Producers Guild Milestone Award: Casey Bloys Tapped for 2027 Honor

Award announced for 2027

The Producers Guild of America named Casey Bloys as the recipient of its 2027 Milestone Award. The honor will be presented at the organization’s 38th annual awards on Feb. 27.

The award recognizes individuals or teams for historic contributions to the industry. Recent recipients include Jason Blum, Dana Walden, Charles D. King, Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, and Ted Sarandos.

Guild leaders praise his work

PGA presidents Donna Gigliotti and Mike Farah said Bloys had remained committed to creative work amid industry disruption and consolidation. They also highlighted his role supporting producers, writers, actors and other entertainment professionals.

The presidents said Bloys and his team have helped guide television that has shaped culture and supported storytellers’ originality. The guild said the award recognizes the breadth and depth of his career.

A decade leading HBO

Bloys became head of HBO in 2016. During the following decade, HBO and HBO Max launched series including Succession, Big Little Lies, Euphoria, Insecure, The White Lotus and The Last of Us.

Before taking the top HBO role, Bloys led comedy development there and helped launch Veep, Girls and Enlightened. The article describes the later HBO and HBO Max shows as Emmy-winning and critically acclaimed.

Expanded role and response

Bloys is co-chair and chief content officer of Skydance Direct-to-Consumer. Following Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount+ was added to his responsibilities. Bloys called the honor an “incredible honor” and thanked the guild, producers, storytellers and colleagues. He said his aim has been to create conditions where talented people can take risks and do their best work.