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The upcoming animated film Boys Go to Jupiter has tunnel vision when it comes to being odd, different, and eccentric; you might even call it avant-garde, as it refuses to fit within the box of cinematic norms. The film possesses a winsome awkwardness that’s hard to resist, drawing you in with its enchanting quirkiness.

Along with a fantastic voice cast that includes stars such as Elsie Fisher, Janeane Garofalo, Cole Escola, Julio Torres, and Joe Pera, who help bring out the heart of the story in Boys Go to Jupiter, there is something poignant and, above all, human.

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Boys Go to Jupiter, an animated feature directed and written by Pittsburgh-based 3D artist Julian Glander, is truly a product of its time. And that time is now. As the press notes mention: “[The film] was self-produced and animated entirely over 90 days on the free open-source 3D modeling program Blender. Peisin Yang Lazo executive produced.” Running about 85 minutes and featuring an impossibly stellar voice cast, this film is often funny and sometimes introspective about this land of screens we find ourselves trapped inside. A bit long in the tooth at times, it is undeniably engaging and reliably weird.

Billy 5000 (Jack Corbett) is a teenager living in Florida and determined to gig work his way to five-thousand dollars. His main gig is delivering food for the DoorDash-like company Grubster (“Have a Grubby Day!”). He hangs out with his friends around an empty swimming pool and at local chain restaurants surrounded by empty construction spaces.

“Flow” winning an Oscar for Best Animated Film has been celebrated — specifically by us here at IndieWire — for its use of the free-to-download software Blender, which enabled the film’s Latvian animation team to craft a lush, human-free world of staggering beauty and rising water.

Practically at the other end of the spectrum of what’s possible, director Julian Glander has created a lo-fi, distanced, painfully, poignantly pastel vision of Florida in “Boys Go to Jupiter.” The film was also made in Blender, but this vaporwave coming-of-age story couldn’t look or feel more different.

The story follows intrepid (and intensely sleep-deprived) teenaged deliverista Billy 5000 (Jack Corbett) as he tries to hustle for the $5,000 he hopes will give him the independence he craves, even as absurd and miraculous things keep happening around him, his friends, and an orange juice factory run by Janeane Garofalo and Julio Torres. In the exclusive clip above,...

Julian Glander is a 3D artist whose work ranges from children’s books to video games, and the influence of the former on his feature-length directorial debut, Boys Go to Jupiter, is especially evident in the film’s isometric vision of the world. In the right light, his simple, rounded characters could pass for clay figures. Glander isn’t exactly emulating stop-motion, but the characters’ minute movements evoke it all the same, bringing a hand-crafted quality to a medium that’s typically viewed as impersonal. Every cut to a distant camera perspective asks us to ruminate over every detail that’s gone into composing the film’s scenes.

At a gentle, ambling pace that’s punctuated by dreamy musical numbers, Boys Go to Jupiter follows Billy 5000 (Jack Corbett), a high school dropout and “human calculator.” Billy, who’s growing apart from his friends, lives out of his sister’s garage...

Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers hosted the 2025 Las Culturistas Culture Awards last night and we have all the photos from the star-studded event!

The fourth annual awards show was taped on Thursday night (July 17) at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The show will air on Bravo on August 5 and will be available to stream on Peacock the next day.

There were so many celebs in attendance, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alison Brie and Dave Franco, Allison Janney, Mindy Kaling, Kristen Wiig, Quinta Brunson, Bravo’s Andy Cohen, and more.

During the show, Casamigos Margaritas took over the backstage green room, coining it the Teal Room, which was the exclusive backstage hangout for all the celebs. A Casamigos Margarita cart exclusively served ready-to-drink Casamigos Margarita cans, while a featured “wave wall” made of Casamigos Margarita cans doubled as a photo backdrop.

Casamigos also hosted the official afterparty for Bowen,...

The theatrical trailer for the new indie animated film “Boys Go to Jupiter,” which will hit select theaters in New York City on August 8 and Los Angeles on August 15, has been released. After those initial screenings, it will expand into a limited release nationwide. The movie will be distributed by Cartuna and Irony Point, which picked up the project in May after a successful festival run.

From the mind of debut director Julian Glander, the movie is billed as a “coming-of-age absurdist comedy” led by an impressive cast of voice actors, including recent Tony-winner Cole Escola and “SNL” star Sarah Sherman. The primary cast features Jack Corbett, Janeane Garofalo, Elsie Fisher, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, J.R. Phillips, and singer-songwriter Miya Folick (who also provides an original song), plus Escola, Sherman, Tavi Gevinson, Julio Torres, Joe Pera, Eva Victor, Max Wittert, River L. Ramirez, Chris Fleming, and Demi Adejuyigbe.

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"Is this really how you want to spend your whole life, just bumming around forever?" Whoa this looks fun. Cartuna has revealed the trailer for an indie animated film called Boys Go to Jupiter, the first feature by animator / 3D artist Julian Glander. This first premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival last year, and played at many other festivals including Nashville and Denver. A teenager in suburban Florida desperately hustles to make $5,000 in this dreamy and surreal animated flick. Billy is forced to make hard choices about love, friendship, and how far he'll go for financial security in a world ruled by capitalism in this absurdist, musical take on a coming-of-age comedy. With the voices of Jack Corbett, Tavi Gevinson, Elsie Fisher, Janeane Garofalo, Julio Torres, Max Wittert, & Demi Adejuyigbe. Inspired by Google Street View excursions through the streets of Tampa, Florida, the nostalgia of youth and growing up in the suburbs,...

Stick the stars of six top comedies around a table for an hour, and it becomes increasingly impossible to keep composure. At least, that was the case for The Hollywood Reporter’s latest Comedy Actor Emmy roundtable, featuring Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This), Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside), John Mulaney (Everybody’s Live), Seth Rogen (The Studio), Jason Segel (Shrinking) and Julio Torres (Fantasmas).

The rollicking conversation hit on topics as far ranging as the ways in which they’ve been typecast — the schlubby stoner type (Rogen), the confident nerd (Brody), the “soulless wooden boy who’s fast on his feet” (Mulaney) — to the “dream roles” they didn’t land. (Spoiler: Brody fought hard for Blues Clues.) They also talked in earnest about the most challenging period in their careers and swapped tales about the most baffling creative notes they’ve ever received.

At one point, the six...

A star-studded lineup of talent returned for the new season of Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter.

The Emmy-nominated series debuted new episodes in May and June on IFC that were available to stream the same day on AMC+.

Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter showcases five categories of Emmy contenders, featuring themed episodes for Drama Actress, Drama Actor, Comedy Actress, Comedy Actor and Stand-Up. Moderated by THR’s Lacey Rose and Mikey O’Connell, the series is known for its sharp, unfiltered roundtable format, delivering honest, insightful and often hilarious conversations about the craft and chaos of working in television. But what truly sets Off Script apart is its unmatched ability to curate a who’s who of Hollywood who rarely, if ever, share the same stage.

Closely timed with each episode’s premiere, THR released digital covers, in-depth features, and full video cuts of each roundtable on THR.

Sit six uniquely hilarious men around a table for an hour and simply try not to laugh. That proved an impossible task in early May, as Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This), Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside), John Mulaney (Everybody’s Live), Seth Rogen (The Studio), Jason Segel (Shrinking) and Julio Torres (Fantasmas) assembled for THR‘s Comedy Actor Emmy Roundtable. In fact, the sextet was regularly in stitches as the conversation moved from shocking exec notes to industry expectations and the projects that got away.

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What is the wildest or most amusing thing you’ve all read or heard about yourself?

Ted Danson Two stick in my head. The headline was “Too Tepid Ted.”

All Oooh.

Seth Rogen They got you with alliteration!

Danson And then Mr. “Thinks He’s So Wonderful” Danson.

John Mulaney Oh man, that person didn’t like you at all.

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced the winners of the second annual Gotham Television Awards 2025 at a ceremony held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Netflix’s Adolescence won Breakthrough Limited Series. The show, which follows the aftermath of a school murder committed by a 13-year-old boy, also picked up two acting awards. Stephen Graham won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series, and Owen Cooper won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series. Jenny Slate received the same supporting performance award for her role in Dying for Sex.

The Studio, a workplace comedy about a team of studio executives navigating Hollywood, won Breakthrough Comedy Series. Julio Torres won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series for Fantasmas, and Poorna Jagannathan won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series for Deli Boys. HBO’s The Pitt, set entirely inside a Pittsburgh hospital, won Breakthrough Drama Series. Kathy Bates...

We’re getting closer and closer to Emmy Awards nominations coming out and the 2025 Gotham Television Awards will give you a little preview of what’s to come.

A star-studded crowd attended The Gotham Film & Media Institute’s second annual awards ceremony on Monday night (June 2) at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Adolescence, The Studio, and The Pitt were among the big winners of the night, along with special honors presented to actors from The White Lotus and The Handmaid’s Tale.

Some of the major stars in attendance at the event included Renee Zellweger, Elisabeth Moss, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Brian Tyree Henry, Rachel Brosnahan, The Pitt‘s Noah Wyle and Shawn Hatosy, and The White Lotus stars Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Sam Rockwell, and Sam Nivola.

Head inside to see the full winners list and all of the attendees…

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Adolescence topped the 2025 Gotham TV Awards Monday night, sweeping the limited categories and converting three of its four nominations into wins.

The Netflix series, which follows the aftermath after a teenage boy is accused of murder, won Breakthrough Limited Series, BestLead Performance in a Limited Series for Stephen Graham, and Best Supporting Performance in a Limited Series for Owen Cooper, who won in a tie with Dying for Sex's Jenny Slate. Adolescence's fourth nomination was for Erin Doherty's supporting turn.

The Studio won Breakthrough Comedy Series, while The Pitt nabbed Breakthrough Drama Series.

Fantasmas' Julio Torres and Deli Boys' Poorna Jagannathan took home the lead and supporting comedy acting prizes, respectively. After winning the Critics Choice Award earlier this year, Kathy Bates won Best Lead Performance in a Drama Series for Matlock. The supporting award went to Ben Whishaw for Black Doves.

Pee-wee as Himself was named Best Original Film,...

“Adolescence” was the big winner at the Gotham Television Awards, taking home three prizes, including breakthrough limited series, on Monday night.

Seth Rogen’s “The Studio” won breakthrough comedy series, and “The Pitt” won best drama.

The actors, directors, writers and producers feted at the ceremony, hosted at New York’s Cipriani Wall Street, emphasized the need to preserve and protect the entertainment industry amid geopolitical strife and AI fears.

“We love this business,” said Amy Sherman-Palladino, accepting the Creator Tribute alongside her husband Daniel Palladino. “God please help everybody. Let’s make it survive.”

“Let’s keep the arts alive!” shouted an enthusiastic Parker Posey. “Let’s turn this business into entertainment that everyone can love. That old people and young people and even babies laugh at!”

Posey, who was honored with the Legend Tribute, was introduced by her “White Lotus” co-stars Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell, who took...

The ceremony for the second annual Gotham Television Awards concluded Monday night in New York City, where winners for the year’s best in TV were revealed as the small-screen awards season hits high gear.

Netflix’s Adolescence led all nominees coming into the night with four, winning all of its fields; it tied in the supporting performance category with Owen Cooper’s win and Jenny Slate’s accolade for Dying for Sex. Meanwhile, Max’s The Pitt, CBS’ Matlock and FX/Hulu’s Dying for Sex, which had three noms apiece, took home a Gotham each; the former clinched the Breakout Drama category, while Kathy Bates won for lead performance in a drama. Apple TV+’s The Studio won the Breakthrough Comedy Series award.

The newly created category of Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming went to HBO/Max’s documentary Pee-wee as Himself.

This year’s Gothams also...

It was a big night for television, as Emmy favorites descended upon Cipriani Wall Street in New York City for the second annual Gotham TV Awards. Launched in 2024, the TV branch of the beloved indie film award show continues to stake out an early position on the calendar that could eventually make it a barometer for the Emmy race in a way that mirrors the Gotham Awards’ traditional relationship with the Oscars.

The evening’s big winners included “Adolescence,” which completed a sweep of the limited series categories with wins for Breakthrough Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series (for Stephen Graham), while Owen Cooper shared the Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series award with Jenny Slate (who was nominated for “Dying for Sex”). Emmy Frontrunners “The Studio” and “The Pitt” also won the Breakthrough Comedy Series and Breakthrough Drama Series categories, respectively.

“Building on the...

The 2025 Gotham TV Awards are underway in Manhattan.

This marks the second year in which the Gotham Awards have broken out TV honors with a separate ceremony during Emmys season.

Netflix’s Adolescence leads this year’s nominees with four nods.

The four-episode series about a teenage boy accused of murder, which became a much-talked-about phenomenon shortly after its streaming debut last month, landed nods for breakthrough limited series, lead performance in a limited series (Stephen Graham) and two nods for supporting performance in a limited series (Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty).

Meanwhile, Max’s The Pitt, FX’s Dying for Sex and CBS’ Matlock each landed three nods, with a number of projects scoring two nods apiece.

Dying for Sex faces off against Adolescence in the limited series category, where additional nominees are Get Millie Back, Penelope and Say Nothing.

The Pitt and Matlock are nominated for breakthrough drama series,...

There are certain performances audiences need to see to believe, especially when it comes to the ones on the HBO series “Fantasmas,” from creator, director, and star Julio Torres. For instance, how can one properly describe Steve Buscemi playing the letter “Q,” or Oscar winner Tilda Swinton being the voice of water?

IndieWire has exclusively learned that the current Gotham TV Awards nominee will be submitting for several Emmys categories, including the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series. The actors on “Fantasmas,” however, will still be among the Comedy Series contenders, similar to “Saturday Night Live,” which Torres used to write for. They include Torres for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, breakout star Martine for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and “Fire Island” star Tomás Matos for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

All three performers are part of the connective tissue of the series, which is...

Exclusive: Ahead of the Cannes launch of the anticipated Oliver Hermanus film The History of Sound, on which they’re co-producers, Tatiana Bears and Bruno Vernaschi-Berman have announced the launch of Good Bath, a New York-based independent production company focused on championing distinct voices and bold storytelling across the global indie film landscape.

“We started Good Bath to create the kind of space we always wished existed—one where filmmakers feel truly supported from the ground up,” the duo said. “We’re excited to build something bold, flexible, and deeply collaborative, and to keep championing the kinds of stories that surprise us.”

Bears and Vernaschi-Berman have extensive experience in the production of acclaimed indies and bring a collaborative, filmmaker-first ethos to Good Bath. In addition to the WWI-set History of Sound — which stars Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal — the duo’s collective credits include Mary Bronstein’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You...

The Tribeca Festival is this year launching a festival within a festival, adding a Storytelling Summit in which emerging and mid-career creators can engage with entertainment industry leaders like Nia DaCosta, David Leitch, Leslye Headland and Lucy Liu.

The 11-day event, running June 5-15 at Spring Studios, will feature talks, workshops, case studies and networking events in the form of six thematic tracks.

Luminaries sessions will consist of in-depth talks with artists like DaCosta, talking about her career trajectory including Candyman and The Marvels; married producing partners Leitch and Kelly McCormick, who will discuss their advocacy for stunt design as a storytelling too and their upcoming Nobody 2 sequel and Problemista and Fantasmas‘ Julio Torres on his prolific creativity. There will also be talks with Steve Buscemi, Tribeca co-founder Jane Rosenthal and Jeremy O. Harris.

Industry Now sessions will feature guidance on producing, financing and distribution including choosing stories and...

Cartuna and Irony Point have acquired the North American distribution rights to Julian Glander’s feature debut, “Boys Go to Jupiter.” The animated feature bowed at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival.

Cartuna and Irony Point plan to release the film theatrically, kicking off Aug. 8 at New Your City’s IFC Center, followed by an Aug. 15 bow at the Laemmle Glendale in Los Angeles and rollout nationally.

Glander’s “Boys Go to Jupiter” is described as a surreal coming-of-age story set in suburban Florida. The film follows Billy 5000, a teenage delivery driver who stumbles into a cosmic mystery after a routine gig leaves him caretaker of a mysterious alien egg.

The voice cast includes Janeane Garofalo, Julio Torres, Sarah Sherman, Cole Escola, Eva Victor, Elsie Fisher, Tavi Gevinson, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Jack Corbett and Joe Pera.

The film was produced by Glander under his Pittsburgh-based studio, Glanderco, with Peisin Yang Lazo serving as executive producer.

One of the best action movies of the last few years continues to prove its greatness, earning a pair of nominations at this year’s Gotham TV Awards. Released by Netflix back in September last year, Rebel Ridge has been both a critical and commercial success for the streamer, with the action thriller having now found itself up for awards consideration and thus cementing itself as one of the best genre features of modern times.

Rebel Ridge is now up for Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast, or Streaming alongside the likes of Peacock’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, NBC’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music, HBO’s Pee-wee as Himself, and Hulu’s Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). Not only that, lead star Aaron Pierre is also in contention for Outstanding Performance in an Original Film, finding himself up against Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in Searchlight Pictures...

Emmy season is upon us, and while we won’t see those nominations until July 15, the second annual Gotham Television Awards could give us a taste of what to expect from TV’s biggest night. In the mix are critically-acclaimed series such as Netflix’s “Adolescence,” Max’s “The Pitt,” AppleTV+’s “The Studio” and FX/Hulu’s “Dying for Sex,” “Say Nothing” and “English Teacher,” among several newcomers.

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,” Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham’s, said. “As the first awards show of the new television season, we are proud to bring together the industry’s most exciting new voices, celebrate breakthrough achievements and deepen our commitment to supporting the creative community.

Adolescence, Dying for Sex, The Pitt, and The Studio are among the top Emmy contenders nominated for the 2025 Gotham Television Awards, the Gotham Film & Media Institute announced on Tuesday.

Netflix hit limited series Adolescence led all programs with four nominations, including bids for limited series, lead performance for limited series (Stephen Graham), and two supporting performance nominations (Erin Doherty and show breakout Owen Cooper).

Max hit The Pitt landed three nominations: breakthrough drama series, best drama performance for star Noah Wyle, and best drama supporting performance for Katherine Lanasa.

Dying for Sex also hit in three categories: limited series, limited series lead (Michelle Williams), and limited series supporting performance (Jenny Slate).

Freshman comedy The Studio picked up two nominations, for comedy series and comedy supporting performance (Chase Sui Wonders).

As with the Gotham Film Awards, the Gotham Television Awards' acting categories are gender-neutral.

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony,...

The 2025 Gotham TV Awards nominations have been revealed, with Netflix’s Adolescence scoring a leading four nominations.

The four-episode series about a teenage boy accused of murder, which became a much-talked-about phenomenon shortly after its streaming debut last month, landed nods for breakthrough limited series, lead performance in a limited series (Stephen Graham) and two nods for supporting performance in a limited series (Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty).

Meanwhile, Max’s The Pitt, FX’s Dying for Sex and CBS’ Matlock each landed three nods, with a number of projects scoring two nods apiece.

Dying for Sex faces off against Adolescence in the limited series category, where additional nominees are Get Millie Back, Penelope and Say Nothing.

The Pitt and Matlock are nominated for breakthrough drama series, alongside Black Doves, Forever and One Hundred Years of Solitude.

The Pitt‘s Noah Wyle and Matlock‘s Kathy Bates are nominated for...

The Gotham Film & Media Institute handed out nominations to Adolescence, The Pitt and The Studio as well as performances by Kathy Bates, Sterling K. Brown, Ted Danson, Linda Lavin, Cristin Milioti and Michelle Williams for its second annual Gotham Television Awards.

The 2025 event set noms in twelve categories with Netflix’ high-profile series Adolescence topping at four and The Pitt, Matlock and Dying For Sex with three each. A number had double hitters including The Studio, Overcompensating, Penelope, Fantasmas, Deli Boys, Forever, English Teacher and Paradise.

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes, and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham. “As the first awards show of the new television season, we are proud to bring together the industry’s most exciting new voices,...

Max’s medical drama “The Pitt,” AppleTV+’s “The Studio” and Netflix’s “Adolescence” are among the top shows nominated at the 2025 Gotham Television Awards.

Other shows nominated include FX’s “Dying for Sex” and CBS’ “Matlock.” Among the outstanding performances recognized across multiple genres include Kathy Bates (“Matlock”), Sterling K. Brown (“Paradise”), Michelle Williams (“Dying for Sex”) and Olivia Williams (“Dune: Prophecy).

The critically acclaimed “Adolescence,” which recently set its Emmys acting campaigns, saw nods for Stephen Graham, along with breakout newcomer Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty.

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson landed two nominations. One for “Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music” and the other for “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius).”

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes, and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,...

The Gotham Television Awards are recognizing the buzziest series of the year. IndieWire can announce the 2025 nominees, including “Adolescence,” “The Pitt,” and “The Studio.” The Gotham Television Awards ceremony will take place Monday, June 2 in New York City at Cipriani Wall Street.

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes, and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,” Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham, said. “As the first awards show of the new television season, we are proud to bring together the industry’s most exciting new voices, celebrate breakthrough achievements, and deepen our commitment to supporting the creative community.”

Kathy Bates, Sterling K. Brown, Ted Danson, Linda Lavin, Cristin Milioti, and Michelle Williams are among the actors recognized in the genderless categories. The second annual awards...

Updated with full list of nominees: Standout TV series Shōgun, Baby Reindeer and Hacks — Emmy best series winners all — are among the loaded list of nominees for the 85th Peabody Awards.

The organization, which put out its full list of nominees Thursday, honors the year’s most captivating and impactful stories in broadcast and streaming media. The 68 nominees across the categories of Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment, Interactive & Immersive, Documentary, News, Public Service, and Radio/Podcast categories represent the best of 2024.

Winners, chosen by a unanimous vote of 27 jurors, will be revealed June 1 during a ceremony hosted by Roy Wood Jr at the Beverly Wilshire. NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell will receive the Peabody Career Achievement Award and Saturday Night Live the Institutional Award during the event, which is marking the Peabodys’ first time in Los Angeles.

Last year, a total of 34 winners were selected across the categories including FX’s The Bear,...

The Peabody Awards has announced its 2025 nominations for the arts, children’s/youth, entertainment, and interactive and immersive categories.

Among this group of contenders are three television programs that dominated the 2024 Emmy Awards: Shōgun (Season 1), FX's Japanese historical epic drama; Hacks (Season 3), Max's laugh-out-loud comedy about an aging stand-up comedian; and Baby Reindeer, Netflix's limited series about a young comic who gets stalked. Who else is getting Emmys déjà vu?

All of the nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 27 jurors from more than 1,000 entries. The winners of the 85th Peabody Awards will be announced May 1, and then celebrated June 1 in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Roy Wood Jr. will host the kudos, with special career honors going to NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell and sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live.

“Whether a sweeping, cinematic drama, a sharp-witted comedy, a moving children’s program,...

T.S. Eliot said April was the cruelest month, but that’s hardly the case for this April 2025, when Dea Kulumbegashvili’s shattering new drama “April” finally opens.

Ok, to be fair, “April” is a cruel film, set in a remote Georgian village, where a revered obstetrician is accused of malpractice and ostracized by her townspeople after a baby dies on the delivery table. Meanwhile, she provides illegal abortions for the village’s broken, young, and helpless women. IndieWire shares the exclusive trailer below for the film, which won a Venice Film Festival 2024 special prize from a jury headed up by none other than Isabelle Huppert. Rising distributor Metrograph Pictures, which also operates a brick-and-mortar theater in Lower Manhattan, opens the film in select cities on April 25.

“April” reunites Kulumbegasvhili with actress Ia Sukhitashvili, who starred in the director’s 2020 breakout “Beginning,” about religious extremism and abuse, also set in a Georgian village.

Fruit Tree, the production company set up by Emma Stone and her husband Dave McCary that has worked on projects include Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming “Bugonia,” has signed a first-look and development deal for TV with Fremantle.

Under the partnership, Fremantle — which has already signed similar deals with a growing number of major names — will become the primary home for all of Fruit Tree’s scripted television projects and unscripted docuseries, with the company looking to grow its slate and expand overseas will help from Fremantle’s global drama division.

“We’re thrilled to join forces with the brilliant team at Fremantle, a studio that continues to be at the forefront of independent television with a deep commitment to inventive storytelling,” Stone and McCary said in a statement. “We’re so excited to build a creative home together and develop original narratives that challenge...

Emma Stone and writer, producer and director Dave McCary’s Fruit Tree production company has secured a first look and TV development deal with Fremantle, the companies announced on Wednesday.

The deal will see Fremantle become the primary home for the company’s scripted TV projects and unscripted docuseries, with Fruit Tree working with the company’s global drama division and international distribution team to grow its slate and expand into new territories worldwide.

Founded in August 2020, Fruit Tree’s TV projects include Showtime’s “The Curse,” which Stone starred in alongside co-creators Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, and HBO’s “Fantasmas,” a six-episode surrealist comedy starring creator Julio Torres. Its next TV project will be the HBO documentary series “The Yogurt Shop Murders” directed by Margaret Brown.

Meanwhile, Fruite Free’s film slate includes Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” Torres’ “Problemista” and Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow.

Fremantle has secured a first look and development deal in television with Emma Stone and Dave McCary’s Fruit Tree production company.

Fremantle will become the primary home for all of Fruit Tree’s scripted television projects and unscripted docuseries, with the producer working closely with Fremantle’s Global Drama division and international distribution team to grow its slate and expand into new territories.

The Oscar-winning actress and her producer-director husband founded the company in 2020, with its first TV projects including The Curse, starring Stone, Benny Safdie and Nathan Fielder, and Fantasmas with Julio Torres. They are next set to produce The Yogurt Shop Murders, a doc series directed by Margaret Brown for HBO.

Fruit Tree’s film résumé include Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, Torres’ Problemista and Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow. Among their upcoming films is Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, starring Stone or Focus Features,...

Tribeca is further dedicating itself to fostering creative talent — and now, the organization is offering a festival-within-a-festival for the filmmaking community.

IndieWire exclusively announced that the 2025 Tribeca Festival will host its first-ever Storytelling Summit. Originally titled Creators Forum, the Storytelling Summit was created to connect independent storytellers with industry veterans. The inaugural Storytelling Summit includes discussions with iconic indie producer and Killer Films co-founder Christine Vachon, plus comedian/writer/actor Julio Torres, and playwright/actor/screenwriter Jeremy O. Harris.

The Storytelling Summit conference will take place during the 12-day Tribeca Festival, starting after the opening night of Tribeca proper (June 4) and beginning June 5 through 15. Offerings include keynote addresses, panel conversations, roundtable discussions, and workshops, as well as a dedicated space within Spring Studios to use for networking with other attendees. Storytelling Summit badge holders will also have access to the Tribeca Festival’s rush line and complimentary day-of tickets to festival-wide programming.

Mikey Madison as Ani and Mark Eydelshteyn as Ivan in ‘Anora’ (Courtesy of Neon)

Anora continues to pick up speed heading into the Oscars, scoring Critics Choice Awards and DGA wins and snagging a Best Feature win at the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Anora also captured Best Director (Sean Baker) and Best Lead Performance (Mikey Madison) wins. A Real Pain and Didi each earned two awards during the February 22, 2025 Spirit Awards ceremony hosted by Aidy Bryant.

On the television side, Baby Reindeer dominated with three wins. The critically acclaimed limited series took home the Best Lead Performance (Richard Gadd), Best Supporting Performance (Nava Mau), and Best Breakthrough Performance (Jessica Gunning) wins. Other television winners included Shogun and How to Die Alone.

2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominees and Winners

Best Feature

Winner: Anora

Producers: Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan

I Saw the TV Glow

Producers: Ali Herting, Sam Intili, Dave McCary,...

Film Independent assumed its regular position on Santa Monica Beach on Saturday to present its annual Spirit Awards, the biggest party for the independent film scene. While cameras captured the live show for a stream on YouTube, The Hollywood Reporter was inside the iconic white tent on the beach to bring you all the action you might’ve missed.

Patti LuPone’s Peek-a-Boo While Presenting With Natasha Lyonne

The iconic New Yorkers made the trek to the West Coast for Saturday’s ceremony at which LuPone was nominated for her work in Agatha All Along while Lyonne was honored with the Robert Altman prize for Azazel Jacobs’ His Three Daughters. While in the tent, they made the most of their time by teaming up to present the John Cassavetes Award in what turned out to be one of the liveliest segments of the day thanks to their witty banter (and...

The 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards have wrapped! And now we know, as the full winners list for the Spirit Awards has been revealed, just how much momentum “Anora” has going into the Oscars: a lot. It already got the most Spirits nominations with six, and it ended up winning Best Feature, Best Director for Sean Baker, and Best Lead Performance for Mikey Madison.

Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Performance for “A Real Pain,” which also won Best Screenplay. “No Other Land” won Best Documentary, and the extraordinary animated film “Flow” won Best International feature.

“Baby Reindeer” collected the most prizes on the TV side with Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series going to Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning won Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series, and Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series went to Nava Rau. “Shogun” won Best New Scripted Series.

Host Aidy Bryant...

The film industry (and some television creatives) took a moment to escape the real-world drama to celebrate four decades of independent cinema on Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica. In its customary gigantic tent on the beach, the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards featured another great hosting gig from Aidy Bryant and a fantastic psychic skit alongside Julio Torres. The big winner this year was Sean Baker’s “Anora” which took Best Feature, Best Director, and Best Lead Performance to Mikey Madison.

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The best in independent film and new television shows were honored at the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards and we have the full winners list here.

Anora and I Saw the TV Glow led the film nominations with five nods each while Shogun led the television nominations with five nods as well.

In the end, Anora and Baby Reindeer led their respective categories with three wins each!

Make sure to check out the recap of every celeb who attended the event and take a look at our Best Dressed list as well.

Keep reading to find out more…

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Best Feature

Anora – Winner

Producers: Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan

I Saw the TV Glow

Producers: Ali Herting, Sam Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall

Nickel Boys

Producers: Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine

Sing Sing

Producers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Monique Walton...

The 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards — the top awards event for the independent film and television community — were handed out on Saturday from the beach in Santa Monica, Calif.

The ceremony, hosted by Saturday Night Live vet Aidy Bryant for the second year in the row, was streamed live on the IMDb and Film Independent YouTube channels at 5 pm Et, and across other social platforms.

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Former Saturday Night Live castmember Aidy Bryant opened her monologue at the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday by reflecting on an intimate moment between her and Kieran Culkin years ago.

Culkin hosted the sketch comedy series in 2021, and she kissed him during a sketch (which didn’t air).

“Kieran and I actually worked together when he hosted SNL, and we did a sketch and in it, we had to kiss — in a comedic way. And after dress rehearsal, Kieran said to my co-writer, ‘Wow, Aidy really went for it with that kiss,'” the Spirit Awards’ host recalled.

Bryant continued, “That actually got back to me, and then the sketch was cut and it never made it to air. And it just became a thing that I did that I have to live with.”

The comedian then said she wanted to “clear the air” and apologize for being so forward...

The 40th annual Independent Spirit Awards took place in Santa Monica on Feb. 22, with Aidy Bryant as host for the second year in a row.

“Anora” was the biggest winner of the day, being named best feature while Sean Baker and Mikey Madison took home individual trophies for best director and lead performance. “Baby Reindeer” also won big, with Richard Gadd, Nava Mau and Jessica Gunning clinching the awards for lead, supporting and breakthrough performance, though “Shogun” won best new scripted series. And Sean Wang’s “Dìdi” clinched both awards in the debut film category: best first feature as well as best first first screenplay.

See the full list of winners below.

Best Feature

“Anora” (Winner)

“I Saw the TV Glow”

“Nickel Boys”

“Sing Sing”

“The Substance”

Best First Feature

“Dìdi” (Winner)

“In the Summers”

“Janet Planet”

“The Piano Lesson”

“Problemista”

John Cassavetes Award – Given to the best feature made...

The 40th anniversary Film Independent Spirit Awards got underway Saturday afternoon, and plenty of stars and filmmakers from the indie world walked the blue carpet ahead of the ceremony. In addition to host Aidy Bryant, presenters include Kathryn Hahn, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Natasha Lyonne, Danielle Deadwyler, Alana Haim, Questlove, Hunter Schafer and more.

Nominees this year range from Amy Adams to Sebastian Stan to Demi Moore to Kieran Culkin.

See photos from the 2025 Spirit Awards blue carpet below.

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Demi Moore, actress

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Emma Stone, actress

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Colman Domingo, actor

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Colman Domingo, actor and Raúl Domingo, producer

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Édgar Ramírez, actor

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Mikey Madison, actress

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Kathryn Hahn, actress

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Natasha Rothwell,...

Indie movies are getting the spotlight at the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards and we’re recapping all of the celebs who showed up on the red carpet!

The afternoon awards show is being held on Saturday (February 22) at the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles.

SNL‘s Aidy Bryant is hosting the show for the second year in a row and you can live stream the event on YouTube. Anora and I Saw the TV Glow lead the film nominations with five nods each while Shogun leads the television nominations with five nods as well.

We’ll be keeping track of every celeb in attendance at the event and showing you all of the fashion on the red carpet.

Head inside to see all of the celebs who walked the red carpet…

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Elizabeth Olsen

Fyi: Elizabeth is wearing Erdem.

Before the Oscars light up Hollywood, the Film Independent Spirit Awards is bringing everyone down to the beach. Its annual celebration has been hosted at the Santa Monica Pier for many years, but 2025’s festivities there hold particular reverence, as just a little over a month ago, the area around this setting was ablaze from wildfires.

As serious as this tragedy was, the Spirit Awards, with “SNL” alumna and “Shrill” creator Aidy Bryant back as host, are sure to bring some much-needed levity to a city and community devastated by these recent natural disasters. Bryant will be joined by fellow “SNL” alumna and recent 50th Anniversary standout Molly Shannon, who serves as this year’s Honorary Chair. Other presenters for the evening include Tadanobu Asano, Carrie Coon, Danielle Deadwyler, Mark & Jay Duplass, Walton Goggins, Kathryn Hahn, Alana Haim, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Patti LuPone, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Questlove, Edgar Ramirez, Hunter Schafer,...

Before Aidy Bryant takes the stage this Saturday for her triumphant return to hosting the Spirit Awards, she got the ultimate onstage crash course. Bryant, an SNL castmember for 10 seasons, just wrapped a starring gig on the Broadway show All In (it was also her debut on the Great White Way). She went into the experience with a slight sense of unease but says that it wound up being a complete joy — thanks, in large part, to her veteran co-stars Andrew Rannells and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

“Lin gave me all the tips and tricks, like the secret routes to walk around Midtown, and I was really struggling with the bows,” she says. “In comedy, you finish your best joke and you’re like, that’s my time — and you get out. Or when you host an award show, at the end of it everyone just wants to get out of there.

Attention industryites, the final stretch of awards season is here and it’s all leading up to Hollywood’s biggest night with the 97th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre. It’s best to pace yourself as the momentum will be building in a big way with a packed schedule of soirees, celebrations and exclusive parties in the coming days. While the below roundup includes many of the typical events — Vanity Fair, Elton John, Madonna, Chanel and Charles Finch, Giorgio Armani and Women in Film are all back with bashes — agencies like UTA have opted to bow out of the party circuit in favor of making donations to L.A. wildfire relief. Here’s all the intel gathered thus far with updates to come throughout the week.

Friday, Feb. 21

Oscar Nominee Spotlight: Breaking the Ceiling — Casting Directors

Academy Museum, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Casting directors “discuss historic milestones,...

As we gear up for the big afternoon on the beach this Saturday, now’s a great time to get to know your nominees. Hopefully you’ve seen their films, and if you’re a Film Independent member, watched your screeners and voted too. But there’s nothing quite like hearing about the process from the creative minds themselves.

That’s exactly what we did with this year’s Directors Close-Up, where we brought together the nominees from some of the top filmmaking categories, to talk shop. Over two weeks this February, we held Zoom sessions for our members, where these creators tell how exactly they got their projects off the ground, the creative choices they made, and what inspires them.

If you missed them live, we’ve got you covered. Let’s take a look at all the action from this year’s Directors Close-Up:

Spirit Of...

Molly Shannon is making moves from the milestone SNL50 celebration in New York to the Spirit Awards on the beach in Santa Monica.

The veteran star has been tapped to serve as honorary chair at this Saturday’s awards ceremony from Film Independent. The gig — previously filled by the likes of Javier Bardem, Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Jessica Chastain, Jodie Foster, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Kerry Washington and others — is given each year to an individual “who exemplifies outstanding artistic achievement and embodies Film Independent’s mission.”

Shannon, a Spirit Award winner in 2017 for her work in Other People, will present during the telecast and share the stage with a roster of newly announced presenters that includes Tadanobu Asano, Carrie Coon, Danielle Deadwyler, Mark and Jay Duplass, Walton Goggins, Kathryn Hahn, Alana Haim, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Patti LuPone, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ruth Negga,...