Barbie and Ahsoka take home top honours at ICG Publicists Awards

The Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) announced the winners of the 61st Annual ICG Publicists Awards at a luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

The Maxwell Weinberg Awards for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign and Television Publicity Campaign were awarded to “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) and “Ahsoka” (Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm/Disney+), presented by Melvin Robert (“Good Day LA,” “Extra”). Gabriela Gutentag (Unit Publicist) won the Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity, and Julia Neal (Paramount Pictures) won the Publicist of the Year Award, presented by Jay Ellis (“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Insecure”).

The Motion Picture Showperson of the Year Award went to Local 600 publicists, who in 2023 created outstanding, creative and effective publicity along with Barbenheimer’s extraordinarily innovative and groundbreaking publicity strategy. ICG Publicists Award Chairs Tim Menke and Sheryl Main presented the award, alongside Ukai, the canine co-star of “Arthur the King.”

Sir Patrick Stewart accepted the Television Showperson of the Year Award, celebrating his illustrious television career, including the recently-completed final season of CBS Studios/Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Picard,” in which he reprised his signature role as Jean-Luc Picard, originated in 1987 in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Brent Spiner, who played Data in the Star Trek universe, presented Stewart with the award during the ceremony.

Claudette Barius took home the Excellence in Still Photography – Motion Picture Award, presented by Brooklynne Webb, (Tik Tok sensation), and Reagan To (“Elemental”) presented Justin Lubin with the award for Excellence in Still Photography – Television. Jen Yamato won the Press Award and Baz Bamigboye from “Deadline International” took home the International Media Award, both presented by Tony Hale (“Inside Out 2,” ”Veep”).

The Bob Yeager Award for Community Service went to Jackie Bazan. Through her organization Bazan Ed, Jackie creates a path to bring relevant and topical film campaigns into classrooms throughout the country, providing critical educational tools to teachers at no cost and focusing on underserved student populations.

This year, the Henri Bollinger Award for Special Merit goes to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, honoring 100 years of providing support to our entertainment community in living and aging well, with dignity and purpose, and providing help in times of need.

The ICG thanks all of the event sponsors, listed below, for their support of the guild’s publicists. Any proceeds from sponsorships go to the ICG Scholarship Fund, which provides educational sponsorships for ICG Local 600 members, as well as their children and grandchildren.

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61st Annual ICG Publicists Awards Winners:

MAXWELL WEINBERG AWARD FOR MOTION PICTURE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN The union publicists who worked on the publicity campaign of:

“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)

MAXWELL WEINBERG AWARD FOR TELEVISION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN The union publicists who worked on the publicity campaign of:

“Ahsoka” (Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm/Disney+)

TELEVISION SHOWPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sir Patrick Stewart

MOTION PICTURE SHOWPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD

Local 600 publicists

LES MASON AWARD FOR CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLICITY

Gabriela Gutentag, Unit Publicist

PUBLICIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

Julia Neal (Paramount Pictures)

EXCELLENCE IN UNIT STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD – MOTION PICTURES

Claudette Barius

EXCELLENCE IN UNIT STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD – TELEVISION

Justin Lubin

PRESS AWARD Jen Yamato

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AWARD

Baz Bamigboye, “Deadline International”

BOB YEAGER AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE

Jackie Bazan

HENRI BOLLINGER AWARD FOR SPECIAL MERIT

The Motion Picture & Television Fund