Morgan Wallen tops the CMA Awards nominee list (Photo Credit: Cameron Baird / Courtesy of CMA)
Morgan Wallen tops the list of the 58th Annual CMA Awards nominees with seven nominations, followed by Chris Stapleton and Cody Johnson with five each. Additional artists with multiple nominations include Post Malone (a first-time nominee), Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, and Kacey Musgraves.
Wallen’s nominated in the Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Song of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Male Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Musical Event of the Year (“Man Made A Bar”), and Music Video of the Year (“I Had Some Help”) categories.
Andrew Baylis, Louis Bell, Brock Berryhill, Tom Bukovac, Will Bundy, and Sean Cook made the CMA Awards nominee list for the first time. Additional first-timers include Benjy Davis, Shawn Everett, Riley Green, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft,...
Morgan Wallen tops the list of the 58th Annual CMA Awards nominees with seven nominations, followed by Chris Stapleton and Cody Johnson with five each. Additional artists with multiple nominations include Post Malone (a first-time nominee), Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, and Kacey Musgraves.
Wallen’s nominated in the Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Song of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Male Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Musical Event of the Year (“Man Made A Bar”), and Music Video of the Year (“I Had Some Help”) categories.
Andrew Baylis, Louis Bell, Brock Berryhill, Tom Bukovac, Will Bundy, and Sean Cook made the CMA Awards nominee list for the first time. Additional first-timers include Benjy Davis, Shawn Everett, Riley Green, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft,...
- 9/9/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
There’s one surprising name missing from the Country Music Association Awards list of 2024 nominees: Beyoncé. The artist’s country and Americana album “Cowboy Carter” did not receive any nominations from the awards organization.
Instead, the most nominated artist of the 2024 CMA Awards is Morgan Wallen, who is nominated for major honors including Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year and Song of the Year. As for CMA Entertainer of the Year — the awards show’s biggest honor — that battle will be taking place this year between Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson.
Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton tied for the second most-nominated artists with five nods apiece. They were then followed by Post Malone and Lainey Wilson, who each secured four nominations, as well as Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves, who each secured three nominations.
Instead, the most nominated artist of the 2024 CMA Awards is Morgan Wallen, who is nominated for major honors including Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year and Song of the Year. As for CMA Entertainer of the Year — the awards show’s biggest honor — that battle will be taking place this year between Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson.
Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton tied for the second most-nominated artists with five nods apiece. They were then followed by Post Malone and Lainey Wilson, who each secured four nominations, as well as Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves, who each secured three nominations.
- 9/9/2024
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
With less than a month to go before the 76th Emmy Awards, the telecast’s hosts are finally set. As expected, the father-son duo of Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will emcee this year’s Emmys, which take place on Sunday, Sept. 15, live on ABC.
The two made history in 2020 as the first father and son to win major awards in the same year, thanks to “Schitt’s Creek.” That year — in which winners appeared remotely, due to the Covid-19 pandemic — saw Eugene Levy win for outstanding comedy actor and Dan Levy win for supporting comedy actor. Dan Levy also picked up wins for writing and directing, while both won the outstanding comedy series Emmy as exec producers.
“For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the idea of being asked to host this year in an actual theater was incentive enough,” the Levys said in a joint statement.
The two made history in 2020 as the first father and son to win major awards in the same year, thanks to “Schitt’s Creek.” That year — in which winners appeared remotely, due to the Covid-19 pandemic — saw Eugene Levy win for outstanding comedy actor and Dan Levy win for supporting comedy actor. Dan Levy also picked up wins for writing and directing, while both won the outstanding comedy series Emmy as exec producers.
“For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the idea of being asked to host this year in an actual theater was incentive enough,” the Levys said in a joint statement.
- 8/16/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
It’s official: Eugene Levy and Dan Levy have closed deals to host the 76th Emmy Awards Sept. 15 on ABC. As Deadline reported last week, the Levys, who in 2020 became the first father-son duo to win Emmys in the same year, will now be the first father-son team to host the awards show.
Eugene and Dan Levy reflected on their Emmys for Schitt’s Creek, whose final season set a comedy series record for most wins in a single year, nine, at the pandemic-impacted 2020 Emmy Awards on ABC.
“For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the idea of being asked to host this year in an actual theater was incentive enough,” they said. “We’re thrilled to be able to raise a glass to this extraordinary season of television and can’t wait to spend the evening with you all on Sept. 15.”
The 76th Emmy Awards...
Eugene and Dan Levy reflected on their Emmys for Schitt’s Creek, whose final season set a comedy series record for most wins in a single year, nine, at the pandemic-impacted 2020 Emmy Awards on ABC.
“For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the idea of being asked to host this year in an actual theater was incentive enough,” they said. “We’re thrilled to be able to raise a glass to this extraordinary season of television and can’t wait to spend the evening with you all on Sept. 15.”
The 76th Emmy Awards...
- 8/16/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
76th Emmy Awards producers Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay have announced their full production team for the September 15 ceremony.
They’ll be bringing back the production team from last year’s 75th Emmy Awards telecast. Brittany Brazil returns as co-executive producer as does producer Taryn Hurd, production designer Brian Stonestreet and head writer Jon Macks.
Emmy winner Rickey Minor will serve as music director for the sixth time. Lighting designer Noah Mitz and screens producer Drew Findley are returning from last year as well. Eric Cook is joining the team as co-executive producer. As previously announced, Alex Rudzinski returns as director.
The 76th Emmy Awards will air live coast to coast from L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 15 (8-11 pm Edt/5-8 pm Pdt) and streaming next day on Hulu.
They’ll be bringing back the production team from last year’s 75th Emmy Awards telecast. Brittany Brazil returns as co-executive producer as does producer Taryn Hurd, production designer Brian Stonestreet and head writer Jon Macks.
Emmy winner Rickey Minor will serve as music director for the sixth time. Lighting designer Noah Mitz and screens producer Drew Findley are returning from last year as well. Eric Cook is joining the team as co-executive producer. As previously announced, Alex Rudzinski returns as director.
The 76th Emmy Awards will air live coast to coast from L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 15 (8-11 pm Edt/5-8 pm Pdt) and streaming next day on Hulu.
- 8/15/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Producers of the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards have set their production team for the upcoming Sept. 15 ceremony, it was announced Thursday.
Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, the trio overseeing the Emmys telecast for the second straight year, are bringing back members of the production team from the 75th broadcast.
Brittany Brazil will return as co-executive producer, along with producer Taryn Hurd, production designer Brian Stonestreet and head writer Jon Macks.
Emmy winner Rickey Minor will serve as music director for the sixth time. Lighting designer Noah Mitz and screens producer Drew Findley will also return from last year’s broadcast.
Eric Cook will be joining the team as co-executive producer. It was previously announced that Alex Rudzinski was returning as director.
Several members of the assembled production team are up for Emmys themselves.
Macks is nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special as one of the writers of the Oscars,...
Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, the trio overseeing the Emmys telecast for the second straight year, are bringing back members of the production team from the 75th broadcast.
Brittany Brazil will return as co-executive producer, along with producer Taryn Hurd, production designer Brian Stonestreet and head writer Jon Macks.
Emmy winner Rickey Minor will serve as music director for the sixth time. Lighting designer Noah Mitz and screens producer Drew Findley will also return from last year’s broadcast.
Eric Cook will be joining the team as co-executive producer. It was previously announced that Alex Rudzinski was returning as director.
Several members of the assembled production team are up for Emmys themselves.
Macks is nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special as one of the writers of the Oscars,...
- 8/15/2024
- by Philiana Ng
- The Wrap
Ratings were continuing to climb for the 96th annual Oscars that took place March 12, especially following the all-time lows of the pandemic years. With Jimmy Kimmel returning for his fourth stint as host and second in a row, reviews were upbeat for the most part and the show benefited from a good movie year with blockbusters like Barbie and Best Picture winner Oppenheimer.
Oscarcast executive producers Raj Kapoor, Katy Mullan and Molly McNearney (who also was a writer) and director Hamish Hamilton joined Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event to break it down.
Related: Contenders TV Docs + Unscripted – Deadline’s Full Coverage
McNearney, who is also married to Kimmel and is executive producer and co-head writer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, talked about how they approached creating Kimmel’s key opening monologue. “Well, this year we did something new which I thought worked really well. We used the staff at Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Oscarcast executive producers Raj Kapoor, Katy Mullan and Molly McNearney (who also was a writer) and director Hamish Hamilton joined Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event to break it down.
Related: Contenders TV Docs + Unscripted – Deadline’s Full Coverage
McNearney, who is also married to Kimmel and is executive producer and co-head writer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, talked about how they approached creating Kimmel’s key opening monologue. “Well, this year we did something new which I thought worked really well. We used the staff at Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- 4/27/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
As the Oscars continue to evolve under the watch of Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang, a new trio of executive producers have been tasked with making Hollywood’s biggest night one that millions of viewers will remember.
Though showrunner Raj Kapoor and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” head writer Molly McNearney are no strangers to producing the Academy Awards, having worked on last year’s broadcast, this year Kramer and Yang bypassed 2023 Oscar producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner in favor of their own homegrown team.
“There is no expectation that you continually work on the show, because things change and evolve,” said five-year Oscar show veteran Kapoor to IndieWire during a Zoom joined by his new colleagues. “This is the next evolution, the three of us coming together. We are the trifecta this year.”
All three hail from TV, continuing the move away from Oscars past, when different...
Though showrunner Raj Kapoor and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” head writer Molly McNearney are no strangers to producing the Academy Awards, having worked on last year’s broadcast, this year Kramer and Yang bypassed 2023 Oscar producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner in favor of their own homegrown team.
“There is no expectation that you continually work on the show, because things change and evolve,” said five-year Oscar show veteran Kapoor to IndieWire during a Zoom joined by his new colleagues. “This is the next evolution, the three of us coming together. We are the trifecta this year.”
All three hail from TV, continuing the move away from Oscars past, when different...
- 3/6/2024
- by Marcus Jones and Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The writing team has been set for the 96th Oscars, which air March 10 on ABC hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
The group of scribes tasked with writing the show includes Jamie Abrahams, Rory Albanese, Amberia Allen, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Bryan Cook, Blaire Erskine, Devin Field, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Eric Immerman, Jesse Joyce, Kimmel, Carol Leifer, Jon Macks, Mitch Marchand, Greg Martin, Jesse McLaren, McNearney, Keaton Patti, Danny Ricker, Louis Virtel and Troy Walker.
The names were announced Friday by Oscarcast executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan.
They join a production team first rolled out in October that includes Hamish Hamilton as director, creative director Kenny Gravillis, production designers Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley, red carpet show executive producer David Chamberlin, and red carpet creative consultants Lisa Love and Raul Avila.
Today, the EPs also said several others have been...
The group of scribes tasked with writing the show includes Jamie Abrahams, Rory Albanese, Amberia Allen, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Bryan Cook, Blaire Erskine, Devin Field, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Eric Immerman, Jesse Joyce, Kimmel, Carol Leifer, Jon Macks, Mitch Marchand, Greg Martin, Jesse McLaren, McNearney, Keaton Patti, Danny Ricker, Louis Virtel and Troy Walker.
The names were announced Friday by Oscarcast executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan.
They join a production team first rolled out in October that includes Hamish Hamilton as director, creative director Kenny Gravillis, production designers Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley, red carpet show executive producer David Chamberlin, and red carpet creative consultants Lisa Love and Raul Avila.
Today, the EPs also said several others have been...
- 2/9/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Raj Kapoor, the executive producer and showrunner of The Oscars, and executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan announced members of their production team for this year’s awards show, which will take place on March 10.
Rob Paine will return as co-executive producer, while Taryn Hurd will return as talent producer. Producers Sarah Levine Hall, Erin Irwin and Jennifer Sharron, as well as music director Rickey Minor and lightning designers Bob Dickinson and Noah Mitz are also rejoining the team.
Jamie Abrahams, Rory Albanese, Amberia Allen, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Bryan Cook, Blaire Erskine, Devin Field, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Eric Immerman, Jesse Joyce, Kimmel, Carol Leifer, Jon Macks, Mitch Marchand, Greg Martin, Jesse McLaren, McNearney, Keaton Patti, Danny Ricker, Louis Virtel and Troy Walker are writers for this year’s show.
Previously announced members of the production team include director Hamish Hamilton and production designers Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley.
Rob Paine will return as co-executive producer, while Taryn Hurd will return as talent producer. Producers Sarah Levine Hall, Erin Irwin and Jennifer Sharron, as well as music director Rickey Minor and lightning designers Bob Dickinson and Noah Mitz are also rejoining the team.
Jamie Abrahams, Rory Albanese, Amberia Allen, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Bryan Cook, Blaire Erskine, Devin Field, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Eric Immerman, Jesse Joyce, Kimmel, Carol Leifer, Jon Macks, Mitch Marchand, Greg Martin, Jesse McLaren, McNearney, Keaton Patti, Danny Ricker, Louis Virtel and Troy Walker are writers for this year’s show.
Previously announced members of the production team include director Hamish Hamilton and production designers Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley.
- 2/9/2024
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Meredith Hama-Brown’s feature debut “Seagrass,” starring Ally Maki, will debut in U.S. theaters on Feb. 22, beginning with special screenings with the cast and director.
Q&a’s will be held at New York’s Roxy Cinema and Los Angeles’ Laemmle Royal on Feb. 22 and Las Vegas’ Regal Theatre on Feb. 23. Maki will be in Los Angeles, Hama-Brown and cinematographer Norm Li will be in New York, and actor Chris Pang will be in Las Vegas. The film will also have its U.S. festival premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, screening on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13.
The synopsis for “Seagrass” reads, “Set in the mid 1990’s, a Japanese Canadian woman (Maki) grappling with the recent death of her mother brings her family to a self-development retreat. When her distressed relationship with her husband begins to affect the children’s emotional security, the family is forever changed.”
In addition to Maki and Pang,...
Q&a’s will be held at New York’s Roxy Cinema and Los Angeles’ Laemmle Royal on Feb. 22 and Las Vegas’ Regal Theatre on Feb. 23. Maki will be in Los Angeles, Hama-Brown and cinematographer Norm Li will be in New York, and actor Chris Pang will be in Las Vegas. The film will also have its U.S. festival premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, screening on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13.
The synopsis for “Seagrass” reads, “Set in the mid 1990’s, a Japanese Canadian woman (Maki) grappling with the recent death of her mother brings her family to a self-development retreat. When her distressed relationship with her husband begins to affect the children’s emotional security, the family is forever changed.”
In addition to Maki and Pang,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Jo Koy has heard the critical responses to his Golden Globes monologue.
“I had fun. It was a moment I’ll always remember,” he said of his time hosting the 2024 awards show on GMA3 the morning after. He then paused. “It’s a tough room. It was a hard job. I’m not gonna lie. Getting that gig and then having the amount of time that we had to prepare, that was a crash course.”
When Koy took the stage Sunday night to open the show, he quickly grew defensive in his monologue after he felt some of his jokes falling flat in the Beverly Hilton’s celebrity-filled room.
“I got the gig 10 days ago!” he told the audience. “You want a perfect monologue?”
“Some I wrote, some other people wrote,” said Koy, who was announced as host on Dec. 21. “I wrote some of these, and those are the ones you’re laughing at.
“I had fun. It was a moment I’ll always remember,” he said of his time hosting the 2024 awards show on GMA3 the morning after. He then paused. “It’s a tough room. It was a hard job. I’m not gonna lie. Getting that gig and then having the amount of time that we had to prepare, that was a crash course.”
When Koy took the stage Sunday night to open the show, he quickly grew defensive in his monologue after he felt some of his jokes falling flat in the Beverly Hilton’s celebrity-filled room.
“I got the gig 10 days ago!” he told the audience. “You want a perfect monologue?”
“Some I wrote, some other people wrote,” said Koy, who was announced as host on Dec. 21. “I wrote some of these, and those are the ones you’re laughing at.
- 1/8/2024
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Jo Koy was announced as Golden Globes host on Dec. 21, it was just a little over two weeks to air. “When they asked me, it was an immediate yes, I couldn’t believe this was happening,” Koy tells Variety. “And then I woke up and went, ‘wait a minute. I have two weeks to write jokes!
“Actually, I think I had less than two weeks because I didn’t get my writers until five days later,” he adds. “When Tina [Fey] and all those other hosts got the gig, they had months to prepare. I’m literally looking at just days! It’s been a crash course in hosting.”
But Koy is relishing this moment. The comedian, who recently sealed a deal to bring his next two stand-up comedy specials to Netflix (his fifth and sixth for the streamer), says he’s aware of the symbolism behind hosting a major awards show ceremony.
“Actually, I think I had less than two weeks because I didn’t get my writers until five days later,” he adds. “When Tina [Fey] and all those other hosts got the gig, they had months to prepare. I’m literally looking at just days! It’s been a crash course in hosting.”
But Koy is relishing this moment. The comedian, who recently sealed a deal to bring his next two stand-up comedy specials to Netflix (his fifth and sixth for the streamer), says he’s aware of the symbolism behind hosting a major awards show ceremony.
- 1/3/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood will take on hosting duties during this year’s CMA Country Christmas holiday special. The one-hour Country music-driven special will air on ABC on December 14th at 8pm Et/Pt.
This year marks the 14th edition of CMA Country Christmas, an annual celebration of the winter holidays that kicked off in 2010. Joining Grant and Yearwood to help put Country music fans in the holiday spirit are Jordan Davis, Lady A, Ashley McBryde, Jon Pardi, Lindsey Stirling, The War And Treaty, Zach Williams, and Lainey Wilson.
The special was shot in Nashville in front of a live audience and promises one-of-a-kind performances of classic holiday hits. Jon Macks wrote and Milton Sneed directed the special, with Robert Deaton serving as an executive producer.
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This year marks the 14th edition of CMA Country Christmas, an annual celebration of the winter holidays that kicked off in 2010. Joining Grant and Yearwood to help put Country music fans in the holiday spirit are Jordan Davis, Lady A, Ashley McBryde, Jon Pardi, Lindsey Stirling, The War And Treaty, Zach Williams, and Lainey Wilson.
The special was shot in Nashville in front of a live audience and promises one-of-a-kind performances of classic holiday hits. Jon Macks wrote and Milton Sneed directed the special, with Robert Deaton serving as an executive producer.
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- 11/14/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Morgan Wallen, Kelsea Ballerini and Post Malone are set to perform at the 2023 CMA Awards, ABC announced Wednesday.
Additional performers include Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Jordan Davis, Hardy, Alan Jackson, Cody Johnson, Post Malone, Mac McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Morgan Wallen, The War And Treaty and the Zac Brown Band.
At the 57th CMA awards, which will take place from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Nov. 8, Ballerini will perform “Leave Me Again” from her extended EP “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” while Combs will perform his new single “Where the Wild Things Are.” Also in the ceremony, Dan + Shay, who are nominated for this year’s Vocal Duo of the Year, will perform “Save Me The Trouble,” and Davis will take the stage to sing “Next Thing You Know.”
Additionally, Johnson will perform his new song, “The Painter” as McBryde shares her rendition of “Light On In...
Additional performers include Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Jordan Davis, Hardy, Alan Jackson, Cody Johnson, Post Malone, Mac McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Morgan Wallen, The War And Treaty and the Zac Brown Band.
At the 57th CMA awards, which will take place from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Nov. 8, Ballerini will perform “Leave Me Again” from her extended EP “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” while Combs will perform his new single “Where the Wild Things Are.” Also in the ceremony, Dan + Shay, who are nominated for this year’s Vocal Duo of the Year, will perform “Save Me The Trouble,” and Davis will take the stage to sing “Next Thing You Know.”
Additionally, Johnson will perform his new song, “The Painter” as McBryde shares her rendition of “Light On In...
- 11/1/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
The 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards will be handed out at a live ceremony taking place in Nashville on Wednesday, November 8, and hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning. But the night is as much about the music as it is about the awards. Scroll down to see the list of artists slated to perform at the CMA Awards, updating as additional musicians are announced.
Lainey Wilson leads the nominations list, which was announced on September 7. She picked up a remarkable nine bids from her industry peers, including Entertainer of the Year for the first time in her career. Newcomer Jelly Roll is next in line with five nominations. Then come Luke Combs and Hardy with four apiece.
The first “CMA Awards Banquet and Show” was held in 1967. The following year the CMA Awards was broadcast for the first time, making it the longest running annual music awards program on network television.
Lainey Wilson leads the nominations list, which was announced on September 7. She picked up a remarkable nine bids from her industry peers, including Entertainer of the Year for the first time in her career. Newcomer Jelly Roll is next in line with five nominations. Then come Luke Combs and Hardy with four apiece.
The first “CMA Awards Banquet and Show” was held in 1967. The following year the CMA Awards was broadcast for the first time, making it the longest running annual music awards program on network television.
- 10/25/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll are among the country artists performing at this year’s CMA awards.
Additional performers for the annual ceremony include K. Michelle, Little Big Town, Megan Moroney, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton and Tanya Tucker. Bryan doubles as both a performer and a host for the CMA Awards alongside Peyton Manning, set to air Nov. 8 on ABC.
Jelly Roll, who has been nominated for five CMA Awards, will take the stage for the first time to open the night with “Need a Favor.” Throughout the evening, Stapleton, who is nominated for three awards, will perform “White Horse” and Wilson, who stands as the ceremony’s most-nominated performer, will sing her new song “Wildflowers and Wild Horses.”
Bryan, on the other hand, will perform a medley celebrating his 30 hit singles, including “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day,” “One Margarita,” “That’s My Kind Of Night,...
Additional performers for the annual ceremony include K. Michelle, Little Big Town, Megan Moroney, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton and Tanya Tucker. Bryan doubles as both a performer and a host for the CMA Awards alongside Peyton Manning, set to air Nov. 8 on ABC.
Jelly Roll, who has been nominated for five CMA Awards, will take the stage for the first time to open the night with “Need a Favor.” Throughout the evening, Stapleton, who is nominated for three awards, will perform “White Horse” and Wilson, who stands as the ceremony’s most-nominated performer, will sing her new song “Wildflowers and Wild Horses.”
Bryan, on the other hand, will perform a medley celebrating his 30 hit singles, including “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day,” “One Margarita,” “That’s My Kind Of Night,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Based on Gold Derby’s odds, one of the absolute tightest 2023 Creative Arts Emmy races involves Best Variety Special Writing contenders Chris Rock and John Mulaney, both of whom have previously conquered the category and are now facing off for the first time ever. Having both pushed their comedy to new levels of boldness in their respective Netflix specials “Selective Outrage” and “Baby J,” they provide voters with a truly tough choice when it comes to honoring the most impressive writing of the year.
This contest is made even more interesting by the fact that Rock and Wanda Sykes (“I’m an Entertainer”) are competing against each other after jointly earning four writing nominations and one win for “The Chris Rock Show” over two decades ago. Also included in this lineup are the sketch comedy special “Would It Kill You to Laugh?” and the career retrospective “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love....
This contest is made even more interesting by the fact that Rock and Wanda Sykes (“I’m an Entertainer”) are competing against each other after jointly earning four writing nominations and one win for “The Chris Rock Show” over two decades ago. Also included in this lineup are the sketch comedy special “Would It Kill You to Laugh?” and the career retrospective “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love....
- 8/4/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Carly Pearce has been tapped to host CMA Country Christmas airing on December 8, 2022 on ABC. This year’s Country music-filled celebration marks the 13th annual CMA Country Christmas special.
2022’s CMA Country Christmas will feature performances by host Carly Pearce as well as Steven Curtis Chapman, Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Molly Tuttle, and The War And Treaty. Milton Sneed directs, Jon Macks is the writer, and Robert Deaton executive produces.
The holiday special, which debuted in 2010, features classic tunes and one-of-a-kind musical performances. CMA Country Christmas is filmed in Nashville and, per the Country Music Association, invites “viewers to sit back and enjoy the season in a warm and intimate setting reminiscent of classic Christmas television specials of the past.”
Hosted by Carly Pearce, ‘CMA Country Christmas’ airs Thursday, Dec. 8 (9:00-10:01 Pm/Est) on ABC. (Photo Credit: CMA/ABC)
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2022’s CMA Country Christmas will feature performances by host Carly Pearce as well as Steven Curtis Chapman, Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Molly Tuttle, and The War And Treaty. Milton Sneed directs, Jon Macks is the writer, and Robert Deaton executive produces.
The holiday special, which debuted in 2010, features classic tunes and one-of-a-kind musical performances. CMA Country Christmas is filmed in Nashville and, per the Country Music Association, invites “viewers to sit back and enjoy the season in a warm and intimate setting reminiscent of classic Christmas television specials of the past.”
Hosted by Carly Pearce, ‘CMA Country Christmas’ airs Thursday, Dec. 8 (9:00-10:01 Pm/Est) on ABC. (Photo Credit: CMA/ABC)
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- 11/17/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
‘CMA Awards’ 2022 Presenter Cole Hauser (Photo: Presley Ann/Getty Images)
Yellowstone‘s Cole Hauser, Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, and five-time Grammy winner Wynonna Judd are among the celebrities set to present during The 56th Annual CMA Awards. Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan are co-hosting this year’s awards show taking place in Nashville.
Additional presenters include two-time World Series Champ Mookie Betts, CMA Awards nominee Breland, CMA Awards nominee Jordan Davis, actress Sarah Drew, singer/songwriter Tyler Hubbard, and CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year nominee this year, Lady A.
Also set to present during this year’s broadcast are actor Rex Linn, CMA Awards winner Little Big Town, six-time CMA Awards winner Parker McCollum, six-time CMA Awards winner Reba McEntire, and HomeTown Takeover‘s Ben and Erin Napier. Grand Ole Opry member Jeannie Seely, Oscar nominee Michael Shannon, and six-time CMA Awards nominee this year Lainey Wilson are also presenting.
Yellowstone‘s Cole Hauser, Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, and five-time Grammy winner Wynonna Judd are among the celebrities set to present during The 56th Annual CMA Awards. Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan are co-hosting this year’s awards show taking place in Nashville.
Additional presenters include two-time World Series Champ Mookie Betts, CMA Awards nominee Breland, CMA Awards nominee Jordan Davis, actress Sarah Drew, singer/songwriter Tyler Hubbard, and CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year nominee this year, Lady A.
Also set to present during this year’s broadcast are actor Rex Linn, CMA Awards winner Little Big Town, six-time CMA Awards winner Parker McCollum, six-time CMA Awards winner Reba McEntire, and HomeTown Takeover‘s Ben and Erin Napier. Grand Ole Opry member Jeannie Seely, Oscar nominee Michael Shannon, and six-time CMA Awards nominee this year Lainey Wilson are also presenting.
- 11/4/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning have been tapped to host the 56th Annual CMA Awards.
Bryan, a two-time CMA Entertainment of the Year winner, returns for a second consecutive year to host the awards honoring country music’s best, while Manning is hosting for the first time.
The awards show will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 9 at 8 Pm on ABC.
Nominees will be announced in the coming weeks.
“Being a part of such a historical night that honors my peers and Country Music is such a privilege,” said Bryan. “When I was asked if Peyton Manning was someone I would consider co-hosting with I didn’t hesitate. We have become great friends through the years and what he brings to the table is gonna make it even more of a blast. I know he’s been to the CMA Awards before, but he’s never been with me.
Bryan, a two-time CMA Entertainment of the Year winner, returns for a second consecutive year to host the awards honoring country music’s best, while Manning is hosting for the first time.
The awards show will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 9 at 8 Pm on ABC.
Nominees will be announced in the coming weeks.
“Being a part of such a historical night that honors my peers and Country Music is such a privilege,” said Bryan. “When I was asked if Peyton Manning was someone I would consider co-hosting with I didn’t hesitate. We have become great friends through the years and what he brings to the table is gonna make it even more of a blast. I know he’s been to the CMA Awards before, but he’s never been with me.
- 8/1/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
While Carrie Fisher is best known for her work in front of the camera, she was also a celebrated writer of books and films. The late Star Wars actress and icon, who died at age 60 on Dec. 27 after a heart attack, was even responsible for writing a few key funny one-liners for Oscar hosts and accidentally covering them in glitter.
According to veteran comedian and comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, who hired Fisher to be a part of his Oscar writing teams, she had several great ideas that were too good to air, like Princess Leia singing a Joni Mitchell song...
According to veteran comedian and comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, who hired Fisher to be a part of his Oscar writing teams, she had several great ideas that were too good to air, like Princess Leia singing a Joni Mitchell song...
- 1/6/2017
- by Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" won the Original Screenplay honor at the recently concluded Writers Guild Awards while Morten Tyldum's "The Imitation Game" took home the Adapted Screenplay trophy. "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swarts" written by Brian Knappenberger won Documentary Screenplay award. The film is not nominated for an Academy award.
In TV land, HBO's "True Detective" won the Drama Series award and FX's "Louie" received the Comedy Series trophy.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2015 Writers Guild Awards:
Feature Film
Original Screenplay
Boyhood, Written by Richard Linklater; IFC Films
Foxcatcher, Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman; Sony Pictures Classics
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight Winner
Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy; Open Road Films
Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle; Sony Pictures Classics
Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper,...
In TV land, HBO's "True Detective" won the Drama Series award and FX's "Louie" received the Comedy Series trophy.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2015 Writers Guild Awards:
Feature Film
Original Screenplay
Boyhood, Written by Richard Linklater; IFC Films
Foxcatcher, Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman; Sony Pictures Classics
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight Winner
Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy; Open Road Films
Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle; Sony Pictures Classics
Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper,...
- 2/16/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
2015 Writers Guild Awards – Winners Announced The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) tonight announced the winners of the 2015 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories at simultaneous ceremonies at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Film Winners Original Screenplay The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight Adapted Screenplay The Imitation Game, Written by Graham Moore; Based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges; The Weinstein Company Documentary Screenplay The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, Written by Brian Knappenberger; FilmBuff Television And New Media Winners Drama Series True Detective, Written by Nic Pizzolatto; HBO Comedy Series Louie, Written by Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.; FX New Series True Detective,...
- 2/15/2015
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) handed out top film honors to the screenplays of "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "The Imitation Game" Saturday night. On the television side, "Louie" and "True Detective" were favorites, winning two prizes each. Damien Chazelle's "Whiplash" competed in the original category at the WGA Awards, while the Academy's Writers Branch, in a rare move outside of guild designation, deemed it adapted due to the fact that a scene from the feature script was the basis of a short film that screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. So if "The Imitation Game" is to go on to Oscar glory, it will have to compete with Chazelle's popular film for the first time this season at the Feb. 22 Academy Awards ceremony. Additionally, presumed Best Picture frontrunner "Birdman" was not eligible for WGA (making it still significant competition with "Grand Budapest" in the original category), nor was "The Theory of Everything,...
- 2/15/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
The Writers Guild of America announced the TV nominees for the 2015 WGA Awards on Thursday (December 4) morning and several new shows broke into the fields in a big way. And, of course, there were a number of big WGA Award nomination head-scratchers. Specifically, where the heck was FX's "Fargo"? The answer is below. Making perhaps the biggest splash was "Transparent," which earned three nominations and, since "Orange Is The New Black" earned two nods and "House of Cards" pick up one, that meant that Amazon Prime and Netflix are, at least for one award-giving organization, on equal footing as creators of original programming. The Jill Soloway-created "Transparent" is nominated for New Series, where it will go against "The Affair," "The Knick," "Silicon Valley" and "True Detective." "Transparent" and "Silicon Valley" are also up for Comedy Series, going against "Louie," "Veep" and "Orange Is The New Black." Lest you panic...
- 12/5/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Breaking Bad’s amazing final season always meant that it was a likely winner come awards season. However, the debut of the critically acclaimed True Detective earlier this year did leave many wondering whether it might rob the end to Walter White’s story of one final sweep of prizes at last night’s Emmy Awards.
As it turns out, Breaking Bad would end up being rewarded for those amazing final episodes, though True Detective did earn a very well deserved award for director Cary Joji Fukunaga (who helmed all eight instalments).
The UK was represented by Sherlock, and that too did exceptionally well, walking away with Emmys for Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and writer Steven Moffat. Looking at the results, it’s hard to imagine anyone being too upset with the results, though many Game of Thrones fans won’t be happy to see that it was again snubbed.
As it turns out, Breaking Bad would end up being rewarded for those amazing final episodes, though True Detective did earn a very well deserved award for director Cary Joji Fukunaga (who helmed all eight instalments).
The UK was represented by Sherlock, and that too did exceptionally well, walking away with Emmys for Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and writer Steven Moffat. Looking at the results, it’s hard to imagine anyone being too upset with the results, though many Game of Thrones fans won’t be happy to see that it was again snubbed.
- 8/26/2014
- by Josh Wilding
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The 66th Annual Emmy Awards have come and gone; the big winners include greats like Breaking Bad, which won outstanding drama, best actor (Bryan Cranston), best supporting actor (Aaron Paul) and best actress (Anna Gunn). Not too bad for one last victory lap. Matthew McConaughey didn’t pick up a win for True Detective, but he’s had a great year regardless having already picked up an Oscar; he will sleep well.
Here is Billy Crystal‘s great Robin Williams tribute:
Check out the full list of nominees and winners (highlighted in bold) below:
Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mad Men
True Detective
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Julianna Margulies,...
Here is Billy Crystal‘s great Robin Williams tribute:
Check out the full list of nominees and winners (highlighted in bold) below:
Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mad Men
True Detective
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Julianna Margulies,...
- 8/26/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
If you liked the theatrics of Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime show or the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, you’re in luck — Hamish Hamilton has been selected to direct the 86th Academy Awards ceremony.
The Emmy-nominated director is no Oscars novice. He directed the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010, when Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin co-hosted.
Ceremony producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron also announced 13 key members of the Oscars production team, including a choreographer (Tony-winner Rob Ashford), a music director (William Ross), and writers. In addition to host Ellen DeGeneres’ writing team, Zadan and Meron have enlisted the help of...
The Emmy-nominated director is no Oscars novice. He directed the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010, when Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin co-hosted.
Ceremony producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron also announced 13 key members of the Oscars production team, including a choreographer (Tony-winner Rob Ashford), a music director (William Ross), and writers. In addition to host Ellen DeGeneres’ writing team, Zadan and Meron have enlisted the help of...
- 1/16/2014
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Hamish Hamilton, who directed the 82nd Academy Awards in March 2010, has been selected to direct this year’s Oscar show, which airs March 2 on ABC, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced Wednesday. Hamilton is also slated to direct the upcoming 2014 Super Bowl half-time show, featuring Bruno Mars. Announcing their production team, the producers also said writers Kristin Gore, Amy Ozols and Jon Macks will be part of the writing team, along with the writers that host Ellen DeGeneres brings with her. Gore is a novelist and screenwriter whose past credits include Futurama and Saturday Night Live
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- 1/15/2014
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Contributed By: Michelle McCue and Melissa Thompson
Well, we’ve just returned from AMPAS with our credentials badge for Wamg to be among the many outlets covering the Academy Awards nominations tomorrow morning.
With the announcement less than 24 hours away, and for the Oscar obsessivas (like us), this has been one of the toughest years to call. Even those of us who compulsively watch the race 365 days a year, all the categories are wide open, with expected surprises and snubs. This is always the best type of Oscar race to watch and we’ll bring you the news of who gets in and who isn’t invited to Hollywood’s biggest party of the year.
Actor, and tall-drink-of-cool-water, Chris Hemsworth and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs will announce the 86th Academy Awards nominations on Thursday, January 16.
Boone Isaacs and Hemsworth will unveil the nominations at a 5:38 a.
Well, we’ve just returned from AMPAS with our credentials badge for Wamg to be among the many outlets covering the Academy Awards nominations tomorrow morning.
With the announcement less than 24 hours away, and for the Oscar obsessivas (like us), this has been one of the toughest years to call. Even those of us who compulsively watch the race 365 days a year, all the categories are wide open, with expected surprises and snubs. This is always the best type of Oscar race to watch and we’ll bring you the news of who gets in and who isn’t invited to Hollywood’s biggest party of the year.
Actor, and tall-drink-of-cool-water, Chris Hemsworth and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs will announce the 86th Academy Awards nominations on Thursday, January 16.
Boone Isaacs and Hemsworth will unveil the nominations at a 5:38 a.
- 1/15/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Nikki Finke's Deadline website has had its Academy Awards credentials revoked after publishing a number of spoilers about the Oscar show, including the entire lineup of the telecast, complete with the names of the presenters and the order of awards and production numbers. Finke posted the lineup Friday morning with the notation that the show "looks to be yet another snorefest from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences." The report, which misspelled the names of Oscar show writers Jon Macks and David Wild among other errors, caused Academy communications...
- 2/27/2011
- The Wrap
HollywoodNews.com: The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmys featured some wins from a handful of newcomers, as well as some repeat wins from previous years. As “Mad Men” took home the award for Best Drama Series and “Modern Family” took home the Emmy for Best Comedy Series, these shows aren’t the only ones who reaped some of the awards.
View the complete nominee and winner list below:
Drama Series
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Dexter (Showtime)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Lost (ABC)
Mad Men (AMC)
True Blood (HBO)
Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Modern Family (ABC)
Glee (Fox)
Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
The Office (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)
Miniseries
The Pacific (HBO)
Return to Cranford (PBS)
Made for Television Movie
Endgame (PBS)
Georgia O’Keeffe (Lifetime)
Moonshot (History)
The Special Relationship (HBO)
Temple Grandin (HBO)
You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Michael C. Hall,...
View the complete nominee and winner list below:
Drama Series
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Dexter (Showtime)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Lost (ABC)
Mad Men (AMC)
True Blood (HBO)
Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Modern Family (ABC)
Glee (Fox)
Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
The Office (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)
Miniseries
The Pacific (HBO)
Return to Cranford (PBS)
Made for Television Movie
Endgame (PBS)
Georgia O’Keeffe (Lifetime)
Moonshot (History)
The Special Relationship (HBO)
Temple Grandin (HBO)
You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Michael C. Hall,...
- 8/30/2010
- by Linny Lum
- Hollywoodnews.com
The academy has already announced that the three living winners of last year's acting Oscars -- leads Sean Penn ("Milk") and Kate Winslet ("The Reader") and supporting champ Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Christina Barcelona") -- will be presenters at this year's Academy Awards. Beyond that, there has been much speculation as to whom co-hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will be welcoming to the stage of the Kodak Theater on March 7. On Monday, the academy posted a video to its YouTube channel entitled "Meet the Writers." The blurb for this 2:00 spot reads: "Go behind the scenes with the producers and writers of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards® featuring Bruce Vilanch, Jon Macks, Jeff Richman,...
- 2/12/2010
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
Full steam ahead for Oscar telecast
With the threat of picketing writers having faded, Sid Ganis, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and producer Gil Cates are now busily burnishing their upcoming Oscar telecast, promising a bright and starry night.
Host Jon Stewart is expected to arrive Saturday in Hollywood, bringing his writing team with him for an intensive week of Oscar prep. The Academy also has engaged veteran Oscar scribes Hal Kanter, Buz Kohan, Jon Macks and Bruce Vilanch.
"We are now full-steam ahead", Ganis said Thursday at a news conference at Academy headquarters in Beverly Hills, where he unveiled a list of presenters on board for the 80th Annual Academy Awards broadcast, set for Feb. 24.
"The writers are writing furiously or furiously writing," he added. Cates said no writing had been done while the strike was in effect. "We are behind, but we will catch up," he said. "Instead of writing eight hours a day, they are writing 12-13 hours a day."
Normally, the Academy rations out the Oscar show's star power, three or four names at a time. But this year, while the strike was taking place, Cates quietly set about booking the show, with the stars' participation contingent on whether a picket line would be in place.
Host Jon Stewart is expected to arrive Saturday in Hollywood, bringing his writing team with him for an intensive week of Oscar prep. The Academy also has engaged veteran Oscar scribes Hal Kanter, Buz Kohan, Jon Macks and Bruce Vilanch.
"We are now full-steam ahead", Ganis said Thursday at a news conference at Academy headquarters in Beverly Hills, where he unveiled a list of presenters on board for the 80th Annual Academy Awards broadcast, set for Feb. 24.
"The writers are writing furiously or furiously writing," he added. Cates said no writing had been done while the strike was in effect. "We are behind, but we will catch up," he said. "Instead of writing eight hours a day, they are writing 12-13 hours a day."
Normally, the Academy rations out the Oscar show's star power, three or four names at a time. But this year, while the strike was taking place, Cates quietly set about booking the show, with the stars' participation contingent on whether a picket line would be in place.
- 2/15/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mischer lines up scribes for Emmys
This year's Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony will feature a grab bag of at least nine major comedy stars in lieu of a dedicated host, making it especially challenging for the writers and producers of Fox's live three-hour telecast. But it's a task that Emmy telecast executive producer Don Mischer says he and his team are up to, even if Mischer admits they haven't quite figured out how they'll pull it off by the time the big show starts Sept. 21. Mischer has lined up awards show veterans Jon Macks, Dave Boone and Beth Armogida to write the show, though more scribes may be added in the coming weeks. "Generally, the host of a three-hour show will make 18-20 separate appearances during the course of a three-hour ceremony," Mischer said. "This year, in an attempt to help comedy be the central focus of the show, we wanted to put more comedic talent on the stage in any way possible."...
- 8/12/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC's 50th Anniversary
8-11 p.m.
Monday, May 19
ABC
Trying to boil down 50 years to three hours (including commercials) is no easy task. Just ask anyone who has ever tossed a 50th wedding anniversary bash. But exec producer Don Mischer and his cohorts do a reasonably spiffy job here in catching most of the highlights, lowlights and midlights of ABC's purported half-century of existence. We say "purported" because ABC actually boasted a primetime schedule as early as 1948, which would in fact make it 55 years old. In Hollywood, clearly, even networks aren't immune to the obsession with trying to trim years from their lives. But "ABC's 55th Anniversary Celebration" obviously carries somewhat less cache for a sweep extravaganza.
Of course, this is also a precipitous time for the network to be using fuzzy math given the ongoing sorry state of its primetime fortunes. But again, this here is about celebration, not wallowing, and indeed ABC has had plenty to be proud of in its glorious history. The celebration touches all of the key areas with panache, giving it a sparkling (if sometimes token-driven) sheen.
Staged at the Pantages Theatre and shot on film to give it a classier and more consequential look, the all-star retrospective trots out nearly every living soul who has ever meant anything to the network -- with the ghost of ABC's late news/sports impresario Roone Arledge hanging tantalizingly over the proceedings. We get reunions of the casts of "Welcome Back, Kotter" (complete with John Travolta), "The Brady Bunch", "The Mod Squad", "Happy Days", "Family Matters", "The Love Boat" and even the still-going "NYPD Blue". This serves mostly as a gauge for how poorly, or well, these people have aged. And "Dynasty"'s Joan Collins looks significantly better and younger now than she ever did on the show, which points to the miracle of ... well, something.
Tellingly, David Caruso isn't present with the "NYPD" cast, nor is Ellen DeGeneres there for the brief tribute to "Ellen".
There are kicky moments scattered throughout, such as clips featuring the appearances of Harrison Ford on "Love, American Style", Tom Hanks on "Love Boat" (be very afraid), stars Ryan O'Neal on "Peyton Place" and Michael Douglas on "The Streets of San Francisco", Jodie Foster on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" and Burt Reynolds on "The Dating Game". There's Sonny & Cher and the Jackson Five on "American Bandstand". And exes O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett (herself an ABC icon, of course, from "Charlie's Angels") arrive onstage together.
We also get clip packages galore, of course, paying self-homage to ABC's groundbreaking work in sports broadcasting (via the Olympics, "Wide World of Sports" and "Monday Night Football"), in longform movies and miniseries, in comedy and at the Oscars -- which is somehow missing the most electric Academy Awards moment of them all, which featured Charlie Chaplin in 1972.
Some things do indeed receive unnervingly short shrift, like the ABC News legacy (dispensed with in roughly five minutes of reflection from Peter Jennings and Ted Koppel) and most anything that predates the mid-1960s. There is, however, a little something for everybody in the star-studded special. And let it be said that while ABC may admit to being 50, it doesn't look a day over ... well, OK, 50.
ABC'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
ABC
Don Mischer Prods.
Credits:
Executive producer: Don Mischer
Producer: Charlie Haykel
Director: Glenn Weiss
Ling producer: Bill Urban
Co-producer: Julianne Hare
Associate producer: Mark R. Leed
Writers: Dave Boone, Brian Brown, Sara Lukinson, Jon Macks, Stephen Pouliot, Jeff Stilson
Music director: Harold Wheeler
Production designer: Robert Keene
Art directors: Brian Stonestreet, Alex Fuller
Set decorator: Dwight Jackson
Costume designer: Paula Elins
Editors: Mike Polito, Mark Stepp, Bill Weinman Appearances by: Muhammad Ali, Tim Allen, Jim Belushi, LeVar Burton, Drew Carey, Richard Chamberlain, Dick Clark, Michael Cole, Joan Collins, Hugh Downs, Peter Falk, Farrah Fawcett, Michael J. Fox, Dennis Franz, Jennifer Garner, Dorothy Hamel, Florence Henderson, Bonnie Hunt, Peter Jennings, Jimmy Kimmel, Sugar Ray Leonard, Carl Lewis, Peggy Lipton, George Lopez, Susan Lucci, Joan Lunden, Jim McKay, Gavin MacLeod, John Madden, Camryn Manheim, Penny Marshall, Al Michaels, Joe Namath, Ryan O'Neal, John Ritter, Roseanne, John Travolta, Barbara Walters, Damon Wayans, Jaleel White, Cindy Williams, Clarence Williams III, Oprah Winfrey, Henry Winkler...
Monday, May 19
ABC
Trying to boil down 50 years to three hours (including commercials) is no easy task. Just ask anyone who has ever tossed a 50th wedding anniversary bash. But exec producer Don Mischer and his cohorts do a reasonably spiffy job here in catching most of the highlights, lowlights and midlights of ABC's purported half-century of existence. We say "purported" because ABC actually boasted a primetime schedule as early as 1948, which would in fact make it 55 years old. In Hollywood, clearly, even networks aren't immune to the obsession with trying to trim years from their lives. But "ABC's 55th Anniversary Celebration" obviously carries somewhat less cache for a sweep extravaganza.
Of course, this is also a precipitous time for the network to be using fuzzy math given the ongoing sorry state of its primetime fortunes. But again, this here is about celebration, not wallowing, and indeed ABC has had plenty to be proud of in its glorious history. The celebration touches all of the key areas with panache, giving it a sparkling (if sometimes token-driven) sheen.
Staged at the Pantages Theatre and shot on film to give it a classier and more consequential look, the all-star retrospective trots out nearly every living soul who has ever meant anything to the network -- with the ghost of ABC's late news/sports impresario Roone Arledge hanging tantalizingly over the proceedings. We get reunions of the casts of "Welcome Back, Kotter" (complete with John Travolta), "The Brady Bunch", "The Mod Squad", "Happy Days", "Family Matters", "The Love Boat" and even the still-going "NYPD Blue". This serves mostly as a gauge for how poorly, or well, these people have aged. And "Dynasty"'s Joan Collins looks significantly better and younger now than she ever did on the show, which points to the miracle of ... well, something.
Tellingly, David Caruso isn't present with the "NYPD" cast, nor is Ellen DeGeneres there for the brief tribute to "Ellen".
There are kicky moments scattered throughout, such as clips featuring the appearances of Harrison Ford on "Love, American Style", Tom Hanks on "Love Boat" (be very afraid), stars Ryan O'Neal on "Peyton Place" and Michael Douglas on "The Streets of San Francisco", Jodie Foster on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" and Burt Reynolds on "The Dating Game". There's Sonny & Cher and the Jackson Five on "American Bandstand". And exes O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett (herself an ABC icon, of course, from "Charlie's Angels") arrive onstage together.
We also get clip packages galore, of course, paying self-homage to ABC's groundbreaking work in sports broadcasting (via the Olympics, "Wide World of Sports" and "Monday Night Football"), in longform movies and miniseries, in comedy and at the Oscars -- which is somehow missing the most electric Academy Awards moment of them all, which featured Charlie Chaplin in 1972.
Some things do indeed receive unnervingly short shrift, like the ABC News legacy (dispensed with in roughly five minutes of reflection from Peter Jennings and Ted Koppel) and most anything that predates the mid-1960s. There is, however, a little something for everybody in the star-studded special. And let it be said that while ABC may admit to being 50, it doesn't look a day over ... well, OK, 50.
ABC'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
ABC
Don Mischer Prods.
Credits:
Executive producer: Don Mischer
Producer: Charlie Haykel
Director: Glenn Weiss
Ling producer: Bill Urban
Co-producer: Julianne Hare
Associate producer: Mark R. Leed
Writers: Dave Boone, Brian Brown, Sara Lukinson, Jon Macks, Stephen Pouliot, Jeff Stilson
Music director: Harold Wheeler
Production designer: Robert Keene
Art directors: Brian Stonestreet, Alex Fuller
Set decorator: Dwight Jackson
Costume designer: Paula Elins
Editors: Mike Polito, Mark Stepp, Bill Weinman Appearances by: Muhammad Ali, Tim Allen, Jim Belushi, LeVar Burton, Drew Carey, Richard Chamberlain, Dick Clark, Michael Cole, Joan Collins, Hugh Downs, Peter Falk, Farrah Fawcett, Michael J. Fox, Dennis Franz, Jennifer Garner, Dorothy Hamel, Florence Henderson, Bonnie Hunt, Peter Jennings, Jimmy Kimmel, Sugar Ray Leonard, Carl Lewis, Peggy Lipton, George Lopez, Susan Lucci, Joan Lunden, Jim McKay, Gavin MacLeod, John Madden, Camryn Manheim, Penny Marshall, Al Michaels, Joe Namath, Ryan O'Neal, John Ritter, Roseanne, John Travolta, Barbara Walters, Damon Wayans, Jaleel White, Cindy Williams, Clarence Williams III, Oprah Winfrey, Henry Winkler...
- 5/19/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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