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The 27th annual SAG Awards are Sunday, with the one-hour ceremony set to air at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT simulcast at TNT and TBS. Both virtual and abbreviated this year owing to the restrictions from the pandemic, the annual event honoring the best in acting in 13 film and TV categories will be brisk,

After the cruelest year and amid the weirdest awards season in memory, the eighth annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards are being handed out tonight. Deadline will be updating the winners at the virtual ceremony as they are announced, and you can watch the livestream above. See the winners announced so far and

The announced relaxation of Covid-19 guidelines across California on Friday is likely the prelude to a much wider reopening. For weeks, Governor Gavin Newsom has been reminding residents that the state tied the loosening of restrictions to vaccine equity. That is: The faster the most underserved communities in the state are vaccinated, the faster the

On the same day that the federal government loosened restrictions for fully-vaccinated travelers in the U.S., the nation’s most-populous state also modified some Covid-19 guidelines based on vaccination status. Fully-vaccinated Americans no longer need to test before or after travel, nor do they need to quarantine after arrival according to the new federal guidelines. California

On Thursday, the Set Decorators Society of America announced the winners of the inaugural SDSA Awards, which recognizes excellence in the art of set decoration for film. Topping the winners list was David Fincher’s black-and-white Old Hollywood drama, Mank. The Netflix pic scored wins for Best Picture and Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Period Feature

Skydance Media has named Luis Fernández, a 20-year veteran of Walt Disney, as the studio’s first head of consumer products to lead its retail, merchandise and licensee partnerships. Fernández will be responsible for driving the creative strategy, design and franchise development for the upcoming slate of live-action feature films and television and the growing portfolio

Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, aka Rajinikanth, will be the recipient of India’s prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year. The prize recognizes lifetime contribution to cinema and is handed out by the Government of India. Known for his work in Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth made his big screen debut in the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal, with his career

Evelyn Sakash, a veteran production designer and scenic artist who won a Daytime Emmy for PBS’ Between the Lions and worked on films, including Still Alice and Mrs. Winterbourne, was found dead Tuesday at her New York City home. She was 66. The Associated Press reported that Sakash was a known hoarder and was found lying on her kitchen

Former CNN International anchor Isha Sashay has been tapped as the first female CEO of OkayMedia. At the multimedia organization, which is dedicated to “uplifting the artistic and progressive voice of global Black culture,” she will oversee digital publications, including OkayAfrica and OkayPlayer. Sashay will also co-found and serve as CEO of SPKN/WRD, the organization’s

Los Angeles was among 13 counties approved for a less restrictive tier within California’s reopening framework on Tuesday, but L.A. health officials opted to keep sectors closed until Monday, 4/5 out of an abundance of caution. Counties are able to implement changes the day after they qualify. Orange County, by contrast, will reopen on Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE: PlanetOut, which owns Here TV and multi-channel network PlanetOut on YouTube, is partnering with Jungo TV to launch an LGBTQ+ streaming channel in India. According to its owners, the free service will feature exclusive LGBTQ+ content from PlanetOut’s library in addition to original movies and series. Programming includes Oscar-winning movie Gods & Monsters, cooking show Food

Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Tony Vinciquerra on Monday sent an email to the Culver City, CA staff that a phased reopening of the studio offices will begin as the pandemic calms starting June 1, with a goal of having the lot “up to speed” by Labor Day. Sony follows Warner Bros and Disney, both of

Noel Clarke, the British multi-hyphenate behind the Hood franchise and the hit TV series Bulletproof, will receive this year’s Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema honorary award at the BAFTAs. Clarke will pick up the prize as part of the BAFTA Film Awards Opening Night ceremony on Saturday, April 10. He will be the only winner

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released new data on Covid-19 on Saturday, reporting 23 new deaths and 700 new positive cases. Today’s numbers show that hospitalizations continue to fall; however, case numbers and deaths reported may reflect delays in weekend reporting. The data reported brings L.A. County to a total of 23,078

On Saturday, San Diego Comic-Con announced dates for its first in-person convention since 2019. Since 2003, the confab has taken place in July, at the San Diego Convention Center. This year, however, a three-day “Special Edition” of the event will kick off on November 26. The hope is that by Thanksgiving Weekend, Covid conditions will allow

2ND UPDATE: Jay Baker, the longtime CAA lit agent who was let go by the agency yesterday for sending a shocking clip from the film Menace 2 Society to manager Jewerl Keats Ross, has responded to the controversy. Basically, he has fallen on his sword and owned his actions. “I deeply regret my actions and

The 52nd NAACP Image Awards kicked off today with the virtual announcement of their first batch of winners. The awards ceremony will culminate on March 27 with a live simulcast across ViacomCBS Networks which will include BET, CBS, MTV, VH1, MTV2, BET HER and LOGO. Each day in between, the Image Awards will reveal winners

I told Emerald Fennell that her feature film debut as writer and director, Promising Young Woman, is simply burning a hole through this awards season, and deservedly so. Just hours before we talked for this week’s episode of my Deadline video series Behind the Lens she had won the Best Original Screenplay award from the

UK cinema owners remain staunchly against the idea of adopting Covid-19 vaccine ‘certificates’, which would confirm that an attendee has been inoculated, despite the idea gaining some traction with the government. A report today in national newspaper The Guardian quoted Philip Knatchbull, the CEO of UK cinema chain Curzon, as proposing the idea of having

A total of 18 Oscar-nominated films from 11 studios and distributors will be highlighted in Deadline’s first-ever nominees Contenders Film event for the movie awards season. The all-day livestreamed event takes place Saturday, April 10 beginning at 10 a.m. PT, and comes on the heels of our two-day Contenders Film weekend in phase one of