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Critics Choice Awards – TV Winners

JenMarch 14, 2022March 14, 2022

by Jen

TELEVISION WINNERS FOR THE 27TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS The 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards were handed out on Sunday. Succession came into the awards with eight nominations, leading all shows. It was Ted Lasso that...

Movies

Critics Choice Awards – Film Winners

JenMarch 13, 2022March 14, 2022

by Jen

FILM WINNERS FOR THE 27TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS The 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards took place on Sunday, with both film and television content being celebrated. On the film side of things, Belfast and West...

Movies

BAFTA Film Awards 2022 – Winners

JenMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022

by Jen

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards 2022 were awarded on Sunday February 13th, in a ceremony hosted by Rebel Wilson. Dune came into the night leading the nominations with 11, The Power...

Movies TV News/Previews

Jane Campion Wins DGA Theatrical Feature Film Award for The Power of the Dog + 10 Other Winners

JenMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022

by Jen

Los Angeles – The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2021 were announced tonight during the 74th Annual DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Jane Campion...

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Independent Spirit Award Winners – Netflix Dominates

JenMarch 7, 2022March 7, 2022

by Jen

The 2022 Independent Spirit Awards were handed out last night and Netflix’s The Lost Daughter was the big winner with three award wins. Netflix also had wins for Passing and Squid Game rounding out a...

TV News/Previews

ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards Announce Honorees – Nia Long, Aunjanue Ellis, Quinta Brunson, and Chanté Adams

JenMarch 2, 2022March 2, 2022

by Jen

ESSENCE CELEBRATES ITS MILESTONE 15TH ANNIVERSARY BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD AWARDS HIGHLIGHTING “The Black Cinematic Universe” AS IT HONORS STARS NIA LONG, AUNJANUE ELLIS, QUINTA BRUNSON AND CHANTÉ ADAMS THE STAR-STUDDED RED CARPET EVENT WILL...

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Screen Actors Guild Award Winners: Squid Game and CODA are Big Winners

JenFebruary 28, 2022February 28, 2022

by Jen

The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards took place on February 27th 2022 in Santa Monica, with performances in both film and television recognised. The film awards were split amongst a variety of awards,...

Sundance

Sundance 2022: ‘The Janes’ is an Important Documentary

JenFebruary 10, 2022February 10, 2022

by Jen

The Janes is a feature documentary about the Jane Collective, a group of women in Chicago in the late 1960s who helped women get illegal abortions. Abortion was illegal in the 1960s, which didn’t stop...

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Sundance 2022: Thandiwe Newton Shines in ‘God’s Country’

JenFebruary 9, 2022February 9, 2022

by Jen

God’s Country recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, a thriller starring Thandiwe Newton (Crash, Westworld). Directed by Julian Higgins (Thief, House M.D.), written by Higgins and Shaye Ogbonna (Lowlife). Sandra (Thandiwe Newton) is very...

Sundance

Sundance 2022: ‘Nanny’ is a Strong Debut from Nikyatu Jusu

JenFebruary 9, 2022February 9, 2022

by Jen

Nanny won the US Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival 2022. Written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu (Suicide by Sunlight), it is her first feature film. Aisha, a Senegalese immigrant, gets a...

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