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Dolphin Congratulates "Top Gun: Maverick" On Its Six Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 09:00 AM

Dolphin Entertainment

MIAMI, FL / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN), a leading entertainment marketing and premium content production company, congratulated its subsidiary, the entertainment PR powerhouse 42West, on its monumental success with "Top Gun: Maverick" and the 95th Academy Awards nominations.

42West's work on the "Top Gun: Maverick" campaign resulted in six Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Original Song (Lady Gaga's "Hold My Hand"), Best Visual Effects and Best Sound. These nominations come after the film's incredible theatrical success, where it topped the 2022 domestic box office with over $700 million. The film's final worldwide box office total of $1.48 billion is the biggest of 42West client Tom Cruise's career to date.

"Top Gun: Maverick" is also in contention for many guild and society honors this season, including the Producers Guild of America Awards; American Cinema Editors "Eddie" Awards; American Society of Cinematographers Awards; Directors Guild of America Awards; Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards; Cinema Audio Society Awards; Costume Designers Guild Awards; Screen Actors Guild Awards; Art Directors Guild Awards; Casting Society of America Awards.

"I am thrilled to congratulate the 42West team for the Academy Awards nominations. Their expertise and strategic counsel contributed to an amazing result." said Bill O'Dowd, CEO of Dolphin Entertainment. ""Top Gun: Maverick" was an unprecedented success and a film that brought so many people back to the movies. These nominations continue to show how deep the love of this film goes."

In addition, 42West client ShadowMachine earned its first ever nomination as producers of "Guillermo Del Toro's Pinnochio", which received a nod for Best Animated Feature.

About 42West
With unparalleled experience, contacts, and expertise, 42West is one of the leading full-service public-relations firms in the entertainment industry. The firm's PR professionals have developed and executed marketing and publicity strategies for hundreds of movies, television shows, and digital productions as well as for countless individual actors, filmmakers, recording artists, and authors. In addition, 42West has also provided strategic communications counsel to a wide variety of high-profile individuals and corporate clients - ranging from movie and pop stars to major studios and media conglomerates.

About Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
Dolphin Entertainment is a leading independent entertainment marketing and production company. Through our subsidiaries 42West, The Door, Shore Fire Media and B/HI (a division of 42West), we provide expert strategic marketing and publicity services to many of the top brands, both individual and corporate, in the film, television, music, gaming and hospitality industries. All three PR firms have been ranked among the most recent Observer's "Power 50" PR Firms in the United States. Viewpoint Creative, Be Social and Socialyte complement their efforts with full-service creative branding and production capabilities as well as social media and influencer marketing services. Dolphin's legacy content production business, founded by Emmy-nominated CEO Bill O'Dowd, has produced multiple feature films and award-winning digital series, and has recently entered into a multi-year agreement with IMAX to co-produce feature documentaries. To learn more, visit: https://www.dolphinentertainment.com

This press release contains 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These forward-looking statements may address, among other things, Dolphin Entertainment Inc.'s offering of common stock as well as expected financial and operational results and the related assumptions underlying its expected results. These forward-looking statements are distinguished by the use of words such as "will," "would," "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "designed," "plan," or "intend," the negative of these terms, and similar references to future periods. These views involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, accordingly, Dolphin Entertainment's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in its forward-looking statements. Dolphin Entertainment's forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this press release. Factors or events Dolphin Entertainment cannot predict, including those described in the risk factors contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, may cause its actual results to differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Although Dolphin Entertainment believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved, and Dolphin Entertainment undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

CONTACT:
James Carbonara/Hayden IR
(646)-755-7412
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SOURCE: Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.

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