When “Jesus Christ Superstar” first debuted as a concept album in 1970, it was considered so sacrilegious by some that it was banned by the BBC.Fast-forward 48 years, and attitudes…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AM“The obvious choice is Ryan Murphy for ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ because it’s the Limited Series front-runner and those often go hand in hand with a directing win…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PMEverything was going Claire Foy’s way on the awards scene for the first season of “The Crown,” which premiered in the fall of 2016. For playing Queen Elizabeth II she won both a Golden…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PM2017 Tony winner for Best Musical “Dear Evan Hansen” heads into this weekend’s Grammys as the heavy favorite to win Best Musical Theater Album. Since 2001 10 Tony winners for Best …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMAaron Sorkin is one of the most famous writers in Hollywood. He’s responsible for creating the television series “The West Wing” and “The Newsroom” as well as the films “A Few Go…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PM“Game of Thrones” has naturally focused its awards attention on winning TV kudos like the Emmys. But there is one top music award they’ve been repeatedly snubbed for in the past but no…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMJohn Lithgow has had a great start to his Emmy campaign for Best Drama Supporting Actor for his role as Prime Minister Winston Churchill on Netflix’s “The Crown.” He took home trop…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:15PMSir Winston Churchill is one of the most famous prime ministers of Great Britain, serving from 1940-1945 and again from 1951-1955. He has been portrayed many times on film and television, wi…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:30PMThe Grammys love their high-profile “moments,” but often some of the most interesting moments take place before the telecast. The upcoming 2018 Grammys may have one such fascinat…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:00PMMandy Moore is a name that kept coming up during the fall awards season, and I don’t mean the actress from “This Is Us” (though she should also get an Emmy nomination). I…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:00PMJohn Lithgow surprised many with his sensitive portrayal of Winston Churchill in Netflix’s “The Crown,” winning Best Drama Supporting Actor at the Critics’ Choice Aw…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AMWith 21/20 odds from our 29 movie Experts, “La La Land” is predicted to win Best Costume Design at Sunday’s Academy Awards. Its costumes were designed by Mary Zophres who is a past Osc…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMWith 4/11 odds from our 28 movie Experts, “La La Land” is predicted to win Best Sound Mixing at Sunday’s Academy Awards. Andy Nelson is a past two-time Oscar winner (“Saving Priv…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:40PMBest Production Design and Best Costume Design are two categories at the Oscars where scoring a nomination for both is critical to a film’s chances of winning either (read more on how that…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMMovie musicals, a one-time staple of Hollywood, were all but extinct until “Chicago” won the Best Picture Oscar in 2002. Since then, a film adaptation of a Broadway musical has been r…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:30AMBest Costume Design and Best Production Design are two categories at the Oscars where scoring a nomination for both is critical to a film’s chances of winning either. Of the 85 times these…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMThe Best Picture winner at the Oscars is determined by a preferential vote unlike the other categories which are decided by a straight plurality. With potentially up to 10 nominees, no one…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PMOnly nine performers have won both a Tony and Oscar for their portrayal of the same role. “Fences” stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis (“Fences”) hope to be next for reprising th…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PMEmma Stone has been on an awards roll as of late for her singing and dancing performance as struggling actress Mia in the Oscar Best Picture frontrunner “La La Land.” So far Stone has pi…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:30PMEverything appears to be going Damien Chazelle’s way with “La La Land” and he could very well make history as the youngest winner of the Best Director Oscar. His film just scored a rec…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:45PMHere is your first look at Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” the live-action adaptation of the animated classic directed by Bill Condon. A previous Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenp…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:15PM“All About Eve” (1950) and “Titanic” (1997) are currently tied for the most Oscar nominations in history with 14 each. If “La La Land” should equal this haul on Tuesday, January …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:15PMTwenty-five actors have been nominated for either Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars for their work in movie musicals. Of those 25 actors, seven have gone on to win. Please ta…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00PMBryan Cranston will contend at the SAG Awards for Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor for his reprisal of his Tony winning role as President Lyndon B. Johnson in “All the Way.” According …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:15AMDenzel Washington went home empty handed at the Golden Globes, losing Best Film Drama Actor to Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea”). But Washington is not out of the Oscar race yet. R…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AMPoor Kevin Spacey (“House of Cards”) — he fell victim a few months ago to the SAG-winner curse at the Emmys when he lost Best Drama Actor to Rami Malek (“Mr. Robot”). …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:00AMThirty-one actress have been nominated for either Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars for their work in movie musicals. Of these, eight have gone on to win. To find out who…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:31PMOf the 32 movie musicals nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars only 10 have won. “La La Land,” which is aiming to be the 11th, would be the first original tuner to do so in 58 year…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:58PM“La La Land” just scored a whopping seven Golden Globe nominations: Best Film Comedy/Musical, Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress (Emma Stone)…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:35PMJohn Lithgow is one of television’s most beloved stars and he’s at a career best as Winston Churchill in Netflix’s “The Crown.” The accolades have already started to accumulate…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:34PM“La La Land” had a great Monday when the Golden Globe nominations were announced, scoring seven noms, more than any other film: Best Film Comedy/Musical, Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor (…
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