Zanuck Awards: Last News

Sacha Baron Cohen being “attacked” while presenting at the Producers Guild of America Awards on Saturday night (February 25).Baron Cohen took to the stage to present the Darryl F Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer Of Theatrical Motion Pictures to the makers of Everything Everywhere All At Once when a masked man seemingly attacked him (via the Independent).The would-be assailant ran onto the stage screaming and brandishing a fake knife, before Baron Cohen threw a couple of stage punches and performed a few wrestling moves as the audience laughed.The attacker then held up a styrofoam plank for Baron Cohen to punch through, before he was strangled.Baron Cohen then removed the stage invader’s mask. “That was my brother,” he announced to the room before breaking down in tears and revealing that his brother had the nuclear codes in his jacket pocket.

The critically-acclaimed indie Nomadland picked up another important awards season win, en route to possible domination at the Oscars.Nomadland won theDarryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures at the Producers Guild of America Awards on Wednesday, with producer Peter Spears accepting on behalf of the producing team.The winner of the Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures is often one of the biggest indicators of success at the Oscars, though it isn't a sure thing.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe Producers Guild of America has shifted some of its key dates for the upcoming 32nd annual Producers Guild of America Awards, which will remain on March 24 in a virtual format.The awards season has been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the Academy Awards being pushed back to April 25 with an eligibility period through the end of February.The PGA selected the producers of “1917” in January for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Motion Picture.