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The Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild are announcing the winners of their 63rd annual awards show on Friday during a luncheon gala at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Special honors are going 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.
Kimmel skewered embattled actor Timothée Chalamet when he said: “Publicists have a very difficult job, especially when their clients have strong opinions about opera and ballet. 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!”
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-heated 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.
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 — whether it’s making someone feel comforted, making them laugh, making them think, or making them uncomfortable.”
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.
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.
Here is the full list of winners (and nominees) for the 2026 ICG Publicists Awards in all eight categories:
Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign
Table of Contents
- Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign
- Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign
- Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity
- Publicist of the Year Award
- International Media Award
- Press Award
- Excellence in Unit Still Photography – Motion Picture
- Excellence in Unit Still Photography – Television
- 28 Years Later – Sony Pictures Entertainment
- The Housemaid – Lionsgate
- KPop Demon Hunters – Netflix
- Lilo & Stitch – Walt Disney Studios
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Paramount Pictures
- Sinners – Warner Bros. Pictures
- Wicked: For Good – Universal Pictures
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 DiRosso, The Screen ShowABC Radio Network, Australia
- Elaine Guerini, Economic ValueBrazil
- Cleide Klock, Freelancer, Brazil
- [winner] Ali Plumb, BBC Radio, United Kingdom
- Gill Pringle, Freelancer, United Kingdom / Australia
Press Award
- Erik Davis, Fandango
- Angelique Jackson, Variety
- [winner] Kevin McCarthy, On Film… With Kevin McCarthy
- Jazz Tangcay, Variety
- Kara Warner, Freelancer
Excellence in Unit Still Photography – Motion Picture
- Justin Lubin
- [winner] Atsushi Nishijima
- Macall Polay
- Stefania Rosini
- JoJo Whilden
Excellence in Unit Still Photography – Television
- Jessica Brooks
- Brian Douglas
- [winner] Jake Giles Netter
- Elizabeth Morris
- Erin Simkin
