Lorenzo Soria: Last News

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentCate Blanchett reminisced warmly about Lorenzo Soria at an event held during the Venice Film Festival where the recently deceased president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. was commemorated.“He was such a calm in the eye of the storm,” Blanchett said, remembering Soria, who died prematurely on Aug.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Thursday that it has appointed Ali Sar as its new president. He replaces Lorenzo Soria, who died August 7 in the midst of his third nonconsecutive term as president of the international journalists group that organizes the Golden Globes.Sar has held several positions over 35-year membership in the HFPA.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday that it has named Ali Sar as president, replacing Lorenzo Soria, who was halfway through a two-year term when he died suddenly last Friday.Sar has been a member of the HFPA for more than 35 years and most recently served as vice president.“We were shocked by Lorenzo’s untimely passing. We are committed to the vision he had charted for HFPA,” Sar said.Sar is a native of Istanbul and has covered entertainment for publications in Turkey and Argentina as well as serving as special correspondent for The Moscow Times.He also served as managing editor of the Los Angeles Daily News, where he had a career of more than two decades.

Lorenzo Soria, who served five terms as president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles on Friday, according to a family member. He was 68.

a family member told Variety.A cause of death was not disclosed, the outlet reported.The Argentina-born Soria was half-way through his latest three-year term as president; he had served two previous terms as president.“In his role running the HFPA, Soria would often appear on the Globes broadcast, welcoming guests, and was a fixture at the early-morning nomination announcements,” Variety noted.Colleagues admired him for his humility, grace and kindness.“Lorenzo was a beloved member of the entertainment industry and the Hollywood community and will be sorely missed,” the HFPA said in a statement.His family said in a statement, “His passing is a deep loss for us and for all who knew him and who were blessed by his generosity, passion and

Hollywood is mourning a loss, as Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Lorenzo Soria has died at the age of 68.The Argentinian-Italian went peacefully in his sleep Friday, August 7 at his home in Los Angeles.He previously battled lung cancer, and he was survived bywife Lilla, son Max, sister Donatella and mother Diana. RIP: Hollywood is mourning a loss, as Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Lorenzo Soria has died at the age of 68 (pictured in July, 2019)Soria served for five terms as president of the HFPA, the organization responsible for the annual Golden Globe Awards.He joined back in 1989, later serving as president for2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2019-20.

Lorenzo Soria, the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has died at the age of 68.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaLorenzo Soria, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind the Golden Globe Awards, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles, a member of his family told the HFPA. He was 68.“Lorenzo was a beloved member of the entertainment industry and the Hollywood community and will be sorely missed,” the HFPA said in a statement.