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RUSTIN | Official Teaser Trailer

The architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known. He challenged authority, never apologized for who he was, what he believed, or who he desired. And he did not back down. He made history, and in turn, he was forgotten. Directed by DGA award and five-time Tony award winner George C. Wolfe and starring Emmy award winner Colman Domingo, Rustin shines a long overdue spotlight on the extraordinary man who, alongside giants like the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Ella Baker, dared to imagine a different world, and inspired a movement in a march toward freedom.

Produced by Academy award winner Bruce Cohen, Higher Ground's Tonia Davis and George C. Wolfe.

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reviews have not been favorable. personally, i'd rather watch a documentary, but hopefully it'll be available to rent soon.

bayard rustin is an iconic figure/activist.

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Recent (2023) movie recs: 'Dicks: The Musical' (<--musical vulgar gays), 'Down Low' (<--disaster/murder gays), 'Theater Camp' (<--theater camp gays), 'Bottoms' (<--high school lesbians), 'Red White and Royal Blue'(<--cute sweet rich gays), 'Cassandro' (<--Lucha libre gays),'In the Company of Women' (<--aka 'Las Buenas Compañías', Spanish 1970s lesbians), 'Strange Way of Life' (<--short film, stylish cowboy gays), 'Saltburn' (<--sneaky sinister rich gays), 'Rustin' (<--civil rights era gays)

thank you for your recs 🙏 some i have seen and some new ones for me!

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RUSTIN | Official Teaser Trailer | Netflix

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RUSTIN | Official Teaser Trailer | Netflix

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i just watched the trailer for rustin (2023) and i now genuinely believe that colman domingo would have fucking rocked batman. with a better script. he has sooo much heart and emotion in his acting and his voice and his general demeanor and he would have been the PERFECT post-unburied bruce and i genuinely believe that!!!!! but the script does not do bruce wayne OR batman justice and his beautiful heart and his empathy that was the core of unburied was minimized to the extent that this doesn't feel like a post-unburied bruce to me at all :(

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am now well over halfway through my oscars challenge based on my own secret formula (aka guesstimating) so here is my ongoing microreviews post, for those curious

for some reason when i started writing i did this in order of # of nominees. don’t ask ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

oppenheimer: way too long. even cillian murphy, who was great, cannot sustain 3 hours of biopic. i felt his character development was unearned and rushed. the acting was good all around (though it was so man heavy that i sort of forgot emily blunt was there, surprising that she got that nomination when may december is RIGHT there) and it was gorgeously shot but it just needed a solid edit both in writing and runtime. one of those movies that made me feel stupid bc everyone else liked it. to the tune of 13 noms :/ (i have been told by many that you need to see it in a theater. well then don't release it for home viewing i guess, sorry!) (edit - having watched maestro rustin and napoleon 👎 three mid to bad biopics - this has warmed in my memory)

poor things: mixed feelings. overhyped doesn’t cover it. beautiful to look at. great acting from everyone including emma stone and mark ruffalo who is having simply the time of his life. it’s very funny which i wasn’t expecting! but it felt all a little too affected, a little too Intentionally Weird. idk i really wanted to love it but it was just sort of like okay! watched that! ✅

killers of the flower moon: enjoyed it a lot. i thought lily gladstone was amaaaaazing - their role had potential to just be like melodrama and one-note but they brought so much depth to it. leonardo was fine but of the white people deniro was the standout. too long of course. i alternately remember it as better or worse than it felt in the moment, but even though i wasn't in a theater it was still a good time

barbie: my brother loved this and i thought it was okay. the first half in barbieland and her first fish out of water scenes in the real world were a ton of fun, and it sort of got boring-er from there. visually very clever and fun. but the politics were hollow. relationship between america ferrera’s character and her daughter was unconvincing. the last scene pissed me off so much bc it was just totally unnecessary- should have (spoiler) ended with her putting her heels down and the audience can infer the rest be saved 5 minutes of runtime. (you’ll be shocked to hear i thought this was too long)

maestro: awful. manages to flatten felicia bernstein and somehow doesn’t replace that missing character with anything of substance. neglects to focus on what made bernstein actually interesting by putting basic stock biopic oscar bait scenes together and forgetting about his actual life and accomplishments. i went in knowing i wouldn’t like it but hoping there’d be redeeming qualities and found nearly none. even the best scene - his conducting the mahler resurrection symphony - pales in comparison to just finding the real video of bernstein conducting which is available for free on youtube.

american fiction: great. in theaters so no concept of length but it didn’t drag too much. jeffrey wright did an AMAZING job - so funny and also so grounded. made me cry early on too which i was Not expecting lol. definitely some 😬 moments for me as a white woman but i think that’s healthy for us once in a while. as a side note it was oddly preceded by 15 min of horror movie trailers which was bizarre

anatomy of a fall: LOOVED IT. broadchurch vibes. watched it with a friend who’s a lawyer so we kept pausing to theorize bc it is a great movie for that and she also provided commentary on the courtroom techniques of the lawyers lol. was also thinking about it hours and hours later. such a good film. even understood some of the french lol. big warning for pet illness though - the dog survives but it was not fun

the holdovers: nothing revolutionary but such a sweet little movie. not a huge amount to say about it - watched it on a plane and that was kind of the perfect vibe. i did think that da’vine joy randolph did a fantastic job. a good time. idk that it’s Best Picture worthy but who even knows what that award means

the zone of interest: technically impressive on every level (yes, including sound, which it should win) but i didn’t love it. i guess it’s just that i feel like “look! the mundanity of evil!” was not enough to carry this - it is SO mundane and SO jarring that halfway through i kept just being like “yeah yeah i get it” which itself is ironically kind of normalization but not the way the film intended. but i do think this is more a personal preference issue than actual issues with the movie.

napoleon: quite bad. boring, unfocused. couldn’t decide if it was about the marriage or his ambition and yet didn’t give josephine a character nor made thrilling battle sequences. unfortunately all i will remember is how they randomly used pride and prejudice’s soundtrack out of the blue (indicative of its equally unfocused score), and how joaquin phoenix had an american accent while everyone around him didn’t. also… too long!

the creator: pretty good! not a particularly innovative story but honestly it’s nice to see a good movie done right. hans zimmer rare W these days. john david washington still isn’t the greatest actor but it’s no big when ken watanabe is right there. the vfx are indeed very good. it even tackled western imperialism ok i thought though i obviously welcome discussion here!

past lives: beautiful touching etc. not an easy watch but i loved it. sort of found a great melancholy middle ground that didn’t feel maudlin but certainly wasn’t very happy. unbelievably that greta lee received no nomination for her phenomenal work (or teo yoo or john magaro for that matter). great length too - a perfect 1h45. just well done all around

society of the snow: great little disaster movie if slightly uneven. gorgeously shot for one thing. the tension is well done though i think it ended too… tidily. the fundamental problem i have tho is that if i was in their situation i’d have no qualms about eating people but that’s not the movie’s fault. the music reminded me of giacchino so i couldn’t help but make lost comparisons but that's also not the movie's fault lol. (edit: the music is literally BY giacchino and i thought i'd looked it up. it's a good score! he knows what he's doing!)

may december: LOVED IT!!! fantastic length, fantastic acting. as the great harry styles said it’s nice to see a movie that’s a real movie. i can’t wait to watch this again, i thought the writing was fantastic and it’ll gain a lot on rewatch too. would have loved more focus on the relationship with the kids, but that’s just because i personally found it fascinating. annoying it was only nommed for best screenplay when the acting was so good - yes especially charles melton!!

rustin: not as good as i wanted it to be. all the acting is fantastic especially (unsurprising) colman domingo, but i agree with reviews that said it avoided some of his more radical politics and that the love triangle was not super well executed, and i personally thought the end felt super rushed. it was just too biopic-y. but there was a lot to recommend it anyway just on acting alone though honestly

the color purple: enjoyed it a lot! never saw the original movie but it def smoothed away some stuff from the book in a way that doesn’t surprise me at all but was still too bad. there were clearly songs cut from the show bc there was a huge chunk in the middle with no singing lol. the acting was universally good but i cannot lie danielle brooks stole the show every second she was on screen. the music itself was great too and i think the director really dug into the musicalness of it which is so necessary in something like this. (end credits were particularly good!)

across the spiderverse: what is there to say about this that hasn’t been said. the first movie was much tighter in terms of plot / writing. the politics of this one were sort of a mess. but the animation was so spectacular that it sort of sanded over the flaws i saw in it in my memory and i'd be happy if it won

the boy and the heron: a lovely movie. miyazaki hasn’t lost it. i’d love for this to win best animated as i suspect it will. beautiful visually, very like pan’s labyrinth vibe plot wise. hard to say a lot here bc it was just very good, very solid. + miyazaki simply loves an old wrinkly lady and you know what i think that’s great. deserved a nom for score over fuckin indiana jones for sure

robot dreams: i wanted to adore this but instead i just liked it. it was beautiful and sweet and a nice love letter to new york and everything but i hated the ending lol. it’s a huge swing though with no dialogue and only one real song and you gotta give them points for that! plus it is genuinely sweet and everything. i just was pissed at the literal last scene lol

elemental: better than i expected it to be but still basically eh. some of the technical work is SO impressive - like the non-anthropomorphic water - that it actually highlights how Animated the characters are. but i don’t regret watching. highly recommend doing so stoned if that’s your jam because the animation really is the cool part - pixar’s stories have rly become very templated and boring

nimona: iirc a fun movie, but nothing like jaw dropping. can't evaluate it objectively though bc it wasn't the book and the book was better, unsurprisingly. i watched it a long time ago, it didn't leave a huge impression; i remember it was a cute adaptation. mainly i don't think nimona surpassed suzume (and pixar was always going to get that nomination no matter what), so mostly i'm bitter that suzume wasn't nominated sorry

dial of destiny: fell asleep the first time i watched it, got distracted the second time. it was... fine? the deaging was AWFUL, i'm glad it did not get a makeup or vfx nom, it literally just looked like a videogame and it still SOUNDED like 70yo harrison ford. the score was fine but the same thing john williams has been doing for this franchise since 1981. just like… an unnecessary movie idk

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RUSTIN | Official Trailer | Netflix

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in light of the True Detective S4 trailer dropping today, me and Allie are still at it nine years later 🫡 sound the conspiracy alarms early lmao. and remember what I said if Jodie Foster bumps into Rustin motherfucking Cohle up there in Alaska!!!

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maestro, rustin, the killer, fair play are all coming to netflix, you might have confused priscilla with the other two biopics rustin or bradley coopers maestro.

DEFINITELY wanna see Rustin.... might check out maestro (even though the trailer makes no sense whatsoever to me lol). But I actually think I got confused because Reptile is one I just saw the trailer to the other day and I was so excited because I saw it was coming to Netflix, and I think I want to check it out. 😅

Btw.... is it just me? Or does the beginning trailer music sound a LOT like the trailer music for "The Crowded Room"? Lol 🤣 (Or is that just my imagination?)

Anyway, sorry folks for the false info. Priscilla is NOT coming to Netflix lol. 😅 Seems that film will probably get somewhat of a limited release in theaters. It might be on streaming sooner rather than later in other words.

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Watch Colman Domingo as March on Washington architect, civil rights activist & organizer Bayard Rustin in Rustin teaser trailer

Marking today’s 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Netflix has launched the teaser trailer for the upcoming Bayard Rustin biopic Rustin starring Emmy-winning Euphoria actor Colman Domingo in the title role. An often overlooked civil rights activist and organizer, Rustin was the architect of 1963’s March on Washington, working alongside Reverend Martin Luther King…

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Award Season is among us. Our reviewer Actor, Producer and Journalist Alex von Roon can't wait to check out the contenders starting off with HBO' s "Succession". How do you like Alexander as "Ken" in the Hit Movie "Barbie"? Von Roon did work with the director before and enjoyed her performance in "Greenberg"

For "Bild am Sonntag" Alex also met SAG Award nominee Tony Shalhoub on set in his trailer. Some comments were very interesting. We wonder how Mr. Monk would deal with a pandemic such as Corona.

Below please find the complete list of nominations courtesy of SAGAFTRA. Which are your favorites? Comment below.

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SAG AWARDS NOMINATIONS 2024

The Motion Picture Nominees are: 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role  BRADLEY COOPER / Leonard Bernstein - "MAESTRO"  COLMAN DOMINGO / Bayard Rustin - "RUSTIN"  PAUL GIAMATTI / Paul Hunham - "THE HOLDOVERS"  CILLIAN MURPHY / J. Robert Oppenheimer - "OPPENHEIMER"  JEFFREY WRIGHT / Thelonious "Monk" Ellison - "AMERICAN FICTION"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role  ANNETTE BENING / Diana Nyad - "NYAD"  LILY GLADSTONE / Mollie Burkhart - "KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON"  CAREY MULLIGAN / Felicia Montealegre - "MAESTRO"  MARGOT ROBBIE / Barbie - "BARBIE"  EMMA STONE / Bella Baxter - "POOR THINGS"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role  STERLING K. BROWN / Clifford Ellison - "AMERICAN FICTION"  WILLEM DAFOE / Godwin Baxter - "POOR THINGS"  ROBERT DE NIRO / William Hale - "KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON"  ROBERT DOWNEY JR. / Lewis Strauss - "OPPENHEIMER"  RYAN GOSLING / Ken - "BARBIE"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role  EMILY BLUNT / Kitty Oppenheimer - "OPPENHEIMER"  DANIELLE BROOKS / Sofia - "THE COLOR PURPLE"  PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Laura Ferrari - "FERRARI"  JODIE FOSTER / Bonnie Stoll - "NYAD"  DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH / Mary Lamb - "THE HOLDOVERS"

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture  AMERICAN FICTION  ERIKA ALEXANDER / Coraline ADAM BRODY / Wiley Valdespino STERLING K. BROWN / Clifford Ellison KEITH DAVID / Willy the Wonker JOHN ORTIZ / Arthur ISSA RAE / Sintara Golden TRACEE ELLIS ROSS / Lisa Ellison LESLIE UGGAMS / Agnes Ellison JEFFREY WRIGHT / Thelonious "Monk" Ellison

BARBIE  MICHAEL CERA / Allan WILL FERRELL / Mattel CEO AMERICA FERRERA / Gloria RYAN GOSLING / Ken ARIANA GREENBLATT / Sasha KATE MCKINNON / Barbie HELEN MIRREN / Narrator RHEA PERLMAN / Ruth ISSA RAE / Barbie MARGOT ROBBIE / Barbie

THE COLOR PURPLE  HALLE BAILEY / Young Nettie FANTASIA BARRINO / Celie JON BATISTE / Grady DANIELLE BROOKS / Sofia CIARA / Nettie COLMAN DOMINGO / Mister AUNJANUE ELLIS-TAYLOR / Mama LOUIS GOSSETT, JR. / Ol' Mister COREY HAWKINS / Harpo TARAJI P. HENSON / Shug Avery PHYLICIA PEARL MPASI / Young Celie GABRIELLA WILSON "H.E.R." / Squeak

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON  TANTOO CARDINAL / Lizzie Q ROBERT DE NIRO / William Hale LEONARDO DICAPRIO / Ernest Burkhart BRENDAN FRASER / W.S. Hamilton LILY GLADSTONE / Mollie Burkhart JOHN LITHGOW / Prosecutor Peter Leaward JESSE PLEMONS / Tom White

OPPENHEIMER  CASEY AFFLECK / Boris Pash EMILY BLUNT / Kitty Oppenheimer KENNETH BRANAGH / Niels Bohr MATT DAMON / Leslie Groves ROBERT DOWNEY JR. / Lewis Strauss JOSH HARTNETT / Ernest Lawrence RAMI MALEK / David Hill CILLIAN MURPHY / J. Robert Oppenheimer FLORENCE PUGH / Jean Tatlock

The Television Program Nominees are: 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series  MATT BOMER / Hawkins "Hawk" Fuller - "FELLOW TRAVELERS"  JON HAMM / Roy Tillman - "FARGO"  DAVID OYELOWO / Bass Reeves - "LAWMEN: BASS REEVES"  TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk - "MR. MONK'S LAST CASE: A MONK MOVIE"  STEVEN YEUN / Danny Cho - "BEEF"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series  UZO ADUBA / Edie Flowers - "PAINKILLER"  KATHRYN HAHN / Clare Pierce - "TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS"  BRIE LARSON / Elizabeth Zott - "LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY"  BEL POWLEY / Miep Gies - "A SMALL LIGHT"  ALI WONG / Amy Lau - "BEEF"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series  BRIAN COX / Logan Roy - "SUCCESSION"  BILLY CRUDUP / Cory Ellison - "THE MORNING SHOW"  KIERAN CULKIN / Roman Roy - "SUCCESSION"  MATTHEW MACFADYEN / Tom Wambsgans - "SUCCESSION"  PEDRO PASCAL / Joel - "THE LAST OF US"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series  JENNIFER ANISTON / Alex Levy - "THE MORNING SHOW"  ELIZABETH DEBICKI / Princess Diana - "THE CROWN"  BELLA RAMSEY / Ellie - "THE LAST OF US"  KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler - "THE DIPLOMAT"  SARAH SNOOK / Shiv Roy - "SUCCESSION"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series  BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Roy Kent - "TED LASSO"  BILL HADER / Barry - "BARRY"  EBON MOSS-BACHRACH / Richard "Richie" Jerimovich - "THE BEAR"  JASON SUDEIKIS / Ted Lasso - "TED LASSO"  JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto - "THE BEAR"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series  ALEX BORSTEIN / Susie Myerson - "THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL"  RACHEL BROSNAHAN / Miriam "Midge" Maisel - "THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL"  QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues - "ABBOTT ELEMENTARY"  AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu - "THE BEAR"  HANNAH WADDINGHAM / Rebecca Welton - "TED LASSO"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 

THE CROWN  KHALID ABDALLA / Dodi Fayed SEBASTIAN BLUNT / Prince Edward BERTIE CARVEL / Tony Blair SALIM DAW / Mohamed Al Fayed ELIZABETH DEBICKI / Princess Diana LUTHER FORD / Prince Harry CLAUDIA HARRISON / Princess Anne LESLEY MANVILLE / Princess Margaret ED MCVEY / Prince William JAMES MURRAY / Prince Andrew JONATHAN PRYCE / Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh IMELDA STAUNTON / Queen Elizabeth II MARCIA WARREN / Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother DOMINIC WEST / Prince Charles OLIVIA WILLIAMS / Camilla Parker Bowles

THE GILDED AGE  BEN AHLERS / Jack ASHLIE ATKINSON / Mamie Fish CHRISTINE BARANSKI / Agnes van Rhijn DENÉE BENTON / Peggy Scott NICOLE BRYDON BLOOM / Maud Beaton MICHAEL CERVERIS / Watson CARRIE COON / Bertha Russell KELLEY CURRAN / Mrs. Winterton TAISSA FARMIGA / Gladys Russell DAVID FURR / Dashiell Montgomery JACK GILPIN / Church WARD HORTON / Charles Fane LOUISA JACOBSON / Marian Brook SIMON JONES / Bannister SULLIVAN JONES / T. Thomas Fortune CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER / Mrs. Bruce NATHAN LANE / Ward McAllister MATILDA LAWLER / Frances Montgomery ROBERT SEAN LEONARD / Luke Forte AUDRA MCDONALD / Dorothy Scott DEBRA MONK / Armstrong DONNA MURPHY / Mrs. Astor KRISTINE NIELSEN / Mrs. Bauer CYNTHIA NIXON / Ada Brook KELLI O'HARA / Aurora Fane PATRICK PAGE / Richard Clay HARRY RICHARDSON / Larry Russell TAYLOR RICHARDSON / Bridget BLAKE RITSON / Oscar van Rhijn JEREMY SHAMOS / Mr. Gilbert DOUGLAS SILLS / Borden MORGAN SPECTOR / George Russell JOHN DOUGLAS THOMPSON / Arthur Scott ERIN WILHELMI / Adelheid

THE LAST OF US  PEDRO PASCAL / Joel BELLA RAMSEY / Ellie

THE MORNING SHOW  JENNIFER ANISTON / Alex Levy NICOLE BEHARIE / Christina Hunter SHARI BELAFONTE / Julia NESTOR CARBONELL / Yanko Flores BILLY CRUDUP / Cory Ellison  MARK DUPLASS / Chip Black  JON HAMM / Paul Marks  THEO IYER / Kyle HANNAH LEDER / Isabella  GRETA LEE / Stella Bak  JULIANNA MARGULIES / Laura Peterson TIG NOTARO / Amanda Robinson KAREN PITTMAN / Mia Jordan REESE WITHERSPOON / Bradley Jackson

SUCCESSION  NICHOLAS BRAUN / Greg Hirsch JULIANA CANFIELD / Jess Jordan BRIAN COX / Logan Roy KIERAN CULKIN / Roman Roy DAGMARA DOMINCZYK / Karolina Novotney PETER FRIEDMAN / Frank Vernon JUSTINE LUPE / Willa MATTHEW MACFADYEN / Tom Wambsgans ARIAN MOAYED / Stewy Hosseini SCOTT NICHOLSON / Colin Stiles DAVID RASCHE / Karl Muller ALAN RUCK / Connor Roy ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD / Lukas Matsson J. SMITH-CAMERON / Gerri Kellman SARAH SNOOK / Shiv Roy FISHER STEVENS / Hugo Baker JEREMY STRONG / Kendall Roy ZOË WINTERS / Kerry Castellabate

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY  QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues WILLIAM STANFORD DAVIS / Mr. Johnson JANELLE JAMES / Ava Coleman CHRIS PERFETTI / Jacob Hill SHERYL LEE RALPH / Barbara Howard LISA ANN WALTER / Melissa Schemmenti TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS / Gregory Eddie

BARRY  ANTHONY CARRIGAN / NoHo Hank SARAH GOLDBERG / Sally Reed ZACHARY GOLINGER / John BILL HADER / Barry ANDRE HYLAND / Jason ANDREW LEEDS /  Leo Cousineau FRED MELAMED / Tom Posorro CHARLES PARNELL / DA Buckner STEPHEN ROOT / Monroe Fuches TOBIE WINDHAM / Damian HENRY WINKLER / Gene Cousineau ROBERT WISDOM / Jim Moss

THE BEAR  LIONEL BOYCE / Marcus JOSE CERVANTES JR. / Angel LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Tina AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu ABBY ELLIOTT / Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto RICHARD ESTERAS / Manny EDWIN LEE GIBSON / Ebraheim MOLLY GORDON / Claire COREY HENDRIX / Sweeps MATTY MATHESON / Neil Fak EBON MOSS-BACHRACH / Richard "Richie" Jerimovich OLIVER PLATT / Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING  GERALD CAESAR / Ty MICHAEL CYRIL CREIGHTON / Howard Morris LINDA EMOND / Donna SELENA GOMEZ / Mabel Mora ALLISON GUINN / K.T. STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage ASHLEY PARK / Kimber DON DARRYL RIVERA / Bobo PAUL RUDD / Ben Glenroy JEREMY SHAMOS / Dickie Glenroy MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam MERYL STREEP / Loretta Durkin WESLEY TAYLOR / Cliff JASON VEASEY / Jonathan JESSE WILLIAMS / Tobert

TED LASSO  ANNETTE BADLAND / Mae Green KOLA BOKINNI / Isaac McAdoo EDYTA BUDNIK / Jade ADAM COLBORNE / Baz Primrose PHIL DUNSTER / Jamie Tartt CRISTO FERNÁNDEZ / Dani Rojas KEVIN "KG" GARRY / Paul La Fleur BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Roy Kent BILLY HARRIS / Colin Hughes ANTHONY HEAD / Rupert Mannion BRENDAN HUNT / Coach Beard TOHEEB JIMOH / Sam Obisanya JAMES LANCE / Trent Crimm NICK MOHAMMED / Nathan Shelley JASON SUDEIKIS / Ted Lasso JEREMY SWIFT / Leslie Higgins JUNO TEMPLE / Keeley Jones HANNAH WADDINGHAM / Rebecca Welton BRONSON WEBB / Jeremy Blumenthal KATY WIX / Barbara

The Stunt Ensemble Honors Nominees are:  Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture BARBIE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series  AHSOKA BARRY BEEF THE LAST OF US THE MANDALORIAN

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The 2023 Entertainers of the Year

Issa Rae, Beyoncé and Quinta Brunson lead our list of the year’s most influential and impactful entertainers.

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Stephanie Holland

PublishedDecember 23, 2023

From record-breaking, chart-topping musicians, to genre-defying actors, to reinventing a Disney Princess, there is no aspect of entertainment that Black artists didn’t dominate. The undeniable impact and influence of their artistry gave us joy during turbulent times. In recognition of their game-changing talent, these are the 2023 Entertainers of the Year.

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Beyoncé

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SZA

SZA shocked the music world with the success of her hit album “SOS.” The record showcased her growth as an artist, as well as her confidence and fresh sound. “SOS’” impact on music brought SZA nine Grammy nominations, signaling that she’s ready to continue the party into 2024.

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Halle Bailey

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As she dealt with the endless negativity from trolls who couldn’t wrap their heads around a Black mermaid, Halle Bailey was the definition of class and grace. Her performance delivered an inspirational new role model for Black kids, showing them that they belong in any world, real or fantasy. She is the No. 1 breakout star of 2023.

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Drake

In a year where a lot of experts questioned the state of current hip-hop, Drake once again stood atop the pack as the genre’s biggest selling artist. Add in his buzzy, successful world tour and it’s clear that his popularity is just as huge as it’s ever been.

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Jeffrey Wright

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Jeffrey Wright is receiving serious Oscar buzz for the extraordinary “American Fiction.” Add in memorable appearances in “Asteroid City” and “Rustin,” as well as his return as Marvel’s Watcher in “What If...?” Season 2, and we are officially in the Jeffrey Wright world domination era.

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Quinta Brunson

“Abbott Elementary” continues to be one of the funniest, most critically-acclaimed shows on TV. Just when we think we know what to expect from Quinta, she gives us Taraji P. Henson and Sheryl Lee Ralph put on an acting masterclass. Plus, she was an outspoken leader during the WGA strike. She’s a bonafide role model and she’s hilarious.

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Dominique Fishback

Dominique Fishback’s tour de force performane in “Swarm” is still living rent free in our heads. She delivered every single emotion possible over the course of the series. And did it all effortlessly and brilliantly. As if that wasn’t enough, she helped evolve the “Transformers” franchise, making it feel like more than just one long special effects sequence. We can’t wait to see what she has in store for 2024.

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Usher

With his Las Vegas residency, Usher had the most talked about concert of the year. Seriously, something wild happened almost every night. It was the hottest ticket of the year. Plus, he’s set to steal even more hearts with his Super Bowl Halftime Show, which is absolutely the only reason some people will be watching.

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10 / 17

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Victoria Monét

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If you aren’t listening to Victoria Monét on a regular basis, you aren’t living your life right. “On My Mama” made this her breakout year, but we know she’s not an overnight success. It’s just exciting to see her nominated for Grammys and finally get all the respect she deserves. That “On My Mama” Grammys performance is going to be epic.

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11 / 17

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Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan officially completed his transition from actor to filmmaker. He starred in an directed “Creed III,” which received rave reviews. After its success, he teased that he wants to expand the franchise into TV, telling more stories. He’s already in talks to lead “Creed 4" and is set to star in the “I Am Legend” sequel. It will be interesting to see what other genres he branches out into.

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12 / 17

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Issa Rae

From “Barbie,” to “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” to “Rap Sh!t,” to “American Fiction,” this has been the year of Issa. What makes it so amazing is that all those projects present a wide spectrum of genres. She’s letting the world know she can do literally anything.

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Jon Batiste

Jon Batiste is a singular, special talent. He received six Grammy nominations for his album “World Music Radio,” let fans in on his family’s emotional battle with cancer in “American Symphony” and wowed audiences at The Root 100. He’s the kind of artist who can easily be on this list every year. He’s that good.

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Teyana Taylor

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Teyana Taylor is a creative director, dancer, choreographer and actress. She’s in the midst of awards buzz for her exceptional performance in “A Thousand and One.” This is a career year for Taylor. Hopefully, 2024 brings her the next level jump she deserves.

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Colman Domingo

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There’s something about Colman Domingo that draws you in. He has the kind of fascinating presence that you can’t look away from. His star power is on full display as civil rights leader Bayard Rustin in the Netflix biopic, as well as in the complex role of Mister in “The Color Purple.” He needs to be a superstar pronto. It’s what the audience deserves.

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Ayo Edebiri

Jeremy Allen White’s Carmy may be the star of “The Bear,” but it’s Ayo Edebiri’s Sydney who’s the heart and soul of the Hulu series. If you saw her in the raunchy teen comedy “Bottoms,” you know it’s only a matter of time before she inevitably becomes a big star and exits for a leading role in a major film franchise. Yes, I’m campaigning for Edebiri to join the MCU.

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UK film releases for the week starting 3rd November 2023: Bottoms, Dance First, Fingernails, How to Have Sex, I Am Urban, Nobody Has to Know, Rustin, The Bystanders, The Royal Hotel, The Undertaker, Welcome to the Darkness. Full details of all these films and trailers are available on https://www.britinfo.net/cinema/