Demi Lovato Earns GLAAD Media Awards Nomination & Special Recognition

Demi Lovato has something special to be GLAAD about…

GLAAD has announced the nominees for its 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, with the 29-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actor earning a nod and special recognition.

Demi Lovato

Lovato is nominated in the Outstanding Music Artist category for their latest album Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over.

Lovato will also receive a special recognition for their 4D with Demi Lovato episode featuring author and performer Alok Vaid-Menon. In the episode, Lovato officially announced that they identify as non-binary and that they’d be officially changing their pronouns to They/Them

Lauren Jauregui is also nominated in the Outstanding Music Artist category.

The 25-year-old Cuban American singer/songwriter and former Fifth Harmony member, who identifies as bisexual, is nominated for her debut solo album Prelude.

Lin-Manuel Miranda earned a nod in the Outstanding Film – Wide Release category for his acclaimed film tick, tick… BOOM!, while Pedro Almodovar is nominated in the Outstanding Film – Limited Release category for Parallel Mothers.

The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.

After going virtual for the past two years, the 33rd GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will take place in person at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on April 2 and at the Hilton Midtown in New York City on May 6.

Here are the nominees for the 33rd annual GLAAD Media Awards:

ENGLISH-LANGUAGE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Film – Wide Release

  • Eternals (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Amazon Studios)
  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Netflix)
  • tick, tick… BOOM! (Netflix)
  • West Side Story (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Outstanding Film – Limited Release

  • Breaking Fast (Vertical Entertainment)
  • Gossamer Folds (Indican Pictures)
  • The Obituary of Tunde Johnson (Wolfe Video)
  • Parallel Mothers (Sony Pictures Classics)
  • Plan B (Hulu)
  • Port Authority (Momentum Pictures)
  • Shiva Baby (Utopia)
  • Swan Song (Magnolia Pictures)
  • Tu Me Manques (Dark Star Pictures)
  • Twilight’s Kiss (Strand Releasing)

Outstanding Documentary

  • Changing the Game (Hulu)
  • “Cured” Independent Lens (PBS)
  • Flee (NEON)
  • The Lady and The Dale (HBO)
  • The Legend of the Underground (HBO)
  • No Ordinary Man (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
  • Nuclear Family (HBO)
  • “Pier Kids” POV (PBS)
  • Pray Away (Netflix)
  • Pride (FX)

Outstanding Comedy Series

  • Dickinson (Apple TV+)
  • Gentefied (Netflix)
  • Love, Victor (Hulu)
  • The Other Two (HBO Max)
  • Saved by the Bell (Peacock)
  • Sex Education (Netflix)
  • Shrill (Hulu)
  • Special (Netflix)
  • Twenties (BET)
  • Work in Progress (Showtime)

Outstanding Drama Series

  • 9-1-1: Lone Star (FOX)
  • Batwoman (The CW)
  • The Chi (Showtime)
  • Doom Patrol (HBO Max)
  • Good Trouble (Freeform)
  • Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
  • The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime)
  • Pose (FX)
  • Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+)
  • Supergirl (The CW)

Outstanding New TV Series

  • 4400 (The CW)
  • Chucky (Syfy/USA Network)
  • Hacks (HBO Max)
  • Harlem (Prime Video)
  • The Long Call (BritBox)
  • The Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max)
  • Sort Of (HBO Max)
  • With Love (Prime Video)
  • Y: The Last Man (FX)
  • Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Outstanding TV Movie

  • The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls (Hallmark Channel)
  • The Fear Street Trilogy (Netflix)
  • Nash Bridges (USA Network)
  • Single All the Way (Netflix)
  • Under the Christmas Tree (Lifetime)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

  • Dopesick (Hulu)
  • Halston (Netflix)
  • It’s a Sin (HBO Max)
  • Little Birds (Starz)
  • Love Life (HBO Max)
  • Master of None Presents: Moments in Love (Netflix)
  • Rurangi (Hulu)
  • Station Eleven (HBO Max)
  • Vigil (Peacock)
  • The White Lotus (HBO)

Outstanding Reality Program

  • 12 Dates of Christmas (HBO Max)
  • Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
  • Family Karma (Bravo)
  • I Am Jazz (TLC)
  • Legendary (HBO Max)
  • MTV’s Following: Bretman Rock (MTV)
  • Queer Eye (Netflix)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
  • The Voice (NBC)
  • We’re Here (HBO)

Outstanding Children’s Programming

  • “Berry Bounty Banquet” Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (YouTube Kids)
  • City of Ghosts (Netflix)
  • “Family Day” Sesame Street (HBO Max)
  • “Gonzo-rella” Muppet Babies (Disney Junior)
  • “Joie de Jonathan” Fancy Nancy (Disney Junior)
  • Ridley Jones (Netflix)
  • Rugrats (Paramount+)
  • Summer Camp Island (Cartoon Network/HBO Max)
  • We The People (Netflix)
  • “Whatever Floats Your Float” Madagascar: A Little Wild (Hulu/Peacock)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming

  • Amphibia (Disney Channel)
  • Centaurworld (Netflix)
  • “Claudia and the Sad Goodbye” The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)
  • Diary of a Future President (Disney+)
  • Doogie Kamealoha, MD (Disney+)
  • High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)
  • The Loud House (Nickelodeon)
  • “Manlee Men” Danger Force (Nickelodeon)
  • The Owl House (Disney Channel)
  • Power Rangers: Dino Fury (Nickelodeon/Netflix)

Outstanding Music Artist

  • Brandi Carlile, In These Silent Days (Low Country Sound/Elektra Records)
  • Brockhampton, Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine (RCA Records/Question Everything)
  • Demi Lovato, Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over (Island Records)
  • Elton John, The Lockdown Sessions (Interscope Records)
  • Halsey, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power (Capitol Records)
  • Kaytranada, Intimidated (RCA Records)
  • Lil Nas X, MONTERO (Columbia Records)
  • Melissa Etheridge, One Way Out (BMG)
  • Mykki Blanco, Broken Hearts and Beauty Sleep (Transgressive Records)
  • St. Vincent, Daddy’s Home (Loma Vista Recordings) Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist
  • Arlo Parks, Collapsed in Sunbeams (Transgressive Records)
  • Asiahn, The Interlude (SinceThe80s/Motown Records)
  • girl in red, if i could make it go quiet (AWAL)
  • Jake Wesley Rogers, Pluto (Facet/Warner Records)
  • Japanese Breakfast, Jubilee (Dead Oceans)
  • Joy Oladokun, in defense of my own happiness (Amigo Records/Verve Forecast/Republic Records)
  • Lauren Jauregui, Prelude (Attunement Records/AWAL)
  • Lily Rose, Stronger Than I Am (Big Loud Records/Back Blocks Music/Republic Records)
  • Lucy Dacus, Home Video (Matador Records)
  • VINCINT, There Will Be Tears (Vincint Cannady)

Outstanding Broadway Production

  • Chicken & Biscuits
  • Company
  • Thoughts Of A Colored Man Outstanding Video Game
  • Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)
  • Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft)
  • The Gardener and the Wild Vines (Finite Reflection Studios)
  • Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
  • Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine Games/Square Enix)
  • Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan (ManaVoid Entertainment/Skybound Games)
  • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)
  • Unpacking (Witch Beam /Humble Games)
  • Unsighted (Studio Pixel Punk /Humble Games)

Outstanding Comic Book

  • Aquaman: The Becoming, written by Brandon Thomas (DC Comics)
  • Barbalien: Red Planet, written by Tate Brombal, Jeff Lemire (Dark Horse Comics)
  • Crush & Lobo, written by Mariko Tamaki (DC Comics)
  • The Dreaming: Waking Hours, written by G. Willow Wilson (DC Comics)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy, written by Al Ewing (Marvel Comics)
  • Harley Quinn: The Animated Series – The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour, written by Tee Franklin (DC Comics)
  • Killer Queens, written by David M. Booher (Dark Horse Comics)
  • Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, written by Alyssa Wong (Marvel Comics)
  • Superman: Son of Kal-El, written by Tom Taylor (DC Comics)
  • Wynd, written by James Tynion IV (BOOM! Studios)

Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology

  • Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms, written by Crystal Frasier (Oni Press)
  • DC Pride [anthology] (DC Comics)
  • Eighty Days, written by A.C. Esguerra (Archaia/BOOM! Studios)
  • The Girl from the Sea, written by Molly Ostertag (Graphix/Scholastic)
  • Girl Haven, written by Lilah Sturges (Oni Press)
  • I Am Not Starfire, written by Mariko Tamaki (DC Comics)
  • Marvel’s Voices: Pride [anthology] (Marvel Comics)
  • Renegade Rule, written by Ben Kahn, Rachel Silverstein (Dark Horse Comics)
  • The Secret to Superhuman Strength, written by Alison Bechdel (Mariner Books/HMH)
  • Shadow Life, written by Hiromi Goto (First Second/Macmillan)

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode

  • “Bisexual Superman Is Not Ruining Your Childhood, B*tch Please” The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)
  • “Culture War! Diverse Pilots and Trans Rights” The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
  • “Elliot Page” The Oprah Conversation (Apple TV+)
  • “Jenny Hagel Investigates Why America’s Lesbian Bars Are Vanishing” Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)
  • “Mj Rodriguez on Historic Emmy Nomination and Hopes for Trans Community’s Future” The View (ABC)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment

  • “Capehart Condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Transphobic Speech Against Equality Act” The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (MSNBC)
  • “Danica Roem to LGBTQ Americans: You Have to Care About Politics” State of the Union (CNN)
  • “HIV/AIDS: 40 Years Later” TODAY (NBC)
  • “McBride On Anti-Trans Bills: ‘This Is Legislative Bullying Plain & Simple’” Stephanie Ruhle Reports (MSNBC)
  • “Valedictorian Says His Graduation Speech on Mental Health & LGBTQ Identity Was Cut Off” GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form

  • “Anderson Speaks to Legendary AIDS and Gay Rights Activist” Anderson Cooper Full Circle (CNNgo)
  • “Gay Panic” This is Life with Lisa Ling (CNN)
  • “Life After Pulse” (WESH)
  • “Mama Gloria” AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange (PBS)
  • “Pride of The White House” (MSNBC)
  • “Pride on ABC News Live: What’s Next for the LGBTQ+ Community” (ABC News Live)
  • “Trans in Texas” United Shades of America (CNN)
  • “Trans in Trumpland” (Topic)
  • “TransAmerica” (NBC News NOW)
  • “The Week in Pride” The Week with Joshua Johnson (MSNBC)

Outstanding Print Article

  • “Billy Porter Breaks a 14-Year Silence: ‘This Is What HIV-Positive Looks Like Now’” by Billy Porter, as told by Lacey Rose (The Hollywood Reporter)
  • “Books Probed by a Texas Lawmaker by Women, People of Color, LGBTQ Writers. They’re Asking: ‘Really?’” by Talia Richman & Corbett Smith (The Dallas Morning News)
  • “Bowen Yang is Defining Funny for a New Generation” by David Canfield (Entertainment Weekly)
  • “Diary of an ICE Detainee” by Yariel Valdes Gonzalez (Washington Blade)
  • “Elliot Page is Ready for This Moment” by Katy Steinmetz (TIME)
  • “The Hearts of Venezuela” by Taylor Hirschberg (Out)
  • “Inside the Sparkling, Rainbow-Filled World of JoJo Siwa” by Jason Sheeler (People)
  • “Keeping Trans Kids From Medicine Doesn’t Make Them Disappear” by Jennifer Finney Boylan (The New York Times)
  • “Lawmakers Can’t Cite Local Examples of Trans Girls in Sports” by David Crary & Lindsay Whitehurst (The Associated Press)
  • “The Year of the Black Queer Revolution” by Ernest Owens (Rolling Stone)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage

  • The Advocate
  • Entertainment Weekly
  • People
  • POZ
  • Variety

Outstanding Online Journalism Article

  • “Across the South, a Trans Housing Movement Grows” by Raquel Willis (VOGUE.com)
  • “As Anti-Trans Violence Surges, Advocates Demand Policy Reform” by Jo Yurcaba (NBCNews.com)
  • “Let’s Talk About (Queer) Sex: The Importance of LGBTQ-inclusive Sex Education in Schools” by David Oliver (USAToday.com)
  • “LGBT+ Afghans Fear Being Forgotten 100 Days Since Taliban Takeover” by Hugo Greenhalgh (Openlynews.com)
  • “Megan Rohrer, the Evangelical Lutheran Church’s First Trans Bishop, Wants to Get Messy” by Nico Lang (them.us)
  • “No, DaBaby, HIV Will Not ‘Make You Die in 2 to 3 weeks.’ Here’s the Truth.” by David Artavia (Yahoo.com)
  • “‘No Time For Intolerance:’ Dr. Rachel Levine Has A Job To Do” by Dawn Ennis (Forbes.com)
  • “T.J. Osborne is Ready to Tell His Story” by Sam Lansky (TIME.com)
  • “What I’ve Learned After Living with HIV in Secret for Years” by Tony Morrison (GoodMorningAmerica.com)
  • “The Word Missing From the Vast Majority of Anti-Trans Legislation? Transgender” by Orion Rummler & Kate Sosin (19thnews.org)

Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia

  • “+Talk: HIV & Faith” by Karl Schmid, Mike Spierer, and Brent Zacky (Plus Life Media)
  • “Caretakers” [series] by Geena Rocero, Jon Mallow, Dan Greenberg, Sheena Alexis Suarez, Erin McIntyre, Chelsea Rugg, Shant Alexander, and Victoria Malabrigo (PBS.com)
  • “Covid Confessions: Drag Performers Share Their Experiences Working During The Pandemic” by Alec Fischer (Fischr Media)
  • “For Ruth Ellis Center Staff, Helping LGBTQ Homeless Youth is Personal” by Scott Gatz, John Halbach, Maria Tridas, and Emily Geraghty (LGBTQ Nation)
  • “How Queer Characters Have Evolved In Children’s Animation” by Chris Snyder, Kyle Desiderio, Jess Chou, A.C. Fowler, and Kuwilileni Hauwanga (Insider)
  • “Legendary” [series] by Peppermint, Matt McDonough, Jennifer Tiexiera, Michael Seligman, Julia Hoff, Ryan Murray, and Ximena Sanchez (NowThis/Discovery+)
  • “Meet the Logo Legends: Brooklyn Trans Liberation” (Logo)
  • “The Power of Layshia Clarendon” by Katie Barnes, Jennifer Karson-Strauss, Andy Sharp, and Jennifer Holt (ESPN.com)
  • “Transnational” [series] by Eva Reign, Alyza Enriquez, Freddy McConnell, Vivek Kemp, Courtney Brooks, Sarah Burke, Hendrik Hinnzel, Alyza Enriquez, Dan Ming, Trey Strange, and Daisy Wardell (VICE News)
  • “Tyra Banks Interview: SI Swimsuit Cover Model Leyna Bloom” (Sports Illustrated Swimsuit)

Outstanding Blog

  • Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters
  • Mombian
  • My Fabulous Disease
  • Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents
  • The Reckoning

Special Recognition

  • All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson [filmed reading + performance]
  • “Alok Vaid-Menon” 4D with Demi Lovato (Candence13/OBB Sound/SB Projects)
  • Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker (Paramount+)
  • Jeopardy! Champion Amy Schneider
  • The Laverne Cox Show (Shondaland Audio/iHeartMedia)
  • Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson (ABC News) Outsports’ Coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics

SPANISH-LANGUAGE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series

  • #Luimelia (Atresplayer Premium)
  • Manual Para Galanes (Pantaya)
  • Maricón Perdido (HBO Max)
  • Pequeñas Victorias (Prime Video)
  • Todo lo otro (HBO Max)

Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism

  • “Grupo Firme en Contra del Acoso” Despierta América (Univision)
  • “El Mes del Orgullo” (CNN en Español)
  • “Impacto Positivo: Bamby Salcedo” Primer Impacto (Univision)
  • “Orgullo LGBTQ: 52 Años de Lucha y Evolución” (Telemundo 47)
  • “Preocupa Exclusión de Niñas Trans en Equipos Femeninos” Hoy Día (Telemundo)

Outstanding Spanish-Language Online Journalism Article

  • “Anacaona Reyes: Visibiliza a la Comunidad Trans y Educa Desde el Capitolio” by Maricarmen Rivera (Elvocero.com)
  • “Ana Macho: Sobre Hacer Música Que Rebasa Límites” by Ronald Avila (ElNuevoDia.com)
  • “Ángel Cruz Aprendió a “Desaprender” los Credos Sociales” by José Karlo Pagán Negrón (PrimeraHora.com)
  • “Así Viven la Menstruación los Hombres Trans” by Miriam Martínez (Vice.com)
  • “Casa Frida Rescata a Pareja Gay de Homofobia en Jamaica” by Edgar Ulises (Homosensual.com)
  • “Claudia: La Enfermera Trans que Lucha Contra el Covid en Ciudad Juárez” by Louisa Reynolds (Nexos.com)
  • “En Casa con Kany García y Jocelyn Trochez” by Carole Joseph (PeopleEnEspanol.com)
  • “Oyuki, la Madre Trans de Seis Hijos que Rompe Prejuicios en México” by Eduard Ribas i Admetlla (EFE.com)
  • “Somos Invisibles”: La Discriminación y los Riesgos se Multiplican para los Indígenas LGBTQ+” by Albinson Linares (Telemundo.com)
  • “Una Vida Transgénero: ‘Es Momento de que nos Dejemos Ver’” by Marcos Billy Guzman (ElNuevoDia.com)

Outstanding Spanish-Language Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia

  • “Alexa: Su Vida y la Justicia que no llega a un Año de su Asesinato” por Marcos Billy Guzmán y Adlín González (El Nuevo Día)
  • “Expulsados México: Cómo la Comunidad Transgénero se Unió para Ayudar a los Migrantes” por Patricia Clarembaux, Anna Clare Spelman, y Celemente Sánchez (Univision Noticias)
  • “Marcha del Orgullo LGBTI: Día de Festejo, Pero También de Protesta” por Jair Cabrera Torres (La Jornada)
  • “Ser Mujer, ser Trans y ser Mapuche” por Natalia Barrera Francis, Paula Daibert, y Claudia Escobar (AJ+ Español)
  • “Vogue en el Paro Nacional y Transmilenio: ¿Qué hay detrás?” by Jahira Quintero, Laura Salomón, y Dani Jara (El Espectador)

Special Recognition (Spanish-Language)

  • “Celebrando el Mes del Orgullo” (Telemundo)

Gina Rodriguez to Star In & Executive Produce TV Adaptation of Pedro Almodovar’s Classic Film “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown”

Gina Rodriguez is on the verge of a breakdown

Apple has put in development a television series adaptation of Pedro Almodovar’s classic 1988 black comedy Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, with the 37-year-old Puerto Rican Golden Globe winning actress and former Jane The Virgin star set to star in and executive produce the series.

Gina RodriguezThe project hails from Almodovar’s El Deseo banner, Rodiguez’s I Can and I Will Productions, 3Pas Studios and Lionsgate Television. Noelle Valdivia will pen the series adaptation.

Rodriguez will play Pepa in the potential series, the role played by Carmen Maura in the film, which would feature a mix of English and Spanish, sources tell Deadline.

Almodovar will executive produce for El Deseo, along with Rodriguez and Molly Breeskin for Rodriguez’s I Can and I Will Productions. 3Pas Studios’ Eugenio Derbez and Ben Odell will also executive produce, Sonia Gambaro will co-produce.

The series is produced by Lionsgate Television, where Derbez is under an overall deal.

The 1988 film, starring Maura and Antonio Banderas, brought Almodóvar widespread international attention following its debut at the 45th International Venice Film Festival. It received a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination and won five Goya Awards including Best Film and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Maura.

Penelope Cruz Named Best Actress by National Society of Film Critics 

Penelope Cruz is the Society’s choice…

The National Society of Film Critics has announced the winners of its 2021 film awards, with the 47-year-old Spanish Oscar-winning actress among the honorees.

Penelope Cruz, Pedro Almodovar, Madres ParalelasCruz was named Best Actress for her performance in Pedro Almodovar’s Spanish-language film Parallel Mothers, with 55 points.

The NSFC features elected and eligible members from major media outlets. The annual awards honors the best in acting, direction, writing, cinematography and more across onscreen and streaming releases in the US.

Any film that opened in the US on a screen or streaming platform during the year is eligible for consideration.

The 60-members NSFC include critics from major papers and outlets in Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago including from outlets Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, the New Yorker, the Christian Science Monitor and NPR.

Here’s the full list of winners:

Best Picture:

WINNER: DRIVE MY CAR (48 points)

RUNNERS-UP:
PETITE MAMAN (25 points)
THE POWER OF THE DOG (23 points)

Director:

WINNER: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, DRIVE MY CAR and WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (46 points)

RUNNERS-UP:
Jane Campion, THE POWER OF THE DOG (36 points)
Céline Sciamma, PETITE MAMAN (28 points)

Actress:

WINNER: Penélope Cruz, PARALLEL MOTHERS (55 points)

RUNNERS-UP:
Renate Reinsve, THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (42 points)
Alana Haim, LICORICE PIZZA (32 points)

Actor:

WINNER: Hidetoshi Nishijima, DRIVE MY CAR (63 points)

RUNNERS-UP:
Benedict Cumberbatch, THE POWER OF THE DOG (44 points)
Simon Rex, RED ROCKET (30 points)

Supporting Actress:

WINNER: Ruth Negga, PASSING (46 points)

RUNNERS-UP:
Ariana DeBose, WEST SIDE STORY (22 points)
Jessie Buckley, THE LOST DAUGHTER (21 points)

Supporting Actor:

WINNER: Anders Danielsen Lie, THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (54 points)

RUNNER-UPS:
Vincent Lindon, TITANE (33 points)
Mike Faist, WEST SIDE STORY, and Kodi Smit-McPhee, THE POWER OF THE DOG (26 points)

Screenplay:

WINNER: Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe, DRIVE MY CAR (46 points)

RUNNERS-UP:
Pedro Almodóvar, PARALLEL MOTHERS (22 points)
Paul Thomas Anderson, LICORICE PIZZA (20 points)

Cinematography:

WINNER: Andrew Droz Palermo, THE GREEN KNIGHT (52 points)

RUNNERS-UP:
Ari Wegner, THE POWER OF THE DOG (40 points)
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, MEMORIA (35 points)

Nonfiction Film:

WINNER: FLEE (41 points)

RUNNERS-UP:
PROCESSION and THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (28 points)

Film Heritage Award:

The late Bertrand Tavernier and Peter Bogdanovich, distinguished critic-filmmakers who never lost their passion for other people’s movies and film history. Both crowned their careers with invaluable chronicles of their engagement with the cinema: Tavernier with the books “50 Years of American Cinema and American Friends,” and Bogdanovich with the books “Who the Devil Made It” and “Who the Hell’s In It?”

Maya Cade for the Black Film Archive, which expands knowledge of and access to Black films made between 1915 and 1979, and includes her critical essays that define the project and consider the films in relation to each other and to the cinema overall.

Special Citation for a Film Awaiting U.S. Distribution: Jean-Gabriel Périot’s documentary “Returning to Reims,” which draws on Didier Eribon’s 2009 memoir about his French hometown and the inequities of class and education that shaped him and his family.

Pedro Almodovar to Direct First Full-Length English-Language Feature “A Manual for Cleaning Women”

Pedro Almodovar is switching tongues, and he’s recruiting an Oscar-winning actress to help…

The 72-year-old Spanish Oscar-winning film director, screenwriter and producer is preparing to direct his first full-length English-language feature A Manual for Cleaning Women, with Cate Blanchett set to produce and star in the film.

Pedro Almodovar

Still in the early stages of development, the film is based on Lucia Berlin’s 43-part collection of short stories, examining the lives of women working a wide variety of demanding jobs.

Blanchett, Andrew Upton and Coco Francini will produce for Dirty Films, with Almodóvar for El Deseo, and Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer for New Republic Pictures.

The film is Almodóvar’s follow-up to Parallel Mothers, the Sony Pictures Classic drama starring Penélope Cruz about two mothers who give birth the same day, and the English-language short The Human Voice starring Tilda Swinton, which was shortlisted by the Film Academy last year.

Almodovar has won two Academy Awards: He picked up the Best Foreign Language Film award for All About My Mother and the Best Original Screenplay award for Talk To Her.

Alberto Iglesias Named to Oscars Short List in Best Original Score Category for “Parallel Mothers”

Alberto Iglesias is still in the running for an Academy Award nomination…

The 66-year-old Spanish composer has been named to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ Oscars shortlist in the Best Original Score category.

Alberto IglesiasIglesias is among the 15 in the hunt for an Oscar nod after earning rave reviews for his work on Pedro Almodovar’s Parallel Mothers.

Iglesias has been nominated three times for an Academy Award for his work on the films The Constant Gardener, The Kite Runner and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Germaine Franco, the first Latina to join the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, could earn her first Oscar nod.

Franco is still in the running for her work on Disney’s animated film Encanto.

Nominations voting begins on January 27 and wraps up on February 1, with noms for the 94th Academy Awards to be announced on February 8.

Here’s a look at the short list:

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
“Being the Ricardos”
“Candyman”
“Don’t Look Up”
“Dune”
“Encanto”
“The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun”
“The Green Knight”
“The Harder They Fall”
“King Richard”
“The Last Duel”
“No Time to Die”
“Parallel Mothers”
“The Power of the Dog”
“Spencer”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”

Almudena Amor Named to Variety’s International Breakout Stars of 2021 List

Almudena Amor has had a break-out year… And, she’s being recognized for it.

The 27-year-old Spanish actress has been named to Variety’s International Breakout Stars of 2021 list.

Almudena AmorVariety’s international writers picked out a handful of global talents who had an incredible year, including Amor.

Amor had only appeared in a couple of shorts before this year, but 2021 saw the PR-grad-turned-actor cast by Spanish horror legend Paco Plaza as the lead in his San Sebastian competition film La Abuela.

Next, she was picked by Fernando León in what has proved to be her international break-out role, as a foil to Javier Bardem’s lead in the Spanish Oscar submission The Good Boss.

The role earned her a best new actress nomination at the Spanish Academy’s Goya Awards.

In November, she also starred in an entry of Amazon’s acclaimed Spanish horror anthology series reboot Stories to Stay Awake.

But Amor isn’t the only Latina to make the list…

Milena Smit is being celebrated for remarkable run the last two years.

The 35-year-old Spanish actress’ debut feature performance came just last year when she starred alongside Mario Casas, one of Spain’s most marketable leading men, in the award-winning thriller Cross the Line.

She was quickly picked out with a Goya nomination for best new actress. This year, Smit’s talents went global as she starred with Penelope Cruz in Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers, earning her another Goya nomination, this time for best supporting actress.

In 2022, she will feature in Netflix’s sci-fi horror series The Girl in the Mirror before returning to the big screen in Tin & Tina, one of Spain’s most promising indies of the coming year.

Here’s the complete list of global artists recognized:

Toheeb Jimoh (U.K.)
Keung To (Hong Kong)
Swamy Rotolo (Italy)
Ondina Quadri (Italy)
Almudena Amor (Spain)
Milena Smit (Spain)
Benjamin Voisin (France)
Don Lee (South Korea-U.S.)
Jung Ho Yeon (South Korea)
Adarsh Gourav (India)
Azmeri Haque Badhon (Bangladesh)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Names “West Side Story” star Ariana DeBose Best Supporting Actress

Ariana DeBose is the LA critics’ choice…

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association voted Saturday on the best films and performances of 2021, with the 30-year-old half-Puerto Rican actress/singer earning a shout out.

Ariana DeBose, West Side StoryDeBose, who earned her first-ever Golden Globes nod earlier this month, was named Best Supporting Actress for her acclaimed performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.

Penélope Cruz claimed the Best Actress award for her starring role in Pedro Almodovar’s Parallel Mothers.

The 47-year-old Spanish Oscar-winning actress beat out runner-up Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) for the honor.

Meanwhile, Alberto Iglesias took home the Best Music/Score honor.

The 66-year-old Spanish composer claimed the award for his score to Almodovar’s Parallel Mothers, a score that already earned him a Hollywood Music in Media Award.

Tatiana Huezo, meantime, tied for the New Generation award with Shatara Michelle Ford.

The 49-year-old Mexican Salvadoran filmmaker earned the recognition for her latest film Prayers for the Stolen.

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association is a group made up of L.A. area print and digital journalists, which today deliberated on winners and runners-up in a total of 14 categories.

Here’s the complete list of winners:

Best Picture
Winner: Drive My Car
Runner-up: The Power of the Dog

Best Director
Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Runner-up: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car

Best Actress
Winner: Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers
Runner-up: Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World

Best Actor
Winner: Simon Rex, Red Rocket
Runner-up: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog

Best Documentary
Winner: Summer of Soul
Runner-up: Procession

Best Screenplay
Winner: Drive My Car, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
Runner-up: Licorice Pizza, Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Animation
Winner: Flee
Runner-up: Belle

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Runner-up: Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Best Supporting Actor
Winner (tie): Vincent Lindon, Titane and Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Editing
Winner: Joshua L. Pearson, Summer of Soul
Runner-up: Andy Jurgensen, Licorice Pizza 

Best Production Design
Winner: Steve Saklad, Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar 
Runner-up: Tamara Deverell, Nightmare Alley 

Best Music/Score
Winner: Alberto Iglesias, Parallel Mothers
Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog and Spencer

Best Cinematography
Winner: Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog
Runner-up: Greig Fraser, Dune

Best Film Not in the English Language
Winner: Petite Maman
Runner-up: Quo Vadis, Aida?

Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Prize
The Works And Days (Of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)

New Generation
Winner (tie): Shatara Michelle Ford, Test Pattern and Tatiana Huezo, Prayers for the Stolen

Career Achievement Award
Mel Brooks

Penelope Cruz to Executive Produce & Narrate Child Marriage Documentary Series “Not A Bride”

Penelope Cruz will be talking child marriages…

The 47-year-old Spanish Oscar-winning actress will executive produce and narrate the four-part documentary series Not A Bride.

Penelope CruzHailing from VIS Social Impact, the cause-driven production division of ViacomCBS International Studios, and Pedro Almodóvar’s El Deseo and Spanish indie Mogambo, the series has been acquired by Paramount+ internationally.

Written and directed by Dario Troiani, the series aims to uncover common misconceptions surrounding child marriages. According to NGO Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18 each year, which means 23 girls every minute. Child, early and forced marriage and unions happen all over the world, and 650 million women alive today face the direct consequences of child marriage. Not A Bride will shed light on the reality that this occurs in many countries, cultures and religions.

“With the continued expansion of Paramount+ internationally, it’s important that our production slate is reflective of the ways in which our audiences see ourselves and one another. By partnering with El Deseo and Mogambo, we hope to address common misconceptions associated with child marriages, to inform our audiences around the world,” said Laura Abril, Senior Vice President and Head of VIS EMEA and Asia.

Georgia Arnold, Head of VIS Social Impact and SVP Social Responsibility, ViacomCBS Networks International added, “With the recent launch of VIS Social Impact, our studio’s mission is to develop groundbreaking social impact-driven content that addresses equity, as well as climate and health. Not A Bride will harness the power of storytelling to address the critical global issue of child marriage, and we hope its worldwide debut on Paramount+ will help to shift perceptions and create meaningful progress towards a more gender equal world.”

El Deseo’s Esther García, who will executive produce with Agustín and Pedro Almodóvar, commented, “The testimonies of the girls and women who have suffered this traumatic experience are shocking. Through this documentary we aim to give the world a better idea of this huge problem which we truly hope will begin to be solved.”

VIS Social Impact is part of Content for Change, a global ViacomCBS initiative that aims to counteract racism, bias, stereotypes and hate through the company’s culture, creative supply chain, and the content it creates. Not A Bride is the second VIS Social Impact project announced, following Protest & Progress from photographer and social activist, Misan Harriman, which will also debut on Paramount+.

Fernando León de Aranoa’s “Good Boss” Earns Record 20 Goya Award Nominations

Fernando León de Aranoa’s livin’ the Good (Boss) life…

The nominations have been announced for the Goya Awards, Spain’s equivalent to the Oscars, with the 53-year-old Spanish screenwriter and film director’s comedy-drama The Good Boss racking up an all-time record of 20 nominations across 17 categories.

Fernando León de Aranoa, Javier Bardem

The film, starring Javier Bardem, is up for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.

In the acting categories, it also set another record by racking up seven nominations: Bardem is up for Best Actor, Celso Bugallo, Fernando Albizu and Manolo Solo are up for Best Supporting Actor, Sonia Almarcha will contend for the Best Supporting Actress award, Oscar de la Fuente and Tarik Rmili are up for Best Emerging Actor, and Almudena Amor is up for Best Emerging Actress.

Finally, the film is also nominated in the following categories: Best Original Score (Zeltia Montes), Best Production Design (Luis Gutiérrez), Best Cinematography (Pau Esteve Birba), Best Editing (Vanessa L. Marimbert), Best Art Direction (Cesar Macarrón), Best Costume Design (Fernando García), Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Almudena Fonseca), Best Sound (Iván Marín, Pelayo Gutiérrez, Valeria Arcieri) and Best Special Effects (Raúl Romanillos and Miriam Piquer).

Javier Bardem, Good Boss

Produced by The Reposado P.C. and The Mediapro StudioThe Good Boss sees Bardem play a scheming factory boss whose plans to control his workforce begin to backfire. It is representing Spain in this year’s Oscar race.

Elsewhere at the Goyas, Pedro Almodovar’s Parallel Mothers will also compete for Best Film, alongside Clara Roquet’s Libertad, Iciar Bollain’s Maixabel and Marcel Barrena’s Mediterráneo.

León de Aranoa, Almodóvar and Bollain will compete alongside The Daughter helmer Manuel Martín Cuenca for Best Director.

Penelope Cruz, who has already struck gold with her performance in Parallel Mothers by winning Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival, is nominated for the same prize at this year’s Goyas.

The 2022 Goya Awards will be held on February 12, 2022 at Les Arts de València.

Here’s a look at the 2022 Spanish Academy Goya nominations:

BEST PICTURE
“The Good Boss,” (Fernando León de Aranoa)
“Libertad,” (Clara Roquet)
“Parallel Mothers,” (Pedro Almodóvar)
“Maixabel,” (Iciar Bollain)
“Mediterráneo,” (Marcel Barrena)

DIRECTOR
Fernando León de Aranoa, (“The Good Boss”)
Manuel Martín Cuenca, (“The Daughter”)
Pedro Almodóvar, (“Parallel Mothers”)
Iciar Bollain, (“Maixabel”)

ACTOR
Javier Bardem, (“The Good Boss”)
Javier Gutiérrez, (“The Daughter”)
Luis Tosar, (“Maixabel”)
Eduard Fernández, (“Mediterráneo”)

ACTRESS
Emma Suárez, (“Josefina”)
Petra Martínez, (“La vida era eso”)
Penélope Cruz, (“Parallel Mothers”)
Blanca Portillo, (“Maixabel”)

NEW DIRECTOR
Carol Rodríguez Colás, (“Chavalas”)
Javier Marco Rico, (“Josefina”)
David Martín de los Santos, (“La vida era eso”)
Clara Roquet, (“Libertad”)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Fernando León de Aranoa, (“The Good Boss”)
Clara Roquet, (“Libertad”)
Iciar Bollain, Isa Campo, (“Maixabel”)
Juanjo Giménez Peña, Pere Altimira, (“Tres”)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Júlia de Paz Solvas, Núria Dunjó López (“Ama”)
Agustí Villaronga (“El vientre del mar”)
Daniel Monzón, Jorge Guerricaechevarría (“Las leyes de la frontera”)
Benito Zambrano, Cristina Campos (“Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake”)

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Zeltia Montes, (“The Good Boss”)
Fatima Al Qadiri, (“La abuela”)
Alberto Iglesias, (“Maixabel”)
Arnau Bataller, (“Mediterráneo”)

ORIGINAL SONG
Àngel Leiro, Jean-Paul Dupeyron, Xavier Capellas, (“Álbum de posguerra”)
Antonio Orozco, Jordi Colell Pinillos, (“El cover”)
Alejandro García Rodríguez, Antonio Molinero León, Daniel Escortell Blandino, José Manuel Cabrera Escot, Miguel García Cantero, (“Las leyes de la frontera”)
Maria José Llergo, (“Mediterráneo”)

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Celso Bugallo. (“The Good Boss”)
Fernando Albizu, (“The Good Boss”)
Manolo Solo, (“The Good Boss,”)
Urko Olazabal, (“Maixabel”)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sonia Almarcha, (“The Good Boss”)
Nora Navas, (“Libertad”)
Aitana Sánchez Gijón (“Parallel Mothers”)
Milena Smit, (“Parallel Mothers”)

NEW ACTOR
Óscar de la Fuente, (“The Good Boss”)
Tarik Rmili, (“The Good Boss,”)
Chechu Salgado (“Las leyes de la frontera”)
Jorge Motos (“Lucas”)

NEW ACTRESS
Ángela Cervantes, (“Chavalas”)
Almudena Amor, (“The Good Boss”)
Nicolle García, (“Libertad”)
María Cerezuela, (“Maixabel”)

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Óscar Vigiola, (“Love Gets a Room”)
Luis Gutiérrez, (“The Good Boss”)
Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles, (“Maixabel”)
Albert Espel, Kostas Seakianakis, (“Mediterráneo”)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Pau Esteve Birba, (“The Good Boss”)
Gris Jordana, (“Libertad”)
José Luis Alcaine, (“Parallel Mothers”)
Kiko de la Rica, (“Mediterráneo”)

EDITING
Antonio Frutos, (“Bajocero”)
Vanessa L. Marimbert, (“The Good Boss”)
Miguel Doblado, (“Josefina”)
Nacho Ruiz Capillas, (“Maixabel”)

ART DIRECTION
César Macarrón, (“The Good Boss”)
Balter Gallart, (“Las leyes de la frontera”)
Antxón Gómez, (“Parallel Mothers”)
Mikel Serrano, (“Maixabel”)

COSTUME DESIGN
Alberto Valcárcel, (“Love gets a room”)
Fernando García, (“The Good Boss”)
Vinyet Escobar, (“Las leyes de la frontera”)
Clara Bilbao, (“Maixabel”)

MAKEUP
Almudena Fonseca, Manolo García, (“The Good Boss”)
Sarai Rodríguez, Benjamín Pérez, Nacho Díaz, (“Las leyes de la frontera”)
Eli Adánez, Sergio Pérez Berbel, Nacho Díaz, (“Libertad”)
Karmele Soler, Sergio Pérez Berbel, (“Maixabel”)

SOUND DESIGN
Iván Marín, Pelayo Gutiérrez, Valeria Arcieri, (“The Good Boss”)
Sergio Bürmann, Laia Casanovas, Marc Orts, (“Parallel Mothers”)
Alazne Ameztoy, Juan Ferro, Candela Palencia, (“Maixabel”)
Daniel Fontrodona, Oriol Tarragó, Marc Bech, Marc Orts, (“Tres”)

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Raúl Romanillos, Míriam Piquer, (“The Good Boss”)
Raúl Romanillos, Ferran Piquer, (“La abuela”)
Àlex Villagrasa, (“Mediterráneo”)
Pau Costa, Laura Pedro, (“Way Down”)

ANIMATED FEATURE
“Gora automatikoa,” (Esaú Dharma, David Galán Galindo, Pablo Vara)
“Mironins,” (Álex Cervantes, Ángel Coronado, Anton Roebben, Eric Goossens, Iván Agenjo, Mikel Mas)
“Salvar el árbol (Zutik!)” (Carmelo Vivanco, Egoitz Rodríguez, Fernando Alonso, Jonatan Guzmán, Nelson Botter)
“Valentina,” (Brandán de Brano, Chelo Loureiro, Luís da Matta, Mariano Baratech, Noa García)

IBEROAMERICAN FEATURE
“Canción sin nombre,” (Melina León, Peru)
“La cordillera de los sueños,” (Patricio Guzmán, Chile)
“Las siamesas,” (Paula Hernández, Argentina)
“Los lobos,” (Samuel Kishi, Mexico)

EUROPEAN FEATURE
“Bye Bye Morons,” (Albert Dupontel, France)
“I’m Your Man,” (Maria Schrader, Germany)
“Another Round,” (Thomas Vinterberg, Dinamarca)
“Promising Young Woman” (Emerald Fennell, United Kingdom)

FICTION SHORT
“Farrucas,” (Ian de la Rosa)
“Mindanao,” (Borja Soler)
“Tótem loba,” (Verónica Echegui)
“Votamos,” (Santiago Requejo)
“Yalla,” (Carlo D’Ursi)

DOCUMENTARY
“The Return: Life After ISIS,” (Alba Sotorra)
“Heroes. Silence and Rock and Roll,” (Alexis Morante)
“Quién lo impide,” (Jonás Trueba)
“Tehran Blues,” (Javier Tolentino)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
“Dajla: cine y olvido,” (Arturo Dueñas Herrero)
“Figurante,” (Nacho Fernández)
“Mamá,” (Pablo de la Chica)
“Ulisses,” (Joan Bover)

ANIMATED SHORT
“Nacer,” (Roberto Valle)
“Proceso de selección,” (Carla Pereira)
“The Monkey,” (Lorenzo Degl’Innocenti, Xosé Zapata)
“Umbrellas,” (José Prats)

Alberto Iglesias Wins Hollywood Music in Media Awards Prize for His “Parallel Mothers” Score

Alberto Iglesias has scored himself a special prize…

The 66-year-old Spanish composer, a three-time Oscar nominee, is one of the winners announced at this year’s Hollywood Music in Media Awards.

Alberto IglesiasIglesias, who frequently works on projects by Pedro Almodovar, took home the award for Score – Independent Film (Foreign Language) for his work on the Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker’s latest project, Parallel Mothers.

Exact comparisons between the Academy Awards and the HMMAs are tricky, because the Oscars present just two music awards — best original song and best original score — while the HHMAs present five awards for film songs and seven for film scores.

But Iglesias is considered to be one of this year’s HMMA winners who could be a serious contender for an Academy Award nominations for best original score.

The Hollywood Music in Media Awards honor composers, songwriters, music supervisors and filmmakers for their work in music for film, television and video games.

Here are the winners in the 12 film categories.

Song – feature film
“No Time to Die” from No Time to Die (MGM) – written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell; performed by Billie Eilish

Song – animated film
“Good Mood” from Paw Patrol (Paramount Pictures) – written by Karl Johan Schuster, Savan Kotecha, Oscar Gorres and Adam Levine; performed by Adam Levine

Song – documentary film
“Secret Sister” from Rebel Hearts (Discovery+) – written and performed by Rufus Wainwright

Song – independent film
“Beyond the Shore” from CODA (Apple TV+) – written by Nick Baxter, Siân Heder, Marius De Vries, Matt Dahan; performed By Emilia Jones

Song – onscreen performance (award to onscreen performer)
Emilia Jones – “Both Sides Now” from CODA (Apple TV+) written by Joni Mitchell.

Score – feature film
Don’t Look Up (Netflix) – Nicholas Britell

Score – independent film
C’mon C’mon (The Searchers) – Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner

Score – independent film (foreign language)
Parallel Mothers (Sony Pictures Classics) – Alberto Iglesias

Score – sci-fi/fantasy
Dune (Warner Bros.) – Hans Zimmer

Score – animated film
The Addams Family 2 (MGM) – Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna

Score – horror film
A Quiet Place II (Paramount Pictures) – Marco Beltrami

Score – documentary film
Julia (CNN Films) – Rachel Portman