The Producers Guild of America (PGA) hosted the 32nd Annual Producers Guild Awards presented by General Motors this evening, Wednesday, March 24. Hollywood came together for the Guild’s virtual ceremony to celebrate this year’s outstanding achievements in producing and award the Guild’s top honors.
Actor and producer Tracee Ellis Ross kicked-off the ceremony and offered opening and closing remarks. Presenters included Amanda Seyfried, Carey Mulligan, Daniel Kaluuya, Darren Criss, Daveed Diggs, Eddie Redmayne, Gal Gadot, Jurnee Smollett, Kaley Cuoco, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mindy Kaling, Nicole Kidman, Paul Mescal, Paul Raci, Regina King, Riz Ahmed, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sarah Jessica Parker, Steven Yeun, Swankie, and Viola Davis. Additionally, Anthony Mackie gave a special introduction to this year’s In Memoriam.
The evening also honored Vance Van Petten with the Charles FitzSimons Award, presented by Mark Gordon, which recognizes outstanding dedication and enduring contributions to the Guild.
The Producers Guild Awards are often a bellwether for the Oscars. Since its inception, the PGA has predicted 21 of the 32 winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture. This year, Nomadland was awarded for The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
The complete list of nominees and winners is below. Winners are in bold. Note: winners of the Outstanding Short-Form, Sports and Children’s Programs and the PGA Innovation Award were previously announced at a PGA nominee event on March 20, 2021.
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Nomadland
- Producers: Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Soul
- Producer: Dana Murray
The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
The Crown (Season 4)
- Producers: Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Stephen Daldry, Andy Harries, Benjamin Caron, Matthew Byam Shaw, Robert Fox, Michael Casey, Andy Stebbing, Martin Harrison, Oona O'Beirn
The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
Schitt's Creek (Season 6)
- Producers: Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, David West Read, Ben Feigin, Michael Short, Kurt Smeaton, Kosta Orfanidis
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
The Queen's Gambit
- Producers: William Horberg, Allan Scott, Scott Frank, Marcus Loges, Mick Aniceto ● The Undoing
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
Hamilton
- Producers: Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
My Octopus Teacher
- Producer: Craig Foster
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
The Last Dance (Season 1)
- Producers: Mike Tollin, Curtis Polk, Estee Portnoy, Andrew Thompson, Gregg Winik, John Dahl, Libby Geist, Connor Schell, Peter Guber, Jason Hehir, Nina Krstic, Matt Maxson, Jacob Rogal, Alyson Sadofsky, Jon Weinbach
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 7)
- Producers: John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, Jeremy Tchaban, Christopher Werner, Laura L. Griffin, Kate Mullaney, Matt Passet, Marian Wang, Charles Wilson
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 12)
- Producers: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Mandy Salangsang, RuPaul Charles, Steven Corfe, Michele Mills, Jacqueline Wilson, Thairin Smothers, Adam Bronstein, Lisa Steele, John Polly, Michelle Visage, Jen Passovoy, Alicia Gargaro Magana
The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program
The PGA does not vet the individual producers of this award.
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Season 3)
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program
The PGA does not vet the individual producers of this award.
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics (S1) **WINNER** ● Hard Knocks: Los Angeles
The Award for Outstanding Children's Program
The PGA does not vet the individual producers of this award.
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
The PGA Innovation Award
This award honors the program as a whole, rather than the individual producers.
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The 2021 Producers Guild Awards Event Chairs are Chris Thomes, Vice President, Creative Services for Disney Television Studios and Julius Tennon, President and Co-Founder of Juvee Productions. The 2021 Producers Guild of America Awards are produced by Anchor Street Collective for the Producers Guild of America. Branden Chapman is executive producer, Carleen Cappelletti is co-executive producer, Emily Poenisch is talent executive, and Jim Piccirillo is director. The PGA Awards team also includes sponsorship by Six Degrees Global, marketing consultant Julie Giles (greenHAT digital), and the PGA’s PR agency of record, Sunshine Sachs.
Sponsors of the 2021 PGA Awards include General Motors, Presenting Sponsor and Official Automotive Partner, Delta, Official Airline Partner, and Glenfiddich.
About THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA (PGA)
The Producers Guild of America is a nonprofit trade group that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The Producers Guild has more than 8,000 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members with employment opportunities, seeking to expand health benefits, promoting fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other educational efforts and advocacy efforts such as encouraging sustainable production practices. The PGA also actively strives to create a more equitable industry through initiatives such as One Guild, which was established to address the specific needs of under-represented and under-served groups in order to increase and foster membership, Guild leadership, employment and to encourage authentic depictions. For more information and the latest updates, please visit the Producers Guild of America website and follow on social media.
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