Producers Guild of America

Producers Guild of America (PGA) is a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 3,500 members of the producing establishment worldwide.

The PGA offers several benefits to its members, including health insurance and pension benefits; seminars and mentoring programs; entrance to special screenings of movies during Academy Award season; and assistance with working conditions and screen credits. [ [http://www.producersguild.org/pg/about_a/mission.asp Producers Guild of America] , Mission Statement. Retrieved September 25, 2007.]

History

The PGA began as two separate organizations, with the Screen Producers Guild being formed in 1950. Its first president was William Perlberg. In 1957, television producers followed suit, forming the Television Producers Guild, with Ben Brady as its first president. These merged in 1962 to form the PGA under legendary producer Walter Mirisch. Subsequent Presidents of the PGA have included Stanley Rubin, Leonard Stern and Kathleen Kennedy.

The Golden Laurel Awards (subsequently renamed the Producers Guild Awards) were first held in 1990, establishing the Guild awards as one of the bellwethers for the Academy Awards. 11 of the 16 winners of the PGA's Darryl F. Zanuck Award have gone on to win the Oscar for best feature.

In 2001, the PGA merged with the American Association of Producers (AAP), enabling the Guild to represent all members of the producing team. Since that time, the Guild has been composed of three Councils: The Producers Council (representing producers, executive producers and co-producers), the AP Council (representing associate producers, production managers, production supervisors, segment and field producers, production coordinators, visual effects producers and post-production staff) and the New Media Council.

In 2001 producers John Schwally and Nelle Nugent established the PGA East Regional Chapter of the Guild, located in New York and servicing Guild members based on the East Coast. Since 2004 David Picker has served as Chair of the region.

The PGA formed its New Media Council in 2002, in order to better represent producers working in emerging media such as DVDs, broadband and mobile entertainment, interactive television and console games.

Producers of the Year Awards

The PGA cover shows produced between September 1, 2005 and May 31, 2006.

2006 Awards: Nominations

Episodic TV -Comedy
*"Arrested Development"
*"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
*"My Name Is Earl"
*"The Office"
*"Weeds"

Episodic TV -Drama
*"Grey's Anatomy"
*"House
*"The Sopranos"
*"24"

Variety TV
*"The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
*"Late Night with Conan O'Brien"
*"The Late Show with David Letterman
*"Real Time with Bill Maher"
*"The XX Olympic Games: Opening Ceremony"

Non-Fiction TV
*"The Amazing Race 9"
*"American Idol 5"
*"Dancing With The Stars 2"
*"Project Runway 2"
*"60 Minutes"

Film

Theatrical Motion Picture

*"'2000: "Gladiator":by producers Branko Lustig and Douglas Wick
*"'2001: "Moulin Rouge!":by producers Fred Baron, Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann
*"'2002: "Chicago":by producers Martin Richards
*2003: ':by producers Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne and Fran Walsh
*"'2004: "The Aviator":by producers Graham King and Michael Mann
*"'2005: "Brokeback Mountain":by producers Diana Ossana and James Schamus
*"'2006: "Little Miss Sunshine":by producers Albert Berger, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub and Ron Yerxa
*"'2007: "No Country for Old Men":by producers Scott Rudin and Joel and Ethan Coen

Animated Motion Picture

*2005: ':by producers Claire Jennings and Nick Park
*"'2006: "Cars":by producers Darla K. Anderson

Television

Longform

*"'1999: "Tuesdays with Morrie":by producers Kate Forte and Oprah Winfrey
*"'2000: "Death of a Salesman":by producers Marc Bauman, Patricia Clifford and Brian Dennehy
*"'2001: "Band of Brothers":by producers Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Tony To
*"'2002: "Live from Baghdad":by producers Sara Colleton, George W. Perkins and Rosalie Swedlin
*"'2003: "My House in Umbria":by producers Robert Allan Ackerman, Frank Doelger and Ann Wingate
*"'2004: "Angels in America":by producers Cary Brokaw, Celia D. Costas, Michael Haley and Mike Nichols
*"'2005: "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers":by producers Freddy De Mann, George Faber and Charles Pattinson
*"'2006: "Elizabeth I":by producers Suzan Harrison, George Faber, Charles Pattinson and Barney Reisz

ee also

*Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers

References

External links

* [http://www.producersguild.org/ Official PGA website]