The Publicists of the\u00a0International Cinematographers Guild announced the winners of their 63rd annual awards show on Friday during a luncheon gala at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.<\/p>\n
Special honors went to Noah Wyle as the Television Showperson of the Year, Kate Hudson as the Motion Picture Showperson of the Year, Jimmy Kimmel for the President’s Award, Cynthia Swartz for the Bob Yeager Award for Community Service, and Pamela Golum for the Henri Bollinger Award for Special Merit.<\/p>\n
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Kimmel skewered embattled actor Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet during his acceptance speech. “Publicists have a very difficult job, especially when their clients have strong opinions about opera and ballet,” he said. “I love them. Remember when they used to say there’s no such thing as bad publicity? That was a lot of Kanyes and Diddys ago!”<\/p>\n
The talk show host also praised Matt Damon’s publicist for being able to keep the actor’s “micro-penis” a secret all these years. Obviously, Kimmel and Damon have a long-standing rivalry, and Damon even appeared in a pre-taped segment saying “F-ck you” instead of “Congratulations” to Kimmel for his President’s Award prize.<\/p>\n
Wyle declared at the podium, “[The Pitt] has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life for a million reasons, not the least of which is that I get to go home and have dinner with my family every night and sleep in my own bed, a luxury that I haven’t enjoyed in over 15 years.”<\/p>\n
The multi-award winning actor and producer continued, “I am so proud to have brought a television show with John [Wells] back to this city that I’ve loved. It’s a 15-episode show that employs hundreds and hundreds of its local artisans and artists, benefiting from their generational expertise and showcasing their talents to the world.”<\/p>\n
Wyle’s achievement comes at the tail-end of what has been a clean sweep of honors for the first season of The Pitt. And seeing as the HBO Max medical drama has kept the yearly schedule, he could very well be back up on the stage accepting more awards later this year.<\/p>\n
Hudson earned warm applause when she said: “Receiving this award is so wonderful, and I’m incredibly honored. At the end of the day, it really does matter that what we create reaches people, that it connects, that it resonates \u2014 whether it’s making someone feel comforted, making them laugh, making them think, or making them uncomfortable.”<\/p>\n
The yearly ICG Publicists Awards celebrates publicists, photographers, and entertainment journalists whose work shapes the way film and television reach audiences. Categories include the Maxwell Weinberg Awards for Motion Picture and Television Publicity Campaigns, the Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity, and the Publicist of the Year Award.<\/p>\n
Here is the full list of winners (and nominees) for the 2026 ICG Publicists Awards in all eight categories:<\/p>\n
Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign<\/p>\n
28 Years Later\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sony Pictures Entertainment<\/p>\n
The Housemaid\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Lionsgate<\/p>\n
KPop Demon Hunters\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Netflix<\/p>\n
Lilo & Stitch\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Walt Disney Studios<\/p>\n
Mission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n
[winner] Sinners\u00a0\u2013 Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n
Wicked: For Good\u00a0\u2013 Universal Pictures<\/p>\n
Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign<\/p>\n
Andor \u2013 Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm\/Disney+<\/p>\n
Beyond the Gates \u2013 CBS Studios\/CBS<\/p>\n
Nobody Wants This \u2013 20th Television\/Netflix<\/p>\n
[winner] The Pitt \u2013 Warner Bros. Television\/HBO<\/p>\n
Stranger Things 5 \u2013 Netflix\/Netflix<\/p>\n
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox \u2013 20th Television\/Hulu<\/p>\n
Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity<\/p>\n
Carri McClure, Unit Publicist<\/p>\n
[winner] Chrissy Quesada, Sony Pictures<\/p>\n
Claire Raskind, Unit Publicist<\/p>\n
Gina Soliz, Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n
Kimberly Wire, Sony Pictures<\/p>\n
Publicist of the Year Award<\/p>\n
[winner] Michelle Alt, Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n
Frankie De La Vara, Walt Disney Studios<\/p>\n
Katie Lovick, Sony Pictures<\/p>\n
Liza Nedelman, Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n
Danielle Roque, Paramount Pictures International<\/p>\n
International Media Award<\/p>\n
Jason Di Rosso, The Screen Show, ABC Radio Network, Australia<\/p>\n
Elaine Guerini, Valor Econ\u00f4mico, Brazil<\/p>\n
Cleide Klock, Freelancer, Brazil<\/p>\n
[winner] Ali Plumb, BBC Radio, United Kingdom<\/p>\n
Gill Pringle, Freelancer, United Kingdom \/ Australia<\/p>\n
Press Award<\/p>\n
Angelique Jackson, Variety<\/p>\n
[winner] Kevin McCarthy, On Film… With Kevin McCarthy<\/p>\n
Excellence in Unit Still Photography \u2013 Motion Picture<\/p>\n
[winner] Atsushi Nishijima<\/p>\n
Excellence in Unit Still Photography \u2013 Television<\/p>\n
[winner] Jake Giles Netter<\/p>\n
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