The Producers Guild of America is splitting up its long-form television category for the next year’s awards, the guild announced Wednesday.
The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer in Long-Form Television will be changed to Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television, with a second award will be created for Streamed and Televised Movies.
“Long-form television has exploded in recent years with exciting, daring new programming and new voices. This shift in our industry has given producers the opportunity to deepen their skills in creating limited series shows and streamed or televised movies. By expanding our Producers Guild Awards long-form program category into two separate categories, we acknowledge their stellar work in both genres,” said PGA presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher.
The 2019 Producers Guild Awards takes place Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles. Both awards will be presented on stage.
Similar to the Television Academy, the PGA defines a limited series as a program with two or more episodes with a total running time of at least 150 minutes that tells a complete, non-recurring story, and does not have an on-going storyline and/or main characters in subsequent seasons. At least 50 percent of the episodes must originally release within the Eligibility Period.
A streamed/televised movie is defined as an original program, which tells a story with a beginning, middle and end, and is originally released in one part. The movie must not have had a theatrical release prior to its streamed or televised release.
All 14 Tony Awards Musical Performances, From Springsteen to the Parkland Students' 'Seasons of Love' (Videos)
Hosts Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban open the show at dueling grand pianos, then launched into a peppy song dedicated to the losers. Not only has neither won a Tony, but both are (so far) Grammy-less as well.
The three stars of "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" perform the disco diva's classic "Last Dance."
Bareilles and Groban return to perform a medley of songs from the Broadway careers of actress Chita Rivera and composer Andrew Llloyd Webber, both winners of a lifetime achievement award.
The cast of the musical version of "Mean Girls" -- led by nominee Grey Henson as the show-tune-loving Damian -- performs a medley of songs from the new show.
The cast of the surprise Best Musical revival winner "Once on This Island" perform a spirited in-the-round medley of "We Dance" and "Mamma Will Provide" -- complete with live onstage goats.
Katrina Lenk and Tony Shalhoub appear on stage together to perform the lovely ballad "Omar Sharif" from "The Band's Visit" -- just before they each won the best actress and best actor in a musical prize.
Tony nominee Gavin Lee performs sad-sack Squidward's big production number "(I'm Not a) Loser" from "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical."
Students from the drama department at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, bring the audience to tears with a rendition of the "Rent" anthem "Seasons of Love."
The male ensemble from "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel" perform Tony-winning choreographer Justin Peck's athletic dance number "Blow High, Blow Low."
The cast of last year's Best Musical winner "Dear Evan Hansen" sing the anthem "You Are Not Alone" as the Tonys pay tribute to Broadway legends who've died in the last year.
Groban and Bareilles don bright gold outfits to sing a tribute to Broadway performers straining their bodies (and voices) to perform "Eight Shows a Week" -- to a tune recalling Sia's "Chandelier."
Tony nominee Lauren Ambrose soars singing about the rain in Spain as Eliza Doolittle in the hit revival of "My Fair Lady" -- then lets her onstage father, Norbert Leo Butz, take over the stage for a spirited "I'm Getting Married in the Morning."
Each of the Disney princesses gets a chance to shine in the number from "Frozen" -- first Patti Murin as Anna in "For the First Time in Forever," then Caissie Levy as Elsa in "Let It Go."
Bruce Springsteen, winner of a special Tony for his sold-out intimate Broadway concert, performs a poignant rendition of "My Hometown."
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Hosts Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban also rocked the house in several numbers
Hosts Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban open the show at dueling grand pianos, then launched into a peppy song dedicated to the losers. Not only has neither won a Tony, but both are (so far) Grammy-less as well.
