The 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards celebrated winners in the fiction and lifestyle categories with posthumous honors for Alex Trebek and Larry King, as well various other accolades going to Zac Efron, Karrueche Tran, Diego Luna, Andy Serkin, and more.
Trebek, who lost his battle against pancreatic cancer in November, won in the Outstanding Game Show Host category beating out Steve Harvey, Pat Sajak, Wayne Brady, and Alfonso Ribeiro.
King was recognized as the winner in the Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host category nearly six months after his death due to sepsis, end-stage renal failure, and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. He competed against Tamron Hall; Red Table Talk hosts Jada Pinkett-Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris; Red Table Talk: The Estefans hosts Gloria Estefan, Emily Estefan, and Lili Estefan; and GMA 3 hosts Amy Robach, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, and Tj Holmes.
Both Tran and Jodi Long made history with their respective wins.
Trebek, who lost his battle against pancreatic cancer in November, won in the Outstanding Game Show Host category beating out Steve Harvey, Pat Sajak, Wayne Brady, and Alfonso Ribeiro.
King was recognized as the winner in the Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host category nearly six months after his death due to sepsis, end-stage renal failure, and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. He competed against Tamron Hall; Red Table Talk hosts Jada Pinkett-Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris; Red Table Talk: The Estefans hosts Gloria Estefan, Emily Estefan, and Lili Estefan; and GMA 3 hosts Amy Robach, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, and Tj Holmes.
Both Tran and Jodi Long made history with their respective wins.
- 7/19/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Zac Efron, Karrueche Tran, Andy Serkis, “This Old House” and “Jeopardy: The Greatest of All Time” were among the winners on Sunday night as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced its remaining crop of Daytime Emmys winners, in the “fiction and lifestyle” fields. The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards for children’s and animation categories were announced on Saturday, while other major awards were revealed via the Daytime Emmys telecast on CBS last month.
Efron won daytime program host for his Netflix series “Down to Earth with Zac Efron,” while “This Old House” was named best instructional and how-to program, Food Network’s “Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro” was named outstanding culinary series. Tran won for lead actress in a daytime fiction program, for “The Bay.” Serkis won as guest performer in a daytime fiction program, for Netflix’s “The Letter for the King.”
In the evening’s one tie,...
Efron won daytime program host for his Netflix series “Down to Earth with Zac Efron,” while “This Old House” was named best instructional and how-to program, Food Network’s “Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro” was named outstanding culinary series. Tran won for lead actress in a daytime fiction program, for “The Bay.” Serkis won as guest performer in a daytime fiction program, for Netflix’s “The Letter for the King.”
In the evening’s one tie,...
- 7/19/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Teri Polo, William Baldwin, Mena Suvari, and Robert Pine have been tapped to star in Fourth Grade B, a comedy-drama written by Marcelo Galvão. The indie is an American remake of Galvão’s 2005 Brazilian feature Quarta B. It’s described as a satirical portrayal of a private school’s emergency meeting filled with accusations and intrigue, as each parent tries to protect their own child and the uproarious chaos that follows the decision to light up a joint. Pamela Dunlap, Roland Kickinger, Ben Begley, Challen Cates, Taja V. Simpson, Boti Bliss, Rob Norton, Kelli Daniels, Jamison Jones, and Jiu-Jitsu celebrity trainer Rigan Machado co-star. Galvão produced the Wolf in a Pack production pic with Gabriela Kulaif and executive producers Giordano Biagi and Caio Vecchio. Galvão’s credits...
- 2/5/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Upcoming holiday film Rekindling Christmas has cast Raini Rodriquez, Ashley Atwood, and child actor Christian Ganiere.
The feature comes from Rio Vista Universal and is set to begin filming next month in Bryan, Texas.
Bestselling author and screenwriter Rebekah R. Ganiere wrote the screenplay based on her romance novel by the same name.
Her husband, James Ganiere, is producing and directing the film. James also produced the 2013 movie The Shift starring Danny Glover, and the ongoing miniseries Class Act.
This is the first time the two have worked together on the same project with their son Christian (in the role of Tj Marshall). Christian is a child actor best known for his roles on NBC’s Days of Our Lives and in ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy.
Atwood will play Annika Marshall (Tj’s mother), and Rodriquez (Paul Blart: Mall Cop) has been cast as Carrie.
The feature comes from Rio Vista Universal and is set to begin filming next month in Bryan, Texas.
Bestselling author and screenwriter Rebekah R. Ganiere wrote the screenplay based on her romance novel by the same name.
Her husband, James Ganiere, is producing and directing the film. James also produced the 2013 movie The Shift starring Danny Glover, and the ongoing miniseries Class Act.
This is the first time the two have worked together on the same project with their son Christian (in the role of Tj Marshall). Christian is a child actor best known for his roles on NBC’s Days of Our Lives and in ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy.
Atwood will play Annika Marshall (Tj’s mother), and Rodriquez (Paul Blart: Mall Cop) has been cast as Carrie.
- 12/24/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
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