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Producers Guild of America Awards | |
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Current: 36th Producers Guild of America Awards | |
Awarded for | Excellence in motion picture, television and new media productions by members of the Producers Guild of America |
Country | United States |
Presented by | PGA |
Formerly called | Golden Laurel Award |
First award | 1990 |
Website | www |
The Producers Guild of America Awards were originally established in 1990 by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) as the Golden Laurel Awards, [1] created by PGA Treasurer Joel Freeman with the support of Guild President Leonard Stern, in order to honor the visionaries who produce and execute motion picture and television product. The ceremony has been hosted each year by celebrity host/presenters, including Nick Clooney, Michael Douglas, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Garry Marshall, Walter Matthau, Ronald Reagan, Marlo Thomas, Grant Tinker, Ted Turner, and Karen S. Kramer among others.
* Denotes a film that also won a corresponding Academy Award
Since 2002, this award has been given for films that "illuminate provocative social issues"