Friday, March 28, 2025

36th GLAAD Media Award Winners

Outstanding Film – Wide Theatrical Release
My Old Ass (Amazon MGM Studios)

Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV
The Groomsmen: Second Chances (Hallmark)

Outstanding Film – Limited Theatrical Release
Crossing (MUBI)

Outstanding Drama Series
9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox)

Outstanding New Series
Agatha All Along (Disney+)

Outstanding Documentary
Will & Harper (Netflix) 

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Outstanding Reality Program
The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo)

Outstanding Reality Program – Competition
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV) 

Outstanding Children’s Programming
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish (Nickelodeon)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Live Action
Heartstopper (Netflix)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Animated
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Netflix)

Outstanding Music Artist
Doechii, Alligator Bites Never Heal (Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records)

Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist
Durand Bernarr (DSing Records)

Outstanding Podcast
Baby, This is Keke Palmer (Wondery)

Outstanding Broadway Production 
(TIE) Lempicka, book by Carson Kreitzer, Matt Gould, music by Matt Gould, lyrics by Carson Kreitzer AND
Oh, Mary!, by Cole Escola

Outstanding Video Game
Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / Electronic Arts)

Outstanding Comic Book
Suicide Squad: Dream Team, by Nicole Maines, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, José Luís, Adriano Di Benedetto, Adriano Lucas, Becca Carey (DC Comics)

Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology
Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans [anthology] (A Wave Blue World)

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode
‘Elliot Page Talks Season 4 of The Umbrella Academy, Fighting Anti-LGBTQ Legislation’ The View (ABC)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
‘Big Gay Football’ CBS Sports (CBS)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form
‘The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein’ 48 Hours (CBS)

Outstanding Live TV Journalism – Segment or Special
‘Sarah McBride reflects on Becoming First Openly Transgender Person Elected To Congress’ PBS NewsHour (PBS)

Outstanding Print Article
‘Changing The Narrative: Advocates Fight HIV Stigma in Dallas’ Latino Community’ by Abraham Nudelstejer (The Dallas Morning News)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
The Advocate

Outstanding Online Journalism Article
‘Friends Remember Nex Benedict, Oklahoma Student Who Died After School Fight, as “Fiery Kid”‘ by Jo Yurcaba (NBCNews.com)

Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia
‘Rainbow Girls: 10 Years of Protection and Prejudice’ The Picture Show (NPR.org)

Outstanding Independent Journalism
The 19th

SPANISH-LANGUAGE CATEGORIES (CATEGORÍAS EN ESPAÑOL)

Serie de televisión con guión sobresaliente (Outstanding Scripted Television Series)
El secreto del río (Netflix)

Periodismo televisivo sobresaliente (Outstanding TV Journalism)
‘Más Allá de los Pronombres’ Noticias Telemundo Colorado (Telemundo Colorado)

Artículo sobresaliente de periodismo digital (Outstanding Online Journalism Article)
‘Jóvenes latinos gay ven un porcentaje creciente de nuevos casos de VIH en EEUU’ por Devna Bose, Laura Bargfeld, Phillip Reese, y Vanessa G. Sánchez (APNews.com, KFFHealthNews.org & Univision.com)

Periodismo digital sobresaliente – video o multimedia (Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia)
‘La investigadora que buscaba su identidad’ por Natalia Orozco, Cristina Gleinig y Carlos Delgado (Fuerza Latina – DW Español)

Thursday, March 27, 2025

2025 BAFTA Television Award Nominations

CHILDREN'S: NON-SCRIPTED
BOOSNOO! Production Team – Visionality, Mackinnon & Saunders / Sky Kids
DISABILITY AND ME (FYI INVESTIGATES) Matt Peacock, Marshall Corwin – Fresh Start Media / Sky Kids
OPERATION OUCH! Production Team – Maverick TV / CBBC
REU & HARPER'S WONDER WORLD Andy Mundy-Castle, Emine Yalchin – Doc Hearts / Channel 5

CHILDREN'S: SCRIPTED
CBEEBIES AS YOU LIKE IT AT SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE Production Team – BBC Studios Kids & Family / CBeebies
HORRIBLE HISTORIES Production Team – Lion Television / CBBC
READY EDDIE GO! James Murphy, Joseph Morpurgo, Justin Lowings – Hocus Pocus Studio / Sky Kids
TWEEDY & FLUFF Corrinne Averiss, Chris Randall, Martin Tapley – Second Home Studios, Stitchy Feet / Channel 5

CURRENT AFFAIRS
LIFE AND DEATH IN GAZA (STORYVILLE) Natasha Cox, Lara El Gibaly, Haya Al Badarneh, Sarah Keeling, Simon Cox, Mustafa Khalili – BBC World Service, BBC Eye / BBC Two
MATERNITY: BROKEN TRUST (EXPOSURE) Laura Warner, Becky Southworth, Tom Keeling, Emma Lysaght, Lewis Albrow, Martin Kayser-Landwehr – Pulse Films / ITV1
STATE OF RAGE Marcel Mettelsiefen, Ahisha Ghafoor, Stephen Ellis, Ismail Hussam Banighorra, Aviya Shar-Yashuv, Mayte Carrasco – Duskwater Films / Channel 4
UKRAINE'S WAR: THE OTHER SIDE (EXPOSURE) Sean Langan, Leslie Knott, Matt Scholes – Sean Langan, Tiger Nest Films / ITV1

DAYTIME
CLIVE MYRIE'S CARIBBEAN ADVENTURE Des Henderson, Emma Parkins, Ed Stobart, Jane Magowan, Denis Minihan – Alleycats TV / BBC Two
LOOSE WOMEN Production Team – ITV Studios Daytime / ITV1
MORNING LIVE Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
RICHARD OSMAN'S HOUSE OF GAMES Tamara Gilder, Breid McLoone, John Smith, Anna Blakemore, Abby Brakewell, Tom Banks – Remarkable TV / BBC Two

DRAMA SERIES
BLUE LIGHTS Stephen Wright, Louise Gallagher, Declan Lawn, Adam Patterson, Jack Casey, Amanda Black – Two Cities Television, Gallagher Films / BBC One
SHERWOOD James Graham, Clio Barnard, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross, Harriet Spencer, Kate Ogborn – House Productions / BBC One
SUPACELL Rapman, Mouktar Mohammed, Steve Searle, Joanna Crow – Netflix, New Wave Agency, It's A Rap / Netflix
WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT Peter Kosminsky, Noëlette Buckley, Susanne Simpson, Peter Straughan, Lisa Osborne, Colin Callender – Playground Entertainment, Company Pictures / BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT
THE 1% CLUB Dean Nabarro, Andy Auerbach, Richard van't Riet, Clare Barton, Hennie Clough – Magnum Media / ITV1
MICHAEL MCINTYRE'S BIG SHOW Production Team – Hungry McBear / BBC One
TASKMASTER Andy Devonshire, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor, Alex Horne, Jon Thoday – Avalon UK / Channel 4
WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Barbara Wiltshire, Jake Graham, Zoe Waterman, Charlotte Bracey-Curant – Zeppotron / BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
ANTHONY MCPARTLIN, DECLAN DONNELLY Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway – Lifted Entertainment, Mitre Studios / ITV1
CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN The Traitors – Studio Lambert / BBC One
GRAHAM NORTON The Graham Norton Show – So Television / BBC One
JOE LYCETT Late Night Lycett – Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited / Channel 4
ROMESH RANGANATHAN, ROB BECKETT Rob & Romesh Vs – CPL Productions / Sky Max
STACEY SOLOMON Sort Your Life Out – Optomen / BBC One

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
IN VOGUE: THE 90s Liesel Evans, Jonathan Smith, Hugo MacGregor, Vikki Miller, Charlotte Permutt, Matthew Hill – RAW, Vogue Studios / Disney+
RACE ACROSS THE WORLD Production Team – Studio Lambert / BBC One
ROB AND RYLAN'S GRAND TOUR Rob Rinder, Rylan Clark, Lana Salah, Simon Draper, Gwyn Jones, Joseph Fell – Rex, Zinc Media / BBC Two
SORT YOUR LIFE OUT Production Team – Optomen / BBC One

FACTUAL SERIES
AMERICAN NIGHTMARE Bernadette Higgins, Fiona Stourton, Rebecca North, Alasdair Bayne, Anton Short, Felicity Morris – RAW / Netflix
FREDDIE FLINTOFF'S FIELD OF DREAMS ON TOUR Andrew MacKenzie-Betty, Naomi Templeton, Annie Hughes, Anna Strickland, Peter Benn, Drew Hill – South Shore Productions / BBC One
THE PUSH: MURDER ON THE CLIFF Anna Hall, Josephine Besbrode, Luke Rothery, Tom Whitaker, Kate Reid, Josh Carpenter – Candour Productions / Channel 4
TO CATCH A COPPER Hugo Pettitt, Ashley Francis-Roy, Bruce Fletcher, Peter Beard, Colette Hodges, Martin Thompson – Story Films / Channel 4

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY
ANJANA VASAN We Are Lady Parts – Working Title Television / Channel 4
KATE O'FLYNN Everyone Else Burns – Jax Media, Imagine Entertainment, Universal International Studios / Channel 4
LOLLY ADEFOPE The Franchise – Neal Street Productions, Dundee Productions, HBO / Sky Comedy
NICOLA COUGHLAN Big Mood – Dancing Ledge Productions / Channel 4
RUTH JONES Gavin & Stacey: The Finale – Fulwell Entertainment, Tidy Productions, Baby Cow Productions / BBC One
SOPHIE WILLAN Alma's Not Normal – Expectation / BBC Two

INTERNATIONAL
AFTER THE PARTY Helen Bowden, Dianne Taylor, Robyn Malcolm, Peter Salmon, Liz DiFiore, Jason Stephens – Lingo Pictures, Luminous Beast / Channel 4
COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS Production Team – CBS Studios, Easy Tiger Productions / BBC Two
SAY NOTHING Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Joshua Zetumer, Patrick Keefe, Monica Levinson, Michael Lennox – FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+
SHŌGUN Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo, Michaela Clavell, Jonathan van Tulleken, Eriko Miyagawa, Hiroyuki Sanada – FX Productions / Disney+
TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY Production Team – Peligrosa, Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls, Passenger, HBO / Sky Atlantic
YOU ARE NOT ALONE: FIGHTING THE WOLFPACK Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar, Katie Bryer, Samuel R. Santana – Lucernam Films / Netflix

LEADING ACTOR
DAVID TENNANT Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+
GARY OLDMAN Slow Horses – See-Saw Films / Apple TV+
LENNIE JAMES Mr Loverman – Fable Pictures / BBC One
MARTIN FREEMAN The Responder – Dancing Ledge Productions / BBC One
RICHARD GADD Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix
TOBY JONES Mr Bates vs The Post Office – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1

LEADING ACTRESS
ANNA MAXWELL MARTIN Until I Kill You – World Productions / ITV1
BILLIE PIPER Scoop – The Lighthouse Film and Television, Voltage TV / Netflix
LOLA PETTICREW Say Nothing – FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+
MARISA ABELA Industry – Bad Wolf, HBO / BBC One
MONICA DOLAN Mr Bates vs The Post Office – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1
SHARON D CLARKE Mr Loverman – Fable Pictures / BBC One

LIMITED DRAMA
BABY REINDEER Richard Gadd, Weronika Tofilska, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald, Matthew Mulot – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix
LOST BOYS AND FAIRIES Rebekah Wray-Rogers, Jessica Brown Meek, Libby Durdy, Daf James, James Kent, Adam Knopf – Duck Soup Film  / BBC One
MR BATES vs THE POST OFFICE Patrick Spence, James Strong, Gwyneth Hughes, Chris Clough, Natasha Bondy, Joe Williams – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1
ONE DAY Nicole Taylor, Molly Manners, Roanna Benn, Jude Liknaitzky, David Nicholls, Nige Watson – Drama Republic, Universal International Studios, Focus Features / Netflix

LIVE EVENT COVERAGE
D-DAY 80: TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
GLASTONBURY 2024 Production Team – BBC Studios Music Productions / BBC Two
LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS Production Team – Livewire Pictures / BBC Two

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY
BILAL HASNA Extraordinary – Sid Gentle Films / Disney+
DANNY DYER Mr Bigstuff – Sky Studios, Water & Power Productions / Sky Comedy
DYLAN THOMAS-SMITH G'Wed – Golden Path Productions / ITV2
NABHAAN RIZWAN Kaos – SISTER / Netflix
OLIVER SAVELL Changing Ends – Baby Cow Productions / ITV1
PHIL DUNNING Smoggie Queens – Hat Trick Productions / BBC Three

NEWS COVERAGE
BBC BREAKFAST: POST OFFICE SPECIAL Production Team – BBC News / BBC One
CHANNEL 4 NEWS: INSIDE SEDNAYA – THE FALL OF ASSAD Production Team – Channel 4 News / Channel 4
CHANNEL 4 NEWS: UNDERCOVER INSIDE REFORM'S CAMPAIGN Production Team – Channel 4 News / Channel 4

REALITY
DRAGONS' DEN Production Team – BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions / BBC One
THE JURY: MURDER TRIAL Production Team – ScreenDog Productions / Channel 4
LOVE IS BLIND UK Production Team – CPL Productions / Netflix
THE TRAITORS Production Team – Studio Lambert / BBC One

SCRIPTED COMEDY
ALMA'S NOT NORMAL Sophie Willan, Andrew Chaplin, Gill Isles, Nerys Evans – Expectation / BBC Two
BRASSIC David Livingstone, Danny Brocklehurst, Ben Gregor, Joseph Gilgun, Jim Poyser – Calamity Films / Sky Max
G'WED Danny Kenny, Mario Stylianides, Akaash Meeda, Penny Davies – Golden Path Productions / ITV2
LUDWIG Mark Brotherhood, Robert McKillop, David Mitchell, Kenton Allen, Kathryn O'Connor, Georgie Fallon – Big Talk Studios, That Mitchell & Webb Company / BBC One

SHORT FORM
BROWN BRIT Jay Stephen, Ralph Briscoe – The Romantix / Channel 4
PEAKED John Addis, Ada Player, Bron Waugh – Boffola Pictures / Channel 4
QUIET LIFE Production Team – Open Mike Productions / BBC Three
SPUD Siobhán McSweeney, Pippa Brown, Leah Draws – Lookout Point TV / BBC Three

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
HELL JUMPER Paddy Wivell, Adriana Timco, Colin Barr, Rupert Houseman, Jane Nicholson, Clancie John-Pierre – Expectation/ BBC Two
TELL THEM YOU LOVE ME Production Team – Mindhouse Productions / Sky Documentaries
UKRAINE: ENEMY IN THE WOODS Jamie Roberts, Kate Spankie, Jonathan Smith, Claire Walker, Stanislav Strilets – Hoyo Films / BBC Two
UNDERCOVER: EXPOSING THE FAR RIGHT Production Team – Marking Inc, Tigerlily Productions / Channel 4

SOAP
CASUALTY Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
CORONATION STREET Production Team – ITV Studios / ITV1
EASTENDERS Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC On

SPECIALIST FACTUAL
ATOMIC PEOPLE Benedict Sanderson, Megumi Inman, Morgan Matthews, Otto Burnham – Minnow Films / BBC Two
BILLY & MOLLY: AN OTTER LOVE STORY Production Team – Silverback Films / National Geographic
CHILDREN OF THE CULT Maroesja Perizonius, Alice McShane, Victoria Hollingsworth, David Modell, Ella Newton, Ben Ferguson – DM Productions / ITV1
MINERS' STRIKE 1984: THE BATTLE FOR BRITAIN Tom Barrow, Christian Collerton, Zora Kuettner, Neil Crombie, Joe Evans, Miriam Walsh – Swan Films / Channel 4

SPORTS COVERAGE
EURO 2024 Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC One
PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC One
WIMBLEDON 2024 Production Team – BBC Sport, Wimbledon Broadcast Services / BBC One

SUPPORTING ACTOR
ARIYON BAKARE Mr Loverman – Fable Pictures / BBC One
CHRISTOPHER CHUNG Slow Horses – See-Saw Films / Apple TV+
DAMIAN LEWIS Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – Playground Entertainment, Company Pictures / BBC One
JONATHAN PRYCE Slow Horses – See-Saw Films / Apple TV+
MCKINLEY BELCHER III Eric – SISTER, Little Chick / Netflix
SONNY WALKER The Gathering – World Productions / Channel 4

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
JESSICA GUNNING Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix
KATHERINE PARKINSON Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+
MAXINE PEAKE Say Nothing – FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+
MONICA DOLAN Sherwood – House Productions / BBC One
NAVA MAU Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix
SUE JOHNSTON Truelove – Clerkenwell Films / Channel 4

P&O CRUISES MEMORABLE MOMENT AWARD (voted for by the public)
BRIDGERTON "THE" carriage scene where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope – Shondaland / Netflix
GAVIN & STACEY: THE FINALE Smithy's Wedding: Mick Stands Up – Fulwell Entertainment, Tidy Productions, Baby Cow Productions / BBC One
MR BATES VS THE POST OFFICE Jo Hamilton phones the Horizon helpline – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1
RIVALS Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+
STRICTLY COME DANCING Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to ‘You'll Never Walk Alone' – BBC Studios / BBC One
THE TRAITORS "Paul isn't my son… but Ross is!" – Studio Lambert / BBC One

CHILDREN'S CRAFT TEAM
GRANT ORCHARD, SANDER JONES, ROSS PHILLIPS, PHILLIP WARNER, MALCOM MOLE, TIN SOUNDS Hey Duggee – Studio AKA / CBeebies
PAUL TAYLOR, JEREMY HEWSON, RICHIE WEBB, LISA HALSTEAD, JEMIMA COTTER, DAVID BRYAN Horrible Histories – Lion Television / CBBC
SIMON PARTINGTON, ALEX COPLEY, ANDY FARAGO, SANDY NUTTGENS, SIMON COUZENS BooSnoo! – Visionality, Mackinnon & Saunders / Sky Kids
TOM BIDWELL, JENNIFER PERROTT, RICK THIELE, SARAH BREWERTON, ANNA RACKARD, JAMES MATHER The Velveteen Rabbit – Magic Light Pictures / Apple TV+

COSTUME DESIGN
ANNIE SYMONS, JASON AIREY Mary & George – Hera Pictures, Sky Studios / Sky Atlantic
IAN FULCHER Black Doves – Sister, Noisy Bear / Netflix
JÁN KOCMAN The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Synchronicity Films, Sky Studios, All3Media International / Sky Atlantic
SUZANNE CAVE Eric – Sister, Little Chick / Netflix

DIRECTOR: FACTUAL
CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story – Silverback Films / National Geographic
COLETTE CAMDEN Lucan – Five Mile Films / BBC Two
NATASHA COX Life and Death in Gaza (Storyville) – BBC World Service, BBC Eye / BBC Two
TOM GREEN, TOMMY FORBES Me and the Voice in My Head – Hungry Bear Media / Channel 4

DIRECTOR: FICTION sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
MOLLY MANNERS One Day – Drama Republic, Universal International Studios, Focus Features / Netflix
NIDA MANZOOR We Are Lady Parts – Working Title Television / Channel 4
PETER KOSMINSKY Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – Playground Entertainment, Company Pictures / BBC One
WERONIKA TOFILSKA Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix

DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA
CHRIS COOK BBC General Election 2024 – BBC News / BBC One
DIRECTING TEAM D-Day 80: Tribute to the Fallen – BBC Studios / BBC One
JANET FRASER CROOK Glastonbury 2024 – BBC Studios Music Productions / BBC One
NIKKI PARSONS Strictly Come Dancing – BBC Studios / BBC One

EDITING: FACTUAL
KATE SPANKIE Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods – Hoyo Films / BBC Two
OTTO BURNHAM Apollo 13: Survival – Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe Films / Netflix
SARAH KEELING Life and Death in Gaza (Storyville)- BBC World Service, BBC Eye / BBC Two
SEAN MACKENZIE, CHRIS NICHOLLS Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain – Swan Films / Channel 4

EDITING: FICTION
LUKE DUNKLEY The Day of the Jackal – Carnival Films / Sky Atlantic
MIKE JONES Mr Bates vs The Post Office – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1
PETER OLIVER, BENJAMIN GERSTEIN Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix
ROBERT FROST Slow Horses (Episode 1) – See-Saw Films / Apple TV+

EMERGING TALENT: FACTUAL
ANNA JOHNSTON (Director) Parole – RAW / BBC Two
JABER BADWAN (Director of Photography) Kill Zone: Inside Gaza – Basement Films / Channel 4
LUCY WELLS (Shooting Director) 24 Hours in Police Custody: Murder on Prescription – The Garden / Channel 4

EMERGING TALENT: FICTION sponsored by Sara Putt Associates
KYLA HARRIS, LEE GETTY (Writers) We Might Regret This – Roughcut Television, Village Roadshow / BBC Two
LUCIA KESKIN (Writer) Things You Should Have Done – Roughcut Television / BBC Three
MITCH KALISA (Director) Letting Go (On The Edge) – BlackLight Television / Channel 4
PHIL DUNNING (Writer) Smoggie Queens – Hat Trick Productions / BBC Three

ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM sponsored by Hotcam
ANDY DEVONSHIRE, REBECCA BOWKER, JAMES DILLON, DRU MASTERS Taskmaster – Avalon UK / Channel 4
BEN ARCHARD, JAMES TINSLEY, SIGGI-ROSEN-RAWLINGS, MATHIEU WEEKES, MARTIN ADAMS, JIMMY BARNETT The Traitors – Studio Lambert / BBC One
DAVID BISHOP, JOE PHILLIPS, CATHERINE LAND, JEN TOWNSEND, DAVID ARCH, IAN MASTERSON Strictly Come Dancing – BBC Studios / BBC One
JON RICHARDS, ROBERT POUND, TOM ELDERFIELD, DARREN SARSBY, PETER TURNER, ADAM HUTCHINGS Miracles – Expectation TV, Seventeen / Sky Max

MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN
ERIKA ÖKVIST Bridgerton – Shondaland / Netflix
JILL SWEENEY, ABI BROTHERTON, NATALIE ALLAN, TIFFANY PIERRE, FRANZISKA ROESSLHUBER, MARTINE WATKINS Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+
NIC COLLINS Joan – Snowed-In Productions / ITV1
PAUL GOOCH, ADAM JAMES PHILLIPS, JULIA VERNON, DEBBI SALMON Mary & George – Hera Pictures, Sky Studios / Sky Atlantic

ORIGINAL MUSIC: FACTUAL
JESSICA JONES American Nightmare – RAW / Netflix
NITIN SAWHNEY Tiger – Wildstar Films / Disney+
NOOR KHALEGHI Rage Against The Regime: Iran – BBC Current Affairs / BBC Two
TANDIS JENHUDSON Israel & Gaza: Into the Abyss (Exposure) – Top Hat Productions / ITV1

ORIGINAL MUSIC: FICTION
CARLY PARADIS Until I Kill You – World Productions / ITV1
DANIEL PEMBERTON, TOY DRUM Slow Horses – See-Saw Films / Apple TV+
NATALIE HOLT, JACK HALAMA Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios/Disney+
TIM PHILLIPS, PJ HARVEY Bad Sisters – Merman, ABC Signature / Apple TV+

PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL
CAMERA TEAM Life and Death in Gaza (Storyville) – BBC World Service, BBC Eye / BBC Two
CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES, JOHNNY ROLT, BERTIE GREGORY Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story – Silverback Films / National Geographic
MARCEL METTELSIEFEN State of Rage – Duskwater Films / Channel 4
MILES BLAYDEN-RYALL, VIANET DJENGUET, SAM DAWE Silverback – Off the Fence Productions, France Télévisions / BBC Two

PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION
BENEDICT SPENCE Eric – Sister, Little Chick / Netflix
CHRISTOPHER ROSS Shōgun – FX Productions / Disney+
NICK MORRIS Sweetpea – See-Saw Films, fanboy / Sky Atlantic
STEPHEN MURPHY Say Nothing (Episode 8) – FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+

PRODUCTION DESIGN sponsored by BENlabs
ASHLEIGH JEFFERS Breathtaking – HTM Television, Northern Ireland Screen, ITV Studios / ITV1
CHRIS SEAGERS Masters of the Air – Apple Studios, Amblin Television, Playtone / Apple TV+
DOMINIC HYMAN Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+
RICHARD BULLOCK The Day of the Jackal – Carnival Films / Sky Atlantic

SCRIPTED CASTING
ISABELLA ODOFFIN Supacell – Netflix, New Wave Agency, It's A Rap / Netflix
JILL TREVELLICK Mr Bates vs The Post Office – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1
LAUREN EVANS Lost Boys and Fairies – Duck Soup Films / BBC One
KELLY VALENTINE HENDRY Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+

SOUND: FACTUAL
BRIAN MOSELEY, ANGELA GROVES, PAUL FISHER, CHRIS WATSON, IOANNIS SPANOS Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough – Humble Bee Films, InField Fly / Sky Nature
KURT HOWARD, CALUM THOMSON, EDWIN MATTHEWS Backstage with the London Philharmonic Orchestra – Love Monday TV / Sky Arts
PAUL DARLING, GREG GETTENS, GLEN GATHARD, REBECCA HEATHCOTE Apollo13: Survival – Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe Films / Netflix
SOUND TEAM Earthsounds – Offspring Films / Apple TV+

SOUND: FICTION
ALASTAIR SIRKETT, DOUG COOPER, SIMON BISHOP, TIM HANDS, ADELE FLETCHER, BARNABY SMYTH House of the Dragon – Bastard Sword, GRRM, 1:26 Pictures Inc, HBO / Sky Atlantic
ANDREW SISSONS, MARTIN JENSEN, JOE BEAL, ALEX ELLERINGTON, DUNCAN PRICE, ABBIE SHAW Slow Horses – See-Saw Films/ Apple TV+
HOWARD BARGROFF, STEPHEN GRIFFITHS, TOM JENKINS, ANDY SHELLEY, MARK TIMMS, MICHELE WOODS True Detective: Night Country – HBO / Sky Atlantic
MATTHEW SKELDING, TOM JENKINS, MILOS STOJANOVIC, JAMES RIDGWAY, JACK WHITELEE Baby Reindeer -Clerkenwell Films / Netflix

SPECIAL, VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS
DAÐI EINARSSON, THOMAS HORTON, LEV KOLOBOV, MIKE DAWSON, ASA SHOUL, PIXOMONDO House of the Dragon -Bastard Sword, GRRM, 1:26 Pictures Inc. HBO / Sky Atlantic
DANIEL RAUCHWERGER, RAPHAEL HAMM, STEFANO PEPIN, RICHARD STANBURY, IAN FELLOWS, PAUL BONGIOVANNI Silo – AMC Studios / Apple TV+
JASON SMITH, RICHARD BAIN, RYAN CONDER, CHRIS RODGERS The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Amazon MGM Studios / Prime Video
NEIL CORBOULD, CAIMIN BOURNE, STUART HEATH, GLEN WINCHESTER Masters of the Air – Apple Studios, Amblin Television, Playtone / Apple TV+

TITLES & GRAPHIC IDENTITY
FX GOBY, PAUL BAILEY, RUSSELL HENDRIE, NINA BEYERS, TOM ESPEZEL Paris 2024 Olympics – BBC Sport, Nexus Studios / BBC One
MATT CURTIS A Gentleman in Moscow – Paramount Television International Studios, Lionsgate Television / Paramount+
PAUL MCDONNELL, HUGO MOSS, BEN HANBURY, TAMSIN MCGEE Ludwig – Big Talk Studios, That Mitchell & Webb Company / BBC One
PETER ANDERSON STUDIO Sweetpea – See-Saw Films, fanboy / Sky Atlantic

WRITER: COMEDY
BRETT GOLDSTEIN Shrinking – Warner Bros. Television / Apple TV+
NIDA MANZOOR We Are Lady Parts – Working Title Television / Channel 4
PHIL DUNNING Smoggie Queens – Hat Trick Productions / BBC Three
REECE SHEARSMITH, STEVE PEMBERTON Inside No.9 – BBC Studios Comedy Productions / BBC Two

WRITER: DRAMA
GWYNETH HUGHES Mr Bates vs The Post Office – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1
MICKEY DOWN, KONRAD KAY Industry – Bad Wolf, HBO / BBC One
NICOLE TAYLOR One Day – Drama Republic, Universal International Studios, Focus Features / Netflix
RICHARD GADD Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix

60th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award Nominations

Entertainer of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson

Album of the Year
 Megan Moroney — "Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine)"
Producer: Kristian Bush

Jelly Roll — "Beautifully Broken"
Producers: BazeXX, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Devin Dawson, Charlie Handsome, Ben Johnson, mgk, The Monsters & Strangerz, Austin Nivarel, SlimXX, Ryan Tedder, Isaiah Tejada, Alysa Vanderheym

Zach Top — "Cold Beer & Country Music"
Producer: Carson Chamberlain

Post Malone — "F-1 Trillion"
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins

Lainey Wilson — "Whirlwind"
Producer: Jay Joyce

Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson

Male Artist of the Year
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen

Duo of the Year 
Brooks & Dunn 
Brothers Osborne 
Dan + Shay 
Muscadine Bloodline
The War And Treaty

Group of the Year
Flatland Cavalry
Little Big Town 
Old Dominion 
Rascal Flatts
The Red Clay Strays

New Female Artist of the Year
Kassi Ashton
Ashley Cooke
Dasha
Ella Langley
Jessie Murph

New Male Artist of the Year
Gavin Adcock
Shaboozey
Zach Top
Tucker Wetmore
Bailey Zimmerman

New Duo or Group of the Year
Restless Road
The Red Clay Strays
Treaty Oak Revival

Single of the Year 
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Shaboozey
Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry

"Dirt Cheap" — Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon

"I Had Some Help" — Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins

"White Horse" — Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton

"You look like you love me" — Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producer: Will Bundy

Song of the Year
"4x4xU" — Lainey Wilson
Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson

"The Architect" — Kacey Musgraves
Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne

"Dirt Cheap" — Cody Johnson
Songwriter: Josh Phillips

"I Had Some Help" — Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak

"You look like you love me" — Ella Langley, Riley Green
Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere

Music Event of the Year
"Cowboys Cry Too" — Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Alysa Vanderheym

"I Had Some Help" — Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins

"I’m Gonna Love You" — Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
Producer: Trent Willmon

"We don’t fight anymore" — Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton
Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce

"You look like you love me" — Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producer: Will Bundy

Visual Media of the Year 
"4x4xU" — Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jennifer Ansell
Director: Dano Cerny

"Dirt Cheap" — Cody Johnson
Producer: Dustin Haney
Director: Dustin Haney

"I’m Gonna Love You" — Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
Producers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-Perry
Director: Dustin Haney

"Think I’m In Love With You" — Chris Stapleton
Producers: Wes Edwards, Angie Lorenz, Jamie Stratakis
Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)

"You look like you love me" — Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producer: Whale Tale Music
Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney

Artist-Songwriter of the Year
Luke Combs
ERNEST
HARDY
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson

Songwriter of the Year
Jessi Alexander
Jessie Jo Dillon
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

2025 iHeartRadio Music Award Winners

Song of the Year:
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone 

Pop Song of the Year:
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter 

Pop Artist of the Year:
Sabrina Carpenter

Artist of the Year:
Taylor Swift 

Best Collaboration:
“Die With a Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

Best New Artist (Pop):
Teddy Swims

Country Song of the Year:
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen 

Country Artist of the Year:
Jelly Roll

Best New Artist (Country):
Shaboozey 

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar 

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
GloRilla

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop):
BossMan Dlow

R&B Song of the Year:
“Made For Me”- Muni Long 

R&B Artist of the Year:
SZA

World Artist of the Year:
Tyla 

Best New Artist (R&B):
4Batz

Alternative Song of the Year:
“Too Sweet”- Hozier 

Alternative Artist of the Year:
Green Day 

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock):
Fontaines D.C.

Rock Song of the Year:
“A Symptom of Being Human” - Shinedown 

Rock Artist of the Year:
Shinedown 

Dance Song of the Year:
“360” - Charli xcx 

Dance Artist of the Year:
David Guetta

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year:
“Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year:
FEID 

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban):
Kapo

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
“Alch Si” - Grupo Frontera and Carin León

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:
Peso Pluma

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican):
Xavi

K-pop Artist of the Year:
ATEEZ 

K-pop Song of the Year:
“Who”- Jimin — WINNER

Best New Artist (K-pop):
ILLIT

Producer of the Year:
Julian Bunetta 

Songwriter of the Year:
Amy Allen 

Favorite Soundtrack:
Wicked 

Favorite Broadway Debut:
Rachel Zegler – Romeo + Juliet 

Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge
“GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT) 

Favorite Surprise Guest: 
Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce 

Favorite Tour Tradition
Taylor Swift - Surprise songs

Best Lyrics:
“Fortnight” - Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone 

Best Music Video:
“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

Favorite Tour Style:
Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour

Favorite Tour Photographer:
Alfredo Flores - Sabrina Carpenter

Favorite On Screen:
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) (Taylor Swift)

Saturday, March 15, 2025

3rd Annual Children & Family Emmy Awards

Outstanding Preschool Series
Blue's Clues & You!

Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

Outstanding Young Teen Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Outstanding Fiction Special
The Velveteen Rabbit

Outstanding Non-Fiction Program
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School

Outstanding Preschool Animated Series
The Tiny Chef Show

Outstanding Children's or Young Teen Animated Series
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Outstanding Animated Special
Orion and the Dark

Outstanding Short Form Live Action Program
Elmo and Jesse Remember Uncle Jack | Grief

Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
Once Upon a Studio

Outstanding Public Service Initiative
La Fuerza-STEM: Engaging Hispanic Families in Science Through Culturally Relevant Media
            *HONORABLE MENTION* - Sesame Workshop: Emotional Well-Being

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program
Christian Slater as Mulgarath - The Spiderwick Chronicles

Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program
Amanda Lawrence as Matron Shipley - Malory Towers

Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program
Phoenix Laroche as William - The Velveteen Rabbit

Outstanding Puppetry Performer
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango - Sesame Street

Outstanding Voice Performer in a Preschool Program
Kari Wahlgren as Granny Caterina, Ms. Poochytail & Magda - Superkitties

Outstanding Voice Performer in a Children's or Young Teen Program
Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck & Bugs Bunny - Teen Titans Go!

Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program
Jacob Tremblay as Orion - Orion and the Dark

Outstanding Children's Personality
Meryl Streep - Storyline Online

Outstanding Writing for a Children's or Young Teen Animated Series
"Dancing With Myself" - Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Outstanding Directing for a Single Camera Live Action Series
(TIE) "The Big City" - A Real Bug’s Life AND "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher" - Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation

Background Design
Miho Tomimasu - Visual Development Artist
Orion and the Dark

Philip Vose - Background Designer
Merry Little Batman

Character Animation
Elena Najar - Animation Supervisor
Merry Little Batman 

Character Design
Lesego Vorster - Character Designer
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (Disney+)
Color
Lauren Zurcher - Visual Development Artist / Digimatte
Artist
Orion and the Dark (Netflix [DreamWorks Animation])

Production Design
Guillaume Fesquet - Art Director
Merry Little Batman (Amazon Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, DC
Comics, Warner Bros. Animation])

Storyboard
David Lux - Storyboard Artist
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (Apple TV+ [WildBrain Studios
in association with Apple])

75th America Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Award Winners

Best Edited Feature Film (Drama, Theatrical)
Emilia Pérez
Juliette Welfling

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy, Theatrical)
Wicked 
Myron Kerstein, ACE

Best Edited Animated Feature Film
The Wild Robot 
Mary Blee

Best Edited Documentary Feature
Will & Harper 
Monique Zavistovski, ACE

Best Edited Documentary Series
Chimp Crazy (102 – Gone Ape)
Evan Wise, ACE
Charles Divak, ACE
Adrienne Gits, ACE
Doug Abel, ACE

Best Edited Multi-Camera Comedy Series
Frasier (207 – My Brilliant Sister) (WINNER)
Russell Griffin, ACE

Best Edited Single Camera Comedy Series
What We Do in the Shadows (603 – Sleep Hypnosis)
Liza Cardinale, ACE
Dane McMaster, ACE

Best Edited Drama Series
Shogun (110 – A Dream of A Dream) 
Maria Gonzales, ACE

Best Edited Feature Film (Non-Theatrical)
Road House
Doc Crotzer, ACE

Best Edited Limited Series
Baby Reindeer (104 – Episode 4) 
Peter H. Oliver
Benjamin Gerstein

Best Edited Non-Scripted Series
Welcome to Wrexham (305 – Temporary) (WINNER)
Tim Wilsbach, ACE
Steve Welch, ACE
Michael Brown
Michael Oliver
Tim Roche
Matt Wafaie
Jenny Krochmal

Best Edited Variety Talk/Sketch Show or Special
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1103 – Boeing) (WINNER)
Anthony Miale, ACE

Best Edited Animated Series
X-Men '97 (105 – Remember It) 
Michelle McMillan

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

2025 Olivier Award Nominations

Best New Play
The Fear of 13 by Lindsey Ferrentino at Donmar Warehouse
Giant by Mark Rosenblatt at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Kyoto by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson at @sohoplace
Shifters by Benedict Lombe at Duke of York’s Theatre
The Years adapted by Eline Arbo, in an English version by Stephanie Bain at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre

Best New Musical
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music and lyrics by Darren Clark, book and lyrics by Jethro Compton at Ambassadors Theatre
MJ The Musical, book by Lynn Nottage at Prince Edward Theatre
Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812, music, lyrics and book by Dave Malloy at Donmar Warehouse
Why Am I So Single?, music, lyrics and book by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss at Garrick Theatre

Best Revival
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde at National Theatre – Lyttelton
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell at The Old Vic
Oedipus by Robert Icke at Wyndham’s Theatre
Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett at Theatre Royal Haymarket

Best Musical Revival
Fiddler on the Roof, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Joseph Stein at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Hello, Dolly!, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart at The London Palladium
Oliver!, book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, new material and revisions by Cameron Mackintosh at Gielgud Theatre
Starlight Express, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Richard Stilgoe at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jorge Bosch for Kyoto
Tom Edden for Waiting for Godot
Elliot Levey for Giant
Ben Whishaw for Bluets

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Sharon D Clarke for The Importance of Being Earnest
Romola Garai for Giant
Romola Garai for The Years
Gina McKee for The Years

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Liv Andrusier for Fiddler on the Roof
Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada
Beverley Klein for Fiddler on the Roof
Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Andy Nyman for Hello, Dolly!
Raphael Papo for Fiddler on the Roof
Layton Williams for Titanique
Tom Xander for Mean Girls

Best Actor in a Musical
John Dagleish for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler on the Roof
Myles Frost for MJ The Musical
Simon Lipkin for Oliver!
Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812

Best Actress in a Musical
Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812
Lauren Drew for Titanique
Clare Foster for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Lara Pulver for Fiddler on the Roof
Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly!

Best Actress
Heather Agyepong for Shifters
Lesley Manville for Oedipus
Rosie Sheehy for Machinal
Meera Syal for A Tupperware of Ashes
Indira Varma for Oedipus

Best Actor
Adrien Brody for The Fear of 13
Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke
Paapa Essiedu for Death of England: Delroy
John Lithgow for Giant
Mark Strong for Oedipus

Best Director
Eline Arbo for The Years
Jordan Fein for Fiddler on the Roof
Nicholas Hytner for Giant
Robert Icke for Oedipus

Best Costume Design
Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood
Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away
Tom Scutt for Fiddler on the Roof

Best Sound Design
Nick Lidster for Fiddler on the Roof
Christopher Shutt for Oedipus
Thijs van Vuure for The Years
Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away

Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver at National Theatre
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith
Spirited Away adapted by John Caird and co-adapted by Maoko Imai
Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli

Best Family Show
Brainiac Live at Marylebone Theatre
Maddie Moate's Very Curious Christmas at Apollo Theatre
The Nutcracker at Polka Theatre
Rough Magic at Shakespeare's Globe

Best Theatre Choreographer
Matthew Bourne for Oliver!
Julia Cheng for Fiddler on the Roof
Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus
Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical

Best Set Design
Jon Bausor for set design, Toby Olié and Daisy Beattie for puppetry design, and Satoshi Kuriyama for projection design — Spirited Away
Frankie Bradshaw for set design — Ballet Shoes
Es Devlin for set design — Coriolanus
Tom Scutt for set design — Fiddler on the Roof

Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs — Oliver!
Howard Hudson — Starlight Express
Howard Hudson — Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Aideen Malone — Fiddler on the Roof

Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
Animal Farm — Theatre Royal Stratford East
Boys on the Verge of Tears — Soho Theatre
English — Kiln Theatre
Now, I See — Theatre Royal Stratford East
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank — Marylebone Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Aigul Akhmetshina for Carmen at the Royal Opera House
Allan Clayton for Festen at the Royal Opera House
Jung Young-doo for direction of Lear at the Barbican

Best New Opera Production
Duke Bluebeard's Castle by ENO at the London Coliseum
Festen by the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
L'Olimpiade by Irish National Opera and the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
The Tales of Hoffmann by the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House

Best New Dance Production
Assembly Hall — Sadler's Wells
Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada — Pite/Kudelka/Portner — Sadler's Wells
Theatre of Dreams — Sadler's Wells
An Untitled Love — Sadler's Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets
Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels' Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada — Pite/Kudelka/Portner
Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbabuena

Outstanding Musical Contribution
Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision and Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler on the Roof
Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812
Asaf Zohar for Compositions and Gavin Sutherland for Dance Arrangements and Orchestration for Ballet Shoes

Monday, March 3, 2025

The Oscar Narrative: The End

So it turns out that Conan O'Brien is exactly what the Oscars needed. The ratings will still probably not be where ABC or The Academy wants them to be, added to the fact that Hulu having issues on the streaming side, but the reviews for his hosting gig were almost universal praise. He was funny, stayed out of too many controversies, and was not afraid to embrace ridiculous (but never too ridiculous). He says he will never come back, and I hope that is not the case. Of course there were some parts that could have been cut (did we need another Bond tribute?), and it still was too long (thank God it now starts an hour earlier, I'm getting too old). But that is the Oscars. If you are expecting perfection, if you think that every bit is going to work all the time, you are always going to be disappointed. This was one of the better ceremonies, and for that we can all be grateful. 

Anora winning Best Picture might have had a lot of viewers confused (I have had so many people say the dreaded - "I've never heard of that"), but I think it was a great choice, especially in this year that felt muted in terms of award worthy projects (to be fair, it is hard to top last year's lineup of ten). It's a Cinderella story that saw a May Cannes premiere ride all the way to March, a new talented actress get her star moment, and a hardworking veteran director finally get his due on a grand stage. It also was a great moment to celebrate truly independent filmmaking on a large scale, hopefully encouraging some of the viewers to give more of these films a chance. Plus the film was fantastic, and not the most conventional winner. That is good news for the Academy that has worked hard to diversity its membership, including with younger voters. I hated that Demi did not win, as many of you know, I am a sucker for rewarding the overdue. But I loved Mikey in the role, and she earned the gold. In some of the other categories there were upsets like Flow beating The Wild Robot. This is yet another signal that the membership changes are making an impact on the outcome of the vote. In so many others, it was more predictable than we assumed it would be, and interesting dichotomy. Overall though, there were no egregious winners (the El Mal win for Emilia Perez was the really only cringe one, but that had more to do with the speech than the song), some great projects got some recognition, and other than Adrien Brody's never-ending speech, most folks were pithy and respectful. 

Sixteen years ago I was a college student, who started this little blog to get my thoughts out about the Oscars. It was not the most coherent blog, small in size with a limited audience. It's still a little blog, my thoughts are still incoherent, and my audience is still pretty small. But for the now almost two decades, it has been a great place for me to post award winners and talk about who I think will win. A special thank you to those who do tune in, I appreciate each and every one of you for indulging me all these years. I don't always get it right. This year, I went 17/23. Not my worst year, and I was 17/20 if you take out those shorts, where I really missed the mark. I'm not as concerned about getting it right or wrong, what I care about this that I still enjoy it. Sometimes life gets in the way, sometimes, if you are not feeling the season, it can be a slog. But it is inevitable that by the time the music starts playing on Oscar Night, all of that melts away, and you get sucked back into the grandeur of all it. Then there is that sadness knowing that you have to wait another year to experience it again. The way some people feel about their favorite festival or sporting event, that's how I feel about The Oscars. It is my Final Four, or national championship, or Super Bowl. This past summer, I visited a friend in LA, and I got to walk into the Dolby Theater, visit the Academy Museum, and absorb so much film and Oscar history. It was wonderful, and reminded me so much of why, despite popular belief by some, the Oscars still matter. There is so much going on in our world. There is a lot of fear, economic strife, war, and political issues that feel overwhelming at times. That is why we need to continue to celebrate the things in our lives that entertain us, give us an escape and more important, give us hope. Movies, especially the theatrical experience, are a great way to escape, and they, like all great art, can have a unique way of leveling the playing field and uniting us. Right now, we could all use more of that. I think Conan, as he ended his opening monologue, said it best: "Now, for almost a century, we have paused every spring to elevate and celebrate an art form that has the power at its very best to unite us. So, yes, even in the face of terrible wildfires and divisive politics, the work, which is what this is about, the work continues. And next year and for years to come, through trauma and joy, this seemingly absurd ritual is going to be here...the magic, the madness, the grandeur, and the joy of film worldwide is going to be with us forever." Amen. 

See you next time around for Year 17.

Sunday, March 2, 2025

The 97th Academy Awards

Best Picture - Anora
Best Director - Sean Baker "Anora"
Best Actor - Adrien Brody "The Brutalist"
Best Actress - Mikey Madison "Anora"
Best Supporting Actor - Kieran Culkin "A Real Pain"
Best Supporting Actress - Zoe Saldana "Emilia Perez"
Best Adapted Screenplay - Peter Straughn "Conclave"
Best Original Screenplay - Sean Baker "Anora"
Best Animated Feature - Flow
Best Documentary Feature - No Other Land
Best International Feature - I'm Still Here (Brazil)
Best Cinematography - Lol Crawley "The Brutalist"
Best Costume Design - Paul Tazewell "Wicked"
Best Film Editing - Sean Baker "Anora"
Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli "The Substance"
Best Original Score - Daniel Blumberg "The Brutalist"
Best Original Song - Emilia Perez - El Mal -  Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard
Best Production Design - Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales "Wicked"
Best Sound - Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill "Dune: Part II"
Best Visual Effects - Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer "Dune: Part II"
Best Animated Short - In the Shadow of the Cypress
Best Documentary Short - The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Best Live Action Short - I'm Not a Robot

Saturday, March 1, 2025

15th Annual Awards Psychic Award Winners

Best Picture - Drama
Winner - Sing Sing
Runner Up - The Brutalist, Conclave, Nickel Boys
Commentary - The Brutalist was bold, Nickel Boys was daring, and Conclave was entertaining. But the film I keep coming back to is Sing Sing. It is such as heartbreaking, realistic, and bold film that showcases real-life in a bold, funny, and heartwarming way that lights up the screen. A beautiful story and an extraordinary cast illuminate the screen in a film that will stick with me for a long time. 

Best Picture - Comedy/Musical
Winner - (TIE) Anora and Wicked
Runners Up - Challengers, My Old Ass, Saturday Night, Thelma
Commentary - Again, this was a great year in this category, and it was hard to choose. Wicked gets a lot of flack from the film Twitter, film critic, film pretentious world. In fact, an article recently released by a major publication listed it as the worst film nominated for Best Picture. Those writers completely missed the point. For those of us who spent hours singing Defying Gravity at the top of our lungs for the last twenty years, Wicked exceeded every one of our expectations. It was bold, funny, brilliant, bright, and a hell of a theatrical experience that swept you away. On the flip side was Anora, a darkly funny Pretty Woman tale that is ferocious entertainment from start to finish, with a jaw-dropping amount of surprising depth that is a true testament to the brilliant script and deft direction of Sean Baker, who is finally getting his due with Oscar voters. 

Best Picture Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Action/Horror
Winner - The Substance
Runner Up - Dune: Part Two, The Fall Guy, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Heretic, Nosferatu
Commentary - Whew, there were parts of The Substance where I had to turn away. But the message was loud and clear. Coralie Farget, Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and their fantastic team of artists have created a beautifully horrifying dark comedy that has some brilliant references to film history, is a perfect metaphor for the horrors of aging in Hollywood, and is wildly entertaining. 

Best Picture - Animated
Winner - The Wild Robot
Runners Up - Flow, Inside Out 2, Memoir of a Snail, and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Commentary - The Wild Robot was a bit of surprise, and what a joyous one it was. It is such a profound, endearing, heart-warming and heart-breaking adventure that is perfect for both kids and adults alike. A true joy to watch. 

Best Picture - Documentary
Winner - Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat 
Runners Up - No Other Land, Sugarcane, Will & Harper
Commentary - I was in awe of creativity of Soundtrack to a Coup d'état. The story was fascinating, and the ability of Johan Grimonprez to weave music, politics, and history into an epic that connects so much of the world at that time. 

Best Director
Winner - Sean Baker "Anora"
Runners Up - Luca Guadagnino "Challengers" and "Queer", Edward Berger "Conclave", RaMell Ross "Nickel Boys"
Commentary - See Best Picture - Comedy/Musical

Best Actor - Drama
Winner - (TIE) Colman Domingo "Sing Sing" and Ralph Fiennes "Conclave"
Runners Up - Timothee Chalamet "A Complete Unknown", Daniel Craig "Queer"
Commentary - Another one where I could not make a choice. Colman Domingo is jaw-dropping in Sing Sing, breaking our heart and bringing a gut-wrenching heart and soul to a magnificent film. 

Best Actress - Drama
Winner - Marianne Jean-Baptiste "Hard Truths"
Runners Up - Pamela Anderson "The Last Showgirl" and Fernanda Torres "I'm Still Here"
Commentary - Marianne Jean-Baptiste is a master performer, and it takes a lot to make her obnoxious, unlikable character in Mike Leigh's Hard Truths watchable. But Jean-Baptiste navigates the thorniness of her character and brings incredible depth to a role that is magnificently executed. The real shame in this awards season is that Oscar voters could not make room for her in the Best Actress race. 

Best Actor - Comedy/Musical
Winner - (TIE) Mike Faist "Challengers" and Josh O'Connor "Challengers"
Runners Up - Ryan Gosling "The Fall Guy", Hugh Grant "Heretic", Gabriel LaBelle "Saturday Night", Glen Powell "Hit Man", Sebastian Stan "A Different Man"
Commentary - So if I didn't already like Faist and O'Connor, damn did they not bring the heat and tension to Challengers. Their relationship is so center to the film, and they manage to make us laugh, keep us entertained, and get our temperature turned up, maybe a little too much. 

Best Actress - Comedy/Musical
Winner - (TIE) Mikey Madison "Anora" and Demi Moore "The Substance"
Runners Up - Cynthia Erivo "Wicked", June Squibb "Thelma", Maisy Stella "My Old Ass", Zendaya "Challengers"
Commentary - A great year for this category, with some shoutouts to June Squibb, Cynthia Erivo, Maisy Stella, and Zendaya. I could not narrow it down beyond two, so I picked both. Demi Moore is in the role of the a lifetime in The Substance. She is jaw-dropping capturing the camp and horror of aging in Hollywood. I am so happy to see such a talent get a well-deserved Oscar nod. But who can deny the power of Mikey Madison. When she blazes on the screen as Anora, she is a mighty ferocity that cannot be contained. That is, until the final scene, where her exterior breaks and she breaks our heart. 

Best Supporting Actor
Winner - Clarence Maclin "Sing Sing"
Runners Up - Yura Borisov "Anora", Edward Norton "A Complete Unknown", Denzel Washington "Gladiator II"
Commentary - Maclin, whose story is the heart and center of Sing Sing with his true-to-life performance, is magnetic in the role, steals the scene every time he appears, and brings some depth of much-needed humor to the film. A true Cinderella Hollywood story that is worth celebrating. 

Best Supporting Actress
Winner - Ariana Grande "Wicked"
Runners Up - Michele Austin "Hard Truths", Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor "Nickel Boys", Natasha Lyonne "His Three Daughters"
Commentary - When they announced the cast for Wicked, I let out an audible "UGH" when they said that Ariana Grande was cast as Glinda (played originally by one of my personal favorites Kristin Chenoweth). But after seeing Wicked, I am so happy to report that I was 100% wrong. Grande rose the occasion on a musical level, and on an acting level. She perfectly captured the camp, glam, and ridiculousness of her character, while also easily finding the depth and emotion lying underneath. 

Best Ensemble
Winner - Saturday Night
Runners Up - Anora, Challengers, Conclave, Sing Sing, and Wicked
Commentary - I really liked Saturday Night, and felt like it was underrated during this awards season. In particular, the large cast really did an excellent job of capturing their real-life muses, and the chaotic nature of the first SNL episode. 

Best Voice Acting/Motion Capture Performance
Winner - Lupita Nyong’o “The Wild Robot”
Runners Up - Maya Hawke "Inside Out 2", Kevin Durand “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”,Sarah Snook “Memoir of a Snail”
Commentary - Lupita Nyong'o's beautiful work in The Wild Robot elevated the film, and once again, like so many before her, proved that we are not doing enough to recognize the work of voice actors. 

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner - Peter Straughan "Conclave"
Runner Up - Jay Cocks and James Mangold "A Complete Unknown", RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes "Nickel Boys", Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, and John “Divine G” Whitfield "Sing Sing", Chris Sanders "The Wild Robot"
Commentary - Conclave's twist and turns, all slow boiling to a surprising ending showcase the writing strength of the great Peter Straughn, who will most likely win a well-deserved Oscar (finally) this weekend. 

Best Original Screenplay
Winner - Sean Baker "Anora"
Runners Up - Justin Kuritzkes "Challengers", Mike Leigh "Hard Truths", Azazel Jacobs "His Three Daughters", Megan Park "My Old Ass"
Commentary - See Best Picture - Comedy/Musical

Best Cinematography
Winner - (TIE) Lol Crawley "The Brutalist" and Jomo Fray "Nickel Boys"
Runners Up - Sayombhu Mukdeeprom "Challengers", Greig Fraser "Dune: Part II", Edward Lachman "Maria"
Commentary - Both The Brutalist and Nickel Boys brought jaw-dropping cinematography on a small budget with perfect angles, beautiful shots, and both made their camera work almost characters that helped moved the film forward. Beautiful work on both accounts. 

Best Costume Design
Winner - Paul Tazewell "Wicked"
Runners Up - Lisy Christl "Conclave", Linda Muir "Nosferatu", Danny Glicker "Saturday Night"
Commentary - Paul Tazewell's beautiful costumes were eye-popping, integral to the story and the character development, and brought a new level of creativity to the craft. 

Best Film Editing
Winner - Marco Costa "Challengers"
Runners Up - Nick Emerson "Conclave", Sean Baker "Anora", Hansjörg Weißbrich "September 5"
Commentary - How the hell did Challengers not get nominated in this category? The fierce and brilliant work of Marco Costa helped build the astonishing tension and build up to its mystic climax. Magnificent work. 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Winner - Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, Pierre-Olivier Persin "The Substance"
Runners Up - Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount "Wicked", Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier "A Different Man", Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White "Nosferatu"
Commentary - Duh. The Substance has the most Makeup, but it also has the most impactful makeup, truly terrifying audiences and playing up its campy vibe. 

Best Original Score
Winner - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross "Challengers" 
Runners Up - Daniel Blumberg "The Brutalist", Hans Zimmer "Dune: Part Two",John Powell "Wicked"
Commentary - Another one that I cannot understand how it missed being nominated by the Academy. Challengers really was elevated by excellent technical work, and its brilliant score by Reznor and Ross, along with its editing, elevated the story and brought us into the emotions of the characters. Another knockout from Oscar-winning legends. 

Best Original Song 
Winner - The Wild Robot - “Kiss the Sky” - Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack & Ali Tamposi
Runners Up - Challengers - “Compress/Regress” - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Luca Guadagnino, The Last Showgirl - "Beautiful That Way" - Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt, Sing Sing - “Like a Bird” - Abraham Alexander, Brandon Marcel & Adrian Quesada
Commentary - Not the best year for this category, but Kiss the Sky was an emotional and wonderful tune that perfectly fit with the vibe of The Wild Robot. 

Best Production Design
Winner - Nathan Crowley, Ben Collins, David Lazan and Lee Sandales "Wicked"
Runners Up - Judy Becker and Patricia Cuccia "The Brutalist", Suzie Davies, Roberta Federico, and Cynthia Sleiter "Conclave", Craig Lathrop and Beatrice Brentnerova "Nosferatu", Jess Gonchor, Drew Monahan, Claudia Bonfe, Adam Rettino "Saturday Night"
Commentary - The beautiful blend of real sets and visual worlds created a eye-popping production design that helped Wicked achieve it theatrical visual treat that was amazing. 

Best Sound
Winner - Richard King, David Whitehead, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Gareth John "Dune: Part II"
Runner Up - Craig Berkley, Paul Carter, Michele Gualdrini "Challengers", John Marquis and Nancy Nugent Title "Wicked", Brian Chumney, Leff Lefferts, Rick Hromadka, Randy Thom, and Gary A. Rizzo "The Wild Robot"
Commentary - Part of the reason Dune: Part II feels so immersive is the remarkable work of the sound designers and editors. Dune encompasses you as you watch it and it is a feast for the eyes and the ears. 

Best Visual Effects
Winner - Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer "Dune: Part Two"
Runners Up - Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" and Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk "Wicked"
Commentary - Dune: Part II's incredible visual effects continued to provide the visual pastiche that Villeneuve and his team utilize to bring dramatic depths and eye-popping spectacle to this series. 

Top 20 Films
1. (TIE) Anora and Wicked
2. Sing Sing
3. Challengers
4. The Wild Robot
5. Conclave
6. Nickel Boys
7. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
8. My Old Ass
9. The Substance
10. Dune: Part II
11. The Brutalist
12. Thelma
13. Saturday Night
14. Will & Harper
15. Flow
16. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
17. The Fall Guy
18. No Other Land
19. Sugarcane
20. Nosferatu