Taika Waititi will be honored with the Norman Lear Achievement Award at the 36th Annual Producers Guild Awards.
“Thank you so much to the Producers Guild of America for this incredible honor,” said Taika Waititi, “To be included alongside legends and so many I look up to, like the great Norman Lear himself, is truly humbling. My work as a producer has always been about telling stories that reflect the world as it is—messy, diverse, and full of humanity. I’m lucky to work with an amazing team of people who help bring these stories to life, and I’m grateful to be able to give a voice to storytellers that deserve to be heard. This award is for all of us—thank you for recognizing the importance of storytelling that connects us.”
The Norman Lear Award recognizes a producer or producing team for their extraordinary body of work in television. It has been awarded to individuals whose leadership and creativity have made profound contributions to the television industry.
Past honorees include Mindy Kaling, Greg Berlanti, Marta Kauffman, Amy Sherman-Palladio, Ryan Murphy, Shonda Rhimes, Chuck Lorre, J.J. Abram, Lorne Michaels, Dick Wolf, Jerry Bruckheimer, Gail Berman, Aaron Spelling, David E. Kelley, and the late Norman Lear himself.
“Taika Waititi has profoundly transformed the television landscape with his imaginative work as a producer, bringing to life groundbreaking series What We Do in the Shadows, Our Flag Means Death and Reservation Dogs,” said Producers Guild of America Presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line. “His remarkable ability to explore cultures through a lens of humor and humanity makes these narratives not only relatable but also deeply engaging for audiences. Through his unwavering commitment to diverse narratives and the amplification of Indigenous voices, Taika redefines the art of storytelling, grounding cultural experiences in mainstream media. We are honored to recognize him for his significant contributions to television, continuing Norman Lear’s legacy of enriching the craft of producing.”
As the co-founder of Piki Films, Taika Waititi’s work includes the award-winning Indigenous American teen comedy Reservation Dogs. Our Flag Means Death quickly became a hit series on Max, and his critically acclaimed TV adaptation of What We Do in the Shadows has garnered both fan and critical acclaim.
Most recently, Waititi launched the Apple TV+ Time Bandits, a creative reimagining of the 1981 film directed by Terry Gilliam, which he co-created with Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris, serving as an executive producer. Additional recent projects for Waititi include Hulu’s Interior Chinatown, for which he directed the pilot and is an executive producer, as well as the film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun.
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