For the first time on the 2021 awards season circuit, Zendaya has received a nomination for her performance in Netflix’s two-cast film ‘Malcolm & Marie’. Zendaya is up for the Critics’ Choice Awards best actress alongside Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman), Frances McDormand (Nomadland), Andra Day (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), Sidney …

Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society has picked up a first look film deal and an overall television deal with Amazon Studios. Featured in the film deal, Outlier will produce and acquire elevated films showcasing diverse, bold filmmakers and talent for the studio’s ever-growing original movies slate, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. In motion already under the new partnership is the upcoming …

Per the Toronto Film Critics Association, ‘Nomadland’ is the best picture of 2020. Its director Chloe Zhao and lead actress Frances McDormand are also the year’s best director and best actress respectively. Riz Ahmed, who has secured much grounds ahead of the award season was named best actor for his turn in ‘Sound of Metal’. In the supporting wing, Daniel …

Aseye (Jackie Appiah), a young charming woman who matches the taste of almost every eligible bachelor ties the knot with beautiful face Larry (Chris Attoh). On the night of their fairytale wedding, Larry naturally fails to fulfil his sexual duties, leaving Aseye drunk in doubt and self-questioning. The dissatisfaction that fielded their first night, continuously live their marriage barren of …

The British Academy has unveiled its longlist of films riding on to merit nominations for the 2021 BAFTA ceremony. The provided list does not a guarantee any film a definite nomination, but rather places it in good company for a possible mention in the yet-to-be stamped final list of nominees. Publication of the longlist of films, follows the heavy backlash …

Johannesburg, 5 February 2021 – Apple Music has launched Isgubhu, the ultimate destination for African Dance and Electronic music. Africa’s bustling and bubbling Dance & Electronic music scene has become a global player over the last few decades and Apple Music is on a mission to spotlight and elevate the work of the DJs, producers and artists in this space. …

In an Instagram live feed early Thursday morning (American time), Lily Collins and Daveed Diggs announced the nominees for the 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards. As predicted by many critics, films and television shows that gained much popularity during quarantine last year have dominated the list. Sidelined in all categories by the Golden Globe Awards, Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’ …

Mo Abudu is expanding her international reach. The well-established Nollywood film executive has inked a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television via her EbonyLife Media company. Under the two-year exclusive deal, EbonyLife will produce original television projects that suit a global audience for SPT. Abudu’s partnership with Sony marks the first African first-look deal with a major Hollywood Studio. “It’s …

Reese Witherspoon’s book club is getting the app treatment. Hello Sunshine, the media company founded by Witherspoon, unveiled Wednesday the launch of the Reese’s Book Club (RBC) App which they describe as a “space to celebrate, explore, and connect with each other through a shared love of reading.” Though the free app, members will be the first to hear about …

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has concluded on its list of nominees for the 78th Golden Globe Awards. Leading the big-ticket ceremony is streaming platform Netflix, which fetched a total of 42 nominations for their films and television shows. On the film side, Netflix’s ‘Mank’ and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ are nominated in the best motion picture drama …