The Hollywood Reporter’s L.A. Power Broker Awards Return For Fifth Year

The Hollywood Reporter‘s celebration of Los Angeles’ top real estate agents is back.

This year’s L.A. Power Broker Awards, presented by luxury real estate PR firmThe Society Group, will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Residences Beverly Hills on Sept. 17. The fifth annual honors — toasting the powerhouse sellers onTHR‘s Top L.A. Brokers list, followed by an awards presentation — are co-hosted by Compass Development Marketing Group, with interiors and furnishings by home styling companyVesta Home.

This year’s event will go on without an emcee, after Selling Sunset‘s Jason Oppenheimand Mary Bonnet hosted the event in 2022 and 2024, and Mauricio Umansky took the reins in 2023. Nominees for eight of the awards categories are presented below, with winners announced at the event.

Team of the Year
Nominees: Tomer Fridman (Christie’s); Aaron Kirman (Christie’s); F. Ron Smith and David Berg (Compass); The Altman Brothers (Douglas Elliman); Myra and Michael Nourmand (Nourmand & Associates); Branden and Rayni Williams (The Beverly Hills Estates); David Parnes and James Harris (Carolwood)

PhilanthropicImpact Award
Nominees: Cindy Ambuehl (Christie’s); Juliette Hohnen (Douglas Elliman); Heather Roy and Learka Bosnak (Douglas Elliman); Smith and Berg (Compass)

Agent of Historic Architecture
Nominees: Joyce Rey (Coldwell Banker); Smith and Berg (Compass); Rochelle Atlas Maize (Nourmand); Linda May (Carolwood)

Condo Sale of the Year
Nominees:Jason Oppenheim (Oppenheim Group); The Altman Brothers (Douglas Elliman); Santiago Arana (The Agency); Jonah Wilson (Carolwood); Sally Forster Jones and Tomer Fridman (Compass)

MediaMaverickAward
Nominees: Kirman (Christie’s); Atlas Maize (Nourmand); Jordan Cohen (Re/Max); Mauricio Umansky (The Agency); Blair Chang (The Agency); Oppenheim (Oppenheim Group)

Stratospheric Sale of the Year
Nominees: Kurt Rappaport (Westside Estate Agency); Harris and Parnes (Carolwood); Solomon Properties (Coldwell); Forster Jones (Compass); Carl Gambino (Compass); Ginger Glass (Compass); Sandro Dazzan (The Agency); Cooper Mount (Carolwood); Drew Fenton (Carolwood); Linda May (Carolwood)

Celebrity Property Portfolio
Nominees: The Shevin Team (Douglas Elliman); Jade Mills (Coldwell Banker); Lea Porter (Beverly Hills Estates); Jordan Cohen (Re/Max); Hohnen (Douglas Elliman); Smith and Berg (Compass); Gambino (Compass)

Rising Star
Nominees: Barron N. Hilton and Tessa Hilton (Hilton Hilton); Lauren Duffy (Douglas Elliman); Bryce Pennel (Douglas Elliman)