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With Pierce Brosnan at The Golden Globe Awards

Ross Crystal January 5, 2020
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With actor Pierce Brosnan at The Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills just before he went onstage to introduce his two sons who are serving this year as Golden Globe Ambassadors

Golden Globes 2021 Postponed Nearly Two Months

Ross Crystal June 22, 2020
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The 2021 Golden Globes will take place on Feb. 28 — about eight weeks before the 93rd Academy Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the announcement Monday morning. Just a week earlier, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the 93rd Academy Awards telecast has been postponed by two months to April 25, 2021. Variety was the first to […]

The 2021 Tribeca Festival Unveils Plans For TV Including Live Events With Tina Fey & KISS

Ross Crystal April 29, 2021
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World premieres from Disney+, AMC, Startz, Peacock, A&E, OWN, FX and National Geographic are among the highlights of the 2021 Tribeca Festival’s 20th anniversary celebration, announced today. The events will take place in New York City June 9-20 and claim to be the first major film festival to host in-person events since the worldwide pandemic began. […]

Suspended Grammys CEO Deborah Dugan Says Nomination Process is Rigged

Ross Crystal January 23, 2020
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The suspended head of the Recording Academy said the Grammys nomination process is rigged because of conflicts of interest. Deborah Dugan filed a complaint earlier this week, alleging she was put on leave for reporting corruption within the Academy’s processes and severe misconduct on the part of former CEO Neil Portnow. “In that room not […]

Creative Arts Emmys: Norman Lear Tops Own Record as Oldest Emmys Winner Ever

Ross Crystal September 15, 2020
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Norman Lear was recognized with a win during the second night of 2020’s virtual Creative Arts Emmys on Tuesday for Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times. At 98, Lear  has surpassed his own record, set in 2019, as the oldest Emmy winner ever. Executive produced by Jimmy Kimmel, the live special features performances from holiday-themed episodes […]

Golden Globes – HFPA Members Can No Longer Receive Gifts

Ross Crystal July 16, 2021
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The days of trying to curry favor with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association by giving its members gifts, in the hope of being rewarded with Golden Globe Award nominations or wins, are over. On Thursday, the HFPA — still trying to get back in Hollywood’s good graces months after a Los Angeles Times piece exposed demographic and ethical shortcomings […]

Chris Rock Pokes Fun at Amazon’s Jeff Bezos at The Oscars

Ross Crystal February 9, 2020
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Despite not having an official host, the 92nd Oscars still featured a mini-monologue from previous hosts Chris Rock and Steve Martin. Following the show’s opening music number from Janelle Monae, Rock and Martin, after some self-deprecating, had some fun at the expense of some of the night’s attendees, including Martin Scorsese and Mahershala Ali. “I loved the […]

Oscars Director Glenn Weiss Plans to Make Ceremony ‘Like a Movie’

Ross Crystal March 19, 2021
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Glenn Weiss is returning to direct this year’s Oscars ceremony armed with a unique plan to make the show more closely resemble a movie than TV. “Our plan is that this year’s telecast will look like a movie not a television show, and Glenn has embraced this approach and come up with ideas of his […]

Academy Bans Will Smith From Oscars for 10 Years

Ross Crystal April 8, 2022
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The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences met Friday morning to discuss the consequences for actor Will Smith following his slap of presenter Chris Rock during the 94th Oscars telecast, and voted to ban Smith from all Academy events including the Oscars for 10 years. Here is the Academy’s statement: “The 94th Oscars […]

Laura Dern Wins Best Supporting Actress at The Golden Globe Awards

Ross Crystal January 5, 2020
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With Laura Dern who clinched the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture as divorce attorney Nora Fanshaw in Marriage Story. More from Laura on our Golden Globe Edition of ‘Showbiz Express’ Radio on Monday.

Kennedy Center Honors & Mark Twain Prize Postponed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19 Shutdown

Ross Crystal June 24, 2020
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The 43rd annual Kennedy Center Honors, broadcast annually on CBS, and the 23rd Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, on PBS, will be postponed from their usual Fall slots until next spring and summer, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced today. The events are among a roster of previously announced performances postponed or canceled […]

HFPA ‘Reimagines’ Golden Globes Org

Ross Crystal May 3, 2021
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that hands out the Golden Globe Awards, committed to a sweeping “reimagination” of the organization on Monday, pledging to increase membership by 50%, hold new board elections and hire professional executive leadership. “For the past 60 days we have worked hard to come up with a plan of […]

Sam Mendes Wins Top DGA Award for ‘1917’

Ross Crystal January 26, 2020
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Director Sam Mendes won the top prize at the 72nd annual Directors Guild of America Awards for “1917,” solidifying the World War I drama as the film to beat at the Academy Awards. “I was fortunate enough to win this award two decades ago,” Mendes said in his acceptance speech, referencing his DGA Awards win for 1999’s “American Beauty.” “And I […]

NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans on Prime Time Emmys 2020

Ross Crystal September 19, 2020
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NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans talks with Showbiz UpFront Host Ross Crystal about the top nominees for the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards with some of their predictions on who the winners will be.

People’s Choice Awards Expand to NBC

Ross Crystal July 28, 2021
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The People’s Choice Awards is expanding its TV footprint. The annual awards will air on NBC as well as cable sibling E! in 2021, marking the show’s return to a broadcast network since 2017. The move will also give NBC an awards-season toehold after it dropped the 2022 Golden Globes amid criticism of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association over […]

‘Parasite’ Makes Oscar History Winning Best Picture

Ross Crystal February 9, 2020
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On Sunday night in Los Angeles, Neon’s Parasite made history as the first non-English language film to win best picture at the Oscars. The film nabbed four wins in total at the 92nd Academy Awards, including for director Bong Joon Ho, international feature film and original screenplay. Universal’s 1917 nabbed three wins, for visual effects, cinematography and sound mixing. […]

‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ & ‘Ted Lasso’ Win at Writers Guild Awards 2021

Ross Crystal March 22, 2021
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“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and “Promising Young Woman” took top narrative film honors on Sunday at the 73rd annual Writers Guild of America Awards. Kal Penn hosted the virtual presentation that cemented “Borat” and “Promising Young Woman” as among the frontrunners for Oscar screenplay wins next month. Amazon Studios’ “Borat” prevailed for adapted screenplay for a […]

Drake & GloRilla Lead Field for BET Awards Nominations

Ross Crystal June 8, 2023
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Drake scored a leading seven nominations for the music-heavy 2023 BET Awards today, and GloRilla was next with six. Both also are up for Album of the Year. Lizzo and 21 Savage follow with five nominations apiece. Vying for Best Movie are Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Creed 3, Emancipation, Nope, The Woman King, Till and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody. The […]

Golden Globes 2020: What You Didn’t See on TV

Ross Crystal January 6, 2020
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Often, the best moments at the Golden Globes don’t even make the telecast. When you’re inside the Beverly Hilton, where the ceremony takes place, Hollywood’s first awards show of the year can feel like attending a high school homecoming game. There’s free-flowing booze. There’s lots of hugging and talking between the plays. And there’s a mad beeline […]

Beyonce, Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion & Roddy Ricch Among Winners at BET Awards

Ross Crystal June 28, 2020
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The 2020 BET Awards were handed out Sunday night, with Beyoncé, Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch among the winners. Comedian and Insecure actress Amanda Seales hosted the annual show, which organizers this year said “expanded its footprint to go beyond the confines of a traditional stage show in response to safety precautions in light of the […]

Scarlett Johansson Calls Out HFPA Over “Sexist Questions”

Ross Crystal May 9, 2021
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Scarlett Johansson criticized the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Saturday, saying she has faced “sexist questions and remarks” at press conferences and is urging the industry to “step back” from the beleaguered association. Johansson’s comments come a day after Mark Ruffalo became the first Hollywood A-lister to distance himself from the HFPA. Time’s Up, a coalition of PR firms, Amazon, […]

Grammys Open With Kobe Bryant Tribute

Ross Crystal January 26, 2020
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The 2020 Grammys kicked off with a tribute to late basketball great Kobe Bryant, who died Sunday in a helicopter crash. Lizzo, clad in a sparkly black gown, performed to start the show, announcing, “Tonight is for Kobe,” before launching into “Cuz I Love You” off of her album of the same name. She later transitioned into her […]

Catherine O’Hara Wins Emmy Lead Comedy Actress in ‘Schitt’s Creek’

Ross Crystal September 20, 2020
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As Moira Rose might say, this is a most splendiferous development: Catherine O’Hara has won her first acting Emmy. The Schitt’s Creek matriarch was named Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at Sunday’s mostly-virtual ceremony, prevailing over Insecure‘s Issa Rae, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Rachel Brosnahan, Dead to Me‘s Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini and black-ish‘s Tracee Ellis Ross. This is O’Hara’s second […]

Golden Globe Awards Set for Jan. 9 as Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Unveils 2022 Calendar

Ross Crystal October 15, 2021
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is moving forward with plans to present the 79th annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 9, with or without a telecast partner. The HFPA on Friday unveiled the traditional calendar with submissions deadlines in various categories. Nominations will be revealed Dec. 13. The deadline for movie and TV submission entry forms is Nov. 15. […]

Oscars Viewership Sinks to New Low With 23.6 Million

Ross Crystal February 10, 2020
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The 2020 Oscars ceremony was watched by the smallest audience the awards show has ever received. 23.6 million viewers tuned in on Sunday night to see “Parasite” sweep to a surprise victory. That’s a 20%, 6 million viewer drop-off from last year. The Academy’s second hostless show in a row scored a 5.3 rating among adults 18-49 […]

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