The HFPA is best known for giving out the Golden Globe awards. Now, six HFPA members have earned several nominations for awards of their own for their excellence in journalism.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave away the Golden Globe statuettes to well-deserving filmmakers and talent on January 9, 2022, and now, six HFPA members are up for a journalism award of their own.

The HFPA is no stranger to awards. At the end of 2021, HFPA member, Emmy Award-Winning journalist and senior entertainment reporter Kelley Carter was an Honoree for News and Journalism at the 6th Black Women in Media Awards.

ICG Publicist Awards Nominations

Now, three HFPA members have been nominated for this year’s International Media Award at the 59^th Annual ICG Publicists Awards. The announcement was made by Tim Menke and Sheryl Main, ICG Publicists Awards Chairs.

The HFPA nominees are current HFPA President Helen Hoehne, who works for German outlets ProSieben, RTL and TV Movie; Vera Anderson, who writes for the Mexican magazine Cine Premiere; and Yong Chavez, who works for the Philippines’ ABS-CBN News.

The final winners will be determined via online ballot voting by the general membership, which will be held from February 14-24, 2022. The 2022 ICG Publicists Award winners will be revealed during a luncheon ceremony on Friday, March 25, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Nominations

Meanwhile, three other HFPA members are among the finalists of the LA Press Club’s 14^th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards celebrating works of reporting and criticism in the arts and entertainment industries, including international journalism.

Highlighted nominee is Ruben Nepales, who is up for a total of four awards in different categories, including three for his work in the Philippines’ online news website, Rappler: “From sublime to sassy – what Oscars winners said backstage” in the Soft News, Film category; “Blues Clues host Joshua Dela Cruz wants Filipino kids to know anything is possible” in the Commentary Diversity/Gender category; and “Only In Hollywood” in the Entertainment Blog by an Individual or Group Tied to an Organization category.

Nepales’ book, “Through a Writer’s Lens,” is a finalist in the Non-Fiction Book category.

Nepales’ fellow HFPA member Janet Nepales earned a nomination for her article “Oliver Stone Recalls Filming in PH in New Memoir,” published in GMA-7 in the Celebrity News or Feature category, and Lena Basse is nominated for her HFPA Podcast with Ethan Hawke in the One-on-One Interview, Film Personalities category. Her podcast, “HFPA in Conversation: Ethan Hawke Shines a Light on History” is part of the HFPA in Conversation Podcast series and can be accessed on the Golden Globes website.

Across dozens of categories, the LA Press Club has nominated over 400 works in print, podcasting, broadcast, digital and more. The awards have been presented yearly since 2008, and this year, the L.A. Press Club is preparing for a virtual awards ceremony on Saturday, February 5, where the winners will be announced.