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The Producers Guild of America announced today the opening of submissions and key deadlines for consideration for the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards that will take place on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Producers Guild National Treasurer Lori McCreary (Invictus, Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman) and National Board Member Michael De Luca (Moneyball, The Social Network) will co-produce and co-chair the event.

Like last year, the Guild will use its awards submission website - www.producersguildawards.com - to provide a fully digital interface for submission for its 12 competitive categories. Competitive honors to be presented at the 2014 Producers Guild Awards include:

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

Competitive honors to be announced at the 2014 Producers Guild Awards include:

The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Sports 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 2014 Producers Guild Awards are as follows:

May 17, 2013
Deadline for Notice of Producing Credits Form for Television Series and Specials (All Comedy, Drama, Non-Fiction, Competition, Live Entertainment/Talk Television and Children's Programs. DOES NOT INCLUDE LONG-FORM TELEVISION or SPORTS PROGRAMS)

September 20, 2013
Deadline for Notice of Producing Credits Form for Documentary Motion Pictures and Digital Series, as well as submission of screeners for Documentary Motion Pictures

September 27, 2013
Deadline for Notice of Producing Credits Form for Theatrical Motion Pictures and Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

October 25, 2013
Deadline for Notice of Producing Credits Form for Long-Form Television and Sports Programs

October 28, 2013
Television Series and Specials and Digital Series Nomination Polls open

November 25, 2013
Television Series and Specials and Digital Series Nomination Polls close

November 27, 2013
Producers Guild Awards nominees are announced for Television Series and Specials, Digital Series, Documentary Motion Pictures

December 2, 2013
Theatrical Motion Pictures, Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures, Long-Form Television Nomination Polls open

December 31, 2013
Theatrical Motion Pictures, Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures, Long-Form Television Nomination Polls close

January 2, 2014
Producers Guild Awards nominees are announced for all categories, including Theatrical Motion Pictures, Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures, Long-Form Television; Final Polls open

January 17, 2014
Final Polls close for all categories

January 19, 2014
2014 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. This past year, the Producers Guild recognized the producers of Argo, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, and Grant Heslov, with its Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, marking the sixth consecutive year the Producers Guild has presaged the Motion Picture Academy's choice. The Producers Guild also honored several special individuals including Bob and Harvey Weinstein (Milestone Award), Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), J.J. Abrams (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Russell Simmons (Visionary Award), as well as the documentary film Bully (Stanley Kramer Award).

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 Producers Guild has more than 5,700 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members with employment opportunities, seeking to expand health benefits, promoting fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts such as encouraging sustainable production practices. Visit www.producersguild.org, www.pgagreen.org, www.pgadiversity.org for more information.

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