Variety 11/9/2022

THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY (Disney+/20th Television/Disney Branded Television) Outstanding Young Teen Series Outstanding Writing For A Young Teen Program Outstanding Directing For A Single Camera Program Outstanding Music Direction And Composition For A Live Action Program Outstanding Cinematography For A Live Action Single Camera Program Outstanding Editing For A Single Camera Program Outstanding Sound Mixing And Sound Editing For A Live Action Program Outstanding Visual Effects For A Live Action Program Outstanding Main Title And Graphics Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design Outstanding Costume Design/Styling SNEAKERELLA (Disney+/Disney Branded Television) Outstanding Fiction Special Outstanding Directing For A Single Camera Program Outstanding Music Direction And Composition For A Live Action Program Outstanding Original Song – “In Your Shoes” Outstanding Original Song – “Kicks” Outstanding Cinematography For A Live Action Single Camera Program Outstanding…

Ryan Coogler first graced the cover of Variety four years ago. At the time, the director was about to release “Black Panther” in theaters, coming off the success of “Creed,” but he’d yet to attain the undeniable success that would make him the Spielberg of his generation. As ridiculous as it seems now, there were questions, in 2018, about whether global audiences would turn out for a comic book movie with a primarily Black cast. One morning in January, Coogler and his star, Chadwick Boseman, posed for photos for our magazine on a rocky hill in Griffith Park. Boseman even climbed a boulder in socks to get the perfect shot. Coogler and Boseman didn’t know that “Black Panther” would become the box office and cultural sensation that it was destined…

Other than “Black Panther,” senior entertainment writer Angelique Jackson’s favorite superhero movie is 2004’s “Spider-Man 2.” After dragging her parents to a midnight screening, she felt particularly vindicated at the sequel’s box office success. Besides “Black Panther,” senior entertainment writer Adam B. Vary’s favorite superhero movie is 1978’s “Superman.” When he was a little kid, he’d wear a red cape everywhere. TV business writer Jennifer Maas dove into the world of HBO Max head of originals Sarah Aubrey to discuss the direction of the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streaming arm as well as Aubrey’s evolution from “Friday Night Lights” producer and TNT exec. Photographer Art Streiber captured the “Wakanda Forever” ensemble before the film’s Oct. 26 premiere in Los Angeles. The goal was “to convey an aquatic underworld while not getting…

ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A CHANNING PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM DUNGEY ARLO THE ALLIGATOR BOY OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM MARK FEUERSTEIN OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM ALICIA SILVERSTONE OUTSTANDING YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM MALIA BAKER OUTSTANDING YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM MOMONA TAMADA OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIVE ACTION PRESCHOOL OR CHILDREN’S PROGRAM OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA PROGRAM OUTSTANDING MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING CARMEN SANDIEGO OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM CAT BURGLAR OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE MEDIA OUTSTANDING MUSIC…

A bad sense of déjà vu is settling over the industry as the year winds down. Hollywood is in the throes of transition, and an economic downturn is on the horizon. The business is full of Under New Management signs after an M&A spree. Big Media earnings and stock prices are in the tank because of all the uncertainty. And Hollywood’s scribe tribe is restless. The outlook for the next six months is starting to look a lot like it did in the summer and fall of 2007, the last time the entertainment industry’s biggest employers faced a work stoppage with the Writers Guild of America. There is no doubt that the guild is bracing for a battle. The studios are hastily starting to get there as well. The dreaded…

Charlie Collier surprised the industry in September when he exited his perch as CEO of Fox Entertainment for something a bit more unconventional: president of Roku Media. But anyone who knows Collier, or has followed his career, knows the move jibes with the exec’s longtime entrepreneurial spirit: At AMC, he helped turn what was American Movie Classics into a programming powerhouse, and he spurred Fox’s independent evolution through the acquisition of building blocks like Tubi, Bento Box and TMZ. Now, at Roku, Collier is focusing his attention on the future of streaming. “I loved my job at Fox. I’m so proud of what we did collectively and all we accomplished,” he says in his first interview since officially starting his new job last week. Roku and its founder-CEO, Anthony Wood,…