The “Schitt’s Creek” victory tour continued on Sunday night at the Golden Globes — but up-and-comer “Ted Lasso” also got its first taste of what will likely be many awards this year. The biggest winner of this year’s Golden Globes had to be Netflix, of course, as the streamer’s “The Crown” won best drama and
Month: March 2021
Producer Orian Williams makes his directorial debut with Jeff Buckley biopic “Everybody Here Wants You.” Culmination will produce and kick off worldwide sales of the pic at the European Film Market. “Everybody Here Wants You” stars Reeve Carney (“House of Gucci,” “Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again,” “Penny Dreadful,” “Hadestown”) as the singer-songwriter whose career was cut short by
“Nomadland” has staked its claim as the official frontrunner for the Academy Award for best picture with its best picture (drama) prize at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. Meanwhile in the best picture (comedy) category, Amazon Studios’ “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” became the first film from a streaming service to win one of the night’s top two
Popular French theater director Jean-Christophe Meurisse is making his sophomore film outing with “Bloody Oranges,” a black comedy headlined by Denis Podalydès (“La Belle Epoque”), Blanche Gardin (“Delete History”) and Christophe Paou (“Synonyms”). Brussels-based outfit Best Friend Forever has acquired international sales rights to the film, which is produced by Rectangle Prods. “(“It Must Be
“The Queen’s Gambit” just said “checkmate” to its first big awards. Netflix’s hit chess adaptation took home two top prizes at Sunday night’s Golden Globes: limited series, anthology or TV movie and limited series/TV movie actress for star Anya Taylor-Joy. It marks the first major prizes for “The Queen’s Gambit,” as well as the first
“Nomadland” has won the Golden Globe for best picture drama, making history for the Globes, as well as for director Chloé Zhao and for the “Nomadland” producing team. The win is the first time a film directed by a woman has ever won the top prize in the Globes’ 78 ceremonies. And since Zhao produced
“The Crown,” Netflix’s sweeping period drama about Queen Elizabeth’s II reign from the 1940s to (so far) the early 1990s, won for best drama television series at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Teleconferencing their award acceptance was showrunner Peter Morgan, who thanked the cast and crew as the camera cut away to leads and
SPOILER ALERT: Do not keep reading if you have not seen Season 10, Episode 17 of “The Walking Dead,” titled “Home Sweet Home” Maggie Rhee is back and she means business. With the premiere of the first of six bonus episodes of Season 10 of “The Walking Dead,” Lauren Cohan has officially made her full-time
Jason Sudeikis explained the origin of his tie-dyed hoodie and offered his reaction to fellow nominee Don Cheadle’s gesture during the “Ted Lasso” star’s acceptance speech after Sudeikis won for lead actor in a TV musical or comedy series. Sudeikis’ pastel-colored hoodie got attention from Globes watchers on Sunday as a fashion choice reflecting COVID
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s sit-down conversation with Oprah has been teased as an explosive, honest, and intimate conversation the likes of which royal fans have never seen. But it also marks the first joint televised interview the couple has done since stepping back from their duties as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and
Japanese hit animation “Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train” enjoyed a 32% surge to move to the top of the Korean box office. It grossed $745,000 over the weekend to expand its cumulative total to $7.74 million in just over four weeks of release. “Demon Slayer” had not previously topped the Korean chart. But its
CBS offered its first look at “Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special,” a two-hour exclusive special that will air March 7. “My biggest concern was history repeating itself,” Prince Harry says in one of the teasers. The interview begins with Oprah Winfrey speaking with Meghan Markle about life as a member of
It seems Ted Lasso really is winning over everyone: Jason Sudeikis won the musical or comedy series actor statue at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. This was Sudeikis’ first-ever nomination from the HFPA and therefore first win. It came for his portrayal of the titular American football coach who crossed the pond to work
Emma Corrin has snagged her first major awards acclaim right out of the gate, winning the drama series actress statue at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of Princess Diana in Netflix’s “The Crown.” Corrin joined Season 4 of the streaming royal family period piece to capture Diana in her early teenage
The list of music winners at the Golden Globes Sunday night bore a strange resemblance to the list of honorees in those two categories 10 years ago. Diane Warren, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross all repeated their wins from one decade ago. They all had additional help this time, though. Reznor and Ross, who won
Norman Lear accepted the Carol Burnett Award on Sunday’s Golden Globes, and imparted some wisdom on longevity as he prepares to celebrate his 99th birthday this year. “At close to 99, I can tell you that I have never lived alone,” he said in his acceptance speech. “I have never laughed alone and that has
“The Crown” won best TV drama and “Schitt’s Creek” nabbed best TV comedy at the 78th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, providing moments of triumph during a broadcast that unspooled in the shadow of a global pandemic and amid a controversy that is roiling the cliquish organization behind the annual show. “Nomadland,” a low-budget drama
Golden Globe hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made multiple references to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s lack of diversity among its members in their opening monologue on Sunday night. In explaining to attendees what the HFPA is and how it chooses winners for the Golden Globes, Fey said the organization is made up of
Mark Ruffalo won the limited series/TV movie actor award at the 78th Annual Golden Globes for his double role in “I Know This Much Is True.” Ruffalo followed his Emmy win for portraying twins, caretaker Dominick Birdsey and his schizophrenic twin brother Thomas in HBO’s limited series adaptation of “I Know This Much Is True”
“You’re doing me dirty, you’re doing me dirty,” actor Daniel Kaluuya quipped at the start of his acceptance speech as the first awards presentation of the 78th Golden Globes got off to a rocky start, when the handoff to the winner’s video feed wound up transitioning to silence. Laura Dern presented the award for best
Kemp Powers, co-director of Pixar’s “Soul,” is the first Black debut filmmaker to win a Golden Globe in its 78-year-history. In addition to his historic feat, he is also the second Black director to win in this category, following Peter Ramsey, who shared this award with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Bob Persichetti for 2018’s
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has come under fire after a Los Angeles Times investigation uncovered that the organization does not include a single Black journalist among its 87 members. Presenters like Sterling K. Brown and Ava DuVernay, with nominees like Viola Davis, spoke out in protest with the hashtag #TIMESUPGlobes trending on social media.