BAFTA Television Craft Awards See Five Projects Win Two Each

If Manchester City win the Premier League title on Sunday, thousands of fans will likely stream on the pitch to celebrate a historical achievement. For Inez McKee, the title would be the icing of the cake of 72 years following the Blues before she reluctantly gives up her season ticket this summer.

The 59th Academy of Country Music Awards, one of country music’s biggest nights, will be live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Many incredible country artists are up for nomination this year. Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson are all nominated for entertainer of the year.

The winners of the 2024 Scottish Baker of the Year Awards have been crowned, and a "lovely" bakery has taken home the top prize.

Naman Ramachandran ProSiebenSat.1 Group, which owns one of Germany’s leading broadcasters and one of its top streaming platforms, has had an encouraging start to 2024 after a rough 2023 financial year that saw revenues dip by 7%. Financial results for the first quarter of 2024, reported on Tuesday, reveal that group revenues increased by 6% to €867 million ($935 million) in the first quarter of 2024 and adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) grew by 35% to €72 million ($77.6 million) despite higher programming expenses. The group said that in addition to revenue growth, the positive numbers are due to the cost control program implemented in the previous year.

The BAFTA TV Awards are taking place today (May 12) at the Royal Festival Hall on a hot early evening here in London, with the likes of Succession, Black Mirror and The Crown will be battling it out for gongs.

With support from the Nancy P. & Richard K. Robbins Family Foundation and Resonance Philanthropies, DocPitch 2024 has awarded five independent documentary filmmakers cash awards totaling $100,000 to help them complete their feature documentary film projects currently in development or post-production.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Alec Baldwin‘s lawyers have filed two more motions to throw out his manslaughter indictment in the “Rust” case in New Mexico. Meanwhile, Rory Kennedy, who is making a documentary about Baldwin and the “Rust” shooting, is fighting a subpoena that would force her to turn over interview footage to the prosecutors in the case. Baldwin faces a trial in July on a charge of negligently causing the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder starred in “Girl, Interrupted,” a film that followed a woman who spent 18 months in a psychiatric hospital. The dynamic between the characters of Jolie and Ryder is pivotal for the story, quickly shifting between friendly to tense, something that seeped into the film’s set, according to one of its stars Elisabeth Moss. Angelina Jolie and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt preview her new musical ‘The Outsiders’Angelina Jolie reveals new tattoo inspired by ‘The Outsiders’Moss discussed her experience of making “Girl, Interrupted” on Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Talk Off Cameras Podcast.” She revealed that while the experience was incredibly rewarding and prolific for her career, she was only 15 years old and was very intimidated by the stars on set.

Girl, Interrupted, the 1999 movie based on a memoir of the same name, about life in a psychiatric hospital in the '60s, particularly the wing that treats young women with severe mental and emotional disorders. The cast is stacked with a roster of A-listers: Whoopi Goldberg, , Clea Duvall, the late Brittany Murphy, and , who won an Oscar for her role. Also in the cast was a young as Polly “Torch” Clark, recognizable from her feathery voice, as her character's face was disfigured in a fire.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Elisabeth Moss recently appeared on Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast while promoting her new FX series “The Veil” and reflected on the “intimidating” but exhilarating set of James Mangold’s 1999 drama “Girl, Interrupted.” Moss was around 15 years old when she shot the movie and starred as Polly “Torch” Clark, a burn victim who suffers from schizophrenia. The cast was headlined by Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, the latter of whom won an Oscar for her performance. Because of the tension that exists between their two characters, Moss said the film set became naturally divided into two camps.

Alec Baldwin doesn’t like a showoff.The “30 Rock” actor, 66, revealed that he took a yoga class with Paul McCartney, 81, in Los Angeles years ago, and he called the musician an “a–hole” because the musician was so good at yoga. “He would do a handstand or a headstand and he had the most lithe body you’ve ever seen, and back then he was in his late 60s, and he was so fit,” Baldwin said on the “Our Way with Paul Anka and Skip Bronson” podcast on Wednesday.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large NewsNation anchor Ashleigh Banfield is set to host this year’s Clue Awards, which will take place on June 1 in Nashville, Tenn., during the annual CrimeCon event. The ceremony, which announced this year’s nominees on Thursday, will also air live on the Law&Crime Network and stream on that channel’s social platforms.

Elisabeth Moss opened up about her experience filming Girl, Interrupted with Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder.

Chris Morris Music Reporter Duane Eddy, who became the first stand-alone rock ‘n’ roll guitar star with a string of instrumental hits in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s including the theme to TV series “Peter Gunn” and “Rebel Rouser,” died April 30 in Franklin, Tenn., He was 86. A rep for the guitarist said he was surrounded by his devoted wife Deed and his family. “Duane inspired a generation of guitarists the world over with his unmistakeable signature ‘Twang’ sound.

K.J. Yossman “Black Mirror,” “Silo” and “The Last of Us” were among winners at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards on Sunday night in London.

Steven Spielberg has made no secret of his support for Joe Biden’s reelection, and now the Oscar winner is rolling up his shirt sleeves for the team.

Alec Baldwin ‘maimed’ her after she attempted to ambush the star this week.On Monday (April 22), the performer went viral for sharing a video in which she accosted Baldwin in a Manhattan coffee shop.Barney repeatedly yelled and swore at Baldwin, demanding him to repeat the words “Free Palestine’. She continued to ambush Baldwin until the 30 Rock star eventually grew frustrated and slapped the phone from her hand.Now, in a new interview with Piers Morgan on his YouTube show Piers Morgan Uncensored, the performer has claimed that she was physically assaulted by Baldwin.“I’ve been waiting for you, Piers fucking Morgan!” she told the former CNN host.Barney appeared on the show wearing a neck brace, with one arm in a sling and the other using a crutch.

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called Crackhead Barney & Friends.She continued to accost Baldwin before he went toward the door and motioned for her to get out, the less-than-minute video shows.“Just say ‘Free Palestine’ one time, one time,” she said as he shook his head no and held the door open.The podcast host also brought up his criminal case in New Mexico where he’s facing charges in the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.”It was not immediately what shop this occurred in and when the confrontation took place.