Larry A. Thompson To Receive Talent Manager Award

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment veteran Larry A. Thompson will receive the Lifetime Achievement award at the 12th Heller Awards held September 19 at the Beverly Hilton. The awards held by the Talent Managers Association honor talent representatives, managers, agents and casting directors who excel in their fields while upholding the TMA’s code of ethics and standards of practice. Thompson’s credits run deep in the industry: The film and television producer, personal manager, lawyer, book packager, author, Broadway producer, motivational speaker, and founder & President of next-generation LA-based talent management, motion picture, TV, and new media production studio the Larry A. Thompson Organization has managed over 200 stars to date in addition to producing films, TV series, TV specials, and TV movies. Confirmed presenters at the awards ceremony include William Shatner, Joan Rivers, and Melissa Rivers.

Here’s the full list of nominees:

Heller Award for Lifetime Achievement in Talent Management
LARRY A. THOMPSON

The Pat McQueeney Award
DOLORES ROBINSON

The Luminous Award
PAM DIXON

The Impact Award
FERN ORENSTEIN

TMA Manager of the Year
ANNET McCROSKEY

Adult Theatrical Agent of the Year
Mike Baldridge – Momentum Talent & Literary Agency
Matt Jackson – Rebel Entertainment Partners, Inc
Jay Schachter – Prestige Talent Agency
Steve Alexander – Resolution
Iris Grossman – Paradigm
Jerry Kallarakkal – DDO Artists

Youth Theatrical Agent of the Year
Meredith Fine – Coast to Coast Talent Group
Emily Urbani – The Osbrink Agency
Nicole Jolley – Amsel, Eisenstadt & Frazier Talent Agency
Pamela Fisher – Abrams Artists Agency
Stella Alex – The Savage Agency
Mitchell Gossett – CESD Talent Agency

Adult Commercial Agent of the Year
Angela Strange – The Osbrink Agency
Hugh Leon – Coast To Coast Talent Group
David Ziff – CESD Talent Agency
Nancy Luciano – Luciano-Reeves Talent
Carol Elsner – The Gage Group
Mickey Shera – Innovative Artists (NYC)

Youth Commercial Agent of the Year
Carol Lynn Sher – CESD Talent Agency
Jeremy Apody – Abrams Artists Agency
Dawn Osbrink – The Osbrink Agency
Sydel Lisi – Coast to Coast Talent Group
Brad Diffley – Mavrick Artists Agency
Jody Alexander / Clear Talent Group

Feature Casting Director of the Year
Sarah Finn – Sarah Finn Co.
Ricki Maslar – Ricki Maslar Casting
Randi Hiller – Walt Disney Studios
Denise Chamian – Denise Chamian Casting
Kim Coleman – Kim Coleman Casting
Kim Hardin – Kim Hardin Casting

Television Casting Director of the Year
Junie Lowry-Johnson – Junie Lowry-Johnson Casting
Suzanne Goddard-Smythe – Goddard-Smythe Casting
Scott David – Scott David Casting
Judy Henderson – Judy Henderson & Associates Casting
Carol Goldwasser – Carol Goldwasser Casting
April Webster – April Webster Casting

Commercial Casting Director of the Year
Michael Sanford – Sanford Casting
Francene Selkirk – Francene Selkirk Casting
Craig Colvin – Craig Colvin Casting
Ross Lacy – Ross Lacy Casting
Alyson Horn – AHC
Shane Liem – Shane Casting

Associate Casting Director of the Year
Gina Gallego – Wendy O’Brien Casting
Debbie George – Scott Genkinger
Mike Page – David Rapaport Casting
Tamara Hunter – Sarah Finn Co.
Peter Pappas – Valko/Miller Casting

Voiceover Agent of the Year
Maureen Rose – The Osbrink Agency
Tim Curtis, WME
Melissa Berger-Brennan – CESD Talent Agency
Portia Scott Hicks – Coast To Coast Talent Group
Ann Wright – Ann Wright Reps
Izzy Arias – WME

Television/Feature Animation Casting Director of the Year
Bonnie Pietila – Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Sarah Noonan – Nickelodeon Casting
Ivy Isenberg – Ivy Isenberg Casting
Scott Muller – Scott Muller Casting
Leslee Feldman – Dreamworks Casting
Natalie Lyon – Pixar Casting