Tag: Award

Bowen Yang’s ‘Ethan’ Unveils New Award Show on SNL

Upset about this year’s Oscar snubs? Fear not, there’s a new alternative. Bowen Yang took to Weekend Update on this week’s Saturday Night Live as “A Guy Named Ethan,” to share his take on this year’s films. “I actually started my own award show, for movies that really amused me, Ethan!” he said, before announcing… Continue reading Bowen Yang’s ‘Ethan’ Unveils New Award Show on SNL

All the Celebrities One Award Away From an EGOT

Audra McDonald, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cher. Photo: Getty Images This post was originally published on September 11, 2018. It has been updated with additional EGOT contenders and the removal of those who have since accomplished the feat, including Elton John. The 2024 awards season may be young, but we do have our first EGOT (the quadfecta… Continue reading All the Celebrities One Award Away From an EGOT

Ayo Edebiri’s Award Acceptance Speech

EGOT countdown starts now. Photo: Monica Schipper/WireImage If my (rhetorical) kid called and said they were doing improv open mics during ungodly hours in the Village to jumpstart their comedy career, I’d probably say, “In this economy?” Ayo Edebiri’s parents probably thought similarly. At the 2023 Emmy Awards on January 15, 2024, The Bear breakout… Continue reading Ayo Edebiri’s Award Acceptance Speech

What If Meryl Streep Never Won a Lifetime Achievement Award?

It was January 8, 2017. We were less than two weeks away from Donald Trump being sworn in as the next president of the United States, and the mood of liberal America had swung from rage to discombobulation. La La Land — somehow the most polarizing piece of art at the moment — was nominated… Continue reading What If Meryl Streep Never Won a Lifetime Achievement Award?

Barbie Wins First Box Office Award

When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced it was developing an Oscar for “Achievement in Popular Film” back in 2018, the idea was attacked so brutally that the Oscars canned it a few weeks later. But when the Golden Globes announced an award for “Cinematic and Box Office Achievement” last year, we… Continue reading Barbie Wins First Box Office Award

WGA Gets Emmys to Broadcast Variety Series Writing Award

Fist bump. Photo: Saturday Night Live via YouTube Update January 3, 2024: Solidarity forever! Fox has listened to the WGA and will be airing the Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series award during the Primetime Emmys. The WGA, Fox, and the Television Academy issued a joint statement announcing the 26th category for the 75th Emmy… Continue reading WGA Gets Emmys to Broadcast Variety Series Writing Award