Awards
Chess Drama ‘Rematch’ Wins Top Series Mania Prize, Annette Bening Takes Best Actress
The Series Mania Festival’s top prize for best series went to Rematch, a French-Hungarian drama about the historic match between chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov and IBM’s Deep Blue computer. The best actress prize went to Annette Bening for her role in Apples Never Fall, the first major TV role up from the five-time Oscar nominee. […]
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A Look Back at Everyone’s Favorite Awards Season Faux-Feud: Kieran Culkin and Pedro Pascal
Kieran Culkin and Pedro Pascal clearly used the 2024 award season to keep their bromance-turned-playful feud alive. Now that the season is (finally!) over, The Hollywood Reporter is taking a closer look at the interactions between the pair, who competed for several awards for best male actor in a drama series for their roles in […]
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German Film Awards Nominees Unveiled
The German Film Academy has announced the movies in competition this year for the German Film Awards, the local equivalent of the Oscars. Matthias Glasner’s epic family drama Dying, Timm Kröger’s experimental sci-fi feature The Universal Theory, and In the Blind Spot, AyÅŸe Polat’s documentary-style conspiracy thriller set in modern-day Turkey, are among the favorites […]
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Open Letter Condemning Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Zone of Interest’ Oscars Speech Garners Over 450 Signatures
An open letter condemning Jonathan Glazer’s Zone of Interest Oscars acceptance speech has been signed by more than 450 Jewish Hollywood professionals. The group consists of actors, executives, directors, creators, producers and representatives denouncing Glazer’s controversial comments made when accepting the Academy Award for best international film on March 10. “We refute our Jewishness being […]
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The Lebanese Designers Who Are Everywhere This Awards Season
Lebanese designers have been dressing glamorous women all over the world for a long time. This awards season, fashion talents from the tiny Levantine nation have been exceptionally prominent on awards season red carpets as well, from the Golden Globes to the Academy Awards and everything in between. Tony Ward, whose atelier is located in […]
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Stephanie Northen and Arianne Rocchi Launch Arwin Ventures, New PR and Marketing Agency (Exclusive)
Stephanie Northen and Arianne Rocchi, two respected and popular practitioners of publicity, marketing, awards, festivals and distribution strategy who worked together at Amazon Studios for four years as publicity principals, have teamed up to form Arwin Ventures, a full-service public relations and marketing agency that will specialize in developing and executing strategic campaigns for clients […]
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2024 NAACP Image Awards: ‘The Color Purple’ Tops Winners as Usher Wins Entertainer of the Year
The Color Purple topped the 2024 NAACP Image Awards. The Blitz Bazawule-directed remake was named best motion picture and took home three more awards during the televised awards show Saturday night. Going into the telecast, the movie had already won seven awards, presented during non-televised ceremonies earlier this week, from its 16 nominations. So, in […]
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Which Star Won the Oscars Red Carpet — Zendaya or Emma Stone?
Beyond sending congratulatory bouquets to the 2024 Oscars winners, execs from luxury brands should be doing cartwheels down posh streets this week, if the latest Red Carpet Power Rankings are any indication. The earned-exposure data for the 2024 Oscars by Launchmetrics — in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter throughout this awards season — reveals the […]
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NAACP Image Awards: ‘The Color Purple’ Wins at Fashion Show Event
The NAACP Image Awards announced its fifth round of winners in non-televised categories on Friday, which were presented amid a fashion show hosted by Brandee Evans. Warner Bros.’ The Color Purple swept all three categories, with Francine Jamison-Tanchuck winning outstanding costume design; Lawrence Davis, Tym Wallace, Andrea Mona Bowen, Angela Renae Dyson and Jorge Benitez Villalobos winning outstanding […]
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Nicolas Cage Confirms He Was Likely Never Paid ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ Fee
At the SXSW earlier this week, Nicolas Cage agreed with his Leaving Las Vegas writer-director’s reveal on The Hollywood Reporter‘s It Happened in Hollywood podcast that he was never paid for the movie that won him his best actor Oscar. Cage, who was in Austin promoting his latest movie, Arcadian, spoke about the unpaid bill […]
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Usher to Receive NAACP’s Presidents Award
Usher will receive the President’s Award during the 55th NAACP Image Awards, the NAACP announced on Friday. The singer and songwriter will be honored with the award at the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and BET. Queen Latifah will host. The President’s Award is “presented in […]
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NAACP Image Awards: ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Queen Charlotte,’ ‘Swarm’ Among Night 4 Winners
The NAACP Image Awards has revealed its fourth round of winners in the non-televised categories, including outstanding writing in a motion picture, directing, animated motion picture and more. Thursday night’s awards were presented during a gala event at the Hollywood Palladium, hosted by Sherri Shepherd. Winners include Ava DuVernay, who took home the award for best directing […]
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