Prolific Producer Greg Berlanti to Receive Governors Award at 2024 Emmys
Marcus Jones
The Television Academy has announced that producer Greg Berlanti will be the recipient of the Governors Award at the 2024 Primetime Emmys. The annual honor, meant for an individual, company or organization that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the arts and/or science of television, is specifically in recognition of Berlanti’s sizable impact on television, culture, and representation for underrepresented communities in iconic projects like “Dawson’s Creek,” “Riverdale,” “All American,” “The Flight Attendant,” and “You.”
The prolific creator, writer and/or executive producer of over 45 television shows will receive his Emmy statuette during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live.
“Greg is an extraordinary creator, who consistently delivers characters and stories that are in dialogue with the real world,” said Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego via statement. “From the beginning of his career, his commitment to representing three-dimensional LGBTQ+ characters in particular has paved the way for greater cultural understanding and acceptance of a community that is often under attack in both social and political discourse. For seizing the power of television to move our culture forward, the Academy is honored to select Greg Berlanti for this year’s Governors Award.”
“I am beyond grateful to be receiving this overwhelming and humbling honor from the Board of Governors and the Television Academy. Every minute in this business has been the greatest gift that I’m eternally thankful for,” said Berlanti in response to news of the award. “It will be nice to have an opportunity to thank all the family, friends, showrunners, execs, cast, crews and audiences that have made an honor like this possible.”
Previous recipients of the Governors Award, which was first presented in 1978, include LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization GLAAD, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Debbie Allen, Tyler Perry, “Star Trek,” “American Idol,” William S. Paley, Hallmark Cards Inc., “Masterpiece Theater,” Comic Relief, and PBS.
The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment, will broadcast live on ABC from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and stream the next day on Hulu.
