Producers Guild announces Feature Documentary nominees for 2025 PGA Awards: ‘Super/Man,’ ‘Gaucho Gaucho,’ ‘Porcelain War’ …

By Denton Davidson

Today, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the 2025 Documentary Motion Picture nominees that will advance to the final round of voting for the 36th Annual PGA Awards. Winners will be announced on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Below are the nominees for Best Documentary:

“Gaucho Gaucho”
“Mediha”
“Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa”
“Porcelain War”
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
“We Will Dance Again”

Last year, producers Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman, and Joedan Okun were honored with the award for for “American Symphony,” defeating eventual Oscar champ “20 Days in Mariupol.” The movie intimately followed award-winning musician Jon Batiste’s journey in composing a symphony while his wife underwent cancer treatment.

The winner of the PGA Award for Best Documentary has matched up with the eventual Oscar winner five of the past 10 years: “Amy” (2015), “O.J.: Made in America” (2016), “My Octopus Teacher” (2020), “Summer of Soul” (2021), and “Navalny” (2022).

Nominees for Sports, Children’s and Short Form Television Programs will be announced this Friday, Dec. 13. The nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures, Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures, Television Series/Specials, and Televised/Streamed Motion Pictures will be announced on Friday, Jan. 10.

The Producers Guild Awards honors excellence in motion picture, television and emerging media productions, as well as the most notable names in the industry shaping the producing profession.  Honorees this year include Chris Meledandri (David O. Selznick Achievement Award) and Dana Walden (Milestone Award).