Selection gained 22 Nationwide Arts and Leisure Journalism Awards at a ceremony in Common Metropolis Sunday night time, together with a workers win for for leisure web site of the yr. The 22 trophies represented probably the most scored by any publication on the occasion.
Additionally scoring high honors had been deputy music editor Jem Aswad, profitable on-line journalist of the yr, and Elizabeth Wagmeister and Clayton Davis, co-hosts of “Selection’s The Take,” as anchor/hosts of the yr.
The fifteenth annual awards, introduced by the Los Angeles Press Membership for work in nationwide and native publications from July 2021 by way of June 2022, had been handed out on the Common Sheraton Resort’s Grand Ballroom.
Tying for probably the most wins — 4 apiece — had been Aswad and senior music author and chief music critic Chris Willman. Shut behind was chief correspondent Wagmeister, who scored three wins throughout the ceremony. 5 staffers scored two awards every: senior vp Tim Grey, govt editor of music Shirley Halperin, govt editor of worldwide and senior author Manori Ravindran, senior TV editor Brian Steinberg and options editor Malina Saval.
Different first-place finishers included chief movie critic Peter Debruge, senior awards editor Davis, senior leisure & media author Matt Donnelly, senior worldwide movie editor Elsa Keslassy, affiliate options editor Jenelle Riley, deputy editor Pat Saperstein, tv editor Michael Schneider, social media editor Katcy Stephan and worldwide reporter Okay.J. Yossman. Contributors Leena Tailor and Roy Trakin additionally shared within the high prizes.
In addition to profitable on-line journalist of the yr, Aswad gained for music criticism, in addition to music persona profile for a canopy story on Hitmaker of the 12 months Jack Harlow. He and Halperin shared a tough information award for a glance into whether or not Travis Scott’s stage setup may need contributed to the Astroworld Pageant’s demise toll.
Willman gained for persona profile, for a bit on musicians Robert Plant and Alison Krauss rejoining forces for a reunion album; gentle information/arts for an on-the-scene report in regards to the opening of the brand new Bob Dylan Museum in Oklahoma; and humor writing, for a satirical have a look at how Bruce Springsteen’s newly bought publishing could possibly be exploited for ad licensing.
Aswad and Willman shared their fourth respective wins with Halperin, Tailor and Trakin on a group-reported have a look at Clive Davis’ historical past within the enterprise on the event of the music mogul turned 90.
In addition to sharing the highest award for anchor/hosts, Wagmeister moreover gained for commentary/evaluation of TV for a bit on how Wendy Williams modified daytime tv. Her third award, for movie star information, was shared with co-writers Donnelly and Keslassy, for a bit questioning why tarnished celebrities like Woody Allen had been nonetheless being celebrated at one of many Cannes Movie Pageant’s high gathering spots.
Grey, final yr’s print journalist of the yr winner, returned this yr to win two awards: for variety reporting, for a glance again at Sidney Poitier’s legacy, and movie star information, for a narrative on Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley.”
Saval’s two awards had been for obituary/appreciation award for her tribute to Jean-Marc Vallee, plus a commentary/evaluation/TV trophy on the necessity for higher display illustration of teenage psychological well being.
Steinberg gained the gentle information/TV award for an unique report on how David Chase resurrected “The Sopranos” for a Tremendous Bowl automotive business, in addition to commentary/evaluation/TV for a glance into how the upfronts pushed ad expertise greater than tv exhibits.
Ravindran gained two awards within the variety division. One was for variety reporting on the movie business for a bit on how stars had been calling out an absence of variety within the U.Okay. movie/TV enterprise. A second award, for variety within the TV/streaming business, went to a narrative on girls of coloration quitting the BBC; it was shared by her co-writer, Yossman.
Amongst different winners: Stephan gained for greatest journalistic use of social media to inform or improve a narrative for her work broadening the attain of a canopy story on the Kardashians. Riley picked up movie/TV persona profile for an interview with M. Night time Shyamalan. And Saperstein gained TV/film business characteristic below 1,000 phrases for a have a look at the sequence “Julia.”
5 beforehand introduced particular awards got out to company throughout the ceremony. Byron Allen acquired the Affect Award, Ryan Seacrest obtained the Luminary Award, Marla Gibbs was honored with the Legend Award, director Jennifer Lee picked up the Distinguished Storyteller Award for movie, and nation star Tanya Tucker was the recipient of the Distinguished Storyteller Award (Music).
The L.A. Press Membership hosts two awards exhibits annually, with its SoCal Journalism Awards being given out yearly in June or July.
