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Creative Arts Emmy® Awards is one of many celebrations the Television Academy holds during the year. This year it is the 70th Annual. The two-night event celebrates reality television, television movies, and behind the scenes work.
Red Carpet
Tiffani Thiessen at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Louise Sutton at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
The team of Lost in Space at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Emery Kelly, from left, Tiffani Thiessen, Finn Carr, Jolie Jenkins, Isabel May, Paris Berelc and Eddie Shin at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Jane Lynch at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Sarah Drew at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Gerald McRaney at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Gary Murphy at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Jeff Danna, left, and Mychael Dannaat the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Betsy Brandt at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Neil Patrick Harris at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Andrea Barber, from left, Candace Cameron Bure, Lori Loughlin, John Stamos, Caitlin McHugh, Bob Saget and Kelly Rizzo arrive at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Pat King at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Lori Greiner at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Mandy Moore at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Bobby Berk, from left, Tan France, Antonio Porowski, David Collins, Rob Eric, Jennifer Lane, Karamo Brown, Jonathan Van Ness, Michael Williams, Mark Bracero, Rachelle Mendez, and Thomas Scott Reeuther at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
W. Kamau Bell at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
RuPaul Charles, left, and Michelle Visage at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
Sharna Burgess at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
John Legend at the Emmys® 2018 Creative Arts Awards
The two evening red carpets bring the best fun in fashion. Classic couture and tuxedos hit the red carpet for the glamorous nights. Rupaul Charles graces in a pink suit (last time we attended the Emmys® he wore a pink polka dot suit). Sharna Burgess brings fun in a pantsuit. See all the red carpet looks here.
Creative Arts Award Recipents
Chrissy Teigan, left, and John Legend attend the Governors Ball during
This evening was filled with many great moments and recipients. The evenings hosted by Jane Lynch and a marching band. The evening winners included:
Anthony Bourdain Emmys® Creative Arts 2016 Red Carpet Photos Credit Raymond L Forchion
Award Stats
John Legend collects his EGOT (Emmy®, Grammy® Oscar®, and Tony® recipent) for Jesus Christ Superstar Live
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown collects six Emmys® including the Writing Category.
Queer Eye collects three Emmys® including Structured Reality Program.
SaturdayNight collects seven Emmys®
Game of Thornes ties with SaturdayNight with seven Emmys®
A favorite show for 4Chion Lifestyle The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story brings home 4
RuPaul Charles attends the Governors Ball (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
Behind the Scenes
The weekend is to honor those who work behind the scenes from music, to costume, choreography, and more. A few includes:
Carpool Karaoke Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
So You Think You Can Dance Mandy Moore for Outstanding Choreography
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American CrimeStory Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie
The Crown Outstanding Casting
The Handmaid’s Tale Samira Wiley Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
RuPaul’s Drag Race Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming
Emmys® 2018 Governors Ball
The evenings concluded with the Governors Ball. Click here for details, party ideas, and recipes including a cocktail.
RuPaul sums up the evening with love, courage, tenacity, and the human spirit. To see the entire evening photos click here.
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The 70th Emmy® Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Monday, September 17 (5:00 – 8:00 PM PT) on NBC. Colin Jost and Michael Che, will co-host.
The Governors Ball presents an event worthy of 70 years of Emmys®. The event will be a glamours celebration on top of Los Angeles will be under the stars.
Hosting you own Emmys® Party
This is a great time to celebrate you favorite television series and actors. Invite a few friends over for an evening of star gazing and glam. Here are a few ideas for the evening.
Decorate the living room with icicle lights and small strands of starlight-inspired LED lighting
Encourage guest to dress in the Governors Ball theme colors blues, purples, silvers, and golds.
Design the invites with the same colors above and use stars or small crystals.
Create a recipe or two from the Governors Ball
Create great pieces for the table or buffet server with metallic fabrics
Use large pillows for extra sitting in the viewing room
Set up your own red carpet with a backdrop on a wall in your home
Provide fuzzy socks for guests while sitting on pillows
The 2018 Governors Ball Food & Beverage Shoot on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Patina in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Emmys® Governors Ball Menu
Chef and Founder Joachim Splichal and Patina Catering return to the Governors Ball for the 23rd year to bring an extensive menu matching the sophistication of their Michelin star restaurants.
Chef Joachim Splichal is widely recognized as the chef that made LA as a premier dining capital of the world. He is hailed as a “Legendary Chef” by Bon Appétit.
The menu is diverse for all foodies. This year includes a large variety of gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian dishes. The menu includes:
The 2018 Governors Ball Food & Beverage Shoot on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Patina in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Emmys® Governors Ball Desert
Every party needs a little something sweet. Frania Mendivil, the Executive Pastry Chef at Patina Catering, presents a decadent dessert menu including:
Mini Mason Jars ~ Harry’s Berries Strawberry shortcake Coconut chia seed tapioca GF VEGAN (see recipe below)
Mini Drumsticks
White and dark chocolate waffle cones filled with seasonal toppings Milk chocolate waffle cones filled with vanilla Chantilly
Mini Tarts Apricot almond, apple vanilla, pear chocolate
There is something for everyone’s liking. Mendivil began baking in her family’s bakery in Mexico.
Emmys® Governors Ball Spirits
The completing the celebrations is a drink just for the evening Enlightenment (see recipe below). This creation is fun and plalyful. The cocktails for the evening include:
Enlightenment The signature sip of the 70th Emmy® Awards Season – An effervescent cocktail featuring strawberry-infused Ketel One Family-Made Vodka, lime juice, honey syrup, Sencha green tea, Chareau liqueur, and yuzu & strawberry pearls that create an unexpected and complimentary pop of flavor with every sip. (signature cocktail at PNR Nominees Event only)
Radiance a familiar yet exotic mix of floral and spice.
Restoration a revitalizing homage to the classic espresso martini made with Fair Trade cold brew.
Labyrinth a refreshing garden-centric sipper boasting notes of fresh, all-natural vegetables.
Emmy® Statues are seen during the 2018 Governors Ball Sneak Peek Press Preview for the 70th Emmy® Awards at the L.A. Live Event Deck on Thursday, September 6, 2018, in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Emmys® Governors Ball Decor
Cheryl Cecchetto of Sequoia Productions is set the decor to be a full stray night. The evening takes place at LA Life Event Deck. The decor is thousands of twinkling lights suspended overhead. It is sure to be an artful combination of glamorous, sophisticated décor and a visionary dining and entertainment experience.
Emmys® Governors Ball Fun Facts
600 different lighting instruments
28,800 individual LED lights to create the ceiling installation
Lindt Chocolate is the official chocolate confectionery of the Green Room named the Lindt Chocolate Lounge
Emmys® Governors Ball Recipes
Filipino BBQ Chicken Skewers
Makes 12 Skewers
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup banana ketchup
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp finely minced garlic
1 tsp finely minced ginger
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
4 lbs. organic chicken thigh meat, cut into small cubes
12 bamboo skewers – pre-soaked in water for 30 minutes
1/2 cup finely sliced scallions
1/2 cup additional banana ketchup for dipping (recipe and instructions below)
Combine first 9 ingredients to make a marinade. Marinade the chicken for at least 4 hours,
preferably overnight. Thread chicken onto skewers and brush with oil. Cook over a grill, turning
as needed and brushing with reserved marinade, until charred and cooked through, about 10
minutes. Transfer to serving platter and garnish with sliced scallions and additional banana
ketchup sauce alongside.
Banana Ketchup
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup chopped Vidalia onions
2 tsp finely minced garlic
1 jalape.o seeded and minced
2 tsp finely grated ginger
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp ground allspice
2 cups mashed ripe bananas
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
Cook onions in vegetable oil over medium heat until soft, about 7 minutes. Add the garlic,
jalapen, ginger, turmeric and allspice, and cook about 1 minute. Add the tomato paste,
bananas, vinegar, honey, soy sauce and brown sugar. Continue cooking an additional 15
minutes, stirring often. Let cool and refrigerate.
Coconut Chia Tapioca
Serving Size: 12, 2.5 oz. cups
Coconut Tapioca
Ingredients
8 cups water
1 cup small pearl tapioca
3/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
2 tablespoons of sugar
1/4 chia seeds
Pinch salt
Pour 2 cups water in a sauce pan and add the . cup small pearls. Partial cover and simmer over
medium heat. Stirring occasionally, until the pearls are translucent, about 40 minutes. Stir in
the . cup unsweetened coconut milk, add 2 tablespoons of sugar and a pinch of salt. Transfer
to a bowl and let it cool down. Once cooled cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2
hours
Passion Fruit Sauce
1/2 cup passion fruit puree
1/2 cup mango puree
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon agar-agar
In a sauce pan boil the passion and mango puree. In a medium bowl add the sugar and agaragar
and stir. Once the puree is boiling add the sugar and agar-agar mix, boil for 5 to 7 minutes
until there is a firm consistency. Once firm pour into medium bowl and let chill in the
refrigerator for at least 10 minutes
Exotic Tropical Fruit Salad
1/2 cup pineapple cut in 1/4 inch pieces
1/2 cup mango cut in 1/4 inch pieces
1/2 cup kiwi cut in . inch pieces
Zest of one lime
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp rice vinegar
1/2 cup simple syrup
Cut the fruit into . inch cubes and add to large bowl. Add the rice vinegar, simple syrup, lemon
zest, lime juice and sugar and using a wooden spoon stir all ingredients until the fruit is coated
with everything
Supper Seed Brittle
1/2 cup Glucose syrup
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Sesame seed
1/2 cup Chia seeds
1/2 cup Flax seed
Heat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. In sauce pan heat up the glucose with the sugar over
high heat until it becomes an amber color. In a large bowl add all the seeds and lightly stir. Add
the hot syrup to the seeds and stir. On a sheet pan, place waxed paper and pour the hot syrup
mixture onto it. Cover the mixture with waxed paper and place in the oven for 5 minutes. After
5 minutes take the mixture out of the oven and use a rolling pin to flatten the mixture until it is
paper thin (make sure to keep the waxed paper on it, otherwise the mixture will stick to the
rolling pan
Additional Garnish
1 package of micro cilantro
12 marigold flowers
Assembly
In a small cup place 1 tablespoon of passion fruit sauce, then add 3 tablespoons of the coconut
tapioca and 3 tablespoons exotic tropical fruit salad. Garnish with supper seed brittle, 3 micro
cilantro leaves and 1 marigold flower.
Enlightenment
1 1/2 oz Ketel One Family-Made Vodka infused with strawberries
1 oz lime juice
3/4 oz honey syrup
1 oz Sencha green tea
1/16 oz Chareau liqueur
Carbonated
Yuzu and Strawberry pearls
Combine the first five ingredients in a shaker over ice.
Pour liquid into carbonating vessel and charge with CO2.
Pour into chilled glass over yuzu and strawberry pearls.
Tie flowering herbs to the outside of the glass to finish.
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The 70th Emmy® Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Monday, September 17 (5:00 – 8:00 PM PT) on NBC. Colin Jost and Michael Che, will co-host.
Stephanie Nauli, philanthropist, musician, and model, will be attending E-Feminista Freedom Tour by Crowned for Success in New York city. She brings with her talents, service, and inspiration to this event. Nauli motto is, “look in the mirror and know you can be anything.” Get a little insight to this amazing woman.
What is the one thing you do to start each day to be successful?
I thank God for all the opportunities at hand and read my Holy Bible devotionals to get my mind and heart right for the course of the day.
As a young child what was the one thing you wanted to be as an adult?
A
star.
Being a single mother what is the one tip to scheduling and management
of a busy life you use?
Thank you for your service in the military. How has being a member of
the military benefited your current career in entertainment?
Being that I was the 1st Armored Division’s National Anthem Singer at Fort Bliss, Texas, with my face on a training site banner, I would say it was an honorable experience that better prepared me for the future.
Key to your life is philanthropy what is the one area that you see we can get motivated to participate?
We
can’t put full responsibility on the White House. They are doing their part as
our nation’s leaders. But the people are the hands and feet of the changes we
wish to see.
Health
is wealth and doing everything we can to sustain and improve the health of our
environment ensures that we ourselves can live healthier and more profitable
lives, by saving money on medical bills and capitalizing on athletic endeavors,
to name a few. Money does not flow without us and does not flow as productively
if we are not at our optimal state of health. Our well-being is reflected by
what we consume, and this includes the kind of air we breathe.
The
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has made such a lasting impact in my native
country, Indonesia, who now have been all about going green, improving the
overall health of their economy, and many others, to include the U.S.
Definitely, support their work and progress.
You focus on empowering people to be the best most positive life. How did you gain 1 insight or tool for your book?
If you can dream it, you can achieve it. If you can see it, you can believe it. Before anything manifests into something, it begins with an idea. That idea requires a plan of action if you want to make it happen. That is why I included a visual planning exercise in the Master Life Assessment Tool in the back of my Amazon bestseller “Master Life: 7 Powers to Living At Your Highest Potential.”
This
way your dream goes from concept to reachable opportunity.
Stephanie Nauli
E-Feminista is about creating a “laptop lifestyle” for women. How do
you interpret that in your daily living?
I
am a Regional Vice President of Crowned for Success, LLC, a sisterhood of entrepreneurial
women and online business owners who contribute a portion of our proceeds
against domestic violence and children’s education. We are all about the remote
living lifestyle because we as women of ambition, have lots we are passionate
about doing that can’t all be done in a cubicle. As an influencer and marketer,
my work is done 80% on my phone, 10% on a laptop or computer, and 10% in a
recording studio or film set. This allows me to travel where I want, when I
want, and with who, doing what I love.
What is the one moment in your life that you felt that you had made
around the corner?
When
I started my own production and marketing company, Millennial Entertainment,
LLC, that was the decision to create my own opportunities instead of waiting in
line.
Your Motto is “Look in the mirror and know you can be anything…” Do you feel you have achieved that to this time in life?
Absolutely, I always will be, because I believe in having a growth-mindset and continually learning things that better myself, my life, my performance, and my business. Every time I reach a goal, I will always want to take it to the next level. That’s just me. Complacency is a dangerous place to be.
One beauty tip you use to be the best you possible.
Staying
hydrated prevents wrinkles and keeps the skin supple, and lips plush, with the
help of a natural color lip enhancer by IT Cosmetics, Je Ne Sais Quoi
nourishing lipstick. It’s my everyday lip magic.
What are your current and upcoming projects for film, modeling, or
entertainment?
I
have an action/drama screenplay in development, it’s almost like Mr. & Mrs.
Smith meets the Goodfellas, and there are several distribution opportunities
for that as well as for brands and investors. I’ve been blessed to receive
brand ambassador opportunities that I’m considering, in athletic gear and makeup.
I also landed a supporting role in a military drama feature film, Charlie Med,
in pre-production, and I’m releasing my first EP on my 27th birthday, September
9th, that includes the cinematic pop-orchestra song, “You Can Be”, on all radio
streams.
Quentin Tarantino’s latest screenplay, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is his new project, with a few hiccups in the beginning. This is about the Manson Family murders.
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio star in Columbia Pictures “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Screenplay Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
This screenplay looks at the Mason family cult and commune formed in California in the late 1960s. The notorious killing of Sharon Tate and four others August 9, 1969. The film release is the 50-year anniversary of the murders. They were involved in several other murders, thefts, and other crimes. The film’s budget $100,000,000.
IMBD synopsis states, “A faded TV actor and his stunt double embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry during the Helter Skelter reign of terror in 1969 Los Angeles.”
Actors Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
This film has top list actors including:
Sharon Tate actor Margot Robbie
Rick Dalton actor Leonardo DiCaprio (took a pay cut to work with Tarantino)
Cliff Booth actor Brad Pitt (scheduling conflict prevented him from playing Rick Dalton)
Squeaky Fromme actor Dakota Fanning
Marvin Shwarz actor Al Pacino
George Spahn actor Burt Reynolds
Steve McQueen actor Damian Lewis
Kurt Russell
Margot Robbie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.
Margot Robbie brings her talent to portray this living character as the character in this role. She took on Tony Harding in I, Tonya and brilliantly performed that role even the skating routines. The first look photos, she is Sharon Tate. You forget that this is Robbie. She presents the 1960s style in boots, mini-skirt, and black turtleneck. The blowout of the long blond hair the final touch, she looks more like Sharon Tate than herself.
Filming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Tarantino’s film meets a few hiccups during production. The film was set to have distribution with The Weinstein Company. This posed an issue once the charges against Harvey Weinstein. Tarantino looked for a new distributor for the film to have several offers.
The casting meets with struggles with Brad Pitt having scheduling conflicts for the original role he was too play. Pitt is co-starring with Leonardo DiCaprio for the first time will co-star together. Al Pacino’s role, Marvin Shwarz, was specifically written for him to play. This is the first collaboration between Pacino and DiCaprio.
This film with top actors, director. and writer is sure to entertain.
70th Emmys nomination announce the very best in television from on the screen to behind the scenes, on NBC this morning. Samira Wiley (congrats on your nomination) and Ryan Eggold announce the nominees.
Hayma Washington, chairman and chief executive officer of the Television Academy, said, “It a stage for those to seek to dazzle and entertain, it is a platform for those who choose to educate and provoke, and refuge for those of us who just want to escape from a long tiring day.” He further states, “It is a milestone that reminds us of our storied past.”
70th Emmys® Nomination Stats
This year the stats include:
Netflix has 112 nominations (just passing HBO)
HBO has 108 nominations
Sandra Oh first nomination and Asian to be nominated for lead actress in a drama
Game of Thrones 22 nominations (most Emmys for Comedy or Drama Series 38)
Saturday Night Live and HBO’s Westworld tied with 21 each
The Handmaid’s Tale 20 nominations
A fun stat CBS in 1974 won the most Emmys ever with 44
70th Emmys® Nomination
Outstanding Drama Series 70th Emmys®
Game of Thrones The Handmaid’s Tale This Is Us Westworld The Americans The Crown Stranger Things
Outstanding Comedy Series 70th Emmys®
Atlanta The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Black-ish Silicon Valley Curb Your Enthusiasm Glow Barry
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tracee Ellis Ross arrives at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series 70th Emmys®
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Allison Janney (Mom)
Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)
Pamela Adlon (Better Things)
Issa Rae (Insecure)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 70th Emmys®
Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Bill Hader (Barry)
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Ted Danson (The Good Place)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 70th Emmys®
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Keri Russell (The Americans)
Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld)
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
Claire Foy (The Crown)
Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 70th Emmys®
Sterling K. Brown (This is Us)
Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Ed Harris (Westworld)
Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)
Milo Ventimiglia (This is Us)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program 70th Emmys®
Project Runway RuPaul’s Drag Race The Amazing Race Top Chef The Voice American Ninja Warrior
RuPaul Emmys® Creative Arts Red Carpet (Photo Raymond L. Forchion Jr.)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie 70th Emmys®
Antonio Banderas (Genius: Picasso)
Darren Criss (Assassination of Gianni Versace)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Patrick Melrose)
Jeff Daniels (The Looming Tower)
John Legend (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Jesse Plemons (Black Mirror)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie 70th Emmys®
Jessica Biel (The Sinner)
Laura Dern (The Tale)
Michelle Dockery (Godless)
Edie Falco (The Menendez Murders)
Regina King (Seven Seconds)
Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Cult)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 70th Emmys®
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale)
David Harbour (Stranger Things)
Mandy Patinkin (Homeland)
Matt Smith (The Crown)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 70th Emmys®
Alexis Bledel (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things)
Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Vanessa Kirby (The Crown)
Thandie Newton (Westworld)
Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Millie Bobby Brown arrives at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 70th Emmys®
Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta)
Henry Winkler (Barry)
Louie Anderson (Baskets)
Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 70th Emmys®
Zazie Beetz (Atlanta)
Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live)
Betty Gilpin (GLOW)
Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Laurie Metcalf (Roseanne)
Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)
Outstanding Variety Talk Series 70th Emmys®
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Jimmy Kimmel Live! Last Week Tonight With John Oliver The Daily Show With Trevor Noah The Late Late Show With James Corden The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series 70th Emmys®
At Home With Amy Sedaris Drunk History I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman Portlandia Saturday Night Live Tracey Ullman’s Show
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program 70th Emmys®
Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen’s Game of Games)
Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night)
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn (Project Runway)
RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell)
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn Emmy’s Creative Arts 2016 Red Carpet (Photo credit Raymond L Forchion Jr.)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series 70th Emmys®
F. Murray Abraham (Homeland)
Cameron Britton (Mindhunter)
Matthew Goode (The Crown)
Gerald McRaney (This Is Us)
Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us)
Jimmi Simpson (Westworld)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series 70th Emmys®
Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones)
Cicely Tyson (How to Get Away With Murder)
Viola Davis (Scandal)
Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Kelly Jenrette (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Cherry Jones (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series 70th Emmys®
Katt Williams (Atlanta)Sterling K. Brown (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Bryan Cranston (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Donald Glover (Saturday Night Live)
Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 70th Emmys®
Wanda Sykes (Black-ish)
Tiffany Haddish (Saturday Night Live)
Jane Lynch (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live)
Maya Rudolph (The Good Place)
Molly Shannon (Will & Grace)
Outstanding Limited Series 70th Emmys®
Genius: Picasso Godless Patrick Melrose The Alienist The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
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Colin Jost and Michael Che are hosting the 70th annual Primetime Emmys. The 2018 telecast will air on NBC on Sept. 17 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The Creative Arts Emmys will air on FX on Sept. 15, 2018.
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The MTV Movie and Television Awards held each year in June bring the top actors in film and television to an evening of entertainment, recognition, and red carpet fashion. The evening is one with comedy, great performance, and messages of hope and love.
Tiffany Haddish
MTV Red Carpet
Think pink and red for the colors on the red carpet this evening. Men sporting the color with their suit choices for the evening. Women bring the couture to pantsuits to the red carpet for a glamorous evening. It is a great red carpet with the ability to be more casual.
Lakeith Stanfield looks fantastic in his jacquard suit red suit. He and Tessa Thompson brought the matching co-host to the red carpet. Percy Romeo Miller Jr. looks dapper in his Saint Laurent pink suit. Zendaya brings chocolate to the red carpet. She looks like a caramel filled Hershey’s kiss and pulls it off well. Hostess Tiffany Haddish has fun with her dress on the red carpet. Reminds me of the Easter and you would get that fun frilly dress and want to play and twirl.
Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson
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Haddish, the first black woman to host the evening, she took a moment to discuss Kim Kardashian’s hair and how that show is a “Star Wars” franchise. The recipients took time to bring the audience to their messages.
Chad Boseman presents his Best Hero statue to James Shaw Jr. a real-life hero that stopped the Waffle House Shooting in Tennessee.
Lady Gaga apologizes to the audience after receiving Best Music Documentary for Five Foot Two, she recently found out she is 5’ 3 ¾”
Chris Pratt provides us with his nine rules
“Breathe. If you don’t you’ll suffocate.”
“You have a soul. Be careful with it.”
“Don’t be a turd. If you’re strong, be a protector. And if you’re smart be a humble influencer. Strength and intelligence can be weapons. And do not wield them against the weak. That makes you a bully. Be bigger than that.”
“When giving a dog medicine, put the medicine in a little piece of hamburger. They won’t even know they’re eating medicine.”
“Doesn’t matter what it is, earn it. A good deed. Reach out to someone in pain. Be of service. It feels good and it’s good for your soul.
“God is real. God loves you. God wants the best for you. Believe that. I do.”
“If you have to poop at a party, but you’re embarrassed because you’re going to stink up the bathroom, just do what I do. Lock the door. Sit down. Get all the pee out first, okay? And then once all the pee’s done, poop. Flush. Boom. You minimize the amount of time that the poop is touching the air. ‘Cause if you poop first, it takes you longer to pee. Then you’re peeing on top. It’s stirring it up. The poop particles create a cloud. It goes out and then everyone in the party will know that you pooped. Just trust me. It’s science.”
“Learn to pray. It’s easy and it’s so good for your soul.”
“Nobody is perfect. People are going to tell you, you’re perfect just the way you are. You’re not. You are imperfect. You always will be. But there is a powerful force that designed you that way. And it loves you. And if you’re willing to accept that, you will have grace. And grace is a gift. And like the freedom that we enjoy in this country, that grace was paid for with somebody else’s blood, do not forget it. Don’t take it for granted.”
Millie Bobby Brown, Best Performance in a Show, recently suffered a knee injury and was not able to attend, had a wonderful video about being nice.
She says, “Since I know there are many young people watching this, and even to the adults, too — they could probably use the reminder — I was taught, if you don’t have anything nice to say, just don’t say it,”
She continues, “There should be no space in this world for bullying, and I’m not going to tolerate it and neither should any of you. If you need a reminder of how well you are and to rise above the hate, message me on Instagram.” This is something she is experiencing on social media herself.
Keiynan Lonsdale, Best Kiss in a Show had the best line of the evening “Kiss the one that you love no matter what gender they are”
Keiynan Lonsdale
MTV Recipients
Black Panther Best Picture Recipient
Stranger Things Best Show Recipient
Chad Boseman Best Performance in a Movie Recipient (Black Panther)
Millie Bobby Brown Best Performance in a Show Recipient (Stranger Things)
Michael B Jordan Best Villain Recipient (Black Panther)
Noah Schnapp Most Frightened Performance Recipient (Stranger Things)
Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff & Chosen Jacobs Best On-Screen Team Recipient (IT)
Gal Gadot Best Fight (Wonder Woman)
Lady Gaga Best Music Documentary Recipient (Five Foot Two)
Keeping Up With The Kardashians Best Reality Series/Franchise Recipient
Every Breath You Take Best Musical Moment (Stranger Things)
Chris Pratt Generation Recipient
Lena Waithe Trailblazer Recipient
Keiynan Lonsdale Best Kiss In A Show, (Love, Simon)
The evening was filled with great laughter, fun, and some great learning moments. What is your best from the MTV night? Post your answers @4ChionLifestyle using #4ChionStyle on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
This year The Oscars® is celebrating 90 years. The Governors Ball is pulling out the very best for the years celebrity party.
Wolfgang Puck and his catering company will bring the best in food, entertainment, and ascetics for the best in the film industry at Oscars®. His goal with each event he caters to is, “revolutionized the dining landscape with a singular focus: to exceed expectations whenever our guests gather for a meal.”
Lois Burwell and Master Chef Wolfgang Puck
This year’s menu brings some favorites back and new experiences. His Oscars® menu is set to meet everyone’s pallet and needs. The menu includes:
BlacKkKlansman is a film that is on the right side of history. The film debuted at Cannes De Festival to an 8-minute standing ovation and one of four American films to win the Grand Prix Award. This Spike Lee film brings the present day events to their historical ties with this film of Ron Stallworth’s real-life story.
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee Film
Film Synopsis:
Director Spike Lee presents BlacKkKlansman, an incendiary film inspired by the life of Ron Stallworth, the first police officer African-American to have infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. Against all odds, the agent Stallworth (John David Washington) and his partner (Adam Driver) Flip Zimmerman will infiltrate the highest echelons of the Klan, to stop him from taking control of the city.
Actors at Festival De Cannes:
Spike Lee ~ Director/Writer
Adam Driver ~ Flip Zimmerman
Topher Grace ~ David Duke
Laura Harrier ~ Patrice
John David Washington ~ Ron Stallworth
BlacKkKlansman Current History
Spike Lee discusses how surreal the tragedy of Heather Higher being murdered at Charlottesville Virginia protests brings coda to this film. Her death took place after filming completion. Lee put it in the film to see what happened. When he saw what happened he knew this was the final scene.
He states, “I had to do something first. I was given Susan Bro’s, Higher’s mother, phone number. I was not going to put that murder scene in that film without her blessing. Mrs. Bro said, ‘Spike I give you permission to put that in.'” Willmott states, “It was a beautiful sacrifice she made. They collected footage and photos from those at the time of Higher’s murder to get the best coverage of this horrific unnecessary murder. Higher should be alive today. The President of the United States could not stand up to the world to say we are about love, not about hate, we are better than murdering a young woman.
Lee goes on to speak about the building of the United States of America (USA) from the genocide of Native Americans and slavery. This is the fabric of the USA. This scene had to go in to show that our leaders are giving us a direction that is not moral. This is a worldwide problem. It is not a black, brown, and white world. We all live on this planet. We have to stand up and stop being silent.
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee Cannes Red Carpet
BlacKkKlansman Screenplay
Jordan Peele, the film’s producer, pitched the story of Ron Stallworth. Lee thought it was a comedy skit. When he realized it was a true story he brought Kevin Willmott in to assist with writing the screenplay. There was one thing that Lee understood in making the film it had to tie to the current climate. The situations today did not just pop up but they have been around for decades.
The focus of the story was to tell this period piece while connecting to the present day. The movie needed to end in the present day. Lee says, “I did not have the crystal ball, even though my friends call me negrodamus {sic}. The film’s ending was not written it was true life. Lee continues with Spike Lee joiners you got to flow, cannot be rigid, got to be hip, on it. There is no way in the world he could not make that the end of the film. The screenplay is based on the book by Stallworth, Black Klansman.
Chaz Ebert asks about the language in the film and if it is necessary to use the tone and word choice. Lee answers “words are hateful. Words can be hateful and I do not think I was elaborating on how the Klan not only hates blacks they hate Jews, they are number two on the list. They do not speak lovely terms and those words are harmful. The way we had them speaking in the film is the way they speak every day. It was my decision to hear those words. I wanted the hate to be verbalized.”
BlacKkKlansman Kevin Willmott Screenwriter
Kevin Willmott, Oscar® nominated screenwriter, brings his insight into screenwriting adaptation and BlacKkKlansman to the Prochnow Auditorium in Flagstaff AZ.
Willmott discusses creating stories that Stallworth tells from Willmott’s own life experience. This is one part of the screenplay he owns. He states, “Telling a character’s story you have to fictionalize the stories. Often as a writer, you do that with your own life experiences.”
His adapts from the book as much as he can from the source. Screenwriters job is to create a movie. Willmott tries to remain as loyal to the book as possible. He tries to connect to the spirit of the story when writing the film. The addition of Flip Zimmerman being Jewish brings the spirit of the film. This adds to the story with the KKK suppressing and victimizing not only African Americans but other groups.
Willmott takes time after the film to discuss the screenwriting, production, and how he has fought against racism his entire life. “America First” is a Nazi slogan from the 1930s used in this country at rallies across the US. “Make America Great Again” is from the 1970s. David Duke started this propaganda on the Donahue show. They did not have to reach to tie the past to the current political rhetoric. Willmott says, “The past is living in us today right now. It is what is making it a dangerous time.”
David Duke did call Ron Stallworth when the film finished. He asked, “How am I portrayed in the film?”
BlacKkKlansman Cast and Crew
Lee states, “This is very simple we tell the story. That is what we do. I do not do this shit alone. I am a general manager of a sport’s team. Put the best players out there. Filmmaking is a collaborating effort. It is some hard shit. Filmmaking is hard shit. You got to go to work. Learn your craft and do your research.” You want to put the best people behind the camera to make the best film you can.
Barry Alexander Brown, a film editor, is able to create the final scene from footage taken from people’s phone. He was able to prove the needless death of Higher and that she should be alive now.
Chayse Irvin, the cinematographer, is amazing. He shot this on film, not digital. We really wanted to have the look of seventies films split screens. I forgot shooting with film takes a lot of time because it has been so long since working with film.
John David Washington (son of Denzel Washington) plays Ron Stallworth in the movie. Washington was able to learn from Stallworth about what he was going through he is like the Jackie Robinson of police. It took a lot to get the position in the police department. While Stallworth was protecting and servicing Colorado Springs, he prevented terrorist violence. There were no violent acts during this time on the police force. One black man, that is very well supported.
He wanted to inhabit his spirit. Setting up the environment was a great collaborating environment. Your abilities become unlimited in this environment. He felt very blessed to have this experience glad to be a part of this experience.
Adam Drive, his character Flip Zimmerman, we had a week or two to talk about it before. The research helps but you have to let that go when you get on set. Pay attention to what is being said by you and cast. Playing music on my iPod assisted. Spike creates an environment where the best ideas win, a very egoless set. Everyone had a life outside the filming and we got home at a decent hour. Spike sets the tone that it is easy that you feel free to fail.
Topher Grace, his character is David Duke, KKK Grand Wizard put in a lot of time for his part. He read My Awaking by David Duke, watched The Donahue Show when the KKK was on the show and listened to his radio show. Grace recalls being asked to play in a Lee film, “This is one of the happiest times in my life followed by one of the worst times when I realized the character I was going portray.” He felt the responsibility to get it right, but no did not feel the responsibility to Duke.
Grace capture this character through the script, it did a really good job of creating the KKK and David as a leader. Lee is a great coach. There was a day I had to something that was really evil. Spike said, “Try this a Nazi salute and said white power. I am rarely affected by filming but I was in a very bad space.” Lee assisted him by explaining that this is a message that you agree with even though you don’t agree with the character you are playing.
Laura Harrier, her character Patrice, tried to inhabit the spirit and time period. Meeting her real-life character helped her embrace the character’s life, relationships, and spirit. She watched Black Panther footage and listened to the music. Having a great team and taking Spike’s guidance.
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee Cannes Image Credit Antonin Thuillier
BlacKkKlansman Message
Lee talks about the message as being believing in hope. Many of his films are hope like Do the Right thing is a hopeful film. He is not blind or deaf, he thinks you can be hopeful but be aware. This film will be seen around the world. This is a global problem. I do hope that other people from other countries will see that this is happening where they live. Lee says, “I have hope that this film shakes people from their slumber. This is a very important film. People are having a hard time coping. In our hearts, we know what is right and wrong. When you have wrong staring you dead in your face and mums the word, you are supporting the opposing causes. “sorting the opposing causes.”
The film will release on the one-year anniversary of Charlottesville demonstration August 10, 2018.
This is truly an incredible film one that is gut-wrenching, funny, honest, and real. It brings this issues full circle and to the present day.
Festival De Cannes® will present the Palme d’or film award, the top award at Cannes. This year marks the 71st year this film festival continues to influence film worldwide. There are 22 films official selected for Palme d’or film award.
The Jury of the 71st Festival de Cannes®
Jury Palme D’Or Festival De Cannes®
Palme d’or film award jury is presided over by Cate Blanchett, Australian actress, and producer. She fields lots of questions about gender and the festival during the opening press conference. Festival De Cannes® chose only 3 women directors to present this year. She says, “Three female directors in the competition earned their spots.” She goes on to say, “Being attractive does not preclude being intelligent.” Five women and four men from seven nationalities and four continents join her:
Chang Chen (Chinese Actor)
Chang Chen made his film debut in the late Edward Yang’s A Brighter Summer Day. He rose to fame in the Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000.
Ava DuVernay (American writer, director, producer)
Nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe and winner of the BAFTA and EMMY, Ava DuVernay is a writer, director, producer and film distributor known for the historical drama Selma(2014)
Robert Guédiguian (French director, writer, producer)
The work of Robert Guédiguian, an activist filmmaker, celebrates the city of Marseille where he grew up. Acclaimed by critics when he first started directing in the 80s, he met public success with Marius and Jeannette, which won the Prix Louis-Delluc in 1997.
Khadja Nin (Burundian songwriter, composer, singer)
Youngest of a family of eight Khadja Nin studied music at an early age, before leaving Africa to go to Europe. Her albums are a mix of occidental pop music, African and afro-cuban rhythms.
Léa Seydoux (French actress)
Rising to fame with Christophe Honoré’s The Beautiful Personin 2008, Léa Seydoux is an award-winning actress, notably the Palme d’or for Abdelatif Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Colour in 2013.
Kristen Stewart (American actress)
Kristen Stewart has been playing roles since an early age and received widespread recognition in 2008 for The TwilightSaga film series (2008–12).
Denis Villeneuve (Canadian director, writer)
Internationally renowned and recently two-time Academy Award winner for Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve made his debut at the National Film Board of Canada in the early 90’s.
Andrey Zvyagintsev (Russian director, writer)
Multi-award winning filmmaker Andreï Zvyagintsev has already become one of the most respected directors in Russian and international cinema. He directed his first feature film in 2003 The Return, which won him a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Palme d’or In Competition Festival De Cannes®
This year’s official Festival De Cannes® selection for the Palme d’or is highly anticipated and exceptional films. Films come from all over the world representing top directing and actors. Jury members bring a strong influence from their careers, strong backgrounds, and talent that is an asset to this choice of the best film.
This year’s Festival De Cannes® official choice for the Palme d’or is highly anticipated and exceptional films. These nominated films come from all over the world representing top directing and actors include:
Asghar FARHADI TODOS LO SABEN (EVERYBODY KNOWS)
Stéphane BRIZÉ AT WAR
Nuri Bilge CEYLANAHLAT AGACI (THE WILD PEAR TREE)
Sergey DVORTSEVOYAYKA
Matteo GARRONEDOGMAN
Jean-Luc GODARD LE LIVRE D’IMAGE (THE IMAGE BOOK)
Yann GONZALEZKNIFE + HEART
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI NETEMOSAMETEMO (ASAKO I & II) (ASAKO I & II)
Christophe HONORÉ SORRY ANGEL
Eva HUSSON GIRLS OF THE SUN
JIA Zhang-Ke JIANG HU ERNV (ASH IS PUREST WHITE)
KORE-EDA Hirokazu MANBIKI KAZOKU (SHOPLIFTERS)
Nadine LABAKICAPERNAUM
LEE Chang-Dong BURNING
Spike LEE BLACKKKLANSMAN
David Robert MITCHELL UNDER THE SILVER LAKE
Jafar PANAHI SE ROKH (THREE FACES)
Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI ZIMNA WOJNA(COLD WAR)
Alice ROHRWACHERLAZZARO FELICE (HAPPY AS LAZZARO)
Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV LETO
A.B. SHAWKY YOMEDDINE 1st film
Terry GILLIAM THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE
You can see the screening guide here. This award is announced May 19 at the film festival closing ceremony.
This 71st year will continue to evolve film worldwide. Stay tuned here for coverage of events from fashion, red carpet, actresses/actors, and films.
Heavenly bodies walk the red carpet for Met Gala. The celebrities gather for the annual Met Gala (Met Ball) hosted by Anna Wintour, the Vogue editor. The yearly event is held the first Monday in May. This event is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Art’s Costume Institute. It is rumored that this may be the last one hosted by Wintour. This year’s theme Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.
Anna Wintour and Bee Shaffer Met Gala
Anna Wintour Heavenly Bodies
Wintour and her daughter looked lovely for the evening event. Wintour dressed in Chanel with a frock featuring a halter neck and beautiful beading. Her daughter Bee Shaffer wore a red Valentino haute couture gown by Pierpaolo Piccioli. Each accessorized with crosses on a red clutch and beautiful necklace. Wintour chairs this event each year since 1995. The evening co-hosted by a fashion all-star lineup of Rihanna, Amal Clooney, and Donatella Versace. Wintour’s galas are the top social event in New York City. Guests are invited personally by Wintour and staff at Vogue assist with the evening preparation. This year was one filled with some controversy, but gorgeous fashion.
Gigi Hadid Versace Met Gala
Celebrities Walk the Red Carpet Heavenly Bodies
The theme for the evening was one that brought creativity and exceptional fashion. The costume exhibit this season examines how fashion designers have been influenced by Catholic aesthetics. The theme went from religious influences in fashion to focus on Catholicism. This was adjusted when the curator decided that focusing on religious influences was too much for one show. The Catholic church not unhappy with the art collection and has donated pieces for the art show. The annual show at the museum dictates the theme and dress code for the evening.
The celebrities hit the red carpet with great creations of fashion, style, and makeup. Versace was popular fashion. Donatella Versace wore a design of her own that is sexy and gorgeous in a beautiful ornately embroidered coat and dress navy and gold boots. This was perfect for the evening. Her boots were fabulous. There were many celebrities wearing Versace at the Met Gala. This is appropriate because the fashion house being in Italy and often includes catholic religion in their fashion. The celebrities wearing Versace include:
Kim Kardashian in a full-length gold gown with a gold cross on the front.
Mingos wore matching print bold suits. They are very fitting for evening’s theme. (Best Dressed men)
Gigi Hadid in a gorgeous blue embellish wings with a high slit. (Best Dressed woman)
SZA in a soft pink heavenly gown with great embellished pink boots.
Mary J Blige in an elegant light mint green gold gown, thigh-high boots (it is an evening for boots) and L’ Dezen by Payal Shah jewels.
Zendaya wears a silver military Joan of Arc influenced gown, Jimmy Choo heels, and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Katy Perry brings the wings the Met Gala theme with sexy gold thigh-high boots.
Blake Lively in a regal elegant red and gold ornate detailed gown with a beautiful tiara and Lorraine Schwartz jewels.
Migos Met Gala
Rihanna brought some controversy with her dress like the Pope. She wore a gem-encrusted Margiela mini-dress and matching coat, and a giant mitre. Amal Clooney one of the best dressed of the night. She wore cigarette pants with a strapless foil top and a train that flowed from the waist. This is a modern take on the mother Mary. The fashion continued with the theme throughout the evening. The inspiration for the Met Gala includes Cardinals, Mother Mary, art, and elegant embellishments. The evening was full of crosses and other religious symbols. The evening was awe-inspiring.
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee Cannes Red Carpet
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee Cannes Image Credit Antonin Thuillier
