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Saturday, March 10, 2012

News Nuggets: 'Avenue Q' celebrates 1,000 performances at New World Stages by Gold Derby

Vulture sets out to name the best TV drama of the last 25 years in tournament form. "Breaking Bad" vs. "Friday Night Lights" in the quarter-finals: "It is, of course…

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Friday, March 9, 2012

You decide: Who will win Best Musical Actress at the Tony Awards? by Gold Derby

A quartet of leading ladies dominates this year’s Tony Awards race for Best Musical Actress. At the head of the pack is Audra McDonald for "The Gershwins' Porgy and B…

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Monday, March 5, 2012

Will 'Porgy & Bess' win Audra McDonald Best Musical Actress at Tony Awards? by Gold Derby

As the Tony Award season eligibility period comes to a close, one thing is certain: Audra McDonald is a shoo-in to earn her seventh nomination for the acclaimed musical revival of “The…

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

News Nuggets: George Clooney and Brad Pitt will star in 'Prop 8' play by Gold Derby

Who are 2012's possible lead-acting Oscar contenders? "The next twelve months promise has a number of meaty parts to choose from, with several previous winners coming back with role…

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Monday, February 27, 2012

You decide: What will win Best Musical at the Tony Awards? by Gold Derby

Tony Awards voters have a wide range of choices to consider as Best Musical of this past season. The very first musical to premiere during the 2011-2012 season was the much-discussed, mu…

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Monday, February 20, 2012

Michael Musto and Tom O'Neil: Is 'The Artist' really art? (video) by Gold Derby

How will future Oscarologists size up the inevitable victory of 'The Artist" as Best Picture? "I think we're going to look back at this and say, 'This is kind of like w…

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Friday, February 17, 2012

News Nuggets: Can 'Smash' help 'My Week with Marilyn' find a larger audience? by Gold Derby

Seth Rogen complains about the absence of genre films at the Oscars: "'I honestly thought "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" was one of the best movies of the year. It…

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Scott Rudin hits the EGOT jackpot by Gold Derby

It's been 10 years since anyone joined the pantheon of people who've won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), but now Scott Rudin is among the immortals who include Mel Brooks, John…

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Glenn Close: Next Queen of Oscar losers? by Gold Derby

If the pundits are right, the King of Oscar losers, Peter O'Toole, is about to get a new queen: Glenn Close. It's a crowded throne -- because two stars already reign as the bigge…

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Will musical revivals dominate the Tony Awards? by Gold Derby

Broadway is very much like the United States’ economy -- it has periods of prosperous success followed by periods of quiet inactivity. This year has been one of the quiet ones in terms…

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

'The Help' wins 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards by Gold Derby

"The Help" won three Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, claiming Best Ensemble, Best Actress (Viola Davis) and Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer). However, Oscar frontrunner &…

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Oscar nominations: Complete list by Gold Derby

Nominations for the 84th annual Academy Award were announced on Jan. 24. Winners will be revealed on Feb. 26 during the kudocast hosted by Billy Crystal that airs live from the Kodak Theatre…

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Friday, January 6, 2012

News Nuggets: Hugh Jackman and Aaron Sorkin team up on Broadway by Gold Derby

The Oscars join forces with Funny or Die: "The Academy decided to hip it up a bit – diving right into their fears about none of the modern audiences being able to relate to someth…

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

News Nuggets: Daniel Radcliffe is EW's Entertainer of the Year by Gold Derby

Daniel Radcliffe named EW's Entertainer of the Year: "Having captivated moviegoers around the world with the last installment of the 'Harry Potter' series, Daniel Radcliffe …

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Monday, December 5, 2011

News Nuggets: Sony cracks down over 'Dragon Tattoo' press embargo by Gold Derby

David Denby angers Sony by reviewing "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" early: "The New Yorker will publish their review ... in this week's edition of the magazine, breakin…

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez talk tunes for toon 'Winnie the Pooh' [Video] by Gold Derby

Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez admit to being awestruck when they got the gig to pen songs for Disney's reboot of "Winnie the Pooh", one of the most beloved children&#…

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

News Nuggets: Tony-nominee Nina Arianda shines in 'Venus in Fur' by Gold Derby

Adele and Frank Turner win at the inaugural Aim Independent Music Awards: "Adele, who is signed to XL Recordings, won best difficult second album for '21,' and most-played indep…

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

News Nuggets: Oscar producer Gil Cates (1934-2011) by Gold Derby

Oscar producer Gil Cates has died at age 77: "'Gil was our colleague, our friend and a former governor of the Academy,' said Academy President Tom Sherak ... 'His passing is…

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Was Shakespeare a fraud? [Video] by Gold Derby

The new film "Anonymous" takes a controversial question -- did the Earl of Oxford really write William Shakespeare's plays? -- and turns it into a Shakespearean-styled thriller…

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Can Kelsey Grammer end Emmy winning streak of Bryan Cranston? by Gold Derby

It has become an Emmy rule in recent years to assume that when Bryan Cranston is in contention for the Best Drama Actor Emmy, he will win. This season appeared at first to be no exception, w…

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Nuggets: Strong ratings for 'New Girl'; Sheryl Crow to Broadway by Gold Derby

Robert Lloyd enjoys ABC's new primetime soap "Revenge": "As is often the case with melodrama, I find 'Revenge' essentially unconvincing and also quite likable. At …

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Tony champ 'Book of Mormon' won't be Oscar contender anytime soon by Gold Derby

"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone say that, contrary to rumors, a movie version of their Tony-winning tuner "The Book of Mormon" is not in t…

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

All is forgiven as Eddie Murphy to host Oscars by Gold Derby

The last time Eddie Murphy was at the Oscars was five years ago and he left soon after losing his Supporting Actor bid for "Dreamgirls" to Adam Arkin ("Little Miss Sunshine&qu…

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Tuner version of Oscar-winning 'Ghost' coming to Broadway by Gold Derby

The musical version of "Ghost" opened in London this summer and is now slated to arrive on Broadway next spring. The 1990 Best Picture contender featured an Oscar-winning performan…

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Friday, July 29, 2011

Can Daniel Radcliffe beat Robert Pattinson at Teen Choice Awards? by Gold Derby

Robert Pattinson is heavily favored to win his second Choice Movie Actor prize at next Sunday's Teen Choice Awards. Nine of our 11 editors predict he will prevail for his work in "E…

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Complete list of nominations for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards by Gold Derby

Nominations for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday, July 14 at 5:35 am PT from the Leonard H. Goldenson Theater at the TV Academy by Melissa McCarthy ("Mik…

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Neil Patrick Harris bows to Gold Derby's Chris Beachum for getting him that elusive Emmy [Video] by Gold Derby

"Without you, I wouldn't have an Emmy!," admitted Neil Patrick Harris to Gold Derby Senior Editor Chris Beachum in a video chat as thanks for helping him to win the first Emmy …

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

'War Horse' trailer touts Steven Spielberg's pony in Oscars derby [Video] by Gold Derby

This year's Best Picture presenter at the Oscars was Steven Spielberg who could be back at the Kodak next year to collect that same Academy Award for his adaptation of the novel "Wa…

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