Mindy Kaling Is the Recipient of the New Norman Lear Achievement Award
Congratulations are in order for Mindy Kaling. The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced that the actress will receive the Norman Lear Achievement Award.
The Norman Lear Award “recognizes a producer or producing team for their extraordinary body of work in television.” Many have received the honor, including Greg Berlanti, Marta Kauffman, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Ryan Murphy, Shonda Rhimes, Dick Wolf, Jerry Bruckheimer, Lorne Michaels, Aaron Spelling, David E. Kelley, and Norman Lear himself.
Kaling expresses, “It is such an honor to be asked to receive the Norman Lear Award, a prize named after the prolific and groundbreaking producer I am so inspired by. To be included in this prestigious group of past recipients is humbling, and I’m so grateful to the Producers Guild for this recognition.”
Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line, Presidents of PGA, state on Kaling’s work, “Comedy can break boundaries and push culture forward; Mindy Kaling‘s immense contributions to the television comedy landscape are prime examples of this truth.”
Kaling, the 6-time Emmy nominee, is most notably known for her role as Kelly Kapoor in the NBC sitcom The Office. She directed, produced, wrote, and starred throughout its nine-season run. In addition, Kaling co-created, produced, and starred in The Mindy Project. Her work also includes Champions, Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Sex Lives of College Girls, and Never Have I Ever. She is currently working on a new series Velma for HBO Max, a Scooby-Doo spin-off that is set to release in 2023.
As for her filmography, she can be found in Ocean’s 8, Inside Out, and Late Night. Kaling also penned the Late Night screenplay, a comedy that follows an “ambitious late-night TV writer who butts heads with the talk show’s host (played by Emma Thompson).”
Congratulations to Mindy Kaling on the well-deserved recognition. She will be honored on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at The Beverly Hilton. In the meantime, fans can stream The Sex Lives of College Girls on HBO Max.
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