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LOS ANGELES (July 17, 2012) - The Producers Guild of America announced today the opening of the submissions and key deadlines for consideration for the 2013 Producers Guild Awards. The 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Producers Guild National Board Member Michael De Luca (MONEYBALL, THE SOCIAL NETWORK) will produce and chair the event.

The Guild will use its awards submission website - www.producersguildawards.com - to provide a fully digital interface for submission for its 13 competitive categories. Competitive honors to be presented at the 2013 Producers Guild Awards include:

- The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
- The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television - Comedy
- The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer Episodic Television - Drama
- The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
- The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
- The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment/Talk Television
- The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
- The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Feature Motion Pictures

Competitive honors to be announced at the 2013 Producers Guild Awards include:

- The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Sports Program
- The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding News Program
- The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Children's Program
- The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Digital Series

Submission deadlines and other key dates for the 2013 Producers Guild Awards are as follows:

July 27, 2012
Deadline for Notice of Producing Credits Form for Television Series and Specials (All Comedy, Drama, Non-Fiction, Competition, Live Entertainment/Talk Television, Sports, News and Children's Programs. DOES NOT INCLUDE LONG-FORM TELEVISION)

August 10, 2012
Eligibility Form Deadline for Television Series and Specials

September 21, 2012
Deadline for Notice of Producing Credits Form for Digital Series

September 28, 2012
Deadline for Notice of Producing Credits Form for Feature Documentary Motion Pictures, as well as submission of screeners for feature Documentary Motion Pictures

October 5, 2012
Deadline for Notice of Producing Credits Form for Theatrical Motion Pictures and Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

October 19, 2012
Eligibility Form Deadline for Theatrical Motion Pictures and Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

October 26, 2012
Deadline for Notice of Producing Credits Form for Long-Form Television

October 29, 2012
Television Series and Digital Series Nomination Polls Open

November 9, 2012
Eligibility Form Deadline for Long-Form Television

November 23, 2012
Television Series and Specials, Digital Series Nomination Polls Close

November 28, 2012
Producers Guild Awards Nominees are Announced for Television Series, Digital Series, Feature Documentary Motion Pictures

December 3, 2012
Theatrical Motion Pictures, Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures, Long-Form Television Nomination Polls Open

January 3, 2013
Producers Guild Awards Nominees are Announced for All Categories, including Theatrical Motion Pictures, Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures, Long-Form Television; Final Polls Open

January 24, 2013
Final Polls Close for All Categories

January 26, 2013
2013 PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS at Beverly Hilton Hotel

In 1990, the Guild held the first-ever Golden Laurel Awards, which were renamed the Producers Guild Awards in 2002. Richard Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck took home the award for Best Produced Motion Picture for DRIVING MISS DAISY, establishing the Guild's awards as a bellwether for the Oscars. Last year, the Producers Guild awarded THE ARTIST with its Darryl F. Zanuck Outstanding Producer Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, marking the fifth consecutive year the Producers Guild has presaged the Motion Picture Academy's choice. The Producers Guild Awards have also honored such luminaries as James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, Brian Grazer, Steven Bochco, Clint Eastwood, Norman Lear, Sherry Lansing, Laura Ziskin, Scott Rudin, Robert Evans, Roger Corman, Lorne Michaels and Leslie Moonves, among others.

About The Producers Guild of America (PGA)
The Producers Guild of America is the non-profit trade group that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The PGA has over 5,000 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members with health benefits, employment opportunities, the creation of fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts such as promoting sustainable production practices. Visit www.producersguild.org and www.pgagreen.org for more information.

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