ICG Publicists Awards 2026 First Round Nominations: Complete nominees list explored

Stranger Things Season 5 Poster In Krakow, Poland - Source: Getty
Stranger Things Season 5 Poster In Krakow, Poland - Source: Getty

On December 10, The International Cinematographers Guild (IGC) unveiled the list of first round of nominations for their next year’s ICG Publicists Awards. The award ceremony is set to take place on March 13 next year at Beverly Hills’ Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

Major shows including Nobody Wants This, Andor, Beyond The Gates, Stranger Things 5, and more have been nominated for the 63rd annual ICG Publicists Awards.

The ICG Publicists Awards honors:

“The ICG’s annual awards event recognizes the achievements of its publicist members, including unit publicists, individual publicists, studio publicists, as well as unit still photographers and members of the media.”

More about ICG Publicists Awards nominations

The co-chair of ICG Publicists Awards committee, Sheryl Main, commented on the nominations:

“These nominees are among the best in their professions, from the publicists who tell Hollywood’s stories, to the journalists we collaborate with when promoting projects, to the photographers who create images that help amplify our stories to our audiences”

Here’s the complete rundown of nominees for the ICG Publicist Awards:

Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign

  • “Andor” – Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm/Disney+
  • “Beyond the Gates” – CBS Studios/CBS
  • “Nobody Wants This” – 20th Television/Netflix
  • “The Pitt” – Warner Bros. Television/HBO
  • “Stranger Things 5” – Netflix/Netflix
  • “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” – 20th Television/Hulu

Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity

  • Carri McClure, Unit Publicist
  • Chrissy Quesada, Sony Pictures
  • Claire Raskind, Unit Publicist
  • Gina Soliz, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Kimberly Wire, Sony Pictures

Publicist of the Year Award

  • Michelle Alt, Paramount Pictures
  • Frankie De La Vara, Walt Disney Studios
  • Katie Lovick, Sony Pictures
  • Liza Nedelman, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Danielle Roque, Paramount Pictures International

International Media Award

  • Jason Di Rosso, The Screen Show, ABC Radio Network, Australia
  • Elaine Guerini, Valor Econômico, Brazil
  • Cleide Klock, Freelancer, Brazil
  • Ali Plumb, BBC Radio, United Kingdom
  • Gill Pringle, Freelancer, United Kingdom / Australia

Press Award

  • Erik Davis, Fandango
  • Angelique Jackson, Variety
  • Kevin McCarthy, On Film . . . With Kevin McCarthy
  • Jazz Tangcay, Variety
  • Kara Warner, Freelancer

Excellence in Unit Still Photography Award for Motion Picture

  • Justin Lubin
  • Atsushi Nishijima
  • Macall Polay
  • Stefania Rosini
  • JoJo Whilden

Excellence in Unit Still Photography Award for Television

  • Jessica Brooks
  • Brian Douglas
  • Jake Giles Netter
  • Elizabeth Morris
  • Erin Simkin

The winners of ICG Publicists Awards will be determined via an online ballot of the publicists group members.


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Edited by Sarah Nazamuddin Harniswala