Steven Poster president of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) and ICG awards committee chairman Henri Bollinger announced the presenters for the Publicists 49th annual awards luncheon to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 24.
Presenters include Julie Andrews, Maria Canals-Barrera (Wizards of Waverley Place), Josh Charles (The Good Wife), Tim Conway, Jodie Foster, Kali Hawk (Bridesmaids and New Girl), SAG president Ken Howard, Martin Landau, Wendi McLendon-Covey (Bridesmaids) and Gary Oldman (Oscar nominee for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).
Australian talk show host Rove McManus will host the event.
Carol Burnett is set to receive the lifetime achievement award. The Motion Picture Showmanship award will go to David Heyman, producer of the Harry Potter franchise, while David Stapf, president of CBS Television Studios will receive the Television Showmanship Award.
The nominees for the Les Mason Award, the highest honor the publicists can bestow, are:
Tony Angellotti, The Angellotti Company
Rob Harris, unit publicist
Rosalind Jarrett, Publicist, SAG Awards
Sheryl Main, unit publicist
Murray Weissman, Weissman/Markovitz Communications
Deborah Wuliger, unit publicist
