The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday held a virtual town hall for its members to discuss the implementation of its new inclusion standards for its Oscar Best Picture category. The members-only briefing was led by chief executive Bill Kramer, who we’re told insisted that the…

The latest edition of Deadline's Sound & Screen Television gets underway Tuesday, when we will shine a spotlight on the musicians and their scores for some of this year's most striking TV offerings. We know how integral music is when it comes to creating the mood of a project, and that's why we're…

Nathan Fielder wasn’t the only special guest for a Deadline FYC House + HBO Max panel on April 20 to discuss his HBO series The Rehearsal. The audience was also treated to an appearance from Kor Skeete, who enlists Fielder’s help in the series premiere. Viewers will remember Skeete as the Brooklyn…

The winners of the 2023 Peabody Awards have been announced and PBS leads the pack with a total of 6 followed by Apple TV+ and Disney+ with 3 a piece and HBO Max with 2 trophies. “Representing a wide range of mediums, genres, and narrative approaches, this year's winners continue to advance what it…

Bruce Norris's Downstate and Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt were named this season’s Best Play and Best Foreign Play, respectively, by the New York Drama Critics' Circle today. Downstate opened last October in an Off Broadway production at Playwrights Horizons. Set at a downstate Illinois group home for…

Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman will have to wait a little longer to receive her Life Achievement Award tribute from AFI, as the ceremony planned for June 10 has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing writers strike. Related Story Jennifer Coolidge Acknowledges WGA Strike In 20…

The cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars took the golden popcorn for Best Competition Series at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. During their pre-recorded acceptance speech, the cast took the opportunity to speak out against the anti-trans legislation against the LGBTQ+ community. Related…

Drew Barrymore dropped out of hosting the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards in solidarity with the writers strike. However, the opening bit that was pretaped before the WGA strike still aired during the telecast and Never Been Kissed fans were treated to the actor reprising her role of Josie…

Jennifer Coolidge was honored with the Comedic Genius award at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. Although the show turned into a clip show due to the writers strike, the White Lotus star accepted her award via a pretaped message. “Thank you MTV for honoring me with this incredible Comedic Genius award,&#8221…

The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards went on with a pretaped ceremony amid the writers strike and talent pulling out in support of the movement. Drew Barrymore dropped out of hosting duties earlier this week and pledged to return next year. Barrymore had already pretaped the opening segment of the show…

For Tony Award nominees, the next 37 days will be the usual long slog of interviews, parties, nerves and anticipation. But for producers of the ceremony’s June 11 broadcast on CBS, the date carries a new cause for insomnia: Who will write the thing? With the Writers Guild of America strike showing no…

UPDATE 2:15 PM: The WGA on Friday afternoon announced that they will be picketing the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday, which are being produced under WGA contract. That means that talent planning to attend would likely have to cross a picket line. PREVIOUS: The MTV Movie & TV Awards are still slated…