The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences has announced its “Of The Year” nominees in both its Global and North America TV/Streaming competitions.
Nominated for Creative Marketing Team of the Year in the Global TV/Streaming competition are:
Disney Entertainment Television
FX
National Geographic
Netflix
Paramount Creative MTVE Europe
Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd
TV 2 Denmark
FX won this, as well as North America Creative Marketing Team of the Year, in 2023. National Geographic was Global Excellence Creative Marketing Team of the Year in 2022.
Nominated for Global TV/Streaming Agency of the Year are:
Last year, Burbank, Calif.-based Eclipse won this award, while Amsterdam-based Dutch Toast took this honor in 2022.
Nominated for North America TV/Streaming Creative Marketing Team of the Year are:
Disney Entertainment Television
FX
HBO/Max Original Marketing
National Geographic
Netflix
Paramount Plus with Showtime
And nominated for North America TV/Streaming Agency of the Year are:
Los Angeles-based AV Squad was named North America Agency of the Year in 2023. In 2022, Zealot, which has made the shortlist for the past three years, won this award, while Buddha Jones snagged this honor in 2021.
To see all of the Global TV/Streaming nominees, go here. To see all of the North America TV/Streaming nominees, go here.
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How the Awards Are Determined
In both competitions, nominees and winners are decided via two rounds of judging. The first round, conducted in both cases via online voting, determines the nominees. Each entry is evaluated and scored based on overall creativity, originality of concept and message effectiveness.
In the second round, a jury of industry peers selects the winners. The Global TV/Streaming jury also met virtually for this round, while the North America TV/Streaming jury met in person in New York and Los Angeles as well as via a virtual session.
This year’s Global TV/Streaming jury was composed of:
Dillon Khan, VP, studios and creative services, Paramount; Pam Mangat, executive producer, BBC Studios; Bron Schultz, chief strategy officer, Birthmark; Laurel Dusenberry, SVP, creative marketing, CBS; Katy Powers, owner/partner, Spaceman; Jenna Lolli, head of creative operations/creative director, The Refinery Creative; Chaga Signe Bruun Boye, creative director, TV 2 Creative / TV 2 Denmark; Victor M Newman, VP, brand creative,Sesame Workshop; Peter Mihola, creative lead, Warner Bros Discovery; Stephen Schwartz, VP, creative director, Trailer Park Group; Tim Anderson, creative director, AV creative advertising, Once Upon A Time; Angela Gervasio-Hewett, creative lead, Hulu; Marcelo Caetano, programming director, Record TV; Pierluigi Colantoni, head of creative, Rai, Matt Barnett, VP, production and design, CNN; Tim Livezey, VP head of design, Showtime|MTV Entertainment Studios, Paramount; Kimberly Wilson, SVP, brand marketing and strategy, BET Media Group; Sara Hidalgo, creative director, MTVe, Paramount International; and Ian MacRitchie, SVP, visual innovation studio, Fox Entertainment.
The North America TV/Streaming jury included the following:
In Los Angeles, jurors were Lara Wickes, VP, creative marketing production, Disney; Ira Rosensweig, chief creative officer, Wavemaker Creative; Melissa Stankowski, SVP, brand & creative, Starz; Tyler Korba, VP, creative, National Geographic (Disney); Jessica Babila, EVP, digital & social, Stampede Studios; Oogie Lee, president, OOG Creative; Leeanne Irvin, senior creative director, NBCUniversal; Andrew Irving, chief creative officer, Rhubarb; Wayne Arthur, CEO and founder, Kaleide Agency; Marni Wagner, principal/creative director, The A Team; Mitch Monson, executive director, creative and partnerships, Sibling Rivalry; Yoshie Suzuki-Lahav, senior creative director, Apple TV+ marketing, Apple; and Joon Kim, sr. creative director, Paramount Streaming.
In New York, the jurors were Stephen Krill, VP, creative and marketing strategy, CNN; David Herbruck, president, Loyalkaspar; Hayes Tauber, EVP, marketing, INSP; Gerry Weber, VP, brand and creative, BBC Studios; Rachele Honner, vice president, creative director, Paramount+; Michael DeRienzo, VP, creative, NBCUniversal; Rosanna Herrick, chief creative officer, Town & Country Creative Agency; Nancy Pothier, VP, group creative director, Known; Jacqui Busséy, senior creative director, A&E brand and design, A&E Networks; and Zakary Chenoweth, VP, digital and design, Zealot.
And virtually, the jurors were Kevin Bjelajac, SVP, creative marketing, Paramount+; Lori Shefa, co-founder and COO, RM 15 Creative; Joshua Libitsky, managing partner, Roger; Andy Lerma, creative director, Disney and Virgil Conklin, VP, head of production, BGSTR.
Join Us on October 17!
Winners in the Global, North America, Latin America and Local TV/Streaming competitions will be announced Thursday, October 17 at a gala in-person ceremony at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles with an after-party set at near-by Lucky Strike. Register to attend today and come celebrate with your entertainment marketing peers!
