Hollywood Reporter It has been nominated for 65 SoCal Journalism Awards, including Journalist of the Year honors for Seth Abramovitch, Gary Baum, Mickey O’Connell, and Alex Weprin, nods for film and television critics David Rooney, Angie Hahn, and Daniel Feinberg, and honors for Best Print Issue and Best Website.
Other nominations include Baum for Best Columnist and Scott Feinberg for Best Broadcaster/Host in Audio Journalism as well as mentions in several other categories including social media, photography, video, investigative articles, illustration and blogging.
The winners of the 68th SoCal Press Awards, administered by the Los Angeles Press Club, will be announced at a ceremony June 28 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Press Club will also honor several individuals receiving special awards, including NBC’s Craig Melvin (recipient of the President’s Award for Influencing the Media), Filipino-American journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa (Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism), ABC7’s Rob Fukuzaki (Lifetime Achievement Award), and Carol Sobel (Guardian Award for Contributions to Freedom of the Press).
This represents a record number of names for THR At the SoCal Journalism Awards. These nominations come on the heels of a record-breaking 85 nominations at the National Arts and Entertainment Press Awards. THR He also recently won a Webby People’s Voice Award in the Entertainment and General Desktop & Mobile (Web & Mobile) categories and was nominated for a Mirror Award for his debut feature, Stephen Zaitchick’s “Last Call for Late Night,” about the decline of an American institution under unprecedented political and economic pressure.
Complete list of THR Nominations follow. Click here for the full list of this year’s finalists.
Journalists of the year
Print, more than 50,000 copies in circulation
*Gary Baum
* Mickey O’Connell
Online journalist, associated with an organization
* Alex Weprin
Online journalist, freelancer/independent
* Lina’s tailor
Entertainment journalist
* Seth Abramovich
All media platforms print, radio, podcast, TV or online.
Technology reports
* Alex Weprin, “YouTube has just eaten TV. It’s just the beginning”
Travel reports
* Lena Taylor, “From Snoop Dogg and NSYNC to Post Malone and Bon Jovi: The diverse and transformative new wave of celebrity bars shaking Nashville”
Film commentary/analysis
* David Rooney, “‘Jaws’: The summer blockbuster model turns 50, without losing any of its bite.”
Film review (more than 1000 words)
* David Rooney
Criticism of television
* Angie Han
*Daniel Feinberg
Theater criticism/performance arts
* David Rooney
Print/Online – Any outlet, including news desks and reporters. Enter individually or as a team.
News or public service features
* Nicole Fell, “How Mission Watch Became an Essential Resource for Angelenos During Wildfires”
Humor/sarcastic writing
* Mickey O’Connell, “I lost my home in the L.A. wildfires. This is what I’m holding on to.”
Art/Photography All Platforms
Entertainment photo, one photo
* Ash Parhamand, Alison Edmond, Eric Madigan Heck, “Tim Burton + Jenna Ortega”
clarification
* Lincoln Agnew, Ada Guerin, Nicholas Brawley, THR Arts Department, “Exiles in Tehrangeles”
Cover art
* Ash Barhamand, Alison Edmond, Peter B. Currie, AB+DM, “Ariana Grande”
* Meyer Roshan, Ada Guerin, Neil Jamison, THR staff, “The New Face of Hollywood”
* Mayer Roshan, Ada Guerin, Christopher Hughes, THR staff, “This Isn’t Keanu”
Best case
* Ash Barhamand, Alison Edmond, Sherif Hamza, Ada Guerin, Teyana Taylor
Print – any port
Editorials
* Ryan Gajewski, Dara Head, “From Parm to Table: Dan Tana Had a Chop at the Top”
Business reports article or series
* Gary Baum, “Is Dana White the Most ‘Untouchable’ Whale in Vegas?”
Lifestyle feature
* James Hibberd, “Knives Out: Celebrities reveal their plastic surgery secrets – but one procedure remains taboo”
Gender and society reports
* Nicole Fell, “K-Pop is having its own Ellen moment”
Magazines, including magazines with Los Angeles offices
Investigation
* Rebecca Keegan, “That’s Not Keanu: Inside the Billion-Dollar Celebrity Impersonation Bitcoin Scam”
comment
* Steven Zaitchik, “I sat down to dinner with Rob, Michelle, and Nick Reiner. It was moving and disturbing.”
Feature, Business/Government (1,000+ words)
* Seth Abramovitch, “Crumbl, the cookie that broke the Internet.”
* Alex Weprin, “Mickey vs. Shrek: Inside the Multibillion-Dollar Theme Park War”
Feature, Culture, and Society (1000+ words)
* Peter Kiefer, “Vanessa Bryant vs. Hollywood: Inside the Secret Footage of Kobe Bryant You May Never See”
Feature, Entertainment (1000+ words)
* Gary Baum, “Award Fight: Inside an Oscar Family Feud”
Entertainment feature, related to TV/Live streaming
* Rebecca Keegan, Gary Baum, “Hollywood’s Most Mysterious Mogul Revealed”
* Beatrice Verhoeven, “How ‘F1: The Movie’ was filmed at real grand prix races, with Brad Pitt and Damson Idris driving at 180 mph”
Movie feature
* Katie Kilkenny, “The gold rush for small-scale drama production is here”
*Lacey Rose, everyone wants this! How did the Netflix Rom-Com series go from cult status to cultural obsession?
Entertainment feature, related to theatre/performing arts
* Seth Abramovich, “David Blaine Has Another (Deadly) Trick Up His Sleeve”
Entertainment news
* Katie Kilkenny, “Trump’s Man With a Plan in Hollywood Opens Up”
Profile, movie characters
* Lacey Rose, “The Second Coming of Ariana Grande”
Profile, TV Personalities
* Carly Thomas, “Martin Short has an invitation for Bill Murray”
Profile, Music/Theater Personalities
*Nicole Fell, “Rosie Can’t Chill”
Profile, Personalities Politics/Business/Arts
* Seth Abramovich, “How Ben Shapiro Conquered the MAGA Verse”
* Gary Baum, “Spencer Pratt’s Righteous Fury”
* Julian Sancton, “Courtroom magician Joe Tacopina saved A$AP Rocky’s life – now Diddy is knocking on his door”
Broadcast television/film, including IPTV and cable television, produced in Southern California.
Lifestyle advantage
* Harry Burkle, Tiffany Taylor, Jason Ruffo, Meyer Roshan, “Meet the Video Store Owner Defying the Age of Streaming”
News or entertainment feature (more than 5 minutes)
* Katie Kilkenny, Leslie Corral, Jason Ruffo, Felipe Borges, Paul Silva, “Altadena Fire Victim Returns to Burned Home After Los Angeles Wildfires in Search of a Family Heirloom”
* Cija Rankin, Jason Ruffo, Leslie Corral, Stephanie Fichet, and Meyer Roshan, “Jennifer Lawrence, Cynthia Erivo, Amanda Seyfried and more on THR’s Actresses Roundtable”
Audio journalism — radio broadcast, podcast, or live broadcast produced in Southern California.
Anchor/host
*Scott Feinberg
ONLINE, published exclusively on the Internet.
Entertainment News, Movies/Broadcast
* Seth Abramovitch, “Conan O’Brien threw a holiday party to put a bad year behind him. Then Nick Reiner arrived.”
Entertainment news and music/performing arts
* Lina Leccaro, “Cover Nominated: A Look at the Grammy Awards’ Latest Class”
Environmental reports, flora and fauna
* Rebecca Keegan, “Is ‘Yellowstone’ Destroying Yellowstone?”
Feature news, music/culture/performing arts related
* Lena Taylor, “Tears, Spaceships, and Nostalgia: How the Backstreet Boys “Transcended the Boundaries” of the Las Vegas Strip During the launch of the “amazing” residency
Soft news feature, general news
* Lexi Perez, Talk Dirty to Me: Inside Hollywood’s Audio Erotica Craze
Feature Film, Documentaries/Animations/Indian Films
* Lily Ford, “Teenage Rage: Inside the One-Shot Sensation That Explodes the Manosphere”
* Scott Roxborough, “Jaafar Panahi: The World’s Most Famous Dissident Director”
Film feature, production history, and business
* James Hibberd, Peter Keifer, “Paramount Never Made Taylor Sheridan a Survival Offer: How Television’s Greatest Partnership Collapsed”
Film features, production history, performances
* Lena Taylor, “How Jonathan and Jordan Knight’s New Kids Breathe New Life into HGTV”
Feature music, solo artists
* Lena Taylor, “Taylor Swift: Tribute acts save lives, earn paychecks, and find fame”
Theater/Arts Feature
* Scott Feinberg, “‘Doing it for an audience, it’s like a drug’: 7 Tony nominees on jumping between Hollywood and Broadway”
Character Profile, Movie/TV Characters
* David Canfield, “Laura Dern on a year of personal grief, industry angst, and great movies”
Entertainment/media columnist
*Gary Baum
Entertainment Commentary, Film/TV
* Abby White, “‘The Bear’ Is Actually a Warning to Us All.”
Blog, group
* Aaron Koch, Boris Kitt, “Heat Vision”
* Jackie Strauss, Rick Porter, Tony Maglio, James Hibberd, Etan Flesing, “Live Broadcast”
Website, traditional news organization
* The Hollywood Reporter Staff, Hollywoodreporter.com
Social media, they are judged on content, creativity and engagement.
Social media is best used to promote and/or cover the story by a group
* Harry Burkle, Jason Ruffo, Ryan Fish, Meyer Roshan, “White. Hot. Lotus.”
* Jordan Watson, Jason Ruffo, Ryan Fish, Leslie Corral, Meyer Roshan, “When Round Talent Knows Their Worth”
