Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards 2026: Complete list of nominees explored

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The Producers Guild of America has officially announced its nominations for this year. The 2026 Producers Guild of America Awards ceremony will take place at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, where winners will be officially unveiled.

Producers Guild of America Awards' 2025 winners were as follows,

  • Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: Anora
  • Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: The Wild Robot
  • Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Drama: Shogun
  • Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Comedy: Hacks
  • David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television: Baby Reindeer
  • Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures: The Greatest Night in Pop
  • Award for Outstanding Producer of Non Fiction Television: STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
  • Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup and Talk Television: Saturday Night Live
  • Award for Outstanding Producer of Game and Competition Television: The Traitors
  • Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture: Super Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
  • Award for Outstanding Children's Program: Sesame Street
  • Award for Outstanding Short Form Program: Shogun, The Making of Shogun
  • Award for Outstanding Sports Program: Simone Biles Rising
  • The PGA Innovation Award: Orbital

The 2026 Producers Guild of America Awards Event Chairs are Mike Farah and Joe Farrell. The ceremony is produced by Anchor Street Collective. Branden Chapman is executive producer and Carleen Cappelletti is co-executive producer.

The Producers Guild of America's official website reads,

"The Producers Guild of America is a non profit trade organization that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the full producing team in film, television and emerging media."

The official press release for the 2026 nominations read,

"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."

Complete list of nominees at the 2026 Producers Guild of America Awards

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures at the 2026 Producers Guild of America Awards

Nominees:

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 at the 2026 Producers Guild of America Awards

Nominees:

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 at the 2026 Producers Guild of America Awards

Nominees:

Andor

The Diplomat

The Pitt

Pluribus

Severance

The White Lotus


Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Comedy at the 2026 Producers Guild of America Awards

Nominees:

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 at the 2026 Producers Guild of America Awards

Nominees:

Adolescence

The Beast in Me

Black Mirror

Black Rabbit

Dying for Sex


Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures at the 2026 Producers Guild of America Awards

Nominees:

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

The Gorge

John Candy: I Like Me

Mountainhead

Nonnas


Award for Outstanding Producer of Non Fiction Television at the 2026 Producers Guild of America Awards

Nominees:

aka Charlie Sheen

Billy Joel: And So It Goes

Mr. Scorsese

Pee wee as Himself

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

Music, biography, and legacy focused documentaries dominate this year’s list.


Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup and Talk Television at the 2026 PGA Awards

Nominees:

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 and Competition Television at the 2026 Producers Guild of America Awards

The Amazing Race

Jeopardy!

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Top Chef

The Traitors


Previously announced categories

Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures

Nominees:

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


Award for Outstanding Sports Program

Nominees:

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


Award for Outstanding Children's Program

Nominees:

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy Pieces of the Past

Phineas and Ferb

Sesame Street

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical

SpongeBob SquarePants


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

Special honors

Amy Pascal, David O. Selznick Achievement Award

Jason Blum, Milestone Award

Mara Brock Akil, Norman Lear Achievement Award

For further updates about the upcoming ceremony, fans can keep an eye on the official PGA pages.


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Edited by Gourab Kundu