The publicity groups behind Warner Bros’ Sinners and HBO Max’s The Pitt received the highest prizes on the 63rd ICG Publicists Awards, which had been introduced Friday on the Beverly Wilshire Resort in Beverly Hills. See the total record beneath.
Sinners picked up the Maxwell Weinberg Award for Movement Image Publicity Marketing campaign, which was introduced by Deadline’s Awards Columnist Pete Hammond, and The Pitt acquired the Maxwell Weinberg Award for Tv Publicity Marketing campaign.
Chrissy Quesada of Sony Photos acquired the Les Mason Award for Profession Achievement in Publicity.
Michelle Alt of Paramount Photos took the Publicist of the 12 months Award, and Kevin McCarthy of On Movie … with Kevin McCarthy received the Press Award. Ali Plumb of BBC Radio within the UK took dwelling the Worldwide Media Award.
The movie and TV prizes for Unit Nonetheless Images went to Atsushi Nishijima and Jake Giles Netter, respectively.
A trio of particular honors had been handed out Friday. Track Sung Blue Oscar nominee Kate Hudson acquired the 2026 Movement Image Showperson of the 12 months Award, introduced by Leslie Odom Jr, and The Pitt Emmy winner Noah Wyle accepted the Tv Showperson of the 12 months Award. The Pitt EP introduced his prize.
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Late-night veteran and four-time Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel accepted the President’s Award — a uncommon honor introduced solely from time to time of “extraordinary circumstances.” After Kimmel’s tumultuous 2025, it’s the primary time the President’s Award has been bestowed since 2017 and simply the fifth this century. The presentation got here in a prerecorded message from Ben Affleck and Kimmel’s pseudo-nemesis Matt Damon — watch it right here:
“Making films is a rare course of, it doesn’t finish after we wrap,” Hudson mentioned onstage concerning the that means of “showpersonship.” “We’re additionally tasked with bringing that magic to audiences, and publicity is a large a part of that. I’m the showperson, and also you’re the ‘ship.’”
Stated Wyle in accepting: “I’m so proud to have introduced a tv present with John [Wells] again to this metropolis that I like. A 15-episode present that employs a whole bunch and a whole bunch of artisans and artists, and showcases their skills to the world. This city has weathered nice modifications earlier than, and in reality that’s what introduced these guilds and unions into existence, the idea within the energy of collective, the power in our solidarity, and primacy of our creativity.”
Throughout his speech, Kimmel known as out his longtime publicist Lewis Kay, saying, “I’ve by no means brought about him any issues in any respect.” He later added: “The explanation I’m right here is to thanks for 23 years of partnership and assist. I want to dedicate this to these of you who work so arduous to shine a light-weight on everybody aside from yourselves.”
The annual awards rejoice Native 600 publicists, unit nonetheless photographers, excellent 2026 publicity campaigns for TV and movie and the 12 months’s finest leisure journalists. Again in February 2025, the 62nd Publicists Awards honored the groups behind Depraved and All About Agatha with its marquee prizes.
Listed here are the winners on the 2026 ICG Publicists Awards:
Maxwell Weinberg Award for Movement Image Publicity Marketing campaign
Sinners
Warner Bros. Photos
Maxwell Weinberg Award for Tv Publicity Marketing campaign
The Pitt
Warner Bros. Tv/HBO
Les Mason Award for Profession Achievement in Publicity
Chrissy Quesada
Sony Photos
Publicist of the 12 months Award
Michelle Alt
Paramount Photos
Worldwide Media Award
Ali Plumb
BBC Radio, United Kingdom
Press Award
Kevin McCarthy
On Movie . . . With Kevin McCarthy
Excellence in Unit Nonetheless Images Award for Movement Image
Atsushi Nishijima
Excellence in Unit Nonetheless Images Award for Tv
Jake Giles Netter
Henri Bollinger Award for Particular Benefit
Pamela Golum
Bob Yeager Award for Neighborhood Service
Cynthia Swartz
President’s Award
Jimmy Kimmel
Tv Showperson of the 12 months
Noah Wyle
Movement Image Showperson of the 12 months
Kate Hudson
