Ron Howard To Receive Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Filmmaker Award

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has postponed the Governors Awards due to complications of the current Covid surge. No new date was announced.  Here is the statement from an Academy spokesperson:

A mystery Santa has been caught lurking in the dark on CCTV leaving festive treats for local residents in a quiet cul-de-sac.

Mark McCorkle & Bob Schooley, best known for creating, writing and executive producing Disney Channel’s Kim Possible, will receive the WGA West’s 2021 Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award. The honor will be bestowed next month at the group’s virtual awards ceremony and member meeting.

EXCLUSIVE: Lance Reddick (John Wick franchise), Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea), André Holland (Passing), Terrence Howard (Empire), Christina Jackson (Swagger), Michael Cherrie (Home Again), Dorian Missick (For Life), Amirah Vann (Underground), W. Earl Brown (Deadwood) and newcomer Ethan Jones Romero have joined the cast of Shirley, an upcoming film from Participant and Regina King’s Royal Ties Productions, which has landed at Netflix.

Jennifer Yuma editorThe Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has promoted Jennifer Davidson to Chief Communications Officer. She will be reporting to Academy CEO Dawn Hudson.In her new role, Davidson will continue to oversee publicity and corporate communications campaigns, including the Oscars and internal membership communications.

Demonstrating faith in the successful publicity strategies engineered since she joined AMPAS in 2020 just as the pandemic lockdown took hold, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has promoted Jennifer Davidson to Chief Communications Officer.  Academy CEO Dawn Hudson, to whom she will continue to report, made the announcement today.

William Earl Variety will honor Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Friday, Jan.

EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Kidman who has received various tributes at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala over the course of her career gets a big one during the upcoming edition on January 6 where she will receive the Career Achievement Award for her sterling performance as Lucille Ball in Being The Ricardos. Kidman has been showered with across the board praise for this role compared by many as pulling off a high wire act.

Sitting on Santa’s lap! Meghan McCain, Jenna Cooper and more celebrities have taken their kids to visit with Saint Nick this year.

The Motion Picture Sound Editors said today that Anthony “Chic” Ciccolini III will receive the 2022 MPSE Career Achievement Award during the group’s annual awards ceremony in March.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu has teased that her character Meena Jutla goes "too far" in explosive upcoming Christmas scenes. Only recently, Meena, who has already killed Leanna Cavanagh and Andrea Tate, murdered Ben Tucker in chilling scenes that aired on Thursday (25 November).

Jennifer Yuma editorThe Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the 2022 document motion picture nominees who will advance to the final round of voting at the 33rd annual Producers Guild Awards on Feb.

William Earl Variety will honor two-time Academy Award-winning director Asghar Farhadi at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Friday, Jan.

“How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” — and the TV and film incarnations it inspired. The 1957 book about a grumpy hermit who lives on the outskirts of town — where he hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville — has spawned, most notably, a classic 1966 TV special and Ron Howard’s 2000 feature film starring Jim Carrey and Taylor Momsen.The residence, hand-carved on the side of a massive stone mountain, will be available to rent between Dec.

Emmerdale’s Meena Jutla, played by Paige Sandhu, has been the talk of soapland for the past few months as her murderous rampage continues. But, after viewers blasted the ITV soap’s police for failing to catch the unhinged serial killer, actress Paige has hinted that they could soon see nurse Meena’s ‘downfall’.

Willow Smith is enjoying a day at the beach!

Imagine Entertainment is launching a podcast division and has struck a deal with iHeartMedia.