Jamie Lee Curtis, filmmaker Skip Chaisson and Disney executive Frank Chiocchi will be recognized at this year's Clio Entertainment Awards, the organization has confirmed. The trio joins a growing list of honorees as the awards body prepares to celebrate achievement across entertainment marketing, where campaigns for film, television, streaming and gaming are judged on craft, strategy and cultural impact. The Clio Entertainment honors have long been a bellwether for the people who sell stories to audiences, and this year's slate places a veteran screen star, a behind-the-scenes creative force and a studio marketing leader side by side.
Curtis, whose career spans decades and multiple genres, has become as recognizable for her presence in the awards conversation as for her work on screen. In recent years she has moved fluidly between horror, comedy and prestige drama while remaining one of Hollywood's most candid public voices. Her selection by Clio Entertainment reflects a career that has stayed culturally relevant across generations, and it also nods to the way performers increasingly function as ambassadors for the projects they champion, from festival stages to social media feeds.
Chaisson is a name familiar to those who follow entertainment marketing closely. As a filmmaker and creative director, he has built a reputation for crafting campaigns and short-form work that bridge the gap between a studio's promotional needs and genuine storytelling. His selection underscores the awards' focus on the craftspeople whose work often goes unseen by moviegoers even as it shapes how they first encounter a film or series. The Clio Entertainment program has increasingly sought to spotlight that layer of the industry, treating trailers, key art and launch campaigns as creative disciplines in their own right.
A Studio Executive in the Spotlight
Chiocchi brings a studio perspective to the honors list. As a marketing executive at Disney, he has been involved in shepherding campaigns for a portfolio that reaches audiences across theaters, streaming and beyond. Honoring an executive alongside an actor and a filmmaker speaks to the range of roles the Clios aim to cover: the people who make the work, the people who appear in it and the people who bring it to the public. The inclusion of a Disney figure also highlights how central studio marketing operations remain to the overall entertainment ecosystem, even as release strategies evolve.
The Clio Entertainment Awards have historically drawn entries from agencies, networks, studios and streaming platforms, with categories that recognize everything from trailers and social campaigns to experiential activations and package design. The honorees announced this week add star power and industry credibility to an event that positions itself at the intersection of commerce and creativity. For an industry still navigating shifts in how audiences discover and consume content, that intersection has rarely been more important.
Why This Year's List Matters
Taken together, the three honorees tell a story about how entertainment gets made and sold in 2026. A performer with a multigenerational fan base, a filmmaker known for promotional craft and a studio executive with global reach represent three distinct parts of the same machine. The Clios have leaned into that breadth in recent years, expanding their scope to match an industry where the line between content and marketing has blurred. Honoring figures from each side of that line is a deliberate statement about what the awards value.
The recognition also arrives at a moment when awards season attention tends to focus on on-screen categories. Honors like these serve as a reminder that campaigns, trailers and executive strategy shape which stories break through and which ones fade. For Curtis, the nod adds another entry to a busy period in her career. For Chaisson, it places his craft work in front of a wider industry audience. For Chiocchi, it signals that the marketing side of the business is being judged with the same seriousness as the creative side.
The Clio Entertainment Awards ceremony is expected to bring together talent, marketers and studio leadership for an evening that celebrates the business of storytelling. Further details about the event, including additional honorees, are expected to be announced in the weeks ahead. For now, the trio's selection stands as an early signal of how this year's awards intend to frame the conversation: not just about the films and shows audiences watched, but about the people and campaigns that persuaded them to watch in the first place.
Source: Hollywood Reporter