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It’s been 20 years since Degrassi: The Next Generation premiered, reviving the beloved ’80s teen drama for a new audience.

In honor of the hallmark anniversary, members of the cast and crew gathered Friday for the opening night of this year’s Atx Television Festival to reflect on the groundbreaking show that gave us so many memorable moments — Emma’s encounter with an internet predator, Manny’s defiant thong display and Craig’s bipolar diagnosis, to name a few.

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Nearly six years after Degrassi: The Next Generation wrapped in 2015, co-creator Linda Schuyler and stars Stefan Brogren, Aislinn Paul, Shane Kippel, Luke Bilyk, Munro Chambers, Lauren Collins and more reunited to celebrate the series’ lasting impact.

The Degrassi: The Next Generation reunion kicked off this year’s Atx Television Festival on Friday. For many of the cast members, reuniting with their on-screen classmates was just like meeting with longtime school buddies as they reminisced on favorite moments from the teen drama.

“What a joy it is to be reminded of those scenes we’ve done together over the years,” Schuyler told her team.

From scenes about sexuality and abortion to mental health issues, Schuyler and the Degrassi cast reflected on how the series unapologetically tackled controversial topics, which often caused more of a stir in the United States than in Canada when they first aired. Today’s shows like Euphoria,...

Whatever it takes, we know we can always use a good update on the cast of Degrassi. Co-creators Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn and a bunch of the iconic series' stars—including Stefan Brogren, Aislinn Paul, Shane Kippel, Luke Bilyk, Lauren Collins, Munro Chambers, Jake Epstein, Daniel Clark, Andrea Lewis and Christina Schmidt—are set to virtually reunite at the Atx Festival on Friday, June 11. Like the show used to say, it's about to get real, hun. It's hard to believe, but Degrassi: The Next Generation premiered nearly 20 years ago and ran for 14 drama-filled seasons, with the spinoff launching the careers of Nina Dobrev, Shenae Grimes-Beech and a rapper you may have...

Whatever it takes, you can make it through to the Atx Television Festival’s 20th anniversary panel for Degrassi: The Next Generation, taking place on the virtual event’s opening night, June 11.

Confirmed panelists for the reunion include co-creator/executive producer Linda Schuyler, executive producer Stephen Stohn, producer/director/actor Stefan Brogren (Archie “Snake” Simpson) and cast members Aislinn Paul (Clare Edwards), Shane Kippel (Spinner), Luke Bilyk (Drew Torres), Lauren Collins (Paige Michalchuk), Munro Chambers (Eli Goldsworthy), Jake Epstein (Craig Manning), Daniel Clark (Sean Cameron), Andrea Lewis (Hazel Aden) and Christina Schmidt (Terri McGreggor).

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Exclusive: The Atx Television Festival will kick off in June with a 20th anniversary reunion panel for the cast and creators of Degrassi: The Next Generation, the popular long-running Canadian teen drama series.

The panel, set to premiere June 11 at the virtual festival to commemorate 20 years since its premiere, has confirms from series co-creator and executive producer Linda Schuyler, EP Stephen Stohn, producer-director-actor Stefan Brogren and castmembers Jake Epstein, Aislinn Paul, Shane Kippel, Luke Bilyk, Lauren Collins, Munro Chambers, Daniel Clark, Andrea Lewis and Christina Schmidt. They will revisit storylines and moments from the series, the show’s groundbreaking approach to young-adult storytelling, behind-the-scenes stories and more.

The 10th edition of the Atx TV Fest, which will run June 11-20, will also feature “Channel Changers: A Conversation with TV’s Leaders,” a conversation with network, studio, and streamer executives about the state of the industry. Panelists will include Sarah Aubrey, Lisa Katz, Tina Perry, Karey Burke. Christina Davis and Jana Winograde,.

Also in the mix in the Atx news revealed Thursday are a pair of panels from the CW, A “Walker Music Showcase” live on June 20 and a panel for the upcoming summer series The Republic of Sarah; the return of Paramount+’s Younger ahead of its series finale with the focus on the series’ fashion; a farewell panel for Freeform’s The Bold Type; a panel on OWN’s original series David Makes Man to preview Season 2; and the cast and creatives of Peacock and Channel 4’s upcoming We Are Lady Parts chronicling the highs and lows of a Muslim female punk band; and a panel on Netflix’s Selena: The Series.

Atx also said it will presents its inaugural Breakthrough Award to actor-writer-producer Angelica Ross (Pose). The honor is designed to “recognize a creative voice who has made a unique and substantial imprint on TV, and exemplifies not only the current moment in television, but the possibilities of its future.”...

1980: Larkin Malloy made his Edge of Night debut.

1980: Gh's Laura didn't leave after saying goodbye to Luke.

1985: Oltl's Tina figured out Viki was Niki Smith.

2001: Degrassi: The Next Generation premiered."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

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1970: On Another World, after being jilted by the man she loved, Wayne Addison (Robert Milli), Liz (Nancy Wickwire) was convinced she had no life. "I have nothing," she told her daughter, Susan (Lisa Cameron). "Nothing that matters."

1980: Larkin Malloy made his first appearance on The Edge of Night as "Schuyler Whitney."

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While most of us would probably dread going to our high school reunion, Drake managed to make it look like the best idea ever when he dropped the Degrassi: Next Generation-themed music video for his new single "I'm Upset" on Wednesday. Not only did he reunite all of our favorite characters - including Nina Dobrev (Mia Jones), Lauren Collins (Paige Brooks), Shane Kippel (Gavin "Spinner" Mason), Miriam McDonald (Emma Nelson), and Ephraim Ellis (Rick Murray) - but he also brought back a hotter-than-ever A.J. Saudin, who played Connor DeLaurier on the beloved teen series.

Although some stars were left out, like Daniel Clark and Ryan Cooley (who played Sean Cameron and J.T. Yorke respectively), we can't help but reminisce about our childhood with the epic throwback video that has us deep in our feelings. Keep reading to see all of the behind-the-scenes photos the former cast mates shared from...

Drake’s not the only one “upset” these days.

In his latest music video, for the song “I’m Upset,” the rapper brought together much of the cast from “Degrassi,” the Canadian teen drama on which he starred as Jimmy Brooks.

A few cast members were absent — Ryan Cooley, Mike Lobel and Daniel Clark, with the latter saying that he didn’t even know the video was in the works.

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“No one ever reached out to me about this,” Clark told Page Six on Thursday. “I have no idea even when it was filmed. I woke up this morning and watched the music video and was like, ‘What the hell is going on?'”

“It sucks because it would have been great to see everybody. The best part is the fans are getting...

Daniel Clark -- best known for playing Sean Cameron on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" -- isn't feeling the love after missing out on a cameo in Drake's new music vid ... and is clueless why he didn't get the invite. Daniel tells TMZ ... he found out about the surprise 'Degrassi' cast reunion with Drake, aka Jimmy Brooks, in his "I'm Upset" video just like the rest of us did Wednesday night when it was released. He...

Slate includes pair of Tribeca premieres.

Andrew Herwitz’s The Film Sales Company has boarded worldwide sales rights to Daniel J. Clark’s Behind The Curve ahead of its world premiere at Hot Docs next week.

The film takes an unprecedented look at Flat Earthers, who believe there is a centuries-long conspiracy to suppress the truth that the Earth is flat.

“Daniel Clark has revealed that unlike some conspiracy theorists who may seem like oddballs who spend their time in dark rooms with tin foil hats, the community of Flat Earthers are a heterogeneous, articulate, passionate and good humoured community...

The third time wasn't a charm for Jennie Garth. The 90210 actress' third husband Dave Abrams reportedly filed for divorce on April 6, according to TMZ. The shocking news comes after reports claimed that she and Dave were taking a break in late 2017, but it looks like the time apart didn't help. Dave reportedly cited "irreconcilable differences" in the court docs, which were filed just three days after her 46th birthday on April 3. It looks like Jennie is leaning on her three daughters from her previous marriages to Daniel Clark and Peter Facinelli in this difficult time. While enjoying some time in Aspen with her kids, she wrote, "they’re my everything, always there for me thru thick and thin, they teach me new levels of love and understanding everyday. loyal and full of faith in me. unwavering and incredibly strong. i am forever grateful for them...

4:15 pm PT -- Abrams lists the date of separation as August 29, 2017. He's also asking the court to terminate Garth's right to spousal support. Jennie Garth's third marriage is ending ... her husband has just filed for divorce ... TMZ has learned. Dave Abrams filed for divorce Friday citing irreconcilable differences. The "90210" star and Abrams, also an actor, got hitched in July 2015. They have no kids together. She has 3 daughters from a previous marriage. Jennie...

A Tennessee man and a female teenage runaway face murder charges in the shooting death of a convenience store clerk, People confirms.

A statement from the Metro Nashville Police Department alleges that Daniel Clark, 28, and a 15-year-old girl have known each other for years, and on Monday followed through with a plan weeks in the making to leave Dayton, Tennessee, for Nashville, more than two hours north.

Police allege the two were parked outside a Wal-Mart when their van ran out of gas. Clark and the teen allegedly walked to a nearby gas station and convenience store.

Authorities allege Clark...

It’s time for a Degrassi Community School class reunion!

Cassandra Steele and Miriam McDonald of the Canadian drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation thrilled fans with a surprise reunion documented by a series of selfies.

“The Og of my youth,” Steele captioned a smiling photo of the duo, known better as best friends Manny and Emma to Degrassi lovers.

McDonald shared a similar snap on Instagram, writing, “Just like the old days.”

Followers couldn’t get enough of the reunion. “This is everything!” commented one fan, while another wrote, “This Warms Our Hearts, As Your Fans. Yall Have Made Our Childhoods.

Drake reunited with his old Degrassi co-stars on Wednesday night, posing with his old friends from Degrassi high, Lauren Collins, Adam Ruggiero and Daniel Clark. Drake Reunites With Degrassi Cast Drake, who acted on the teen soap under the name Aubrey Graham, starred on Degrassi: The Next Generation for seven years playing Jimmy Brooks. On […]

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The Summer of Degrassi Nostalgia continued Wednesday night with easily the biggest event yet. (Yes, even bigger than last month’s Next Generation series finale.)

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I’m talking about the long-awaited reunion between Drake, who played wheelchair-bound Jimmy Brooks, and his former co-stars, which finally went down at the Toronto premiere of the new web series We Are Disorderly.

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Lauren Collins (aka Miz Paige Michalchuk) shared the above photo — featuring herself, Drake, Daniel Clark (Sean) and Adamo Ruggiero (Marco) — on Instagram with the caption...

Started from the bottom... Drake reunited with his Degrassi co-stars last night at a screening for the new web series We Are Disorderly.  The rapper, whose been busy headlining Ovo Fest and beefing with fellow rapper Meek Mill, managed to take time out of his busy schedule to support former castmates Al Mukaddam and Mazin Elsadig, prompting an impromptu Degrassi reunion when he posed for a pic with Adamo Ruggiero (Marco), Lauren Collins (Paige) and Daniel Clark (Sean).  "It was a #Degrassi reunion tonight at the screening for the hilarious new web series @wearedisorderly," the official Degrassi Instagram page captioned a pic of the former...

The kids of Degrassi had their own high school reunion last night! Before being known as Drake, Aubrey Graham made a name for himself as a Canadian actor starring on the Noggin series "Degrassi: The Next Generation." The rapper played Jimmy Brooks on the series, a basketball player who ended up in a wheelchair after a school shooting left him paralyzed. While he left the show in 2007, Drake met up with a trio of his former costars on Wednesday night at the Toronto screening of the new series "We Are Disorderly." At the event, he was seen taking photos with Daniel Clark (Sean Cameron), Adam Ruggiero (Maro Del Rossi) and Lauren Collins (Paige Michalchuk). The series they were supporting is directed by Samir Rehem, who directed a ton of "Degrassi" episodes, and written by Mazin Elsadig, who played Damian on the Noggin show. This is the second mini-"Degrassi" reunion in the past week,...

Take a deep breath, Degrassi fans.

Drake – the rapper formerly known as Aubrey Graham – just reunited with three of his costars, and the photo is giving us major #ThrowbackThursday nostalgia.

Arguably the most notable alumnus of millennials' favorite Canadian school district, Drake played Jimmy Brooks, a basketball star who became paralyzed during a shooting. He even showed off his early hip-hop skills on the show, spitting verses on girlfriend Ashley's talent show ballad.

On Wednesday, Drake met up with his Degrassi squad Daniel Clark (Sean Cameron), Adam Ruggiero (Marco Del Rossi) and Lauren Collins (Paige Michalchuk) at the Toronto screening of We Are Disorderly.

Whatever it takes, these pals will make it through! Drake took a break from feuding with Meek Mill to take part of, basically, the Best. Reunion. Ever. The rapper walked down memory lane when he hung out with some of his former Degrassi costars at the We Are Disorderly premiere in his native Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The "Hold On, We're Going Home" entertainer, 28, was joined by Degrassi: The Next Generation's Lauren Collins (Paige Michalchuk), Daniel Clark (Sean Cameron), and Adamo Ruggiero (Marco Del Rossi). "Some [...]...

Drake may be a world famous rapper but he hasn’t forgotten his roots on cult Canadian show “Degrassi: The Next Generation.” On Tuesday, the “Take Care” rapper joined former co-stars Daniel Clark, Adamo Ruggiero and Lauren Collins (pictured above) at the Toronto premiere of the new web comedy series, “We Are Disorderly.” Drake was back in his home town this week for the Ovo Fest at the Molson Amphitheatre — where he amplified his beef with Meek Mill in the most hilarious fashion — and took time out from performing to pose for photos with the producers and stars of “We Are Disorderly,...

Wedding bells were ringing on Saturday (July 11) as Jennie Garth tied the knot with David Abrams at an afternoon wedding at Garth’s home in Santa Ynez, California.

Following their April engagement, the “Beverly Hills: 90210” star and her handsome beau made vows in front of family and friends including Jennie’s three daughters Luca, Lola and Fiona.

Ms. Garth was previously married to Daniel Clark back in the 1990s, followed by an 18-year relationship (12 of which they were married) to “Twilight Saga: New Moon” hunk Peter Facinelli. Interestingly enough, Facinelli is also getting married after proposing to Jaimie Alexander at the top of the Empire State Building back in March.

Whoa -- who knew Jennie Garth was so tatted up?!  The "Beverly Hills, 90210" alum was spotted soaking up the sun with fiance David Abrams and her daughters Fiona, Luca and Lola Facinelli in Honolulu, Hawaii over the weekend.  The actress looked like she was enjoying herself during the family vacay as she hit the water with a yellow raft and showed some Pda with Abrams.  The 43-year-old looked gorgeous wearing a black string bikini which she accessorized with a straw floppy hat and white sunglasses.  But get a look at that ink!  Garth highlighted her giant hip tattoo while rocking the teeny bikini. The actress has two roses with black ribbons that start just above her waist and go down to the front of her leg. The "What I Like About You" star also has a matching bowtie on the other side of her of her body.  The "Mystery Girls...

Talk about some cute couple bonding time! Jennie Garth and fiance David Abrams were spotted earlier this month enjoying a round of golf in Los Angeles, California. The "Beverly Hills, 90210" alum looked head-over-heels for her fiance as they showed some major Pda in between swings. We also got our first clear look at Garth's giant engagement ring -- and we love that David decided to do something a little different when it came to her new bling. Is that emerald? This will be Garth’s third marriage, following a two-year run with musician Daniel Clark back in the '90s and a 12-year marriage to "Twilight" star Peter Facinelli, which ended in 2013. She has three daughters with Peter; Luca Facinelli, Lola Facinelli and Fiona Facinelli. It definitely seems like Peter and Jennie are both in great places these days -- her ex-husband recently proposed to Jaimie Alexander at the top of the Empire State Building.

Jennie Garth is getting hitched ... again! The "Beverly Hills, 90210" actress just got engaged to actor Dave Abrams, after less than a year of dating. Her now-fiance reportedly popped the question during a trip to Mexico -- not a bad way to celebrate her 43rd year, right? Jennie and Dave started dating last fall, but didn’t go public until January of this year. This will be Garth’s third marriage, following a two-year run with musician Daniel Clark back in the '90s and a 12-year marriage to "Twilight" star Peter Facinelli, which ended in 2013. She has three daughters with Peter; Luca Facinelli, Lola Facinelli and Fiona Facinelli. "It’s fun and awful all at the same time," Jennie said about getting back into the dating game following her divorce. "It's like a weird type of torture. But it can be fun." "For me, I look for somebody who shares an energy,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tonight honored fifteen student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 41st Student Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Hollywood. The gold, silver and bronze medals were announced and presented by actors Adrian Grenier, Nate Parker and Oscar® nominee Demian Bichir, and the Oscar-winning directing/producing team from the animated feature “Frozen,” Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho. The 2014 Student Academy Award® winners are: Alternative Gold Medal: “Person,” Drew Brown, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida Silver Medal: “Oscillate,” Daniel Sierra, School of Visual Arts, New York Animation Gold Medal: “Owned,” Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, Brigham Young University, Utah Silver Medal: “Higher Sky,” Teng Cheng, University of Southern California Bronze Medal: “Yamashita,” Hayley Foster, Loyola Marymount University, California Documentary Gold Medal: “The Apothecary,” Helen Hood Scheer, Stanford University Silver Medal: “White Earth,...

Actors Demian Bichir, Adrian Grenier and Nate Parker, along with the writing/directing/producing team of Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho, who earned Oscars for Frozen, will present at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 41st Student Academy Awards on Saturday, June 7, at 6 p.m. at the DGA Theater in Hollywood. The awards ceremony caps a week of industry activities for the 15 student filmmakers from the U.S. and abroad who were selected as winners this year.

Lee, Buck and Del Vecho took home Oscars earlier this year for the Animated Feature Film winner Frozen, the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Along with becoming the first female feature director in the history of the Walt Disney Animation Studios, Lee also wrote the screenplay for Frozen and co-wrote the 2012 Oscar nominee Wreck-it Ralph. Co-director Buck’s other animated feature credits include Pocahontas and Tarzan, and...

Fifteen students have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 41st Student Academy Awards competition. They will arrive in Los Angeles for a week of industry activities that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 7, at 6 p.m., at the DGA Theater in Hollywood. The medal placements – gold, silver and bronze – in the five award categories will be announced at the ceremony.

http://www.oscars.org/awards/saa/index.html

The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title):

Alternative

“Oscillate,” Daniel Sierra, School of Visual Arts, New York

“Person,” Drew Brown, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida

Animation

“Higher Sky,” Teng Cheng, University of Southern California

“Owned,” Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, Brigham Young University, Utah

“Yamashita,” Hayley Foster, Loyola Marymount University, California

Documentary

“The Apothecary,” Helen Hood Scheer, Stanford University

“One Child,” Zijian Mu, New York University

“White Earth,” J. Christian Jensen,...

Jennie Garth is rebounding from her split from Peter Facinelli and is already "smitten" with her new man.

According to reports, Garth is happily dating Jeremy Salken, the drummer for the electronica duo Big Gigantic, reports Us Weekly. The two have been seeing each other since October.

"He's very easygoing and chill," a source told the magazine of the 31-year-old drummer. "She loves being with the rock star. They’re together nonstop, except when she’s on mom time. They could be doing absolutely nothing and it’s still fun. They’re smitten.”

Garth's publicist was not immediately available for a comment on the new relationship.

People magazine first reported that Garth is dating Salken, revealing that the two spent New Year's together in Chicago at a Big Gigantic show.

The former "Beverly Hills, 90210" actress recently opened up about her painful divorce from Facinelli. The two split back in March after 11 years of marriage.

After all these years, it’s hard to listen to the talents of Deric Williams, Daniel Clark, Tobie Munroe and Chris Davis and not refer to them by the collective moniker they’ve gone by for over half a decade. I guess I understand why the band now known as Foreign Home needed to distance themselves from their previous handle, Motive for Movement. When the band first started out they performed mostly at churches and all-ages venues. Their lyrics, much like their band name, were spiritual in nature. As the band seemed to evolve into a new area, both creatively and very likely personally, a fresh start was needed. That fresh start came in the way of Foreign Home, a name ripped from a Minus the Bear song. After watching the band perform at the FreeTulsa music festival in July, it was clear that the band has indeed turned over a new leaf.

It seems like it was just yesterday that Jennie Garth was playing Kelly Taylor, the popular high school girl forever falling in and out of love with proverbial bad boy, Dylan, on "Beverly Hills, 90210." Maybe that's why Tuesday's news that Garth and real-life love Peter Facinelli are headed for divorce after 11 years and three daughters together took us by surprise.

But this won't be Garth's first divorce -- her marriage to Daniel Clark ended in 1996 after two years together. And Garth will hardly be the first "90210"-er to divorce, either. In fact, the West Beverly Hills High School-crowd is so prone to splits, that a few years back, E! Online wondered if many in the group might be under the divorce curse cast by "90210" alum Shannen Doherty, whose short-lived marriage to actor Ashley Hamilton in 1993 was followed by an even shorter-lived second marriage to Rick Salomon 10 years later.

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Peter Facinelli and Jennie Garth have split, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

"While we have decided to end our marriage, we both share the same deep love and devotion to our children," the couple said in a joint statement released to Access.

"We remain dedicated to raising our beautiful daughters together," the couple's statement continued. "We ask for privacy and respect during this time."

The couple, who were married for 11 years, have three daughters together (Luca, 14; Lola, 9; and Fiona, 5).

The former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star was previous married to Daniel Clark from 1994 ...

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Facinelli confirmed on Tuesday that he and the '90210' star are splitting after 11 years of marriage.

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"Twilight" star Peter Facinelli and his wife, actress Jennie Garth, have confirmed that they are divorcing after 11 years of marriage.

"While we have decided to end our marriage, we both share the same deep love and devotion to our children," they told People.com in a statement on Tuesday (March 13). "We remain dedicated to raising our beautiful daughters together. We ask for privacy and respect during this time."

The couple met on the set of the movie "An Unfinished Affair" in 1996 and married in 2001. Garth had just split from her first husband, Daniel Clark. Garth and Facinelli have three kids together, Luca, 14, Lola, 9, and Fiona, 5.

Garth is best known as one of the stars of "Beverly Hills, 90210," and Facinelli became...

The aliens from Sony's "District 9" scored big during The Hollywood Reporter's 39th annual Key Art Awards.

Honoring the best in movie marketing, Friday's event at Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles saw "District 9" take home 11 awards, including the best-in-show prize for its integrating marketing campaigning as well as three other best-in-show laurels for its outdoor advertising (built around its "Bus Stop for Humans Bus Shelter"), TV spots and digital campaign.

The awards ceremony culminated with Sylvester Stallone receiving the Visionary Award, given annually to a filmmaker who inspires movie marketers.

"At the end of the day, there is no question that Sylvester Stallone delivers great product," THR publisher Lori Burgess said before calling Stallone to the candlelit stage at what once was the altar of the former St. Vibiana Roman Catholic cathedral, which has been converted to a party space. "He's put his stamp on film like very few people of his generation.

Superheroes were center stage at the Hollywood Reporter's 38th annual Key Art Awards, held Friday night at the Geffen Contemporary at Moca in Los Angeles.

Sam Raimi, who has directed Sony's three "Spider-Man" movies, accepted the 2009 Visionary Award, given to a filmmaker who inspires movie marketers.

And "The Dark Knight," director Chris Nolan's second Batman movie, led the list of award winners, taking home eight prizes, including three best of show awards for its theatrical poster, theatrical TV spot and home entertainment print.

The animated "Wall-e" was a close runner-up, earning seven awards, including one best in show citation for home entertainment, new release packaging.

Warners, which fielded "Knight," and Disney, which released "Wall-e," earned 10 awards each, as did Paramount, thanks to a mix of films that included "Iron Man," "Tropic Thunder" and "The Godfather: Coppola Restoration" DVD.

Sony rounded out the top four studios with eight wins.

Design firm Blt & Associates,...