CODA actors Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin will host the 2023 Media Entry Awards subsequent month, marking the primary time that two Deaf performers will host an awards present collectively.
The Media Entry Awards, offered by the Media Entry Awards and nonprofit incapacity companies supplier Easterseals Southern California, honors artists and movie and tv initiatives which might be inclusive of disabled characters and actors. This yr’s awards ceremony is ready for Tuesday, November 7 in Hollywood, and can air Sunday, December 3 at 9 p.m. PT on KCET, and Friday, December 15 at 8 p.m. PT on PBS SoCal, with streaming on each web sites and on the free PBS App.
“2023 has been one other unbelievable yr for on-screen variety and inclusion for the disabled neighborhood,” mentioned co-CEO’s of the Media Entry Awards, Deborah Calla and Allen Rucker. “We will’t wait to have fun these gifted people as soon as once more for his or her sturdy efforts in furthering incapacity illustration in movie and tv.”
This yr’s honorees embrace Simon Cowell; Dahmer director Paris Barclay; New Amsterdam writers Peter Horton and David Schulner; The Intercourse Lives of School Ladies actor Lauren “Lolo” Spencer; casting brokers Danielle Aufiero and Amber Horn; Nonetheless: A Michael J. Fox Film producer Davis Guggenheim; and Daruma actor Tobias Forrest, who will obtain the Christopher Reeve Appearing Award.
The 2023 Media Entry Awards is produced by Calla Productions and co-produced by PBS SoCal/KCET, with govt producers Deborah Calla and present author Allen Rucker.
