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48 SAG-AFTR A | Fall/Winter 2025 | sagaftra.org Scene Around Veteran Performer Anita Hollander Honored at 2025 Media Access Awards S AG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local President Joely Fisher, left, President Sean Astin, National Performers With Disabilities Committee member Nick Novicki, former National PWD Committee Chair and SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award recipient Anita Hollander and L.A. PWD Chair & National PWD Committee Vice Chair Nicole Cyrille at the 2025 Media Access Awards Oct. 8 in Los Angeles. Hollander was recognized for her decades-long work and numerous contributions in furthering awareness of performers with disabilities in media. The annual event, hosted in partnership with the Easterseals, also marked Astin's first public appearance as union president. V IS FOR VICTORY AT COMIC-CON Fresh off their win from the Interactive Media Agreement strike, video game performers and Video Game Actors Unmasked panelists, from left, Seth Allyn Austin, Keythe Farley and Zeke Alton, with moderator Sarah Elmaleh, share their experiences — the good, the bad and the hilarious — at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 on July 25. FRAN DRESCHER HONORED FOR LGBTQ+ ADVOCACY Former SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher receives the National Labor Leader Award at the 25th Anniversary Equality Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 4. The award, given by Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, recognizes individuals for their significant contributions to labor and civil rights. SAG-AFTRA NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland presented Drescher with the honor. BMAC HONORS TASTEMAKERS AND INDUSTRY CHANGEMAKERS Veteran vocal performer and SAG-AFTRA L.A. Singers Committee member Amy Keys and National Director, Music Kristina Gorbacscov attend the 5th Annual Black Music Action Coalition Gala on Sept. 18 in Los Angeles. The event, which celebrates professionals whose work furthers equity within the music industry, recognized John Legend — who received the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award — Irving Azoff, Apple and Apple Music, and music publishing company Primary Wave Music. TOMMASO BODDI/MEDIA ACCESS AWARDS STEPHEN GREATHOUSE/SHUTTERSTOCK MAYA DEHLIN SPACH