May 15, 2014
Mychael Danna Receives Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film/TV Awards
Beverly Hills ceremony also honors year’s top film and television composers
Press Release
BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 15, 2014 - Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), the global leader in music rights management, held its annual Film/TV Awards last night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The ceremony saluted the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated primetime network television series and highest-ranking cable network programs.
Mychael Danna received BMI’s Richard Kirk Award, which is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. As the 2014 recipient of the Richard Kirk Award, Danna joins a prestigious list that includes Cliff Martinez, David Arnold, Rachel Portman (PRS), Alan Silvestri, David Newman, Thomas Newman, Christopher Young, George S. Clinton, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Michael Kamen, Mark Mothersbaugh, Danny Elfman, Alan Menken, Mike Post, Lalo Schifrin, John Barry, Rolfe Kent, Charlie Fox and John Williams.
BMI also acknowledged two luminaries in the fields of composition and film music journalism: composer Randy Edelman and journalist Jon Burlingame. Former Richard Kirk award recipient Edelman, who has composed for films including The Last of the Mohicans, Gods and Generals, While You Were Sleeping and The Mask, received the BMI Spotlight Award in recognition of the use of his theme for The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. in games of the Olympiads spanning nearly two decades. Burlingame, a leading writer on the subject of music for film and the author of four books, was given a Special Citation of Appreciation for his expertise in the discipline.
Mychael Danna is an Academy Award-winning film composer recognized for his evocative blending of non-western traditions with orchestral and electronic music. He composed the 2013 Oscar and Golden Globe-winning score for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, as well as many award-winning scores for his longtime collaborator, director Atom Egoyan. Danna has composed music for all of Egoyan’s films since 1987’s Family Viewing, winning the Genie for films Exotica, Felicia’s Journey, Ararat and The Sweet Hereafter. Other noted credits include Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated films such as Moneyball, Capote, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Monsoon Wedding, Shattered Glass, Little Miss Sunshine, (500) Days of Summer, Surf’s Up, Water, Antwone Fisher, Being Julia and Girl, Interrupted.
Additional BMI Film/TV Award winners included visionary composers James Newton Howard, Junkie XL, Brian Tyler, Danny Elfman and Mark Mothersbaugh, among others. For a complete list of winners, as well as information on BMI’s film and television composers and events, please visit http://www.bmi.com/filmtv.
The 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards were hosted by BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross, BMI CEO Mike O’Neill and BMI President Del Bryant.
High-resolution photos and video footage can be downloaded here: http://www.epklink.com/2014bmifilmtvawards
ABOUT BMI
Celebrating 75 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in more than 8.5 million musical works created and owned by more than 600,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year. For additional information and the latest BMI news, visit http://www.bmi.com, follow us on Twitter @BMI or stay connected through Broadcast Music, Inc.’s Facebook page.
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Blake Neely, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, David Buckley attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Mike Knobloch, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Blake Neely attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Junkie XL, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Brian Tyler attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Theodore Shapiro, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Michael Andrews attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Richard Sherman, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, James Newton Howard attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Fil Eisler, Rob Simonsen, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Paul Oakenfold attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Chris Lennertz, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Mark Mothersbaugh, Rob Simonsen attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Mychael Danna, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross and Jeff Danna attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Lili Haydn, Andi Holtzman, Walt Disney VP of Creative, Music and Soundtracks, Kaylin Frank, Linda Livingston, Partner, Kraft-Engel Management, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Laura Engel and Music Supervisor, Tracy McKnight attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Seth Rosenfeld, Alexandra Patsavas, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross and Jonathan McHugh attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Charles Fox, Stanley Clarke, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross and Richard Kirk recipient, Mychael Danna attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Mark Isham; BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross; and Richard Kraft, Partner, Kraft-Engel Management attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Music Supervisors: Alexandra Patsavas, Maureen Crowe, Robin Urdang, Dawn Soler, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Music Supervisors Dana Sano, Julianne Jordan, Metro Golden-Meyer Senior Vice President, Music & music supervisor, Lori Silfen, Erin Scully, Walt Disney VP of Creative, Music and Soundtracks, Kaylin Frank, BMI composer, Christopher Lennertz and Music Supervisor, Tracy McKnight attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) William Ross, John Ottman, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Charles Fox and Stanley Clarke attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Michael McCuistion, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Lolita Ritmanis and Kristopher Carter attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Randy Edelman, W.G.Snuffy Walden, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross and Mike Post attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Mike Post, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross and Atli Örvarsson attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Michael Penn, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, George S. Clinton and Randy Edelman attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Clinton Shorter, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross and Atli Örvarsson attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Sage Guyton, BMI Senior Director, Film/TV Relations, Lisa Feldman, Eban Schletter and Michael Bolger at the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Richard Kirk Award recipient Mychael Danna speaks onstage at the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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BMI Richard Kirk Award recipient Mychael Danna attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI CEO Michael O'Neill; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; BMI Richard Kirk Award recipient Mychael Danna; and BMI President Del Bryant attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI President Del Bryant; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; Richard Kirk Award recipient Mychael Danna; BMI CEO Michael O'Neill; and BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI CEO Michael O'Neill; Richard Kirk Award recipient Mychael Danna; BMI President Del Bryant; and BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI CEO Michael O'Neill; BMI Film/TV Award winner Mark Mothersbaugh; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; and BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Composers Michael Penn, George S. Clinton and Randy Edelman attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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BMI Film/TV Award winner Brian Tyler attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee; BMI Film/TV Award winner Alexandre Desplat; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; and BMI CEO Michael O'Neill attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Composer Randy Edelman attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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BMI Film/TV Award winner Danny Elfman attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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The 2014 BMI Film/TV Award winners gather for a photo following the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Composer George S. Clinton attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Composer Stanley Clarke attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Manager Renata Kanclerz Coleman; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; composer Lisa Kanclerz Coleman attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Former Richard Kirk Award recipient Lalo Schifrin attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI CEO Michael O'Neill; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; BMI Film/TV Award winner James Newton Howard; and BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Former Richard Kirk Award recipient Charlie Fox attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Composer Mark Isham attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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BMI Richard Kirk Award recipient Mychael Danna attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Composer Rolfe Kent attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI CEO Michael O'Neill; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; BMI Film/TV Award winner W.G. Snuffy Walden; and BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee; BMI Film/TV Award winner Mark Isham; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; and BMI CEO Michael O'Neill attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Latin Music Delia Orjuela (L) and BMI Film/TV Award winner Alejandro Sirvent attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI CEO Michael O'Neill; BMI Film/TV Award winner Danny Elfman; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; and BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee; BMI Film/TV Award winner John Ottman; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; and BMI CEO Michael O'Neill attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; BMI Film/TV Award winner Junkie XL; and BMI CEO Michael O'Neill attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee; BMI Film/TV Award winner Stanley Clarke; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; and BMI CEO Michael O'Neill attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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BMI Special Citation of Appreciation recipient Jon Burlingame attends the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI CEO Michael O'Neill; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; BMI Film/TV Award winner Rob Simonsen; and BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Former Richard Kirk Award recipient Charlie Fox; composer Stanley Clarke; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; and Richard Kirk Award recipient Mychael Danna attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Former Richard Kirk Award recipients Lalo Schifrin (L) and Charlie Fox attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI CEO Michael O'Neill; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; BMI Film/TV Award winner Blake Neely; and BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee; BMI Film/TV Award winner Charlie Clouser; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; and BMI CEO Michael O'Neill attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Composer Alejandro Sirvent (L) and BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Latin Music Delia Orjuela attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Composer David Newman (L) and BMI President Del Bryant attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee; BMI Film/TV Award winners John Enroth, Albert Fox and J.G. Quintel; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; BMI Film/TV Award winner Mark Mothersbaugh; and BMI CEO Michael O'Neill attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI CEO Michael O'Neill; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; BMI Film/TV Award winner David Buckley; and BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) BMI CEO Michael O'Neill; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; BMI Film/TV Award winner Matt Koskenmaki; and BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations Ray Yee attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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