The Producers Guild likes the same movies as everyone else—and also Deadpool

The Producers Guild of America selected a familiar list of films to nominate for their top prize, the Daryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, which is a fancy name for Best Picture. Among them are: Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell Or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester By The Sea, Moonlight, and look, there’s Deadpool worming its way into another awards-season race. The potty-mouthed X-Men spinoff seems like it should be a shocking outlier, but it’s already been recognized by both the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Writers Guild. Now the question becomes: Can it get the Academy’s attention? Maybe: The Producers Guild nominees are typically a good sign of what will be up for Best Picture at the Oscars, give or take a couple of choices. Deadpool still seems like an unlikely choice, but don’t say we didn’t warn you.