The Producers Guild of America has introduced Casey Bloys, Co-Chair and Chief Content material Officer, Skydance Direct-To-Shopper, as the subsequent recipient of the Milestone Award, which shall be introduced to the on the thirty eighth Annual Producers Guild Awards on February 27, 2027, on the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The PGA’s Milestone Award honors people or groups who’ve made historic contributions to the leisure trade. Different latest and present high studio and streaming executives who’ve obtained the award embody Bob Iger, Donna Langley, Ted Sarandos and Dana Walden.
“Contemplating Hollywood’s latest historical past, nobody is extra deserving of the Milestone Award than Casey Bloys,” PGA Presidents Donna Gigliotti and Mike Farah mentioned. “During the last decade, Casey has had a entrance row seat to all of the disruption and consolidation dealing with our trade. All of the whereas he has remained a real and steadfast champion of the inventive course of,”
A 22-year HBO veteran, Bloys was named President of Programming in 2016. In that capability, he led the community by mum or dad firm Time Warner’s 2018 acquisition by AT&T and as Content material Chief for each HBO and HBO Max, he navigated WarnerMedia’s 2022 acquisition by Discovery an the latest Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition by Paramount.
“Casey and his gifted workforce assist shepherd tv that shapes our tradition, stands the take a look at of time, and protects the originality of storytellers, Gigliotti and Farah added. “Whereas Casey is rarely one to hunt the highlight, the Producers Guild of America is proud to acknowledge the breadth and depth of his distinctive profession with the Milestone Award.”
Over the previous decade, Bloys has led the event and manufacturing of such high collection as Succession, Euphoria, Barry, Ladies, Veep, Insecure, Mare of Easttown, Huge Little Lies, The Pitt, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The White Lotus, The Final of Us, Home of the Dragon, DTF St. Louis, The Rehearsal, and the upcoming Harry Potter and the Thinker’s Stone, which debuts on Christmas this 12 months. In September, HBO and HBO Max earned 21 Emmy Awards throughout eight authentic packages.
“Receiving the Milestone Award is an unbelievable honor, notably from a company that represents so most of the folks I’ve had the privilege of working alongside all through my profession,” Bloys mentioned. “I’ve at all times believed our job is to create an atmosphere the place gifted folks can take dangers, inform bold tales and do their greatest work. I’m enormously grateful to the Producers Guild for this recognition and to all the producers,storytellers and colleagues who’ve been a part of that journey.”
In his present function at Skydance, the merged Paramount-WBD firm, Bloys oversees all authentic programming for HBO Max and Paramount+, along with technique, operations, communications, and efficiency throughout the corporate’s streaming platforms.
The 2027 Producers Guild Awards is produced by Anchor Road Collective. Branden Chapman is government producer, and Carleen Cappelletti is co-executive producer.
