Three-time Oscar nominee and former Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chair Amy Pascal will receive the Producers Guild of America’s David O. Selznick Achievement Award at its awards ceremony next year. The 37th annual PGA Awards is set for February 28 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The news comes in the wake of Pascal being named as a producer with David Heyman on Amazon MGM Studio’s next James Bond movie. This season she has the Noah Baumbach-directed Netflix pic Jay Kelly, starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler. She’s also producing the fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man movies, Spider Man: Brand New Daydue out in July; Greta Gerwig’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew; and Project Hail Marydirected by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, which will hit theaters in the spring.
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The PGA’s David O. Selznick Award recognizes a producer or producing team for their extraordinary body of work in motion pictures. Pascal will join a distinguished line of recipients that includes Steven Spielberg, Barbara Broccoli, Billy Wilder, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Mary Parent, Tom Cruise, Martin Scorsese and most recently Chris Meledandri.
Pascal served as the Chairperson of the Motion Pictures Group of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Co-Chairperson of SPE, including Sony Pictures Television, from 2006-15. Under her watch, she shepherded the Spider-Man franchise with Toby Maguire and Andrew Garfield, as well as Bond pics Casino Royale and Skyfall along with 2012, Superbad, The Da Vinci Code, moneyball, The Social Network, Hitch, Big Daddy, Zero Dark Thirty, Captain Phillips, American Hustle and others.
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“Amy exemplifies the essential qualities of a truly great producer: impeccable taste, a keen eye for extraordinary talent both in front of and behind the camera, and an unwavering determination fueled by deep passion,” said PGA Presidents Donald De Line and Stephanie Allain. “Her films are masterclasses in storytelling – seamlessly blending compelling entertainment with thought-provoking ideas – and many have become lasting cultural touchstones.”
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She founded Pascal Pictures in 2015 and has produced the trilogy of Spider-Man movies, Gerwig’s Little WomenSteven Spielberg’s The PostAaron Sorkin’s directorial debut Molly’s Game and the Oscar-winning animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as well as its sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. She produced Spider-Man: No Way Home, which is the eighth-highest-grossing movie ever with at $1.92 billion worldwide.
“Producing has been the great joy of my professional life, and to receive this honor from the Producers Guild, among so many legendary peers I deeply respect, is incredibly moving,” said Pascal. “David O. Selznick was the kind of producer who believed in ambition, imagination, and taking risks, and to be awarded in his name is a reminder that producing isn’t just about making movies – it’s about championing bold stories and carrying forward a legacy of daring, visionary filmmaking. I’m so grateful for the PGA and its commitment to protecting and celebrating the craft of producing, and for the extraordinary collaborators, colleagues and mentors who’ve supported me on this journey.”
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