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Producers Guild Of America Awards 2018
The 30th Producers Guild of America Awards (also known as 2019 Producers Guild Awards), honoring the best film and television producers of 2018, were held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on January 19, 2019. The nominations in the documentary category were announced on November 20, 2018 and the other nominations for film and television were announced on January 4, 2019. Winners and nominees Film Television Milestone Award * Toby Emmerich Stanley Kramer Award * Jane Fonda Visionary Award * Kenya Barris David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures * Kevin Feige Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television * Amy Sherman-Palladino Amy Sherman-Palladino (born January 17, 1966) is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is the creator of the comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Bunheads'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''. Sherman-Palladino has rec ... References External links PGA Awards website {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beverly Hilton
The Beverly Hilton is a hotel located on an property at the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards in Beverly Hills, California. The Beverly Hilton has hosted many awards shows, charity benefits, and entertainment and motion picture industry events, and is particularly known as the venue of the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony. History Conrad Hilton opened the Beverly Hilton in 1955. American architect Welton Becket designed the hotel as a showpiece with 582 rooms. Since 1961, the hotel's International Ballroom has hosted the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. In 1975, 50% of the property was sold to Prudential Insurance Company forming a partnership with the Hilton Hotels Corporation. The partnership sold the hotel to entertainer and businessman Merv Griffin for $100.2 million in December 1987. The Beverly Hilton had completed a $35 million renovation prior to Griffin's purchase. The hotel was Gri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Producers Guild Of America Awards
The 31st Producers Guild of America Awards (also known as 2020 Producers Guild Awards), honoring the best film and television producers of 2019, were held at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California on January 18, 2020. The nominations in the documentary category were announced on November 19, 2019, the nominations in the sports, children's and short-form categories were announced on December 19, 2019, and the remaining nominations for film and television were announced on January 7, 2020. Winners and nominees Film Television PGA Innovation Award Milestone Award * Ted Sarandos Stanley Kramer Award * '' Bombshell'' Visionary Award * Octavia Spencer David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures * Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television * Marta Kauffman Marta Fran Kauffman (born September 21, 1956) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the co-creator of the NBC si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy Rich Asians (film)
''Crazy Rich Asians'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu, from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel of the same title by Kevin Kwan. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh. It follows a Chinese-American professor who travels to meet her boyfriend's family and is surprised to discover they are among the richest in Singapore. The film was announced in August 2013 after the rights to the book were purchased. Many of the cast members signed on in the spring of 2017, and filming took place from April to June of that year in parts of Singapore, Malaysia and New York City. It is the first film by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Chinese descent in a modern setting since '' The Joy Luck Club'' in 1993. Despite such praises, the film received some criticism for casting biracial actors over fully ethnically Chinese ones in certain r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham King
Graham King is an English film producer. King was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the films '' The Aviator'' (2004), ''Hugo'' (2011), ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' (2018), and winning for ''The Departed'' (2006). Career King is president and CEO of production company GK Films. He is best known for his 2006 crime thriller film ''The Departed'', which was awarded the Best Picture Oscar at the 79th Academy Awards, and for ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' which was nominated for five awards including Best Picture, at the 91st Academy Awards The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2018 and took place on February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, .... King's multiple-commercial successes as a producer include ''The Departed'' (which grossed $289.8 million worldwide), '' The Tourist'' ($278.3 million), and ''Bohemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohemian Rhapsody (film)
''Bohemian Rhapsody'' is a 2018 biographical musical drama film directed by Bryan Singer from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, and produced by Graham King and Queen manager Jim Beach. It focuses on the life of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen, from the formation of the band in 1970 to their 1985 Live Aid performance at the original Wembley Stadium. It stars Rami Malek as Mercury, with Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, and Mike Myers in supporting roles. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor also served as consultants. A British-American venture, it was produced by Regency Enterprises, GK Films and Queen Films, and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' was announced in 2010, with Sacha Baron Cohen set to play Mercury. After he left the project in 2013 following creative differences with producers, the project languished in development hell for several years before Malek was ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with ''She's Gotta Have It'' (1986). He has since written and directed such films as '' School Daze'' (1988), ''Do the Right Thing'' (1989), '' Mo' Better Blues'' (1990), '' Jungle Fever'' (1991), ''Malcolm X'' (1992), '' Crooklyn'' (1994), '' Clockers'' (1995), '' 25th Hour'' (2002), ''Inside Man'' (2006), ''Chi-Raq'' (2015), ''BlacKkKlansman'' (2018) and ''Da 5 Bloods'' (2020). Lee also acted in eleven of his feature films. His films have featured breakthrough and acclaimed performances from actors such as Denzel Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Samuel L. Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Delroy Lindo and John David Washington. Lee's work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Peele
Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series ''Mad TV'', where he spent five seasons, leaving the show in 2008. In the following years, he and his frequent ''Mad TV'' collaborator, Keegan-Michael Key, created and starred in their own Comedy Central sketch comedy series ''Key & Peele'' (2012–2015). The series was critically acclaimed, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. The two wrote, produced, and starred in the comedy film '' Keanu'' (2016), appeared together as FBI agents in the first season of FX's anthology series '' Fargo'', and had starring voice roles together in the animated films ''Storks'' (2016) and ''Toy Story 4'' (2019). Peele has also voice acted in the animated film '' Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Blum
Jason Ferus Blum "Jason Ferus Blum was born in LA in 1969 to Shirley Neilsen, an art professor, and Irving Blum, an art dealer" (; born 1969) is an American film and television producer. He is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, which produced the horror franchises ''Paranormal Activity'' (2007–2021), '' ''Insidious'''' (2010–2023), and ''The Purge'' (2013–2021). Blum also produced ''Sinister'' (2012), ''Oculus'' (2013), ''Whiplash'' (2014), '' The Gift'' (2015), ''Hush'' (2016), ''Split'' (2016), '' Ouija: Origin of Evil'' (2016), ''Get Out'' (2017), ''Happy Death Day'' (2017), ''Upgrade'' (2018), ''Halloween'' (2018), '' Us'' (2019), ''The Invisible Man'' (2020), '' Freaky'' (2020) and ''The Black Phone'' (2021). Blum received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing ''Whiplash'' (2014), ''Get Out'' (2017), and ''BlacKkKlansman'' (2018). He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for producing the drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean McKittrick
Sean McKittrick (born March 20, 1975) is American film producer. He is best known for his works ''Donnie Darko'', ''Southland Tales'', for which he was nominated for Palme d'Or at 2006 Cannes Film Festival, and ''Get Out'', which earned him many accolades and nominations, including one for the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards. He earned another nomination for the award the following year for ''BlacKkKlansman''. His latest film, ''Us'', was released on March 22, 2019. He is a principal at production companies Darko Entertainment and QC Entertainment. Filmography * 1997: '' Visceral Matter'' (producer) * 2001: ''Donnie Darko'' (producer) * 2006: ''Southland Tales'' (producer) * 2009: ''I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell'' (producer) * 2009: '' The Box'' (producer) * 2009: ''World's Greatest Dad'' (producer) * 2010: '' Operation: Endgame'' (producer) * 2011: ''God Bless America'' (producer) * 2013: '' Bad Words'' (producer) * 2013: ''Hell Baby'' (pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BlacKkKlansman
''BlacKkKlansman'' is a 2018 American biographical black comedy crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Lee, based on the 2014 memoir ''Black Klansman'' by Ron Stallworth. The film stars John David Washington as Stallworth, along with Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, and Topher Grace. Set in the 1970s in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the plot follows the first African-American detective in the city's police department as he sets out to infiltrate and expose the local Ku Klux Klan chapter. The film was produced by Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Shaun Redick, Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, and Jordan Peele. QC Entertainment purchased the film rights to the book in 2015. Lee signed on as director in September 2017. Much of the cast joined the following month, and filming began in New York State. ''BlacKkKlansman'' premiered on May 14, 2018, at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. It was theatrically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Feige
Kevin Feige ( ; born June 2, 1973) is an American film and television producer who has been the president of Marvel Studios and the primary producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise since 2007. The films he has produced have a combined worldwide box office gross of over , making him the highest grossing producer of all time, with '' Avengers: Endgame'' becoming the highest-grossing film at the time of its release. Feige is a member of the Producers Guild of America. In 2018, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing '' Black Panther'', the first superhero film to receive a Best Picture nomination and the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to win an Academy Award. In October 2019, he became chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment. Early life Feige was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Westfield, New Jersey, the son of Maralyn and Tim Feige. He moved to New Jersey at the age of eight and lived there until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Panther (film)
''Black Panther'' is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, and it stars Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther alongside Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis. In ''Black Panther'', T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanda following his father's death, but he is challenged by Killmonger (Jordan), who plans to abandon the country's isolationist policies and begin a global revolution. Wesley Snipes planned to make a Black Panther film in 1992, but the project did not come to fruition. In September 2005, Marvel Studios listed a Black Panther film as one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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