The International Cinematographers Guild has nominated Sony's "The Interview" among five other films for its coveted top award for studio publicity.
The guild of photography directors, publicists and other film crew members gives the Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award annually for outstanding achievement in publicity and promotion.
Sony's Columbia Pictures will square off against 20th Century Fox ("The Fault in Our Stars"); Marvel – Walt Disney Studios ("Guardians of the Galaxy"); Warner Bros. ("The Lego Movie"); Paramount Pictures, Pathe and Harpo Films ("Selma"), and Universal Pictures ("Unbroken") for the honor.
The top award for individual publicists will go to one of Melissa Kates of PR firm Viewpoint LA; Elaine LaZelle (Walt Disney Studios); unit publicist Sheryl Main; Maureen O'Malley (Warner Bros. Int'l), and Murray Weissman of Weissman/Markovitz Comms.
The guild will present the 52nd annual awards at a luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 20. Full list of nominees is at cameraguild.com.
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