Wisin & Yandel is presidential…

The Puerto Rican reggaeton duowill be honored with the BMI President’s Award at the 27th annual BMI Latin Awards, to be held on March 31 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. 

The Grammy-winning act will receive the honor in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions to the Latin music community.

“Wisin y Yandel is one of the most celebrated and influential Latin urban duos of all time,” said Alex Flores, BMIsenior vice president, creative. “Through the lyrical prowess of their chart-topping hits, they galvanized the ‘golden age’ of reggaetón, which continues to influence today’s pop culture.”

Since the late ’90s, Wisin & Yandel have scored many hits on Billboard’sHot Latin Songschart, including “Rakata,” “Ahora Es,” “Llame Pa’ Verte” and “Algo Me Gusta de Ti.” Wisin y Yandel also brought reggaetón from an underground genre to the mainstream in collaborations with different artists, including Chris Brown, T- Pain, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Luis Fonsiand Enrique Iglesias.

Along with their Grammy for Best Latin Urban Album for Los Extraterrestres, the duo has won two Latin Grammys. 

In addition to honoring Wisin & Yandel, BMI will also salute the songwriters, publishers and administrators of the past year’s most-performed Latin songs in the United States. The BMI Regional Mexican Song, Songwriter, BMI Contemporary Latin Song, Songwriter and Publisher of the Year will be named during the ceremony.

The 27th annual BMI Latin Awards will be hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill and Alex Flores.

Make that three in a row for Bruno Mars…

This year’s NAACP Image Awards have been doled out, with the 34-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer taking home his third consecutive Outstanding Male Artist prize.

Mars beat out Childish Gambino, John Legend, MAJOR.and Raheem DeVaughn.

In all, Mars has won five NAACP Image Awards in his career.

Here’s the full list of winners:

Outstanding Album
Homecoming: The Live Album, Beyoncé
Outstanding New Artist
Lil Nas X
Outstanding Male Artist
Bruno Mars 
Outstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé
Outstanding Song – Traditional
“SPIRIT,”  Beyoncé
Outstanding Song – Contemporary
“Before I Let Go,” Beyoncé
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
“Brown Skin Girl,” Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, Beyoncé & WizKiD
Outstanding Jazz Album
Love & Liberation, Jazzmeia Horn
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song (Traditional or Contemporary)
“Love Theory,” Kirk Franklin
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
Juice, Lizzo
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
The Lion King: The Gift, Beyoncé with Various Artists
Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Deon Cole, black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Marsai Martin, black-ish
Outstanding Drama Series
Greenleaf
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Omari Hardwick, Power
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Harold Perrineau, Claws
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Lynn Whitfield, Greenleaf
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
When They See Us
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Niecy Nash, When They See Us
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
Unsung
Outstanding Talk Series
Red Table Talk
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series/Game Show
Rhythm + Flow
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Outstanding Children’s Program
Family Reunion
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Marsai Martin, black-ish
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Jada Pinkett Smith, Red Table Talk
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series
Kelly Rowland, American Soul
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
The Revisioners, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations, Toni Morrison
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer, Hal Banfield (Author), Javier Vasquez (Illustrator)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say), Elaine Welteroth
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, And Opportunity For Black Women In America, Karen Arrington (Author), Joanna Price (Illustrator), Sheryl Taylor (Forward)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
Felon: Poems, Reginald Dwayne Betts
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
Sulwe, Lupita Nyong’o (Author), Vashti Harrison (Illustrator), (Simon & Schuster, BFYR)
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
Around Harvard Square, C.J. Farley (Akashic Books)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Marsai Martin, Little
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Just Mercy
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Dolemite is My Name
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
James Earl Jones, The Lion King
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Outstanding Documentary (Television – Series or Special)
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Cord Jefferson, The Good Place, “Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy”
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Truth Be Told, “Monster”
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Suzan-Lori Parks, Native Son
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Jordan Peele, Us
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Anya Adams, GLOW, “Outward Bound”
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Power, “Forgot About Dre”
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Rashid Johnson, Native Son
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

FKA Twigsis big in Britain…

The 32-year-old part-Spanish singer has earned a big prize at the NME Awards.

FKA Twigs was named Best British Solo Act at the awards show, which took place at the O2 Academy Brixton in London.

Last November, FKA Twigs released her sophomore album, Magdalene, featuring her acclaimed single “Cellophane.” The album wasco-produced with Nicolas Jaar. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

The NME Awards celebrate the best of the year’s British music and pop culture.

Comedian Julie Ryanand Apple Music Beats 1 DJ Julie Adenuga hosted the evening.    

Here’s the complete winners list of the 2020 NME Awards.

GODLIKE GENIUS Emily Eavis
SONGWRITER OF THE DECADE Robyn
ICON AWARD Courtney Love
BEST BRITISH ALBUM Little Simz, GREY Area 
BEST ALBUM IN THE WORLD Lana Del Rey, Norman Fucking Rockwell 
BEST BRITISH SONGAJ Tracey, “Ladbroke Grove
BEST SONG IN THE WORLDBillie Eilish, “Bad Guy”
BEST BRITISH SOLO ACTFKA twigs
BEST SOLO ACT IN THE WORLDTaylor Swift
BEST BRITISH BANDThe 1975 
BEST BAND IN THE WORLDSlipknot 
BEST NEW BRITISH ACTEasy Life
BEST NEW ACT IN THE WORLDClairo 
BEST LIVE ACT Foals 
BEST COLLABORATION Slowthai + Mura Masa 
BEST MUSIC VIDEO Yungblud, “Original Me” 
BEST BRITISH FESTIVAL Glastonbury 
BEST SMALL FESTIVAL End Of The Road
BEST FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD Glastonbury 
BEST FESTIVAL HEADLINER The Cure 
BEST FILM Blue Story
BEST FILM ACTOR Taron Egerton
BEST TV SERIES Peaky Blinders
BEST TV ACTOR Jessica Barden
BEST MUSIC FILM Liam Gallagher: As It Was
BEST MUSIC BOOK Debbie Harry, Face It: A Memoir 
BEST REISSUE Muse, Origin Of Muse 
BEST PODCAST Have You Heard George’s Podcast?
BEST GAME Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
BEST AUSTRALIAN ALBUM Stella Donnelly, Beware Of The Dogs
BEST AUSTRALIAN BAND Tame Impala
BEST AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival
BEST AUSTRALIAN SOLO ACT Mallrat 
BEST AUSTRALIAN SONG Tame Impala, “Borderline”
BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN ACT Tones & I

Sergio Pabloscontinues his winning ways…

The BAFTA Film Awards were awarded Sunday evening at London’s Royal Albert Hall, with the Spanish animator, director and screenwriter’s acclaimed animated holiday film Klaus taking home a prize. 

Klausbeat out Frozen 2, Toy Story 4and A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon for the Animated Filmaward.

The Oscar-nominatedfilm swept the Annie Awardsearlier this year, taking home seven trophies.

Klaus, Pablos’ directorial debut from a script he wrote, is also a finalist for the Humanitas Prize.

The BAFTA Awards are doled out by The British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Here’s the full list of winners:

Best Film
“1917” 

Outstanding British Film
“1917”

Best Director
Sam Mendes (“1917”) 

Leading Actress
Renée Zellweger (“Judy”)

Leading Actor
Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”) 

Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt (“Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood”) 

Supporting Actress
Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”)

Adapted Screenplay
Taika Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit”)

Original Screenplay
Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho (“Parasite”) 

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers, Linn Waite (“Bait”) 

Original Score
Hildur Guđnadóttir (“Joker”) 

Cinematography
Roger Deakins (“1917”) 

EE Rising Star Award
Micheal Ward

Film Not In The English Language
Bong Joon-ho (“Parasite”)

Documentary
Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts (“For Sama”) 

Animated Film
Sergio Pablos, Jinko Gotoh (“Klaus”)

Casting
Shayna Markowitz (“Joker”) 

Editing
Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker (“Le Mans ’66”) 

Production Design
Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales (“1917”)

Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran (“Little Women”)

Makeup and Hair
Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan (“Bombshell”) 

Sound
Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson (“1917”)

Special Visual Effects
Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, Dominic Tuohy (“1917”) 

British Short Animation
Maryam Mohajer (“Grandad Was a Romantic”) 

British Short Film
Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl”) 

Fernanda Valadezhas two reasons to (Sun)dance…

The Sundance Film Festival has handed out its annual awards in a ceremony at Basin Fieldhouse in Park City, Utah, with the Mexican filmmaker taking home two awards.

Valadez’s Identifying Features(Sin Señas Particulares), which has been acquired by Kino Lorber for North American distribution, won the Audience Awardin the World Cinema Dramaticsection.

Valadez, who directed and co-wrote the film, and Astrid Ronderoalso took home the grand jury award for Best Screenplay.

The film tells the story of Magdalena, a mother who embarks on a journey in search of her son who disappeared en route to the US border. Traveling through the foreboding towns and landscapes of northern Mexico, she meets Miguel, a young man recently deported from the United States who is making his way home. The two accompany one another: Magdalena looking for her son, and Miguel eager to see his mother again in a territory where victims and aggressors ramble together.

Angel Manuel Soto’s Charm City Kingspicked up the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast.

Michael Arcoswas previously awarded the Short Films Directing prize for helming Valerio’s Day Out.

Here are this year’s winners:

AUDIENCE AWARDS

U.S. Dramatic
Minari
Directed by Lee Isaac Chung

U.S. Documentary
Crip Camp
Directed by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht

World Cinema Dramatic
Identifying Features(Sin Senas Particulares)
Directed by Fernanda Valadez

World Cinema Documentary
The Reason I Jump
Jerry Rothwell

Next
I Carry You With Me
Directed by Heidi Ewing

GRAND JURY PRIZES

U.S. Dramatic
Minari
Director: Lee Isaac Chung

U.S. Documentary
Boys State
Directors: Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine

World Cinema Dramatic
Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness
Director: Massoud Bakhshi

World Cinema Documentary
The Reason I Jump
Director: Jerry Rothwell

DIRECTING

U.S. Dramatic
The 40-Year-Old Version
Director: Radha Blank

U.S. Documentary
Time
Director: Garrett Bradley

World Cinema Dramatic
Cuties
Director: Maïmouna Doucouré

World Cinema Documentary
The Earth Is Blue As An Orange
Director: Iryna Tsilyk

Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
U.S. Dramatic: Edson Oda for Nine Days

Next Innovator Prize
I Carry You With Me
Director: Heidi Ewing

SPECIAL JURY PRIZES

U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast
Charm City Kings
Director: Angel Manuel Soto

U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Auteur Filmmaking
Shirley
Director: Josephine Decker

U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Neo-Realism
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Director-writer: Eliza Hittman

U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing
Welcome to Chechnya
Editor: Tyler H. Walk

U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Innovation in Non-fiction Storytelling
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Director: Kirsten Johnson

U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker
Feels Good Man
Director: Arthur Jones

U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact Filmmaking
The Fight
Directors: Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, Eli Despres

World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting
Ben Whishaw
Surge

World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Visionary Filmmaking
This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection
Director-writer: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay
Fernanda Valadez, Astrid Rondero
Identifying Features(Sin Señas Particulares)

World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Creative Storytelling
The Painter And The Thief
Director: Benjamin Ree

World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography
Mircea Topoleanu and Radu Ciorniciuc
Acasa, My Home

World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing
Mila Aung-Thwin, Sam Soko, Ryan Mullins
Softie

Gayle Stevens Volunteer Award
Devon Edwards

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED

Alfred P. Sloan Prize
Tesla
Directed by Michael Almereyda

SHORT FILMS

Grand Jury Prize
So What if the Goats Die (France/Morocco)
Directed by Sofia Alaoui

U.S. Fiction
Ship: A Visual Poem
Directed by Terrence Daye

International Fiction
The Devil’s Harmony(UK)
Directed by Dylan Holmes Williams

Non-Fiction
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Directed by Matthew Kilip

Animation
Daughter(Czech Republic)
Directed by Daria Kashcheeva

Acting
Sadaf Asgari, in Exam (Iran)
Directed by Sonia K. Hadad

Directing
Michael Arcos, Valerio’s Day Out (U.S./Colombia)