The publicists behind “Wicked,” “Emilia Perez” and “Deadpool & Wolverine” are among the nominees for the Maxwell Weinberg Award at the 62nd Annual ICG’s Publicists Awards, which honors outstanding achievement in publicity.
The guild previously announced awards for field, unit still photography, and press awards, for which Variety’s senior entertainment reporter Angelique Jackson received a nomination.
“We’re delighted to celebrate the Local 600 publicists who worked on these outstanding films,” said Tim Menke and Sheryl Main, joint chairs of the ICG Publicists Awards committee. “Their tireless creativity shines a light on the year’s best films, ensuring these important stories find their audience.”
All winners will be recognized on Feb. 28 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
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A complete list of the nominees are listed below:
Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” – Sony Pictures Entertainment
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – Warner Bros. Pictures
“Deadpool & Wolverine” – Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Studios
“Emilia Perez” – Netflix
“Gladiator II” – Paramount Pictures
“The Strangers: Chapter 1” – Lionsgate Films
“Wicked” – Universal Pictures
Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity
Carri McClure, Unit Publicist
Bill Mona, Disney
Claire Raskind, Unit Publicist
Gina Soliz, Warner Bros.
Kimberly Wire, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Publicist of the Year Award
Azure Anderson, Paramount Pictures
Katie Lovick, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Liza Nedelman, Warner Bros.
Danielle Roque, Paramount International
Rachael Roth, Unit Publicist
Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign
Agatha All Along – Marvel Television / Walt Disney Studios / Disney+
Bridgerton S3 – Shondaland / Netflix
Elsbeth – CBS Studios / CBS / Paramount+
Fallout – Amazon MGM Studios / Amazon Prime Video
Family Guy – 20th Television Animation / FOX TV / Hulu
Matlock – CBS Studios / CBS / Paramount+
Excellence in Unit Still Photography Award – Motion Pictures
Phil Caruso
Chiabella James
Justin Lubin
Daniel McFadden
Hopper Stone
Excellence in Unit Still Photography Award – Television
Jessica Brooks
Kevin Estrada
Michael Moriatis
Michele K. Short
JoJo Whilden
Press Award
Jacqueline Coley, Rotten Tomatoes
Angelique Jackson, Variety
Perri Nemiroff, Collider
Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Kara Warner, Freelancer
International Media Award
Raya Abirached, MBC International
Yoshifumi Hosoya, Cinematoday Japan
Cleide Klock, SBT TV Brazil
John Nugent, Empire Magazine UK
Ali Plumb, BBC Radio 1 UK