The Hollywood Reporter Lands 58 SoCal Journalism Noms, Including Best Website and Three Journalist of the Year Finalists

The Hollywood Reporter landed 58 nominations for the 67th SoCal Journalism Awards, including best website and three journalist of the year finalists.

For THR, Gary Baum was nominated for best print journalist (over 50,000 circulation), James Hibberd is up for best online journalist tied to an organization, and Mesfin Fekadu will compete for best entertainment journalist.

In addition, THR’s critics — Daniel Fienberg, Jon Frosch, Lovia Gyarkye, Angie Han and David Rooney — all received nominations.

The Los Angeles Press Club, which hands out the awards, said more than 2,500 entries were submitted this year, breaking last year’s record.

The winners will be announced June 22 at the SoCal Journalism Awards Gala, taking place at the Millennium Biltmore hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Here are all of The Hollywood Reporter noms. See the full list of this year’s finalists.

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

PRINT JOURNALIST (Over 50,000 Circulation)
Gary Baum

ONLINE JOURNALIST, Tied to an Organization
James Hibberd

ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST
Mesfin Fekadu

ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS Print, Radio, Podcast, TV or Online

CONSUMER NEWS or FEATURE
Gary Baum, “Pricey Veneers Have Made Hollywood Smiles Too Perfect”

COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS OF FILM
Lovia Gyarkye, “Critic’s Notebook: A New Wave of Films Experiments With How We See Climate Change”

CRITICISM OF TV
Daniel Fienberg
Angie Han

CRITICISM OF FILM (Over 1,000 Words; Each Review)
Jon Frosch

CRITICISM OF FILM (Under 1,000 Words; Each Review)
Lovia Gyarkye

CRITICISM OF THEATER/PERFORMING ARTS
David Rooney

PRINT/ONLINE – ANY OUTLET

HEADLINE
Mesfin Fekadu, “Review: On ‘Tortured Poets,’ Taylor Swift Continues to Spill Her Own Tea (and the Flavor Is Mostly English Breakfast)”
James Hibberd, “Cats Are Finally Having a Big Hollywood MeowMent”

LOCAL POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT REPORTING, Homelessness/Housing
Kevin Dolak, “Beverly Hills in Crisis as Judge Mandates New Affordable Housing: “People Are Furious”

OBITUARY/IN APPRECIATION, TV/Film Personalities
Daniel Fienberg, “Critic’s Appreciation: Bob Newhart Was an Everyman With a Comic Voice Like No Other”

CRIME REPORTING
Rebecca Keegan, “Is the Embattled Young ‘Rust’ Armorer Getting a Fair Shot”

ART/PHOTOGRAPHY

ENTERTAINMENT PHOTO
Ash Barhamand, Ava Selbach, Peter B. Cury, Julia + Vincent, “Reneé Rapp”

COVER ART
Peter B. Cury, Ash Barhamand, Fredrik Broden, “Stuck”

PRINT – ANY OUTLET

BUSINESS REPORTING
Mia Galuppo, “The Big Squeeze: Why Everyone in Hollywood Feels Stuck”

MAGAZINES

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Gary Baum,, “Inside the Hidden Poverty Crisis at Universal Studios”

COLUMNIST
Mesfin Fekadu

FEATURE, Business/Government (Over 1,000 Words)
Jason McGahan, “Elite Private Security”

FEATURE (Under 1,000 Words) Any feature
Rebecca Keegan, “Can Watching Movies Rewire Your Brain?”

TV/STREAMING/RADIO FEATURE
Seth Abramovitch, “Gina Carano on Getting Sacked From Star Wars and Her Grudge Match With Disney”
Lacey Rose, “‘SNL’ Turns 50. Now What? Lorne Michaels, Colin Jost and Michael Che on Election Insanity, Succession Plans and Trying to Make America Funny Again”
Alex Weprin, “How the NBA’s Slam-Dunk Deals Will Reshape TV”

FILM FEATURE
Rebecca Keegan, “Resurrecting ‘Rust’: How Alec Baldwin’s Ill-Fated Flick Got Finished”
Beatrice Verhoeven, “Why Making a Celine Dion Film Was a Harrowing Experience”

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Nicole Fell, “Unreleased Michael Jackson Tapes Discovered in Abandoned Storage Unit (Exclusive)”

PERSONALITY PROFILE, TV Personalities
Seth Abramovitch, “Cheryl Hines … as First Lady? The ‘Curb’ Star on Life After Larry and Marriage to RFK Jr.”

PERSONALITY PROFILE, Film Personalities
Gary Baum, “The Most Powerful Woman In Hollywood You’ve Never Heard Of”
Mark Oppenheimer, “‘Snakes on a Plane’ Changed His Life. Then It All Fell Apart”

PERSONALITY PROFILE, Politics/Business/Arts Personalities
Seth Abramovitch, “Jake Paul Hits Back: How a Fallen YouTube Star Found Redemption in the Ring”
Gary Baum, “The Street-Fighting Lawyer Who’s Become Hollywood’s Dark Knight”
Chris Gardner, “‘I’m Bloody Tired of Hiding’: Lynda Obst on Her Trailblazing Career and Devastating Diagnosis”
Michael Slenske, “The Iconic Laconic Ed Ruscha Takes L.A.”

AUDIO JOURNALISM

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS or FEATURE (Over 5 Minutes)
Lesley Corral, Jason Bass, Harry Buerkle, Dominoe Ibarra, “THR On Set of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ For Season 21 With Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr. & Rest of Cast”
Mesfin Fekadu, Neha Joy, Lesley Corral, Christine Shaw, Spencer Glover, The Hollywood Reporter Staff, “Issa Rae and ‘Rap Sh!t’ Cast Predict 2024 Grammy Winners: SZA, Taylor Swift & More”

PERSONALITY PROFILE/INTERVIEW, Entertainment Personalities (Over 10 Minutes)
Scott Feinberg, “‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast: Martin Scorsese on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Blending His Past Films, the Marvel Controversy and Almost Directing ‘Schindler’s List’”

ONLINE

CULTURE NEWS, Film/TV related
Ryan Gajewski, “‘Twisters’ Reignites Debate Over Steamy Scenes in Movies”

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, Film/Broadcast Related
Mia Galuppo, “‘Sing Sing’ Filmmakers Paid Everyone On Set the Same, and Now Their New Company Wants to Do It Again”
Katie Kilkenny, “Struggling Entertainment Workers Are Fleeing Hollywood — But Some Employers Balk at Showbiz Backgrounds”

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, Music/Performing Arts
Mesfin Fekadu, “Rep: Beyoncé Is Not Performing at DNC; “Was Never Scheduled” to Attend (Exclusive)”

RACE AND SOCIETY REPORTING
Chris Gardner, “Turmoil at Brentwood’s Country Mart: How Hamas Book Sparked Fiery Protest and Tense Fallout”

NEWS FEATURE, Film/Broadcast Related
Lily Ford, “The Art of Filming Sex Safely and the Case for an Intimacy Coordinator Oscar”

LIFESTYLE FEATURE
Carly Thomas, “Hey, Hawk Tuah Girl, Here’s How to Extend Your 15 Minutes of Fame”

TV/STREAMING/RADIO FEATURE
Mesfin Fekadu, “‘Abbott Elementary’ and The Glow Up of Janine Teagues”
James Hibberd, “How ‘The Chosen’ Creator Turned the Bible Into Binge TV”

FILM FEATURE, Production Histories
Scott Feinberg, “Was the Oscar Statuette Modeled and Named After Ancient Egyptian Gods?”
Lily Ford, “Why George R.R. Martin Broke the “Cardinal Rule of Hollywood” for a Childhood Friend”
Mia Galuppo, “‘SNL’: The Movie! – How ‘Saturday Night’ Filmmakers Found Their Stars”
Pamela McClintock, Aaron Couch, “Why No One Will Get Fired Over ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’”

PERSONALITY PROFILE, TV/Film Personalities
Scott Feinberg, “Karolyn Grimes, Zuzu in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ Looks Back on a Life That Wasn’t Always Wonderful”

COLUMNIST, Entertainment/Media
Mesfin Fekadu

ENTERTAINMENT COMMENTARY, TV/Film Related
James Hibberd, “Is Disney Bad at Star Wars?”

ENTERTAINMENT COMMENTARY, Arts
Lovia Gyarkye, “Critic’s Notebook: Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Is Haunted by Ghosts of Rejection”

BLOG, GROUP
Jackie Strause, Rick Porter, James Hibberd, Etan Vlessing, Lesley Goldberg, “Live Feed”

WEBSITE, TRADITIONAL NEWS ORGANIZATION
The Hollywood Reporter Staff, The Hollywood Reporter

SOCIAL MEDIA

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO ENHANCE and/or COVER A STORY By a Journalist Tied to an Organization
Mesfin Fekadu, “The Hollywood Reporter music articles told through Instagram Stories”