Celebrity impersonators will be headed to Las Vegas (more than usual that is) for the 20th annual production of The Reel Awards.

The event is designed to celebrate and pay tribute to the Academy Awards, but the impersonators will also be there for the 11th Annual Celebrity Impersonators Convention.  Both events will be held at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

The Reel Awards will be presented from 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. PT in the Showroom of the hotel.  The event will be co-hosted by Celebrity Impersonators, Marcel Forestieri who will appear as Jay Leno, while fellow impersonator Anne Kissel will play Roseanne.

Impersonators who will perform at the Awards show include: Nick D’Egidio as Frank Sinatra; Michael Firestone as Michael Jackson; Roy Hammock as Willie Nelson; Harmik as Tom Jones; Ron Keel and Leonard Quenneville as Brooks & Dunn; Sherie Rae Parker as Bette Midler; Heidi Thompson as Cher and Hollie Vest as Peggy Lee. Awards presenters include Athena as Lady Gaga.

Heidi Thompson as Cher. Photo courtesy of International Celebrity Images.

A Cocktail Hour and Photos Ops will follow the Awards from 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. PT; a Dinner Buffet from 5:15 – 6:30 p.m. PT; and Dancing to DJ music from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. PT.

The convention runs from Monday, February 21st through Friday, February 25th, 2011.  Impersonator Showcases are open to the public for $10 per day on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 22nd and 23rd from 12 Noon – 4:00 p.m. PT in the hotel’s Showroom.

General Admission tickets cost $20 each for The Reel Awards show and Red Carpet event.  VIP Tickets are $85 each and include admission to the Awards show, the Red Carpet event, a No Host Bar cocktail reception and photo ops with the celebrity impersonators after the Awards show, as well as admission to a dinner buffet and dancing to DJ music.

Tickets can be purchased be purchased by calling, 1-800-887-5665.  For further information visit the websites, www.thereelawards.com, www.celebrityimpersonatorconventions.com and www.goldennugget.com.