The ICGPublicists Guildtoday revealed the six nominees for its 2023 Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaigns, which include the teams behind last years two biggest movies.
The billion-dollar grossersAvatar: The Way of WaterandTop Gun: Maverickwill vie for the marquee prize along withElvis,Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,NopeandThe Woman King.
The award honors active members working on motion pictures whose achievements in publicity and promotion campaigns during the previous calendar year are deemed outstanding.
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The outstanding nominations this year shine a bright light not only on the diversity of the films submitted but also the individual challenges the publicity teams faced in this highly competitive field, said Sheryl Main, who announced the nominees along with fellowICG Publicists AwardsChair Tim Menke.
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Another billion-dollar pic, SonysSpider-Man: No Way Home,won the guilds Maxwell Weinberg Awardfor movies last year, and Apple TV+ comedyTed Lassotook the corresponding TV prize.
Voting is set for the week of January 31-February 6, and the hardware will be presented at the 60th annual ICG Publicists Awards on Friday, March 10, at The Beverly Hilton.
The InternationalCinematographers Guild,IATSELocal 600,announced its TV nominees in November, and its nominations for individual publicists, unit still photographers and entertainment journalistscame out in December.
Here is a list of all the nominees for the 60th annual ICG Publicists Guild Awards:
MAXWELL WEINBERG AWARD FOR MOTION PICTURE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios)Elvis (Warner Bros.)Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)Nope (Universal Pictures/MonkeyPaw Productions)Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures/Skydance/Jerry Bruckheimer Films)The Woman King (TriStar Pictures/Entertainment One)
MAXWELL WEINBERG AWARD FOR TELEVISION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
Abbott Elementary (Warner Bros. Television/ABC)Ghosts (CBS Studios/CBS)Prey (20th Century Studios/Hulu)RuPauls Drag Race: All Stars (MTV Entertainment Studios/Paramount+)Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (CBS Studios/Paramount+).
LES MASON AWARD FOR CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLICITY
Natalie Bjelajac, NetflixKaren Chamberlain, Warner Bros. PicturesGabriela Gutentag, Unit PublicistCarri McClure, Unit PublicistCarol McConnaughey, Unit PublicistClaire Raskind, Unit Publicist
PUBLICIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
Michelle Alt, Paramount PicturesHeidi Falconer, Unit PublicistJames Ferrera, Unit PublicistSara Hull, Walt Disney StudiosGianluca Lignola, Universal PicturesDanielle Roque, Paramount Pictures International
EXCELLENCE IN UNIT STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD MOTION PICTURES
Eli JoshuaAde QuantrellColbert Kevin EstradaChiabella JamesJojo Whilden
EXCELLENCE IN UNIT STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD TELEVISION
Beth DubberRichard ForemanHilary Bronwyn GayleJustin LubinNicole Wilder
PRESS AWARD
Erik Davis, FandangoAngelique Jackson, VarietyDave Morales, KRIV-TV HoustonAndy Reyes, Entertainment TonightJazz Tangcay, Variety
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AWARD
Yong Chavez, ABS-CBN News (Philippines)Dan Jolin, Empire (UK)Garry Maddox, Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)Zachary Ntim, Deadline (UK)Helen OHara, Empire (Northern Ireland)Adam Tanswell, Total Film (UK)
