8legs: Producers guild awards

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Mara Brock Akil received the Norman Lear Achievement Award at the PGA Awards in Los Angeles.
She called stories infrastructure and producers architects of imagination.
Akil cited Ralph Farquhar as a mentor who gave her opportunity and proximity to possibility.
She emphasized building ecosystems to support the next generation of storytellers.
Akil expressed gratitude for the chance to tell nuanced stories beyond representation.
She dedicated the honor to mentors who helped her reach broader audiences.
Norman Lear’s legacy was highlighted as a standard for producing conversation.
Akil noted her and others’ journeys through systems not built with them in mind.
The PGA Awards honored Akil alongside Amy Pascal and Jason Blum.
The ceremony took place at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

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Barry Diller used the PGA stage to rib industry peers, including David Ellison and Harvey Weinstein, as he presented Jason Blum with the Milestone Award.
Diller quipped about Jack Warner being succeeded by a stunt pilot, a jab aimed at Ellison and Paramount.
Diller praised Blum for pursuing low-budget projects with high profit margins rather than tentpole campaigns.
Blum joked that his biggest achievement was getting Barry Diller to the PGAs, closing the moment with playful thanks.
Diller referenced DeMille and Blum’s modern era, noting their influence on film history.
Diller highlighted Blum’s commitment to artists and profitability, contrasting with hype-focused campaigns.
The PGA Awards honored a mix of industry figures, with Blum receiving the Milestone Award.
Diller’s remarks referenced past industry giants and contrasted them with today’s producers.
The event underscored Blum’s ongoing impact on independent filmmaking.
Deadline covered the awards and quotes, with follow-on stories about the PGA winners and Blum's remarks.

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Jason Blum accepted the PGA Milestone Award at the 37th Producers Guild Awards, emphasizing belief in 'the impossible' in producing.
Blum thanked mentors and family, including Barry Diller, his wife Lauren, and Donna Langley, for supporting his work.
A defining anecdote from Blum's speech recounts his father buying Warhol paintings for just $2,000 to prove taste can beat consensus.
Blum argued that machines cannot replace human instinct or the love of a story, noting that algorithms would have discouraged a low-budget gay hockey romance.
Blum framed producers as the force keeping teams intact and projects moving, even when it would be easier to abandon them.
The PGA Milestone Award recognizes historic contributions to the entertainment industry and has been awarded to figures like Spielberg and Kennedy.
Blum highlighted the current era's reliance on technology while reaffirming the essential human element in storytelling.
The speech linked Blum’s career, projects like Heated Rivalry, and the broader mission of supporting artists and stories.
Blum urged the industry to keep believing in stories and in impossible producers, even at difficult times.
The awards event took place at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, with other honorees named alongside Blum.

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Amy Pascal received the David O. Selznick Award at the PGA Awards, recognizing her body of work as a producer.
Pascal credited relationships as central to producing, thanking colleagues across Columbia, Sony, Netflix, and Amazon MGM Studios.
Gerwig presented Pascal with the award and spoke about Pascal taking a chance on her directing Little Women.
Pascal reflected on the challenges of producing, joking about the process and the realities of collaboration in the industry.
She listed axioms of being a producer, including patience, collaboration with directors, and belief in the process.
Pascal praised her family and described a life in producing as a constant learning process.
The event highlighted Pascal's role in Sony's Spider-Man films and upcoming Amazon MGM Studios projects.
Pascal thanked industry peers including Sue Kroll and Courtenay Valenti for their support.
Gerwig described Pascal as honored, excited, and wanting to return to work after the speech.
The PGA Awards named Pascal among a lineage of notable winners, including Spielberg, Wilder, and Kennedy.

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