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The Holdovers and American Fiction win at the WGA!
Finally, The Holdovers wins a well-deserved award for Screenplay. Congratulations. Take a bow. 2024 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS: WINNERS ANNOUNCED Los Angeles and New York – Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) announced the winners of the 2024 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional categories during concurrent ceremonies. SCREENPLAY WINNERS ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features ADAPTED SCREENPLAY American Fiction, Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY The Pigeon Tunnel, Written by Errol Morris;...
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The Writers Guild Awards Are Tonight! Last Minute Predictions?
The Writers Guild Awards will finally unfurl tonight. The strike from last year meant they had to postpone these awards because there was no work to judge from. It's highly unusual to have any awards after the Oscars, but before 2000, the BAFTAs used to happen after the Oscars. We are not expecting any deviation from the status quo, although...
SNL Pays Tribute Once More to Barbenheimer
Ryan Gosling hosted one of the funniest Saturday Night Llives in a while and not a moment too soon. As Israel and Iran were on the brink of war, amid a brutal election season, Saturday Night Live offered some relief. I didn't watch the show. I never do. Thankfully, Youtube has all of the best skits. "Here we are again,...
Shorts Exclusive: HollyShorts Film Festival Launches New Sports Category
HollyShorts is getting into sports. The organizers are launching a new sports narrative and documentary short films category. Now in its 20th year, the Oscar-qualifying film festival (Best Live Action, Documentary, Animation and Grand Prix categories eligible) takes place August 8-17, 2024 at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre and surrounding locations in Hollywood. NBA Champion and Los Angeles Lakers legend...
Kinds of Kindness Trailer Debuts
Here we go. Poor animals and weird sex, the Lanthimos trademark. Emma Stone is always great, even in soft core porn. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIxzAf3ring
77th Cannes Film Festival Lineup
Cannes delivered an edition for the ages last year that yielded numerous masterworks, not to mention THREE eventual Best. Picture. Nominees. All in all, it was probably the most memorable one I’ve been to of my eight trips so far. Ahead of the lineup announcement today for the upcoming edition, my expectations were somewhat tempered not only because of the...
97th Oscars Set Date for March 2, 2025
The Academy has announced its timeline for the 2024-2025 season, as follows: General entry, Best Picture, RAISE submission deadline Thursday, November 14, 2024 Governors Awards Sunday, November 17, 2024 Preliminary voting begins 9 a.m. PT Monday, December 9, 2024 Preliminary voting ends 5 p.m. PT Friday, December 13, 2024 Oscars Shortlists Announcement Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Eligibility period ends Tuesday,...
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Stephanie Laing On Honoring That Moment Between Laura and Bruce Dern on ‘Palm Royale’
Apple's Palm Royale has captivated viewers with its stunning visuals and comic performances, especially from lead Kristen Wiig. We are now halfway through the first season, and we are slowly realizing that Wiig's Maxine isn't just a schemer with lofty, money-grabbing aspirations. She is growing before our very eyes as a person who longs to be part of a community...
Directors Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz Discuss How ‘Quiet on Set’ Has Ignited a Federal Legislation Push
Awards Daily talks to Quiet on Set filmmakers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz about getting participants to share their stories for the Investigation Discovery docuseries. One of the most talked-about docuseries of the year is Investigation Discovery's Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. Filmmakers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz took great care into bringing this project to...
2024 Sports Emmys: NATAS Announces Nominees for 45th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 45th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards ceremony, which will take place on Tuesday, May 21, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, New York City. “This year’s sports broadcasting nominees produced thrilling and captivating television,” said Adam Sharp, President &...
Quiet at the Cooler! We Are Talking…’Quiet On Set’
Investigation Discovery's Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV has been the talk of social media for the last few weeks. By confronting the long-buried secrets of several sexual predators on set during the Golden Age of Nickelodeon, the series, directed by Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz, made us all look back at our favorite Nickelodeon shows with...
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Oscars 2024 – Closing It Out with One Last Podcast
We got together for one last podcast to close out the season. This time it's me, Sasha Stone, Ryan Adams,...
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