PHOTOS FROM THE 2017 ELLY AWARDS
The 2017 Elly Awards Honorees
D’Aura & Chelsea checking our guests in to the Awards.
2017 Elly Awards presenter Tom Savini & Guest
2017 Elly Awards Legacy Honoree Bill Isler with presenter Jim Rogal and friends Lori Cardille, Michael Bartley
Steeltown Board Member, Ellen Kessler, with friend
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Sala Udin and Christina Wren
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Greg Nicotero with a guest
Guests enjoy the food from Union Standard during the champagne reception.
Thelma Landay enjoys the Elly Awards with a friend.
Steeltown’s COO, Wendy Burtner-Owens, with Board Member, Shawn Fox
Russ & Ramona Streiner at the champagne reception
Pittsburgh’s own, Sally Wiggin, at the 2017 Elly Awards
2017 Elly Awards Indie honoree, Julie Sokolow, chats with the Trib’s Mike Machosky
Chip Burke at the 2017 Elly Awards
2017 Elly Awards Legacy Honoree Bill Isler with friends
James Isler at the 2017 Elly Awards Champagne Reception with a friend
Tony Buba, award-winning documentarian and 2017 Elly Awards presenter, meets friends at the champagne reception.
Greg Nicotero meets old friends at the champagne reception.
Greg Nicotero, Marty Schiff, and Tom Savini at the champagne reception
Greg Nicotero gives his friend, Tom Savini, some love.
Greg Nicotero and Tom Savini at the champagne reception
Michael Bartley and Tom Savini at the champagne reception
Greg Nicotero & Tom Savini pose for a picture.
Lynn Butler and Bill Casey from the Fred Rogers Company at the champagne reception
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Fred Rogers Company employees at the champagne reception
Anne Lewis, Ellen Roth, and Loren Roth at the champagne reception
Greg Nicotero and a guest
Greg Nicotero poses with some guests at the champagne reception.
Rich Hudek and friend at the 2017 Elly Awards
Greg Nicotero and Sally Wiggin at the champagne reception
Greg Nicotero and Sally Wiggin at the champagne reception
Thanks to Schell Games for sponsoring the 2017 Elly Awards!
George & Suz Romero with Tom Savini at the champagne reception
Marty Schiff, George Romero, Tom Savini at the champagne reception
Suz Romero and Tom Savini at the champagne reception
Greg Nicotero and Suz Romero at the champagne reception
Greg Nicotero, George Romero, and Tom Savini at the champagne reception
Steeltown President & CEO, Carl Kurlander, with Ellen Roth at the champagne reception
Tom Savini, a friend, and Marty Schiff at the Awards Ceremony
Pioneer Award honoree, George Romero, and Legacy Award honoree, Bill Isler, before the Awards Ceremony
Greg Nicotero talks with Suz Romero before the Awards Ceremony.
Jordan Taylor meets George Romero before the Awards Ceremony.
George Romero, Michael Bartley, and Jordan Taylor at the Awards Ceremony
Wendy Burtner-Owens welcomes the crowd to the Awards Ceremony.
Michael Bartley, the 2017 Elly Awards Master of Ceremonies
A packed theater for the Awards Ceremony
The crowd during the Awards Ceremony
Tony Buba presents the Indie Award
Julie Sokolow accepts the Indie Award at the 2017 Elly Awards
Tony Buba presents Julie Sokolow with her 2017 Elly Award.
Michael Bartley: the master of ceremonies of the 2017 Elly Awards
Tom Savini addresses the crowd before presenting Steve Tolin with the Impact Award.
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Steve Tolin accepts the 2017 Impact Award.
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Christina and Demetrius Wren present Elly Awards to our Youth & Media program’s graduating seniors.
Jordan Taylor, Steeltown Director of Production, congratulates our graduating Youth & Media students.
Brett Wormsley, Steeltown Director of Youth & Media, congratulates our graduating Youth & Media students.
Dave Onomastico, Steeltown Manager of Youth & Media, congratulates our graduating Youth & Media students.
Andy Esper, Steeltown Assistant Editor, congratulates our graduating Youth & Media students.
Greg Nicotero addresses the crowd before presenting George Romero with the Pioneer Award.
George Romero accepts the Pioneer Award at the 2017 Elly Awards.
Greg Nicotero presents George Romero with the Pioneer Award at the 2017 Elly Awards.
George Romero accepts the Pioneer Award at the 2017 Elly Awards.
George Romero and Greg Nicotero at the Awards Ceremony
Jim Rogal addresses the crowd before presenting Bill Isler with the Legacy award.
Bill Isler accepts the Legacy Award at the 2017 Elly Awards.
Bill Isler addresses the crowd after accepting the Legacy Award at the 2017 Elly Awards.
Bill and Mardi Isler at the Awards Ceremony
Alex Colligner, Zainab Adisa, and Alex Hunter after the 2017 Elly Awards ceremony
Francesco DiMaio, Jahnik Kurukulasuriya, and John Graves after the 2017 Elly Awards ceremony
Alex Hunter and John Graves
Josh Bullock, Alex Hunter, Remy DiSilvio, and John Graves
Steve and Erica Tolin
Carl Kurlander and George Romero
Carl Kurlander, George Romero, and Greg Nicotero
Carl Kurlander, George Romero, Greg Nicotero, and Tom Savini
Pittsburgh legends from George Romero’s Dead legacy reunite at the 2017 Elly Awards
The 2017 Elly Awards Honorees & Presenters
Wendy Burnter-Owens and George Romero
2017 Elly Awards guests gather at the after party.
Tracksploitation gets the music started at the after party.
Queens of the after party
Incredible delights from Eddie V’s at the after party
Guests enjoying the Eddie V’s delicacies at the after party
See, food? I do!
A packed house at the 2017 Elly Awards after party
A packed house at the 2017 Elly Awards after party
Greg Nicotero at the after party
Guests mingle at the after party
A view from below at the 2017 Elly Awards after party
Chip Burke and Carole King enjoy the after party.
Wendy enjoys the after party.
Even the Eddie V’s employees had a blast!
Queens of the Dead?
Oh no!
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Love knows no bounds!
Bad news for Christina Wren!
Folks enjoying some Sarris Candies at the after party
Youth & Media student, Christian Brown, kills it on the dance floor!
Tracksploitation plays the hits at the after party!
Demetrius Wren congratulates Christian Brown on his sick moves.
Andy Esper and Sarah Fischer
Tracksploitation killed it throughout the night!
Jordan Taylor isn’t just a Steeltown staff member. He shows off his skills as part of Tracksploitation.
Sarah Collens and Jordan Taylor
Sarah Collens and Jordan Taylor
Look! Love!
Guests and zombies mix at the 2017 Elly Awards after party!
Douglas Education Center students prepare zombies for the party!
Douglas Education Center students prepare zombies for the party!
What a beauty that the Douglas Education Center cooked up!
TolinFX shows their stuff at the after party.
Pittsburgh special effects pros – Greg Nicotero and Steve Tolin – at the after party
Welcome to the 2017 Elly Awards after party!
The beautiful Union Trust lobby
Eddie V’s crushed the catering at the after party!
Eddie V’s making the after party guests happy… and tipsy.
TolinFX prepares to blow the guts out of this zombie with their SquibFX.
Prepare the Squib!
That zombie is a goner!
Even the undead crack a smile!
TolinFX prepares a second squib.
Steve Tolin, Marty Schiff, and Greg Nicotero
Another zombie down at the after party!
Thanks again to the Douglas Education Center for perking up the party with the presence of the undead!
Mmm, cheese! Thanks, Eddie V’s!
Meat, please! Eddie V’s are charcuterie superstars.
Special seafood cups
Looking too good to eat!
Feeling fresh!
Wendy Burtner-Owens and Carl Kurlander