By Pete Hammond | Deadline Leading the list of honorees for the Critics Choice Association’s third annual Celebration of Black Cinema are Delroy Lindo receiving the Career Achievement Award, John Legend and Mike Jackson as Producers of the Year, Tessa Thompson winning...
By Dave McNary | Variety Spike Lee will receive the American Cinematheque Award and will be honored during a virtual tribute on Jan. 14, 2021. American Cinematheque chair Rick Nicita said the legendary director always keeps his finger on the pulse of society. “As a...
Variety Staff | Variety Composer Terence Blanchard will receive the TIFF Variety Artisan Award at the TIFF Tribute Awards, scheduled to air Sept. 15 on CTV. The news was announced Wednesday by Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, the co-heads of the Toronto International...
from Alt-Africa.com The 95 year old veteran actor is known for advancing positive representation of Black women on the screen. This week the Peabody Awards selected Tyson, for her work on stage, screen, and television, as the 2020 recipient of a Career Achievement...
ABFF Honors, which is put on by the Jeff Friday-founded entertainment company ABFF Ventures, is a nod to excellence in motion picture and television, saluting black culture by recognizing individuals who have made distinguished contributions to American entertainment through their work as well as those who champion diversity and inclusion in Hollywood.
February 23, 2020 • Los Angeles, California
The Sundance Film Festival is Sundance Institute’s flagship public program, widely regarded as the largest American independent film festival and attended by more than 120,000 people and 1,300 accredited press, and powered by more than 2,000 volunteers last year.
January 23, 2020 – February 2, 2020 • Park City, Utah
“This year’s (eleven) best films reflect a wide spectrum of diversity and creativity. Many of them tackle social injustice and challenge the criminal justice system in the United States specifically. AAFCA members, who put in their ballots from as far away as Australia and Jamaica, cast a wide net to recognize films made in the U.S. and beyond.
April 11, 2020 • Pacific Palisades, California
Netflix ruled nominations for the 77th Golden Globes, scoring nods for “Marriage Story” and “The Irishman” on the film front and “The Crown” and “Unbelievable” for television.
January 5, 2020 • Los Angeles, California
The selections for the awards are made through a jury process where AFI Trustees, scholars, artists and critics determine the year’s most outstanding achievements and provide artistic and cultural context for the selection of each honoree.
January 3, 2020 • Los Angeles, California
The Spirit Awards are an all-day celebration of independent film that acts as the primarily fundraiser for Film Independent’s year-round calendar of events, international programs, filmmaker education and artist development programs.
February 8, 2020 • Santa Monica California
Presented by the Critics Choice Association. Former Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs will host the evening, which benefits the UCLA Film & Television Archive and its commitment to the preservation of cinema.
December 2, 2019 • Los Angeles, California
Nominations for the 29th Gotham Awards, the annual indie-heavy honors from the Independent Filmmaker Project, were unveiled Thursday morning, marking the sort of unofficial kickoff to the movie awards season.
December 2, 2019 • New York, New York