Lionsgate Restructures Motion Picture Group Under Joe Drake; Jen Hollingsworth, Ron Schwartz, Damon Wolf To Lead New Divisions

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

Olympian pal Sir Mo Farah as he was determined to smash his own fitness goal on New Year's Eve. In a video uploaded to Instagram on Thursday, the Body Coach explained he was determined to run 5K run in 19 minutes and 30 seconds before the start of 2021.

Lionsgate vice chairman Michael Burns has extended his long-term employment contract with the Hollywood studio through October 2023. Lionsgate in an SEC filing announced the new long-term deal, which comes ahead of the current contract expiring in October 2022.

Naman Ramachandran Lionsgate has extended the contract of executive Rohit Jain and promoted him to managing director of South Asia and network platforms, as well as emerging Asian markets.In his expanded role, Jain will be responsible for shepherding growth across all of Lionsgate’s South Asian businesses and expanding the Starz premium subscription platform through Asia’s emerging markets.Earlier this month, global streaming platform launched its direct-to-consumer OTT app Lionsgate Play in

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaLionsgate has extended Michael Burns’ contract. The company’s vice-chairman’s new deal extends through 2023.

Lionsgate vice chairman Michael Burns has inked a new employment agreement extending the term of his current contract from October, 2022 to October, 2023.

The New Georgia Project, which Raphael Warnock was the chairman of for three years, was hit with liens for failing to pay unemployment taxes in three different quarters in 2018 while the now-Senate candidate was at the helm of the group.  The Washington Free Beacon first reported the story. The liens, which had not been canceled as of Thursday, totaled more than $7,800 combined.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Ariana Grande thrilled her fans on Sunday when she revealed that she is engaged to Dalton Gomez. The star shared a series of snaps to Instagram, including two where she cuddled up close to her beau as they both beamed.

Biden’s got a brand new look. Hours after Jim Carrey took to Twitter to announce he’d no longer be guest starring as Joe Biden on “Saturday Night Live”, the show revealed who would be taking on the role.

Jim Carrey took to Twitter to announce he'd no longer be guest starring as Joe Biden on, the show revealed who would be taking on the role.The sketch was loosely based on Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) getting his COVID-19 vaccine shot on live TV, and soon became a political impression parade with a visit from Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (Maya Rudolph).Rudolph's Harris made a strong impression when she slapped Bennett's Pence in the face at his suggestion of voter fraud

Saturday Night Live has a new Joe Biden.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe final episode of “Saturday Night Live” for the tumultuous year that was 2020 started with both the hot topic of the day and the hot topic of the month: who would take over the role of President-Elect Joe Biden on the late-night sketch comedy series and the COVID-19 vaccine, respectively.The episode aired just hours after Jim Carrey shared news that his stint as  Biden was only set to be six weeks and therefore he would not be continuing through

Lionsgate'smotion picture group has finished a restructure under chairman Joe Drake, with thestudio now consolidated into four verticals: marketing, distribution, strategy and innovation, and content. Jen Hollingsworth, who will continue on as COO of the motion picture group, will expand her oversight to lead the strategy and innovation team.

laid off 15 percent of its staff in November.Within each vertical, teams will oversee projects throughout their creative evolution and life cycle.

Veteran agent Jay Schachter has been promoted to the Head of the Film & Television Departments at Stewart Talent New York.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentIn a management shakeup at top Middle East broadcaster MBC Group, CEO Marc Antoine d’Halluin has stepped down.

An employee was crushed by a freight elevator at a Midtown Manhattan supermarket on Tuesday afternoon, authorities and police sources said. The woman, 39, was found around 4:10 p.m.

President-elect Joe Biden mispronounced Democratic Senate hopeful John Ossoff's name during an election event Tuesday ahead of the crucial runoff races.  "Honk for your next United States Senator Jon Orsoff!" Biden said in Atlanta while stumping for Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in his first campaign event since clinching the presidential election in November-- including the state of Georgia, which has historically been red.  Although Biden's frequent gaffes have been a laughing matter for his