SXSW Adds Pete Buttigieg As Keynote; Ava DuVernay, George W. Bush And More Set For Featured Sessions

This morning, Soul director Pete Docter and producer Dana Murray were delighted to see their animated pic score three Oscar nominations, for Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score and Best Sound.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will mark the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic — or as the show calls it, the “one-year anniversary of our national incarceration,” with a special episode next Thursday.“Jimmy Kimmel Live: Coronaversary Show” will take the place of a regular episode of the late-night talker on March 11 at 11:35 p.m. ET.

VMan Magazine has named the “New Rulers” of 2021.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorGeorge Stephanopoulos and David Muir will start to split breaking-news duties at ABC News, a new effort by the Walt Disney unit to rework an unorthodox arrangement involving two of its top anchors.Under a new structure, Muir will largely handle special reports and news of national importance in the afternoon and evening hours, while Stephanopoulos will shepherd similar efforts in the morning, according to a person familiar with the matter.

As we get prepared to see the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) response to its backlash for its lack of Black members and all of the issues it has been facing in the weeks leading up to the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards, ceremony presenter and champion of inclusion Ava DuVernay took to Twitter to give her “two cents” about the news stories about the HFPA.

Ellise Shafer administratorAhead of tonight’s Golden Globes, the final round of presenters has been announced.Ava DuVernay, Colin Farrell, Sandra Oh, Gal Gadot, Tracy Morgan, Sarah Paulson, Amanda Seyfried, Ben Stiller and Justin Theroux will all appear tonight to present awards to winners.They join previously announced presenters Anthony Anderson, Awkwafina, Kevin Bacon, Angela Bassett, Sterling K.

present statuettes to the winners when the telecast kicks off Sunday at 8 p.m. on NBC.The group, the final batch of presenters, joins previously announced nominees including Awkwafina, Kevin Bacon, Salma Hayek, Michael Douglas, Angela Bassett, Margot Robbie and Sterling K.

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With the Golden Globes just about here, Twitter erupted with shock and dismay Friday that the ceremony’s founding organization, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has no Black members and hasn’t for the past 20 years.

Los Angeles Times and New York Times questioning the credibility of the organization, including the fact that the 87-member group currently has not a single Black member.Also Read: Golden Globes on the Hot Seat: Can Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Save the Day?Soon, top Hollywood figures such as Judd Apatow, Ava DuVernay and Shonda Rhimes were weighing in.So many crazy things about the @goldenglobes and the Hollywood Foreign press but this is awful.

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South by Southwest has added U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as a keynote speaker.

Jeff Tobler is exiting his role as SVP, Television Publicity, Communications and Social Media for Warner Bros. Worldwide Television for a new opportunity.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSouth by Southwest Conference and Festivals has announced that Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg; author and host of the New York Times podcast “Together Apart” Priya Parker in conversation with Anand Giridharadas; and writer and author Charles Yu as Keynote Speakers, along with a new round of Featured Speakers for SXSW Online.The virtual event takes place from March 16-20, 2021.Buttigieg, Parker, and Yu join the Keynote lineup that includes

Antonio Ferme editorJay-Z, Tiffany Haddish, Usher, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Charlamagne Tha God, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Susan Sarandon and Pete Buttigieg are the latest guests announced to appear at “The Gathering of Harry,” a surprise virtual party for Harry Belafonte’s 94th birthday. The event will air live on Feb.

Mayor Pete, director Jesse Moss's documentary about former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, has landed at Amazon Studios.