On the Industry

HOLLYWOOD—Well so much for Awards Season being back to normal in 2022 Hollywood insiders. With that said, the Critic’s Choice Awards has been postponed, a bevy of film festivals have been cancelled or delayed, the Golden Globes which was already facing plenty of controversy will live stream, but with no audience, no celebrities and no red carpet. The Grammy...

BRENTWOOD—Actress and comedian Betty White, known for her roles on the TV sitcoms, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Golden Girls” died at the age of 99, on Friday, December 31, before 9:30 a.m. TMZ first reported. White’s cause of death is believed to be the result of natural causes. White would have celebrated a milestone 100th birthday...

SANTA MONICA—The nominees for the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards were unveiled on Tuesday, December 14. I love the Spirit Awards because they pay highlight to those smaller indie flicks that tend to be some of the best movies of the year, but don’t receive the same notoriety as films that are considered box-office fare or draw for audiences. Leading...

HOLLYWOOD—Well, I am quite surprised that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is still going through with a 2022 ceremony for the Golden Globe Awards after a massive controversy that organization endured in 2021 and in previous years about diversity issues in its membership. The interesting element is rather any celebrities are planning to attend the ceremony on January 9...

SANTA MONICA—I guess I shall say it, awards season is in the mix and the first one to transpire took place on Tuesday, December 7, the People's Choice Awards, actually voted by the people. If I learned anything about fan voted awards shows its proof that anyone can win or better yet, whoever attends the ceremony or knows ahead...

HOLLYWOOD—So I honestly expected the Primetime Emmy Awards to return to normal, but I keep forgetting we are indeed in the middle of a pandemic that while it seems things are all well, that is not the case. The 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 19, and let me just say I was surprised how scaled...

HOLLYWOOD—We are getting a taste of awards season people as the nominees for the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards were revealed on Tuesday, July 13. Were there surprises? When have we ever had an awards season where there weren’t surprises when it came to nominees? Leading the pack of contenders were the TV series “The Crown” and “The Mandalorian” which each...

HOLLYWOOD—This was an awards show that I religiously watched about 15 years ago. It was an awards show that celebrated Black excellence and was actually entertaining, full of surprises and delivered musical performances that people were talking about the next day during the water cooler conversation at work. Those days have long past for the BET Awards. The 2021...

HOLLYWOOD—I guess I shouldn’t be surprised knowing that the ABC soap “General Hospital” is the leading contender for the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. The contenders were announced on Tuesday, May 25, and the soap opera earned a massive 21 nominations a vast majority in the acting races which could be good news or bad news depending who you...

LOS ANGELES—I will admit I channel surfed while watching the 2021 Billboard Music Awards that were handed out on Sunday, May 23. Yes, it’s a piece of normalcy, but I’m over award shows giving high praise to celebrities, especially after the chaos we endured as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are just so many other things of...