2008
National Entertainment Journalism Awards - Presented by L.A. Press Club
1st place, Best Critic, Print, Ella Taylor
1st place, Best Critic, Online, Nikki Finke
1st place, Best Feature Story, Online, Nikki Finke
1st place, Best News Story, Online, Nikki Finke
1st place, Best News Story, Print, Nikki Finke
2007
Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism
Jonathan Gold
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
1st Place, Cartoon, J.T. Steiny
1st Place, Column, Seven McDonald
1st Place, Food Writing/Criticism, Jonathan Gold
1st Place, News Story - Short Form, Jeffrey Anderson
1st Place, Photography, Kevin Scanlon
1st Place, Special Section, "Best of LA"
1st Place, Website Design, LAWeekly.com
2nd Place, Blog, Nikki Finke
2nd Place, Cartoon, Dwayne Booth
2nd Place, Feature Story, Matthew Fleischer
2nd Place, Media Reporting/Criticism, Daniel Hernandez
LA Press Club
1st Place, Entertainment Journalist of the Year, First Place, Nikki Finke
1st Place, Designer of the Year, John Curry
1st Place, Entertainment Reviews/Criticism/Column, Jonathan Gold
1st Place, Special Section, Who We Are: LA People 2006
1st Place, Headline, Libby Molineaux
2nd Place, Print Journalist of the Year, Christine Pelisek
2nd Place, Headline, Steven Mikulan
2nd Place, Hard News, Daniel Hernandez
2nd Place, Entertainment Reviews/Criticism/Column, Kate Sullivan
2nd Place, Entertainment Feature, Paul Cullum
2006
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
1st Place, Media Criticism/Reporting, Nikki Finke
2nd Place, Food Writing, Jonathan Gold
2nd Place, Cartoons, Bruce Eric Caplan
2nd Place, Special Section, "Best of LA"
3rd Place, Features, Judith Lewis "Green To The Core"
3rd Place, Cartoons, Mr. Fish
Association of Food Journalists
First Place, Restaurant Criticism, Jonathan Gold, First Place, Body of Work
Best of the West
3rd Place, Project Reporting, Staff, "Clear and Present Danger"
Institute of Biological Sciences
Media Award Winner, Margaret Wertheim
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Finalist, Jeffrey Anderson, "The DWP Files"
James Beard Foundation Awards
First Place, Jonathan Gold, Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique
Los Angeles Press Club
1st Place, Special Section, "What You Can't See Can Kill You"
2nd Place, Entertainment Reviews/Criticism/Column, Jonathan Gold
2nd Place, Entertainment Feature, Brendan Bernhard
2nd Place, Editorial Cartoon, Dwayne Booth (a.k.a. Mr. Fish)
Honorable Mention, Journalist of the Year, Alan Mittelstaedt, "What You Can't See Can Kill You"
Honorable Mention, News Feature, Michael Krikorian, "War and Peace"
Honorable Mention, Entertainment Reviews/Criticism/Column, Ella Taylor
Honorable Mention, Entertainment Feature, Robert David Jaffee, "The Vanishing"
Honorable Mention, Special Section, Staff, "Best Of LA"
Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards
3rd Place, General Excellence, Staff
2005
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award Winner - Excellence in Music Journalism - Robert Lloyd
Assoc of Food Journalists
First Place - Restaurant Criticism - Jonathan Gold - First Place - Body of Work
AAN Award, 1st Place, Editorial Layout, Ryan Ward, Cole Gerst, John Curry
AAN Award, 1st Place, Food Writing, Jonathan Gold
AAN Award, 1st Place, Format Buster, "The Zeitlist"
AAN Award, 1st Place, Special Section, "Best of LA"
AAN Award, 2nd Place, Film Reviews, John Powers
AAN Award, 2nd Place, Cartoon, Bruce Eric Caplan
AAN Award, 2nd Place, Photography, Teun Voeten
AAN Award, 3rd Place, Media Reporting, "Gary Webb, R.I.P.," Marc Cooper
AAN Award, 3rd Place, Feature Story, "An American Family," Celeste Fremon
Los Angeles Press Club, 1st Place, Special Section, "Best of LA"
Los Angeles Press Club, 2nd Place, Journalist of the Year, Jeffrey Anderson
Los Angeles Press Club, 2nd Place, Entertainment/Feature, Paul Cullum
Best of the West, 1st Place, Project Reporting, Celeste Fremon
Best of the West, Immigration and Minority Affairs Reporting, Marc Cooper
Best of the West, General Interest Column Writing, John Powers
James Beard Foundation Awards
Winner, Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique, Jonathan Gold
2004
AAN Award, Arts Criticism, 2nd Place, Brendan Bernhard
AAN Award, Arts Feature, 1st Place, "The Ace is Wild: The Doug Christmas Story," Kristine McKenna
AAN Award, Editorial Layout, 2nd Place, "A User's Guide to Kicking," John Curry
AAN Award, Music Criticism, 3rd Place, Kate Sullivan
AAN Award, News Story - In-Depth, 3rd Place, "Harvest of Pain," Vince Beiser
2003
AAN Award, Arts Criticism, 1st Place, John Powers
AAN Award, Photo Essay, 1st Place, Max S. Gerber
AAN Award, Cover Design, Honorable Mention, Bill Smith
Los Angeles Press Club, Reviews and Criticism, 1st Place, Ella Taylor
Los Angeles Press Club, Columnist, 2nd Place, Erin Aubry Kaplan
Los Angeles Press Club, Headline, Honorable Mention, Kateri Butler
2002
PEN Center USA Literary Journalism Award, Finalist, Sara Catania
PEN Center USA Literary Journalism Award, Finalist, Celeste Fremon
C. Everett Koop, M.D. Campaign Award, Photo Essay, Max Gerber
The Livingston Awards For Young Journalists, Finalist, Sara Catania
Los Angeles Press Club, Print Journalist of the Year, Steven Mikulan
Los Angeles Press Club, Print Journalist of the Year, 2nd Place, Erin Aubry Kaplan
Los Angeles Press Club, News Feature, 1st Place, Celeste Fremon
Los Angeles Press Club, Investigative Series, Honorable Mention, Jennifer Price
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment News or Feature, 2nd Place, Steven Leigh Morris
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment News or Feature, Honorable Mention, Manohla Dargis
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment Reviews/Criticism, 2nd Place, Greg Burk
Los Angeles Press Club, Specialized Lifestyle Reporting, 2nd Place, Michelle Huneven, Jonathan Gold, Louise Rafkin, Barney Saltzberg, Nancy Rommelmann, and Gendy Alimurung
Los Angeles Press Club, Photo Essay, 2nd Place, Max Gerber
AAN Award, Health Care, 1st Place, Sara Catania
AAN Award, Illustration, 1st Place, Brian Stauffer
AAN Award, News Feature, 1st Place, Celeste Fremon
AAN Award, Arts Criticism, 2nd Place, Brendan Bernhard
AAN Award, Editorial Layout, 2nd Place, Anne Fishbein and Bill Smith
2001
PEN West Literary Journalism Award, Erin Aubry Kaplan
Society of Professional Journalists, Journalist of the Year, Howard Blume
Los Angeles Press Club, Investigative Reporting, 1st Place, Charles Rappleye
Los Angeles Press Club, Investigative Reporting, 2nd Place, Celeste Fremon
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment News, 1st Place, Nancy Rommelmann
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment News, 2nd Place, Brendan Bernhard
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment Reviews, 1st Place, Ben Ehrenreich
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment Reviews, 2nd Place, Steven Mikulan
AAN Award, Feature Story, 1st Place, Nancy Rommelmann
AAN Award, Illustration, 1st Place, Dana Collins
AAN Award, Arts Feature, 2nd Place, Brendan Bernhard
AAN Award, Political Column, 3rd place, Harold Meyerson
AAN Award, Editorial Layout, 3rd Place, Bill Smith
2000
PEN Center USA Literary Journalism Award, Finalist, Brendan Bernhard
Best of the West Award, Sports Reporting, 1st Place, John Albert
Los Angeles Press Club, Feature Story Award, Paul Ciotti
Los Angeles Press Club, Editorial Cartoon Award, Lalo Alcarez
AAN Award, Arts Feature, 1st Place, Brendan Bernhard
AAN Award, Media Reporting, 1st Place, Steven Mikulan
AAN Award, Feature Story, 2nd Place, Celeste Fremon
National Entertainment Journalism Awards - Presented by L.A. Press Club
1st place, Best Critic, Print, Ella Taylor
1st place, Best Critic, Online, Nikki Finke
1st place, Best Feature Story, Online, Nikki Finke
1st place, Best News Story, Online, Nikki Finke
1st place, Best News Story, Print, Nikki Finke
2007
Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism
Jonathan Gold
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
1st Place, Cartoon, J.T. Steiny
1st Place, Column, Seven McDonald
1st Place, Food Writing/Criticism, Jonathan Gold
1st Place, News Story - Short Form, Jeffrey Anderson
1st Place, Photography, Kevin Scanlon
1st Place, Special Section, "Best of LA"
1st Place, Website Design, LAWeekly.com
2nd Place, Blog, Nikki Finke
2nd Place, Cartoon, Dwayne Booth
2nd Place, Feature Story, Matthew Fleischer
2nd Place, Media Reporting/Criticism, Daniel Hernandez
LA Press Club
1st Place, Entertainment Journalist of the Year, First Place, Nikki Finke
1st Place, Designer of the Year, John Curry
1st Place, Entertainment Reviews/Criticism/Column, Jonathan Gold
1st Place, Special Section, Who We Are: LA People 2006
1st Place, Headline, Libby Molineaux
2nd Place, Print Journalist of the Year, Christine Pelisek
2nd Place, Headline, Steven Mikulan
2nd Place, Hard News, Daniel Hernandez
2nd Place, Entertainment Reviews/Criticism/Column, Kate Sullivan
2nd Place, Entertainment Feature, Paul Cullum
2006
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
1st Place, Media Criticism/Reporting, Nikki Finke
2nd Place, Food Writing, Jonathan Gold
2nd Place, Cartoons, Bruce Eric Caplan
2nd Place, Special Section, "Best of LA"
3rd Place, Features, Judith Lewis "Green To The Core"
3rd Place, Cartoons, Mr. Fish
Association of Food Journalists
First Place, Restaurant Criticism, Jonathan Gold, First Place, Body of Work
Best of the West
3rd Place, Project Reporting, Staff, "Clear and Present Danger"
Institute of Biological Sciences
Media Award Winner, Margaret Wertheim
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Finalist, Jeffrey Anderson, "The DWP Files"
James Beard Foundation Awards
First Place, Jonathan Gold, Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique
Los Angeles Press Club
1st Place, Special Section, "What You Can't See Can Kill You"
2nd Place, Entertainment Reviews/Criticism/Column, Jonathan Gold
2nd Place, Entertainment Feature, Brendan Bernhard
2nd Place, Editorial Cartoon, Dwayne Booth (a.k.a. Mr. Fish)
Honorable Mention, Journalist of the Year, Alan Mittelstaedt, "What You Can't See Can Kill You"
Honorable Mention, News Feature, Michael Krikorian, "War and Peace"
Honorable Mention, Entertainment Reviews/Criticism/Column, Ella Taylor
Honorable Mention, Entertainment Feature, Robert David Jaffee, "The Vanishing"
Honorable Mention, Special Section, Staff, "Best Of LA"
Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards
3rd Place, General Excellence, Staff
2005
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award Winner - Excellence in Music Journalism - Robert Lloyd
Assoc of Food Journalists
First Place - Restaurant Criticism - Jonathan Gold - First Place - Body of Work
AAN Award, 1st Place, Editorial Layout, Ryan Ward, Cole Gerst, John Curry
AAN Award, 1st Place, Food Writing, Jonathan Gold
AAN Award, 1st Place, Format Buster, "The Zeitlist"
AAN Award, 1st Place, Special Section, "Best of LA"
AAN Award, 2nd Place, Film Reviews, John Powers
AAN Award, 2nd Place, Cartoon, Bruce Eric Caplan
AAN Award, 2nd Place, Photography, Teun Voeten
AAN Award, 3rd Place, Media Reporting, "Gary Webb, R.I.P.," Marc Cooper
AAN Award, 3rd Place, Feature Story, "An American Family," Celeste Fremon
Los Angeles Press Club, 1st Place, Special Section, "Best of LA"
Los Angeles Press Club, 2nd Place, Journalist of the Year, Jeffrey Anderson
Los Angeles Press Club, 2nd Place, Entertainment/Feature, Paul Cullum
Best of the West, 1st Place, Project Reporting, Celeste Fremon
Best of the West, Immigration and Minority Affairs Reporting, Marc Cooper
Best of the West, General Interest Column Writing, John Powers
James Beard Foundation Awards
Winner, Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique, Jonathan Gold
2004
AAN Award, Arts Criticism, 2nd Place, Brendan Bernhard
AAN Award, Arts Feature, 1st Place, "The Ace is Wild: The Doug Christmas Story," Kristine McKenna
AAN Award, Editorial Layout, 2nd Place, "A User's Guide to Kicking," John Curry
AAN Award, Music Criticism, 3rd Place, Kate Sullivan
AAN Award, News Story - In-Depth, 3rd Place, "Harvest of Pain," Vince Beiser
2003
AAN Award, Arts Criticism, 1st Place, John Powers
AAN Award, Photo Essay, 1st Place, Max S. Gerber
AAN Award, Cover Design, Honorable Mention, Bill Smith
Los Angeles Press Club, Reviews and Criticism, 1st Place, Ella Taylor
Los Angeles Press Club, Columnist, 2nd Place, Erin Aubry Kaplan
Los Angeles Press Club, Headline, Honorable Mention, Kateri Butler
2002
PEN Center USA Literary Journalism Award, Finalist, Sara Catania
PEN Center USA Literary Journalism Award, Finalist, Celeste Fremon
C. Everett Koop, M.D. Campaign Award, Photo Essay, Max Gerber
The Livingston Awards For Young Journalists, Finalist, Sara Catania
Los Angeles Press Club, Print Journalist of the Year, Steven Mikulan
Los Angeles Press Club, Print Journalist of the Year, 2nd Place, Erin Aubry Kaplan
Los Angeles Press Club, News Feature, 1st Place, Celeste Fremon
Los Angeles Press Club, Investigative Series, Honorable Mention, Jennifer Price
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment News or Feature, 2nd Place, Steven Leigh Morris
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment News or Feature, Honorable Mention, Manohla Dargis
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment Reviews/Criticism, 2nd Place, Greg Burk
Los Angeles Press Club, Specialized Lifestyle Reporting, 2nd Place, Michelle Huneven, Jonathan Gold, Louise Rafkin, Barney Saltzberg, Nancy Rommelmann, and Gendy Alimurung
Los Angeles Press Club, Photo Essay, 2nd Place, Max Gerber
AAN Award, Health Care, 1st Place, Sara Catania
AAN Award, Illustration, 1st Place, Brian Stauffer
AAN Award, News Feature, 1st Place, Celeste Fremon
AAN Award, Arts Criticism, 2nd Place, Brendan Bernhard
AAN Award, Editorial Layout, 2nd Place, Anne Fishbein and Bill Smith
2001
PEN West Literary Journalism Award, Erin Aubry Kaplan
Society of Professional Journalists, Journalist of the Year, Howard Blume
Los Angeles Press Club, Investigative Reporting, 1st Place, Charles Rappleye
Los Angeles Press Club, Investigative Reporting, 2nd Place, Celeste Fremon
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment News, 1st Place, Nancy Rommelmann
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment News, 2nd Place, Brendan Bernhard
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment Reviews, 1st Place, Ben Ehrenreich
Los Angeles Press Club, Entertainment Reviews, 2nd Place, Steven Mikulan
AAN Award, Feature Story, 1st Place, Nancy Rommelmann
AAN Award, Illustration, 1st Place, Dana Collins
AAN Award, Arts Feature, 2nd Place, Brendan Bernhard
AAN Award, Political Column, 3rd place, Harold Meyerson
AAN Award, Editorial Layout, 3rd Place, Bill Smith
2000
PEN Center USA Literary Journalism Award, Finalist, Brendan Bernhard
Best of the West Award, Sports Reporting, 1st Place, John Albert
Los Angeles Press Club, Feature Story Award, Paul Ciotti
Los Angeles Press Club, Editorial Cartoon Award, Lalo Alcarez
AAN Award, Arts Feature, 1st Place, Brendan Bernhard
AAN Award, Media Reporting, 1st Place, Steven Mikulan
AAN Award, Feature Story, 2nd Place, Celeste Fremon
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Wondering why guys don't make the first move anymore, and notes on the pains and pleasures of threesomes
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Zen Kern's cougar class: life-coaching an evolving dating paradigm
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Stick Figures: Cumin-Dusted Xinjiang Barbecue, at San Gabriel's 818
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