Colman Domingo, Taiki Waititi, and Idris Elba give starpower to the Best Animated Short Oscar race

by Nathaniel R

Colman Domingo in "New Moon" based on one of his plays

This year's Best Animated Short Oscar finalists come from about a dozen countries and feature a pleasing variety of animation strategies. The shorts feature talking animals, naturally, as well as plenty of heightened surreal adventures. All of this is to be expected in this always intriguing category (provided you are able to find the films!).  Less expected: this year the race has more than a little star power via voice casts. We'll review all the films here as we screen them.

Read on for brief run downs of the finalists and if and where you can watch the films right now (if you can). Links go to official sites if we could find them...

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"Bros" and Colman Domingo at the 35th annual Out on Film festival

by Nathaniel R

Shout out to any of our readers in Atlanta or thereabouts! Atlanta's premiere LGBTQ film festival Out on Film is kicking off its 35th anniversary edition on September 22nd with the Bily Eichner romantic comedy Bros as its opening night film. The festival closes on October 2nd with a movie about a double drag queen act Chrissy Judy. The festival's longtime director Jim Farmer has built it up for years into a must attend for LGBTQ films, a chance to showcase local filmmaking talent, AND an Oscar qualifying event...

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Full List of Creative Arts Emmy Winners: Who's Up & Who's Down?

By: Christopher James

The most wins from the ceremonies were “Adele: One Night Only,” “The Beatles: Get Back,” “The White Lotus,” “Stranger Things” and “Euphoria,” all with five wins.

This weekend, the Creative Arts Emmys handed out 93 awards over two nights. Many exciting categories produced great winners, ranging from former President Barack Obama to a posthumous award for Chadwick Boseman. There is so much talent in the TV industry and it’s always fascinating to scroll through all the winners in each category (even if the classifications aren’t always as uniform as us awards show fans would like).

On top of that, one can also use these races to help predict what will happen during the Primetime Emmy Awards. It’s not a one-for-one match that whoever wins the most Creative Arts Emmys will win Drama or Comedy Series. However, it does provide a good barometer of how the race is shaping up heading into the final stretch. The Primetime Emmy Awards airs next Monday, September 12th at 8pm EST/5pm PST on NBC, while also streaming on Peacock. Let’s look at who’s up and who’s down following this weekend’s awards...

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2022 Emmy Category Analysis: Drama Guest Acting Categories

by Christopher James

"Succession" added an Emmy winner and an Oscar winner to its cast this year. Will it pay off with a Guest Actor Emmy win?

It’s no secret that the Guest Acting categories often reward big names and buzzy actors, rather than actual performances. The awards can often go to beloved actors, even if they only appear in one or two moments of their submission. Take for example wins for Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) for seasons and episodes that are far from their best work. While past years have trended towards the biggest names possible, this year’s crop doesn’t necessarily skew towards major celebrities. Instead, it’s more consolidated around a small number of shows. Only five shows make up all twelve slots (the same number as in the Comedy Guest Acting races).

Succession fever has swept the guest acting drama categories. The HBO drama makes up seven of the twelve possible guest acting slots, or nearly 60% of the honors. Does this mean the show is unbeatable or could this pave the way for an underdog prevailing?

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Would you rather? (gay thirst double-size edition)

Instagram is such a timesuck. But it pretty. So, would you rather...

Tomás Matos (Fire Island) is always serving lewks• Sing in the car w/ Billy Magnussen and friends?
• Get the message from Chris Meloni?
• Lift weights alongside Orlando Bloom?
• Visit Anguilla with Giancarlo Esposito?
• Literally hang around on a photoshoot w/ Yoo Ah-in?
• Wake up with Lil Nas X?
• Have an ice plunge bath w/ Stephen Amell?
• See Zion National Park w/ Charles Melton?
• Feel the gratitude like Austin Butler?
• Read voraciously w/ Daniel K Isaac?
• Serve lewks with Tomás Matos?
• Cozy up to a bunny (and) Anders Danielsen Lie?
• Walk the runway w/ Jordan Firstman?
• Do a charcoal face mask like Luke Evans? 
• Joke around in the fx makeup chair w/ Dacre Montgomery?
• Get some sun and "restore" like Colman Domingo?

Which will it be? Pictures are after the jump to help you decide

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