Culture Representation: The documentary series “Fugitive Hunters Mexico” features a predominantly Latin group of people (with some white people and African Americans) who are connected in some way to U.S. fugitives who have been accused of crimes and who have fled to Mexico.
Culture Clash: An elite squad of law enforcement officials in Mexico track down the fugitives, so that the fugitives can be extradited back to the United States to face criminal charges.
Culture Audience: “Fugitive Hunters Mexico” will appeal primarily to people who are fans of low-budget true crime docuseries that give an inside look at international crime fighting.
A scene from “Fugitive Hunters Mexico” (Photo courtesy of A&E)
“Fugitive Hunters Mexico” delivers exactly what the title of this no-frills docuseries promises, with expected outcomes in each episode segment about Mexican law enforcement capturing U.S. fugitives. The show capably gives insight into suspects’ motives. The fugitives are almost always people who were arrested and charged with at least one felony but they fled to Mexico to avoid court appearances.
“Fugitive Hunters Mexico” (whose showrunner is Penny Fearon) is produced by Lucky 8 for A&E and has multiple cases featured per episode. Only the show’s first episode, titled “Trouble in Paradise,” was available for review before the series premiere. “Fugitive Hunters Mexico” sticks to a specific formula where viewers can expect to see the hunted fugitives caught in the end.
What will keep viewers interested in watching is seeing how these suspects are caught and how they were living Mexico while they were fugitives from the law. The Mexican law enforcement agents featured in the series are identified by their first names only. They include Jesús, Hector, Santiago and Victoria. The agents in Mexico work with U.S. agents, such as U.S. Marshals, the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Agency (the U.S. agents aren’t featured in the show) in helping catch these accused criminals.
“Fugitive Hunters Mexico” is slickly produced, with plenty of drone camera shots that highlight much of Mexico’s natural beauty, as well as urban decay, depending on which part of Mexico is being filmed. “Fugitive Hunters Mexico” has a professional-sounding narrator (Armando Valdes-Kennedy), who has a narration style/tone that’s similar to “The First 48” narrator Dion Graham. The narration for “Fugitive Hunters Mexico” tends to get a bit repetitive by re-stating something that was shown just a few minutes earlier.
In the “Trouble in Paradise” episode (which was filmed in 2024), three fugitives are featured in three separate segments.
Jeffrey Leonard, a fugitive from Las Vegas, had been on the run from the law since 2021. He was wanted for charges of battery by strangulation because he was arrested for assaulting the roommate of his girlfriend at the time. It’s mentioned that Leonard is a registered sex offender, who was convicted of coercion and enticement of a minor in 2014. The hunt for Leonard takes the agents to Tijuana, where law enforcement received a tip that Leonard was living at a resort.
Adam Pittman, a 34-year-old suspected meth dealer, was in hiding from law enforcement since 2022. The agents track him down in the city of La Esperanza. Two of the agents go undercover, pretending to be a couple interested in buying a sofa from Pittman’s live-in girlfriend. Because the agents don’t have a warrant to enter the house where Pittman lives, they come up with a logical idea to lure him out of the house.
Jesse Frias—a 37-year-old from Prescott, Arizona—was running away from charges of kidnapping, assault and domestic violence of his wife. Frias had been a fugitive since 2021. Ironically, his wife was the first person he called after he gets caught in the city of Mexicali.
All of the show’s field agents and translators are professional and very watchable, but the first episode of “Fugitive Hunters Mexico” doesn’t show any agents with personalities that particularly stand out. What stands out are some of the crime confessions that these fugitives willingly make on camera after they’re caught. In interviews with the arresting agents, the fugitives also talk about how they like life in Mexico more than they like life the United States because they think Mexico has a more “freeing” lifestyle.
The fugitives have different reactions when caught. Leonard is genuinely surprised and initially denies knowing why he is being arrested. Pittman is the most agitated and angry about his arrest. Frias is the calmest and seems to know it was a matter of time before he was apprehended. What all three of these fugitives have in common is that they had previous criminal convictions and fled their more recent charges because they didn’t want to go back to prison.
Leonard and Pittman were living with women at the time of their arrest. The women (whose faces are not shown on camera) seemingly did not know until the arrests that their lovers were fugitives. Frias is another story because he hints that his wife knew where he was all along. It goes without saying that being a fugitive requires help from other people, who might or might not be knowing accomplices.
Most of the outcomes of the fugitives’ cases are not revealed in the episode, except for Frias, who gets an epilogue that gives an update of what happened after he was extradited back to Arizona. “Fugitive Hunters Mexico” has the usual disclaimer stating that suspects are innocent until proven guilty, and charges could be reduced or dropped. Regardless of the outcomes of these arrests, “Fugitive Hunters Mexico” offers a brief but fascinating glimpse at what happens when the law catches up to fugitives hiding in Mexico.
A&E premiered “Fugitive Hunters Mexico” on January 2, 2025.
Culture Representation: The documentary series “Homicide Squad New Orleans” features a group of mostly African American and white people involved in murder cases in New Orleans.
Culture Clash: The police detectives on these cases often have to deal with witnesses who are untruthful or refuse to cooperate.
Culture Audience: “Homicide Squad New Orleans” will appeal primarily to people who are fans of cheaply made true crime documentaries that follow a TV procedural format.
A scene from “Homicide Squad New Orleans” (Photo courtesy of A&E)
Ever since the documentary series “Cops” premiered in 1989, there’s been a growing number of docuseries or reality shows that showcase law enforcement officers doing their jobs. Most of these shows copy each other and don’t do anything that’s considered award-worthy. “Homicide Squad New Orleans,” which follows homicide investigators who work for the New Orleans Police Department, is one of these generic shows.
The homicide squad’s hard-working people are commendable in how they solve cases. They deserve better than this inferior imitation of “The First 48.” This sluggish show’s format is too formulaic and perpetuates racial stereotypes of New Orleans murders. “Homicide Squad New Orleans” is produced by Wolf Entertainment and 44 Blue Productions for A&E. “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf is one of the executive producers of “Homicide Squad New Orleans,” which is probably why every “Homicide Squad New Orleans” episode looks like a predictable procedural with the same expected outcome.
Only the first two episode of “Homicide Squad New Orleans” were available to review before the series premiered. Although each episode focuses on a different murder case, there are alarming similarities that raise some questions about how much stereotyping this series is going to continue to have in choosing which murder cases will be featured. This series makes it look like certain people in New Orleans are most likely to commit murders and be murder victims.
Both episodes feature African Americans being murdered by gun violence for no apparent reason than a petty argument. The murder suspects are young African Americans. In a city as diverse as New Orleans, it’s hard to believe that these are the only homicides that take place in the city. You get the feeling that these are mostly the types of homicides that will be featured in this dreadfully tedious series.
Each episode has narration from the lead detectives for each case. Unfortunately, the detectives read their narration stiffly. And it’s not their fault. They are not professional actors. Still, viewers of “Homicide Squad New Orleans” have to sit through the monotonous tone of the show’s scripted portions, which are basically exposition dumps.
Episode 1, titled “My Sister’s Keeper,” is about the murder of 15-year-old Raynard Williams, who was gunned down on a residential street on March 18, 2024, after defending his younger sister Ray’Anna in a verbal argument with other teens. Raynard’s mother Anndrea describes Raynard as “intelligent, outstanding and hilarious” and a good kid who wasn’t involved in crimes. Raynard’s grandmother describes him as a “loving child. He would give you the shirt of off his back.”
Detective Maurice Stewart is the lead investigator on the case. He mostly gets assistance from Detective Tianay Marshall. Stewart’s background is mentioned briefly in the episode: When he was 8 years old, he witnessed his father being murdered by gun violence. And in a bizarre twist of fate, the family of murder victim Raynard Williams lives the same home where Stewart lived when Stewart’s father was murdererd.
Stewart shows compassion for the family members and a persistent determination to solve the case. However, “charismatic” is not the first word that comes to mind when seeing Stewart talk on screen. The only other thing he’ll say about himself is that he’s “an honorary ‘hood member” when describing how he can relate to the people in the community that he serves. As for how his father’s murder affects him as a cop, Stewart comments: “We can’t let it affect our jobs.”
Episode 2, titled “In Cold Blood,” shows the investigation of two murder victims who were both shot to death on the streets on January 6, 2024. Based on the gunshot evidence and surveillance videos, police believe that both victims were killed four hours apart by the same person. The lead investigator on the case is Detective Walter Edmond, who mostly gets assistance from Detective James Fyfe.
One of the murder victims is a beautician in her 20s named Cayla Kelley. Almost nothing is told about her in the episode except that she had no history of criminal activity. The other murder victim is a homeless man whose name and age are not mentioned in this episode.
Edmond has a more passionate personality than most of his peers. (One of the best scenes in the episode is when he interrogates the murder suspect.) But the episode falls very short of telling any meaningful information about the murder victims. There are no epilogues with updates on what happened to the arrested supsects. Instead, each episode has a disclaimer stating that suspects are innocent until proven guilty, and charges could be reduced or dropped.
If you’ve seen enough of these types of shows, then you can easily predict how the police catch most of these murder suspects who are eventually arrested for the murders—collecting evidence at the crimes scenes, interviews with witnesses, surveillance videos, searches of homes and property, and checking phone records. Considering the plethora of other “cops on the job” docuseries that already exist, there isn’t enough in “Homicide Squad New Orleans” that stands out from the rest of the pack to make it a “must see” show.
A&E premiered “Homicide Squad New Orleans” on January 1, 2025.
A 2018 photo of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii, in Cape Town, South Africa, in “Avicii — I’m Tim” (Photo courtesy of Candamo Film/Avicii Music AB/Netflix)
Culture Representation: The documentary film “Avicii — I’m Tim” features a predominantly white group of people (with a few African Americans and Asian people) who are friends, colleagues or family members talking about life and career of Avicii, the Swedish electronic dance music (EDM) artist whose real name was Tim Bergling, died by suicide (cutting himself with glass) in 2018, at the age of 28.
Culture Clash: Avicii was one of the top EDM artists in the world, but he struggled in with mental health and addiction issues at the height of his fame.
Culture Audience: “Avicii — I’m Tim” will appeal primarily to people who are fans of Avicii and 2010s EDM/pop music.
Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii, in “Avicii — I’m Tim” (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
“Avicii — I’m Tim” is a bittersweet documentary about this talented artist but it omits a lot of details about his life, even with rare archival interviews. It’s ultimately a cautionary tale about how fame and fortune cannot erase mental health struggles. Through archival recordings, Avicii (whose real name was Tim Bergling) is the narrator of the documentary, which gives the movie a haunting quality but serves as a vital voice for an overall conventionally made but effective biography film.
Directed by Henrik S. Burman, “Avicii — I’m Tim” had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival. Netflix is releasing the documentary on the same day (December 31, 2024) as the Avicii concert film “Avicii — My Last Show,” which was filmed in 2018 at Ibiza’s Ushuaïa. “Avicii — I’m Tim” is told in chronological order and has the expected mix of archival footage mixed with interviews that were done exclusively for the movie.
Avicii (pronounced ah-vee-chee)/Tim Bergling was born on September 8, 1989, in Stockholm, Sweden. As he says in previous interviews, he had a very sheltered childhood, which was centered on just a five-block radius in his Stockholm neighborhood. He was the son of Klas Bergling (a manager of an office supply business) and actress Anki Lidén. Avicii’s mother and father provide some of the commentary in the documentary. Avicii’s three siblings—David Bergling, Linda Sterner and Anton Körberg—are not interviewed in the movie. In 2019, Avicii’s family established the Tim Bergling Foundation, to help with suicide prevention and people struggling with mental health issues.
“Avicii — I’m Tim” begins with a montage of Avicii’s career highlights. He can be heard saying in a voiceover: “I’ve always wanted to make timeless music. I feel like I’m filled with music. It’s my life’s biggest passion.” As a child, he says he was a class clown to avoid getting bullied. He also says he became nicer to people after a teacher told him that he had a reputation for being a snitch.
Tim began making music by remixing songs when he was 8 years old. He had diverse tastes in music, but eventually was most attracted to electronic dance music (EDM) because the technology gave him more freedom to experiment on his own. However, even before he became famous, Tim/Avicii knew he needed to find collaborators because he had no aspirations to be a singer.
In his teenage years, one of his earliest music collaborators was his best friend at the time: Flip “Philgood” Akeson, one of the people interviewed in the documentary. Akeson says that teenage Tim was “shy” and “very anxious. We were polar opposites.” Akeson adds, “He was a geek, to be honest.” Bergling chose the stage name Avicii (respelling of Avīci), which means “the lowest level of Buddhist hell.” Akeson says that he and Avicii drifted apart as Akeson went into a self-described “downward spiral” of drug addiction.
It was during these formative years that Tim developed his “night owl” lifestyle because less people bothered him at night. Tim soon caught the attention of Arash “Ash” Pournouri, who became Tim’s manager and is one of the people interviewed in the documentary. By all accounts, Pournouri becoming Tim’s manager was the turning point for Tim, who was too introverted to be a self-promoter. Pournouri’s unshakeable ambition and confidence to make Avicii a rich and famous artist, combined with Avicii’s prodigious talent, proved to be an unbeatable combination.
The rest of “Avicii — I’m Tim” chronicles Avicii’s rapid rise from EDM star to mainstream celebrity who could sell out arenas and festivals as a headliner DJ/artist. (His best-known hits are 2011’s “Levels” and 2013’s “Wake Me Up.”) He also became an in-demand producer and remixer with a reputation of not being afraid to experiment musically. But with success came enormous pressure to work as much as possible and continue making several hits.
Akeson says that when he knew Avicii, Avicii was very much against drugs, even marijuana. Toward the end of his life, Avicii had gone public about being in rehab for alcohol addiction and pills. Avicii’s anxiety also got worse in dealing with the demands of fame. As he says in an archival interview: “I was a lot happier before I was famous than after I was famous.” On April 20, 2018, Avicii committed suicide (cutting himself with glass) in Muscat, Oman, while he was on vacation.
Although “Avicii — I’m Tim” has a lot of talk about Avicii’s personal struggles and his career achievements, there’s not enough information in the documentary about what was really done behind the scenes to get him the help that he needed. Pournouri (who parted ways with Avicii in 2016) makes vague comments about people trying to do the best they can to help Avicii. Jesse Waits (a Las Vegas nightclub entrepreneur) says of Avicii: “He was very fragile and insecure. He was like a little brother to me.”
The movie, without explanation, also never talks about Avicii’s love life or how he dealt with fans/hangers-on who wanted to date him. Someone in Acivii’s position obviously gets this type of attention. (Waits tells a brief story of how he met Avicii when Avicii and two women used Waits’ home as an overnight crash pad.) But the documentary refuses to even mention any former lovers he had who might have known about his personal challenges and who possibly tried to help him. Did Avicii ever fall in love? That’s a question the documentary won’t answer.
Most of the people interviewed in “Avicii — I’m Tim” are people who knew Avicii because they had a business relationship with him. They include Per Sundin, CEO of Universal Music Nordic Region; singer Aloe Blacc; DJ/artist David Guetta; Neil Jacobson, A&R executive at Interscope Records; Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay; country singer Dan Tyminski; music producer songwriter Nile Rodgers; Sony Music Publishing executive Johnny Tennander; songwriter/producer Carl Falk; musician/songwriter Mike Eizinger; music journalist Katie Bain; musician Salem Al Fakir; and singer/songwriter Joe Janiak.
In 2016, Avicii announced that he was taking a hiatus from touring because he was exhausted and wanted to work on his mental health. When people experience this type of burnout, they often feel like they are being treated like workhorse robots in their life. By refusing to show a full picture of who was in Avicii’s support system at the lowest points in his life, “Avicii — I’m Tim” sidelines some of his humanity. But with his voice as the narration, some of that humanity is retained instead of being drowned out by the documentary’s talking heads who profited from knowing Avicii in some way.
Netflix will premiere “Avicii — I’m Tim” on December 31, 2024.
Culture Representation: Filmed in 2023, mostly in the United States, the documentary film “Music by John Williams” features award-winning music composer John Willams and a predominantly white group of people (with a few African Americans, Latin people and Asians) who are his friends, colleagues or family members talking about Williams’ life and career.
Culture Clash: Williams started off as a jazz musician and classical music orchestra player but transitioned into become the most famous and most-awarded movie composer of all time.
Culture Audience: “Music by John Williams” will appeal primarily to people who are fans of Williams and the movies he composed music for, including “Star Wars,” “E.T.,” the “Indiana Jones” films, and the first three “Harry Potter” movies.
John Williams in “Music by John Williams” (Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm/Disney+)
The tribute documentary “Music by John Williams” gives an admirable career retrospective of the world’s most famous movie composer. John Williams and his colleague friends provide most of the commentary in a formulaic but educational and delightful film. Even the most ardent fans of Williams will see or learn something new from seeing this well-researched documentary. “Music by John Williams” had its world premiere at the 2024 edition of AFI Fest.
Directed by Laurent Bouzereau, “Music by John Williams” is the type of documentary that would be hard get wrong, considering the subject matter and the participation of all the immensely talented people (including Williams) in this film. Born in New York City in 1932, Williams has an extraordinary body of work that includes composing the iconic scores for numerous high-profile films, including “Star Wars” movies, the “Indiana Jones” movies, 1977’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” 1982’s “E.T. the Extraterrestrial,” 1993’s “Schindler’s List,” 1998’s “Saving Private Ryan” and the first three “Harry Potter” movies.
Williams has won every major award for film music composing (including several Oscars and Grammys) and has earned the description of being a “legendary” composer. “Music by John Williams” has the expected descriptions of Williams’ most famous movie scores with clips from these films and some anecdotal stories. As such, “Music by John Williams” is very much a nostalgia documentary, but it’s also an inspirational story of someone who refuses to follow the conventions that most people follow when it comes to aging and retirement.
“Music by John Williams” tells Williams’ story in chronological order and includes personal photos of Williams in his youth. Williams is candid about his experiences but mostly talks about his career, his compositions and the fondness he has for his colleague friends. He came from a family of musicians and creative people: His father Johnny was a drummer/percussionist, his mother Esther was a dancer, and his younger brothers Jerry and Don and older sister Joan also had musical talent and became musicians. Williams’ three children—daughter Jenny, son Mark and son Joe—also became musicians. (For the purposes of this review, John Williams will be referred to as Williams.)
Williams describes having a happy childhood, which is when he taught himself a lot of what he knows about music through constant practicing. By the time he was in high school, he was writing music for the school’s orchestra. Williams describes this accomplishment in such a modest way, it’s almost easy to forget that most high schoolers wouldn’t be able and wouldn’t be asked to write music for their school orchestra.
In his late teens and 20s, Williams studied music while he attended the University of California at Los Angeles, Juilliard, and the University of Rochester. For a brief time, he was in the U.S. Air Force. When he relocated permanently to Los Angeles, Williams became a session musician for many movies and TV shows from the mid-1950s onward. He worked with mentors such as Harry Mancini and André Previn. Some of Williams’ film credits during this time included 1956’s Carousel, 1959’s “Peter Gunn” and 1961’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
Williams also became known as a jazz musician. And it wasn’t long before he was composing and conducting his own film and TV scores. Some his TV credits in the 1960s included “Gilligan’s Island” and “Lost in Space.” His first movie score as a composer was the 1958 forgettable flop “Daddy-O.” It’s an example of how Williams didn’t let any early career failures deter him.
Because so much of Williams’ best-known music is in movies directed and/or produced by Steven Spielberg, it should come as no surprise that Spielberg is one of the producers of “Music by John Williams” and is one of the enthusiastic commentators in the documentary. As Williams says in the documentary, the “luckiest day” of his life was meeting Spielberg, who has worked with Williams for all of the feature films directed by Spielberg so far. In the documentary, Spielberg gushes about Williams’ music: “It’s the purest form of art I’ve experienced from any human being.”
Other filmmakers who are interviewed for the documentary are “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, J.J. Abrams, Ron Howard, Kathleen Kennedy, Chris Columbus, Lawrence Kasdan, James Mangold and Frank Marshall. Musicians who pay homage to Williams in this documentary include Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay), Branford Marsalis, David Newman, Thomas Newman, Alan Silvestri, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Gustavo Dudamel, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Thomas Hooten and Master Sergeant Karen Johnson of the U.S. Marines Chamber Orchestra. Other interviewees include actress Kate Capshaw, actor Ke Huy Quan and journalists Alex Ross, Elvis Mitchell and Javier Hernandez. Williams’ daughter Jenny and her singer/musician son Ethan Gruska are also interviewed.
The commentators for the documentary have nothing but praise for Williams as an artist and as a person. Spielberg says his first impression of Williams is who Williams remained for all of these years: “He was an elegant man—always has been—but very warm.” Williams gets absolutely no criticism in this movie, which makes him look almost too good to be true.
However, observant viewers will notice that if there’s one major flaw that Williams seems to have is that he’s a workaholic who has often put his career above his personal life. This not-very-surprising revelation comes directly from Williams. He describes how although he was a happily married father during his marriage to actress/singer Barbara Ruick (his first wife, whom he married in 1956), when their three kinds were young, he deliberately spent more time at the music studios of 20th Century Fox than he did at home because being around his kids at home was too much of a noisy distraction for him.
Williams’ daughter Jenny is the only one of his children who is interviewed in the documentary. She doesn’t mention how her father’s absences affected her childhood but she does say that she had to become a mother figure for her younger brothers after their mother tragically died at age 41 of an aneurysm in 1974. Williams says in the documentary that her sudden death is still hard for him to talk about, and he admits he had problems handling being a widowed father of teenagers. Williams and photographer Samantha Winslow (who is not interviewed in the documentary) got married in 1980, and he briefly mentions their happy marriage in the documentary.
One of the most poignant parts of the documentary is when Williams says that he believes that his music improved during this widower part of his life because he felt that Ruick (in spirit) was helping him be a better composer. The phenomenal success of the 1977 “Star Wars” score soundtrack catapulted Williams to a new level of fame. He has been performing at the Hollywood Bowl every year since 1978 and has been a Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor at Tanglewood Music Center every year since 1980, except for 2024, when he could not attend for an undisclosed health reason. As for his prolific career as a composer and conductor, Williams says that he has no intention of retiring.
“Music by John Williams” has scenes (exclusively filmed for this documentary) of Spielberg and Williams happily reminiscing about their collaborations. Spielberg repeats a well-known story about how he was skeptical at first when he heard the shark theme for “Jaws” because Williams had first played it on a piano, and Spielberg didn’t think it sounded menacing enough. However, Spielberg was convinced nce he hear the entire musical sequence in orchestra form.
Speaking of orchestras, Williams is one of the few major film composers who still records entirely with an orchestra and writes out his music by hand. He admits that this way of writing and recording film music is “dying,” as more film composers turn to digital technology. Williams doesn’t seem snobbish about it, but he does express some concern that some of the art form might be lost with new generations of film composers relying only on digital technology to make and record music.
At 105 minutes, “Music by John Williams” skillfully packs in Williams’ entire robust career so far in a well-edited compilation of archival footage and exclusive new interviews. There are very few surprises, except for Williams’ confession that he rarely watches movies and has never been that interested in being a moviegoer. What isn’t surprising is Williams saying that music will always be his biggest passion. Whether or not you’re the type of person to buy classical music scores, “Music by John Williams” makes his passion for music very infectious in the best ways possible.
Disney+ released “Music by John Williams” in select U.S. cinemas and on Disney+ on November 1, 2024.
Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Netflix’s crime musical film “Emilia Pérez” has the most nominations: 10. In the TV categories, FX on Hulu’s comedy series “The Bear” is the leading contender, with five nominations.
The following is a press release from the Golden Globe Awards:
The Golden Globes® announced the nominees for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®, which will air live on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on CBS and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs).* Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut presented nominees for each of the 27 award categories at a press conference at the Beverly Hilton.
The Golden Globes®, often referred to as “Hollywood’s Party of the Year®,” is the largest awards show in the world to celebrate the best of both film and television. Multi-Emmy Award®-winning producing duo Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment (WCE) will return as executive producing showrunners for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®. Dick Clark Productions will plan, host and produce the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®, which has been viewed in more than 185 countries and territories worldwide. This year’s votes were tabulated by KPMG, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm.
Following is the complete list of Nominees for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA THE BRUTALIST (A24) A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Searchlight Pictures) CONCLAVE (Focus Features) DUNE: PART TWO (Warner Bros. Pictures) NICKEL BOYS (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios) SEPTEMBER 5 (Paramount Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY ANORA (NEON) CHALLENGERS (Amazon MGM Studios) EMILIA PÉREZ (Netflix) A REAL PAIN (Searchlight Pictures) THE SUBSTANCE (MUBI) WICKED (Universal Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED FLOW (Sideshow / Janus Films) INSIDE OUT 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (IFC Films) MOANA 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL (Netflix) THE WILD ROBOT (Universal Pictures)
CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT ALIEN: ROMULUS (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (Warner Bros. Pictures) DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) GLADIATOR II (Paramount Pictures) INSIDE OUT 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) TWISTERS (Universal Pictures) WICKED (Universal Pictures) THE WILD ROBOT (Universal Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (Sideshow / Janus Films) – USA / FRANCE / INDIA EMILIA PÉREZ (Netflix) – FRANCE THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE (MUBI) – POLAND / SWEDEN / DENMARK I’M STILL HERE (Sony Pictures Classics) – BRAZIL THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (NEON) – USA / GERMANY VERMIGLIO (Sideshow / Janus Films) – ITALY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA PAMELA ANDERSON (THE LAST SHOWGIRL) ANGELINA JOLIE (MARIA) NICOLE KIDMAN (BABYGIRL) TILDA SWINTON (THE ROOM NEXT DOOR) FERNANDA TORRES (I’M STILL HERE) KATE WINSLET (LEE)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA ADRIEN BRODY (THE BRUTALIST) TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) DANIEL CRAIG (QUEER) COLMAN DOMINGO (SING SING) RALPH FIENNES (CONCLAVE) SEBASTIAN STAN (THE APPRENTICE)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY AMY ADAMS (NIGHTBITCH) CYNTHIA ERIVO (WICKED) KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN (EMILIA PÉREZ) MIKEY MADISON (ANORA) DEMI MOORE (THE SUBSTANCE) ZENDAYA (CHALLENGERS)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY JESSE EISENBERG (A REAL PAIN) HUGH GRANT (HERETIC) GABRIEL LABELLE (SATURDAY NIGHT) JESSE PLEMONS (KINDS OF KINDNESS) GLEN POWELL (HIT MAN) SEBASTIAN STAN (A DIFFERENT MAN)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE SELENA GOMEZ (EMILIA PÉREZ) ARIANA GRANDE (WICKED) FELICITY JONES (THE BRUTALIST) MARGARET QUALLEY (THE SUBSTANCE) ISABELLA ROSSELLINI (CONCLAVE) ZOE SALDAÑA (EMILIA PÉREZ)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE YURA BORISOV (ANORA) KIERAN CULKIN (A REAL PAIN) EDWARD NORTON (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) GUY PEARCE (THE BRUTALIST) JEREMY STRONG (THE APPRENTICE) DENZEL WASHINGTON (GLADIATOR II)
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE JACQUES AUDIARD (EMILIA PÉREZ) SEAN BAKER (ANORA) EDWARD BERGER (CONCLAVE) BRADY CORBET (THE BRUTALIST) CORALIE FARGEAT (THE SUBSTANCE) PAYAL KAPADIA (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT)
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE JACQUES AUDIARD (EMILIA PÉREZ) SEAN BAKER (ANORA) BRADY CORBET, MONA FASTVOLD (THE BRUTALIST) JESSE EISENBERG (A REAL PAIN) CORALIE FARGEAT (THE SUBSTANCE) PETER STRAUGHAN (CONCLAVE)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE VOLKER BERTELMANN (CONCLAVE) DANIEL BLUMBERG (THE BRUTALIST) KRIS BOWERS (THE WILD ROBOT) CLÉMENT DUCOL, CAMILLE (EMILIA PÉREZ) TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS (CHALLENGERS) HANS ZIMMER (DUNE: PART TWO)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE “BEAUTIFUL THAT WAY” –– THE LAST SHOWGIRL Music & Lyrics by: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson “COMPRESS / REPRESS” –– CHALLENGERS Music & Lyrics by: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino “EL MAL” –– EMILIA PÉREZ Music & Lyrics by: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard “FORBIDDEN ROAD” –– BETTER MAN Music & Lyrics by: Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek “KISS THE SKY” –– THE WILD ROBOT Music & Lyrics by: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi “MI CAMINO” –– EMILIA PÉREZ Music & Lyrics by: Clément Ducol, Camille
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (PEACOCK) THE DIPLOMAT (NETFLIX) MR. & MRS. SMITH (PRIME VIDEO) SHŌGUN (FX/HULU) SLOW HORSES (APPLE TV+) SQUID GAME (NETFLIX)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC) THE BEAR (FX/HULU) THE GENTLEMEN (NETFLIX) HACKS (HBO | MAX) NOBODY WANTS THIS (NETFLIX) ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (HULU)
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION BABY REINDEER (NETFLIX) DISCLAIMER (APPLE TV+) MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY (NETFLIX) THE PENGUIN (HBO | MAX) RIPLEY (NETFLIX) TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY (HBO | MAX)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA KATHY BATES (MATLOCK) EMMA D’ARCY (HOUSE OF THE DRAGON) MAYA ERSKINE (MR. & MRS. SMITH) KEIRA KNIGHTLEY (BLACK DOVES) KERI RUSSELL (THE DIPLOMAT) ANNA SAWAI (SHŌGUN)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA DONALD GLOVER (MR. & MRS. SMITH) JAKE GYLLENHAAL (PRESUMED INNOCENT) GARY OLDMAN (SLOW HORSES) EDDIE REDMAYNE (THE DAY OF THE JACKAL) HIROYUKI SANADA (SHŌGUN) BILLY BOB THORNTON (LANDMAN)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY KRISTEN BELL (NOBODY WANTS THIS) QUINTA BRUNSON (ABBOTT ELEMENTARY) AYO EDEBIRI (THE BEAR) SELENA GOMEZ (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING) KATHRYN HAHN (AGATHA ALL ALONG) JEAN SMART (HACKS)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY ADAM BRODY (NOBODY WANTS THIS) TED DANSON (A MAN ON THE INSIDE) STEVE MARTIN (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING) JASON SEGEL (SHRINKING) MARTIN SHORT (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING) JEREMY ALLEN WHITE (THE BEAR)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION CATE BLANCHETT (DISCLAIMER) JODIE FOSTER (TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY) CRISTIN MILIOTI (THE PENGUIN) SOFÍA VERGARA (GRISELDA) NAOMI WATTS (FEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANS) KATE WINSLET (THE REGIME)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION COLIN FARRELL (THE PENGUIN) RICHARD GADD (BABY REINDEER) KEVIN KLINE (DISCLAIMER) COOPER KOCH (MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY) EWAN MCGREGOR (A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW) ANDREW SCOTT (RIPLEY)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS (THE BEAR) HANNAH EINBINDER (HACKS) DAKOTA FANNING (RIPLEY) JESSICA GUNNING (BABY REINDEER) ALLISON JANNEY (THE DIPLOMAT) KALI REIS (TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION TADANOBU ASANO (SHŌGUN) JAVIER BARDEM (MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY) HARRISON FORD (SHRINKING) JACK LOWDEN (SLOW HORSES) DIEGO LUNA (LA MÁQUINA) EBON MOSS-BACHRACH (THE BEAR)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION JAMIE FOXX (JAMIE FOXX: WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS) NIKKI GLASER (NIKKI GLASER: SOMEDAY YOU’LL DIE) SETH MEYERS (SETH MEYERS: DAD MAN WALKING) ADAM SANDLER (ADAM SANDLER: LOVE YOU) ALI WONG (ALI WONG: SINGLE LADY) RAMY YOUSSEF (RAMY YOUSSEF: MORE FEELINGS)
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Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine in “I Saw the TV Glow” (Photo courtesy of A24)
Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai in “Shōgun” (Photo by Katie Yu/FX)
With five nominations each, Neon’s comedy/drama “Anora,” A24’s psychological drama “I Saw the TV Glow” and FX’s drama series “Shōgun” are the leading contenders for the 40th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, which will take place on February 22, on a beach in Santa Monica, California. The Film Independent Spirit Awards are presented by the non-profit Film Independent and voted for by Film Independent members. Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Aidy Bryant will host the ceremony for a second consecutive year. The YouTube channels for Film Independent and IMDb, as well as Film Independent’s social platforms, will livestream the event.
Written and directed by Sean Baker, “Anora” (starring Mikey Madison as the title character) is about a sex worker who marries the heir of a Russian billionaire, but her new husband’s family wants to get the marriage annulled. “I Saw the TV Glow” (written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun) stars Justice Smith as a man who became addicted to watching a TV show when he was a teenager and is still feeling the effects of this addiction. “Anora” and “I Saw the TV Glow” are each nominated in the categories of Best Feature, Best Director, Best Lead Performance and Best Supporting Performance, a category in which “Anora” has two nominations. “I Saw the TV Glow” is also nominated for Best Screenplay.
Nominated for Best New Scripted Series, “Shōgun” (set in 17th century Japan and based on James Clavell’s 1975 best-selling novel) is about the power struggles between a Japanese lord and a British sailor. The other nominations for “Shōgun” are Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series and Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series, where “Shōgun” has two nominations in each of these two categories.
Coming close behind with four nominations each are Focus Features’ coming-of-age comedy/drama “Dìdi” and Netflix’s limited drama series “Baby Reindeer.” “Dìdi” is inspired by writer/director Sean Wang’s teenage years in Fremont, California. “Dìdi” also received nods in the categories of Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, Best Supporting Performance and Best Editing. “Baby Reindeer” is inspired by a creator/executive producer Richard Gadd’s true story of being a stalking victim. “Baby Reindeer” is nominated for Best New Scripted Series, Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series, Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series and Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series.
Eligible films in most categories (unless otherwise noted) must have a production budget of no more than $25 million. TV nominations are determined by TV programs meeting Film Independent’s criteria of having an “independent spirit.”
Here is the complete list of nominations for the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards:
BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the producer)
Anora Producers: Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
I Saw the TV Glow Producers: Ali Herting, Sam Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall
Nickel Boys Producers: Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine
Sing Sing Producers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Monique Walton
The Substance Producers: Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner
BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to director and producer)
Dìdi Director/Producer: Sean Wang Producers: Valerie Bush, Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters
In the Summers Director: Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio Producers: Janek Ambros, Lynette Coll, Alexander Dinelaris, Cynthia Fernandez De La Cruz, Cristóbal Güell, Sergio Alberto Lira, Rob Quadrino, Jan Suter, Daniel Tantalean, Nando Vila, Slava Vladimirov, Stephanie Yankwitt
Janet Planet Director/Producer: Annie Baker Producers: Andrew Goldman, Dan Janvey, Derrick Tseng
The Piano Lesson Director: Malcolm Washington Producers: Todd Black, Denzel Washington
Problemista Director/Producer: Julio Torres Producers: Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Emma Stone
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000. (Award given to the writer, director, and producer)
Big Boys Writer/Director/Producer: Corey Sherman Producer: Allison Tate
Ghostlight Writer/Director: Kelly O’Sullivan Director/Producer: Alex Thompson Producers: Pierce Cravens, Ian Keiser, Chelsea Krant, Eddie Linker, Alex Wilson
Girls Will Be Girls Writer/Director/Producer: Shuchi Talati Producers: Richa Chadha, Claire Chassagne
Jazzy Writer/Director/Producer: Morrisa Maltz Writer/Producer: Lainey Shangreaux Writers: Andrew Hajek, Vanara Taing Producers: Miranda Bailey, Tommy Heitkamp, John Way, Natalie Whalen, Elliott Whitton
The People’s Joker Writer/Director: Vera Drew Writer: Bri LeRose Producer: Joey Lyons
BEST DIRECTOR
Ali Abbasi The Apprentice
Sean Baker Anora
Brady Corbet The Brutalist
Alonso Ruizpalacios La Cocina
Jane Schoenbrun I Saw the TV Glow
BEST SCREENPLAY
Scott Beck, Bryan Woods Heretic
Jesse Eisenberg A Real Pain
Megan Park My Old Ass
Aaron Schimberg A Different Man
Jane Schoenbrun I Saw the TV Glow
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Joanna Arnow The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Annie Baker Janet Planet
India Donaldson Good One
Julio Torres Problemista
Sean Wang Dìdi
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Amy Adams Nightbitch
Ryan Destiny The Fire Inside
Colman Domingo Sing Sing
Keith Kupferer Ghostlight
Mikey Madison Anora
Demi Moore The Substance
Hunter Schafer Cuckoo
Justice Smith I Saw the TV Glow
June Squibb Thelma
Sebastian Stan The Apprentice
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Yura Borisov Anora
Joan Chen Dìdi
Kieran Culkin A Real Pain
Danielle Deadwyler The Piano Lesson
Carol Kane Between the Temples
Karren Karagulian Anora
Kani Kusruti Girls Will Be Girls
Brigette Lundy-Paine I Saw the TV Glow
Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin Sing Sing
Adam Pearson A Different Man
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Isaac Krasner Big Boys
Katy O’Brian Love Lies Bleeding
Mason Alexander Park National Anthem
René Pérez Joglar In the Summers
Maisy Stella My Old Ass
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dinh Duy Hung Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Jomo Fray Nickel Boys
Maria von Hausswolff Janet Planet
Juan Pablo Ramírez La Cocina
Rina Yang The Fire Inside
BEST EDITING
Laura Colwell, Vanara Taing Jazzy
Olivier Bugge Coutté, Olivia Neergaard-Holm The Apprentice
Anne McCabe Nightbitch
Hansjörg Weissbrich September 5
Arielle Zakowski Dìdi
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Given to one film’s director, casting director, and ensemble cast.
His Three Daughters Director: Azazel Jacobs Casting Director: Nicole Arbusto Ensemble Cast: Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon, Jose Febus, Rudy Galvan, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Randy Ramos Jr., Jay O. Sanders
BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director and producer)
Gaucho Gaucho Directors/Producers: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw Producers: Christos Konstantakopoulos, Cameron O’Reilly, Matthew Perniciaro
Hummingbirds Directors: Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía “Beba” Contreras Co-Directors/Producers: Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng, Ana Rodriguez-Falco, Jillian Schlesinger Producers: Leslie Benavides, Rivkah Beth Medow
No Other Land Directors/Producers: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor Producers: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Patrice: The Movie Director: Ted Passon Producers: Kyla Harris, Innbo Shim, Emily Spivack
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Director: Johan Grimonprez Producers: Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
(Award given to the director)
All We Imagine as Light France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg Director: Payal Kapadia
Black Dog China Director: Guan Hu
Flow Latvia, France, Belgium Director: Gints Zilbalodis
Green Border Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium Director: Agnieszka Holland
Hard Truths United Kingdom Director: Mike Leigh
PRODUCERS AWARD presented by Bulleit Frontier Whiskey
The Producers Award, now in its 28th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality independent films.
Alex Coco
Sarah Winshall
Zoë Worth
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 31st year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.
Nicholas Colia Director of Griffin in Summer
Sarah Friedland Director of Familiar Touch
Pham Thien An Director of Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 30th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie Directors of Sugarcane
Carla Gutiérrez Director of Frida
Rachel Elizabeth Seed Director of A Photographic Memory
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
(Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color Executive Producers: Idris Elba, Johanna Woolford Gibbon, Jamilla Dumbuya, Jos Cushing, Khaled Gad, Matt Robins, Chris Muckle, Sean David Johnson, Simon Raikes Co-Executive Producer: Annabel Hobley
Hollywood Black Executive Producers: Shayla Harris, Dave Sirulnick, Stacey Reiss, Jon Kamen, Justin Simien, Kyle Laursen, Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jeffrey Schwarz, Amy Goodman Kass, Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart Co-Executive Producers: David C. Brown, Laurens Grant
Photographer Executive Producers: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Pagan Harleman, Betsy Forhan Co-Executive Producers: Anna Barnes, Brent Kunkle
Ren Faire Executive Producers: Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Dani Bernfeld, Lance Oppenheim, David Gauvey Herbert, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez Co-Executive Producers: Abigail Rowe, Christian Vasquez, Max Allman
Social Studies Creator/Executive Producer: Lauren Greenfield Executive Producers: Wallis Annenberg, Regina K. Scully, Andrea van Beuren, Frank Evers, Caryn Capotosto
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
(Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Baby Reindeer Creator/Executive Producer: Richard Gadd Executive Producers: Wim De Greef, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald
Diarra From Detroit Creator/Executive Producer: Diarra Kilpatrick Executive Producers: Kenya Barris, Miles Orion Feldsott, Darren Goldberg Co-Executive Producers: Ester Lou, Mark Ganek
English Teacher Creator/Executive Producer: Brian Jordan Alvarez Executive Producers: Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel, Dave King Co-Executive Producers: Kathryn Dean, Jake Bender, Zach Dunn
Fantasmas Creator/Executive Producer: Julio Torres Executive Producers: Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Olivia Gerke, Alex Bach, Daniel Powell Co-Executive Producer: Ali Herting
Shōgun Creators/Executive Producers: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks Executive Producers: Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca, Michaela Clavell Co-Executive Producers: Shannon Goss, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Brian Jordan Alvarez English Teacher
Richard Gadd Baby Reindeer
Lily Gladstone Under the Bridge
Kathryn Hahn Agatha All Along
Cristin Milioti The Penguin
Julianne Moore Mary & George
Hiroyuki Sanada Shōgun
Anna Sawai Shōgun
Andrew Scott Ripley
Julio Torres Fantasmas
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Tadanobu Asano Shōgun
Enrico Colantoni English Teacher
Betty Gilpin Three Women
Chloe Guidry Under the Bridge
Moeka Hoshi Shōgun
Stephanie Koenig English Teacher
Patti LuPone Agatha All Along
Nava Mau Baby Reindeer
Ruth Negga Presumed Innocent
Brian Tee Expats
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Jessica Gunning Baby Reindeer
Diarra Kilpatrick Diarra From Detroit
Joe Locke Agatha All Along
Megan Stott Penelope
Hoa Xuande The Sympathizer
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
How to Die Alone Ensemble Cast: Melissa DuPrey, Jaylee Hamidi, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Arkie Kandola, Elle Lorraine, Michelle McLeod, Chris “CP” Powell, Conrad Ricamora, Natasha Rothwell, Jocko Sims
Pictured in front, clockwise from upper left: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City in “Beatles ’64” (Photo courtesy of Apple Corps/Disney+)
Culture Representation: The documentary film “Beatles ’64” features a predominantly white group of people (with a few African Americans), who are artists, producers, writers and Beatles fans discussing their thoughts on the Beatles in 1964, the year that the superstar British rock band first arrived in the United States.
Culture Clash: The Beatles experienced hysterical fan adulation as well as backlash from conservative adults who thought that the Beatles were harmful influences to young people.
Culture Audience: “Beatles ’64” will appeal primarily to music fans who want to get a deep-dive documentary look at an important year in the life of the Beatles.
Pictured in front, from left to right: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City in “Beatles ’64” (Photo courtesy of Apple Corps/Disney+)
“Beatles ’64” is a cinematic celebration about this pivotal year in Beatles history. This documentary doesn’t uncover new information, but it has great archival footage and notable interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and a variety of Beatles fans. There are already many books, news reports and other documentaries that cover the same subject of the Beatles’ 1964 arrival in America—the first time that this world-famous British band toured in the United States. “Beatles ’64” gives perspectives mostly from people who personally saw and experienced Beatlemania.
Directed by David Tedeschi, “Beatles ’64” features a lot of archival footage originally directed by documentarian brothers Albert Maysles and David Maysles, who accompanied the Beatles on the band’s first tour of America. The Maysles footage in “Beatles ’64” was restored in 4K. New interviews for this documentary are mostly from famous or semi-famous people who are in the creative arts, although there are some interviews with people who aren’t famous but who were Beatles superfans in 1964 and still consider themselves to be Beatles superfans.
“Beatles ’64” makes attempts to put Beatlemania in a cultural perspective that has been covered elsewhere numerous times. Any comprehensive book on the Beatles will probably mention how the Beatles’ February 1964 arrival in the United States came at a time when America was mourning the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and the Beatles came along like a breath of fresh air and pure joy. The documentary opens with a montage of President Kennedy as a way to confirm this widespread theory.
The Beatles formed in Liverpool, England, in 1960, and broke up in 1970. Beatlemania had already been a part of Europe for at least a year by the time the Beatles arrived in America in 1964. Because of America’s overwhelmingly enthusiastic response to the Beatles, the year 1964 was the year that Beatles became a worldwide phenomenon. New York City was the first U.S. city that the Beatles visited on February 7, 1964. The band’s arrival at the newly renamed John F. Kennedy Airport caused a media frenzy and is part of pop culture history that has been widely examined and parodied.
There’s no need to describe in this review how the Beatles’ appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964 had a tremendous impact on the band and countless people who saw these performances because these “Ed Sullivan Show” performances are such an immensely covered and discussed part of Beatles history. It was the first time on American television that people got to see Beatlemania happening live during a Beatles performance. Young people (usually teenage girls but quite a few boys too) screamed, cried, cheered, hyperventilated, and generally became obsessive fans.
“Beatles ’64” assumes that most people watching the documentary are familiar with at least some of the Beatles’ music. The Beatles songs that are featured prominently in “Beatles ’64” include “She Loves You,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “In My Life,” “With Love From Me to You” and “This Boy.” The documentary doesn’t bother with a detailed examination of the Beatles’ individual personalities and the nicknames that the band members were given by the media. And even if viewers aren’t familiar with the band members’ images, the archival footage in “Beatles ’64” does a fairly good job of showing the band members’ personalities at this time.
Lead singer/bass player McCartney was the “cute” Beatle and the one most likely to be a polite charmer in interviews. Beatles drummer Starr (whose birth name is Richard Starkey) was the “funny” Beatle and the one most likely to act goofy in public. Lead guitarist/singer George Harrison was the “quiet” Beatle who seemed to be the most uncomfortable with doing interviews. Lead singer/rhythm guitarist John Lennon was the “smart” Beatle who was most likely to give witty and acerbic comments to the media.
Lennon was murdered in 1980, at the age of 40. Harrison died of cancer in 2001, at the age of 58. The documentary includes archival interview footage of Lennon from the 1970s, and Harrison from the 1980s and 1990s, where they separately talk about their Beatlemania fame.
“Beatles ’64” interviewed McCartney at New York City’s Brooklyn Museum, which had a 2024 exhibit titled “Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm.” McCartney tells a few anecdotes when looking at some of the exhibit’s photographs. McCartney comments on how the Beatles felt about America at the time: “To us, it was the land of freedom. Once we got here, we learned it wasn’t quite the story.”
To its credit, “Beatles’ 64” acknowledges how racial tensions and the civil rights movement were very much a part of American history that affected how the Beatles were perceived and treated in America. On the one hand, the Beatles were extremely popular with young people. On the other hand, many older adults despised or distrusted the Beatles because rock music (which originated with African American artists) was associated with open sexuality and rebelling against the establishment.
“Beatles ’64” goes out of its way to mention that the Beatles gave credit to many African American artists for being influences on the band. Rock music pioneer Little Richard was one of those major influences. Little Richard’s signature “whoo” holler was copied by the Beatles in the Beatles hit song “She Loves You.”
In the documentary, Smokey Robinson (former lead singer of the Miracles) talks about how flattered he was that the Beatles did a cover version of the Miracles’ 1962 hit “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” which was on the Beatles’ 1963 second U.K. album “With the Beatles” and the Beatles’ 1964 third U.S. album “The Beatles’ Second Album.” Ronald Isley of the Isley Brothers did not write the Isley Brothers’ 1962 hit version of “Twist and Shout” (which was originally recorded by the Top Notes in 1961), but Isley says in “Beatles ’64” that he thought it was great that the Isley Brothers’ version of the song inspired the Beatles to do their own version of “Twist and Shout” on the Beatles’ 1963 U.K. album “Please Please Me.”
The documentary also includes a 2014 interview with Ronnie Spector (former lead singer of the female trio the Ronettes) talking about how she and the Ronettes were unofficial ambassadors to the Beatles when the Beatles first came to America. Spector (who died in 2022, at age 78) tells stories about how the Beatles had an insatiable curiosity about America and asked the Ronettes to teach the Beatles as much as possible about America. And when Beatlemania almost made the Beatles prisoners in their hotels in New York City, Spector says she and the Ronettes helped the Beatles “escape” to New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, where no one really knew who the Beatles were and didn’t bother them.
“Beatles ’64” does not ignore the obvious: In 1964, racial segregation was still a way of life in much of America, which is why almost all the people who attended Beatles performances in 1964 were white. “Beatles ’64” includes some archival footage of unidentified African Americans in New York City being asked what they thought of the Beatles. Most gave lukewarm to positive responses, with comments admiring the group’s songs and unique image. But one young man calls the Beatles “disgusting” and says he prefers jazz groups such as the Miles Davis Quintet and the John Coltrane Quartet.
“Beatles ’64” also has brief footage of a family only identified as the Gonzalez family watching the Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The unnamed teenage girl in the family watches intently and seems to enjoy the performance. Her father, who’s sitting in the background, seems bored and unimpressed with the Beatles. It’s another example of the generational divide about the Beatles at the time, but it’s also the documentary’s way of showing that the Beatles didn’t have only white fans in 1964.
The message is clear in the documentary: Although racial segregation was a big problem in America, the documentary points out that the Beatles themselves weren’t racists and didn’t hesitate to befriend and work with people who weren’t white. Robinson comments that music concerts, especially those attended by young people, helped bring different races together in America: “The saving grace was the music because those kids had a common love.”
The Beatles faced a different type of prejudice that had to do with social class—mainly from people who thought the band’s long hair and rock music made the Beatles low-class degenerates. McCartney says in the documentary that when the Beatles (who all came from working-class families) visited the British Embassy in New York City in 1964, there was blatant snobbery directed at the Beatles. McCartney says that any insults or snubs that the Beatles experienced ultimately didn’t matter: “We didn’t give a flying fuck. They were at the embassy. We were on the road rockin’!”
Starr’s interviews for the documentary are lighthearted and don’t provide anything profound or illuminating—unless you think it’s profound that Starr remarks that his drum kit in 1964 was smaller than usual because he wanted the drum kit to be able to fit on the stage so he could be as close as possible to his band mates. Starr is interviewed by “Beatles ’64” producer Martin Scorsese in a room full of stage costumes that were being sold by Julien’s Auctions. McCartney, Starr, Sean Ono Lennon (John Lennon’s son with second wife Yoko Ono) and Olivia Harrison (George Harrison’s widow) are among the producers of “Beatles ’64.”
As for the fans interviewed in the documentary, many of the them get very emotional when remembering how Beatlemania impacted their lives in 1964. For writer Joe Queenan, he says the Beatles helped him cope with having an abusive alcoholic father. Queenan weeps when he says the first time he heard “She Loves You” was in December 1963, when he heard the song playing on his sister’s radio. Queenan says life was pretty dark for him, but when he heard the Beatles’ music, “It’s like the light came on.”
Vickie Brenna-Costa, writer Jane Tompkins and writer Jamie Bernstein (eldest child of famed composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein) were teenagers in New York in 1964 and did a lot of the things that Beatlemaniac teen girls did back then. (There’s some archival footage of Brenna-Costa waiting outside the Plaza Hotel, where the Beatles were staying.) The documentary has archival footage of Leonard Bernstein defending the Beatles’ artistry at a time when much of the classical music community looked down on rock music.
Danny Bennett, a music producer, shows some of the Beatles merchandise that he collected when he was a teenager in the 1960s, including a Beatles dress, Beatles athletic shoes and Beatles nylon stockings. Bennett makes a point of repeating that he never wore the women’s attire. He also shows part of the seat that he had at Shea Stadium, where he saw the Beatles in concert. Bennett says that he got this memorabilia item when Shea Stadium was being torn down, and he convinced an engineer working on the demolition to let him have part of the seat as a memento.
Jack Douglas, a successful American music producer who worked with Lennon and rock band Aerosmith in the 1970s, has the documentary’s most interesting personal story about how Beatlemania affected his life. This review won’t reveal all the details, but the story is how in 1964, 15-year-old Douglas traveled by ship with another young musician friend to make a pilgrimage to Liverpool. The two pals ran into immigration problems and briefly became local celebrities in Liverpool because of these problems. Years later, when Douglas was working at a recording studio in the early 1970s, he met Lennon and had a “full circle” moment that Douglas describes in the documentary.
“Beatles ’64” is by no means perfect. The documentary sometimes has editing that’s clumsy or has abrupt transitions. There’s archival commentary from philosopher/media guru Marshall McLuhan talking about electricity’s impact on pop culture. This McLuhan footage doesn’t really fit with the rest of the documentary. Sananda Maitreya (the artist formerly known as Terence Trent D’Arby) is interviewed about being a Beatles fan, but his interview looks out of place in this documentary because he was born in 1962, so he was too young to remember Beatlemania in 1964.
And although there’s a plethora of footage of the Beatles joking around and looking happy in this documentary, there’s only the most superficial acknowledgements of the dark sides of fame. Harry Benson, a photographer who accompanied the Beatles on tour in 1964, briefly mentions that all of the Beatles, especially Lennon, were worried about violence in America, in the wake of Kennedy’s assassination. It’s somewhat haunting to hear this tidbit of information, considering the fact that Lennon—just like Kennedy—was also murdered by gun violence.
The celebrity realities of hangers-on and groupies are barely discussed in the documentary, even though it’s a well-documented fact that the Beatles indulged in sexual attention from many women during this 1964 tour. At the time, Lennon was married to his first wife Cynthia, while Starr was in a serious relationship with Maureen Cox, who would become Starr’s first wife in 1965. Both marriages ended in divorce. Both women (who are now deceased) are seen briefly in the documentary but are not seen speaking.
“Beatles ’64” shows that Murray the K, a famous New York radio DJ from WINS-AM, latched on to the Beatles in 1964, to increase his own popularity. He’s seen interviewing the Beatles and hovering in the background in a lot of the documentary’s archival footage. Murray the K notoriously called himself “the fifth Beatle,” even though that title was more accurately bestowed on Beatles manager Brian Epstein, who is seen quickly in the documentary’s footage. Epstein died of an overdose of barbituates and alcohol in 1967, when he was 32. Murray the K (whose real name was Murray Kaufman) died in 1982, at the age of 60.
The documentary also glosses over and ignores the use/abuse of drugs and alcohol, even though many books and reports about the Beatles say that the band members were using amphetamine pills and drinking heavily during this period of time. “Beatles ’64” has some archival video footage of the band members surrounded by unidentified people at a nightclub. Everyone looks kind of drunk, but there’s no comment from McCartney and Starr about this footage. Bob Dylan famously introduced the Beatles to marijuana when he met the band in 1964, but that information is completely left out of the documentary.
Another obvious omission: “Beatles ’64” is about Beatlemania in 1964, yet the documentary has no mention of the Beatles’ critically acclaimed 1964 hit movie “A Hard Day’s Night,” a fictional comedy in which the Beatles portrayed themselves dealing with Beatlemania. “A Hard Day’s Night” (directed by Richard Lester and written by Alun Owen) was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Original Screenplay and Best Score (Adaptation). “A Hard Day’s Night” was also significant because it’s how Harrison met his first wife Pattie Boyd, a model who had a very small role in the movie as a schoolgirl.
Lennon and McCartney—the chief songwriters of the Beatles—wrote many early Beatles songs while in hotels during Beatles tours. However, “Beatles ’64” offers very little insight into the crafting of Beatles songs that were written in 1964. Instead, “Beatles ’64” has somewhat repetitive footage of Beatles fans (again, mostly teenage girls) trying to get a glimpse of the Beatles—whether the fans were gathered outside a building where the Beatles were, chasing after vehicles that were transporting the Beatles, or trying to enter places where the Beatles were and getting stopped by security personnel.
“Beatles ’64” also spends the vast majority of its screen time showing or discussing the Beatles in New York City, even though the band traveled to several other cities on the band’s 1964 North American tour. Oscar-nominated filmmaker David Lynch (who was 18 years old and living in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1964) is one of the few Beatles fans in the documentary who talks about seeing the band somewhere other than New York in 1964. He describes seeing the Beatles perform for the first time in Washington, D.C., at a venue that usually had boxing matches, and the band performed in a boxing ring. Lynch says he wasn’t prepared for the overwhelming experience of Beatlemania at that concert. For a more comprehensive look at the Beatles on tour, see director Ron Howard’s 2016 documentary “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years,” a film that was approved by Apple Corps, the Beatles’ estate company.
Despite shortcomings of omitted or incomplete information, “Beatles ’64” is undeniably an entertaining documentary to watch. It’s not a complete story of what Beatlemania was like in 1964, but the stories from several Beatles fans—as well as the comments from McCartney and Starr—give this documentary a lot of charm. Whether viewers have a casual or ardent interest in the Beatles, there’s plenty to enjoy when watching this retrospective film that puts an emphasis on the happiness that the Beatles brought to people’s lives.
Disney+ premiered “Beatles ’64” on November 29, 2024.
Vito, Best In Show at the 2024 National Dog Show (Photo by Bill McCay/NBC)
The following is a press release from NBC:
Vito, a confident Pug, was crowned Best in Show on Thanksgiving Day at Philadelphia’s prestigious 23rd National Dog Show Presented by Purina.
Coverage of the show and Vito’s victorious moments were broadcast to a massive holiday audience on NBC following the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Owned by Carolyn Koch of Chapel Hill, N.C., Vito represents the very best in the pug breed. Vito’s registered name is GCGG Andi In Cahoots.
“Compact, features, movement – everything a pug should be,” offered Best in Show judge George Milutinovich of Fresno, Calif., who selected the Pug over a top-rated lineup, including a Welsh Terrier, Giant Schnauzer, Clumber Spaniel, Lhasa Apso, Berger Picard and Ibizan Hound. “I’d never seen him before. Wow. Just wow. Lots of dog in a small package.” Milutinovich continued, “To look at a pug is to put a smile on your face.”
“I was optimistic,” said Vito’s handler, Michael Scott, of Chesapeake City, Md., who is no stranger to the National Dog Show with a previous win in 2008, handling the Pointer, Holly. “I always hope to get a really good look [from the judge].” Scott concluded, “Vito has a beautiful head and expression. Great outline.”
Scott claimed Best of Breed at the AKC National Show in 2023 and won Best of Breed at Westminster with a Toy Group 4th earlier this year. He’s a multi-specialty winner with now 25 Best in Shows at approximately 75 all-breed shows.
Reserve Best in Show (second place) went to a Welsh Terrier named Verde and handler Gabriel Rangel from Rialto, Calif. Winner of the Terrier Group, Verde’s registered name is GCH Ch Studio Be Curious JP Justice Hero.
The following are the other 2024 National Dog Show group winners:
Sporting – a Clumber Spaniel named “Houston” of Keyport, N.J.
Working – a Giant Schnauzer named “Monty” from Chaplin, Conn.
Hound – an Ibizan Hound named “The Zit” of Spring Hill, Fla.
Herding – a Berger Picard named “Rupert” of Shingle Springs, Calif.
Non-Sporting – a Lhasa Apso named “JJ” from Sabot, Va.
This year marks the 23rd edition of the holiday special, which has become a family viewing tradition since its inception in 2002. NBC will air an encore presentation of the two-hour special on Sunday, Dec. 1, from 4-6 p.m. ET/PT.
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Gabriel Rangel, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Terrier Group Winner, Welsh Terrier named “Verde” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Corey Benedict, Breeder Enthusiast Team, Nestle Purina; Co-host Mary Carillo; Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito”; Nancy Herron, Lead Coordinator Purina Brand — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Sarah Murphy, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Hound Group Winner, Ibizan Hound named “The Zit” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Katie Bernardin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Working Group Winner, Giant Schnauzer named “Monty”; Daniel Martin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Herding Group Winner, Berger Picard named “Rupert”;Gabriel Rangel, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Terrier Group Winner, Welsh Terrier named “Verde”;Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Co-host David Frei — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: (l-r) Co-host David Frei and his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel True (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Co-host Mary Carillo (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA –Season 23 — Pictured: Lancaster Heeler — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA –Season 23 — Pictured: Lancaster Heeler — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA –Season 23 — Pictured: Stache, the 2023 Best In Show Sealyham Terrier — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Bullmastiff — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA –Season 23 — Pictured: Stache, the 2023 Best In Show Sealyham Terrier — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Bullmastiff — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Hairless Chinese Crested — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Hairless Standard Xoloitzcuintli — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Hairless Standard Xoloitzcuintli — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Tibetan Mastif — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Hairless Standard Xoloitzcuintli — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Tibetan Mastif — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Tibetan Mastif — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Icelandic Sheepdog — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Co-host John O’Hurley — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA –Season 23 — Pictured: Lancaster Heeler — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA –Season 23 — Pictured: Stache, the 2023 Best In Show Sealyham Terrier — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA –Season 23 — Pictured: Stache, the 2023 Best In Show Sealyham Terrier — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Icelandic Sheepdog — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Icelandic Sheepdog — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Icelandic Sheepdog — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Icelandic Sheepdog — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Hairless Chinese Crested — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: (l-r) Co-host Mary Carillo, Bullmastiff — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: (l-r) Lancaster Heeler, Co-host David Frei — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: (l-r) Co-host John O’Hurley grooms Stache, the 2023 Best In Show Sealyham Terrier — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Co-host David Frei and his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel True — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Season 23 — Pictured: Tibetan Mastif — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — ACQUIRED- For PR use — Pictured: (l-r) Co-hosts John O’Hurley, David Frei, Mary Carillo; Dogs: (l-r) Bullmastiff’ Hairless Chinese Crested, Stache, the 2023 Best In Show Sealyham Terrier, Icelandic Sheepdog, Hairless Standard Xoloitzcuintli — (Photo by: Simon Bruty)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Co-host Mary Carillo wiith agility dogs — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Co-host John O’Hurley, Sheltie and spectator children — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Boxer, Great Dane — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Basset Hound — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Lancashire Heeler — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: German Shepherd — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Stache, the 2023 Best In Show Sealyham Terrier; Co-hosts David Frei and John O’Hurley — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Golden Retriever, Co-host John O’Hurley — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Weimaraner — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Miniature Bull Terrier — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Standard Poodle — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: French Bulldog — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Maltese — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: American Staffordshire Terrier — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Agility Demonstration — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Co-hosts David Frei, John O’Hurley — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Agility Demonstration — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Giant Schnauzer — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Clumber Spaniel — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured:(l-r) Hound group: Portuguese Podengo Pequeno, Black and Tan Coohound, Treeing Walker Coonhound — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Chow Chow — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Biewer Terrier — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Dobermann Pinscher — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Miniature Poodle — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Pomeranian — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Miniature Pinscher — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Havanese — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Kerry Blue Terrier — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Parson Russell Terrier — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Australian Terrier — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Glen of Imaal Terrier — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Bichon Frisé — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: French Bulldog — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Dalmation — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Chinese Shar Pei — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Miniature Bull Terrier — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: German Shepherd — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Pyrenean Shepard, Collie, Collie — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Belgian Shepherd — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Puli Bergamasco — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Pembroke Welsh Corgi — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Hound group: Portuguese Podengo Pequeno, Black and Tan Coohound, Treeing Walker Coonhound — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Beagles– (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Beagle — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Sussex Spaniel — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Ascob Cocker Spaniel — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Boxer — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Bullmastiff — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Irish Terrier — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Asawakh — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Pumi — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Bouvier des Flandres — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: Irish Deerhound — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Corey Benedict, Breeder Enthusiast Team, Nestle Purina; Co-host Mary Carillo; Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito”; Nancy Herron, Lead Coordinator Purina Brand — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Co-host Mary Carillo; Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Corey Benedict, Breeder Enthusiast Team, Nestle Purina; Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito”; Nancy Herron, Lead Coordinator Purina Brand — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Corey Benedict, Breeder Enthusiast Team, Nestle Purina; Frank DePaulo, Kennel Club of Philadelphia Show Chairman; George Milutinovich, Best In Show Judge; Michael Scott handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito”; Judge; Wayne Ferguson, Kennel Club of Philadelphia President; Nancy Herron, Lead Coordinator, Purina Brand — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Gabriel Rangel, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Terrier Group Winner, Welsh Terrier named “Verde” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Lexie Ditlow, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Sporting Group Winner, Clumber Spaniel named “Houston” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC) — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Susan Giles, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Non-Sporting Group Winner, Lhasa Apso named “JJ” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC) — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Lexie Ditlow, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Sporting Group Winner, Clumber Spaniel named “Houston” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC) — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Daniel Martin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Herding Group Winner, Berger Picard named “Rupert” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Sarah Murphy, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Hound Group Winner, Ibizan Hound named “The Zit” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Katie Bernardin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Working Group Winner, Giant Schnauzer named “Monty” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Katie Bernardin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Working Group Winner, Giant Schnauzer named “Monty” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Lexie Ditlow, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Sporting Group Winner, Clumber Spaniel named “Houston” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Daniel Martin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Herding Group Winner, Berger Picard named “Rupert” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Lexie Ditlow, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Sporting Group Winner, Clumber Spaniel named “Houston” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Susan Giles, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Non-Sporting Group Winner, Lhasa Apso named “JJ” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Daniel Martin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Herding Group Winner, Berger Picard named “Rupert” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Sarah Murphy, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Hound Group Winner, Ibizan Hound named “The Zit” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Gabriel Rangel, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Terrier Group Winner, Welsh Terrier named “Verde” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Katie Bernardin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Working Group Winner, Giant Schnauzer named “Monty”; Daniel Martin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Herding Group Winner, Berger Picard named “Rupert”;Gabriel Rangel, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Terrier Group Winner, Welsh Terrier named “Verde”;Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Corey Benedict, Breeder Enthusiast Team, Nestle Purina; Co-host Mary Carillo; Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito”; Nancy Herron, Lead Coordinator Purina Brand — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Sarah Murphy, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Hound Group Winner, Ibizan Hound named “The Zit” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Gabriel Rangel, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Terrier Group Winner, Welsh Terrier named “Verde” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Katie Bernardin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Working Group Winner, Giant Schnauzer named “Monty”; Daniel Martin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Herding Group Winner, Berger Picard named “Rupert”;Gabriel Rangel, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Terrier Group Winner, Welsh Terrier named “Verde”;Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Corey Benedict, Breeder Enthusiast Team, Nestle Purina; Co-host Mary Carillo; Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito”; Nancy Herron, Lead Coordinator Purina Brand — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Sarah Murphy, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Hound Group Winner, Ibizan Hound named “The Zit” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Gabriel Rangel, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Terrier Group Winner, Welsh Terrier named “Verde” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r)Katie Bernardin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Working Group Winner, Giant Schnauzer named “Monty”; Daniel Martin, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Herding Group Winner, Berger Picard named “Rupert”;Gabriel Rangel, Handler; 2024 National Dog Show Terrier Group Winner, Welsh Terrier named “Verde”;Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito” — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA — Pictured: (l-r) Corey Benedict, Breeder Enthusiast Team, Nestle Purina; Co-host Mary Carillo; Michael Scott, handler; 2024 National Dog Show Best In Show Winner, Pug named “Vito”; Nancy Herron, Lead Coordinator Purina Brand — (Photo by: Bill McCay/NBC)
Julian Brave NoiseCat and Ed Archie NoiseCat in “Sugarcane” (Photo by Emily Kassie/National Geographic Documentary Films)
October 14, 2024
The following is a press release from the Critics Choice Association:
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced the nominees for the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA). The winners will be revealed at a gala event on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at The Edison Ballroom in Manhattan. The ceremony will be hosted by longtime event supporter and actor Erich Bergen.
Sugarcane leads the pack with eight nominations including in the category of Best Documentary Feature. The film’s other nominations are Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie for Best Director and Best New Documentary Filmmakers, Christopher LaMarca and Emily Kassie for Best Cinematography, Nathan Punwar and Maya Daisy Hawk for Best Editing, Best Historical Documentary, Best Political Documentary, and Best True Crime Documentary.
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story, Daughters, and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story received six nominations each. The nominations for Billy & Molly are Best Documentary Feature, Charlie Hamilton James for Best New Documentary Filmmaker, Charlie Hamilton James, Johnny Rolt and Bertie Gregory for Best Cinematography, Erland Cooper for Best Score, Best Narration (Written by Charlie Hamilton James and Performed by Billy Mail and Susan Mail), and Best Science/Nature Documentary. The nominations for Daughters are Best Documentary Feature, Natalie Rae and Angela Patton for Best Director and for Best New Documentary Filmmakers, Michael Cambio Fernandez for Best Cinematography, Troy Lewis and Adelina Bichiș for Best Editing, and Kelsey Lu for Best Score. The nominations for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story are Best Documentary Feature, Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui for Best Director, Otto Burnham for Best Editing, Ilan Eshkeri for Best Score, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Biographical Documentary.
Erich Bergen is best known for his groundbreaking performance as Blake Moran on the television show Madam Secretary, as well as his critically-acclaimed performance as Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys, a role he performed on stage and reprised in Clint Eastwood’s film adaptation. Broadway audiences also know Erich from the hit musicals Waitress and Chicago, and he will be seen on Broadway again next year in Boop! The Musical. Other television credits include BULL, The Good Fight, Gossip Girl, and more. Erich is the creative force behind 6W Entertainment, a full-service production company that has produced over 250 projects for television and live events, including work with Clive Davis, President Barack Obama, John Legend, Cher, Anna Wintour, Michael Kors, and many more luminaries.
The Critics Choice Documentary Awards will be live-streamed through YouTube, X and Facebook.Viewing links will be available on the Critics Choice Association website at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, November 10.
The Critics Choice Associationhonors the year’s finest achievements in documentaries released in theaters, on TV, and on major digital platforms, as determined by the voting of qualified CCA members. The ninth annual awards ceremony is produced by Bob Bain of Bob Bain Productions and Joey Berlin of Berlin Entertainment.
The Catalyst Sponsors for the event are Amazon MGM Studios, National Geographic Documentary Films, and Netflix.
At the Eighth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie took home five trophies including the top award of the evening, Best Documentary Feature. The film’s other victories were Best Director for Davis Guggenheim, Best Editing for Michael Harte, Best Narration for Michael J. Fox, and Best Biographical Documentary.
Nominees for the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic) Daughters (Netflix) The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix) Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+) Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios) Piece by Piece (Focus Features) The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix) Sugarcane (National Geographic) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films) Will & Harper (Netflix)
BEST DIRECTOR Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films) Josh Greenbaum – Will & Harper (Netflix) Ron Howard – Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+) Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie – Sugarcane (National Geographic) Natalie Rae & Angela Patton – Daughters (Netflix) Benjamin Ree – The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER(S) Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev – Porcelain War (Picturehouse) Carla Gutiérrez – Frida (Amazon MGM Studios) Charlie Hamilton James – Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic) Sue Kim – The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+) Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie – Sugarcane (National Geographic) Natalie Rae & Angela Patton – Daughters (Netflix)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Michael Cambio Fernandez – Daughters (Netflix) Charlie Hamilton James, Johnny Rolt, Bertie Gregory – Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic) Christopher LaMarca, Emily Kassie – Sugarcane (National Geographic) Iris Ng, Eunsoo Cho, Justin Turkowski – The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+) Zoë White – Will & Harper (Netflix) Jessica Young – The Blue Angels (Amazon MGM Studios)
BEST EDITING Otto Burnham – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films) Rik Chaubet – Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Kino Lorber) Paul Crowder – Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+) Troy Lewis, Adelina Bichiș – Daughters (Netflix) Nathan Punwar, Maya Daisy Hawke – Sugarcane (National Geographic) Robert Stengård – The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
BEST SCORE Erland Cooper – Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic) Ilan Eshkeri – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films) Nathan Halpern – Will & Harper (Netflix) Uno Helmersson – The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix) Kelsey Lu – Daughters (Netflix) Marc Shaiman – Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (HBO | Max)
BEST NARRATION Bad River (50 Eggs Films) Written by Mary Mazzio Performed by Quannah ChasingHorse & Edward Norton
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic) Written by Charlie Hamilton James Performed by Billy Mail & Susan Mail
Dahomey (Mubi) Written by Makenzy Orcel Performed by Lucrece Houegbelo, Parfait Viayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassegande, and Sabine Badjogoumin
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (Cohen Media Group) Written and performed by Martin Scorsese
Queens (National Geographic) Written by Chloë Sarosh Performed by Angela Bassett
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces (Apple TV+) Written and performed by Steve Martin
BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY Black Twitter: A People’s History (Hulu/Onyx Collective) The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix) Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+) Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (Cohen Media Group) Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Kino Lorber) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY Bad River (50 Eggs Films) Dahomey (Mubi) The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix) Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (Cohen Media Group) Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Kino Lorber) Sugarcane (National Geographic)
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY Frida (Amazon MGM Studios) I Am: Celine Dion (Amazon MGM Studios) Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+) The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix) Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces (Apple TV+) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix) I Am: Celine Dion (Amazon MGM Studios) Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios) Piece by Piece (Focus Features) Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band (Hulu) Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Kino Lorber)
BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY Bad River (50 Eggs Films) Girls State (Apple TV+) Porcelain War (Picturehouse) Stopping the Steal (HBO | Max) Sugarcane (National Geographic) The Truth vs. Alex Jones (HBO | Max)
BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY Apollo 13: Survival (Netflix) Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic) Blink (National Geographic) The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+) Secrets of the Octopus (National Geographic) The Space Race (National Geographic)
BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY Copa 71 (New Black Films) The Dynasty: New England Patriots (Apple TV+) Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (Netflix) Mr. McMahon (Netflix) Simone Biles Rising (Netflix) The Turnaround (Netflix)
BEST TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY American Nightmare (Netflix) Black Box Diaries (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+) Incident (The New Yorker) The Jinx – Part Two (HBO | Max) Stopping the Steal (HBO | Max) Sugarcane (National Geographic)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY I Am Ready, Warden (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+) Incident (The New Yorker) Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World (Netflix) Once Upon a Time in Ukraine (Earle Mack Productions, Storyville Films, Goldcrest Films) The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Netflix) The Turnaround (Netflix)
BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix) Black Twitter: A People’s History (Hulu/Onyx Collective) Mr. McMahon (Netflix) Ren Faire (HBO | Max) Secrets of the Octopus (National Geographic) Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES 30 for 30 (ESPN) America’s Most Wanted (Fox Broadcasting Company) The Food That Built America (History) Independent Lens (PBS) The Jinx – Part Two (HBO | Max) POV (PBS)
The Critics Choice Association recognizes the year’s finest achievements in documentaries released in theaters, on TV and on major digital platforms, as determined by the voting of qualified CCA members.
About the Critics Choice Awards The Critics Choice Documentary Awards are an offshoot of the Critics Choice Awards, which are bestowed annually by the CCA to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, the Critics Choice Awards are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.
The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony will be held on January 12, 2025 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA, hosted by Chelsea Handler. It will air live on E! and will be available the next day on Peacock.
About the Critics Choice Association (CCA) The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 600 media critics and entertainment journalists. It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the intersection between film, television, and streaming content. For more information, visit: CriticsChoice.com.
Colin Farrell in “The Penguin” (Photo by Macall Polay/HBO)
The 19th annual New York Comic Con takes place October 17 to October 20, 2024, in New York City. In 2023, New York Comic Con was affected by strikes by the the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Writers Guild of America. The striking actors and actresses in attedance either did autograph or photo sessions, or they if they did panel/Q&A discussions, they had to limit the topics to things that didn’t promote work owned or produced by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers companies that they were striking against.
In 2022, New York Comic Con returned to being an in-person-only event, after being a hybrid event (where people could attend in person or virtually) in 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York Comic Con was cancelled as an in-person event in 2020, and instead presented as a scaled-down virtual-only event. Before the pandemic, New York Comic Con attracted about 250,000 people per year since 2017, according to ReedPOP, the company that produces the event. The first New York Comic Con took place in 2006.
In 2024, New York Comic Con’s main hub remains the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. New this year, according to a ReedPOP press release: A lineup of professional programming will take place on October 16. The press release says: “This marks the first year that ReedPop will be extending its content into Wednesday, just ahead of opening day for the convention … On Wednesday, October 16 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., comic book retailers, industry professionals, and sponsors of NYCC will be able to participate in a closed event full of panels, interactive programming, free swag, and private signings in the Javits Center’s River Pavilion before NYCC fully opens on Thursday, October 17. Programming will be offered by ComicsPro, Lunar, Tiny Onion, and more, covering a wide range of topics including ‘Get Your Shop on the News: PR Basics,’ ‘Working With Schools and Libraries,’ and ‘Speed Networking with Comic Book Retailers.'”
TV shows continue to dominate the most high-profile panels and activities. New York Comic Con in 2024 has the following TV shows with panel showcases in the event’s largest rooms: On October 17, HBO will have separate panels for the supervillain drama “The Penguin” and the sci-fi/fantasy series “Dune Prophecy.” On October 20, HBO’s “House of the Dragon” stars Matt Smith, Fabien Frankel and Tom Glynn-Carney sit down for a Q&A discussion. Meanwhile, the AMC series “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches” has a panel on October 17.
Fans of series about detectives and crimes have several options. On October 18, Prime Video will have a panel for the detective drama “Cross.” On October 20, NBC’s serial killer drama “Hannibal” gets the spotlight for a panel. Also on October 20, is a panel for CBS’s attorney comedy/drama “Elsbeth.”
Animation enthusiasts can look forward to Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” 25th Anniversary Celebration panel on October 18, the same day that Toei Animation’s “One Piece” panel will take place. On October 17, there will be panel for “Dragon Ball: DAIMA” and a panel for Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty.” Hulu’s “Futurama” has a panel on October 19. Also on October 19, there will be a panel for “Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War.” Fox is offering panels for “The Simpsons” (on October 19) and “Grimsburg” (on October 20). Also on October 20: Max’s animated series “Creature Commandos” has a panel.
Starz’s “Outlander,” a longtime popular attraction at New York Comic Con, returns for a panel discussion on October 17. AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Universe, another longtime fan fave at New York Comic Con, will showcase “The Walking Dead: Dead City” and “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol” for a panel taking place on October 18. “Star Trek” Universe series on Paramount+ will once again get a spotlight at New York Comic Con, with a panel discussion on October 19. “Goosebumps: The Vanishing” the TV series version of R. L. Stine’s book series gets a spotlight with a panel on October 20.
For people who like comedy series, New York Comic Con has some panels to offer. Apple TV+’s psychiatric sitcom “Shrinking” gets a spotlight on October 17. FX’s vampire comedy series “What We Do in the Shadows” has a panel October 18. CBS’s “Ghosts” is being showcased for a panel on October 19.
MOVIES
Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Ke Huy Quan in “The Electric State” (Photo by Paul Abell/Netflix)
Most of the feature films that have panels at New York Comic Con this year are animated films, action films and horror movies. On October 18, sneak preview footage will be shown during a session for Sony Pictures’ “Venom: The Last Dance,” “Karate Kid: Legends” and “Kraven the Hunter.” Netflix’s sci-fi/action film “The Electric State” gets a showcase an October 17 panel. On October 18, prolific horror movie/TV producer Jason Blum will talk about his current and upcoming movies for his BlumFest panel, including “Wolf Man,” “Drop,” “The Woman in the Yard” and “M3GAN 2.0.”
Animated films with panels include “Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League” and “Batman Azteca: Choque De Imperios” (“Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires”) sharing a panel on October 17. Also on October 17: New Line Cinema’s “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” gets its own panel.
OTHER PROGAMMING
The 2024 Harvey Awards Hall of Fame ceremony will be take place during New York Comic Con for a virtual screening on October 18. The recipients are Akira Toriyama, Arthur Adams, Larry Hama, Sergio Aragonés and John Buscema.
And, of course, there will be plenty of panels, exhibits and previews for comic books, video games, podcasts, fantasy novels and other pop-culture attractions.
New York Comic Con also offers specialty areas for attendees with specific identity needs. Returning after its 2022 debut is the Pride Lounge (located in Room 1C01-02), for people with LGBTQ interests, with some LGBTQ-themed discussion panels and guest appearances. Family HQ (in Room 1E03-05) is a family-friendly environment, with an emphasis on activities for pre-teen children. In addition, there are spaces for gamers in the Side Quest rooms offering a variety of gaming options. Interactive activities (such as dance lessons and Jedi light saber training) are located in the River Pavilion. Professional Programming (for industry professionals) will also take place in the River Pavilion.
It wouldn’t be a Comic Con without cosplaying and merchandise sales. The Cosplay Central area returns to the River Pavilion at the Javits Center. While at Cosplay Central, cosplayers can mingle, pose for photos, use the dressing rooms and attend panel discussions. The New York Comic Con finalist round for the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase will take place on October 20 at the Main Stage. New York Comic Con also has an enormous amount of merchandise for sale for numerous types of entertainment.
AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS AND PHOTO OPS
Several stars from movies and TV shows will have individual autograph sessions and/or photo opportunities with fans, for a fee. Prices will vary, according to the celebrity. Participants include:
Hayley Atwell (“Agent Carter,” ” Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” on October 17 and October 18. (Autographs only.)
Paul Bettany (Marvel Cinematic Universe) on October 18 and October 19. (Autographs only.)
Orlando Bloom (“The Lord of the Rings” movies, “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies) on October 19 and October 20. (Autographs only.)
John Boyega (“Star Wars” movies, “Pacific Rim”) on October 18 and October 19. (Autographs only.)
Josh Brolin (Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Dune” movies) on October 17 and October 18. (Autographs and photos.)
Walton Goggins (“Fallout,” “Justified”) on October 18. (Autographs only.)
Kyle MacLachlan (“Twin Peaks,” “Dune”) on October 17 and October 18. (Autographs and photos.)
Mads Mikkelsen (“Doctor Strange,” “Hannibal”) on October 19 and October 20. (Autographs and photos.)
Elizabeth Olsen (Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Godzilla”) on October 17 and October 18. (Autographs only.)
Ella Purnell (“Fallout,” Arcane,” “Yellowjackets”) on October 18. (Autographs and photos.)
Jack Quaid (“The Boys,” “Star Trek: Lower Decks”) on October 17. (Autographs and photos.)
Denise Richards (“Starship Troopers,” “Wild Things”) on October 17 and October 18. (Autographs only.)
Andy Serkis (“The Lord of the Rings” movies, “Planet of the Apes” movies) on October 19 and October 20. (Autographs only.)
Kevin Smith (“Clerks,” “Mallrats”) on October 17 and October 18. (Autographs and photos.)
Matt Smith (“House of the Dragon,” “Doctor Who”) on October 19 and October 20. (Autographs and photos.)
Marisa Tomei (“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “My Cousin Vinny”) on October 19. (Autographs and photos.)
Casper Van Dien (“Starship Troopers,” “Sleepy Hollow”) on October 17 and October 18. (Autographs only.)
TELEVISION AND WEB SERIES PANELS
(All panel descriptions are courtesy of New York Comic Con.)
“The Penguin”
October 17, 2024, 11 AM – 12 PM
Main Stage
Join cast and creatives for a mid-season discussion and extended sneak peek of episode five of HBO’s original limited series “The Penguin” from Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. Panelists include Colin Farrell (Oz Cobb aka “The Penguin” and Executive Producer), Cristin Milioti (Sofia Falcone), Rhenzy Feliz (Victor Aguilar), Deirdre O’Connell (Francis Cobb), Michael Kelly (Johnny Viti), Clancy Brown (Sal Maroni), Lauren LeFranc (Showrunner and Executive Producer) and Mike Marino (Prosthetic Makeup Designer).
“Shrinking”
October 17, 2024, 11 AM – 12 PM
Main Stage
Apple’s acclaimed, hit comedy “Shrinking” follows a grieving therapist who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge, tumultuous changes to people’s lives … including his own. Join us for an exclusive panel with some of the brilliant minds behind the camera and the ensemble cast who make the Apple TV+ fan-favorite series so beloved. Panelists will include Emmy-Award winner, co-creator and executive Producer Brett Goldstein, executive producer, co-creator and star Jason Segel, as well as Emmy-Award nominee Christa Miller, Emmy-Award nominee Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley. “Shrinking” season two will premiere globally with the first two episodes on Wednesday, October 16.
“Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches”
October 17, 2024, 12:45 PM – 2 PM
Main Stage
An advance screening of the season two premiere episode of “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” followed by a panel with the cast and executive producers to discuss the highly-anticipated new season ahead of its return on AMC and AMC+ early next year.
“Dragon Ball: DAIMA”
October 17, 2024, 12:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Empire Stage
After the reveal at NYCC last year, the all-new original anime series “Dragon Ball: DAIMA” is kicking off this October! To celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Dragon Ball”, we will share the details of the creation behind this wonderous new world. Joined by Akio Iyoku (Executive Producer of Dragon Ball series), we’re also welcoming Monica Rial, English voice actor of Bulma as our host and other special guests. Attendees will be able to see the first episode.
“Dune: Prophecy”
October 17, 2024, 3 PM – 4 PM
Empire Stage
The first-ever panel discussion for the highly anticipated HBO Original drama series “Dune: Prophecy” co-produced with Legendary Television, will include showrunner and executive producer Alison Schapker, executive producer Jordan Goldberg, and cast members Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea and Jessica Barden. From the expansive universe of “Dune,” created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, “Dune: Prophecy” follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.
“Outlander”
October 17, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Empire Stage
When we last left Jamie and Claire Fraser, they had just returned home to Scotland for the first time in years, momentarily escaping the perils of the American Revolution and excited to reunite with the loved ones they’d left behind. But they soon learn not everything has stayed the same in their absence. After all, home is where the heart is but it’s also the place where it can be broken.
Jumping Jellyfish! Grab a spatula and get ready to celebrate 25 years of one of the most popular characters and beloved animated series of all time – SpongeBob SquarePants. Join the legendary voice cast and producers as they pay tribute to the popular origins and reveal what’s happening next in Bikini Bottom. It’s going to be F.U.N.
“One Piece”
October 18, 2024, 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Empire Stage
Join the legendary anime studio Toei Animation, as they invite the team behind the hit series One Piece to discuss the animation and behind the scenes of the series. Joining the discussion, Colleen Clinkenbeard (English Voice Actor of Luffy) and Christopher Sabat (English Voice Actor of Zoro).
“Cross”
October 18, 2024, 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Main Stage
Prime Video’s “Cross,” based upon the characters from James Patterson’s iconic bestselling book series, stars Aldis Hodge in the titular role as decorated D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychologist, Alex Cross. Join Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Ryan Eggold, and executive producer/showrunner Ben Watkins, as they tease the mystery thriller. In it, Alex Cross faces a sadistic serial killer and deals with a mysterious threat from his past that aims to destroy his grieving family, career, and his life. Prepare your questions and get ready to meet the stars of this exciting new series!
“What We Do in the Shadows”
October 18, 2024, 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM
Empire Stage
FX’s Emmy®-nominated vampire comedy “What We Do in the Shadows” returns to New York Comic Con by popular demand! Join America’s favorite vampire roommates as they continue their farewell tour with an unforgettable LIVE discussion with the cast and creative team and be among the first to see the first two episodes from the sixth and final season. What We Do in the Shadows is a documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of vampires who’ve “lived” together for hundreds of years. Season six premieres October 21 at 10pm ET/PT on FX and streams the next day on Hulu. Raise your fangs as the Staten Island vampires take the stage in New Yawk Citay one last time!
“The Walking Dead: Dead City” and “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol”
October 18, 2024, 6 PM – 8 PM
Main Stage
First, the cast and executive producers of “The Walking Dead: Dead City” discuss the highly-anticipated upcoming season ahead of its return on AMC and AMC+ next year. Then, the cast and executive producers of “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol” discuss what’s to come for the rest of the currently airing season.
“The Simpsons”
October 19, 2024, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Main Stage
The Simpsons are coming to New York City! America’s Favorite Family will be visiting New York Comic Con, bringing their unique, subversive, 35-year-old brand of humor to the Big Apple for the first time! The show’s producers, actors, special guests — as well as series creator Matt Groening himself — will share never-before-told stories, show never-before-seen exclusive clips, and give away never-before-given-away prizes! This is it, New York fans, you’ve been choo-choo-chosen to experience the live Simpsons panel thrills that up until now only have only been enjoyed by fans at San Diego Comic Con! It’s unpossible! It’s embiggened! It’s The Simpsons in New York!
“Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict”
October 19, 2024, 12:45 AM – 1:45 PM
Empire Stage
Prepare for the Clash of the Quincies and celebrate the launch of “Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict” with iconic voice actors Masakazu Morita (voice of Ichigo Kurosaki) and Noriaki Sugiyama (voice of Uryu Ishida), presented by VIZ Media! Don’t miss out on exclusive sneak peek content, conversation with the voice actors, and exciting live voice acting from our guests!
“Star Trek Universe”
October 19, 2024, 2:30 AM – 4 PM
Empire Stage
The fan-favorite Star Trek universe panel returns to New York Comic Con, featuring exclusive sneak peeks and conversations with cast members and producers from “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” “Star Trek: Section 31” and more. Plus, more exciting reveals and surprises for fans in attendance that you won’t want to miss!
“Creature Commandos”
October 19, 2024, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Empire Stage
Featuring can’t-miss sneak peeks from the first title kicking off the new DC Universe, join the cast and creators for an exclusive discussion about the Max Original adult animated series “Creature Commandos,” from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. Panelists include James Gunn (DC Studios Co-Chair and CEO; Executive Producer and Writer), Dean Lorey (Executive Producer), Frank Grillo (Rick Flag Sr.), David Harbour (Frankenstein), Zoë Chao (Nina Mazursky), Steve Agee (Economos), Maria Bakalova (Princess Ilana), Alan Tudyk (Dr. Phosphorus) and Sean Gunn (GI Robot and Weasel). Moderated by Josh Horowitz (Host, Happy Sad Confused podcast).
“Ghosts”
October 19, 2024, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Main Stage
“Ghosts,” one of television’s top comedies on CBS and Paramount+, follows Samantha and Jay, a couple running a bed and breakfast inhabited by ghosts that only Samantha can see and hear. Please join series stars Rose McIver, Brandon Scott Jones, Asher Grodman and Sheila Carrasco for an advanced episode screening followed by a lively and spirited panel conversation moderated by Tony Dokoupil (CBS Mornings) discussing what’s ahead in season four.
“A Conversation with Matt Smith, Fabien Frankel and Tom Glynn-Carney”
October 20, 2024, 11 AM – 12 PM
Empire Stage
Join “House of the Dragon” stars Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Fabian Frankel (Criston Cole), and Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon II Targaryen) at New York Comic Con for a Season 2 retrospective! Sitting down with moderator Josh Horowitz of Happy Sad Confused, the cast will share behind-the-scenes stories, reflect on the season’s key moments, and answer fan questions about the Targaryen drama. Don’t miss this chance to hear from the stars of HBO’s epic series as they dive deep into the world of Westeros!
“Futurama”
October 20, 2024, 11 AM – 12 PM
Main Stage
Sci-fi-comedy classic “Futurama” has exploded back into existence! With new seasons now streaming on HULU, the heroic Planet Express crew is infinitely less canceled than usual. Please join creator Matt Groening and Futurama cast and crew LIVE for sneak peeks and spoilers lovingly smuggled back from the year 3024. If you’re only going to see two panels this year, see this one twice!
“Hannibal”
October 20, 2024, 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Empire Stage
Prepare yourself for a deep dive into the chilling world of “Hannibal” with an exclusive panel featuring two of the show’s most captivating stars, Mads Mikkelsen (Dr. Hannibal Lecter) and Hugh Dancy (Will Graham.) Join us for a riveting discussion as Mads and Hugh share their experiences working on the critically acclaimed series. From the intense psychological drama to the art of crafting memorable performances, get the inside scoop on what it took to bring these iconic characters to the screen. Expect an engaging conversation about the series’ unique blend of horror and intrigue, behind-the-scenes stories, and perhaps even some insights into the creative decisions that shaped the show’s unforgettable moments. This is a must-attend event for fans (and Fannibals!) eager to learn more about the dark allure of Hannibal and the actors who made it a truly unforgettable experience.
“Grimsburg”
October 20, 2024, 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Main Stage
Grimsburg centers on Marvin Flute (Emmy winner Jon Hamm, who also executive produces the series), who may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown and correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there’s one mystery he still can’t crack — himself. To do that he must return to Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, and redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow detectives, his ferocious ex-wife and his lovably unstable son. Join panelists Jon Hamm, Alan Tudyk, showrunner Chadd Gindin and more for a behind-the-scenes look at Season Two of Grimsburg, followed by a Q&A. The panel will be moderated by Michael Schneider (Variety).
“Goosebumps: The Vanishing”
October 20, 2024, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Main Stage
Join the cast and creative team behind the highly-anticipated new season of the Disney+ and Hulu anthology series “Goosebumps: The Vanishing,” based upon R.L Stine’s worldwide bestselling book series, as they share a never-before-seen sneak peek and discuss the new mysteries to come. Panelists include (subject-to-change): cast members David Schwimmer, Ana Ortiz, Sam McCarthy, Jayden Bartels, Elijah Cooper, Galilea La Salvia, Francesca Noel, and Stony Blyden; as well as executive producers Hilary Winston and Rob Letterman.
MOVIE PANELS
(All panel descriptions are courtesy of New York Comic Con.)
“Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League” and “Batman Azteca: Choque De Imperios” (“Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires”)
October 17, 2024, 3 PM – 4 PM
Main Stage
An exclusive look at two upcoming animated Batman movies – “Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League” and “Batman Azteca: Choque De Imperios” (“Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires”)”. Join creative team members of each film as they share footage and discuss the process of crafting original Batman stories through the lense of each region’s unique stories, mythologies, and culture.
“The Electric State”
October 17, 2024, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Empire Stage
Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt join filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo for a first look at the epic, heartfelt action-adventure “The Electric State.” Set in a retro-futuristic past, the Netflix and AGBO-produced film follows an orphaned teenager (Brown) who traverses the American West with a sweet but mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter (Pratt) in search of her younger brother.
“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim”
October 18, 2024, 11 AM – 12 PM
Main Stage
Return to Middle-earth for an all-new tale in “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.” The Warner Bros. Pictures presentation at NYCC will explore the first-ever feature length animated film—rendered in beautiful anime—through a robust conversation with filmmakers and voice talent, moderated by Stephen Colbert.
“Blumfest NYCC”
October 18, 2023, 2:30 PM – 4 PM
Empire Stage
BlumFest – the annual October celebration of all things Blumhouse – makes its much-anticipated return to NYCC with its biggest slate of movies ever. Jason Blum, the visionary producer behind some of the most electrifying films in modern horror, reveals plans for Blumhouse’s 15th anniversary in 2025 and it’s going to be BIG. Be the first to see the world premiere of the trailer for “Wolf Man,” directed by Leigh Whannell, chilling first-look footage from Christopher Landon’s “Drop,” Jaume Collet-Serra’s “The Woman in the Yard,” a look at the highly-anticipated “M3GAN 2.0” and many other surprises you won’t want to miss.
Sony Pictures Panel and Footage
October 18, 2023, 7 PM – 8 PM
Empire Stage
Sony Pictures will host a panel with special guests and showcase new footage from “Venom: The Last Dance,” “Karate Kid: Legends” and “Kraven: The Hunter” all soon to be released exclusively in movie theaters. Please be advised that materials shown at this presentation are intended for mature audiences.
