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Photos and Videos From the 87th OPC Awards
The OPC’s 87th Anniversary Awards Dinner, held on April 20, featured a keynote address by Julie Pace, executive editor of The Associated Press. The evening included the presentation of the President’s Award to Raney Aronson-Rath, editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE, as well as a conversation with Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and co-founder and CEO of Rappler.
The program also featured the lighting of the Press Freedom Candle and acceptance speeches from recipients of this year’s 22 awards honoring excellence in international journalism. The evening was emceed by Richard Engel of NBC News.
Explore the page below to view photos and videos from the celebration.
Click here to read our event recap by Jack Stone Truitt.
Scroll left and right using the white arrows to see photos from the evening’s festivities below.
The 87th Annual Overseas Press Club Awards gets underway at Cipriani, 25 Broadway, in New York. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Kevin Kallaugher (right) poses with his date, Sue Kallaugher (left). This year makes Kallaugher a six-time winner of the Best Cartoon Award. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
The 87th Annual Overseas Press Club Awards kicks off with a cocktail reception at Cipriani, 25 Broadway, in New York. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Marjorie Miller (left), Paul Haven, Julie Pace (right). Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
OPC Past Presidents Bill Holstein, Michael Serrill, Paula Dwyer and Deidre Depke (left to right). Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
OPC Award Winners Guilia Paravicini and Ben Taub. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Lynsey Addario (right) speaking to Suzy Hansen (left) between courses at the 87th Annual Awards Dinner. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
The New Yorker table at the 87th Annual Awards Dinner. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Guests take their seats at the opening of the 86th Annual Overseas Press Club Awards and President Scott Kraft begins to speak. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Jenn Goldstone, OPC Governor Tom Goldstone, OPC Governor Greg Myre, Amelia Myre, Executive Director Patricia Kranz, and OPC Vice President Sandra Stevenson (left to right). Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
NBC News Richard Engel is introduced as 87th Annual Awards presenter. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
The Hal Boyle Award winners from The Wall Street Journal arrive on stage to collect the first award with Richard Engel (right). Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
OPC President Scott Kraft presents the David Kaplan award to Presenter Richard Engel of NBC News. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Julie Pace, executive editor of AP, bows head in a moment of silence for the fallen foreign correspondents. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Mira Rath, Raney Aronson-Rath, and Maria Ressa (left to right). The table congratulates Raney Aronson-Rath for winning the President's Award. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
OPC President Scott Kraft (right) presents FRONTLINE (PBS) Editor-in-Chief and Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath (left) this year's President's Award. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Raney Aronson-Rath and Maria Ressa (left to right). Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Richard Engel, NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Mary Rajkumar, Julie Pace, Jeannie Ohm and Lucy Nicholson (left to right). Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
OPC President Scott Kraft (left) trades off with Keynote speaker, Julie Pace (right), executive editor of AP. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Julie Pace, senior vice president and executive editor of The Associated Press, is the keynote speaker at the Overseas Press Club of America’s Annual Awards Dinner on April 20 at Cipriani 25 Broadway. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
OPC Vice President Sandra Stevenson (left) chats with Amelia Myre (right). Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Guests celebrate the end of OPC's 87th Annual Awards Dinner. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Richard Engel (right) mingles with attendees. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
OPC's Executive Director Patricia Kranz. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Shivangi Sen, Aida Alami, Azmat Khan, Michael Mitsanas, Simon Li, June Li, Christopher Mendell Jr., Hikari Hida, Marina Roman, and Max Rykov (left to right). Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
June Li, Simon L, Sebastian Rotello, Scott Kraft, Marjorie Miller, John Daniszewski, Barbara Demick, Tracy Wilkinson, Mark Magnier and Bob Drogin (left to right). Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Allan Dodds Frank, Paula Dwyer, Edith Lederer, Sonya Fry, Bill Holstein (left to right) Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
OPC member Jason Alpert-Wisnia watches over OPC's Raffle table at the 87th Annual Awards Dinner.
Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Guests say their goodbyes and begin to depart the OPC 87th Annual Awards Dinner. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Nina Alvarez (right) wins the Lysney Addario photo from the 2026 OPC Raffle. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman 
Photo: Jennifer S. Altman |
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