PGA Awards Set for Feb 27, 2027 and Feb 19, 2028
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- Producers Guild of America announced the 38th annual PGA Awards will take place Saturday, February 27, 2027, with the 2028 ceremony set for Saturday, February 19, 2028.
- The Academy and ABC set Oscar ceremony dates for March 14, 2027 (99th) and March 5, 2028 (100th), with SAG-AFTRA following on February 28, 2027 and February 20, 2028, putting the PGA roughly two weeks before Oscar Sunday in both years.
- The PGA Awards is frequently an Oscar bellwether; "One Battle After Another" won the PGA's top prize at the most recent ceremony before going on to win Best Picture.
- Producing credits form deadlines for the 2027 cycle begin August 28, 2026 (Documentary Motion Pictures) and run through October 9, 2026 (Theatrical and Animated Motion Pictures).
- Nomination polls open November 24, 2026 for Sports, Children's and Short Form, with theatrical/animated nominations announced January 8, 2027, and final polls closing February 19, 2027 — eight days before the ceremony.
- The most recent PGA ceremony honored Amy Pascal with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, Jason Blum with the Milestone Award, and Mara Brock Akil with the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television.
- Top PGA honors spanned categories: "The Pitt" (television), "KPop Demon Hunters" (animation), "The Studio," "Adolescence," and "Traitors" in addition to "One Battle After Another."
Why it matters: With the PGA ceremony landing 15 days before the 2027 Oscars, producers and studios now have a hard calendar: submission deadlines begin August 28, 2026, and final polls close February 19, 2027. The PGA's recent track record of matching the Best Picture winner makes its late-February date a high-stakes stop on the road to the 100th Academy Awards.
