Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hilton, February 25 2023
Tonight, The Producers Guild of America (PGA) hosted the 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Everything Everywhere All At Once took home the highly coveted Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, a historically strong predictor of the Best Picture Award at the Academy Awards. White Lotus and The Bear took home the top television honors of the night.
Tom Cruise was honored with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, telling the audience “it’s not just luck, you have to create that luck. You have to will it into existence, and I want you to know I am always rooting for you.” (full speech HERE)
Mindy Kaling was honored with the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television, presented to her by B.J. Novak. She expressed gratitude for the work ethic demonstrated by her parents. “Everything I do comes back to my parents. Like many of you here, I am a child of immigrants, and that unexpectedly became my secret weapon.” (full speech HERE)
Jonathan Wang accepted the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, and director Daniel Scheinert. Wang thanked his directors, saying “you guys taught me how to be joyful, fun, make a welcoming set, and be so creative and just always put people first. I love you guys so much.”
Additional notable presenters and attendees included Angela Bassett, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Austin Butler, Billy Eichner, Bob Odenkirk, Brendan Fraser, Cate Blanchett, Danielle Deadwyler, Dave Burd, Diego Luna, Eugenio Derbez, Hannah Einbinder, Hong Chau, Jay Ellis, Kate Hudson, Kerry Condon, Leslie Odom Jr, Michelle Williams, Mo Amer, Monica Barbaro, Nicole Byer, Paul Dano, Robert Rodriguez, Ron Howard, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sandra Oh, Sherry Lansing, and Stephen Colbert.
Tom Cruise, Mindy Kaling, Angela Bassett, Austin Butler, Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams, Patricia Arquette, Kate Hudson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Diego Luna, Bob Odenkirk, Brendan Fraser, Stephen Colbert, Michelle Yeoh, Ron Howard, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sandra Oh, Stephanie Hsu, Leslie Odom Jr., & More Attended the Guild’s Annual Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Producing
The evening recognized influential film producers and entertainment icons with special honors including Tom Cruise with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; Mindy Kaling with the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television; Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy with the Milestone Award; and Till with the Stanley Kramer Award.
Presenters, honorees, and nominees at the ceremony included Angela Bassett, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Austin Butler, Billy Eichner, B.J. Novak, Bob Odenkirk, Brendan Fraser, Cate Blanchett, Danielle Deadwyler, Dave Burd, Diego Luna, Eugenio Derbez, Hannah Einbinder, Hong Chau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jay Ellis, Kate Hudson, Ke Huy Quan, Kerry Condon, Leslie Odom Jr, Michelle Williams, Michelle Yeoh, Mo Amer, Monica Barbaro, Nicole Byer, Paul Dano, Robert Rodriguez, Ron Howard, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sandra Oh, Sherry Lansing, Stephanie Hsu, and Stephen Colbert among many more. The Producers Guild Awards are often a bellwether for the Oscars. Since its inception, the PGA has predicted 23 of the 33 winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The 2023 Producers Guild Awards Event Chairs are Mike Farah, Chief Executive Officer at Funny Or Die, and Joe Farrell, Chief Creative Officer at Funny Or Die. The 2023 Producers Guild of America Awards are produced by Anchor Street Collective for the Producers Guild of America. Branden Chapman is Executive Producer, Carleen Cappelletti is Co-Executive producer, Matt Ullian and Jane Sarkin of Boldface Partners are talent executives, and Jim Piccirillo is Director. The PGA Awards team also includes Diane Salerno (Six Degrees Global) managing sponsorship, and the PGA’s PR agency of record, Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis for PR.
The Producers Guild of America represents over 8,500 producers. It is a non-profit trade organization that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The Guild invests in its core values that benefit the industry at large. These values are rooted in facilitating employment of its members, advocating for sustainable practices in production that minimize human and environmental harm, ensuring a set culture that advances safety, and creating viable pathways into the Guild for the next generation of producers, particularly those from populations underrepresented in the industry. Year-round it hosts a number of educational, mentoring and professional networking programs, as well as industry events that honor excellence in producing.
