The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) has announced nominees for the 54th Annual ICG Publicists Awards Luncheon to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, February 24.
The nominees for the Les Mason Award, the highest honor that publicists can bestow on one of their own members, are:
- ย Barbara Hannegan, Senior Publicist, Warner Bros. Pictures International
- ย William Hendley, Senior Publicist – Global Publicity, The Walt Disney Studios
- ย Ernie Malik, Unit Publicist
- ย Maureen OยMalley, Senior Publicist and Project Supervisor, Warner Bros. Pictures International
- ย Rosalind Jarrett Sepulveda, Executive in Charge of Publicity, Screen Actors Guild Awards
The nominees for the Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Motion Picture Award are:
- ย 20th Century Fox for Deadpool
- ย Columbia Pictures for Sausage Party
- ย Universal Pictures for The Secret Life of Pets
- ย The Walt Disney Studios for The Jungle Book
- ย Warner Bros. Pictures for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The nominees for the Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Television Award are:
- ย CBS Television for The Late Late Show with James Corden
- ย Fox 21 Television Studios for The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- ย 20th Century Fox Television for Speechless
- ย 20th Century Fox for This Is Us
The nominees for the Press Award are:
- ย Debra Birnbaum ย Executive Editor – Television, Variety
- ย Grae Drake ย Senior Editor, Rotten Tomatoes
- ย Lindsey Bahr ย Film Writer, Associated Press
- ย Sean Smith ย Executive Editor – Film, Entertainment Weekly
- ย Steve Weintraub ย Editor-in-Chief, Collider
The nominees for the International Media Award are:
- ย Adam Tanswell (UK)
- ย Brent Simon (China)
- ย Elisabeth Serada (Austria)
- ย Jane Mulkerrins (UK)
- ย Michael Idato (Australia)
- ย Peter Mitchell (Australia)
The nominees for the Excellence in Unit Still Photography for Motion Pictures Award are:
- ย Andrew Schwartz
- ย Claire Folger
- ย Jaap Buitendijk
- ย Murray Close
- ย Niko Tavernise
The nominees for the Excellence in Unit Still Photography for Television Award are:
- ย Beth Dubber
- ย Jessica Miglio
- ย John Johnson
- ย Justin Lubin
- ย Kevin Estrada
As previously announced, the Publicists Awards will honor Denzel Washington (Motion Picture Showman of the Year), Ryan Murphy (Television Showman of the Year), DreamWorks New Media Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (Lifetime Achievement Award) and BWR Founding Partner Nanci Ryder (Presidentยs Award). More than 900 industry leaders are expected to attend.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie โ a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More