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Here Are the Key Dates for the 2026 Producers Guild Awards: Full List

Just hours after the Motion Picture Academy announced its key dates for the 2026 Oscars, the Producers Guild of America announced its key dates for the 2026 PGA Awards, which will take place on Feb. 28, 2026.
The eligibility period for most categories is Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025. The eligibility period for the Innovation Award is Oct. 2, 2024 through Oct. 1, 2025.

The Producers Guild Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in producing across various categories, including theatrical motion pictures, television, documentaries, animation, and emerging media. The Guild represents more than 8,400 producers.

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Films that win at the PGA Awards often, but not always, go on to Oscar glory. Anora won the top award at the PGA Awards on Feb. 8, and went on to win the Oscar for best picture on March 2. But The Wild Robot, the PGA winner in the animated film category, lost to the Oscar for best animated feature film to Flow. And Super Man/The Christopher Reeve Story, about the late Superman star Christopher Reeve, the PGA winner in the documentary category, wasn’t even shortlisted (much less nominated) for the Oscar for best documentary feature film (which went to No Other Land).

The most recent PGA ceremony also recognized influential producers with special honors, including Chris Meledandri, who received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; Taika Waititi, who received the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television; and Dana Walden, who received the Milestone Award.

Top honors on the TV side went to Shōgun and Hacks.

Here are the key dates for the 37th annual Producers Guild Awards season:

Notice of Producing Credits Deadline

    Documentary Motion Pictures: Friday, Aug. 29

    Television Programs (Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures; Sports, Children’s, and Short Form): Friday, Sept. 26

    Innovation Award: Wednesday, Oct. 1

    Theatrical Motion Pictures and Animated Motion Pictures: Friday, Oct. 10

 Screener Submission Deadline

    Documentary Motion Pictures: Friday, Aug. 29

Nomination Polls Open

    Sports, Children’s, and Short Form: Tuesday, Nov. 25

    Television Series/Specials and Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: Thursday, Dec. 11

    Theatrical Motion Pictures and Animated Motion Pictures: Thursday, Dec. 18

Nomination Polls Close

    Sports, Children’s, and Short Form: Wednesday, Dec. 10 (2:00 pm PST)

    Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 (2:00 pm PST)

Nominees Announced

    Innovation Award: Friday, Nov. 14

    Documentary Motion Pictures: Tuesday, Dec. 9

    Sports, Children’s, and Short Form: Friday, Dec. 12

    Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: Friday, Jan. 9, 2026

Final Polls Open

    Sports, Children’s, and Short Form: Monday, Jan. 5, 2026

    Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Documentary Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2026

Final Polls Close

    Sports, Children’s, and Short Form: Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 (2:00 pm PT)

    Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 (2:00 pm PT)

Awards Show:  Feb. 28, 2026

April 21, 2025

Awards  ·  Music  ·  Oscars  ·  TV/Film
Here Are the Key Dates for 2026 Oscars, Including Earlier Submission Deadlines for Song & Score Categories

Hoping to be nominated for an Oscar in one of the music categories next year? Listen up. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Monday (April 21) announced key dates and various procedural changes for the 2026 Oscars, which included separate, significantly earlier submission deadlines in the two music categories.
Submissions for best original song must be made by Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m. PT. Submissions for best original score are due no later than Monday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m. PT. Last year, the submission deadline in both categories was the same as for general entry categories — Nov. 14, 2024.

This was one of many changes approved by the academy’s board of governors and announced on Monday.

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In the rules for film eligibility, the following language regarding generative artificial intelligence has been introduced, as recommended by the Academy’s Science and Technology Council: “With regard to generative artificial intelligence and other digital tools used in the making of the film, the tools neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination. The academy and each branch will judge the achievement, taking into account the degree to which a human was at the heart of the creative authorship when choosing which movie to award.”

In a procedural change, academy members must now watch all nominated films in each category to be eligible to vote in the final round for the Oscars. All designated nominees will also be included on the final ballot.

Other substantive awards rules changes include:

For consideration in the best picture category, films released from Jan. 1 through June 30 must have shown proof of submission for Producers Guild of America mark certification or awards-only determination no later than Sept. 10. Films released from July 1 through Dec. 31 must have shown proof of submission to the PGA no later than Nov. 13.

In the international feature film category, the eligibility requirement regarding creative control has been updated to be inclusive of filmmakers with refugee or asylum status. The submitting country must confirm that creative control of the film was largely in the hands of citizens, residents or individuals with refugee or asylum status in the submitting country.

Category rules for eligibility and voting for the inaugural Academy Award for achievement in casting have been codified. There will be a preliminary round of voting to determine a shortlist of 10 films, and prior to nominations voting, casting directors branch members will be invited to view a “bake-off” presentation of the shortlisted achievements, including a Q&A with the designated nominees.

In the animated short film category, voting privileges in the nominations round will be extended to all academy members who opt in to participate. Members must view all 15 shortlisted films to be eligible to vote in the category.

​​​​​​In the cinematography category, there will now be a preliminary round of voting for the cinematography award to determine a shortlist of between 10 and 20 films.

The academy also updated and clarified formatting and language in the campaign promotional regulations for the 98th Oscars. The campaign promotional regulations specify how motion picture companies and individuals directly associated with Oscars-eligible motion pictures may promote such motion pictures, achievements and performances to academy members and how academy members may promote Oscars-eligible motion pictures, achievements and performances.

Substantive changes to the campaign promotional regulations include:

Public communications (including any social media posts, reposts, shares and comments) may not disparage the techniques used in or subject matter of any motion picture. Any academy member, motion picture company or individual directly associated with an eligible motion picture found to be in violation will be subject to penalization.

As previously announced, the 98th Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Conan O’Brien will host for the second year in a row. Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will return as the show’s executive producers for the third consecutive year. Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney will return as producers for a second time. Sweeney will also serve as a writer.

It will also be the third year in a row that the telecast will start at 4 p.m. on the West Coast, in an effort to make it so that East Coast viewers can find out who wins the biggest awards before they go to bed. (This year’s show ended at 10:50 p.m. ET, making that goal a reality for all but the earliest risers.)

The academy stresses that all rules and dates for the 98th Academy Awards are subject to change. For the complete 98th Academy Awards rules and campaign promotional regulations, visit the academy’s website.

Key dates for the 2025 Oscars season are as follows:

First submission deadline for animated short film, documentary feature film, documentary short film and live action short film categories: Thursday, Aug. 14

First submission deadline for general entry categories, animated feature film, best picture and RAISE form: Wednesday, Sept. 10

Submission deadline for international feature film: Wednesday, Oct. 1

Student Academy Awards: Monday, Oct. 6

Final submission deadline for animated short film, documentary short film and live action short film categories: Thursday, Oct. 9

Submission deadline for music (original song): Wednesday, Oct. 15

Final submission deadline for documentary feature film: Thursday, Oct. 16

Submission deadline for music (original score): Monday, Nov. 3

Final submission deadline for general entry categories, animated feature film, best picture and RAISE form: Thursday, Nov. 13

Governors Awards: Sunday, Nov. 16

Preliminary voting begins 9 a.m. PT: Monday, Dec. 8

Preliminary voting ends 5 p.m. PT: Friday, Dec. 12

Oscars shortlists announcement: Tuesday, Dec. 16

Casting, makeup and hairstyling, sound and visual effects nominating screenings (bake-offs): Sat. Jan. 10/Sun. Jan. 11, 2026

Nominations voting begins: Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at 9 a.m. PT

Nominations voting ends: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at 5 p.m. PT

Oscars nominations announcement: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026

Oscars nominees event: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026

Finals voting begins: Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at 9 a.m. PT

Finals voting ends: Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 5 p.m. PT

98th Oscars: Sunday,March 15, 2026

Scientific and technical awards: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

April 21, 2025

broadway  ·  Culture  ·  TV/Film
‘Wicked’ Is Now the Top-Grossing Film Adaptation of a Broadway Musical: Full List

UPDATE (April 21): Wicked keeps adding to its record-setting tally at the box office. As of Monday (April 21), it has grossed $751.7 million worldwide. The musical received 10 Oscar nominations on Jan. 23, including nods for both of its stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. It won two awards at the Oscars ceremony on March 2 — best costume design and best production design.

PREVIOUSLY (Dec. 29): It’s official: Wicked has pulled ahead of Mamma Mia! to become the top-grossing film based on a Broadway musical. Wicked has grossed $634.4 million worldwide since it opened on Nov. 22. Mamma Mia! grossed $611.5 million worldwide following its release in June 2008.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star in Wicked, which was directed by Jon M. Chu, whose hit-studded résumé includes a previous film adaptation of a Broadway musical, the 2021 movie version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s breakout hit In the Heights.

Seven film adaptations of Broadway musicals appear on Box Office Mojo’s list of the top 1,000 films in terms of their lifetime worldwide grosses. That counts Mamma Mia!, a film adaptation of the 2001 stage musical built around ABBA music, but not its Cher-featuring sequel Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, on the grounds that the latter was really just a sequel to a hit movie. (The sequel did astonishingly well, with a worldwide gross of $395.6 million.) Of course, not all sequels are guaranteed to become box-office successes. Grease is here, but its 1982 sequel, Grease 2, which grossed just $15 million worldwide, didn’t come close.

Wicked: For Good, previously referred to by the generic title Wicked Part Two, is due for release on Nov. 21, 2025. Will it follow its predecessor to box-office glory?

You might surmise that both Wicked and Mamma Mia! must have won the Tony for best musical when they played on Broadway. Actually, neither one did. Wicked lost to Avenue Q in 2004. Mamma Mia! lost to Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002.

Only two of the seven musical-to-film transfers on this list won the Tony for best musical when they played on Broadway. Les Misérables won in 1987. Hairspray won in 2003. Of the other three, Grease lost in 1972 to Two Gentlemen of Verona, Chicago lost in 1976 to A Chorus Line. Into the Woods lost in 1988 to The Phantom of the Opera.

One disclaimer about this list right at the top: You can’t easily compare box-office grosses of films from different eras. The biggest blockbusters of earlier eras simply can’t match the grosses of today’s hits. (It’s not just your imagination that ticket prices are much higher than they used to be.) The Sound of Music has grossed $159.5 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo — not enough to make their list of 1,000 top-grossing films. But that 1965 adaptation of the 1959 Broadway musical is one of the biggest hits in film history.

Other film adaptations of Broadway musicals that have grossed more than $50 million worldwide, but not enough to make the list, include Dreamgirls ($155.5 million), the 2021 version of West Side Story ($76 million), My Fair Lady ($72.7 million) and Funny Girl ($52.2 million).

Here are the seven top-grossing film adaptations of Broadway musicals in terms of lifetime worldwide grosses.

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April 21, 2025