OC World Wins 3 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards!

OC World won three awards at the 18th Annual National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards, including first place for Soft News Feature, TV/Streaming (Under 5 Minutes) for its program “Down for Dance”. Judges commented that it was an “excellent feature… concise and heartfelt” that perfectly delivered an “inspiring story… that empowers people through arts and culture,” making it a polished and moving piece of journalism.

OC World was additionally honored with two third-place awards: Soft News Feature, TV/Streaming (Over 5 Minutes) for Giving Days in OC, and Best Use of Social Media to Tell or Enhance a Story for Early IMAX Camera with Greg MacGillivray.

Last year, OC World received a second-place honor in the category of Documentary or Special Program, Short (Under 30 Minutes) for Surviving the Trauma of Relationship Violence, and a third-place honor for Soft News Feature, Music/Arts/Culture (Over 5 Minutes) for “The Power and Awe of Music”.

This year’s ceremony was held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Honorees included Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen (Visionary Award for humanitarian work), Marlee Matlin (Impact Award for influential contributions to culture and society), Kasi Lemmons (Distinguished Storyteller Award), Larry Mantle (Luminary Award for career achievement), and Paul Anka, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards are open to journalists covering arts and entertainment throughout the U.S., including international reporters, with entries from organizations such as The Hollywood Reporter, CBS Sunday Morning, Rolling Stone, Variety, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times, ABC News, The New York Times, Reuters, and KNBC.