Tom Johnson, who won two Emmy Awards for his comedy writing, died Jan.14 at his home in Los Angeles at 55. No cause of death has been established.
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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie is in hot pursuit of an Oscar nomination, but in the meantime the documentary about the beloved Hollywood star has picked up major awards at the Emmys.
The film directed by Davis Guggenheim won Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special tonight on the second night of the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony in Los Angeles. Guggenheim also won Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program; the film’s picture editor, Michael Harte, was honored for his work and composer John Powell won for his score for Still. The film came into the night with a leading seven nominations — the most of any nonfiction contender — and picked up wins in four of those seven categories.
In late December, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, from Apple Original Films, earned a place on the Oscar documentary feature shortlist. Whether Oscar Documentary Branch voters, who determine the nominees, will hold the Emmy wins against Still remains to be seen.
In recent years, not many films have submitted for both Emmy and Oscar consideration (Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, the 2021 R.J. Cuter film, is among those that have competed for both awards). We checked with the TV Academy on Friday, which confirmed that because Still was submitted for the Emmys before entering the Oscar race, it was eligible to compete for PrimeTime Emmys.
We also checked with A.M.P.A.S., which indicated there are no prohibitions against going for Emmys as well as Oscars, at least for the documentary categories. The film did meet all the other Oscar criteria to qualify for Oscar consideration, including having a theatrical run before it premiered on Apple TV+.
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Tom Johnson, who won two Emmy Awards for his comedy writing, died Jan.14 at his home in Los Angeles at 55. No cause of death has been established.
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In an Oscar stunner, two films considered a lock for nominations failed to be recognized Tuesday morning in the Best Documentary Feature category: American Symphony and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.
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The Bear stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Matty Matheson toasted their Emmys win with a kiss.The show’s cast and crew took to the stage at the event in Los Angeles on Monday (January 15) to accept the award for Outstanding Comedy Series.Matheson, the real-life chef who plays Neil Fak in the series, was mid-speech when his co-star, Richie actor Moss-Bachrach, interrupted him with a prolonged kiss on the lips – to cheers and applause from the audience.After the kiss, Matheson replied: “I love you Ebon.” Check out the moment below.Matty Matheson and Ebon Moss-Bachrach share a kiss on stage after #TheBear wins the award for Outstanding Comedy Series at the #Emmys pic.twitter.com/lHT3Iu8ffd— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 16, 2024Picking up his speech afterwards, Matheson added: “I just love restaurants so much. The good, the bad, it’s rough.
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Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Order up! “The Bear” has won the Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series for its first season — which debuted all the way back in the summer of 2022. Actor and chef Matty Matheson was the first to address the crowd, after an onstage kiss from his co-star Ebon Moss-Bachrach, excitedly proclaiming, “I just want to thank restaurants as a whole, hospitality as a whole… I just love restaurants so much!” “The Bear” star went on, “The good, the bad. It’s rough, we’re all broken inside and every single day we gotta show up and cook and make people feel good by eating something and sitting at a table.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Bear” and “Beef” came out on top at the 2023 Emmy Awards, with the two shows garnering more wins than any other program of the year. “The Bear” came into the night with four wins from the Creative Arts Emmys, picking up six additional wins throughout the evening for: best comedy series, best supporting actress in a comedy (Ayo Edibri), best supporting actor in a comedy (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), best actor in a comedy (Jeremy Allen White), and best writing and best directing for a comedy series (both Christopher Storer). “Beef” took home eight awards in total, including five Primetime Emmy statuettes throughout the night.
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Caroline Brew editor Steven Yeun won the Emmy for lead actor in a limited series or movie for “Beef,” marking his first win. While accepting his award a visibly moved Yeun thanked the series creator, director and fellow Emmy-winner Lee Sung Jin, Emmy-winner Ali Wong and director Jake Schreier and the “incredible” cast and crew at “Beef.” “Thank you for this immense honor and blessing,” Yeun said. “A lot of people that looked out for me on my way to even get to be in this business.” The actor then called special attention to “Beef” on-set photographer.
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