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Katy Perry Dropping New Single Next Month, But Is there An American Idol Curse?

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Katy Perry Dropping New Single Next Month, But Is there An American Idol Curse?

Katy Perry is dropping a new single July 11th.

It’s her first release since leaving “American Idol” at the end of the season.

“Woman’s World” is the title, and Katy is hoping to return to the days of “Firework” and her other hits.

But there may be an “American Idol” curse. Last week, “Idol” judge Luke Bryan released a new album called “Mind of a Country Boy.” It’s stalled at number 25 on iTunes. “Idol” judges have never had a lot of luck on the charts even though they have the most exposure ever. His “Idol” appearance did nothing for Jon Bon Jovi either.

The problem for Perry is age, I’m sad to say. She will have to have a knockout single in “Woman’s World,” so catchy and unusual that everyone will want to hear it on the radio.

I’m a big Katy Perry fan, so I’m crossing fingers “Woman’s World” will bring her back to the charts!

Google Won’t Take Credit Cards Anymore for Ad Payments, They Want to Save the Fees

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Google Won’t Take Credit Cards Anymore for Ad Payments, They Want to Save the Fees

Google is pinching pennies.

The mega conglomerate has sent a notice to advertisers that it will no longer accept credit cards for payments. They want to save the fees. Next, they will ask for cash!

From now on, if you advertise on Google you must pay by a bank account or direct deposit. No kidding. I am not kidding. (Thanks to Jeremy Brandt on Twitter and Barry Schwartz for the alert.)

Google is currently ranked the number 4 business in the world. They are also waiting for a judgement in a just concluded antitrust trial brought by the US government. Not only are they a monopoly but they’re making it harder and harder for small businesses to exist.

 

Elton John’s “Tammy Faye” Broadway Musical Loses “Book of Mormon” Star Andrew Rannells Over Money

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Elton John’s “Tammy Faye” Broadway Musical Loses “Book of Mormon” Star Andrew Rannells Over Money

Tammy Faye Bakker (pronounced Baker) is back to looking for her Jim.

Elton John’s musical about the televangelist couple has lost star Andrew Rannells just three months before the show is supposed to open on Broadway.

Andrew Rannells, of “Book of Mormon” and “Gutenberg” fame, says he’s out, and the reason is money.

Rannells told this to, of all places, the CBS Mornings crew on the red carpet last night before the Tony Awards.

The Tony winner called the reason “contract” problems, which means the producers weren’t meeting his asking price.

Rannells starred in the original production at London’s Almeida Theater where he got terrific reviews.

This news leaves “Tammy Faye” looking for a name star to replace Rannells if this negotiating tact doesn’t work. The actress playing the lead role, Katie Brayben, is British and totally unknown here. The show will need a name star to play Jim Bakker — not to mention a few other names — even with Elton John as a drawing card.

How nice for CBS to get the scoop — since the Tony’s were on CBS, and so many other journalists were blocked from the red carpet.

Richard Simmons Appears in Father’s Day Post as “Bobby Champion” ’70s Dad to Six Girls, Sporting Aviators and Mustache

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Richard Simmons Appears in Father’s Day Post as “Bobby Champion” ’70s Dad to Six Girls, Sporting Aviators and Mustache

I don’t know what this is all about but…

Fitness guru and recluse Richard SImmons posted an odd Father’s Day greeting today.

He made himself up to look like an anchorman from the 70s with a big black mustache and poufy black hair. He’s also wearing aviators.

Simmons calls himself Bobby Champion. He writes: “My name is Bobby Champion. I am the proud father of six girls. If you are a father, or you know a father, or you act like a father…. Happy Father’s Day! Love, Bobby”

Simmons never played a character named Bobby Champion. He does not have any children in real life, certainly not six daughters. He didn’t look this way in the 70s.

What does it mean? Simmons made himself into an oddball character a few years ago, dropping out of showbiz and refusing to see anyone. He does post on Twitter, or someone does for him. Is Bobby Champion Richard Simmons in the metaverse? Could be.

Tony Awards: Daniel Radcliffe, Jeremy Strong Among Acting Winners, “The Outsiders” Takes Best Musical

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Tony Awards: Daniel Radcliffe, Jeremy Strong Among Acting Winners, “The Outsiders” Takes Best Musical

“The Outsiders” won two big Tony Award tonight — Best Musical and Best Director. It didn’t win any acting prizes, or its music or writing.

The musical based on S.E. Hinton’s famous young adult novel got excellent reviews. But through tonight’s Tonys, “Suffs” and “Hell’s Kitchen” seemed like better bets.

“Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe had the sweetest win for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, for “Merrily We Roll Along.” He’s worked hard to overcome the Potter stigma with lots of theater. It’s paid off handsomely.

The Tony Awards were an odd show. They were stuffed into a small theater, the Koch at Lincoln Center. The theater was so small that Jay Z and Alicia Keys had to perform on the staircase outside the main room. Very weird. The producers had to add dining room seats in the front of the orchestra to accommodate nominees. When a show won, half its producers had to appear on a video screen above the stage, piped in from outside.

On screen there were few recognizable people in the orchestra. Variety noted that even Vogue editor Anna Wintour got a lousy seat way in the back.

Host Ariana De Bose’s opening number seemed like a stumble. It was all about her and not the Tonys or Broadway. But the show finally found its rhythm. The whole first hour was stuffed to the gills before viewers might turn to HBO for “House of the Dragon.” The highlight was The Who’s Pete Townshend, who introduced the cast and played guitar on “Pinball Wizard.”

The biggest ovation of the night was for Hillary Clinton, who introduced the musical, “Suffs.” She had a producer’s credit. The crowd at the Koch went crazy since the late David Koch was such an arch conservative and backed Donald Trump.

The nicest surprise was Nicole Scherzinger, who sang “What I Did for Love” over the In Memoriam. Not only was the segment elegantly produced by Scherzinger was sublime. She stars next season in “Sunset Boulevard.” Who knew she had that voice? (I guess the people in London.)

It was a good Tonys for the theater community and a crappy one for a lot of people who support it all year long. Many next year the Theater Wing can book a venue big enough for everyone.

On a personal note, many congrats to Sarah Paulson and Jeremy Strong. Also I called it on Kecia Lewis, who kills it in “Hells Kitchen,” and I knew Shaina Taub would win for those “Suffs” songs.

Best Musical
The Outsiders

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Maleah Joi Moon, Hell’s Kitchen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Sarah Paulson, Appropriate

Best Revival of a Musical

Merrily We Roll Along

Best Play

Stereophonic
Author: David Adjmi

Best Revival of a Play

Appropriate
Author: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Suffs
Music & Lyrics: Shaina Taub

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen

Best Direction of a Musical
Danya Taymor, The Outsiders

Best Direction of a Play

Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Will Brill, Stereophonic

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People

Best Sound Design of a Play
Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Cody Spencer, The Outsiders

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Jane Cox, Apropriate

Best Costume Design of a Play
Dede Ayite, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby

Best Choreography
Justin Peck, Illinoise

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

Best Scenic Design of a Play
David Zinn, Stereophonic

Best Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along

Best Book of a Musical
Suffs
Shaina Taub

Biden A List Star Studded Fundraiser Glaringly Omits One Celebrity: George Clooney’s Wife, Amal

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Biden A List Star Studded Fundraiser Glaringly Omits One Celebrity: George Clooney’s Wife, Amal

There were quite a few celebs last night in Los Angeles at the Biden fundraiser.

But one was glaringly missing: Amal Clooney.

Amal’s husband, George, was a co-host of the evening along with Julia Roberts and Jimmy Kimmel.

There were lots of politicans including former President Barack Obama.

Joe Biden was accompanied by his wife, Dr. Jill Biden. She was introduced by no less than Barbra Streisand.

Other celebs included Kathy Griffin, who came as the guest of Victor Shi, as well as Jack Black, Kathryn Hahn, Jason Bateman, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Two of three leaders of Creative Artists Agency — Bryan Lourd, Richard Lovett — were present as well.

But no sign of Amal. We had an idea she would not be part of this event. A couple of weeks ago, Amal — who is a human rights lawyer — wrote the paper for the International Criminal Court asking for the arrest warrant of Benjamin Netanyahu. That might have been an uncomfortable meeting, certainly.

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Portly Donald Trump Fat Shames Illinois Governor and Chris Christie in Father’s Day Post

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Portly Donald Trump Fat Shames Illinois Governor and Chris Christie in Father’s Day Post

Portly — and that’s being nice — Donald Trump is left to an ad hominem attack against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.

Trump’s Father Day message calls Pritzker “sloppy” and “rotund” and that he “makes Chris Christie look like a male model.”

Is this the man people want as president?

Trump weighs in at least at 250 lbs. and is stuffed with processed, fast food. Yesterday during a rally he couldn’t remember the name of his doctor — who was present — Ronny Jackson, calling his Ronny “Johnson” — despite Jackson fudging Trump’s health records.

Trump has been making cognitive mistakes day after day, all recorded on social media, forgetting names and mistaking crowds of 150 for 8000 (per his mouthpiece Kellyanne Conway).

Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence After 3 Years: “People called me a cannibal! What? You would have to eat people!”

Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence After 3 Years: “People called me a cannibal! What? You would have to eat people!”

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Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence After 3 Years: “People called me a cannibal! What? You would have to eat people!”

Armie Hammer is finally coming clean. He appears on a little known video podcast called “Painful Lessons,” hosted by a friend named Tyler Ramsey, and immediately addresses rumors that he was a cannibal.

Hammer — wearing a yellow string on his wrist but looking pretty healthy, says, “People called me a cannibal. Like I ate people! What???? You know what you have to do to be a cannibal? You have to eat people!”

Hammer reveals that after his massive sex scandal, accusations of abuse, and yes, cannibalism, he’s in a 12 step program. He calls what he went through “a death.”

He admits, “I was drunk! I was high and I was acting like an idiot all the time!”

“It was an ego death, a career death,” he says, invoking Joseph Campbell. “A neutron bomb went off in my life. It killed off [everything].”

(Interesting note: Ramsey, a Hammer friend, says often in the interview he was full of “rage” about the bad press. He seems angrier than Hammer.)

What saved him? A rehab program “where they deal with addiction issues.” He reveals “there was sexual abuse when I was a kid.”

“There were a lot of times when I thought I can’t take this anymore,” Hammer says. “I was getting hate…so it just went right in… there was a time I was standing at the shore and I swam out really far and just laying there..a half-assed suicide attempt…But I thought I couldn’t do that to my kids.”

Hammer concedes that his acting career is “nowhere now.” He says he’s not allowed to play in the Hollywood sandbox, but he’s “making my own sandbox.” He’s writing a screenplay with a friend named Jerry.

Tony Awards, CBS Pushing Jay Z Appearance with Alicia Keys Tonight: Can Rapper Slay HBO Premiere?

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Tony Awards, CBS Pushing Jay Z Appearance with Alicia Keys Tonight: Can Rapper Slay HBO Premiere?

The Tony Awards are on tonight, from 8 to 11pm.

In the middle at 9pm, HBO debuts season 2 of “House of the Dragon.”

This morning the Tonys are pushing a performance by Jay Z with Alicia Keys which I guess will take place in that competing hour. (If it doesn’t, then, really.)

Jay Z will perform “Empire State of Mind” with Alicia Keys which is not part of her “Hell’s Kitchen” musical. In the actual show, it’s just the Alicia character who sings it.

“Hell’s Kitchen” is a very good show, but it’s hard to say it’s Best Musical. After all, most of the songs, like “Empire State of Mind,” were hits long ago. It’s not nominated for Best Score. So if it wins Best Musical, that could set a precedent.

This year the Tonys have been stuffed into a much smaller venue, the David Koch Theater in Lincoln Center. The after party is across the plaza at David Geffen Hall. It’s been the best Broadway year in some time, but the American Theater Wing and Broadway League have downsized considerably.

There won’t be much local press coverage. Page Six reports that many local theater reporters were denied access to the red carpet. But there will be Jay Z, because of his immense Broadway connections!

Tribeca Film Fest Award Winners: “Griffin in Summer,” “Jazzy,” “Bad Shabbos”

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Tribeca Film Fest Award Winners: “Griffin in Summer,” “Jazzy,” “Bad Shabbos”

The Tribeca (Film) Festival has announced its official winners. See below.

“Bad Shabbos” won the Audience Prize. Tolga Karacelik’s “The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer” won second place.

U.S. NARRATIVE COMPETITION

Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature: Griffin in Summer, director Nicholas Colia (United States) – World Premiere. Jury Statement: “For its precocious and unexpected storytelling, and well-crafted performance.” This award is presented by OKX.

Best Performance in a U.S. Narrative Feature: Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux for Jazzy (United States) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “For its truth, unflinching honesty, realness and heart.”

Special Jury Mention for Performance in a U.S. Feature: Joshua Burge for Vulcanizadora (United States) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “For his impact at showing moments both heart-wrenching and soulful, we were impressed by his depth and vulnerability.”

Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature: Nicholas Colia for Griffin in Summer (United States) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “For its delightful humor, distinct point of view and specificity of tone.”

Best Cinematography in a U.S. Narrative Feature: Alejandro Mejia for The Knife (United States) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “For its engrossing visual aesthetic choices, its cinematic aliveness and stylistic point of view.”

Special Jury Mention for Cinematography in a U.S. Feature: Ki Jin Kim for Bitterroot (United States) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “For its marriage of the spiritual and the literal, and its contrast between natural beauty and the mundane.”

INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE COMPETITION

Best International Narrative Feature: Bikechess, director Assel Aushakimova (Kazakhstan) – World Premiere. Jury Statement: “This film caught the jury unaware. With a lightness of style and use of cinematic language that led us into a society of oppressed youth and passive leadership. With stylish performances, and generous cinematography, we met a country and the state of the world.”

Special Jury Mention for an International Narrative Feature: Yasemin Samdereli for Samia (Italy, Germany, Belgium, Sweden) – World Premiere. Jury Statement: “Special commendation for the film Samia for exploring the vital issue of refugees with humanity and integrity. Thanks to the beautiful performances by everyone involved.”

Best Performance in an International Narrative Feature: Yu Aier for Some Rain Must Fall (China) – North American Premiere. Jury Statement: “For her beautifully sustained performance of unabated suffering.”

Best Screenplay in an International Narrative Feature: Celina Murga, Juan Villegas, Lucía Osorio for The Freshly Cut Grass (Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, United States) – World Premiere. Jury Statement: “For the dexterous formality and humorous treatment of domestic chaos.”

Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Feature: Constanze Schmitt for Some Rain Must Fall (China) – North American Premiere. Jury Statement: “For the daring use of color and creation of searing visual tension as a cinematic reinforcement of suffering.”

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

Best Documentary Feature: Hacking Hate, director Simon Klose (Sweden, Denmark, Norway) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “The documentary jury awards a film that bravely and fearlessly investigates the misuse of the internet to encourage hate and bias by allowing media giants to profit and foster the continuation of the outrage. On trial are first amendment freedoms that have been violated for profit.”

Special Jury Mention for a Documentary Feature: Made in Ethiopia, directors Xinyan Yu, Max Duncan (United States, Canada, Ethiopia, Denmark, Korea, United Kingdom) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “For its multi-faceted exploration of the personal and collective cost of today’s face of globalization, we award the Special Jury Mention to MADE IN ETHIOPIA. Congratulations to the makers for opening a window to the lived experiences of those most directly impacted by the global labor industrial complex.”

Best Cinematography in a Documentary Feature: Ezra Wolfinger for Shelf Life (United States) – World Premiere. “For a film that was self described as “a passionate odyssey through the aging process”—the jury appreciates and was delighted by our visual journey from string-cheese in Georgia to Mozzarella in Japan.”

Best Editing in a Documentary Feature: Rupert Houseman for Antidote (United Kingdom) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “At this difficult moment in the world’s history – we commend the filmmakers and editors ability to craft a narrative with clarity and urgency – and to ring alarm bells for the consequences of vicious attacks on journalists. For its crisp and compelling narrative.”

BEST NEW NARRATIVE DIRECTOR AWARD

This award is presented by Canva

Nnamdi Asomugha for The Knife (United States) – World Premiere. Jury Statement: “This film lingered with us long after the screening, nagging our imaginations about the characters’ futures, calling into question our own biases and beliefs, filtering the world through a lens that is painfully familiar to some of us and foreign to others. To be able to shed light on universal themes and craft exquisitely detailed characters is one thing but to do it in the form of a contained dramatic thriller that is an entertaining nail-biter is no small feat. This filmmaker showed immense confidence in his ability to harness the audience’s reactions to tension, to turn an empathic eye to characters often relegated to the sidelines, to showcase ambiguous moral situations, to tackle race and class–all in the form of a taut and marketable thriller was exciting.”

To be able to shed light on universal themes and craft exquisitely detailed characters is one thing but to do it in the form of a contained dramatic thriller that is an entertaining nail-biter is no small feat. This filmmaker showed immense confidence in his ability to harness the audience’s reactions to tension, to turn an empathic eye to characters often relegated to the sidelines, to showcase ambiguous moral situations, to tackle race and class–all in the form of a taut and marketable thriller was exciting.”

Special Jury Mention for New Narrative Director: Nicholas Colia for Griffin in Summer (United States) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “This film had the audience in the palm of its hand from the first minute. It straddled the very thin line between heartwarming, tragic, hilarious and awkward. It fills a void in the marketplace for films that touch on sophisticated themes while remaining family friendly. Never pandering, always fresh, full of relatable universal experiences while being incredibly specific and nuanced–this film also features a breakout performance from a young exciting newcomer! The director of this film made one of the funniest films of the year and we cannot wait to see where he goes next.”

ALBERT MAYSLES AWARD FOR BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR

Debra Aroko and Nicole Gormley for Searching for Amani (Kenya) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “Exquisitely crafted with a taut narrative, this documentary paints a nuanced portrait of issues that often are ignored or worse unknown by those outside of a community. It is extremely difficult to take a topic that affects the world, and to tell a story about that topic in an intimate and personal fashion that is both subversive and charming. So much of the success of a documentary is based on its main character, and the passion, curiosity, and relentlessness of 13 year old Simon Ali was awe inspiring.”

Special Jury Mention for New Documentary Director: Elizabeth Ai for New Wave (United States) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “Loss, identity, the unspoken longing of mothers and daughters, fathers and sons pulsing and animated by an 80s soundtrack. This raw portrait of the American Vietnamese COMMUNITY is a story we’ve never seen before, where music becomes a way to escape from the old and belong to the new. For her powerful, evocative and emotionally honest storytelling.”

VIEWPOINTS AWARD

Viewpoints Award: Come Closer, director Tom Nesher (Israel) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “From alien abductions, to a ski team in Afghanistan, to a young man investigating the murder of his father, the diverse films of the Viewpoint category inspired all of us to think and feel deeply. However, when choosing a winner, our decision was unanimous. This film pulled us all in from the first few frames and we felt that we were in skillful hands as it is fiercely executed and superbly performed.”

Special Jury Mention for Viewpoints: Witches, director Elizabeth Sankey (United Kingdom) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “Our honorable mention, another unanimous winner, explores the taboo subject of women’s mental health during and after pregnancy. Expertly crafted through the lens of cinema and witchcraft, we hope everyone will get a chance to see WITCHES by Elizabeth Sankey.”

NORA EPHRON AWARD

Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge for Don’t You Let Me Go (Uruguay) – World Premiere. Jury Statement: “We (the jury) loved this poignant, life-affirming film that celebrates love and female friendships. We were moved and delighted by how the film beautifully honors the experiences of grief and life’s most special moments.”

HUMAN / NATURE AWARD

Dust to Dust (Japan) – International Premiere.

SHORTS COMPETITION

Best Narrative Short: Ripe!, director Tusk (United States, Spain) – World Premiere. Jury statement: “For beautifully capturing the raw and realistic essence of a teen summer romance and containing extraordinary performances that bring to life the bittersweet charm of youthful love; and for immersing the audience in the evocative feeling of summer in every scene.”

Special Jury Mention for Narrative Short: Alarms, director Nicolas Panay (France) – New York Premiere. Jury statement: “For empathetically portraying the dangers of burnout with excellent performances, sound design and editing; and effectively shedding light on how overwhelming stress in our lives can lead us to overlook the most important things.”

Best Documentary Short: Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World, director Julio Palacio (United States) – New York Premiere. Jury statement: “For the grace with which it showed the gratitude and joy of parents unlocking the brilliance of their autistic daughter, and for how it showcased her extraordinary, once hidden talent, we chose Mikayla’s Voice.”

Best Animated Short: In the Shadow of the Cypress, directors Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi (Iran) – New York Premiere. Jury statement: “For using a distinctive visual style, unique imagery and exceptional sound design to bring to life a poignant family relationship, characterized by love and protection amidst an effective portrayal of the profound impact of PTSD on both the individual and those around them”

Special Jury Mention for Animated Short: Budō, directors Amanda Aagard and Alexander Toma (Sweden) – International Premiere. Jury statement: “With appreciation for its quirky and humorous narrative and capturing viewers with its remarkably intricate manner of portraying its characters and surroundings.”

Student Visionary Award: Nay Tabbara for Ebb & Flow (Lebanon, Qatar) – World Premiere. Jury Comment: “Because of how it captured the extraordinary and the ordinary in the life of a teenage girl pursuing her first kiss against a background of chaos and war.”

Special Jury Mention for Student Visionary: Jamie Perault for Budd, Sweat & Tearz (United Kingdom) – World Premiere. Jury Statement: “For its clear-eyed and compelling portrait of resilience and innovation in the face of injustice and structural hurdles.”

Best Music Video: Never Ending Song, performed by Conan Gray (United States)

TRIBECA GAMES AWARD

Goodnight Universe (United States) – World Premiere.

TRIBECA AUDIO STORYTELLING COMPETITION

Fiction Audio Storytelling Award: The Skies are Watching . Jury statement: “Drawing from the historic past of radio drama and presenting a story that feels breathlessly of the moment, this genre-bending series brims with intrigue. Its shifting, stylish approach to the medium always kept us guessing as top-notch sound design introduced us to its cast of bewildering-yet-relatable characters. Classic and timeless meets cutting edge.”

Narrative Nonfiction Audio Storytelling Award: Delejos (United States, Canada,Puerto RIco). Jury statement: “This selection offers us a vivid and imaginative journey through grief, loss and remembrance. The interweaving of the narrator’s loss with her father’s perspective on death was original and artful, and the use of tape (gathered and chosen exquisitely) gave us deep insights into the characters, and served as a compelling guide through the story. This selection struck the jury as elegant, nuanced, and powerful. It stood out in part because of its method of unfolding its thesis: through the scenes and conversations between protagonists, rather than explication via script, which made us listen a little closer to a world we don’t inhabit. As a result, we were more invested in its arc and characters.”

Independent Fiction Audio Storytelling Award: Red for Revolution (United States). Jury Statement: “We found this project to be an untold story from one of the most important parts of artistic history in our country. It spoke of empowerment and activism. It also stood out to us with exciting sound design and strong performances. And when we look to where Audio Storytelling can go, this is a shining example.”

Independent Nonfiction Audio Storytelling Award: Back to the Water: More than One Octopus (South Africa, United States). Jury Statement: “This piece of narrative audio beautifully showcases the relationship between two women who grew up in the same country, but worlds apart. They balance their differences by thematically braiding in history, the natural world, and personal memoir. They allow us a glimpse of the interiority of two personal journeys as mirrors to the greater political forces that shaped their lives.”

AT&T PRESENTS UNTOLD STORIES

Lilian T. Mehrel for Honeyjoon

TRIBECA X AWARD COMPETITION

Best Commercial: Michael CeraVe from CeraVe and Ogilvy PR, directed by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim

Best Feature: Audrey’s Children from UTA and Ronald McDonald House Charities, directed by Ami Canaan Mann

Best Episodic: The Santa Stories from Coca Cola and WPP Open X/VML, directed by Steven Caple Jr. and Bryce Dallas Howard

Best Short: One Good Reason from ServiceNow, Tribeca Studios, and directors Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill

Best Games & Immersive: MLB The Show Storylines: The Negro Leagues by PlayStation Studios, directed by Jarred Schiff, Gavin Filipiak, Ramone Russell, and Brandon Akiaten.

Best Audio: Science will Win, by Pfizer

Best Content Creator: Jacksonville Jaguars 2023 Schedule Release Video from the Jacksonville Jaguars, directed by Asher Grodman

Social Impact Award: …One Good Reason from ServiceNow, Tribeca Studios, and directors Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill

Environmental Impact Award: Project Maji: Waters of Change Vr Experience from Born Studios and directors Bilge Tekin, Dominic Clarke, and Nicholas Masters-Waage

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