Watch: Patrick Stewart on ‘Star Trek: Picard’ and how he’s coping while being home-bound during the pandemic by Tom O'Neil

“We are in in the middle of this pandemic, but still season two of ‘Picard’ is going forward!” Patrick Stewart declares in his chat with Gold Derby. “I’ve got the first five scri…

5 furious Tony Awards Experts: When’s the show? Who’ll win? [Video and audio podcast] by Tom O'Neil

Hey, why haven’t the Tonys just gone on with their awards show even though the theaters are dark? Broadway had already staged enough productions before the pandemic broke out (18) for the …

4 gutsy Broadway wags predict the invisible Tony Awards [Watch video or hear audio podcast] by Tom O'Neil

Following that grand Broadway tradition “the show must go on,” the Tony Awards are still planning to stage an awards show, but, well, they just don’t know when, where or how as a resul…

Craziest Tony Awards ever! What’s eligible? When will winners be revealed? [Video and audio podcast] by Tom O'Neil

Those notorious Broadway budinskies Michael Musto (Queerty), Brian Lipton (Cititour) and Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil and Sam Eckmann are really befuddled, even irked by the strange state of …

Tony Awards predictions slugfest: 3 Experts track hottest races [Video & Audio Podcast] by Tom O'Neil

Tony Awards predictions experts Michael Musto (NewNowNext), Brian Lipton (Cititour) and I agree that “Hadestown” will win Best Musical, but we disagree on what rival is its biggest threa…

Netflix to debut ‘Roma’ in 100+ theaters concurrent with web release by Tom O'Neil

In order to qualify “Roma” for the Oscar race, Netflix must merely give it a token showing theatrically in Los Angeles before year’s end, but the streaming service just ann…

Oscar Best Picture race: ‘Roma’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ are tied for lead with 7/1 odds by Tom O'Neil

Technically, “Roma” has more Oscar Experts at Gold Derby predicting it to win Best Picture (9) than “A Star Is Born” (7), but the films are tied for first place with …

OMG, I can’t believe I’m predicting ‘A Star Is Born’ will win the Best Picture Oscar! by Tom O'Neil

I’m shocked — and not a little bit embarrassed — to admit that I’m (currently at least) predicting “A Star Is Born” will win Best Picture at the Oscars. Oh, yeah,…

Bryan Cranston: How I re-created ‘Dangerous Book for Boys’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] by Tom O'Neil

Working behind the TV scenes as a producer, Bryan Cranston faced his biggest challenge when he created an imaginative screen adaptation of popular book “Dangerous Book for Boys,” an Emmy…

2018 Tony Awards predictions: Michael Musto vs. Susan Haskins vs. Tom O’Neil [Exclusive Video] by Tom O'Neil

“Nothing’s going to compete against ‘The Band’s Visit,’” Michael Musto roars when we size up the Tony Awards race for Best Musical during our webcam chat with Susan Haskins (Thea…

Tom O’Neil’s final, gutsy, 100% accurate Oscar predictions by Tom O'Neil

You can see all of my Oscar predictions on one page here, but let’s go through each category. Many races listed below need no explanation considering these contenders already bagged e…

Oscar mystery explained: How voting works for Best Picture [Video] by Tom O'Neil

Huzzahs to Gold Derby user Ryan Casselman for producing this handy-dandy video that does a rather smart job explaining the mysterious, convoluted, antediluvian process of voting for Best Pic…

Winnie is lucky charm for John Lithgow (‘The Crown’) to win Emmy by Tom O'Neil

Winston Churchill is romping through our Experts’ Emmy predictions like Britain’s pugnacious prime minister once stormed across Europe in pursuit of Adolph Hitler. Twelve of our …

Brian Lipton receives Gold Derby Award for Best Tony nominations predictions by an Expert by Tom O'Neil

This is what it looks like to be the smartest Tony Awards prophet among the Experts at Gold Derby. Above is Brian Lipton (Cititour) at Sardi’s restaurant in New York City yesterday rec…

Watch Tony Awards nominations press conference live right here by Tom O'Neil

Tune in here to see the Tony Award nominations announced live on Tuesday, May 2, at 8:30 a.m. ET at a press conference held at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln …

Can ‘La La Land’ break or tie the Oscar record for most wins? Yes, here’s how … by Tom O'Neil

Now that “La La Land” has tied the Oscar record set by “Titanic” and “All About Eve” (14 nominations), we pundits must inevitably wonder: Can it dance off…

Poor Edward Albee was robbed at the Oscars for ‘Virginia Woolf’ by Tom O'Neil

Edward Albee wrote one of the greatest dramas of the twentieth century, but when “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ was adapted from the stage to screen, he didn’t get…

‘LA LA Land’ leaps ahead in Oscar races for Best Picture and Actress (Emma Stone) by Tom O'Neil

Wow! “LA LA Land” received such a roaring, rapturous response at the Toronto Film Festival Monday night that it now clearly jumps far out front in many Oscar races, including Best Pictur…

Best Tonys predictions: Susan Haskins, Brian Lipton, Paul Sheehan and Wayman Wong by Tom O'Neil

Four of the 13 experts predicting Tony Award winners at Gold Derby tied for reaping the best score: 83% (20 out of 24 categories). Below: the breakdown of results. See their original predict…

Best performance by an Expert predicting Tony Award nominations: Paul Sheehan by Tom O'Neil

Gold Derby Executive Editor Paul Sheehan reaped the highest score (89%) among the 10 experts predicting Tony Award nominations at Gold Derby. Four pundits tied for second place (84%): Brian …

Gold Derby: Can 'Confessions' make Liza Minnelli a grand slam awards champ? by Tom O'Neil

Gold Derby: Sally Hawkins in 'Made in Dagenham': Finally, an Oscar bid? by Tom O'Neil

If nominated, Daniel Radcliffe could have won the Tony Award | Awards Tracker | Los Angeles Times by Tom O'Neil

Many leading Broadway pundits believe Daniel Radcliffe could have won the Tony Award for best musical actor if he'd been nominated for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."