*Beverly Hills, CA — The Caucus of Producers, Writers & Directors 37th Annual Caucus Awards Dinner at the Skirball Cultural Center was an enchanting night filled with history and storytelling from entertainment industry’s honorees.
James Pickens, Jr. star of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, was the M.C. for this wonderful evening.  Producing the annual dinner was The Caucus Awards committee which included; Events Chair Chuck Fries and Awards Dinner Chair Gary Smith; Caucus Co-Chairs Robert Papazian and Tanya Hart; Vin Di Bona, Honorary Event Vice Chair and Vice Chairs Dennis Doty, James Hirsch, Ron Friedman and Sharon Arnett, along with Deborah Leoni, Executive Director.
Over the past 18 years The Caucus Foundation has awarded almost $2 million in finishing funds and in-kind services to students at accredited colleges and universities across the country for completion of their thesis projects. The Caucus Foundation also awarded the Television/ New Media Award to USC for Side Effects. The Caucus Foundation is proud to have the support of the Annenberg Foundation, the Angell Foundation, Panavision and Illuminate Hollywood.
2019 Caucus Award list of Honorees;
Producer Honor
Carolynn Strauss
HBO’s Game of Thrones, Chernobyl, Deadwood the Movie
Writers Honor
Brett Johnson
Michael Tolkin
Showtimes’ Escape at Dannemora
Director Honor
Amy York Rubin
Netflix’s Dead to Me
Executive of the Year Award
Gary Levine
President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks, Inc.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Miller
Saturday Night Live, Country Music Awards
Industry Icon Award
Edward James Olmos
Zoot Suit, The West Wing, Stand and Deliver, Mi Familia, Mayans, M.C.
Distinguished Service Award
Michael Berk
Writer, Producer, Actor & Creator Baywatch
Chair’s Award
Dr. Edna Sims
Caucus Public Relations Director
1st Place Gold Circle Student Award Winner
Aaron Fink
Rust, Chapman College
2nd Place Gold Circle Student Award Winner
Kelly Pike
Undercut, UCLA
Television/New Media Award
University of Southern California
Side Effects
2019 College Students Grantees
Aaron Fink for Rust, Chapman University
Madison Gwinn for Marketa In The Desert, Emerson College
Alexandra Geller for Undercovered, Emerson College
Noah Graham for Outsider, Emerson College
Jasmine Galdamez for El Mozote, CSUN
Takai Ginwright for Canary In A Mine, UCLA
Kelly Pike for Undercut, UCLA
Lia Lenart for Cassandra, UCLA
Sherial McKinney for Frog Catcher, UCLA
About The Caucus For Producers, Writers & Directors
The Caucus is leading the evolution of television by providing a creative forum for Producers, 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.
Current members of The Caucus also include: Chuck Fries, JJ Abrams, Tom Hanks, Kevin Bright, James Burrows, Vin Di Bona, Loreen Arbus, Dennis Doty, Jim Hirsch, Robert Papazian, Tanya Hart, Chas Floyd Johnson, Norman Powell, Herman Rush, Sharon Arnett, and other leading producers, writers and directors.
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source:
Dr. Edna Sims, ESP Public Relations
The Caucus Public Relations Director
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