Ava DuVernay, Get Out to receive special honours at Producers Guild of America awards

Los Angeles: The horror film Get Out and industry multitasker Ava DuVernay will receive special honors at the Producers Guild of America awards, the group announced on Friday. The movie co-produced by Jordan Peele is also among 11 film nominees. It was picked for the guild’s Stanley Kramer Award. DuVernay, a producer, director and screenwriter, will receive the Visionary Award, according to a guild statement. [caption id=“attachment_4290363” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Get Out and Ava DuVernay (R) will be honoured by producers guild. AP[/caption] Other nominees for the top film producer category: The Big Sick; Call Me by Your Name; Dunkirk; I, Tonya; Lady Bird; Molly’s Game; The Post; The Shape of Water; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; and Wonder Woman. Nominees for dramatic TV series are Big Little Lies, Season 1; The Crown, Season 2; Game of Thrones, Season 7; The Handmaid’s Tale, Season 1; and Stranger Things, Season 2. Animated film nominees are: The Boss Baby; Coco; Despicable Me 3; Ferdinand; and The Lego Batman Movie. In the TV comedy series category, nominees are: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 9; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 1; Master of None, Season 2; Silicon Valley, Season 4; and Veep, Season 6.