“Barbie” and “Ahsoka” received top honors at the 61st annual International Cinematographers Guild (Icg) Publicists Awards luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday.
The awards honor individual publicists and unit still photographers who further publicity campaigns for film,TV and entertainment journalists.
Variety’s senior entertainment reporter Angelique Jackson earned a nomination from Icg in the Press Award category.
In film, the team at Warner Bros. was recognized for their work on “Barbie.”
Over on the television side, the Disney+ marketing and publicity team took the top honors for their work on “Ahsoka.”
Kicking off the event, mention of the ongoing negotiations between IATSE and the Hollywood Basic Crafts unions was made. Icg chair Sheryl Main praised Matthew Loeb, International president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and said solidarity was key.
Sir Patrick Stewart was honored with the 2024 Television Showperson of the Year Award.
During the luncheon,...
The awards honor individual publicists and unit still photographers who further publicity campaigns for film,TV and entertainment journalists.
Variety’s senior entertainment reporter Angelique Jackson earned a nomination from Icg in the Press Award category.
In film, the team at Warner Bros. was recognized for their work on “Barbie.”
Over on the television side, the Disney+ marketing and publicity team took the top honors for their work on “Ahsoka.”
Kicking off the event, mention of the ongoing negotiations between IATSE and the Hollywood Basic Crafts unions was made. Icg chair Sheryl Main praised Matthew Loeb, International president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and said solidarity was key.
Sir Patrick Stewart was honored with the 2024 Television Showperson of the Year Award.
During the luncheon,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay and Carolyn Giardina
- Variety Film + TV
The publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600) have announced the nominees for its Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign.
They are the teams behind Star Wars spinoff Ahsoka from Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm/Disney+; Frasier (CBS Studio/Paramount+); Star Trek: Picard (CBS Studios/Paramount+) and Welcome to Chippendales (20th Television/Hulu).
“The teams of publicists who worked on the nominated projects represent the highest quality work from our peers and guild members,” said awards committee chairs Tim Menke and Sheryl Main in a joint statement. “Any one of the teams is deserving of the honor and we applaud them all on their nominations.”
Nominees in categories including Publicist of the Year (noms are Katie Lovick, Julia Neal, Chris Garcia Nutley, Cynthia Swartz and Shelly Williams) were previously announced. The motion picture publicity campaign award noms will be revealed in January.
Winners will be announced on...
They are the teams behind Star Wars spinoff Ahsoka from Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm/Disney+; Frasier (CBS Studio/Paramount+); Star Trek: Picard (CBS Studios/Paramount+) and Welcome to Chippendales (20th Television/Hulu).
“The teams of publicists who worked on the nominated projects represent the highest quality work from our peers and guild members,” said awards committee chairs Tim Menke and Sheryl Main in a joint statement. “Any one of the teams is deserving of the honor and we applaud them all on their nominations.”
Nominees in categories including Publicist of the Year (noms are Katie Lovick, Julia Neal, Chris Garcia Nutley, Cynthia Swartz and Shelly Williams) were previously announced. The motion picture publicity campaign award noms will be revealed in January.
Winners will be announced on...
- 12/6/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600) has announced the first group of nominees for the 61st Annual Icg Publicists Awards, which honors publicists, unit still photographers, and entertainment journalists.
Among the nominees is Deadline’s own International Editor At Large, Baz Bamigboye, who clocked a nom in the International Media category. Elsewhere, up for publicists of the year are Sony’s Katie Lovick, Paramount’s Julia Neal, Chris Garcia Nutley of Warner Bros., unit publicist Shelly Williams and Cynthia Swartz.
The awards ceremony will be held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 8, 2024. The winners are picked through an online ballot of the Icg publicists membership during a voting period from Jan. 24 to Feb. 2, 2024.
Scroll down for the full list of nominees.
Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity
Natalie Bjelajac, Netflix
Linda Brown, Unit Publicist
Kira Feola, Kc Feola PR
Gabriela Gutentag, Unit Publicist
Carol McConnaughey, Unit...
Among the nominees is Deadline’s own International Editor At Large, Baz Bamigboye, who clocked a nom in the International Media category. Elsewhere, up for publicists of the year are Sony’s Katie Lovick, Paramount’s Julia Neal, Chris Garcia Nutley of Warner Bros., unit publicist Shelly Williams and Cynthia Swartz.
The awards ceremony will be held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 8, 2024. The winners are picked through an online ballot of the Icg publicists membership during a voting period from Jan. 24 to Feb. 2, 2024.
Scroll down for the full list of nominees.
Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity
Natalie Bjelajac, Netflix
Linda Brown, Unit Publicist
Kira Feola, Kc Feola PR
Gabriela Gutentag, Unit Publicist
Carol McConnaughey, Unit...
- 11/14/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600) has unwrapped the first group of nominees for its 61st annual Icg Publicists Awards, which will be presented March 8 at the Beverly Hilton.
The nominees follow:
Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity
Natalie Bjelajac, Netflix
Linda Brown, Unit Publicist
Kira Feola, Kc Feola PR
Gabriela Gutentag, Unit Publicist
Carol McConnaughey, Unit Publicist
Publicists of the Year Award
Katie Lovick, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Julia Neal, Paramount Pictures
Chris Garcia Nutley, Warner Bros.
Cynthia Swartz, Strategy PR/Consulting
Shelly Williams, Unit Publicist
Excellence in Unit Stills Photography – Motion Pictures
Claudette Barius
Daniel McFadden
Jessica Miglio
Michele K. Short
Jojo Whilden
Excellence in Unit Stills Photography – Television
Jessica Brooks
Justin Lubin
Jake Giles Netter
Erin Simkin
Lacey Terrell
Press Award
Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter
Angelique Jackson, Variety
Perri Nemiroff, Collider
Sasha Stone, Awards Daily
Jen Yamato, The Los Angeles Times
International Media Award
Raya Abirached,...
The nominees follow:
Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity
Natalie Bjelajac, Netflix
Linda Brown, Unit Publicist
Kira Feola, Kc Feola PR
Gabriela Gutentag, Unit Publicist
Carol McConnaughey, Unit Publicist
Publicists of the Year Award
Katie Lovick, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Julia Neal, Paramount Pictures
Chris Garcia Nutley, Warner Bros.
Cynthia Swartz, Strategy PR/Consulting
Shelly Williams, Unit Publicist
Excellence in Unit Stills Photography – Motion Pictures
Claudette Barius
Daniel McFadden
Jessica Miglio
Michele K. Short
Jojo Whilden
Excellence in Unit Stills Photography – Television
Jessica Brooks
Justin Lubin
Jake Giles Netter
Erin Simkin
Lacey Terrell
Press Award
Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter
Angelique Jackson, Variety
Perri Nemiroff, Collider
Sasha Stone, Awards Daily
Jen Yamato, The Los Angeles Times
International Media Award
Raya Abirached,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Movie theaters are ready to welcome back audiences.
That’s the message of The Big Screen Is Back, a new initiative launched by cinema operators, studio executives, talent agents, and filmmakers that kicked off as part of Sunday’s Academy Awards pre-show. During the lead up to the telecast, a clip with an introduction by Matthew McConaughey aired, highlighting some of the tens of thousands of movie theater workers who were laid off or furloughed during the pandemic and have slowly been returning to work. It’s part of a larger initiative, one that will continue for months as new blockbusters slowly start rolling out on cinema screens.
“We have to let people know that movie theaters are open and they’re ready to welcome people back,” says Megan Crawford, CAA’s head of motion picture marketing and one of the driving forces behind the campaign. “Honestly, movie theaters are...
That’s the message of The Big Screen Is Back, a new initiative launched by cinema operators, studio executives, talent agents, and filmmakers that kicked off as part of Sunday’s Academy Awards pre-show. During the lead up to the telecast, a clip with an introduction by Matthew McConaughey aired, highlighting some of the tens of thousands of movie theater workers who were laid off or furloughed during the pandemic and have slowly been returning to work. It’s part of a larger initiative, one that will continue for months as new blockbusters slowly start rolling out on cinema screens.
“We have to let people know that movie theaters are open and they’re ready to welcome people back,” says Megan Crawford, CAA’s head of motion picture marketing and one of the driving forces behind the campaign. “Honestly, movie theaters are...
- 4/26/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Jack Mathews‘ colleagues remember the late, great film critic as a titantic industry figure who not only knew his Oscars, but was “charmingly unflappable” and “brilliantly funny.” Jack, who died Wednesday at age 80, contributed predictions and articles to Gold Derby for 20 years. We asked some of his peers to share their thoughts upon his passing.
Claudia Puig, film critic: “I had the good fortune of working with Jack at the L.A. Times, in the Calendar section. He was supremely knowledgeable about film and the entertainment industry, dryly funny, ever-professional and charmingly unflappable. Put simply, he was the ideal colleague and a prince of a guy. He will be sorely missed.”
Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood: “So sad. I continue finding reasons to truly hate 2020.”
Thelma Adams, veteran journalist: “Jack and I sparred about movies and the Oscars since the olden days when New York still had multiple vital tabloids – and...
Claudia Puig, film critic: “I had the good fortune of working with Jack at the L.A. Times, in the Calendar section. He was supremely knowledgeable about film and the entertainment industry, dryly funny, ever-professional and charmingly unflappable. Put simply, he was the ideal colleague and a prince of a guy. He will be sorely missed.”
Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood: “So sad. I continue finding reasons to truly hate 2020.”
Thelma Adams, veteran journalist: “Jack and I sparred about movies and the Oscars since the olden days when New York still had multiple vital tabloids – and...
- 5/15/2020
- by Tom O'Neil
- Gold Derby
We know the 90-member Hollywood Foreign Press — an old, white, and hopelessly coddled bunch — are idiosyncratic at best. The Golden Globes voters lean mainstream with their nominations, love to welcome their favorite celebs at the Beverly Hilton, and provide extra slots to play with in the Comedy or Musical categories. That’s why they always throw a few curves, like Cate Blanchett for Best Comedy Actress for long-forgotten “Where’d You Go Bernadette?,” one of several surprises from this morning’s nominations.
And distributors can seek advantages by pushing films into categories they are more likely to win, slotting dramedy “Marriage Story,” musical “Judy” and comedy “Uncut Gems” into drama while leaving room in the comedy/musical categories for “Jojo Rabbit,” “Rocketman,” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
Last year, Queen bio-musical “Bohemian Rhapsody” took home Globes for Best Motion Picture Drama and Drama Actor (which repeated at the...
And distributors can seek advantages by pushing films into categories they are more likely to win, slotting dramedy “Marriage Story,” musical “Judy” and comedy “Uncut Gems” into drama while leaving room in the comedy/musical categories for “Jojo Rabbit,” “Rocketman,” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
Last year, Queen bio-musical “Bohemian Rhapsody” took home Globes for Best Motion Picture Drama and Drama Actor (which repeated at the...
- 12/9/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
We know the 90-member Hollywood Foreign Press — an old, white, and hopelessly coddled bunch — are idiosyncratic at best. The Golden Globes voters lean mainstream with their nominations, love to welcome their favorite celebs at the Beverly Hilton, and provide extra slots to play with in the Comedy or Musical categories. That’s why they always throw a few curves, like Cate Blanchett for Best Comedy Actress for long-forgotten “Where’d You Go Bernadette?,” one of several surprises from this morning’s nominations.
And distributors can seek advantages by pushing films into categories they are more likely to win, slotting dramedy “Marriage Story” and musical “Judy” into drama while leaving room in the comedy/musical categories for “Jojo Rabbit,” “Rocketman,” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
Last year, Queen bio-musical “Bohemian Rhapsody” took home Globes for Best Motion Picture Drama and Drama Actor (which repeated at the Oscars), while “Green Book...
And distributors can seek advantages by pushing films into categories they are more likely to win, slotting dramedy “Marriage Story” and musical “Judy” into drama while leaving room in the comedy/musical categories for “Jojo Rabbit,” “Rocketman,” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
Last year, Queen bio-musical “Bohemian Rhapsody” took home Globes for Best Motion Picture Drama and Drama Actor (which repeated at the Oscars), while “Green Book...
- 12/9/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Marvel movies aren’t supposed to crack the Oscar code. They’re comic book movies, after all. Even “Wonder Woman” whiffed its swing at Oscar nominations. But 32-year-old Ryan Coogler took his assignment seriously. He didn’t feel limited by entering the Marvel universe. He felt supported, emboldened, and, with Marvel writer Joe Robert Cole, submitted a sprawling script crammed with ideas that had to be whittled down to a two-hour movie.
He didn’t just do what Marvel told him, though. He brought in twice Oscar-nominated costume designer Ruth Carter and first-time woman cinematographer nominee Rachel Morrison (“Mudbound”) along with other old collaborators and first-time Marvel hires Hannah Beachler, who wowed Marvel with her production designs for Wakanda, Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson (a collaborator since film school at USC), and editor Michael P. Shavwer.
And he crafted a movie that presents superhero T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), an African king who presides over Wakanda,...
He didn’t just do what Marvel told him, though. He brought in twice Oscar-nominated costume designer Ruth Carter and first-time woman cinematographer nominee Rachel Morrison (“Mudbound”) along with other old collaborators and first-time Marvel hires Hannah Beachler, who wowed Marvel with her production designs for Wakanda, Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson (a collaborator since film school at USC), and editor Michael P. Shavwer.
And he crafted a movie that presents superhero T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), an African king who presides over Wakanda,...
- 12/3/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Marvel movies aren’t supposed to crack the Oscar code. They’re comic book movies, after all. Even “Wonder Woman” whiffed its swing at Oscar nominations. But 32-year-old Ryan Coogler took his assignment seriously. He didn’t feel limited by entering the Marvel universe. He felt supported, emboldened, and, with Marvel writer Joe Robert Cole, submitted a sprawling script crammed with ideas that had to be whittled down to a two-hour movie.
He didn’t just do what Marvel told him, though. He brought in twice Oscar-nominated costume designer Ruth Carter and first-time woman cinematographer nominee Rachel Morrison (“Mudbound”) along with other old collaborators and first-time Marvel hires Hannah Beachler, who wowed Marvel with her production designs for Wakanda, Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson (a collaborator since film school at USC), and editor Michael B. Shavwer.
And he crafted a movie that presents superhero T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), an African king who presides over Wakanda,...
He didn’t just do what Marvel told him, though. He brought in twice Oscar-nominated costume designer Ruth Carter and first-time woman cinematographer nominee Rachel Morrison (“Mudbound”) along with other old collaborators and first-time Marvel hires Hannah Beachler, who wowed Marvel with her production designs for Wakanda, Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson (a collaborator since film school at USC), and editor Michael B. Shavwer.
And he crafted a movie that presents superhero T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), an African king who presides over Wakanda,...
- 12/3/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Looking to nab a Best Picture nomination for “Black Panther,” Disney has hired veteran Oscar strategist Cynthia Swartz to oversee the campaign, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Disney and its superhero phenomenon “Black Panther” have been at the heart of much of the conversation surrounding the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ addition of a “popular film” category.
Views on the film’s awards potential went from: maybe it could be a best picture nominee, to concern it would be shoehorned into a popular film category created to boost the telecast’s sagging ratings by including more commercial hits.
But Marvel Studios still has its eyes set on best picture.
Also Read: 'Black Panther' Becomes 3rd Film Ever to Hit $700 Million at Domestic Box Office
“Black Panther,” which opened in February and has since grossed $1.3 billion worldwide, won plaudits from audiences and film critics alike,...
Disney and its superhero phenomenon “Black Panther” have been at the heart of much of the conversation surrounding the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ addition of a “popular film” category.
Views on the film’s awards potential went from: maybe it could be a best picture nominee, to concern it would be shoehorned into a popular film category created to boost the telecast’s sagging ratings by including more commercial hits.
But Marvel Studios still has its eyes set on best picture.
Also Read: 'Black Panther' Becomes 3rd Film Ever to Hit $700 Million at Domestic Box Office
“Black Panther,” which opened in February and has since grossed $1.3 billion worldwide, won plaudits from audiences and film critics alike,...
- 8/27/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Reactions to the Academy’s announcement of a new Best Popular Film award have been mixed, which is a polite way of saying that most consider it a bad idea — especially in the year of “Black Panther,” the rare superhero movie to be as well received among critics as it is among audiences. According to a new Los Angeles Times report, Marvel Studios head Kevin Fiege has invested in a “significant awards season budget” for the first time, and doesn’t want to settle for the new award.
“Right now, I think [Academy CEO] Dawn Hudson would crawl in a hole if ‘Black Panther’ gets snubbed for best picture and winds up landing in the popular film category,” one anonymous Oscars consultant said to the Times. “The funny thing is that Dawn would be way more disappointed than anyone at Marvel.” Disney has hired Cynthia Swartz, a veteran Oscar strategist, to lead the film’s award campaign.
“Right now, I think [Academy CEO] Dawn Hudson would crawl in a hole if ‘Black Panther’ gets snubbed for best picture and winds up landing in the popular film category,” one anonymous Oscars consultant said to the Times. “The funny thing is that Dawn would be way more disappointed than anyone at Marvel.” Disney has hired Cynthia Swartz, a veteran Oscar strategist, to lead the film’s award campaign.
- 8/26/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Black Panther was a huge success for Marvel and Disney Studios. It exploded at the box office cracking the all-time top highest-grossing films domestically. The movie also received a ton of positive critical acclaim.
As expected, Marvel and Disney are reportedly pushing the film to be a major contender for Best Picture at the Acadamy Awards next year. While that's all fine and dandy, it seems like this kind of film is the reason that the Academy created that new "Outstanding Popular Film Award", which is a category that is meant to honor the films that audiences really care about. Right? But, Black Panther might have a chance because the film celebrates diversity.
According to The L.A. Times, Disney has hired veteran Oscar strategist Cynthia Swartz to orchestrate a campaign around Black Panther, "with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige backing the move with a significant awards season budget, a...
As expected, Marvel and Disney are reportedly pushing the film to be a major contender for Best Picture at the Acadamy Awards next year. While that's all fine and dandy, it seems like this kind of film is the reason that the Academy created that new "Outstanding Popular Film Award", which is a category that is meant to honor the films that audiences really care about. Right? But, Black Panther might have a chance because the film celebrates diversity.
According to The L.A. Times, Disney has hired veteran Oscar strategist Cynthia Swartz to orchestrate a campaign around Black Panther, "with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige backing the move with a significant awards season budget, a...
- 8/23/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Netflix programming head Ted Sarandos wants to win Oscars. Netflix does fine in the nominations department, this year adding to their short and feature documentary Oscar nominations a record 112 Emmy nods (beating HBO); in 2018, it received four Oscar narrative nominations for Dee Rees’ “Mudbound.” Needless say, global streamer Netflix isn’t in the theatrical business (any theater bookings to date have been to please filmmakers), but Oscar contention adds enormous heft to any title. It’s all about luring more top talent to the service, which reaches 130 million subscribers in over 190 countries around the world.
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Netflix programming head Ted Sarandos wants to win Oscars. Netflix does fine in the nominations department, this year adding to their short and feature documentary Oscar nominations a record 112 Emmy nods (beating HBO); in 2018, it received four Oscar narrative nominations for Dee Rees’ “Mudbound.” Needless say, global streamer Netflix isn’t in the theatrical business (any theater bookings to date have been to please filmmakers), but Oscar contention adds enormous heft to any title. It’s all about luring more top talent to the service, which reaches 130 million subscribers in over 190 countries around the world.
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Two Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences governors told me that Academy board members are discussing whether Harvey Weinstein should continue as a member. An impromptu board meeting is expected sometime this week. It’s worth noting that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board of governors is now one-third female, with members who include Whoopi Goldberg, Kimberly Peirce, and Christina Kounelias.
This would be a stunning reversal: By the count of The Weinstein Company’s website, his companies earned 303 Oscar nominations and 75 wins over three decades. Harvey could be the butt of Oscar jokes, but historically was the second most-thanked person in acceptance speeches, after Steven Spielberg.
Read More:The Academy Board of Governors is Now 38% Female
Membership in the Academy is by invitation of the Board of Governors. It has the right to bestow and revoke memberships, but that’s rare. There are precedents for the Academy...
This would be a stunning reversal: By the count of The Weinstein Company’s website, his companies earned 303 Oscar nominations and 75 wins over three decades. Harvey could be the butt of Oscar jokes, but historically was the second most-thanked person in acceptance speeches, after Steven Spielberg.
Read More:The Academy Board of Governors is Now 38% Female
Membership in the Academy is by invitation of the Board of Governors. It has the right to bestow and revoke memberships, but that’s rare. There are precedents for the Academy...
- 10/11/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Two Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences governors told me that Academy board members are discussing whether Harvey Weinstein should continue as a member. An impromptu board meeting is expected sometime this week. It’s worth noting that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board of governors is now one-third female, with members who include Whoopi Goldberg, Kimberly Peirce, and Christina Kounelias.
This would be a stunning reversal: By the count of The Weinstein Company’s website, his companies earned 303 Oscar nominations and 75 wins over three decades. Harvey could be the butt of Oscar jokes, but historically was the second most-thanked person in acceptance speeches, after Steven Spielberg.
Read More:The Academy Board of Governors is Now 38% Female
Membership in the Academy is by invitation of the Board of Governors. It has the right to bestow and revoke memberships, but that’s rare. There are precedents for the Academy...
This would be a stunning reversal: By the count of The Weinstein Company’s website, his companies earned 303 Oscar nominations and 75 wins over three decades. Harvey could be the butt of Oscar jokes, but historically was the second most-thanked person in acceptance speeches, after Steven Spielberg.
Read More:The Academy Board of Governors is Now 38% Female
Membership in the Academy is by invitation of the Board of Governors. It has the right to bestow and revoke memberships, but that’s rare. There are precedents for the Academy...
- 10/11/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
After last year’s three-Oscar haul for “Moonlight,” including Best Picture, A24 wants to prove that was no anomaly. Here’s what the rising young distributor will push this awards season. (Remember: A year ago, “Moonlight” wasn’t viewed as a likely Best Picture contender — much less the big winner.)
Co-founded by David Fenkel, John Hodges, and Daniel Katz, A24 is known for edgy arthouse pleasers that eschew conventional storytelling. “Moonlight” was the company’s first original production; its other box office players include Oscar-winners “Ex Machina,” “Room,” and “Amy,” and smart horror flick “The Witch.” But none have passed the $27 million box office earned by “Moonlight.”
Read More:Why Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ Is a Serious Oscar Contender
After the fall trifecta of Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the company has three bonafide awards contenders: SXSW’s well-reviewed true story “The Disaster Artist” (December 1), director James Franco’s 14th...
Co-founded by David Fenkel, John Hodges, and Daniel Katz, A24 is known for edgy arthouse pleasers that eschew conventional storytelling. “Moonlight” was the company’s first original production; its other box office players include Oscar-winners “Ex Machina,” “Room,” and “Amy,” and smart horror flick “The Witch.” But none have passed the $27 million box office earned by “Moonlight.”
Read More:Why Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ Is a Serious Oscar Contender
After the fall trifecta of Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the company has three bonafide awards contenders: SXSW’s well-reviewed true story “The Disaster Artist” (December 1), director James Franco’s 14th...
- 9/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
After last year’s three-Oscar haul for “Moonlight,” including Best Picture, A24 wants to prove that was no anomaly. Here’s what the rising young distributor will push this awards season. (Remember: A year ago, “Moonlight” wasn’t viewed as a likely Best Picture contender — much less the big winner.)
Co-founded by David Fenkel, John Hodges, and Daniel Katz, A24 is known for edgy arthouse pleasers that eschew conventional storytelling. “Moonlight” was the company’s first original production; its other box office players include Oscar-winners “Ex Machina,” “Room,” and “Amy,” and smart horror flick “The Witch.” But none have passed the $27 million box office earned by “Moonlight.”
Read More:Why Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ Is a Serious Oscar Contender
After the fall trifecta of Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the company has three bonafide awards contenders: SXSW’s well-reviewed true story “The Disaster Artist” (December 1), director James Franco’s 14th...
Co-founded by David Fenkel, John Hodges, and Daniel Katz, A24 is known for edgy arthouse pleasers that eschew conventional storytelling. “Moonlight” was the company’s first original production; its other box office players include Oscar-winners “Ex Machina,” “Room,” and “Amy,” and smart horror flick “The Witch.” But none have passed the $27 million box office earned by “Moonlight.”
Read More:Why Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ Is a Serious Oscar Contender
After the fall trifecta of Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the company has three bonafide awards contenders: SXSW’s well-reviewed true story “The Disaster Artist” (December 1), director James Franco’s 14th...
- 9/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Watch chief content officer Ted Sarandos work the room at the recent Produced By Conference, or at the AFI tribute to Diane Keaton, and he looks like a studio chief. And with yesterday’s announcement of Lionsgate executive Julie Fontaine’s hire as head of motion picture publicity, Sarandos confirmed his intent to make Netflix Hollywood’s premier film and television studio — and that includes winning Oscars.
Fontaine is a veteran of both Disney and Miramax, and most recently ran awards campaigns on four Lionsgate releases. Last year saw 26 nominations for Best Picture nominees “La La Land” and “Hacksaw Ridge,” as well as partner CBS Films’ “Hell or High Water” and “Deepwater Horizon.” Joining her on Netflix’s Oscar visonquest are Los Angeles PR firm Ginsberg/Libby, as well as not one but two top-flight Oscar strategists in Cynthia Swartz and Lisa Taback.
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Fontaine is a veteran of both Disney and Miramax, and most recently ran awards campaigns on four Lionsgate releases. Last year saw 26 nominations for Best Picture nominees “La La Land” and “Hacksaw Ridge,” as well as partner CBS Films’ “Hell or High Water” and “Deepwater Horizon.” Joining her on Netflix’s Oscar visonquest are Los Angeles PR firm Ginsberg/Libby, as well as not one but two top-flight Oscar strategists in Cynthia Swartz and Lisa Taback.
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- 6/20/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Watch chief content officer Ted Sarandos work the room at the recent Produced By Conference, or at the AFI tribute to Diane Keaton, and he looks like a studio chief. And with yesterday’s announcement of Lionsgate executive Julie Fontaine’s hire as head of motion picture publicity, Sarandos confirmed his intent to make Netflix Hollywood’s premier film and television studio — and that includes winning Oscars.
Fontaine is a veteran of both Disney and Miramax, and most recently ran awards campaigns on four Lionsgate releases. Last year saw 26 nominations for Best Picture nominees “La La Land” and “Hacksaw Ridge,” as well as partner CBS Films’ “Hell or High Water” and “Deepwater Horizon.” Joining her on Netflix’s Oscar visonquest are Los Angeles PR firm Ginsberg/Libby, as well as not one but two top-flight Oscar strategists in Cynthia Swartz and Lisa Taback.
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Fontaine is a veteran of both Disney and Miramax, and most recently ran awards campaigns on four Lionsgate releases. Last year saw 26 nominations for Best Picture nominees “La La Land” and “Hacksaw Ridge,” as well as partner CBS Films’ “Hell or High Water” and “Deepwater Horizon.” Joining her on Netflix’s Oscar visonquest are Los Angeles PR firm Ginsberg/Libby, as well as not one but two top-flight Oscar strategists in Cynthia Swartz and Lisa Taback.
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- 6/20/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Will 2017 be the year a superhero movie with fart jokes gets an Oscar nod? Though just about everyone in Hollywood would be surprised to hear “Deadpool” announced as an Academy Award nominee later this month, director Tim Miller’s comic book adaptation has exceeded expectations time and again since its release last February. Few people would have guessed a movie released a week before the 2016 Academy Awards would be part of the Oscar conversation a year later, let alone a long-gestating tale about a superhero obsessed with chimichangas.
Ryan Reynolds’ pet project for nearly a decade, “Deadpool” follows Marvel’s most unconventional anti-hero: Wade Wilson, a former Special Forces operative given superhuman healing powers after a malicious experiment that almost destroys his life. Made for $50 million, the movie grossed nearly $800 million at the worldwide box office, becoming the highest-earning R-rated movie of all time (and the highest-grossing 20th Century Fox...
Ryan Reynolds’ pet project for nearly a decade, “Deadpool” follows Marvel’s most unconventional anti-hero: Wade Wilson, a former Special Forces operative given superhuman healing powers after a malicious experiment that almost destroys his life. Made for $50 million, the movie grossed nearly $800 million at the worldwide box office, becoming the highest-earning R-rated movie of all time (and the highest-grossing 20th Century Fox...
- 1/10/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Frank D Gilroy, playwright, screenwriter, director and author, has passed away at the age of 89.
The writer died of natural causes at his home on Saturday night, according to a statement released by his publicist Cynthia Swartz (via The Wrap).
Frank achieved his first big success with the play The Subject Was Roses, which won the playwright a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award and a Drama Circle honour.
The play was later adapted into a film starring Martin Sheen, Patricia Neal and Jack Albertson in 1968 and received two Oscar nominations, with Albertson winning the Best Supporting Actor award.
Among his other filmmaking credits, Frank wrote 1956's The Fastest Gun Alive starring Glenn Ford, as well as The Only Game in Town which featured Elizabeth Taylor and Warren Beatty in 1969.
Frank's sons followed their father into Hollywood, with Tony being the screenwriter behind the Matt Damon-starring Bourne films, and Dan...
The writer died of natural causes at his home on Saturday night, according to a statement released by his publicist Cynthia Swartz (via The Wrap).
Frank achieved his first big success with the play The Subject Was Roses, which won the playwright a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award and a Drama Circle honour.
The play was later adapted into a film starring Martin Sheen, Patricia Neal and Jack Albertson in 1968 and received two Oscar nominations, with Albertson winning the Best Supporting Actor award.
Among his other filmmaking credits, Frank wrote 1956's The Fastest Gun Alive starring Glenn Ford, as well as The Only Game in Town which featured Elizabeth Taylor and Warren Beatty in 1969.
Frank's sons followed their father into Hollywood, with Tony being the screenwriter behind the Matt Damon-starring Bourne films, and Dan...
- 9/13/2015
- Digital Spy
Frank Gilroy, playwright, screenwriter, director and author, has passed away at the age of 89.
The writer died of natural causes at his home on Saturday night, according to a statement released by his publicist Cynthia Swartz (via The Wrap).
Gilroy achieved his first big success with the play The Subject Was Roses, which won the playwright a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award and a Drama Circle honour.
The play was later adapted into a film starring Martin Sheen, Patricia Neal and Jack Albertson in 1968 and received two Oscar nominations, with Albertson winning the Best Supporting Actor award.
Among his other filmmaking credits, Gilroy wrote 1956's The Fastest Gun Alive starring Glenn Ford, as well as The Only Game in Town which featured Elizabeth Taylor and Warren Beatty in 1969.
Gilroy's sons followed their father into Hollywood, with Tony being the screenwriter behind the Matt Damon-starring Bourne films, and Dan directing Jake Gyllenhaal in 2014's Nightcrawler.
The writer died of natural causes at his home on Saturday night, according to a statement released by his publicist Cynthia Swartz (via The Wrap).
Gilroy achieved his first big success with the play The Subject Was Roses, which won the playwright a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award and a Drama Circle honour.
The play was later adapted into a film starring Martin Sheen, Patricia Neal and Jack Albertson in 1968 and received two Oscar nominations, with Albertson winning the Best Supporting Actor award.
Among his other filmmaking credits, Gilroy wrote 1956's The Fastest Gun Alive starring Glenn Ford, as well as The Only Game in Town which featured Elizabeth Taylor and Warren Beatty in 1969.
Gilroy's sons followed their father into Hollywood, with Tony being the screenwriter behind the Matt Damon-starring Bourne films, and Dan directing Jake Gyllenhaal in 2014's Nightcrawler.
- 9/13/2015
- Digital Spy
Frank D. Gilroy, a successful playwright, screenwriter, director and author who won the Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award and a Drama Circle honor for his play “The Subject Was Roses,” has died. He was 89. Gilroy died Saturday evening from natural causes, according a statement released by his publicist Cynthia Swartz. Gilroy had a prolific writing career. Among his other plays were “Last Licks” and “Any Given Day”and he previously served as president of the Dramatists Guild. Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2015 (Photos) Gilroy also wrote the movie version of “The Subject Was Roses” starring Martin Sheen, Patricia Neal and Jack.
- 9/13/2015
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
Kim Masters reports,"In a blow to the hopes of John Sloss of Cinetic Media and Jonathan Sehring, president of IFC Films, the academy has decided to follow the lead of the Producers Guild of America in denying the two awards credit as producers for their key roles in bringing 'Boyhood' to the big screen. If the film, which was just named best motion picture, drama at the Golden Globes, wins the best picture Oscar at the Academy Awards on Feb. 22, Sloss and Sehring will have to remain in their seats as filmmaker Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, who started on the project as a production manager before becoming one of its producers, go onstage." THR -Break- Updated: Experts' Oscars predictions in 24 categories Anne Thompson observes, "The mission for Oscar campaigners such as Strategy PR's Cynthia Swartz is to encourage their Golden Globes winners, who will continue...
- 1/13/2015
- Gold Derby
Update: It seems that when A.O. Scott was approached over email by "Inside Llewyn Davis" publicist Cynthia Swartz about using his tweet in a full-page Nyt ad for the film, he gave her a pretty clear "No." Per the Times, he responded to Swartz via email:Well this is a new one. I’d prefer though that my tweets not be used in advertisements. That seems like a slippery slope and contrary to the ad hoc and informal nature of the medium.And changing the tweet is basically manufacturing a quote, something I avoid.So I’m afraid the answer is no.This didn't stop the "Llewyn Davis" team from plowing ahead with the ad, without further discussion with the critic. When Margaret Sullivan of the Times reached out for comment, she eventually got a hold of producer Scott Rudin who said that "If a critic is going to use it,...
- 1/7/2014
- by Anne Thompson and Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Coens made a splash Saturday night with the gala premiere of "Inside Llewyn Davis." The film, with a stunning awards-worthy performance by Oscar Isaac, follows a singer/-songwriter as he attempts to make a go of it in the burgeoning folk music scene of New York's Greenwich Village in the early '60s. Backed by upbeat reviews, distributor CBS Films, producer Scott Rudin and Oscar strategist Cynthia Swartz will make an awards push for the film (here's Toh, Variety, Indiewire, THR, Awards Daily). . "The casting was a challenge," noted Ethan at an afternoon press conference Sunday afternoon in Cannes. "We had to find someone who would be in practically every frame of the film and also someone who is a musician and be able to carry different songs. We were screwed until we met Oscar." Also starring Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake and Garrett Hedlund, the film caused...
- 5/19/2013
- by Brian Brooks
- Thompson on Hollywood
Updated: A new Red Band trailer and poster for "Inside Llewyn Davis" have just been released. Check out both below. Earlier: CBS Films is finally going to show its true colors under new co-presidents Terry Press and Wolfgang Hammer. They scooped up the Coen brothers' latest indie feature, "Inside Llewyn Davis," with an eye on award season. One reason it has a shot: it's about the struggles of an artist, a Village folk musician. That's inside the Academy's sweet spot. So are Oscar-winning writer-directors, Joel and Ethan Coen ("Fargo," "No Country for Old Men"). With Oscar campaign veterans Press, producer Scott Rudin and Strategy PR's Cynthia Swartz behind it, the film has a shot. Sure enough, "Inside Llewyn Davis" is going to Cannes next week, where the Coens will compete for the eighth time for the Palme d'Or (they won for "Barton Fink" and took home best director for...
- 5/8/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
As expected, New York-based Strategy PR Consulting founder and president Cynthia Swartz has added an L.A publicist to her new company. Emily Lu, who made her mark at Brigade Marketing, will join Strategy as National Publicity Director. Swartz and her NY VPs Michael Kupferberg and Elena Zilberman need all the help they can get with their burgeoning roster of clients, many of them potential Oscar contenders. They've also added Lindsay Stevens as NY publicity manager. Indie-minded Strategy has just added an Oscar campaign for Joseph-Gordon Levitt 50/50 (Summit) to their roster. Swartz will continue to push producer Scott Rudin's mighty trio Moneyball, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Strategy also reps Rampart, Oren Moverman's follow-up to The Messenger, which ...
- 10/19/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Allan Mayer, former managing director of Sitrick and Company, is becoming a Los Angeles-based partner at the Dart Group, whose New York founding partners are Leslee Dart, Robert Garlock, Amanda Lundberg, and Cynthia Swartz. The Dart Group is changing its name to 42West. As head of the firm's L.A. office Mayer will establish a new strategic communications division to service the needs of the entertainment industry. Also leaving Sitrick to join Mayer in the new division is Kelly Mullens. The prospect of working with Dart and her colleagues was "irresistible," Mayer said. Since opening its doors just two years ago, the Dart Group has burgeoned in size, now employing some 36 staffers in offices in New York and L.A. Its clients include producers Brian Grazer and Scott Rudin and many top directors. Mayer worked closely with Dart, Grazer and Howard doing crisis PR on A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code.
- 10/11/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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