Last Stop Before Oscars: Glenn Close Reigns at the Costume Designers Guild Awards
It was time. Women have hosted the majority of this season’s awards shows. Alicia Keys at the Grammys. Aisha Tyler at the Directors Guild Awards. Chelsea Peretti at the Writers Guild Awards. Sandra Oh (with Andy Samberg) at the Golden Globes. But no matter how skillfully they handled their shows or how many of their jokes landed, none can be compared to Kate Walsh when it comes to a very specific aspect of the job—what they wore....
Big Surprises at the Writers Guild Awards
“To the other nominees in the category, have fun at the Oscars – losers. How is this happening?,” Bo Burnham said with a smile as he accepted the award for best original screenplay for “Eighth Grade” at the 2019 Writers Guild Awards. The conclusion of his short, pointed and unique speech referenced the fact that his film is not nominated for an Oscar. The winner of the other major screenplay award – best adapted screenplay – is in...
‘Green Book’ Awarded the Best Movie for Grownups, Glenn Close Takes Best Actress Prize
It’s the only awards show where the screeners are sent out on VHS, according to actor and comedian Martin Short, who took the mic as emcee of AARP The Magazine’s 18th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards. Short’s jokes were flying fast and furiously as he called out attendees and nominees including Glenn Close, Michael Douglas, Viggo Mortensen and Shirley MacLaine at what he termed the “Olden Globes” in ceremonies held Feb. 4 at the...
‘Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Dear White People’ and ‘On the Basis of Sex’ Claim Humanitas Prizes
Recognizing television programs and films that inspire hope, compassion and understanding is the laudable goal of the nonprofit organization Humanitas, which presented its 44th Annual Humanitas Prize awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday night. Just like a traditional awards show, there is a host — in this case, writer and showrunner David Hudgins — and honorees and finalists in categories defined by genre. The top television...
AAFCA Honors ‘Black Panther, Ryan Coogler and Quincy Jones at 10th Annual Awards
Every awards ceremony taking place this season and each trophy presented engenders a certain amount of pride, but pride was there in extra special doses at the 10th annual African American Film Critics Association Awards show held Wednesday night. For starters, “Black Panther”– named best picture of the year and also one of the year’s biggest blockbusters–disproved once and for all that films starring and about black...
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