2026 Producers Guild Awards Nominations Announced

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the nominees in the Motion Pictures and Television categories for the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards to be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at the Fairmont Century Plaza.

The ceremony’s top honor, the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, has historically correlated closely with the Best Picture Oscar outcome, with 17 of the previous 22 winners going on to also win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Final Ballots for Children’s, Short Form, and Sports Programs will close on Monday, January 19, 2026 (2:00 pm PST). Winners of the Children’s, Short Form, Sports and PGA Innovation Award will be announced the week of February 23 during PGA’s East and West Coast nominee and producing team celebrations.

Final Ballots for Television (Comedy, Drama, Limited/Anthology Series, Televised/Streamed Motion Pictures, Non-Fiction, Game/Competition, Live Entertainment/Variety/Sketch/Talk Series) and Film (Theatrical Motion Picture, Animated Motion Picture, and Documentary) will close on Tuesday, February 3 (2:00 pm PST). Winners of these categories will be announced at the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards on February 28, 2026.

The Producers Guild Awards ceremony will also include special honors celebrating distinguished producers whose careers reflect sustained excellence and influence. Honorees this year include Amy Pascal (David O. Selznick Achievement Award), Jason Blum (Milestone Award), and Mara Brock Akil (Norman Lear Achievement Award).

The complete list of nominees across all categories are:

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

  • Bugonia
    • Nominees: Ed Guiney, p.g.a., Andrew Lowe, p.g.a., Yorgos Lanthimos, p.g.a., Emma Stone, p.g.a., Lars Knudsen, p.g.a.
  • F1
    • Nominees: TBD
  • Frankenstein
    • Nominees: Guillermo Del Toro, p.g.a., J. Miles Dale, p.g.a., Scott Stuber, p.g.a.
  • Hamnet
    • Nominees: Liza Marshall, p.g.a., Pippa Harris, p.g.a., Sam Mendes, p.g.a., Steven Spielberg, p.g.a., Nicolas Gonda, p.g.a.
  • Marty Supreme
    • Nominees: TBD
  • One Battle After Another
    • Nominees: Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Sentimental Value
    • Nominees: Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
  • Sinners
    • Nominees: Ryan Coogler, p.g.a., Zinzi Coogler, p.g.a., Sev Ohanian, p.g.a.
  • Train Dreams
    • Nominees: Marissa McMahon, p.g.a., Teddy Schwarzman, p.g.a., William Janowitz, p.g.a., Ashley Schlaifer, p.g.a., Michael Heimler, p.g.a.
  • Weapons
    • Nominees: Zach Cregger, p.g.a., Miri Yoon, p.g.a.

Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

  • The Bad Guys 2
    • Nominee: Damon Ross, p.g.a.
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
    • Nominees: TBD
  • Elio
    • Nominee: Mary Alice Drumm, p.g.a.
  • KPop Demon Hunters
    • Nominee: Michelle L.M. Wong, p.g.a.
  • Zootopia 2
    • Nominee: Yvett Merino, p.g.a.

Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama

  • Andor
  • The Diplomat
  • The Pitt
  • Pluribus
  • Severance
  • The White Lotus

Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy

  • The Bear
  • Hacks
  • Only Murders in the Building
  • South Park
  • The Studio

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

  • Adolescence
  • The Beast in Me
  • Black Mirror
  • Black Rabbit
  • Dying for Sex

Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
  • The Gorge
  • John Candy: I Like Me
  • Mountainhead
  • Nonnas

Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television

  • aka Charlie Sheen
  • Billy Joel: And So It Goes
  • Mr. Scorsese
  • Pee-wee as Himself
  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television

  • The Daily Show
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special

Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television

  • The Amazing Race
  • Jeopardy!
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race
  • Top Chef
  • The Traitors

The following nominees were previously announced:

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures

  • The Alabama Solution
  • Cover-Up
  • Mr. Nobody Against Putin
  • My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
  • Ocean with David Attenborough
  • The Perfect Neighbor
  • The Tale of Silyan

The Award for Outstanding Sports Program

  • 100 Foot Wave
  • Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024
  • Formula 1: Drive to Survive
  • Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills
  • Surf Girls: International

The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program

  • LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past
  • Phineas and Ferb
  • Sesame Street
  • Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical
  • SpongeBob SquarePants

The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program

  • Adolescence: The Making of Adolescence
  • The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains
  • Hacks: Bit By Bit
  • Overtime with Bill Maher
  • The White Lotus: Unpacking the Episode

The PGA Innovation Award

  • ASTEROID
  • Big Wave: No Room for Error
  • D-Day: The Camera Soldier
  • territory
  • The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

 

 

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Danielle Solzman

Danielle Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. She roots for her beloved Kentucky Wildcats, St. Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics. Living less than a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, she is an active reader (sports/entertainment/history/biographies/select fiction) and involved with the Chicago improv scene. She also sees many movies and reviews them. She has previously written for Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, and Hidden Remote/Flicksided. From April 2016 through May 2017, her film reviews can be found on Creators.

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