"Little Miss Sunshine" wins top prize from Producer's Guild of America
"Little Miss Sunshine" beat back Golden Globe winners "Dreamgirls" and "Babel" as well as fellow nominees "The Queen" and "The Departed" for its biggest win of award season Saturday at the 18th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles.
To date, PGA Best Film winners, including "Titanic," "Schindler's List" and "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King", have gone on to claim Best Picture at the Oscars 11 out of 17 times.
But last year's PGA win for "Brokeback Mountain" meant nothing when "Crash" went on to take the best picture Oscar.
Greg Hernandez has covered the entertainment industry for the Daily
News since 2001. He's considered a bit odd by some for his obsession
with box office numbers, has been known to camp out near the kitchen
at premieres for first crack at the hors d'oeurves, and Greg's never
seen a red carpet he didn't want to stroll down.