Sentences with phrase «first comedy awards»

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Amazon's «Transparent», a comedy - drama series about a transgender father, won the award for the Best TV Series — Musical or Comedy, the first time the e-commerce giant's in - house studio had competed and won against the big guns of Hollywood since its creation incomedy - drama series about a transgender father, won the award for the Best TV Series — Musical or Comedy, the first time the e-commerce giant's in - house studio had competed and won against the big guns of Hollywood since its creation inComedy, the first time the e-commerce giant's in - house studio had competed and won against the big guns of Hollywood since its creation in 2010.

Prior to the show, Waithe built a resume marked by episodes of Fox's Bones and Netflix's Master of None (the latter earned her an Emmy, making her the first black woman to take home the award for comedy writing).

The award winning Queen of Comedy is on stage doing stand - up for the first time since her hit series «Miranda «aired on the BBC.

For the first nine years the 1st Irish... s site - specific comedy Guy Walks into a Bar, which won the Festival's audience award for best play in 2010.

Jennifer Lawrence picked up the first award at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles last night for her role as needy housewife Rosalyn Rosenfeld in crime comedy American Hustle.

Goldie Hawn, «The First Wives Club» Perhaps the biggest injustice on this list is that Hawn, a triple threat wildly gifted in the slapstick department, did not win any of the awards her character Elise owns in this classic 1996 comedy.

Other than that, everything else went as expected, including Jordan Peele winning the «First - Timer» award for «Get Out,» «Veep» winning Comedy Series, and «Big Little Lies» winning for Movies for Television and Miniseries.

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In the first year of the Academy Awards, there were two awards for directorship: one for direction of a dramatic film, another for comedy direAwards, there were two awards for directorship: one for direction of a dramatic film, another for comedy direawards for directorship: one for direction of a dramatic film, another for comedy direction.

But there was progress, too: Sterling K Brown became the first black man to win the award for best actor in a TV drama (for This is Us), while Aziz Ansari became the first Asian man to win best actor in a TV comedy (for Master of None).

Amazon's first season of «The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel» won the Danny Thomas Award for episodic comedy for Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman - Palladino, Sheila Lawrence and Dhana Rivera Gilbert.

HBO has released a trailer for the fifth season of its Emmy award - winning comedy series Silicon Valley, along with a first look image featuring Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, and Thomas Middleditch; take a look here... In the high - tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable -LSB-...]

Gosling was also awarded the Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical at the Satellite Award and earned his second Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and his first Golden Globe Award for his lead performance in Lars and the Real Girl (2007).

Insecure is the most relatable comedy on premium cable, and awards groups are going to jump at the chance to be the first to recognize Issa Rae.

The actress, 60, won her first Academy Award more than 20 years ago for her role as the pregnant police chief in the Coen brothers» black comedy «Fargo» and currently stands one Grammy shy of EGOT status.

It feels like an obvious Critics» Choice contender / frontrunner for lead actor and series in the comedy races, especially since this is the same voting body who has repeatedly awarded a showrunner / star like Louis CK and even championed Glover's first show Community.

Born in Berlin in 1931, Nichols began his career as a comedian in the 1950s and first gained fame as part of the comedy duo Nichols and May with Elaine May, winning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album incomedy duo Nichols and May with Elaine May, winning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album inComedy Album in 1962.

The couple, who had gotten married in 2010 and had the first of their two children in 2011, had made a few films together, including 1992's «Jamón Jamón» — Bardem's first starring role, in which a teenaged Cruz also appeared — and Woody Allen's 2008 comedy «Vicky Cristina Barcelona,» for which Cruz won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award a year after Bardem had won his own Best Supporting Actor Oscar for «No Country for Old Men.»

The first instance happened at the 7th annual Academy Awards, when French actress Claudette Colbert took home Best Actress for her role opposite Clark Gable in the defining American romantic comedy, It Happened One Night.

Last month we brought you a teaser trailer for Tully [watch it here], and now the first poster has arrived online for Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody's upcoming comedy featuring Charlize Theron; take a look here... A new comedy from Academy Award ® - nominated director Jason Reitman («Up in the Air») and Academy Award ® - winning screenwriter Diablo Cody («Juno»).

The 1968 dark comedy was Mel Brooks» first feature film and won him an Academy Award.

The various other genre awards are won by Christopher Willis his Russian - inspired music for the satirical comedy «The Death of Stalin»; and Theodore Shapiro for his anarchic but wonderfully sincere score for the animated super hero parody «Captain Underpants: The First Epic Adventure».

Arguably Spike Lee's best film (although some might make the case for She's Got ta Have It, Four Little Girls, Bamboozled, School Daze or The Original Kings of Comedy), this refreshingly - frank exploration of black - white relations earned Spike his first Academy Award nomination (in the Original Screenplay category).

Laszlo Kovacs (second from left) was presented with the first Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography award from Sandra Bullock, with whom he worked on the comedy «Miss Congeniality».

Last week we brought you the first teaser trailer for Bad Santa 2 [watch it here], and now a poster has arrived online from the festive comedy sequel, along with four images featuring returning stars Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly and Tony Cox; take a look below... BAD SANTA 2 returns Academy Award ® - winner BILLY BOB THORNTON to -LSB-...]

The last award in that streaming - only first hour was for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy, which went to James Franco for «The Disaster Artist».

The role garnered the actress her first of three Golden Globe Awards.Subsequently She received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her roles as Bridget Jones in the comedy Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), which she reprised in its sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago (2002), and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Cold Mountain (2003).

Tracee Ellis Ross of ABC's «Black - ish» won the award for leading actress in a comedy series, the first black woman to do so since Debbie Allen in 1982.

Rachel Brosnahan scored her first Golden Globe at Sunday's awards show for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy for her role as Midge Maisel on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — and her acceptance speech was nothing less than marvelous.

Ahead of its release next month, the first trailer has debuted for the SXSW award - winning comedy drama Miss Stevens.

«Juno» Year: 2007 Director: Jason Reitman Cast: Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Allison Janney, Ellen Page, J. K. Simmons Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures Premiere history: Telluride Film Festival Sept. 2007; wide release Dec. 25, 2007 Other awards won: Independent Spirit Award Best Female Lead (Ellen Page), Best First Screenplay; British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Best Original Screenplay, Critics» Choice Awards Best Comedy Academy Award nominations: Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actress (Ellen Page), Best Original Screenplayawards won: Independent Spirit Award Best Female Lead (Ellen Page), Best First Screenplay; British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Best Original Screenplay, Critics» Choice Awards Best Comedy Academy Award nominations: Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actress (Ellen Page), Best Original ScreenplayAwards (BAFTA) Best Original Screenplay, Critics» Choice Awards Best Comedy Academy Award nominations: Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actress (Ellen Page), Best Original ScreenplayAwards Best Comedy Academy Award nominations: Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actress (Ellen Page), Best Original Screenplay (won)

Actress Lena Waithe, 33, made history at the Emmy's on Sunday as the first black woman to win the comedy writing award.

Last year Focus Features» parent Universal Pictures sneaked the Blumhouse title Get Out at midnight Tuesday last year, which kicked off a roaring box office whirlwind of $ 255M worldwide for the socially - conscious horror title and a year long - plus awards season march which hasn't stopped including two Golden Globe noms (comedy, lead actor), two SAG noms (ensemble cast and lead actor Daniel Kaluuya), Critics Choice wins for best horror film and Jordan Peele's screenplay, two DGA nominations for best picture and first time feature by Peele, as well as the Stanley Kramer honor at last night's PGAs.

Best Director: Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water Drama Series: Reed Morano, «The Handmaid's Tale» for «Offred» Best Movies for Television and Miniseries: Jeanmarc Vallee, «Big Little Lies» Comedy Series: Beth McCarthy - Miller, «Veep» for «Chicklet» Best First Feature: Jordan Peele, Get Out Doc Feature: City of Ghosts Brian Smith wins the DGA Award for reality programs for MasterChef, «Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks» Glenn Weiss wins DGA Award for VARIETY / TALK / NEWS / SPORTS — SPECIALS for the Academy Awards telecast.

Earning Allen his first major awards outside of the Writers Guild of America, Annie Hall chalked up some of pure comedy's biggest wins since the five - category sweep of Frank Capra's 1934 screwball romcom It Happened One Night.

The duo also directed the first two episodes of the series, for which they received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for «Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.»

Wechsler's other producing credits are a distinctive and award - winning mix of independent and studio films including «The Road,» a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion selection; «The Time Traveler's Wife,» «We Own the Night,» a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or selection; «The Fountain,» a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion selection; «North Country,» for which Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand earned Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominations; «Requiem for a Dream,» which earned an Independent Spirit Award Best Picture nomination and an Oscar nomination for star Ellen Burstyn; «The Yards,» a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or selection; «Quills» a Best Picture winner from the National Board of Review; «Eve's Bayou,» an Independent Spirit Award winner for Best First Feature; «Love Jones,» a Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner for Best Film; «Little Odessa,» which won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award; «The Player,» a Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of Film Criaward - winning mix of independent and studio films including «The Road,» a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion selection; «The Time Traveler's Wife,» «We Own the Night,» a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or selection; «The Fountain,» a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion selection; «North Country,» for which Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand earned Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominations; «Requiem for a Dream,» which earned an Independent Spirit Award Best Picture nomination and an Oscar nomination for star Ellen Burstyn; «The Yards,» a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or selection; «Quills» a Best Picture winner from the National Board of Review; «Eve's Bayou,» an Independent Spirit Award winner for Best First Feature; «Love Jones,» a Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner for Best Film; «Little Odessa,» which won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award; «The Player,» a Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of Film CriAward nominations; «Requiem for a Dream,» which earned an Independent Spirit Award Best Picture nomination and an Oscar nomination for star Ellen Burstyn; «The Yards,» a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or selection; «Quills» a Best Picture winner from the National Board of Review; «Eve's Bayou,» an Independent Spirit Award winner for Best First Feature; «Love Jones,» a Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner for Best Film; «Little Odessa,» which won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award; «The Player,» a Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of Film CriAward Best Picture nomination and an Oscar nomination for star Ellen Burstyn; «The Yards,» a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or selection; «Quills» a Best Picture winner from the National Board of Review; «Eve's Bayou,» an Independent Spirit Award winner for Best First Feature; «Love Jones,» a Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner for Best Film; «Little Odessa,» which won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award; «The Player,» a Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of Film CriAward winner for Best First Feature; «Love Jones,» a Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner for Best Film; «Little Odessa,» which won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award; «The Player,» a Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of Film CriAward winner for Best Film; «Little Odessa,» which won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award; «The Player,» a Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of Film CriAward; «The Player,» a Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of Film CriAward winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of Film Critics.

Breaking Bad: The Complete First Season Unrated but filled with adult content Available on DVD Emmy - award winning actor Bryan Cranston stars in this dark comedy from AMC about a chemistry teacher who finds out that he is going to die of cancer and thus goes into making crystal meth to pay for his chemo and help his family once he dies.

Amazon Studios most recently debuted its dramatic comedy Mozart in the Jungle from Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Paul Weitz, John Strauss and Alex Timbers as well as Jill Soloway's multi-Golden Globe Award - winning dark comedy Transparent; its first live - action series for kids 6 - 11, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street; and a second season of the Garry Trudeau political comedy Alpha House.

Other recent television and film credits include the Tyler Perry film «I Can Do Bad All By Myself,» a cameo on the Emmy Award - winning NBC hit comedy «30 Rock,» the holiday - themed «Holidaze,» her first animated project to which she also contributed a track, among others.