‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ Take Top Honors at ICG Publicists Awards

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Sasha Urban editorPublicists for “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Ted Lasso” won the top awards at the 59th annual ICG Publicists Awards luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Friday.Director Francis Ford Coppola, who recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was also honored with a lifetime achievement award in honor of the 50th anniversary of his film “The Godfather.” In his speech, Coppola called out Russian president Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine, saying, “It breaks my heart … what is happening in the world, this absurd reality of this world today, and I can’t not speak about that.”Each year, the International Cinematographers Guild awards honors the best in film and television publicity.

This year’s awards luncheon was helmed by Paramount Pictures publicist Tim Menke and unit publicist Sheryl Main. More than 700 industry leaders, from IATSE Local 600 members to public relations executives, producers and journalists, were in attendance. “It was great to once again take time to celebrate publicists with our annual Awards Luncheon.

A big congratulations to all of today’s award nominees and recipients,” Menke said in a statement.The Maxwell Weinberg awards for motion picture and television publicity campaigns went to Sony Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and Apple TV Plus’ “Ted Lasso,” respectively.

The Motion Picture Showpersons of the Year Award went to MGM chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy..The Television Showman of the Year Award went to Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, the co-creators and executive producers of FX’s series “Reservation Dogs.” The show is the first on television to feature an all-Indigenous team of writers, directors and series regulars.The Les Mason.