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Independent film Anora sweeps the Oscars, winning five awards including best picture and best actress for lead star Mikey Madison. We heard about the winners and losers from the Oscars with Debra Birnbaum, Editor-in-Chief of Gold Derby and former Head of Awards for Amazon-MGM.
Independent film Anora sweeps the Oscars, winning five awards including best picture and best actress for lead star Mikey Madison. We heard about the winners and losers from the Oscars with Debra Birnbaum, Editor-in-Chief of Gold Derby and former Head of Awards for Amazon-MGM.
After the nominations were announced, five top Oscar experts from major media outlets debated their winner predictions in the top categories: Gold Derby's Debra Birnbaum, Variety's Clayton Davis, The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg, Deadline's Pete Hammond, and Indiewire's Anne Thompson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Career Q&A with Allison Janney on October 7, 2014. Moderated by Debra Birnbaum, Variety. In addition to starring in MOM, Emmy Award winner Allison Janney recently guest starred in the cable series "Masters of Sex." Her recent film credits include "Get on Up," "The Way, Way Back," "Touchy Feely," "Trust Me" and "Bad Words." She lent her voice to the animated film "Mr. Peabody & Sherman." Janney co-starred in the Academy Award-nominated film "The Help," for which the cast won ensemble awards from the Screen Actors Guild, National Board of Review and the Broadcast Film Critics. Janney appeared in the Oscar-winning ensemble hit "Juno," and in the movie version of the Tony Award-winning play "Hairspray." For her role in "Life During Wartime," she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress by the Spirit Awards. She also appeared in "Away We Go," "Strangers with Candy," and was heard as the voice of "Gladys" in the animated film "Over the Hedge," as well as "Peach" in "Finding Nemo." Janney received another Spirit Award nomination for her work in the independent feature "Our Very Own," and starred opposite Meryl Streep in "The Hours," which received a SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture. Other feature credits include the Academy Award-winning film "American Beauty" (for which she won a SAG Award for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture), "Nurse Betty," "How to Deal," "Drop Dead Gorgeous," "10 Things I Hate About You," "Primary Colors," "The Ice Storm," "Six Days Seven Nights," "The Object of My Affection" and "Big Night." Janney is perhaps best known for her starring role as White House Press Secretary CJ Cregg in the television series "The West Wing," for which she won four Emmy Awards and four SAG Awards. While she was a freshman studying acting at Kenyon College in Ohio, Janney auditioned for Paul Newman. Soon after, Newman and his wife Joanne Woodward suggested she study at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. She followed their advice and went on to make her Broadway debut in Noel Coward's "Present Laughter," for which she earned the Outer Critics Circle Award and Clarence Derwent Award. Also, she appeared in Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge," receiving her first Tony Award nomination and winning the Outer Critics Circle Award. Janney was last seen on Broadway in the musical "9 to 5," for which she earned a Tony Award nomination and won the Drama Desk Award.
ATX Correspondent Emily Moss Wilson sits down with The Affair creator Sarah Treem, producer Jessica Rhoades, and lead actress Maura Tierney in this exclusive bonus ep, recorded live in the Hulu Lounge at ATX Season 7! Listen in for an insider look at the show's origin, and what lies ahead for your favorites in Season 4.To hear the full Q&A from our ATX Season 7 screening, head over to Variety's TV podcast, Remote Controlled (hosted by moderator Debra Birnbaum)!Tune in Sundays at 9/8c on Showtime for new episodes of The Affair, or catch up on past seasons now on Showtime Anytime and Hulu!ATX Season 8 | June 6-9, 2019 | atxfestival.comVisit atvxp.com for more TV Camp goodness and audio from ATX!-----Get 20% off your new favorite pair of jeans @ DSTLD.com with promo code: TVCAMPFIRE
Joining host Joseph Kapsch on "Meet The Hollywood Press" this week is: Scott Feinberg, Senior Awards Analyst, The Hollywood Reporter and Debra Birnbaum, Executive Editor, TV at Variety. The panel will break down this year's 2018 Emmy Nominations: Netflix snatches HBO's perennial crown: What It All Means?; The cast of Ryan Murphy's 'American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace' sweeps limited series acting categories; Biggest Snubs: 'This Is Us' Mandy Moore, 'Modern Family,' Ellie Kemper; Alison Brie, Who was the beneficiary from shut out of NBC's late-night host Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers; Biggest Surprises; Confusing Category Scramble?? Who will win the big Comedy and Drama series Emmy prizes? Plus, former E News digital correspondent and host of Black Hollywood Live's 'The Pop Off' Alina Vision joins as co-host. ABOUT MEET THE HOLLYWOOD PRESS: From executive producers Maria Menounos and Keven Undergaro, "Meet The Hollywood Press" is a weekly --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Kelly & Molly crash the PaleyFest LA 2018 Handmaid's Tale panel where moderator Debra Birnbaum quizzed Hulu showrunner Bruce Miller and executive producer Warren Littlefield alongside actors Madeline Brewer, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley, OT Fagbenle, Yvonne Strahovski, and Amanda Brugel. Lots of speculation about our upcoming journey into Gilead, our review of A Wrinkle in Time, plus a discussion of three preview clips! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this week's episode of "Remote Controlled," Variety executive TV editor Debra Birnbaum and editor at large Michael Schneider talk to Greg Berlanti, the mastermind behind TV's biggest comic book shows including "Supergirl," "Arrow" and "The Flash."
Creators/executive producers Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland, and writer/producer Ryan Ridley. Moderated by Variety executive editor Debra Birnbaum.Recorded at ATX Television Fest in June 2015.
Guest: Debra Birnbaum, Variety With the Emmy’s just over a week away, we share our thoughts on the nominations, the gala, the snubs, surprises and of course – PREDICTIONS! Our expert guide is Debra Birnbaum who is the executive editor, TV for Variety! She also covers the Emmy Awards, producing 13 special issues highlighting the Emmy contenders. She knows her Emmys!