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TRB PREDICTIONS: WHO WILL WIN AT THE 96TH ACADEMY AWARDS?



Fellow film fanatics it’s almost time! Tomorrow is a culmination of what was a season of exciting and groundbreaking nominations despite Oppenheimer’s dominance. While it’s pretty much a given by now that Oppenheimer will continue said dominance. And, no, I don’t have any malice towards this film. Cillian is magnetic in it, and It’s one of my top films from last year. I enjoyed other films more. So, it would be nice to see some surprises at the Oscars tomorrow, as we cap off the awards season. Anyway, below are my predictions for the Oscars. It will include who will win, who should win, and who I want to win. So, without further ado…


Best motion picture of the year

  • "American Fiction" Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers

  • "Anatomy of a Fall" Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers

  • "Barbie" David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers

  • "The Holdovers" Mark Johnson, Producer

  • "Killers of the Flower Moon" Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers

  • "Maestro" Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers

  • "Oppenheimer" Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers

  • "Past Lives" David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers

  • "Poor Things" Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers

  • "The Zone of Interest" James Wilson, Producer

Who Will Win: "Oppenheimer" Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers

Who Should Win: "Killers of the Flower Moon" Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers

Who I Want to Win: "American Fiction" Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers or "Killers of the Flower Moon" Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers


Performance by an actor in a leading role

  • Bradley Cooper in "Maestro"

  • Colman Domingo in "Rustin"

  • Paul Giamatti in "The Holdovers"

  • Cillian Murphy in "Oppenheimer"

  • Jeffrey Wright in "American Fiction"

Who Will Win: Cillian Murphy in "Oppenheimer"

Who Should Win: Paul Giamatti in "The Holdovers"

Who I Want to Win: Colman Domingo in "Rustin"


Performance by an actress in a leading role

  • Annette Bening in "Nyad"

  • Lily Gladstone in "Killers of the Flower Moon"

  • Sandra Hüller in "Anatomy of a Fall"

  • Carey Mulligan in "Maestro"

  • Emma Stone in "Poor Things"

Who Will Win: Lily Gladstone in "Killers of the Flower Moon" (I think her winning the SAG Award sealed it)

Who Should Win: Lily Gladstone in "Killers of the Flower Moon" or Carey Mulligan in "Maestro"

Who I Want to Win: Lily Gladstone in "Killers of the Flower Moon"


Performance by an actor in a supporting role

  • Sterling K. Brown in "American Fiction"

  • Robert De Niro in "Killers of the Flower Moon"

  • Robert Downey Jr. in "Oppenheimer"

  • Ryan Gosling in "Barbie"

  • Mark Ruffalo in "Poor Things"

Who Will Win: Robert Downey Jr. in "Oppenheimer"

Who Should Win: Robert De Niro in "Killers of the Flower Moon"

Who I Want to Win: Robert De Niro in "Killers of the Flower Moon"


Performance by an actress in a supporting role

  • Emily Blunt in "Oppenheimer"

  • Danielle Brooks in "The Color Purple"

  • America Ferrera in "Barbie"

  • Jodie Foster in "Nyad"

  • Da'Vine Joy Randolph in "The Holdovers"

Who Will Win: Da'Vine Joy Randolph in "The Holdovers"

Who Should Win: Danielle Brooks in "The Color Purple"

Who I Want to Win: Danielle Brooks in "The Color Purple"


Best animated feature film of the year

  • "The Boy and the Heron" Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

  • "Elemental" Peter Sohn and Denise Ream

  • "Nimona" Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary

  • "Robot Dreams" Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz

  • "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal

Who Will Win: "The Boy and the Heron" Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

Who Should Win: "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal

Who I Want to Win: "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal


Achievement in cinematography

  • "El Conde" Edward Lachman

  • "Killers of the Flower Moon" Rodrigo Prieto

  • "Maestro" Matthew Libatique

  • "Oppenheimer" Hoyte van Hoytema

  • "Poor Things" Robbie Ryan

Who Will Win: "Oppenheimer" Hoyte van Hoytema

Who Should Win: "Killers of the Flower Moon" Rodrigo Prieto

Who I Want to Win: "Maestro" Matthew Libatique or "Killers of the Flower Moon" Rodrigo Prieto


Achievement in costume design

  • "Barbie" Jacqueline Durran

  • "Killers of the Flower Moon" Jacqueline West

  • "Napoleon" Janty Yates and Dave Crossman

  • "Oppenheimer" Ellen Mirojnick

  • "Poor Things" Holly Waddington

Who Will Win: "Oppenheimer" Ellen Mirojnick

Who Should Win: "Killers of the Flower Moon" Jacqueline West

Who I Want to Win: "Barbie" Jacqueline Durran


Achievement in directing

  • "Anatomy of a Fall" Justine Triet

  • "Killers of the Flower Moon" Martin Scorsese

  • "Oppenheimer" Christopher Nolan

  • "Poor Things" Yorgos Lanthimos

  • "The Zone of Interest" Jonathan Glazer

Who Will Win: "Oppenheimer" Christopher Nolan

Who Should Win: "Anatomy of a Fall" Justine Triet

Who I Want to Win: "Killers of the Flower Moon" Martin Scorsese


Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

  • "American Fiction" Laura Karpman

  • "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" John Williams

  • "Killers of the Flower Moon" Robbie Robertson

  • "Oppenheimer" Ludwig Göransson

  • "Poor Things" Jerskin Fendrix

Who Will Win: "Oppenheimer" Ludwig Göransson

Who Should Win: "Killers of the Flower Moon" Robbie Robertson

Who I Want to Win: "Killers of the Flower Moon" Robbie Robertson


Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

  • "The Fire Inside" from "Flamin' Hot"
    Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

  • "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie"
    Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt

  • "It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony"
    Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson

  • "Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" from "Killers of the Flower Moon"
    Music and Lyric by Scott George

  • "What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie"
    Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell

Who Will Win: "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt

Who Should Win: "What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie" Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell

Who I Want to Win: "Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" from "Killers of the Flower Moon" Music and Lyric by Scott George


Achievement in production design

  • "Barbie" Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

  • "Killers of the Flower Moon" Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis

  • "Napoleon" Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff

  • "Oppenheimer" Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman

    "Poor Things" Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek

Who Will Win: "Poor Things" Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek

Who Should Win: "Barbie" Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

Who I Want to Win: "Barbie" Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer


Adapted screenplay

  • "American Fiction" Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson

  • "Barbie" Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach

  • "Oppenheimer" Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan

  • "Poor Things" Screenplay by Tony McNamara

  • "The Zone of Interest" Written by Jonathan Glazer

Who Will Win: "Barbie" Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach

Who Should Win: "Barbie" Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach

Who I Want to Win: "American Fiction" Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson


Original screenplay

  • "Anatomy of a Fall " Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

  • "The Holdovers" Written by David Hemingson

  • "Maestro" Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer

  • "May December" Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik

  • "Past Lives" Written by Celine Song

Who Will Win: "Anatomy of a Fall" Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

Who Should Win: "Anatomy of a Fall" Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

Who I Want to Win: "Anatomy of a Fall" Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari


What are your predictions? What are you most looking forward to seeing or happening at the #Oscars tomorrow? What’s your favorite movie that’s nominated? Let me know in the comments section below!

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PHOTO GALLERY: BILLBOARD WOMEN IN MUSIC AWARDS 2024 - RED CARPET ARRIVALS


The Billboard Women in Music Awards was held yesterday in Los Angeles at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park. The powerhouse event was hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and honored artists like Charli XCX, Ice Spice, Kylie Minogue, Maren Morris, NewJeans, PinkPantheress, TEMS, Victoria Monét, and Young Miko. The 2024 Billboard Woman of the Year went to Karol G. You can check out a roundup of red-carpet arrivals below, which also include attendees Andra Day, Demi Lovato, Fletcher, GloRilla, JoJo, Lainey Wilson, Sofia Vergara, and many more.



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INTERVIEW WITH ELECTRO-POP ARTIST + TV/FILM COMPOSER TYLER DURHAM OF LIMINA


Tyler Durham is a musician, songwriter, and film composer for TV, films, and games, and, under the artist name LIMINA, he flexes his songwriting and production muscles to craft catchy and dynamic electro-pop soundscapes. The latest track, Sanctum, is out now, with his newest single, Dissolved, set for a release on March 12. The album Coming Home is due for release next month, features both tracks, and centers around “exploring and creating a musical journey through anxiety, doubt, anger, hope, acceptance, and love”. In my interview with Tyler, we chat about his musical influences, composing for film/TV, the LIMINA album Coming Home, and much more.


THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Hey, Tyler! How are you doing, how’s your year been so far?

LIMINA: Hi Brittney, my year is going well - my work is picking up quite a bit, and I have some exciting projects coming down the pipeline

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: How did you get your start composing for films? What was it in particular that drew you in?

LIMINA: I grew up in a musical family so I have always loved listening to and playing music. 

However, my film-scoring passion developed in high school. My brother introduced me to the Eminence Symphony Orchestra which almost exclusively plays video game and film soundtracks, and I immediately became hooked. The layers of emotive expression, the powerful waves of sound, and the storytelling capabilities of orchestral writing inspired me to explore every bit of that language. I started pulling clips from films on YouTube to score and reaching out to anyone and everyone who had a project so I could learn how to tell stories through music. The challenge of finding the right musical language for a scene or a film has continued my passion into today. 

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Do you have a favorite film composer or a composer in general?

LIMINA: The answer is, “It depends.” =) 

I love many composers for different reasons as they have their own unique writing styles. However, the composers I find myself studying or listening to the most are Camille Saint-Saen, Stravinsky, and Arvo Part. Regarding film composers, Johann Johansson and James Newton Howard are right at the top. I do spend a lot of time listening to music outside of the classical and film worlds as well. Sigur Ros and Son Lux are two of my favorite bands. 

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Can we talk about the current single “Sanctum” from your upcoming album, “Coming Home”. Now that it’s out how has the reaction been? How does this song fit into the album's sound and themes overall?

LIMINA: I’ve been so grateful for the initial response to “Sanctum.” I’ve received many sincere messages from people expressing that the track has elicited some peace in their day. It’s the best compliment I could receive because that’s what the track is all about. 

"Sanctum" is a piece about self-reflection and unearthing a place in ourselves where doubt, love, joy, and anger are all welcome. A place where we can be consoled, seen, and restored.The layered voices and rolling piano in the opening act as a call into ourselves. Once we step through the door into our own "sanctum" an essence of spirituality emerges through the pump organ and pitch-shifted, deep bell accents. Just as we allow all of our emotions to pass through us, the musical phrasing has a conscious ebb and flow with strings that are both fragile and emotive. It’s the 9th track on the album so it comes towards the end of the story when the protagonist is beginning to derive her self-worth internally, not externally.



THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Since you started this album creation cycle back in 2020 during the pandemic. Where was your headspace going into this? And how do you think that time influenced the project, if at all?

LIMINA: My first E.P. Hidden Spaces was written at the height of the pandemic and in a time where it was difficult to find work, Hidden Spaces was a way to stay connected with my art and passion for creating. I started working on and off on Coming Home in 2022. As a film composer, my music is often commenting and supporting someone else’s story and while I absolutely love to collaborate in that way, “Coming Home” became a chance to create and explore a story of my own. The inspiration for the album emerged from spending time on the London Tube. You see so many people and only get the faintest glimpse of their experience through a laugh, a clenched fist, or just silent contemplation. All of this is accompanied by a loud, yet soothing hum and pulse from the train. I wondered about different experiences people might be silently confronting. I imagined a story of someone estranged from their family but wanting to make amends and what that emotional journey would look like. That simple idea became the bedrock of the album and allowed me to explore and create a journey through anxiety, doubt, anger, hope, acceptance, and love. “Coming Home” is ultimately a story about redemption and rediscovering oneself. Outside of the underlying narrative, I’ve always been drawn to neoclassical elements, electronics, unique and layered musical textures, and playing with form. “Coming Home” was created, in some way, to rediscover my own musical voice and challenge my creativity.

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: What has been the most unlikely influence on you for your LIMINA project and its forthcoming album, Coming Home?

LIMINA: I love exploring sound design so much of my influence comes from various sounds in the world or new synthesizers. For Coming Home, it was the London Tube system. I loved exploring different ways I could incorporate the setting of the story into the music itself. In “Let it Take You,” I built most of the percussion bed from the sounds of the Tube’s wheels rolling on the tracks. 

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: How do you go about challenging yourself as a creative overall to stay fresh and the best you can be?

LIMINA: I’ve found the best way to stay fresh and excited about creating is by listening to new music and experimenting with my own. If I hear an interesting progression, orchestration technique, or complex synth sound, I will figure out how it was made. It’s so important to be constantly adding new tools to my sonic toolkit and every time I discover something new, my creative juices immediately start flowing. 

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: What’s one thing that people are generally surprised to find out about you?

LIMINA: How much I talk to myself while I am writing. =) 

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Lastly, What’s up next for you?

LIMINA: Unfortunately, I can’t say too much, but I’m working on a great Netflix docuseries as well as a drama series. I'll be sharing all the details as soon as I can!


Pre-Order LIMINA’s forthcoming record by clicking on the photo below!


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PORTRAIT GALLERY: the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®


THE 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Portraits, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA - 24 Feb 2024 | ALL PORTRAITS COURTESY OF NETFLIX



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WINNERS LIST: the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®


The Screen Actors Guild Awards® returned tonight, giving out the coveted Actor® statuettes honors to the top stars in film and television, with Oppenheimer continuing its domination this awards season. The cast took home The Actor® for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture this year, and two of its actors, lead Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. took home individual awards as well. It was also the first award show to air live tonight globally on a streaming service, Netflix, that it is, with the ceremony itself held at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall. Also of note is this was the first award show back since SAG-AFTRA’s major strike.


THE 30TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® RECIPIENTS


The Motion Picture Winners are:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
CILLIAN MURPHY / J. Robert Oppenheimer - "OPPENHEIMER"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
LILY GLADSTONE / Mollie Burkhart - "KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. / Lewis Strauss - "OPPENHEIMER"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH / Mary Lamb - "THE HOLDOVERS"

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
OPPENHEIMER
CASEY AFFLECK / Boris Pash
EMILY BLUNT / Kitty Oppenheimer
KENNETH BRANAGH / Niels Bohr
MATT DAMON / Leslie Groves
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. / Lewis Strauss
JOSH HARTNETT / Ernest Lawrence
RAMI MALEK / David Hill
CILLIAN MURPHY / J. Robert Oppenheimer
FLORENCE PUGH / Jean Tatlock

The Television Program Winners are:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
STEVEN YEUN / Danny Cho - "BEEF"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
ALI WONG / Amy Lau - "BEEF"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
PEDRO PASCAL / Joel - "THE LAST OF US"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
ELIZABETH DEBICKI / Princess Diana - "THE CROWN"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto - "THE BEAR"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu - "THE BEAR"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
SUCCESSION
NICHOLAS BRAUN / Greg Hirsch
JULIANA CANFIELD / Jess Jordan
BRIAN COX / Logan Roy
KIERAN CULKIN / Roman Roy
DAGMARA DOMINCZYK / Karolina Novotney
PETER FRIEDMAN / Frank Vernon
JUSTINE LUPE / Willa
MATTHEW MACFADYEN / Tom Wambsgans
ARIAN MOAYED / Stewy Hosseini
SCOTT NICHOLSON / Colin Stiles
DAVID RASCHE / Karl Muller
ALAN RUCK / Connor Roy
ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD / Lukas Matsson
J. SMITH-CAMERON / Gerri Kellman
SARAH SNOOK / Shiv Roy
FISHER STEVENS / Hugo Baker
JEREMY STRONG / Kendall Roy
ZOË WINTERS / Kerry Castellabate

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE BEAR
LIONEL BOYCE / Marcus
JOSE CERVANTES JR. / Angel
LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Tina
AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu
ABBY ELLIOTT / Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto
RICHARD ESTERAS / Manny
EDWIN LEE GIBSON / Ebraheim
MOLLY GORDON / Claire
COREY HENDRIX / Sweeps
MATTY MATHESON / Neil Fak
EBON MOSS-BACHRACH / Richard "Richie" Jerimovich
OLIVER PLATT / Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto

The Stunt Ensemble Winners are:
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -  DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
THE LAST OF US


The 59th Annual SAG Life Achievement Award
Barbra Streisand


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A SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT’S INSIDE THE “EVERYONE WINS” LUXURY GIFT BAGS


The “Everyone Wins” Nominee Gift Bags are NOT affiliated in any way with the OSCARS® or the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. A.M.P.A.S. does not award, sponsor, endorse or provide these gift bags. Neither the Academy nor Distinctive Assets wants there to be any association between the “Everyone Wins” Gift Bags and the OSCARS® or the Academy. 

The 2024 award season is almost ready to hit wrap, with just a few major awards shows left, coming to a close in just a couple of weeks on the season’s grand finale, The OSCARS®. While everyone that night unfortunately won’t take home one of those coveted golden statues. The top nominees like Colman Domingo, Jeffrey Wright, Lily Gladstone, Carey Mulligan, Sterling K. Brown, Mark Ruffalo, Danielle Brooks, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Christopher Nolan in the main acting and directing categories will not go home empty-handed courtesy of Distinctive Assets and Lash Fary. Those celebs nominated will receive a celebratory “Everyone Wins”  luxury gift bag with a carefully and uniquely curated selection of products. Although this gift/gift bag isn’t affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences/A.M.P.A.S. or The OSCARS® in any way. There’s a new bag handed out each year from the marketing company, and this year’s haul is worth a whopping six-figure sum and features three luxury excursions, among so many other divine products. 


“We are humbled that our ‘Everyone Wins’ Nominee Gift Bag continues to garner worldwide media attention and spark conversation. While our gifts may be famous for being fun, fabulous, and unique, they also serve to elevate small businesses, minority-owned brands, female entrepreneurs, and companies who give back. This is celebrity marketing with a mission.”
— Distinctive Assets founder Lash Fary

This year, Distinctive Assets truly amped up the lux in luxury in the “Everyone Wins” gift bag, starting with the three luxury getaways previously mentioned. One is an all-inclusive luxurious Swiss getaway to an exclusive Chalet in the heart of Zermatt, Switzerland, overlooking the Matterhorn. Another is a seven-day holistic wellness retreat from the Golden Door, and lastly, we have a three-night stay in a breathtaking private villa from Saint-Barth ParadiseTHOR Kitchen has provided luxury kitchen appliances and culinary accessories. There are also products from Auro Wellness, Cate Brown luxury pillows, including a special edition Barbie design, Wallis Annenberg GenSpace gratitude postcards, and Gin Bothy award-winning small-batch Scottish gin. Some of the more on-theme items include EATABLE Popcorn, and their The ‘Poparazzi’ Luxe Popcorn Tin features a trio of elevated twists, Miage Skincare, BAGCEIT portable purse seat, Adonis Arcana Mens Grooming Kit, Blush Silks pillowcases, BlendQuik Portable Blender, Fetcha Chocolates, which are vegan and woman-owned, Overnight Travel Bags, ISOPURE® Collagen Peptides, HEYDUDE® Shoes, ELBOQUE bags, Sattaché luxury shoe bag, SchwankGrills Portable Infrared Grill, Poppi Soda, Karma Nuts Cashew Cookies, Jambys Clothing & Activewear, Rose Box NYC luxury long-lasting roses, Antigua Cruz Añejo Cristalino Tequila made with 100% Pure Agave, and Rubik’s Cube 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition to highlight only some of the intriguing selection of products that Distinctive Assets and Lash Fary have carefully curated for this year’s nominees.


Check out a gallery of some of the items below



The “Everyone Wins” Nominee Gift Bags are NOT affiliated in any way with the OSCARS® or the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. A.M.P.A.S. does not award, sponsor, endorse or provide these gift bags. Neither the Academy nor Distinctive Assets wants there to be any association between the “Everyone Wins” Gift Bags and the OSCARS® or the Academy. 

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INTERVIEW WITH ENGLISH GRUNGE ROCKERS TIGERCUB


Meet Brighton-formed English Rock power trio TIGERCUB. The band comprises Jamie Stephen Hall (vocals and lead guitar), James Allix (drums), and Jimi Wheelwright (bass) and their loud, brash, and energetic sound. It’s a punch of grungy distorted rock that has them gaining fans from all over, including those of the famous rock-star kind… like Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam fame. I asked a few questions of frontman Jamie, which you can read below.


THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Can you talk about Tigercub’s origin story? How did the band come together? 

TIGERCUB: Tigercub met in Brighton on the south coast of England whilst studying at The University of Sussex. We all bonded over a love of Jeff Buckley, The Dandy Warhols, and Nirvana and just went from there

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: First, I want to talk about your new song “Show Me My Maker” and the inspiration and songwriting process? Also, how did the remix with Stone Gossard from Pearl Jam come about? 

TIGERCUB: I’m inspired by a lot of classical music and that always finds its way into my writing, this song was inspired by Led Zeppelin and Rage against the Machine I wanted to write a banger.

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: How excited are you guys for your upcoming Belasco show in Los Angeles? How did the opener spot for Porno For Pyros come to you guys?

TIGERCUB: SO excited we are so star struck and honoured to be opening for Porno for Pyros especially on home turf!

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Do you have a favorite Porno For Pyros song?

TIGERCUB: I love all their records, but Pets and Cursed Female are just so iconic it’s hard not to go to them first, I also love Tahitian Moon.

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: What three words would you use to describe your band and its signature sound?

TIGERCUB: Big. little. Loud

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: And, lastly, what's next on the horizon for Tigercub?

TIGERCUB: After the PFP we are sxsw. Then we head back to Blighty for a breather and it’s off to the states again for a headline show in May!


You can catch Tigercub out now on tour and stream “Show Me My Maker (Remix)”.


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GRAMMYs® 2024: THE 2024 MusiCares PERSON OF THE YEAR GALA + RED CARPET HONORING JON BON JOVI


THIS YEAR’S HONOREE WAS JON BON JOVI.

THE EPONYMOUS FRONTMAN OF THE 80’S HARD ROCK BAND BON JOVI. 

THE CEREMONY FEATURED JOURNALIST GAYLE KING, ROCK MUSICIAN LENNY KRAVITZ, AND POP/DANCE ARTIST KYLIE MINOGUE AS PRESENTERS WITH COMEDIAN JIM GAFFIGAN AS HOST.


Last Saturday, February 2nd, GRAMMYs® week continued as the L.A. Convention Center held one of the week’s swankiest events… the MusiCares Person Of The Year red carpet and gala. The gala event pays tribute to different iconic musicians and their years of charity and service to the community. On its 33rd year, MusiCares honored GRAMMY® winning frontman Jon Bon Jovi, the founding member of the Hard Rock band Bon Jovi, and his many years of charity work, the frontman has worked with Habitat For Humanity and the American Red Cross. Then he started his own Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in 2006, and later, the JBJ Soul Kitchens, each helping to empower people who are homeless, hungry, and in poverty, getting them the help they need with housing, food, social services, and jobs. It was that, celebrating the MusiCares Foundation (which helps musicians in need) and the spirit of good music and rock and roll. That had the 2024 MusiCares Person Of The Year red carpet, electric, and the gala ceremony filled with the who’s who of classic rock.


Many friends from different facets of Jon's life and career showed up in support. There was Robert Kraft, Bruce Springsteen (whose surprise performance with Jon Bon Jovi himself was a highlight), Melissa Etheridge (who performed with newly minted GRAMMY® winners Larkin Poe), Paul McCartneyTed DansonMary Steenburgen, Nancy and Paul PelosiRita Wilson, George Clinton, and Nile Rodgers. Singers/fans Bebe Rexha, Sabrina Carpenter, Dove Cameron, Delta Goodrem, and David Archuleta, who spilled in a red carpet interview with me this was his first official GRAMMY® week eventFellow American Idol alum Katherine McPhee also attended with her husband, David Foster, as both are supporters of the MusiCares Foundation. 

The gala performers included GRAMMY® winners Bruce SpringsteenShania TwainMelissa Etheridge, and Jason Isbell, along with GRAMMY® nominees Brandy ClarkDamiano David of MåneskinGoo Goo DollsJelly Roll, Larkin PoeMarcus KingThe War And TreatyMammoth WVH, Sammy Hagar, Pat Monahan and Lainey WilsonJon Bon Jovi closed out the evening with his iconic hit "Livin' on a Prayer" alongside all the other performers at the MusiCares gala.



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GRAMMY’S 2024: Celeb Sightings Burna Boy, Billy Joel and Brandy at the official GRAMMYs® Gift Lounge


GRAMMYs® week is in full gear with star-studded events and parties, talent, and nominees stopped by the Distinctive Assets official GRAMMYs® Gift Lounge, including 2024 nominee Burna Boy and performers Brandy and Billy Joel. You can check out the pics below, and don’t forget to tune in to Music’s Biggest Night® to the 66th GRAMMYs® Awards this Sunday, February 4th, hosted by Trevor Noah!


Burna Boy was quoted saying he loved Auro Wellness because "it detoxifies the body after a show or a night out" and was obsessed with the Nap Bar Virtual Reality Meta Snooze mask.

Burna Boy was quoted saying he loved Auro Wellness because "it detoxifies the body after a show or a night out" and was obsessed with the Nap Bar Virtual Reality Meta Snooze mask.

Singer Brandy's fav was Oxygenetix makeup because she loved the texture of the foundation and said that it was breathable and light.

Billy Joel left with pillows from Cate Brown for his beloved wife and daughter. 


The GRAMMY® Awards airs February 4th on CBS and Paramount+ live at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PST from Los Angeles with host Trevor Noah.


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GRAMMY’S 2024 COVERAGE: OFFICIAL GRAMMYs® GIFT LOUNGE + LUXURY SWAG BAGS


Well, it is officially GRAMMYs® week, but before we find out which artists will take home that coveted award. There is a week of star-studded events and parties to kick off the official GRAMMYs® ceremony on February 4th. One of them is the official GRAMMYs® Gifting Lounge and the GRAMMYs® Gifting Bag, each featuring luxury gifts and products curated by the celebrated Los Angeles entertainment marketing company from Distinctive Assets, with the nominee and presenter bag totaling $36,000. This year also marks a milestone for the company now celebrating its 25-year partnership with the GRAMMYs® and Recording Academy® producing the one and only official GRAMMY® Gift Lounge, as well as the legendary Presenter & Performer Gift Bags for the biggest acts, including nominees and presenters like Billie Eilish, Burna Boy, Dua Lipa, Luke Combs, Olivia Rodrigo, Travis Scott, and returning host Trevor Noah.


It has been a privilege and honor to have been a small part of Music’s Biggest Night® for 25 years.“ “I believe our gifts are so well received because they range from functional to fabulous while embracing inclusivity and philanthropy. Our signature GRAMMYs® Gifts have become an anticipated perk for talent, and I’m particularly excited to share what we’ve curated this year
— Distinctive Assets founder Lash Fary

This year, Distinctive Assets outdid themselves with the range and quality of gifts in both the GRAMMYs® Gift Lounge and GRAMMYs® Gift bag, with luxury items from Auro Wellness, Cate Brown luxury sustainable toss pillows, top-rated Chilean wines from Frontera, museum-quality heritage jewelry from Grossé, the Nap Bar Better Sleep Box, Oxygenetix Oxygenating Foundation plus deluxe makeup accessories, vegan leather jackets + cruelty-free outerwear from PETA x Noize, and THOR Kitchen #cooklikeamusicgod welcome packages and the gifting lounge hosted by Tom's Watch Bar @ L.A. Live and open to presenters and performers during three full days of rehearsals, the talent will also receive a pre-made bag featuring a host of products from Artisan Books, BAGCEIT, Banila Co, Bird Buddy, BlendQuik, Brownie Points, Carl Reads Minds, DANUCERA, Dyson Headphones, Protein Popcorn EpicLight Beauty, and Monopoly Knockout, to name just a few of the highlights in the bag.


The GRAMMY® Awards airs February 4th on CBS and Paramount+ live at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PST from Los Angeles with host Trevor Noah.


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PHOTO GALLERY: SUNDANCE 2024 PARTY CIRCUIT | KETEL ONE FAMILY MADE VODKA PLAYS HOST AT SUNDANCE fest


As the Sundance Film Festival finishes up its 2024 run in Park City, Utah. The annual film event which showcases some of the best and newest films, documentaries, short films, panels, and more on the official festival docket. The Sundance Festival also features many after-parties and mixers, including some hosted by Ketel One Family Made Vodka, the Official Vodka for the festival’s 40th Anniversary. From Kristen Stewart decked out in Dickies at her Love Me premiere party, Aubrey Plaza at the premiere party for her new movie My Old Ass, to 2024 Best Actor Oscar Nominee Colman Domingo wearing Louis Vuitton at the MACRO lodge as well as toasting at Gersh’s “Party with Purpose” which honored the actor, writer and director and brought out André Holland, Daniel Dae Kim, and Gavin Leatherwood.


You can view a photo gallery roundup of celebrities at all the different parties hosted by Ketel One Family Made Vodka at the Sundance Film Festival below.



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INTERVIEW WITH NEWCOMER POP SINGER-SONGWRITER ISA BRUDER


I got to chat with up-and-coming Brazilian-American pop artist Isa Bruder, whose rich vocals, emotional storytelling, and layered harmonics are just in their infancy. I asked Isa about her songwriter, culture, and what’s to come this year in an interview, which you can read below.


THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Thanks for answering a few questions for The Reclusive Blogger. How has your 2023

been?

ISA BRUDER: Happy 2024 to you and your readers! I am really grateful for 2023 -- I got to travel to new places, spend time with my family and friends, go to incredible concerts, and write lots of music. :)

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Can you talk a bit about your background and culture and how that encompasses your music?

ISA BRUDER: Sure! I grew up in São Paulo, Brazil. In addition to loving our Samba's swing and percussive musicality, Brazilian people have a reputation for being really fierce music fans -- and I definitely think that passion is embedded in me. The crowd's joy at a concert in Brazil is contagious. It can sometimes take years or even decades for a musical act to make its way to South America, so we're extra excited and grateful to finally witness that music in real life. The energy really is on another level #ComeToBrazil iykyk

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: How did you normally approach writing and recording as a singer-songwriter?

ISA BRUDER: I am constantly writing feelings and concepts in my notes (notes app girlies rise), so in preparation for a session I usually pull a couple ideas from there that particularly resonate with me. Then I catch up with my cowriter(s), and we talk about our feelings / what kind of song we want to write! Sometimes a producer is included in these conversations / during the session if I have the luxury of being in a physical room with one -- most of my music I write through Zoom since most of my collaborators live in LA! I love writing music with people, as opposed to alone, because I find it takes me out of my own head and helps weed out the good ideas from the less interesting ones.

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: What's the best piece of advice another musician ever gave you?

ISA BRUDER: Know who you are, because if you don't people will try to tell you. Believe in your vision!

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: What's your process for dealing with performance anxiety?

ISA BRUDER: I actually find a couple of hours before my show more stressful than being on stage -- I wouldn't say I really get performance anxiety. During the hours before I'm stressing about logistics, if my band is gonna arrive on time, if my outfit is creasing on the subway, if people are actually gonna show up, if I'll remember all the lyrics... by the time I'm about to go onstage, I'm more so relieved that I don't have to think about all that anymore! Performing is my favorite part of being an artist, so I look forward to it and try to book as many shows as I can.

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Do you have a favorite lyric that you’ve written or that you wish you had written?

ISA BRUDER: I have "I wish I wrote that" moments all the time! Today, what comes to mind is What I Want by MUNA. "That's what I want, there's nothing wrong with what I want!" So simple yet so affirming, it's a perfect pop song in my opinion.

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Since we’re coming up to the end of the year for 2023 do you have a favorite album and/or song of the year?

ISA BRUDER: My favorite album of 2023 is without a doubt Raye's My 21st Century Blues! She moves across genres and themes so freely -- but still with such a clear vision and identity. I love the production on the record, I love her voice, and I love her honesty and vulnerability. She recently released a My 21st Century Symphony version of the album, which is recorded live from Royal Albert Hall with The Heritage Orchestra. It's so beautiful, you guys gotta check it out!

THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Lastly, what is up next for you Isa in 2024?

ISA BRUDER: Hmm... I'd love to play a show somewhere other than New York this year since I've only ever played with my band in the city. In a greater sense, my dream and hope for 2024 is that the music I release reaches people who resonate with and enjoy it :)


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ICYMI: THE 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards: The Nominations


actors Naomi Ackie and Ben Kingsley-Adir announced this year's EE BAFTA Film Awards nominees via a live broadcast from BAFTA 195 Piccadilly in London.

THE EE BAFTAS FILM AWARDS WILL AIR ON february 18th LIVE from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London hosted by David Tennant, AND broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK, on BritBox International in THE USA, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway and South Africa, as well as BBC Australia and Britbox in Australia, NOVA Bulgaria, NOVA Greece, Turner Spain, and Canal Plus. With more territories to be confirmed.

YOU CAN VIEW THE NOMINEES AS WELL AS LEARN A FEW FACTS ABOUT THIS YEARS NOMINATIONS BELOW.


LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. (JAN. 18, 2023) — The ten films with the most nominations are:

  • 13 nominations for Oppenheimer

  • 11 nominations for Poor Things

  • Nine nominations for Killers of the Flower Moon and The Zone of Interest

  • Seven nominations for Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers and Maestro

  • Six nominations for All of Us Strangers

  • Five nominations for Barbie and Saltburn


11 out of 23 nominees in the performance categories have received their first BAFTA Film nomination, including Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest), Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer), Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple), Colman Domingo (Rustin), Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers), Jacob Elordi (Saltburn), Vivian Oparah (Rye Lane), and Teo Yoo (Past Lives).

Alongside this year’s EE Rising Star nominee Jacob Elordi, six former EE Rising Stars are nominated: Emily Blunt (2007), Carey Mulligan (2010), Cillian Murphy (2007), Emma Stone (2011), Margot Robbie (2015) and Barry Keoghan (2019).

In the Best Director category, four of the six are first-time Director nominees: Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest), Andrew Haigh (All of Us Strangers), Alexander Payne (The Holdovers), and Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall). None of the Director nominees are previous winners in this category.

Three directors in the 2023-4 BAFTA Breakthrough cohort are nominated in addition to Vivian Oparah. Raine Allen-Miller (Rye Lane) and Charlotte Regan (Scrapper) in Outstanding British Film, and Ella Glendining (Is Anybody Out There?) in Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.


BEST FILM

ANATOMY OF A FALL Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion

THE HOLDOVERS Mark Johnson

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON Dan Friedkin, Daniel Lupi, Martin Scorsese, Bradley Thomas

OPPENHEIMER Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas

POOR THINGS Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

ALL OF US STRANGERS Andrew Haigh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Sarah Harvey

HOW TO HAVE SEX Molly Manning Walker, Emily Leo, Ivana MacKinnon, Konstantinos Kontovrakis

NAPOLEON Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Kevin J. Walsh, David Scarpa

THE OLD OAK Ken Loach, Rebecca O'Brien, Paul Laverty

POOR THINGS Yorgos Lanthimos, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, Tony McNamara

RYE LANE Raine Allen-Miller, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, Damian Jones, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia

SALTBURN Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara, Margot Robbie

SCRAPPER Charlotte Regan, Theo Barrowclough

WONKA Paul King, Alexandra Derbyshire, David Heyman, Simon Farnaby

THE ZONE OF INTEREST Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

BLUE BAG LIFE Lisa Selby (Director), Rebecca Lloyd-Evans (Director, Producer), Alex Fry (Producer)

BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT Christopher Sharp (Director) [also directed Moses Bwayo]

EARTH MAMA Savanah Leaf (Writer, Director, Producer), Shirley O'Connor (Producer), Medb Riordan (Producer)

HOW TO HAVE SEX Molly Manning Walker (Writer, Director)

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? Ella Glendining (Director)

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath

ANATOMY OF A FALL Justine Triet, Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion

PAST LIVES Celine Song, David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon

SOCIETY OF THE SNOW J.A. Bayona, Belen Atienza

THE ZONE OF INTEREST Jonathan Glazer, PGA

DOCUMENTARY

20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath

AMERICAN SYMPHONY Matthew Heineman, Lauren Domino, Joedan Okun

BEYOND UTOPIA Madeleine Gavin, Rachel Cohen, Jana Edelbaum

STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan King, Annetta Marion

WHAM! Chris Smith

ANIMATED FILM

THE BOY AND THE HERON Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki

CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET Sam Fell, Leyla Hobart, Steve Pegram

ELEMENTAL Peter Sohn, Denise Ream

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Avi Arad, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Christina Steinberg

DIRECTOR

ALL OF US STRANGERS Andrew Haigh

ANATOMY OF A FALL Justine Triet

THE HOLDOVERS Alexander Payne

MAESTRO Bradley Cooper

OPPENHEIMER Christopher Nolan

THE ZONE OF INTEREST Jonathan Glazer

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

ANATOMY OF A FALL Justine Triet, Arthur Harari

BARBIE Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach

THE HOLDOVERS David Hemingson

MAESTRO Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer

PAST LIVES Celine Song

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

ALL OF US STRANGERS Andrew Haigh

AMERICAN FICTION Cord Jefferson

OPPENHEIMER Christopher Nolan

POOR THINGS Tony McNamara

THE ZONE OF INTEREST Jonathan Glazer

LEADING ACTRESS

FANTASIA BARRINO The Color Purple

SANDRA HÜLLER Anatomy of a Fall

CAREY MULLIGAN Maestro

VIVIAN OPARAH Rye Lane

MARGOT ROBBIE Barbie

EMMA STONE Poor Things

LEADING ACTOR

BRADLEY COOPER Maestro

COLMAN DOMINGO Rustin

PAUL GIAMATTI The Holdovers

BARRY KEOGHAN Saltburn

CILLIAN MURPHY Oppenheimer

TEO YOO Past Lives

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

EMILY BLUNT Oppenheimer

DANIELLE BROOKS The Color Purple

CLAIRE FOY All of Us Strangers

SANDRA HÜLLER The Zone of Interest

ROSAMUND PIKE Saltburn

DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH The Holdovers

SUPPORTING ACTOR

ROBERT DE NIRO Killers of The Flower Moon

ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Oppenheimer

JACOB ELORDI Saltburn

RYAN GOSLING Barbie

PAUL MESCAL All of Us Strangers

DOMINIC SESSA The Holdovers

ORIGINAL SCORE

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON Robbie Robertson

OPPENHEIMER Ludwig Göransson

POOR THINGS Jerskin Fendrix

SALTBURN Anthony Willis

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Daniel Pemberton

CASTING

ALL OF US STRANGERS Kahleen Crawford

ANATOMY OF A FALL Cynthia Arra

THE HOLDOVERS Susan Shopmaker

HOW TO HAVE SEX Isabella Odoffin

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes

CINEMATOGRAPHY

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON Rodrigo Prieto

MAESTRO Matthew Libatique

OPPENHEIMER Hoyte van Hoytema

POOR THINGS Robbie Ryan

THE ZONE OF INTEREST Łukasz Żal

EDITING

ANATOMY OF A FALL Laurent Sénéchal

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON Thelma Schoonmaker

OPPENHEIMER Jennifer Lame

POOR THINGS Yorgos Mavropsaridis

THE ZONE OF INTEREST Paul Watts

PRODUCTION DESIGN

BARBIE Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON Jack Fisk, Adam Willis

OPPENHEIMER Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman

POOR THINGS Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek

THE ZONE OF INTEREST Chris Oddy, Joanna Maria Kuś, Katarzyna Sikora

COSTUME DESIGN

BARBIE Jacqueline Durran

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON Jacqueline West

NAPOLEON Dave Crossman, Janty Yates

OPPENHEIMER Ellen Mirojnick

POOR THINGS Holly Waddington

MAKE UP & HAIR

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON Kay Georgiou, Thomas Nellen

MAESTRO Sian Grigg, Kay Georgiou, Kazu Hiro, Lori McCoy-Bell

NAPOLEON Jana Carboni, Francesco Pegoretti, Satinder Chumber, Julia Vernon

OPPENHEIMER Luisa Abel, Jaime Leigh McIntosh, Jason Hamer, Ahou Mofid

POOR THINGS Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston

SOUND

FERRARI Angelo Bonanni, Tony Lamberti, Andy Nelson, Lee Orloff, Bernard Weiser

MAESTRO Richard King, Steve Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, Dean Zupancic

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE Chris Burdon, James H. Mather, Chris Munro, Mark Taylor

OPPENHEIMER Willie Burton, Richard King, Kevin O'Connell, Gary A. Rizzo

THE ZONE OF INTEREST Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

THE CREATOR Jonathan Bullock, Charmaine Chan, Ian Comley, Jay Cooper

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Theo Bialek, Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE Neil Corbould, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, Alex Wuttke

NAPOLEON Henry Badgett, Neil Corbould, Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet

POOR THINGS Simon Hughes

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

CRAB DAY Ross Stringer, Bartosz Stanislawek, Aleksandra Sykulak

VISIBLE MENDING Samantha Moore, Tilley Bancroft

WILD SUMMON Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Jay Woolley

BRITISH SHORT FILM

FESTIVAL OF SLAPS Abdou Cissé, Cheri Darbon, George Telfer

GORKA Joe Weiland, Alex Jefferson

JELLYFISH AND LOBSTER Yasmin Afifi, Elizabeth Rufai

SUCH A LOVELY DAY Simon Woods, Polly Stokes, Emma Norton, Kate Phibbs

YELLOW Elham Ehsas, Dina Mousawi, Azeem Bhati, Yiannis Manolopoulos

EE RISING STAR AWARD

PHOEBE DYNEVOR

AYO EDEBIRI

JACOB ELORDI

MIA MCKENNA-BRUCE

SOPHIE WILDE


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TRB AWARDS COVERAGE SEASON 2024: 30TH SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS NOMINATIONS



Today, the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® nominations were announced via Instagram Live on Netflix and SAG Awards Instagram accounts. The awards ceremony honors outstanding individuals, cast, and ensemble performances from the past year and is voted on by the SAG-AFTRA Union (this will be the first show post-strike). Actors Issa Rae (Barbie, American Fiction, Insecure) and Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales, The Big Sick) were on hand to deliver the nominations, along with an intro from SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. The ceremony will air live from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on February 24th in Los Angeles only on Netflix.


The Motion Picture Nominees are:
 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRADLEY COOPER / Leonard Bernstein - "MAESTRO"
COLMAN DOMINGO / Bayard Rustin - "RUSTIN"
PAUL GIAMATTI / Paul Hunham - "THE HOLDOVERS"
CILLIAN MURPHY / J. Robert Oppenheimer - "OPPENHEIMER"
JEFFREY WRIGHT / Thelonious "Monk" Ellison - "AMERICAN FICTION"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
ANNETTE BENING / Diana Nyad - "NYAD"
LILY GLADSTONE / Mollie Burkhart - "KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON"
CAREY MULLIGAN / Felicia Montealegre - "MAESTRO"
MARGOT ROBBIE / Barbie - "BARBIE"
EMMA STONE / Bella Baxter - "POOR THINGS"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
STERLING K. BROWN / Clifford Ellison - "AMERICAN FICTION"
WILLEM DAFOE / Godwin Baxter - "POOR THINGS"
ROBERT DE NIRO / William Hale - "KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON"
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. / Lewis Strauss - "OPPENHEIMER"
RYAN GOSLING / Ken - "BARBIE"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
EMILY BLUNT / Kitty Oppenheimer - "OPPENHEIMER"
DANIELLE BROOKS / Sofia - "THE COLOR PURPLE"
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Laura Ferrari - "FERRARI"
JODIE FOSTER / Bonnie Stoll - "NYAD"
DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH / Mary Lamb - "THE HOLDOVERS"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
AMERICAN FICTION

ERIKA ALEXANDER / Coraline
ADAM BRODY / Wiley Valdespino
STERLING K. BROWN / Clifford Ellison
KEITH DAVID / Willy the Wonker
JOHN ORTIZ / Arthur
ISSA RAE / Sintara Golden
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS / Lisa Ellison
LESLIE UGGAMS / Agnes Ellison
JEFFREY WRIGHT / Thelonious "Monk" Ellison
 
BARBIE
MICHAEL CERA / Allan
WILL FERRELL / Mattel CEO
AMERICA FERRERA / Gloria
RYAN GOSLING / Ken
ARIANA GREENBLATT / Sasha
KATE MCKINNON / Barbie
HELEN MIRREN / Narrator
RHEA PERLMAN / Ruth
ISSA RAE / Barbie
MARGOT ROBBIE / Barbie
 
THE COLOR PURPLE
HALLE BAILEY / Young Nettie
FANTASIA BARRINO / Celie
JON BATISTE / Grady
DANIELLE BROOKS / Sofia
CIARA / Nettie
COLMAN DOMINGO / Mister
AUNJANUE ELLIS-TAYLOR / Mama
LOUIS GOSSETT, JR. / Ol' Mister
COREY HAWKINS / Harpo
TARAJI P. HENSON / Shug Avery
PHYLICIA PEARL MPASI / Young Celie
GABRIELLA WILSON "H.E.R." / Squeak
 
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
TANTOO CARDINAL / Lizzie Q
ROBERT DE NIRO / William Hale
LEONARDO DICAPRIO / Ernest Burkhart
BRENDAN FRASER / W.S. Hamilton
LILY GLADSTONE / Mollie Burkhart
JOHN LITHGOW / Prosecutor Peter Leaward
JESSE PLEMONS / Tom White
 
OPPENHEIMER
CASEY AFFLECK / Boris Pash
EMILY BLUNT / Kitty Oppenheimer
KENNETH BRANAGH / Niels Bohr
MATT DAMON / Leslie Groves
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. / Lewis Strauss
JOSH HARTNETT / Ernest Lawrence
RAMI MALEK / David Hill
CILLIAN MURPHY / J. Robert Oppenheimer
FLORENCE PUGH / Jean Tatlock
 
The Television Program Nominees are:
 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
MATT BOMER / Hawkins "Hawk" Fuller - "FELLOW TRAVELERS"
JON HAMM / Roy Tillman - "FARGO"
DAVID OYELOWO / Bass Reeves - "LAWMEN: BASS REEVES"
TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk - "MR. MONK'S LAST CASE: A MONK MOVIE"
STEVEN YEUN / Danny Cho - "BEEF"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
UZO ADUBA / Edie Flowers - "PAINKILLER"
KATHRYN HAHN / Clare Pierce - "TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS"
BRIE LARSON / Elizabeth Zott - "LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY"
BEL POWLEY / Miep Gies - "A SMALL LIGHT"
ALI WONG / Amy Lau - "BEEF"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
BRIAN COX / Logan Roy - "SUCCESSION"
BILLY CRUDUP / Cory Ellison - "THE MORNING SHOW"
KIERAN CULKIN / Roman Roy - "SUCCESSION"
MATTHEW MACFADYEN / Tom Wambsgans - "SUCCESSION"
PEDRO PASCAL / Joel - "THE LAST OF US"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
JENNIFER ANISTON / Alex Levy - "THE MORNING SHOW"
ELIZABETH DEBICKI / Princess Diana - "THE CROWN"
BELLA RAMSEY / Ellie - "THE LAST OF US"
KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler - "THE DIPLOMAT"
SARAH SNOOK / Shiv Roy - "SUCCESSION"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Roy Kent - "TED LASSO"
BILL HADER / Barry - "BARRY"
EBON MOSS-BACHRACH / Richard "Richie" Jerimovich - "THE BEAR"
JASON SUDEIKIS / Ted Lasso - "TED LASSO"
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto - "THE BEAR"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEX BORSTEIN / Susie Myerson - "THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL"
RACHEL BROSNAHAN / Miriam "Midge" Maisel - "THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL"
QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues - "ABBOTT ELEMENTARY"
AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu - "THE BEAR"
HANNAH WADDINGHAM / Rebecca Welton - "TED LASSO"
 
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THE CROWN

KHALID ABDALLA / Dodi Fayed
SEBASTIAN BLUNT / Prince Edward
BERTIE CARVEL / Tony Blair
SALIM DAW / Mohamed Al Fayed
ELIZABETH DEBICKI / Princess Diana
LUTHER FORD / Prince Harry
CLAUDIA HARRISON / Princess Anne
LESLEY MANVILLE / Princess Margaret
ED MCVEY / Prince William
JAMES MURRAY / Prince Andrew
JONATHAN PRYCE / Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
IMELDA STAUNTON / Queen Elizabeth II
MARCIA WARREN / Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
DOMINIC WEST / Prince Charles
OLIVIA WILLIAMS / Camilla Parker Bowles
 
THE GILDED AGE
BEN AHLERS / Jack
ASHLIE ATKINSON / Mamie Fish
CHRISTINE BARANSKI / Agnes van Rhijn
DENÉE BENTON / Peggy Scott
NICOLE BRYDON BLOOM / Maud Beaton
MICHAEL CERVERIS / Watson
CARRIE COON / Bertha Russell
KELLEY CURRAN / Mrs. Winterton
TAISSA FARMIGA / Gladys Russell
DAVID FURR / Dashiell Montgomery
JACK GILPIN / Church
WARD HORTON / Charles Fane
LOUISA JACOBSON / Marian Brook
SIMON JONES / Bannister
SULLIVAN JONES / T. Thomas Fortune
CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER / Mrs. Bruce
NATHAN LANE / Ward McAllister
MATILDA LAWLER / Frances Montgomery
ROBERT SEAN LEONARD / Luke Forte
AUDRA MCDONALD / Dorothy Scott
DEBRA MONK / Armstrong
DONNA MURPHY / Mrs. Astor
KRISTINE NIELSEN / Mrs. Bauer
CYNTHIA NIXON / Ada Brook
KELLI O'HARA / Aurora Fane
PATRICK PAGE / Richard Clay
HARRY RICHARDSON / Larry Russell
TAYLOR RICHARDSON / Bridget
BLAKE RITSON / Oscar van Rhijn
JEREMY SHAMOS / Mr. Gilbert
DOUGLAS SILLS / Borden
MORGAN SPECTOR / George Russell
JOHN DOUGLAS THOMPSON / Arthur Scott
ERIN WILHELMI / Adelheid
 
THE LAST OF US
PEDRO PASCAL / Joel
BELLA RAMSEY / Ellie
 
THE MORNING SHOW
JENNIFER ANISTON / Alex Levy
NICOLE BEHARIE / Christina Hunter
SHARI BELAFONTE / Julia
NESTOR CARBONELL / Yanko Flores
BILLY CRUDUP / Cory Ellison
MARK DUPLASS / Chip Black
JON HAMM / Paul Marks
THEO IYER / Kyle
HANNAH LEDER / Isabella
GRETA LEE / Stella Bak
JULIANNA MARGULIES / Laura Peterson
TIG NOTARO / Amanda Robinson
KAREN PITTMAN / Mia Jordan
REESE WITHERSPOON / Bradley Jackson
 
SUCCESSION
NICHOLAS BRAUN / Greg Hirsch
JULIANA CANFIELD / Jess Jordan
BRIAN COX / Logan Roy
KIERAN CULKIN / Roman Roy
DAGMARA DOMINCZYK / Karolina Novotney
PETER FRIEDMAN / Frank Vernon
JUSTINE LUPE / Willa
MATTHEW MACFADYEN / Tom Wambsgans
ARIAN MOAYED / Stewy Hosseini
SCOTT NICHOLSON / Colin Stiles
DAVID RASCHE / Karl Muller
ALAN RUCK / Connor Roy
ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD / Lukas Matsson
J. SMITH-CAMERON / Gerri Kellman
SARAH SNOOK / Shiv Roy
FISHER STEVENS / Hugo Baker
JEREMY STRONG / Kendall Roy
ZOË WINTERS / Kerry Castellabate
 
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues
WILLIAM STANFORD DAVIS / Mr. Johnson
JANELLE JAMES / Ava Coleman
CHRIS PERFETTI / Jacob Hill
SHERYL LEE RALPH / Barbara Howard
LISA ANN WALTER / Melissa Schemmenti
TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS / Gregory Eddie
 
BARRY
ANTHONY CARRIGAN / NoHo Hank
SARAH GOLDBERG / Sally Reed
ZACHARY GOLINGER / John
BILL HADER / Barry
ANDRE HYLAND / Jason
FRED MELAMED / Tom Posorro
CHARLES PARNELL / DA Buckner
STEPHEN ROOT / Monroe Fuches
TOBIE WINDHAM / Damian
HENRY WINKLER / Gene Cousineau
ROBERT WISDOM / Jim Moss
 
THE BEAR
LIONEL BOYCE / Marcus
JOSE CERVANTES JR. / Angel
LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Tina
AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu
ABBY ELLIOTT / Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto
RICHARD ESTERAS / Manny
EDWIN LEE GIBSON / Ebraheim
MOLLY GORDON / Claire
COREY HENDRIX / Sweeps
MATTY MATHESON / Neil Fak
EBON MOSS-BACHRACH / Richard "Richie" Jerimovich
OLIVER PLATT / Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto
 
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
GERALD CAESAR / Ty
MICHAEL CYRIL CREIGHTON / Howard Morris
LINDA EMOND / Donna
SELENA GOMEZ / Mabel Mora
ALLISON GUINN / K.T.
STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage
ASHLEY PARK / Kimber
DON DARRYL RIVERA / Bobo
PAUL RUDD / Ben Glenroy
JEREMY SHAMOS / Dickie Glenroy
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam
MERYL STREEP / Loretta Durkin
WESLEY TAYLOR / Cliff
JASON VEASEY / Jonathan
JESSE WILLIAMS / Tobert
 
TED LASSO
ANNETTE BADLAND / Mae Green
KOLA BOKINNI / Isaac McAdoo
EDYTA BUDNIK / Jade
ADAM COLBORNE / Baz Primrose
PHIL DUNSTER / Jamie Tartt
CRISTO FERNÁNDEZ / Dani Rojas
KEVIN "KG" GARRY / Paul La Fleur
BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Roy Kent
BILLY HARRIS / Colin Hughes
ANTHONY HEAD / Rupert Mannion
BRENDAN HUNT / Coach Beard
TOHEEB JIMOH / Sam Obisanya
JAMES LANCE / Trent Crimm
NICK MOHAMMED / Nathan Shelley
JASON SUDEIKIS / Ted Lasso
JEREMY SWIFT / Leslie Higgins
JUNO TEMPLE / Keeley Jones
HANNAH WADDINGHAM / Rebecca Welton
BRONSON WEBB / Jeremy Blumenthal
KATY WIX / Barbara


The Stunt Ensemble Honors Nominees are:
 
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
BARBIE
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
 
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
AHSOKA
BARRY
BEEF
THE LAST OF US
THE MANDALORIAN


Photo Credit: Russell James

As previously announced, the legendary actor, singer, producer, writer, and director Barbra Streisand will be honored with the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievements and humanitarian accomplishments during the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony.


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THE 135TH TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE | PHOTOS + HIGHLIGHTS


One of my favorite marching bands the Toho Marching Band from Nagoya, Japan came to Pasadena to say, ‘We Will Rock You’.

Every year on January 1st, spectators come far and wide to ring in the new year in Pasadena, CA, at the world’s most famous parade, the Rose Parade. This year was also my second year covering this beloved tradition in the flesh. It also seemed like more people than ever were trekking into Pasadena in the chilly early morning hours of the new year to fill up the grandstands and sidewalks of Colorado Blvd (and technically part of Orange Grove). The parade is a five-mile route that features some of the best bands, horses, equestrians, and sumptuously decorated floats in the world. We even have a B2 Bomber flyover as the official start of the parade. ‘Celebrating a World of Music’ was the theme for this year, and it was fun to see how each float design sought to express that within their float.

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base

There were also incredible music performances throughout the entire parade, from American Idol runner-up David Archuleta, Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child, Cassadee Pope (The Voice), and DJ Rush Davis. They opened the show while another American Idol alumni, season 6 winner Jordin Sparks, performed in the finale. There were other acts like Straight No Chaser which performed mid-parade on the Enjoy Illinois float, and the Enjoy Louisiana float, which highlighted sounds of Mardi Gras and Zydeco, with musicians Amanda Shaw, James Burton, and Sean Ardoin performing. All of the floats that make their way down Colorado Blvd for the Rose Parade are hand-decorated by volunteers every year and feature a variety of fresh flowers, veggies, nuts, seeds, flora, and fauna. This parade is essentially an art form, and seeing those spectacular float designs up close is awe-inspiring. That combined with the equestrian acts, the dulceted sounds of the marching bands, the electricity from the crowd, and, of course, the famous B2 Spirit Flyover.


It is not by chance the Rose Parade remains such a tradition for so many to break in the new year. It is dedication. To have maintained such a high standard for so many decades, it has become the standard bearer. You can view a gallery of images and short gifs of the 2024 Rose Parade below.




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