26th Producers Guild of America Awards

The 26th Producers Guild of America Awards (also known as 2015 Producers Guild Awards), honoring the best film and television producers of 2014, were held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California on January 24, 2015.[1] The nominations for documentary film, television, and digital categories were announced on December 1, 2014.[2] The nominees for motion picture, animated feature, and long-form television were announced on January 5, 2015.[3][4][5][6]

26th Annual Producers Guild Awards
Date	January 24, 2015
Location	Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Producers Guild of America
Highlights
Best Producer(s) Motion Picture:	Birdman – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, and James W. Skotchdopole
Best Producer(s) Animated Feature:	The Lego Movie – Dan Lin and Roy Lee
Best Producer(s) Documentary Motion Picture:	Life Itself – Steve James, Zak Piper, and Garrett Basch

Winners and nominees

Film

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (Fox Searchlight Pictures) – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, and James W. Skotchdopole American Sniper (Warner Bros Pictures) – Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper, and Peter Morgan Boyhood (IFC Films) – Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland Foxcatcher (Sony Pictures Classics) – Megan Ellison, Bennett Miller, and Jon Kilik Gone Girl (20th Century Fox) – Ceán Chaffin The Grand Budapest Hotel (Fox Searchlight Pictures) – Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Jeremy Dawson, and Steven M. Rales The Imitation Game (The Weinstein Company) – Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, and Teddy Schwarzman Nightcrawler (Open Road Films) – Jennifer Fox and Tony Gilroy The Theory of Everything (Focus Features) – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, and Anthony McCarten Whiplash (Sony Pictures Classics) – Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, and David Lancaster
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
The Lego Movie (Warner Bros Pictures) – Dan Lin Big Hero 6 (Walt Disney Animation Studios) – Roy Conli The Book of Life (20th Century Fox) – Brad Booker and Guillermo del Toro The Boxtrolls (Focus Features) – David Ichioka and Travis Knight How to Train Your Dragon 2 (20th Century Fox) – Bonnie Arnold
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Life Itself (Magnolia Pictures) – Garrett Basch, Steve James, and Zak Piper The Green Prince (Music Box Films) – John Battsek, Simon Chinn, and Nadav Schirman Merchants of Doubt (Sony Pictures Classics) – Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo Particle Fever (Abramorama/BOND 360) – David E. Kaplan, Mark Levinson, Andrea Miller, and Carla Solomon Virunga (Netflix) – Joanna Natasegara and Orlando von Einsiedel

Television

Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
Breaking Bad (AMC) – Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, Thomas Schnauz, and Moira Walley-Beckett Downton Abbey (PBS) – Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame, and Liz Trubridge Game of Thrones (HBO) – David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Chris Newman, Greg Spence, Carolyn Strauss, and D.B. Weiss House of Cards (Netflix) – Dana Brunetti, Joshua Donen, David Fincher, David Manson, Iain Paterson, Eric Roth, Kevin Spacey, and Beau Willimon True Detective (HBO) – Richard Brown, Carol Cuddy, Steve Golin, Woody Harrelson, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Matthew McConaughey, Nic Pizzolatto, and Scott Stephens
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) – Mark A. Burley, Sara Hess, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Neri Tannenbaum, Michael Trim, and Lisa I. Vinnecour The Big Bang Theory (CBS) – Faye Oshima Belyeu, Chuck Lorre, Steve Molaro, and Bill Prady Louie (FX) – Pamela Adlon, Dave Becky, M. Blair Breard, Louis C.K., Vernon Chatman, Adam Escott, and Steven Wright Modern Family (ABC) – Paul Corrigan, Megan Ganz, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Morton, Dan O'Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Chris Smirnoff, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Sally Young, and Danny Zuker Veep (HBO) – Chris Addison, Simon Blackwell, Christopher Godsick, Armando Iannucci, Stephanie Laing, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Frank Rich, and Tony Roche
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
Fargo (FX) – Adam Bernstein, John Cameron, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Michael Frislev, Noah Hawley, Warren Littlefield, Chad Oakes, and Kim Todd American Horror Story: Coven & Freak Show (FX) – Bradley Buecker, Dante Di Loreto, Brad Falchuk, Joseph Incaprera, Alexis Martin Woodall, Tim Minear, Ryan Murphy, Jennifer Salt, and James Wong The Normal Heart (HBO) – Jason Blum, Dante Di Loreto, Scott Ferguson, Dede Gardner, Alexis Martin Woodall, Ryan Murphy, Brad Pitt, and Mark Ruffalo The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (PBS) – Paul Barnes, Pam Tubridy Baucom, and Ken Burns Sherlock (PBS) – Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Beryl Vertue, and Sue Vertue
Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (Fox/NatGeo) – Brannon Braga, Mitchell Cannold, Jason Clark, Ann Druyan, Livia Hanich, Steve Holtzman, and Seth MacFarlane 30 for 30 (ESPN) – Andy Billman, John Dahl, Erin Leyden, Connor Schell, and Bill Simmons American Masters (PBS) – Susan Lacy, Julie Sacks, and Junko Tsunashima Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN) – Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, and Sandra Zweig Shark Tank (ABC) – Becky Blitz, Mark Burnett, Bill Gaudsmith, Phil Gurin, Yun Lingner, Clay Newbill, Jim Roush, Laura Roush, and Max Swedlow
Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
The Voice (NBC) – Stijn Bakkers, Mark Burnett, John De Mol, Chad Hines, Lee Metzger, Audrey Morrissey, Kyra Thompson, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker, and Jim Roush The Amazing Race (CBS) – Jerry Bruckheimer, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, and Mark Vertullo Dancing with the Stars (ABC) – Ashley Edens Shaffer, Conrad Green, and Joe Sungkur Project Runway (Lifetime) – Jane Cha Cutler, Desiree Gruber, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, and Teri Weideman Top Chef (Bravo) – Daniel Cutforth, Casey Kriley, Jane Lipsitz, Hillary Olsen, Tara Sierner, Erica Ross, Doneen Arquines, and Shealan Spencer
Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) – Rob Crabbe, Jamie Granet Bederman, Katie Hockmeyer, Jim Juvonen, Josh Lieb, Brian McDonald, Lorne Michaels, and Gavin Purcell The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) – Meredith Bennett, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, Emily Lazar, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) – David Craig, Ken Crosby, Doug DeLuca, Gary Greenberg, Erin Irwin, Jimmy Kimmel, Jill Leiderman, Molly McNearney, Tony Romero, Jason Schrift, Jennifer Sharron, Seth Weidner, and Josh Weintraub Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – John Oliver, Tim Carvell, and Liz Stanton Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) – Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Dean Johnsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, and Matt Wood
Outstanding Sports Program
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO) 24/7 (HBO) Hard Knocks: "Training Camp with the Atlanta Falcons" (HBO) Hard Knocks: "Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals" (HBO) Inside: U.S. Soccer's March to Brazil (ESPN)
Outstanding Children's Program
Sesame Street (PBS/Sprout) Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon) Toy Story of Terror! (ABC) Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts Masterclass (HBO)

Digital

Outstanding Digital Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle) 30 for 30 Shorts (ESPN) Cosmos: A National Geographic Deeper Dive (Fox/NatGeo) Epic Rap Battles of History (Maker Studios) Video Game High School season 3 (Rocket Jump Studios/Collective Digital Studio)

Milestone Award

• Jon Feltheimer[7]

Stanley Kramer Award

• The Normal Heart[8]

Visionary Award

• Plan B Entertainment[9]

David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures

• Gale Anne Hurd[10]

Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television

• Mark Gordon

References

1. "PGA Awards Sets 2015 Timeline". Deadline Hollywood. April 21, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
2. "Documentary Motion Picture, TV Series/Specials and Digital Series Nominees Announced for 2015 Awards". Producers Guild of America. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
3. "Theatrical Motion Picture, Animated Theatrical and Long-Form TV Nominations Announced". Producers Guild of America. January 5, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
4. Tapley, Kristopher (January 5, 2015). "'Gone Girl,' 'Nightcrawler,' 'Whiplash' score PGA". hitfix.com. HitFix. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
5. "2015 PGA Awards: Live Blog". Deadline Hollywood. January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
6. "Producers Guild Awards Winners". Producers Guild of America. PGA. January 25, 2015. producersguild.org. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
7. "Jon Feltheimer To Receive Producers Guild's 2015 Milestone Award". Deadline Hollywood. September 9, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
8. McNary, Dave (December 19, 2014). "'The Normal Heart' Wins PGA's Stanley Kramer Award". Variety. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
9. "Brad Pitt's Plan B To Receive PGA's 2015 Visionary Award". Deadline Hollywood. December 22, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
10. "Gale Anne Hurd to Receive PGA's David O. Selznick Award". The Hollywood Reporter. October 29, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

External links

• Official PGA website