‘Phineas and Ferb,’ ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘100 Foot Wave’ Among Producers Guild Awards Nominees in Sports, Children’s and Short-Form

The Producers Guild of America is continuing to unveil nominations for its 37th annual PGA Awards — and on Friday, the org revealed nods in the sports, children’s and short-form program categories. Among the nominees are last year’s winner for outstanding children’s program, “Sesame Street,” which is back to face off among this year’s contenders.

Other nominees that are returning include “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” and “Hard Knocks” in the sports field; “SpongeBob SquarePants” in the children’s category; and “Hacks: Bit By Bit” and “Overtime with Bill Maher” in the short-form program field.

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The 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards will announce winners at the awards show on February 28.

Per the org, the annual PGA ceremony “celebrates the work of producing and recognizes standout achievements across film, television, and emerging media, highlighting the professionals whose decisions and oversight have made superlative contributions to the projects shaping the industry and culture at large.”

Final polls open for the sports, children’s and short-form categories on Monday, Jan. 5, and those polls end on Monday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. PT.

Nominees for the innovation award and documentary motion pictures were revealed on Dec. 9; producers set to be honored at this year’s ceremony include Amy Pascal (David O. Selznick Achievement Award), Mara Brock Akil (Norman Lear Achievement Award) and Jason Blum (Milestone Award). Next up, theatrical motion pictures, animated motion pictures, TV series/specials and televised/streamed motion pictures nominees will be announced on Friday, Jan. 9.

Here are the 2026 Producers Guild Awards nominees in the sports, children’s, and short-form:

Outstanding Sports Program
“100 Foot Wave”
“Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024”
“Formula 1: Drive to Survive”
“Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills”
“Surf Girls: International”

Outstanding Children’s Program
“Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past”
“Phineas and Ferb”
“Sesame Street”
“Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical”
“SpongeBob SquarePants”

Outstanding Short-Form Program
“Adolescence: The Making of Adolescence”
“The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains”
“Hacks: Bit By Bit”
“Overtime with Bill Maher”
“The White Lotus: Unpacking the Episode”

Awards in these categories are presented to the production as a whole, not to individual producers.

The 2026 Producers Guild Awards event chairs are Mike Farah and Joe Farrell; and the ceremony is produced by Anchor Street Collective. Branden Chapman is executive producer, and Carleen Cappelletti is co-executive producer.