Posted: Mon., Feb. 23, 2004, 8:00pm PT

The nominees

By Variety Staff

Nominees for the ICG 41st annual Publicists Awards for outstanding achievement by union members and press are as follows:

Press Award (entertainment journalism)

Scott Bowles, USA Today
Mindy Burbano, KTLA
Chris Gardner, Hollywood Reporter
Patrick Goldstein, L.A. Times
Pat O'Brien, Access Hollywood

Intl. Media Award (entertainment journalism)

Claude G. Budin-Juteau, I.O. Prods., France
Mike Goodridge, Screen International & Screendaily.com--UK
Mariana Medina, Warner Channel & HBO Latin America
Lynn Tso, TVBS--Taiwan
Alessandra Venezia, Panorama Magazine, L'Unita, L'Uomo Vogue & Vogue -- Italy.

Les Mason Award (publicity reflecting highest professional standards)

Jeff Hare, Warner Bros.
Mary Hunter, Warner Bros.
Larry Kaplan, unit publicist
David Linck, unit publicist
Maureen O' Malley, Warner Bros.

Unit Still Photographer Awards (inaugural)

Andrew Cooper
Francois Duhamel
David James
Elliott Marks (recently deceased)
Zade Rosenthal

Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Awards

MOTION PICTURE

Big Fish, Columbia TriStar
Master and Commander, 20th Century Fox
Pirates of the Carribean, Disney
School of Rock, Paramount
Seabiscuit, Universal

TELEVISION

Dead Like Me, MGM
8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, ABC/Touchstone TV
Joan of Arcadia, CBS
The O.C., Warner Bros.
24, 20th Century Fox

Publicists Annual Directory of Members Dedication

Marlene Mattaschiam, longtime business representative of the Publicists Guild who retired in 2003, in recognition of her distinguished service to the union and the industry.