Walk the Line James Keach and Cathy Konrad 2006(18th) Little Miss Sunshine Albert Berger, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, and Ron Yerxa Babel Steve Golin, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Jon Kilik The Departed Graham King Dreamgirls Laurence Mark The Queen Andy Harries, Christine Langan, and Tracey Seaward 2007(19th) No Country for Old Men Scott Rudin, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Kathleen Kennedy and Jon Kilik Juno Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick, and Russell Smith Michael Clayton Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, and Sydney Pollack There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, and JoAnne Sellar 2008(20th) Slumdog Millionaire Christian Colson The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Ceán Chaffin The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, and Charles Roven Frost/Nixon Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, and Eric Fellner Milk Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks 2009(21st) The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, and Greg Shapiro Avatar James Cameron and Jon Landau District 9 Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham An Education Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey Inglourious Basterds Lawrence Bender Invictus Clint Eastwood, Lori McCreary, Robert Lorenz, and Mace Neufeld Precious Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, and Gary Magness Star Trek J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof Up Jonas Rivera Up in the Air Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, and Daniel Dubiecki
2010s