The Producers Guild of America have announced the nominations for the first of their three film categories. Documentary nominations were announced today, and the remaining categories will be announced January 2, 2014. (NOTE: These nominations were announced on November 26, 2013)

Apart from A Place at the Table and We Steal Secrets, none of these films really popped out at us during the run-up to awards season. The Academy hasn’t released the Documentary Feature shortlist yet, so it’s impossible to tell which of these will ultimately make the cut. We Steal Secrets and Food, Inc. sequel A Place at the Table obviously receive a leg-up from this list, but any one of these could emerge as an Oscar contender if they make the shortlist.

The Nominations

Best Documentary

A Place at the Table
Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story
Life According to Sam
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Which Way Is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington

Producers Guild Data

Year Founded: 1950 (Film)/1957 (TV)/1962 (Unified)
First Awards: 1989 (25)