Fien Troch’s “Holly,” which world premieres in competition at the Venice Film Festival, has debuted its trailer. MK2 is handling world sales. Troch’s previous film, “Home,” won the Horizons best director award at Venice.
“Holly” follows 15-year-old Holly, who calls her school to say she is staying home for the day. Soon after, a fire breaks out at the school, killing several students. With everyone touched by the tragedy, the community comes together, trying to heal.
Anna, a teacher, intrigued by Holly and her strange premonition, invites her to join the volunteering group she runs. Holly’s presence seems to bring peace of mind, warmth and hope to those she encounters. But soon, people begin to seek out Holly and her cathartic energy, demanding more and more from the girl.
Troch admits that there is something of herself in Holly. “Yes, like her, I am very receptive to other people’s emotions,...
“Holly” follows 15-year-old Holly, who calls her school to say she is staying home for the day. Soon after, a fire breaks out at the school, killing several students. With everyone touched by the tragedy, the community comes together, trying to heal.
Anna, a teacher, intrigued by Holly and her strange premonition, invites her to join the volunteering group she runs. Holly’s presence seems to bring peace of mind, warmth and hope to those she encounters. But soon, people begin to seek out Holly and her cathartic energy, demanding more and more from the girl.
Troch admits that there is something of herself in Holly. “Yes, like her, I am very receptive to other people’s emotions,...
- 8/29/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Venice Film Festival sails on in Italy — even with much of Hollywood at a standstill.
The annual cinema celebration hosted by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera runs from August 30 through September 9. Despite already having lost Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” from its opening night slot due to its SAG-AFTRA talent including star Zendaya being unable to accompany the world premiere due to strike work stoppage orders, Venice has plenty of movie goodness in store for its 80th edition.
Competition highlights include Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” David Fincher’s “The Killer,” Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things,” Ava DuVernay’s “Origin,” Luc Besson’s “Dogman,” Michel Franco’s “Memory,” Pablo Larrain’s “El Conde,” and many more. Out of competition, Venice will screen new films from Harmony Korine, Richard Linklater, Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Roman Polanski, and William Friedkin.
The annual cinema celebration hosted by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera runs from August 30 through September 9. Despite already having lost Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” from its opening night slot due to its SAG-AFTRA talent including star Zendaya being unable to accompany the world premiere due to strike work stoppage orders, Venice has plenty of movie goodness in store for its 80th edition.
Competition highlights include Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” David Fincher’s “The Killer,” Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things,” Ava DuVernay’s “Origin,” Luc Besson’s “Dogman,” Michel Franco’s “Memory,” Pablo Larrain’s “El Conde,” and many more. Out of competition, Venice will screen new films from Harmony Korine, Richard Linklater, Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Roman Polanski, and William Friedkin.
- 7/25/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Say what you want about Rivers Cuomo, but the man keeps his word. Back in February, after a fan caught the Weezer singer’s attention by posting a video to TikTok of himself playing the “Buddy Holly” riff for 990 days, Cuomo invited him to perform the song with the band on tour. That offer became a reality on Wednesday night in Madison, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin native Evan Marsalli plays drums in a band called Diet Lite, though his 15 minutes of internet fame came when Cuomo virtually “duetted” his 990th “Buddy Holly” video with a challenge: to play the iconic guitar lick with the band when their “Indie Rock Roadtrip” tour came through town. Indeed, fan footage shows Marsalli with the pop-rock veterans, who piped down to let the young artist hit that “do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do” all by himself.
“After 990 videos and 1 duet @dietlitemusic finally took to the stage to play Buddy Holly last night in Madison,...
Wisconsin native Evan Marsalli plays drums in a band called Diet Lite, though his 15 minutes of internet fame came when Cuomo virtually “duetted” his 990th “Buddy Holly” video with a challenge: to play the iconic guitar lick with the band when their “Indie Rock Roadtrip” tour came through town. Indeed, fan footage shows Marsalli with the pop-rock veterans, who piped down to let the young artist hit that “do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do” all by himself.
“After 990 videos and 1 duet @dietlitemusic finally took to the stage to play Buddy Holly last night in Madison,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
“This Morning” anchors Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield – the U.K.’s answer to Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest – have gone their separate ways in a shock split.
Schofield announced on Saturday he would be stepping down from the show. In his statement he implied the decision had not entirely been his.
“I have always been proud to cover fascinating stories on ‘This Morning,’” he said in a post on Instagram. “But recently, ‘This Morning’ itself has become the story. Throughout my career in TV – including the very difficult last few days – I have always done my best to be honourable and kind. I understand that ITV has decided the current situation can’t go on, and I want to do what I can to protect the show that I love.”
“So I have agreed to step down from ‘This Morning’ with immediate effect in the hope that the show...
Schofield announced on Saturday he would be stepping down from the show. In his statement he implied the decision had not entirely been his.
“I have always been proud to cover fascinating stories on ‘This Morning,’” he said in a post on Instagram. “But recently, ‘This Morning’ itself has become the story. Throughout my career in TV – including the very difficult last few days – I have always done my best to be honourable and kind. I understand that ITV has decided the current situation can’t go on, and I want to do what I can to protect the show that I love.”
“So I have agreed to step down from ‘This Morning’ with immediate effect in the hope that the show...
- 5/20/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
A rainy Friday afternoon in Cannes got disrupted briefly by a suspicious bag left near the main entrance of the film festival headquarters, the Palais des Festivals.
According to local news and eyewitness reports on social media, police closed the main entrance and secured the area while they investigated the bag but they did not evacuate any of the offices or high-profile screening rooms inside. France’s La Libre reported that the bag was discovered at approximately 1:30 p.m. in front of a tourist office.
It turned out it was “baggage forgotten by a tourist,” said Philippe Loos, secretary general of the prefecture. The inspection ended 30 minutes later, by which time police had identified the contents and allowed traffic to resume in the area.
At the time, Holly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex was screening in the Debussy Theatre, while Nuri Blige Ceylan’s About Dry Grass...
According to local news and eyewitness reports on social media, police closed the main entrance and secured the area while they investigated the bag but they did not evacuate any of the offices or high-profile screening rooms inside. France’s La Libre reported that the bag was discovered at approximately 1:30 p.m. in front of a tourist office.
It turned out it was “baggage forgotten by a tourist,” said Philippe Loos, secretary general of the prefecture. The inspection ended 30 minutes later, by which time police had identified the contents and allowed traffic to resume in the area.
At the time, Holly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex was screening in the Debussy Theatre, while Nuri Blige Ceylan’s About Dry Grass...
- 5/19/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
September Film and Rival Cineart have snapped up multiple festival titles.
In an early litmus test of the commercial appeal of Official Selection titles, Benelux’s leading arthouse buyers have swept in to each buy a haul.
Pim Hermeling’s September Film, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, snapped up Dry Grasses, La Chimera, Club Zero, Monster, Fallen Leaves and Last Summer at script stage, as well as Salem in Un Certain Regard and Steve McQueen’s Occupied City.
In the market, the company has now picked up Beta Cinema’s One Last Evening which it will both release and look to remake,...
In an early litmus test of the commercial appeal of Official Selection titles, Benelux’s leading arthouse buyers have swept in to each buy a haul.
Pim Hermeling’s September Film, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, snapped up Dry Grasses, La Chimera, Club Zero, Monster, Fallen Leaves and Last Summer at script stage, as well as Salem in Un Certain Regard and Steve McQueen’s Occupied City.
In the market, the company has now picked up Beta Cinema’s One Last Evening which it will both release and look to remake,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Aiming to change or at least compliment how artists get their foot in the door, Terrence Howard and Mira Howard are launching a talent discovery platform known as Holly.
The Academy Award-nominated actor alongside his ex-wife and current business partner are hoping to even the playing field for those lacking industry connections who still wish to pursue professional arts. The platform aims to be an inclusive and all-encompassing place for artists to share their reels, auditions and related work product for those doing the hiring, while also presenting opportunities for intermingling among folks within different parts of the overall creative community.
“Hollywood is in serious need of a shakeup, and Holly is the answer to a more collaborative environment where we partner with agencies, studios and other industry players to provide more access for talent and more diverse content for viewers,” Terrence Howard said.
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The Academy Award-nominated actor alongside his ex-wife and current business partner are hoping to even the playing field for those lacking industry connections who still wish to pursue professional arts. The platform aims to be an inclusive and all-encompassing place for artists to share their reels, auditions and related work product for those doing the hiring, while also presenting opportunities for intermingling among folks within different parts of the overall creative community.
“Hollywood is in serious need of a shakeup, and Holly is the answer to a more collaborative environment where we partner with agencies, studios and other industry players to provide more access for talent and more diverse content for viewers,” Terrence Howard said.
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- 4/14/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Sometimes it can be fun to watch a skillful band cover songs. Tony Tost’s Americana is precisely that: an ode to the drive-in B-movie which in turn influenced filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, who in turn influenced a generation of filmmakers making quirky violent ensemble films with scrambled chronologies. What’s new is old again and Americana, influenced by films from the 1970s, feels more like a film from the 1990s with notes of Allison Anders’ Gas Food Lodging, David Lynch’s Wild at Heart, and the Kiefer Sutherland-directed neo-noir Truth or Consequences, N.M. The result, thanks in part to a compelling cast, elevates this material past the cinematic equivalent of the local dad band playing Springsteen covers at the corner bar on a Saturday night.
Americana is divided into chapter. In the first, “Old New West,” we’re introduced to Cal (Gavin Maddox Bergman), a caucasian boy who grew...
Americana is divided into chapter. In the first, “Old New West,” we’re introduced to Cal (Gavin Maddox Bergman), a caucasian boy who grew...
- 3/27/2023
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
According to a biography on Stephen King's website, the famous author's first short story was published in 1967 in an anthology paper called Startling Mystery Stories. His story was called "The Glass Floor," and King was only 18 years old. It was the first step in a decades-long literary career of overwhelming success, leading to 65 novels, 200 short stories, and dozens of feature film adaptations.
King's first major hit novel came in 1974 with the publication of "Carrie," a story about a repressed, abused teenage girl who finds that she may be developing psychic powers. Given how cruelly the world treats Carrie White, and how little her religious zealot mother wants to talk to her, an explosive, murderous conclusion was inevitable.
"Carrie" was adapted to the big screen in 1976 (seen above) by director Brian De Palma and screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen, and it's one of the best adaptations of King's material. The film...
King's first major hit novel came in 1974 with the publication of "Carrie," a story about a repressed, abused teenage girl who finds that she may be developing psychic powers. Given how cruelly the world treats Carrie White, and how little her religious zealot mother wants to talk to her, an explosive, murderous conclusion was inevitable.
"Carrie" was adapted to the big screen in 1976 (seen above) by director Brian De Palma and screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen, and it's one of the best adaptations of King's material. The film...
- 3/7/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Reading and Leeds have announced new names for their 2023 line up.
The three day sistering festivals have already confirmed artists including The Killers, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Fender and Billie Eilish,cwho will become the youngest solo artist to top the bill.
Now, the festival – which takes place over the August bank weekend (25-27) – has confirmed that British acts such as Mimi Webb, Holly Humberstone and Mercury Prize nominated Yard Act will join the billing.
The artists are part of the 81 acts who were announced by the festival on Tuesday morning (28 February).
Other acts on the billing include Foals, Wet Leg, Becky Hill, Eliza Rose and Bakar.
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The three day sistering festivals have already confirmed artists including The Killers, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Fender and Billie Eilish,cwho will become the youngest solo artist to top the bill.
Now, the festival – which takes place over the August bank weekend (25-27) – has confirmed that British acts such as Mimi Webb, Holly Humberstone and Mercury Prize nominated Yard Act will join the billing.
The artists are part of the 81 acts who were announced by the festival on Tuesday morning (28 February).
Other acts on the billing include Foals, Wet Leg, Becky Hill, Eliza Rose and Bakar.
70+ Names Just Added To #RANDL23 ❤️...
- 2/28/2023
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Winter is fierce, but the heat is on across King’s Dominion. So, once again, The Losers’ Club is putting on their shades, revving up their Plymouth Fury, and feeling the breeze in Hollywood King. Yes, it’s another high-octane news episode that finds Losers Michael Roffman, Justin Gerber, Dan Caffrey, and Randall Colburn cycling through all the latest Stephen King headlines.
Topics include the just-released trailer for Rob Savage‘s The Boogeyman, all the updates surrounding King’s next novel Holly, Kurt Wimmer’s finally-to-be-released Children of the Corn, and all those King tweets you’ve been retweeting throughout January. Elsewhere, they also share their King crushes ahead of Valentine’s Day and banter about banned books.
Stream the episode below and return on Friday when the Losers are joined by The Cabin at the End of the World author Paul Tremblay. For further adventures, join the Club over...
Topics include the just-released trailer for Rob Savage‘s The Boogeyman, all the updates surrounding King’s next novel Holly, Kurt Wimmer’s finally-to-be-released Children of the Corn, and all those King tweets you’ve been retweeting throughout January. Elsewhere, they also share their King crushes ahead of Valentine’s Day and banter about banned books.
Stream the episode below and return on Friday when the Losers are joined by The Cabin at the End of the World author Paul Tremblay. For further adventures, join the Club over...
- 1/31/2023
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products released each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Jurassic Park Virtual Pets from Tamagotchi
Ready for a double dose of ’90s nostalgia? Tamagotchi – the beloved virtual pet keychain from our youth – is celebrating Jurassic Park’s 30th anniversary with dinosaur virtual pets. Due out in March, amber and egg versions are available to pre-order for 20.99.
Depending on how you interact with your baby dino, they may evolve into over 20 different dinosaurs, including rarities. If you don’t take proper care of them, they’ll leave you. When your prehistoric pal is in a bad mood, give them a snack (leaves and nuts for herbivores; meat and fish for carnivores) or play one of three mini-games.
Holly by Stephen King
Stephen King will publish Holly on September 5 via Scribner.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Jurassic Park Virtual Pets from Tamagotchi
Ready for a double dose of ’90s nostalgia? Tamagotchi – the beloved virtual pet keychain from our youth – is celebrating Jurassic Park’s 30th anniversary with dinosaur virtual pets. Due out in March, amber and egg versions are available to pre-order for 20.99.
Depending on how you interact with your baby dino, they may evolve into over 20 different dinosaurs, including rarities. If you don’t take proper care of them, they’ll leave you. When your prehistoric pal is in a bad mood, give them a snack (leaves and nuts for herbivores; meat and fish for carnivores) or play one of three mini-games.
Holly by Stephen King
Stephen King will publish Holly on September 5 via Scribner.
- 1/27/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
‘This Morning’ Anchors Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby Address Queen ‘Queue Jumping’ Accusations
“This Morning” anchors Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby addressed accusations they “queue-jumped” the five-mile long line to visit Queen Elizabeth II lying in state last week.
In a pre-recorded segment at the opening of the show on Tuesday morning, the duo took viewers through a montage of events that took place since the Queen’s death on Sept. 8, from the news breaking to her lying-in-state in Westminster Hall last week.
Alongside footage of Schofield and Willoughby outside Westminster Hall, where they spoke to members of the public who had queued to see the Queen, Willoughby said in a voice-over: “Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists, we were given official permission to access the Hall. It was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the U.K. who haven’t been able to visit Westminster in person.”
“The rules were that we would...
In a pre-recorded segment at the opening of the show on Tuesday morning, the duo took viewers through a montage of events that took place since the Queen’s death on Sept. 8, from the news breaking to her lying-in-state in Westminster Hall last week.
Alongside footage of Schofield and Willoughby outside Westminster Hall, where they spoke to members of the public who had queued to see the Queen, Willoughby said in a voice-over: “Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists, we were given official permission to access the Hall. It was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the U.K. who haven’t been able to visit Westminster in person.”
“The rules were that we would...
- 9/20/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Jessica Lowndes and Paul Greene are teaming up!
Great American Family revealed Thursday that Jessica Lowndes, Paul Greene (When Calls the Heart), and Golden Globe ® nominee (Pipe Dreams) and seven-time Grammy Award ® winner (22 nominations), the “Empress of Soul,” Gladys Knight are set to star in Someday at Christmas.
The flick is an original Christmas movie, which is set to premiere on the network this November.
The film reunites Knight with former Motown chief and acclaimed, award-winning writer-producer, Suzanne de Passe.
The new film begins production on September 9 and will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
“As anticipation builds for year two of Great American Christmas, we are delighted to be working with the incomparable Gladys Knight...
Great American Family revealed Thursday that Jessica Lowndes, Paul Greene (When Calls the Heart), and Golden Globe ® nominee (Pipe Dreams) and seven-time Grammy Award ® winner (22 nominations), the “Empress of Soul,” Gladys Knight are set to star in Someday at Christmas.
The flick is an original Christmas movie, which is set to premiere on the network this November.
The film reunites Knight with former Motown chief and acclaimed, award-winning writer-producer, Suzanne de Passe.
The new film begins production on September 9 and will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
“As anticipation builds for year two of Great American Christmas, we are delighted to be working with the incomparable Gladys Knight...
- 9/8/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“That was a series of challenges,” three-time Emmy Award-winning production designer Elisabeth Williams declares with regard to creating a wartorn Chicago in the fourth season of Hulu‘s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which kickstarted its 10-episode run with three episodes on April 28. In our exclusive video interview (watch above), Williams talks us through the work that went into creating a ruined version of the aforementioned American metropolis as well as a number of other striking sets in season 4.
On the run after smuggling 86 children and nine Marthas across the Canadian border, June (Elisabeth Moss) and a group of other handmaids betake themselves to a farmhouse for shelter at the outset of the fourth season. On this subject, Williams explains how she and her team wanted to make clear that “we were no longer in the Boston Gilead that we knew,” while also wanting to explore how a Commander who resides in the countryside lives.
On the run after smuggling 86 children and nine Marthas across the Canadian border, June (Elisabeth Moss) and a group of other handmaids betake themselves to a farmhouse for shelter at the outset of the fourth season. On this subject, Williams explains how she and her team wanted to make clear that “we were no longer in the Boston Gilead that we knew,” while also wanting to explore how a Commander who resides in the countryside lives.
- 5/29/2021
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Channel 5’s The Jeremy Vine Show and ITV’s Loose Women are the first British TV shows to ditch their studio audiences amid the coronavirus outbreak.
ITN Productions, which makes daily topical debate show Jeremy Vine for ViacomCBS broadcaster Channel 5, said: “As a precautionary measure we have taken the decision not to have a live studio audience for The Jeremy Vine Show for the time being. We will continue to monitor and review official guidelines and advice.”
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Vine tweeted a short video clip from the studio floor showing the absence of the audience. “This is unusual,” he said. “Have a good day, stay healthy.”
Meanwhile, Loose Women producer ITV Studios appears to have taken the same decision,...
ITN Productions, which makes daily topical debate show Jeremy Vine for ViacomCBS broadcaster Channel 5, said: “As a precautionary measure we have taken the decision not to have a live studio audience for The Jeremy Vine Show for the time being. We will continue to monitor and review official guidelines and advice.”
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Vine tweeted a short video clip from the studio floor showing the absence of the audience. “This is unusual,” he said. “Have a good day, stay healthy.”
Meanwhile, Loose Women producer ITV Studios appears to have taken the same decision,...
- 3/16/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The 71st Emmy Awards kicked off Saturday and Sunday with the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. As a cascade of Emmys were handed out in technical and acting categories, and there were plenty of expected wins and some surprises.
The biggest winner of the two nights combined was HBO’s Game of Thrones, which garnered 10 Emmys on Sunday, while HBO’s Chernobyl earned seven. Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won six including acting accolades for Jane Lynch and Luke Kirby, while The Handmaid’s Tale surprisingly swooped in and took guest acting trophies for Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones.
On Saturday, big winners included RuPaul’s Drag Race which won for Outstanding Hairstyling, Outstanding Costumes, and RuPaul Charles for Outstanding Host. It was the fourth win in a row for Charles, tying the Emmys record with Survivor’s Jeff Probst for...
The biggest winner of the two nights combined was HBO’s Game of Thrones, which garnered 10 Emmys on Sunday, while HBO’s Chernobyl earned seven. Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won six including acting accolades for Jane Lynch and Luke Kirby, while The Handmaid’s Tale surprisingly swooped in and took guest acting trophies for Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones.
On Saturday, big winners included RuPaul’s Drag Race which won for Outstanding Hairstyling, Outstanding Costumes, and RuPaul Charles for Outstanding Host. It was the fourth win in a row for Charles, tying the Emmys record with Survivor’s Jeff Probst for...
- 9/16/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
After setting a new record for the most nominations a series has ever received in a single year, “Game of Thrones” dominated the 2019 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys, which were handed out on Sunday evening in downtown Los Angeles.
The final season of the epic HBO series won 10 awards, taking Emmys for casting, music, main-title design, picture editing, sound mixing and sound editing, makeup, costumes, visual effects and stunt coordination — though it was beaten by “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for cinematography, “Chernobyl” for production design and “Star Trek: Discovery” for prosthetic makeup.
Jane Lynch won the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the fourth different show for which Lynch has won an Emmy. The show also won the guest-actor award, with Luke Kirby helping shut “Saturday Night Live” out of the guest acting winner’s circle for the first time since 2015.
Bradley Whitford...
The final season of the epic HBO series won 10 awards, taking Emmys for casting, music, main-title design, picture editing, sound mixing and sound editing, makeup, costumes, visual effects and stunt coordination — though it was beaten by “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for cinematography, “Chernobyl” for production design and “Star Trek: Discovery” for prosthetic makeup.
Jane Lynch won the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the fourth different show for which Lynch has won an Emmy. The show also won the guest-actor award, with Luke Kirby helping shut “Saturday Night Live” out of the guest acting winner’s circle for the first time since 2015.
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- 9/15/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The 2019 Creative Arts Emmys were held on the weekend of September 14-15, celebrating the best achievements in television crafts, animation, nonfiction and more. This is where the vast majority of awards were handed out (almost 100 over the course of the two days) before the main Emmys telecast on September 22. So who were the big winners on Sunday night? Scroll down for the complete list in all 49 categories, updating live as they’re announced.
SEE2019 Creative Arts Emmy winners (Saturday): Full list of nominees and winners in all 48 categories
Saturday night’s show focused on achievements in animation, documentaries, variety, and reality. Sunday’s kudos were reserved mostly for dramas, comedies, movies and limited series. Among the top nominees in these fields included “Game of Thrones,” which had a record 32 nominations overall, 18 of which were at Creative Arts. Other programs with heaps of craft noms included “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,...
SEE2019 Creative Arts Emmy winners (Saturday): Full list of nominees and winners in all 48 categories
Saturday night’s show focused on achievements in animation, documentaries, variety, and reality. Sunday’s kudos were reserved mostly for dramas, comedies, movies and limited series. Among the top nominees in these fields included “Game of Thrones,” which had a record 32 nominations overall, 18 of which were at Creative Arts. Other programs with heaps of craft noms included “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,...
- 9/15/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Game of Thrones” didn’t break any records during the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, but they gave themselves a leg-up on history. The HBO fantasy series was nominated for 18 awards, and ended up taking home an awe-inspiring 10.
For those keeping track, “Game of Thrones” already owns the record it seeks to achieve, winning 12 Emmy Awards in 2015 for its fifth season and is well on its way to obliterating that award during the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 22.
Those who suspected that a disappointing final season would dampen the Television Academy’s enthusiasm for the most decorated drama series of all time, were proved wrong yet again after racking up a record 32 overall nominations.
The second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards offered few surprises, with defending comedy series winner, Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, scoring six awards, including both Outstanding Guest...
For those keeping track, “Game of Thrones” already owns the record it seeks to achieve, winning 12 Emmy Awards in 2015 for its fifth season and is well on its way to obliterating that award during the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 22.
Those who suspected that a disappointing final season would dampen the Television Academy’s enthusiasm for the most decorated drama series of all time, were proved wrong yet again after racking up a record 32 overall nominations.
The second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards offered few surprises, with defending comedy series winner, Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, scoring six awards, including both Outstanding Guest...
- 9/14/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” made a major splash with a record 32 Emmy nominations in July for its eighth and final season, bringing the show’s ultimate total to 161. One of those 32 bids is for Best One-Hour Single-Camera Cinematography, a category the show has never won. Can it finally do it this year with director of photography Jonathan Freeman, who is nominated for shooting the series finale “The Iron Throne”?
“Thrones” wasn’t able to break into this race until 2013 for its third season, but has since nabbed eight additional noms to become the most nominated show in this category. If anyone can now finally get it across the finish line, it’s Freeman, a three-time Emmy winner for another HBO show, “Boardwalk Empire”, and previous nominee for “Thrones” (in 2014 for the episode “Two Swords”). He’s also won five out of eight times at the American Society of Cinematographer Awards,...
“Thrones” wasn’t able to break into this race until 2013 for its third season, but has since nabbed eight additional noms to become the most nominated show in this category. If anyone can now finally get it across the finish line, it’s Freeman, a three-time Emmy winner for another HBO show, “Boardwalk Empire”, and previous nominee for “Thrones” (in 2014 for the episode “Two Swords”). He’s also won five out of eight times at the American Society of Cinematographer Awards,...
- 9/13/2019
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Emmy episode analysis: Cherry Jones (‘The Handmaid’s Tale’) returns for the second time for Season 2
Blessed be the fruit! Hulu racked up 11 Emmy nominations for three orphaned episodes from “The Handmaid’s Tale‘s” sophomore season, including one for Cherry Jones in Best Drama Guest Actress. It was her second consecutive bid in this category for the series, in which she appears as June’s (Elisabeth Moss) feminist firebrand mother, Holly. Jones previously won a prize as Best Drama Supporting Actress for “24.”
In “Holly,” flashbacks give audiences a glimpse of June’s first pregnancy with Hannah. Her mother promises to be there for the birth of her granddaughter, but June is skeptical given how frequently absent she is while trotting the globe to fight her causes. In the present, June gives birth to the Waterford’s child, who she names Holly in a tribute to the woman who has inspired her to rebel against her captors.
Can Jones win for this episode? Let’s take...
In “Holly,” flashbacks give audiences a glimpse of June’s first pregnancy with Hannah. Her mother promises to be there for the birth of her granddaughter, but June is skeptical given how frequently absent she is while trotting the globe to fight her causes. In the present, June gives birth to the Waterford’s child, who she names Holly in a tribute to the woman who has inspired her to rebel against her captors.
Can Jones win for this episode? Let’s take...
- 9/5/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
IndieWire reached out to this year’s nominees for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour), Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour), and Limited Series or Movie, and asked them which cameras and lenses they used — but even more important: Why were these these the right tools to create the look of their series?
Single Camera Series (One Hour)
The 2019 Emmy nominees for outstanding cinematography in this category are Jonathan Freeman (“Game of Thrones”), Zoë White (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Colin Watkinson (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Dana Gonzales (“Hanna”), Gonzalo Amat (“The Man In The High Castle”), M. David Mullen (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), and Robert McLachlan (“Ray Donovan”).
2018 Emmy Winner: Adriano Goldman for “The Crown”
2017 Emmy Winner: Colin Watkinson for “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
“Game Of Thrones”
Nominated Episode: “The Iron Throne”
Format: 3.2K Pro-Res and Arriraw 1:78
Camera: Alexa Sxt Plus, Mini; Red Epic-m Dragon (for some VFX work)
Lens: Cooke S-4, Angenieux Optimo Zooms,...
Single Camera Series (One Hour)
The 2019 Emmy nominees for outstanding cinematography in this category are Jonathan Freeman (“Game of Thrones”), Zoë White (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Colin Watkinson (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Dana Gonzales (“Hanna”), Gonzalo Amat (“The Man In The High Castle”), M. David Mullen (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), and Robert McLachlan (“Ray Donovan”).
2018 Emmy Winner: Adriano Goldman for “The Crown”
2017 Emmy Winner: Colin Watkinson for “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
“Game Of Thrones”
Nominated Episode: “The Iron Throne”
Format: 3.2K Pro-Res and Arriraw 1:78
Camera: Alexa Sxt Plus, Mini; Red Epic-m Dragon (for some VFX work)
Lens: Cooke S-4, Angenieux Optimo Zooms,...
- 8/20/2019
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Two years ago, “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” Reed Morano ended a 22-year cold streak when she became just the third woman to win the Best Drama Directing Emmy. Two women have a chance of joining that group this year to be No. 4: Daina Reid for “Handmaid’s” and Lisa Brühlmann for “Killing Eve.”
Before Morano, the only female drama directing champs were Karen Arthur and Mimi Leder. Morano’s field included two other women, her fellow “Handmaid’s” director Kate Dennis and Lesli Linka Glatter for “Homeland.” Last year, “Handmaid’s” helmer Kari Skogland, who was the only woman in the lineup, was the odds-on frontrunner to win, but the award ended up going to Stephen Daldry for “The Crown.”
Reid, whose nominated episode is “Holly” — one of “Handmaid’s” three eligible orphaned episodes this cycle — and Brühlmann, nominated for “Desperate Times,” are up against three “Game of Thrones...
Before Morano, the only female drama directing champs were Karen Arthur and Mimi Leder. Morano’s field included two other women, her fellow “Handmaid’s” director Kate Dennis and Lesli Linka Glatter for “Homeland.” Last year, “Handmaid’s” helmer Kari Skogland, who was the only woman in the lineup, was the odds-on frontrunner to win, but the award ended up going to Stephen Daldry for “The Crown.”
Reid, whose nominated episode is “Holly” — one of “Handmaid’s” three eligible orphaned episodes this cycle — and Brühlmann, nominated for “Desperate Times,” are up against three “Game of Thrones...
- 8/16/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Our combined Emmy odds currently peg “Game of Thrones” as the front-runner for Best Drama Directing for the battle-centric episode “The Long Night” (by Miguel Sapochnik). But what about the other two “Thrones” episodes nominated in this race: “The Last of the Starks” (by David Nutter) and “The Iron Throne” (by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss)? I joined Gold Derby editors Riley Chow and Zach Laws to discuss whether “Got” is strong enough to overcome vote-splitting or another show could end up ascending the Emmy throne (watch the video slugfest above).
SEEAdam McKay Interview: ‘Succession’ director
Like our odds, I’m predicting Sapochnik to nab his second Emmy statuette, after winning his first one in 2016 for directing the season 6 “Thrones” installment “Battle of the Bastards.” To defend my prediction, I argue, “Everyone knows that this episode took 55 nights to shoot. Everyone knows it’s one of the biggest battle spectacles...
SEEAdam McKay Interview: ‘Succession’ director
Like our odds, I’m predicting Sapochnik to nab his second Emmy statuette, after winning his first one in 2016 for directing the season 6 “Thrones” installment “Battle of the Bastards.” To defend my prediction, I argue, “Everyone knows that this episode took 55 nights to shoot. Everyone knows it’s one of the biggest battle spectacles...
- 8/16/2019
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
An edited version of this story about “The Handmaid’s Tale” first ran in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.
“The Handmaid’s Tale” was not supposed to be a major Emmy player this year. After all, the Hulu drama wasn’t even eligible for series awards, or in the lead or supporting acting categories; its second season mostly aired in the spring of 2018 and was eligible last year, while Season 3 didn’t begin until after this year’s cutoff.
But it did air the three final episodes of Season 2 during this year’s eligibility period — and that made these “dangling episodes,” in Emmy parlance, eligible for individual awards for those specific episodes: directing awards, writing awards, guest-acting awards for performers who weren’t series regulars, that kind of thing.
And those three episodes landed a remarkable 11 Emmy nominations. They were honored for directing, acting,...
“The Handmaid’s Tale” was not supposed to be a major Emmy player this year. After all, the Hulu drama wasn’t even eligible for series awards, or in the lead or supporting acting categories; its second season mostly aired in the spring of 2018 and was eligible last year, while Season 3 didn’t begin until after this year’s cutoff.
But it did air the three final episodes of Season 2 during this year’s eligibility period — and that made these “dangling episodes,” in Emmy parlance, eligible for individual awards for those specific episodes: directing awards, writing awards, guest-acting awards for performers who weren’t series regulars, that kind of thing.
And those three episodes landed a remarkable 11 Emmy nominations. They were honored for directing, acting,...
- 8/16/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
It’s not surprising that our combined Emmy odds currently peg “Killing Eve’s” “Nice and Neat” as the front-runner for Best Drama Writing. The second season of the BBC America show just nabbed a significant total of nine nominations. I recently joined Gold Derby editors Riley Chow and Zach Laws to discuss whether we agree with the odds or have one of the other nominees in our top spots (watch the video slugfest above).
“There is only one ‘Game of Thrones’ nominee in writing,” Laws stresses as he explains his decision to predict “Thrones’” series finale “The Iron Throne” as the most likely winner. Since this episode doesn’t have to worry about splitting the vote with another submission from the show, it would be the sole recipient of “Throne’s” massive overall support – it nabbed a record-breaking 32 nominations. I, too, have it in my top slot and add...
“There is only one ‘Game of Thrones’ nominee in writing,” Laws stresses as he explains his decision to predict “Thrones’” series finale “The Iron Throne” as the most likely winner. Since this episode doesn’t have to worry about splitting the vote with another submission from the show, it would be the sole recipient of “Throne’s” massive overall support – it nabbed a record-breaking 32 nominations. I, too, have it in my top slot and add...
- 8/15/2019
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Television has never looked quite like this before, with so many conversation-starting, cultural narrative-altering stories that incite, invite, or ignite something in viewers. Telling tales of grounded, often tough, topics through heightened worlds is frequently a way to soften the blow of such hard-to-watch material. Viewers may be enticed by the spectacle of gimmick (as in Hulu’s “Pen15” in which adults play teenage versions of themselves); the allure of a simpler time (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” from Amazon Prime Video), the desire to re-experience something with hindsight (Netflix’s “When They See Us”) or even the flash of fantasy (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”). While it can be challenging to balance serious material matter in a larger-than-life setting, the key for many of this year’s Emmy nominees in the writing and directing categories is authenticity and care in creation.
Ava DuVernay wrote and directed all four episodes of “When They See Us,...
Ava DuVernay wrote and directed all four episodes of “When They See Us,...
- 8/7/2019
- by Danielle Turchiano and Jarrett Hill
- Variety Film + TV
Daina Reid just earned her first Emmy nomination for directing “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 2 episode “Holly,” her first-ever directing gig for a U.S. TV series. The director is previously known for projects in her native Australia, including “Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of Inxs.” Reid was shocked to hear of her Emmy nomination for Best Drama Directing this year, even though it came months after her nomination for the same “Handmaid’s Tale” episode at the Directors Guild of America Awards. “There was a message from an associate of mine just saying, ‘Congratulations,’ and I’m like, ‘For what?'” Reid recalls, of Emmy nomination day. “Then I opened up my emails and there were like 40 emails so it was very surprising to wake up to that.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Reid above.
See‘The Handmaid’s Tale’s’ Emmy risk pays off with...
See‘The Handmaid’s Tale’s’ Emmy risk pays off with...
- 8/5/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
While it looks like the Emmy race for Best Drama Directing will come down to a battle royal between three “Game of Thrones” contenders, there’s actually a sizable spoiler lurking in the wings: Adam McKay, who’s nominated for HBO’s new series “Succession.” The TV academy loves to reward A-list movie directors, especially ones who’ve been on a role as of late. So while our odds may say “Thrones” is primed to take its third victory in the category (it previously won in 2015 and 2016), perhaps they shouldn’t celebrate too soon.
After carving out a niche for himself with the absurdist comedies “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” (2004) and “Step Brothers” (2008), McKay won critical acclaim and Oscar glory with the politically charged satires “The Big Short” (2015) and “Vice” (2018). The former brought him a victory for screenwriting and a nomination for directing, while the latter earned him writing,...
After carving out a niche for himself with the absurdist comedies “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” (2004) and “Step Brothers” (2008), McKay won critical acclaim and Oscar glory with the politically charged satires “The Big Short” (2015) and “Vice” (2018). The former brought him a victory for screenwriting and a nomination for directing, while the latter earned him writing,...
- 7/31/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
“Game of Thrones” dominated the Emmy nominations with a record-breaking 32 bids, but you might be surprised to know what was the second most nominated drama: “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The 2017 Best Drama Series champ scored 11 nominations for its three orphaned episodes from Season 2 and what’s more, it’s the only other drama with double-digit nominations. Praise be, indeed.
Per the TV academy’s rules, these three orphaned episodes could only be considered in categories that recognize individual achievement, which means they weren’t eligible in races that honor the body of work, like drama series and the series regular acting categories. These are the show’s 11 nominations:
1. Best Narrative Contemporary (One Hour or More) Production Design (“Holly”)
2. Best Single Camera Cinematography: Zoe White (“Holly”)
3. Best Single Camera Cinematography: Colin Watkinson (“The Word”)
4. Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes (“The Word”)
5. Best Drama Directing: Daina Reid (“Holly”)
6. Best Drama Single-Camera Picture Editing...
Per the TV academy’s rules, these three orphaned episodes could only be considered in categories that recognize individual achievement, which means they weren’t eligible in races that honor the body of work, like drama series and the series regular acting categories. These are the show’s 11 nominations:
1. Best Narrative Contemporary (One Hour or More) Production Design (“Holly”)
2. Best Single Camera Cinematography: Zoe White (“Holly”)
3. Best Single Camera Cinematography: Colin Watkinson (“The Word”)
4. Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes (“The Word”)
5. Best Drama Directing: Daina Reid (“Holly”)
6. Best Drama Single-Camera Picture Editing...
- 7/27/2019
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
“Game of Thrones” took down “NYPD Blue’s” Emmy record for most nominations for a drama with a whopping 32, five more than the cop procedural’s 27 in 1994. But it won’t break — or even get to break — “NYPD Blue’s” record in another category: Best Drama Directing. There, everyone in Westeros will have to settle for second best even with a win.
With two Best Drama Directing victories under its belt and three bids this year, “Thrones” can only tie three-time champs come September, “CBS Playhouse,” “The Defenders,” “Hill Street Blues” and “The West Wing.” That means “NYPD Blue’s” benchmark of four wins, which it nabbed in 1994 and 1997-99, will stand for a few more years. No other active drama has more than one directing Emmy at the moment.
See ‘Game of Thrones’ makes Emmy history with 32 nominations, more than any drama ever
An 11-time nominee in the category,...
With two Best Drama Directing victories under its belt and three bids this year, “Thrones” can only tie three-time champs come September, “CBS Playhouse,” “The Defenders,” “Hill Street Blues” and “The West Wing.” That means “NYPD Blue’s” benchmark of four wins, which it nabbed in 1994 and 1997-99, will stand for a few more years. No other active drama has more than one directing Emmy at the moment.
See ‘Game of Thrones’ makes Emmy history with 32 nominations, more than any drama ever
An 11-time nominee in the category,...
- 7/22/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
For a show that technically wasn’t eligible at the Emmy Awards in 2019, “The Handmaid’s Tale” did quite well this year. The Hulu drama picked up 11 nominations, including major ones like outstanding directing, writing, guest actress and guest actor, thanks to a quirk in the TV Academy’s Emmy rules.
As previously noted, most of “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 2 ran during 2018 Emmy eligibility.. But because three episodes of Season 2 aired outside of last year’s eligibility period, individual achievement awards from those three extra episodes were still eligible this year. And Hulu definitely benefited from that — otherwise, the streamer would have only had nine nominations this year.
Meanwhile, 2019 will go down in Emmy history as a year when several records were broken. “Game of Thrones” posted a new comedy or drama series nomination record with 32, while Lorne Michaels extended his status as the most-nominated individual in history at...
As previously noted, most of “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 2 ran during 2018 Emmy eligibility.. But because three episodes of Season 2 aired outside of last year’s eligibility period, individual achievement awards from those three extra episodes were still eligible this year. And Hulu definitely benefited from that — otherwise, the streamer would have only had nine nominations this year.
Meanwhile, 2019 will go down in Emmy history as a year when several records were broken. “Game of Thrones” posted a new comedy or drama series nomination record with 32, while Lorne Michaels extended his status as the most-nominated individual in history at...
- 7/16/2019
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Having aired in June, the current third season of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale may not be eligible for Emmys, but nonetheless, due to the Academy’s ‘hanging episode’ rule, Season 2 has 11 nominations this year.
The rule means that while the final three episodes of Season 2 fell outside of the Emmy eligibility window for 2018, they are eligible this time around—but only for individual achievements, since the show as a whole is not in contention. While this has worked out well for Handmaid’s this time, submitting episodes that aired a year earlier is no one’s ideal scenario.
However, from 2019 onward a new rule will make it easier for shows to include their hanging episodes in the year that they aired—so long as they had six of them out on the same contiguous platform by the eligibility cut-off date of May 31st. The Academy changed hanging episode...
The rule means that while the final three episodes of Season 2 fell outside of the Emmy eligibility window for 2018, they are eligible this time around—but only for individual achievements, since the show as a whole is not in contention. While this has worked out well for Handmaid’s this time, submitting episodes that aired a year earlier is no one’s ideal scenario.
However, from 2019 onward a new rule will make it easier for shows to include their hanging episodes in the year that they aired—so long as they had six of them out on the same contiguous platform by the eligibility cut-off date of May 31st. The Academy changed hanging episode...
- 7/16/2019
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
Cherry Jones is the early favorite to win Best Drama Guest Actress for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and if she does walk away with the award, it would put the show in rarefied air: “Handmaid’s” would be just the second series to three-peat in the category.
The Hulu dystopian drama has won drama guest actress the past two years for Alexis Bledel (2017) and Samira Wiley (2018). “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is the only series to win three in a row — and it actually won four in a row from 2007-10 for Leslie Caron, Cynthia Nixon, Ellen Burstyn and Ann-Margret. It has a fifth win for Amanda Plummer, in 2005, making it the most awarded show in the category. “Svu” was on a hot streak with the TV academy in the 2000s — Mariska Hargitay won Best Drama Actress in 2006, so the show earned an acting award for six straight years,...
The Hulu dystopian drama has won drama guest actress the past two years for Alexis Bledel (2017) and Samira Wiley (2018). “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is the only series to win three in a row — and it actually won four in a row from 2007-10 for Leslie Caron, Cynthia Nixon, Ellen Burstyn and Ann-Margret. It has a fifth win for Amanda Plummer, in 2005, making it the most awarded show in the category. “Svu” was on a hot streak with the TV academy in the 2000s — Mariska Hargitay won Best Drama Actress in 2006, so the show earned an acting award for six straight years,...
- 6/26/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Praise be, indeed! The third season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” may be sitting out the Emmy cycle due to its June 5 premiere date, but the Hulu series is still on the Emmy nominating ballot in 18 different categories this year — for the final three episodes of its second season that aired outside of last year’s eligibility window.
Two of those categories are Best Drama Writing and Directing, which would be the only races “Handmaid’s” could show up in at the main ceremony. That’s because these three “orphaned episodes” are exclusively eligible in categories that recognize individual episodes, preventing lead and supporting actors, as well as the series itself, from entering.
See Surprise! ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ will compete in 18 categories at 2019 Emmys [Exclusive]
Best Drama Writing – Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder for “Holly”
Season 2’s 11th hour, which covers the aftermath of June’s (Elisabeth Moss) clandestinely arranged...
Two of those categories are Best Drama Writing and Directing, which would be the only races “Handmaid’s” could show up in at the main ceremony. That’s because these three “orphaned episodes” are exclusively eligible in categories that recognize individual episodes, preventing lead and supporting actors, as well as the series itself, from entering.
See Surprise! ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ will compete in 18 categories at 2019 Emmys [Exclusive]
Best Drama Writing – Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder for “Holly”
Season 2’s 11th hour, which covers the aftermath of June’s (Elisabeth Moss) clandestinely arranged...
- 6/24/2019
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Hulu raised some eyebrows earlier this month when it decided to submit the remaining three episodes of Season 2 of “The Handmaid’s Tale” that missed Emmy eligibility last year for qualification this season, lest it miss the cycle completely with Season 3 not bowing until June 5. Those three installments qualify as orphaned episodes, per TV academy rules, which means they’re eligible in 18 episode-specific categories. It’s a major flex that 40 percent of our readers think is “brilliant” because, hey, why shouldn’t Hulu go after as many Emmys as it can?
This is a prime case of “don’t hate the player, hate the game.” The rules are what they are, and Hulu is not breaking any of them to nab more hardware. And why shouldn’t it do so when it has eligible contenders? This strategy also keeps “The Handmaid’s Tale” in the Emmy conversation, and it’s...
This is a prime case of “don’t hate the player, hate the game.” The rules are what they are, and Hulu is not breaking any of them to nab more hardware. And why shouldn’t it do so when it has eligible contenders? This strategy also keeps “The Handmaid’s Tale” in the Emmy conversation, and it’s...
- 4/26/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Wait, isn’t the third season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” missing this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards cycle with its June 5 premiere date? Yes, it is, since the eligibility period ends on May 31. However, as Gold Derby exclusively revealed earlier this month, Hulu will submit the final three episodes of the show’s sophomore season that didn’t make last year’s eligibility. These “orphaned episodes” are only eligible in categories that recognize individual episodes, which excludes the series, as well as lead and supporting actors from entering in their respective races.
Thus, only guest actors are eligible, of which Hulu has submitted Cherry Jones for “Holly” and Bradley Whitford for “Postpartum.” “Handmaid’s” has dominated Best Drama Guest Actress in the last two years, producing wins for Alexis Bledel (2017) and Samira Wiley (2018), and nominations for Kelly Jenrette and Jones — both last year. With Jones eligible yet again, the...
Thus, only guest actors are eligible, of which Hulu has submitted Cherry Jones for “Holly” and Bradley Whitford for “Postpartum.” “Handmaid’s” has dominated Best Drama Guest Actress in the last two years, producing wins for Alexis Bledel (2017) and Samira Wiley (2018), and nominations for Kelly Jenrette and Jones — both last year. With Jones eligible yet again, the...
- 4/25/2019
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Just when we thought they were out, they pull themselves back in. With Season 3 scheduled to premiere on June 5, “The Handmaid’s Tale” was set to miss this year’s Emmy cycle, the eligibility period of which ends May 31. Sure, the show had three episodes from Season 2 eligible from last summer, but our initial intel last month was that Hulu wasn’t going to campaign those three hours so as to not confuse voters. But, as Gold Derby exclusively revealed Monday — not an April Fools’ joke — Hulu has had a change of heart and will submit those three episodes in 18 episode-specific categories.
“The Handmaid’s Tale” is taking advantage of an arcane rule that stipulates that “orphaned episodes” of a previously eligible series that don’t meet the six-episode minimum requirement to compete in a series race or a body-of-work category (e.g. lead and supporting acting races) can enter...
“The Handmaid’s Tale” is taking advantage of an arcane rule that stipulates that “orphaned episodes” of a previously eligible series that don’t meet the six-episode minimum requirement to compete in a series race or a body-of-work category (e.g. lead and supporting acting races) can enter...
- 4/3/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“The Handmaid’s Tale” isn’t sitting this Emmy season out after all. Although the Hulu drama won’t return for Season 3 until June — making the series itself ineligible for Emmy contention this year — a few leftover episodes from Season 2 will still be up for consideration.
Because the final three episodes of Season 2 fell outside the eligibility window, those episodes are instead in contention for 2019 Emmys. Hulu has now revealed who will be submitted for those episodes: In the outstanding directing for a drama series category, Daina Reid and Mike Barker will be in contention.
Also submitted, in the outstanding writing for a drama series category: Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder, for “Holly.”
“Handmaid’s” outstanding guest actress in a drama submission will go to Cherry Jones, for playing Holly Maddox (June’s mother) in “Holly.” Bradley Whitford, who played Commander Joseph Lawrence in episode 12, “Postpartum,” will be submitted for...
Because the final three episodes of Season 2 fell outside the eligibility window, those episodes are instead in contention for 2019 Emmys. Hulu has now revealed who will be submitted for those episodes: In the outstanding directing for a drama series category, Daina Reid and Mike Barker will be in contention.
Also submitted, in the outstanding writing for a drama series category: Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder, for “Holly.”
“Handmaid’s” outstanding guest actress in a drama submission will go to Cherry Jones, for playing Holly Maddox (June’s mother) in “Holly.” Bradley Whitford, who played Commander Joseph Lawrence in episode 12, “Postpartum,” will be submitted for...
- 4/2/2019
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Surprise! Which 18 nominations will ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ be fighting for at 2019 Emmys? [Exclusive]
Gold Derby was the first to report back on February 11 that the third season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” will not be eligible for the 2019 Emmy Awards. That’s because Season 3 will debut on June 5, just days after the official deadline of May 31 for this year’s eligibility period. It means that the program can’t compete for Best Drama Series and neither can 2018 nominated actors Elisabeth Moss, Ann Dowd, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel and Joseph Fiennes. However, Hulu has still found a way to fight for 18 nominations at this September’s ceremony.
SEEAnn Dowd Interview: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
“The Handmaid’s Tale” had three episodes from Season 2 that aired on June 27 (“Holly”), July 4 (“Postpartum”) and July 11 (“The Word”). They were too late in airing for the 2018 Emmys but would qualify for 2019. Since there are only three installments (instead of the required six for a drama series), the studio...
SEEAnn Dowd Interview: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
“The Handmaid’s Tale” had three episodes from Season 2 that aired on June 27 (“Holly”), July 4 (“Postpartum”) and July 11 (“The Word”). They were too late in airing for the 2018 Emmys but would qualify for 2019. Since there are only three installments (instead of the required six for a drama series), the studio...
- 4/1/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
“Cold War” cinematographer Łukasz Żal has won the top feature award from the American Society of Cinematographers.
“Cold War,” shot in black and white, topped Alfonso Cuaron’s digital 65mm black-and-white lensing of his own “Roma,” Linus Sandgren’s multi-format work on Damien Chazelle’s moonshot drama “First Man,” Matthew Libatique for Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born,” and Robbie Ryan for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite.”
Zal was unable to attend the Saturday night ceremonies, now in their 33rd year. The gala took place in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles, with Ben Mankiewicz hosting.
Zal is also up for the Academy Award in cinematography along with Cuaron, Labitique, Ryan and Caleb Deschanel for “Never Look Away.” “Cold War,” directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, is set in Poland and Paris from the late 1940s until the 1960s and follows a musical director and a young singer...
“Cold War,” shot in black and white, topped Alfonso Cuaron’s digital 65mm black-and-white lensing of his own “Roma,” Linus Sandgren’s multi-format work on Damien Chazelle’s moonshot drama “First Man,” Matthew Libatique for Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born,” and Robbie Ryan for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite.”
Zal was unable to attend the Saturday night ceremonies, now in their 33rd year. The gala took place in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles, with Ben Mankiewicz hosting.
Zal is also up for the Academy Award in cinematography along with Cuaron, Labitique, Ryan and Caleb Deschanel for “Never Look Away.” “Cold War,” directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, is set in Poland and Paris from the late 1940s until the 1960s and follows a musical director and a young singer...
- 2/10/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
“Leave No Trace” has won the USC Libraries Scripter Award for best movie adaptation and “A Very English Scandal” took the television award.
“Leave No Trace,” was adapted by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, based on the 2009 novel “My Abandonment” by Peter Rock. “A Very English Scandal” was adapted by Russell T. Davies from John Preston’s book.
Granik also directed “Leave No Trace,” which stars Ben Foster as an Iraq War veteran suffering from Ptsd and Thomasin McKenzie as his 13-year-old daughter living in isolation in a public park in Portland, Ore., and then in the trackless woods.
The winners were announced Saturday night at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library. “Leave No Trace” topped “Black Panther,” “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” “The Death of Stalin,” and “If Beale Street Could Talk.
“A Very English Scandal,” which centers on the Jeremy Thorpe scandal of the mid 1970s,...
“Leave No Trace,” was adapted by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, based on the 2009 novel “My Abandonment” by Peter Rock. “A Very English Scandal” was adapted by Russell T. Davies from John Preston’s book.
Granik also directed “Leave No Trace,” which stars Ben Foster as an Iraq War veteran suffering from Ptsd and Thomasin McKenzie as his 13-year-old daughter living in isolation in a public park in Portland, Ore., and then in the trackless woods.
The winners were announced Saturday night at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library. “Leave No Trace” topped “Black Panther,” “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” “The Death of Stalin,” and “If Beale Street Could Talk.
“A Very English Scandal,” which centers on the Jeremy Thorpe scandal of the mid 1970s,...
- 2/10/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Alfonso Cuarón has triumphed at the Directors Guild of America Awards, making the “Roma” auteur the official frontrunner as we near the Academy Awards in just a few weeks. There’s significant overlap between the two voting groups, and the DGA winner tends to be similarly awarded by the Academy — their selections have diverged only seven times since 1949. Cuarón previously won the award for “Gravity,” for which he also won the Oscar.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Feature Film
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma” (winner)
Peter Farrelly, “Green Book”
Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Adam McKay, “Vice”
Documentaries
Morgan Neville, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
RaMell Ross, “Hale County This Morning, This Evening”
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, “Free Solo”
Tim Wardle, “Three Identical Strangers”
Betsy West and Julie Cohen, “Rbg”
First-Time Feature Film
Bo Burnham, “Eighth Grade” (winner)
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Carlos López Estrada,...
Here’s the full list of winners:
Feature Film
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma” (winner)
Peter Farrelly, “Green Book”
Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Adam McKay, “Vice”
Documentaries
Morgan Neville, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
RaMell Ross, “Hale County This Morning, This Evening”
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, “Free Solo”
Tim Wardle, “Three Identical Strangers”
Betsy West and Julie Cohen, “Rbg”
First-Time Feature Film
Bo Burnham, “Eighth Grade” (winner)
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Carlos López Estrada,...
- 2/3/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
“Roma” filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron won one of the top prizes at Saturday night’s 71st Directors Guild of America Awards, beating out Bradley Cooper for “A Star Is Born,” Spike Lee for “BlacKkKlansman,” Adam McKay for “Vice,” and Peter Farrelly for “Green Book” for the feature film award.
Bo Burnham was also among the guild’s big winners, taking home the first-time feature film prize for his coming-of-age drama “Eighth Grade.” He was up against Cooper, Carlos Lopez Estrada for “Blindspotting,” Matthew Heineman for “A Private War,” and Boots Riley for “Sorry to Bother You.”
While Cooper lost out on both awards, two other actors-turned-directors were victorious: Ben Stiller and Bill Hader. Stiller won in the movies for television and limited series category for his prison-break drama “Escape at Dannemora,” while Hader won for comedy series for “Barry,” which he also toplines.
McKay didn’t take the top film award,...
Bo Burnham was also among the guild’s big winners, taking home the first-time feature film prize for his coming-of-age drama “Eighth Grade.” He was up against Cooper, Carlos Lopez Estrada for “Blindspotting,” Matthew Heineman for “A Private War,” and Boots Riley for “Sorry to Bother You.”
While Cooper lost out on both awards, two other actors-turned-directors were victorious: Ben Stiller and Bill Hader. Stiller won in the movies for television and limited series category for his prison-break drama “Escape at Dannemora,” while Hader won for comedy series for “Barry,” which he also toplines.
McKay didn’t take the top film award,...
- 2/3/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
The 71st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards will be held Saturday, Feb. 2, with awards to be given out in 11 categories across film and television.
Alfonso Cuaron is the runaway favorite to take home his second feature film DGA Award for “Roma,” which would set him up for the corresponding Oscar since the two bodies have only ever disagreed seven times in 70 years. He previously won both for “Gravity” (2013). Spike Lee (“BlacKkKlansman”) is in second place in our odds and would be the first black winner in DGA history.
Last year, Cuaron’s friend Guillermo del Toro took home the DGA and Oscar for “The Shape of Water.”
See DGA Awards: Alfonso Cuaron all but certain to win key Oscar precursor
On the TV side, “The Americans” is predicted to bag another farewell prize, while it’s a tight one between “Atlanta” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for comedy honors.
Alfonso Cuaron is the runaway favorite to take home his second feature film DGA Award for “Roma,” which would set him up for the corresponding Oscar since the two bodies have only ever disagreed seven times in 70 years. He previously won both for “Gravity” (2013). Spike Lee (“BlacKkKlansman”) is in second place in our odds and would be the first black winner in DGA history.
Last year, Cuaron’s friend Guillermo del Toro took home the DGA and Oscar for “The Shape of Water.”
See DGA Awards: Alfonso Cuaron all but certain to win key Oscar precursor
On the TV side, “The Americans” is predicted to bag another farewell prize, while it’s a tight one between “Atlanta” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for comedy honors.
- 2/3/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The Directors Guild Awards honor the best achievements behind the camera in both television and film, so who will be this year’s top picks when the industry’s directors have their say on Saturday, February 2? Scroll down for our predictions in seven categories ranked by their likelihood of winning (our projected winners are in gold). These racetrack odds are based on the combined predictions of hundreds of Gold Derby users.
It looks like Alfonso Cuaron will continue his awards romp. The lauded filmmaker has already won Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Awards for his work on the intimate drama “Roma,” plus a slew of other critics’ prizes. So he gets leading odds to win here too, as he did five years ago when he won this award for “Gravity” (2013). But will the industry admire him as much as the critical establishment? He may have to watch out for Spike Lee...
It looks like Alfonso Cuaron will continue his awards romp. The lauded filmmaker has already won Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Awards for his work on the intimate drama “Roma,” plus a slew of other critics’ prizes. So he gets leading odds to win here too, as he did five years ago when he won this award for “Gravity” (2013). But will the industry admire him as much as the critical establishment? He may have to watch out for Spike Lee...
- 2/1/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“The Americans” has become an awards darling, and all it had to do was go off the air. After years as an awards bridesmaid the FX spy drama has cleaned up at the Emmys, Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Awards and Producers Guild Awards. Next up is the Directors Guild Awards, where we think the show will prevail on its very first nomination, for Chris Long‘s work on the series finale “Start.”
Absence clearly makes the heart grow fonder. The end of “The Americans” earned the critically lauded show its first Emmy wins for Best Drama Actor (Matthew Rhys) and Best Drama Writing (Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields for “Start”). Then it earned its very first nomination for Best Drama Series at the Golden Globes — and won. And it earned its very first nomination for Best Drama Series at the PGA Awards — it won that too.
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Absence clearly makes the heart grow fonder. The end of “The Americans” earned the critically lauded show its first Emmy wins for Best Drama Actor (Matthew Rhys) and Best Drama Writing (Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields for “Start”). Then it earned its very first nomination for Best Drama Series at the Golden Globes — and won. And it earned its very first nomination for Best Drama Series at the PGA Awards — it won that too.
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- 1/31/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“A Quiet Place,” “Roma,” “First Man” and “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” led all films with three nominations each for the 66th Annual Mpse Golden Reel Awards, which were announced on Friday. The awards are handed out by the Motion Picture Sound Editors, a nonprofit organization of professional sound and music editors.
In the category of Feature Film – Effects/Foley, the Golden Reel category that most closely corresponds to the Oscars’ Best Sound Editing category, the nominees were “A Quiet Place,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther,” “Deadpool 2,” “First Man,” “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” “Ready Player One,” “Roma” and “The Favourite.” But because the Mpse has so many different sound-editing categories, and because those categories often contain eight or nine nominees, the Golden Reel Awards tend not to be helpful in forecasting Oscar nominees.
In the television categories, the shows that received multiple nominations include “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Vikings,” “Westworld” and “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.
In the category of Feature Film – Effects/Foley, the Golden Reel category that most closely corresponds to the Oscars’ Best Sound Editing category, the nominees were “A Quiet Place,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther,” “Deadpool 2,” “First Man,” “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” “Ready Player One,” “Roma” and “The Favourite.” But because the Mpse has so many different sound-editing categories, and because those categories often contain eight or nine nominees, the Golden Reel Awards tend not to be helpful in forecasting Oscar nominees.
In the television categories, the shows that received multiple nominations include “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Vikings,” “Westworld” and “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.
- 1/18/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (Mpse) announced nominations for its 66th annual Golden Reel Awards Friday.
On the film side, “First Man,” Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” “A Quiet Place” and “Roma” led the way with three nominations each. Musical dramas “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “A Star Is Born” received two, as did “The Favourite.”
Among broadcast entries, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” “Vikings” and “Westworld” each landed three nominations.
Previously announced, director Antoine Fuqua will receive the Mpse’s Filmmaker Award, while sound editor Stephen H. Flick will receive the group’s Career Achievement Award.
Full list of nominees below. Winners will be announced at the 66th Golden Reel Awards on Sunday, Feb. 17.
Short Form Animation
“Bilby”
“Bird Karma”
“Crow: The Legend”
“Lost Property Office”
“Overwatch: Reunion”
“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” – “Mystic Mayhem”
“Spy Kids: Mission Critical” – “The Vinyl Countdown”
“Star Wars: Rebels” – The World...
On the film side, “First Man,” Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” “A Quiet Place” and “Roma” led the way with three nominations each. Musical dramas “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “A Star Is Born” received two, as did “The Favourite.”
Among broadcast entries, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” “Vikings” and “Westworld” each landed three nominations.
Previously announced, director Antoine Fuqua will receive the Mpse’s Filmmaker Award, while sound editor Stephen H. Flick will receive the group’s Career Achievement Award.
Full list of nominees below. Winners will be announced at the 66th Golden Reel Awards on Sunday, Feb. 17.
Short Form Animation
“Bilby”
“Bird Karma”
“Crow: The Legend”
“Lost Property Office”
“Overwatch: Reunion”
“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” – “Mystic Mayhem”
“Spy Kids: Mission Critical” – “The Vinyl Countdown”
“Star Wars: Rebels” – The World...
- 1/18/2019
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
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