Variety Nominated for 72 Southern California Journalism Awards
variety.comMeredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comVariety has been nominated for 72 Southern California Journalism Awards, including two for journalist of the year, three for entertainment journalist of the year and six nominations for criticism of TV, music and books.The awards, given out by the Los Angeles Press Club, honor outstanding journalism in the region across print, digital, radio and broadcast platforms.Executive editor Ramin Setoodeh and deputy music editor Jem Aswad are both up for journalist of the year.
TV critic Daniel D’Addario along with chief film critic Owen Gleiberman and features editor Chris Willman are all nominated for entertainment journalist of the year.Aswad leads all Variety staffers with 14 total nominations, followed by Willman with nine nominations.
A feature on “I May Destroy You” creator Michaela Coel for Variety’s “Power of Women” franchise was double nominated for best cover and best portrait photo.
The image, from photographer by Sophy Holland, photo director Jennifer Dorn and creative director Raul Aguila, was part of a vibrant series of photographs of several women comedians.
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