Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur to Host Media Entry Awards Honoring Incapacity Portrayals Onscreen

The Media Entry Awards — an occasion that honors inclusive depictions of incapacity in movie, TV and new media — have set Oscar winners Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur as hosts of the gala on Nov. 7.

The present, offered by nonprofit incapacity companies supplier Easterseals Southern California and based by the legendary Norman Lear in 1979, will air Dec. 3 on KCET, and Dec. 15 on PBS SoCal, marking the primary time an awards present centered on celebrating incapacity illustration will air on broadcast TV. With CODA stars Matlin and Kotsur on board, it should additionally mark the primary time two deaf performers have hosted an awards telecast collectively.

“We are able to’t wait to rejoice these gifted people as soon as once more for his or her sturdy efforts in furthering incapacity illustration in movie and tv,” Media Entry Awards co-CEOs Deborah Calla and Allen Rucker mentioned in a joint assertion.

Honorees are chosen by range committees {of professional} guilds with awards from the Casting Society of America (CSA), Producers Guild of America (PGA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA).

Honorees embrace Simon Cowell with the Norman Lear-Geri Jewell Lifetime Achievement Award, Paris Barclay as finest director, New Amsterdam’s Peter Horton and David Schulner with the Writers Guild of America West Evan Somers Memorial Award, The Intercourse Lives of School Women star Lauren “Lolo” Spencer with the Easterseals Impression Award, The Therapeutic Powers of Dude casting administrators Danielle Aufiero and Amber Horn with the Casting Society of America Award, Nonetheless: A Michael J. Fox Film filmmaker Davis Guggenheim with the Producers Guild of America George Sunga Award, and Daruma star Tobias Forrest with the Christopher Reeve Appearing Award.

The night time’s program will even function leisure from stand-up comedians Ryan Niemiller and Nic Novicki and a musical efficiency by Amanda Mammana. Presenters and extra intel concerning the night time are anticipated to be introduced within the coming weeks. This 12 months’s present is produced by Calla Prods., co-produced by PBS SoCal/KCET, govt produced by Deborah Calla with writing by Allen Rucker. 

“It is a landmark and historic achievement for the Media Entry Awards with Easterseals to be broadcast on tv,” mentioned Mark Whitley, CEO of Easterseals Southern California. “We’re thrilled this wonderful present celebrating incapacity in entrance of and behind the digital camera might be seen for the primary time by a wider viewers.”