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Unlike seven years ago, when Hamilton’s Grammy win for best musical theater album was a foregone conclusion, this year’s contest appears to be wide-open.
The award could go to the cast album from the latest revival of one of Stephen Sondheim’s most beloved musicals, or to the album from a musical that celebrates the legacy of pop legend Michael Jackson or to the album from a show (A Strange Loop) that has already won a Pulitzer Prize and two Tony Awards, including best musical.
The Grammys have presented an award for best musical theater album every year since they started in 1959 (though the name of the category has changed over the years). This year, 42 albums were entered and eligible in the category, from which six were nominated.
Four of the nominated cast albums are from newly-produced shows – MJ: The Musical, Mr. Saturday Night, Six and A Strange Loop. The other two are from revivals – Into the Woods, which first opened on Broadway in 1987, Caroline, or Change, which first opened on Broadway in 2004.
Voters in this category are asked to focus on the cast album, not their memories of the show. (The Rules and Guidelines handbook for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards states: “This award honors excellence in the performances(s) in and production of musical theater recordings. Elements of the corresponding stage production should not be considered in evaluating the recording.”)
The award is presented to the principal vocalist(s) and to the album producer(s) of 50% or more of the playing time on the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of 50% or more of a score of a new recording are eligible if no previous recording of said score has been nominated in this category. Caroline, or Change had not previously been nominated in this category, so its composer, Jeanine Tesori, and lyricist, Tony Kushner, are eligible. Into the Woods had been, so its composer/lyricist, Sondheim, is not.
A few category quirks: Recordings of revues that reflect a dramatic theme are eligible, but benefit/tribute concerts featuring performances of various musical show songs are not. Non-musical theater performance albums are likewise not eligible.
Let’s take a closer look at the six nominees:
Rebecca Milzoff and Keith Caulfield assisted in preparing this list.
The roster of artists set to perform at the 2023 Persons of the Year tribute concert honoring Motown founder Berry Gordy and one of its greatest stars, Smokey Robinson, includes both Motown royalty (The Temptations, Four Tops and Lionel Richie) and non-Motown artists paying their respects.
Persons of the Year 2023 will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 3, two nights before the 65th annual Grammy Awards. This marks the first time that there have been co-honorees. Gordy is also the first executive to receive the honor.
The roster of performers includes The Isley Brothers, who recorded two albums for Motown’s Tamla subsidiary in the 1960s but achieved their greatest success elsewhere; Valerie Simpson, who teamed with her late husband Nick Ashford to write many of Motown’s greatest hits; and Michael McDonald, who received a 2013 Grammy nomination for best pop vocal album for Motown, a tribute album to the label.
It also includes EGOT recipient John Legend whose huge crossover success owes a great deal to the trails blazed by Motown in the 1960s.
The roster includes three artists who are Grammy-nominated in Big Four categories this year – Brandi Carlile, who is vying for record and album of the year, and best new artist nominees Samara Joy and Molly Tuttle.
Also on the bill: Jimmie Allen, Dionne Warwick, Sheryl Crow, Lalah Hathaway, PJ Morton, Mumford & Sons, Trombone Shorty, Sebastián Yatra, Chloe x Halle and Rita Wilson.
“I am so excited to share the always wonderful MusiCares event with my best friend Smokey Robinson and I can’t wait to hear these wonderful artists celebrate the Motown music,” Gordy said in a statement.
“I’m so excited for this year’s MusiCares lineup,” Robinson added. “These artists are my friends and I not only love them, but I’m honored that they will be performing my music, along with hits from the Motown catalogue.”
“We are thrilled to see such an incredible array of talented performers coming together to honor Smokey and Berry, two legends who have helped define modern music,” said Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy.
“We’re bringing together such a unique lineup of artists not only to pay tribute to Mr. Gordy, Mr. Robinson and Motown, but also to raise awareness of the critical health and social service needs within the music community,” said Laura Segura, executive director of MusiCares.
The event includes a reception and silent auction, followed by a dinner and tribute concert. Since 1991, money raised from this gala has gone toward MusiCares programs that assist the music community, including physical and mental health, addiction recovery, preventative clinics, personal emergencies, and disaster relief.
The event will again be produced by live event broadcast company Lewis & Clark, comprised of Joe Lewis and R.A. Clark. Greg Phillinganes, who hails from Detroit, Motown’s home town, will serve as musical director. Phillinganes won a 2015 Primetime Emmy as music director of Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life – An All-Star Grammy Salute.
Tables are available for purchase at http://personoftheyear.musicares.org/. For more information, visit MusiCares.org or email personoftheyear@musicares.org.
All Quiet on the Western Front leads this year’s BAFTA nominations with 14 nods, which puts it in a tie with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) as the most-nominated non-English language film in BAFTA history.
The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once are tied for second place in overall nominations this year with 10 nods.
All three of these films are nominated for best original score. Volker Bertelmann scored All Quiet on the Western Front; Carter Burwell scored The Banshees of Inisherin and Son Lux scored Everything Everywhere All at Once.
The other nominees for original score are Babylon (Justin Hurwitz) and Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (Alexandre Desplat).
All five of these scores were among the 15 scores shortlisted for Oscars on Dec. 21. Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday Jan. 24.
Desplat is a three-time winner for original score at the BAFTA Awards — for The King’s Speech (2010), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The Shape of Water (2017). Only two other composers have won three or more awards in this category in the history of the BAFTAs. John Williams leads with seven wins, followed by Ennio Morricone with six. Hurwitz won in this category at the BAFTAs six years ago for La La Land.
Bertelmann referenced All Quiet’s strong showing in a statement: “I am deeply honored to be nominated for a BAFTA, especially in connection with such a well-crafted and meaningful film. The collaboration with [director] Edward Berger gave me the freedom to work on a score without compromise. I am very thankful for that. Congrats to Edward, the producers and the entire team on their 14 nominations.”
In a statement, Son Lux, the composer of Everything Everywhere All at Once, said: “Our heads are spinning and our hearts are full. Thanks to BAFTA for this honor, to Daniels [directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert] for their boundless vision and trust, and to each and every member of the EEAAO [Everything Everywhere All at Once] family for inspiring us beyond words.”
The BAFTAs do not have a best original song category.
In other nominations of interest to the music community, Austin Butler was nominated for leading actor for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Elvis, and Brett Morgan’s David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream is up for documentary.
These are the first BAFTA nominations for Butler, Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), Brendan Fraser (The Whale) and Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once), among others.
Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical family drama The Fabelmans received just one BAFTA nomination, for original screenplay – on which Spielberg collaborated with Tony Kushner. Sarah Polley’s Women Talking was shut out entirely.
In the best director category, four of the six nominated directors are first-time nominees in that category: Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King); Todd Field (Tár), Kwan and Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front).
Actors Hayley Atwell and Toheeb Jimoh announced this year’s BAFTA nominations via a live broadcast from BAFTA’s London headquarters on Thursday (Jan. 19). This year’s awards will be presented at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, Feb. 19.
Here’s the complete list of BAFTA Award nominations.
Original score
All Quiet on the Western Front – Volker Bertelmann
Babylon – Justin Hurwitz
The Banshees of Inisherin – Carter Burwell
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Son Lux
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – Alexandre Desplat
Best film
All Quiet on the Western Front – Malte Grunert
The Banshees Of Inisherin – Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Martin Mcdonagh
Elvis – Gail Berman, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Patrick Mccormick, Schuyler Weiss
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang
Tár – Todd Field, Scott Lambert, Alexandra Milchan
Leading actress
Cate Blanchett – Tár
Viola Davis – The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Ana De Armas – Blonde
Emma Thompson – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Leading actor
Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Daryl Mccormack – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living
Supporting actress
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau – The Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Carey Mulligan – She Said
Supporting actor
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse
Albrecht Schuch – All Quiet on the Western Front
Micheal Ward – Empire of Light
Director
All Quiet on the Western Front – Edward Berger
The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin Mcdonagh
Decision to Leave – Park Chan-wook
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Tár – Todd Field
The Woman King – Gina Prince-bythewood
Original screenplay
The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin Mcdonagh
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
The Fabelmans – Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg
Tár – Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund
Adapted screenplay
All Quiet on the Western Front – Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell
Living – Kazuo Ishiguro
The Quiet Girl – Colm Bairéad
She Said – Rebecca Lenkiewicz
The Whale – Samuel D. Hunter
Film not in the English language
All Quiet on the Western Front – Edward Berger, Malte Grunert
Argentina, 1985 – Santiago Mitre, Producer(S) Tbc
Corsage – Marie Kreutzer
Decision to Leave – Park Chan-wook, Ko Dae-seok
The Quiet Girl – Colm Bairéad, Cleona Ní Chrualaoí
Documentary
All That Breathes – Shaunak Sen, Teddy Leifer, Aman Mann
All The Beauty and the Bloodshed – Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, John Lyons
Fire of Love – Sara Dosa, Shane Boris, Ina Fichman
Moonage Daydream – Brett Morgan
Navalny – Daniel Roher, Diane Becker, Shane Boris, Melanie Miller, Odessa Rae
Animated film
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – Guillermo Del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On – Dean Fleisher Camp, Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish – Joel Crawford, Mark Swift
Turning Red – Domee Shi, Lindsey Collins
Casting
Aftersun – Lucy Pardee
All Quiet on the Western Front – Simone Bär
Elvis – Nikki Barrett, Denise Chamian
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Sarah Halley Finn
Triangle Of Sadness – Pauline Hansson
Cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front – James Friend
The Batman – Greig Fraser
Elvis – Mandy Walker
Empire of Light – Roger Deakins
Top Gun: Maverick – Claudio Miranda
Editing
All Quiet on the Western Front – Sven Budelmann
The Banshees of Inisherin – Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
Elvis – Jonathan Redmond, Matt Villa
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Paul Rogers
Top Gun: Maverick – Eddie Hamilton
Production design
All Quiet on the Western Front – Christian M. Goldbeck, Ernestine Hipper
Babylon – Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
The Batman – James Chinlund, Lee Sandales
Elvis – Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – Curt Enderle, Guy Davis
Costume design
All Quiet on the Western Front – Lisy Christl
Amsterdam – J.R. Hawbaker, Albert Wolsky
Babylon – Mary Zophres
Elvis – Catherine Martin
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris – Jenny Beavan
Make up & hair
All Quiet on the Western Front – Heike Merker
The Batman – Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, Zoe Tahir
Elvis – Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston, Shane Thomas
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical – Naomi Donne, Barrie Gower, Sharon Martin
The Whale – Anne Marie Bradley, Judy Chin, Adrien Morot
Sound
All Quiet on the Western Front – Lars Ginzsel, Frank Kruse, Viktor Prášil, Markus Stemler
Avatar: The Way of Water – Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Julian Howarth, Gary Summers, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Elvis – Michael Keller, David Lee, Andy Nelson, Wayne Pashley
Tár – Deb Adair, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley, Steve Single, Roland Winke
Top Gun: Maverick – Chris Burdon, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Mark Taylor, Mark Weingarten
Special visual effects
All Quiet on the Western Front – Markus Frank, Kamil Jafar, Viktor Müller, Frank Petzoid
Avatar: The Way of Water – Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon
The Batman – Russell Earl, Dan Lemmon, Anders Langlands, Dominic Tuohy
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Benjamin Brewer, Ethan Feldbau, Jonathan Kombrinck, Zak Stoltz
Top Gun: Maverick – Seth Hill, Scott R. Fisher, Bryan Litson, Ryan Tudhope
Outstanding British film
Aftersun – Charlotte Wells, Producer(S) Tbc
The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin Mcdonagh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin
Brian and Charles – Jim Archer, Rupert Majendie, David Earl, Chris Hayward
Empire of Light – Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande – Sophie Hyde, Debbie Gray, Adrian Politowski, Katy Brand
Living – Oliver Hermanus, Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Kazuo Ishiguro
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical – Matthew Warchus, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jon Finn, Luke Kelly, Dennis Kelly
See How They Run – Tom George, Gina Carter, Damian Jones, Mark Chappell
The Swimmers – Sally El Hosaini, Producer(S) Tbc, Jack Thorne
The Wonder – Sebastián Lelio, Ed Guiney, Juliette Howell, Andrew Lowe, Tessa Ross, Alice Birch, Emma Donoghue
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Aftersun – Charlotte Wells (Writer/director)
Blue Jean – Georgia Oakley (Writer/director), Hélène Sifre (Producer)
Electric Malady – Marie Lidén (Director)
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande – Katy Brand (Writer)
Rebellion – Maia Kenworthy (Director)
British short animation
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy, Cara Speller, Hannah Minghella
Middle Watch – John Stevenson, Aiesha Penwarden, Giles Healy
Your Mountain Is Waiting – Hannah Jacobs, Zoe Muslim, Harriet Gillian
British short film
The Ballad of Olive Morris – Alex Kayode-kay
Bazigaga – Jo Ingabire Moys, Stephanie Charmail
Bus Girl – Jessica Henwick, Louise Palmkvist Hansen
A Drifting Up – Jacob Lee
An Irish Goodbye – Tom Berkeley, Ross White
EE rising star award (voted for by the public)
Aimee Lou Wood
Daryl Mccormack
Emma Mackey
Naomi Ackie
Sheila Atim
Sade Adu, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Jeff Lynne and Liz Rose are among the songwriters who will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the organization’s 52nd annual Induction and Awards Gala. The gala is slated for Thursday, June 15, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
Four of this year’s honorees first gained fame in groups, but are being inducted here as individuals. They are Sade Adu (Sade), Estefan (Miami Sound Machine), Lynne (ELO) and Teddy Riley (Guy).
Three were born outside the U.S. – Sade Adu (Nigeria), Estefan (Cuba) and Lynne (England).
The honorees range in age from 51-year-old Snoop to 75-year-old Lynne.
This will be the fifth consecutive induction ceremony at which a songwriter associated with rap or hip-hop has been honored. Snoop follows Jay-Z (2017), Jermaine Dupri (2018), Missy Elliott (2019), and Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes (2022). (There were no induction ceremonies in 2020-21 because of the pandemic).
This is the latest in a series of major honors for Estefan, who received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017 and, with her husband Emilio Estefan, the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2019.
Lynne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of ELO.
Rose is nominated for a Grammy for song of the year at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 5 for the expanded version of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well.” It’s her third nomination in that category.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) was established in 1969. A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first significant commercial release of a song.
“The music industry does not exist without songwriters delivering great songs first,” SHOF chairman Nile Rodgers (a 2016 SHOF inductee) said in a statement. “Without them there is no recorded music, no concert business, no merch … nothing, it all starts with the song and the songwriter.”
Twelve performing songwriters or songwriting teams and 12 non-performing songwriters or songwriting teams were on the ballot to join the SHOF.
Performing songwriters who were passed over in the voting this year are Bryan Adams, Vince Gill, Patti Smith and Steve Winwood, plus four collectives — Clem Burke/Debbie Harry/Chris Stein (Blondie); Tom Johnston/Michael McDonald/Patrick Simmons (The Doobie Brothers); Ann Wilson/Nancy Wilson (Heart); and Bill Berry/Peter Buck/Mike Mills/Michael Stipe (REM).
Non-performing songwriters who were passed over in the voting this year are Dean Dillon, Franne Golde, Roger Nichols, Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow, plus four collaborations — Lynn Ahrens/Stephen Flaherty; Bobby Hart/Tommy Boyce; Sandy Linzer/Denny Randell; and Dan Penn/Spooner Oldham.
Recipients of special awards, including the Johnny Mercer Award, the SHOF’s top honor, will be announced later.
Tickets for the Songwriters Hall of Fame event begin at $2,000 each, and are available through Buckley Hall Events, (914) 579-1000 and SHOF@buckleyhallevents.com. To join the Songwriters Hall of Fame, visit: https://www.songhall.org/join.
Here are the seven songwriters who will be inducted in 2023. The SHOF supplied the titles of the five songs listed after each nominee’s name, but stresses that these “are merely a representative sample of their extensive catalogs.”
With awards season officially in full swing, GLAAD is ready to celebrate the LGBTQ artists who thrived throughout 2022.
On Wednesday (Jan. 18), GLAAD announced the nominees for the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards. Set to take place on March 30, 2023, at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton as well as May the 13, 2023, at New York City’s Hilton Midtown, the annual awards presentation aims to shine a spotlight on the creatives who helped push narratives about the LGBTQ community forward throughout 2022.
In the awards show’s main music category for outstanding music artist, 10 queer artists received recognition for their 2022 albums, including Demi Lovato, Kim Petras, Anitta, Fletcher, Hayley Kiyoko, MUNA, Betty Who, Honey Dijon, Orville Peck and Rina Sawayama.
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Additionally, in the category for outstanding breakthrough music artist — which celebrates newer acts that gained mainstream attention in 2022 — another 10 queer artists earned nominations, including Steve Lacy, Dove Cameron, Omar Apollo, Doechii, Renee Rapp, Brooke Eden, Dreamer Isioma, Ethel Cain, Isaac Dunbar and Jordy.
In a statement released alongside the nominations, GLAAD’s CEO and president Sarah Kate Ellis condemned the continued attacks against the community, noting the continued importance of LGBTQ stories being told. “With violence, harmful legislation, false rhetoric and other attacks on the LGBTQ community continuing to escalate, it’s more crucial than ever that our community remains visible and included in the stories that the world sees,” she wrote. “This year we have more nominees than ever before to represent immensely impactful projects that entertain, educate, and grow acceptance of LGBTQ people.”
Check out the full list of nominations for the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards below:
Outstanding Music Artist
Anitta, Versions of Me (Warner Records)
Betty Who, BIG! (BMG)
Demi Lovato, HOLY FVCK (Island Records)
FLETCHER, Girl of My Dreams (Capitol Records)
Hayley Kiyoko, PANORAMA (Atlantic Records)
Honey Dijon, Black Girl Magic (Classic Music Company)
Kim Petras, Slut Pop (Republic Records)
MUNA, MUNA (Saddest Factory Records)
Orville Peck, Bronco (Columbia Records)
Rina Sawayama, Hold the Girl (Dirty Hit)
Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist
Brooke Eden (BBR Music Group)
Doechii (Capitol Records)
Dove Cameron (Columbia Records)
Dreamer Isioma (AWAL Recordings)
Ethel Cain (Daughters of Cain Records)
Isaac Dunbar (RCA Records)
Jordy (300 Entertainment, Elektra Records)
Omar Apollo (Warner Records)
Renee Rapp (Interscope Records)
Steve Lacy (RCA Records)
Outstanding Film – Wide Release
A Man Called Otto (Sony Pictures)
Bodies Bodies Bodies (A24)
Bros (Universal Pictures)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
Lightyear (Pixar)
Nope (Universal Pictures)
Scream (Paramount Pictures)
Spoiler Alert (Focus Features)
Strange World (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Tár (Focus Features)
Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV
Anything’s Possible (Prime Video)
B-Boy Blues (BET)
A Christmas to Treasure (Lifetime)
Crush (Hulu)
Do Revenge (Netflix)
The Fallout (HBO Max)
Fire Island (Hulu)
The Holiday Sitter (Hallmark)
Three Months (Paramount+)
Wildhood (Hulu)
Outstanding Film – Limited Release
Anaïs in Love (Magnolia Pictures)
Benediction (Roadside Attractions)
Death and Bowling (Wolfe Releasing)
Firebird (Roadside Attractions)
Girl Picture (Strand Releasing)
The Inspection (A24)
My Policeman (Prime Video)
Neptune Frost (Kino Lorber)
The Swimmer (Strand Releasing)
Wendell & Wild (Netflix)
Outstanding Documentary
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (HBO)
The Andy Warhol Diaries (Netflix)
The Book of Queer (Discovery+)
Framing Agnes (Kino Lorber)
Mama’s Boy (HBO)
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (STARZ)
Mormon No More (Hulu)
Queer for Fear (Shudder)
Sirens (Oscilloscope)
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story (Netflix)
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Derry Girls (Netflix)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
Love, Victor (Hulu)
Never Have I Ever (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max)
Sort Of (HBO Max)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Outstanding Drama Series
9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox)
Chucky (Syfy)
Good Trouble (Freeform)
Gossip Girl (HBO Max)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime)
P-Valley (STARZ)
September Mornings (Prime Video)
Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount Plus)
The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
Outstanding New TV Series
A League of Their Own (Prime Video)
Heartbreak High (Netflix)
High School (Amazon Freevee)
Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max)
Queer as Folk (Peacock)
The Rookie: Feds (ABC)
The Sandman (Netflix)
Somebody Somewhere (HBO)
Willow (Disney+)
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
American Horror Story: NYC (FX)
The Ignorant Angels (Hulu)
The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu)
The White Lotus (HBO)
Outstanding Reality Program
Bargain Block (HGTV)
The Come Up (Freeform)
Family Karma (Bravo)
Generation Drag (Discovery+)
Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness (Netflix)
Mathis Family Matters (E!)
The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans (Paramount+)
Southern Hospitality (Bravo)
Trixie Motel (Discovery+)
We’re Here (HBO)
Outstanding Reality Program – Competition
The Big Brunch (HBO Max)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Legendary (HBO Max)
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Prime Video)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
Top Chef (Bravo)
Upcycle Nation (Fuse)
The Voice (NBC)
Worst Cooks in America (Food Network)
Outstanding Children’s Programming
“Adoptasaurus Rex” Dino Ranch (Disney Junior)
“Family Picnic” Sesame Street (HBO Max)
Firebuds (Disney Junior)
“The Mint Gala” Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (Netflix)
Pinecone & Pony (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Animated
Amphibia (Disney Channel)
Battle Kitty (Netflix)
Big Nate (Nickelodeon)
Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)
Dead End: Paranormal Park (Netflix)
The Dragon Prince (Netflix)
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (Netflix)
The Owl House (Disney Channel)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (Cartoon Network)
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Live Action
Better Nate Than Ever (Disney+)
First Day (Hulu)
Heartstopper (Netflix)
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)
Monster High: The Movie (Nickelodeon, Paramount+)
Power Rangers: Dino Fury (Netflix)
Raven’s Home (Disney Channel)
Rebel Cheer Squad: A Get Even Series (Netflix)
Trevor: The Musical (Disney+)Zombies 3 (Disney+)
Outstanding Broadway Production
& Juliet
Ain’t No Mo
Kimberly Akimbo
A Strange Loop
Take Me Out
Outstanding Video Game
Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
Desta: The Memories Between (ustwo games)
Haven (The Game Bakers)
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Games/Finji)
Need for Speed: Unbound (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts)
SIGNALIS (rose-engine/Humble Games)
The Quarry (Supermassive Games/2K Games)
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (Gearbox Software/2K Games)
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight (Blizzard Entertainment)
Wylde Flowers (Studio Drydock)
Outstanding Comic Book
I Hate This Place, by Kyle Starks, Artyom Topilin, Lee Loughridge, Pat Brosseau (Image Comics)
Immortal X-Men, by Kieron Gillen, Lucas Werneck, Michele Bandini, David Curiel, Dijjo Lima, Clayton Cowles (Marvel Comics)
New Mutants, by Vita Ayala, Danny Lore, Charlie Jane Anders, Danilo Beyruth, Rod Reis, Jan Duursema, Guillermo Sanna, Alex Lins, Alberto Alburquerque, Ro Stein, Ted Brandt, Dan Brown, Ruth Redmond, Carlos Lopez, Tamra Bonvillain, Travis Lanham (Marvel Comics)
The Nice House on the Lake, by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire, Andworld Design (DC Comics)
Poison Ivy, by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Atagun Ilhan, Brian Level, Stefano Gaudiano, Jay Leisten, Arif Prianto, Ivan Plascencia, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (DC Comics)
Sins of the Black Flamingo, by Andrew Wheeler, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, Aditya Bidikar (Image Comics)
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, by Alyssa Wong, Minkyu Jung, Natacha Bustos, Rachelle Rosenberg, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Comics)
Superman: Son of Kal-El, by Tom Taylor, Nicole Maines, John Timms, Cian Tormey, Raul Fernandez, Bruno Redondo, Wade Von Grawbadger, Adriano Lucas, Clayton Henry, Ruairi Coleman, Scott Hanna, Hi-Fi Color, Federico Blee, Wes Abbott, Matt Herms, Marcelo Maiolo, Romulo Fajardo, Jr., Dave Sharpe, Bruno Redondo (DC Comics)
Tim Drake: Robin, by Meghan Fitzmartin, Riley Rossmo, Lee Loughridge, Tom Napolitano, Rob Leigh (DC Comics)
Wynd: The Throne in the Sky, by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas, Andworld Design (BOOM! Studios)
Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology
Chef’s Kiss, by Jarrett Melendez, Danica Brine, Hank Jones, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (Oni Press)
Coven, by Jennifer Dugan, Kit Seaton (Putnam)
DC Pride 2022 (DC Comics) [anthology]
Doughnuts and Doom, by Balazs Lorinczi (Top Shelf Productions)
Fine: A Comic About Gender, by Rhea Ewing (W.W. Norton & Company)
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star, by Jadzia Axelrod, Jess Taylor (DC Comics)
Heartstopper Volume 4, by Alice Oseman (Graphix)
Magical Boy, by The Kao (Graphix)
Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1 (Marvel Comics) [anthology]
Young Men in Love (A Wave Blue World) [anthology]
Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode
“David Archuleta” The Jennifer Hudson Show (syndicated)
“Don’t Say Gay” The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)
“Here I Am” Tamron Hall (ABC)
“Jackie Goldschneider & Danny Pellegrino” Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen (Bravo)
“JoJo Siwa Celebrates Her Golden Birthday” The View (ABC)
“LGBTQ Trailblazers” If We’re Being Honest with Laverne Cox (E!)
“Spirit Day” The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
“Transgender Rights II” Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
“Virtel It Like It Is: Gay Velma Drives GOP Mad” Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
“The War Over Gender” The Problem with Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
“Critics Say New School Policies In Florida Ostracize LGBTQ Students” PBS Newshour (PBS)
“A History That Never Should Have Been: Julius’ Bar” PIX11 Morning News (WPIX-TV [New York])
“How Psychiatrist ‘Dr. Anonymous’ Impacted The Fight For Gay Rights” Sunday TODAY (NBC)
“HIV in the Deep South” In Real Life (Scripps News)
“Inside The Effort To Ban Conversion Therapy” (NBC News NOW)
“Introducing Nora J.S. Reichardt” (WOI/KCWI-TV [Des Moines])
“Life As A Trans Soldier” VICE News Tonight (VICE)
“Man Who Helped Stop The Club Q Shooter: ‘I’m Just A Normal Guy’” Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)
“The Show Must Go On – Pride Events Targeted” Nightline (ABC)
“The Struggle Of Coming Out In A Religious Family” Good Morning America (ABC)
Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form
“Dear Noah: Pages from a Family Diary” (NBC News NOW)
“Families of Trans Kids Are Seeking Sanctuary” VICE News Tonight (VICE)
“NY1 Celebrates Pride: The New Generation” (Spectrum News NY1)
“Our America: Who I’m Meant To Be” (ABC Localish)
“PRIDE | To Be Seen” Soul of a Nation (ABC)
“Pride And Backlash” (NBC News NOW)
“Pride of Stage and Screen” (MSNBC)
“This Is Football” Beyond Limits (CBS)
“Unapologetic: A Conversation on Pride” (MSG Network)
“VIRAL: A World Without AIDS” (ABC News Live)
Outstanding Live TV Journalism – Segment or Special
“25 News: Celebrating Our Pride” (KXXV-TV [Waco])
“Chris Hayes on the Right-Wing War on LGBTQ Existence” All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC)
“Don Lemon on the Anti-LGBTQ Congressman Who Attended His Gay Son’s Wedding” CNN Tonight with Don Lemon (CNN)
“GMA Out Loud: A Live Proposal in Times Square” Good Morning America (ABC)
“Joy-Ann Reid Interviews Will Larkins On Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill” The Reid Out (MSNBC)
“The Last Thing Before We Go: Stephanie Ruhle Talks Spirit Day” The 11th Hour (MSNBC)
“Out Loud: ABC News Celebrates Pride” (ABC News Live)
“Reggie Aqui Interviews Doctor and Mpox Patient on His Experience” (KGO-TV [San Francisco])
“Robin Roberts Interviews Zander Moricz on His Censored Graduation Speech” Good Morning America (ABC)
“Symone Sanders-Townsend Interviews Colorado Springs Shooting Survivor Michael Anderson” SYMONE (MSNBC)
Outstanding Print Article
“Activists Face An Avalanche Of Anti-Transgender Bills” by Casey Parks (The Washington Post)
“After Threats From Extremist Groups, LGBTQ Activists Rally In Support Of The Center” by Desiree Stennet (Orlando Sentinel)
“A Country Music Comeback: Ty Herndon Knows He Should be Dead” by Jason Sheeler (People)
“EXPLAINER: Pronouns, Nonbinary People and the Club Q Attack” by Jeff McMillan with Jesse Bedayn, Jim Mustian, Colleen Slevin, Jake Bleiberg, Lindsey Tanner (Associated Press)
“‘King Richard’ Star Aunjanue Ellis Speaks Her Truth About Being Bisexual: ‘I Am Queer – This Is Who I Am’” by Angelique Jackson (Variety)
“Niecy Nash And Wife Jessica Are Sure Betts” by Demetria L. Lucas (Essence)
“Pediatricians Who Serve Trans Youth Face Increasing Harassment. Lifesaving Care Could Be on the Line” by Madeleine Carlisle (TIME)
“Pride And Prejudice And Fire Island” by E. Alex Jung (New York Magazine)
“Take My Wheelchair,’ Club Q Victim Tells Nurse Upon Leaving 22-Day Hospital Stay” by Carol McKinley and Tina Siegfried (The Gazette [Colorado Springs])
“Will Russia Bring Its War On LGBTQ People To Ukraine?” by Kate Linthicum (Los Angeles Times)
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
The Advocate
Metro Weekly
OUT
People
Variety
Outstanding Online Journalism Article
“A 25-Year-Old Got In A Taxi Outside An N.Y.C. Gay Bar. He Was Dead An Hour Later” by Jay Valle (NBCNews.com)
“Alabama Is Trying to Raise the Legal Driving Age for Trans People to 19” by Nico Lang (TheDailyBeast.com)
“Does Providing Prep, A Drug That Prevents H.I.V., Clash With Christian Beliefs? An Overview Of Church Teaching” by Michael J. O’Loughlin (AmericaMagazine.org)
“The Fear And Loathing Some People Show Sports Pride Events Brings Fear And Pain To This Fan” by Karleigh Webb (Outsports.com)
“‘I See Myself In Her’: Brittney Griner’s Russia Trial Resonates With Queer Black Women And Nonbinary People” by Orion Rummler (the19th.org)
“My Experience As A Target Of Kiwi Farms Speaks To A Scary Truth About Internet Culture” by Katelyn Burns (MSNBC.com)
“The New York Times, The Atlantic, More Keep Publishing Transphobia. Why?” by Lexi McMenamin (TeenVogue.com)
“School Board Meetings Are the New Frontline for LGBTQ+ Rights” by Colleen Hamilton (them.us)
“There Is No Legitimate ‘Debate’ Over Gender-Affirming Healthcare” by Kit O’Connell (TexasObserver.org)
“What’s So Scary About A Transgender Child?” by Emily St. James (Vox.com)
Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia
“+TALK: Sex, Dating & Disclosure” by Karl Schmid (PlusLifeMedia.com)
“Deaths In The Family” (Insider.com)
“Florida’s So-Called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Explained” (TampaBay.com)
“How Is the Gay Rodeo Different?” by Jordon Jones (PBS.org)
“How Medicine’s Fixation on the Sex Binary Harms Intersex People” (ScientificAmerican.com)
“How New Anti-LGBTQ Laws Echo An Infamous Conservative Activist’s Campaign From 1977” by John Avlon (CNN.com)
“Lawmakers Say Trans Athlete Bans Are About Protecting Women’s Sports …” by Julie Kleigman (SI.com)
“Logo’s Trans Youth Town Hall” by Raquel Willis (LogoTV.com)
“The Stonewall Generation Has Found Their Voice with Leslie Jordan & Donald M. Bell” (LGBTQNation.com)
“White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Opens Up About Brittney Griner’s Release” by Tracy E. Gilchrist (AdvocateChannel.com)
Outstanding Blog
Charlotte’s Web Thoughts
Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters
Mombian
My Fabulous Disease
The Reckoning
Outstanding Podcast
The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamo (Studio71)
In The Deep: Stories that Shape Us (iHeartMedia)
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang (iHeartMedia/Big Money Players)
Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson (ABC News)
LGBTQ&A (Jeffrey Masters, The Advocate)
PRIDECAST (iHeartMedia)
Sibling Rivalry (Studio71)
TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones (TransLash Media)
V Interesting (Lemonada Media)
Yass Jesus! (Audity)
Special Recognition
Alejandra Caraballo
Drag Story Hour
“Rothaniel” (HBO)
“The Lesbian Bar Project”
#Letters4TransKids
Encore presentations of the fifth Urban One Honors will air Thursday at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT) and Sunday at 6 p.m ET (5 p.m. Central) on TV One and CLEO TV.
Under the theme “Icons of the Culture,” the fifth annual Urban One Honors premiered on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. R&B star Tank hosted the show, which was taped at The Eastern in Atlanta on Dec. 2. Former Destiny’s Child member LeToya Luckett hosted a special backstage pass segment.
LL Cool J received the Entertainment Icon honor. Other top awards went to Bobby Brown (the inaugural Phoenix Honor), Pharrell Williams (the Music Innovation Honor), David Mann and his wife, Tamela Mann (the Inspirational Impact Honor), and Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) (a Lifetime Achievement Honor).
The ceremony included performances by Keke Wyatt and Marvin Sapp; a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip hop with DJ Spinderella, Monie Love and Doug E. Fresh; and a finale performance from T.I. (Clifford Harris) and his son Domani Harris.
Roland Martin, Pusha T, Rev. Run, Lamman Rucker, Keisha Lance Bottoms (former Atlanta mayor and currently director of the office of public engagement in the White House) and Michelle Rice (TV One/CLEO TV president) also appeared on the broadcast.
The show was executive produced by Eric Tomosunas and James Seppelfrick of Swirl Films. Daniel Moore served as musical director; Marilyn Gill as executive producer.
Kashon Powell is vice president of programming for Radio One and Susan Henry is the network’s executive producer in charge of production.
Harry Styles has been added to the performer lineup for next month’s 2023 BRIT Awards. On Tuesday morning (Jan. 17) the singer was added to the roster for the broadcast where he is up for four awards; album of the year (Harry’s House), artist of the year, pop/R&B act and song of the year for his smash single “As It Was.”
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Styles joins previously announced performers Wet Leg and Sam Smith with Kim Petras at the show slated to take place on Feb. 11 at the O2 Arena in London. It will be Styles’ second solo performance at the BRIT’s, following his run through “Falling” at the 2020 awards. Slated for broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX, the show will be hosted by British comedian Mo Gilligan.
After recently wrapping the North American run for his massive Love on Tour outing, last week Styles announced a few more chances for fans to catch the show. After completing three rescheduled shows at the Forum in Los Angeles Jan. 26, 27 and 29, Styles announced on Friday (Jan. 13) that he will play two final nights at Acrisure Arena, Southern California’s newest 11,000-capacity world-class venue in Greater Palm Springs, on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Madi Diaz will serve as a special guest for the two dates.
Since launching Sept. 4, 2021, Styles has netted $338.9 million and sold 2.6 million tickets for the Live Nation produced, 120 show tour according to Billboard Boxscore. Love on Tour made many stops around the globe including North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
The 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards were handed out on Sunday night, with A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once winning best picture — one of its four prizes of the evening.
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Filmmaking duo Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) also won best original screenplay and best director(s) for Everything Everywhere All at Once. Accepting the award for the latter category, in which they beat veterans like James Cameron, Baz Luhrmann and Steven Spielberg. Kwan held up the envelope to show their names to the audience as Scheinert said, “It’s not a mistake!”
Addressing their fellow nominees, Scheinert added, “Thank you to all the storytellers and filmmakers that inspired me to become a filmmaker — you’re in the same category as me. That’s disgusting! Hello?! But you inspired me, and that means a lot. And your movies have changed my life.” Kwan thanked his mother, who he counts as the inspiration for Evelyn Wang, played in the film by Michelle Yeoh. “She was the first person to plant the seed in my head that I could be a director,” said Kwan. “She [is] maybe the first Asian-American immigrant mother to ever tell their son to go to film school.”
Brendan Fraser won best actor for his role in A24’s The Whale. “The Whale is about love. It’s about redemption. It’s about finding the light in a dark place,” said a visibly emotional Fraser. After thanking co-stars Hong Chau, Sadie Sink and Ty Simpkins, Fraser thanked director Darren Aronofsky. “I was in the wilderness, and I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs. But you found me and, like all the best directors, you merely just showed me where to go to get to where I needed to be.”
Best actress went to Tár‘s Cate Blanchett. “Best actress … I mean, it is extremely arbitrary considering how many extraordinary performances there have been by women, not only in this room,” said Blanchett, name-dropping Decision to Leave and To Leslie stars Tang Wei and Andrea Riseborough, respectively, neither of whom were nominated for their lead roles. “You don’t stand here unless … [a] director asks you to do something that you think is impossible, and you’re terrified to do,” she added while thanking Todd Field, who wrote and directed the Focus Features drama.
Last year’s best supporting actor winner Troy Kotsur, the first deaf actor to win the prize for his performance in CODA, presented best supporting actress to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star Angela Bassett. “I’m proud of the work that we did with Black Panther and now with Wakanda Forever, said Bassett. “We show the world that we could create and lead a billion-dollar box-office success. And my prayer is that that door remains open, and the sky’s the limit for other Black creators and storytellers around the world to join us.”
Ke Huy Quan picked up best supporting actor for his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, and thanked his “entire EEAAO family” including those who championed the film and “helped audiences remember who I am.”
Kicking off the show, host Chelsea Handler said, “It is an honor to be here hosting tonight after everything that we’ve all been through together over the past few years. Between COVID, Monkeypox, the Don’t Worry Darling press tour, it’s been a lot. I’m just happy to be here tonight supporting the critics’ right to choose.”
She then made quips about the number of LGBTQ films nominated at the ceremony, including “Bros, Fire Island and Top Gun: Maverick.” She also added a reference to the end of Ellen DeGeneres’ long-running show when joking about Focus Features’ Tár: “In the movie, Cate [Blanchett] portrayed an iconic lesbian whose career is upended by her toxic behavior — and she didn’t even have to host her own daytime talk show.”
RRR was the first surprise of the evening, taking home the award for best international film. The Indian blockbuster is ineligible for this category at the Oscars, as its home country submitted Last Film Show (which also made the Academy’s shortlist ahead of the Jan. 24 Oscar nominations). It is a contender in other categories, however, including best original song “Naatu Naatu,” which also took home that prize at the Critics Choice Awards. Director S.S. Rajamouli thanked “the women in my life” while accepting the award for international film, beginning with his mother. “She thought school education was overrated and she encouraged me to read comics and storybooks, and she encouraged my creativity,” said Rajamouli, who also thanked his wife, costume designer Rama Rajamouli. “More than that, she’s the designer of my life”
Guillermo del Toro won best animated feature for his stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio for Netflix. “Animation is not a genre for kids,” said del Toro, who dedicated his award to director James Cameron. “It’s a medium to tackle bigger themes.”
Other wins include Women Talking writer-director Sarah Polley for best adapted screenplay, Top Gun: Maverick DP Claudio Miranda for best cinematography, Ruth E. Carter for best costume design for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Women Talking composer Hildur Gudnadóttir for best original score. Best editing went to Everything Everywhere All at Once‘s Paul Rodgers and best production design to Babylon‘s Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino. Avatar: The Way of Water won best visual effects, while Elvis won for best hair and makeup. Netflix’s Glass Onion won best comedy film and best acting ensemble, and Gabriel LaBelle won best young actor for Universal’s The Fabelmans.
Kate Hudson presented the SeeHer Award to her Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery co-star Janelle Monáe. “There are so many ways to describe Janelle: visionary artist, brilliant musician, inspirational, one-of-a-kind human being,” said Hudson. “I remember the moment we met on Glass Onion. Janelle walked down the staircase in this bright yellow dress, just exuding goddess, regal energy. It was like the seas parted. Everyone’s jaws dropped and the room instantly fell in love. It’s hard not to, but to know her, to see the care and dedication she nurtures in her relationships and in her art, is to really fall in love with her.”
Accepting the honor, Monáe announced that her pronouns are “she, her, they, them” as she recently came out as non-binary. After reflecting on the characters she has played in Glass Onion, Moonlight and Hidden Figures, Monáe said, “I’ve tried to make an effort in my work, whether it’s storytelling through music, through film, through TV, through fashion, through literature, to highlight the ones who have been pushed to the margins of society who’ve been outcast or relegated to the other.
“I am non-binary, I am queer, and my identity influences my decisions in my work,” Monáe continued. “I’ve always believed that through storytelling, we are able to shed light on a human experience, an experience that most people around this world won’t get an opportunity to see. And I keep this glimmer of hope in my heart that when someone meets a character, like the ones I’ve had an opportunity to play, you’d be more empathetic to their experience … You want to be more like them. You want to be more kind, less judgmental, and more eager to advocate for them.”
Jeff Bridges received the lifetime achievement award, presented by his The Big Lebowski co-star John Goodman. (Michelle Pfeiffer was initially scheduled to present the honor, but bowed out of the ceremony due to COVID.) Accepting the award, Bridges noted that today is his father Lloyd Bridges’ birthday. “He’s the reason I’m up here,” said Bridges. “He loved showbiz and acting so much, and as a kid I said, ‘Dad, I’m not sure I want to be an actor. I want to do painting, maybe music.’ He said, ‘Don’t be ridiculous. Being an actor, they’re going to call on you to do all of those things you’re interested in. And besides that, you get to tell all these wonderful stories and from all these different perspectives. … This is a wonderful profession.’ And he was so right. I’m so glad I listened to the old man.”
Speaking backstage in the press room, Bridges reflecting on his return to acting in FX’s drama series The Old Man after being diagnosed with lymphoma in 2020. “What I wanted to say up there — I was sick for two years with cancer [during the pandemic]. And when I talked about my family, [my wife] Susan and my daughters, I wanted to talk about their support during that time. I didn’t think I was gonna make it at all, let alone going back to work. But because they supported me so beautifully, I was able to go back and finish The Old Man. We stopped in the middle of the season. It was very surreal, it was like we had a two-year long weekend, then we came back to work. … Doing that show was so terrific, and I’m so happy that we’re doing other seasons.”
In the television categories, ABC’s Abbott Elementary won best comedy series. Jeremy Allen White won best actor in a comedy series for FX’s The Bear, while Hacks‘ Jean Smart won her second consecutive win for best actress in the HBO Max comedy.
AMC’s Better Call Saul won best drama series, with showrunner Peter Gould joking, “I can’t believe we won. We never win.” (The drama has been nominated for 48 Emmys throughout its six-season run, and has won none.) Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk won best actor in a drama series, while Zendaya won best actress in a drama series for HBO’s Euphoria.
Hulu’s The Dropout won best limited series. “Thank you, Mike White, for not being nominated in this category,” joked showrunner and creator Elizabeth Meriwether. (Season two of anthology series The White Lotus was classified as a drama this year by the Critics Choice Association.) Amanda Seyfried won best actress in a limited series or television movie for her portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout, a performance for which she also won a Primetime Emmy in September 2022. She was notably absent at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, for which she also won for The Dropout, as she was in development of a new musical version of Thelma & Louise. Daniel Radcliffe, who did not attend the ceremony, won best actor in a limited series or television movie for his portrayal of “Weird Al” Yankovic in The Roku Channel’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
Niecy Nash-Betts won best supporting actress in a limited series for Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. In an emotional speech, Nash-Betts expressed her long desire to be recognized for her dramatic chops. “When I decided to become an actor, I saw myself doing drama. And the industry was kind, but they said, ‘Stay in your comedy lane,’” said Nash-Betts. “Sometimes people want to leave you when they meet you. I cried to my mother and I said, ‘Mama, don’t you think I’m a good dramatic actress?’ And she said, ‘Girl, I don’t. But you can be.’” Nash-Betts ended her speech with a line that caused the audience to erupt in cheers: “To everybody who doubted this Black woman and told me what I couldn’t do? I want to lovely and humbly say: In your face!”
Paul Walter Hauser won best supporting actor in a limited series for his role in Apple TV+’s Black Bird, for which he also won a Golden Globe on Tuesday. Henry Winkler and Sheryl Lee Ralph won supporting actor and actress in a comedy series, respectively, for HBO’s Barry and ABC’s Abbott Elementary.
Jennifer Coolidge continued her winning streak, taking the award for best actress in a drama for HBO’s The White Lotus. “I know you’ve heard a lot from me in the last month or two, but I just want to say this is such an honor,” she said. In the male companion category, Giancarlo Esposito won for his role in AMC’s Better Call Saul.
Other TV winners include Roku’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (best made for television movie), HBO Max’s Harley Quinn (best animated series), Apple TV+’s Pachinko (best foreign language series), Netflix’s Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (best comedy special), and HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (best talk show).
Read the full list of winners here and see the night’s best-dressed stars here.
This article originally appeared in THR.com.
Kojey Radical, Mimi Webb, Rina Sawayama, Sam Ryder and Wet Leg got the thrill of a lifetime on Thursday when they received 2023 Brit Awards nominations for best new artist.
Several of the nominees expressed their joy on hearing the news. Wet Leg exclaimed, “Somebody hold our horses while we get to grips with this wild news, being nominated for a BRIT award is too hard to comprehend, we never could have expected for our wee band to achieve this.”
Webb gave a shout-out to a previous winner in the category. “I remember seeing Dua Lipa win Best New Artist in 2018 and being in awe of her – that moment really inspired me to work hard and be the artist I am today.”
Ryder expressed his joy in a most vivid way: “I’m buzzing! I feel like a Golden Retriever that’s won a medal.”
Wet Leg, the female indie rock duo that tied Harry Styles for the most nominations by any artist this year (four), is the clear front-runner here, but the other four acts should not lose heart. Many future superstars have lost this award and gone on to do very well. The gifted singer whose photo accompanies this story is one of them.
It’s not that the Brits don’t know a talented new artist when they see one. The roster of winners in this category includes such heavyweights as Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Dua Lipa and Lewis Capaldi. It’s just that it’s not always easy to envision how an artist will develop and grow based on just their first year – and sometimes, less than a year – of success.
Note: The category has undergone several name changes over the years. When the Brits originated in 1977, they presented separate awards for British female newcomer and British male newcomer. When the show resumed in 1982 following a four-year hiatus, the Brits made the category gender-neutral and called it the Brit Award for British newcomer. In 2003, they changed it to the Brit Award for British breakthrough act. In 2020, they changed it again to the Brit Award for best new artist – mirroring the language the Grammys had used since they introduced the award in 1959.
Here are 10 artists who lost the award for best new artist, but (thankfully) didn’t let that stop them.
Viola Davis is one award shy of achieving EGOT status, and at this year’s Grammy Awards, she could get it done. On Thursday night’s (Jan. 12) Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the actress made it clear that she’s not ashamed to campaign for herself.
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“I have to tell you — the Grammy thing…I’m a serious actor. I am,” she told the late-night host. “I went to Juilliard [School of the Performing Arts], I feel it’s about the work. [But] it’s like my niece Annabella who had a meltdown at Circus Circus [Las Vegas] when she was 6 years old, snot dripping and crying, and all she was saying was, ‘I wanna win! I wanna win!’ In my brain with the Grammy, I’m like, ‘I wanna win! I wanna win!’”
Davis is nominated at this year’s Grammy Awards in the best audio book, narration & storytelling recording category for her audio book Finding Me. “There’s something in me that says that I deserve it,” she continued. “All of them have already won it!”
She’s right: The other four nominees in the category are all past Grammy winners. Questlove, nominated for Music Is History, is a six-time Grammy winner. Mel Brooks, nominated for All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks, is a three-time Grammy winner – as is Lin-Manuel Miranda, nominated for Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World. Jamie Foxx, who rounds out the category with Act Like You Got Some Sense, has won one Grammy.
Davis tells Kimmel that the Recording Academy “could throw me a bone.” Unfortunately, Davis’ Kimmel appearance came too late to have any impact on the vote: Grammy voting closed Jan. 4.
The actress has previously won a Primetime Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a dramatic series for How to Get Away With Murder (2015), an Oscar for best supporting actress for Fences (2016) and two Tonys – featured actress in a play for King Hedley II (2001) and lead actress in a play for Fences (2010). Should Davis win at the Grammys, she would be the 18th person to achieve EGOT status.
Watch Davis’ interview with Kimmel in the video above.