'Friends' co-creator Marta Kauffman will be honored with the Norman Lear Achievement Award at the 2020 Producers Guild Awards
co-creator Marta Kauffman will be honored with the Norman Lear Achievement Award at the 2020 Producers Guild Awards.
The Norman Lear Award celebrates powerhouse producers that have made an exceptional impact on the art and craft of television. Previous honorees include Amy Sherman-Palladino, Ryan Murphy, James L. Brooks, Shonda Rhimes, Chuck Lorre, J.J. Abrams, Dick Wolf, Jerry Bruckheimer, Lorne Michaels, David L. Wolper, Aaron Spelling, Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley, Mark Burnett and Norman Lear.
"I am deeply honored to receive this award from my peers at the PGA, particularly as it's named for a legendary producer who has impacted my career from the beginning," Kauffman said in a statement. "Thank you to the Producers Guild for this meaningful recognition." Kauffman has won Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for her work as a television writer, producer and showrunner forAdditionally, she created and executive produces Netflix's longest-running original show"Marta is a singular talent who has created characters and stories that have resonated throughout the world and across generations," Producers Guild of America presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher said in a statement.
The showrunner created Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions alongside writing partners David Crane and Kevin Bright in 1993. Through the production company, she has produced the sitcomsIn 2015, Kauffman co-founded Okay Goodnight with Robbie Tollin and Hannah KS Canter. Under the company, she produces, which is currently in production on its seventh and final season, and the documentary The 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium.
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