AACTA Awards Nominations Favor ‘Stateless’ and ‘Babyteeth’

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) crowned the winners from its 2020 awards ceremony today, with Babyteeh and Stateless dominating the film and TV categories respectively.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCate Blanchett-produced mini series “Stateless” and Shannon Murphy’s feature film directing debut “Babyteeth” dominated proceedings at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.At a ceremony on Monday night at The Star in Sydney, immigration drama “Stateless” grabbed 13 awards including best telefeature or miniseries, best screenplay in television and all four acting awards across television drama.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThai producer Soros Sukhum (“By The Time It Gets Dark,” “Concrete Clouds”) was Thursday honored with the FIAPF Award for outstanding achievement in film in the Asia Pacific region.

Helen Reddy at this year’s awards ceremony, with an ensemble of female Australian artists covering Reddy’s iconic feminist anthem ‘I Am Woman’.Tones and I, Amy Shark, Marcia Hines, Christine Anu, Montaigne, the McClymonts and host Delta Goodrem were among those who sung live from the ceremony at The Star in Sydney.Over a dozen others appeared remotely as part of a virtual chorus, including Kate Miller-Heidke, Missy Higgins, Odette and more.Watch the powerful tribute to Reddy below:Former

The Weeknd has branded the Grammys “corrupt” after he was completely snubbed from this year’s nominees, despite a hugely successful year.In the last year, the Canadian singer’s hit Blinding Lights sat at the top of the UK singles chart for a total of eight weeks, while in the US, the track became the longest-running top 10 hit in history.Meanwhile, his latest album After Hours was met with positive reviews and reached number one in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.However, despite all of this,

Tame Impala performed ‘On Track’ at this year’s ARIA Awards in their native Australia, at which they also won a slew of awards for latest album ‘The Slow Rush’, including Album of the Year.Bandleader Kevin Parker was joined for the sprawling performance by a host of frequent live collaborators.

Despite a lack of theatrical distribution, 2020 has been another banner year for documentaries. It’s no surprise then that a number of acclaimed Oscar contenders didn’t make the cut for the prestigious IDA Documentary Awards.

The time has come to meet the new class of nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards. Recording Academy chair and interim president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr.

As expected, Taylor Swift dominated the 2020 Grammy Awards nominations earning six nods including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. What was slightly unexpected was Dua Lipa tying her in overall Grammy nods, including those categories and landing Record of the Year for “Don’t Start Now.” Surprisingly, despite predictions neither landed the most nominations.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards are being announced in an hour-long livestream presentation on Grammy.com and the Recording Academy’s social media platform. Variety is updating the nominees as they come in; refresh this page after the announcements get underway at noon ET/9 a.m.

Natalie Oganesyan editorThe 2021 Grammy Award nominees will be announced on Tuesday at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, courtesy of Recording Academy interim president Harvey Mason Jr., special guests Dua Lipa and Imogen Heap and other presenters.The one-hour livestreamed event will air on Grammy.com, as well as on the Recording Academy’s social media platforms.

Lianne La Havas, Nines and Aitch have been announced as the leading nominations at this year’s MOBO Awards.This year’s event will be held online on December 9 on YouTube from 7pm GMT while the main broadcast will go out on BBC One at 10.45pm GMT.Nines is up for five nominations including Best Male Act, Album Of The Year and Video Of The Year for ‘Clout’.Lianne La Havas, Mahalia and Tiana Major9 have also clocked up three nominations each including Best Female Act and Best R&B/Soul Act.Elsewhere,

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPuerto Rican singer-rapper Bad Bunny cancelled his scheduled performance on the American Music Awards Sunday night after testing positive for coronavirus.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd literally lit up Los Angeles with his American Music Awards performance, setting a new standard for the how-to-get-creative-with-social-distancing-during-an-awards show.Playing a pyro-loaded medley of “Your Eyes” and “Save Your Tears,” the performance started off with a solo from superstar saxist Kenny G — who performs on the song’s remix — before cutting to The Weeknd, dressed as the red-suited, busted-nose character featured in the artwork, videos and

GRAMMY nominations will be announced on Tuesday, courtesy of Recording Academy Interim President Harvey Mason Jr., as well as some special guests, ahead of the ceremony, currently set for a Jan.

The International Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in New York on Monday, Nov. 23, feature nominees from 20 countries and span the globe from Argentina to Australia, from Germany to South Korea.

Also Read: 'Dick Johnson Is Dead' Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Documentary AwardsIn addition, the early timeline for the nominations meant that some late-2020 films that might well have been major contenders, including George Clooney’s sci-fi epic “The Midnight Sky” and Patty Jenkins’ Christmas Day release “Wonder Woman 1984,” could not be considered.The result is a roster of nominees that is conspicuously missing big superhero or action flicks, filled instead with early-year theatrical