Awards

HOLLYWOOD DISCOVERY AWARDS® – Bestowed to films selected from the Hollywood Film Festival®: These awards honor the winners of the Hollywood Film Festival’s selected finalists in the categories of Features, Documentaries, Animation and Shorts/Trailers. The finalists are culled from films from the global creative community. The awards’ criteria is based on the quality of filmmaking in all of its different disciplines. The winners receive their awards, on stage, at the prestigious “Hollywood Film Awards®” Gala ceremony.* Subject to change without prior notice.

In addition to recognizing the winners of the “Hollywood Film Festival®,” the Hollywood Film Awards® Gala ceremony also recognizes excellence in the established Hollywood community and celebrates both in front and behind the camera talent and launches the awards season. “The first mandatory stop in the awards season,” says The New York Times.

In the last 10 years, a total of 96 Oscar nominations and 34 Oscars were given to films showcased and/or to the honorees of the Hollywood Awards®.

The HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS®, “Breakthrough,” “Film,” “Humanitarian,” “Movie,” “Leadership,” “New,” and “Spotlight” awards are bestowed during the prestigious HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS® GALA CEREMONY.

SELECTION PROTOCOL: The selection process for our HONOREES/RECIPIENTS takes multiple elements into consideration and involves attending pre-press private industry screenings, press screenings, festival screenings, and research. It also includes the support and participation of established entertainment industry executives, from agents, critics, directors, managers, producers, publicists, screenwriters and studio execs to members of the craft guilds.

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HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS® GALA CEREMONY:
“The Race Is On! The Hollywood Awards Launch the Push toward Oscar”

HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS®: They honor established Hollywood artists. The criteria is based on the recipient’s body of work and/or a film that they have coming out this year. These tributes are bestowed in all disciplines of filmmaking: Career, Leadership, Producer, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Editor, Film Composer, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Animation, and Visual Effects.

SUBMISSIONS: AGENTS, MANAGERS, PUBLICISTS, PRODUCERS, PRODUCER REPS and STUDIOS are invited to submit their clients or films.

HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS® GALA RED CARPET
” The first mandatory stop in the awards season” – The New York Times

HOLLYWOOD SPOTLIGHT AWARDS®: The Hollywood Awards in-house team selects emerging and established talent in the fields of acting, directing, producing and screenwriting among others.

SUBMISSIONS: AGENTS, MANAGERS, PUBLICISTS, PRODUCERS, PRODUCER REPS and STUDIOS are invited to submit their clients.

HOLLYWOOD MOVIE AWARDS®: The Hollywood Awards in-house team nominates ten (10) films that have been released during this year. The winner of the selected films is chosen by the public voting online at YAHOO! MOVIES website.

HOLLYWOOD BREAKTHROUGH AWARDS®: The Hollywood Awards in-house team selects up-and-coming stars and filmmakers. The recipients normally are already active members of the community but this year have a special project(s) that makes them “stand out.” The tributes include Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director. Prior winners have included Orlando Bloom, Zach Braff, James Franco, Jamie Foxx, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sally Hawkins, Scarlett Johansson, Keira Knightley, Derek Luke, Rachel McAdams, Carey Mulligan, Ryan Murphy, Jeremy Renner, John Patrick Shanley, and Naomi Watts.

SUBMISSIONS: AGENTS, MANAGERS, PUBLICISTS, PRODUCERS, PRODUCER REPS and STUDIOS are invited to submit their clients.

NEW HOLLYWOOD AWARDS®: The “New Hollywood Awards” recognizes new, emerging and/or rising stars in the film industry.

SUBMISSIONS: AGENTS, MANAGERS, PUBLICISTS, PRODUCERS, PRODUCER REPS and STUDIOS are invited to submit their clients.

Lieutenant General Ken Keen with honoree Sean Penn
at the 2010 Hollywood Awards Gala

HOLLYWOOD HUMANITARIAN AWARDS®: The Hollywood Awards in-house team recognizes people and/or organizations that have contributed to the betterment of their communities or society at large. This tribute is bestowed on an individual for his or her dedication to fighting injustices and/or creating social change for the improvement of humanity.

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“The first mandatory stop … in the awards season” – The New York Times

“The Hollywood Film Festival has become a pre-Oscar showcase” – The Los Angeles Times

“The Race Is On! The Hollywood Awards Launch the Push toward Oscar” – AP

“The ultimate networking opportunity for filmmakers looking for a break” – Variety

In the last 9 years, a total of 85 Oscar nominations and 32 Oscars were given to films showcased and/or to the nominees and honorees of the Hollywood Awards.

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: Other important components of our awards ceremony include our domestic, national and international media coverage, both online and offline, which last year generated more than 300,000,000 media impressions in a mix of broadcast and cable/network television, Internet, and print.

The national contributing media outlets include ABC, “Access Hollywood,” “Angeleno Magazine,” CBS, CNN, “Daily Variety,” E Entertainment, Eonline.com, “Entertainment Tonight,” “Entertainment Weekly,” Extra, “Filmmaker Magazine,” Fox News, “The Hollywood Reporter,” Hollywood.com, IndieWIRE.com, “Inside Edition,” “In Touch,” “Los Angeles Confidential,” “LA Daily News,” Movie City News, MSNBC, NBC, “Newsweek,” “The New York Times,” “People Magazine,” “Playbill,” PRNewswire, Reuters, “Star Magazine,” Starz, “USA Today,” “US Weekly,” “Vanity Fair,” VH1, “VLife,” WireImage.com, Yahoo.com, and Yahoo Movies, among many others.