31st Producers Guild of America Awards

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31st Annual Producers Guild Awards
DateJanuary 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)
Location Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California
Country United States
Presented by Producers Guild of America
Highlights
Best Producer(s) Motion Picture: 1917 Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, and Callum McDougall
Best Producer(s) Animated Feature: Toy Story 4 – Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera
Best Producer(s) Documentary Motion Picture: Apollo 11 Todd Douglas Miller and Thomas Petersen
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The 31st Producers Guild of America Awards (also known as 2020 Producers Guild Awards), honoring the best film and television producers of 2019, were held at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California on January 18, 2020. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The nominations in the documentary category were announced on November 19, 2019, [6] [7] the nominations in the sports, children's and short-form categories were announced on December 19, 2019, [8] and the remaining nominations for film and television were announced on January 7, 2020. [9] [10]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures

Television

Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures
Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
Outstanding Sports Program
Outstanding Children's Program
Outstanding Short-Form Program

PGA Innovation Award

PGA Innovation Award

Milestone Award

Stanley Kramer Award

Visionary Award

David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures

Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television

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