The Producers Guild of America (PGA) hosted the 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards on the evening of Saturday, January 18 at the Hollywood Palladium. A full list of winners is below.
Presenters and nominees at the ceremony included Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Reese Witherspoon, Quentin Tarantino, Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Frances McDormand, Jimmy Kimmel, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Taika Waititi, Kate Beckinsale, Don Johnson, Laura Dern, Greta Gerwig, Caitriona Balfe, Zazie Beetz, Choi Woo-shik, Constance Wu, Jared Harris, Rachel Brosnahan, Eva Longoria, Billy Eichner, Nick Kroll, Zoey Deutch, Kaitlyn Dever, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Judith Light.
The 2020 Producers Guild Awards nominees and winners are listed in alphabetical order by category, with winning titles and producers reflected in bold:
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- 1917 | Producers: Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne‐Ann Tenggren, Callum McDougall
- Ford v Ferrari | Producers: Peter Chernin & Jenno Topping, James Mangold
- The Irishman | Producers: Jane Rosenthal & Robert De Niro, Emma Tillinger Koskoff & Martin Scorsese
- Jojo Rabbit | Producers: Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi
- Joker | Producers: Todd Phillips & Bradley Cooper, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
- Knives Out | Producers: Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman
- Little Women | Producer: Amy Pascal
- Marriage Story | Producers: Noah Baumbach, David Heyman
- Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood | Producers: David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, Quentin Tarantino
- Parasite | Producers: Kwak Sin Ae, Bong Joon Ho
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Abominable | Producer: Suzanne Buirgy
- Frozen II | Producer: Peter Del Vecho
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Producers: Bradford Lewis, Bonnie Arnold
- Missing Link | Producers: Arianne Sutner, Travis Knight
- Toy Story 4 | Producers: Mark Nielsen, Jonas Rivera
The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
- Big Little Lies (Season 2) | Producers: David E. Kelley, Jean‐Marc Vallée, Andrea Arnold, Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Gregg Fienberg, Nathan Ross, David Auge, Lauren Neustadter, Liane Moriarty
- The Crown (Season 3) | 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
- Game of Thrones (Season 8) | Producers: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, David Nutter, Miguel Sapochnik, Bryan Cogman, Chris Newman, Greg Spence, Lisa McAtackney, Duncan Muggoch
- Succession (Season 2) | Producers: Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Mark Mylod, Jane Tranter, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Georgia Pritchett, Will Tracy, Jonathan Glatzer, Dara Schnapper, Gabrielle Mahon
- Watchmen (Season 1) | Producers: Damon Lindelof, Tom Spezialy, Nicole Kassell, Stephen Williams, Joseph E. Iberti, Ron Schmidt, Lila Byock, Nick Cuse, Christal Henry, Karen Wacker, John Blair, Carly Wray
The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
- Barry (Season 2) |
- Producers: Alec Berg, Bill Hader, Aida Rodgers, Liz Sarnoff, Emily Heller, Julie Camino, Jason Kim
- Fleabag (Season 2) | Producers: Phoebe Waller‐Bridge, Harry Bradbeer, Lydia Hampson, Harry Williams, Jack Williams, Joe Lewis, Sarah Hammond
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Season 3) | Producers: Amy Sherman‐Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Dhana Gilbert, Daniel Goldfarb, Kate Fodor, Sono Patel, Matthew Shapiro
- Schitt’s Creek (Season 5) | Producers: Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, David West Read, Ben Feigin, Michael Short, Rupinder Gill, Colin Brunton
- Veep (Season 7) | Producers: David Mandel, Frank Rich, Julia Louis‐Dreyfus, Lew Morton, Morgan Sackett, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Jennifer Crittenden, Gabrielle Allan, Billy Kimball, Rachel Axler, Ted Cohen, Ian Maxtone‐Graham, Dan O'Keefe, Steve Hely, David Hyman, Georgia Pritchett, Erik Kenward, Dan Mintz, Doug Smith
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
- Chernobyl | Producers: Craig Mazin, Carolyn Strauss, Jane Featherstone, Johan Renck, Chris Fry, Sanne Wohlenberg
- Fosse/Verdon | Producers: Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Lin‐Manuel Miranda, Joel Fields, George Stelzner, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams, Tracey Scott Wilson, Charlotte Stoudt, Nicole Fosse, Erica Kay, Kate Sullivan, Brad Carpenter
- True Detective | Producers: Nic Pizzolatto, Scott Stephens, Daniel Sackheim, Peter Feldman, Steve Golin, Bard Dorros
- Unbelievable | Producers: Susannah Grant, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Lisa Cholodenko, Ayelet Waldman, Michael Chabon, Katie Couric, Jennifer Schuur, Becky Mode, John Vohlers, Kate DiMento, Chris Leanza
- When They See Us | Producers: Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Berry Welsh, Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Amy Kaufman, Robin Swicord
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
- American Son | Producers: Kenny Leon, Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, Kristin Bernstein
- Apollo: Missions to the Moon | Producers: Tom Jennings, David Tillman, Abe Scheuermann, Chris Morcom, Rob Kirk
- Black Mirror: Striking Vipers | Producers: Annabel Jones, Charlie Brooker, Kate Glover
- Deadwood: The Movie | Producers: David Milch, Carolyn Strauss, Gregg Fienberg, Scott Stephens, Daniel Minahan, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Regina Corrado, Nichole Beattie, Mark Tobey
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Producers: Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Charles Newirth, Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul, Diane Mercer
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture
- Advocate | Producers: Philippe Bellaiche, Rachel Leah Jones
- American Factory | Producers: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, Jeff Reichert
- Apollo 11 | Producers: Todd Douglas Miller, Thomas Petersen
- The Cave | Producers: Kirstine Barfod, Sigrid Dyekjaer
- For Sama | Producers: Waas al-Kateab
- Honeyland | Producers: Atanas Georgiev, Ljubomir Stefanov
- One Child Nation | Producers: Christoph Jörg, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn, Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
- 30 for 30 (Season 10) | Producers: Libby Geist, Connor Schell, John Dahl, Rob King, Erin Leyden, Gentry Kirby, Deidre Fenton, Marquis Daisy, Jenna Anthony, Adam Neuhaus
- 60 Minutes (Season 51, Season 52) | Producers: Bill Owens
- Leaving Neverland | Producers: Dan Reed
- Queer Eye (Season 3, Season 4) | Producers: David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric, Jennifer Lane, Jordana Hochman, Rachelle Mendez, Mark Bracero
- Surviving R. Kelly (Season 1) | Producers: Joel Karsberg, dream hampton, Jesse Daniels, Tamra Simmons, Brie Miranda Bryant, Jessica Everleth, Mary Bissell, Maria Pepin, Charlotte Glover, Allison Brandin, Laura Hoeppner
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Season 25) | Producers: Trevor Noah, Jennifer Flanz, Jill Katz, Justin Melkmann, Zhubin Parang, Jocelyn Conn, Max Browning, Eric Davies, Pamela DePace, Ramin Hedayati, David Kibuuka, Elise Terrell, Dave Blog, Adam Chodikoff, Jimmy Donn, Jeff Gussow, Kira Klang Hopf, Allison MacDonald, Ryan Middleton
- Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones | Producers: Dave Chappelle, Stan Lathan, Rikki Hughes, Sina Sadighi
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 6) | Producers: John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, Jeremy Tchaban, Christopher Werner, Laura L. Griffin, Kate Mullaney, Matt Passet, Marian Wang, Charles Wilson
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Season 5) | Producers: Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart, Barry Julien, Denise Rehrig, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Paul Dinello, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Emily Gertler, Michael Brumm, Bjoern Stejskal, Paige Kendig, Jake Plunkett, Aaron Cohen, Sara Vilkomerson, Adam Wager
- Saturday Night Live (Season 45) | Producers: Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker, Ken Aymong
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
- The Amazing Race (Season 31) | Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Mark Vertullo, Phil Keoghan
- The Masked Singer (Season 1) | Producers: Craig Plestis, Izzie Pick Ibarra, Nikki Varhely-Gillingham, Rosie Seitchik, Stacey Thomas-Muir, Nick Cannon, Ashley Sylvester, Lindsay Tuggle, Pete Cooksley, Chelsea Candelaria, Anne Chanthavong, Zoë Ritchken, Deena Katz, Erin Brady, Jeff Kmiotek, Lexi Shoemaker
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 11) | Producers: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Mandy Salangsang, RuPaul Charles, Steven Corfe, Bruce McCoy, Michele Mills, Jacqueline Wilson, Thairin Smothers, John Polly, Michelle Visage, Jen Passovoy
- Top Chef (Season 16) | Producers: Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Doneen Arquines, Casey Kriley, Tara Siener, Justin Rae Barnes, Blake Davis, Patrick Schmedeman, Wade Sheeler, Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Elida Carbajal Araiza, Brian Fowler, Caitlin Rademaekers, Steve Lichtenstein, Emily Van Bergen
- The Voice (Season 16, Season 17) | Producers: John de Mol, Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn Bakkers, Amanda Zucker, Kyra Thompson, Teddy Valenti, Kyley Tucker, Carson Daly
The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program
- Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner
- Born This Way (S5)
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (S11)
- Creating Saturday Night Live (S3)
- Under a Rock with Tig Notaro (S1)
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program
- Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Oakland Raiders (S14)
- Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (S25)
- SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt (S5)
- What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
The Award for Outstanding Children's Program
- Carmen Sandiego (S1, S2)
- Green Eggs and Ham (S1)
- Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (S1)
- A Series of Unfortunate Events (S3)
- Sesame Street (S49)
The PGA Innovation Award
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: An Interactive Adventure
- Artificial
- Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
- Bonfire
- Cosmos Within Us
- Eleven Eleven
- First Man VR
- How to Train Your Dragon: Fly with Toothless VR
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Virtual Tour
- Interactive Play at Sesame Street Land, SeaWorld, Orlando
- Mesmerica
- Tree VR
- Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode I
- You vs. Wild
The Producers Guild Awards are often a bellwether for the Oscars. Since its inception, the PGA has predicted 21 of the 30 winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The 2020 Producers Guild Awards honorees include Ted Sarandos (Milestone Award); Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures); Marta Kauffman (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television); Octavia Spencer (Visionary Award); and the Lionsgate film Bombshell (The Stanley Kramer Award).
Suzanne Todd is the Executive Producer of the 2020 Producers Guild Awards. Sponsors include: Chevrolet, Official Automotive Partner; Delta, Official Airline Partner and sponsor of the Visionary Award; GreenSlate, PGA annual partner and Cocktail Reception sponsor; and William Grant & Sons spirits.
About THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA (PGA)
The Producers Guild of America is a nonprofit trade organization that represents and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The Producers Guild works to protect the careers of producers and improve the producing community at-large by facilitating health benefits for its more than 8,000 members, encouraging the enforcement of workplace labor laws and sustainable practices, and creating fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits. The Guild also hosts educational opportunities for new and experienced producers alike. For more information and the latest updates, please visit the Producers Guild of America website and follow on social media.
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