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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large In other words, Jo Koy is OK. Still, with that kind of global platform, his misstep stung a bit. This was a milestone for the comedian, and his hiring was a proud moment for many Filipino Americans — a group often ignored by Hollywood.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Prime Video Southeast Asia is cutting its originals team in Singapore and moving to a “leaner operating model,” as part of the globe wave of redundancies announced earlier this week.

It was Jo Koy‘s first time hosting the Golden Globes on Sunday night, and he used the platform to go IN on Hollywood, the now-extinct Hollywood Foreign Press Association‘s longstanding diversity issues, and more!

Caroline Brew editor From selling out stadiums to dropping several successful stand-up specials to publishing an autobiography, Jo Koy has already checked off several major milestones in his comedy career. He can now check off another: hosting the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. This will be Koy’s first appearance as a host for a major awards show.

reportedly turned down the gig. And, former Globes hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reportedly said they were done. So, the job fell to Jo Koy.“This is my childhood dream,” Koy, 52, told USA Today.“I’m now living something that I would watch as a kid, something that indirectly inspired me to do what I do, seeing everyone from Bob Hope to Billy Crystal to Whoopi Goldberg [host] … Now, I’m in the captain’s seat and I’m loving it.”He told Variety about his plans, “I’m going to poke fun, but I want to do it in a way where we’re still celebrating.

81st Golden Globes.The ceremony, which honors American movies and TV shows, will be broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California, starting at 8 p.m. EST on CBS, immediately after an NFL doubleheader.Barbenheimer will be in full effect as 2023’s top movies “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” lead the list of nominees. “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” are also up for Best Original Song, dominating that category as well.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “I don’t find the definition of Chinese filmmakers by generation to be a useful tool,” said Marco Mueller, introducing dark satire “The Movie Emperor” as the opening film of the first edition of his Festival of Young Cinema (Asia-Europe) in Macau on Friday. “Much more interesting is the concept of exchange between new and old and between East and West.” “The new forces of Chinese cinema are present and participating.

Ning Hao’s The Movie Emperor will screen as the opening film of Macau’s Asia-Europe Young Cinema Film Festival, which is holding its inaugural edition from January 5-11. Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 12th Fail, recently a hit in India, will screen as the closing film. 

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large When Jo Koy was announced as Golden Globes host on Dec. 21, it was just a little over two weeks to air. “When they asked me, it was an immediate yes, I couldn’t believe this was happening,” Koy tells Variety.

The 2024 awards season kicks off with the 81st Annual Golden Globes.The ceremony will take place on Sunday, January 7 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, with Barbie and Oppenheimer leading the film nominations. Here's everything you need to know, from who's nominated to how to watch the awards show in the UK... When are the Golden Globes? The Golden Globes will be broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel on 7 January beginning at 8pm Eastern time.This means that for viewers in the UK, it will air from 1am on the morning of the 8th.

New Year. Here are 7 creative ways to ring in the year: Where to watch the New Year’s Eve countdown on TV and streaming servicesDolly Parton and Miley Cyrus share new version of ‘Wrecking Ball’A post shared by New Year's Rockin’ Eve (@rockineve)It’s customary to party and drink on New Year’s Eve, something that’s fun but that can also be taxing after a month spent eating and celebrating. If you want to spend a more relaxed New Year’s Eve, there are plenty of TV specials that provide entertainment and keep you updated on the clock, granting you the perfect opportunity to celebrate any way you want it.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Mark Francis, a veteran TV and streaming executive in Asia, has joined Indonesia’s Vidio streaming platform as its chief content officer and strategy officer. The appointment comes as the platform repasses 4 million subscribers and reclaims a lead in the Indonesian streaming market. Based in Jakarta and reporting directly to CEO Sutanto Harton, Francis is expected to oversee the freemium streamer’s content strategy and programming.

RuPaul’s Drag Race has become quite the global phenemonon since it first premiered in 2009!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Really, a company that creates augmented reality content for theatrical release movies has hired veteran media executive Peter Gaida as its chief commercial officer in Asia Pacific. The appointment is part of a wider expansion into Asia by the AR company. Founded by media entrepreneur James Andrew Felts in 2017, Really creates “highly functional, large-scale AR content” that it delivers weekly.

Jo Koy, 52, was just announced as the host of the 2024 Golden Globe Awards.“I’ve stepped onto a lot of stages around the world in my career, but this one is going to be extra special,” Koy shared in a statement. “This is that moment where I get to make my Filipino family proud.”And if you’ve always wanted to see the “Easter Sunday” star live, you can catch him midway through his recently extended ‘Funny is Funny World Tour’ from January through May 2024 featuring all new material.Along the way, he’ll be making a pair of stops in New York.First up, Koy is slated to drop into Verona’s Turning Stone Resort and Casino Event Center on Sunday, March 10.

reportedly snubbed offers to emcee the telecast, airing Jan. 7 on CBS.“I’ve stepped onto a lot of stages around the world in my career, but this one is going to be extra special,” Koy said in a statement.

Comedian Jo Koy is set to host the 2024 Golden Globes!

Preeminent comedian Jo Koy has been set to host the 81st Golden Globe Awards, in what will be his first outing in that capacity at a major awards show.

Land of Bad, a new action film led by Liam Hemsworth and Russell Crowe. The Avenue will release this one stateside next year.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor When writer-director Mohamed Kordofani first conceived of the film “Goodbye Julia,” he realized that he didn’t have a single friend from South Sudan — “and there are millions who live in Khartoum.” Now he has hundreds, he tells Variety. The first Sudanese film to premiere in the Un Certain Regard sidebar in Cannes, his debut feature won the Prix de la Liberté and is now the official Sudanese entry for the Academy Awards, with Lupita Nyong’o on board as an executive producer. The film had its Middle East and North Africa premiere this week at El Gouna Film Festival, where Kordofani was awarded the Variety MENA Region Talent Award.

TikTok’s ‘Add To Music App’ is set to roll out to users in 19 more countries worldwide following its launch last month.Last month, TikTok announced a new feature that allows users to directly save sounds from the app to their streaming platform of choice.Users in the US and UK can already utilise the feature now, which allows fans to save music they’ve discovered to Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.The social media platform has now announced plans for it to be available in the following countries: Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Sweden, Thailand, Malaysia, UAE, Argentina, Colombia, The Netherlands, Turkey, South Africa, Vietnam and the Philippines.“Add To Music App has been designed to help music fans capture songs that they love on TikTok in the moment of discovery, and to easily save the song to their preferred music streaming service to enjoy whenever they like,” read a statement from the video sharing platform.The feature can be used by tapping on a sound which is listed below a user’s name, then hitting ‘Add to music app’, where you can choose your preferred streaming platform.

NewJeans and Lim Young-woong taking home the most awards – view the full list of winners below.On December 14, the Asia Artist Awards held its 2023 awards ceremony at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan, the Philippines. It selects winners in several categories that cover music, television and film based on data gathered from several East and Southeast Asian countries, Argentina, Mexico and Europe.The show was hosted by Kang Daniel, IVE’s Jang Won-young and ZEROBASEONE’s Sung Han-bin, and featured performances from several K-pop artists throughout the night.

Vincent Rodriguez is making history on the Hallmark Channel!

Jaden Thompson Lola Dee, a popular singer in the 1950s who toured with Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante and Johnnie Ray, has died. She was 95. The pop singer, who was signed to Columbia and Mercury labels in the ’50s, died of natural causes in Hinsdale, Illinois at a nursing facility, as announced by her publicist and CD producer Alan Eichler.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Korean-produced series “The Glory” won the best drama series award on Thursday at the Asian Academy Creative Awards Gala Final. Thai-produced TV movie “Hunger” was named best feature film. The awards are organized by the Asian Academy of Creative Arts (AACA) a.k.a Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA) and are held alongside the Asia Television Forum and Market (ATF) in Singapore. The AACA “was established to honor creative excellence and serve as a peer judged pinnacle of achievement in content creation, performance and media production.” By the conclusion of the gala ceremony, Singapore, Japan and India had each claimed seven prize wins.

Naman Ramachandran “Sunday,” which has its world premiere at the Singapore International Film Festival, marks the feature directorial debut of Sean Ng. Ng previously directed a few shorts and his producing credits include feature documentary “André and His Olive Tree” (2020), which was Taiwan’s highest-grossing documentary that year. “Sunday” was developed at TorinoFilmLab.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Singapore actor and filmmaker Alaric Tay (“Zombiepura”), through his Very Tay Media company has joined forces with two Philippines companies Black Ops Studios Asia and PsyOps Studios to produce a slate of films aimed at international markets. The venture, that was facilitated by Hong Kong-based producer Mike Leeder, was announced on the eve of the Asia Television Forum (ATF) in Singapore. They aim to put together a combined slate across diverse genres, including action, sci-fi, horror and comedy and have suggested a timeline extending to the fourth quarter of 2026. The joint venture also includes partnerships with other Asian companies including Screen Ops (HK), Fly Entertainment, Causeway Media Productions and IAmCasting. “Singapore and the Philippines have the individual potential to execute projects with commercial appeal,” said Tay. “But by building stories together with like-minded visionaries beyond our own shores, we can elevate the types of projects that are being produced in our collective countries.” Tay was the star and executive producer of 2018 Singapore zombie movie “Zombiepura.” He was also co-producer and director of HBO Asia’s first comedy drama series “SeNT” and is best known for playing multiple characters on Mediacorp satirical series “The Noose.” Headed by director Pedring Lopez and producer Rex Lopez, Black Ops Studios Asia and PsyOps Studios focus on action films and series.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has struck off the coast of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao.

With its seventh weekend numbers tallied, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour has topped the $250M global benchmark. At $250.01M per AMC, the split is a little over $178.2M domestic with $71.8M coming from the international box office.

Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo became Miss Universe 2023, Miss Spain Athenea Paulinha Pérez was named Miss Congeniality. This award goes to the friendliest contestant and is the only honor determined by a contestant vote.Miss Philippines Michelle Dee, one of the top 10 finalists, won the award for Voice for Change alongside Miss Angola Ana Coimbra and Miss Puerto Rico Karla Guilfú.