Showbiz Sandbox 604: Which Awards Actually Matter?
January 17, 2023
As we get deeper into this year’s awards season we’re finally hearing from groups whose opinions mean something. For instance, the guilds for directors, producers and cinematographers have all nominated their top picks from last year’s movies. In other instances however, awards are handed out in so many different categories, it seems like every film released gets a gold star.
Meanwhile, as the Grammy Awards are nearly upon us, we are learning that last year’s top five songs are generating less interest than the top five songs from 2021. In fact, the ten biggest songs of each year are drawing fewer and fewer listeners year-after-year, becoming a smaller piece of the streaming pie.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why Amazon is parting ways with Jeremy Clarkson, how Cathleen Hoover dominated the 2022 best seller lists and a first look at last year’s global box office tally.
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Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Tops $1.9B Global; Will Pass ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Today To Become No. 6 Movie Ever Worldwide
https://deadline.com/2023/01/avatar-the-way-of-water-spider-man-no-way-home-puss-in-boots-m3gan-china-global-international-box-office-1235222402/
Box Office: ‘Avatar 2’ and ‘M3GAN’ Rule Again as Tom Hanks Drama ‘A Man Called Otto’ Beats Expectations
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/critics-choice-awards-2023-winners-list-1235488828/
James Cameron Says ‘Avatar 2’ Is Profitable and He’ll Make the Sequels
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-cameron-avatar-2-profitable-sequels-1235292374/
Netflix to Stream SAG Awards Beginning in 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-sag-awards-2024-1235294893/
Critics‘ Choice Awards 2023 Full Winners List
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/critics-choice-awards-2023-winners-list-1235488828/
Producers Guild Awards Nominate Several Blockbusters and Omit Films by Women
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/movies/producers-guild-awards.html
2023 DGA Nominations Include ‘Top Gun,’ ‘TÁR,’ but Women Directors Shut Out of Top 5
https://www.indiewire.com/2023/01/2023-dga-awards-directors-guild-film-nominations-revealed-1234798698/
American Society of Cinematographers Awards: Mandy Walker, Roger Deakins Among the Noms
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/american-society-of-cinematographers-2023-awards-nominations-1235293301/
Golden Globes Bounce Back as Hollywood Stars Give Embattled Awards a ‘Second Chance’
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2023-01-10/golden-globes-2023-hollywood-reacts
France’s Cesar Film Awards Ban Anyone Being Investigated of Sex Crimes
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/03/frances-cesar-film-awards-ban-anyone-being-investigated-on-sex-crimes
How Much Netflix Can the World Absorb?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/16/how-much-more-netflix-can-the-world-absorb-bela-bejaria
Colleen Hoover Was Queen of 2022’s Bestseller List
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/91256-colleen-hoover-was-queen-of-2022-s-bestseller-list.html
Prince Harry’s Spare Is Fastest-Selling Nonfiction Book Since UK Records Began
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/17/prince-harry-spare-is-fastest-selling-non-fiction-book
John Fogerty Regains Control Over Creedence Clearwater Revival Songs After Half-Century Fight
https://www.billboard.com/pro/john-fogerty-buys-control-publishing-creedence-clearwater-revival-catalog/
The Top 10 Hits in the US Last Year Accounted for Fewer Than 1 in Every 200 Streams
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-top-10-hits-in-the-us-last-year-accounted-for-fewer-200-streams/
Disney’s Aladdin Celebrates 3,000 Performances on Broadway
https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/disney-aladdin-3000-performances-on-broadway_94710.html
‘Romeo and Juliet’ Stars Sue Paramount for Child Abuse Over Nude Scene in 1968 Film
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/romeo-and-juliet-child-abuse-nude-scene-lawsuit-1235477837/
The Disturbing History of Teen Actors and Nudity
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/10/first-day-sex-scene-teen-actors-playing-nude-jodie-foster-brooke-shields-taxi-driver-blue-lagoon
January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are open to all!
https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2023/
De La Soul’s Music Is Finally Coming to Streaming Services in March
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/de-la-soul-available-streaming-services-march-1235477592/
Channel 4 Privatization Should Be Canceled, U.K. Culture Secretary Tells Prime Minister in Leaked Letter
https://variety.com/2023/global/global/channel-4-privatization-canceled-1235478540/
Jeff Beck, One of the Guitar Masters of the Rock Era, Dies at 78
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/jeff-beck-guitarist-dead-dies-1235486491/
Earth, Wind & Fire Drummer Fred White Dies Aged 67
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/02/earth-wind-fire-drummer-fred-white-dies-aged-67
Tony-Winning Director Frank Galati, Known for Ragtime and The Grapes of Wrath, Dies at 79
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/202952/tony-winning-director-frank-galati-known-for-ragtime-and-the-grapes-of-wrath-dies-at-79/
Gina Lollobrigida, Italian Bombshell Movie Star, Dies at 95
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/gina-lollobrigida-italian-bombshell-movie-star-dead-dies-1235490756/
Owen Roizman, Cinematographer on ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The Exorcist,’ Dies at 86
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/owen-roizman-dead-french-connection-exorcist-1235293000/
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