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'The Hurt Locker' wins PGA film prize; 'Mad Men' & '30 Rock' earn top TV awards

Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" wins the top film prize from the Producers Guild of America.
Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" wins the top film prize from the Producers Guild of America.
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In a very telling victory over 'Avatar' and 'Inglourious Basterds,' Kathryn Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' may have edged closer to Oscar glory thanks to the Producers Guild of America. 'Mad Men' and '30 Rock' also continued their grip as being the most decorated series on television today.

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced this year’s winning television and motion picture productions at the 21st Annual PGA Awards ceremony held at the Hollywood Palladium.  This year's recipients of the PGA awards:

The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures
The Hurt Locker - Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro

The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Up - Jonas Rivera

The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
The Cove - Fisher Stevens, Paula DuPré Pesmen

The Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television—Comedy
30 Rock - Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, Marci Klein, David Miner, Robert Carlock, Jeff Richmond, Don Scardino, Jerry Kupfer

The Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television—Drama
Mad Men - Matthew Weiner, Scott Hornbacher, Lisa Albert, Andre & Maria Jacquemetton

The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Non-Fiction Television
60 Minutes - Jeff Fager

The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Live Entertainment and Competition Television
The Colbert Report - Stephen T. Colbert, DFA

The David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television
Grey Gardens - Lucy Barzun Donnelly, Rachael Horovitz, Michael Sucsy, David Coatsworth

The Stanley Kramer Award was presented to: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

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