Producers Guild Awards Sports, Children's, and Short-Form nominees 2026: Complete list explored

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has officially unveiled the 2026 nominees in the Sports, Children's, and Short Form categories for the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards. It is worth noting that, unlike performance based awards, the PGA honors the complete producing teams behind each project, winning awards in the Sports, Children's, and Short Form categories.

The 2026 ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Winners in the Sports, Children's, and Short Form categories will be revealed during the Producers Guild Awards East and West Coast celebrations in February.

The Producers Guild of America issued an official press release to announce the latest nominees. It read:

"Today, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the nominees in the Sports, Children’s, and Short-Form categories that will advance to the final round of voting for the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards. Winners will be announced at the PGA’s East and West Coast Celebrations of the nominees and producing teams in February. The annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony celebrates the work of producing and recognizes standout achievements across film, television, and emerging media, highlighting the professionals whose decisions and oversight have made superlative contributions to the projects shaping the industry and culture at large."

It also added:

"The nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures, Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures, Television Series/Specials, and Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures will be announced on Friday, January 9. The nominees for Documentary Motion Pictures and finalists for the PGA Innovation Award were announced on December 9. Acclaimed producers to be honored at this year’s ceremony include Amy Pascal (David O. Selznick Achievement Award), Mara Brock Akil (Norman Lear Achievement Award) and Jason Blum (Milestone Award)."

Producers Guild Awards 2025 Sports, Children's, and Short-Form nominees

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

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

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

Previously announced nominees

Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures

The Alabama Solution (HBO Documentary Films)
Cover-Up (Netflix)
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (Made in Copenhagen)
My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay (HBO Documentary Films)
Ocean with David Attenborough (National Geographic)
The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
The Tale of Silyan (National Geographic)

PGA Innovation Award Finalists

Asteroid (Doug Liman's 30 Ninjas/Google's 100 Zeros)
Big Wave: No Room for Error (Cosm)
D-Day: The Camera Soldier (Targo/Time Studios)
Territory (Double Eye Studios / Kinetic Light)
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere (Sphere Entertainment Co.)

The Innovation Award winner will be revealed during a pre-awards ceremony reception on Thursday, February 26, 2026, in Los Angeles.

Final voting for the Sports, Children's, and Short Form categories will open on Monday, January 5, 2026, and close on Monday, January 19, 2026, at 2 p.m. PT.

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