( EW.com ) -- The Producers Guild of America has announced its 10 nominees for Best Picture of the Year , and along with expected contenders like `` The Artist , '' `` War Horse , '' `` The Descendants , '' `` The Help , '' and `` Hugo '' were two minor surprises : `` The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo '' and `` The Ides of March . '' Left off the list , meanwhile , were `` Drive , '' `` Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close , '' and most interestingly , `` The Tree of Life . '' That polarizing film , which has done well in the critics awards so far , clearly takes the biggest hit in the overall Oscar race and is no longer a sure thing for a Best Picture nomination . Last year , the PGA honorees matched the eventual Best Picture nominees nine for 10 , but this year it may not be as easy to compare the two -- the Academy 's new voting rules dictate that there will be somewhere between five and 10 Best Picture nominees this go-round , depending on how many films receive at least 5 percent of the overall No . 1 votes . The PGA awards will take place on Jan. 21 ; all the nominees are listed below . Best Picture . The Artist . Bridesmaids . The Descendants . The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo . The Help . Hugo . The Ides of March . Midnight in Paris . Moneyball . War Horse . Best Animated Film . The Adventures of Tintin . Cars 2 . Kung Fu Panda 2 . Puss in Boots . Rango . Best Documentary . Beats , Rhymes & Life : The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest . Bill Cunningham New York . Project Nim . Senna . The Union . Long-form Television . Cinema Verite . Downton Abbey . The Kennedys . Mildred Pierce . Too Big to Fail . TV Comedy . 30 Rock . The Big Bang Theory . Glee . Modern Family . Parks and Recreation . TV Drama . Boardwalk Empire . Dexter . Game of Thrones . The Good Wife . Mad Men . Live Entertainment & Talk . The Colbert Report . The Ellen DeGeneres Show . Real Time with Bill Maher . Saturday Night Live . The 64th Annual Tony Awards . Competition Television . The Amazing Race . American Idol . Dancing With the Stars . Project Runway . Top Chef . Non-Fiction TV . 30 for 30 . American Masters . Anthony Bourdain : No Reservations . Deadliest Catch . Undercover Boss . See the full article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Expected winners are ` ` The Help , '' ` ` War ' , '' ` ` The End , '' ` ` The End '' Left off the list , meanwhile , were ` ` Drive , '' ` ` Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close '' ` ` The Tree of Life '' is no longer a sure thing for a Best Picture nomination .