PhotoThe monster romance “The Shape of Water” took the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, an honor that often predicts the best picture winner at the Oscars. The movie, directed by Guillermo del Toro, who produced along with J. The winner of the PGA frequently correlates with best picture at the Oscars. The producers’ choice has gone on to win the academy’s big prize eight of the last 10 years. But don’t discount the exceptions: last year “La La Land” won the PGA but lost best picture to “Moonlight, and the year before “The Big Short” prevailed with the producers but “Spotlight” won over the academy.

Source: New York Times January 21, 2018 06:56 UTC