SAG Awards 2024 winners
Neighbours (and Guy Pearce) came empty handed.
Dick van Dyke beat Guy Pearce for Best Guest Star for his role in Days of our Lives, becoming the oldest winner ever at 98.
Director Halina Reijn accepted the award on Kidman’s behalf.
The Room Next Door won best film.
Wrap of Venice Film Festival awards night
Four Australian shows have been nominated for the 52nd International Emmy Awards, announced overnight.
COMEDY
“Daily Dose of Sunshine” (Film Monster / Netflix) South Korea
“Deadloch” (Amazon MGM Studios) Australia
“División Palermo” (K&S Films / Netflix) Argentina
“HPI” – Season 3 [HIP] (Itinéraire Productions / Septembre Productions / TF1 / Pictanovo / Be-Films / RTBF) France
DRAMA SERIES
“Les Gouttes de Dieu [Drops of God]” (Legendary Entertainment / Les Productions Dynamic / 22H22 / Adline Entertainment / France Télévisions / Hulu Japan) France
“The Newsreader” – Season 2 (Werner Film Productions / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / eOne) Australia
“The Night Manager” (Disney+ Hotstar / Banijay Asia / Ink Factory) India
“Iosi, El Espia Arrepentido” – Season 2 [Yosi, the Regretful Spy] (Amazon MGM Studios) Argentina
NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT
“Die Brug [The Bridge South Africa]” (Red Pepper Pictures / kykNET) South Africa
“Me Caigo De Risa [Anything Goes]” (TelevisaUnivision) Mexico
“Restaurant Misverstand [The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes]” (Roses Are Blue / Red Arrow / VRT) Belgium
“The Summit” (Endemol Shine Australia / Nine Network) Australia
SHORT-FORM SERIES
“Kweens of the Queer Underground” (Sydney Production Company / the Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Create NSW) Australia
“La Vida de Nosotras [Our Lives]” (BTF Media / CNTV / TVN) Chile
“Punt de no Retorn [Point of no Return]” (TV3 Catalonia) Spain
“Kenshiro ni Yoroshiku [Say Hello to Kenshiro]” (DMM.com LLC / So-ket corp.) Japan
EDIT: Full list of nominations plus some reactions
The winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony in New York on November 25.
Apart from Maggie’s Big Mission and I Was Actually There that were mentioned in the ABC’s press release, NCIS: Sydney, Married at First Sight and The Summit had also been nominated.
Nominations for the 29th Asian Television Awards were announced earlier this week. Here are the Australian and New Zealand nominees.
Best Social Awareness Programme
Down for Love 2 (Attitude Pictures / TVNZ 1)
Best Documentary Programme (One-Off or Special)
The Dark Emu Story (Blackfella Films / ABC)
Hitler’s Jewish Soldier? (Mint Pictures / SBS)
Best Documentary Series
Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Michael Mosley (Artemis Media / SBS)
Best Drama Series
After the Party (Lingo Pictures / TVNZ 1)
Best Quiz or Game Programme
Tipping Point Australia (Endemol Shine Australia / Nine Network)
The 1% Club S2 (BBC Studios Australia / Seven Network)
Best Adaptation of an Existing Format
The Traitors New Zealand (South Pacific Pictures / Three)
Best Sports Presenter or Commentator
Michael Schiavello for World Series Futsal : Australia vs Rest of World ALL STARS (World Series Futsal / Thriller TV)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Robyn Malcolm for After the Party (Lingo Pictures / TVNZ 1)
Best Direction (Drama or Fiction)
Peter Salmon for After the Party (Lingo Pictures / TVNZ 1)
The award ceremony will be held in Jakarta on November 29 and 30.
CBS will show the Grammys domestically in 2025 and 2026.
Deadline adds
According to sources, CBS and The Recording Academy did not reach an agreement within the two sides’ exclusive negotiating window but CBS remained interested in retaining the Grammys, with talks continuing after the end of the exclusive period when the Academy also opened negotiations with other interested parties. Ultimately, Disney submitted the winning bid.
How the new deal affects the international coverage of the Grammys remains to be seen.
Could be on Disney+ worldwide since it operates around the world.