7 Things to Know About the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations

Dave McNary Film ReporterStephanie Allain has been selected as this year’s recipient of the PGA/UCLA Vision Award for her work championing visionary filmmakers of color and women.The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television made the announcement Monday.

, , and the , the famous photographer is now inviting amateurs and professionals alike to share a snap that represents their 2020 to potentially feature in a new TV series.Whether a new picture or one previously taken since the start of the year, images can be captured on anything from a professional camera to a smartphone.The best photographs will feature in Rankin's 2020, a new Sky original series to be broadcast in September to mark the launch of Sky Arts as a free-to-air-channel.has dominated the headlines in 2020 and Rankin himself documented the crisis earlier this year with striking portraits of 12 doctors, nurses and other NHS staff who have played a vital role in the response to ."Photography is my life and passion and I truly

Naman Ramachandran Specialty channel Sky Arts, part of pay TV operator Sky, has ordered a new photography project by acclaimed photographer Rankin.From Monday through Aug. 23, amateur and professional photographers are invited to send in new photographs or something from their back catalogs that represents their 2020, in the categories Family, Fun, Self, Beauty, Empathy and Nature.

Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (MEAI) has been lobbying the Government over the issue, which spokesman Jackie Conboy says leaves entertainers in a Catch-22 situation. ‘If an entertainer gets a call to do a gig, they are afraid to do it in case their payment is stopped because they are working.

Lexy Panterra already dragged her ‘immature’ ex, Brooklyn Beckham over getting engaged at the age of only 21, but should he be worried about her also dissing him in the lyrics of any songs off her new album? As you might know, the singer is getting ready to drop new music and while promoting it, Lexy also opened up about her ex and whether or not he will be included in her art. While 31 year old Lexy Panterra is known for her twerk videos but also for being a YouTuber, she also just made her musical debut! She’s already dropped her debut single, appropriately titled ‘Corona’ and she’s been getting a lot of attention for it judging by the big number of streams she was able to rack up.

2. Sale Water Park, just off the M60 or a short walk from a tram stop, has water sports facilities and is popular with anglers.

On July 1, as COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles began to surge to their highest numbers since the city issued stay-at-home orders in March, the University of Southern California (USC) alerted its students that all fall undergraduate classes would move online. Days later, on July 6, the administration at the university’s prestigious School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) echoed the order, informing its physical production students that fall production classes, save for one graduate level course, would move online.

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Eva Marcille shared a photo featuring her son, Mikey, and his best friend. These two kids could not be any sweeter as you will see in the pic.

Simon Lamb, who along with Rebel Industries founder Josh Levine and Seth Combs co-founded AMP Music Summit earlier this year.“We want to provide a counter narrative to so much of the headlines that we're seeing day after day,” Lamb explained during a discussion titled "Blood, Sweat & Vision: Building Creative Community in Des Moines and Tulsa" that featured Tobi Parks with Station 1 Records and Dr.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn the late 1970s, when Hollywood was in the middle of its most seismic transformation since the collapse of the studio system (namely, the creation of blockbuster fundamentalism), there was a much-talked-about trend that seemed to fit all too snugly into the new world order. That was the arrival of hotshot British movie directors who had honed their craft in the rarefied world of English TV commercials (which, we were always told, were works of supreme techno-visual virtuosity compared to their American counterparts).At first there were two such transplants: Alan Parker and Ridley Scott.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe Independent Filmmaker Project’s Gotham Awards ceremonies have been shifted back almost two months, from Nov. 20 to Jan.

The art of surprise has sent Taylor Swift straight to the top of this week’s Official Albums Chart as Folklore debuts at Number 1.

Manori Ravindran International EditorAlan Parker, an English movie director with an exceptionally wide-ranging oeuvre ranging from “Bugsy Malone” to “Evita,” from “Midnight Express” to “The Road to Wellville,” has died.

BRITISH stars Dua Lipa, Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles are set for battle at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. The Brit quartet lead the nominations for this year's event set to take place in New York at the end of August.

MTV Video Music Awards is very much the game of Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, after they scooped nine nominations overnight – and seemed pretty pleased with the result.The singing superstars have shared their reaction to the brilliant news, saying they are ‘so grateful’ for their haul ahead of the annual music celebration.Their (rather epic, if we do say so ourselves) collaboration, Rain On Me, which was released back in May along with Gaga’s Chromatica album, scored nominations in seven categories.We’re talking video of the year, song of the year, best collaboration, best pop, best cinematography, best visual effects, and best choreography.Chromatica isn’t in the cold when it comes to a nod, though, with Gaga up for artist of the year as

I belong to a generation where gaming wasn’t a mainstream pastime, which makes me something of an outlier among my peers. This sadly means I’m now fairly well accustomed to having to defend my hobby from people who profess disbelief that anyone who isn’t a) a twelve-year-old or b) a white cis guy plays video games for fun.It doesn’t matter how many times I politely point out that the global games industry is now worth more than the music and movie industries combined.

Jeff Vasishta What do you get when a military barracks in one of London’s most exclusive neighborhoods and a famous sports car designer hop into bed together? Luxury condos, of course! Twelve years in the making, Chelsea Barracks, a former military base in London’s ultra-ritzy Belgravia neighborhood, that’s undergone a $6 billion re-development spanning 13 acres, is gradually being unveiled. One of the jewels of the development is a bespoke five-bedroom unit which takes up an entire floor — that’s a mansion-sized 6,000+ square feet — and is currently on the market for just over $42 million.

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande scored the most nominations for the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, it was announced today. The superstar singers are up for seven awards for their collaboration, "Rain On Me," with Gaga earning two solo nods for artist of the year and best quarantine performance.

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande‘s mega-collab ‘Rain On Me’, which featured on Gaga’s latest album ‘Chromatica’. The video is up for ‘Video Of The Year’, ‘Song Of The Year’, ‘Best Collaboration’, ‘Best Pop’, ‘Best Cinematography’, ‘Best Visual Effects’ and ‘Best Choreography’.Megan Thee Stallion has also raked in multiple nominations, including ‘Artist Of The Year’, ‘Song Of The Year’ and ‘Best Hip-Hop’ for ‘Savage’.

Veteran actress and former MP Glenda Jackson has said how there is a long way to go before there is gender equality in the TV industry.