Variety Nominated for 100 SoCal Journalism Awards, Including Four Nods for Journalist of the Year

May 11, 2026 11:44am PT Variety Nominated for 100 SoCal Journalism Awards, Including Four Nods for Journalist of the Year

By Payton Turkeltaub, Arushi Jacob

Variety has received 100 nominations during the 2025 calendar year for the Los Angeles Press Club’s annual SoCal Journalism Awards. Four journalists were finalists for Journalist of the Year, including Daniel D’Addario for journalist of the year, print (over 50,000 circulation); Brian Steinberg for online journalist of the year; and Brent Lang and Chris Willman, entertainment journalists of the year.

Variety‘s nominations spanned magazine and entertainment journalism, video, photography and graphic design, audio and online content.

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