Mindy Kaling receives the Norman Lear Award at the PGA Awards

Six-time Emmy nominee Mindy Kaling will accept the Norman Lear Achievement Award from the Producers Guild of America Awards at the next ceremony on February 25, 2023 at The Beverly Hilton.

The Norman Lear Award recognizes a producer or production team for outstanding television work. Past honorees include Greg Berlanti, Marta Kauffman, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Ryan Murphy, Shonda Rhimes, Dick Wolf, Jerry Bruckheimer, Lorne Michaels, Aaron Spelling, David E. Kelley and Lear himself.

Kaling is a writer, producer, actress, director and New York Times Bestselling author and recent Tony Award winner.

Kaling made his breakthrough at the age of 24 The office as the only writer in the team of eight writers. During her eight seasons on the show, she served as producer and EP on more than 120 episodes and received five consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series. Kaling did this while also appearing as Kelly Kapoor, writing 26 episodes, more than any other writer on the series, and directing two episodes. She has the landmark honor of being the first black woman to be nominated for an Emmy in any writing category (her sixth career nomination).

Following The officeKaling continued to create, act and executive produce The Mindy Project which ran for six seasons and writes, produces and stars in her feature film debut. Late at night it was a huge asset for Amazon at the Sundance premiere of the picture. She is currently the creator and EP of Netflix’s award-winning series, I never haveand the HBO Max hit, The sex lives of college girls.

Upcoming projects include the film Naturally blonde 3and the adult animated comedy Scooby-Doo, prequel, Velma.

“Comedy can push boundaries and promote culture; Mindy Kaling’s tremendous contributions to the television comedy landscape are prime examples of this truth,” said Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line, Presidents of the Producers Guild of America. “Kaling is known for her pioneering work The office, a widely loved and endlessly revisited contemporary classic, but it is her work, producing series from diverse female perspectives, that is reshaping the industry. Out The Mindy Projectto I never haveto That Sex Lives of College Girls, Kaling proved how many viewers crave funny, relatable stories about characters we rarely see as protagonists on television. We are delighted to present her with the Norman Lear Award at this year’s PGA Awards.”

“It is a great honor to be asked to receive the Norman Lear Award, an award named after the prolific and groundbreaking producer by whom I have been so inspired. To be part of this prestigious group of past awardees makes me proud and I am so grateful to the Producers Guild for this recognition,” said Kaling.

The 2023 Producers Guild Awards are hosted by Funny Or Die Chief Executive Officer Mike Farah and Funny Or Die Chief Creative Officer Joe Farrell. The 2023 Producers Guild of America Awards are produced by Anchor Street Collective for the Producers Guild of America. Branden Chapman is executive producer, Carleen Cappelletti is co-executive producer, Matt Ullian and Jane Sarkin of Boldface Partners are talent managers, and Jim Piccirillo is director. The PGA Awards team also includes Diane Salerno (Six Degrees Global), who manages sponsorships, and PGA PR agency Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis for PR.