GLAAD, Raquel Willis Release Open Letter On Transgender Day Of Visibility; Gloria Steinem, Regina King, Laverne Cox, Gabrielle Union Among Signatories

23rd Costume Designers Guild Awards, honoring the best in film, television and short-form costume design, officially kicked off on Tuesday, with winners announced live on Twitter amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Hosted by Lana Condor, the awards show recognized longtime producing partners Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers with the prestigious Distinguished Collaborator Award, while stars like Rose Byrne, Andra Day, O-T Fagbenle, Regina King, Carey Mulligan and Amanda Seyfried presented during

Spider-Man's Zendaya and American Horror Story star Angela Bassett have joined the "ensemble cast" of presenters for the 2021 Oscars. This year's ceremony will take place later this month, with coronavirus pandemic regulations still in place.

The Oscars are aiming to be more like a movie than a television show and enlisting A-list stars like Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon to help hand out statuettes.They’ll be joined by the likes of Don Cheadle, Renee Zellweger, Regina King, Joaquin Phoenix, Rita Moreno, Laura Dern, Zendaya, Angela Bassett, Bryan Cranston, Marlee Matlin and last year’s best director winner Bong Joon Ho, the show’s producers said Monday.“In keeping with our awards-show-as-a-movie approach,

help hand out statuettes.They’ll be joined by the likes of Don Cheadle, Renee Zellweger, Regina King, Joaquin Phoenix, Rita Moreno, Laura Dern, Zendaya, Angela Bassett, Bryan Cranston, Marlee Matlin and last year’s best director winner Bong Joon Ho, the show’s producers said Monday.“In keeping with our awards-show-as-a-movie approach, we’ve assembled a truly stellar cast of stars,” said producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh in a statement.

93rd Oscars, which continues to hype Hollywood's big night as a cinematic experience in and of itself. As such, presenters at the 2021 Academy Awards are now the «cast.»Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Bong Joon Ho, Don Cheadle, Bryan Cranston, Laura Dern, Harrison Ford, Regina King, Marlee Matlin, Rita Moreno, Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Renée Zellweger and Zendaya make up the first batch of presenters.

Jon Burlingame editorMusic legend Quincy Jones received the Icon Award, while veteran music supervisor Maureen Crowe received the Legacy Award, at Sunday night’s 11th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards.The GMS awards were held virtually and it was the most all-star event the group had yet assembled. Presenters included John Legend, Regina King, and Billie Eilish.Stevie Wonder recalled meeting Quincy Jones at New York’s legendary Apollo Theater when he was just 14 years old.

The 21st Annual Black Reel Awards took place today with Warner Bros’ rousing drama, Judas and the Black Messiah, taking the marquee Outstanding Film award. In addition, stars Daniel Kaluuya and Dominique Fishback were bestowed with the Outstanding Supporting Actor and  Outstanding Supporting Actress award, respectively. Producers Charles King, Ryan Coogler, and Shaka King become the first all-African American team to win Outstanding Picture.

*WINNER.FEATURE FILM Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari” Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman” David Fincher, “Mank” Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland”FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR Radha Blank, “The Forty-Year-Old Version” Fernando Frías de la Parra, “I’m No Longer Here” Regina King, “One Night in Miami” Darius Marder, “Sound of Metal” Florian Zeller, “The Father”DOCUMENTARY Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw, “The Truffle Hunters” Pippa Erhlich & James Reed, “My Octopus

To All the Boys: Always and Forever star Lana Condor has been tapped to host the Costume Designers Guild Awards. Presenters for the CDGA ceremony on April 13 include Rose Byrne, Andra Day, Emerald Fennell, Regina King, Carey Mulligan, Niecy Nash, Leslie Odom Jr.

Ethan Shanfeld In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility, GLAAD has released an open letter signed by more than 465 feminist leaders in support of transgender women and girls.The letter, organized by the LGBTQ media watchdog group and writer-activist Raquel Willis, serves as a statement of solidarity between cisgender women, trans women and feminist allies in the wake of hateful and discriminatory rhetoric and attacks against trans people.The signatories include prominent figures in

Viola Davis‘ latest photoshoot was a family affair! The Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom star, 55, posed with her nine-year-old daughter, Genesis Tennon for a very special cover of W Magazine. This was Viola and Genesis’ first mother-daughter magazine cover, and most certainly not their last. The ladies shined on the cover, part of a photo essay helmed by friend Regina King in The Directors Issue.

this year's nominations: Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell are the first two women ever nominated for Best Director in the same year. The pair became just the sixth and seventh women ever to be recognized in the category, following in the footsteps of Lina Wertmüller, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow and Greta Gerwig.

Dan Levy is opening up about the new tradition he started at Saturday Night Live.

How’s this for Black excellence? This year’s 52nd NAACP Image Awards — honouring people of colour across television, music, literature and film — is a week-long celebration, with five nights of virtual awards leading up to Saturday’s live broadcast.