UPDATED BELOW, December 12, with nominees in Sports, Children’s, and Short-Form categories.
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) is the latest awards body to announce its nominees for Best Documentary Motion Picture, with several Oscar frontrunners making the cut including recent Critics Choice Documentary Award winner “The Perfect Neighbor” (Netflix) and recent IDA Documentary Award winner “The Tale of Silyan” (National Geographic).
Best Documentary Motion Picture is the first of several categories being announced, which are meant to recognize productions that demonstrate exceptional achievement in documentary filmmaking. The Producers Guild Awards itself recognizes excellence in production across motion pictures, television, and emerging media, as well as the leading figures whose contributions continue to define the producing profession.
“Across all categories, the Producers Guild Awards celebrate the vital job of producing, and the noteworthy contributions that honorees have made to the industry,” said Producers Guild of America Presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line via statement. “The PGA is proud to recognize the extraordinary producers and teams whose work reflects their remarkable dedication and commitment to excellence.”
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 winner of the Documentary Motion Picture will be named during the awards ceremony on Saturday, February 28 at the Fairmont Century Plaza.
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
The films nominated for Documentary Motion Pictures are listed below in alphabetical order.
“The Alabama Solution” (HBO Documentary Films)
“Cover-Up” (Netflix)
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin” (Made in Copenhagen)
“My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay” (HBO Documentary Films)
“Ocean with David Attenborough” (National Geographic)
“The Perfect Neighbor” (Netflix)
“The Tale of Silyan” (National Geographic)
In addition to documentaries, the PGA has an award highlighting significant accomplishments in the application of emerging technology. The group also announced those finalists for the PGA Innovation Award.
Winners will be selected by a jury co-led by Maureen Fan (Co-Founder & CEO of Baobab Studios), Joanna Popper (Executive Producer, Finding Pandora X, Breonna’s Garden, Master of Light) and Angela Russo-Otstot (Chief Creative Officer of AGBO).
“Producers have long been central to determining how emerging technologies can be applied responsibly to support ambitious storytelling,” said Fan, Popper, and Russo-Otstot via statement. “The producing teams recognized as finalists demonstrate a clear commitment to exploring new possibilities across mediums, exemplifying how innovative approaches and technical ingenuity can create meaningful new opportunities for artists and audiences.”
The winner of the PGA Innovation Award will be announced at a pre-awards ceremony reception in Los Angeles on Thursday, February 26.
The PGA Innovation Award Finalists
The finalists for the PGA Innovation Award are listed below in alphabetical order.
“ASTEROID” (Doug Liman’s 30 Ninjas / Google’s 100 Zeros)
“Big Wave: No Room for Error” (Cosm)
“D-Day: The Camera Soldier” (TARGO / TIME Studios)
“territory” (Double Eye Studios / Kinetic Light)
“The Wizard of Oz at Sphere” (Sphere Entertainment Co.)
As for the rest of the PGA Awards categories, 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.
UPDATED ON DECEMBER 12.
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 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.