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    Quinta Brunson to receive ICG Publicists TV Showperson Award

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    Quinta Brunson (photo by Jonny Marlow)
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    Multi-award-winning writer, producer, comedian and actor Quinta Brunson, creator of ABC and Warner Bros. Television’s groundbreaking TV series Abbott Elementary, will receive the ICG Publicists (International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600) 2023 Television Showperson Award. Brunson will be honored at the 60th Annual ICG Publicists Awards luncheon at The Beverly Hilton on Friday, March 10, 2023. 

    “As publicists we applaud Quinta Brunson’s passion as creator, executive producer, showrunner, headwriter and star of Abbott Elementary. We’re excited to be celebrating her showmanship in bringing this popular and critically acclaimed comedy sitcom to television audiences,” said Tim Menke who chairs the ICG Publicists Awards with Sheryl Main. 
     
    Honored as one of Time Magazine’s “Time 100: The Most Influential People of 2022” and dubbed “the new queen of sitcoms” by New York Magazine, Brunson is a history-making, creative force.  Abbott Elementary is lauded by critics as “the New Model for Network-Sitcom Success” (Vulture), and “the best show on TV right now” (TV Guide). The series’ publicists are also nominated for the 2023 Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign.
     
    Since its launch, Brunson and Abbott Elementary, have garnered a slew of awards season wins and nominations. In 2022, the critically acclaimed series was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy® Awards, winning three. Quinta received three Emmy nominations including one in the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series category. Additionally, the American Film Institute honored the show as “1 of the 10 Best TV Shows” at the 2023 AFI Awards and the series recently won a Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Series, and three Golden Globe Awards including Best Television Series and Best Performance by an Actress, Musical or Comedy. Numerous current nominations from a variety of award groups include Screen Actors Guild Awards; Writers Guild of America Awards;  GLAAD Media Awards; NAACP Image Awards, Film Independent Spirit Awards; and Producers Guild of America Awards. 
     
    Abbott Elementary is currently airing new episodes weekly on ABC and Hulu and has been renewed for a 3rd season.
     
    The Television Showperson of the Year Award honors a person, persons or company whose creative accomplishments in the formulation, development, production or presentation of projects for television best represents that special spirit traditionally defined as showmanship. Previous recipients of the esteemed Television Showperson of the Year Award include Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, Ava DuVernay, Greg Berlanti, Ryan Murphy, John Landgraf, Ted Sarandos, Shonda Rhimes, Chuck Lorre, Nina Tassler, Fred Silverman, Steven Bochco, Aaron Spelling and Bob Hope.

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    Kevin Costner to receive MPSE Filmmaker Award; Greg Hedgepath named recipient of MPSE Career Achievement honor

    Thursday, November 21, 2024
    Kevin Costner (photo courtesy of Kevin Costner)

    Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) will present Oscar®-winning filmmaker and actor Kevin Costner with the 2025 MPSE Filmmaker Award, bestowed annually to a filmmaker of distinction. And supervising sound editor Greg Hedgepath will receive the Career Achievement Award for his prolific career in sound editing. Both awards will be presented during MPSE’s 72nd Annual Golden Reel Awards Gala on February 23, 2025 at the Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.

    The MPSE Filmmaker Award is bestowed upon an individual outside the sound community whose career has demonstrated a great appreciation and understanding of the impact of sound editing. The MPSE Career Achievement Award is presented to a person whose career has made a significant impact on the sound community through exemplary work, service or leadership.

    “Kevin Costner has captivated audiences with his powerful storytelling throughout his illustrious career,” said MPSE president David Barber. “From epic Westerns to poignant dramas, his use of sound as an integral component of his cinematic storytelling has stirred our emotions and immersed viewers in the worlds he’s created for decades. This passion for sound is abundantly clear in his latest ambitious project, the Horizon saga. We are thrilled to honor him with the Filmmaker Award, recognizing his exceptional contributions to the art of storytelling through sound in film and television.”

    Barber added, “Greg Hedgepath is a true titan in the world of sound. His contributions to cinema are immense, spanning decades and encompassing a remarkable range of genres. From the heart-pounding intensity of ‘Speed’ and ‘Twister’ to the nuanced drama of ‘Selma’ and ‘Straight Outta Compton’, Greg’s work has consistently elevated... Read More

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