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The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Vampire Diaries star joins the Apple TV’s period drama, based on Edith Wharton’s final, unfinished novel, as Frank, who is a mysterious but charming stranger who arrives into Nan and Mrs. St. George’s world, turning it upside down.

Photos of the Vampire Diaries actor accompanying Christina Hendricks’ character Patty St. George on set circled the Internet earlier this week, which signaled that production on the third installment of the show is underway.

Season 3’s logline reads, “Our Buccaneers are fighting back. And they’re doing it together. When they arrived in England they were all navigating their first loves. Now, they’re looking for the loves of their live, and with a new and enigmatic Duke at the helm, Tintagel is also facing an uncertain future. If polite English society thought our American girls rocked the boat, this new bad-boy Duke is about to sink the ship.”

Viewers will have to wait and see who will plays the new “bad boy Duke.” An important character introduced at the end of Season 2 as Theo’s (Guy Remmers) long-lost half-brother, Kit, who could become the new Duke of Tintagel because Theo abdicated his position. Summoned by The Dowager Duchess of Tintagel (Amelia Bullmore), viewers only saw Kit riding to the sweeping property on horseback from the back, and it was not revealed who would be playing him at that time.

The Buccaneers was renewed for a third season in October, two months after the Season 2 finale. Hailing from The Forge, the show is known for harnessing the turn-of-the-century climate in America and England that was the Gilded Age and mixing the culture of the time period with modern needle drops. Season 1 specifically contained all songs by women artists.

In the first season of the show watched a group of fun-loving young American girls explode onto the scene of 1870s London, England of the 1870s, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash. Season 2 saw these American whirlwinds battling love, heartbreak, motherhood, jealousy and the full force of the English legal system.

Theo renounced his title because he wanted to divorce Nan (Kristine Frøseth) and marry Lizzy (Aubri Ibrag) after he and Lizzy kindled a flame while Nan was away seeing Guy (Matthew Broome) in Italy where he went to hide Jinny (Imogen Waterhouse) from her abusive husband Lord Seadown (Barney Fishwick). To complicate matters, Nan is pregnant with Theo’s child, who could qualify for inheriting Tintagel title and property.

The Buccaneers also stars Alisha Boe as Conchita Closson and Josie Totah as Mabel Elmsworth, who round out the titular quintet of girl best friends. Mia Threapleton (The Phoenician Scheme) plays Honoria Marable, and Josh Dylan portrayed Richard Marable, husband of Conchita and brother to Honoria and Lord Seadown. Richard, unfortunately, died at the hands of his brother in Season 2.

Leighton Meester joined in Season 2 as Aunt Nell, who viewers learned is Nan’s real mother. Nan herself is illegitimate, which made for a big storyline in Season 1 when she was choosing between being with Guy Thwarte or marrying Theo.

Season 2 also featured Grace Ambrose, Maria Almeida, Amelia Bullmore, Fenella Woolgar, Greg Wise and Jacob Ifan.

Written by series creator Katherine Jakeways, season three is directed by DGA Award winner Rachel Leiterman and BAFTA Award nominee Amy Neil. Jakeways and Emmy Award winner Beth Willis serve as executive producers, with Joe Innes promoted to executive producer on Season 3. Season 2 was directed by William McGregor, Rachel Leiterman, John Hardwick and Charlie Manton. The Buccaneers is produced for Apple TV by The Forge Entertainment, a Banijay UK company.

Camilla Carr, Actress in ‘Keep My Grave Open’ and ‘Designing Women,’ Dies at 83

Carr died Wednesday in El Paso, Texas, of complications from Alzheimer’s and a dislocated hip, her son, writer, poet and painter Caley O’Dwyer, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Carr also stood out on CBS’ Designing Women when she portrayed a Sugarbaker client who thinks gay men who contract AIDS are getting what they deserve in the October 1987 episode “They’re Killing All the Right People,” written by series creator Linda Bloodworth Thomason.

Carr played an unhinged patient who kills a nurse in Don’t Look in the Basement (1973) and a devious hillbilly daughter in Poor White Trash Part II (1974) — a drive-in hit also known as Scum of the Earth — before she starred in Keep My Grave Open (1977) as a woman with a murderous split personality (she thinks she’s also her brother).

All three were cult exploitation films from Brownrigg, a producer-director known for his ability to create creepiness with very little money.

Born on Sept. 17, 1942, in Memphis, Texas, Carr attended Kermit (Texas) High School and the University of North Texas. She first met her future husband, Hugh Feagin, when they were actors at Theatre Three in Dallas, and they appeared together in the Texas-shot A Bullet for Pretty Boy (1970), starring Fabian as 1930s bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd. (Feagin was in Don’t Look in the Basement and Poor White Trash Part II as well.)

Carr and future Designing Women star Jean Smart acted together in Jane Chambers’ landmark lesbian play Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, which opened for what proved to be a long run at The Fountain Theater in East Hollywood in 1983.

As Mrs. Imogene Salinger on Designing Women, Carr overhears plans for a funeral for a young interior designer (Tony Goldwyn) dying of AIDS and remarks, “As far as I’m concerned, this disease has one thing going for it: It’s killing all the right people.”

“It was a shitty character, but she did a great job for an important cause,” her son said.

Bloodworth Thomason, whose mother had recently died after getting AIDS through a blood transfusion, earned an Emmy nomination for writing the episode.

Carr also showed up in the Michael Anderson-directed Logan’s Run (1976); played housekeeper/snoop Nellie Maxwell on three episodes of CBS’ Falcon Crest in 1988; appeared on One Day at a Time and Another World; and played Maxine in 1991 in Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana, one of several productions she did for the Los Angeles Theatre Center.

And in 2015, she came out of retirement to appear in Don’t Look in the Basement 2, directed by S.F. Brownrigg’s son, Anthony Brownrigg.

Carr also wrote on telefilms and authored the comic 1989 novel Topsy Turvy Dingo Dog, which revolved around a B-movie actress, Mary Jane Shady, who returns to her hometown of Uncertain, Texas, for her 20th high school reunion.

Her second husband was Oscar-winning screenwriter Edward Anhalt (Panic in the Streets, Becket). They were married from 1968 until their 1976 divorce, and she was one of his five wives.

2026 Australian Academy Award Winner

Asa Butterfield, Mark Strong and Kyra Sedgwick Team for Comedy ‘Happy’ From ‘Lucky’ Director John Carroll Lynch and Embankment

Described as “what may be the worst first meeting with your partner’s parents ever committed to film,” the feature was written by Ira Steven Behr (“Outlander”) and is being directed by John Carroll Lynch, whose acclaimed offbeat debut “Lucky” starred Harry Dean Stanton and director David Lynch.

Embankment are launching global sales on “Happy” and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market.

As the synopsis reads: “Welcome to the worst imaginable meeting with your in-laws. A shotgun fired at a birthday cake. A voyeuristic mother. A seductive sister. Way too much booze. Not enough boundaries.

The film is produced by Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady of BCDF Pictures (“To Leslie,” “The Hating Game”), with Richard Kahan (“Lucky”) and writer Behr. Embankment is handling global sales.

“To say I am happy about ‘Happy’ is a weird sentence and an understatement,” said Lynch. “Love, ambition, seduction, and family, Ira’s great comedy has it all.”

Butterfield is repped by CAA and Independent Talent Group. Strong is repped by WME and Markham, Froggatt and Irwin. Sedgwick is repped by CAA and Range Media Partners. O’Grady is repped by CAA and Suskin/Karshan. Harrison is repped by UTA and 3 Arts. Lynch is repped by Suskin/Karshan. Behr is repped by Untitled.

Saturn Awards Nominations

Best Actor in a Film
David Corenswet - Superman
Tom Cruise - Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Tom Hiddleston - The Life of Chuck
Oscar Isaac - Frankenstein
Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
Pedro Pascal - The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Sam Worthington - Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
Jack Alcott - Dexter: Resurrection
William Fichtner - Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order
Jude Law - Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
James Marsden - Paradise
Babou Ceesay - Alien: Earth
Ethan Peck - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Stellan Skarsgård - Andor

Best Guest Star in a Television Series
Dave Dastmalchian - Dexter: Resurrection
Peter Dinklage - Dexter: Resurrection
Linda Hamilton - Stranger Things
James Remar - It: Welcome to Derry
Bill Skarsgård - It: Welcome to Derry
Samba Schutte - Pluribus
Paul Wesley - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Jackée Harry Lost 50 Lbs. Using a GLP-1, Then Got a Facelift to Address Her ‘Sagging Neck’: ‘I Feel Renewed’

The 69-year-old actress recently opened up to PEOPLE about her unintentional weight-loss journey and how that led to her decision to get cosmetic surgery.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sister, Sister star was diagnosed with pre-diabetes. In order to address her health problems, she was later prescribed a GLP-1 medication by her doctor. GLP-1 is short for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, which work in the brain to impact satiety. Popular brands include Ozempic and Mounjaro.

Early on, Harry says that, like many people, she dealt with common side effects of the weekly injections. “The side effects last a long time,” she explains. “They’re not just a couple of days, it’s like three weeks…dizzy, nauseous, constipation and you don’t throw up, you hurl!”

But the results, Harry says, were worth it. Within a year and a half, she lost 50 lbs. and her endocrinologist told her that she’s no longer pre-diabetic. “Good heart condition, good heart rate, more energy, smaller appetite, my sugar is down, which is what I went on it for,” she tells PEOPLE. “So, I’m elated.”

“I didn’t intend to lose weight, it just came off,” she adds, noting that it was a surprising bonus. “I didn't know the weight loss would be so dramatic and so quick. After eight weeks, I lost about 20 pounds, which is miraculous. And then all in all, 50 pounds.”

(Photo) Harry says that she’s now a size 10, which she hasn’t been since the 1990s. “It's a good feeling.. Everything fits so well, and I look so fabulous. I have to calm myself down,” she says with a laugh.

Despite being proud of her weight loss, Harry admits that she still struggles with “body dysmorphia.” She explains, “I look in the mirror and still see fat, you know, and you can't equate the way you're looking with the way you're feeling.”

Harry says her “biggest concern” was that she had a “sagging neck” and chin. Dr. Patrick Davis, double board-certified facial plastic surgeon, explains that what the actress was dealing with was a side effect that has been dubbed “Ozempic face.”

(Photo) “If you have a more dramatic or fast weight loss, it makes sense that you're going to have a deflation in certain areas, especially in the face,” he tells PEOPLE. “You can not only lose fat, but you can also lose some muscle volume as well.”

“So Jackée, her neck was of concern for her,” he notes. “It had been full and then when we have fat loss, it leaves behind some of the deeper muscles and the skin itself is more loose. And the cheeks as well had become more aged in more of a vertical manner.”

Harry says she “got a little frantic” by her appearance, and after seeing the success of so many other celebrities her age, she decided to do her research and get a facelift.

“It's like every time I looked in the mirror I went, ‘Uh uh, I'm gonna have to do something.’ I'm not growing gracefully, and I accept it… but I don’t,” she says.

The Days of Our Lives star is still recovering but her transformation has her feeling like a brand new woman, sharing photos of the results with PEOPLE.

“I only look in the mirror about a thousand times, every half hour,” she teases. “I’m totally satisfied. My neck and my chin…I mean, it’s the bomb! I have no complaints. I still have some pain, but six more months and I’ll be perfect in terms of the swelling. But it looks good and I’m still Jackée.”

Harry also says she’s no longer self-conscious, and even leaves the house without putting makeup on. “I definitely am more confident because I'll walk out now without thinking about that. Whereas before, you couldn't get me to even take the trash out without makeup,” she quips.

(Photo) Harry tells PEOPLE that she no longer takes the GLP-1, and has no plans of returning to the injections after getting her health on track.

“I still talk to my doctor. I'll go back on if I have to, but not for weight loss for a medical. But, if I start gaining more than 10 pounds, I'm running back in there!” she says with a laugh.

Regardless, Harry says the journey has “changed me forever,” even still in the midst of her recovery.

“I don't know if I'll be my best self, but I'll definitely stop looking at the mirror and gagging,” she jokes. “I feel so different, but I definitely feel renewed.”

New Year, New Face! Jackée Harry Reveals Plastic Surgery Makeover

Oscar Nominations 2026

Best PictureBugonia” (Focus Features) An Element Pictures/Square Peg/CJ ENM in association with Pith/Fruit Tree Enterprises Production; Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen, Producers

“F1” (Apple) An Apple Original Films/Monolith Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer/Plan B Entertainment/Dawn Apollo Films Production; Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers

“Frankenstein” (Netflix) A Netflix/Double Dare You/Demilo Films/Bluegrass 7 Production; Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, Producers

“Hamnet” (Focus Features) A Hera Pictures/Neal Street/Amblin Entertainment in association with Book of Shadows Production; Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, Producers

“Marty Supreme” (A24) An A24/Central Group Production; Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet, Producers

“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) A Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers

“The Secret Agent” (Neon) A CinemaScópio/MK/Lemming Film/One Two Films Production; Emilie Lesclaux, Producer

“Sentimental Value” (Neon) A Mer Film/Eye Eye Pictures/MK/Lumen/Zentropa/ Komplizen Film/BBC Film Production; Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Producers

“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) A Proximity Media Production; Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler, Producers

“Train Dreams” (Netflix) A Black Bear/Kamala Films Production; Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, Producers

Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet in “Marty Supreme” (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio in “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Ethan Hawke in “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan in “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Wagner Moura in “The Secret Agent” (Neon)

57th NAACP Image Awards Nominations

Entertainer of the Year
Cynthia Erivo
Doechii
Kendrick Lamar
Michael B. Jordan
Teyana Taylor

Outstanding Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)
Brian Tyree Henry – “Dope Thief” (Apple TV)
Giancarlo Esposito – “Please Don’t Feed The Children”( Tubi)
Idris Elba – “Heads of State” (Prime Video)
Taye Diggs – “Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours” (Lifetime)
Tyler Lepley – “Ruth & Boaz” (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special, Movie)
Glynn Turman – Straw (Netflix)
Jay Ellis – All Her Fault (Peacock)
Rockmond Dunbar – Straw (Netflix)
Sterling K. Brown – Washington Black (Hulu)
Ving Rhames – Dope Thief (Apple TV)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
André Holland – Love, Brooklyn (Greenwich Entertainment)
Denzel Washington – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Nnamdi Asomugha – The Knife (Relatively Media)
Tyriq Withers – HIM (Monkeypaw Productions).

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture-Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Buddy Guy, Delroy Lindo, Peter Dreimanis, Lola Kirke, Li Jun Li, Saul Williams, Yao – “Sinners” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
-Keke Palmer, SZA, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Lil Rel Howery, Katt Williams – “One Of Them Days” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
-Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Coleman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh – “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
-Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky – “Highest 2 Lowest” (A24)
-Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, Jason Clarke – “A House of Dynamite” (Netflix)

2026 Golden Globes Winner

Jean Smart Says ‘What Can I Say? I’m a Greedy B*tch’ After Winning Third Golden Globe for ‘Hacks’

She continued her acceptance speech by thanking the voters of the Golden Globes, saying, “I’m one of the luckiest people in this — not this room, this entire business, and it does not go unappreciated.”

In a brief and vague speech nodding to political chaos and uneasiness, Smart added, “There is just a lot that could be said tonight. … Let’s all do the right thing. I think everybody in their heart knows what the right thing is to do, so let’s do the right thing.”

In the category for best performance by a female actor in a comedy television series, Smart bested Kristen Bell (Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This”), Ayo Edebiri (FX’s “The Bear”), Selena Gomez (Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building”), Natasha Lyonne (Peacock’s “Poker Face”) and Jenna Ortega (Netflix’s “Wednesday”). Despite the stacked category, Smart’s performance as the prickly, misunderstood stand-up comedian Deborah Vance has made her an awards magnet. She has won the Emmy for “Hacks” for all four seasons, scored a Golden Globe for seasons 1 and 3 and took home three SAG Awards.

Smart also had an award-nominated performance in “Mare of Easttown” in 2021, and her recent credits include “Watchmen,” “Babylon” and “A Simple Favor.” She also hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 2024 and played herself in the Golden Globes episode of Seth Rogen’s Apple comedy “The Studio.” In 2025, she led the Broadway production “Call Me Izzy,” returning to her roots in live theater.

“Hacks,” starring Smart and Hannah Einbinder, debuted in 2021 and has become one of HBO Max’s flagship comedy series. The fifth season is due sometime in 2026.

Mark Ruffalo, Jean Smart, Wanda Sykes Wear ‘Be Good,’ ‘ICE Out’ Pins at Golden Globes in Honor of Renée Macklin Good, Mother Killed by ICE Agent

Nominees, presenters and guests including Mark Ruffalo, Jean Smart, Natasha Lyonne and Wanda Sykes wore pins from the ACLU-endorsed protest campaign organized by a group of entertainment industry professionals. Other organizations supporting the effort include Maremoto, Move On, National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Working Families Power.

The celebrities were spotted on the red carpet before the ceremony during the Variety Golden Globes Pre-Show presented by Amazon Fire TV.

The campaign, which also honors Keith Porter, who was shot by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve, is “reminding us what it means to be good to one another in the face of such horror – to be a good citizen, neighbor, friend, ally and human. Everyday, everywhere, regular people are being good: keeping kids safe when they walk to school, filming fathers who are being disappeared from their workplaces, donating to fundraisers to support organizations who are keeping us safe,” said a statement from the organizers.

Organizers noted that 2025 was one of ICE’s deadliest years in two decades, and the campaign comes in response to the current administration’s $100 million wartime recruitment campaign aimed at expanding enforcement capacity.

“For the past year, the Trump administration has been stretching federal power to punish and intimidate communities, often by turning immigrants into scapegoats and using the Department of Homeland Security as the tip of the spear. ICE is not making our communities safer. They are bringing chaos into our streets, and families, immigrants and U.S. citizens alike, pay the price,” organizers said.

John Cunningham Dies: Prolific Broadway Actor, ‘Dead Poets Society’ Dad Was 93

His death was announced by family, who noted that he died “in his beloved Victorian home aside the 11th hole at Rye Golf Club.”

Born June 22, 1932, in Auburn, New York, and raised in New Paltz, New York, Cunningham would go on a stint in the Army before attending the Yale School of Drama, where he attained a masters’ degree and made a lifelong friend in classmate and future talk show host Dick Cavett.

After Yale, Cunningham launched a film, stage and TV career that would span 70 years, including early TV roles on soaps The Secret Storm, The Doctors, Another World and Search For Tomorrow.

He began his stage career even before he had an agent: Following an audition for director Moss Hart, the 27-year-old Cunningham made his debut in the 1960 national and international touring company of My Fair Lady, taking the roles of Zoltan and Henry Higgins understudy.

His second Broadway production came in 1968 when he was cast as a replacement in the original staging of Cabaret; he succeeded Bert Convy in the role of Clifford Bradshaw.

A long and steady stream of significant roles in Broadway productions would follow, among them: Nikos in Zorba, Peter (and the understudy for Bobby) in Company, John Adams in 1776, Flan Kittredge in Six Degrees of Separation (opposite Stockard Channing), Nicholas Pym in The Sisters Rosensweig and Captain E.J. Smith in Titanic.

Cunningham last appeared on the New York stage in 2012 when, at age 80, he appeared in an Off Broadway revival of Tina Howe’s Painting Churches, just one of numerous Off Broadway productions in which he starred through the decades.

On the film side, Cunningham played the supporting role of John in the 1993 movie version of Six Degrees of Separation (Donald Sutherland was cast in the lead role of Flan). Other film credits include include the role of grandfather to Matt Damon’s character in 1988’s Mystic Pizza, the father of Ethan Hawke’s character in 1989’s Dead Poets Society, and the father of, again, Damon’s character in 1993’s School Ties. Other film credits include the 1993 Michael J. Fox comedy For Love Or Money and John Singleton’s Shaft remake in 2000.

Cunningham’s stentorian voice was featured in the 1997 Kevin Kline comedy In and Out (Cunningham was the voice on the “Be A Man” instructional guide) and as a newsreel announcer in 1997’s Starship Troopers.

His many TV credits include Law & Order, 30 Rock, The Good Wife, Damages, Cupid and Blue Bloods.

Cunningham is survived by his wife of nearly 70 years, Carolyn Cotton Cunningham; children Christopher, Catherine, and Laura; six grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. The family will host a memorial service at Rye Presbyterian Church in Rye, New York (and online via Zoom through the Church’s website) on Saturday, January 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Entertainment Community Fund.

PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE “83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES

Presenters for the 83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES include: Amanda Seyfried, Ana de Armas, Ayo Edebiri, Charli xcx, Chris Pine, Colman Domingo, Connor Storrie, Dakota Fanning, Dave Franco, Diane Lane, George Clooney, Hailee Steinfeld, Hudson Williams, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Joe Keery, Judd Apatow, Julia Roberts, Justin Hartley, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Hart, Kyra Sedgwick, Lalisa Manobal, Luke Grimes, Macaulay Culkin, Marlon Wayans, Melissa McCarthy, Mila Kunis, Miley Cyrus, Minnie Driver, Orlando Bloom, Pamela Anderson, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, Sean Hayes, Snoop Dogg, Wanda Sykes, Will Arnett and Zoë Kravitz.

The Golden Globes, often referred to as “Hollywood’s Party of the Year®,” is the largest awards show in the world to celebrate the best of film, television and now podcasting. Multi-Emmy Award®-winning producing duo Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment (WCE) will return as executive-producing showrunners for the 83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES. Dick Clark Productions will plan, host and produce the 83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES, which has been viewed in more than 185 countries and territories worldwide. This year’s votes were again tabulated by KPMG, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm.

*Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.

Actor Awards Nominations 2026 (Formerly SAG Awards)

Cast Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“Frankenstein” (Netflix)
“Hamnet” (Focus Features)
“Marty Supreme” (A24)
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)

Male Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme” (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia” (Focus Features)

Cast Ensemble in a Drama Series
“The Diplomat” (Netflix)
“Landman” (Paramount+)
“The Pitt” (HBO Max)
“Severance” (Apple TV)
“The White Lotus” (HBO Max)

Cast Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“The Bear” (FX)
“Hacks” (HBO Max)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“The Studio” (Apple TV)

Female Actor in a Drama Series
Britt Lower, “Severance” (Apple TV)
Parker Posey, “The White Lotus” (HBO Max)
Keri Russell, “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
Aimee Lou Wood, “The White Lotus” (HBO Max)

Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz, “The Studio” (Apple TV)
Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
Ted Danson, “A Man on the Inside” (Netflix)
Seth Rogen, “The Studio” (Apple TV)
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)

Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Kathryn Hahn, “The Studio” (Apple TV)
Catherine O’Hara, “The Studio” (Apple TV)
Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday” (Netflix)
Jean Smart, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Kristen Wiig, “Palm Royale” (Apple TV).

Critics Choice Award Winner

Billy Porter Says He Is “On The Road To A Full Recovery” Following Battle With Sepsis: “It Was Not Easy”

In an Instagram video posted earlier today, the Kinky Boots alum began by wishing his followers a “happy holiday, Merry Christmas, happy Kwanzaa, happy Hanukkah and everything in between.”

He continued, “Some of you may or may not know that I was in the hospital very ill this fall with urosepsis. It was not easy. It’s been a very, very challenging four months. And I want everybody to know that I am on the road to a full recovery. I’m not there yet, but I’m on the road to that.”

The Pose star added, his voice breaking with emotion: “I wanted to thank everybody for your prayers and your love and sending me all the vibes. I felt every single one of them. And I know that I’m alive today because of my fans.”

In the caption of the video, he echoed “She’s ALIVE!!! Proof of life, PTL!!!”

Revival producer Adam Speers announced Porter’s withdrawal from production due to a “serious case of sepsis” in early September. Cabaret was initially meant to close Oct. 19.

“It is with a heavy heart that we have made the painful decision to end our Broadway run on September 21,” he said at the time. “On behalf of all the producers, we’re so honored to have been able to bring this version of John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff’s important masterpiece, Cabaret, to New York and to have opened the doors to our own Kit Kat Club for the year and a half we have been here.”

Marty Lauter and David Merino, the production’s two alternates stepped in for Porter’s Emcee role.

Claes Bang & Ving Rhames Among New Additions To 20th Actioner ‘Painter’; Hulu Release Confirmed

As previously announced, Amber Midthunder, Walton Goggins, Florian Munteanu, and Daniel Bernhardt also star.

In the film penned by the John Wick franchise’s Derek Kolstad, Midthunder plays the title character, Painter, who while being raised in the unforgiving hills of Appalachia, was molded by her adoptive father into a survivor — tough, cunning and relentless. When he’s kidnapped, she’s thrust from her mountain home into a high-stakes world of international espionage, where the clock is ticking and saving him will take every ruthless skill she has ever learned.

Painter is produced by Drew Simon (Den of Thieves: Pantera, Novocaine), Sam Speiser (Novocaine), Josh Adler (Normal, Novocaine) and Kolstad. James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic) and Austin Lapierre (Novocaine, The Contractor) served as executive producers.

“We couldn’t be prouder of what this team accomplished on ‘Painter,'” said producer Drew Simon. “Our cast delivered truly standout performances, our crew pushed the limit on every stunt and set piece and, under Garrett Warren’s remarkable direction, the film became something bigger, bolder, and more emotional than we ever imagined. We cannot wait for audiences to see what this ride feels like.”

Bang is repped by Sharkey & Co and UTA; Needham by Curtis Brown Group, Circle Management + Production, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; Rhames by Kramer Management; and Orpin by RGM Artists, Conway van Gelder Grant, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.

Brad Pitt scores major victory in Angelina Jolie legal battle as actress must reveal private messages

A judge ruled in the “F1” star’s favor for the actress to turn over private emails and text message threads regarding the sale of her portion of the vineyard — which they purchased when they were married, according to court documents obtained by Page Six on Thursday.

An insider told Page Six that the “emails would prove Jolie has been disingenuous since the start regarding her true intentions about selling her share of the business.”

The “Maria” star’s lawyer, Paul Murphy, told Page Six that they were “disappointed by the court’s interpretation of California’s privilege law.”

“The court’s ruling violates that law, undermines Ms. Jolie’s fundamental right to a fair trial, and represents yet another manifestation of Mr. Pitt’s years-long effort to harass and control her. We will appeal,” the attorney said.

The recent filing is a part of Pitt’s lawsuit against his ex for allegedly illegally selling her share of the vineyard to the Stoli Group in 2021.

In the February filing, the “Troy” actor, 62, alleged that he and Jolie, who purchased the property in 2008 for $28.4 million, agreed not to sell their shares without consulting each other.

The exes, who married in 2014 and split in 2019, allegedly planned to raise their kids at the vineyard and build a family business.

Then, in October, Pitt requested Jolie submit communications with her business manager, Terry Bird, Chloe Dalton and Arminka Helic, her publicists, and two financial consultants.

In the filing, the actor alleged that the “Maleficent” star communicated with Bird about her personal and professional life, including litigation.

“[Jolie admitted] Bird ‘helped [her] identify additional issues on which to seek advice,’” the docs read.

“What Jolie is describing here are brainstorming sessions between non-lawyers,” the filing continues. “The fact that these brainstorming sessions may have followed or preceded advice from a lawyer on the same general topic or a related topic does not shield them from discovery.”

Pitt allegedly believes that Jolie’s communications with Bird regarding the “terms of sale” to the Stoli Group in 2021 are “the key transaction at issue in this litigation.”

“[Jolie] has still produced only one internal email that even mentions the terms of the sale at the center of this case,” the “Fight Club” star stated.

Jolie, however, previously insisted that she didn’t have to submit the emails and text messages because they involved her discussion about legal matters with others.

At the time, the “Girl, Interrupted” star responded to the filing and accused Pitt of “invading” his client’s “privileged communications with her lawyers.”

“This once again confirms that this lawsuit is the manifestation of Mr. Pitt’s years-long effort to harass and control Angelina,” Murphy previously told Page Six in a statement.

Australia’s AACTA International Awards Nominations

AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor in Film
Timothée Chalamet (as Marty Mauser) – Marty Supreme
Russell Crowe (as Hermann Goring) – Nuremberg
Leonardo DiCaprio (as Bob) – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton (as Robert Grainier) – Train Dreams
Hugh Jackman (as Mike) – Song Sung Blue

AACTA International Award for Best Actress in a Series
Erin Doherty (as Briony Ariston) – Adolescence
Keri Russell (as Kate Wyler) – The Diplomat
Jean Smart (as Deborah Vance) – Hacks
Sarah Snook (as Marissa Irvine) – All Her Fault
Michelle Williams (as Molly Kochan) – Dying for Sex

Gil Gerard Dies: Star Of ‘Buck Rogers In The 25th Century’ Was 82

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was produced by Glen A. Larson and aired on NBC for two seasons. It sought to ride the Star Wars wave of the late Seventies, but employed more camp and comedy — especially where Twiki the jive-talking robot was concerned. (Twiki was voiced by Mel Blanc.)

Rogers was aided in his adventures by the spandex-jumpsuited Col. Wilma Deering (Erin Gray) and the mysterious, feather-headed alien Hawk (Thom Christopher).

The show had its genesis in a made for TV movie of the same name which was released theatrically and did moderately well. The film later served as the series’ pilot.

Gerard worked consistently after playing Buck, mostly in episodic television and indie movies.

He starred as Dr. John Harding in CBS’ short-lived E.A.R.T.H. Force (1990) and had a six-episode arc on Days of Our Lives in 1997. More recently, he starred as Bergen Paulsen opposite Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys.

Pre-Buck Rogers, Gerard played Dr. Alan Stewart on more that 300 episodes of NBC’s The Doctors.

Early this morning Gil – my soulmate – lost his fight with a rare and viciously aggressive form of cancer,” wrote his wife. “From the moment when we knew something was wrong to his death this morning was only days. No matter how many years I got to spend with him it would have ever been enough. Hold the ones you have tightly and love them fiercely.”

Lindsay Lohan Teases ‘The Simpsons’ Appearance As Future Maggie: “Dream Come True”

The actress took to social media on Friday to tease her voice appearance as Future Maggie on the Fox animated series’ Season 37 episode ‘Parahormonal Activity’, which airs Sunday at 8:30/7:30c.

“Catch me on #TheSimpsons this Sunday on FOX! What a dream come true to be part of this iconic family,” Lohan wrote on Instagram, also posting a clip of herself voicing a slightly older version of the perpetual baby.

As some fans noted, the casting comes with a meta parallel after Elizabeth Taylor voiced Baby Maggie in the 1992 episode ‘Lisa’s First Word’, 20 years before Lohan portrayed Taylor in the Lifetime biopic Liz & Dick (2012).

Lohan’s latest voice role comes amid her onscreen comeback in recent years, most recently reprising her role as Anna Coleman in the Disney sequel Freakier Friday, now available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu.

Meanwhile, The Simpsons is preparing for its milestone 800th episode in February, as Disney+ gives the show its own dedicated channel, in addition to a new movie debuting in theaters on July 23, 2027.

Procter & Gamble Backs New Soap Opera Consisting Entirely of Micro-Episodes

The consumer-products giant behind household staples like Tide, Crest and Pampers has been entwined with daytime serials for nearly a century, helping to produce radio dramas like “The Guiding Light”; daytime TV mainstays including “As the World Turns”; and a recent revival of the format called “Beyond the Gates” that airs on CBS. Now the company hopes to reach digitally savvy consumers with an intriguing twist on the old formula.

In January, P&G will launch “The Golden Pear Affair,” a 50-episode “microsoap” that will be made available initially via social media and, later, a bespoke mobile app. The idea, say backers of the new program, is to reach people who are used to giving content a swipe on a mobile phone, rather than those who sit back and passively swoon in front of a more traditional screen.

Will fans of the original concept flock to new one? The bite-sized episodes “are serialized dramas. They are soapy and there are going to be some elements that are a little out there,” says Anna Saalfeld, head of P&G Studios. But the new series — some people behind the scenes refer to it as a “short opera” — is “definitely social-first. It is optimized for viewing on your screen. It is very snackable. There are key differentiators” from old-school programs.

“The Golden Pear Affair” is meant to highlight Procter’s Native line of personal-care products. A new collection of “Global Flavors” products sport fragrances from around the world, and will likely get some nods during all the action in “Pear.” “It’s got romance. It’s certainly got adventure. And it’s a lot of fun,” says Geneva Wasserman, global executive vice president of entertainment IP strategy and investment at Dentsu, the agency that has worked with Procter & Gamble on creating the series.

Native may have more room for such play. The brand was founded in 2015 with a commitment to clean formulae for its products. P&G acquired it in 2017 — a nod, perhaps, to the growing clout of start-up consumer brands such as Dollar Shave Club, Honest Co. or BodyArmor. Native is no Tide or Old Spice, which are instantly recognizable and potentially harder to slip into a piece of programming without distracting the viewer.

“Golden Pear Affair” stars Nick Ritacco and Aloyna Real, two actors who have played roles in other microdramas. The Native products being spotlighted will be available only via the brand’s website and in Target stores. The hopes is that viewers will swipe their way through the whole production.

“We want you to have a little smile and a laugh, but also a shock, and ask ‘What’s going to happen next?’” says Wasserman.

Procter is the latest to enter the growing frenzy around what is known as “microcontent,” or programming with stories and plots that are told over the course of dozens of episodes that may last just a minute or two (some parts of “Golden Pear” may go as long as two and a half minutes). In recent months, several companies have begun to supply bite-sized dramas and serials for venues like TikTok or Meta’s Reels. In China, the content capsules have already proven quite popular. Microdramas could generate as much as $11 billion in 2026, according to estimates from Omdia, a London consultancy.

Already, U.S. media companies are trying to woo adherents of shorter stuff to their own venues, well aware that a rising generation of viewers is growing accustomed to having more control over the content they watch. Viewers can now swipe away instantly if they’re bored with something.

Spanish-language giant TelevisaUnivision in 2025 offered sponsorships tied to a new wellspring of “microdramas”– as many as 30 different titles. But the company plans to increase its production to as many as 100 in 2026. The company recently produced a Spanish-language microdrama for the large retailer JCPenney.

Others are courting similar (short) attention. When ESPN unveiled its much-ballyhooed new “ultimate” streaming service earlier this year, it did so along with a new interactive version of “SportsCenter” that is perfect for young sports aficionados with limited time. “SportsCenter for You” doesn’t feature anchors or intros. It serves up quick, consecutive clips — a key play, a short report from a correspondent — all narrated by Hannah Storm or handful of other ESPN personnel, boosted by A.I. ESPN calls its rapid-fire clips “verts.” Meanwhile, the new Fox One streaming service features “shorts” that let users dive into their favorite topics or programs with a series of attenuated video vignettes.

“Golden Pear” drama starts from the first second of the program. The heroine is marrying a crime boss, and things pick up from there, says Jonas Barnes, founder of Pixie USA, a Georgia-based microdrama studio that produced the new series. The hope is that any nods to Native won’t get in the way of viewers enjoying the show. “What’s really important is making the product part of the story where it’s instrumental. and not just on the table. Or the character picking it up and saying, ‘Look what I got.’”

Procter & Gamble wants to get Native into the hands of young consumers. To do so, the company needs to connect with them in the venues where they get their content — and accommodate their behaviors. “A lot of our growth is going to come from multicultural consumers. A lot of our growth is going to come from younger consumers, says Saalfield. “This format really affords us” an opportunity to speak with them in ways they might appreciate.

Executives believe viewers will stick around for the high production values of the series, as well as some of the humor and sudsy antics. Procter will be counting the length of time people interact with the episodes, and how many they watch, among other behaviors.

Add up all the views, says Wasserman, and they may just equal something bigger than the sum of its parts “If you watch it all, you’ve got an hour, maybe an hour and a half of content — like a feature film.”

2026 Critics Choice Awards Nominations

BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams (Netflix)
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent (Neon)

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
Emma Stone – Bugonia (Focus Features)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)
Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
Britt Lower – Severance (Apple TV)
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO Max)
Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Patrick Ball – The Pitt (HBO Max)
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
Ato Essandoh – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Wood Harris – Forever (Netflix)
Tom Pelphrey – Task (HBO Max)
Tramell Tillman – Severance (Apple TV)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
Denée Benton – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max)
Greta Lee – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)
Danny McBride – The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
Seth Rogen – The Studio (Apple TV)
Alexander Skarsgård – Murderbot (Apple TV)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock)
Rose McIver – Ghosts (CBS)
Edi Patterson – The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
Carrie Preston – Elsbeth (CBS)
Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jessica Biel – The Better Sister (Prime Video)
Meghann Fahy – Sirens (Netflix)
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock)
Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
Robin Wright – The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix)
Betty Gilpin – Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Marin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Sophia Lillis – All Her Fault (Peacock)
Julianne Moore – Sirens (Netflix)
Christine Tremarco – Adolescence (Netflix).

83rd Golden Globe Award Nominations

Best Performance By a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Joel Edgerton - Train Dreams
Oscar Isaac - Frankenstein
Dwayne Johnson - The Smashing Machine
Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
Jeremy Allen White - Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked: For Good
Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another
Amanda Seyfried - The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone - Bugonia

Best Performance By a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
George Clooney - Jay Kelly
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
Lee Byung-Hun - No Other Choice
Jesse Plemons - Bugonia

Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Kathy Bates - Matlock
Britt Lower - Severance
Helen Mirren - MobLand
Bella Ramsay - The Last of Us
Keri Russell - The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn - Pluribus

Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Kristen Bell - Nobody Wants This
Ayo Edebiri - The Bear
Selena Gomez - Only Murders in the Building
Natasha Lyonne - Poker Face
Jenna Ortega - Wednesday
Jean Smart - Hacks

Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Claire Danes - The Beast in Me
Rashida Jones - Black Mirror
Amanda Seyfried - Long Bright River
Sarah Snook - All Her Fault
Michelle Williams - Dying for Sex
Robin Wright - The Girlfriend

Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Carrie Coon - The White Lotus
Erin Doherty - Adolescence
Hannah Einbinder - Hacks
Catherine O’Hara - The Studio
Parker Posey - The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood - The White Lotus.

Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Gillies & Jefferson White To Guest Star On ‘The Hunting Party’

In Episode 204, titled “Amanda,” the team hunts for Amanda Weiss (Gillies), a killer dubbed the Masseuse, who became famous for breaking the necks of her massage clients. She has kidnapped a woman and, rather than killing her, has even darker plans in mind.

In Episode 205, titled “Noah Cyrus, two decades after his apparent death, cult leader and serial killer Noah Cyrus (Grammer) appears on the doorstep of one of his followers. Against the clock, the team races to stop Cyrus’ plans, but everything is not as it seems.

In Episode 206, titled “Lou Kaplan,” a serial killer who targets social media influencers, Lou Kaplan (White) resurfaces, and instead of killing influencers, he collaborates with them. The team tries to combat Lou’s mastery of technology and manipulation.

The Hunting Party is a crime procedural about a small team of investigators – led by former FBI profiler Rebecca “Bex” Henderson (Melissa Roxburgh) – who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers the world has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from “The Pit,” a top-secret government prison that’s not supposed to exist. But as Bex races to catch these killers before it’s too late, she’ll discover that the one thing more twisted than the escapees she’s chasing is the prison that they just escaped from … because the Pit wasn’t just a prison.

The cast also includes Nick Wechsler, Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie and Sara Garcia. Previously announced guest stars also include Eric McCormack as Ron Sims, a serial killer who escapes from The Pit in the premiere episode, and Niecy Nash-Betts as Frances Stone, in Episode 202, a tough former federal agent.

Co-showrunners JJ Bailey (creator) and Jake Coburn are writers and executive producers. Thor Freudenthal is the director and executive producer. Michael Jones Morales is a writer and executive producer. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, produces The Hunting Party.

Grammer is repped by UTA and Vault Entertainment; Gillies is repped by Paradigm and Ziffren Brittenham; Jackson is repped by Gersh, Principal Entertainment LA, and Lichter Grossman Nichols.

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