A tie for Gravity and 12 Years A Slave at the 2014 PGAs

An image of Sandra Bullock at Comic Con 2013
An image of Sandra Bullock at Comic Con 2013

Star of Gravity, Sandra Bullock.

Last night, amid the hustle and bustle of awards season, the less popular, but equally revered among the film industry, Producers Guild Awards (PGAs) took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in California.

While the fashion and A-list celebrity took a back seat this time around, the PGAs takes time out to celebrate the producers and visionaries responsible for bringing films from an idea to the big-screen.

The biggest news from last night was that for the first time in history there was a tie in the ‘Theatrical Motion Picture’ category. Both Gravity and 12 Years A Slave walked home with an award.

While that is great news to these producers, it throws a spanner in the works when it comes to predicting the Oscars which are announced in March.

Normally, around this time in the award season a front-runner has usually established itself, this year is the exception. Gravity has enjoyed huge oscar buzz since September, but has more recently lost out to 12 Years a Slave at the Golden Globes.

In the meantime, the hugely successful, American Hustle, directed by David O Russell was crowned winner at the Golden Globes (this time for Best Motion Picture (Comedy)) and also received the same award more recently at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

All these awards including, The Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Producers Guild Awards and the Critics Choice Awards, are all an indicator to the most revered awards, The Academy Awards.

While in the past it can be seen that one film has dominated awards season all the way to the Oscars. But the big bash that takes place on 1 March this year, is sure the throw up some huge surprises.

What this means is that this year is the most exciting and unpredictable awards season.

To see the full list of winners click here.

Happy New Year from Inside Film

Pictured is the Disney castle with fireworks going off overhead.
Pictured is the Disney castle with fireworks going off overhead.

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We at Inside Film hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and a very happy New Year.

The new year in cinema is always an exciting time, first and foremost its means that awards season is in full flow, the BAFTAs, Critic Choice Awards, all running up to the glamourous and most prestigious of them all, the Academy Awards.

Inside Film will make sure that you keep up-to-date on the most recent news and events from both here in the UK and across the pond in Hollywood. With interactive live blogs, we’ll be sure that we keep you up to date with the latest news.

We have lots of other exciting things planned for this year, we will bring you some exciting features on the latest news and giving you an insight in the process of film making. Also look out for our brand new podcasts, We’ll be on hand to talk everything Oscars and BAFTAs.

Another thing to look forward to is our new feature of live blogging, we will be here making sure you get all the latest and up-to-date news from both the BAFTAs and the Oscars. 

We hope you continue to enjoy Inside Film, and as always we love to hear from you, so for any questions/comments please tweet us @Inside_Film.