Amazon Prime Video secured its first ever Emmy nominations in the main drama series category, with The Boys, and in limited series, with The Underground Railroad today plus a pair of noms in the TV movie category.
Jennifer Salke said she and her team were "jumping for joy" with the news, although she admitted that…
The good book says joy cometh in the morning, but today's unveiling of the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards nominations distinctly lacked such jubilation for some.
Revealed semi-virtually by the father-daughter duo of Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones, who historically both won Emmys last year, it certainly was an…
"This trial is about more than just our freedom," declares Letitia Wright's Altheia Jones-LeCointe to the unsteady Shaun Parkes-portrayed Frank Crichlow in Small Axe: Mangrove.
"What is being called into question in this case is the right of anybody, not just Black people, but the right of anybody to demonstrate," the…
UPDATED with latest winners: The Peabody Awards revealed its complete list of winners for its 81st edition, recognizing the year’s most compelling and empowering stories in broadcasting and streaming media, topics that in the year 2020 included Covid-19, racial equality, immigration and social justice.
Joining the…
John Boyega made headlines last week after he abruptly left the production of the Netflix movie Rebel’s Ridge that was shooting in New Orleans. “Family reasons” was cited as to why. But I actually caught up with him earlier last month as he was on location in Louisiana about to start that film, slated to be the latest…
The BAFTA TV Awards winners have been announced, and it was a big night for Michaela Coel, whose BBC and HBO series I May Destroy You scooped two of the biggest prizes of the evening.
During a pre-recorded ceremony at London’s iconic Television Centre, Coel walked away with best leading actress for her performance as…
When Steve McQueen set out to create and direct Small Axe, he seized the opportunity to work for the first time with costume designer Jacqueline Durran.
A two-time Oscar winner (for Little Women and Anna Karenina) and six-time nominee, Durran is among the most decorated costume designers working today. (Just…
Director Steve McQueen won a Best Picture Oscar for 12 Years a Slave, was nominated for Best Director and has an impressive filmography that includes such acclaimed independently made movies as Hunger and Shame, as well as big studio projects such as Widows. Yet perhaps his most ambitious project, Small Axe, is also…
ATX Television Festival revealed the first handful of titles set to take center stage for its virtual season 10 event. Showtime’s Ziwe, Steve McQueen’s Small Axe and Fox’s HouseBroken will be among the featured titles for the annual television event, which will run from June 11 to 20.
The 2021 edition will be the…
UPDATED with video:John Boyega won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Supporting Role on Sunday for his work in Steve McQueen’s anthology series Small Axe.
Boyega, who rose to prominence in the Star Wars franchise, played Leroy Logan in the “Red, White and Blue” segment of Small Axe…
Members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) are gathering Sunday to vote for their annual year’s best in movies. The group will begin deliberating over winners in 14 categories, honoring a winner and a runner-up.
LAFCA named Steve McQueen's Small Axe as Best Picture with Chloe Zhao's Nomadland as the…
The careers of Ryan Murphy and Steve McQueen will be celebrated at next month’s Gotham Awards.
The Independent Filmmaker Project, which produces the Gothams, said McQueen will receive a Director's Tribute, and Murphy will receive the Industry Tribute. Due to Covid-19, the January 11 ceremony will still take place at…