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26-03-2025
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Joel Cohen Elected National Executive Director of Art Directors Guild
The Art Directors Guild has elected Joel Cohen as its latest staff leader, replacing outgoing national executive director Chuck Parker. Cohen, who served under Parker for more than two years as associate national executive director, was voted in during the union's latest officer elections, the results of which were announced Wednesday. During his campaign, Cohen promised to fight for the Studio City-based labor group to have national jurisdiction over its covered crafts, to further protect members against infringements by AI tools, to encourage more organizing and to be transparent with members about union activities. More from The Hollywood Reporter Directors Guild of America Names Negotiations Committee Heads for 2026 Gregory Hessinger to Replace Carol Lombardini at AMPTP As Hollywood's Top Negotiator With Labor Major Hollywood Crew Union Takes Over In Oklahoma After "Financial Malpractice" Claims Specific data on the election results was not immediately available. 'This was something bigger than an election win,' Cohen said in a statement Wednesday. 'It's about making our voices heard and taking a stand together for fair treatment, stronger protections and a future where every member has a say in the decisions that shape our work and our lives.' The Art Directors Guild represents more than 3,000 production designers, art directors, scenic, title and graphic artists, set designers, model makers, illustrators and matte artists who work in film and television. The same elections saw the union's director of field and organizing, Andrew Stumme, appointed as associate national executive director. The Art Directors council elected Mark Worthington and Oana Miller as board members and Michael Allen Glover as its chair, while the Illustrators, Storyboard Artists and Matte Artists council voted in Matthew Cunningham as their chair. Tim Croshaw was re-elected as chair for the Set Designers and Model Makers council and Sara Escamilla and Anastasia Sergeeva were elected as board members and Sarah Gonzalez as chair for the Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists council. Each of the newly elected officers will serve three-year terms starting June 1. ADG president Dina Lipton said in a statement that she looked forward to working with the union's newly elected officers to 'help lead a united organization ready to move forward and proactively address the challenges facing our industry.' One of those challenges is AI: During the latest major contract negotiations for ADG's umbrella union, IATSE, several union members signed on to a letter urging their colleagues to vote 'no' on a tentative deal due to its AI provisions, which they considered weak. The tentative deal was ratified anyway, though concerns clearly still remain. On his campaign website, newly-elected national executive director Cohen said the current protections are 'insufficient.' He added, 'I will work to strengthen these protections and establish craft-specific safeguards.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter How the Warner Brothers Got Their Film Business Started Meet the World Builders: Hollywood's Top Physical Production Executives of 2023 Men in Blazers, Hollywood's Favorite Soccer Podcast, Aims for a Global Empire
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17-02-2025
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With WGA Win, ‘The Penguin' Is Shaping Up to Be an Emmys Superpower
Aside from the peculiar appearance of a certain flightless waterfowl, Saturday night's WGA Awards were a familiar affair. 'Hacks' won its second trophy in four years for Best Comedy Series, as well as its second trophy in the same span for Best Episodic Comedy, continuing a victory parade that began at the 2024 Emmys when it upset 'The Bear' for the top prize. That hot streak has continued into 2025 with wins at the Casting Society of America, Costume Designers Guild Awards, Directors Guild Awards, Producers Guild Awards, and AFI Awards, among others. With Season 4 having wrapped production in January, creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky's Max original should enter the 2025 Emmy season as the presumptive favorite. More from IndieWire 'Anora' Isn't the Only Oscar Contender on an Upswing 'Anora,' 'Hacks,' and 'Shōgun' Steal the Show at the 2025 WGA Awards (Winners List) The season's dominant drama, 'Shōgun,' won't be back in time to compete in 2025 — the writers' room is still plugging away at Season 2 — but its Season 1 winning streak also kept rolling at the WGA Awards, where Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo took home Best Drama Series, Best Episodic Drama, and Best New Series. Add those trophies to a mantle straining to support recognition from the Art Directors Guild (which were also awarded on Saturday), CSA, CDG, DGA, PGA, and AFI Awards — not to mention those 18 Emmys and potential further wins at the SAG Awards and Independent Spirit Awards ('Shōgun' has five nominations at each) — and odds are high awards voters will remember the sweeping epic whenever it returns. Additional winners included 'Bob's Burgers,' which took home the Animation honor for the episode 'Saving Favorite Drive-in,' written by Katie Crown; 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,' for Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch; and 'Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die,' for Comedy/Variety Special. 'Bob's Burgers' has been nominated 16 times across 11 seasons, and now has two wins. 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' has eight wins in 10 years. Both are expected to earn more Emmy love in 2025, having been highly successful throughout their respective runs. All in all, there weren't many opportunities for new Emmy contenders to flex their might. There were zero new series nominated for Best Comedy Series, and of the new shows nominated for Best Drama — 'Fallout,' 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith,' and 'Shōgun' — none are expected to compete this year. Even the New Series category was sparse, with 'English Teacher' and 'Nobody Wants This' unable to crack the Best Comedy Series race, let alone topple 'Shōgun' in their shared category. (New Series doesn't discriminate between comedies and dramas.) But then there's that peculiar 'Penguin.' A hybrid of legacy HBO dramas and Warner Bros. Discovery I.P., Lauren LaFranc's fall favorite bumped off the presumed frontrunner Saturday night, beating 'Ripley' for Best Limited Series. That it didn't have to compete with 'Baby Reindeer,' which won last year's Emmy but wasn't eligible at the WGA Awards, may have helped keep the category from looking as repetitious as all the others, but 'The Penguin' besting 'Ripley,' FX's 'Say Nothing,' HBO's own 'True Detective: Night Country,' and the Apple TV+ summer sensation 'Presumed Innocent' is still plenty impressive. Still, the win isn't completely out of left field. As IndieWire pointed out when 'The Penguin' landed three SAG nominations in January, the 'Batman' spinoff is shaping up to be an Emmy heavyweight. It pulled in three DGA nominations (before losing to 'Ripley') and a PGA nomination (where it lost to 'Baby Reindeer'), but now 'The Penguin' is earning wins. In addition to its WGA Award, the series took home an AFI Award, triumphed in two of its four Critics Choice categories, and won Best Limited Series at the Art Directors Guild Awards and the Special Make-Up Effects honor from the Make-Up and Hair Stylists Guild — the latter two both happening Saturday night. And 'The Penguin' may not be done — this winter, or this year. Colin Farrell is the current favorite to win a SAG Award, and Cristin Milioti has a decent shot at winning the Indie Spirit Award, too. As for the Emmys, all bets are off. With widespread appeal across every branch of TV Academy and HBO's exemplary awards team running the campaign, 'The Penguin' should have a significant presence on TV's big night. As always, we'll have to wait and see how the spring releases perform — Netflix has 'Zero Day' and 'Adolescence,' Apple has 'The Studio' and 'Dope Thief,' Hulu has 'Dying for Sex,' and HBO will also be running 'Task' — but 'The Penguin' is certainly mirroring its title character's steady emergence as the new boss. Best of IndieWire 2023 Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win at the Primetime Emmy Awards? 2023 Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special 2023 Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
