Awards

The 66th Annual Tony Awards, Broadway’s ultimate night of nights from New York’s Beacon Theatre will be broadcast live via satellite and exclusive on Foxtel’s Bio. channel on Monday, June 11 from 10am AEST.

Marking 66 years of excellence in Broadway, The Tony Awards’ ceremony is the most glamorous night of the Broadway season with dozens of stage and screen stars on hand to present the awards.

Returning to host the glamorous Awards night will be popular Emmy Award winner, Neil Patrick Harris, from Arena’s How I Met Your Mother. Continue reading »

The 2012 Billboard Music Awards will be beamed live and exclusive from The MGM Grand in Las Vegas to Australia via FOX8 on Monday May 21st at 10.00 am AEST when both legendary music performers Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder will be awarded for their outstanding contributions to the musical world.

Whitney Houston will be honored with the Billboard Millennium Award in a tribute performed by Jordin Sparks who plays Houston’s daughter in the upcoming remake of the film “Sparkle,” whilst Stevie Wonder will receive the Billboard Icon Award.

Whitney Houston holds the distinction of being the first artist ever to have seven consecutive No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 .Her biggest hit, “I Will Always Love You,” spent 14 weeks atop the charts in 1993 and earnt 16 Billboard Music Awards throughout her career. The equally spectacular singer songwriter and producer Stevie Wonder who burst onto the music scene at ages 13, has amassed 32 No. 1 singles and released a string of iconic albums including “Songs in the Key of Life,” “Talking Book” and “Music of My Mind.” Continue reading »

The winners of the Australian Directors’ Guild Awards for 2012 were announced tonight at a gala ceremony in Sydney, which also celebrated the ADG’s 30th anniversary.

Each ADG Award category is judged by a panel of Director peers.

Matthew Saville won two Awards tonight – Best Direction in a TV Drama Series was for The Slap (Ep 3 – Harry) and Best Direction in a TV Mini Series for Cloudstreet.

Julia Leigh has won the Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film for Sleeping Beauty. Two winners were announced in the Best Direction in a Documentary Feature category – Tony Krawitz for The Tall Man and Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond for Mrs Carey’s Concert. Continue reading »

The Chaser’s Craig Reucassel and Chris Taylor have been confirmed as hosts of the Australian Directors Guild Awards, to be held on Friday May 11 at Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney.

The gala Awards ceremony will this year celebrate the ADG’s 30th anniversary. Craig Reucassel and Chris Taylor have been both writers and presenters of such TV series as The Election Chaser (2001), CNNNN (2002, 2003), The Chaser Decides (2004), The Chaser’s War on Everything (2006-2008), Yes We Canberra! (2010) and The Hamster Wheel (2011). 

“The Awards are a great opportunity to mark the ADG’s 30th anniversary and to celebrate the achievements of our directors over the past three decades. The night will be lots of fun too – Craig and Chris will make sure of that!” says ADG General Manager Kingston Anderson. 

Nominations in the ADG Awards will be announced April 16. 

As well as winners in the 18 Award categories, the ADG Awards will also announce the winner of the ADG and Directors Guild of America Finders series.

One Australian feature film, which is yet to secure US distribution and is an entry in the 2012 ADG Awards, will be selected to screen in Los Angeles to key industry figure, including distributors. 

Tickets to the Awards are now on sale and cost $135 for members and $185 for non members.  

Tickets include dinner and wine and are available at: http://www.adg.org.au/awards.aspx orhttp://www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=56060&adgweb

Here’s the official video that the copyright owners won’t be taking offline of Admiral Aladeen spilling Kim Jong Il’s ashes over Ryan Seacrest at the 84th Academy Awards.

In the USA The People’s Choice Award nominees have been announced. Votes from Australia can be made at the website – www.peopleschoice.com or via facebook and twitter.

The major TV nominees are…

Favorite Network TV Drama
The Good Wife
Grey’s Anatomy
House
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries

Favorite TV Drama Actor
David Boreanaz, Bones
Hugh Laurie, House
Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Nathan Fillion, Castle
Patrick Dempsey, Grey’s Anatomy

Favorite TV Drama Actress
Blake Lively, Gossip Girl
Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy
Emily Deschanel, Bones
Eva Longoria, Desperate Housewives
Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries

Favorite Cable TV Drama
Dexter
Game of Thrones
Pretty Little Liars
True Blood
White Collar

Favorite Network TV Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
How I Met Your Mother
Modern Family
Two and a Half Men

Favorite TV Comedy Actor
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Chris Colfer, Glee
Cory Monteith, Glee
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother

Favorite TV Comedy Actress
Courteney Cox, Cougar Town
Jane Lynch, Glee
Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
Lea Michele, Glee
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Hot in Cleveland
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Nurse Jackie
Royal Pains
Weeds

Favorite TV Competition Show
American Idol
America’s Got Talent
Dancing With The Stars
So You Think You Can Dance
The Voice

Favorite TV Crime Drama
Bones
Castle
Criminal Minds
CSI
NCIS

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show
Fringe
Supernatural
True Blood
The Vampire Diaries
The Walking Dead

Favorite Daytime TV Host
Al Roker, Anne Curry, Matt Lauer, Natalie Morales, Savannah Guthrie, The Today Show
Anderson Cooper, Anderson
Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Kelly Ripa, Regis Philbin, Live With Regis & Kelly
Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray Show

Favorite Late Night TV Host
Conan O’Brien, Conan
David Letterman, Late Show With David Letterman
Jay Leno, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
Jimmy Fallon, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live

Favorite TV Guest Star
Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee
Jim Carrey, The Office
Katy Perry, How I Met Your Mother
Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

Favorite TV Celeb Reality Star
Gene Simmons
Giuliana Rancic
Kathy Griffin
Kim Kardashian
Tia and Tamera Mowry

Favorite New TV Drama
A Gifted Man
Grimm
Hart of Dixie
Once Upon A Time
Pan Am
Person of Interest
Prime Suspect
Revenge
Ringer
The Secret Circle
Terra Nova
Unforgettable

Favorite New TV Comedy
2 Broke Girls
Allen Gregory
Last Man Standing
Man Up!
New Girl
Suburgatory
Up All Night
Whitney

For the full list go to www.peopleschoice.com

Monday, August 1 at 7.30pm on FOX8

Catch the hottest acts in the world of music today, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Performers include Rihanna, The Black Eyed Peas and Beyonce making it an event not to be missed!

Thursday, July 28 at 9.30pm on BIO

This prestigious television event recognises the lifetime achievements of the very best actor’s in the world. This year, the American Film Institute honours one of then world’s most-loved actors (and voices) Morgan Freeman.

FOXTEL today announced that it will broadcast Broadway’s ultimate night of nights – the 65th Annual Tony Awards – LIVE from the Beacon Theatre in New York on Monday, June 13 at 10am AEST – exclusive to bio.

Returning to host the glamorous Awards night will be popular Emmy Award winner, Neil Patrick Harris, from 111 HITS’ How I Met Your Mother. 

Harris will be joined by a host of stage and screen stars including Daniel Radcliffe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, Alec Baldwin, Samuel L. Jackson, Kelsey Grammer, Viola Davis, Vanessa Redgrave, James Earl Jones, Harry Connick Jr., Christie Brinkley, David Hyde Pierce, Marg Helgenberger, Matthew Broderick, Angela Lansbury, Jim Parsons, Joel Grey, Patrick Wilson, and Robert Morse.

This year three Australians have been nominated for the prestigious accolade – all for their work on the elaborate New York stage version of Priscilla.  The Australian nominees are costume designers Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel for Best Costume Design of a Musical, and actor Tony Sheldon, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.

This year marks the 65th anniversary of the TONY Awards, which were first held on April 6, 1947, at the Waldorf Astoria’s Grand Ballroom. The ceremonies are presented by Tony Award Productions, which is a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, which founded the Tonys in 1947.

The Tonys were founded in memorial to Antoinette (“Tony”) Perry, the American Theatre Wing’s World War II chairperson. The winners are selected by the governing board of Actors Equity, The Dramatists Guild, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the United Scenic Artists, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers, the Casting Society of America, the American Theatre Wing and members of The Broadway League.

Nominations in the lead acting categories include:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:

Brian Bedford for The Importance of Being Earnest

Bobby Cannavale for The Motherf*ker with the Hat

Joe Mantello for The Normal Heart

Al Pacino for The Merchant of Venice

Mark Rylance for Jerusalem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:

Nina Arianda for Born Yesterday

Frances McDormand for Good People

Lily Rabe for The Merchant of Venice

Vanessa Redgrave for Driving Miss Daisy

Hannah Yelland for Brief Encounter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Mackenzie Crook for Jerusalem

Billy Crudup for Arcadia

John Benjamin Hickey forThe Normal Heart

Arian Moayed for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Yul Vázquez forThe Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:

Ellen Barkin for The Normal Heart

Edie Falco for The House of Blue Leaves

Judith Light for Lombardi

Joanna Lumley for La Bête

Elizabeth Rodriguez for The Motherf*ker with the Hat.

For a full listing of nominations:  www.tonyawards.com