‘Spotlight,’ ‘The Big Short,’ ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Veep’ Top WGA Awards
If the show had been televised, 2016 WGA Awards ceremony in Los Angeles would almost certainly be nominated itself as best comedy/variety special. Rarely has an awards show that honors excellence in film and television– much of it very serious or dramatic in nature—been filled with the amount of humor, wit and irony that was brought to the table during ceremonies focused on the craft of writing. (Ceremonies were also held in New York...
Women’s Image Awards Shine a Light on Inspirational Women
The mood in the room was fierce, female—and funny—for 17th annual Women’s Image Awards held at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The funny came from host Carol Leifer, the multi-talented writer, producer and comedian, who shepherded the ceremonies through multiple categories for film and television that honor the work that advances the value of women and girls through media. The night’s honorees provided their own inspiration. Irena...
Iñárritu Doubles the Pleasure at the DGA Awards
Even as the controversy over the second year of #OscarsSoWhite simmers down a few notches with the Academy’s accelerated efforts to diversify its membership, Hollywood’s major professional guilds continue to make clear statements that could be termed #NotSoWhite. The Screen Actors Guild recently anointed actor Idris Elba with two SAG awards after he was left out of Oscar nominations, and Saturday night, it was the Directors...
Secrets Behind the Screenplays: Nominated Writers Open Up at WGA’s Beyond Words
You know it’s going to be an entertaining evening when a “fight” breaks out amongst acclaimed screenwriters of some of the most honored films this awards season. That’s what happened at the Writers Guild of America West’s Beyond Words Feb. 4 event, which spotlights the writers of original and adapted screenplays who are up for WGA Awards. Most of them, not surprisingly, are also nominated for Oscars. Screenwriter John August moderated...
‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘Carol’ Score Big at AACTA International Awards
The mood was effervescent – thanks in part to the sponsorship of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne– as the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts honored excellence in film with its 5th AACTA International Awards in ceremonies held at the historic Avalon Hollywood Friday night. It was a big evening for “Mad Max: Fury Road” and the film’s director George Miller as they took home two AACTAs, for Best Film and Best...
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