LOS ANGELES: Dark comedy “Birdman” took home best movie at the Producers Guild Awards Saturday, boosting its status ahead of the much-anticipated Oscars next month.

The film, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, beat industry favorites and leading Academy Awards contenders including coming-of-age tale “Boyhood,” stylish crime caper “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and World War II code-breaking thriller “The Imitation Game.”

“I feel humbled by this. All these films nominated this year have an individual voice,” Inarritu told Variety.

“Birdman” is about a washed-up film actor played by Michael Keaton trying to revive his career on stage.

This month, Inarritu won best screenplay and Keaton took home best musical or comedy actor at the Golden Globes, considered a dry-run for the Oscars, the climax of Hollywood’s awards season.