About Scott “Movie” Mantz
HOST | FILM CRITIC | MODERATOR
Recipient of the ICG Publicists Guild Press Award (honoring outstanding entertainment journalism), Scott “Movie” Mantz is a longtime member of the Producers Guild of America and the Critic’s Choice Association. From 2000 to 2018, Mantz was an on-camera correspondent and Emmy-nominated Producer for “Access Hollywood” and “Access Hollywood Live.”
Mantz currently reviews movies and conducts talent interviews for KTLA-TV in Los Angeles. He has hosted the weekly Awards Season film show “For Your Consideration” for Collider Video, and he also co-hosted the Facebook Watch film series “You Know That Scene” for Focus Features.
In 2017, 2018 and 2020, Mantz hosted the Official Golden Globes Red Carpet Preshow for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and he moderated highly-viewed press events for blockbusters like “Incredibles 2,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Blade Runner 2049.” He is also the host and instructor of “Star Trek: Inspiring Culture and Technology,” an online course produced by the Smithsonian Institute.
All year long, Mantz is an in-demand moderator of panels, press conferences and post-screening Q&A sessions with filmmakers and acting talent, particularly during Awards Season. In recent years, he moderated numerous FYC Q&As for many Oscar-winning films, most notably “Parasite,” “Judy,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Green Book,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Shape of Water” and “La La Land.”
During his tenure with “Access Hollywood,” Mantz orchestrated the show’s coverage of all things film, including red carpet premieres, press junkets, awards shows, set visits and film festivals (Sundance, Toronto, SXSW, Telluride, Comic-Con and Cannes). His on-camera movie reviews also appeared on various national platforms, including the monitors at gas-pumps, supermarkets, and taxicabs.
Over the years, Mantz has been a regular contributor of reviews and film commentary for “The TODAY Show,” Headline News, CNN, National Public Radio, KNBC-Channel 4, KTTV-Channel 11 and the PBS movie review series “Just Seen It.
