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13.03.2024 - 03:57 / variety.com
Angelique Jackson DC Young Fly, Issa Rae and “A Black Lady Sketch Show” joined the list of early winners at the 2024 NAACP Image Awards. DC Young Fly picked up two awards during the second of three nights of virtual Image Awards ceremonies, hosted by Khleo Thomas.
He was named outstanding host in a reality/reality competition, game show or variety series or special for emceeing BET’s “Celebrity Squares” and won the outstanding society and culture podcast prize for “The 85 South Show,” which he co-hosts with Karlous Miller and Chico Bean. Rae, a three-time NAACP Image award winner for her hit series “Insecure,” added to her trophy case by winning a voiceover performance award for playing Jessica Drew a.k.a.
Spider-Woman in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” Kyla Pratt won the TV voiceover performance prize for another season voicing Penny Proud in “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.” “A Black Lady Sketch Show” finally won the outstanding variety show (series or special) trophy after two seasons of nabbing the nomination but not winning the prize. The Robin Thede-created comedy show wrapped up its run last year, with 16 Emmy nominations, among them four historic wins for editing and directing.
This second round of winners — presented in variety show, reality programming, children’s programming, short form, voiceover and podcast categories — also included Leslie Jones (“The Daily Show After the Cut”), Eboni K. Williams (“Holding Court with Eboni K.
Williams”), “Gracie’s Corner” and the Academy Award-nominated short “The After,” directed by Misan Harriman and starring David Oyelowo. Presenters for Night 2 of the virtual ceremonies were Dreka Gates, EJ Williams (ABC’s “The Wonder Years”), Judge Mablean (“Justice with
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Angelique Jackson “The Righteous Gemstones” star Tony Cavalero has joined the cast of “Lips Like Sugar,” a crime thriller set during the 1984 summer Olympics Games in Los Angeles, starring Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson. Cavalero is best known for his breakout performance as Keefe, the lovable ex-Satanist turned fan-favorite mullet man, in Danny McBride’s cult hit HBO series. “The Righteous Gemstones” was renewed for a fourth season last July.
In an interview with The Independent, original Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson said he was disappointed with the 2016 all-female reboot of the franchise.
EXCLUSIVE: Ari Aster‘s new A24 film Eddington has rounded out its cast with four additions: William Belleau (Killers of the Flower Moon), Cameron Mann (Mare of Easttown), Matt Gomez Hidaka (Silo), and Amélie Hoeferle (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes).
Sony’s $100M sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife— Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire— is looking at an opening at $45M, give or take. The previous installment, released during the pandemic in 2021, which was directed by Jason Reitman and produced by the late Ghostbusters filmmaker Ivan Reitman, opened to $44M and legged out to $129M domestic. Currently through four movies the Ghostbusters franchise stands at $945.2M; the fifth title will easily put the brand past the $1 billion mark if not this weekend, shortly thereafter.
EXCLUSIVE: HBO is betting on another fresh female comedy voice, giving a pilot order to a half-hour starring, written and executive produced by Rachel Sennott (Bottoms, Bodies Bodies Bodies).
told People.“It’s Taylor Sheridan and obviously it’s very well written. It’s very well researched.
Angelique Jackson As the clock inched toward midnight at the Vanity Fair Oscars party (and on the eight-month long “Barbie” press tour), Greta Gerwig gleefully danced the night away. With an In-N-Out burger in one hand and a cocktail in the other, Gerwig grooved to Dua Lipa’s hit “Dance the Night” with another one of her Barbies, Hari Nef, who sported a pink feathered Balenciaga jacket with a sizable train.
are a risky proposition. .But Ryan Gosling belting “I'm Just Ken” from was…more than kenough.
Oscars 2024 is taking place tonight (March 10) in Los Angeles, with Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and Killers Of The Flower Moon set to battle it out for the top gongs.The ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel for a fourth time.Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leads the nominations going into the event with 13 nods, including Best Director, Best Picture and Best Actor. Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things follows on 11, while Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon is in the running in 10 categories.
The stars of American Fiction are hitting the red carpet!
Oscars. The charismatic 27-year-old media personality and former YouTuber graced the 96th Academy Awards red carpet on Sunday in a red off-the-shoulder Marchesa gown and massive platform heels — the latter causing her to fall to the ground in front of photographers. “That’s alright,” the “Players” actress said from the ground as an assistant rushed to help her up.
Ryan Gosling and more stars took the stage at the Dolby Theatre on Saturday (March 9) to get in some final rehearsal time ahead of the 2024 Oscars tomorrow!
The 2024 Oscars may be this weekend, but there are still plenty of ways to stream all of the Best Picture nominees from Hollywood’s biggest night right from the comfort of your own home. This year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated 10 films — including Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” the Christopher Nolan epic “Oppenheimer” and the Emma Stone-led “Poor Things.”Other nominees for the award include “American Fiction,” “The Zone of Interest,” “Anatomy of the Fall,” the Bradley Cooper-led “Maestro,” “Past Lives,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “The Holdovers.” The official ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be held at the Dolby Theatre in LA on Sunday, March 10.
, yet fans of the HBO show will tell you they still reference episodes in conversations or can’t resist a rewatch when clips resurface on Twitter. It’s a testament to creator , who has a natural knack for writing compelling and relatable television that sticks with you long after.It’s only fitting that Rae is bringing her talents to the beauty world by launching her own hair care line, . Cofounded with Rae’s sister-in-law, Hannah Diop, Sienna Naturals targets scalp care while addressing the needs of .
Variety’s senior entertainment reporter Angelique Jackson earned a nomination from ICG in the Press Award category. In film, the team at Warner Bros.
Angelique Jackson March 6 is a special day for Nicole Avant — because she and her mother, the late Jacqueline Avant, share the same birthday. This year, Nicole Avant spent the occasion working. The former U.S.
Angelique Jackson The documentary “Sue Bird: In the Clutch,” about the basketball legend’s final WNBA season and her impact on sports, has been acquired following its buzzy Sundance debut. Wolfe Releasing, the largest exclusive distributor of LGBTQ+ films, has picked up the North American distribution rights the feature documentary, which will become available for digital purchase and rental on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, VUDU and Wolfe On Demand beginning March 29.
Angelique Jackson “And Just Like That” and The Morning Show” star Karen Pittman is adding to her stacked TV slate by joining Mara Brock Akil’s “Forever” alongside “The Wire” alum and “Creed” franchise stalwart Wood Harris. Brock Akil’s highly-anticipated adaptation of Judy Blum’s 1975 Judy Blume novel “Forever” was originally ordered at Netflix in 2022 under the “Girlfriends” creator’s overall deal.
UPDATED, 10:00 AM: The Academy said today that Emily Blunt, Cynthia Erivo, America Ferrera, Sally Field, Ryan Gosling, Ariana Grande, Ben Kingsley, Melissa McCarthy, Issa Rae, Tim Robbins, Steven Spielberg, Mary Steenburgen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlize Theron, Christoph Waltz and Forest Whitaker will present at the Oscars on Sunday. See the rest of the envelope openers below.