Guild boost boost for Birdman ahead of Oscars

Birdman received a welcome lift on its flight to the Oscars after winning the Producers Guild of America’s highest film award at a ceremony in Los Angeles.

The win delivers needed momentum to Alejandro Inarritu’s showbiz romp, starring Michael Keaton, following its upset loss to The Grand Budapest Hotel in the Golden Globes’ comedy category earlier this month. It’s now neck and neck in the Oscar race with Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, which won in the Globes drama category.