Shocker! The Producers Guild — not exactly a recent harbinger of Best Picture Oscar wins, but a significant indicator of industry sentiment — has given Little Miss Sunshine its Best Picture award. I didn’t see it coming, I thought they’d give it to The Departed…. amazing! Obviously the Dreamgirls Golden Globes momentum has been stopped in its tracks, Babel is back to maybe-but-who-knows? status, and it’s a wide-open race for the Best Picture Oscar. There is no joy in Mudville (and you know where & what that is) this evening. Dreamgirls could still take it; so could Babel or The Departed. Nobody knows…but none of them have a commanding headwind.
