The 2022 Academy Awards ended with controversy, but ABC is already looking towards the future.
04.05.2022 - 20:03 / thewrap.com
TNT and TBS are parting ways with the Screen Actors Guild Awards after a partnership that has lasted 25 years, an individual with knowledge of the move told TheWrap. TNT first aired the acting awards show in 1998, and has done so since this past year when “CODA” took home the Best Ensemble prize in a return to an in-person awards ceremony.It’s unclear now where the 2023 ceremony, which would be heading into its 29th year, would air.
The SAG Awards launched in 1995 and first aired on NBC before TNT took over in 1998 and then made the show a simulcast with TBS in 2007. The awards show has typically been held in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
This year’s SAG Awards was a brisk, two-hour ceremony that netted 1.8 million viewers across TNT and TBS, a rise from the year prior when the awards went virtual and saw only 957,000 total viewers watch the ceremony. But even that rebound had it below pre-pandemic levels in 2020.
This year’s SAG Awards winners mirrored the eventual Oscars winners perfectly, with Will Smith, Jessica Chastain, Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur all taking home acting prizes and “CODA” winning Best Ensemble. Netflix’s “Squid Game” also won awards for its two stars and for Best Stunt Ensemble, while “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” won the Ensemble Awards in Drama Series and Comedy Series respectively.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the news.
.The 2022 Academy Awards ended with controversy, but ABC is already looking towards the future.
ABC will air the 95th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday March 12, 2023 and Craig Erwich promises that the Disney-owned network will make the telecast “even better” than this year.
Peter Caranicas Deputy EditorThe 16th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival announced the winners of the Orpheus Awards on May 15, with director Araceli Lemos’ “Holy Emy” taking home the award for best fiction feature film.The prizewinners were revealed at the fest’s red carpet closing night and Orpheus Awards celebration at the Silver Screen Theatre in the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.Festival Director Aris Katopodis opened the sold-out ceremony with praise for the live event, which went virtual in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. “What an exceptional Festival week we have had,” he said.
Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose and Jennifer Jason Leigh have joined the cast of Chris Pine’s directorial debut Poolman. They join the previously announced cast of Pine, Annette Bening and Danny DeVito.
Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, following the victory of Kalush Orchestra this weekend.Kalush Orchestra were the bookies’ favourites for Eurovision glory with their rousing folk-rap song ‘Stefania‘, before they went on to take the top spot by scoring a massive 631 points – largely from the public vote – to overhaul the UK, who were winning after the jury votes at the grand final in Turin.It is tradition for the winning nation of Eurovision to host the competition the following year. Due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine at the hands of Russia, much doubt has been cast over whether the country will be in a position to be able to do so.
Naman Ramachandran After a successful pilot scheme that supported more than 65 productions, including Cannes title “Enys Men,” the U.K. Global Screen Fund has been extended through the 2024/25 financial year.The fund will disburse £21 million ($25.7 million) over three years to develop new talent, create jobs and target new audiences around the world for U.K. independent films, TV and video games.
Graham Norton has shared the moment he met a delighted Sam Ryder backstage after his Eurovision triumph. The UK's Eurovision Song contest host tweeted a video of the celebrations in Turin, Italy, as a jubilant Sam entered the room after coming in second place after Ukraine on Saturday night.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has greeted his country’s victory at the Eurovision Song Contest with delight.
Scream franchise.The actor, who starred in 2011’s Scream 4 as Kirby Reed, has been cast in the forthcoming sixth film, due to begin filming this summer.Panettiere’s character has been described as a “best friend” type, per The Hollywood Reporter, who “rises to hero status by the end”.The new role will mark the actor’s first return to film and TV acting since starring in the musical drama Nashville from 2012 to 2018.Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding and Jenna Ortega have all been confirmed to reprise their roles in the new Scream film as well, according to Bloody Disgusting.The franchise newcomers, who all made their debut in this year’s January reboot, played Sam, Mindy, Chad and Tara respectively. There’s no word on whether veterans David Arquette, Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox will return yet.“The Scream saga continues with the four survivors of the Ghostface killings as they leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter,” a description for the new film reads.
Hayden Panettiere will reprise her Scream 4 role of Kirby Reed for the next installment in the franchise from Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures. She’s set to star alongside Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding and Jenna Ortega, who toplined the recent reboot of the franchise from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka Radio Silence).
Angelique Jackson Fans who’ve been clamoring to see Hayden Panettiere return to the “Scream” franchise have gotten their wish.Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures announced Wednesday that Panettiere will appear in the upcoming sixth movie, reprising her role from 2011’s “Scream 4,” where she played Kirby Reed, a Woodsboro High School student and horror fanatic, who ultimately survived that movie’s Ghostface killer.News of the fan-favorite character’s return comes after Spyglass and Paramount confirmed that four survivors from last year’s “Scream” would also return for the new movie. Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera star as sisters Tara and Sam Carpenter, respectively.
Scream 6.Production is set to begin on the new film this summer, seeing several actors who starred in this year’s reboot returning once again.Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding and Jenna Ortega have all been confirmed to reprise their roles, according to Bloody Disgusting.The franchise newcomers played Sam, Mindy, Chad and Tara respectively. There’s no word on whether veterans David Arquette, Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox will return yet.“The Scream saga continues with the four survivors of the Ghostface killings as they leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter,” a description for the new film reads.Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett – who directed the previous film – will be directing the new film, from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick.Campbell had said she had reservations about making a new film in the franchise after the death of Wes Craven.“I definitely had a period where I was thinking it would just be too odd to do a movie without Wes, and I wasn’t certain that I would want to do that,” Campbell told The Hollywood Reporter.“But, I think enough time has passed.
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The WGA is gearing up for a showdown with the major companies next year. In his annual report, WGA East executive director Lowell Peterson told his members that the WGA East and West “have a lot of work to do at the bargaining table next year … to ensure that our members can sustain meaningful careers as the industry continues its transformation.”