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Former LA Weekly film critic Scott Foundas won two awards, including print critic of the year, and KABC 7’s George Pennacchio also won a pair at the at the Los Angeles Press Club’s third annual National Entertainment Awards tonight. KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin received the top individual award for career achievement, and the Detroit Free Press and Freep.com’s “Motown at 50” online entertainment project won “Best of Show.” More winners after the jump.
A1. Print News
Winner: Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News, “E.T. go Nome?”
A2a. Print Feature or Series over 1,000 Words
Winner: Richard Siklos, Fortune, “The Fight Over Michael’s Millions”
Second Place: Anthony Effinger and Daniel Taub, Bloomberg Markets, “All Shook Up”
Honorable Mention: Martha Sarabia, La Opinion, “Telenovelas”
A2b. Print Feature--Personality Profile Over 1,000 words
Winner: Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly, “Boxing, Sex and Madness: Mike Tyson, James Toback and the Ties that Bind.”
Second Place: Robert Gordon, Playboy, “Soul Man”
Honorable Mention: Eric Spitznagel, Playboy, “Andy Richter Grows Up”
A3. Print Feature under 1,000 Words
Winner: Lisa Ingrassia, People, “Kelly Osbourne: I knew if I didn’t get help, I would die”
Second Place: Martha Sarabia, La Opinion, “The Venezuelan Export Gustavo Dudamel”
Honorable Mention: Jeanne Wolf, Parade, “Have Faith in Something Big”
A4. Print Critic of the Year
Winner: Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly, body of work
Honorable Mention: Lavender Vroman, Antelope Valley Press
A5. Best Entertainment Publication
Winner: Lavender Vroman, Julie Jane Rios, Steve Galbreath, Antelope Valley Press’ “Showcase”
Second Place: Drex Heikes, Tom Christie, Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly Film Issue
B. TV
B1. TV News
Winner: George Pennacchio, KABC/7, “Oscar Pre-Show”
B2. TV Feature/Series
Winner: George Pennacchio, KABC/7, “Crips and Bloods”
Second Place: George Pennacchio, KABC, “Misty Upham’
Honorable Mention: Shawn Edwards, Fox 4 News, Kansas City, “Chat with the Stars”
B3. TV Critic of the Year
The judges awarded no winner and encouraged TV entertainment critics to submit their most thoughtful commentary in 2011
C. RADIO
C1. Radio News
Winner: Barbara Gasser, KroneHit, Austria, “Court decision on Chris Brown’s assault on Rihanna”
C2. Radio Feature/Series
Winner: John DeSando and Kristin Dreyer Kramer, WCBE 90.5 FM, Columbus, Ohio, “It’s Movie Time’s Year in Review”
Second Place: Brian Lauritzen and Gail Eichenthal, KUSC Los Angeles’ Arts Alive, “Nancy Bea Hefley”
Honorable Mention: Scott Immergut and Matt Holzman, KCRW Los Angeles’ The Business, “Disney Convention”
C3. Radio Critic of the Year
Winner: Joe Morgenstern, KCRW, Los Angeles
Second Place: Matt Holzman, KCRW, Los Angeles
Honorable Mention: John DeSando and Kristin Dreyer, WCBE 90.5 FM, Columbus, Ohio
D. ONLINE
D1. Online News
Winner: Andrew Gumbel, TheWrap.com, “The Wrap Investigates the Closure of the Motion Picture & Television Fund Long-term Care Center”
Second Place: Sharon Waxman, TheWrap.com, “Exclusive: Comcast in Talks to Buy Universal”
Honorable Mention: Jeanne Wolf, Parade.com, “Saying Goodbye Isn’t Easy”
D2. Online Feature/Series
Winner: Zachary Pincus-Roth, Slate.com, “Best Weekend Never”
Second Place: Steven Mikulan, TheWrap.com
Honorable Mention: Brad Schreiber, HuffingtonPost.com, “Athol Fugard: Art Battling Apartheid and Aids”
D3. Online Entertainment Critic of the Year
Winner: Peter Rainer, CSMonitor.com, 2009 body of work
Second Place: Rick Warner, Bloomberg News
Honorable Mention: Desson Thomson, TheWrap.com
D4. Entertainment Website
Winner: Detroit Free Press and Freep.com, “Motown at 50”
Second Place: The Wrap, TheWrap.com
Honorable Mention: Shawn Edwards and Valerie Freeman, ILoveBlackMovies.com
D5. Entertainment Blog by an Individual
Winner: Tom Tangney, MyNorthwest.com
Second Place: Shawn Edwards, ILoveBlackMovies.com
BEST IN SHOW, $500 Prize:
Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, “Motown at 50.”