Deaf advocate, and actress Millicent Simmonds hosted last week’s Media Access Awards, in partnership with nonprofit disability services provider Easterseals.
The annual ceremony which aired virtually on ExtraTV.com/MediaAccessAwards and mediaaccessawards.com was founded by Norman Lear and now under the leadership of Deborah Calla and Allen Rucker since 2010, honors those in film and TV who include characters and actors with disabilities. The event pays tribute to individuals, series, and films that have redefined on-screen representation for the disability community, while advancing the portrayal and employment of people with disabilities in Hollywood.
The evening’s honorees were selected by the diversity committees of their professional guilds with awards from the Casting Society of America (CSA), Producers Guild of America (PGA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), and Writers Guild of America (WGA).
For the first time ever, IMDbPro, the essential resource for entertainment industry professionals, presented the IMDbPro | Media Access Award for Excellence in Directing,...
The annual ceremony which aired virtually on ExtraTV.com/MediaAccessAwards and mediaaccessawards.com was founded by Norman Lear and now under the leadership of Deborah Calla and Allen Rucker since 2010, honors those in film and TV who include characters and actors with disabilities. The event pays tribute to individuals, series, and films that have redefined on-screen representation for the disability community, while advancing the portrayal and employment of people with disabilities in Hollywood.
The evening’s honorees were selected by the diversity committees of their professional guilds with awards from the Casting Society of America (CSA), Producers Guild of America (PGA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), and Writers Guild of America (WGA).
For the first time ever, IMDbPro, the essential resource for entertainment industry professionals, presented the IMDbPro | Media Access Award for Excellence in Directing,...
- 11/22/2021
- Look to the Stars
At the Media Access Awards on Wednesday, honoree Marlee Matlin summed up the mood by saying that when she came to Los Angeles in 1985, “words like equality and access were so far outside the mainstream of Hollywood, I had to make noise.” Receiving the Maa’s lifetime achievement award “pushes me to be even louder.”
The annual awards have long honored film and TV shows that offer positive portrayals of disabled people. Other honorees, which were announced in advance, included Selma Blair, Troy Kotsur, John Krasinski, Jamie Nieto, Ryan O’Connell, “Luca” producer Andrea Warren and Zeno Mountain Farm.
The Apple film “Coda” was the only winner of multiple awards, with Matlin, her co-star Troy Kotsur and the film’s casting directors Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood and Lisa Zagoria honored. The trio received the casting society of America award, with the film’s writer-director Sian Heder praising them as partners.
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The annual awards have long honored film and TV shows that offer positive portrayals of disabled people. Other honorees, which were announced in advance, included Selma Blair, Troy Kotsur, John Krasinski, Jamie Nieto, Ryan O’Connell, “Luca” producer Andrea Warren and Zeno Mountain Farm.
The Apple film “Coda” was the only winner of multiple awards, with Matlin, her co-star Troy Kotsur and the film’s casting directors Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood and Lisa Zagoria honored. The trio received the casting society of America award, with the film’s writer-director Sian Heder praising them as partners.
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- 11/18/2021
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Jamie Nieto has set the bar. He was once a high jumper that cleared 7 feet 8 inches at the 2004 Olympics but more recently all he wanted to do was to walk with his new wife at their wedding. The 40-year-old, who took home 6th place at the 2012 Olympics, married Jamaican hurdler Shevon Stoddart on July 22nd and was able to walk her from the altar to the door—about 130 feet. "It's a monumental day so I think I need to do monumental things," Nieto told the Los Angeles Times. Nieto's progress and rehabilitation has moved quickly despite the fact that some doctors were claiming he would not be able to walk again. Nieto has said in the past that...
- 7/24/2017
- E! Online
[[tmz:video id="0_yt5hzb3z"]] Former U.S. Olympian Jamie Nieto is kicking rehab's ass ... walking with only a walker just 5 1/2 months after sustaining a life-threatening back injury. As we previously reported, Nieto -- a world class high jumper -- landed on his head while training ... and suffered severe damage to his back. He was unable to move and required emergency surgery. TMZ Sports spoke with Nieto's manager, Paul Doyle, who tells us he's "getting better physically "and is able...
- 10/13/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
2x U.S. Olympic star Jamie Nieto is home from the hospital and walking with some assistance less than 3 months after a Near-death injury ... TMZ Sports has learned. As we previously reported, Nieto landed on his head during a training session on April 23rd ... and suffered Major Damage to his back. He lost feeling in his arms and legs ... and was unable to move. But only 2 1/2 months after the injury, Nieto's manager, Paul Doyle, says...
- 7/8/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_h8e46zbo"]] The former Team USA Olympic high jumper who was paralyzed in a training accident in California last month says he's making Huge progress -- and can now move his arm!!! As we previously reported, 2-time Olympic high jumper Jamie Nieto fell on his head while training Olympic hopefuls last month ... and suffered major damage to his spinal cord. But in a new video shot from his hospital bed, the 39-year-old said he's "getting better every day.
- 5/23/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_ifi1nfdh"]] The U.S. Olympian who was paralyzed in a freak training accident says he's Getting Better ... and in an emotional new video, says he's lucky to be alive. As we previously reported, 2-time Olympic high jumper Jamie Nieto fell on his head while training Olympic hopefuls this past weekend ... and suffered major damage to his back. Nieto has now made a brand new video from his hospital bed -- thanking everyone for supporting him ... including...
- 4/28/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It’s been eight months since we profiled Jamie Nieto, the Olympic High Jumper, turned actor, turned director. I’m still waiting for the Roberto Clemente movie and the Blood Brothers web series. Come on Jamie when are they going to come out!??? In the meantime we can watch Jamie Nieto on his new online interview series produced by his Raising the Bar production company, "Holla Atcha Boy." No, he does not interview people on a street corner. The Olympic athlete interviews athletes and celebrities! The title of the show is a little jarring (okay A Lot) but I’m grateful that he didn’t name it Spikes of Gold or Dreams of Gold. It’s Holla Atcha Boy. According to the urban...
- 3/13/2013
- by Kiratiana Freelon
- ShadowAndAct
I first met Jamie Nieto at a youth track and field camp I helped to organize in 2009. I was trying to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago, and we invited six elite level athletes to teach kids the basics of track & field. When Jamie introduced himself to the kids, he said he had two goals in life--to star in a feature film movie and to make the Olympic podium for the High Jump. As a 27 year-old Jamie finished fourth in the 2004 Olympic High Jump final and just missed making the team in 2008. He took up acting in 2007. At the time, those goals appeared quite lofty to me. Although we became online friends, we fell out of touch. I was sitting on my couch one day this March,...
- 8/3/2012
- by Kiratiana Freelon
- ShadowAndAct
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