The Edge of the Frame

I’m going to avoid any general discussion on this at the moment, suffice a moment of ecstatic joy concerning the official end of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows” Best Picture run. It would take a miracle to get it in if the Producers won’t even give it the time of day. Apologies to “Potter” aficionados who read this blog, but I have never been a fan and I’d hate to to see that film steal away a spot on the shortlist, namely from films like “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” or “Moneyball”.

I’m currently crafting an all-encompassing post on the status of the current race which will be out later today. But for now, here are the nominations:

“THE ARTIST”
Producer: Thomas Langmann

“BRIDESMAIDS”
Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend

“THE DESCENDANTS”
Producers: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

“THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO”
Producers: Ceán Chaffin, Scott Rudin

“THE HELP”
Producers: Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green

“HUGO”
Producers: Graham King, Martin Scorsese

“THE IDES OF MARCH”
Producers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Brian Oliver

“MIDNIGHT IN PARIS”
Producers: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum

“MONEYBALL”
Producers: Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt

“WAR HORSE”
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg

The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

“THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN”
Producers: Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg

“CARS 2”
Producer: Denise Ream

“KUNG FU PANDA 2”
Producer: Melissa Cobb

“PUSS IN BOOTS”
Producers: Joe M. Aguilar, Latifa Ouaou

“RANGO”
Producers: John B. Carls, Gore Verbinski