Sharon Horgan To Keynote Banff & Win Award Of Excellence

Naman Ramachandran “Bad Sisters” co-creator Sharon Horgan is actively participating in the ongoing WGA strike. The Apple TV+ series won drama series at the BAFTA TV Awards in London on Sunday. During her acceptance speech Horgan thanked “all our writers” because it all begins and ends with the writers, so we’re in solidarity to our WGA brothers and sisters.” Later, speaking at the winners press conference backstage, Horgan confirmed that all her U.S. projects are on hold at the moment. “All of my U.S. projects are just like in a pile now,” Horgan said. Anne-Marie Duff, who won the supporting actress BAFTA for “Bad Sisters,” celebrated the current “extraordinary age of television.”

British Academy Television Awards on Sunday afternoon, as they prepared to find out who had won Britain's most-coveted TV awards in a glittering ceremony hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. From Hollywood royalty like Kate Winslet to Strictly stars Claudia Winkleman and Motsi Mabuse, the red carpet provided many standout fashion moments, with nominees and presenters alike pulling out all the stops for the biggest night in television. The event marks the second year in a row that Kate has been nominated for the best actress award at the TV BAFTAs, and she'll be competing against the likes of Billie Piper, Sarah Lancashire and Imelda Staunton, who all turned heads as they made their arrival outside London's Southbank Centre.

Bad Sisters creator Sharon Horgan has joined the writers strike for her U.S. projects, but is continuing to work on Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series.

K.J. Yossman The BAFTA TV awards are kicking off this evening in London, with attendees including Cillian Murphy, Imelda Staunton, Kate Winslet, Gary Oldman, Will Sharpe and Sharon Horgan. The ceremony, which will include a performance from Lewis Capaldi, will be hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan with Clara Amfo and Michelle Visage on the red carpet and “Chick Shop Date” star Amelia Dimoldenberg hosting backstage. Among the titles battling it out for an award this evening are “Bad Sisters,” “Sherwood” and “The Responder.” Variety will be updating live as the ceremony takes place.

This week’s guest is Sharon Horgan.

A "Rust" medic was awarded $1.15 million in a partial settlement after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Court records show the partial settlement between Cherlyn Schaefer and Sarah Zachry was approved during a hearing Monday after the prop master missed court deadlines. Rust Movie Productions and the movie's former weapons supervisor, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, and assistant director remain as defendants in the civil case.

K.J. Yossman Paul Mescal and Sharon Horgan were among the winners at the Irish Film and Television Awards. Despite Colin Farrell losing out the best actor award to Mescal, “The Banshees of Inisherin” beat out competitors to win best film. In the international category “All Quiet on the Western Front” took home the top award on Sunday night. Read on for the full list of winners. FILM CATEGORIES Best Film“Aisha”“The Banshees of Inisherin” – WINNER“God’s Creatures”“Lakelands”“Róise & Frank”“The Wonder”

Alec Baldwin took to Instagram on Thursday to show appreciation for his children, but initially forgot to mention his oldest daughter, Ireland Baldwin. The actor posted a slideshow of his seven youngest children, whom he shares with his wife Hilaria Baldwin, saying «seven reasons to carry on during tough times.»Alec — who is back on the set of Rustfor the first time since the death of the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins — added, «I’m not gonna lie, without my family, I don’t know what my life would be.»Photos of Carmen, 9, Rafael, 7, Leonardo, 6, Romeo, 4, Eduardo, 2, Lucia, 2, and Ilaria, 7 months, were featured in the photo carousel — but Alec’s daughter, Ireland, was noticeably missing.A post shared by Alec Baldwin (@alecbaldwininsta)The Emmy winners' fans quickly pointed this out.

K.J. Yossman Actors and creatives from “Star Trek” and “Ghosts” are set to host Master Classes during the Banff World Media Festival in June, Variety can confirm. The two Paramount Global shows will be repped at the 44th edition of the festival, which is set to take place in Banff, Alberta, Canada from June 11-14. The “Star Trek” masterclass will feature “Star Trek: Discovery’s” Sonequa Martin-Green, “Star Trek: Lower Decks’” Tawny Newsome, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’” Ethan Peck plus Alex Kurtzman, who is an executive producer for the “Star Trek” franchise, and CBS Studios president David Stapf. They will all be on hand do discuss “ushering in the golden age of ‘Trek,’ growing the franchise, and introducing a new generation to this universe all while staying true to what made it a cultural phenomenon 56 years ago,” according to the festival.

K.J. Yossman “Bad Sisters” creator and star Sharon Horgan is set to receive the Award of Excellence at Banff World Media Festival in June. Horgan, who is also co-founder of production company Merman (“Dreamland”) will also appear as a Summit Series keynote speaker. The writer, actor and producer is known for projects including “Motherland,” “Dreamland” (starring Lily Allen) and “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” in which she starred opposite Nicolas Cage. “Sharon is one of the top creators, showrunners and performers in the business, and her addition to Banff’s lineup of keynote speakers underscores the festival’s prominence on the world stage,” said Kevin Beggs, Banff board chair and Lionsgate Television’s chief creative officer. “We are privileged to be partnered with Sharon on ‘Motherland’ for the BBC and are beyond excited about its U.S. adaptation that recently received a pilot order at ABC. I’m thrilled that she will be joining us at Banff.”

Alec Baldwin's Western film Rust has been spotted cozying up to another woman, 18 months after the fatal accident. Matthew Hutchins, a lawyer and film producer, was seen on Monday hiking near the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles with Katie Flynn. The pair held hands - Hutchins still wearing his wedding ring - and stopped for kisses as they strolled the trails.

The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) announced the winners of the 27th Annual Webby Awards.

Alec Baldwin is "grateful" for the support he's received in Montana after he returned to filming on the set of "Rust." "We filmed SUPERCELL in Billings," he captioned a photo of himself from the set. "Now outside of Bozeman to complete RUST. Montana is stunning.

Alec Baldwin made sure to thank fans for the support as “Rust” continued filming in Bozeman, Montana.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The winners of the 27th Webby Awards have been announced, with Variety taking home two trophies from the annual awards program that recognizes the best of the internet. The magazine’s Variety Power of Women 2022 from Los Angeles won the Webby People’s Voice Award for events and livestreams in the General Video category, and Variety won the Webby for editorial writing in features and design section of the Websites and Mobile Sites category for co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh’s Oct. 26, 2022, cover story on Hugh Jackman. Variety had garnered four 2023 Webby Awards nominations. Other 2023 Webby Awards winners include Lizzo, former President Barack Obama, Doja Cat, Blackpink, the cast of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” the cast of Marvel’s “Wakanda Forever,” Trixie Mattel, Hugh Jackman, Christina Aguilera, Patrick Mahomes, Jimmy Kimmel, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Trevor Noah. Companies, brands and campaigns picking up Webbys this year include the Apple TV app, Adobe’s Frame.io, ESPN’s “30 for 30” podcast, Headspace, Discord, Nike’s Just A/Run, Etsy, Crooked Media’s “Pod Save America” and Spotify’s Wrapped.

Former Love Island star Sharon Gaffka blacked out and needed to stop at the medical tent as she attempted to complete the London Marathon. Sharon, who competed on the ITV dating show in 2021 against the likes of Liam Reardon, Millie Court and Chloe Burrows, took part in the annual marathon event on Sunday alongside notable celebrities like Mark Wright, Jake Quickenden and Harry Judd.The reality TV star, 27, gave it her all and arose victorious against the 26.2-mile course in five hours and 30 minutes.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor “Rust” resumed filming Thursday at the Yellowstone ranch in Montana, a year and a half after Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Director Joel Souza, who was injured in the shooting at a New Mexico movie ranch, is returning to finish the Western that stars Baldwin, Jensen Ackles, Travis Fimmel, Frances Fisher and Brady Noon. Manslaughter charges against Baldwin were officially dropped Friday. While production is under way, Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy is working on a documentary about Baldwin and the “Rust” movie accident, Variety has confirmed. Kennedy, who has directed documentaries including “Last Days in Vietnam” and “Ethel,” was seen filming Baldwin as he left his New York home for Montana and her documentary crew is also on set in Montana, according to the Daily Mail.

One day after New Mexico authorities announced they were dropping the involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin, Deadline is reporting that Baldwin has landed a new film role.

Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter charges were officially dismissed Friday. Special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis announced the decision Thursday as "new facts" have been revealed that require further investigation. In their motion to dismiss, the special prosecutors noted the further investigation and forensic analysis required cannot be completed before the start of the preliminary hearing on May 3.

EXCLUSIVE: One day after New Mexico dropped criminal charges against Rust actor and producer Alec Baldwin in the tragic set death of DP Halyna Hutchins, Deadline has learned that the Oscar nominee and multi-Emmy winner is set to star in Mike Hatton’s feature directorial debut, Hollywood Heist.