Author: Adekugbe Adedayo

The 2024 nomination list came with no surprise, with nominations from well-deserved shows including “Shōgun,” “The Bear,” and “The Penguin.” This year’s nomination was led by “Shōgun” with six nods, followed by Abbott Elementary, Disclaimer, Hacks, The Diplomat, The Penguin, and What We Do in the Shadows with four nods each.

Netflix leads all networks and platforms with 23 nominations, followed by HBO/Max with 21, then we have Disney’s FX, with 20 (including FX/Hulu), and Apple TV+ with 12. Other platforms are in the single digits.

The FX Shōgun nods in six categories; they include drama series, drama actor (Hiroyuki Sanada), drama actress (Anna Sawai), supporting drama actor (Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira), and supporting drama actress (Moeka Hoshi).

The Critics Choice Awards will take place on Jan. 12 and air live on E! at 7 p.m. Below, find the full list of 2024 Critics Choice Awards TV nominations.

BEST DRAMA SERIES

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Evil (Paramount+)
Industry (HBO | Max)
Interview With the Vampire (AMC)
The Old Man (FX)
Shōgun (FX/ Hulu)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)
Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who (Disney+)
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (Starz)
Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)
Shanola Hampton – Found (NBC)
Keira Knightley – Black Doves (Netflix)
Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Anna Sawai – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
Michael Emerson – Evil (Paramount+)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found (NBC)
Takehiro Hira – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
John Lithgow – The Old Man (FX)
Sam Reid – Interview With the Vampire (AMC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Nicole Kidman – Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+)
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)
Anna Sawai – Pachinko (Apple TV+)
Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)

BEST COMEDY SERIES

Abbott Elementary (ABC)
English Teacher (FX)
Hacks (HBO | Max)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
St. Denis Medical (NBC)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher (FX)
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO | Max)
Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale (Apple TV+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO | Max)
Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)
Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)
Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear (FX / Hulu)
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO | Max)
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher (FX)
Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along (Disney+)
Annie Potts – Young Sheldon (CBS)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Masters of the Air (Apple TV+)
Mr. Bates vs the Post Office (PBS)
The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Ripley (Netflix)
True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)
It’s What’s Inside (Netflix)
Música (Prime Video)
Out of My Mind (Disney+)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Colin Farrell – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Tom Hollander – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+)
Andrew Scott – Ripley (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind (Disney+)
Naomi Watts – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer (HBO | Max)
Hugh Grant – The Regime (HBO | Max)
Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)
Logan Lerman—We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)
Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple (Netflix)
Treat Williams – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Dakota Fanning – Ripley (Netflix)
Leila George – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Betty Gilpin – Three Women (Starz)
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES

Acapulco (Apple TV+)
Citadel: Honey Bunny (Prime Video)
La Máquina (Hulu)
The Law According to Lidia Poët (Netflix)
My Brilliant Friend (HBO | Max)
Pachinko (Apple TV+)
Senna (Netflix)
Squid Game (Netflix)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video)
Bluey (Disney+)
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Invincible (Prime Video)
The Simpsons (Fox)
X-Men ’97 (Disney+)

BEST TALK SHOW

Hot Ones (YouTube)
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (Netflix)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC/Syndicated)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL

Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny (Hulu)
Kevin James: Irregardless (Prime Video)
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die (HBO | Max)
Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special (Netflix)
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings (HBO | Max)

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I want to believe most of us grew up with DC or, at the least, have consumed DC content; I know I did. When I was a kid, I used to have a sense of joy calling myself a fan of DC, but this past decade, it’s more than embarrassing watching what DC has turned to, especially in this MCU world we live in.

Warner Bros. and DC executives sometimes forget they sit on a gold mine of IPs, and it’s a shame we have to rotate between Superman and Batman repeatedly. Filmmakers have tried to do justice to these characters, but to the audience, it’s the same story. DC has continuity issues; the DCEU (Extended Universe), DCAU (Animated Universe), or all iterations of the film and TV universe all meet the same fate. CANCELLED.

Don’t get me wrong; DC has some successful projects, but it’s time they do something stable, and this is where James Gunn and Peter Safran come in. As a fan observing from the outside, looking in, it’s fascinating to see that they are finally getting a creative head, and hopefully, they get it right.

On January 31st, 2023, James Gunn announced the start of a new DC, the DCU, a reboot of everything DC on film, TV, and gaming. His vision includes the continuity of Peacemaker, Creature Commandos, a new Superman film, the Lantern shows, and many more. Today is the start of that universe.

What do you need to watch to understand this universe?

To be honest, nothing. If you’ve watched or consumed any DC content, then you should understand what “reboot,” “continuity,” or “canon” is in the context of DC. If not, let me explain. When you reboot a universe, you are not necessarily starting over but moving the story in a better direction, resulting in the issue of continuity. How do you move what we’re following and enjoying? What are you bringing into this universe?

This new universe will include nods to some of the events of the DCEU, such as Peacemaker Season 1, The Suicide Squad, and Blue Beetle.

Peacemaker: James Gunn recently mentioned that the events of Peacemaker remain canon aside from the scene where the Justice League showed up. He explained that, in his DCU, the Justice League is yet to be formed.

The Suicide Squad: [Spoilers] In Creature Commandos, Weasel survived, and Rick Flag Jr. is still dead.

Blue Beetle: I’m still unsure, but with the announcement of a Blue Beetle animated TV show with the same actors, I want to believe the origin of Blue Beetle will remain canon.

The Timeline

The events of Creature Commandos begin two years after The Suicide Squad and just before Superman (Legacy).

Creature Commandos takes the same tone as The Suicide Squad but with monsters. If you’re done with that tone, it’s understandable not to watch Creature Commandos. James Gunn has announced the defining moment to begin the DCU starts with Superman.

Then why start Creature Commandos now?

James Gunn told fans he greenlit Creature Commandos after he became DC Co-CEO. He explained he wrote Creature Commandos after The Suicide Squad. Critics may argue that Creature Commandos, being the same tone as previous Marvel/DC work, will never be greenlit.

Will DCU remain permanent?

Previously, executives and creatives did not always agree on the way forward, which is why most projects get shelved. Giving Warner Bros. Discovery state, if David, James, and Peter continue to agree, the DCU is projected to be a success.

Your only excuse should be that you’re on a remote island with no access to the internet and don’t notice the wave of new talents in the Nigerian music industry. The wave is led by those I will consider the latest Big 4, starring Ayra Starr, Asake, Rema, and Tems. These talents have well-crafted and mastered the art of making good music, and it’s high time they get their flowers.

The Rolling Stone’s 2024 Top Albums List, released on Monday, features Rema’s ‘Heis,’ Tems’ ‘Born in the Wild,’ and Ayra Starr’s ‘The Year I Turned 21.’

Ranking them, we have:

Rema’s second studio album, ‘Heis,‘ was ranked 11th overall. The album recently received a Grammy nomination for Best Global Album Performance.

Description: “Rema has taken to calling his own style of Afrobeats “Afro-rave,” in the tradition of Burna Boy and the like who have fought to differentiate themselves from what became a catchall for African music in general. Yet, there was no real sonic signifier for Rema’s Afro-wave — he seamlessly traverses hip-hop, house, R&B, and dancehall. Heis sounds more like a rave than almost anything Rema has made prior (excluding the excellent loosey “Bounce,” for example, raging while everything else simmers. The result is the buzzy, visceral, sweat-it-out music that no one else in the mainstream is making.”

Tems’ debut album, ‘Born in the Wild,‘ ranked 37th overall. Tems, whose voice is captivating, earned Grammy nominations for both ‘Best African Music Performance’ and ‘Best Global Music Album.’

Description: “Tems has already remade Nigerian pop in her own image. Her debut album measures the soul work it’s taken to get here. All of it has paid off on an album so rich that the listening experience is a physical one as much as it is emotional. “Wickedest” is primed for the dance floor, while the single “Love Me Jeje” is a masterpiece, soaked in the sun and major-key dopamine. Her vision is made timeless via a seamless blend of stripped-down ballads, the cool of 1990s R&B with flecks of SWV and Sade, joyous high life, Afro-dance music like amapiano, and rugged hip-hop.”

Ayra Starr’s sophomore album, ‘The Year I Turned 21,′ ranked 53rd on the list according to Rolling Stone.

Rolling Stone describes it as:
“With the follow-up to her 2021 debut, Ayra Starr asserts a musical maturity that could be considered far beyond her years, but perhaps more aptly serves as a reminder of the emotional depth, logical prowess, and enviable passion young people often possess. Across it, Starr refreshes tried-and-true Afrobeats elements with the type of songwriting that SZA fans flock to, darting between Nigerian Pidgin, Yoruba, and English with endless finesse and attitude in all three languages.”

I, for one, am glad for the recognition of Nigerian musical talents on a global stage, and this should continue for a long time. Last year the list featured legends like Mr. Eazi, Burna Boy, Adekunle Gold, and Asake.

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has publicly reiterated what matters to her above all… Motherhood.

While speaking on Good Morning America with Michael Strahan to promote her upcoming film, Maria, Angelina Jolie expressed how she feels about her kids describing it as something similar to Maria Callas’s passion for singing.

The actress told Strahan that motherhood is happiness: “You can take everything else away from me. Nothing else matters.”

Maria is a biopic about the opera singer, Maria Calles portrayed by Angelina Jolie. The movie also stars legendary actors Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, and Valeria Golino directed by Pablo Larraín.

She and ex-husband Brad Pitt share six kids: Maddox, 23, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and Knox and Vivienne, 16-year-old twins.

Jolie’s two eldest sons, Maddox and Pax, worked with her on Maria as assistant directors, which described the experience as “amazing” despite having no interest in being seen on camera yet. “They’re quite private. Shiloh’s extremely private. They weren’t born with privacy, right? So I hope they can have that as they grow,” she said.

The Eternals star has always been outspoken on motherhood and the importance of education.

“I’m somebody who has tried to have a better education on foreign policy. I think of the amount of times it’s been summarized, ‘You’re an artist, but you also use your voice,’ you feel like, that’s just being a person,” she said. “I’m trying to understand what is happening within our world, why so many things are the way they are. I’m trying to understand how to best be a guide for my children, to make sure that they are good people. I don’t often feel like I’m doing enough. So when you say, ‘You use your voice,’ I feel like there are so many things I don’t quite know how to do or say at this time.”

Angelina Jolie underwent vocal training for her performance as Callas in Maria—a process that her kids were apparently witnesses to. “All of my children suffered through my early opera singing in the house before I got kinda good,” she recalled, adding jokingly, “which was a nightmare.”

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Congratulations to Alexandra Daddario and Andrew Form. The 38-year-old White Lotus star announced the birth of their newborn baby.

Alexandra Daddario made the birth of her child through a whimsical Halloween Instagram post. She shared a picture of her child in a bowl with some candy on him with the caption, “I thought this was a weird bowl of candy.”

The gender of her child is yet to be revealed.

The actress immediately received in bulk congratulatory messages:

“Congrats!!!!!!!!!” from sydney_sweeney

“A Halloween baby????? That’s the coolest thing ever!” from jacquelinegavriel

“CONGRATS GIRLYYYYY” from rachelzegler

“Best candy to nibble on!!” from michellemonaghan

Earlier this year, Daddario opened up about her pregnancy, explaining her “complicated” feelings after previously suffering a miscarriage.

“I’m pregnant and it’s all successful and everything’s healthy. ” She continued to share the emotional toll of her previous loss, stating, “I had been pregnant. Then I had a loss. It’s long and complicated, so I don’t want to be too specific.”

“Those kinds of losses and trauma are very hard to explain unless you’ve been through them.” “I really relate to all the women who have been through those kinds of things in a way that I didn’t understand fully before. It’s very, very painful.”

The creative director, Brian Horton, for one of the most anticipated games, Marvel’s Wolverine, will now work with the team making Perfect Dark for Xbox. In a report by Game File, Brian left Insomniac to work on the Perfect Dark reboot game, currently in development by Microsoft’s The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics.

Brian, who previously worked on Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and 2015’s Rise of the Tomb Raider, hasn’t worked on Marvel’s Wolverine for some time. Meanwhile, Wolverine’s game director, Cameron Christian, will be working at Insomniac.

An Xbox spokesperson told Game File that Brian is “bringing his wealth of experience to the upcoming reboot of the classic Secret Agent series.”

A new creative director for Wolverine, Marcus Smith and game Director, Mike Daly are reportedly the new hires. Both Mike and Marcus are known for their work on the 2021 game Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

Though Marvel’s Wolverine was first announced in 2021, neither game has an official release window. The Wolverine is to be released for PS5 and reportedly in the same universe as the Spider-Man game.

Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, has announced a new partnership with streaming platform Kick. This partnership also includes opening an official Kick account for global streaming.

According to UFC, its partnership with Kick is a direction for its global marketing partnership. UFC will have its own dedicated channel, which features “compelling original UFC content such as fight watchalongs, press conferences, behind-the-scenes access, athlete interviews, and more.”  As a plus for KICK, it will be named an official partner of UFC and “will be integrated within a selection of UFC’s biggest events around the world.”

KICK is an on-demand video live-streaming platform and a large competitor to Amazon’s Twitch. During UFC matches globally, Kick will be offered high-visibility branding. UFC and Kick hopes to receive more visibility across hundreds of millions of households with their partnership.

“KICK will first activate the new partnership around this week’s action-packed UFC 308: TOPURIA vs HOLLOWAY in Abu Dhabi, a milestone that marks the 20th UFC event held in the UAE over the past 15 years,” UFC.

“We’re thrilled to begin our relationship with KICK by becoming a major element of their innovative streaming service, joining some of KICK’s most well-known streamers, including Westcol, and Adin Ross,” said Nicholas Smith, Vice President of Global Partnerships for TKO. “We’re looking forward to our KICK channel becoming a strong, reliable platform to drive awareness for all our live UFC events, while enhancing the UFC live experience with unique, compelling content for UFC fans around the world.”

“We are delighted to partner with UFC to bring amazing content and behind-the-scenes access to our audience on KICK,” said Akhil Sarin, Chief Marketing Officer at KICK.  “We look forward to the launch of the UFC channel this week, with our branding set to appear on the canvas at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi, our very own Max Holloway competing for the featherweight title, and unmissable UFC content streaming for the first time live on KICK. Make sure you tune in and engage in the chat.”

The ‘Lights, Camera…Naija’s event created by Netflix is an event that celebrates and honours Nollywood pioneers, veterans, and key players.

BBNaija’s Ebuka Obi-Uchendu will return to host this year’s event, which will be held on November 2, 2024.

See the announcement video below:

https://twitter.com/NetflixNaija/status/1849767863613043091

This year’s theme—Pioneers, Pillars, and Players— pays tribute to the legends who laid the foundation of Nollywood, the off-screen masterminds—directors, producers, and crew members—who keep the industry running, and the vibrant actors who captivate audiences worldwide.

Aimed at spotlighting Nollywood’s finest, celebrating the trailblazers, behind-the-scenes heroes, and the on-screen stars who make the industry shine, the event often has in attendance industry professionals, music artists, and celebrities grace the stage. [Pulse]

The 2024 Lagos Fashion Week 2024 is officially on. The event began on October 23rd and will end on Sunday, October 27th, garnering several fashion enthusiasts, executives, models, and creatives.

The 2024 Lagos Fashion Week theme is COMMUNE, honouring Africa’s fashion ecosystem’s collaborative spirit by honouring designers and behind-the-scenes creative minds.

Imad Eduso, Maliko, Ajabeng, Born Star Nigeria, NYA, Pettre Taylor, Kente Gentlemen, LFJ, Ajabeng, Oshobor, and Ugo Monye blessed the runway on Day 1.

This year’s highlight will include Lagos Fashion Week’s Green Access program by Style House Files, an initiative to boost sustainable emerging designers.

Bornstar Nigeria x Maison Mystic debut their collaboration on the Lagos Fashion Week 24 stage.

Maison Mystic collection photographed by @insignaonline, courtesy @sonyalphanigeria

EVENT 1: Lagos Fashion Week x Bicester Collection Roundtable

DATE: Wednesday, October 23rd 2024

TIME: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM WAT

LOCATION: External Ballroom, Federal Palace Hotel (FPH)