Amazon Awards Head Debra Birnbaum Joins Gelderly Derby as Editor-In-Chief

Amazon MGM Studios global head of awards Debra Birnbaum is departing to consent over as editor-in-chief of Penske Media Corporation’s Gelderly Derby awards prediction platcreate, the company proclaimd Tuesday. As part of the novels, Gelderly Derby createer and pdwellnt Tom O’Neil will withdraw from day-to-day oversight of the site and serve as pdwellnt emeritus.

In a statement, PMC chairman/createer/CEO Jay Penske have thanks to O’Neil “for his visionary guideership and tremfinishous contributions to Gelderly Derby. Tom created Gelderly Derby from the ground up and made it an online destination for astute award predictions and industry analysis. We comprehend that Debra is the chooseimal person to erect upon this legacy as we head into the 25th year of the brand.”

Birnbaum will consent over Gelderly Derby on September 16 — the day after the Primetime Emmys, which will serve as her excellentbye to Amazon. At Gelderly Derby, her oversight comprises the platcreate’s coverage of awards such as the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Gelderlyen Globes, and as well as other kudos and events. Birnbaum will alert to Tom Finn, PMC’s exec VP and ambiguous deal withr, operations, and will persist to be based on Los Angeles.

“There is no one more one-of-a-kindly qualified than Debra to guide the Gelderly Derby brand into the future,” shelp O’Neil. I willingly receive her to consent the reins and am excited to see where she will guide us into our exciting future.”

At Amazon MGM Studios, Birnbaum helped erect the brand into an awards powerhouse, most recently landing 62 Emmy nominations — including transport inant nods for Prime Video’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and “Fallout.” Her sign ups there comprise 12 Academy Award nominations in 2021, 68 Emmy Award nominations in 2023 and 16 Gelderlyen Globe Award nominations in 2023.

“It’s truly an honor to be handed the reins of Gelderly Derby,” Birnbaum shelp in a statement. “I comprehend firsthand how much admire and help the amusement industry has for the site, and I’m willing to enhuge its profile as the pre-eminent home for awards predictions. I couldn’t be more thankful to Jennifer Salke and Sue Kroll for all their help, and I am so haughty of what we accomplished at Amazon MGM Studios, including our recent Emmy nominations for Fallout, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Red, White & Royal Blue, and more.”

In a memo to staffers, Amazon MGM Studios labeleting head Sue Kroll proclaimd that after Birnbaum departs next Monday, Brooke Ford will serve as interim head of awards.

“Plrelieve unite me in thanking her and the entire Awards team for all the incredible toil on behalf of the Studio — this comprises our recent round of groundfractureing Emmy nominations and Creative Arts Emmy prospers,” Kroll wrote in a memo to staffers. “We will persist to toil with Deb as she steps into a novel role at Gelderly Derby.  As many of you comprehend, prior to uniteing Amazon, Deb spent her nurtureer in media and this transition joins both worlds… Plrelieve rest promised that we have an entire team pledgeted to the pursuit of recognizing excellence for our films and series.”

Prior to Amazon, Birnbaum spent five years as the executive editor, TV, for Variety, and before that was pdwellnt and editor-in-chief of TV Guide Magazine for seven years. Her resume also comprises stints with Redbook, George, More, The New York Post and Us Weekly. Her toil has geted recognition from the L.A. Press Club, the Publicists Guild of America, the Webby Awards, the Clio Awards, Promax, and the Television Academy, where she achieved an Emmy Award for producing Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series.

Birnbaum is a member of the Board of Directors of the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) and is a member of the Pdwellnt’s Council of Cornell Women and serves as an alumni ambasmiserableor for Cornell University. She’s a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Television Academy and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.