Vanessa Redgrave is the Oscar, Emmy and Tony award-winning actress who has starred in dozens of films over several decades, but how many of those titles are classics? Let’s take a look back at 15 of her greatest movies, ranked worst to best.
Born in 1937, Redgrave was almost destined to become a performer: her parents were Sir Michael Redgrave and Lady Redgrave (Rachel Kempson), her siblings were Lynn Redgrave and Corin Redgrave, her daughters are Joely Richardson and the late Natasha Richardson, and her son-in-law is Liam Neeson. So when it comes to the Redgraves, acting definitely runs in the family.
Redgrave earned her first Oscar nomination in 1966: Best Actress for “Morgan! A Suitable Case for Treatment.” She won 11 years later as Best Supporting Actress for “Julia” (1977) and competed four more times.
Unfortunately, her Oscar victory is best remembered for her controversial acceptance speech than for the performance itself:...
Born in 1937, Redgrave was almost destined to become a performer: her parents were Sir Michael Redgrave and Lady Redgrave (Rachel Kempson), her siblings were Lynn Redgrave and Corin Redgrave, her daughters are Joely Richardson and the late Natasha Richardson, and her son-in-law is Liam Neeson. So when it comes to the Redgraves, acting definitely runs in the family.
Redgrave earned her first Oscar nomination in 1966: Best Actress for “Morgan! A Suitable Case for Treatment.” She won 11 years later as Best Supporting Actress for “Julia” (1977) and competed four more times.
Unfortunately, her Oscar victory is best remembered for her controversial acceptance speech than for the performance itself:...
- 1/26/2024
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Ellen DeGeneres used to open every episode of her show by dancing through the crowd, shaking it with complete strangers all in the name of fun. And she would end every episode encouraging her viewers to “Be kind to one another.” It was a mantra that would be tied to her for almost 20 years…but now rumors and allegations of a toxic work environment have shaken up the friendly foundation of Ellen D. What made her turn from the most beloved talk show host ever to becoming the very epitome of irony? Did anything really change or was it all always there? Let’s dance around this topic and find out: Wtf Happened to…Ellen DeGeneres?
But to truly understand what the fuck happened to Ellen DeGeneres, we go back to the beginning. And the beginning began when she was born on January 26th, 1958 in Metairie, LA.
Ellen began performing...
But to truly understand what the fuck happened to Ellen DeGeneres, we go back to the beginning. And the beginning began when she was born on January 26th, 1958 in Metairie, LA.
Ellen began performing...
- 11/3/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Oscar-winning actress and longtime activist Vanessa Redgrave will be honored this year with the European Film Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Redgrave will receive the honor at the 36th European Film Awards in Berlin on Dec. 9.
An acting icon who has deftly straddled theater, film and television in a career that has spanned more than six decades, Redgrave first made her name on the stage as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, before breaking into film work in 1966 with Karel Reisz’ Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment. The role, which won her the best actress prize in Cannes, launched her international career. A multitude of acting prizes have followed since including another best actress prize in Cannes, two Emmys, a Tony, two Golden Globes and two BAFTAs.
She has been nominated for an Academy Award six times — for performances in Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots...
An acting icon who has deftly straddled theater, film and television in a career that has spanned more than six decades, Redgrave first made her name on the stage as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, before breaking into film work in 1966 with Karel Reisz’ Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment. The role, which won her the best actress prize in Cannes, launched her international career. A multitude of acting prizes have followed since including another best actress prize in Cannes, two Emmys, a Tony, two Golden Globes and two BAFTAs.
She has been nominated for an Academy Award six times — for performances in Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots...
- 9/20/2023
- by Scott Roxborough and Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Since her work on “The Dropout” has already brought her an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Critics Choice Award, Amanda Seyfried only needs a Screen Actors Guild Award in order to complete her major industry TV prize sweep. Based on the fact that no woman who has been nominated for all four awards and won the Emmy first has failed to win the other three, her path to victory is arguably clearer than that of any other 2023 SAG Award contender. If she is successful on this final bid, she will be the 12th woman to win both a lead Emmy and a SAG Award for the same TV movie or miniseries performance.
Lead actresses make up the largest subset of non-continuing program Emmy-to-sag Award champions, followed by lead actors with seven examples, supporting actors with three, and supporting actresses with two. The group of female stars Seyfried is looking...
Lead actresses make up the largest subset of non-continuing program Emmy-to-sag Award champions, followed by lead actors with seven examples, supporting actors with three, and supporting actresses with two. The group of female stars Seyfried is looking...
- 2/24/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
With her Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress bid for Prime Video’s “The English,” Emily Blunt is now a four-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee. Since she already clinched the Best Film Supporting Actress trophy for 2018’s “A Quiet Place,” she is on a path to becoming the 14th female recipient of individual SAG Awards for both big and small screen acting. Given the fact that her 40th birthday precedes this year’s ceremony by only three days, she would be the fifth youngest woman to ever pull off this feat.
The quartet of younger actresses who would rank ahead of Blunt on said list is comprised of Angelina Jolie, Helen Hunt, Halle Berry and Kate Winslet. Winslet received a bookend miniseries actress trophy for “Mare of Easttown” just last year at age 46.
Having been born and raised in London, Blunt would also directly follow Winslet as the fourth English...
The quartet of younger actresses who would rank ahead of Blunt on said list is comprised of Angelina Jolie, Helen Hunt, Halle Berry and Kate Winslet. Winslet received a bookend miniseries actress trophy for “Mare of Easttown” just last year at age 46.
Having been born and raised in London, Blunt would also directly follow Winslet as the fourth English...
- 2/21/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Although no member of the Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated “Yellowstone” cast has yet been individually recognized by the organization, the team can now take pride in the fact that a performer within their recently expanded franchise has caught the attention of their guild peers. Four years after losing on his film ensemble and supporting bids for “A Star Is Born,” Sam Elliott is a Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actor nominee thanks to his work on the “Yellowstone” prequel program “1883.” If he succeeds on this outing, the 78-year-old will be the second oldest man to ever pull off a solo SAG Award win for TV acting.
Paramount+’s “1883” briefly tells the story of “Yellowstone” protagonist John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) ancestors as they migrate from Tennessee to Montana toward the end of the 19th century. The journey truly begins for his great-great-grandparents (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill) after they meet Elliott’s Shea Brennan,...
Paramount+’s “1883” briefly tells the story of “Yellowstone” protagonist John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) ancestors as they migrate from Tennessee to Montana toward the end of the 19th century. The journey truly begins for his great-great-grandparents (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill) after they meet Elliott’s Shea Brennan,...
- 2/20/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Anne Heche, the Emmy-winning actress who starred in films like Six Days, Seven Nights and the Psycho remake, but whose own career was curtailed by struggles with mental illness, died August 12 at the age of 53 following injuries she sustained in a car crash in Los Angeles.
“Today we lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend,” Heche’s rep tells Rolling Stone on behalf of her family and friends. the day of her death “Anne will be deeply missed, but she...
“Today we lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend,” Heche’s rep tells Rolling Stone on behalf of her family and friends. the day of her death “Anne will be deeply missed, but she...
- 8/17/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Update August 8, 5:25 pm: Anne Heche is in “extremely critical condition” and remains in a coma following the fiery crash that took place in Mar Vista, California, on Friday night. A rep for the actor told Deadline, “At this time Anne is in extreme critical condition she has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention,” the rep said in a statement. “She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident.”
The statement follows the rep’s previous statement that Heche was in “stable condition,” which was issued on Saturday following the incident. It took place on Friday when Heche was heading east on Preston Way in her vehicle at high speed, ran off the road, and collided with a residence. The vehicle and the home became engulfed in flames before Heche was rushed to a local hospital.
The...
The statement follows the rep’s previous statement that Heche was in “stable condition,” which was issued on Saturday following the incident. It took place on Friday when Heche was heading east on Preston Way in her vehicle at high speed, ran off the road, and collided with a residence. The vehicle and the home became engulfed in flames before Heche was rushed to a local hospital.
The...
- 8/8/2022
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
"Basic Instinct" star Sharon Stone poses for "Harper's Bazaar" (Spain) magazine, photographed by Juankr, wearing Oscar de la Renta, Gucci and Stella McCartney:
After modelling in television commercials and print advertisements, Stone made her film debut as an extra in "Stardust Memories" (1980), followed by a speaking part in the horror feature "Deadly Blessing" (1981)...
..."Irreconcilable Differences" (1984), "King Solomon's Mines" (1985), "Cold Steel" (1987), "Action Jackson" (1988), "Above the Law" (1988) and "Total Recall" (1990).
Her breakout role as 'Catherine Tramell" in director Paul Verhoeven's "Basic Instinct" (1992), earned Stone a 'Golden Globe Award' nomination for 'Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama'.
She received further critical acclaim in director Martin Scorsese's "Casino (1995), garnering an 'Academy Award' nomination for 'Best Actress', receiving two more 'Golden Globe Award' nominations for her roles in "The Mighty" (1998) and "The Muse" (1999).
Other notable film roles include "Sliver" (1993), "The Specialist" (1994), "The Quick and the Dead" (1995), "Last Dance" (1996), "Sphere" (1998), "Catwoman" (2004), "Broken...
After modelling in television commercials and print advertisements, Stone made her film debut as an extra in "Stardust Memories" (1980), followed by a speaking part in the horror feature "Deadly Blessing" (1981)...
..."Irreconcilable Differences" (1984), "King Solomon's Mines" (1985), "Cold Steel" (1987), "Action Jackson" (1988), "Above the Law" (1988) and "Total Recall" (1990).
Her breakout role as 'Catherine Tramell" in director Paul Verhoeven's "Basic Instinct" (1992), earned Stone a 'Golden Globe Award' nomination for 'Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama'.
She received further critical acclaim in director Martin Scorsese's "Casino (1995), garnering an 'Academy Award' nomination for 'Best Actress', receiving two more 'Golden Globe Award' nominations for her roles in "The Mighty" (1998) and "The Muse" (1999).
Other notable film roles include "Sliver" (1993), "The Specialist" (1994), "The Quick and the Dead" (1995), "Last Dance" (1996), "Sphere" (1998), "Catwoman" (2004), "Broken...
- 6/27/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Eminent actor Vanessa Redgrave has put daylight between herself and “The Man Who Drew God,” the Italian project that’s meant to be Kevin Spacey’s big comeback movie.
Redgrave’s name was widely mentioned as being attached to the film, known in Italian as “L’uomo Che Disegnò Dio,” directed by Franco Nero, her husband of 15 years.
“Vanessa Redgrave’s name is being included in recent stories relating to the casting of the upcoming film ‘The Man Who Drew God,'” said a statement released by her representatives on Wednesday. “While there have been discussions about the possibility of her joining the cast, she will not appear in the film.”
Redgrave, an Oscar winner for “Julia” and Primetime Emmy winner for “If These Walls Could Talk 2,” will not comment further on the matter.
Louis Nero, the producer of the film, had confirmed to Variety that Spacey was on...
Redgrave’s name was widely mentioned as being attached to the film, known in Italian as “L’uomo Che Disegnò Dio,” directed by Franco Nero, her husband of 15 years.
“Vanessa Redgrave’s name is being included in recent stories relating to the casting of the upcoming film ‘The Man Who Drew God,'” said a statement released by her representatives on Wednesday. “While there have been discussions about the possibility of her joining the cast, she will not appear in the film.”
Redgrave, an Oscar winner for “Julia” and Primetime Emmy winner for “If These Walls Could Talk 2,” will not comment further on the matter.
Louis Nero, the producer of the film, had confirmed to Variety that Spacey was on...
- 5/26/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
“Two of Us,” the first narrative feature from director Filippo Meneghetti, is a love story between two older women played by Martine Chevallier and Barbara Sukowa. It aims straight for the heartstrings but is foiled in this pursuit by plot implausibilities and an unwillingness to consider the motivations of the other characters in the story.
“Two of Us” opens with images of birds in flight, aggressive packs of them making threatening noises on the soundtrack. (This is a movie with an insistent and sometimes overbearing sound design.) We see two little girls at play, one of them counting as the other one goes to hide, and there is an effective air of menace about this sequence.
Madeleine (Chevallier) and Nina (Sukowa) live in apartments across the way from each other. When we first see them and their fond feelings for one another, they are shot in the darkness of night,...
“Two of Us” opens with images of birds in flight, aggressive packs of them making threatening noises on the soundtrack. (This is a movie with an insistent and sometimes overbearing sound design.) We see two little girls at play, one of them counting as the other one goes to hide, and there is an effective air of menace about this sequence.
Madeleine (Chevallier) and Nina (Sukowa) live in apartments across the way from each other. When we first see them and their fond feelings for one another, they are shot in the darkness of night,...
- 5/15/2021
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since the beginning of this millennium, but it has indeed been two decades since our worries about Y2K were over, and our world had not yet been impacted by the tragic events of September 11, 2001. In the year in-between these historical events, “Mission Impossible 2,” “Gladiator” and “Cast Away” ruled the big screen, while on the small screen now-classic comedies drew us to our TV sets each week, the popularity of cable television was becoming a huge influence on the medium, we rooted for a beloved TV star with a surprising challenge and a new series dominated the 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 10, 2000.
Garry Shandling hosted the event in which “The West Wing” dominated as the big winner, with record-breaking wins in its freshman season. Winning its first of four consecutive Emmys for Best Drama Series, the presidential drama beat out established favorites “ER,...
Garry Shandling hosted the event in which “The West Wing” dominated as the big winner, with record-breaking wins in its freshman season. Winning its first of four consecutive Emmys for Best Drama Series, the presidential drama beat out established favorites “ER,...
- 9/1/2020
- by Susan Pennington
- Gold Derby
Hildur Guðnadóttir became only the fourth woman to win an Academy Award for a film score, and the first since 1997, as she walked away with honors for her “Joker” music Sunday night.
“To the girls, to the women, to the mothers, to the daughters, who hear the music bubbling within, please speak up. We need to hear your voices,” she said in accepting the award.
Iceland-born, Berlin-based Guðnadóttir represents a rare case of a composer being brought in before shooting to provide original music. She composed a theme for Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker character after reading the script, and the actor danced to the sound of her electro-acoustic cello on-set.
Backstage, Guðnadóttir said to write her music, she tries to picture what the character is going through. In the case of Phoenix’s “Joker,” he was “a man who was going through this excruciating journey,” she said. “I tried to...
“To the girls, to the women, to the mothers, to the daughters, who hear the music bubbling within, please speak up. We need to hear your voices,” she said in accepting the award.
Iceland-born, Berlin-based Guðnadóttir represents a rare case of a composer being brought in before shooting to provide original music. She composed a theme for Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker character after reading the script, and the actor danced to the sound of her electro-acoustic cello on-set.
Backstage, Guðnadóttir said to write her music, she tries to picture what the character is going through. In the case of Phoenix’s “Joker,” he was “a man who was going through this excruciating journey,” she said. “I tried to...
- 2/10/2020
- by Chris Willman and Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Everyone knows someone who just can’t keep their face off of their phones. Well in this laugh-out-loud comedy, Adam Devine stars as a man who’s addiction goes off the rails! Jexi arrives on Digital December 24 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and On Demand January 14 from Lionsgate.
She had him at “Hello” in this outrageous comedy about an A.I. life coach becoming a tech nightmare when Jexi arrives on Digital December 24 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and On Demand January 14 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore, Jexi features a hilarious all-star ensemble cast including Adam Devine, Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Primetime Emmy winner Wanda Sykes, Justin Hartley, with Michael Peña, and Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominee Rose Byrne as the voice of “Jexi”. Jexi is produced by Primetime Emmy nominee Suzanne Todd, p.g.a., and executive produced by Mark Kamine...
She had him at “Hello” in this outrageous comedy about an A.I. life coach becoming a tech nightmare when Jexi arrives on Digital December 24 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and On Demand January 14 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore, Jexi features a hilarious all-star ensemble cast including Adam Devine, Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Primetime Emmy winner Wanda Sykes, Justin Hartley, with Michael Peña, and Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominee Rose Byrne as the voice of “Jexi”. Jexi is produced by Primetime Emmy nominee Suzanne Todd, p.g.a., and executive produced by Mark Kamine...
- 1/3/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"Basic Instinct" star Sharon Stone poses for the November 2019 issue of "Harper's Bazaar" (Spain) magazine, photographed by Juankr, wearing Oscar de la Renta, Gucci and Stella McCartney:
After modelling in television commercials and print advertisements, Stone made her film debut as an extra in "Stardust Memories" (1980), followed by a speaking part in the horror feature "Deadly Blessing" (1981)...
..."Irreconcilable Differences" (1984), "King Solomon's Mines" (1985), "Cold Steel" (1987), "Action Jackson" (1988), "Above the Law" (1988) and "Total Recall" (1990).
Her breakout role as 'Catherine Tramell" in director Paul Verhoeven's "Basic Instinct" (1992), earned Stone a 'Golden Globe Award' nomination for 'Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama'.
She received further critical acclaim in director Martin Scorsese's "Casino (1995), garnering an 'Academy Award' nomination for 'Best Actress', receiving two more 'Golden Globe Award' nominations for her roles in "The Mighty" (1998) and "The Muse" (1999).
Other notable film roles include "Sliver" (1993), "The Specialist" (1994), "The Quick and the Dead" (1995), "Last Dance...
After modelling in television commercials and print advertisements, Stone made her film debut as an extra in "Stardust Memories" (1980), followed by a speaking part in the horror feature "Deadly Blessing" (1981)...
..."Irreconcilable Differences" (1984), "King Solomon's Mines" (1985), "Cold Steel" (1987), "Action Jackson" (1988), "Above the Law" (1988) and "Total Recall" (1990).
Her breakout role as 'Catherine Tramell" in director Paul Verhoeven's "Basic Instinct" (1992), earned Stone a 'Golden Globe Award' nomination for 'Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama'.
She received further critical acclaim in director Martin Scorsese's "Casino (1995), garnering an 'Academy Award' nomination for 'Best Actress', receiving two more 'Golden Globe Award' nominations for her roles in "The Mighty" (1998) and "The Muse" (1999).
Other notable film roles include "Sliver" (1993), "The Specialist" (1994), "The Quick and the Dead" (1995), "Last Dance...
- 11/2/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Vanessa Redgrave celebrates her 82nd birthday on January 30, 2019. The Oscar, Emmy and Tony award-winning actress has starred in dozens of films over several decades, but how many of those titles are classics? In honor of her birthday, let’s take a look back at 15 of her greatest movies, ranked worst to best.
Born in 1937, Redgrave was almost destined to become a performer: her parents were Sir Michael Redgrave and Lady Redgrave (Rachel Kempson), her siblings were Lynn Redgrave and Corin Redgrave, her daughters are Joely Richardson and the late Natasha Richardson, and her son-in-law is Liam Neeson. So when it comes to the Redgraves, acting definitely runs in the family.
SEEOscar Best Supporting Actress Gallery: Every Winner in Academy Award History
Redgrave earned her first Oscar nomination in 1966: Best Actress for “Morgan! A Suitable Case for Treatment.” She won 11 years later as Best Supporting Actress for “Julia” (1977) and competed four more times.
Born in 1937, Redgrave was almost destined to become a performer: her parents were Sir Michael Redgrave and Lady Redgrave (Rachel Kempson), her siblings were Lynn Redgrave and Corin Redgrave, her daughters are Joely Richardson and the late Natasha Richardson, and her son-in-law is Liam Neeson. So when it comes to the Redgraves, acting definitely runs in the family.
SEEOscar Best Supporting Actress Gallery: Every Winner in Academy Award History
Redgrave earned her first Oscar nomination in 1966: Best Actress for “Morgan! A Suitable Case for Treatment.” She won 11 years later as Best Supporting Actress for “Julia” (1977) and competed four more times.
- 1/30/2019
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
The total number of women on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors is now 22, one more than last year. That’s because producer Jennifer Todd not only beat her Oscar show co-producer Michael De Luca as a finalist to represent the producers branch, but in a run-off election to resolve a tie vote, beat horror maestro Jason Blum as well.
Todd is president of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films, where she produced “Live by Night” and executive produced last year’s “Jason Bourne.” Her credits also include “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Across the Universe,” “Prime,” “Memento,” “Boiler Room” and the “Austin Powers” films. Todd earned an Emmy nomination for her work on the HBO television movie, “If These Walls Could Talk 2.”
Todd joins incumbents Albert Berger and Mark Johnson in representing the...
Todd is president of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films, where she produced “Live by Night” and executive produced last year’s “Jason Bourne.” Her credits also include “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Across the Universe,” “Prime,” “Memento,” “Boiler Room” and the “Austin Powers” films. Todd earned an Emmy nomination for her work on the HBO television movie, “If These Walls Could Talk 2.”
Todd joins incumbents Albert Berger and Mark Johnson in representing the...
- 6/20/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The total number of women on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors is now 22, one more than last year. That’s because producer Jennifer Todd not only beat her Oscar show co-producer Michael De Luca as a finalist to represent the producers branch, but in a run-off election to resolve a tie vote, beat horror maestro Jason Blum as well.
Todd is president of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films, where she produced “Live by Night” and executive produced last year’s “Jason Bourne.” Her credits also include “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Across the Universe,” “Prime,” “Memento,” “Boiler Room” and the “Austin Powers” films. Todd earned an Emmy nomination for her work on the HBO television movie, “If These Walls Could Talk 2.”
Todd joins incumbents Albert Berger and Mark Johnson in representing the...
Todd is president of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films, where she produced “Live by Night” and executive produced last year’s “Jason Bourne.” Her credits also include “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Across the Universe,” “Prime,” “Memento,” “Boiler Room” and the “Austin Powers” films. Todd earned an Emmy nomination for her work on the HBO television movie, “If These Walls Could Talk 2.”
Todd joins incumbents Albert Berger and Mark Johnson in representing the...
- 6/20/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Jimmy Kimmel is back, PriceWaterhouseCoopers be damned.
Strong reviews for the 2017 Oscar telecast were buried by the dramatic Best Picture envelope snafu and surprise “Moonlight” win. So the Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and outgoing president Cheryl Boone Isaacs decided to give the same team another chance to score for Oscars 2018.
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“If you think we screwed up the ending this year, wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show!” said Kimmel, the host and executive producer of the Emmy-winning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC, in its 15th season.
Also returning for a second go-round is Oscar producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, who Boone Isaacs calls her “dream team.”
“It’s not often you get two chances to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience and even more rare to...
Strong reviews for the 2017 Oscar telecast were buried by the dramatic Best Picture envelope snafu and surprise “Moonlight” win. So the Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and outgoing president Cheryl Boone Isaacs decided to give the same team another chance to score for Oscars 2018.
Read More: Jimmy Kimmel Gives Update On His Baby, Interviews Senator Who Coined ‘The Jimmy Kimmel Test’ — Watch
“If you think we screwed up the ending this year, wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show!” said Kimmel, the host and executive producer of the Emmy-winning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC, in its 15th season.
Also returning for a second go-round is Oscar producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, who Boone Isaacs calls her “dream team.”
“It’s not often you get two chances to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience and even more rare to...
- 5/16/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Jimmy Kimmel is back, PriceWaterhouseCoopers be damned.
Strong reviews for the 2017 Oscar telecast were buried by the dramatic Best Picture envelope snafu and surprise “Moonlight” win. So the Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and outgoing president Cheryl Boone Isaacs decided to give the same team another chance to score for Oscars 2018.
Read More: Jimmy Kimmel Gives Update On His Baby, Interviews Senator Who Coined ‘The Jimmy Kimmel Test’ — Watch
“If you think we screwed up the ending this year, wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show!” said Kimmel, the host and executive producer of the Emmy-winning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC, in its 15th season.
Also returning for a second go-round is Oscar producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, who Boone Isaacs calls her “dream team.”
“It’s not often you get two chances to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience and even more rare to...
Strong reviews for the 2017 Oscar telecast were buried by the dramatic Best Picture envelope snafu and surprise “Moonlight” win. So the Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and outgoing president Cheryl Boone Isaacs decided to give the same team another chance to score for Oscars 2018.
Read More: Jimmy Kimmel Gives Update On His Baby, Interviews Senator Who Coined ‘The Jimmy Kimmel Test’ — Watch
“If you think we screwed up the ending this year, wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show!” said Kimmel, the host and executive producer of the Emmy-winning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC, in its 15th season.
Also returning for a second go-round is Oscar producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, who Boone Isaacs calls her “dream team.”
“It’s not often you get two chances to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience and even more rare to...
- 5/16/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
With the Academy having hired Oscar producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, there’s a strong chance that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will appear as presenters.
Why? Todd is president of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films, and both men will likely be in the Oscar race with writer-director-star Affleck’s Dennis Lehane adaptation “Live By Night” (Warner Bros., December 25) and producer Damon’s “Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon/Roadside Attractions, November 18), respectively. So they have plenty of reasons to turn up on the Oscar stage. “They both have movies that could be there,” said Todd. “They’re supportive. I’m hoping they give us great ideas.”
But why not have them host the show? They’re smart as whips and strong writers — they took home 1997 Oscars for the “Good Will Hunting” screenplay. “You never know what can happen,” said Todd. “The guys are fans of the Oscars,...
Why? Todd is president of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films, and both men will likely be in the Oscar race with writer-director-star Affleck’s Dennis Lehane adaptation “Live By Night” (Warner Bros., December 25) and producer Damon’s “Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon/Roadside Attractions, November 18), respectively. So they have plenty of reasons to turn up on the Oscar stage. “They both have movies that could be there,” said Todd. “They’re supportive. I’m hoping they give us great ideas.”
But why not have them host the show? They’re smart as whips and strong writers — they took home 1997 Oscars for the “Good Will Hunting” screenplay. “You never know what can happen,” said Todd. “The guys are fans of the Oscars,...
- 11/7/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
With the Academy having hired Oscar producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, there’s a strong chance that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will appear as presenters.
Why? Todd is president of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films, and both men will likely be in the Oscar race with writer-director-star Affleck’s Dennis Lehane adaptation “Live By Night” (Warner Bros., December 25) and producer Damon’s “Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon/Roadside Attractions, November 18), respectively. So they have plenty of reasons to turn up on the Oscar stage. “They both have movies that could be there,” said Todd. “They’re supportive. I’m hoping they give us great ideas.”
But why not have them host the show? They’re smart as whips and strong writers — they took home 1997 Oscars for the “Good Will Hunting” screenplay. “You never know what can happen,” said Todd. “The guys are fans of the Oscars,...
Why? Todd is president of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films, and both men will likely be in the Oscar race with writer-director-star Affleck’s Dennis Lehane adaptation “Live By Night” (Warner Bros., December 25) and producer Damon’s “Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon/Roadside Attractions, November 18), respectively. So they have plenty of reasons to turn up on the Oscar stage. “They both have movies that could be there,” said Todd. “They’re supportive. I’m hoping they give us great ideas.”
But why not have them host the show? They’re smart as whips and strong writers — they took home 1997 Oscars for the “Good Will Hunting” screenplay. “You never know what can happen,” said Todd. “The guys are fans of the Oscars,...
- 11/7/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The Oscars statues backstage at The 87th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 22, 2015.
Three-time Oscar®-nominated producer Michael De Luca and Emmy®-nominated producer Jennifer Todd will produce the 89th Oscars® telecast, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced today. It will be their first involvement with the Academy Awards®, which will air live on the ABC Television Network, and broadcast worldwide, on Oscar Sunday, February 26, 2017.
“What a talented team,” said Boone Isaacs. “Mike and Jennifer have a great working relationship and a tremendous love and respect of film, and will surely draw from their vast experience to create an exceptional and unforgettable event for movie fans everywhere.”
“We are deeply honored to produce the Academy Awards,” said De Luca and Todd. “We both revere the Oscars and grew up watching them each year with our families. We are so humbled and grateful to be a part of this incredible legacy,...
Three-time Oscar®-nominated producer Michael De Luca and Emmy®-nominated producer Jennifer Todd will produce the 89th Oscars® telecast, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced today. It will be their first involvement with the Academy Awards®, which will air live on the ABC Television Network, and broadcast worldwide, on Oscar Sunday, February 26, 2017.
“What a talented team,” said Boone Isaacs. “Mike and Jennifer have a great working relationship and a tremendous love and respect of film, and will surely draw from their vast experience to create an exceptional and unforgettable event for movie fans everywhere.”
“We are deeply honored to produce the Academy Awards,” said De Luca and Todd. “We both revere the Oscars and grew up watching them each year with our families. We are so humbled and grateful to be a part of this incredible legacy,...
- 11/7/2016
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy took its time finding its Oscar producers this year.
For three years in a row (2012-2014) they could rest easy knowing that Craig Zadan and Neil Meron were in charge, but since they moved on the AMPAS president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and CEO Dawn Hudson are back to trying to convince someone to take on the often arduous and thankless task.
They usually pick a team to split the chores as they did last year with Reginald Hudlin and David Hill, who by all reports, were like oil and water. That wasn’t going to happen again. With less-than-glowing reviews for the last few Oscars, Isaacs and Hudson were looking for someone they could count on to elevate the event.
The Academy has never found another producer like director Gil Cates, who produced the Oscar show 14 times between 1990 and 2008, bringing in Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, David Letterman, Steve Martin,...
For three years in a row (2012-2014) they could rest easy knowing that Craig Zadan and Neil Meron were in charge, but since they moved on the AMPAS president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and CEO Dawn Hudson are back to trying to convince someone to take on the often arduous and thankless task.
They usually pick a team to split the chores as they did last year with Reginald Hudlin and David Hill, who by all reports, were like oil and water. That wasn’t going to happen again. With less-than-glowing reviews for the last few Oscars, Isaacs and Hudson were looking for someone they could count on to elevate the event.
The Academy has never found another producer like director Gil Cates, who produced the Oscar show 14 times between 1990 and 2008, bringing in Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, David Letterman, Steve Martin,...
- 11/4/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Academy took its time finding its Oscar producers this year.
For three years in a row (2012-2014) they could rest easy knowing that Craig Zadan and Neil Meron were in charge, but since they moved on the AMPAS president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and CEO Dawn Hudson are back to trying to convince someone to take on the often arduous and thankless task.
They usually pick a team to split the chores as they did last year with Reginald Hudlin and David Hill, who by all reports, were like oil and water. That wasn’t going to happen again. With less-than-glowing reviews for the last few Oscars, Isaacs and Hudson were looking for someone they could count on to elevate the event.
The Academy has never found another producer like director Gil Cates, who produced the Oscar show 14 times between 1990 and 2008, bringing in Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, David Letterman, Steve Martin,...
For three years in a row (2012-2014) they could rest easy knowing that Craig Zadan and Neil Meron were in charge, but since they moved on the AMPAS president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and CEO Dawn Hudson are back to trying to convince someone to take on the often arduous and thankless task.
They usually pick a team to split the chores as they did last year with Reginald Hudlin and David Hill, who by all reports, were like oil and water. That wasn’t going to happen again. With less-than-glowing reviews for the last few Oscars, Isaacs and Hudson were looking for someone they could count on to elevate the event.
The Academy has never found another producer like director Gil Cates, who produced the Oscar show 14 times between 1990 and 2008, bringing in Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, David Letterman, Steve Martin,...
- 11/4/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
It's the final episode as Manuel has worked his way through all the Lgbt-themed HBO productions.
I began this project because, after watching and recapping Looking here, I became fascinated with the idea that, with that Andrew Haigh show, the cable network had somehow reached peak gay TV even as it also managed to alienate the very viewers it was trying to coax. I wanted to, in a way, put Looking in context by watching everything HBO had produced and aired that had tackled Lgbt issues.
This required a lot of scavenging—despite their shiny HBOGo and HBO Now ventures, a lot of the network’s older and more obscure TV movies and shows remain unattainable. And so I reached back and watched a lot of not so great TV movies from the early 80s, caught up with key “very special episodes” of their most well-known dramas and comedies, and...
I began this project because, after watching and recapping Looking here, I became fascinated with the idea that, with that Andrew Haigh show, the cable network had somehow reached peak gay TV even as it also managed to alienate the very viewers it was trying to coax. I wanted to, in a way, put Looking in context by watching everything HBO had produced and aired that had tackled Lgbt issues.
This required a lot of scavenging—despite their shiny HBOGo and HBO Now ventures, a lot of the network’s older and more obscure TV movies and shows remain unattainable. And so I reached back and watched a lot of not so great TV movies from the early 80s, caught up with key “very special episodes” of their most well-known dramas and comedies, and...
- 5/11/2016
- by Manuel Betancourt
- FilmExperience
Women In Film is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting equal opportunities for women, encouraging creative projects by women, and expanding and enhancing portrayals of women in all forms of global media. Given that women comprise fifty percent of the population, Wif's ultimate goal is to see the same gender parity reflected on and off screen. Founded in 1973, Wif focuses on advocacy and education, provides scholarships, grants and film finishing funds and works to preserve the legacies of all women working in the entertainment community.
Since 1977, Women In Film, Los Angeles has annually honored outstanding women in the entertainment industry – women who lead by example, who are creative, groundbreaking, and who excel at their chosen fields. This year’s Crystal + Lucy Awards® fundraising dinner, in support of Wif La’s educational and philanthropic programs and its advocacy for gender parity for women throughout the industry, is being held on Tuesday, June 16 in the Los Angeles Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City. The 2015 Crystal + Lucy Awards is sponsored by Max Mara, BMW of North America, and Tiffany & Co.
This year’s Crystal + Lucy Award honorees are:
2015 Crystal Award for Excellence in Film – Nicole Kidman 2015 Lucy Award for Excellence in Television – Jill Soloway 2015 Dorothy Arzner Directors Award® – Ava DuVernay The Women In Film Max Mara “Face of the Future®” 2015 – Kate Mara Presented by Nicola Maramotti Global Brand Ambassador for Max Mara
2015 Tiffany & Co. / Bruce Paltrow Mentorship Award – Sue Kroll 2015 Sue Mengers Award – Toni Howard
Cathy Schulman , President of Women In Film, Los Angeles, said in making the announcement, “We are proud to celebrate an extraordinary line-up of honorees this year. Each one of these women has made extraordinary contributions to the media art, and as a group they have forged sustainable careers that are emblematic of the positive and long overdue change that is taking root for women in Hollywood.”
Iris Grossman, President Emerita of Women In Film, Los Angeles, returning this year as Chair of the Awards, said “This year’s honorees are all women who have helped change the face of the business. Through their insight, determination, resilience and talent, they add substance and depth to their creative endeavors and to the entertainment industry as a whole.”
About the Honorees
Nicole Kidman / Crystal Award for Excellence in Film
The Crystal Awards were established in 1977 to honor outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. Past recipients include Cate Blanchett, Laura Linney, Viola Davis, Annette Bening, Donna Langley, Jennifer Aniston, Diane English and the cast of The Women, Renée Zellweger, Jennifer Lopez, Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow, Diane Lane, Halle Berry, Laura Ziskin, Jessica Lange, Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Angela Bassett, Meg Ryan, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Alfre Woodard, Polly Platt, Lauren Shuler Donner, Diane Warren, Amy Heckerling, Paula Weinstein, Martha Coolidge, Buffy Shutt and Kathy Jones, Gale Anne Hurd, Nancy Malone, Maya Angelou, Lily Tomlin, Ruby Dee, Penny Marshall, Jessica Tandy, Barbara Boyle, Nikki Rocco, Jean Firstenberg, Lee Remick, Lina Wertmuller, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Sherry Lansing, Nora Ephron, Dawn Steel, Fay Kanin, Lillian Gish, Whoopi Goldberg, Glenn Close and Amy Pascal.
Academy Award winning actress Nicole Kidman is internationally-recognized for her range and versatility. In 2002, Kidman was honored with her first Oscar nomination for her performance in the innovative musical, "Moulin Rouge!" For that role, and her performance in the psychological thriller "The Others," she received dual 2002 Golden Globe nominations, winning for Best Actress in a Musical. In 2003, Kidman won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award and a Berlin Silver Bear for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in Stephen Daldry’s "The Hours." In 2010 Kidman starred in "Rabbit Hole," for which she received Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best Actress. The film was developed by Kidman’s production company, Blossom Films. In October 2012 Kidman starred in Lee Daniel’s "The Paperboy." Her performance earned her an Aacta, Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe nomination.
Upcoming films include "Strangerland," "The Family Fang" and "Genius." Kidman is currently in production on "The Secret in Their Eyes." Next up, she will being shooting The Weinstein Company’s "Lion."
In January of 2006, Kidman was awarded Australia’s highest honor, the Companion in the Order of Australia. She was also named, and continues to serve, as Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Development Fund for Women, Un Women, whose goals are to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality, to raise awareness of the infringement on women’s human rights around the world and to end violence against women. Along with her husband, Keith Urban, she has helped raise millions over the years for the Women’s Cancer Program which is a world-renowned center for research into the causes, treatment, prevention, and eventual cure of women’s cancer.
Jill Soloway / Lucy Award for Excellence in Television
The Lucy Awards were founded in 1994 by Joanna Kerns, Bonny Dore and Loreen Arbus and are presented in association with the Lucille Ball Estate. They were named for Lucille Ball, who was not only a legendary actress and comedienne, but also a producer, studio owner, creator and director. They are given to recognize women and men and their creative works that exemplify the extraordinary accomplishments she embodied; whose excellence and innovation have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television. Past recipients include: Kerry Washington, The Women Of "Mad Men" (Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Elisabeth Moss, Jessica Paré, Kiernan Shipka), Bonnie Hammer, Nina Tassler, Courteney Cox, Holly Hunter, Salma Hayek, Shonda Rhimes and the women of "Grey’s Anatomy," Geena Davis, Debra Messing and Megan Mullally, Blythe Danner, Lily Tomlin, Rosie O’Donnell, Amy Brenneman, Tyne Daley, Phyllis Diller, Marcy Carsey, Carol Burnett, Barbara Walters, Shari Lewis, Garry Marshall, Angela Lansbury, Marlo Thomas, Gary David Goldberg, Diahann Carroll, Tracey Ullman, Fred Silverman, Imogene Coca, Camryn Manheim, Norman Lear, Bud Yorkin and the casts of "Sex and the City," " If These Walls Could Talk" and "If These Walls Could Talk 2."
Jill Soloway is the creator of Amazon Studios' Golden Globe-winning, "Transparent," a dark, deep, silly family series about boundaries, love and secrets.
Soloway won the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for her first feature, "Afternoon Delight." She recently founded WifeyTv, an internet brand producing and curating content to ignite the feminist revolution. Soloway is a three-time Emmy nominee for her work writing and producing "Six Feet Under."
She co-created the theater experiences, "Real Live Brady Bunch," "Miss Vagina Pageant," "Hollywood Hellhouse" and "Sit N Spin," and co-founded the community organization East Side Jews. Soloway lives with her family in Silver Lake.
Ava DuVernay / Dorothy Arzner Directors Award
Dorothy Arzner was the first female member of the Directors Guild of America. In her honor, the Dorothy Arzner Directors Award® was established to recognize the important role women directors play in the film and television industries. Past recipients include: Jennifer Lee, Sofia Coppola, Pamela Fryman, Lisa Cholodenko, Catherine Hardwicke, Nancy Meyers, Barbra Streisand, Mimi Leder, Barbara Kopple, Gillian Armstrong, Lian Lunson, Joey Lauren Adams and Nicole Holofcener.
Nominated for two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, five Critics Choice awards, eight NAACP Image Awards and five Independent Spirit Awards, writer/director Ava DuVernay's most recent film "Selma" chronicles the historic 1965 voting rights campaign led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
She won the Best Director Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 for her acclaimed feature "Middle of Nowhere." Her previous narrative and documentary work includes the feature film "I Will Follow" and the documentaries Venus Vs.," "My Mic Sounds Nice" and "This is The Life."
In 2010, DuVernay founded the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (Affrm), a grassroots collective that distributes work from filmmakers of color. Prior to her directorial career, she worked as a film marketer and publicist for more than 14 years through her company, The DuVernay Agency.
Kate Mara / The Women In Film Max Mara “Face of the Future” Award
The Women In Film Max Mara “Face of the Future” Award® was inaugurated at Women In Film’s 2006 Crystal + Lucy Awards®. As the 13th year as presenting sponsor and longstanding Women In Film partner, Max Mara identifies an actress who is experiencing a turning point in her career through her work in the film and television industries with focus on her contributions to the community at large and recognizes her outstanding personal achievements and embodiment of style and grace. Past recipients include: Rose Byrne, Hailee Steinfeld, Chloë Grace Moretz, Katie Holmes, Zoë Saldana, Elizabeth Banks, Ginnifer Goodwin, Emily Blunt and Maria Bello.
Kate Mara made her feature film debut in "Random Hearts" for director Sydney Pollack. She then co-starred in Ang Lee’s "Brokeback Mountain" in which she portrayed Heath Ledger’s daughter. She also appeared in the Academy Award nominated film "127 Hours" with James Franco for director Danny Boyle and she co-starred in "Transcendence" alongside Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman, which marked the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister.
Mara recently completed filming on location in Budapest director Ridley Scott’s outer space action film The Martian alongside Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain. Last fall, she completed filming the psychological thriller "Man Down" in which she plays the wife of a war veteran, played by Shia Labeouf and "Captive" in which she stars with David Oyelowo as a single mother struggling with meth addiction in the adaptation of the best-selling book An Unlikely Angel. This summer she will film "Morgan" for director Luke Scott, son of Ridley Scott, who will produce. Audiences will next see her star in "Fantastic Four" alongside Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell.
She received an Emmy Award® nomination for her role in David Fincher’s critically acclaimed television series, "House of Cards" in which she co-starred alongside Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.
Sue Kroll/ Tiffany & Co. / Bruce Paltrow Mentorship Award
The Tiffany & Co. / Bruce Paltrow Mentorship Award was created to honor the late director and great mentor Bruce Paltrow. This year, Wif Presenting Sponsor Tiffany & Co. has joined the Paltrow family in recognizing an entertainment industry professional who has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to mentoring and supporting the next generation of filmmakers and executives. Past honorees include Kathleen Kennedy and Sherry Lansing.
Sue Kroll is President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution for Warner Bros. Pictures. As marketing chief, she oversees the strategic creation and implementation of marketing campaigns for the Studio’s global releases and collaborates closely with the Studio’s principals on the strategic development of its slate of films.
Her leadership of global marketing has propelled the studio’s releases to record-breaking box office and myriad awards. Most recently, the Best Picture Oscar nominee "American Sniper" became the top-grossing domestic film release of 2014 and has grossed more than $500 million worldwide. Other recent successes include the "Harry Potter," "Dark Knight," and "The Hobbit" film series, as well as such award-winning pictures as "Gravity," "Argo" and "The Departed."
Kroll joined Warner Bros. in 1994 and headed International Marketing from 2000 to 2008, when she was named to her current role at the studio. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Film Independent, the Los Angeles-based non-profit that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, and is one of the inaugural members of Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program.
Toni Howard / Sue Mengers Award
The Sue Mengers Award , named for the legendary agent and given for the first time in 2015, will be presented annually to a representative who is, and has been, instrumental in guiding careers. Sue Mengers was an icon in the entertainment industry. She was one of the most influential talent agents of her time, when women were not the norm, and she was devoted to her clients.
Toni Howard is a partner at ICM Partners. Toni joined the agency’s talent department in 1991 and quickly became a leader in the division, having served as its department head for the better part of a decade. She oversees a celebrated and eclectic group of actors who appear in film, television and on stage and have garnered an astonishing 46 Academy Award® nominations, 148 Emmy® nominations, and 125 Golden Globe® nominations. Among her award-winning clients are Alan Alda, Candice Bergen, Michael Caine, Bobby Cannavale, Edie Falco, Samuel L. Jackson, Topher Grace, Holly Hunter, Michael Keaton, Nathan Lane, Spike Lee, Laura Linney, Catherine O’Hara, Lily Rabe, Christina Ricci, Tim Robbins, Michael Sheen, Maggie Smith, James Spader, Julia Stiles, and Christopher Walken. Throughout her career at ICM Partners, Toni has mentored many young agents to incredibly successful careers of their own.
Prior to joining ICM, Toni was an agent at the William Morris Agency for seven years. She began her entertainment industry career as a casting director, working on such iconic projects as "Tootsie," "Superman," "The Right Stuff" and "Something About Amelia."
Recognized by her distinctive voice, Toni was cast by director Alexander Payne as the voice of agent ‘Evelyn Berman-Silverman’ in the film "Sideways."...
Since 1977, Women In Film, Los Angeles has annually honored outstanding women in the entertainment industry – women who lead by example, who are creative, groundbreaking, and who excel at their chosen fields. This year’s Crystal + Lucy Awards® fundraising dinner, in support of Wif La’s educational and philanthropic programs and its advocacy for gender parity for women throughout the industry, is being held on Tuesday, June 16 in the Los Angeles Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City. The 2015 Crystal + Lucy Awards is sponsored by Max Mara, BMW of North America, and Tiffany & Co.
This year’s Crystal + Lucy Award honorees are:
2015 Crystal Award for Excellence in Film – Nicole Kidman 2015 Lucy Award for Excellence in Television – Jill Soloway 2015 Dorothy Arzner Directors Award® – Ava DuVernay The Women In Film Max Mara “Face of the Future®” 2015 – Kate Mara Presented by Nicola Maramotti Global Brand Ambassador for Max Mara
2015 Tiffany & Co. / Bruce Paltrow Mentorship Award – Sue Kroll 2015 Sue Mengers Award – Toni Howard
Cathy Schulman , President of Women In Film, Los Angeles, said in making the announcement, “We are proud to celebrate an extraordinary line-up of honorees this year. Each one of these women has made extraordinary contributions to the media art, and as a group they have forged sustainable careers that are emblematic of the positive and long overdue change that is taking root for women in Hollywood.”
Iris Grossman, President Emerita of Women In Film, Los Angeles, returning this year as Chair of the Awards, said “This year’s honorees are all women who have helped change the face of the business. Through their insight, determination, resilience and talent, they add substance and depth to their creative endeavors and to the entertainment industry as a whole.”
About the Honorees
Nicole Kidman / Crystal Award for Excellence in Film
The Crystal Awards were established in 1977 to honor outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. Past recipients include Cate Blanchett, Laura Linney, Viola Davis, Annette Bening, Donna Langley, Jennifer Aniston, Diane English and the cast of The Women, Renée Zellweger, Jennifer Lopez, Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow, Diane Lane, Halle Berry, Laura Ziskin, Jessica Lange, Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Angela Bassett, Meg Ryan, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Alfre Woodard, Polly Platt, Lauren Shuler Donner, Diane Warren, Amy Heckerling, Paula Weinstein, Martha Coolidge, Buffy Shutt and Kathy Jones, Gale Anne Hurd, Nancy Malone, Maya Angelou, Lily Tomlin, Ruby Dee, Penny Marshall, Jessica Tandy, Barbara Boyle, Nikki Rocco, Jean Firstenberg, Lee Remick, Lina Wertmuller, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Sherry Lansing, Nora Ephron, Dawn Steel, Fay Kanin, Lillian Gish, Whoopi Goldberg, Glenn Close and Amy Pascal.
Academy Award winning actress Nicole Kidman is internationally-recognized for her range and versatility. In 2002, Kidman was honored with her first Oscar nomination for her performance in the innovative musical, "Moulin Rouge!" For that role, and her performance in the psychological thriller "The Others," she received dual 2002 Golden Globe nominations, winning for Best Actress in a Musical. In 2003, Kidman won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award and a Berlin Silver Bear for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in Stephen Daldry’s "The Hours." In 2010 Kidman starred in "Rabbit Hole," for which she received Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best Actress. The film was developed by Kidman’s production company, Blossom Films. In October 2012 Kidman starred in Lee Daniel’s "The Paperboy." Her performance earned her an Aacta, Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe nomination.
Upcoming films include "Strangerland," "The Family Fang" and "Genius." Kidman is currently in production on "The Secret in Their Eyes." Next up, she will being shooting The Weinstein Company’s "Lion."
In January of 2006, Kidman was awarded Australia’s highest honor, the Companion in the Order of Australia. She was also named, and continues to serve, as Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Development Fund for Women, Un Women, whose goals are to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality, to raise awareness of the infringement on women’s human rights around the world and to end violence against women. Along with her husband, Keith Urban, she has helped raise millions over the years for the Women’s Cancer Program which is a world-renowned center for research into the causes, treatment, prevention, and eventual cure of women’s cancer.
Jill Soloway / Lucy Award for Excellence in Television
The Lucy Awards were founded in 1994 by Joanna Kerns, Bonny Dore and Loreen Arbus and are presented in association with the Lucille Ball Estate. They were named for Lucille Ball, who was not only a legendary actress and comedienne, but also a producer, studio owner, creator and director. They are given to recognize women and men and their creative works that exemplify the extraordinary accomplishments she embodied; whose excellence and innovation have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television. Past recipients include: Kerry Washington, The Women Of "Mad Men" (Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Elisabeth Moss, Jessica Paré, Kiernan Shipka), Bonnie Hammer, Nina Tassler, Courteney Cox, Holly Hunter, Salma Hayek, Shonda Rhimes and the women of "Grey’s Anatomy," Geena Davis, Debra Messing and Megan Mullally, Blythe Danner, Lily Tomlin, Rosie O’Donnell, Amy Brenneman, Tyne Daley, Phyllis Diller, Marcy Carsey, Carol Burnett, Barbara Walters, Shari Lewis, Garry Marshall, Angela Lansbury, Marlo Thomas, Gary David Goldberg, Diahann Carroll, Tracey Ullman, Fred Silverman, Imogene Coca, Camryn Manheim, Norman Lear, Bud Yorkin and the casts of "Sex and the City," " If These Walls Could Talk" and "If These Walls Could Talk 2."
Jill Soloway is the creator of Amazon Studios' Golden Globe-winning, "Transparent," a dark, deep, silly family series about boundaries, love and secrets.
Soloway won the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for her first feature, "Afternoon Delight." She recently founded WifeyTv, an internet brand producing and curating content to ignite the feminist revolution. Soloway is a three-time Emmy nominee for her work writing and producing "Six Feet Under."
She co-created the theater experiences, "Real Live Brady Bunch," "Miss Vagina Pageant," "Hollywood Hellhouse" and "Sit N Spin," and co-founded the community organization East Side Jews. Soloway lives with her family in Silver Lake.
Ava DuVernay / Dorothy Arzner Directors Award
Dorothy Arzner was the first female member of the Directors Guild of America. In her honor, the Dorothy Arzner Directors Award® was established to recognize the important role women directors play in the film and television industries. Past recipients include: Jennifer Lee, Sofia Coppola, Pamela Fryman, Lisa Cholodenko, Catherine Hardwicke, Nancy Meyers, Barbra Streisand, Mimi Leder, Barbara Kopple, Gillian Armstrong, Lian Lunson, Joey Lauren Adams and Nicole Holofcener.
Nominated for two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, five Critics Choice awards, eight NAACP Image Awards and five Independent Spirit Awards, writer/director Ava DuVernay's most recent film "Selma" chronicles the historic 1965 voting rights campaign led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
She won the Best Director Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 for her acclaimed feature "Middle of Nowhere." Her previous narrative and documentary work includes the feature film "I Will Follow" and the documentaries Venus Vs.," "My Mic Sounds Nice" and "This is The Life."
In 2010, DuVernay founded the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (Affrm), a grassroots collective that distributes work from filmmakers of color. Prior to her directorial career, she worked as a film marketer and publicist for more than 14 years through her company, The DuVernay Agency.
Kate Mara / The Women In Film Max Mara “Face of the Future” Award
The Women In Film Max Mara “Face of the Future” Award® was inaugurated at Women In Film’s 2006 Crystal + Lucy Awards®. As the 13th year as presenting sponsor and longstanding Women In Film partner, Max Mara identifies an actress who is experiencing a turning point in her career through her work in the film and television industries with focus on her contributions to the community at large and recognizes her outstanding personal achievements and embodiment of style and grace. Past recipients include: Rose Byrne, Hailee Steinfeld, Chloë Grace Moretz, Katie Holmes, Zoë Saldana, Elizabeth Banks, Ginnifer Goodwin, Emily Blunt and Maria Bello.
Kate Mara made her feature film debut in "Random Hearts" for director Sydney Pollack. She then co-starred in Ang Lee’s "Brokeback Mountain" in which she portrayed Heath Ledger’s daughter. She also appeared in the Academy Award nominated film "127 Hours" with James Franco for director Danny Boyle and she co-starred in "Transcendence" alongside Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman, which marked the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister.
Mara recently completed filming on location in Budapest director Ridley Scott’s outer space action film The Martian alongside Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain. Last fall, she completed filming the psychological thriller "Man Down" in which she plays the wife of a war veteran, played by Shia Labeouf and "Captive" in which she stars with David Oyelowo as a single mother struggling with meth addiction in the adaptation of the best-selling book An Unlikely Angel. This summer she will film "Morgan" for director Luke Scott, son of Ridley Scott, who will produce. Audiences will next see her star in "Fantastic Four" alongside Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell.
She received an Emmy Award® nomination for her role in David Fincher’s critically acclaimed television series, "House of Cards" in which she co-starred alongside Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.
Sue Kroll/ Tiffany & Co. / Bruce Paltrow Mentorship Award
The Tiffany & Co. / Bruce Paltrow Mentorship Award was created to honor the late director and great mentor Bruce Paltrow. This year, Wif Presenting Sponsor Tiffany & Co. has joined the Paltrow family in recognizing an entertainment industry professional who has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to mentoring and supporting the next generation of filmmakers and executives. Past honorees include Kathleen Kennedy and Sherry Lansing.
Sue Kroll is President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution for Warner Bros. Pictures. As marketing chief, she oversees the strategic creation and implementation of marketing campaigns for the Studio’s global releases and collaborates closely with the Studio’s principals on the strategic development of its slate of films.
Her leadership of global marketing has propelled the studio’s releases to record-breaking box office and myriad awards. Most recently, the Best Picture Oscar nominee "American Sniper" became the top-grossing domestic film release of 2014 and has grossed more than $500 million worldwide. Other recent successes include the "Harry Potter," "Dark Knight," and "The Hobbit" film series, as well as such award-winning pictures as "Gravity," "Argo" and "The Departed."
Kroll joined Warner Bros. in 1994 and headed International Marketing from 2000 to 2008, when she was named to her current role at the studio. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Film Independent, the Los Angeles-based non-profit that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, and is one of the inaugural members of Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program.
Toni Howard / Sue Mengers Award
The Sue Mengers Award , named for the legendary agent and given for the first time in 2015, will be presented annually to a representative who is, and has been, instrumental in guiding careers. Sue Mengers was an icon in the entertainment industry. She was one of the most influential talent agents of her time, when women were not the norm, and she was devoted to her clients.
Toni Howard is a partner at ICM Partners. Toni joined the agency’s talent department in 1991 and quickly became a leader in the division, having served as its department head for the better part of a decade. She oversees a celebrated and eclectic group of actors who appear in film, television and on stage and have garnered an astonishing 46 Academy Award® nominations, 148 Emmy® nominations, and 125 Golden Globe® nominations. Among her award-winning clients are Alan Alda, Candice Bergen, Michael Caine, Bobby Cannavale, Edie Falco, Samuel L. Jackson, Topher Grace, Holly Hunter, Michael Keaton, Nathan Lane, Spike Lee, Laura Linney, Catherine O’Hara, Lily Rabe, Christina Ricci, Tim Robbins, Michael Sheen, Maggie Smith, James Spader, Julia Stiles, and Christopher Walken. Throughout her career at ICM Partners, Toni has mentored many young agents to incredibly successful careers of their own.
Prior to joining ICM, Toni was an agent at the William Morris Agency for seven years. She began her entertainment industry career as a casting director, working on such iconic projects as "Tootsie," "Superman," "The Right Stuff" and "Something About Amelia."
Recognized by her distinctive voice, Toni was cast by director Alexander Payne as the voice of agent ‘Evelyn Berman-Silverman’ in the film "Sideways."...
- 4/6/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Exclusive: Producer Suzanne Todd has signed with the Paradigm Talent Agency for representation on her TV projects. She will continue to be repped by CAA on all film projects. Todd is a two-time Emmy award nominee for the HBO TV movies If These Walls Could Talk and If These Walls Could Talk 2. The first film was also nominated for three Golden Globes, while the sequel won Vanessa Redgrave a Golden Globe, Emmy and SAG Award for her performance. Currently, Todd is producing…...
- 3/3/2015
- Deadline TV
Sharon Stone is headed to TV to play the first female U.S. vice president in a TNT action drama pilot.
The Emmy-winning actress (Casino, Basic Instinct) has been cast in a starring role in Agent X (working title) from The Bourne Identity writer William Blake Herron. Her character, “Natalie Maccabee,” steps into the race for vice president after her senator husband dies. She gets the job, and discovers being veep comes with a top secret duty — protecting the Constitution in times of great crisis with the aid of her Chief Steward and a secret operative designated “Agent X” (a...
The Emmy-winning actress (Casino, Basic Instinct) has been cast in a starring role in Agent X (working title) from The Bourne Identity writer William Blake Herron. Her character, “Natalie Maccabee,” steps into the race for vice president after her senator husband dies. She gets the job, and discovers being veep comes with a top secret duty — protecting the Constitution in times of great crisis with the aid of her Chief Steward and a secret operative designated “Agent X” (a...
- 1/24/2014
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Following our roundup of the top 10 gay movie cliches earlier this week, Rebecca Nicholson reveals the top lesbian tropes – including high-concept deaths, sudden-onset homosexuality and spontaneous skinny-dipping
• Sad eyes and erotic socks: the top 10 gay-movie cliches
A big talk about complicated feelings in a coffee shop
Pass the double espresso with a frappuccino chaser: in lesbian films, as in lesbian life, there are a lot of feelings to be discussed. (This is what distinguishes an actual lesbian-themed film from one of those other lesbian-themed films.) These conversations can take place in any location, at any time, for any length of time – but the preferred locale is a coffee shop. It isn't as loud as a bar, and all that relationship-processing is so exhausting it makes sense to be able to call on the rallying power of an artificial stimulant.
The pensive walk in a dark forest
The 2001 doomed-teen flick Lost and Delirious...
• Sad eyes and erotic socks: the top 10 gay-movie cliches
A big talk about complicated feelings in a coffee shop
Pass the double espresso with a frappuccino chaser: in lesbian films, as in lesbian life, there are a lot of feelings to be discussed. (This is what distinguishes an actual lesbian-themed film from one of those other lesbian-themed films.) These conversations can take place in any location, at any time, for any length of time – but the preferred locale is a coffee shop. It isn't as loud as a bar, and all that relationship-processing is so exhausting it makes sense to be able to call on the rallying power of an artificial stimulant.
The pensive walk in a dark forest
The 2001 doomed-teen flick Lost and Delirious...
- 3/28/2013
- by Rebecca Nicholson
- The Guardian - Film News
Tags: Afternoon DelightIMDbSinead O'ConnorHelen MirrenEllen DeGeneresLost GirlDoccubusBrittanaChloe SevignyJennifer LawrenceAnne HathawayNaomi WattsLily TomlinAmy AdamsHer Hrc
Good afternoon everyone!
Happy birthday to Christina Ricci and Joanna Kerns!
The one and only Lily Tomlin is featured in the March issue of O magazine. Tomlin answered a few “O Libs” and revealed that if she wasn’t an actor she’d be a “cannabis farmer.”
Photo by Kris Connor
Over the weekend Dame Helen Mirren showed off her new pink hairdo at the BAFTA Awards.
Photo by Afp/Stringer/Getty Images
Out artist Sinead O’Connor is very pleased that the Pope is retiring. O’Connor wrote on her website, “I would like to congratulate Pope Benedict on his wise decision to retire before the very worst of what has been going on is discovered. I appreciate his alluding to some of it in his statement and assure him The Most High forgives those...
Good afternoon everyone!
Happy birthday to Christina Ricci and Joanna Kerns!
The one and only Lily Tomlin is featured in the March issue of O magazine. Tomlin answered a few “O Libs” and revealed that if she wasn’t an actor she’d be a “cannabis farmer.”
Photo by Kris Connor
Over the weekend Dame Helen Mirren showed off her new pink hairdo at the BAFTA Awards.
Photo by Afp/Stringer/Getty Images
Out artist Sinead O’Connor is very pleased that the Pope is retiring. O’Connor wrote on her website, “I would like to congratulate Pope Benedict on his wise decision to retire before the very worst of what has been going on is discovered. I appreciate his alluding to some of it in his statement and assure him The Most High forgives those...
- 2/12/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: The L WordThe Good WifeGrey's AnatomyLost GirlLos Hombres de PacoPretty Little LiarsBuffy the Vampire SlayerSpartacusSkinsLip ServiceFingersmithWAPIMDbHex
To prepare for Thanksgiving, most of our friends have been posting something they're thankful for every day on Facebook and Twitter. We have not participated in the festivities, but only because we've been saving up our thankful list so we can unleash it all at once. And now we're ready. This Thanksgiving, we are thankful for lesbian characters having lesbian sex on lesbian television. Specifically, we are thankful for these 20 lesbian sex scenes, all of which very nearly caused our TVs to burst into flames. In a good way.
Bo and Lauren's "Fa(t)e" Sex, Lost Girl
After dancing around their attraction for far too long, Bo and Lauren's first time was full of all the pushing/pulling/lip-biting/pants-ripping you would expect from a hyper-sexual fae and her human doctor. And...
To prepare for Thanksgiving, most of our friends have been posting something they're thankful for every day on Facebook and Twitter. We have not participated in the festivities, but only because we've been saving up our thankful list so we can unleash it all at once. And now we're ready. This Thanksgiving, we are thankful for lesbian characters having lesbian sex on lesbian television. Specifically, we are thankful for these 20 lesbian sex scenes, all of which very nearly caused our TVs to burst into flames. In a good way.
Bo and Lauren's "Fa(t)e" Sex, Lost Girl
After dancing around their attraction for far too long, Bo and Lauren's first time was full of all the pushing/pulling/lip-biting/pants-ripping you would expect from a hyper-sexual fae and her human doctor. And...
- 11/21/2012
- by afterellenstaff
- AfterEllen.com
HollywoodNews.com: This year’s winner of the Hollywood Fashion Awards – Best Dressed at Gala Ceremony was actress Michelle Williams.
Michelle dressed in a blue chiffon Nina Ricci gown. See video below:
Michelle Williams – See Photo Gallery Below
My Week With Marilyn Monroe ◄ Back Next ►Picture 1 of 15
Michelle Williams in "My Week With Marilyn Monroe"
Last month, Academy Award-nominated Michelle Williams was also honored with the “Hollywood Actress Award,” for her performance in “My Week with Marilyn,”at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony, which took place October 24, 2011, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Michelle Williams’ performances have established her as one of Hollywood’s most sought-after and respected actors earning her two Academy Award® nominations.
Williams was last seen in Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine opposite Ryan Gosling. Williams’ captivating performance earned her an Academy Award® nomination for Best Actress as well as Golden Globe and Broadcast...
Michelle dressed in a blue chiffon Nina Ricci gown. See video below:
Michelle Williams – See Photo Gallery Below
My Week With Marilyn Monroe ◄ Back Next ►Picture 1 of 15
Michelle Williams in "My Week With Marilyn Monroe"
Last month, Academy Award-nominated Michelle Williams was also honored with the “Hollywood Actress Award,” for her performance in “My Week with Marilyn,”at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony, which took place October 24, 2011, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Michelle Williams’ performances have established her as one of Hollywood’s most sought-after and respected actors earning her two Academy Award® nominations.
Williams was last seen in Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine opposite Ryan Gosling. Williams’ captivating performance earned her an Academy Award® nomination for Best Actress as well as Golden Globe and Broadcast...
- 11/19/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
♪ if i ever i would leave you
how could it be in springtime?
knowing how in Spring, I'm bewitched by you so?
oh, no, not in Springtime...
Summer...
Winter...
...or Fall
No never would I leave you.... at all ♫.
Sigh.
So excited to see Vanessa again in Coriolanus, aren't you? And potentially at the Oscars?
Just recently I was suddenly remembering how perfect she's been in virtually all the seasons of her career. I love her in Camelot (1967) but mostly for her gorgeousity and because the Arthurian Legends have bewitched me since I was a kid. My favorite Vanessa performances are off the top of my head..
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) Julia (1977 -Oscar win) The Devils (1971)
Share yours, please! Is it from the spring, summer, winter or fall of her career?...
how could it be in springtime?
knowing how in Spring, I'm bewitched by you so?
oh, no, not in Springtime...
Summer...
Winter...
...or Fall
No never would I leave you.... at all ♫.
Sigh.
So excited to see Vanessa again in Coriolanus, aren't you? And potentially at the Oscars?
Just recently I was suddenly remembering how perfect she's been in virtually all the seasons of her career. I love her in Camelot (1967) but mostly for her gorgeousity and because the Arthurian Legends have bewitched me since I was a kid. My favorite Vanessa performances are off the top of my head..
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) Julia (1977 -Oscar win) The Devils (1971)
Share yours, please! Is it from the spring, summer, winter or fall of her career?...
- 10/15/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
HollywoodNews.com: The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, are pleased to announce that Academy Award-nominated actress Michelle Williams will be honored with the “Hollywood Actress Award,” at the festival’s Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place October 24, 2011, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. “It is a privilege to honor Michelle Williams for her excellent talent and remarkable career,” said Mr. de Abreu.
The Hollywood Film Awards Gala launches the awards season. In the past eight years a total of 73 Oscar nominations and 27 Oscars were given to the honorees of the Hollywood Awards.
The 2011 Hollywood Film Festival has also announced that they will honor Academy Award-nominated actor Christopher Plummer with the “Hollywood Supporting Actor Award” for “Beginners,” actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt...
The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. “It is a privilege to honor Michelle Williams for her excellent talent and remarkable career,” said Mr. de Abreu.
The Hollywood Film Awards Gala launches the awards season. In the past eight years a total of 73 Oscar nominations and 27 Oscars were given to the honorees of the Hollywood Awards.
The 2011 Hollywood Film Festival has also announced that they will honor Academy Award-nominated actor Christopher Plummer with the “Hollywood Supporting Actor Award” for “Beginners,” actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt...
- 9/28/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
She first became known as Jen Lindley on the popular "Dawson's Creek," now Michelle Williams, 30, has a noteworthy acting resume, having starred in such films as "The Station Agent," "Brokeback Mountain" and "Shutter Island." The actress has often appeared in dramatic and serious indie films that have frequently been under the radar.
In 2005, Williams was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2005's "Brokeback," and five years later received another nod for "Blue Valentine,...
In 2005, Williams was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2005's "Brokeback," and five years later received another nod for "Blue Valentine,...
- 2/26/2011
- Extra
While on a Parks and Recreation set visit today during TCA, I chatted with Rashida Jones, who plays Ann, best friend to Amy Poehler's Lesley Knope. Rashida, who is also an accomplished comic book creator and screenwriter, gave me some insight on her upcoming lesbian character, Cindy, in the comedy My Idiot Brother.
"I'm kind of like a conservative lesbian because I'm a lawyer, and I work with a lot of conservative people," Rashida told me. "I have like a preppy kind of hipster — ironic preppy, is my look. I'm kind of like Ann [her Parks and Recreation character] — a very loyal, stable, consistent force in [her girlfriend's] life."
Cindy's girlfriend, Natalie, is played by Zooey Deschanel. Things don't go so well for the couple during the course of the film, as it seems like Natalie is taking advantage of her relationship with someone as mature as the reliable Cindy.
"She's kind of a sh---y girlfriend to me,...
"I'm kind of like a conservative lesbian because I'm a lawyer, and I work with a lot of conservative people," Rashida told me. "I have like a preppy kind of hipster — ironic preppy, is my look. I'm kind of like Ann [her Parks and Recreation character] — a very loyal, stable, consistent force in [her girlfriend's] life."
Cindy's girlfriend, Natalie, is played by Zooey Deschanel. Things don't go so well for the couple during the course of the film, as it seems like Natalie is taking advantage of her relationship with someone as mature as the reliable Cindy.
"She's kind of a sh---y girlfriend to me,...
- 1/13/2011
- by Trish Bendix
- AfterEllen.com
Her co-star reckons she's 'a cross between Brigitte Bardot and Clint Eastwood'. Not bad for a former star of Dawson's Creek
In its 11-year lifespan, America's teen network The WB was a highly visible training ground for a vast army of young actors. But the unblemished skin and wounded stares that can make a young star irresistible to adolescent audiences don't always guarantee a long and fulfilling career. The ensembles of such WB staples as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Felicity, 7th Heaven, Gilmore Girls and Charmed experienced variable fortunes in their quests to be accepted as non-angsty adults. Some actors – Jessica Biel, Keri Russell and David Boreanaz among them – made smooth and successful transitions. Others less so.
But no WB graduate has put as much distance between themselves and their small-screen origins as Michelle Williams. Sorry, make that creatively daring, critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated Michelle Williams. Or, as Ryan Gosling...
In its 11-year lifespan, America's teen network The WB was a highly visible training ground for a vast army of young actors. But the unblemished skin and wounded stares that can make a young star irresistible to adolescent audiences don't always guarantee a long and fulfilling career. The ensembles of such WB staples as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Felicity, 7th Heaven, Gilmore Girls and Charmed experienced variable fortunes in their quests to be accepted as non-angsty adults. Some actors – Jessica Biel, Keri Russell and David Boreanaz among them – made smooth and successful transitions. Others less so.
But no WB graduate has put as much distance between themselves and their small-screen origins as Michelle Williams. Sorry, make that creatively daring, critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated Michelle Williams. Or, as Ryan Gosling...
- 1/8/2011
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- The Guardian - Film News
There's a common misconception that women, in order to win a prestigious acting award, must play ugly. My new theory is that you must play gay. Here's the proof, based on this morning's Golden Globe Award nominations.
Julianne Moore
Nominated for: Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture, A Single Man
Played gay in: The Hours, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Meryl Streep
Nominated for: Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical , It's Complicated and Julie & Julia
Played gay in: Manhattan, The Hours
January Jones
Nominated for: Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama, Mad Men
Played gay in: Anger Management
Chloë Sevigny
Nominated for: Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television , Big Love
Played gay in: If These Walls Could Talk 2...
Julianne Moore
Nominated for: Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture, A Single Man
Played gay in: The Hours, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Meryl Streep
Nominated for: Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical , It's Complicated and Julie & Julia
Played gay in: Manhattan, The Hours
January Jones
Nominated for: Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama, Mad Men
Played gay in: Anger Management
Chloë Sevigny
Nominated for: Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television , Big Love
Played gay in: If These Walls Could Talk 2...
- 12/15/2009
- by Trish Bendix
- AfterEllen.com
Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
# 20 - Emma Roberts - Acting runs in the family. While...
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
# 20 - Emma Roberts - Acting runs in the family. While...
- 7/5/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
NEW YORK -- Fine Line Features has tied the knot on a deal to bring Meg Wolitzer's 2003 novel The Wife to the big screen for writer-helmer Jane Anderson to adapt and direct. Anderson's screenwriting credits include Andrew Bergman's It Could Happen to You and Jocelyn Moorhouse's How to Make an American Quilt. She also has written and directed the HBO projects Normal and If These Walls Could Talk 2. Published last year by Simon & Schuster, Wife -- set in the literary world -- follows the faithful wife of a famous New York novelist who decides to leave her husband on the eve of his receiving a major book award. The life-altering decision unearths the many dark secrets of their marriage.
- 1/15/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WMA has signed Sharon Stone for representation. Stone, who next stars in the Walt Disney Co.'s Cold Creek Manor for director Mike Figgis, was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in 1995's Casino, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award. As a producer, Stone co-produced TriStar's The Quick and the Dead, in which she also starred. Stone's company, Chaos Prods., also co-produced Miramax's The Mighty, in which she starred. Stone has not been a high-profile presence on the big screen in recent years. She most recently narrated Sony Pictures Family Entertainment's animated pay television series Harold and the Purple Crayon. Her other credits include the features The Muse, Gloria, Sphere and HBO's If These Walls Could Talk 2. For the past 18 months, Stone was repped by UTA.
- 2/27/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Comedienne Ellen DeGeneres is so upset about her split with actress Anne Heche she can't even be in the same room as her ex- lover. DeGeneres and Heche were both due to appear at Friday's Lucy Awards in Hollywood, as their joint project If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV) was being honored. But DeGeneres decided if her ex-lover Heche was attending the event she'd find it too tough to be there too. However, Heche insists there's no bad feelings. She says, "I hope this turns out to be the best for both Ellen and me. It's a sad thing when a relationship breaks up but we're both doing great."...
- 9/11/2000
- WENN
Actress Ellen DeGeneres and lesbian lover Anne Heche have split up after a three and a half year relationship. DeGeneres, 43, was the first openly gay lead on television. A year after declaring her homosexuality in a Time magazine cover story in 1997, ABC cancelled her "Ellen" (1994) series, citing declining ratings. The couple said in a statement, "Unfortunately, we have decided to end our relationship. It is an amicable parting, and we greatly value the three and a half years we have spent together." Heche, 31, and DeGeneres collaborated on an HBO film If these Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV) in April. Heche directed DeGeneres and Sharon Stone in the story of a lesbian couple trying to have a baby - a tale said to mirror the plans of Heche and DeGeneres.
- 8/21/2000
- WENN
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