Awards

13 Dec 2023

Trevor Noah to Host 2024 Grammy Awards, Where He Is Also a Nominee: Only 4 Other Grammy Hosts Have Done That

Trevor Noah will host the 2024 Grammy Awards, which are set for Feb. 4. The comedian made the announcement on his Spotify podcast What Now? With Trevor Noah early on Thursday (Dec. 14).

“I’m hosting the Grammys. I’m excited about that, yeah,” he said on the podcast. “It’s a lot of fun. I enjoy the Grammys because I get to watch the show in person and then experience and comment on it in person while it’s happening.”

This will be the fourth consecutive Grammy telecast that Noah has hosted. As we learned when the nominations were announced on Nov. 10, Noah is also a current Grammy nominee for best comedy album for I Wish You Would. Noah is only the fifth Grammy host who was nominated that same year. And he could become just the second Grammy host to win a Grammy during a show he or she hosted. The first was Kenny Rogers, who won best country vocal performance, male for “The Gambler” on the 1980 telecast.

Noah received his first Grammy nod four years ago for his album Son of Patricia, which was a finalist for best comedy album. But he didn’t host that year; he took over the following year. (Alicia Keys hosted the show where he was a winner.)

Noah will also serve as a producer of the 66th annual Grammy Awards, which will be produced by Fulwell 73 Productions for the Recording Academy for the fourth consecutive year. Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins are executive producers.The show will be broadcast live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS from 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.

Noah, 40, is best known for hosting Comedy Central’s The Daily Show from 2015-22. He won a Primetime Emmy in 2017 for a hosting a spin-off show, The Daily Show – Behind the Scenes, which was voted outstanding short form variety series.

Here are all the hosts of the live Grammy telecast (which began in 1971) who were nominees that same year.

12 Dec 2023

From ‘Cabaret’ to ‘Barbie,’ All the Films That Received 2 or More Golden Globe Nods for Best Original Song

Many of these films also got some Oscar love in this category — but not all.

Golden Globes voters showered Barbie with nine nominations, more than any other film this year. Three of those nominations were in the best original song category. “Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?” are competing with Bruce Springsteen’s “Addicted to Romance” from She Came to Me, Lenny Kravitz’s “Road to Freedom” from Rustin and Jack Black’s “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie (which the performer co-wrote with Aaron Horvath, Michael Jenic, Eric Osmond and John Spiker.)

Barbie is only the second film in Globes history to receive three nominations for best original song. The first was Aladdin more than 30 years ago. Alan Menken and Tim Rice co-wrote all three of those songs – “Friend Like Me,” “Prince Ali” and “A Whole New World.” In the case of Barbie, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt co-wrote two of the songs – “I’m Just Ken” and “Dance the Night” (Dua Lipa and Caroline Ailin collaborated on the latter song). Billie Eilish and Finneas co-wrote the other nominated Barbie song, “What Was I Made For?”

Barbie is the 11th film in Globes history to spawn two or more nominations for best original song. We’ll take a look at those 11 films and also share how the Globes compared with the Oscars in saluting these films in the best original song category.

The Oscar for best original song dates back to 1934 (compared to 1961 for the Globes). The first film to yield two Oscar nominees for best original song was Fame (1980). The first to spawn three was Beauty and the Beast (1991).

Here are all the films that received two or more Golden Globe nominations for best original song.

12 Dec 2023

Lindsey Stirling, Billboard’s Melinda Newman & More Added as 2024 She Rocks Awards Honorees

Electronic violinist, dancer and artist Lindsey Stirling; classically trained pianist-turned-touring keyboardist Bonnie McIntosh; and veteran music journalist Melinda Newman, Billboard’s executive editor for the West Coast and Nashville, have been added to the list of 2024 She Rocks Awards honorees.

Other newly-added honorees are Holly G, writer and founder of the Black Opry and Black Opry Records; Jamie Deering, CEO of Deering Banjo Company; and Lindsay Love-Bivens, artist and community relations manager for Taylor Guitars.

These trailblazers join previously-announced honorees Debbie Gibson, Laura Karpman, Britt Lightning, Kelsy Karter and Sylvia Massy.

The 12th annual live awards show will take place on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Anaheim Convention Center Ballroom in Anaheim, Calif.  The show will be co-hosted by Susanna Hoffs, co-founder and frontwoman for The Bangles, solo artist and author, and AIJIA, artist, songwriter, vocal producer and performer.

For the opening act, PRS Guitars international touring artist Jimena Fosado will perform with her trio, which features Melanie Jo on drums and Lex Wolfe on bass.

The She Rocks Awards is the premier event during the NAMM Show, bringing together music and audio industry professionals, artists, fans and the media. The celebratory evening includes live music, awards and speeches, dinner, a silent auction, gift bags and more. The She Rocks Awards is open to the public. Find out more and purchase tickets at sherocksawards.com.

The She Rocks Awards will be live-streamed by AXS TV, Spin magazine and NAMM. Learn more about the She Rocks Awards and get tickets at sherocksawards.com.

The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) presents the annual event. Founded in 2012, the WiMN unites women who work within all facets of the music and audio industries. Music industry veteran Laura B. Whitmore founded the organization. For more information, visit www.TheWiMN.com.

12 Dec 2023

Inaugural Jazz Music Awards to Finally Stream On Demand on PBS Passport

The inaugural Jazz Music Awards may have set an awards show record for the longest gap between taping and finally being televised. The show was held on Oct. 22, 2022, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta. It will finally be televised on Monday, Jan. 1 — more than 14 months later.

It will stream on demand that day on PBS Passport. It will also air on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB)’s nine stations – WGTV-TV (Atlanta/Athens), WNGH-TV (Chatsworth), WMUM-TV (Macon), WJSP-TV (Columbus), WACS-TV (Dawson), WABW-TV (Albany), WVAN-TV (Savannah), WXGA-TV (Waycross) and WCES-TV (Augusta) – that day at 7 p.m. ET.

It has taken so long to get the inaugural Jazz Music Awards on TV that the producers blew right past the planned date of the second Jazz Music Awards, which they had indicated would be held on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

“We are grateful to partner with Georgia Public Broadcasting,” Wendy F. Williams, the founder and executive producer of the Jazz Music Awards and the general manager of 91.9 WCLK, an NPR-affiliated station, said in a statement. “GPB is an excellent home for the Jazz Music Awards, and we look forward to building a national platform with PBS and its 150 affiliates. GPB presented us with a great opportunity to broadcast and stream our program around the world.”

“GPB is excited to partner with WCLK [an NPR member station] to broadcast and stream the Jazz Music Awards,” said GPB CEO Bert Wesley Huffman. “Through the years, we’ve found ways to collaborate that deepen the value of public media to our respective listening audiences, and The Jazz Awards offer a perfect opportunity to strengthen the partnership between GPB and WCLK while providing a wonderful platform for this treasured art form.”

The Jazz Music Awards is a two-hour awards show celebrating all forms of jazz — traditional, contemporary, vocal, instrumental, and experimental. The show was co-hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater, a 1975 Tony winner for The Wiz and a two-time Grammy winner, and Delroy Lindo, a 1988 Tony nominee for Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.

Under the musical direction of four-time Grammy Award winner Terri Lyne Carrington, the show featured performances by Dianne Reeves, Kenny Garrett, Orrin Evans, Ledisi, Somi, Lizz Wright, Braxton Cook, Brandee Younger, Jazzmeia Horn, The Baylor Project, Lindsey Webster, and Bridgewater. There were also musical tributes to the late Ramsey Lewis, Pharoah Sanders, Joey DeFrancesco and Jaimie Branch.

Carrington’s band consisted of keyboardist Ray Angry, trumpeter Milena Casado, alto saxophonist Braxton Cook, pianist Orrin Evans, Saturday Night Live bassist, James Genus, drummer and percussionist Nikki Glaspie, percussionist Gerson Lazo-Quiroga, electronics, DJ/percussionist Kassa Overall, tenor saxophonist Marcus Strickland, guitarist Mark Whitfield, and drummer Carrington.

The awards ceremony recognized winners in eight competitive categories. We reported on the winners at the time. You can read who won here or watch the stream and be surprised.

The lifetime achievement award was presented to the late Wayne Shorter. The legend award was presented to the family of the late McCoy Tyner. The three recipients of the awards of distinction were Pulitzer Prize-winner Henry Threadgill for the jazz composer award; avant-garde jazz trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire for the jazz innovator award; and former U.S. Jazz Ambassador Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds for the jazz educator award. Additionally, jazz professor James H. Patterson of Clark Atlanta University received the jazz impact award.

The Jazz Music Awards is a nonprofit division of Jazz 91.9 WCLK, located on the campus of Clark Atlanta University, the HBCU (Historically Black College and University) which is the owner and licensee of WCLK.

12 Dec 2023

Will Jack Antonoff ‘Threepeat’ as Producer of the Year at the Grammys?

With final-round Grammy voting set to open on Thursday (Dec. 14), Jack Antonoff is vying for his third consecutive win as producer of the year, non-classical. Should he be declared the winner at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, he would be only the second producer in history to win three years running. The first was Babyface, who clinched the award from 1996-98.

Final-round continues through Jan. 4. The awards will be presented at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Antonoff is competing for producer of the year, non-classical with Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, who is nominated for the second year in row; Hit-Boy, who is nominated for the second time in three years; and two first-time nominees: Metro Boomin and Daniel Nigro.

Antonoff and Nigro appear to be the front-runners. They are also nominated for album, record and song of the year. D’Mile is also nominated for record of the year.

Antonoff co-produced two of this year’s nominees for album of the year: Taylor Swift’s Midnights and Lana Del Rey’s Did You Know There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. He co-produced one nominee for record of the year, Swift’s “Anti-Hero.” And he co-wrote two song of the year nominees: Swift’s “Anti-Hero” and Del Rey’s “A&W.”

Nigro produced Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts, which is nominated for album of the year. He also produced and co-wrote her smash “Vampire,” which is nominated for both record and song of the year.

D’Mile is nominated for record of the year for co-producing Victoria Monét’s “On My Mama.”

While Babyface is the only producer who has won three years in a row (so far), these four producers came close.

Quincy Jones: The Chicago native won the award in 1982 and 1984 (in tandem with Michael Jackson that second time). He was nominated in the middle year, 1983, but lost to Toto, who were the second group to win (after the Bee Gees).

Jones lost three times in the category before he won. When he finally did hear his name called, he good-naturedly told the audience at the Shrine Auditorium, “Man, when I started waiting for this award I had long flowing hair and a thin waistline like James Ingram.”

David Foster: The Canadian studio savant won the award in 1992 and 1994, but he wasn’t nominated in the middle year, 1993.

Rick Rubin: The native New Yorker won the award in 2007 and 2009, but he wasn’t nominated in the middle year, 2008.

Greg Kurstin: The L.A. native won the award in 2017 and 2018, but wasn’t nominated in the year immediately before or after his win streak.

11 Dec 2023

Snubs & Surprises in the 2024 Golden Globes Nominations

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour quickly became the top-grossing concert film of all time, so why does its nomination for the Globes’ new cinematic and box-office achievement award come as a surprise? One of their rules seemingly disallowed it – though another rule overrode that first rule. We’ll explain.

The rules state: “a. Documentaries are not eligible for any of the motion picture award categories, including the Best Motion Picture categories, and the acting, directing, screenplay, song, and score categories. b. Productions of stage plays, operas, concerts, and other live events recorded on a theatrical stage or other similar venue (i.e., not adapted for production as a motion picture or television program) are considered documentaries of the play, opera, concert, or other live event and are not eligible.”

So how was it deemed eligible?

A Globes spokesperson correctly notes that “Cinematic and Box Office Achievement is separate from the overall motion picture category guidelines as described in the award rules.”

Those rules further state: “Cinematic and Box Office Achievement contenders can also be considered for Best Motion Picture in their respective categories, i.e., Drama, Comedy or Musical, Animated or Non-English Language, if they meet the eligibility requirements for each of those awards.”

The Globes spokesman acknowledges that Swift’s film does not meet the eligibility requirements for other awards, such as best motion picture – musical or comedy. “Those rules specifically prohibit concert films and documentaries as per rule 3a and 3b, Hence, Taylor Swift’s Eras film does qualify for CBOA [cinematic and box office achievement] under our rules but does not qualify for the other best motion picture categories.

Half of this year’s inaugural nominees for cinematic and box-office achievement are nominated in other categories; half are not. Barbie, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider Verse 3 and The Super Mario Bros. Movie are. Swift’s film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, John Wick: Chapter 4 and Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Pt. 1 are not.

We now know that that Swift’s film wasn’t eligible in other categories. These other three simply didn’t garner enough voter support.

The Globes have long been in Swift’s corner. She has received three Globe nominations for best original song – for “Safe & Sound” from The Hunger Games, “Beautiful Ghosts” from Cats and “Carolina” from Where the Crawdads Sing. The fact that they nominated a song from Cats, which was a boxoffice flop, shows that Globe voters are long-time Swifties.

11 Dec 2023

CMA Touring Awards Nominees Announced: Full List

The Country Music Association has announced the nominees for the 2023 CMA Touring Awards, spotlighting those behind-the-scenes members who keep country music’s touring industry going.

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Final-round voting for the 2023 CMA Touring Awards opens Wednesday, Dec. 13 and closes Thursday, Dec. 28. This year’s CMA Touring Awards will again be hosted by Keith Urban and will take place Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in Nashville.

Ron Baird, industry veteran and former head of Creative Arts Agency’s (CAA) Nashville office, will be posthumously honored with the CMA Touring Lifetime Achievement Award. The award honors an individual who has positively impacted and contributed to the growth of touring throughout the years.

“Honoring our touring community is something I look forward to every year,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA chief executive officer, in a statement. “Each time I attend a show, hear a new tour being announced, or see footage from an unforgettable night, I am reminded again of the importance, dedication and resilience of our touring community. I am also especially excited to add five additional categories this year, including a Crew of the Year honor. They are the road warriors that keep Country Music alive all over the world, and I can’t wait to celebrate them on February 12!”

“As someone who spent years not only setting up all my own equipment at shows, but was also for a time a lighting guy and crew member for a band, I know the hard work that goes in to keeping shows on the road,” Urban added. “I’m honored to once again be asked to host the CMA Touring Awards and acknowledge and shower some love on all the hard workers behind the scenes that make it all happen.”

This year, the CMA Touring Awards have expanded, adding five categories. CMA members will have the opportunity to vote for Backline Technician, Stage Manager, Support Services Company, Unsung Hero and Crew of the Year. All balloting is tabulated by the professional services organization, Deloitte.

The CMA Touring Awards, originally called the SRO (Standing Room Only) Awards, were created by the CMA Board of Directors in 1990 to honor outstanding professional achievement within the touring industry. The first awards were presented at a black-tie gala hosted by K.T. Oslin and Roger Miller during CMA’s Entertainment Expo, also known as the Talent Buyers Entertainment Marketplace. Ten awards were presented at the first gala and the number swelled to 19 over the years before settling at the current 20. The SRO Awards were renamed the CMA Touring Awards in 2016.

See the full list of nominees below:

Crew of the year

“All American Road Show Tour” Crew – Chris Stapleton
“The Outsiders Revival Tour” Crew – Eric Church
“I Go Back Tour” Crew – Kenny Chesney
“Country On Tour” Crew – Luke Bryan
“2023 World Tour” Crew – Luke Combs
“One Night At A Time World Tour” Crew – Morgan Wallen
“No Bad Vibes Tour” Crew – Old Dominion
“Home Team Tour 23” Crew – Thomas Rhett


Backline technician of the year

Jason Baskin – Zac Brown Band
Melvin “Melvis” Fults – Kenny Chesney
Carlos Gutierrez – Dierks Bentley
Jason Herndon – Blake Shelton
Joel “Tico” Jimenez – Thomas Rhett
Jeremiah Langdon – Jelly Roll
Chris Miller – Keith Urban
Zach Rickard – Brothers Osborne


Business manager of the year

Renee Allen – Arnie Barn, Inc.
David Boyer – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
Duane Clark – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
Catherine Morris – Farris, Self & Moore, LLC
Caleb See – Curo Financial, LLC
Michael Vaden – Vaden Group/Elliott Davis
Kris Wiatr – Wiatr & Associates, LLC


Coach/truck driver of the year

Ronnie Brown – Zac Brown Band
Josh Easter – Morgan Wallen
Rhett Evens – Thomas Rhett
Caleb Garrett – Luke Bryan
Justin Pullin – Old Dominion
Erin Siegfried – Lainey Wilson
Chris Simms – Jelly Roll
Wayne “Wayno” Sullivan – Blake Shelton/Keith Urban


FOH (front of house) engineer of the year

Brendan Hines – Jelly Roll
Aaron Lain – Morgan Wallen
Todd Lewis – Luke Combs
Ben Rigby – Eric Church
Arpad Sayko – Chris Stapleton
Trey Smith – Thomas Rhett
Ian Zorbaugh – Old Dominion


Lighting director of the year

Zac Coren – Morgan Wallen
Philip Ealy – Kenny Chesney
Kevin Lichty – Old Dominion
Mac Mosier – Chris Stapleton
Kevin Northrup – Luke Combs
Taylor Price – Miranda Lambert
Austin Strain – Jelly Roll
Alec Takahashi – Thomas Rhett


Manager of the year

Narvel Blackstock – Starstruck Entertainment
Virginia Bunetta – G-Major Management
Martha Earls – Neon Coast
Kerri Edwards – KP Entertainment
Clint Higham – Morris Higham Management
Marion Kraft – ShopKeeper Management
Mandelyn Monchick – Red Light Management
John Peets – Q Prime South


Monitor engineer of the year

Bryan “Opie” Baxley – Kenny Chesney
Mark Davis – Jelly Roll
Logan Hanna – Brothers Osborne
Andy Hill – Zac Brown Band
Nathan Lowe – Eric Church
Jimmy Nicholson – Thomas Rhett
Dean Studebaker – Old Dominion
Scott Tatter – Dierks Bentley


Production manager of the year

Chris Alderman – Blake Shelton
John Garriott – Chris Stapleton
Meesha Kosciolek – Eric Church
Erik Leighty – Miranda Lambert
Chris Nathan – Jake Owen
Earl Neal – Jason Aldean
Kevin Twist – Thomas Rhett
Ed Wannebo – Kenny Chesney


Publicist of the year

Janet Buck – Essential Broadcast Media
Paul Freundlich – PFA Media
Quinn Kaemmer – Big Machine Label Group
Tyne Parrish – The GreenRoom PR
Carla Sacks – Sacks & Co.
Jessie Schmidt – Schmidt Public Relations
Wes Vause – Press On Publicity
Jennifer Vessio – 1220 Entertainment Publicity


Stage manager of the year

Sam “Sambo” Coats – Eric Church
Donnie Floyd – Morgan Wallen
Todd Green – Chris Stapleton
Matt Hornbeck – Luke Combs
Josh “Dude” Marcus – Jason Aldean
Tom Nisun – Kenny Chesney
Richard Rossey – Old Dominion
Justin Sumrall – Thomas Rhett


Support services company of the year

4 Wall Entertainment
Clair Global
Dega Catering
Master Tour by Eventric
Moo TV
Richards & Southern


Talent agent of the year

Meredith Jones – CAA
Joey Lee – WME
Jonathan Levine – Wasserman Music
Darin Murphy – CAA
Adi Sharma – The Neal Agency
Aaron Tannenbaum – WME
Elisa Vazzana – UTA
Jay Williams – WME


Talent buyer/promoter of the year

Bradley Jordan – Peachtree Entertainment
Patrick McDill – Live Nation Nashville
Louis Messina – The Messina Group
Rich Schaefer – AEG Presents
Aaron Spalding – Live Nation Nashville
Ed Warm – Joe’s Concerts
Adam Weiser – AEG Presents


Tour manager of the year

Matt Anderson – Old Dominion
Jason Hecht – Chris Stapleton
Luke Holton – Brothers Osborne
Chuck Hull – Keith Urban
Meg Miller – Lainey Wilson
Ethan Strunk – Luke Combs
Chris Thacker – Dierks Bentley
Jon Townley – Thomas Rhett


Touring musician of the year

Rob Byus (Bass Guitar) – Blake Shelton
Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar) – Chris Stapleton/Vince Gill
Ben Helson (Guitar) – Dierks Bentley
Lee Hendricks (Bass Guitar) – Eric Church
Harmoni Kelley (Bass Guitar) – Kenny Chesney
Chris Kimmerer (Drums) – Thomas Rhett
Danny Mitchell (Piano) – Miranda Lambert
Kurt Ozan (Guitar) – Luke Combs


Tour videographer/photographer of the year

Mason Allen – Old Dominion
Andy Barron – Chris Stapleton
Zach Belcher – Dierks Bentley
David Bergman – Luke Combs
CeCe Dawson – Lainey Wilson
Tanner Gallagher – HARDY
Grayson Gregory – Thomas Rhett
Andy Pollitt – Jelly Roll


Tour video director of the year

Josh Clark – Miranda Lambert
Jay Cooper – Kenny Chesney
Houston Creswell – Dierks Bentley
Ron Etters – Chris Stapleton
Nate Fountain – Zach Bryan/Blake Shelton
Chris Jones – Jelly Roll
Ricky Krohne – Thomas Rhett
Michael Todd “M.T.” Stembridge – Eric Church


Venue of the year

Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN
BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, NH
Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant, OK
Grand Ole Opry House – Nashville, TN
Joe’s on Weed Street – Chicago, IL
Paycom Center – Oklahoma City, OK
Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO


Unsung hero of the year

Dallas Bowsier – Eric Church
Josh Castle – Dierks Bentley
RJ Estrella – Luke Combs
Kayla Carter Greear – Luke Bryan
Kelsey Maynard – Old Dominion
Todd Molle – Jake Owen
Mel Murphy – Live Nation Nashville
Tyler Rhodes – Thomas Rhett

11 Dec 2023

‘Barbie,’ Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ Film Score in 2024 Golden Globe Nods: Full List of Nominations

Barbie led the film nominees for the 2024 Golden Globe Awards, which were announced on Monday (Dec. 11). The blockbuster received nine nominations, including three of the six nods for best original song, motion picture.

“Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?” are all nominated in that category, along with three non-Barbie songs – Bruce Springsteen’s “Addicted to Romance” from She Came to Me, Lenny Kravitz’s “Road to Freedom” from Rustin and Jack Black’s “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie (which he co-wrote with four other writers).

All three Barbie songs may be on the shortlist of 15 songs vying for the Academy Award for best original song, which will be released on Dec. 21, but no more than two of them can be nominated, per Oscar rules.

Barbie is also nominated in the Globes’ new category, cinematic and box office achievement, along with six other feature films and Taylor Swift‘s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which quickly became the highest grossing concert film in history. The other feature films nominated in this category are Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, John Wick: Chapter 4, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

The late Robbie Robertson is nominated for best original score – motion picture for his work on Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. The other nominated scores in that category are Jerskin Fendrix’s Poor Things, Ludwig Göransson’s Oppenheimer, Joe Hisaishi’s The Boy and the Heron, Mica Levi’s The Zone of Interest and Daniel Pemberton’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

On the film side, Barbie was followed in overall nominations by Oppenheimer (eight), Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things (seven each), Past Lives (five), and Anatomy of a Fall, Maestro and May December (four each).

On the TV side, Succession was the leading nominee with nine nods. It was followed by The Bear and Only Murders in the Building (five each) and The Crown (four).

Cedric “The Entertainer” and Wilmer Valderrama announced the nominations in 27 categories.

The 81st annual Golden Globe Awards will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Emmy-winning producing duo Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment will serve as executive-producing showrunners, with Weiss also set to direct. Produced and owned by Dick Clark Productions, the Golden Globe Awards is one of the few awards ceremonies to include both motion picture and television achievements.

Following is the complete list of nominees for the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards:

FILM

Best original song – motion picture

“Addicted to Romance” — She Came to Me; Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen

“Dance the Night” — Barbie; Music & Lyrics by: Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin

“I’m Just Ken” — Barbie; Music & Lyrics by: Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt

“Peaches” — The Super Mario Bros. Movie; Music & Lyrics by: Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker

“Road to Freedom” — Rustin; Music & Lyrics by: Lenny Kravitz

“What Was I Made For?” — Barbie; Music & Lyrics by: Billie Eilish O’Connell, Finneas O’Connell

Best original score – motion picture

Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things

Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer

Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and the Heron

Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest

Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon

Cinematic and box office achievement

Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate)

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 (Paramount Pictures)

Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal Pictures)

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (AMC Theatres Distribution)

Best motion picture – drama

Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)

Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)

Maestro (Netflix)

Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

Past Lives (A24)

The Zone of Interest (A24)

Best motion picture – musical or comedy

Air (Amazon MGM Studios)

American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Holdovers (Focus Features)

May December (Netflix)

Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)

Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture – drama

Annette Bening, Nyad

Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

Greta Lee, Past Lives

Carey Mulligan, Maestro

Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla

Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – drama

Bradley Cooper, Maestro

Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon

Colman Domingo, Rustin

Barry Keoghan, Saltburn

Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers

Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy

Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple

Jennifer Lawrence, No Hard Feelings

Natalie Portman, May December

Alma Pöysti, Fallen Leaves

Margot Robbie, Barbie

Emma Stone, Poor Things

Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy

Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario

Timothée Chalamet, Wonka

Matt Damon, Air

Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

Joaquin Phoenix, Beau Is Afraid

Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer

Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple

Jodie Foster, Nyad

Julianne Moore, May December

Rosamund Pike, Saltburn

Da’vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture

Willem Dafoe, Poor Things

Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon

Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer

Ryan Gosling, Barbie

Charles Melton, May December

Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

Best director – motion picture

Bradley Cooper, Maestro

Greta Gerwig, Barbie

Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things

Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Celine Song, Past Lives

Best screenplay – motion picture

Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Barbie

Tony Mcnamara, Poor Things

Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Celine Song, Past Lives

Justine Triet, Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall

Best motion picture – animated

The Boy and the Heron (GKids)

Elemental (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal Pictures)

Suzume (Crunchyroll / Sony Pictures Entertainment)

Wish (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Best motion picture – non-English language

Anatomy of a Fall (Neon) – France

Fallen Leaves (Mubi) – Finland

Io Capitano (Pathe Distribution) – Italy

Past Lives (A24) – USA

Society of the Snow (Netflix) – Spain

The Zone of Interest (A24) – United Kingdom / USA

TELEVISION

Best television series – drama

1923 (Paramount+)

The Crown (Netflix)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

The Last of Us (HBO | Max)

The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

Succession (HBO | Max)

Best television series – musical or comedy

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Barry (HBO | Max)

The Bear (FX)

Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)

Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

All The Light We Cannot See (Netflix)

Beef (Netflix)

Daisy Jones & The Six (Prime Video)

Fargo (FX)

Fellow Travelers (Showtime)

Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

Best performance by a female actor in a television series – drama

Helen Mirren, 1923

Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us

Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Sarah Snook, Succession

Imelda Staunton, The Crown

Emma Stone, The Curse

Best performance by a male actor in a television series – drama

Brian Cox, Succession

Kieran Culkin, Succession

Gary Oldman, Slow Horses

Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us

Jeremy Strong, Succession

Dominic West, The Crown

Best performance by a female actor in a television series – musical or comedy

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

Elle Fanning, The Great

Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building

Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face

Best performance by a male actor in a television series – musical or comedy

Bill Hader, Barry

Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

Jason Segel, Shrinking

Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television

Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & The Six

Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry

Elizabeth Olsen, Love & Death

Juno Temple, Fargo

Rachel Weisz, Dead Ringers

Ali Wong, Beef

Best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television

Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers

Sam Claflin, Daisy Jones & The Six

Jon Hamm, Fargo

Woody Harrelson, White House Plumbers

David Oyelowo, Lawmen: Bass Reeves

Steven Yeun, Beef

Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role on television

Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown

Abby Elliott, The Bear

Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets

J. Smith-Cameron, Succession

Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building

Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role on television

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Matthew MacFadyen, Succession

James Marsden, Jury Duty

Ebon Moss–Bachrach, The Bear

Alan Ruck, Succession

Alexander Skarsgård, Succession

Best performance in stand-up comedy on television

Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais: Armageddon

Trevor Noah, Trevor Noah: Where Was I

Chris Rock, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage

Amy Schumer, Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact

Sarah Silverman, Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love

Wanda Sykes, Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer

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07 Dec 2023

‘Barbie,’ Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Film Nominated for The Hollywood Creative Alliance’s 2024 Astra Awards

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie led the Astra Awards nominations with 15 nods, while Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was a beat behind with 14. The films each received nominations for best picture, director and cast ensemble.

Barbie also took three of the six nominations for best original song for “Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?”

The late Robbie Robertson is nominated for best original score for his work on Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. He is competing with Ludwig Göransson’s score for Oppenheimer, among others.

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which made history as the top-grossing concert film of all time, is vying for best documentary feature with two other music docs (American Symphony, about Jon Batiste, and Little Richard: I Am Everything, about the flamboyant rock legend) and three non-music docs.

Killers of the Flower Moon and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and each received 10 nominations in the awards, which are presented by the Hollywood Creative Alliance. The Holdover and Poor Things are tied with nine nominations each. The Color Purple had eight, including best actress for Fantasia Barrino.

Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, about legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein, received seven nods including best actor and best director for Cooper and best actress for Carey Mulligan.

Winners of the 2024 Astra Film Awards will be revealed on Saturday, Jan. 6, during a live-streamed event from the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:30 pm PT/9:30 pm ET. Comedian Jimmy O. Yang will serve as host.

The Astra Creative Arts Awards winners will be revealed on Monday, Feb. 26 at City Market Social House in Los Angeles.

Here are nominees for the 2024 Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards in 14 selected categories:

Best Original Song

“Camp Isn’t Home” from Theater Camp, Written by Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, and Mark Sonnenblick – Performed by Ben Platt, Molly Gordon, Noah Galvin, Alexander Bello, Bailee Bonick, Donovan Colan, Jack Sobolewski, Kyndra Sanchez, Luke Islam, Madisen Lora and Quinn Titcomb (Searchlight Pictures)

“Dance the Night” from Barbie, Written by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, and Caroline Ailin – Performed by Dua Lipa (Warner Bros. Pictures)

“I’m Just Ken” from Barbie, Written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt – Performed by Ryan Gosling (Warner Bros. Pictures)

“Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros Movie, Written by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, and John Spiker – Performed by Jack Black (Universal Pictures)

“This Wish” from Wish, ​​Written by Julia Michaels, Benjamin Rice, and JP Saxe – Performed by Ariana DeBose (Walt Disney Pictures)

“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie, Written By Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell – Performed by Billie Eilish (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Score

Elemental, Thomas Newman (Disney/Pixar)

Killers of the Flower Moon, Robbie Robertson (Apple Original Films)

Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson (Universal Pictures)

Poor Things, Jerskin Fendrix (Searchlight Pictures)

Saltburn, Anthony Willis (Amazon MGM Studios)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Daniel Pemberton (Sony Pictures)

Best Documentary Feature

20 Days in Mariupol (PBS Distribution)

American Symphony (Netflix)

Beyond Utopia (Roadside Attractions)

Little Richard: I Am Everything (Magnolia Pictures)

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple Original Films)

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (AMC Theatres Distribution)

Best Animated Feature

The Boy and The Heron (GKids)

Elemental (Disney/Pixar)

Nimona (Netflix)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

Suzume (Sony Pictures/Crunchyroll)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Paramount Pictures)

Best Voice-Over Performance

Ariana DeBose – Wish (Walt Disney Studios)

Bradley Cooper – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney/Marvel)

Daniel Kaluuya – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

Hailee Steinfeld – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

Jack Black – The Super Mario Bros Movie (Universal Pictures)

Shameik Moore – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

Best Cast Ensemble

Air (Amazon MGM Studios)

Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)

Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Best Supporting Actress

America Ferrera – Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Julianne Moore – May December (Netflix)

Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Lionsgate)

Viola Davis – Air (Amazon MGM Studios)

Best Supporting Actor

Charles Melton – May December (Netflix)

Colman Domingo – The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry (IFC Films)

Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

Ryan Gosling – Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Actress

Carey Mulligan – Maestro (Netflix)

Emma Stone – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)

Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Greta Lee – Past Lives (A24)

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)

Margot Robbie – Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Actor

Barry Keoghan – Saltburn  (Amazon MGM Studios)

Bradley Cooper – Maestro (Netflix)

Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

Colman Domingo – Rustin (Netflix)

Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Best Original Screenplay

Air, Written by Alex Convery (Amazon MGM Studios)

Anatomy of a Fall, Written by Justine Triet & Arthur Harari (NEON)

Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Past Lives, Written by Celine Song (A24)

Saltburn, Written by Emerald Fennell (Amazon/MGM Studios)

The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson (Focus Features)

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Fiction, Screenplay by Cord Jefferson (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig (Lionsgate)

Killers of the Flower Moon, Screenplay by Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese (Apple Original Films)

Oppenheimer,  Screenplay by Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures)

Poor Things, Screenplay by Tony McNamara (Searchlight Pictures)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Screenplay by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dave Callaham (Sony Pictures)

Best Director

Alexander Payne – The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Ben Affleck – Air (Amazon MGM Studios)

Bradley Cooper – Maestro (Netflix)

Celine Song – Past Lives (A24)

Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

Cord Jefferson – American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Emerald Fennell – Saltburn (Amazon MGM Studios)

Greta Gerwig – Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)

Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Picture

Air (Amazon MGM Studios)

American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)

Maestro (Netflix)

Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

Past Lives (A24)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

07 Dec 2023

Music Docs About Jon Batiste, Joan Baez, Little Richard & More Eligible for 2024 Best Documentary Feature Film Oscar

At least 15 music docs are among 167 features that are eligible for consideration in the documentary feature film category at the 2024 Oscars. These include films that tell the stories of such varied musicians as Jon Batiste, Carlos Santana, Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd, Joan Baez, Little Richard, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Thelonious Monk and Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Members of the documentary branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will vote to determine the shortlist and, later, the nominees in this category. The shortlist of 15 films will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 21.

The Academy notes that some of the eligible films in this category have not yet had their required qualifying release and must fulfill that requirement and comply with all the category’s other qualifying rules to advance in the voting process.

Films submitted in the documentary feature film category may also qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including best picture. Documentary features that have been submitted in the international feature film category as their country’s official selection are also eligible in this category. 

The Academy also released lists of eligible films in two other categories on Thursday (Dec. 7). A total of 33 features are eligible in the animated feature film category. Eighty-eight countries or regions have submitted films that are eligible in the international feature film category. (A shortlist of 15 films will also be announced in that category on Dec. 21.)

Nominations for the 96th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23. The 96th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 10, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide. Jimmy Kimmel is hosting.

Here are 15 notable music docs that are vying for a spot on the shortlist in the documentary feature film category. They are listed in alphabetical order.