Canadian Screen Awards Moves To Gender-Neutral Acting Categories

Doja Cat is currently knocking around ideas for her fourth album. You may have seen recently that she revealed plans to make a record influenced by 90s German rave culture. But that was just “a prank”, she told fans yesterday.It’s actually going to be R&B, she explained.

Manori Ravindran International Editor Vice Studios global president Kate Ward is joining BBC Studios to oversee its factual portfolio, Variety can reveal. Ward has been appointed to the role of managing director for factual at BBC Studios Productions, where she replaces Tom McDonald, who left the company earlier this year to join National Geographic. With her new role, the well-respected executive — who most recently served as president of global studios and Pulse Films for Vice Media Group — will take on one of the most significant production portfolios in the U.K. industry, spanning the BBC’s Natural History Unit, Documentary Unit and Science Unit. She will also oversee relationships with BBC Studios’ roster of production companies, including Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions, David Olusoga’s Uplands TV and James and Soleta Rogan’s Rogan Productions.

Maha Haj’s drama Mediterranean Fever, which world premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard this year, has been selected as Palestine’s official entry in the best international film category.

Honey Boo Boo matriarch, Mama June, was unexpectedly hospitalised after medics feared for her health during a routine check-up. Reality star, June Shannon, 43, who is currently starring in Mama June: Road to Redemption, told her doctor that she had been suffering from painful headaches and periods of dizziness during a routine check up on Monday.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Music Box Filmshas acquired U.S. distribution rights to Alice Winocour’s heartfelt drama “Paris Memories” which world premiered at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight and had a gala screening at Toronto. It’s one of the five finalists for France’s official submission to the 95th Academy Awards. The critically acclaimed film stars Virginie Efira as Mia, a survivor of the terrorist attack that hit Paris venues, including the Bataclan concert hall and several bistros, in November 2015. Three months after the tragedy, Mia still feels unable to pick her life back up so she sets off to investigate her memories to find a way back to happiness.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent An English-language reimagining of the world of Sergio Corbucci’s cult 1966 spaghetti western “Django,” which launched the career of Italian icon Franco Nero, is set to launch from the Rome Film Festival in October. The high–concept TV series, titled “Django,” will play in 2023 exclusively on Sky and its streaming service NOW in all countries where Sky operates, including the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria. It will also air on Canal+ in France, Switzerland, Benelux and Africa. The Rome Film Festival runs from Oct. 13-23. The 10-episode “Django” show stars Matthias Schoenaerts (“Rust and Bone,” “Bullhead”) as the iconic gunman who is the title character, alongside Nicholas Pinnock (“For Life”) as John Ellis, described as the “visionary founder” of the town of New Babylon. Lisa Vicari (“Dark”) plays Django’s daughter Sarah and Noomi Rapace (Millennium Trilogy) has the adversarial role of John’s powerful and ruthless enemy Elizabeth Thurman. 

Many brides may enhance their looks with facials and fillers (optional, of course) shortly before their wedding day, but Made In Chelsea star Tiffany Watson has decided to give her look a bit of an update just after her wedding.Tiff married her now-husband Cameron McGeehan in late May of this year, and now the newlywed has headed to Harley Street Injectables in London for a post-wedding makeover.The visit saw her get a top-up of lip filler to give her pout a bit more volume. “@harleystinjectables are the only people I now trust with my lips.

It may be one month since Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were crowned winners of Love Island, but we still can’t get enough of the hit ITV2 dating show. From seeing what brand deals contestants have secured to tracking the many successful relationships that were born on the show, life after Love Island is just as interesting as being in the Mallorca villa. And while sitting down at 9pm to watch the couples navigate life in the villa may be a thing of the past, that hasn’t stopped contestants from reliving their days on the show.

Khloé Kardashian has given viewers an intimate look into the birth of her second child, via surrogate, with ex Tristan Thompson, in the highly-anticipated second season of Hulu’s The Kardashians. The episode includes actual footage from the birth, which took place on Thursday, July 28 2022 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Viewers also witnessed the emotional moment when Khloé could hold her newborn son for the first time.

Lorraine Kelly sweetly celebrated her mother's 81st birthday on Thursday's episode of Lorraine and shared a rare snap. During the latest episode, Lorraine, 62, made a special announcement as she celebrated her mum's incredible milestone.The presenter said: "Now, I'd really like to wish a very happy birthday to my mum, I know she's watching because she watches every day." To which a picture then popped up of Lorraine and her mother, she continued: "There she is! I can't believe I'm going to tell everybody, she's 81! It's ridiculous, it really really is..." Lorraine also took to Instagram to post a sweet snap of her mother, writing: "Happy birthday to my lovely mum - can’t believe she’s 81!!" The star's 500K followers were quick to react to the snap as one person said: "Beautiful..

GQ: “My late wife was in her second year of ovarian cancer…“Carrying the weight and pain and the fear of that illness, I took out the paints.“And started painting. With my fingers.

Harry Potter author's new novel which involves the topic and theme of cancel culture, among other things. The pair spoke on his show last month, and the decision was met with some scorn by fans and critics of the author. It comes after she came under fire, initially in June 2020, for controversial tweets she had posted about the transgender community. Her stance has caused fans and Harry Potter film stars, such as Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint to speak out against her. In a new conversation with The Times, Graham has defended his decision to interview the polarising writer amid the contention.He said it would feel "wrong" to not interview someone purely because he disagrees with their views.Graham reiterated that it seems "just as bad" to not speak to someone because of their views as the fact that it will "annoy some people."The TV host said: "Am I suddenly the f**king moral arbiter of the world who says who can be on TV or can’t? No.“People will be on my show and I’ll laugh with them and that will annoy some people, but not having them on seems just as bad.”He did say however, that it would have been easier to simply "not have her on", but explained it didn't "seem right". Graham added: “[I] wouldn’t have her on to air her views, [but] she has the right to still wang on about her crime novel."The easiest thing would be to not have her on, but that didn’t seem right.”After the interview was first announced, other guests Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow pulled out of their appearances on Graham's radio show.The pair explained they didn't "feel comfortable" being on the same billing as JK Rowling, according to Huff Post. JK also addressed speculation that the reason she didn't attend the recent Harry Potter

This Morning presenters Phillip Schofield, 60, and Holly Willoughby, 41, sparked outrage after they were seen being escorted to a separate area from the regular queue of mourners. On Tuesday, they denied they pushed in and told viewers they were given press accreditation to film a segment for the show.Following the drama, an alleged source has claimed the hosts are "furious" with the backlash.“You can cut the atmosphere with a knife backstage," they told The Sun.“Phillip and Holly are furious about the backlash they’re getting and are blaming everyone else for what’s happened.“The mood is awful behind the scenes and this isn’t going away.

Jennifer Lopez revealed her first relationship with Ben Affleck actually inspired part of the couple's recent wedding, which took place at the actor's $8 million home in Georgia.MORE: Jennifer Lopez reveals family was sick and 'worried' ahead of wedding to Ben AffleckThe On the Floor hitmaker and the Deep Water star were previously engaged from 2002 to 2004, and they had planned several aspects of their wedding before their split. Opening up about their second wedding celebration in her newsletter On the JLo, Jennifer explained that she "shocked" Ben by secretly organising a live rendition of their "perfect wedding song", True Companion by Marc Cohn.WATCH: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's love story revealed"Ben and I talked about Marc Cohn’s 'True Companion' as the perfect wedding love song in this very house more than twenty years ago.

Lizzo and Eurovision's Måneskin, demanded attention ahead of this year's MTV's Video Music Awards.The 38th edition of the awards show took place on Sunday (August 28) from the Prudential Center in New Jersey, USA.A star-studded bevvy of performers are also set to take centre stage with glitzy performances from the likes of Lizzo, Nicki Minaj and Anitta.READ MORE:Grammy Awards sexiest looks ever - Rita Ora knicker flash to Jennifer Lopez viral dressThe extraordinary event's red carpet showdown has brought us some iconic looks throughout the years, including Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake's double-denim 90s serve and Lady Gaga's notorious meat dress.Therefore, expectations are high for this year's attention-grabbing runway which centred around a 'black carpet' theme. Here are some of the most iconic looks from the evening:Lizzo looked absolutely magical as she strutted down the red carpet wearing a magnificent blue-black Jean Paul Gaultier gown.The About Damn Time singer, who is nominated in several categories, including artist of the year and best pop video, stunned in the voluminous gown, which she wore with black lipstick and slicked back tresses for a dramatic entranceLizzo added a lip ring and statement earrings for sparkle.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Taylor Swift made a stunning appearance at this year's show, surprising her fans in an incredible dress.The award-winning singer looked amazing in a sparkly short mesh-like dress paired with her bold red lipstick and was compared to a "real-life mirrorball".Taylor is up for five awards at the annual event and dazzled in a jewelled Oscar de la Renta cutout dress.

Jennifer Lopez has been walking the VMA red carpet for years and has never failed to provide fans with an iconic red carpet moment and look. No matter what award show or premiere she’s attending, Lopez knows how to shut down the carpet and have all eyes on her, as evidenced by the creation of Google Images following her appearance at the Grammys in a green Versace dress. Her VMA looks are just as iconic and illustrate changes in fashion over the years.

Naman Ramachandran The Canadian Screen Awards will transition to gender neutral performance categories for lead and supporting performers in the film and television awards streams from 2023. The move will see an increase in the number of nominations per category from five to eight. The change follows a large-scale five-year consultation effort, which included 40 key industry organizations. The Canadian Screen Awards have awarded gender neutral performance categories in the digital media awards stream since 2019. The performance categories in film and television for the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards will be presented as follows:

In a surprise move, Film Independent shook up their annual Independent Spirit Awards this morning. The hipper sibling of the Oscars became yet another awards show to make the change to gender-neutral for its awards categories.

Wilson Chapman editor The 2023 Independent Spirit Awards will implement gender neutral acting categories, Film Independent announced on Tuesday. The award ceremony, which honors the best in independent filmmaking and television production, will now present three film acting awards and two TV acting awards that are all gender neutral. The gendered film categories — male lead, female lead, male supporting and female supporting — have been eliminated, in favor of a lead performance and supporting performance category. Both will feature 10 nominees each, as opposed to the gendered categories which included five nominees. In addition, a new best breakthrough performance category has been added, which will feature five nominees of any gender.