The Hollywood Reporter Nominated for 53 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, Including Best Website and Two for Journalist of the Year
The Hollywood Reporterearned 53 nominations for the 17th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, including best website and two noms for journalist of the year.
Seth Abramovitch was nominated for print journalist of the year, Mesfin Fekadu for online journalist of the year, Lovia Gyarkye for best film critic and Daniel Fienberg for best television critic. David Rooney was nominated for best theater and performing arts critic, and Fekadu was again nominated for best music critic.
In the celebrity investigation category, Gary Baum was nominated for his June 2024 story “Get Me Bryan Freedman!” which followed the entertainment power lawyer in his work with clients such as Megyn Kelly, Bethenny Frankel, Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon.THR‘s story “Will Ferrell on Navigating His Best Friend’s Transition in ‘Will & Harper'” was also nominated in the same category, with reporting from Seija Rankin, Jason Rovou, Stephanie Fischette and editors-in-chief Nekesa Mumbi Moody and Maer Roshan.
THRwas also recognized for best portrait photo, best feature photo, best photo essay and best cover art, with the “Heat Vision,” “THR, Esq.” and “Live Feed” blogs each receiving nods as well.
Abramovitch’s “A Pellicano Target’s Second Act” was recognized for best business/tech/arts, and Fienberg’s “Critic’s Appreciation: Matthew Perry Masterfully Walked the Line Between Mirth and Melancholy” is up for best obituary/in appreciation of TV personalities.
Moody was also nominated for her story “Oprah and ‘The Color Purple’ Stars on theNew Musical Remake: ‘It’s Bright. It’s Vibrant. It’s Us'” in the diversity in the film/TV industry category, and Kim Masters’ story “Linda Yaccarino’s Very Unmerry X Mess” was recognized for best personality profile under 2,500 words. Abramovitch’s Cheryl Hines cover story and Fekadu’s Adele cover story also received nominations.
The awards will be handed out at a gala taking place Dec. 1 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Melissa Etheridge, Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Frazier will be honored at the event.
A full list ofTHR’s nominees follows. The complete list of finalists can be foundhere.
Print Journalist of the YearSeth Abramovitch
Online Journalist of the Year — Tied to an organizationMesfin Fekadu
Film Critic — Under 1,000 wordsLovia Gyarkye
TV CriticDaniel Fienberg
Theater/Performing Arts CriticDavid Rooney
Music CriticMesfin Fekadu
Celebrity InvestigativeGary Baum, “Get Me Bryan Freedman!”Seija Rankin, Jason Rovou, Stephanie Fischette, Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Maer Roshan, “Will Ferrell on Navigating His Best Friend’s Transition in ‘Will & Harper’”
Portrait Photo, Music/ArtsAsh Barhamand, Ava Selbach, Peter B. Cury, Julia & Vincent, “Renee Rapp”
Feature PhotoAsh Barhamand, Ava Selbach, Peter B. Cury, Dan Winters, “Nathan Fielder + Emma Stone”
Photo EssayAsh Barhamand, Ava Selbach, Naomy Pedroza, Peter B. Cury, Munachi Osegbu, “Hollywood’s Top Stylists”
Cover ArtPeter B. Cury, Zuzanna Rogatty, “The Oscar Issue”
Business, Tech/Design/ArtsSeth Abramovitch, “A Pellicano Target’s Second Act”
Obituary/In Appreciation, TV PersonalitiesDaniel Fienberg, “Critic’s Appreciation: Matthew Perry Masterfully Walked the Line Between Mirth and Melancholy”
Diversity in the Film/TV IndustryNekesa Mumbi Moody, “Oprah and ‘The Color Purple’ Stars on the New Musical Remake: ‘It’s Bright. It’s Vibrant. It’s Us’”
Personality Profile, Music and Other Arts – Under 2,500 WordsKim Masters, “Linda Yaccarino’s Very Unmerry X Mess”
Personality Profile, TV/Streaming Industry — Over 2,500 wordsSeth Abramovitch, “Cheryl Hines … as First Lady? The ‘Curb’ Star on Life After Larry and Marriage to RFK Jr.”
Personality Profile, Music and Other Arts — Over 2,500 WordsMesfin Fekadu, “Adele on Her Dream Hollywood Gig, Her Big Emotions and Volunteering at Her Son’s School: ‘The Kids Don’t Give a Flying F*** Who I Am’”
Film Industry Feature — Under 1,000 WordsBeatrice Verhoeven, Scott Feinberg, “As the Actors Strike Ends, Many Awards Contenders and Campaigners Are Scrambling to Make Up for Lost Time”
TV Industry Feature — Under 1,000 WordsRyan Gajewski, “‘It’s a Dead End’: TV Writers Assistants Lose Hope for Post-Strike Career Advancement”
TV industry Feature — Over 1,000 WordsLacey Rose, “Dan Harmon Is Ready to Talk About All of It (Including the Justin Roiland Drama)”
Music/Performing Arts Industry Feature — Under 1,000 WordsMesfin Fekadu, “Dolly Parton on Turning Down the Super Bowl and Her New Rock Album: ‘I Don’t Want It to Be Half-Ass Country’”
Film Industry Feature — Over 1,000 WordsScott Feinberg, “‘Schindler’s List’: An Oral History of a Masterpiece”
TV Industry Feature — Over 1,000 WordsPamela McClintock, “Anderson Cooper on His Complicated Vanderbilt Legacy and CNN After Chris Licht”
Visual Arts/Architecture Feature — Over 1,000 WordsGary Baum, “Museums Are Reckoning With Looted Art. Now It’s LACMA’s Turn”
Celebrity FeatureRebecca Keegan, Katie Kilkenny, “Fran Drescher’s Role of a Lifetime”
Columnist — PrintMesfin Fekadu
Commentary Analysis/Trend, FilmLacey Rose, Lesley Goldberg, “Why Hollywood Is in the Throes of an IP Frenzy”
Commentary Analysis/Trend, TVLacey Rose, “Bonnie Hammer Is Calling Bullsh**”
Personality Profile, Film PersonalitiesLesley Corral, Francesca Manto, Dominoe Ibarra, Lacey Rose, “Glen Powell Shares His Hollywood Firsts: From Singing ‘Unwritten’ To ‘Spy Kids’ Set, Twisters & More”
Hard News Feature — Under Five MinutesTiffany Taylor, Jason Bass, “SAG-AFTRA Strike: Actors Out in Full Force at Netflix, Disney & More on First Day”
Soft News Feature, Film — Over Five MinutesJason Rovou, Chris Gardner, Jason Bass, Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Maer Roshan, “Hollywood Atelier: Rob Pickens”
Documentary or Special Program, Feature, Film/TV (Over 30 Minutes)Jason Rovou, Lacey Rose, Lesley Corral, Tiffany Taylor, Jason Bass, AMC+, “Off Script – Drama Actress Roundtable with Jennifer Aniston, Jodie Foster, Sofia Vergara, Nicole Kidman, Anna Sawai, Brie Larson and Naomi Watts”
One-on-One Interview, Film PersonalitiesScott Feinberg, “‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast: Martin Scorsese on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Blending His Past Films, the Marvel Controversy and Almost Directing ‘Schindler’s List’”
Best Arts or Entertainment Regular PodcastScott Feinberg, “Awards Chatter”
Hard News, FilmMia Galuppo, Borys Kit, “Netflix Enters Its Dan Lin Era”
Hard News, Music/ArtsMesfin Fekadu, “How Jason Aldean Cynically Built ‘Small Town’ to Appeal to Trump Country”
Soft News, TV/StreamingMesfin Fekadu, “Hulu’s ‘Under the Bridge’ Tells the Story of Reena Virk — and The Notorious B.I.G.”
Soft News, FilmRyan Gajewski, “Animation at a Crossroads as Hope Mixes with Anxiety”
Diversity in the TV/Streaming IndustryAbbey White, “How The CW’s ‘Sight Unseen’ Built a Production For and Driven By Blind and Low Vision Creatives”
Diversity in the Music/Performing Arts IndustryMesfin Fekadu, “Victoria Monét Reflects on Historic Win as First Black Woman to Earn Best Engineered Album Grammy”Abbey White, “A Neuro-Inclusive Take on ‘Spring Awakening’: ‘We Don’t Need to Break People Down’”
Film Feature, Production/HistoryGary Baum, Katie Kilkenny, “Unmasking the AMPTP: Hollywood Labor’s Opaque Nemesis”David Rooney, “Hollywood’s 20 Most Erotic Movies, Ranked”
Columnist—OnlineMesfin Fekadu
Commentary Analysis/Trend, FilmCarolyn Giardina, “VFX Pros Expose The Hidden Costs of Selling a Movie as ‘Real’”Lovia Gyarkye, “A New Wave of Films Experiments With How We See Climate Change”
Commentary Analysis/Trend, Other ArtsJames Hibberd, “When a Ketamine Therapy Visit Goes Horribly Wrong”
Entertainment WebsiteThe Hollywood ReporterStaff,THR.com
Entertainment BlogWinston Cho, “THR, Esq.”Aaron Couch, Borys Kit, “Heat Vision”Lesley Goldberg, James Hibberd, Rick Porter, Jackie Strause, Etan Vlessing, “Live Feed”
Best Journalistic Use of Social Media to Tell or Enhance a StoryMesfin Fekadu, “The Hollywood Reportermusic articles told through Instagram Stories”