Grammy Awards a Win for the Show Itself
Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste took the top trophies at the 64th Annual Grammys Just one week after the debacle that was the Academy Awards, the Grammys—in Las Vegas for the first time—showed how to do an awards show right. I was in the room at the MGM Grand Garden Arena as host Trevor Noah addressed the elephant in the room at the beginning of the 3 ½ hour show, broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+. “This is a concert where we give...
eBay and GBK Brand Bar Luxury Lounge Roars Back to Celebrate Oscars
Anthony Anderson attends the eBay & GBK Brand Bar Pre-Oscar Luxury Lounge The mood was festive on a private deck of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel Friday and Saturday. And why not? It was Oscar weekend, the weather was bright and sunny and the pandemic was a little bit in the rearview mirror as eBay and GBK Brand Bar put on their Pre-Oscar Luxury Lounge. Some of Hollywood’s biggest names including Anthony Anderson, Viola Davis...
Toxic Masculinity—and ‘CODA’– Win at the 94th Annual Academy Awards
CODA wins Best Picture, Making Apple TV+ the first streamer to win the big one History was made at the Oscars Sunday night in Hollywood. CODA, a heartwarming family film with a cast of mainly deaf actors won Best Picture, bringing home the coveted trophy for the first time ever to a streamer, Apple TV+. It also became only the third film directed by a woman ever to win the top prize. Cast member Troy Kotsur won the Academy Award for...
DPA Pre-Oscars Gift Suite a Smashing Soirée
Saniyya Sidney attends the 2022 DPA Pre-Oscars Gift Suite at the Luxe Sunset Hotel (Photo courtesy DPA by Claire Painchaud) It was two days of swanky celebration over Oscar weekend as DPA presented its annual Pre-Oscars Gift Suite at LA’s Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel. The country of Kenya, home of Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o, was represented with a safari lounge within the suite featuring goods from some of its country’s top artists,...
‘CODA,’ ‘Don’t Look Up’ Score Big at the Writers Guild Awards
“CODA” teakes best adapted screenplay, “Don’t Look Up” scores best original screenplay at the WGA Awards “CODA” screenwriter (and director) Siân Heder cemented her film’s status as an awards season frontrunner when she took the Writers Guild of America’s coveted prize as best adapted screenplay. It was the first award presented in virtual ceremonies held Sunday night and hosted by Ashley Nicole Black, the...