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24-05-2025
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‘Black Mirror' Sets Emmy Campaigns for Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, Cristin Milioti and More (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix has a strong Emmy hand to play this TV awards season, positioning the seventh season of its flagship anthology series 'Black Mirror' for a major awards run — and this time, the dystopian drama might be among its most formidable contenders yet. Confirmed exclusively to Variety, the streamer is submitting three standout performances for lead acting honors in the limited or anthology series or TV movie categories: Paul Giamatti for the melancholic and moving 'Eulogy,' and Chris O'Dowd and Rashida Jones for their resonant turns in the sociopolitical two-hander 'Common People.' It's a bold push that signals high hopes for a season already being hailed as a return to form — and possibly the series' strongest outing since its Emmy-winning heyday. More from Variety Netflix Orders Adult Animated Comedy 'Mating Season' From 'Big Mouth' Team Netflix Sets 'Mad Unicorn' Thai Drama on Express Delivery Startup Saga 'North of North' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix Giamatti's performance as Phillip, a solitary man navigating grief through digital means in 'Eulogy,' has generated both tears and buzz. The 46-minute episode explores the ethics of AI-driven memorials, as Phillip participates in the virtual funeral of a former flame with the help of an empathetic AI guide, played by Patsy Ferran. In 'Common People,' Jones and O'Dowd deliver career-best performances as a couple who agrees to a contract with a startup to remotely restore her brain function following a tumor diagnosis for a monthly fee. Co-star and Emmy nominee Tracee Ellis Ross, will vie for supporting attention. Indeed, the streamer has stacked its acting deck, and many of the other notable cast members will also seek attention in the supporting actor and actress categories, notably: Issa Rae and Emma Corrin's enigmatic turns in 'Hotel Reverie,' Peter Capaldi's unhinged villain in 'Plaything,' rising star Siena Kelly's fiery and timely execution in 'Bête Noire,' and Cristin Milioti and Jesse Plemons' return in the meta-sequel 'USS Callister: Into Infinity,' which all add to the campaign's power. Milioti, notably, is also an early frontrunner in the lead actress race for HBO's 'The Penguin,' making her a potential double nominee. But 'Black Mirror' isn't chasing gold in a vacuum. Netflix is also juggling two other high-profile limited series contenders: the British mystery thriller 'Adolescence,' starring Stephen Graham, and Ryan Murphy's biographical crime drama 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.' If all three land nominations in the limited series category, Netflix would achieve a rare trifecta — a feat last accomplished in 2022 by Hulu with 'Dopesick,' 'The Dropout' and 'Pam & Tommy.' That lineup, however, was ultimately bested by HBO's 'The White Lotus,' which has since transitioned to the drama category. 'Black Mirror' creator and writer Charlie Brooker will submit two episodes for Emmy consideration in the writing categories: 'Common People' (teleplay by Brooker, story by Brooker and Bisha K. Ali) and 'Eulogy' (written by Brooker and Ella Road). Four directors — Ally Pankiw ('Common People'), Haolu Wang ('Hotel Reverie'), David Slade ('Plaything') and Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor ('Eulogy') — are eligible to submit individually for their respective episodes. Per Emmy rules, Toby Haynes, who directed both 'Bête Noire' and 'USS Callister: Into Infinity,' must choose one episode to submit, with a final decision expected by the May 8 submission deadline. With Emmy voters facing tough choices, Netflix is clearly betting that a reinvigorated 'Black Mirror,' rich with emotional depth, biting satire and top-tier talent, will rise above the competition. The nomination voting window runs from June 12 to June 23, with official nominations set to be announced in July. Season 7 of 'Black Mirror' is now streaming on Netflix. Variety Awards Circuit: Emmys Check out this week's Emmy predictions in key series and acting categories below. For a full breakdown of every Primetime Emmy race, visit our main awards page, and explore the official rankings on each individual category page. Drama Series'Andor''The Diplomat''The Last of Us''The Pitt''Severance''Slow Horses''Squid Game''The White Lotus' Lead Actor (Drama)Sterling K. Brown, 'Paradise'Jon Hamm, 'Your Friends and Neighbors'Gary Oldman, 'Slow Horses'Adam Scott, 'Severance'Billy Bob Thornton, 'Landman'Noah Wyle, 'The Pitt' Lead Actress (Drama)Kathy Bates, 'Matlock'Britt Lower, 'Severance'Melanie Lynskey, 'Yellowjackets'Elisabeth Moss, 'The Handmaid's Tale'Bella Ramsey, 'The Last of Us'Keri Russell, 'The Diplomat' Supporting Actor (Drama)Patrick Ball, 'The Pitt'Zach Cherry, 'Severance'Walton Goggins, 'The White Lotus'Jason Isaacs, 'The White Lotus'Young Mazino, 'The Last of Us'Sam Rockwell, 'The White Lotus'Tramell Tillman, 'Severance'John Turturro, 'Severance' Supporting Actress (Drama)Patricia Arquette, 'Severance'Leslie Bibb, 'The White Lotus'Carrie Coon, 'The White Lotus'Fiona Dourif, 'The Pitt'Allison Janney, 'The Diplomat'Katherine LaNasa, 'The Pitt'Isabela Merced, 'The Last of Us'Parker Posey, 'The White Lotus' Guest Actor (Drama)Andy Garcia, 'Landman'Scott Glenn, 'The White Lotus'Shawn Hatosy, 'The Pitt'Joe Pantoliano, 'The Last of Us'Jeffrey Wright, 'The Last of Us' Guest Actress (Drama)Gwendoline Christie, 'Severance'Kaitlyn Dever, 'The Last of Us'Catherine O'Hara, 'The Last of Us'Hilary Swank, 'Yellowjackets'Merrit Wever, 'Severance' Comedy Series'Abbott Elementary''The Bear''The Four Seasons''Hacks''Nobody Wants This''Only Murders in the Building''Shrinking''The Studio' Lead Actor (Comedy)Adam Brody, 'Nobody Wants This'Seth Rogen, 'The Studio'Jason Segel, 'Shrinking'Martin Short, 'Only Murders in the Building'Jeremy Allen White, 'The Bear' Lead Actress (Comedy)Kristen Bell, 'Nobody Wants This'Quinta Brunson, 'Abbott Elementary'Ayo Edebiri, 'The Bear'Natasha Lyonne, 'Poker Face'Jean Smart, 'Hacks' Supporting Actor (Comedy)Ike Barinholtz, 'The Studio'Colman Domingo, 'The Four Seasons'Paul W. Downs, 'Hacks'Harrison Ford, 'Shrinking'Ebon Moss-Bachrach, 'The Bear'Tyler James Williams, 'Abbott Elementary'Bowen Yang, 'Saturday Night Live' Supporting Actress (Comedy)Liza Colón-Zayas, 'The Bear'Hannah Einbinder, 'Hacks'Kathryn Hahn, 'The Studio'Janelle James, 'Abbott Elementary'Catherine O'Hara, 'The Studio'Sheryl Lee Ralph, 'Abbott Elementary'Jessica Williams, 'Shrinking' Guest Actor (Comedy)Jon Bernthal, 'The Bear'John Cena, 'The Bear'Bryan Cranston, 'The Studio'Timothée Chalamet, 'Saturday Night Live'Christopher McDonald, 'Hacks'Martin Scorsese, 'The Studio' Guest Actress (Comedy)Jamie Lee Curtis, 'The Bear'Cynthia Erivo, 'Poker Face'Ariana Grande, 'Saturday Night Live'Melissa McCarthy, 'Only Murders in the Building'Julianne Nicholson, 'Hacks'Sarah Polley, 'The Studio' Limited or Anthology Series'Adolescence''Black Mirror''Disclaimer''Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story''The Penguin' Television Movie'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy''The Gorge''Mountainhead''Out of My Mind''Rebel Ridge' Lead Actor (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Colin Farrell, 'The Penguin'Paul Giamatti, 'Black Mirror'Stephen Graham, 'Adolescence'Brian Tyree Henry, 'Dope Thief'Cooper Koch, 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' Lead Actress (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Cate Blanchett, 'Disclaimer'Rashida Jones, 'Black Mirror'Cristin Milioti, 'The Penguin'Amanda Seyfried, 'Long Bright River'Michelle Williams, 'Dying for Sex' Supporting Actor (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Javier Bardem, 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'Owen Cooper, 'Adolescence'Rob Delaney, 'Dying for Sex'Rhenzy Feliz, 'The Penguin'Diego Luna, 'La Máquina'Wagner Moura, 'Dope Thief'Ashley Walters, 'Adolescence' Supporting Actress (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Emma Corrin, 'Black Mirror'Erin Doherty, 'Adolescence'Lesley Manville, 'Disclaimer'Cristin Milioti, 'Black Mirror'Deirdre O'Connell, 'The Penguin'Jenny Slate, 'Dying for Sex'Christine Tremarco, 'Adolescence' Talk Series'The Daily Show''Hot Ones''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' Scripted Variety'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver''Saturday Night Live' Directing (Drama)'Andor' — Alonso Ruizpalacios'The Last of Us' — Mark Mylod'The Pitt' — John Wells'Severance' — Jessica Lee Gagné'Severance' — Ben Stiller'Squid Game' — Hwang Dong-hyuk'The White Lotus' — Mike White Directing (Comedy)'The Bear' — Ayo Edebiri'The Four Seasons' — Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini'Hacks' — Lucia Aniello'Mid-Century Modern' — James Burrows'The Ms. Pat Show' — Mary Lou Belli'Only Murders in the Building' — John Hoffman'The Studio' — Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Directing (Limited/TV Movie)'Adolescence' — Philip Barantini'Black Mirror' — Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor'Disclaimer' — Alfonso Cuarón'Dope Thief' — Ridley Scott'The Penguin' — Craig Zobel'Presumed Innocent' — Anne Sewitsky Writing (Drama)'The Agency' — Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth'Andor' — Tony Gilroy'The Last of Us' — Craig Mazin'Matlock' — Jennie Snyder Urman'Severance' — Dan Erickson'Slow Horses' — Will Smith'The White Lotus' — Mike White Writing (Comedy)'Abbott Elementary' — Quinta Brunson'The Four Seasons' — Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Tracey Wigfield'Hacks' — Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky'The Studio' — Alex Gregory'The Studio' — Peter Huyck'The Studio' — Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez'What We Do in the Shadows' — Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms Writing (Limited/TV Movie)'Adolescence' — Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne'Black Mirror' — Charlie Brooker'Black Mirror' — Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali'Disclaimer' — Alfonso Cuarón'Dying for Sex' — Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether'The Penguin' — Lauren LeFranc Best of Variety 2025 Tony Awards Predictions: Kieran Culkin Eyes Historic Triple Crown, Latinos Take Center Stage and Star Power Could Rule Broadway Honors New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Netflix in May 2025
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19-05-2025
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Paul Giamatti talks ‘Black Mirror,' playing a ‘Star Trek' villain, and his go-to In-N-Out order
In his Black Mirror debut, Emmy-winning actor Paul Giamatti stars as a lonely man who confronts a past love by literally stepping into old photographs to recall his late girlfriend's face. The Season 7 episode 'Eulogy' calls on Giamatti to convey a wide range of emotions — often all at once — whether that's anger, hurt, or self-loathing. How does an award-winning actor prepare for that? More from GoldDerby Natasha Rothwell says goodbye to 'How to Die Alone' (for now), reveals what would've happened next The making of 'Matlock': 'I wanted it to be a love letter to women in the workforce' 'The White Lotus' will enter these 20 Season 3 actors - along with surprise submission Ke Huy Quan - for the 2025 Emmys 'I'm filled with defensiveness, anger and hurt,' Giamatti joked to Gold Derby on the red carpet of the show's FYC event at the Television Academy's Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, Calif. 'It's weirdly enjoyable in some really sick way for actors to do that.' While he said he 'worried' most about the ending and the final scene 'landing naturally,' The Holdovers actor also credited the episode's writers, Ella Road and creator Charlie Brooker. 'It's in the script when someone tells me what to do,' he said, adding, 'it's my job to see if I can bring that stuff up.' Tracee Ellis Ross and Rashida Jones, who star in the episode "Common People," agree that the script is key to balancing the series' darkly satirical tone. 'I think so much of it is in the writing,' says Ross. "Common People," written by Brooker and Bisha K. Ali, explores what happens after a woman (Jones) experiences a medical emergency and her husband (Chris O'Dowd) signs her up for a brain-altering subscription service that causes her to awkwardly spout ads for coffee, therapy shoes, and more. 'It does lay somewhere in between a darkness, like an underbelly, undercurrent, of hyper-reality — and also it's funny,' Jones said. Black Mirror is known for delving into the dark side of tech — or at least what happens when humanity takes technological advances in a dystopian direction. 'Usually at the end of a Black Mirror [episode], the main characters are dead or despairing or disgraced — or all of the above,' Brooker said during the Q&A portion of the event, explaining why almost all episodes of the anthology series are one-off stories. Netflix However, reviving the 'USS Callister' storyline from the original 2017 episode was something Brooker wanted to do, saying he felt they could 'start a new chapter with them.' Calling the original 'something we were immediately proud of,' the Season 7 follow-up, USS Callister: Into Infinity, is even larger in scope. '[In the original], we're slightly riffing on Star Trek, but we weren't taking the piss out of Star Trek,' Brooker, a former video-game journalist, explained to Gold Derby. 'In this one, we're slightly riffing on Star Wars and video games — things like No Man's Sky, Fortnite, and Destiny — multiplayer, huge games like that.' While the USS Callister sequel was heavy on visual effects, the world of Eulogy — which brought Giamatti's character, Phil, along with his avatar guide (Patsy Ferran) into those grainy pictures—presented an effects challenge that relied less on CGI and more on the talents of mimes and other actors. 'We shot with real people on real stages so that Paul and Patsy could move amongst them, touch them,' VFX supervisor James MacLachlan told Gold Derby. Mixing metalwork with a movement choreographer, MacLachlan said the actors held 'very specific poses,' with some added help. 'We had some of these people holding these poses for upwards of 30, 40 minutes,' he explained. 'But they had certain supports — wedges under their legs, supports up through their arms—so in a weird way they could sort of slightly rest into a situation.' The series reintroduces the small, round brain-chip device Nubbin in multiple episodes, including "Eulogy," to virtually transport characters inside pictures or movies. There are different sounds that come through the Nubbins, including Phil's guide (Ferran), but supervising sound editor Tom Jenkins admitted that they 'had some fun with it.' 'My son was born during the post-process of Black Mirror, so every little opportunity, there's little snippets of my boy in all the sounds,' Jenkins told Gold Derby, 'so even the Nubbins, there's a little bit of his voice in there.' Calling Season 7 'very reflective' and saying 'there's a little more hope' during the event Q&A, Brooker told Gold Derby that he's actually pro-technology in his everyday life. 'I think most technology can be used to bring us together,' he said. 'It's how we use these powerful tools that's the issue.' As for sci-fi enthusiast Giamatti, the Oscar-nominated actor will appear as a villain in the upcoming series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. 'I love Star Trek,' says Giamatti. 'The villain part, I was like, 'I definitely want to do this.' Also, the Star Trek villains are so great. To be able to be a Star Trek bad guy, I was like, 'How can I not do that?'' He added that the character is 'funny, too, which is actually something I really liked about him. But it's a really … it's a big character so I got to have a good time with it.' With awards season upon us, we might see Giamatti heading back to In-N-Out as he did after his 2024 Golden Globe win for The Holdovers and he knows exactly what he'll order. 'I just get it very standard,' he told Gold Derby. 'I just get a double-double raw onion. I don't do anything fancy.' Best of GoldDerby The making of 'Matlock': 'I wanted it to be a love letter to women in the workforce' Is 'SNL' new tonight? Host, musical guest details How Natasha Rothwell helped Belinda get her groove back in 'The White Lotus' Season 3 Click here to read the full article.
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09-05-2025
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Gunman fired five times after being pursued by machete wielding thugs in 'gang' attack
A gunman pulled a loaded pistol out of his man bag and shot a man in a residential area after being pursued by a machete wielding gang. Mccauly Brooker had been handed a 'threat to life' warning prior to the shocking incident in Oldham. Stephen Wilson, 29, and some unidentified associates had been hunting down Brooker prior to the attack, tracing his girlfriend to a street in Chadderton. When they saw Brooker leave the property, the attackers, led by Wilson, chased after him through the streets. Wilson caught up with him after Brooker's trousers started to fall down. READ MORE: Woman pedestrian, 80, dies after collision with bike READ MORE: Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney turns up at school to play football Wilson hit him to the head with the base of the machete, before his associates piled in and inflicted serious, life-threatening injuries as they struck out with machetes. During a struggle with Wilson, Brooker, 24, took out his gun from his man bag and fired at least five times, Manchester Crown Court heard. Wilson was shot to his arm. He was able to escape with his associates in the stolen VW Tiguan they had arrived in, and Wilson was dropped off at the Royal Oldham Hospital where he was treated for gunshot wounds. He has since made a full recovery. Brooker was left bleeding in the street and could have died if he had not received timely medical treatment, the court heard. He suffered deep wounds to his face and body and has also recovered. Judge Suzanne Goddard KC described the incident as a 'disgraceful explosion of violence, using deadly weapons in a residential street in Oldham'. She said it could 'so easily could have led to the death of one or both of you'. 'Such behaviour cannot be tolerated,' she told the pair. The background to the attack, on May 22 last year, remains unclear. But the judge said: 'There must have been a serious criminal gang related undertone to these events.' Defending Brooker, Mark Friend said his client was not the 'orchestrator' of the attack, and said trouble had come to his door. He said there is a 'very different side' to Brooker, who is held in 'high regard' by loved ones. Mr Friend said Brooker has suffered from mental health issues and was diagnosed with ADHD. Defending Wilson, Paul Hodgkinson denied that his client had been the 'leader' of the 'gang' which had pursued Brooker. He said that Wilson had only hit Brooker to the head with the 'base' of the machete, adding that the other unidentified attackers had inflicted the more serious wounds. He said that Wilson is a father and has expressed 'shame' for his actions. Wilson, of Rosamund Drive, Salford, pleaded guilty to section 18 wounding and possessing an offensive weapon. He was acquitted of attempted murder following a trial. Brooker, of Highercroft Road, Eccles, pleaded guilty to section 18 wounding and possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Wilson was declared a 'dangerous' offender and sentenced to 10 years and four months in prison, with an extra two years on licence. Brooker was jailed for seven years and one month.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
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‘Black Mirror' Sets Emmy Campaigns for Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, Cristin Milioti and More (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix has a strong Emmy hand to play this TV awards season, positioning the seventh season of its flagship anthology series 'Black Mirror' for a major awards run — and this time, the dystopian drama might be among its most formidable contenders yet. Confirmed exclusively to Variety, the streamer is submitting three standout performances for lead acting honors in the limited or anthology series or TV movie categories: Paul Giamatti for the melancholic and moving 'Eulogy,' and Chris O'Dowd and Rashida Jones for their resonant turns in the sociopolitical two-hander 'Common People.' It's a bold push that signals high hopes for a season already being hailed as a return to form — and possibly the series' strongest outing since its Emmy-winning heyday. More from Variety Netflix Orders Adult Animated Comedy 'Mating Season' From 'Big Mouth' Team Netflix Sets 'Mad Unicorn' Thai Drama on Express Delivery Startup Saga 'North of North' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix Giamatti's performance as Phillip, a solitary man navigating grief through digital means in 'Eulogy,' has generated both tears and buzz. The 46-minute episode explores the ethics of AI-driven memorials, as Phillip participates in the virtual funeral of a former flame with the help of an empathetic AI guide, played by Patsy Ferran. In 'Common People,' Jones and O'Dowd deliver career-best performances as a couple who agrees to a contract with a startup to remotely restore her brain function following a tumor diagnosis for a monthly fee. Co-star and Emmy nominee Tracee Ellis Ross, will vie for supporting attention. Indeed, the streamer has stacked its acting deck, and many of the other notable cast members will also seek attention in the supporting actor and actress categories, notably: Issa Rae and Emma Corrin's enigmatic turns in 'Hotel Reverie,' Peter Capaldi's unhinged villain in 'Plaything,' rising star Siena Kelly's fiery and timely execution in 'Bête Noire,' and Cristin Milioti and Jesse Plemons' return in the meta-sequel 'USS Callister: Into Infinity,' which all add to the campaign's power. Milioti, notably, is also an early frontrunner in the lead actress race for HBO's 'The Penguin,' making her a potential double nominee. But 'Black Mirror' isn't chasing gold in a vacuum. Netflix is also juggling two other high-profile limited series contenders: the British mystery thriller 'Adolescence,' starring Stephen Graham, and Ryan Murphy's biographical crime drama 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.' If all three land nominations in the limited series category, Netflix would achieve a rare trifecta — a feat last accomplished in 2022 by Hulu with 'Dopesick,' 'The Dropout' and 'Pam & Tommy.' That lineup, however, was ultimately bested by HBO's 'The White Lotus,' which has since transitioned to the drama category. 'Black Mirror' creator and writer Charlie Brooker will submit two episodes for Emmy consideration in the writing categories: 'Common People' (teleplay by Brooker, story by Brooker and Bisha K. Ali) and 'Eulogy' (written by Brooker and Ella Road). Four directors — Ally Pankiw ('Common People'), Haolu Wang ('Hotel Reverie'), David Slade ('Plaything') and Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor ('Eulogy') — are eligible to submit individually for their respective episodes. Per Emmy rules, Toby Haynes, who directed both 'Bête Noire' and 'USS Callister: Into Infinity,' must choose one episode to submit, with a final decision expected by the May 8 submission deadline. With Emmy voters facing tough choices, Netflix is clearly betting that a reinvigorated 'Black Mirror,' rich with emotional depth, biting satire and top-tier talent, will rise above the competition. The nomination voting window runs from June 12 to June 23, with official nominations set to be announced in July. Season 7 of 'Black Mirror' is now streaming on Netflix. Variety Awards Circuit: Emmys Check out this week's Emmy predictions in key series and acting categories below. For a full breakdown of every Primetime Emmy race, visit our main awards page, and explore the official rankings on each individual category page. Drama Series'Andor''The Diplomat''The Last of Us''The Pitt''Severance''Slow Horses''Squid Game''The White Lotus' Lead Actor (Drama)Sterling K. Brown, 'Paradise'Jon Hamm, 'Your Friends and Neighbors'Gary Oldman, 'Slow Horses'Adam Scott, 'Severance'Billy Bob Thornton, 'Landman'Noah Wyle, 'The Pitt' Lead Actress (Drama)Kathy Bates, 'Matlock'Britt Lower, 'Severance'Melanie Lynskey, 'Yellowjackets'Elisabeth Moss, 'The Handmaid's Tale'Bella Ramsey, 'The Last of Us'Keri Russell, 'The Diplomat' Supporting Actor (Drama)Patrick Ball, 'The Pitt'Zach Cherry, 'Severance'Walton Goggins, 'The White Lotus'Jason Isaacs, 'The White Lotus'Young Mazino, 'The Last of Us'Sam Rockwell, 'The White Lotus'Tramell Tillman, 'Severance'John Turturro, 'Severance' Supporting Actress (Drama)Patricia Arquette, 'Severance'Leslie Bibb, 'The White Lotus'Carrie Coon, 'The White Lotus'Fiona Dourif, 'The Pitt'Allison Janney, 'The Diplomat'Katherine LaNasa, 'The Pitt'Isabela Merced, 'The Last of Us'Parker Posey, 'The White Lotus' Guest Actor (Drama)Andy Garcia, 'Landman'Scott Glenn, 'The White Lotus'Shawn Hatosy, 'The Pitt'Joe Pantoliano, 'The Last of Us'Jeffrey Wright, 'The Last of Us' Guest Actress (Drama)Gwendoline Christie, 'Severance'Kaitlyn Dever, 'The Last of Us'Catherine O'Hara, 'The Last of Us'Hilary Swank, 'Yellowjackets'Merrit Wever, 'Severance' Comedy Series'Abbott Elementary''The Bear''The Four Seasons''Hacks''Nobody Wants This''Only Murders in the Building''Shrinking''The Studio' Lead Actor (Comedy)Adam Brody, 'Nobody Wants This'Seth Rogen, 'The Studio'Jason Segel, 'Shrinking'Martin Short, 'Only Murders in the Building'Jeremy Allen White, 'The Bear' Lead Actress (Comedy)Kristen Bell, 'Nobody Wants This'Quinta Brunson, 'Abbott Elementary'Ayo Edebiri, 'The Bear'Natasha Lyonne, 'Poker Face'Jean Smart, 'Hacks' Supporting Actor (Comedy)Ike Barinholtz, 'The Studio'Colman Domingo, 'The Four Seasons'Paul W. Downs, 'Hacks'Harrison Ford, 'Shrinking'Ebon Moss-Bachrach, 'The Bear'Tyler James Williams, 'Abbott Elementary'Bowen Yang, 'Saturday Night Live' Supporting Actress (Comedy)Liza Colón-Zayas, 'The Bear'Hannah Einbinder, 'Hacks'Kathryn Hahn, 'The Studio'Janelle James, 'Abbott Elementary'Catherine O'Hara, 'The Studio'Sheryl Lee Ralph, 'Abbott Elementary'Jessica Williams, 'Shrinking' Guest Actor (Comedy)Jon Bernthal, 'The Bear'John Cena, 'The Bear'Bryan Cranston, 'The Studio'Timothée Chalamet, 'Saturday Night Live'Christopher McDonald, 'Hacks'Martin Scorsese, 'The Studio' Guest Actress (Comedy)Jamie Lee Curtis, 'The Bear'Cynthia Erivo, 'Poker Face'Ariana Grande, 'Saturday Night Live'Melissa McCarthy, 'Only Murders in the Building'Julianne Nicholson, 'Hacks'Sarah Polley, 'The Studio' Limited or Anthology Series'Adolescence''Black Mirror''Disclaimer''Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story''The Penguin' Television Movie'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy''The Gorge''Mountainhead''Out of My Mind''Rebel Ridge' Lead Actor (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Colin Farrell, 'The Penguin'Paul Giamatti, 'Black Mirror'Stephen Graham, 'Adolescence'Brian Tyree Henry, 'Dope Thief'Cooper Koch, 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' Lead Actress (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Cate Blanchett, 'Disclaimer'Rashida Jones, 'Black Mirror'Cristin Milioti, 'The Penguin'Amanda Seyfried, 'Long Bright River'Michelle Williams, 'Dying for Sex' Supporting Actor (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Javier Bardem, 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'Owen Cooper, 'Adolescence'Rob Delaney, 'Dying for Sex'Rhenzy Feliz, 'The Penguin'Diego Luna, 'La Máquina'Wagner Moura, 'Dope Thief'Ashley Walters, 'Adolescence' Supporting Actress (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Emma Corrin, 'Black Mirror'Erin Doherty, 'Adolescence'Lesley Manville, 'Disclaimer'Cristin Milioti, 'Black Mirror'Deirdre O'Connell, 'The Penguin'Jenny Slate, 'Dying for Sex'Christine Tremarco, 'Adolescence' Talk Series'The Daily Show''Hot Ones''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' Scripted Variety'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver''Saturday Night Live' Directing (Drama)'Andor' — Alonso Ruizpalacios'The Last of Us' — Mark Mylod'The Pitt' — John Wells'Severance' — Jessica Lee Gagné'Severance' — Ben Stiller'Squid Game' — Hwang Dong-hyuk'The White Lotus' — Mike White Directing (Comedy)'The Bear' — Ayo Edebiri'The Four Seasons' — Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini'Hacks' — Lucia Aniello'Mid-Century Modern' — James Burrows'The Ms. Pat Show' — Mary Lou Belli'Only Murders in the Building' — John Hoffman'The Studio' — Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Directing (Limited/TV Movie)'Adolescence' — Philip Barantini'Black Mirror' — Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor'Disclaimer' — Alfonso Cuarón'Dope Thief' — Ridley Scott'The Penguin' — Craig Zobel'Presumed Innocent' — Anne Sewitsky Writing (Drama)'The Agency' — Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth'Andor' — Tony Gilroy'The Last of Us' — Craig Mazin'Matlock' — Jennie Snyder Urman'Severance' — Dan Erickson'Slow Horses' — Will Smith'The White Lotus' — Mike White Writing (Comedy)'Abbott Elementary' — Quinta Brunson'The Four Seasons' — Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Tracey Wigfield'Hacks' — Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky'The Studio' — Alex Gregory'The Studio' — Peter Huyck'The Studio' — Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez'What We Do in the Shadows' — Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms Writing (Limited/TV Movie)'Adolescence' — Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne'Black Mirror' — Charlie Brooker'Black Mirror' — Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali'Disclaimer' — Alfonso Cuarón'Dying for Sex' — Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether'The Penguin' — Lauren LeFranc Best of Variety 2025 Tony Awards Predictions: Kieran Culkin Eyes Historic Triple Crown, Latinos Take Center Stage and Star Power Could Rule Broadway Honors New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Netflix in May 2025
BreakingNews.ie
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker says he was asked to write for Doctor Who
Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker has revealed he was once asked to write for BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who. The 54-year-old also said he would consider writing for a Star Trek project while speaking on The News Agents podcast. Advertisement Asked about the possibility of working on something related to Star Trek, Brooker said: 'That would be an interesting one wouldn't it? I've never seen the Next Generation, I've only seen the original series when I was a kid. Brooker also said he would be interested in working on a Star Trek project (Ian West/PA) 'I was sort of asked about Doctor Who once, I wasn't asked to run it, I was asked to write for it, and it felt a bit like the Home Office asking you to do something, like it was my national duty, but I just didn't have time because I was busy. 'So, if a big behemoth like Star Trek asked me to write for them, you'd at least take that call, wouldn't you, you'd consider it. 'But with doing Black Mirror, you've got control and when you wander into somebody else's show you're trying to please them.' Advertisement It comes after Brooker's dystopian Black Mirror series returned to Netflix for its seventh season earlier this month, which features episodes about 'mind expanding' technology, violent video games and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as a follow-up to the show's popular USS Callister episode. During his interview with The News Agents presenters Emily Maitlis and Lewis Goodall, the writer went on to say he wished to continue making new episodes of the show. He added: 'I'd love to continue doing it, so it slightly depends on whether people want to keep watching it, that is probably what it boils down to. 'You don't find any of these things out (if a new series has been commissioned) until the dust settles. Advertisement 'There is one idea I've wanted to do for a couple of years and now I'm worried it will look old-fashioned.' Black Mirror began on Channel 4 in 2011, where it remained for two series, before being picked up by Netflix in 2016, where it has remained. Previous series have seen starring roles from Mad Men actor Jon Hamm, Jurassic World actress Bryce Dallas Howard, pop star Miley Cyrus and Black Panther star Letitia Wright. Brooker's full interview can be heard on The News Agents podcast on Global Player. Advertisement
