Clio Entertainment 2026: Curtis, Chaisson and Chiocchi Take Honors

Three honorary awards will anchor the 2026 Clio Entertainment ceremony on Nov. 19 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis, filmmaker Skip Chaisson and Disney marketing executive Frank Chiocchi will receive the top honors. Comedian Cat Cohen hosts.

Clio Entertainment confirmed the lineup exclusively. The program, founded by The Hollywood Reporter in 1971, now operates as one of five Clios verticals covering marketing, advertising and communications across film, TV, streaming, live entertainment and gaming.

Who receives which award?

Curtis takes the Honorary Clio Entertainment Award. Organizers cite her "versatile five-decade career across film and television, and her enduring impact on the arts." The citation credits her Halloween performance with transforming horror's cultural standing. It also notes how the role influenced the genre's positioning and marketing for decades. Curtis won an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once and an Emmy for The Bear.

Chaisson receives the Trailblazer Award. The honor recognizes "visionaries whose signature style and bold creative choices redefine the art of entertainment marketing." The jury selected him for his "influence on cinematic trailer storytelling." Chaisson founded Skip Film and works as a creative force at Wild Card Creative Group. His campaign credits include Titanic, Gladiator, Gravity and F1. He also launched El Rey Network with Robert Rodriguez.

Chiocchi takes the Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring "his decades-long impact on entertainment marketing." His credits run from early work on Toy Story at Craig Murray Productions to blockbuster campaigns at Universal Pictures and Disney. Chiocchi also spearheaded The Hive, Disney's in-house creative agency. The award citation says he helped bring Hollywood's biggest blockbusters to global audiences.

Who is hosting?

Cohen won best newcomer at the 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Awards for The Twist…? She's Gorgeous. The show later became her Netflix comedy special. Her screen credits include Only Murders in the Building, Girls5eva and What We Do in the Shadows. She most recently starred in and wrote Broad Strokes, an Off-Broadway one-woman show.

What else happens on Nov. 19?

Industry leaders from around the world convene each cycle to judge entries for Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze Clio Entertainment Awards. This year's Grand Clio and Of the Year winners will be revealed at the ceremony itself.

The previously announced jury chairs span twelve categories:

• Audio Visual Broadcast TV: Melissa King, Senior VP Creative Marketing, Disney Entertainment Television
• Audio Visual Craft: Alex Wong, Creative Director, TRANSIT
• Audio Visual Streaming: Jennie Wilkes, Executive VP Creative Marketing, Paramount+ and Pluto TV DTC
• Audio Visual Theatrical: Benedict Coulter, Owner, Rebel AV
• Broadcast TV & Streaming Executive: Sohini Sengupta, Creative Marketing Executive, Disney
• Branded Entertainment Content & Partnerships: Jill Brody, Executive VP, Global Partnership Marketing, Universal Pictures
• Design: Bianca Parkes, Head of Marketing, Black Bear
• Digital & Social: Scott Addison Clay, Founder & CEO, Addison Interactive
• Experiential, Fan Engagement & Innovation: Val Aveni, Senior Lead, Film Marketing, Prime Video & Amazon Studios
• Games: Monica Austin, Chief Marketing Officer, Blizzard Entertainment
• Key Art: Göktuğ Sarıöz, Founder/Chief Creative Officer, Grandson
• Theatrical Executive: Susie Shen, Executive VP, Global Creative Strategy, Warner Bros. Discovery

The chair roster signals the judging scope. Four of the twelve chairs come from Disney-affiliated entities. Three more hold posts at Paramount+, Amazon and Warner Bros. Discovery. The spread covers theatrical, streaming, gaming and branded content judging.

The Nov. 19 date gives marketers a fixed point on the awards calendar. Honorary winners are locked. Grand Clio and Of the Year results remain open until the ceremony night.