JOIN US FOR DINNER AND THE GEMA AWARDS, THEN STAY FOR DESSERT AS WE TOAST 70 YEARS.
December 10, 2026 | Los Angeles
This December 10, the people who bring entertainment to audiences come together for an evening of awards, connection, and celebration over a seated dinner experience at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.
The evening will recognize the 2026 GEMA Award winners in Television, Streaming, Theatrical Film, and Video Games, across North America, Latin America, Local, and Global, while celebrating standout work, honoring industry leaders, and marking 70 years of this community.
The evening will recognize the 2026 GEMA Award winners in Television, Streaming, Theatrical Film, and Video Games, across North America, Latin America, Local, and Global, while celebrating standout work, honoring industry leaders, and marking 70 years of this community.
2025 GEMA Creative Visionary Award Honoree
Recognizing the industry trailblazers whose vision, leadership, and contributions have helped shape entertainment and inspire the people moving the industry forward.
Celebrating this year’s most outstanding marketing and creative work across television, streaming, theatrical film and video games.
A room filled with professionals from across studios, streamers, agencies, creative companies, technology, publicity, partnerships, audience strategy, production, research, creators, and more.
A Mingle with Meaning giveback, seated dinner experience, awards show, and special celebrations honoring GEMA’s 70-year legacy and the people who continue to shape the industry.
Thursday, December 10, 2026 · Skirball Cultural Center · Los Angeles
5:00 PM
Mingle with Meaning
Enjoy a champagne welcome, connect with the creative community and take part in a special give-back experience as we kick off an extraordinary evening celebrating 70 years of GEMA.
6:00 PM
Dinner Experience
Enjoy an elegant seated dinner, open bar and meaningful conversation with the industry’s creative community.
7:00 PM
The GEMA Awards
Celebrate the year’s most outstanding creativity and the people shaping how entertainment connects with audiences in Television, Streaming, Theatrical Film, and Video Games, across North America, Latin America, Local, and Global, with comedy and surprises served Boom Chicago–style.
The evening will also feature the inaugural GEMA Laureate Awards and special honors recognizing remarkable contributions to our industry and community.
The evening will also feature the inaugural GEMA Laureate Awards and special honors recognizing remarkable contributions to our industry and community.
9:00 PM
70th Celebration: Past. Present. Future.
Continue the celebration with drinks, dessert, music and conversation. Connect with colleagues, celebrate 70 years of GEMA and enjoy the evening with our creative community.
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Seated Dinner Experience
COCKTAILS & CONNECTIONS
CREATIVITY HONORED HERE
COMEDY,
BOOM-STYLE!
BOOM-STYLE!
Commemorative
GEMA 70th Anniversary pin
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Whether you’re joining us on your own, attending with a few friends or celebrating with your full team, choose the experience that best fits your evening. Our thoughtfully designed floor plan offers assigned individual seating, dedicated group tables and a limited Premium Reserved section.
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Individual Admission
$499 Per Person
Whether you’re attending on your own, with a guest or alongside a few friends, Individual Admission includes an assigned seat at a shared table, with plenty of opportunities to meet and connect with fellow industry professionals throughout the evening.
Enhance your experience with an optional $50 per person upgrade. Enjoy full bar service with drinks delivered directly to your seat throughout the awards ceremony.
Enhance your experience with an optional $50 per person upgrade. Enjoy full bar service with drinks delivered directly to your seat throughout the awards ceremony.
If multiple tickets are purchased together, every effort will be made to seat your guests together, subject to availability. If guaranteed group seating is a priority, please consider reserving a table of 10.
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RESERVED TABLE OF 10
$6,000 per table
Bring your team, clients or colleagues together with an exclusive table for 10. All 10 guests are guaranteed to be seated together at your table.
Enhance your experience with an optional $500 per table upgrade. Add full bar service at your table throughout the ceremony.
Reserved Tables are located within designated areas of our pre-set floor plan. If you purchase multiple Reserved Tables, we cannot guarantee that your tables will be directly adjacent to one another.
Enhance your experience with an optional $500 per table upgrade. Add full bar service at your table throughout the ceremony.
Reserved Tables are located within designated areas of our pre-set floor plan. If you purchase multiple Reserved Tables, we cannot guarantee that your tables will be directly adjacent to one another.
Reserved Tables are limited and available while supplies last.
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Premium Reserved Table of 10
$7,000 per table
Elevate your team’s experience with preferred placement, upgraded hospitality and personalized recognition throughout the evening.
Enjoy premium seating for all 10 guests, dedicated concierge check-in and full bar service at your table throughout the evening. Your company logo will be displayed at your table, with the opportunity to feature a congratulatory message on screens during dinner.
Premium Reserved Tables are located in a designated preferred section of the room. When two or more Premium Reserved Tables are purchased together, your tables are guaranteed to be placed next to one another within the Premium section, while inventory remains available.
Enjoy premium seating for all 10 guests, dedicated concierge check-in and full bar service at your table throughout the evening. Your company logo will be displayed at your table, with the opportunity to feature a congratulatory message on screens during dinner.
Premium Reserved Tables are located in a designated preferred section of the room. When two or more Premium Reserved Tables are purchased together, your tables are guaranteed to be placed next to one another within the Premium section, while inventory remains available.
Premium Reserved Tables are extremely limited and available until sold out.
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COMMUNITY ACCESS:
INDIVIDUAL ADMISSION
$250 per person
In support of its Scholarships & Access initiatives, the GEMA Pathways Foundation is pleased to make Community Access available by subsidizing a portion of the Individual Admission cost for professionals for whom the standard ticket price may present a barrier. Approved applicants may purchase one $250 ticket, including an assigned seat and all Individual Admission benefits.
Limited availability. One application and one ticket per person. Applications are reviewed by the GEMA Pathways Foundation Review Committee.
PRICING WITH PURPOSE
GEMA is an industry nonprofit. Ticket prices are responsibly set to reflect the cost of producing a high-quality seated awards experience while helping sustain the year-round programs, resources and opportunities we provide to the entertainment marketing community.
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The GEMA Awards recognize the creative, strategic, and storytelling work shaping how entertainment connects with audiences.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: December 10, 2026
Starting at: 5:00 PM PTLocation: Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049
PUT YOUR BRAND IN THE ROOM
The GEMA Awards offer a unique opportunity to put your brand alongside the people shaping what audiences watch, love and talk about, in an evening designed for connection, recognition and celebration. From headline opportunities to tailored partnerships, there are ways to get your brand involved. Contact [email protected] to learn more about partnering with us this December.
