Producers Guild Elects Donna Gigliotti And Mike Farah As Its New Presidents

Skip to main content September 29, 2026 12:01pm Donna Gigliotti and Mike Farah Getty/Tameka Jacobs The Producers Guild of America said Tuesday that Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love producer Donna Gigliotti and Emmy-winning Weird: The Al Yankovich producer Mike Farah as its new presidents. The pair succeed Donald De Line and Stephanie Allain, who have been the guild’s presidents since 2022. “It is an incredible honor to serve as presidents of the Producers Guild of America at such a pivotal moment for our industry,” said Gigliotti and Farah in a press release today announcing the news. “We are deeply grateful to Donald and Stephanie for their leadership and dedication to the guild, particularly as they helped guide our members through a period of profound change. The PGA has created a community that supports one another and a Mark that validates the work of a producer at the highest level. The PGA is dedicated to embracing new opportunities for producers while maintaining a commitment to the core principles of producing: tenacity, perseverance and dedication to all aspects of the work.” Gigliotti became the third woman in Oscar history to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, winning in 1998 for producing Shakespeare in Love. She has since scored three more Best Picture noms for Hidden Figures, Silver Linings Playbook and The Reader. Watch on Deadline She earned an Emmy nomination in 2019 for producing the Academy Awards telecast for ABC and received a second nomination in 2023 for the documentary Wuhan Wuhan. She also served a full six-year term on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where she held leadership roles including Governance Chair and Finance Chair. Farah is a three-time Emmy-winning producer who once worked as Allain’s assistant. He began at Funny Or Die as its first producer in 2008 and eventually ascended to CEO of the comedy platform. His credits include winning a pair of Emmys for producing Between Two Ferns, Billy on the Street and American Vandal. His later credits include Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and late-night’s @fter Midnight. He won Outstanding Television Movie for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story in 2023. Must Read Stories Read More About: Subscribe to Deadline Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy. Sign Up Newswire Site