An awards season that had been short on clarity and long on surprises came into focus Monday morning as the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced, with nine films representing a wide range of genres earning best picture nods and the […]
Female filmmakers had a banner year in 2019, “reaching recent historic highs,” according to the latest “Celluloid Ceiling” report out of San Diego State University. The annual study, now in its 22nd year, found that women comprised 20% of all […]
“From saying goodbye to Jon Snow and the Starks in Game of Thrones,” write Dino-Ray Ramos, Amanda N’Duka and producer David Janove in Deadline Hollywood, “to closing the final chapter of Marvel’s ‘Infinity Saga’ in Avengers: Endgame […]
#MeToo was not the only storyline involving newsrooms that year—a series of media union campaigns were filling the headlines as well. While 30 Rock was the home to multiple unions—covering camera people, scriptwriters, electricians […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill championed by the WGA East and the DGA that will support a study into the lack of opportunities for female and minority TV writers and directors in the state — after which $5 million […]
“Harvey Weinstein said a lot of things in a recent interview with The New York Post — and a lot of what he said won’t sit well with many people,” writes Dino-Ray Ramos in Deadline Hollywood. “After over 80 women have accused him of sexual […]
For Hollywood assistants, fighting for visibility may be the first step toward achieving better work conditions. After launching the #PayUpHollywood hashtag in mid-October to highlight claims of low pay, organizers hosted a town hall […]
The Anita Hill-led Hollywood Commission on Eliminating Sexual Harassment has launched its long-anticipated survey of industry workers to gauge the extent of harassment and abuse in the workplace. The commission says it’s a […]
Union membership in the US has fallen dramatically over the last generation. In 1980, one in five workers were in a union, but today it’s just one in 10. Despite that, data shows being in a union is still very effective in protecting the rights […]
Women and directors of color made substantial gains, according to the latest DGA study. For the first time, half of all TV episodes were helmed by women or directors of color, the Directors Guild of America revealed Tuesday in its latest Episodic Television […]
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