AMERICAN SON, FOSSE/VERDON, & More Nominated for Producers Guild Awards

By: Jan. 07, 2020
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AMERICAN SON, FOSSE/VERDON, & More Nominated for Producers Guild Awards

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the Motion Pictures and Television nominees for the 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards. Winners in these categories will be announced at the PGA awards ceremony on January 18 at the Hollywood Palladium.

Fosse/Verdon, American Son, and Fleabag were nominated in their respective categories. Frozen 2 also received a nomination. See the full list of nominees below!

The 2020 Producers Guild Awards nominations are listed below in alphabetical order by category, along with eligible producers' names:

The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television - Drama

  • Big Little Lies (Season 2)

    • Producers: David E. Kelley, Jeana??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)

  • 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: TBD

The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television - Comedy

The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures

  • American Son

    • Producers: TBD

  • Apollo: Missions to the Moon

    • Producers: TBD

  • Black Mirror: Striking Vipers

    • Producers: TBD

  • 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: TBD

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television

  • 30 for 30 (Season 10)

    • Producers: TBD

  • 60 Minutes (Season 51, Season 52)

    • Producers: TBD

  • Leaving Neverland

    • Producers: TBD

  • Queer Eye (Season 3, Season 4)

  • Surviving R. Kelly (Season 1)

    • Producers: TBD

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television

  • The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Season 25)

    • Producers: TBD

  • Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

    • Producers: TBD

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 6)

    • Producers: TBD

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Season 5)

    • Producers: TBD

  • Saturday Night Live (Season 45)

    • Producers: TBD

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television

  • The Amazing Race (Season 31)

  • The Masked Singer (Season 1)

    • Producers: TBD

  • RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 11)

    • Producers: TBD

  • 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 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.

At the Producers Guild Awards ceremony this month, the Guild will present special honors to powerhouse producers and leaders who have left their indelible mark on the entertainment industry. The 2020 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).

Additionally, the winner of the Innovation Award and the winner in the Short-Form category will be announced at a PGA nominees event on January 16 at the Hollywood Museum in Los Angeles. The winners in the Children's and Sports categories will be announced at a nominees celebration in New York on January 13 at the Ascent Lounge.

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.


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