HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - The three producers of ``Titanic'' took home the top prize at the Producers Guild of America's annual awards gala this week. Writer/director James Cameron, Jon Landau and Rae Sanchini received the Darryl F. Zanuck Theatrical Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award. It was presented by Gloria Stuart, whose Oscar -nominated role in "Titanic" was central to the film's theme of remembrance and lost love. "Titanic" beat "Amistad", "As Good as It Gets", "Good Will Hunting" and "L.A. Confidential." With the exception of "Amistad", they are all competing for the best picture Oscar on March 23, along with "The Full Monty."

-- Dan Draghici (ddraghic@ccs.carleton.ca), March 05, 1998