The Producers Guild of American happening in 2017

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has set Saturday, January 28, 2017 for its 28th Annual Producers Guild Awards. (This year, the date was January 23.) The Producers Guild boasts more than 7,000 members. The 2017 Producers Guild Awards will cover the best in motion pictures, television and new media productions.

The motion picture members pick ten movies, which often reflect the Oscar nominees, depending on the number. Last year “Sicario,” “Ex Machina” and “Straight Outta Compton” didn’t make the Oscar cut of eight, which included non-PGA-nominee “Room.”  The PGA winner usually matches up with the Best Picture Oscar — although in 2012 the PGA tied with “12 Years a Slave” and “Gravity,” while last year the PGA muddied Oscar predictors’ picks with a win for “The Big Short.”

The awards will be presented at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, with Donald De Line (“The Italian Job”) and Amy Pascal (“Ghostbusters”) as Awards Chairs.

The Guild’s Awards submission website is accepting submissions for Producers Guild Awards eligibility in all categories. (Check the eligibility changes on the television calendar by category below.)

PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA 2017 AWARDS TIMELINE

Eligibility Period for 2017 PGA Awards
· Television Series/Specials and Children’s Programs: June 1, 2015 – December 31, 2016
· Motion Pictures, Long-Form Television, Sports Programs and Digital Series: January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016

Notice of Producing Credits Form Deadline
· Television and Digital Series: September 30, 2016
· Theatrical Motion Pictures and Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: October 14, 2016
· Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: September 2, 2016 (Late submission deadline is September 16, 2016 – $150 fee will be assessed)

Screener Submission Deadline
· Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: September 2, 2016 (Late submission deadline is September 16, 2016 – $150 fee will be assessed)

Nomination Polls Open
· Television and Digital Series: December 7, 2016
· Motion Pictures: December 15, 2016

Nomination Polls Close
· Television and Digital Series: January 4, 2017 (2pm PST)
· Motion Pictures: January 9, 2017 (2pm PST)

PGA Awards Nominees Announced
· Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: November 22, 2016
· Television and Digital Series: January 5, 2017
· Theatrical Motion Pictures and Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: January 10, 2017

Final Polls Open
· January 10, 2017

Final Polls Close
· January 27, 2017 (12pm PST)

Awards Show
· January 28, 2017