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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Adolescence breakout star Owen Cooper wins Gotham TV Award
Owen Cooper, 15, has won a major award for his breakout performance in the Netflix smash hit Adolescence. The British actor, who beat around 500 young actors to land the role of teenage murder suspect Jamie Miller, won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series at the Gotham TV Awards in New York City on Monday. Cooper tied for the award with Dying For Sex actress Jenny Slate. He focused his acceptance speech on his co-star Erin Doherty, who was up for the same prize for her portrayal of psychologist Briony Ariston. "(The) main person that I have to thank is Erin, who is also nominated for this award. That episode that we did together, it was easy to do it with you and it was such an honour to share this, share this award with you. You deserve this award just as much as I do, so round of applause for Erin please," he said, prompting the crowd to clap, according to Cooper went on to thank "everyone that was part of the Adolescence cast and crew", including director Philip Barantini and series co-creator, co-writer, producer and star Stephen Graham. He then sparked laughter with his parting message: "Who else, my parents for creating me. Yeah, but that's about it. Thanks to Gotham Awards for handing me this award." Adolescence won three of the four Gotham Awards it was nominated for. In addition to Cooper's prize, the show took home Breakthrough Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series for Graham. The teenage actor has earned critical acclaim for his work in Adolescence and has already won the Breakthrough Award at the IndieWire Honors ceremony. He is widely expected to be nominated for this year's Emmy Awards. Elsewhere at the Gotham TV Awards, The Studio and The Pitt won the breakthrough comedy and drama series awards, while Kathy Bates received Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series for Matlock and Ben Whishaw took home the supporting prize for Black Doves.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Gotham TV Awards: ‘Matlock's Kathy Bates Named Outstanding Lead Performer In A Drama As Winners Roll In
The ceremony for the second annual Gotham Television Awards is underway Monday night in New York City, where winners for the year's best in TV are being revealed as the small-screen awards season hits high gear. Netflix's Adolescence leads all nominees coming into the night with four, while Max's The Pitt, CBS' Matlock and FX's limited series Dying For Sex have three noms apiece. Already tonight, Apple TV+'s The Studio won the Breakthrough Comedy Series award. More from Deadline Gotham Television Awards 2025 Red Carpet Photos: All The Looks Of The Night 'Adolescence', 'The Pitt', 'Dying For Sex', 'Matlock' Top Nominees For Gotham TV Awards 'Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy' Emmy Submissions: Renée Zellweger Eyes Historic Double In all 12 competitive categories are up for grabs recognizing breakthrough drama, comedy and limited series, including in the newly created category of Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming. That award tonight went to HBO | Max's documentary Pee-wee as Himself. Keep checking below as we update this year's winners list. This year's Gothams are also celebrating their tribute honorees during the ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street: Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, as well as director Hwang Dong-hyuk, will receive Creator Tributes; Elisabeth Moss and the cast of The Handmaid's Tale will receive the inaugural Ensemble Tribute; Brian Tyree Henry will receive the Performer Tribute; Sheryl Lee Ralph will receive the Sidney Poitier Icon Tribute; David E. Kelley will receive the Visionary Tribute; and Parker Posey will receive the inaugural Legend Tribute. Last year, the Gotham Film & Media Institute-organized Gotham TV Awards helped kick off the awards-season run of Netflix's eventual Emmy winner Baby Reindeer, and also bestowed double wins on Paramount+'s Aussie comedy Colin From Accounts. Here's the winners list, which will be updated. Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series Kathy Bates, Matlock (CBS) Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series Ben Whishaw, Black Doves (Netflix) Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming Pee-wee as HimselfMatt Wolf, director; Emma Tillinger Koskoff, producer (HBO | Max) Outstanding Performance in an Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming Aaron PierreRebel Ridge (Netflix) Breakthrough Nonfiction Series Social StudiesLauren Greenfield, creator; Frank Evers, Lauren Greenfield, executive producers (FX/Hulu) Breakthrough Comedy Series The StudioEvan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen, creators; Josh Fagan, Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Alex McAtee, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen, James Weaver, executive producers (Apple TV+) Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series Julio TorresFantasmas (HBO | Max) Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series Poorna JagannathanDeli Boys (Hulu) Breakthrough Drama Series Breakthrough Limited Series Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far List Of Hollywood & Media Layoffs From Paramount To Warner Bros Discovery To CNN & More Everything We Know About 'Happy Gilmore 2' So Far
New York Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Living to Die Well
My patient, stoic and pensive, told me that he'd made it through his last year of work by dreaming of the European cruise he and his wife planned to take the week after he retired. 'I thought I'd paid my dues,' he whispered. 'I was just waiting for the best part of life to finally start.' He rarely took time off and had pushed through nausea and occasional abdominal pain that had worsened during his final months of work. Freedom, he'd thought, lay just beyond the newly visible finish line. But a diagnosis of stomach cancer, which had spread to his liver and lungs, had left him too breathless to walk, too nauseous to endure a boat ride, too weak to dress himself. Instead of living out his dreams, he was living out his death. I thought of him recently after watching 'Dying for Sex,' a television series in which a woman named Molly is diagnosed with incurable breast cancer. Realizing that she is dying, Molly decides to leave her husband and seeks sexual fulfillment before her death in hospice care. Loosely based on a true story, the show illustrates how mortality forces clarity about how we truly wish to live. But it also illuminates another fact: Many of us do not ask ourselves what it means to live fully and authentically until death is both certain and soon. We live alongside death. It speeds down highways recklessly and blooms clandestinely within our bodies. We have no idea when we will meet death, or how. Living with an awareness of this specific uncertainty can be terrifying, yet I've found that death also shimmers with a singular magnificence: the possibility of living freely. Popular culture would have us believe in cliché bucket lists, which call to mind outlandish activities that defy the physical limitations imposed by illness or the emotional limitations of common sense. Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson skydive in 'The Bucket List,' despite terminal lung cancer. Queen Latifah withdraws her life savings and jets to Europe after learning she has weeks to live in 'Last Holiday.' Greeting death with the fantasia of daredevil activities or adopting a newly carefree persona is a tempting salve for our fear of that last great unknown. But in my experience, considered reflection on mortality nudges people toward a more complicated version of the ordinary, not novel permutations of extremes. I often hear variations on similar wishes: A daughter wants a small wedding ceremony in the hospital so her dying parent can attend. A brother calls an estranged sister, asking her to visit so that he can say goodbye. I have heard uncommon goals too: wanting to take a long-postponed trip to the Alamo, to write a romance novel, to breed one last litter of puppies and inhale, one final time, the milky sweet of their young fur. These wishes are at their core the same desire, reconciling the differences between the life we have and the one we longed for. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Vogue
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Life's Too Short to Finish Bad TV
I was watching a Netflix series the other week—I won't name it, but it had 'Apple' in the title and was about a con woman—when I realized that I wasn't enjoying it anymore. The storyline was somehow full of plot holes, even though it was based on real life. The acting was hammy, but not in a fun way. I'd already invested four hours, though, so I was reluctant to admit defeat. But there were two more hours to go. Oh, whatever, I thought, slamming the laptop shut and rubbing my eyes. Life is too short to be watching crap TV. I've been doing this a lot lately: Noticing when I'm actively not enjoying something and then ducking out, even though I've already 'invested' time and brain power. I did it two episodes from the end of Dying for Sex—that Michelle Williams drama that started off punchy and then became so miserable I had to watch through my fingers. I also did it with You, the first two seasons of which I thought were fun before it descended into pure Riverdale-style loopiness. I used to power through, at least until all narratives were tied up, but now I just feel like…nah. What about the narratives of my own life? Shouldn't I be investing in them instead? When I laud the idea of quitting a shitty TV show, I don't want this to be confused with giving up before a series has even gotten started. When we're so used to immediate gratification, I think there can be a tendency to treat TV like junk food—quick, dopamine-laden bites before moving on to the next. But some of my favorite culture of all time has been that with which I've persevered: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Industry, Succession… even Daisy Jones & The Six, which started off feeling like absolute trash before slowly transforming into the greatest anti-love story of the 20th century (I'm only slightly exaggerating). Still, I think we can use our intuition here. If something feels like a slog—a proper slog—it probably is a slog. There's no prize to be won in hammering away for no reason. I think this philosophy—quitting stuff that doesn't bring you joy, regardless of what you were hoping for—can be applied to other areas of your life, too. It's not just about TV shows, although that's a good place to start. The other week, I left a party after approximately 40 minutes because I realized I didn't want to be there. I've left restaurants because I don't like the look of the menu, even though I've walked in and sat down and accepted water. I've donated books that I keep picking up and putting down until I'm halfway through and still bored. Again, there's often power and pay-off in perseverance. I don't believe in quitting without giving something a chance. But there's no shame in walking away from an attention-sucker during the third act so that you can direct your attention elsewhere.
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Michelle Williams sports a fake baby bump as she gets into character to film thriller A Place In Hell in New York
Michelle Williams was pictured wearing a fake baby bump to film upcoming thriller, A Place In Hell, in New York City on Sunday. The actress, 44, who's character works at a high-profile criminal law firm, wore a navy blue, fitted midi dress with a smart blazer. Her outfit was completed with a pair of classic, black court shoes, while her hair was styled into a sleek bob. From Fair Play director Chloe Domont, the film will follow Michelle's character and another woman, played by Daisy Edgar-Jones, who both work a the firm, according to Deadline. As per the publication, Chloe will write and direct the project, with the package 'expected to hit the market in coming weeks'. Michelle most recently worked on the racy new TV series Dying for Sex on Hulu, which dropped last month. The actress shared that she hopes her own kids see the show some day even though it is racy. The mother of four sares 19-year-old Matilda with her late partner Heath Ledger, and shares three young kids - four-year-old Hart and kids born in 2022 and 2025 with husband Thomas Kail, whose names and gender have not been publicly revealed. Michelle plays Molly Kochan, who leaves her longtime husband to explore her sexuality, after being diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer. She even took part in a racy photoshoot to promote the series, which is now streaming on Hulu. Michelle was asked during a press conference if she had any reservations about her children seeing the raunchy content. The actress admitted there may have been some reservations in the back of her mind, but at the same time she would welcome her children watching the show, when they are old enough. 'Somewhere maybe like in the way, way, way back of my head, I hear somebody saying to me, "Don't do something that your grandmother couldn't see." 'But also in the forefront of my mind, what I hear is like, "Do make things that you would want your children to see, age-appropriate," but I want to leave a record of who I was,' she said. As per the publication, Chloe will write and direct the project, with the package 'expected to hit the market in coming weeks' 'And if my children are interested in it, they can pick that up and they can learn what I was doing when I wasn't with them.' She continued, 'I've always wanted to make something that I would feel proud of and that even [my kids] as they grew up could feel a deeper understanding of who I was and what I was interested in.' 'And, so, I stand behind this, and went wholeheartedly into the experience,' Williams said of the show. The series is based on the Wondery podcast of the same name by Nikki Boyer, which was recorded in the final months of the real Molly Kochan's life. The podcast debuted in February 2019, with Molly succumbing to breast cancer after three years of battling the disease, just one month later in March 2019 at just 45. Michelle discovered the podcast soon after it debuted, telling Vanity Fair last month, 'It bowled me over, I was blubbering. I couldn't explain why it had moved me so much.' Like the Molly in the show, the real Molly left her husband behind to explore her sexuality, with Michelle saying she was drawn to Molly's 'bravery.' 'This is a real person that we're talking about. Can you imagine what people thought about what she was doing or what people said? 'Oh, Molly is going on some sort of…'' Williams said. 'She didn't care what people said. She didn't care what people thought. She didn't care what people saw. That's one of the things that really got me—she rewrote all of the rules,' Williams said. She admitted to being 'super game' for exploring all sorts of sexual positions for the show, adding, 'I wasn't surprised to find myself in a number of different positions.' 'Everybody says, 'Oh, the thing about sex scenes is they're not really that sexy.' And it's true, they're not. You're trying to not rub each other's makeup off and also trying to block that thing that's not supposed to be seen and work with the camera angle. Unfortunately or fortunately or whatever, it's as technical as hitting your mark,' she joked.
