Pete, widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards analysts for both film and television, has for the past 14 years been Deadline's Awards Columnist covering the year-round Oscar and Emmy seasons. He is also Deadline's Chief Film Critic, having previously reviewed films for MovieLine, Boxoffice magazine, Backstage, Hollywood.com and Maxim, as well as Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide for which he was a contributing editor. In addition to writing, Pete is also host of the PBS SoCal Cinema Series and the weekly PBS television series "Must See Movies." He previously held producing positions at "Entertainment Tonight", "Extra," "Access Hollywood," "The Arsenio Hall Show," "The Martin Short Show" and AMC Networks and is the recipient of five Emmy nominations for writing. Pete is only the second journalist to have received the Publicists Guild of America’s Press Award twice, in 1996 and 2013.
Juno Temple certainly has become a favorite with Emmy voters. After three consecutive Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nominations for Ted Lasso, she switched things up by joining the cast of the fifth season of Fargo and has now has been nominated in…
Since his first film as a screenwriter, The Falcon and the Snowman, nearly 40 years ago, Steven Zaillian has been at the top of the filmmaking game with credits including his Oscar-winning adaptation of Schindler’s List in 1993, plus writing nominations for A…
Right out of the box Lucia Aniello experienced what riding the right horse at the Emmys was like. She became one of the few women to win both Comedy Directing and Writing Emmys, for the first season of Hacks. And the Emmy love doesn’t stop there. After a…
A column covering conversations and events on the awards circuit.
If it seems like we have been in an Emmy cycle with no end, you wouldn’t be far from wrong. But we are just about at the finish line as ballots are now in the hands (or laptops) of some…
The Union may be another one of those globe-hopping, star-driven popcorn action movies Netflix has specialized in of late, but because of a fortuitous star teaming of Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry — two vets of the genre working together for the first time…
Mark Duplass has really been, with his brother Jay, the king of the indie film scene for many years. Wikipedia defines him as a “filmmaker, actor, writer, musician, producer, director,” and that list probably even has more components. But he joins me on this…
Jackpot! is a Jackie Chan movie desperately in need of Jackie Chan.
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Randall Einhorn has a unique filmography. He currently is Emmy-nominated for directing the Season 3 finale of the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary, and as an executive producer of the series once again shares its nomination for Outstanding Comedy…
And so it begins.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has signaled the beginning of the race for the 97th annual Academy Awards, which will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
The Academy Screening Room made its first titles available…