Producers Guild Awards were stared in 1990 when President Leonard Stern created the Golden Laurel Awards to honor the visionaries who produce and execute motion picture and television product. Over the next ten years the awards went on to become one of the most prestigious ceremonies in the industry and has being credited with influencing both the Academy and Emmy Awards.

The ceremony is hosted each year by celebrity host/presenters. Previous hosts have included; Ronald Reagan, Ted Turner, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, and  Shirley MacLaine.

Many honors are given during the ceremony, including the Lifetime Achievement Awards, the Producer of the Year Awards, and special awards to the most promising neophyte producers, called the Nova Awards. There are also Vision Awards in collaboration with Eastman Kodak. Each year a number of outstanding motion pictures and television programs are inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame.

In 1998 the PGA, under the Chairmanship of Charles W. Fries, enhanced the Golden Laurel Awards and established the ceremony as a Black-tie dinner and reinstated the famous Milestone Award. The Producers Guild of America Board presents its celebrated "Milestone Award" to a unique individual who has made "an historic contribution to the entertainment industry." The event resulted in establishing a new financial base for the Guild.

 

The 2007 awards were be held on the 20th January at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.
Nominations and winners where:

The Amazing Race (2001): Jerry Bruckheimer, Bert Van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Amy Chacon, Hayma Washington, Evan Weinstein, Elise Doganieri, Mark A. Vertullo
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002): Award Eligibility TBD
Dancing with the Stars (2005/I): Award Eligibility TBD
Project Runway (2004): Award Eligibility TBD