Longtime Disney Publicist Marshall Weinbaum Jumps Ship For Netflix
Longtime Disney publicist Marshall Weinbaum who was the intermediary between Disney and the media for 17 years is leaving the company to join Netflix’s Awards team.
In his new job, he will be the manager of awards (animation), working under Julie Tustin on awards campaigns for the streamer’s animated films. Over the last 10 years, Netflix animation has increasingly factored into the Oscar race. In fact, over the last five years, Netflix has landed seven Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations. It took home the award in 2022 for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.


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Netflix also got two best animated short nominations, recently winning for If Anything Happens I Love You in 2021.
Weinbaum’s Disney Career
Weinbaum began his Disney career after graduating from Michigan State University. In his role as senior publicist, he was a fixture at premieres, screenings, industry events, and award shows.


Photo: ICG
During his storied career, he worked on over 25 films that grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, including 13 of the 15 films with the highest-grossing opening weekend at the domestic box office.
Weinbaum was voted publicist of the year in 2022 by the ICG Publicists Guild. Additionally, he was part of campaigns recognized by the guild including The Help, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and The Mandalorian.


Photo: The Hollywood Reporter
“I’ve loved my time at Disney over the past 17 years,” Weinbaum told The Hollywood Reporter, “and I’m really excited about this new opportunity at Netflix. I’ve always loved animation and awards, so this is a dream come true.”
At this time, Disney has not announced who will fill Weinbaum’s role.
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