The coveted prize, nominated by the top producers in Hollywood, is regarded as a bellwether  for the Academy Awards, who release their nominations  on January 10.

The guild will hand out its 24th annual prizes on January 26, closely followed by the Oscars, which takes place on February 24.

Tom Hooper’s adaption of the iconic musical Les Miserables, Benh Zeitlin’s low-budget post-Katrina fantasy Beasts of the Southern Wild, Quentin Tarantino’s bounty hunter drama Django Unchained,  Ang Lee’s shipwreck saga Life of Pi, Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook and Sam Mendes take on the James Bond franchise Skyfall have also been nominated by the PGA.

Walt Disney dominated the guild’s animation category with Brave, Frankenweenie and Wreck-It Ralph taking up three slots of the five nominees. The other nominees are Focus Features’ ParaNorman and Paramount’s Rise of the Guardians.

The Producers Guild nominees for best documentary are A People Uncounted, The Gatekeepers, The Island President, The Other Dream Team and Searching for Sugar Man.