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personally chose Jennifer Hudson to play her in Respect. And Hudson will be
GLOBAL We’re back! Deadline Contenders Film: Los Angeles returns to the stage with a talent-packed real-life and virtual hybrid event BY P E T E H A M M O N D
here to talk about her experience. Partly torn from real-life, and partly fictionalized, are a group of coming-ofage movies close to the hearts of their filmmakers. Top of the list here has to be Kenneth Branagh’s own cinematic memoir Belfast, which comes right from his own memories of growing up in Northern Ireland at the start of the The Troubles in 1969. He will tell us why now, 50 years later, was finally the time
Welcome to Deadline Contenders Film:
motion picture business, I think you’ll
to tell this story. Then there’s George
Los Angeles. And welcome back to live
find things are certainly looking up
Clooney, who puts on his directorial hat
and in person, or shall we say, a hybrid
judging by the quality and quantity
to bring us another memoir, the story
of live and virtual and streaming and all
of content showcased at this event.
of Pulitzer prize-winning journalist J. R.
those good things. Let’s just say this is
A banner group of films of all stripes,
Moehringer’s formative years growing
Contenders 2.0.
accompanied by a stellar lineup of
up in New York. Ben Affleck and the two
talent sitting on our Q&A panels, is the
young stars who share the role of J.R.
of course forced to do our signature
hallmark of what we are offering. From
will be here to tell us all about it. Also
Contenders event virtually last year.
indie to animation, comedy to drama,
on display will be the much-awaited
It was wildly successful however,
to large scale epic studio movies, we’ve
latest from multi-Oscar nominated
and we have actually repeated that
got it all.
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza,
Because of the pandemic we were
format in various ways for the past
Among the films explored at
which focuses on the early years of producer Gary Goetzman in LA.
two Emmy seasons. But now, following
Contenders, several are drawn from
our successful return to an in-person
real life—always a ripe target for awards
format last month at our Contenders
voters. Join us as we explore the origin
ups on the latest works from Oscar-
Film: London event, we’re coming back
story of Venus and Serena Williams
winning and nominated filmmaking
to the real-life stage in LA at last.
as filtered through the efforts of their
legends like Pedro Almodóvar, Jane
father (played magnificently by Will
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decade of these film season must-
Smith) to breed a pair of tennis legends
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see Contenders events, you know
in King Richard. We will also highlight
highlighting the directorial film debuts
what it is like to be right there at the
Aaron Sorkin’s unique take on the
of some well-known names like Lin-
DGA Theatre seeing our panels live
compelling drama behind the scenes
Manuel Miranda and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
and in person. But really, the COVID
of the iconic TV series I Love Lucy, as
And animation will prove it is alive and
workarounds we developed have
Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem play
thriving as we welcome the filmmakers
taught us so much. We can have the
the real-life Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
of Sing 2, Spirit Untamed, and The Boss
best of both worlds if we combine the
in a way you’ve never seen before. And
Baby: Family Business.
in-person experience with streaming a
speaking of seeing new and surprising
virtual presentation. Those who want
sides of families, Lady Gaga, Jared
films represented in all, and if there is
to take part in what has become one-
Leto, and Ridley Scott take us inside
one theme you might expect to hear
stop shopping for Academy and key
the House of Gucci, while Pablo Larraín
a lot about, it will be how all these
guild voters, but can’t be in LA, still get
and Kristen Stewart show us a Princess
acclaimed films actually got made,
to see it all.
Diana never before seen on film, with
edited, and released all in the midst of
the imagined biopic Spencer. Then
a pandemic. It seems these filmmakers
have certainly been challenging
of course, another real-life subject is
are unstoppable. And we can’t wait to
for the industry, and especially the
the legendary Aretha Franklin, who
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For those who attended the first
Although the past 19 months
And that’s not all. We’ll have close-
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Joe oversees Deadline’s awards coverage, including its dedicated print magazine for the Oscar and Emmy seasons, AwardsLine. He also edits Deadline’s special “Disruptors” edition for the Cannes Film Festival and serves as the emcee for its Contenders events. He has been aboard since 2012. Prior to joining, his work regularly appeared in his native UK—for outlets including The Sunday Times and The Guardian—and around the world. He has also worked extensively in film and television, producing EPK and production notes and working as a unit publicist. He is a member of BAFTA and has sat on multiple juries for the BAFTA Film Awards.
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PETE HAMMOND AWARDS COLUMNIST/ CHIEF FILM CRITIC
ANTONIA BLYTH SENIOR AWARDS EDITOR, AWARDSLINE
Mike joined Deadline in 2010 after
Pete, widely considered to be one of
and AwardsLine’s print magazines
working at Variety for 20 years as a
the pre-eminent awards analysts for
since 2014. A native Brit based in LA,
reporter, writer and columnist. He
both film and television, has for the
prior to joining she covered West Coast
was not only nationally recognized
past eleven years been Deadline’s
entertainment for ELLE.com, and her
as Variety’s premiere film reporter
Awards Columnist covering what
work has been featured in The Guardian,
but also for his “Dish” and “The
is seemingly now the year-round
UK Marie Claire and InStyle. She has
Buzz” columns. Mike is known for
Oscar and Emmy seasons. He is
written a New York Times bestselling
his industry relationships and his
also Deadline’s Chief Film Critic,
non-fiction book and regularly appears
ability to break news wherever it
having previously reviewed films
on French television network TF1 as an
happens, including on the ground
for MovieLine, Boxoffice magazine,
entertainment expert.
at festivals like Sundance, Cannes
Backstage, Hollywood.com and
and Toronto. He also is an author:
Maxim, as well as Leonard Maltin’s
Doubleday published his book
Movie Guide for which he was a
about The Three Stooges, From
contributing editor. In addition to
Valerie joined Deadline in September
Amalgamated Morons to American
writing, Pete is also host of both
2021 from Gizmodo’s genre news site
Icons, which ABC turned into a
the KCET Cinema Series and the
io9 and a freelance writing career
telepic executive produced by
weekly KCET television series, Must
that includes bylines at Variety, The
Mel Gibson. One of Mike’s early
See Movies. He previously held
Hollywood Reporter, Collider, Conde
jobs in journalism was editor of
producing positions at Entertainment
Nast, Harper’s Bazaar and many
the well-known Media Industry
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others. A writer of graphic novels and
Newsletter (MIN). He then joined
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screenplays and a lover of all things
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film, she is part of Deadline’s reviews
reviewer and entertainment writer.
recipient of five Emmy nominations
team and is co-host of Deadline’s
During his career, he has written
for writing. Pete is only the second
New Hollywood podcast, where she
for numerous magazines including
journalist to have received the
will continue to amplify voices from
Playboy, Details, TV Guide and
Publicists Guild of America’s Press
marginalized communities. She is based
Esquire.
Award twice, in 1996 and 2013.
in New York.
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Antonia has contributed to Deadline
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an intern before being upped to editorial assistant in 2009, and joining the film team in 2010. Before Variety, Kroll worked as a freelancer for Reuters in Los Angeles. He’s a graduate of Michigan State University. TODD MCCARTHY FILM CRITIC & COLUMNIST Todd is a veteran trade publication film critic, columnist and reporter who has also written several acclaimed books and documentary films. He served two stints on the staffs of Variety and The Hollywood Reporter and extensively covered film festivals internationally for both publications. His film Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography won the ROSY CORDERO SENIOR TV REPORTER
publication AwardsLine, Anthony cov-
best documentary prizes from the New
ered the box office beat for Indiewire’s
York Film Critics and National Society
Rosy joined Deadline in July 2021 as Senior
Thompson on Hollywood. He also co-
of Film Critics associations and he won
TV Reporter, where she will cover the
produced Matt Walsh’s film A Better You.
an Emmy for writing the documentary Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an
small-screen industry, continue to lift up MATT GROBAR ASSOCIATE EDITOR, NIGHTS & WEEKENDS
American Dreamer. He also directed the
at Entertainment Weekly, where she had
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