Rachael Harris Returns to Host 12th LMGI Awards - Location Managers Guild International

LMGI Awards Gala Set for August 23, 2025

Rachael Harris

Actress and producer Rachael Harris, known for her performances in hit shows like “Goosebumps,” “Lucifer” and “The Hangover,” returns to host the 12th Annual Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards, bringing her quick wit and talent to the star-studded event. The awards gala will take place on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage Performing Arts Center in Santa Monica.

“We’re thrilled to welcome back the incredibly talented Rachael Harris as host of the 12th Annual LMGI Awards. Her wit, warmth, and undeniable charm brought such energy to last year’s show, and we couldn’t be happier to have her return. Rachael’s genuine appreciation for the work of location professionals makes her the perfect ambassador for our celebration,” said LMGI President John Rakich.

Harris, well-known for her iconic roles in television and movies, has worked on productions in many locations. Her career started when she joined the sketch comedy group The Groundlings. From there, she went on to television as a correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” Her additional TV credits include “Surviving Jack,” “Friends,” “Frasier,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Modern Family,” “New Girl,” “Ghosts,” “Fantasy Island” and “Suits.” She most recently stars as Nora in Disney+’s “Goosebumps” and on“Leverage: Redemption.”

Harris has appeared in many theatrical films, including “The Hangover,” “Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story,” “Old Dads,” and the original three “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movies. She has also appeared in several of Christopher Guest’s largely improvised ensemble comedies “Best in Show,” “A Mighty Wind” and “For Your Consideration.”

The LMGI Awards honor the outstanding and creative contributions of location professionals in film, television, commercials and film commissions from around the globe and celebrate the art and craft of location scouting and management. Awards will be presented in the following categories: Contemporary Film, Period Film, Contemporary TV, Period TV, TV Anthology/MOW/Limited Series, Commercials and Film Commissions. Honorary Awards include the Humanitarian, Lifetime Achievement, Trailblazer and Eva Monley Awards.

Chairing the 2025 LMGI Awards Committee is John Rakich, LMGI President, and Nancy Haecker, LMGI. Returning as producers of this year’s LMGI Awards are IngleDodd Media and Erick Weiss of Honeysweet Creative. For further information about the LMGI Awards, contact Erika Howard at Awards@LocationManagers.org.

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The LMGI Awards are proudly sponsored by: TITLE: Film Hawaii; DIAMOND: 5 Star Film Locations, Film AlUla, HC Cuisine; GOLD: Film Liaisons in California Statewide (FLICS), Greater Zion Film Commission, Pacific Production Services; SILVER: Church’s Texas Chicken, Hollywood Locations, Local 399, Live Nation Los Angeles, Los Angeles Center Studios, Placer Lake Tahoe Film Office, Production Security Services, Quixote, Riverside County Film Commission; BRONZE: AFCI Association of Film Commissioners International, City of West Hollywood Film Office, Directors Guild of Canada – British Columbia, Frames TV & Production Services, Inland Empire Film Services, San Antonio Film & Music Commission, Screen Scotland, Studio Air & Power; MEDIA SPONSORS: Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, SHOOTMagazine|SHOOTonline, The Location Guide, Screen International, The Wrap.

ABOUT THE LOCATION MANAGERS GUILD INTERNATIONAL (LMGI)

The Location Managers Guild International/LMGI is a global organization of career location professionals in the motion picture, television, commercial and print production industries dedicated to upholding the highest ethical standards. Through local commitment and international strength, we support strong relationships between production and government agencies, businesses, and communities. We promote awareness of the location professionals’ place in the entertainment industry as indispensable creative collaborators through a variety of innovative programs. The LMGI was founded in 2003 as a 501(c)(6), non-profit corporation as the LMGA and rebranded in 2016 to reflect its growing international membership. The LMGI is not a labor union and does not represent Location Managers or Scouts in wage or working condition negotiations.

For more information about #LMGI and the #LMGIawards, visit www.LocationManagers.org or follow the LMGI on Facebook (@TheLMGI), Instagram (@locationmanagersguild), and X (@TheLMGI).

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