Jamie Lee Curtis, Filmmaker Skip Chaisson and Disney’s Frank Chiocchi Tapped for Clio Entertainment Honors (Exclusive)

Oscar-winning actor Jamie Lee Curtis, filmmaker and producer Skip Chaisson and Frank Chiocchi, executive vp marketing at Walt Disney Studios, will be honored at the 2026 Clio Entertainment Awards.

The event, taking place Nov. 19 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, will be hosted by comedian Cat Cohen.

Curtis will receive this year’s Honorary Clio Entertainment Award “in recognition of her versatile five-decade career across film and television, and her enduring impact on the arts. With her iconic performance in Halloween, Curtis established herself as a defining scream queen and helped transform horror’s cultural standing, influencing how the genre was positioned and marketed to audiences for decades to come and cementing her place as one of its most influential figures.” More recently, Curtis won an Oscar for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once and an Emmy for The Bear.

Chaisson has been tapped for the Trailblazer Award, which recognizes “visionaries whose signature style and bold creative choices redefine the art of entertainment marketing.” Chaisson, who was chosen for his “influence on cinematic trailer storytelling,” is the founder of Skip Film and a creative force at Wild Card Creative Group. Throughout his career, he’s shaped campaigns for films including Titanic, Gladiator, Gravity and F1. He also launched El Rey Network alongside Robert Rodriguez.

Chiocchi will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, “honoring his decades-long impact on entertainment marketing and his role in shaping some of the industry’s most iconic campaigns. From his early work on Toy Story at Craig Murray Productions to blockbuster campaigns at Universal Pictures and Disney, Chiocchi has helped bring some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters to audiences around the world,” Clio Entertainment organizers said. He also spearheaded the creation of The Hive, Disney’s in-house creative agency.

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

Clio Entertainment aims to celebrate creativity in the entertainment business. Originally established by The Hollywood Reporter in 1971, the program is one of five verticals developed by the Clios to honor boundary-pushing marketing, advertising and communications that shape popular culture across film, TV, streaming, live entertainment and gaming.

Each cycle, leaders from across the entertainment industry around the world convene to determine which entries will earn the Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze Clio Entertainment Awards. This year’s Grand Clio and Of the Year Award winners also will be revealed at the Nov. 19 awards ceremony.

As previously announced, this year’s Clios Entertainment Award jury chairs are:

• 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