by Screenmancer Staff
Los Angeles Press Club (LAPC) just announced the 19th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Finalists list, and we decided to run it here. LACP will host their award show on Dec. 6th, 2026.
This Award Show is dedicated to the indelible memory of an all-time favorite media star, Music Icon Dolly Parton.
Details included here with all the media member honorees. https://lapressclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/NAEJ-2026-FINALISTS-10272026-1422.pdf
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19th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism
Awards Finalists
A. JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
A1. Print Journalist of the Year
* Thomas Buckley, Bloomberg News
* Anna Nicolaou, Financial Times
* Mark Stefanos, LA Weekly
* Chris Willman, Variety
* Steve Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter
A2. Online Journalist of the Year — Tied to an Organization
* Kayla Cobb, TheWrap
* Marcus Errico, Gold Derby
* Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone
* Ethan Shanfeld, Variety
* Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter
A3. Online Journalist of the Year — Independent
* Philip Boroff, Broadway Journal
* Rick Ellis, Too Much TV
* Lyndsey Parker, Lyndsanity, Licorice Pizza, FLOOD, Gold Derby, MOJO, Pollstar
* Leena Tailor, Freelance
* Tim Teeman, Freelance
A4. Broadcast Journalist of the Year
* Giselle Fernandez, Spectrum News
* Robert Garrova, LAist
* Scott Hays, OC World & OC World Media Club
* Deborah Zara Kobylt, YouTube, iHeartRadio
* Ruby Lovell, NTD TV LA
A5. Photojournalist of the Year
* Louise Barnsley, California Post
* Jill Connelly, Los Angeles Times
* Osceola Refetoff, PBS SoCal
* Stefano Schirato, Truthdig
* Sandra Stojanovic, Reuters TV
B. CRITIC — ANY MEDIA PLATFORM (PRINT, BROADCAST OR
ONLINE)
B1. Film Critic (Over 1,000 Words)
* Siddhant Adlakha, IGN, Observer, JoySauce
* Owen Gleiberman, Variety
* Simi Horwitz, FORWARD
* David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
* Sheryl Turner, Local News Pasadena
B2. Film Critic (Under 1,000 Words)
* Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times
* Odie Henderson, The Boston Globe
* Manjula Martin, Alta Journal
* Garrett Rowlan, Colorado Boulevard Newspaper
* Bonnie Stiernberg, InsideHook
B3. TV Critic
* Rick Ellis, TooMuchTV.com
* Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter
* Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter
* David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
* Bonnie Stiernberg, InsideHook
B4. Theater/Performing Arts Critic
* Daniel D’Addario, Variety
* Thomas Floyd, The Washington Post
* Billy McEntee, The Brooklyn Rail
* David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
* Helen Shaw, The New York Times
B5. Music Critic
* A.D. Amorosi, Jazz Times
* Holly Gleason, HITS + HITSDailyDouble.com
* Owen Gleiberman, Variety
* Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone
* Chris Willman, Variety
LAPC to Dedicate 19th National A&E Journalism Awards to Dolly Parton’s Memory
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