The season of all things Best and Awards Worthy continues, with Producers Guild Awards unveiling their nominees for the best that 2016 had to offer on the small screen. And it’s pretty much a celebration of the year’s biggest (and often best) shows.
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So yes, “Westworld,” “Stranger Things,” “Atlanta,” “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” and “Game Of Thrones” are all repped. And it seems like a bit of Sophie’s choice to be forced to select just one for each category as the best. Fans of the recently canceled “Girl Meets World” are going to be extra bummed given that it also received a nomination. Elsewhere, I had no idea “The Amazing Race” was still on. Huh.
The Producers Guild Awards will be handed out on January 28th.
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:
*The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and mini-series.
- Black Mirror (Season 3)
This show is in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility
- The Night Manager (Season 1)
Producers: Simon Cornwell, Stephen Garrett, Stephen Cornwell, Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, Susanne Bier, David Farr, John le Carré, William D. Johnson, Alexei Boltho, Rob Bullock
- The Night Of
This show is in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility
- The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Season 1)
Producers: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, D.V. DeVincentis, Anthony Hemingway, Alexis Martin Woodall, John Travolta, Chip Vucelich
- Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
This show is in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:
* The PGA does not vet the individual producers of sports programs and the winning production will be recognized at the official ceremony on January 28th.
- E:60 (2016)
- The Fight Game with Jim Lampley: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali
- Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Los Angeles Rams (Season 11)
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (Season 22)
- VICE World of Sports (Season 1)
The Award for Outstanding Digital Series:
* The PGA does not vet the individual producers of digital series and the winning production will be recognized at the official ceremony on January 28th.
- 30 for 30 Shorts (Season 5)
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Season 7, Season 8)
- Epic Rap Battles of History (Season 5)
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: ACADEMY (Season 1)
- National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts
The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:
- Better Call Saul (Season 2)
Producers: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Melissa Bernstein, Mark Johnson, Thomas Schnauz, Gennifer Hutchison, Nina Jack, Robin Sweet, Diane Mercer, Bob Odenkirk
- Game of Thrones (Season 6)
Producers: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Carolyn Strauss, Bryan Cogman, Lisa McAtackney, Chris Newman, Greg Spence
- House of Cards (Season 4)
Producers: Beau Willimon, Dana Brunetti, Michael Dobbs, Josh Donen, David Fincher, Eric Roth, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, John Mankiewicz, Robert Zotnowski, Jay Carson, Frank Pugliese, Boris Malden
- Stranger Things (Season 1)
Producers: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Iain Paterson
- Westworld (Season 1)
Producers: J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Bryan Burk, Athena Wickham, Kathy Lingg, Richard J. Lewis, Roberto Patino, Katherine Lingenfelter, Cherylanne Martin
The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:
- Atlanta (Season 1)
Producers: Donald Glover, Dianne McGunigle, Paul Simms, Hiro Murai, Alex Orr
- black-ish (Season 2)
Producers: Kenya Barris, Jonathan Groff, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins, Vijal Patel, Gail Lerner, Corey Nickerson, Courtney Lilly, Lindsey Shockley, Peter Saji, Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry, Hale Rothstein, Michael Petok, Yvette Lee Bowser
- Modern Family (Season 7)
Producers: Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Elaine Ko, Jeff Morton, Jeffrey Richman, Brad Walsh, Danny Zuker, Vali Chandrasekaran, Andy Gordon, Jon Pollack, Chuck Tatham, Chris Smirnoff, Sally Young
- Silicon Valley (Season 3)
This show is in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility
- Veep (Season 5)
Producers: David Mandel, Frank Rich, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lew Morton, Morgan Sackett, Sean Gray, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Jim Margolis, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith, Chris Addison, Rachel Axler, David Hyman, Erik Kenward, Billy Kimball, Steve Koren
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:
- 30 for 30 (Season 7)
Producers: Connor Schell, John Dahl, Libby Geist, Bill Simmons, Erin Leyden, Gentry Kirby, Andrew Billman, Marquis Daisy, Deirdre Fenton
- 60 Minutes (Season 48, Season 49)
This show is in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility
- Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown (Season 5-8)
Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig
- Hamilton’s America
This show is in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility
- Making a Murderer (Season 1)
This show is in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:
- The Amazing Race (Season 27, Season 28)
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Mark Vertullo
- American Ninja Warrior (Season 7, Season 8)
This show is in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility
- Lip Sync Battle (Season 1, Season 2)
This show is in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility
- Top Chef (Season 13)
Producers: Daniel Cutforth, Tom Colicchio, Casey Kriley, Padma Lakshmi, Jane Lipsitz, Doneen Arquines, Erica Ross, Patrick Schmedeman, Ellie Carbajal
- The Voice (Season 9-11)
Producers: Audrey Morrissey, Jay Bienstock, Mark Burnett, John de Mol, Chad Hines, Lee Metzger, Kyra Thompson, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker, Carson Daly
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (Season 1)
This show is in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 3)
Producers: Tim Carvell, John Oliver, Liz Stanton
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (Season 2)
Producers: Ben Winston, Rob Crabbe, Mike Gibbons, Amy Ozols, Sheila Rogers, Michael Kaplan, Jeff Kopp, James Longman, Josie Cliff, James Corden
- Real Time with Bill Maher (Season 14)
Producers: Bill Maher, Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Billy Martin, Dean E. Johnsen, Chris Kelly, Matt Wood
- Saturday Night Live (Season 42)
Producers: Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Ken Aymong
The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:
* The PGA does not vet the individual producers of children’s programs and the winning production will be recognized at the official ceremony on January 28th.
- Girl Meets World (Season 2, Season 3)
- Octonauts (Season 4)
- School of Rock (Season 1)
- Sesame Street (Season 46)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Season 9)
