Thursday, January 15, 2009 4:52 PM
The search is on for the best work by writers, broadcasters, bloggers and critics who cover showbiz.
Time is running out to enter the National Entertainment Journalism Awards, presented by the Los Angeles Press Club. Entries must be received by Friday, Feb. 6.
The awards honor the top stories and reviews of 2008 without regard to genre — whether it is work about film, TV, music, or local theater. First place and runner-up awards will be given for best entertainment news story, best feature story and critic of the year in the categories of print, online, TV and radio. The entry fee is $35.
This year Joe Morgenstern will be honored with the top NEJ Award for his contributions to the field of entertainment criticism. Morgenstern is a film critic for the Wall Street Journal and KCRW and is the co-founder of the National Society of Film Critics. He is one of only three film critics to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his work.
Click here for details about the contest
Entry form:
Call for Entries for the 2nd Annual
National Entertainment Journalism Awards
For the past 50 years, the Los Angeles Press Club has hosted one of the nation’s most prestigious regional awards competitions, with honorees including Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Judy Woodruff. Last year, in recognition of our unique location in the nation’s entertainment capital, we inaugurated a national contest aimed at entertainment reporters and editors, film and television critics across the country.
We are proud to announce the second annual National Entertainment Awards, and invite all journalists and critics across the country, from every media, to submit their best work for consideration.
Awards are open to all U.S journalists for work published or disseminated during 2008. The press club will offer three separate awards in each of four categories – print, television, radio, and online.
Entry fee is $35 per submission, any category; checks to be made out to the Los Angeles Press Club and mailed to:
Los Angeles. Press Club
NEJ Awards
4773 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90027
Entry fees may also be paid online at http://nej2009.eventbrite.com/
Deadline for entries is Feb. 6, 2009. Awards to be announced on March 12, 2009.
CATEGORIES:
A. Best Entertainment News Story — Hard or breaking news on any issue related to the entertainment industry. One reporter or team.
A1 Print
A2 Television
A3 Radio
A4 Online
B. Beat Entertainment Feature Story — Personality profile, trend, analysis or other non-breaking news. Includes series. One reporter or team.
B1 Print
B2 Television
B3 Radio
B4 Online
C. Entertainment Critic of the Year — Entertainment criticism or commentary. Up to five submissions.
C1 Print
C2 Television
C3 Radio
C4 Online
Rules
1. All entries become property of Los Angeles Press Club. They will not be returned.
2. Each entry must be accompanied by two (2) completed copies of the entry form and two (2) copies of the work. Attach the entry forms to the front of your entry. Improperly prepared or incomplete entry forms may result in disqualification.
3. The same story or series may be submitted in more than one category, but each such submission is a separate entry and requires a separate fee. Each entry requires a separate copy, separate entry forms and appropriate fees (see #4).
4. There is no limit to the number of entries any individual or organization may submit, but again, each entry requires a separate form and fee.
5. If there are fewer than three entries in a category, the judges will decide whether an award is merited.
6. Bylines and other identifiers need not be concealed. The decisions of the judges are final.
7. The judges may shift the category if it was entered incorrectly, and may reject the entry entirely.
8. The entrants may promote, publicize, and advertise LAPC NEJ awards. The LAPC reserves the right to use entries, in whole or in part, to promote the Awards and promote the LAPC.
9. Judges and the LAPC are not responsible for the loss or damage to entries. Entries must be presented as described below.
10. The deadline for submitting entries is Feb. 6, 2009. The LAPC has the right to reject entries.
11. Awards will be presented at a ceremony at the Los Angeles Press Club. Winners will not be announced until the ceremony itself.
12. You may not submit more than five (5) samples with any one entry, unless other specified.
PRINT: Each print should be neatly contained inside a letter or legal size file folder, with the entire contents of the entry (copy included) attached inside, and two copies of the completed entry form stapled or securely attached to the front. (No paper clips). Entries, including the second copy, may be photocopies or electronic archive copies. Publication date must be shown on the copy. At the top of each paper or card, type or print the name of the entrant, out
let and entry category. If there are multiple pages as part of a single entry, note at the top a page number and total (i.e. Page 1 of 3).
TELEVISION AND RADIO: Entries should be on CD or DVD format, one entry per disk. A label attached directly to the disk should include the entrant’s name, length of the entry, and the entry
category. Include translation if applicable. Multiple reports submitted for a single entry must be combined on one disk. All entries must have commercials deleted and replaced by 23 second
leader. In all other respects the entry must be as aired. Include two copies with each entry.
ONLINE: Text entries should follow rules for print entries. Multimedia entries should follow rules for television and radio entries. In all cases, include URL and publication date on the materials.
Mail entries to:
L.A. Press Club
NEJ Awards
4773 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90027
