The Golden Globe Foundation congratulates members Lena Basse, Janet R. Nepales, Ruben V. Nepales and Kirpi Uimonen on their nominations for the 68th Southern California Journalism Awards presented by the Los Angeles Press Club.
This year’s finalists were selected from more than 2,700 entries recognizing outstanding journalism across print, broadcast and digital media. Winners will be announced at the 2026 SoCal Journalism Awards gala on Sunday, June 28.
Our members received nominations across multiple categories including entertainment reporting, news, personality profiles and commentary.
N1. NEWS
- Martha Kelner, Sky News UK, “LA Wildfires Exclusive Reports”
- Janet R. Nepales, GMA-7, “Fil-Am Jonathan Eusebio talks of his feature film debut, ‘Love Hurts’”
- Janet R. Nepales, GMA-7, “Highlights at this year’s Cinemacon and the 2025 Big Screen Achievement Awards”
- Nicole Schermuly, RTL Germany, “ICE Raids Spark Escalating Protests in Los Angeles”
N3. PERSONALITY PROFILE
- Lena Basse, Moteris/Lithuania, “Jafar Panahi and the Moral Labyrinth of Iranian Cinema”
- Michael Idato, The Sydney Morning Herald, “‘I’ve got nothing left to hide’: Brendan Fraser on his extraordinary third act”
- Alessandra Mattanza, FORBES, “Interview with Harrison Ford: ‘I wanted to be a carpenter, now I fight for the planet.’”
- Nicole Schermuly, Marc Sterzenbach, RTL Germany, “Mickey Rourke: The Self-Destruction of a Hollywood Icon”
- Kirpi Uimonen, Freelance / Eeva, “‘I will soon learn what it is like to be a grandmother’”
N4. ENTERTAINMENT NEWS or FEATURE
- Michael Idato, The Sydney Morning Herald, “Sixty years on, A Charlie Brown Christmas still moves me to tears”
- Alessandra Mattanza, Best Movie, “Interview with Ethan Hawke: ‘With the character of “The Graber” I return from the realm of the dead.’”
- Janet R. Nepales, GMA-7, “Historic wins of Sean Baker and Anora at the Oscars”
- Ruben V. Nepales, Rappler, “At 62, Demi Moore finally feels ‘liberated’ from her own self”
- Ruben V. Nepales, Rappler, “Netflix’s ‘Adolescence,’ each episode filmed in one shot, grapples with male rage”
N5. COLUMNIST or CRITIC
- Lena Basse, Moteris/Lithuania
- Fernanda Ezabella, Folha de S.Paulo
- Michael Idato, The Sydney Morning Herald
- Ruben V. Nepales, Rappler
Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees and finalists. View the full list here.
