Casey Bloys To Receive Milestone Award At 2027 PGA Awards

Casey Bloys To Receive Milestone Award At 2027 PGA Awards

The Producers Guild of America has announced Casey Bloys, Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer, Skydance Direct-To-Consumer, as the next recipient of the Milestone Award, which will be presented to the at the 38th Annual Producers Guild Awards on February 27, 2027, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The PGA’s Milestone Award honors individuals or teams who have made historic contributions to the entertainment industry. Other recent and current top studio and streaming executives who have received the award include Bob Iger, Donna Langley, Ted Sarandos and Dana Walden. “Considering Hollywood’s recent history, no one is more deserving of the Milestone Award than Casey Bloys,” PGA Presidents Donna Gigliotti and Mike Farah said. “Over the last decade, Casey has had a front row seat to all the disruption and consolidation facing our industry. All the while he has remained a true and steadfast champion of the creative process,” Watch on Deadline A 22-year HBO veteran, Bloys was named President of Programming in 2016. In that capacity, he led the network through parent company Time Warner’s 2018 acquisition by AT&T and as Content Chief for both HBO and HBO Max, he navigated WarnerMedia’s 2022 acquisition by Discovery an the recent Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition by Paramount. “Casey and his talented team help shepherd television that shapes our culture, stands the test of time, and protects the originality of storytellers, Gigliotti and Farah added. “While Casey is never one to seek the spotlight, the Producers Guild of America is proud to recognize the breadth and depth of his exceptional career with the Milestone Award.” Over the past decade, Bloys has led the development and production of such top series as Succession, Euphoria, Barry, Girls, Veep, Insecure, Mare of Easttown, Big Little Lies, The Pitt, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The White Lotus, The Last of Us, House of the Dragon, DTF St. Louis, The Rehearsal, and the upcoming Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which debuts on Christmas this year. In September, HBO and HBO Max earned 21 Emmy Awards across eight original programs. “Receiving the Milestone Award is an incredible honor, particularly from an organization that represents so many of the people I’ve had the privilege of working alongside throughout my career,” Bloys said. “I’ve always believed our job is to create an environment where talented people can take risks, tell ambitious stories and do their best work. I’m enormously grateful to the Producers Guild for this recognition and to all of the producers,storytellers and colleagues who have been part of that journey.” In his current role at Skydance, the merged Paramount-WBD company, Bloys oversees all original programming for HBO Max and Paramount+, in addition to strategy, operations, communications, and performance across the company’s streaming platforms. The 2027 Producers Guild Awards is produced by Anchor Street Collective. Branden Chapman is executive producer, and Carleen Cappelletti is co-executive producer.

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