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2019 Oscar Nominations: Black Panther, Blackkklansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Favourite, Green Book, Roma, Star is Born, Vice

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2019 Oscar Nominations: Black Panther, Blackkklansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Favourite, Green Book, Roma, Star is Born, Vice

Snubs: Claire Foy, First Man; Justin Hurwitz composer of “First Man”; Timothee Chalamet for “Beautiful Boy”; Mr. Rogers Documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Mahershala Ali, Adam Driver, Sam Elliott, Richard E. Grant, Sam Rockwell

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams, Marina deTavira, Regina King, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz

BEST SONG

All the Stars, I’ll Fight, Place Where, Shallow, Buster Scruggs song

BEST ACTOR

Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Willem Dafoe, Rami Malek, Viggo Mortensen

BEST ACTRESS

Yalitza Aparicio, Glenn Close, Lady Gaga. Olivia Colman. Melissa McCarthy

DIRECTOR

Blackkklansman, Cold War, The Favourite, Roma, Vice

BEST PICTURE

Black Panther, Blackkklansman, Bohemain Rhapsody. The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star is Born, Vice

Original Screenplay

The Favourite, First Reformed, Green Book, Roma, Vice

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Blackkklansman, Can You Ever Forgive Me, If Beale Street Could Talk, A Star is Born

DOCUMENTARY

Free Solo, Hale County, Minding the Gap, RBG, Of Fathers and Sons

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Cold War

The Favourite

Never Look Away

Roma

A Star is Born

FOREIGN FILM

Capernaum, Cold War, Never Look Away, Roma, Shoplifters

Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards

Performance by an actor in a leading role

  • Christian Bale in “Vice”
  • Bradley Cooper in “A Star Is Born”
  • Willem Dafoe in “At Eternity’s Gate”
  • Rami Malek in “Bohemian Rhapsody”
  • Viggo Mortensen in “Green Book”

 

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

  • Mahershala Ali in “Green Book”
  • Adam Driver in “BlacKkKlansman”
  • Sam Elliott in “A Star Is Born”
  • Richard E. Grant in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
  • Sam Rockwell in “Vice”

 

Performance by an actress in a leading role

  • Yalitza Aparicio in “Roma”
  • Glenn Close in “The Wife”
  • Olivia Colman in “The Favourite”
  • Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born”
  • Melissa McCarthy in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

 

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

  • Amy Adams in “Vice”
  • Marina de Tavira in “Roma”
  • Regina King in “If Beale Street Could Talk”
  • Emma Stone in “The Favourite”
  • Rachel Weisz in “The Favourite”

 

Best animated feature film of the year

  • “Incredibles 2” Brad Bird, John Walker and Nicole Paradis Grindle
  • “Isle of Dogs” Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson
  • “Mirai” Mamoru Hosoda and Yuichiro Saito
  • “Ralph Breaks the Internet” Rich Moore, Phil Johnston and Clark Spencer
  • “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

 

Achievement in cinematography

  • “Cold War” Łukasz Żal
  • “The Favourite” Robbie Ryan
  • “Never Look Away” Caleb Deschanel
  • “Roma” Alfonso Cuarón
  • “A Star Is Born” Matthew Libatique

 

Achievement in costume design

  • “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” Mary Zophres
  • “Black Panther” Ruth Carter
  • “The Favourite” Sandy Powell
  • “Mary Poppins Returns” Sandy Powell
  • “Mary Queen of Scots” Alexandra Byrne

 

Achievement in directing

  • “BlacKkKlansman” Spike Lee
  • “Cold War” Paweł Pawlikowski
  • “The Favourite” Yorgos Lanthimos
  • “Roma” Alfonso Cuarón
  • “Vice” Adam McKay

 

Best documentary feature

  • “Free Solo” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes and Shannon Dill
  • “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes and Su Kim
  • “Minding the Gap” Bing Liu and Diane Quon
  • “Of Fathers and Sons” Talal Derki, Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme and Tobias N. Siebert
  • “RBG” Betsy West and Julie Cohen

 

Best documentary short subject

  • “Black Sheep” Ed Perkins and Jonathan Chinn
  • “End Game” Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
  • “Lifeboat” Skye Fitzgerald and Bryn Mooser
  • “A Night at The Garden” Marshall Curry
  • “Period. End of Sentence.” Rayka Zehtabchi and Melissa Berton

 

Achievement in film editing

  • “BlacKkKlansman” Barry Alexander Brown
  • “Bohemian Rhapsody” John Ottman
  • “The Favourite” Yorgos Mavropsaridis
  • “Green Book” Patrick J. Don Vito
  • “Vice” Hank Corwin

 

Best foreign language film of the year

  • “Capernaum” Lebanon
  • “Cold War” Poland
  • “Never Look Away” Germany
  • “Roma” Mexico
  • “Shoplifters” Japan

 

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

  • “Border” Göran Lundström and Pamela Goldammer
  • “Mary Queen of Scots” Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher and Jessica Brooks
  • “Vice” Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia DeHaney

 

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

  • “Black Panther” Ludwig Goransson
  • “BlacKkKlansman” Terence Blanchard
  • “If Beale Street Could Talk” Nicholas Britell
  • “Isle of Dogs” Alexandre Desplat
  • “Mary Poppins Returns” Marc Shaiman

 

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

  • “All The Stars” from “Black Panther”
    Music by Mark Spears, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth and Anthony Tiffith; Lyric by Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Anthony Tiffith and Solana Rowe
  • “I’ll Fight” from “RBG”
    Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
  • “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns”
    Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyric by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
  • “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born”
    Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt
  • “When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
    Music and Lyric by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch

 

Best motion picture of the year

  • “Black Panther” Kevin Feige, Producer
  • “BlacKkKlansman” Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Jordan Peele and Spike Lee, Producers
  • “Bohemian Rhapsody” Graham King, Producer
  • “The Favourite” Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday and Yorgos Lanthimos, Producers
  • “Green Book” Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga, Producers
  • “Roma” Gabriela Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón, Producers
  • “A Star Is Born” Bill Gerber, Bradley Cooper and Lynette Howell Taylor, Producers
  • “Vice” Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers

 

Achievement in production design

  • “Black Panther” Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Jay Hart
  • “The Favourite” Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
  • “First Man” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas
  • “Mary Poppins Returns” Production Design: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
  • “Roma” Production Design: Eugenio Caballero; Set Decoration: Bárbara Enríquez

 

Best animated short film

  • “Animal Behaviour” Alison Snowden and David Fine
  • “Bao” Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb
  • “Late Afternoon” Louise Bagnall and Nuria González Blanco
  • “One Small Step” Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas
  • “Weekends” Trevor Jimenez

 

Best live action short film

  • “Detainment” Vincent Lambe and Darren Mahon
  • “Fauve” Jeremy Comte and Maria Gracia Turgeon
  • “Marguerite” Marianne Farley and Marie-Hélène Panisset
  • “Mother” Rodrigo Sorogoyen and María del Puy Alvarado
  • “Skin” Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman

 

Achievement in sound editing

  • “Black Panther” Benjamin A. Burtt and Steve Boeddeker
  • “Bohemian Rhapsody” John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone
  • “First Man” Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan
  • “A Quiet Place” Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
  • “Roma” Sergio Díaz and Skip Lievsay

 

Achievement in sound mixing

  • “Black Panther” Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor and Peter Devlin
  • “Bohemian Rhapsody” Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali
  • “First Man” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Ai-Ling Lee and Mary H. Ellis
  • “Roma” Skip Lievsay, Craig Henighan and José Antonio García
  • “A Star Is Born” Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic, Jason Ruder and Steve Morrow

 

Achievement in visual effects

  • “Avengers: Infinity War” Dan DeLeeuw, Kelly Port, Russell Earl and Dan Sudick
  • “Christopher Robin” Christopher Lawrence, Michael Eames, Theo Jones and Chris Corbould
  • “First Man” Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and J.D. Schwalm
  • “Ready Player One” Roger Guyett, Grady Cofer, Matthew E. Butler and David Shirk
  • “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Rob Bredow, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Dominic Tuohy

 

Adapted screenplay

  • “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
  • “BlacKkKlansman” Written by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee
  • “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
  • “If Beale Street Could Talk” Written for the screen by Barry Jenkins
  • “A Star Is Born” Screenplay by Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters

 

Original screenplay

  • “The Favourite” Written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara
  • “First Reformed” Written by Paul Schrader
  • “Green Book” Written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
  • “Roma” Written by Alfonso Cuarón
  • “Vice” Written by Adam McKay

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(Exclusive) Fyre Festival Dueling Documentaries : How Much Was Con Man Concert Producer Billy McFarland Paid to Be in One, and How?

Roger Friedman
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(Exclusive) Fyre Festival Dueling Documentaries : How Much Was Con Man Concert Producer Billy McFarland Paid to Be in One, and How?

All the rage this week: watching dueling documentaries on Netflix and Hulu about professional con artist Billy McFarland and his failed Fyre Music Festival from 2017. But was McFarland paid to be in one of them, and if so, how? Hold on.

McFarland is nothing but a con, that’s true. He reminded me in both films so much of now-deceased Hollywood money manager Dana Giachetto, who ran a sublime Ponzi scheme in 1998-2000, roping in Leonardo DiCaprio and Mike Ovitz, among others. These big shots just fell under his spell without much work, and later were ripped off to the tune of $14 million. (He committed suicide a couple of years ago.)

McFarland is young and charming, and running his own Ponzi-type schemes in both docs. He was probably thrilled that there were two docs. One is on Hulu, made by Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby Nelson. The other, on Netflix, is from Chris Smith. Each features erstwhile rapper Ja Rule, who somehow became McFarland’s celebrity mascot (and now pleads ignorance to everything, like Franz Liebkind disavows Hitler in “The Producers” ). Each film is very good, but a combination of the two would have made the best movie ever on this subject.

So McFarland corralled Ja Rule and ingratiated himself with C level stars and supemodels. He went to the Bahamas and shot a viral video pitch for a five-star exclusive music festival on Pablo Escobar’s private island. To quote one of the films it was like a “living Instagram.” Somehow he got the Mistress of Mediocrity, Kendall Jenner (aka Kardashian) to plug it on her social media, and the thing blew up. McFarland started collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars from ticket buyers for his luxury festival.

The only problem was, there was no festival, no infrastructure, no definite plans. He just made it up as he went along, and moved the money around as it came in. Eventually time ran out, thousands of people arrived on the island to find FEMA tents impersonating luxury suites, no running water, and no music.

 

The result for McFarland: a six year jail sentence, and an order to pay back $26 million in restitution as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Now the twist: to appear in the Hulu doc, McFarland was paid. Scott Tobias writes in an excellent piece in The Ringer that the Hulu directors Furst and Nelson admit that McFarland was paid somewhere between $100,000 and $250,000 to sit down, share videos, photos, and deliver an interview with his girlfriend.

Showbiz411 is told, though, that McFarland was not only paid $250,000– but that had to be done through an offshore account. Otherwise, fees McFarland received would have been used for the restitution. I spoke to McFarland’s trial attorney, Randall Jackson, who declined to comment “until I can” about the case.

In July, two concertgoers won a $5 million lawsuit against McFarland. (They’re featured in the docs, but no mention is made of this.) Additionally, there’s a $100 million class action suit brought by Ben Meiselas of Mark Gerago’s firm in L.A. (Geragos, you may recall, was Michael Jackson’s original defense attorney when he was arrested for child molestation in 2003.) Meiselas (whose father, Kenny Meiselas, is a top music industyr lawyer) appears in both documentaries.  Meiselas, as well as the SEC, and the recent lawsuit winners, will be keenly looking at the Hulu directors’ admission in The Ringer and weighing what our sources said. They will want that money whether it’s the $100,000 or $250,000 or frankly, 10 cents.

 

Ariana Grande Will Launch “Thank You, Next” on February 8th–Second Album in Six Months After “Sweetener” Went Sour

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Ariana Grande Will Launch “Thank You, Next” on February 8th–Second Album in Six Months After “Sweetener” Went Sour

Ariana Grande will not take ‘no’ for an answer.

Her “Sweetener” album, released in August 2018 to good reviews, never really got off the ground. It sold a total of 140,000 copies, a disappointment certainly.

But you need hits to tour with, so Ariana is going to rebound fast. She’s planning a new album, called “Thank You, Next” set for February 8th. The song titles include one called “Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” and “NASA.”

Ariana’s already had a big hit with the title song, a jab at ex fiancee Pete Davidson. Now she’s got a second number 1 with “7 Rings,” although that song is plagued by claims of plagiarism. Several acts have claimed that “7 Rings” sounds like their hip hop records. Then, again, “7 Rings” owes its basic melody to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “My Favorite Things.” The R&H estate hopefully got a big fee for use of the famous melody.

Ariana is managed by Justin Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, so there’s even more incentive here: Bieber hasn’t released an album in a couple of years and doesn’t seem to have anything on the horizon. Now that he’s a church going young husband, his act and songs may have to be a lot cleaner. And then what will he have to sing about?

The video for “7 Rings” already has 54 million views, by the way.

“Gotti,” John Travolta and Kelly Preston Lead Razzie Award Nominees, Also Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Kellyanne Conway

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“Gotti,” John Travolta and Kelly Preston Lead Razzie Award Nominees, Also Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Kellyanne Conway

The Razzie Awards broke with tradition this year and nominated three real people who were in documentaries: Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Kellyanne Conway. The latter two compete in Worst Supporting Actress.

“Gotti” led the nominations with Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Supporting Actress– married couple John Travolta and Kelly Preston. They are favored to win.

I do feel they left out Lars von Trier’s ultra violent “The House That Jack Built” from Worst Picture. That’s a snub. And the Louis C.K. movie “I Love You, Daddy” would have been nominated in all categories had it been released. A missed opportunity!

WORST PICTURE

“Gotti”
“The Happytime Murders”
“Holmes & Watson”
“Robin Hood”
“Winchester”

WORST ACTRESS

Jennifer Garner, “Peppermint”
Amber Heard, “London Fields”
Melissa McCarthy, “The Happytime Murders” and “Life of the Party”
Helen Mirren, “Winchester”
Amanda Seyfried, “The Clapper”

WORST ACTOR

Johnny Depp (voice), “Sherlock Gnomes”
Will Ferrell, “Holmes & Watson”
John Travolta, “Gotti”
Donald J. Trump (as himself), “Death of a Nation” and “Fahrenheit 11/9”
Bruce Willis, “Death Wish”

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jamie Foxx, “Robin Hood”
Ludacris (voice), “Show Dogs”
Joel McHale, “Happytime Murders”
John C. Reilly, “Holmes & Watson”
Justice Smith, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Kellyanne Conway (as herself), “Fahrenheit 11/9”
Marcia Gay Harden, “Fifty Shades Freed”
Kelly Preston, “Gotti”
Jaz Sinclair, “Slender Man”
Melania Trump (as herself), “Fahrenheit 11/9”

WORST SCREEN COMBO

“Any two actors or puppets (especially in those creepy sex scenes),” “Happytime Murders”
“Johnny Depp and his fast-fading film career,” “Sherlock Gnomes”
“Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly (trashing two of literature’s most beloved characters),” “Holmes & Watson”
“Kelly Preston and John Travolta (getting ‘Battlefield Earth’-type reviews!),” “Gotti”
“Donald J. Trump and his self-perpetuating pettiness,” “Death of a Nation” and “Fahrenheit 11/9”

WORST REMAKE, RIPOFF or SEQUEL

“Death of a Nation” (remake of “Hillary’s America”)
“Death Wish”
“Holmes & Watson”
“The Meg” (ripoff of “Jaws”)
“Robin Hood”

WORST DIRECTOR

Etan Cohen, “Holmes & Watson”
Kevin Connolly, “Gotti”
James Foley, “Fifty Shades Freed”
Brian Henson, “Happytime Murders”
The Spierig Brothers (Michael and Peter), “Winchester”

WORST SCREENPLAY

“Death of a Nation”
“Fifty Shades Freed”
“Gotti”
“Happytime Murders”
“Winchester”

Paul McCartney Fans Have a Once Ever Cinema Treat Tomorrow (Jan 21) One-Off Screening of Never Seen Animated Film

Roger Friedman
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Paul McCartney Fans Have a Once Ever Cinema Treat Tomorrow (Jan 21) One-Off Screening of Never Seen Animated Film

Tomorrow, January 21st, Paul McCartney fans will have a rare treat all over the world: a one-off screening of “Bruce McMouse,” an animated film made by Paul and Linda McCartney with their group Wings. It features the Maccas voicing over animated mice, mixed in with rare concert footage of Wings on the road in Holland and Germany in 1972.

There’s been almost no publicity about this, no press release, nothing. “Bruce McMouse” will play in 12 cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles. A lot of major cities are left out. Maybe they’ll be included later, or the film will turn up in a McCartney box set sometime. I have no idea.

The film took six years to complete, and in 1978 it was shelved. No one’s ever seen it. Click here for cities and times.

PS Paul seems to be mining his early Wings period. He recently released box sets for his Wings “Wild Life” album and “Red Rose Speedway” from 1972-73.

Three Weeks After His Death, Still No One Has Said Why KTLA Anchor Chris Burrous Overdosed at a Suburban Days Inn

Roger Friedman
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Three Weeks After His Death, Still No One Has Said Why KTLA Anchor Chris Burrous Overdosed at a Suburban Days Inn

December 28th– it wasn’t that long ago. Three weeks.

Yet in that time no one from Los Angeles or from KTLA has answered this question: Why was anchor Chris Burrous at a suburban Days Inn at one o’clock in the afternoon? Why did he overdose and what from? What caused his death?

The 43 year old anchorman, so popular in Los Angeles, remains a mystery and so does his tragic death. Married, with a young daughter, Burrous was the embodiment of a public celebrity– peppy, avuncular, full of life. One thing we know is that he loved to eat. His “Burrous Bites” segments were a highlight of the station and his career.

But on December 28th a still unknown man– known, actually to the Glendale Police Department– called in Burrous’s overdose.

No police report is available from the incident and won’t be until the autopsy is released. Even then we may not know what happened. And L.A. media quickly covered up whatever they knew about Burrous. Did he have a secret life? Was there another side to Burrous the public was unaware of?

And meantime, Burrous’s family has raised $135,000 in two separate gofundme campaigns. Even that begs questions no one in Los Angeles asked. Didn’t he have savings? A pension? Life insurance? Gofundme is usually used to raise money for people who’ve survived natural disasters, or don’t have insurance, or are destitute. Wasn’t Burrous earning a decent wage at KTLA?

Below, a video from Burrous’s funeral, which was held without much fanfare. Sadly, it was on his 44th birthday.

If anyone can contribute something substantial to this, confidentially, please email me at showbiz411@gmail.com

 

Box Office: “Glass” Cracked Over the Weekend, Coming in Low, But “Bohemian Rhapsody” Crossed the $200 Mil Mark

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Box Office: “Glass” Cracked Over the Weekend, Coming in Low, But “Bohemian Rhapsody” Crossed the $200 Mil Mark

M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” cracked over the weekend. After a $16 million Thurs-Fri opening, the comic book thriller slowed down considerably. The three day take is at $40 million. That strong opening didn’t translate into “legs,” although snow may have slowed the audience down. It remains to be seen how “Glass” will pay out for Universal, since Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson no doubt get dollar one, and James McAvoy is no slouch either.

Good news: “Bohemian Rhapsody” crossed the $200 million mark. “A Star is Born” beat them to it, which means two of the biggest movies of 2018 were musical in nature. That’s good news for the Elton John movie coming called “Rocket Man.” Are more music movies coming? Undoubtedly.

“The Mule” will hit $100 million this week, with a final goal of $120 million. I’ve been hammering away at it not getting an Oscar campaign, but insiders say no one involved was interested. Clint Eastwood has nothing to prove or gain, and apparently Dianne Wiest– who has an Oscar– just wasn’t into it.

PGA Awards: “Green Book” Wins Best Picture, Heads to Oscars As Favorite, Television Winners Include “Mrs. Maisel,” “The Americans”

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PGA Awards: “Green Book” Wins Best Picture, Heads to Oscars As Favorite, Television Winners Include “Mrs. Maisel,” “The Americans”

GREEN BOOK won Best Picture at the PGA Awards Saturday night, mostly ensuring its Oscar win. There have been notable exceptions though, in the last 3 years the PGA and the Academy did differ.  The PGA’s 2015’s awards show saw “The Big Short” winning although the Oscar went to “Spotlight.”  In 2016, “La La Land” took top PGA honors, with the Oscar going to “Moonlight.”  So in its 29 year history, PGA has picked the winner 20 times, 21 in a way as well as in 2013 “12 Years a Slave,” and “Gravity” tied for PGA honor, with “12 Years” winning the Oscar.  Peter Farrelly’s wonderful story of two unlikely friends deserves all its accolades.

Among the VIP’s were Universal’s Ron Meyer, Warner’s Kevin Tsujihara, Disney’s Alan Horn and brimming with executives, agents, and celebrities.  Bradley Cooper chatting with Michael Bay, the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom was the room to be in.

The “Green’s Book” win did illicit a surprise from the crowd, and none was more thrilled than the film’s director, Farrelly.  He remarked that,  “This is my first PGA awards, really this is the first time I’ve heard of them.  I’m so grateful to be in this business. It’s like Warren Buffett winning the lottery. When you make ‘Dumb and Dumber you don’t think you’re ever going to be here. Peter then looked around the star-studded room, commenting that Norman Lear and Jane Fonda were there.  He explained that, “Cat Ballou” was the inspiration for “There’s Something About Mary.”

“Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” has won Best TV show comedy.  Tony Shalhoub was the only member of the cast to join the producers on stage, as Mrs. Maisel herself, Rachel Brosnahan, was simultaneously hosting “Saturday Night Live” in New York.

“The Americans” won Best Episodic Television.  Octavia Spencer presented the award to the winner for non-fiction TV which was the late Anthony Bourdain’s show.  His producers gave a poignant speech in his honor.  “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” garnered the Best Limited series Television award.

Robert Downey Jr. presented the David O. Selznick award to Marvel head Kevin Feige. Downey said “Kevin 12 years ago met me on high insurance risk mountain and told me I was Tony Stark. ” Then he roasted him a bit. “He’s a nice guy and a handsome one when he’s not dressed like an umpire, which is never.” Kevin then thanked the late Stan Lee “for providing the foundation for everything we do.”

Sterling K Brown then introduced a clip from “Black Panther” followed by John David Washington introducing a clip from “Blackklansman.” “Gilmore Girls” star Lauren Graham presented the Norman Lear award to Amy Sherman Palladino. Amy quipped “A prize and dinner. A favorite Saturday night for a Jewish girl. Norman Lear is a god to me and all comedy writers. He fights for the story and the voice. Norman taught us to spread the wealth that’s the legacy he taught me to take care of my group.”

Norman Lear, age 96, then went on to give the Visionary award to his friend “Blackish” creator Kenya Barris.  Norman, the master of the moment said: “How the fuck can a man prepare for this?” Then he asked, to laughs: “Do you know how many evenings I’ve spent in this room?  Thousands. But is this is the most delicious.” He pointed to Amy Sherman Palladino. “I treasure what you said. Laughter has added years to my life and this evening has added on to that so you’ll see me for many more.”

Barris responded: “Norman is my boy. We talk, we hang. I’m the most surprised in this room that I’m here. Coming where I came from. Norman is the reason I’m here. He made a kid from the hood feel seen.”

Jane Fonda won the Stanley Kramer Lifetime Achievement Award which was presented to her by her good friends Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen.  Jane is an established Producer; she produced a series of hit movies in the 70s and 80s including Best Picture “On Golden Pond.”

Jane was in top spirits, exuberant and clever.  “The food is unusually good; I think it’s because women organized this.” She observed that nearly half of the PGA members are women. “And that’s really important, we don’t have our masculinity to prove.” She also said she liked Ted’s show, “The Good Place.” “It’s a guilty pleasure.”

Bradley Cooper presented the Milestone Achievement Award to one of the Warner Bros. chiefs. Toby Emmerich. Toby’s brother, Noah Emmerich, won Best Supporting Actor in a Drama last week at the Critics Choice for “The Americans.” Cooper thanked Emmerich for letting him change the ending of “A Star is Born” halfway through the shoot.

“Spider Man: Into the Spider Verse” won Best Animated Feature. Amy Pascal was among the Producers.

The Mister Rogers doc “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” won best documentary for theatrical motion pictures. Director Morgan Neville is on track for his second Oscar.

RuPaul’s Drag Race won for Best Game & Competition Television.

Jerry Seinfeld won for short form program for our beloved “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”

Ben Stiller had a funny moment when after the “In Memoriam” segment, where Penny Marshall and Craig Zadan got the most applause, he sarcastically thanked for the PGA for putting him after that. “Ah death,” he noted with his signature smirk.

Jane Fonda, of course, had the best line of the night after acknowledging that she knew many of the men the awards were named after. “It is fun to be old, it is so hard to be young.”

Producers Guild Awards Best Picture Announced Tonight: With Very Few Exceptions, A Strong Predictor of the Oscar

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Producers Guild Awards Best Picture Announced Tonight: With Very Few Exceptions, A Strong Predictor of the Oscar

Tonight in Los Angeles, the Producers Guild of America will announce their choice for Best Picture.

ALmost with exception, that movie has gone on to win the Academy Award. Stay here for updates around 10pm Pacific Time.

The only times the PGA and Oscars have gone different ways were in 2017, when they chose “La La Land” and “Moonlight” won; 2016 when “The Big Short” was theirs and “Spotlight” won the Oscar. They were also wrong in 2005, 2006 and 2007 when “The Aviator,” “Brokeback Mountain,” and “Little Miss Sunshine” were their choices, as opposed to “Million Dollar Baby,” “Crash,” and “The Departed.”

A lot of the PGA choice goes into who the actual producers are. This year. Graham King, of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” is very popular. So we’ll see what happens. The winner will be a strong indicator, but nothing is 100%.

Sony Music Drops R. Kelly, Who Hasn’t Had a Hit in Years: It’s His Music Publisher That Makes Millions from Songs Like “I Believe I Can Fly”

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Sony Music Drops R. Kelly, Who Hasn’t Had a Hit in Years: It’s His Music Publisher That Makes Millions from Songs Like “I Believe I Can Fly”

Sony Music has dropped  R. Kelly over his long history of possible sexual misconduct with underage girls.

It’s not a big deal.

R Kelly was a record-selling star in 1998, when “I Believe I Can Fly,” his biggest hit, won 3 Grammy Awards. That was 21 years ago.

Kelly’s last album, “The Buffet,” sold just 140,000 copies after its release in December 2015. Prior to that, “Black Panties,” did a little better– 500,000 copies– in 2013.

But R. Kelly’s days as a chart topper have been over for a while. He hasn’t had a top 10 hit since 2008, with “Number One,” a duet with Keri Hilson. Kelly is a 1990s artist, trapped in a closet of time.

If anything, the organization that should drop him is his publishing company. Universal Music Publishing makes far more money from R. Kelly songs than Sony Music. They administer the profitable publishing rights to “I Believe I Can Fly” and maybe a dozen other Kelly songs that can be covered by other artists, play on radio and Muzak, etc.  Plus BMI, the music agency, collects fees for those broadcasts. If they all drop R. Kelly, then it will make a difference. Right now, the Sony Music drop is just symbolic.

Meantime, R. Kelly hits like “I Believe I Can Fly” are still playing on YouTube. And “I Believe I Can Fly” has sold the equivalent of 9,700 million copies since January 1st based totally on his notoriety.

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