Issa Rae to Be Honored With This Year’s Producers Guild’s Visionary Award

Issa Rae has been selected to receive this year’s Producers Guild’s Visionary Award, which honors those “who share inspiring, uplifting stories that enrich society and culture.

The award will be presented to her personally during the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards on March 19 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

“Issa makes us excited for the future of television,” PGA presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher said in a joint statement. “With her series Insecure, she achieved the highest levels of comedy, perspective, and performance possible, and her sharp wit and distinct voice will undoubtedly continue to drive quality entertainment featuring underrepresented voices. Beyond Issa’s prolific work, she is a role model and inspiration to the next generation of creatives through her mentorship programs like ColorCreative, and more recently, Project Greenlight. We are thrilled to honor Issa this year.”

Issa is an award-winning actress, producer, writer, and director, who is currently in the works of developing and producing for HBO and HBO Max for the adaptation of the Octavia Butler novel Fledgling with J.J. Abrams; an adaptation of the New York Times podcast Nice White Parents and a new original series called Rap Sh*t.