Producers Guild Awards Nominations for Sports, Children’s and Short-Form Programs
Today, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the nominees in the Sports, Children’s, and Short-Form categories that will advance to the final round of voting for the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards. Winners will be announced at the PGA’s East and West Coast Celebrations of the nominees and producing teams in February.
The annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony celebrates the work of producing and recognizes standout achievements across film, television, and emerging media, highlighting the professionals whose decisions and oversight have made superlative contributions to the projects shaping the industry and culture at large.
The 2026 Producers Guild Awards nominees in the Sports, Children’s, and Short-Form categories are listed below in alphabetical order by category.
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program
100 Foot Wave
Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills
Surf Girls: International
The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past
Phineas and Ferb
Sesame Street
Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program
Adolescence: The Making of Adolescence
The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains
Hacks: Bit By Bit
Overtime with Bill Maher
The White Lotus: Unpacking the Episode
Awards in the Sports, Children’s, and Short-Form categories are presented to the production as a whole, not to individual producers. As such, the producers are not subject to the PGA eligibility determination process.
The nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures, Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures, Television Series/Specials, and Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures will be announced on Friday, January 9. The nominees for Documentary Motion Pictures and finalists for the PGA Innovation Award were announced on December 9. Acclaimed producers to be honored at this year’s ceremony include Amy Pascal (David O. Selznick Achievement Award), Mara Brock Akil (Norman Lear Achievement Award) and Jason Blum (Milestone Award).
The 2026 Producers Guild Awards Event Chairs are Mike Farah and Joe Farrell. The 2026 Producers Guild Awards are produced by Anchor Street Collective. Branden Chapman is executive producer, and Carleen Cappelletti is co-executive producer. Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis is PR agency of record, and Diane Salerno manages sponsorships.
Sponsors of the 2026 Producers Guild Awards include McLaren, the Official Vehicle; Delta Air Lines, the Official Airline; Glenfiddich Scotch Whisky; and GreenSlate.
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