20th Producers Guild of America Awards

20th Annual Producers Guild Awards
20th Annual Producers Guild Awards
Date	January 24, 2009
Location	Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Producers Guild of America
Highlights
Best Producer(s) Motion Picture:	Slumdog Millionaire – Christian Colson
Best Producer(s) Animated Feature:	WALL-E – Jim Morris
Best Producer(s) Documentary Motion Picture:	Man on Wire – Simon Chinn

The 20th Producers Guild of America Awards (also known as 2009 Producers Guild Awards), honoring the best film and television producers of 2008, were held at Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California on January 24, 2009.^[1]^[2]^[3] The nominations were announced on December 10, 2008, and January 5, 2009.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Winners and nominees

Film

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
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
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
WALL-E – Jim Morris Bolt – Clark Spencer Kung Fu Panda – Melissa Cobb
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Man on Wire – Simon Chinn Standard Operating Procedure – Julie Ahlberg and Errol Morris Trouble the Water – Carl Deal and Tia Lessin

Television

Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
Mad Men Boston Legal Damages Dexter Lost
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
30 Rock Curb Your Enthusiasm Entourage The Office Weeds
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
John Adams 24: Redemption Bernard and Doris A Raisin in the Sun Recount
Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
60 Minutes Deadliest Catch Frontline Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List This American Life
Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television
The Colbert Report The Amazing Race Project Runway Real Time with Bill Maher Top Chef

Stanley Kramer Award

Awarded to the motion picture that best illuminates social issues.

Milk

Vanguard Award

Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in new media and technology.

Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson

Visionary Award

Honored to a producer exemplifying unique or uplifting quality.

Jeff Skoll

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