Tony Award Nominees

Source: www.latimes.com --- 21 days ago
The actor's first role earned him a Spirit Award nod among heavyweight competition. THERE were four familiar names this year among the Nominees for the 2007 Film Independent Spirit Award for best actor -- Don Cheadle, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Frank Langella and Tony Leung. But there was one name few filmgoers had heard of before: Pedro Castaneda, who was nominated for his work in the leisurely paced Spanish-language drama " August Evening." ...

Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com --- 21 days ago
There were four familiar names this year among the Nominees for the 2007 Film Independent's Spirit Award for best actor -- Don Cheadle, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Frank Langella and Tony Leung, writes Susan King. But there was one name few filmgoers had heard before: Pedro Castaneda, who was nominated for his work in the leisurely paced Spanish-language drama "August Evening." The stocky, gray-haired Castaneda had never acted, much less made a movie, before "August Evening," for which he and his castmates were honored at last year's Los Angeles Film Festival. The film opens Friday. The 53-year-old native of Laredo, Texas, was working in the computer business in San Antonio when he was spotted by filmmaker Chris Eska. The writer-director, who makes his feature debut with "August Evening," thought the soft-spoken Castaneda had the perfect look for the role of Jaime, an undocumented farmworker toiling on a Texas chicken farm whose life is turned upside down when his beloved wife suddenly dies. Read the rest of Susan King's piece about "August Evening" here and click here for more on film. Photo: Widower Jaime (Pedro Castaneda) sits with his widowed daughter-in-law (Veronica Loren) in "August Evening." Credit: Sarah Balderas ...

Source: goldderby.latimes.com --- 84 days ago
Looks like "Dancing with the Stars" may be an Emmy wallflower again this year, at least when it comes to winning the Award for choreography. "So You Think You Can Dance" took three of the five slots and "High School Musical 2" took another, leaving Julianne Hough as the sole contender for teaching celebrities how to trip the light fantastic. (See full list of Nominees HERE.) Last year, "Dancing with the Stars" was the lone loser while the high-energy "So You Think You Can Dance" took two of the Emmys for choreography and "Tony Bennett: An American Classic" won the third. And two years ago, despite three nominations, "Dancing with the Stars" was left on the sidelines as "High School Musical" won the only Emmy awarded for choreography. Overall, the boffo ratings of "Dancing" have not translated into much Emmy gold. Two years ago, the show went 2 for 6 with wins for technical direction and costumes. Last year it went 0 for 8 and this year it is also up for eight awards. Perhaps recent winner Kristi Yamaguchi's Olympic gold medal for figure skating can rub off on the show when they start doling out those golden Emmys. Right now "So You Think You Can Dance" is one of the hottest TV shows in America. Just last week "So You Think You Can Dance" won its time slot on Thursday night, drawing nearly 8 million viewers. Such intense interest in the sexy TV show right now can only help to give it an extra kick in Emmy voting. Photo: Fox ...

Source: goldderby.latimes.com --- 87 days ago
As last year's champ Jaime Pressly ("My Name Is Earl") did not make the Top 10, the race for funniest featured woman is wide open. Our Emmy gurus Robert "Rob L" Licuria and Chris "Boomer" Beachum agree on three of the five Nominees –- Vanessa Williams ("Ugly Betty") and Jenna Fischer ("The Office"), who both picked up nods last year, as well as newcomer Kristen Chenoweth ("Pushing Daisies"). To fill out the final five, Rob opts for two-time nominee Holland Taylor of "Two and a Half Men" and Tony Award winner Jane Krakowski ("30 Rock"). Boomer believes two-time guest comedy actress winner Jean Smart will score her first comedy series nom for "Samantha Who?" and Amy Poehler will land her first nod after seven seasons on "Saturday Night Live." Our Emmy gurus agree that two-time Nominees Conchata Ferrell ("Two and a Half Men") and Elizabeth Perkins ("Weeds") will finish out of the running as will Judith Light of "Ugly Betty," who picked up a guest nod for that show last year. To find the final five Nominees, Boomer and Rob follow the actual voting process. First, they predict the order of the semifinalists as determined by the popular vote by the TV academy's actors' branch. Here's how Rob thinks the popular vote tallied — 1.) Vanessa Williams 2.) Holland Taylor 3.) Jenna Fischer 4.) Jane Krakowski 5.) Elizabeth Perkins 6.) Conchata Ferrell 7.) Kristin Chenoweth 8.) Judith Light 9.) Jean Smart 10.) Amy Poehler How Boomer ranks the popular ...

Source: goldderby.latimes.com --- 87 days ago
While there are some performers, like "Damages" stars Glenn Close and Ted Danson who are old pros when it comes to the Emmys (they picked up nods 11 and 13 respectively today), others are new to the dance. Among them are a host of talent who may be Oscar winners or Nominees but had never competed for an Emmy until today. Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey picked up his first two Emmy noms for producing and starring in the telefilm "Recount." Among his acting competition are two Oscar Nominees Ralph Fiennes and Paul Giamatti who got their first Emmy nods for two other HBO properties ,"Bernard and Doris" and "John Adams" respectively. Two-time Oscar nominee Catherine Keener is a first time Emmy nominee for her lead role in the telefilm "An American Crime" while Oscar nominee Eileen Atkins received her first Emmy nom for the miniseries "Cranford." (While Atkins bested her co-star Judi Dench in the lead race at the BAFTAs, here she competes in supporting.) And then there are the stage actors who have won or been nominated for the Tony Award who are competing for their first Emmy. (Fiennes, Spacey, and Atkins could be on this list as well). Tony winner Kristen Chenoweth is a first-time nominee for her supporting work on the comedy series "Pushing Daisies." And Tony winner Stephen Dillane earned his first Emmy nod for his supporting turn on "John Adams." Tony nominee Gabriel Byrne competes for his first Emmy as lead actor for the drama ...

Source: goldderby.latimes.com --- 86 days ago
Ricky Gervais ("Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale") and Laura Linney ("John Adams") are the only Emmy winners among the 10 performers competing in the lead acting races for miniseries and movies. Linney won both of her previous Emmy nods –- for this category in 2002 ("Wild Iris") and for guesting on the finale of "Frasier" in 2004. In just three years, Gervais earned seven Emmy nominations with two wins — for producing the American version of his hit Brit sitcom "The Office" in 2006 and for acting in the series version of "Extras" last year. With his three nods today (for writing, directing and starring in this "Extras" telefilm) bringing his nomination count up to 10, Ricky Gervais equals the total of the other Nominees (with the exception of Linney). Among his category contenders, double Oscar winner Kevin Spacey ("Recount") as well as Oscar Nominees Ralph Fiennes ("Bernard and Doris") and Paul Giamatti ("John Adams") are Emmy newcomers while Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson ("Recount") had only a sole Emmy nod before his double nomination today (he picked up a supporting nom for "John Adams" as well.)Among the actresses, Oscar winner Judi Dench ("Cranford") competed once in this category ("The Last of the Blonde Bombshells," 2001) while Oscar winner Susan Sarandon ("Bernard and Doris") had two losing bids as guest actress in a comedy series ("Friends," 2001, and "Malcolm in the Middle," 2002). Phylicia Rashad made Tony Award ...

Source: movieblog.ugo.com --- 62 days ago
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Source: www.charlotte.com --- 24 days ago
NEW YORK - After the Emmys are handed out Sunday, we viewers are going to complain about the winners. Why wouldn't we? Many of us were already squawking about favorite stars and programs that weren't even nominated. And what about whole categories Emmy has never even thought to recognize? Shouldn't an Emmy be presented for Outstanding Achievement in Teeth-Grindingly Unfunny Comedy? Or for Most Irresponsible Display of Violence? This year, the Emmys have a new category for Outstanding Host of a Reality Show. But how about Most Annoying Has-Been to Land a Reality Series In a Last-Ditch Bid for Career Resuscitation? (Who deserves an Emmy more than Bret Michaels?) But I'm done beefing about those awards. It's time to beef 'em up with what I'm calling My Emmys: my categories, my Nominees, my winners that will put right Their Emmys. - For starters, no more doling out Emmys to actors who already have claimed their fair share. Look at Sally Field, nominated this year for "Brothers & Sisters" - for which she won last year as her third career Emmy. Or "Boston Legal's" James Spader, who this year notched his fourth nomination (with three past wins), all for the same role as lawyer Alan Shore. This is clearly too much, and should be dealt with in the only logical way: with a new Award, My Enough Already Emmy. This year's candidates include Tony Shalhoub, who has logged six nominations and could take home his fourth Best Actor Emmy Sunday nigh ...

Source: forums.footballguys.com --- 3 days ago
QUOTE For the second consecutive year, baseball fans voted overwhelmingly for Joe Nuxhall to be on the ballot for the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence that was announced Monday by the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Nuxhall and two longtime Canadian broadcasters, Jacques Doucet and Tom Cheek, were the fans' choices for the ballot. Nuxhall, a fixture with the Cincinnati Reds for 53 years as a pitcher and announcer before his death on Nov. 15, 2007, received 19,547 votes from the record total of 145,138 votes cast in the fans' election. Doucet, who spent his entire 34-year career with the Montreal Expos as the play-by-play radio voice on their French language network, received 10,282 votes. Cheek, who died during the 2005 season, his 28th as the Toronto Blue Jays' radio play-by-play man, got 8,992 votes. The other seven candidates nominated by the Frick Award Committee include a Hall of Fame pitcher, Dizzy Dean, who worked Cardinals and Browns games in St. Louis as well as the national "Game of the Week" in the 1950s and '60s. Tony Kubek, also a former player who did "Game of the Week" telecasts in the 1960s and '70s and later worked in the booth for the Blue Jays and New York Yankees, also made the cut. The other Nominees are former play-by-play voices Ken Coleman (Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox), Lanny Frattare (Pittsburgh Pirates) and Dave Van Horne (Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins); Spanish radio a ...

Source: www.broadwayworld.com --- 72 days ago
The seventh episode of the showbiz-themed web series "The Battery's Down," which chronicles the life of a young performer in New York City, will feature two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens, 42nd Street), and Tony Award Nominees Carolee Carmello (Mamma Mia!, Parade), Daphne Rubin-Vega (RENT, Les Miserables), and Andrea McArdle (Annie, State Fair). Also appearing in the episode are Broadway's Tyler Maynard (The Little Mermaid, Altar Boyz), Celisse Henderson (Godspell), and Haviland Stillwell (Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof). Additionally, expect an appearance by R Family Cruise team member Colin Sheehan. ...

Source: www.playbill.com --- 81 days ago
"Oscar nominee Amy Irving ("Yentl") and Tony Award Nominees Jonathan C. Kaplan ( Falsettos ) and Stephanie D'Abruzzo ( Avenue Q ) have been cast in the 2nd annual Summer Shorts festival at 59E59 Theatres. ...

Source: www.wnyc.org --- 46 days ago
We look at the complicated link between race and poverty, and what America’s public school systems can do to improve racial equity. Also: Jesuit priest Uwem Akpan on his debut short story collection. Turner Classic Movie host Robert Osborne on Asian-Americans in film. Plus, Debra Winger on how she’s created a life for herself beyond acting! Check out Leonard's interviews with several of the 2008 Tony Award Nominees! ...

Source: www.mexicoledger.com --- 5 days ago
The U.S. Army Kansas City Recruiting Battalion is proud to announce this week’s Nominees for the Army Iron Man Award, honoring the best two-way high school football in Missouri. Fans can vote for the weekly winner online at www.TheSportsFlash.com.   Week 6 Nominees Will Evans – Centralia Evans rushed for 206 yards, scored 6 touchdowns, recorded 16 tackles and 1 sack in Centralia’s 67-27 win over Mark Twain. Chris Greene – Republic Greene scored 2 touchdowns, scoring on a touchdown catch and returning a fumble for a touchdown in Republic’s 22-12 win over Willard. Ryan Howerton – Lebanon Howerton threw for 326 yards and 3 touchdowns and rushed for 49 yards and 4 touchdowns and kicked the game-winning 20-yard field goal with 4.2 seconds remaining in Lebanon’s 52-49 win over Hillcrest. Brad Lorang – Helias Lorang recovered a fumble on defense and ran for an 80-yard touchdown as Helias beat Rock Bridge 45-13. Tony Martin – Central (Park Hills) Martin rushed for 142 yards, scored on a 6-yard run and an 18-yard reception, and grabbed an interception on defense as Central beat Herculaneum 20-0. Richard York – St. Clair York made 5 receptions for 118 yards and a touchdown while kicking a field goal and 6 extra points in St. Clair’s 51-21 win over St. James. High school football fans from across the state can vote on the weekly winner of the U.S. Army Iron Man Award at www.TheSportsFlash.com.  The weekly winner will be announced Friday mor ...

Source: www.mexicoledger.com --- 26 days ago
Mexico High School senior Nathan Hagedorn is among the Week 3 Nominees for the U.S. Army Kansas City Recruiting Battalion’s Army Iron Man Award, based on his performance last weekend in the football Bulldogs’15-12 win over NCMC rival Boonville. Hagedorn kicked a 23-yard field goal and returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown. Other Nominees are Ray Agnew, DeSmet; Jacob Duncan, Crystal City; Alex Edwards, School of the Osage; Justin Grahl, St. Francis Borgia; Tony Martin, Central (Park Hills). High school football fans around the state can vote on the weekly winner at www.TheSportsFlash.com. The winner will be announced Friday morning online. The Award is presented in eight different states: Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia. ...