On Eve Of PGA Awards, Leaders Discuss Health Benefits, Wildfire Relief Effort & Those Missing Names From The Best Picture Nominations

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EXCLUSIVE: Positioned just before the final voting begins for Best Picture, The Producers Guild of America Awards have long been an important indicator of what’s to come.

Aside from evaluating who is eligible to accept the top Oscar, the PGA navigates industry turbulence on behalf of those producers who are the catalysts for films and TV shows.

PGA Presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald DeLine, and CEO Susan Sprung discuss strides made by the PGA over the past year, and the goals ahead. DEADLINE: PGA Awards are tomorrow night.

What accomplishments are you sparked about?   SUSAN SPRUNG: Last year, our big announcement was our healthcare initiative and we spent that year inviting production companies to sign on to the initiative and saw the benefits of producers being covered for healthcare during shooting.