It was a fabulous night! The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors’ 36th Annual Caucus Awards Dinner was held at The Skirball Cultural Center to a full house of Hollywood’s elite.
Among the star-studded winners was Joseph “Rev. Run” and Justine Simmons for their Netflix, OWN, MTV, HGTV, Travel and Cooking Channel TV Shows. Watch the dynamic duo perform an old school rap during their acceptance speech.
My Co-chairs, Robert Papazian along with Executive Producer Chuck Fries, Vice Chairs and Producers Vin Di Bona, Dennis Doty and Jim Hirsh, and Executive Director Deborah Leoni produced an entertaining and memorable awards show.
2018 Caucus Vice Chair and Producer Vin Di Bona, Joseph “Rev. Run” of RUN DMC & Justine Simmons, and Caucus Co-Chair Tanya Hart.
2018 Caucus Award list of Winners
Producer Of The Year
Eric Overmyer
Bosch
Writer Of The Year
Bruce Miller
The Handmaid’s Tale
Directors Of The Year
David Leveaux and Alex Rudzinski
Jesus Christ Superstar Live
Executive of the Year Award
Sandra Stern
President of Lionsgate Television Group
Lifetime Achievement Award
Chas. Floyd Johnson
NCIS Executive Producer
Entertainers of the Year Award
Joseph “Rev. Run” and Justine Simmons
Netflix, OWN, MTV, HGTV, Travel & Cooking Channel TV Shows
Distinguished Service Award
Jake Rademacher
Producer/Actor
Chair’s Award
Penny Rieger
Caucus Foundation Administrator and Caucus Controller
1st Place Gold Circle Student Award Winner
John Sayage
Chapman University for Esta es tu Cuba
2nd Place Gold Circle Student Award Winner
John Cerrito
UCLA for The Way You Look Tonight
Television/New Media Award
University of Southern California (USC)
Gail Katz, Faculty Mentor
Sam Frickleton, Ex. Prod.
Madison Stevens, Ex. Prod.
Katherine Aquino, Ex. Prod.
for Coventry
Jake Rademacher, Director & Producer, award-winning Brothers at War film, Sandra Stern, President, Lionsgate Television Group, Joseph “Rev. Run” of RUN DMC & Justine Simmons, Penny Rieger, Caucus Controller, and Foundation Administrator and Chas. Floyd Johnson, Executive Producer, CBS’s NCIS series.
Tanya Hart, The Caucus Co-Chair, John Cerrito, 2nd Place Gold Circle Student Award Winner; UCLA for The Way You Look Tonight, John Sayage, 1st Place Gold Circle Student Award Winner; Chapman University for Esta es tu Cuba and Robert Papazian, The Caucus Co-Chair.
Eric Overmyer; Producer of the Year for Bosch, Bruce Miller; Writer of the Year for The Handmaid’s Tale, and Alex Rudzinski; Director of the Year for Jesus Christ Superstar Live.
About the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors
The Caucus is leading the evolution of television by providing a creative forum for Writers and Directors to explore the issues of the ever-changing landscape of content and exhibition. The Caucus is proud of its rich history and esteemed membership of television innovators. For over 40 years, The Caucus has provided an opportunity for the best and the brightest talent to network and voice the ‘creative conscience’ of the Television Industry. Today, we continue to stand for better and meaningful content across all platforms. As Producers, Writers, and Directors we support a working environment that fosters, through our various programs, the best content that we can create for our audiences.
In addition to its professional membership, The Caucus is proud of its non-profit work through The Caucus Foundation. Established in 2000 to help launch the careers of future entertainment professionals in film, television and emerging media; The Foundation provides completion grants to student thesis productions from accredited universities and colleges. To date, The Caucus Foundation Grant Program has given over $1.8 million dollars in cash and in-kind awards.
Tanya Hart
Co-Chair, The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors
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