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  • Christina Applegate Opens Up About Having an Abortion at 19 Amid an Abusive Relationship in Memoir

    Christina Applegate Opens Up About Having an Abortion at 19 Amid an Abusive Relationship in Memoir

    Christina Applegate is opening up about her life, career and battle with MS thus far in her memoir, You With the Sad Eyes, published on Tuesday. One revelation from the memoir is that she had an abortion when she was 19 amid an abusive relationship

    “In late April 1991, I fell pregnant,” she writes in her memoir per Entertainment Weekly. “I want to turn away from what happened, but it’s all recorded in my diary. There are moments in my life that are too painful to force into narrative or meaning, so I’ll let my voice from back then speak.”

    Her memoir includes excerpts from old journals, one of which reportedly details the moment she learned she was 6 1/2 weeks pregnant at the time. “Two days before I found out, I got into a car accident on the way to the gynecologist. My car didn’t survive, but luckily, I did,” she wrote, as detailed by EW. “I knew I was pregnant. I couldn’t understand why even though I was watching my eating I still felt fat. I couldn’t understand why sex made me sick and I cried at the drop of a hat. Now I know. I always felt that if I ever got pregnant when I knew it was the wrong time, I wouldn’t have any problem having an abortion. ‘Oh, whatever, it isn’t even a baby yet.’ That’s bulls—, this creature is incredible. It makes me feel whole, safe…”

    Of her boyfriend, Applegate writes of their emotionally abusive relationship: “My boyfriend said I was a disgusting, self-obsessed, eating-disordered fat pig today (not in so many words). That opened my eyes a great deal. … I don’t really understand my relationship anymore. It isn’t good. Sometimes I don’t think it’s worth it. … I feel I have lost myself somewhere, and I can’t find her for the life of me.”

    “His family will hate me when they find out that I killed their family member because they don’t believe in it. But I can’t have this baby because I have work to do to entertain this fucking world. Besides, I can’t… now,” she writes of having an abortion.

    In an entry dated June 13, 1991, Applegate reportedly writes, “it’s over.” Then she adds, “I feel pretty okay. Just kind of woozy. That gives me no time to realize what I have done. Which is most likely the best right now.”

    She continues, “I was looking over what I’d written yesterday and just have to laugh. My emotions were extremely warped (I really don’t feel that way. Honestly, I think when you’re pregnant you tend to feel that way about the male figure in your life). My life is pretty wild. I could seriously write a book. I guess this kind of is.”

    In addition to her early life and career, Applegate also writes about her MS diagnosis and the “excruciating agony” of the disease in her memoir. In 2021, Applegate publicly revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, described by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as “an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body.”

    “I wish I could say that I am a miracle,” Applegate writes in her memoir per the NY Post. “Though most days it’s very hard to believe, and in any case, I don’t want to minimize what this disease does to a human body and soul.”

    In her memoir, Applegate shares the struggles she has with simple movements: “When I wake up, I often can’t get my arm to move far enough to grab the cup of water by my bed or my phone from its charger. My stomach frequently slows to a halt, leaving me to regularly rush to the emergency room in agony.”

    When looking back at the first signs of MS, which she learned while filming the final season of Netflix’s Dead to Me, Applegate recalled asking her chiropractor why her toes were twitching: “I’ll never forget the look he gave me,” she writes. After numbness crept into her extremities, she was tested. Results from a brain scan showed 30 lesions across its surface and the MS diagnosis.

    “I remember trying to get down the stairs of my house at six o’clock in the morning, and I could make it to only the ninth stair,” she recalls while filming at the time.

    She also reveals that she’s had to wear adult diapers due to “incontinence issues” because of the illness.

    Her current treatment plan consists of her getting steroid infusions every six months to slow the disease. However, the drugs have side effects, including wiping out her B cells, leaving her vulnerable to infection, and weight gain.

    The weight gain made receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame bittersweet, as Applegate writes, “Once people stared at my boobs; then they stared at my broken foot. But now I knew they were staring not only because I was disabled; they were staring because I was fat, forever an unacceptable fate for women in Hollywood.”

    “I didn’t look in the mirror for a year,” Applegate, who has been open about her struggles with an eating disorder in the past, writes. She eventually dropped more than 50 pounds after being put on a liquid diet to manage her stomach issues.

    Per the LA Times, Applegate also writes about her father leaving the family when she was a baby and her mother’s struggles with drug and alcohol abuse. She also reveals that at age 5, a female “caregiver” forced her to perform oral sex on her.

    Overall, with her memoir, Applegate writes with bluntness and no sugarcoating. “This book is not cathartic for me — let’s just go there,” Applegate told The Los Angeles Times of her memoir. “I just needed to dump this shit out somewhere. It’s almost like you guys are now my therapists in the world.”

  • BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva Stepping Down

    BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva Stepping Down

    BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva will step down from her role in September, she has revealed in an internal letter sent to staff.

    The move makes Tavaziva the third board-level exec to depart the British broadcaster in recent months, following the resignations of director-general Tim Davie and BBC News boss Deborah Turness late last year.

    Tavaziva, who has been in the role for just over three years, said to colleagues: “After five brilliant years, I have taken the opportunity to reflect on my own role at the BBC and have decided that the time is right for me to leave to pursue new opportunities. I will be stepping down in September. It is a privilege and honour to work here and to have played my part, alongside you all, to ensure we deliver on the mission and purpose of an organisation that matters so much, and now more than ever.”

    The news came with changes to the chief operating officer group, notably the creation of a new BBC Media Tech team. “This new division will unite all our Product and Technology teams in public service with tech and product colleagues from BBC Studios into a single Group team,” said Tavaziva. “Today, our technology capabilities are spread across multiple parts of the BBC, which can slow us down, create duplication, and make it harder to deliver seamless experiences to audiences. By forming a single division, we can focus our investment, make faster decisions, adopt shared tools and standards, and innovate quickly.”

    She shared that Storm Fagan, currently chief product officer, has been appointed BBC chief technology and product officer to lead BBC Media Tech. “Storm is a pioneering leader who has delivered outstanding results in the Product Group and brings deep experience in delivering creative, audience-focused technology across the BBC and her previous organisations.”

    Tavaziva added she will be “working closely” with interim director-general Rhodri Talfan Davies as he takes over in April, in order to “ensure we carefully manage this period of transition.”

    “I do recognise the uncertainty many of you are facing with the changes we are announcing today,” she said. “We will continue to keep you updated as our plans and proposals develop and to ensure that you have an opportunity to feedback and input into the work.”

  • Matthew Macfadyen Shrinks Elizabeth Banks in ‘The Miniature Wife’ Trailer

    Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen have quite a little problem on their hands in the newly released trailer for The Miniature Wife.

    The Peacock series, which is based on the short story by Manuel Gonzales, “is a dramedy examining the power (im)balances between spouses after a technological accident induces the ultimate relationship crisis,” the official logline reads.

    Banks’ Lindy Littlejohn says at the beginning of the footage (below), “My husband and I, we take turns supporting each other. So he supported me through my first book, and now it’s my turn.”

    However, that support is put to the test when Macfadyen’s Les Littlejohn develops what he calls “the miracle of miniaturization,” which is supposed to help crops. But when it gets sprayed on Lindy by accident and she gets shrunk down to a few inches tall, Les must quickly find a way to restore her to her regular size.

    “How long until you can fix me?” Banks character asks Les at the end of the trailer.

    O-T Fagbenle, Zoe Lister-Jones, Sian Clifford, Sofia Rosinsky, Ronny Chieng, Aasif Mandvi, Rong Fu and Tricia Black round out the cast.

    The Miniature Wife was created by Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner, who also serve as showrunners and executive producers. Banks, Macfadyen, Michael Aguilar and Suzanne Heathcote also executive produce alongside Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer for Media Res and Greg Mottola.

    All 10 episodes of The Miniature Wife premiere April 9 on Peacock. Check out more first-look images below.

    Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks in ‘The Miniature Wife.’

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    ‘The Miniature Wife’

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    Matthew Macfadyen in ‘The Miniature Wife.’

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  • Ana Gasteyer and Andrew Garfield Win First Emmys at Fourth Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards

    Ana Gasteyer and Andrew Garfield Win First Emmys at Fourth Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards

    The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) awarded the winners of the fourth annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards during a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York on Monday night.

    The top winners of the night included Joe Locke, who received the award for best lead performer for his role as Charlie Spring in Heartstopper; John Lithgow, who won for his voice performance as Minister Bolinar in Spellbound; Ana Gasteyer, who won her first Emmy Award for her voice performance in the recurring role of Crabitha in RoboGobom, Tabitha Brown who received the Emmy for best children’s personality for Tab Time, which also won for writing for a preschool or children’s series; and Andrew Garfield who also won his first Emmy for his appearance on Sesame Street. The Walt Disney Company won the most awards, with a total of 22 honors across its content brands and studios.

    “Today’s honorees reflect the extraordinary creativity and care that go into serving television’s youngest audiences and the families who watch alongside them,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in his welcome remarks. “Thank you to all of you, the creators of the excellent programming we have the distinct privilege of honoring tonight. You don’t need to look far to find division and pain in our world. Yet each of you, every day, finds ways to touch the soul of our global family, reminding us of the limitless potential in the unpainted canvas of childhood. You educate, you inform, you entertain and you inspire.”

    The Children’s & Family Emmy Awards were hosted by actor, director and puppeteer John Tartaglia and featured an opening performance of the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood theme song “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” by singer Regina Spektor. The ceremony also marked the first time all Children’s & Family Emmy Awards were presented in every competitive category in one night.

    The complete list of winners follows.

    Outstanding Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Series
    Jane, Apple TV+ [Sinking Ship Entertainment]
    Kids Baking Championship, Food Network [Sonic Dog]
    Ms. Rachel, Ms. Rachel – Toddler Learning Videos YouTube Channel [Songs For Littles, LLC | Lifeboat Productions]
    Odd Squad, PBS Kids [Sinking Ship Entertainment | BBC Studios | Fred Rogers Productions]
    Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop] (WINNER)
    Tab Time, Tab Time YouTube Channel [Kids At Play]

    Outstanding Young Teen Series
    Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    Heartstopper, Netflix [See-Saw Films]
    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.] (WINNER)
    Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]

    Outstanding Fiction Special
    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip, Disney+
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television] (WINNER)
    Girl Haunts Boy, Fifth Season [Wonder Worldwide]
    Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon

    Outstanding Informational Program
    Building Outside the Lines, Magnolia Network [Painless Productions]
    Harlem Ice, Disney+ [Imagine Entertainment]
    Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World, Netflix
    A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions] (WINNER)
    Super Animals, Fox

    Outstanding Preschool Animated Series
    Carl the Collector, PBS Kids [Spiffy Pictures | Fuzzytown Productions | Yowza! Animation]
    Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions]
    Molly of Denali, PBS Kids [GBH Kids | Atomic Cartoons]
    The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon (WINNER)
    Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, PBS Kids [9 Story Media Group | Brown Bag Films]

    Outstanding Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series
    Big City Greens, Disney+ I Disney Channel
    Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios] (WINNER)
    Wolf King, Netflix [Lime Pictures Limited]
    Wylde Pak, Nickelodeon

    Outstanding Animated Special
    An Almost Christmas Story, Disney+ [Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj I Titmouse | Maere Studios]
    Kiff: The Haunting of Miss McGravy’s House, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Titmouse, Inc.]
    Kiff: Lore of the Ring Light, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Titmouse, Inc.]
    That Christmas, Netflix [Locksmith Animation]
    Ultraman: Rising, Netflix [Tsuburaya Productions] (WINNER)

    Outstanding Short Form Live Action Program
    Andrew Garfield and Elmo Explain Grief, Sesame Workshop YouTube Channel (WINNER)
    Girls’ Voices Now, Here TV
    My Way, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions]
    Together We Can, PBS Kids [Sesame Workshop]

    Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
    Acoustic Rooster: Jazzy Jams, PBS Kids [GBH Kids | Global Mechanic]
    Count on June Bug, Thirteen
    Daffy in Wackyland, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation] (WINNER)
    Eva the Owlet, Apple TV+ [Brown Bag Films | Scholastic Entertainment]
    How Not to Draw, Disney+ I Disney Channel
    Road Trip, Disney+ I Disney Channel

    Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Kit Connor as Nick Nelson, Heartstopper, Netflix [See-Saw Films]
    Danya Griver as Gwendoline Mary Lacey, Malory Towers, BYUtv [King Bert Productions]
    Lisa Kudrow as Penelope, Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]
    Jude Law as Jod Na Nawood, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Joe Locke as Charlie Spring, Heartstopper, Netflix [See-Saw Films] (WINNER)
    David Schwimmer as Anthony Brewer, Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    Nina Toussaint-White as Sarah Robinson, The Primrose Railway Children, BYUtv [BBC Studios]

    Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Nonso Anozie as Tommy Jepperd, Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television] (WINNER)
    Rosalind Chao as Helen Zhang, Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    Ellie Goldstein as Nancy, Malory Towers, BYUtv [King Bert Productions]
    Stefania LaVie Owen as Bear, Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    Dara Reneé as Uliana, Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]

    Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Wim, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Lucian-River Chauhan as Ben, Me, Apple TV+
    Christian Convery as Gus, Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television] (WINNER)
    Ava Joyce McCarthy as Phoebe Robinson, The Primrose Railway Children, BYUtv [BBC Studios]
    Naledi Murray as Wendy, Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    April V. Woods as Felicity Rivers, Malory Towers, BYUtv [King Bert Productions]

    Outstanding Puppetry Performer
    Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango, Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop] (WINNER)
    Frankie Cordero as Purple Panda, Turtle-Lou & Penguin Referee, Donkey Hodie, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions | Spiffy Pictures]
    Stephanie D’Abruzzo as Duck Duck, Harriett Elizabeth Cow, Mama Panda & Doc Skunk, Donkey Hodie, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions | Spiffy Pictures]
    Ryan Dillon as Elmo & Felix, Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]
    Carmen Osbahr as Rosita, Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]

    Outstanding Voice Performer in a Preschool Program
    Pamela Adlon as Aunt Lola, SuperKitties, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Sony Pictures Television Kids]
    Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs & Zeepohz, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Ana Gasteyer as Crabitha, RoboGobo, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Brown Bag Films] (WINNER)
    Jay Thomas Manuel as Jeff Mouse, Donkey Hodie, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions | Spiffy Pictures]
    Amber Riley as Ursula, Disney Jr.’s Ariel, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Wild Canary]

    Outstanding Single Role Voice Performer in a Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Erik Todd Dellums as Aaravos, The Dragon Prince, Netflix [Wonderstorm I Bardel Entertainment | MWM]
    Cynthia Erivo as The Slink, RoboGobo, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Brown Bag Films]
    Ernie Hudson as Marlon, Angry Birds Mystery Island, Prime Video | Amazon Kids+ [Titmouse Animation | Snipple Animation]
    John Lithgow as Bolinar, Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation] (WINNER)
    John C. Reilly as The Folk Singer, An Almost Christmas Story, Disney+ [Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj I Titmouse | Maere Studios]
    Maya Rudolph as Jean, Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]

    Outstanding Multiple Role Voice Performer in a Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck & The Do-Do, Daffy in Wackyland, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation]
    H. Michael Croner as Barry Buns, Rat, Chubbles Wubbington, Soda Jerk & Buffalo Security
    Kiff    , Disney+ I Disney Channel [Titmouse, Inc.]
    David Errigo Jr. as Hamton J. Pig & Plucky Duck, Tiny Toons Looniversity, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation] (WINNER)
    Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Janeway & Hologram Janeway, Star Trek: Prodigy, Netflix I CBS Studios [Nickelodeon Animation Studios]
    Kari Wahlgren as Evelyn & Mrs. Grant, Legends of Evergreen Hills, Chick-fil-A Play App [Bento Box]

    Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Summer Rose Castillo as Alma, Alma’s Way, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions]
    Vanessa Huszar as Zuri, Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]
    Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. as Tate, Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation] (WINNER)
    Chanel Stewart as Kai, Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Kensington Tallman as Riley, Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Alkaio Thiele as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spidey & His Amazing Friends, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Marvel Studios | Atomic Cartoons]
    Ja’Siah Young as Dax, RoboGobo, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Brown Bag Films]

    Outstanding Children’s Personality
    Tabitha Brown, Tab Time, Tab Time YouTube Channel [Kids At Play] (WINNER)
    Yvette Nicole Brown, Cookie Monster’s Bake Sale: Block Party, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop | RIVR]
    Perdita Felicien, All-Round Champion, BYUtv [Blue Ant Studios]
    Alia Pope, Chip Kids, East Tennessee PBS YouTube Channel [East Tennessee PBS]
    June Squibb, Storyline Online, Storyline Online YouTube Channel [The Story Garage]

    Outstanding Writing for a Preschool or Children’s Series
    Love in the Forest, A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
    Odd Ones In, Odd Squad, PBS Kids [Sinking Ship Entertainment | BBC Studios | Fred Rogers Productions]
    Pan troglodytes, Jane, Apple TV+ [Sinking Ship Entertainment]
    People We Care About, Secrets at Red Rocks, BYUtv [Libertine Pictures]
    Potty Training with Ms. Rachel, Ms. Rachel, Ms. Rachel – Toddler Learning Videos YouTube Channel [Songs For Littles, LLC | Lifeboat Productions]
    When We Lose Someone, Tab Time, Tab Time YouTube Channel [Kids At Play] (WINNER)

    Outstanding Writing for a Young Teen Series
    “Journey,” Heartstopper, Netflix [See-Saw Films] (WINNER)
    “Kevin Haddock,” Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]
    “Pilot,” Me, Apple TV+
    “Stay Out of the Basement, Part I,” Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    “This Could Be a Real Adventure,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “This is a Story,” Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]

    Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series
    “Daniel Finds Out What’s Fair,” Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions]
    “The Fall,” Carl the Collector, PBS Kids [Spiffy Pictures | Fuzzytown Productions | Yowza! Animation] (WINNER)
    “Save the Runaway Egg,” Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]
    “Thanks-For-Giving,” Molly of Denali, PBS Kids [GBH Kids | Atomic Cartoons]
    “Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular,” The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon

    Outstanding Writing for a Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series
    “Crushed,” Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Flying Bark Productions]
    “The Devourer of All Things, Part I,” Star Trek: Prodigy, Netflix I CBS Studios
    “Frand or Foe,” Goldie, Apple TV+ [Mercury Filmworks]
    “Pickle,” Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios] (WINNER)
    “Worst Birthday Ever,” Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, Netflix

    Outstanding Directing for a Live Action Series
    “The Chamber,” Malory Towers, BYUtv [King Bert Productions]
    “Journey,” Heartstopper, Netflix [See-Saw Films]
    “Kevin Haddock,” Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]
    “Love in the Forest,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
    “Stay Out of the Basement, Part I,” Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    “This Could Be a Real Adventure,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “A Trip to the Moon,” Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop] (WINNER)

    Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Series
    “Auntie Freeze!” | “Goin’ Camping!,” Super Duper Bunny League, Nickelodeon [Nickelodeon Animation Studios | Gigglebug Entertainment | Scull & Belt]
    “The Battle of Tenoo,” Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “Save Tate?,” Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]
    “Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular,” The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon (WINNER)
    “The Ulti-Bat Rises,” Batwheels, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation]

    Outstanding Directing for an Animated Series
    “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Flying Bark Productions]
    “Home,” Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios] (WINNER)
    “Part 4: A Night to Remember,” Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    “The Rise of the Wolf,” Wolf King, Netflix [Lime Pictures Limited]
    “Welcome to Byjovia,” Max & The Midknights, Nickelodeon
    “Worst Birthday Ever,” Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, Netflix

    Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series
    “Francis Wants to Be Alone” | “The Sash,” StuGo, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Titmouse Animation]
    “If This Be My Destiny…,” Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Disney+ [Marvel Studios] (WINNER)
    “Petey the Stargazer,” Goldie, Apple TV+
    “Save the Roly Poly!,” Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]
    “Shoot for the Moon,” Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Flying Bark Productions]
    “Up All Night” I “Rotten Banana,” Kiff, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Titmouse, Inc.]

    Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
    Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon
    “Love in the Forest,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
    “Open Your Mind a Little,” Secrets at Red Rocks, BYUtv [Libertine Pictures] (WINNER)
    “Welcome to Camp Nightmare,” Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]

    Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program
    “Heart,” WondLa, Apple TV+ [Skydance Animation] (WINNER)
    “Part 4: A Night to Remember,” Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation]
    That Christmas, Netflix [Locksmith Animation]
    “There’s Always a Fortune in the Cookie Factory,” Gremlins: The Wild Batch, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation]

    Outstanding Cinematography and Technical Arts for a Single Camera Live Action Program
    “Love in the Forest,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
    “The Road Ends Here,” Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television] (WINNER)
    “This Could Be a Real Adventure,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “Tiny Heroes Down Under,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]

    Outstanding Cinematography and Technical Arts for a Multiple Camera Live Action Program
    “Happy Trails,” Bunk’d: Learning the Ropes, Disney+ I Disney Channel (WINNER)
    “Nigh is Now,” Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Entertainment Force | Potato Monkey Productions]
    “A Trip to the Moon,” Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]

    Outstanding Editing for a Preschool or Children’s Live Action Program
    “Abby Taps into Kindness,” Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]
    “Love in the Forest,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions] (WINNER)
    “Pan troglodytes,” Jane, Apple TV+ [Sinking Ship Entertainment]
    “People We Care About,” Secrets at Red Rocks, BYUtv [Libertine Pictures]
    The Primrose Railway Children, BYUtv [BBC Studios]

    Outstanding Editing for a Young Teen Live Action Program
    Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World, Netflix
    “The Real Good Guys,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.] (WINNER)
    “This is a Story,” Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    “We’re Gonna Be In So Much Trouble,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “You Have A Lot To Learn About Pirates,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]

    Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
    “Adventure Night,” Eva the Owlet, Apple TV+ [Brown Bag Films | Scholastic Entertainment]
    “The Battle of Tenoo,” Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “Moon Girl and the Dino Dilemma” | “Hulk’s Squirrely Switch,” Marvel’s Spidey & His Amazing Friends, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Marvel Studios | Atomic Cartoons]
    “Pillow Can’t Sleep,” Gabby’s Dollhouse, Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]
    “The Spider’s Stolen Silk,” The Creature Cases, Netflix [Silvergate Media | TeamTO | Netflix]
    “Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular,” The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon (WINNER)
    “The Ulti-Bat Rises,” Batwheels, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation]

    Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program
    An Almost Christmas Story, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television | Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj I Titmouse | Maere Studios]
    “Mixed Signals,” Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios] (WINNER)
    “Part 4: A Night to Remember,” Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation]
    That Christmas, Netflix [Locksmith Animation]

    Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Action Program
    “The Girl Next Door,” Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    “Jam Session Jam Up,” Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]
    Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World, Netflix
    “Once a Pond a Time,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
    “The Primrose Railway Children,” The Primrose Railway Children, BYUtv [BBC Studios]
    “You Have A Lot To Learn About Pirates,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.] (WINNER)

    Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
    “The Battle of Tenoo,” Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.] (WINNER)
    “I am Gwen Ifill” I “I am Matthew Henson,” Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, PBS Kids [9 Story Media Group | Brown Bag Films]
    “Moon Girl and the Dino Dilemma” | “Hulk’s Squirrely Switch,” Marvel’s Spidey & His Amazing Friends, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Marvel Studios | Atomic Cartoons]
    “Music Meister Mayhem,” Batwheels, HBO | Max
    “Stop Those Cars!” | “Self-Destruct,” Hot Wheels Let’s Race, Mattel Studios [OLM Digital | Sprite Animation Studios]

    Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program
    “Dying Light,” The Dragon Prince, Netflix [Wonderstorm I Bardel Entertainment | MWM]
    “Fire in the Piazza,” Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]
    “Home,” Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    “Part Two,” LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “Ultraman: Rising,” Ultraman: Rising, Netflix [Tsuburaya Productions] (WINNER)
    “Welcome to Byjovia,” Max & The Midknights, Nickelodeon [Jane Startz Productions]

    Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television] (WINNER)
    “Everything Is Not What It Seems,” Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Disney+ I Disney Channel
    “Kevin Haddock,” Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]
    “Messiest. Episode. Ever!,” Surprise and Seek, Prime Video | Amazon Kids+ [Imagine Entertainment | Amazon Kids+]
    “Welcome to Camp Nightmare,” Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    “You Have A Lot To Learn About Pirates,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]

    Outstanding Costume Design / Styling
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
    “Here, There Be Monsters,” Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Netflix]
    “Joy,” Dandyland, TELUS STORYHIVE YouTube Channel (WINNER)
    “Me,” Yo Gabba Gabbaland!, Apple TV+ [Yo Gabba Gabba, LLC]
    “Way, Way Out Past the Barrier,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]

    Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television] (WINNER)
    “Here, There Be Monsters,” Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television | Netflix]
    “Kevin Haddock,” Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Production]
    “Losing My Religion,” Beyond Black Beauty, Prime Video [Sinking Ship Entertainment | Leif Films | Saga Films | Amazon MGM Studios]
    “Zero Friends Again,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]

    Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program
    “Grow Your World,” Rise Up, Sing Out, Disney+ I Disney Jr. (WINNER)
    “I’m on My Way,” Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, PBS Kids [GBH Kids | Global Mechanic]
    “I Want To Go Home,” Kindergarten: The Musical!, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Oddbot Inc]
    “Music, Music,” Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]
    “One Colorful Ocean,” Disney Jr.’s Ariel, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Wild Canary]
    “The Show Will Go On,” RoboGobo, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Brown Bag Films]

    Outstanding Original Song for a Children’s or Young Teen Program
    “It’s Okay,” Zombies: The Re-Animated Series, Disney+ I Disney Channel
    “No Better,” Ultraman: Rising, Netflix [Tsuburaya Productions]
    “Red,” Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
    “Red Christmas,” Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ (WINNER)
    “Still Haunted By You,” Girl Haunts Boy, Fifth Season [Wonder Worldwide]
    “The Way It Was Before,” Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation]

    Outstanding Show Open
    Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television | Sarofsky]
    Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, Netflix (WINNER)
    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Disney+ [Marvel Studios]

    Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program
    Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon
    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.] (WINNER)
    Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]

    Outstanding Casting for a Live Action Program
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
    Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    Malory Towers, BYUtv [King Bert Productions]
    The Primrose Railway Children, BYUtv [BBC Studios] (WINNER)
    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]

    Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program
    An Almost Christmas Story, Disney+ [Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj I Titmouse | Maere Studios]
    Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios] (WINNER)
    RoboGobo, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Brown Bag Films]
    Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation]
    Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Beyond Black Beauty, Prime Video [Sinking Ship Entertainment | Leif Films | Saga Films | Amazon MGM Studios]
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
    Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon
    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]

    Outstanding Choreography
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television] (WINNER)
    Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon
    Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024, Nickelodeon [Done | Dusted]
    XO, Kitty, Netflix [Awesomeness Studios]

  • Jon Stewart Rages Over Iran War: “This Is Trump’s Whole Presidency”

    Jon Stewart opened The Daily Show on Monday by launching into criticism of President Donald Trump‘s attack on Iran.

    During his opening monologue (below), the comedy host mocked what the show dubbed “Mess O’Potamia: America’s Next Top Muddle.”

    Letting the f-bombs fly, Stewart laid into Trump’s inconsistent communication and lack of congressional approval on the issue.

    At one point, Stewart played clips that aired during the 2024 election of some on the right saying that Trump would be a “peace through strength” president who would keep the United States out of war. This was followed by clips collected since Friday of Trump supporters praising the strike.

    “How quickly the right has gone from ‘peace through strength’ to ‘peace through war,’” Stewart said. “And we’re all just along for the ride in a war with no clear purpose, no end in sight, all at the whims of Donald Trump.”

    Stewart mocked…

    — The name “Operation Epic Fury”: “Epic Fury?! Did the Paul Brothers launch another energy drink?”

    — On Trump’s video announcing the attack from Mar-a-Lago while wearing a white baseball cap: “This is how we’re doing this? Mar-a-Lago basement? No lighting? You don’t even have one of those influencer halo lights? And this is what we’re wearing? Blazer, no tie, shirt unbuttoned? Looking more like the father of the bride settling up with the caterer? Not to nitpick, obviously, but baseball hat? We’re going with a baseball hat for a war of choice? Oh, I’m gonna go down and make my war announcement. ‘Don’t forget the HAT I got you that’s bigger than your head.’ … We should at least be thankful that the hat is forwards.”

    — On 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being killed in a U.S. airstrike: “I doubt he’s anywhere near a location that obvious, given the advance surveillance he’s been under … He stayed in his house?! Old people are so fucking stubborn. America apparently had to start an entire war to kill an 86-year-old in ill health and not wait, I don’t know, three weeks to let saturated fat do its thing.” (Stewart also ripped into sympathetic studio audience noises for Khamenei — “Sorry, am I going too hard on Khamenei? A murderous dictator … who mowed down his own people?”)

    — On the House being set to vote on the war powers resolution on Thursday: “This coming Thursday?! The war already fucking happened! This is Trump’s whole presidency, he does whatever the fuck he wants and then a few days later, Congress is like: ‘Excuse me! Roll your window down. Excuse me, sir?! You’re not allowed to knock down the East Wing without a permit from the homeowner’s association. We’re going to let it slide this time.’ The U.S. Congress is like male nipples. Why do you exist? What do you do? Nothing! You do nothing!”

    — On Iran launching strikes at other countries in the Middle East: “So let me get this straight: America and Israel attack Iran. And Iran’s answer is to just attack everybody. You know, having been in a bar fight, I’m pretty sure the worst thing to do in a two-on-one beat down is to slap everybody else.”

    — After showing a clip of Trump rambling about random topics during a press briefing about the war: “I can’t believe our bombs are now smarter than our President.”

    On Friday, Trump launched “Operation Epic Fury” targeting Iran to destroy its missile production, navy and nuclear capabilities following alleged “imminent threats.” The conflict has resulted in the death of many senior Iranian officials, significant infrastructure damage in Iran and four U.S. service member deaths. Trump has said the campaign could last weeks and hasn’t ruled out the use of U.S. troops on the ground.

  • Ana Gasteyer and Andrew Garfield Win First Emmys at Fourth Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards

    Ana Gasteyer and Andrew Garfield Win First Emmys at Fourth Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards

    The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) awarded the winners of the fourth annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards during a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York on Monday night.

    The top winners of the night included Joe Locke, who received the award for best lead performer for his role as Charlie Spring in Heartstopper; John Lithgow, who won for his voice performance as Minister Bolinar in Spellbound; Ana Gasteyer, who won her first Emmy Award for her voice performance in the recurring role of Crabitha in RoboGobom, Tabitha Brown who received the Emmy for best children’s personality for Tab Time, which also won for writing for a preschool or children’s series; and Andrew Garfield who also won his first Emmy for his appearance on Sesame Street. The Walt Disney Company won the most awards, with a total of 22 honors across its content brands and studios.

    “Today’s honorees reflect the extraordinary creativity and care that go into serving television’s youngest audiences and the families who watch alongside them,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in his welcome remarks. “Thank you to all of you, the creators of the excellent programming we have the distinct privilege of honoring tonight. You don’t need to look far to find division and pain in our world. Yet each of you, every day, finds ways to touch the soul of our global family, reminding us of the limitless potential in the unpainted canvas of childhood. You educate, you inform, you entertain and you inspire.”

    The Children’s & Family Emmy Awards were hosted by actor, director and puppeteer John Tartaglia and featured an opening performance of the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood theme song “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” by singer Regina Spektor. The ceremony also marked the first time all Children’s & Family Emmy Awards were presented in every competitive category in one night.

    The complete list of winners follows.

    Outstanding Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Series
    Jane, Apple TV+ [Sinking Ship Entertainment]
    Kids Baking Championship, Food Network [Sonic Dog]
    Ms. Rachel, Ms. Rachel – Toddler Learning Videos YouTube Channel [Songs For Littles, LLC | Lifeboat Productions]
    Odd Squad, PBS Kids [Sinking Ship Entertainment | BBC Studios | Fred Rogers Productions]
    Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop] (WINNER)
    Tab Time, Tab Time YouTube Channel [Kids At Play]

    Outstanding Young Teen Series
    Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    Heartstopper, Netflix [See-Saw Films]
    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.] (WINNER)
    Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]

    Outstanding Fiction Special
    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip, Disney+
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television] (WINNER)
    Girl Haunts Boy, Fifth Season [Wonder Worldwide]
    Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon

    Outstanding Informational Program
    Building Outside the Lines, Magnolia Network [Painless Productions]
    Harlem Ice, Disney+ [Imagine Entertainment]
    Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World, Netflix
    A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions] (WINNER)
    Super Animals, Fox

    Outstanding Preschool Animated Series
    Carl the Collector, PBS Kids [Spiffy Pictures | Fuzzytown Productions | Yowza! Animation]
    Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions]
    Molly of Denali, PBS Kids [GBH Kids | Atomic Cartoons]
    The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon (WINNER)
    Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, PBS Kids [9 Story Media Group | Brown Bag Films]

    Outstanding Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series
    Big City Greens, Disney+ I Disney Channel
    Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios] (WINNER)
    Wolf King, Netflix [Lime Pictures Limited]
    Wylde Pak, Nickelodeon

    Outstanding Animated Special
    An Almost Christmas Story, Disney+ [Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj I Titmouse | Maere Studios]
    Kiff: The Haunting of Miss McGravy’s House, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Titmouse, Inc.]
    Kiff: Lore of the Ring Light, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Titmouse, Inc.]
    That Christmas, Netflix [Locksmith Animation]
    Ultraman: Rising, Netflix [Tsuburaya Productions] (WINNER)

    Outstanding Short Form Live Action Program
    Andrew Garfield and Elmo Explain Grief, Sesame Workshop YouTube Channel (WINNER)
    Girls’ Voices Now, Here TV
    My Way, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions]
    Together We Can, PBS Kids [Sesame Workshop]

    Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
    Acoustic Rooster: Jazzy Jams, PBS Kids [GBH Kids | Global Mechanic]
    Count on June Bug, Thirteen
    Daffy in Wackyland, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation] (WINNER)
    Eva the Owlet, Apple TV+ [Brown Bag Films | Scholastic Entertainment]
    How Not to Draw, Disney+ I Disney Channel
    Road Trip, Disney+ I Disney Channel

    Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Kit Connor as Nick Nelson, Heartstopper, Netflix [See-Saw Films]
    Danya Griver as Gwendoline Mary Lacey, Malory Towers, BYUtv [King Bert Productions]
    Lisa Kudrow as Penelope, Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]
    Jude Law as Jod Na Nawood, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Joe Locke as Charlie Spring, Heartstopper, Netflix [See-Saw Films] (WINNER)
    David Schwimmer as Anthony Brewer, Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    Nina Toussaint-White as Sarah Robinson, The Primrose Railway Children, BYUtv [BBC Studios]

    Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Nonso Anozie as Tommy Jepperd, Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television] (WINNER)
    Rosalind Chao as Helen Zhang, Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    Ellie Goldstein as Nancy, Malory Towers, BYUtv [King Bert Productions]
    Stefania LaVie Owen as Bear, Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    Dara Reneé as Uliana, Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]

    Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Wim, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Lucian-River Chauhan as Ben, Me, Apple TV+
    Christian Convery as Gus, Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television] (WINNER)
    Ava Joyce McCarthy as Phoebe Robinson, The Primrose Railway Children, BYUtv [BBC Studios]
    Naledi Murray as Wendy, Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    April V. Woods as Felicity Rivers, Malory Towers, BYUtv [King Bert Productions]

    Outstanding Puppetry Performer
    Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango, Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop] (WINNER)
    Frankie Cordero as Purple Panda, Turtle-Lou & Penguin Referee, Donkey Hodie, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions | Spiffy Pictures]
    Stephanie D’Abruzzo as Duck Duck, Harriett Elizabeth Cow, Mama Panda & Doc Skunk, Donkey Hodie, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions | Spiffy Pictures]
    Ryan Dillon as Elmo & Felix, Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]
    Carmen Osbahr as Rosita, Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]

    Outstanding Voice Performer in a Preschool Program
    Pamela Adlon as Aunt Lola, SuperKitties, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Sony Pictures Television Kids]
    Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs & Zeepohz, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Ana Gasteyer as Crabitha, RoboGobo, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Brown Bag Films] (WINNER)
    Jay Thomas Manuel as Jeff Mouse, Donkey Hodie, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions | Spiffy Pictures]
    Amber Riley as Ursula, Disney Jr.’s Ariel, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Wild Canary]

    Outstanding Single Role Voice Performer in a Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Erik Todd Dellums as Aaravos, The Dragon Prince, Netflix [Wonderstorm I Bardel Entertainment | MWM]
    Cynthia Erivo as The Slink, RoboGobo, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Brown Bag Films]
    Ernie Hudson as Marlon, Angry Birds Mystery Island, Prime Video | Amazon Kids+ [Titmouse Animation | Snipple Animation]
    John Lithgow as Bolinar, Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation] (WINNER)
    John C. Reilly as The Folk Singer, An Almost Christmas Story, Disney+ [Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj I Titmouse | Maere Studios]
    Maya Rudolph as Jean, Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]

    Outstanding Multiple Role Voice Performer in a Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck & The Do-Do, Daffy in Wackyland, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation]
    H. Michael Croner as Barry Buns, Rat, Chubbles Wubbington, Soda Jerk & Buffalo Security
    Kiff    , Disney+ I Disney Channel [Titmouse, Inc.]
    David Errigo Jr. as Hamton J. Pig & Plucky Duck, Tiny Toons Looniversity, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation] (WINNER)
    Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Janeway & Hologram Janeway, Star Trek: Prodigy, Netflix I CBS Studios [Nickelodeon Animation Studios]
    Kari Wahlgren as Evelyn & Mrs. Grant, Legends of Evergreen Hills, Chick-fil-A Play App [Bento Box]

    Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
    Summer Rose Castillo as Alma, Alma’s Way, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions]
    Vanessa Huszar as Zuri, Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]
    Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. as Tate, Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation] (WINNER)
    Chanel Stewart as Kai, Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Kensington Tallman as Riley, Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Alkaio Thiele as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spidey & His Amazing Friends, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Marvel Studios | Atomic Cartoons]
    Ja’Siah Young as Dax, RoboGobo, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Brown Bag Films]

    Outstanding Children’s Personality
    Tabitha Brown, Tab Time, Tab Time YouTube Channel [Kids At Play] (WINNER)
    Yvette Nicole Brown, Cookie Monster’s Bake Sale: Block Party, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop | RIVR]
    Perdita Felicien, All-Round Champion, BYUtv [Blue Ant Studios]
    Alia Pope, Chip Kids, East Tennessee PBS YouTube Channel [East Tennessee PBS]
    June Squibb, Storyline Online, Storyline Online YouTube Channel [The Story Garage]

    Outstanding Writing for a Preschool or Children’s Series
    Love in the Forest, A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
    Odd Ones In, Odd Squad, PBS Kids [Sinking Ship Entertainment | BBC Studios | Fred Rogers Productions]
    Pan troglodytes, Jane, Apple TV+ [Sinking Ship Entertainment]
    People We Care About, Secrets at Red Rocks, BYUtv [Libertine Pictures]
    Potty Training with Ms. Rachel, Ms. Rachel, Ms. Rachel – Toddler Learning Videos YouTube Channel [Songs For Littles, LLC | Lifeboat Productions]
    When We Lose Someone, Tab Time, Tab Time YouTube Channel [Kids At Play] (WINNER)

    Outstanding Writing for a Young Teen Series
    “Journey,” Heartstopper, Netflix [See-Saw Films] (WINNER)
    “Kevin Haddock,” Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]
    “Pilot,” Me, Apple TV+
    “Stay Out of the Basement, Part I,” Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    “This Could Be a Real Adventure,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “This is a Story,” Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]

    Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series
    “Daniel Finds Out What’s Fair,” Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions]
    “The Fall,” Carl the Collector, PBS Kids [Spiffy Pictures | Fuzzytown Productions | Yowza! Animation] (WINNER)
    “Save the Runaway Egg,” Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]
    “Thanks-For-Giving,” Molly of Denali, PBS Kids [GBH Kids | Atomic Cartoons]
    “Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular,” The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon

    Outstanding Writing for a Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series
    “Crushed,” Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Flying Bark Productions]
    “The Devourer of All Things, Part I,” Star Trek: Prodigy, Netflix I CBS Studios
    “Frand or Foe,” Goldie, Apple TV+ [Mercury Filmworks]
    “Pickle,” Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios] (WINNER)
    “Worst Birthday Ever,” Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, Netflix

    Outstanding Directing for a Live Action Series
    “The Chamber,” Malory Towers, BYUtv [King Bert Productions]
    “Journey,” Heartstopper, Netflix [See-Saw Films]
    “Kevin Haddock,” Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]
    “Love in the Forest,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
    “Stay Out of the Basement, Part I,” Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    “This Could Be a Real Adventure,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “A Trip to the Moon,” Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop] (WINNER)

    Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Series
    “Auntie Freeze!” | “Goin’ Camping!,” Super Duper Bunny League, Nickelodeon [Nickelodeon Animation Studios | Gigglebug Entertainment | Scull & Belt]
    “The Battle of Tenoo,” Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “Save Tate?,” Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]
    “Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular,” The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon (WINNER)
    “The Ulti-Bat Rises,” Batwheels, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation]

    Outstanding Directing for an Animated Series
    “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Flying Bark Productions]
    “Home,” Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios] (WINNER)
    “Part 4: A Night to Remember,” Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    “The Rise of the Wolf,” Wolf King, Netflix [Lime Pictures Limited]
    “Welcome to Byjovia,” Max & The Midknights, Nickelodeon
    “Worst Birthday Ever,” Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, Netflix

    Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series
    “Francis Wants to Be Alone” | “The Sash,” StuGo, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Titmouse Animation]
    “If This Be My Destiny…,” Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Disney+ [Marvel Studios] (WINNER)
    “Petey the Stargazer,” Goldie, Apple TV+
    “Save the Roly Poly!,” Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]
    “Shoot for the Moon,” Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Flying Bark Productions]
    “Up All Night” I “Rotten Banana,” Kiff, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Titmouse, Inc.]

    Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
    Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon
    “Love in the Forest,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
    “Open Your Mind a Little,” Secrets at Red Rocks, BYUtv [Libertine Pictures] (WINNER)
    “Welcome to Camp Nightmare,” Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]

    Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program
    “Heart,” WondLa, Apple TV+ [Skydance Animation] (WINNER)
    “Part 4: A Night to Remember,” Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation]
    That Christmas, Netflix [Locksmith Animation]
    “There’s Always a Fortune in the Cookie Factory,” Gremlins: The Wild Batch, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation]

    Outstanding Cinematography and Technical Arts for a Single Camera Live Action Program
    “Love in the Forest,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
    “The Road Ends Here,” Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television] (WINNER)
    “This Could Be a Real Adventure,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “Tiny Heroes Down Under,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]

    Outstanding Cinematography and Technical Arts for a Multiple Camera Live Action Program
    “Happy Trails,” Bunk’d: Learning the Ropes, Disney+ I Disney Channel (WINNER)
    “Nigh is Now,” Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Disney+ I Disney Channel [Entertainment Force | Potato Monkey Productions]
    “A Trip to the Moon,” Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]

    Outstanding Editing for a Preschool or Children’s Live Action Program
    “Abby Taps into Kindness,” Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]
    “Love in the Forest,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions] (WINNER)
    “Pan troglodytes,” Jane, Apple TV+ [Sinking Ship Entertainment]
    “People We Care About,” Secrets at Red Rocks, BYUtv [Libertine Pictures]
    The Primrose Railway Children, BYUtv [BBC Studios]

    Outstanding Editing for a Young Teen Live Action Program
    Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World, Netflix
    “The Real Good Guys,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.] (WINNER)
    “This is a Story,” Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    “We’re Gonna Be In So Much Trouble,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “You Have A Lot To Learn About Pirates,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]

    Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
    “Adventure Night,” Eva the Owlet, Apple TV+ [Brown Bag Films | Scholastic Entertainment]
    “The Battle of Tenoo,” Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “Moon Girl and the Dino Dilemma” | “Hulk’s Squirrely Switch,” Marvel’s Spidey & His Amazing Friends, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Marvel Studios | Atomic Cartoons]
    “Pillow Can’t Sleep,” Gabby’s Dollhouse, Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]
    “The Spider’s Stolen Silk,” The Creature Cases, Netflix [Silvergate Media | TeamTO | Netflix]
    “Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular,” The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon (WINNER)
    “The Ulti-Bat Rises,” Batwheels, HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation]

    Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program
    An Almost Christmas Story, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television | Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj I Titmouse | Maere Studios]
    “Mixed Signals,” Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios] (WINNER)
    “Part 4: A Night to Remember,” Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation]
    That Christmas, Netflix [Locksmith Animation]

    Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Action Program
    “The Girl Next Door,” Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    “Jam Session Jam Up,” Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]
    Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World, Netflix
    “Once a Pond a Time,” A Real Bug’s Life, National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
    “The Primrose Railway Children,” The Primrose Railway Children, BYUtv [BBC Studios]
    “You Have A Lot To Learn About Pirates,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.] (WINNER)

    Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
    “The Battle of Tenoo,” Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.] (WINNER)
    “I am Gwen Ifill” I “I am Matthew Henson,” Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, PBS Kids [9 Story Media Group | Brown Bag Films]
    “Moon Girl and the Dino Dilemma” | “Hulk’s Squirrely Switch,” Marvel’s Spidey & His Amazing Friends, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Marvel Studios | Atomic Cartoons]
    “Music Meister Mayhem,” Batwheels, HBO | Max
    “Stop Those Cars!” | “Self-Destruct,” Hot Wheels Let’s Race, Mattel Studios [OLM Digital | Sprite Animation Studios]

    Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program
    “Dying Light,” The Dragon Prince, Netflix [Wonderstorm I Bardel Entertainment | MWM]
    “Fire in the Piazza,” Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]
    “Home,” Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    “Part Two,” LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    “Ultraman: Rising,” Ultraman: Rising, Netflix [Tsuburaya Productions] (WINNER)
    “Welcome to Byjovia,” Max & The Midknights, Nickelodeon [Jane Startz Productions]

    Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television] (WINNER)
    “Everything Is Not What It Seems,” Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Disney+ I Disney Channel
    “Kevin Haddock,” Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]
    “Messiest. Episode. Ever!,” Surprise and Seek, Prime Video | Amazon Kids+ [Imagine Entertainment | Amazon Kids+]
    “Welcome to Camp Nightmare,” Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    “You Have A Lot To Learn About Pirates,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]

    Outstanding Costume Design / Styling
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
    “Here, There Be Monsters,” Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Netflix]
    “Joy,” Dandyland, TELUS STORYHIVE YouTube Channel (WINNER)
    “Me,” Yo Gabba Gabbaland!, Apple TV+ [Yo Gabba Gabba, LLC]
    “Way, Way Out Past the Barrier,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]

    Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television] (WINNER)
    “Here, There Be Monsters,” Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television | Netflix]
    “Kevin Haddock,” Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Production]
    “Losing My Religion,” Beyond Black Beauty, Prime Video [Sinking Ship Entertainment | Leif Films | Saga Films | Amazon MGM Studios]
    “Zero Friends Again,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]

    Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program
    “Grow Your World,” Rise Up, Sing Out, Disney+ I Disney Jr. (WINNER)
    “I’m on My Way,” Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, PBS Kids [GBH Kids | Global Mechanic]
    “I Want To Go Home,” Kindergarten: The Musical!, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Oddbot Inc]
    “Music, Music,” Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]
    “One Colorful Ocean,” Disney Jr.’s Ariel, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Wild Canary]
    “The Show Will Go On,” RoboGobo, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Brown Bag Films]

    Outstanding Original Song for a Children’s or Young Teen Program
    “It’s Okay,” Zombies: The Re-Animated Series, Disney+ I Disney Channel
    “No Better,” Ultraman: Rising, Netflix [Tsuburaya Productions]
    “Red,” Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
    “Red Christmas,” Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ (WINNER)
    “Still Haunted By You,” Girl Haunts Boy, Fifth Season [Wonder Worldwide]
    “The Way It Was Before,” Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation]

    Outstanding Show Open
    Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television | Sarofsky]
    Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, Netflix (WINNER)
    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Disney+ [Marvel Studios]

    Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program
    Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon
    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.] (WINNER)
    Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]
    Time Bandits, Apple TV+ [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]

    Outstanding Casting for a Live Action Program
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
    Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    Malory Towers, BYUtv [King Bert Productions]
    The Primrose Railway Children, BYUtv [BBC Studios] (WINNER)
    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]

    Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program
    An Almost Christmas Story, Disney+ [Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj I Titmouse | Maere Studios]
    Dream Productions, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios] (WINNER)
    RoboGobo, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Brown Bag Films]
    Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation]
    Win or Lose, Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
    Beyond Black Beauty, Prime Video [Sinking Ship Entertainment | Leif Films | Saga Films | Amazon MGM Studios]
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
    Goosebumps: The Vanishing, Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
    Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon
    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
    Sweet Tooth, Netflix [Warner Bros. Television]

    Outstanding Choreography
    Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television] (WINNER)
    Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon
    Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024, Nickelodeon [Done | Dusted]
    XO, Kitty, Netflix [Awesomeness Studios]

  • Trump Says He’ll Attend White House Correspondents Dinner for First Time as President

    Trump Says He’ll Attend White House Correspondents Dinner for First Time as President

    Donald Trump says he will attend the upcoming White House Correspondents Dinner, marking the first time he’ll do so as president after skipping the dinner during his first term and last year.

    “The White House Correspondents Association has asked me, very nicely, to be the Honoree at this year’s Dinner, a long and storied tradition since it began in 1924, under then President Calvin Coolidge,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “In honor of our Nation’s 250th Birthday, and the fact that these ‘Correspondents’ now admit that I am truly one of the Greatest Presidents in the History of our Country, the G.O.A.T., according to many, it will be my Honor to accept their invitation, and work to make it the GREATEST, HOTTEST, and MOST SPECTACULAR DINNER, OF ANY KIND, EVER!”

    He added that he “boycotted” the event during his first term due to “extraordinarily bad” press coverage, “FAKE NEWS ALL, right from the beginning of my First Term.”

    Trump’s decision comes after the WHCA selected mentalist Oz Pearlman as this year’s featured entertainer, bypassing the frequent practice of having a comedian as the entertainer, which often included an extended routine roasting the president.

    Last year, the WHCA initially sleected Amber Ruffin as the featured entertainer for the event but had to cancel her appearance in the wake of White House criticism.

    Though Trump skipped the WHCD while president, he attended multiple times before he became president, most famously in 2011 when both then-President Barack Obama and featured entertainer Seth Meyers poked fun at him while he looked unamused. An experience that some have said may have inspired Trump’s decision to first run for president in 2015.

    The 2026 White House Correspondents Dinner is set for April 25 in Washington.

  • Artists Equity Inks Streaming Pact With Netflix

    Artists Equity Inks Streaming Pact With Netflix

    Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity has found a streaming home with Netflix, signing a multi-year streaming first-look deal, production and distribution agreement with the company.

    Artists Equity, which is also run by RedBird Capital’s Gerry Cardinale, recently partnered with Netflix on the crime thriller The Rip, starring both Affleck and Damon, which spent three weeks as the No. 1 movie on Netflix’s Top 10 chart, according to the streamer. Netflix is also set to release Affleck’s next directorial feature, Animals, starring Affleck, Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson, which is due out later this year.

    The news of the Netflix partnership comes after Artists Equity entered into a similar pact with Sony but for theatrical releases. Under that three-year deal, Sony will distribute Artists Equity’s theatrical films globally and will additionally finance the films and handle all ancillaries, with Artists Equity having the option to co-finance certain projects. (Sony, notably, does not have a sister streaming service.)

    In terms of which projects will end up under the Netflix streaming deal or the Sony theatrical pact, that decision will be made on a project-by-project basis based on Artists Equity’s discussion with its studio partners.

    “This is an incredible milestone for Artists Equity and one that validates the vision we’ve been working towards since 2022. From the jump, we’ve seen this growing need for an independent supplier comfortable across the entire creative process, from development to final cut. Netflix is a great match for our work. [Netflix film chairman] Dan [Lin] and his team have a unique connection with the modern viewer and the ability to unite audiences over a shared cultural moment,” said Affleck and Damon in a joint statement.

    Added Lin, “We’re expanding our partnership with Artists Equity because they share our mission — to make bold, original films. Ben and Matt don’t wait for opportunities, they create them: from making and starring in ambitious, original films, to building an innovative studio model.”

  • Hope Davis Boards NBC’s ‘Protection’ Drama

    NBC’s drama pilot Protection has cast another of its lead roles.

    Hope Davis (The Phoenician Scheme, Your Honor) will star opposite Peter Krause in the show, about a family of law enforcement officers who are targeted by a killer. Like Krause, Davis starred in an 2010s NBC show, in her case the short-lived drama Allegiance.

    Protection, from creator Josh Safran (Gossip Girl, Quantico), kicks off “when a U.S. Marshal falls in the line of duty,” the show’s logline reads. “A seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy as a family of law enforcement agents become the target of a mysterious assassin. Bridging personal differences and crossing professional boundaries, the Thornhill family must use the expertise from a lifetime of protecting civilians and politicians to protect one another and bring the killer to justice … even if it means betraying their sworn code.”

    Davis will play Joan, a federally appointed U.S. marshal who commands respect at work.

    Davis is a three-time Emmy nominee, most recently for her recurring role on HBO’s Succession. Her recent credits also include writer-director Kelly Reichardt’s feature The Mastermind, Apple TV’s miniseries Before, HBO’s Perry Mason and Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. She’s currently appearing on stage in Wallace Shawn’s play What We Did Before Our Moth Days at the Greenwich House Theater. Davis is repped by UTA and Kipperman Management.

    Safran is executive producing Protection with Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector. The show comes from Universal Television.

  • How That Jim Carrey Clone Conspiracy Theory Spiraled Out of Control

    How That Jim Carrey Clone Conspiracy Theory Spiraled Out of Control

    Suddenly, Jim Carrey became the new Avril Lavigne.

    The actor’s appearance at the César Awards in Paris last week spawned a surge of conspiracy theories that the Dumb and Dumber actor had been replaced by a clone.

    The reason for the theories seemed to be the 64-year-old actor’s face looking possibly a bit inflamed in some of the footage online.

    “Sorry but there’s a zero percent chance this is actually Jim Carrey,” declared one account with 47,000 followers on X. “I’m not saying it’s a clone or some dumb illuminati shit, but for some reason he’s clearly using a body double to stand in for him.”

    While other fringe accounts were very much saying Carrey had been replaced by a clone (Example: “Jim Carrey was cloned and killed by satanists. They can create a clone in 5 months.”)

    Adding fuel to the fire was a resurfaced, decades-old clip of Carrey on Late Night with David Letterman where the actor said he uses decoys to fool paparazzi. “I’ve done this a few times now and that is to use a decoy,” the actor said at the time, seemingly serious. “Using a decoy — it sounds so ridiculous but it works like a charm … a Jim Carrey double. I send him off in one direction, he sucks all the press in that direction, and I just have my day.”

    Of course, using a decoy to get the press off your back is one thing. Sending somebody else in your place to accept an honorary award at the French equivalent of the Oscars with your family in attendance would be quite another.

    Others speculated the actor had simply had recent plastic surgery of some kind. Or that he had deliberately altered his looks as some kind of performance art piece. Needless to say, all variations of the rumor had an undercurrent of mean-spiritedness given the whole “you no longer look like you” nature of them.

    Then, just when rumors began to really froth, drag artist Alexis Stone posted on Instagram on Sunday suggesting she used prosthetics to make herself look like Carrey and impersonated him at the awards show. She posted a photo of Carrey at the awards with the caption: “Alexis Stone as Jim Carrey in Paris.”

    Confirmation? So it wasn’t Carrey after all? At this point, even Megan Fox was thrown, with the actress commenting on the post: “I can’t handle any more stress right now i need to know if this is real.” While Katy Perry commented with a bullseye emoji.

    Monday morning, however, César Awards organizers and Carrey’s reps seemingly had quite enough. The general delegate of the César Awards, Gregory Caulier, said in a statement first obtained by Variety, “Jim Carrey’s visit has been planned since this summer” and praised the actor’s preparation for his speech, which he gave entirely in French. Caulier called the rumors a “non-issue,” saying “I just remember his generosity, his kindness, his benevolence, his elegance.”

    A couple of hours later, Carrey’s personal rep — and you can almost hear a weary sigh accompanying this statement — first confirmed to TMZ, “Jim Carrey attended the César Awards, where he accepted his Honorary César Award.”

    So there you have it. Yes, that was Jim Carrey and not a clone, body double, or impersonator.

    The shame of this is that Carrey’s stirring speech received high praise from those in attendance (which included girlfriend Mina, daughter Jane and grandson Jackson). Carrey is not a French speaker and apparently worked long and hard on his delivery. “As an actor, each character you play is like clay in the sculptor’s hands, which you shape to your heart’s desire,” he said in French. “How fortunate I have been to share this art with so many people who have truly opened their hearts to me.”

    The clone/double rumors were frequently fueled on X, which has come under fire for misinformation of a far more serious nature since President Trump ordered an attack on Iran late Friday. A Wired story wrote that X was “drowning in disinfo” since the attack began.