Showbiz Sandbox 264: Globes Have Golden Opportunity To Expand Awards Season
January 12, 2015
Not even two weeks into 2015 and the annual slog known as awards season has commenced in earnest. This year’s festivities were kicked off by the Golden Globe Awards over the weekend which pull double duty by honoring the best of both movies and television. We wonder if it might make more sense to hold two different ceremonies throughout the year; one for movies and one for television.
The BAFTA nominations were also announced last year, though there was very little British about them, as has traditionally been the case. Guild nominations have also started pouring in as well, though what everyone wants to know is how all of this will affect the upcoming Oscar race.
Meanwhile, some established artists in the movie and music industries have started to offer their latest work directly to fans. By some accounts these experiments have proven incredibly successful and profitable, or so it would seem. Unfortunately, there’s no real way to tell since sales figures for such efforts are often hard to come by.
Of course, we also cover the week’s top entertainment news stories including John Travolta’s return to television, why actress Charlize Theron requested a pay raise on her next film and an update on the Sony cyber attack.
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Around-the-World Roundup: ‘Taken 3’ Adds $40 Million, ‘Hobbit’ Passes ‘Guardians’
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3998&p=.htm
‘PK’ Becomes Top-Grossing Film of All Time in India
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pk-top-grossing-film-india-761291
BAFTA Nominations: ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Leads With 11
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bafta-nominations-2015-unveiled-762089
Golden Globes: The Complete Winners List
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-winners-2015-list-76120
Big Wins For ‘Transparent’ Make It Clear: TV’s Undergoing A Revolution
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/12/376617091/tv-wins-at-golden-globes-hint-at-a-tv-revolution
Why It Matters That ‘Transparent’ Won At The Golden Globes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2015/01/12/why-it-matters-that-transparent-won-at-the-golden-globes/
F.B.I. Says Little Doubt North Korea Hit Sony
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/business/chief-says-fbi-has-no-doubt-that-north-korea-attacked-sony.html
Charlize Gets More Than $10M Deal After Fighting for Equal Pay
http://pagesix.com/2015/01/07/charlize-hemsworths-earning-10m-for-huntsman-and-so-should-i/
FCC Chair Has All But Confirmed He’ll Side with Obama on Net Neutrality
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/01/07/the-fcc-has-all-but-confirmed-itll-side-with-obama-on-net-neutrality/
Neil deGrasse Tyson Bringing Star Talk to Late Night TV in April
http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/09/neil-degrasse-tyson-star-talk-national-geographic/
New Record Service VNYL Distributes LPs Like Netflix
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-record-service-vnyl-distributes-lps-like-netflix-20150109
John Travolta Lands Lead Role In FX’s ‘American Crime Story’
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/john-travolta-american-crime-story-fx-robert-shapiro-1201394854/
China’s Alibaba Pictures’ First Movie to Team Wong Kar-Wai and Tony Leung
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-alibaba-pictures-first-movie-762510
Directors Guild Study: First-time TV Directors Overwhelmingly White
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-st-directors-guild-study-firsttime-tv-directors-generally-white-men-20150110-story.html
CNN Explains Decision to Censor Charlie Hebdo Muslim Cartoons
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/cnn-addresses-censoring-of-charlie-hebdo-cartoons-1201395044/
Art Speigelman Denounces U.S. Press Hypocrisy For Not Publishing Charlie Hebdo Cartoons
http://www.business2community.com/us-news/art-speigelman-decries-u-s-press-hypocrisy-publishing-charlie-hebdo-cartoons-01121837
Radio, Not YouTube, Is Still King of Music Discovery
http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/radio-not-youtube-still-king-music-discovery/
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Gets R Rating for ‘Unusual Behavior’
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/fifty-shades-of-grey-gets-r-rating-for-unusual-behavior-1201395050/
Craig Ferguson Syndicated Talkshow Not Moving Forward
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/craig-ferguson-syndicated-talkshow-not-moving-forward-1201396039/
Thom Yorke Made As Much as $20M From His BitTorrent Experiment
https://gigaom.com/2015/01/05/thom-yorke-made-as-much-as-20m-from-his-bittorrent-experiment/
David Cross Launches His New Movie as Pay-What-You-Want Download
https://gigaom.com/2015/01/08/david-cross-launches-his-new-movie-as-pay-what-you-want-download/
PJ Harvey Sells Exclusive Look Into Recording Sessions To Fans
http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/01/pj-harvey-sells-exclusive-look-into-recording-sessions-to-fans.html
Publishing Thrived on Kickstarter in 2014
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/65250-publishing-thrived-on-kickstarter-in-2014.html
Is Amazon Building A New Crowdfunding Platform For Inventors and Investors?
https://hacked.com/amazon-building-new-crowdfunding-platform-inventors-investors/
Sandy Reisenbach, Former Warner Bros. Marketing and Advertising Exec, Dies at 82
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sandy-reisenbach-dead-warner-bros-761604
Donna Douglas, Elly May Clampett on ‘Beverly Hillbillies,’ Dies at 81
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/donna-douglas-dead-elly-may-clampett-on-beverly-hillbillies-at-81-1201391101/
Anita Ekberg, International Screen Beauty, Dies at 83
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/movies/anita-ekberg-la-dolce-vita-actress-dies.html?_r=0
Francesco Rosi, Palme d’Or-Winning Italian Director, Dies at 92
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/francesco-rosi-palme-dor-winning-italian-director-dies-at-92-1201399686/
Taylor Negron, Comic and ‘Ridgemont High’ Actor, Dies at 57
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taylor-negron-comic-ridgemont-high-762495
Double Oscar Winning Actress Luise Rainer Dies at 104
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/luise-rainer-dead-at-104-760674
Prolific Reality Producer Howard Schultz Dies at 61
http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/producer-howard-schultz-dead-at-61-dating-naked-1201389606/
Edward Herrmann, ‘Gilmore Girls’ and ‘Lost Boys’ Actor, Dies at 71
http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/edward-herrmann-dead-gilmore-girls-lost-boys-1201390186/
Andraé Crouch, 72, Who Infused Gospel With Soul, Dies
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/arts/music/andra-crouch-72-who-infused-gospel-with-soul-dies.html
Samuel Goldwyn Jr., 88, Dies; Hollywood Scion and Film Influence
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/10/business/media/samuel-goldwyn-jr-hollywood-scion-dies-at-88.html
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