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The musical Hamilton earned a record 16 nominations for the 70th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards, topping an historic Broadway season that told a diverse array of stories about women and minorities. Hamilton's total topped previous record-holders The Producers and Billy Elliott, which earned 15 each.
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The 88th Academy Awards ceremony honored the best films of 2015 on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California televised live by ABC Network and hosted by Chris Rock. While the show spotlighted Hollywood's diversity problem, the awards were fairly predictable — save a few nice surprises!
The 2016 Oscars have come to an end, with "Spotlight" earning the top prize. "The Revenant's" Alejandro G. Iñárritu won in the directing category for the second year in a row, after taking home the prize last year for "Birdman." Leonardo DiCaprio picked up his first Academy Award in the lead acting category for "The Revenant," while the lead actress trophy went to Brie Larson for her work in "Room." "Mad Max: Fury Road," also a best picture nominee, picked up six awards. The other films nominated for best picture were "The Big Short," "Bridge of Spies," "Brooklyn," "The Martian," "Room" and "Spotlight." Following is a list of winners and nominees:
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Ricky Gervais hosted "The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards," on Sunday, January 10, 2016, from the Beverly Hilton Hotel and was aired by NBC Network. The ceremony serves as the official kickoff to awards season and has been considered as the barometer for the Academy Awards.
The Revenant sweeps winners board at Golden Globes with nearly every major award including Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio as well as Best Picture Drama and Best Director which were received by Alejandro G Inarritu for this outstanding film. Jennifer Lawrence took Best Actress In A Comedy or Musical for "Joy"; Brie Larson was named Best Actress in a Drama for "Room"; Matt Damon won Best Actor in Comedy or Musical for "The Martian", which also was named Best Comedy Or Musical Film; Sylvester Stallone took Best Supporting Actor for "Creed"; Kate Winslet won Best Supporting Actress in a film for "Steve Jobs"; Jon Hamm won for the second time for Best Actor in a TV Drama for "Mad Men"; Lady Gaga named Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series for "American Horror Story: Hotel"; Taraji P Henson won Best Actress in a TV Drama for "Empire"; Gael Garcia Bernal named Best Actor in a TV Series Drama for "Mozart In The Jungle" and; Tom Hanks presented Denzel Washington with the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
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If we look to television for more than entertainment, this Sunday, September 20, 2015 Emmy Awards ceremony had something for everyone. The masterful storytelling of television's second golden age rightfully was center stage, with leading with winners including "Game of Thrones," "Orange Is the New Black" and the final season of "Mad Men."
"Game of Thrones," the HBO fantasy epic, was named best drama for the first time in the highly-rated show's history, capping off a dominant night for the premium cable channel. HBO's "Veep," the political satire about a venal, put-upon vice-president turned president, was named best comedy. It was the first time a show other than "Modern Family" had won the award since 2009. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the show's star, was named best actress in a comedy for the fourth year in a row. Viola Davis won for ABC's "How to Get Away With Murder," becoming the first African-American actress to win a best drama actress Emmy. Jon Hamm, the star of "Mad Men," put an end to a long Emmy drought, winning best actor in a drama in perhaps the most eagerly anticipated award of the night. Jeffrey Tambor, who stars as a patriarch undergoing gender transition in Amazon's "Transparent," won the Emmy for best actor in a comedy.
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The 69th Annual Tony Awards recognized achievement in Broadway productions during the 2014–15 season. The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 7, 2015, and broadcast live on CBS. Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming hosted this year's ceremony.
It was a evening of stars at the 69th Annual TONY Awards with some surprise wins -- rather, vindication for dedicated fans who were excited to see favorites win across categories including Best Musical "Fun Home," Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical: Kelli O'Hara, "The King & I," Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: Helen Mirren, "The Audience," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Christian Borle, "Something Rotten". The little musical that could, which began at the Public Theater in SoHo and has now swept the TONY Awards just a year later, "Fun Home" also took home the award for Best Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Michael Cerveris; Best Direction of a Musical: Sam Gold; Best Book of a Musical: Lisa Kron; and Best Original Score: Lisa Kron, Jeanine Tesori.
