Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Hacks,” “Fellow Travelers,” “Black Cake” and Ava DuVernay‘s “Origins” were among the big winners on Thursday as Humanitas revealed its 2024 Humanitas Prize recipients.
The ceremony, held at Avalon Hollywood, revealed honors in nine juried categories, including TV, film and documentary fields. “We actually got something friends,” “Origins” filmmaker Ava DuVernay said in accepting the award for drama feature — which had been previously snubbed through last year’s Oscars season. “We went through that whole awards gauntlet, and then this popped up in the summer, and I thought, ‘wow, they’re kind of off kilter for the award season!’ Because they don’t care about that… they’re doing something different.
This award show that is about doing something with this medium that matters. Yes, entertainment matters, but we have such a powerful voice, such a powerful platform.
So I commend everyone that’s trying to say something.” Max’s “Hacks” Season 3 episode “Yes, And” (written by Samantha Riley, Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky and Paul W.
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