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acceptance speech.Sandler’s “50 First Dates” and “The Wedding Singer” co-star Drew Barrymore called him “a national treasure” when asked how she felt about him being honored for his comedy chops.“Every award that was ever created on the planet should go to Adam,” Barrymore expressed.Steve Buscemi, who acted alongside Sandler in films like “Mr.

Madonna has teased that new dates will be announced soon for her 2023 ‘Celebration’ world tour.The pop icon is due to hit the road this summer for a 35+ date stint to mark her 40 years in music. “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” Madonna said of the upcoming trek in a statement.The tour will begin in North America, with gigs planned for New York, Chicago, Miami, Washington, Houston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other cities up until early October.Madonna is set to touch down in the UK for six dates at London’s The O2.

The night before the Academy Awards is a celebration within itself, with heaps of stars showing up to some of Hollywood's most glamorous Pre-Oscar parties. Previous Oscar winners including Nicole Kidman and Brie Larson showed up to the Polo Lounge at The Beverly Hills Hotel for the Chanel and Charles Finch Dinner. Kidman stole the show, opting to go braless, wearing only a navy and black tweed jacket with a matching fringe skirt.

Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, and Kristen Stewart pose together for a photo at last night’s star-studded pre-Oscars party!

Riz Ahmed, Dev Patel, Judd Apatow, Mira Nair, and Mark Duplass are among the many admirers of the Oscar-nominated documentary All That Breathes, directed by Shaunak Sen. Now you can add the people at Criterion to the movie’s legion of fans.

EXCLUSIVE: Busy Philipps (Girls5eva) has joined Paramount’s musical move Mean Girls, based on the Tony-nominated Broadway show of the same name and the feature comedy that inspired it.

75th Directors Guild of America AwardsThe Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly HillsThe 75th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards celebrating directing in film, television and more rolled into Beverly Hills this week and brought out many of the biggest auteurs in the industry. Steven Spielberg, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Helen Shaver, Jason Bateman and Ben Stiller were just some of the nominees who attended the ceremony hosted by Judd Apatow.Ben Stiller chatted with TheWrap, telling us what it meant to be nominated and recognized by his peers.

Surprise! Karen Gillan got secretly married to her partner Nick Kocher last year!

Judd Apatow has nothing but pride for his 25-year-old daughter, Maude, and her role in the hit HBO drama . Apatow caught up with  at the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday in Beverly Hills and set the record straight on her daughter's success, assuring that he's «not traumatized» by the racy series. Maude plays the role of Lexie Howard, whose character's storyline was centerstage in season 2. «I can watch it.

Tom Cruise over his height during a monologue at the Directors Guild Of America Awards.The comedian and producer hosted the ceremony on Saturday (February 18), where he praised Top Gun: Maverick for concealing Cruise’s 5 foot 7 height.“The visual effects in [Top Gun:] Maverick were so top-notch I couldn’t even see the stack of phone books Tom Cruise sat on to reach the flight controls,” Apatow said.“That’s why he’s always jumping out of tall buildings because you can’t tell how short he is when he’s in a 100-storey building. That’s why when he’s standing on a wing of an airplane he’s always alone, he doesn’t want anyone there next to him for scale.”Judd Apatow kills as host at the DGAAwards. No one was off limits including the Daniels and most notably, Tom Cruise.

stack of phone books Tom Cruise sat on to reach the flight controls,” Apatow teased in his monologue of Cruise’s 5’7” stature and aviation shots in “Top Gun: Maverick,” per Variety.“Remember when Tom Cruise jumped up and down on the couch and we all thought, ‘What a lunatic!'” Apatow remarked, referring to the actor’s infamous interview on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 2005. “And now he rides a motorcycle off a cliff and BASE jumps and we’re all like, ‘Tom’s fine!'”“Tom is not fine,” Apatow continued.

Judd Apatow served as emcee for the DGA Awards on Saturday night, and he kicked off his show-opening monologue by taking a few shots at Tom Cruise.

Bringing the jabs. Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick was nominated for a prize at the 2023 Directors Guild of America Awards, and host Judd Apatow couldn’t resist a few shady jokes at the actor’s expense.

Judd Apatow honed in on Tom Cruise when he was onstage at the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday evening (February 18).

Selome Hailu A month after Jerrod Carmichael used the Golden Globes stage to mock Tom Cruise for his involvement in the Church of Scientology, Judd Apatow got in a few similar jabs while emceeing the Directors Guild of America Awards. The jokes began with the topic of the “Top Gun” star’s height: “The special effects in ‘Maverick’ were so top notch, I couldn’t even see the stack of phone books Tom Cruise sat on to reach the flight controls.” “Remember when Tom Cruise jumped up and down on the couch and we all thought, ‘What a lunatic!'” Apatow said, referring to the infamous 2005 incident on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” “And now he rides a motorcycle off a cliff and BASE jumps and we’re all like, ‘Tom’s fine!'”

Judd Apatow returned for a fourth time to host the 75th Annual DGA Awards, where he opened Saturday’s show with yuks about Austin Butler’s voice, the presence of a “F–k Boy Table” and Tom Cruise’s stunts.

The need for greater residuals and more diversity were some of the vital issues expressed by filmmakers tonight at the DGA Awards ahead of the guild’s talks with the AMPTP.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The DGA Awards are under way at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills. In TV, “Severance,” “Station Eleven” and “The Daily Show” were among the frontrunners (with two nods each), while Steven Spielberg was gunning for his fourth trophy, for the semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans.” But also in the hunt are Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the duo behind the sci-fi comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” At the DGA, Spielberg holds the record for the most nominations and wins, at 13 and three, respectively. The DGA boasts a voting body of around 19,000 members. Over its 75-year history, the DGA Awards has been the most reliable barometer for the Oscars’ best director prize. Only eight DGA winners have failed to walk away with the Academy Award, most recently Sam Mendes (“1917”), who lost to Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”) in 2020.

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Karen M. Peterson The Directors Guild of America celebrates its 75th year, the org will rename an award for one of its own. The first-time feature award is getting a new name. “I am very excited because we are doing something that we haven’t done before, a special presentation and renaming one of our awards in honor of former DGA president Michael Apted,” says DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter. At the February ceremony, the DGA will formally change the name. The director of “Coal Min- er’s Daughter” and “Gorillas in the Mist” had a long history with the guild. In 1998, he led the formation of the Independent Directors Committee to foster the careers and rights of indie filmmakers. He served as DGA president from 2003-09, and created the first-time feature award that will now bear his name.

Young love! Iris Apatow, the youngest daughter of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann, debuted her new romance with Henry Haber on Valentine’s Day.

A coalition of LGBTQ groups, celebrity activists, journalists and New York Times contributors are protesting what they call the media outlet’s “irresponsible, biased” coverage of the transgender community.

Paul Rudd is looking back at how he entered the MCU and the Ant-Man star said being in a superhero movie was not part of his plans.

EXCLUSIVE: WME has promoted Amanda Hacohen and Abe Cohen Hoffing to Partner in the Scripted Television department.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed award-winning actor, director, writer and producer Steve Buscemi and his Olive Productions banner for representation in all areas.

Twenty years ago, it was obvious that Judd Apatow‘s “Freaks and Geeks” would be a launching point for countless careers in comedy. But the last decade has proven that this was a group of actors who would only get more interesting with age.

Judd Apatow will return to host the DGA Awards, whose 75th anniversary edition will be held February 18 at The Beverly Hilton. This marks his fourth time hosting the gala, having handled the job in 2018, 2020 and 2022.

CNN has obtained the exclusive rights to show the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, this year honoring Adam Sandler.