Producers Guild Award Nominees Include "Black Panther"

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top 10 nominees at PGA Awards a precursor to possible Oscar nod, and more.

English actor John Boyega (L) and English grime and hip hop artist Stormzy pose on arrival for the European Premiere of 'Black Panther' in central London on February 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Tolga AKMEN (Photo credit should read TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images)

The producers behind hits "Black Panther," ''Crazy Rich Asians," ''A Star Is Born" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" are among the 10 nominees for the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, and Henry Golding, recipients of the Hollywood Breakout Ensemble Award for 'Crazy Rich Asians,' pose in press room at the 22nd Annual Hollywood Film Awards on November 04, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

The Producers Guild of America announced its selections Friday for it 30th installment, which also included "BlacKkKlansman," ''The Favourite," ''Green Book, "A Quiet Place," ''Roma" and "Vice."

Notably absent from the nominees were "First Man" and "If Beale Street Could Talk."

HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 04: Olivia Wilde arrives at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of "If Beale Street Could Talk" at ArcLight Hollywood on December 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

The winner of the PGA award has often gone on to win the best picture prize at the Oscars as happened last year with "The Shape of Water." It diverged, however, in the two previous years.

Best Director and Best Film laureate Mexican director Guillermo del Toro (2ndL) and Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (2ndR) attend the 90th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California. / AFP PHOTO / ANGELA WEISS (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)

Animated nominees included "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," and "Incredibles 2."

Winners will be unveiled at a ceremony in Beverly Hills on Jan. 19.

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