The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) has announced six additional award nominations for the 60th Annual ICG Publicists Awards honoring individual publicists, unit still photographers and entertainment journalists that bring motion picture and television publicity campaigns to life. Winners will be revealed at a luncheon ceremony on Friday, March 10, 2023, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The announcement was made by Tim Menke and Sheryl Main, ICG Publicists Awards chairs.
 
THE 2023 ICG PUBLICISTS AWARDS NOMINEES:
 
LES MASON AWARD FOR CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLICITY
           Natalie Bjelajac, Netflix
           Karen Chamberlain, Warner Bros. Pictures
           Gabriela Gutentag, Unit Publicist
           Carri McClure, Unit Publicist
           Carol McConnaughey, Unit Publicist
           Claire Raskind, Unit Publicist
 
PUBLICIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
           Michelle Alt, Paramount Pictures 
           Heidi Falconer, Unit Publicist
           James Ferrera, Unit Publicist
           Sara Hull, Walt Disney Studios
           Gianluca Lignola, Universal Pictures
           Danielle Roque, Paramount Pictures International
 
EXCELLENCE IN UNIT STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD - MOTION PICTURES
             Eli Joshua Ade
             Quantrell Colbert
             Kevin Estrada
             Chiabella James
             Jojo Whilden
 
EXCELLENCE IN UNIT STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD – TELEVISION
             Beth Dubber
             Richard Foreman
             Hilary Bronwyn Gayle
             Justin Lubin
             Nicole Wilder
 
 
PRESS AWARD
             Erik Davis, Fandango
             Angelique Jackson, Variety
             Dave Morales, KRIV-TV Houston
             Andy Reyes, Entertainment Tonight
             Jazz Tangcay, Variety
 
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AWARD 
             Yong Chavez, ABS-CBN News (Philippines)
             Dan Jolin, Empire (UK)
             Garry Maddox, Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
             Zachary Ntim, Deadline (UK)
             Helen O’Hara, Empire (Northern Ireland)
             Adam Tanswell, Total Film (UK)
 
As previously announced, the nominees for the 2023 Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaigns are Abbott Elementary (Warner Bros. Television/ABC); Ghosts (CBS Studios/CBS); Prey (20th Century Studios/Hulu); RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars (MTV Entertainment Studios/Paramount+); and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (CBS Studios/Paramount+). The Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign nominees will be announced on January 12, 2023.
 
The final winners are determined via online ballot of the ICG publicists membership, which will be held Jan. 31 - Feb. 6, 2023 and will be announced at the ICG Publicists Awards Luncheon ceremony on Friday, March 10, 2023. The Motion Picture Showman of the Year Award and the Television Showman of the Year Award will be announced soon, and the Bob Yeager Award for Community Service will be announced at the ceremony.