IndieWire Earns Record 14 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards Nominations
The LA Press Club has released the nominees for the 17th National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards , and IndieWire has received a site-record 14 nominations, including for Best Entertainment Website. This recognition occurs after IndieWire received seven notices in the final NAEJ awards in 2023 , including a third-pace finish last year for Best Entertainment Website, out of our nine nominations that year .
In addition to the Best Entertainment Website nomination, which recognizes the entire IndieWire staff, 13 individual IndieWire staffers received specific recognition.
"The IndieWire team created a lot of terrific work this year and we're honored to see so many of our submissions receive recognition," said Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire's senior VP and Editor-in-Chief. "Many thanks to the LA Press Club for giving us a site record for nominations."
IndieWire's Ben Travers received two nominations: One for Best TV Critic, recognizing his entire body of work for the year, and one in the Obituary, TV Personalities category for his tribute to Matthew Perry .
Reviews Editor and Chief Film Critic David Ehrlich was nominated for Best Film Critic, Over 1,000 Words for his film criticism over the past year.
Associate Video Producer Trevor Wallace earned three nominations, each alongside another staffer from IndieWire's Craft team: One nomination was for Best Multimedia Package alongside Craft Writer Sarah Shachat for "How Barbie Became Real" , part of IndieWire's Deep Dive series; the second was alongside Features Writer, Film, Jim Hemphill in Soft News Feature Under 12 Minutes for "'Risk Fuels Me': Writer/Director Chloe Domont on Her Explosive 'Fair Play'" as part of our Craft Considerations series; the third was alongside VP, Features Strategy Chris O'Falt in Soft News Feature, Podcasts, for their Toolkit interview with "The People's Joker" director Vera Drew.
Box Office Editor Tom Brueggemann was nominated for Best Headline for "They Don't Climax in IMAX — or, Why Films with Sexy Sizzle Are Rare Today."
Digital Director Christian Blauvelt was nominated in Best Obituary, Music/Arts Personalities for "Tony Bennett Gave an Iconic 'Goodfellas' Moment Its Charge — but He Didn't Like Being Associated with It."
Curation Editor Wilson Chapman was nominated in Soft News, TV Streaming for "Bryan Lee O'Malley Wanted 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' to Surprise You."
Senior News Editor Samantha Bergeson was nominated in the Diversity in the Film Industry category for "For Female Creatives, Hollywood Is Still Just as 'Bleak' as Some Fear, but It Doesn't Have to Be."
Deputy Editor, Film, Ryan Lattanzio was also nominated in the Diversity in the Film Industry category for his interview feature "Taraji P. Henson Explains Why She Spoke Out on Pay Equity (Again) — and 'The Color Purple' Set Issues."
Editorial Director Kate Erbland was nominated in Best Personality Profile, Film, category for her interview feature "Kirsten Dunst Is Our Most Reasonable Movie Star."
Executive Editor, TV, Erin Strecker was nominated in Best Commentary Analysis/Trend, TV, for "Saturday Night Live Used to Fix Scandals — Does That Still Work?"
The 2024 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles December 1.
