Sony Pictures Animation’s hit superhero movie continues to rack up accolades as Avi Arad, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal and Christina Steinberg are honored for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures at the 2019 PGA Awards.
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced this year’s winning film, television and new media productions at their 30th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony held Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
Avi Arad, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal and Christina Steinberg took home the award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures for their work on Sony Pictures Animation’s comic book superhero action adventure, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
In addition to its competitive awards, the PGA presented special honors to Toby Emmerich with the Milestone Award; Kevin Feige with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; Amy Sherman-Palladino with the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television; Kenya Barris with the Visionary Award; and Jane Fonda with the Stanley Kramer Award.
The complete list of List of 2019 winners is as follows:
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
Green Book
Producers: Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures:
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Producers: Morgan Neville, Nicholas Ma, Caryn Capotosto
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Producers: Avi Arad, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Christina Steinberg
The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television - Drama:
The Americans (Season 6)
Producers: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Chris Long, Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stephen Schiff, Mary Rae Thewlis, Tracey Scott Wilson, Peter Ackerman, Joshua Brand
The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television - Comedy:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Season 2)
Producers: Amy Sherman‐Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Dhana Rivera Gilbert, Sheila Lawrence
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (Season 2)
Producers: Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Tom Rob Smith, Daniel Minahan, Brad Falchuk, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Chip Vucelich, Maggie Cohn, Eric Kovtun, Lou Eyrich, Eryn Krueger Mekash
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures:
Fahrenheit 451
Producers: Sarah Green, Ramin Bahrani, Michael B. Jordan, Alan Gasmer, Peter Jaysen, David Coatsworth
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Season 11, Season 12)
Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 5)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television:
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 10)
Producers: *Eligibility Determination Pending*
The PGA does not vet the individual producers of short-form programs, sports programs, or children’s programs. The winning productions will be recognized at the official ceremony on January 19th.
The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program:
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Season 5)
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:
Being Serena (Season 1)
The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:
Sesame Street (Season 48)
Source: The Producers Guild of America
