Apollo 11 won the Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture at the 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday night in Los Angeles. The top prize, the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures went to the World War I film 1917.
The Producers Guild Awards are often a bellwether for the Oscars. Since its inception, the PGA has predicted 21 of the 30 winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
At the awards ceremony, the Guild also presented special honors to powerhouse producers and leaders who have left their indelible mark on the entertainment industry. The 2020 honorees include Ted Sarandos (Milestone Award); Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures); Marta Kauffman (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television); Octavia Spencer (Visionary Award); and the Lionsgate film Bombshell (The Stanley Kramer Award).
31st Annual Producers Guild Awards Winners
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
1917 (Universal)
Producers: Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne‐Ann Tenggren, Callum McDougall
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Toy Story 4 (Disney/Pixar)
Producers: Mark Nielsen, Jonas Rivera
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture
Apollo 11 (Neon)
Producers: Todd Douglas Miller, Thomas Petersen
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
Succession (Season 2; HBO)
Producers: Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Mark Mylod, Jane Tranter, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Georgia Pritchett, Will Tracy, Jonathan Glatzer, Dara Schnapper, Gabrielle Mahon
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
Fleabag (Season 2; Amazon)
Producers: Phoebe Waller‐Bridge, Harry Bradbeer, Lydia Hampson, Harry Williams, Jack Williams, Joe Lewis, Sarah Hammond
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
Chernobyl (HBO)
Producers: Craig Mazin, Carolyn Strauss, Jane Featherstone, Johan Renck, Chris Fry, Sanne Wohlenberg
Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
Apollo: Missions to the Moon (National Geographic)
Producers: Tom Jennings, David Tillman, Abe Scheuermann, Chris Morcom, Rob Kirk
Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
Leaving Neverland (HBO)
Producer: Dan Reed
Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 6; HBO)
Producers: John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, Jeremy Tchaban, Christopher Werner, Laura L. Griffin, Kate Mullaney, Matt Passet, Marian Wang, Charles Wilson
Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 11; VH1)
Producers: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Mandy Salangsang, RuPaul Charles, Steven Corfe, Bruce McCoy, Michele Mills, Jacqueline Wilson, Thairin Smothers, John Polly, Michelle Visage, Jen Passovoy
Outstanding Sports Program
What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali (HBO)
Outstanding Children’s Program
Sesame Street (Season 49; PBS)
Outstanding Short-Form Program
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee (Season 11; Netflix)
The PGA Innovation Award
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode I
HONORARY AWARDS
Milestone Award
Ted Sarandos
Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television
Marta Kauffman
Visionary Award
Octavia Spencer
Stanley Kramer Award
Bombshell
David O. Selznick Award
Plan B (Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt)
Charles FitzSimons Award
Mari Jo Winkler