The Producers Guild of America (PGA) finished off its 2026 nominees for the PGA Awards with a bang, announcing which projects received recognition in its Motion Pictures and Television categories (several categories, including Documentary, had already announced nominees in December).
While all five of the films recently nominated for SAG’s Actor Award for Best Ensemble making the PGA list comes as little surprise, the awards body filled with producers, known for a having a more populist taste than the Academy, to the point where it nominated four sequels for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, opted to recognize original blockbusters like “F1” and “Weapons” over “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and “Wicked: For Good.”
While the group is not entirely resistant to nominating films that are not in English, nominating “Sentimental Value” this year, for example, other foreign language contenders that are primarily distributed by Neon, that have been receiving Oscar buzz, like “The Secret Agent” and “It Was Just an Accident,” did not make the cut. The group recognized “Bugonia” and “Train Dreams” in their presumable places.
Also worth noting that when counting “F1,” which it distributed to theaters in partnership with Apple, Warner Bros. Pictures has an impressive four out of 10 film nominations.
The PGA 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.
Meanwhile, the guild’s TV nominations mostly reflect what won at the 2025 Emmys, including “The Pitt” and “The Studio,” which are both first time PGA Awards nominees, Apple drama “Pluribus” and Netflix limited series “The Beast in Me” and “Black Rabbit” stand out as the contenders newly eligible for the next Emmys in September.
The 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards to be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at the Fairmont Century Plaza, and 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”
