Producers Guild of America picks ‘Brokeback Mountain’ January 24, 2006
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Ang Lee’s “Brokeback Mountain” scored its most important award yet Sunday, being named 2005’s best picture by the Producers Guild of America.Not only is it the first of several key industry awards to be announced, but it is a significant indicator, in that many members of the Producers Guild are also members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In the 17 years that the producers have been presenting awards, its best picture winner has gone on to pick up the Oscar 12 times.
On Saturday, the Directors Guild will announce its winner and, on a nationally televised show Sunday (8 p.m., TNT, TBS), the Screen Actors Guild will have its say.
The Oscars show will be held March 7 in Los Angeles.
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