Oscar® Winners Blanchett, Leto, McConaughey And Nyong’o To Return As Presenters At 87th Oscars®
Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey, and Lupita Nyong’o, last year’s Oscar winners in the leading actress, supporting actor and supporting actress categories, will return to present at this year’s Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, 2015 live on ABC.
"The great tradition of having the previous year’s Oscar-winning best actors and actresses in all 4 categories happily continues this year with the amazing quartet of Cate, Jared, Matthew and Lupita. We're thrilled to have them back," says Zadan and Meron.
Blanchett has been nominated for six Oscars and has won two, including last year’s award for “Blue Jasmine.” Her previous win was for Actress in a Supporting Role for the 2004 film “The Aviator.” Blanchett also received leading actress nominations for “Elizabeth” (1998) and “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2007), and supporting actress nominations for “Notes on a Scandal” (2006) and “I’m Not There” (2007).
Last year, Leto won the Oscar for Actor in a Supporting Role and McConaughey for Actor in a Leading Role, both for “Dallas Buyer’s Club.” Nyong’o took home the Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role for “12 Years a Slave.”
The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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Friday, February 6, 2015
2015 NAACP Image Award Nominations - Television Categories
The NAACP Image Award an award bestowed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The award honors outstanding achievements by people of color in film, television, music, and literature. The awards are voted on by members of the NAACP.
The nominations for the 46th NAACP Image Awards were recently announced. The categories are divided into eight groups: Television, Recording (Music), Literary (Books), Motion Picture, Documentary (film and television), Writing (for film and television), Directing (for film and television), and Animated/CGI (for film and television).
The 2015 NAACP Image Awards will be presented in a 2-hour special that will air live on Friday, February 6, 2015 on TV One at 9pm ET/8CT (tape-delayed for PT – Pacific Time). The ceremony will be preceded by a one-hour pre-show, which will air live from the red carpet at 8pm ET/7CT (PT tape-delayed).
Nominations in the Television Categories for the 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards nominees:
TELEVISION
Outstanding Comedy Series
• "black-ish" (ABC)
• "House of Lies" (Showtime)
• "Key & Peele" (Comedy Central)
• "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
• Andre Braugher - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)
• Anthony Anderson - "'black-ish" (ABC)
• Don Cheadle - "House of Lies" (Showtime)
• Keegan-Michael Key - "Key & Peele" (Comedy Central)
• Kevin Hart - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
• Mindy Kaling - "The Mindy Project" (FOX)
• Niecy Nash - "The Soul Man" (TV Land)
• Tracee Ellis Ross - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Uzo Aduba - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Wendy Raquel Robinson - "The Game" (BET)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• Boris Kodjoe - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
• Glynn Turman - "House of Lies" (Showtime)
• Laurence Fishburne - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Marcus Scribner - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Terry Crews - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• Adrienne C. Moore - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Laverne Cox - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Lorraine Toussaint - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family" (ABC)
• Yara Shahidi - "black-ish" (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
• "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
• "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• "House of Cards" (Netflix)
• "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
• "Scandal" (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
• LL Cool J - "NCIS: LA" (CBS)
• Omar Epps - "Resurrection" (ABC)
• Omari Hardwick - "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
• Shemar Moore - "Criminal Minds" (CBS)
• Taye Diggs - "Murder in the First" (TNT)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
• Gabrielle Union - "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
• Kerry Washington - "Scandal" (ABC)
• Nicole Beharie - "Sleepy Hollow" (FOX)
• Octavia Spencer - "Red Band Society" (FOX)
• Viola Davis - "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• Alfred Enoch - "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
• Courtney B. Vance - "Masters of Sex" (Showtime)
• Guillermo Diaz - "Scandal" (ABC)
• Jeffrey Wright - "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
• Joe Morton - "Scandal" (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• Aja Naomi King - "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
• Alfre Woodard - "State of Affairs" (NBC)
• Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• Jada Pinkett Smith - "Gotham" (FOX)
• Khandi Alexander - "Scandal" (ABC)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
• "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX)
• "Drumline: A New Beat" (VH1)
• "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks)
• "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Blair Underwood - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Charles S. Dutton - "Comeback Dad" (UP Entertainment)
• Larenz Tate - "Gun Hill" (BET)
• Mekhi Phifer - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
• Ving Rhames - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Angela Bassett - "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX)
• Cicely Tyson - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Keke Palmer - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Regina King - "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks)
• Vanessa Williams - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding News/ Information - (Series or Special)
• "America After Ferguson" (PBS)
• "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." (PBS)
• "Melissa Harris Perry" (MSNBC)
• "Oprah's Lifeclass" (OWN)
• "Unsung" (TV One)
Outstanding Talk Series
• "Oprah Prime" (OWN)
• "Steve Harvey" (Syndicated)
• "The Queen Latifah Show" (Syndicated)
• "The View" (ABC)
• "The Wendy Williams Show" (Syndicated)
Outstanding Reality Series
• "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)
• "Iyanla: Fix My Life" (OWN)
• "Shark Tank" (ABC)
• "The Voice" (NBC)
• "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" (OWN)
Outstanding Variety Series or Special
• "BET Awards" (BET)
• "Family Feud" (Syndicated)
• "On the Run: Beyoncé and Jay Z" (HBO)
• "Oprah's Master Class" (OWN)
• "UNCF An Evening of Stars" (NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, The CW, BET, Centric)
Outstanding Children’s Program
• "Anna Deavere Smith: A Youngarts Masterclass" (HBO)
• "Doc McStuffins" (Disney Junior)
• "Dora and Friends: Into The City!" (Nickelodeon)
• "HALO Awards" (Nickelodeon)
• "Kid President: Declaration of Awesome" (HUB)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special)
• Amber Montana - "Haunted Hathaways" (Nickelodeon)
• China Anne McClain - "How to Build a Better Boy" (Disney Channel)
• Curtis Harris - "Haunted Hathaways" (Nickelodeon)
• Fatima Ptacek - "Dora and Friends: Into The City!" (Nickelodeon)
• Taliyah Whitaker - "Wallykazam!" (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Host in a Talk, Reality, News/ Information or Variety
• Chris Rock - "BET Awards" (BET)
• Gwen Ifill - "America After Ferguson" (PBS)
• Melissa Harris Perry - "Melissa Harris Perry" (MSNBC)
• Queen Latifah - "The Queen Latifah Show" (Syndicated)
• Steve Harvey - "Steve Harvey" (Syndicated)
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The nominations for the 46th NAACP Image Awards were recently announced. The categories are divided into eight groups: Television, Recording (Music), Literary (Books), Motion Picture, Documentary (film and television), Writing (for film and television), Directing (for film and television), and Animated/CGI (for film and television).
The 2015 NAACP Image Awards will be presented in a 2-hour special that will air live on Friday, February 6, 2015 on TV One at 9pm ET/8CT (tape-delayed for PT – Pacific Time). The ceremony will be preceded by a one-hour pre-show, which will air live from the red carpet at 8pm ET/7CT (PT tape-delayed).
Nominations in the Television Categories for the 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards nominees:
TELEVISION
Outstanding Comedy Series
• "black-ish" (ABC)
• "House of Lies" (Showtime)
• "Key & Peele" (Comedy Central)
• "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
• Andre Braugher - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)
• Anthony Anderson - "'black-ish" (ABC)
• Don Cheadle - "House of Lies" (Showtime)
• Keegan-Michael Key - "Key & Peele" (Comedy Central)
• Kevin Hart - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
• Mindy Kaling - "The Mindy Project" (FOX)
• Niecy Nash - "The Soul Man" (TV Land)
• Tracee Ellis Ross - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Uzo Aduba - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Wendy Raquel Robinson - "The Game" (BET)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• Boris Kodjoe - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
• Glynn Turman - "House of Lies" (Showtime)
• Laurence Fishburne - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Marcus Scribner - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Terry Crews - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• Adrienne C. Moore - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Laverne Cox - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Lorraine Toussaint - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family" (ABC)
• Yara Shahidi - "black-ish" (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
• "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
• "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• "House of Cards" (Netflix)
• "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
• "Scandal" (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
• LL Cool J - "NCIS: LA" (CBS)
• Omar Epps - "Resurrection" (ABC)
• Omari Hardwick - "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
• Shemar Moore - "Criminal Minds" (CBS)
• Taye Diggs - "Murder in the First" (TNT)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
• Gabrielle Union - "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
• Kerry Washington - "Scandal" (ABC)
• Nicole Beharie - "Sleepy Hollow" (FOX)
• Octavia Spencer - "Red Band Society" (FOX)
• Viola Davis - "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• Alfred Enoch - "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
• Courtney B. Vance - "Masters of Sex" (Showtime)
• Guillermo Diaz - "Scandal" (ABC)
• Jeffrey Wright - "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
• Joe Morton - "Scandal" (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• Aja Naomi King - "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
• Alfre Woodard - "State of Affairs" (NBC)
• Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• Jada Pinkett Smith - "Gotham" (FOX)
• Khandi Alexander - "Scandal" (ABC)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
• "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX)
• "Drumline: A New Beat" (VH1)
• "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks)
• "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Blair Underwood - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Charles S. Dutton - "Comeback Dad" (UP Entertainment)
• Larenz Tate - "Gun Hill" (BET)
• Mekhi Phifer - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
• Ving Rhames - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Angela Bassett - "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX)
• Cicely Tyson - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Keke Palmer - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Regina King - "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks)
• Vanessa Williams - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding News/ Information - (Series or Special)
• "America After Ferguson" (PBS)
• "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." (PBS)
• "Melissa Harris Perry" (MSNBC)
• "Oprah's Lifeclass" (OWN)
• "Unsung" (TV One)
Outstanding Talk Series
• "Oprah Prime" (OWN)
• "Steve Harvey" (Syndicated)
• "The Queen Latifah Show" (Syndicated)
• "The View" (ABC)
• "The Wendy Williams Show" (Syndicated)
Outstanding Reality Series
• "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)
• "Iyanla: Fix My Life" (OWN)
• "Shark Tank" (ABC)
• "The Voice" (NBC)
• "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" (OWN)
Outstanding Variety Series or Special
• "BET Awards" (BET)
• "Family Feud" (Syndicated)
• "On the Run: Beyoncé and Jay Z" (HBO)
• "Oprah's Master Class" (OWN)
• "UNCF An Evening of Stars" (NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, The CW, BET, Centric)
Outstanding Children’s Program
• "Anna Deavere Smith: A Youngarts Masterclass" (HBO)
• "Doc McStuffins" (Disney Junior)
• "Dora and Friends: Into The City!" (Nickelodeon)
• "HALO Awards" (Nickelodeon)
• "Kid President: Declaration of Awesome" (HUB)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special)
• Amber Montana - "Haunted Hathaways" (Nickelodeon)
• China Anne McClain - "How to Build a Better Boy" (Disney Channel)
• Curtis Harris - "Haunted Hathaways" (Nickelodeon)
• Fatima Ptacek - "Dora and Friends: Into The City!" (Nickelodeon)
• Taliyah Whitaker - "Wallykazam!" (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Host in a Talk, Reality, News/ Information or Variety
• Chris Rock - "BET Awards" (BET)
• Gwen Ifill - "America After Ferguson" (PBS)
• Melissa Harris Perry - "Melissa Harris Perry" (MSNBC)
• Queen Latifah - "The Queen Latifah Show" (Syndicated)
• Steve Harvey - "Steve Harvey" (Syndicated)
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2015 NAACP Image Award Nominations - Recording and Literature Categories
The 2015 NAACP Image Awards will be presented in a 2-hour special that will air live on Friday, February 6, 2015 on TV One at 9pm ET/8CT (tape-delayed for PT – Pacific Time). The ceremony will be preceded by a one-hour pre-show, which will air live from the red carpet at 8pm ET/7CT (PT tape-delayed).
Nominees in the Recording and Literature categories for the 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards:
RECORDING
Outstanding New Artist
• 3 Winans Brothers (BMG)
• Aloe Blacc (XIX Recordings/Interscope Records)
• Erica Campbell (My Block Inc./eOne Music)
• Jhene Aiko (Def Jam Recordings)
• Liv Warfield (Kobalt Label Services)
Outstanding Male Artist
• John Legend (Columbia Records)
• Kem (Motown - Capitol)
• Kendrick Lamar (Interscope Records)
• Michael Jackson (Epic Records)
• Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Female Artist
• Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
• Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records)
• Ledisi (Verve Records)
• Mary J Blige (Capitol)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
• "Being With You" - Smokey Robinson feat. Mary J Blige (Verve)
• "Brand New" - Pharrell Williams feat. Justin Timberlake (Columbia Records)
• "Gust of Wind" - Pharrell Williams feat. Daft Punk (Columbia Records)
• "Love, Marriage & Divorce" - Toni Braxton & Babyface (Def Jam Recordings)
• "Stay with Me" - Sam Smith feat. Mary J Blige (Capitol)
Outstanding Jazz Album
• "Beautiful Life" - Dianne Reeves (Concord)
• "Dave Koz and Friends: The 25th of December" - Dave Koz (Concord Records)
• "Living My Dream" - Jonathan Butler (Rendezvous Music)
• "My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke" - Al Jarreau (Concord)
• "Up" - Stanley Clarke (Mack Avenue Records)
Outstanding Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary)
• "Duets" - Donnie McClurkin (RCA Inspiration)
• "Help" - Erica Campbell (My Block Inc./eOne Music)
• "I Will Trust" - Fred Hammond (RCA Inspiration)
• "Journey To Freedom" - Michelle Williams (eOne Music)
• "Where My Heart Belongs" - Gladys Knight (Shadow Mountain Records)
Outstanding Music Video
• "i" - Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope)
• "It's You" - KEM (Motown - Capitol)
• "Love Never Felt So Good" - Michael Jackson feat. Justin Timberlake (Epic Records)
• "Pretty Hurts" - Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• "You & I (Nobody in the World)" - John Legend (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Song
• "Good Kisser" - Usher (RCA Records)
• "i" - Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope)
• "Pretty Hurts" - Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• "The Man" - Aloe Blacc (Interscope Records)
• "We Are Here" - Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
Outstanding Album
• "Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics" - Aretha Franklin (RCA Records)
• "Beyoncé Platinum Edition" - Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• "G I R L" - Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)
• "JHUD" - Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records)
• "Love, Marriage & Divorce" - Toni Braxton & Babyface (Def Jam Recordings)
LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction
• "A Wanted Woman" - Eric Jerome Dickey (Penguin Random House)
• "An Untamed State" - Roxane Gay (Grove/Atlantic - Black Cat)
• "Another Woman's Man" - Shelly Ellis (Kensington Publishing Corp.)
• "Momma: Gone" - Nina Foxx (Brown Girls Publishing)
• "The Prodigal Son" - Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group)
Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction
• "Bad Feminist" - Roxane Gay (Harper Perennial/HarperCollins)
• "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" - Bryan Stevenson (Spiegel & Grau)
• "Place not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America" - Sheryll Cashin (Beacon Press)
• "The Bill of the Century: The Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act" - Clay Risen (Bloomsbury Press)
• "Who We Be: The Colorization of America" - Jeff Chang (St. Martin's Press)
Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author
• "Forty Acres" - Dwayne Alexander Smith (Atria Books)
• "Queen Sugar" - Natalie Baszile (Pamela Dorman Books/Penguin Random House)
• "Remedy For A Broken Angel" - Toni Ann Johnson (Nortia Press)
• "The 16th Minute of Fame: An Insider's Guide for Maintaining Success Beyond 15 Minutes of Fame" - Darrell Miller (Dunham Books)
• "Time of the Locust" - Morowa Yejide (Atria Books)
Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/ Auto-Biography
• "Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine" - Louis Sullivan with David Chanoff (University of Georgia Press)
• "Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair)" - Rosie Perez (Crown Archetype)
• "Life In Motion" - Misty Copeland (Touchstone)
• "Mayor for Life" - Marion Barry, Omar Tyree (Strebor Books)
• "Stand Up Straight and Sing!" - Jessye Norman (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional
• "10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse" - JJ Smith (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster)
• "101 Scholarship Applications: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education" - Gwen Richardson (Cushcity Communications)
• "Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed" – Bryant Terry (Ten Speed Press)
• "Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System" - Robbin Shipp, Nick Chiles (Agate Bolden)
• "Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life" - Joe Brewster, Michele Stephenson, Hilary Beard (Spiegel & Grau)
Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry
• "Citizen: An American Lyric" - Claudia Rankine (Graywolf Press)
• "Digest" - Gregory Pardlo (Four Way Books)
• "The New Testament" - Jericho Brown (Copper Canyon Press)
• "The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013" - Derek Walcott, Selected by Glyn Maxwell (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
• "We Didn't Know Any Gangsters" - Brian Gilmore (Cherry Castle Publishing, LLC)
Outstanding Literary Work - Children
• "Beautiful Moon" - Tonya Bolden (Author), Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) (Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers)
• "Dork Diaries 8: Tales From A Note-So-Happily Ever After" - Rachel Renee Russell with Nikki Russell and Erin Russell (Simon & Schuster)
• "Little Melba and Her Big Trombone" - Katheryn Russell-Brown (Author), Frank Morrison (Illustrator) (Lee & Low Books)
• "Malcolm Little" - Ilyasah Shabazz (Author), AG Ford (Illustrator) (Simon & Schuster)
• "Searching for Sarah Rector" - Tonya Bolden (Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens
• "Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America" - Russell Freedman (Holiday House)
• "Brown Girl Dreaming" - Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books)
• "Revolution" - Deborah Wiles (Scholastic Press)
• "The Freedom Summer Murders" - Don Mitchell (Scholastic Press)
• "The Red Pencil" - Andrea Davis Pinkney (Author), Shane Evans (Illustrator) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
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Nominees in the Recording and Literature categories for the 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards:
RECORDING
Outstanding New Artist
• 3 Winans Brothers (BMG)
• Aloe Blacc (XIX Recordings/Interscope Records)
• Erica Campbell (My Block Inc./eOne Music)
• Jhene Aiko (Def Jam Recordings)
• Liv Warfield (Kobalt Label Services)
Outstanding Male Artist
• John Legend (Columbia Records)
• Kem (Motown - Capitol)
• Kendrick Lamar (Interscope Records)
• Michael Jackson (Epic Records)
• Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Female Artist
• Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
• Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records)
• Ledisi (Verve Records)
• Mary J Blige (Capitol)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
• "Being With You" - Smokey Robinson feat. Mary J Blige (Verve)
• "Brand New" - Pharrell Williams feat. Justin Timberlake (Columbia Records)
• "Gust of Wind" - Pharrell Williams feat. Daft Punk (Columbia Records)
• "Love, Marriage & Divorce" - Toni Braxton & Babyface (Def Jam Recordings)
• "Stay with Me" - Sam Smith feat. Mary J Blige (Capitol)
Outstanding Jazz Album
• "Beautiful Life" - Dianne Reeves (Concord)
• "Dave Koz and Friends: The 25th of December" - Dave Koz (Concord Records)
• "Living My Dream" - Jonathan Butler (Rendezvous Music)
• "My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke" - Al Jarreau (Concord)
• "Up" - Stanley Clarke (Mack Avenue Records)
Outstanding Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary)
• "Duets" - Donnie McClurkin (RCA Inspiration)
• "Help" - Erica Campbell (My Block Inc./eOne Music)
• "I Will Trust" - Fred Hammond (RCA Inspiration)
• "Journey To Freedom" - Michelle Williams (eOne Music)
• "Where My Heart Belongs" - Gladys Knight (Shadow Mountain Records)
Outstanding Music Video
• "i" - Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope)
• "It's You" - KEM (Motown - Capitol)
• "Love Never Felt So Good" - Michael Jackson feat. Justin Timberlake (Epic Records)
• "Pretty Hurts" - Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• "You & I (Nobody in the World)" - John Legend (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Song
• "Good Kisser" - Usher (RCA Records)
• "i" - Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope)
• "Pretty Hurts" - Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• "The Man" - Aloe Blacc (Interscope Records)
• "We Are Here" - Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
Outstanding Album
• "Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics" - Aretha Franklin (RCA Records)
• "Beyoncé Platinum Edition" - Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• "G I R L" - Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)
• "JHUD" - Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records)
• "Love, Marriage & Divorce" - Toni Braxton & Babyface (Def Jam Recordings)
LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction
• "A Wanted Woman" - Eric Jerome Dickey (Penguin Random House)
• "An Untamed State" - Roxane Gay (Grove/Atlantic - Black Cat)
• "Another Woman's Man" - Shelly Ellis (Kensington Publishing Corp.)
• "Momma: Gone" - Nina Foxx (Brown Girls Publishing)
• "The Prodigal Son" - Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group)
Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction
• "Bad Feminist" - Roxane Gay (Harper Perennial/HarperCollins)
• "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" - Bryan Stevenson (Spiegel & Grau)
• "Place not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America" - Sheryll Cashin (Beacon Press)
• "The Bill of the Century: The Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act" - Clay Risen (Bloomsbury Press)
• "Who We Be: The Colorization of America" - Jeff Chang (St. Martin's Press)
Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author
• "Forty Acres" - Dwayne Alexander Smith (Atria Books)
• "Queen Sugar" - Natalie Baszile (Pamela Dorman Books/Penguin Random House)
• "Remedy For A Broken Angel" - Toni Ann Johnson (Nortia Press)
• "The 16th Minute of Fame: An Insider's Guide for Maintaining Success Beyond 15 Minutes of Fame" - Darrell Miller (Dunham Books)
• "Time of the Locust" - Morowa Yejide (Atria Books)
Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/ Auto-Biography
• "Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine" - Louis Sullivan with David Chanoff (University of Georgia Press)
• "Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair)" - Rosie Perez (Crown Archetype)
• "Life In Motion" - Misty Copeland (Touchstone)
• "Mayor for Life" - Marion Barry, Omar Tyree (Strebor Books)
• "Stand Up Straight and Sing!" - Jessye Norman (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional
• "10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse" - JJ Smith (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster)
• "101 Scholarship Applications: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education" - Gwen Richardson (Cushcity Communications)
• "Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed" – Bryant Terry (Ten Speed Press)
• "Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System" - Robbin Shipp, Nick Chiles (Agate Bolden)
• "Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life" - Joe Brewster, Michele Stephenson, Hilary Beard (Spiegel & Grau)
Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry
• "Citizen: An American Lyric" - Claudia Rankine (Graywolf Press)
• "Digest" - Gregory Pardlo (Four Way Books)
• "The New Testament" - Jericho Brown (Copper Canyon Press)
• "The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013" - Derek Walcott, Selected by Glyn Maxwell (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
• "We Didn't Know Any Gangsters" - Brian Gilmore (Cherry Castle Publishing, LLC)
Outstanding Literary Work - Children
• "Beautiful Moon" - Tonya Bolden (Author), Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) (Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers)
• "Dork Diaries 8: Tales From A Note-So-Happily Ever After" - Rachel Renee Russell with Nikki Russell and Erin Russell (Simon & Schuster)
• "Little Melba and Her Big Trombone" - Katheryn Russell-Brown (Author), Frank Morrison (Illustrator) (Lee & Low Books)
• "Malcolm Little" - Ilyasah Shabazz (Author), AG Ford (Illustrator) (Simon & Schuster)
• "Searching for Sarah Rector" - Tonya Bolden (Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens
• "Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America" - Russell Freedman (Holiday House)
• "Brown Girl Dreaming" - Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books)
• "Revolution" - Deborah Wiles (Scholastic Press)
• "The Freedom Summer Murders" - Don Mitchell (Scholastic Press)
• "The Red Pencil" - Andrea Davis Pinkney (Author), Shane Evans (Illustrator) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
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2015 NAACP Image Award Nominations - Motion Picture and Documentary Categories
The 2015 NAACP Image Awards will be presented in a 2-hour special that will air live on Friday, February 6, 2015 on TV One at 9pm ET/8CT (tape-delayed for PT – Pacific Time). The ceremony will be preceded by a one-hour pre-show, which will air live from the red carpet at 8pm ET/7CT (PT tape-delayed).
Nominees in the Motion Picture and Documentary categories for 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards:
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Motion Picture
• "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• "Beyond The Lights" (Relativity Media)
• "Dear White People" (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
• "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures)
• "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
• Chadwick Boseman - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures)
• David Oyelowo - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Denzel Washington - "The Equalizer" (Columbia Pictures)
• Idris Elba - "No Good Deed" (Screen Gems)
• Nate Parker - "Beyond The Lights" (Relativity Media)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw - "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• Quvenzhané Wallis - "Annie" (Columbia Pictures)
• Taraji P. Henson - "No Good Deed" (Screen Gems)
• Tessa Thompson - "Dear White People" (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
• Viola Davis - "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
• André Holland - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Cedric the Entertainer - "Top Five" (Paramount Pictures)
• Common - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Danny Glover - "Beyond The Lights" (Relativity Media)
• Wendell Pierce - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
• Carmen Ejogo - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Jill Scott - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures)
• Octavia Spencer - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures)
• Oprah Winfrey - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Viola Davis - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
• "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• "Dear White People" (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
• "Half of a Yellow Sun" (monterey media inc.)
• "JIMI: All Is By My Side" (XLrator Media)
• "Life of a King" (Animus Films/Serena Films)
DOCUMENTARY
Outstanding Documentary - (Film)
• "Documented" (Apo Anak Productions)
• "Finding Fela" (Jigsaw Productions)
• "I Am Ali" (Focus World/Fisheye Films)
• "Keep On Keepin On" (RADiUS)
• "Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People" (Chimpanzee Productions, Inc.)
Outstanding Documentary - (Television)
• "American Experience: Freedom Summer" (PBS)
• "Bad Boys" (ESPN)
• "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown" (HBO)
• "Rand University" (ESPN)
• "The War Comes Home: Soledad O'Brien Reports" (CNN)
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Nominees in the Motion Picture and Documentary categories for 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards:
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Motion Picture
• "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• "Beyond The Lights" (Relativity Media)
• "Dear White People" (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
• "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures)
• "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
• Chadwick Boseman - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures)
• David Oyelowo - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Denzel Washington - "The Equalizer" (Columbia Pictures)
• Idris Elba - "No Good Deed" (Screen Gems)
• Nate Parker - "Beyond The Lights" (Relativity Media)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw - "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• Quvenzhané Wallis - "Annie" (Columbia Pictures)
• Taraji P. Henson - "No Good Deed" (Screen Gems)
• Tessa Thompson - "Dear White People" (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
• Viola Davis - "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
• André Holland - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Cedric the Entertainer - "Top Five" (Paramount Pictures)
• Common - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Danny Glover - "Beyond The Lights" (Relativity Media)
• Wendell Pierce - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
• Carmen Ejogo - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Jill Scott - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures)
• Octavia Spencer - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures)
• Oprah Winfrey - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Viola Davis - "Get On Up" (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
• "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• "Dear White People" (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
• "Half of a Yellow Sun" (monterey media inc.)
• "JIMI: All Is By My Side" (XLrator Media)
• "Life of a King" (Animus Films/Serena Films)
DOCUMENTARY
Outstanding Documentary - (Film)
• "Documented" (Apo Anak Productions)
• "Finding Fela" (Jigsaw Productions)
• "I Am Ali" (Focus World/Fisheye Films)
• "Keep On Keepin On" (RADiUS)
• "Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People" (Chimpanzee Productions, Inc.)
Outstanding Documentary - (Television)
• "American Experience: Freedom Summer" (PBS)
• "Bad Boys" (ESPN)
• "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown" (HBO)
• "Rand University" (ESPN)
• "The War Comes Home: Soledad O'Brien Reports" (CNN)
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2015 NAACP Image Award Nominations - Writing, Directing, and Animation Categories
The 2015 NAACP Image Awards will be presented in a 2-hour special that will air live on Friday, February 6, 2015 on TV One at 9pm ET/8CT (tape-delayed for PT – Pacific Time). The ceremony will be preceded by a one-hour pre-show, which will air live from the red carpet at 8pm ET/7CT (PT tape-delayed).
Nominations in the Writing, Directing, and Animation categories for the 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards:
WRITING
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
• Aisha Muharrar - "Parks and Recreation" - Ann & Chris (NBC)
• Brigette Munoz-Liebowitz - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" - Road Trip (FOX)
• Mindy Kaling - "The Mindy Project" - Danny and Mindy (FOX)
• Regina Hicks - "Instant Mom" - A Kids's Choice (Nickelodeon and Nick@Nite)
• Sara Hess - "Orange is the New Black" - It Was the Change (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
• Erika Green Swafford - "How to Get Away with Murder" - Let's Get To Scooping (ABC)
• Mara Brock Akil - "Being Mary Jane" - Uber Love (BET)
• Warren Leight, Julie Martin - "Law & Order: SVU" - American Disgrace (NBC)
• Zahir McGhee - "Scandal" - Mama Said Knock You Out (ABC)
• Zoanne Clack - "Grey's Anatomy" - You Be Illin' (ABC)
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie
• Karin Gist, Regina Hicks - "Drumline: A New Beat" (VH1)
• Reggie Bythewood - "Gun Hill" (BET)
• Sharon Brathwaite, Peres Owino - "Seasons of Love" (Lifetime Networks)
• Shernold Edwards - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
• Sterling Anderson, Maria Nation - "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
• Chris Rock - "Top Five" (Paramount Pictures)
• Justin Simien - "Dear White People" (Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate)
• Margaret Nagle - "The Good Lie" (Alcon Entertainment)
• Misan Sagay - "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• Richard Wenk - "The Equalizer" (Columbia Pictures)
DIRECTING
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
• Ken Whittingham - "Parks and Recreation" - Prom (NBC)
• Ken Whittingham - "The Mindy Project" - Think Like a Peter (FOX)
• Linda Mendoza - "Bad Judge" - One Brave Waitress (NBC)
• Reginald Hudlin - "Bad Judge" - Knife to a Gunfight (NBC)
• Stan Lathan - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" - No New Friends (BET)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
• Anton Cropper - "Suits" - One-Two-Three Go... (USA)
• Carl Franklin - "House of Cards" - Chapter 14 (Netflix)
• Cary Joji Fukunaga - "True Detective" - Who Goes There (HBO)
• Hanelle Culpepper - "Criminal Minds" - The Edge of Winter (CBS)
• Millicent Shelton - "The Divide" - And the Little Ones Get Caught (WE tv)
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie
• Bille Woodruff - "Drumline: A New Beat" (VH1)
• Greg Champion - "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks)
• Michael Wilson - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Reggie Bythewood - "Gun Hill" (BET)
• Stephen Tolkin - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
• Amma Asante - "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• Antoine Fuqua - "The Equalizer" (Columbia Pictures)
• Ava DuVernay - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Gina Prince-Bythewood - "Beyond The Lights" (Relativity Media)
• John Ridley - "JIMI: All Is By My Side" (XLrator Media)
ANIMATED/CGI
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - (Television or Film)
• Jamie Foxx - "Rio 2" (20th Century Fox)
• Loretta Devine - "Doc McStuffins" (Disney Junior)
• Morgan Freeman - "The Lego Movie" (Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/Ratpac-Dune Entertainment/Lego System A/S/VertigoEntertainment/Lin Pictures)
• Tracy Morgan - "The Boxtrolls" (Focus Features)
• Zoe Saldana - "The Book of Life" (20th Century Fox)
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Nominations in the Writing, Directing, and Animation categories for the 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards:
WRITING
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
• Aisha Muharrar - "Parks and Recreation" - Ann & Chris (NBC)
• Brigette Munoz-Liebowitz - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" - Road Trip (FOX)
• Mindy Kaling - "The Mindy Project" - Danny and Mindy (FOX)
• Regina Hicks - "Instant Mom" - A Kids's Choice (Nickelodeon and Nick@Nite)
• Sara Hess - "Orange is the New Black" - It Was the Change (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
• Erika Green Swafford - "How to Get Away with Murder" - Let's Get To Scooping (ABC)
• Mara Brock Akil - "Being Mary Jane" - Uber Love (BET)
• Warren Leight, Julie Martin - "Law & Order: SVU" - American Disgrace (NBC)
• Zahir McGhee - "Scandal" - Mama Said Knock You Out (ABC)
• Zoanne Clack - "Grey's Anatomy" - You Be Illin' (ABC)
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie
• Karin Gist, Regina Hicks - "Drumline: A New Beat" (VH1)
• Reggie Bythewood - "Gun Hill" (BET)
• Sharon Brathwaite, Peres Owino - "Seasons of Love" (Lifetime Networks)
• Shernold Edwards - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
• Sterling Anderson, Maria Nation - "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
• Chris Rock - "Top Five" (Paramount Pictures)
• Justin Simien - "Dear White People" (Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate)
• Margaret Nagle - "The Good Lie" (Alcon Entertainment)
• Misan Sagay - "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• Richard Wenk - "The Equalizer" (Columbia Pictures)
DIRECTING
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
• Ken Whittingham - "Parks and Recreation" - Prom (NBC)
• Ken Whittingham - "The Mindy Project" - Think Like a Peter (FOX)
• Linda Mendoza - "Bad Judge" - One Brave Waitress (NBC)
• Reginald Hudlin - "Bad Judge" - Knife to a Gunfight (NBC)
• Stan Lathan - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" - No New Friends (BET)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
• Anton Cropper - "Suits" - One-Two-Three Go... (USA)
• Carl Franklin - "House of Cards" - Chapter 14 (Netflix)
• Cary Joji Fukunaga - "True Detective" - Who Goes There (HBO)
• Hanelle Culpepper - "Criminal Minds" - The Edge of Winter (CBS)
• Millicent Shelton - "The Divide" - And the Little Ones Get Caught (WE tv)
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie
• Bille Woodruff - "Drumline: A New Beat" (VH1)
• Greg Champion - "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks)
• Michael Wilson - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Reggie Bythewood - "Gun Hill" (BET)
• Stephen Tolkin - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
• Amma Asante - "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• Antoine Fuqua - "The Equalizer" (Columbia Pictures)
• Ava DuVernay - "Selma" (Paramount Pictures)
• Gina Prince-Bythewood - "Beyond The Lights" (Relativity Media)
• John Ridley - "JIMI: All Is By My Side" (XLrator Media)
ANIMATED/CGI
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - (Television or Film)
• Jamie Foxx - "Rio 2" (20th Century Fox)
• Loretta Devine - "Doc McStuffins" (Disney Junior)
• Morgan Freeman - "The Lego Movie" (Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/Ratpac-Dune Entertainment/Lego System A/S/VertigoEntertainment/Lin Pictures)
• Tracy Morgan - "The Boxtrolls" (Focus Features)
• Zoe Saldana - "The Book of Life" (20th Century Fox)
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Ryan Gosling's Film, "Lost River," Due April 2015
Ryan Gosling’s Directorial Debut, “Lost River,” Comes to Theaters and Digital April 10, 2015
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut film, “Lost River,” will open April 10, 2015 for a theatrical run in New York and Los Angeles and will also be available same day via national digital release in the U.S. This news comes the same day as the announcement of the film’s North American premiere being part of the SXSW Film Festival, running March 13 – 21, 2015 in Austin Texas. The announcement was made today by Sue Kroll, President of Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, and Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“I am excited that ‘Lost River’ is being released by Warner Bros. and having its North American premiere at SXSW”
“Ryan is one of the most exciting actors of his generation and ‘Lost River’ reveals that he is also one of its most promising young directors,” said Kroll. “His debut film is a singular vision of stranded people finding connection in a broken world. We believe in this film and in Ryan as a director, and are delighted to be working with him in this new role. This is a great opportunity to give audiences the chance to discover this compelling, original work for themselves.”
Added Fellman, “By capitalizing on the growing variety of film release opportunities, we can better target the right audience and give ‘Lost River’ a bigger and more focused voice than it would have if we put it exclusively in theaters. We are excited to see the result.”
“I am excited that ‘Lost River’ is being released by Warner Bros. and having its North American premiere at SXSW,” said Gosling. ”It’s a small specialty film, so for me, this day-and-date theatrical and digital release plan provides the best of both worlds. It allows those who are interested in seeing my film in a theatre to do so without excluding the majority of people who don’t have access to a specialty cinema. VOD is giving a new life to independent cinema and I’m very excited to have the opportunity to showcase the wonderful work of my cast and crew on such a broad platform.”
The film, from Sierra Affinity, Phantasma Films and Bold Films, stars Christina Hendricks (TV’s “Mad Men”), Saoirse Ronan (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”), Iain De Caestecker (TV’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Matt Smith (TV’s “Doctor Who”), Reda Kateb (“Zero Dark Thirty”), Barbara Steele (TV’s “Dark Shadows”), with Eva Mendes (“The Place Beyond the Pines”), and Ben Mendelsohn (“The Dark Knight Rises”). In addition to directing the film, Gosling also wrote the screenplay. The producers are Marc Platt (“Into the Woods”), Gosling, Adam Siegel (“Drive”), Michael Litvak (“Nightcrawler”) and David Lancaster (“Nightcrawler”). Gary Michael Walters and Jeffrey Stott served as executive producers. Johnny Jewel (“Drive”) composed the film’s music.
“Lost River” is a dark fairy tale about love, family and the fight for survival in the face of danger. In the virtually abandoned city of Lost River, Billy (Christina Hendricks), a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld in her quest to save her childhood home and hold her family together. Her teenage son Bones (Iain De Caestecker) discovers a mystery about the origins of Lost River that triggers his curiosity and sets into motion an unexpected journey that will test his limits and the limits of those he loves.
“Lost River” composer Johnny Jewel will be releasing the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on his record label, Italians Do It Better, on March 30, 2015 ahead of the film’s theatrical release on April 10. The soundtrack features original score by Jewel, vocal performances from “Lost River” stars Saoirse Ronan and Ben Mendelsohn, as well as songs written for the film by Jewel’s groups Chromatics, Glass Candy, and Desire. The soundtrack will be released on CD and digitally as well as a collectible double record pressed on purple vinyl. “Lost River” reunites the collaborative efforts of writer-director Ryan Gosling and critically acclaimed musician Johnny Jewel, who first worked together on the soundtrack success of ”Drive.”
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Twitter / Instagram - @LostRiverMovie / #LostRiver
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Thursday, February 5, 2015
"Outcast" with Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen Opens February 6th, 2015
On February 6th, Entertainment One (eOne) is set to release Outcast in select theaters! The film packs an all-star cast, including Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen.
IN THEATERS: FEBRUARY 6, 2015
DIRECTOR: Nicholas Powell
WRITER: James Dormer
PRODUCERS:
Alan Zhang (Waiting in Beijing)
Jeremy Bolt (Shopping, Event Horizon, Resident Evil, The Dark)
Christopher Milburn (An American Haunting, Getaway, Transit)
Karine Martin (Magic Beyond Words: The JK Rowling Story)
Gary Hamilton (Lord of War, The Bank Job, Predestination)
Ye Ying (Three Kingdoms, 14 Blades, The Four)
George Mizen (The Holding)
Léonard Glowinski (The Diving Bell & the Butterfly, Unknown, Alexander)
Xun Zhang (CJ7, Forever Enthralled, The Founding of A Republic)
CAST: Nicolas Cage,Hayden Christensen, Yifei Liu
RUNNING TIME: 98 Minutes
RATING: Not rated
SYNOPSIS:
When the heir of the Imperial throne becomes the target of an assassination by his despised older brother, the young prince must flee the kingdom and seek protection. His only hope for survival is a reluctant war-weary crusader named Jacob, who must overcome his own personal demons and rally the assistance of a mythical outlaw known as The White Ghost. Together they must fight side by side in an epic battle to return the prince to his rightful place on the throne.
Trailer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seRWrLzOHUg&list=UUKblsekljxEoeYXDwHb_peQ
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