Screen Actors Guild Award Winners Announced

(l-r)  Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae and Taraji P. Henson from Hidden Figures

The 23rd Annual SAG Awards were handed out tonight in Los Angeles. 

Below is the compete list of winners.

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
HIDDEN FIGURES (20th Century Fox)
MAHERSHALA ALI / Col. Jim Johnson
KEVIN COSTNER / Al Harrison
KIRSTEN DUNST / Vivian Mitchell
TARAJI P. HENSON / Katherine G. Johnson
ALDIS HODGE / Levi Jackson
JANELLE MONÁE / Mary Jackson
JIM PARSONS / Paul Stafford
GLEN POWELL / John Glenn
OCTAVIA SPENCER / Dorothy Vaughan

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

DENZEL WASHINGTON / Troy Maxson – “FENCES” (Paramount Pictures

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
EMMA STONE / Mia – “LA LA LAND” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
STRANGER THINGS (Netflix)
MILLIE BOBBY BROWN / Eleven
CARA BUONO / Karen Wheeler
JOE CHREST / Ted Wheeler
NATALIA DYER / Nancy Wheeler
DAVID HARBOUR / Jim Hopper
CHARLIE HEATON / Jonathan Byers
JOE KEERY / Steve Harrington
GATEN MATARAZZO / Dustin Henderson
CALEB McLAUGHLIN / Lucas Sinclair
MATTHEW MODINE / Dr. Martin Brenner
ROB MORGAN / Officer Powell
JOHN PAUL REYNOLDS / Officer Callahan
WINONA RYDER / Joyce Byers
NOAH SCHNAPP / Will Byers
MARK STEGER / The Monster
FINN WOLFHARD / Mike Wheeler

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
CLAIRE FOY / Queen Elizabeth II – “THE CROWN” (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
JOHN LITHGOW / Winston Churchill – “THE CROWN” (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
BRYAN CRANSTON / President Lyndon B. Johnson – “ALL THE WAY” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series 

SARAH PAULSON / Marcia Clark – “THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleMAHERSHALA ALI / Juan – “MOONLIGHT” (A24)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
VIOLA DAVIS / Rose Maxson – “FENCES” (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix)
UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren
ALAN AISENBERG / Baxter “Gerber” Bayley
DANIELLE BROOKS / Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson
BLAIR BROWN / Judy King
JACKIE CRUZ / Marisol “Flaca” Gonzales
LEA DeLARIA / Big Boo
BETH DOVER / Linda Ferguson
KIMIKO GLENN / Brook Soso
ANNIE GOLDEN / Norma Romano
LAURA GOMEZ / Blanca Flores
DIANE GUERRERO / Maritza Ramos
MICHAEL J. HARNEY / Sam Healy
BRAD WILLIAM HENKE / Desi Piscatella
VICKY JEUDY / Janae Watson
JULIE LAKE / Angie Rice
SELENIS LEYVA / Gloria Mendoza
NATASHA LYONNE / Nicky Nichols
TARYN MANNING / Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett
JAMES McMENAMIN / Charlie “Donuts” Coates
ADRIENNE C. MOORE / Cindy “Black Cindy” Hayes
KATE MULGREW / Galina “Red” Reznikov
EMMA MYLES / Leanne Taylor
MATT PETERS / Joel Luschek
LORI PETTY / Lolly Whitehill
JESSICA PIMENTEL / Maria Ruiz
DASCHA POLANCO / Dayanara “Daya” Diaz
LAURA PREPON / Alex Vause
JOLENE PURDY / Stephanie Hapakuka
ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ / Aleida Diaz
NICK SANDOW / Joe Caputo
ABIGAIL SAVAGE / Gina Murphy
TAYLOR SCHILLING / Piper Chapman
CONSTANCE SHULMAN / Erica “Yoga” Jones
DALE SOULES / Frieda Berlin
YAEL STONE / Lorna Morello
LIN TUCCI / Anita DeMarco
SAMIRA WILEY / Poussey Washington

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WILLIAM H. MACY / Frank Gallagher – “SHAMELESS” (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / President Selina Meyer – “VEEP” (HBO)

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“HACKSAW RIDGE” (Lionsgate)
Lee Adamson
Jade Amantea
Cameron Ambridge
Yoshinao Aonuma
Yasushi Asaya
Keir Beck
Cory Beeston
Andrea Bertchold
Damien Bryson
Sean Button
Marky Lee Campbell
Glenn Chow
John Costelloe
Darvin Dela Cruz
Mark Duncan
Kim Fardy
Toby Fuller
Kyle Gardiner
Aiden Gillett
Caleb Guinery
Luke Ha
Nigel Harbach
Shinji Ikefuji
Yukata Izumihara
Nathan Kannegiesser
Beau Karolos
Jack Kingsley
Re-Jie Kwok
Nathan Lawson
Jace Lee
Blake Linsdell
Kenny Low
Codie Mackie
Lance Masa
Michael Matthews
Andy Minh Trieu
Chris Mitchell
Tomoki Miyamoto
Stephen Murdoch
Simon Murrell
Philip Partridge
Paul Pedersen
Mic Rogers
Andrew Stehlin
Ryan Tarran
Josh Tieu
Ben Toyer
Nick Turello
Karl Van Mooresel
Lachlan Ward
Mark Wickham
Jono Wong
Tim Wong
Casey Wright
Masa Yamaguchi

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
“GAME OF THRONES” (HBO)
Boian Anev
Kristina Baskett
Rachelle Beinart
Richard Bradshaw
Michael Byrch
Nick Chopping
Christopher Cox
Jake Cox
David Cronnelly
Matt Crook
Levan Doran
Bradley Farmer
Vladimir Furdik
Richard Hansen
Rob Hayns
Paul Howell
Rowley Irlam
Erol Ismail
Milen Kaleychev
Leigh Maddern
Jonathan McBride
Leona McCarron
Kim McGarrity
Richard Mead
Casey Michaels
Sian Milne
David Newton
Jason Otelle
Radoslav Parvanov
Ian Pead
Rashid Phoenix
Andy Pilgrim
Marc Redmond
Paul Shapcott
Jonny Stockwell
Ryan Stuart
Edward Upcott
Leo Woodruff

Ruth Negga Releases Statement on Oscar Nod

RUTH NEGGA – “LOVING” (Focus Features) – Nominee, Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Academy Awards  “I am truly humbled by the news this morning, and I thank the Academy for this recognition, which I share with my co-collaborators Jeff Nichols and Joel Edgerton. It has been such an honor to have been given the opportunity to tell the incredible story of Richard and Mildred Loving, who serve as an inspiration that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. The Lovings fought quietly yet tirelessly, and changed the course of American legal history. Today, to be among such extraordinary women - my fellow nominees, my peers with films this year, and the legendary performers whose work of years past has long inspired me...this means a great deal to me.” – Ruth Negga, Academy Award nominee for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (LOVING) Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton in Loving

2017 Academy Awards Nominations Announced

The Academy Awards nominations were revealed this morning and it was history making.

There is a record-breaking number of 18 Oscar nods for people of color. The Best Supporting Actress category alone has a record breaking three nominations for Black actresses (Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Naomie Harris). Several black-themed movies also received nods for Best Picture including Fences, Hidden Figures and Moonlight.

Last year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, helmed by Cheryl Boone Isaacs, got slammed for its lack of diversity, especially in the acting categories. This year shows the organization’s progress.

Belos is a full list of nominations:

BEST PICTURE

ARRIVAL

Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder and David Linde, Producers

FENCES

Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington and Todd Black, Producers

HACKSAW RIDGE

Bill Mechanic and David Permut, Producers

HELL OR HIGH WATER

Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn, Producers

HIDDEN FIGURES

Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi, Producers

LA LA LAND

Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt, Producers

LION

Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder, Producers

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck and Kevin J. Walsh, Producers

MOONLIGHT

Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

CASEY AFFLECK

Manchester by the Sea

ANDREW GARFIELD

Hacksaw Ridge

RYAN GOSLING

La La Land

VIGGO MORTENSEN

Captain Fantastic

DENZEL WASHINGTON

Fences

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

MAHERSHALA ALI

Moonlight

JEFF BRIDGES

Hell or High Water

LUCAS HEDGES

Manchester by the Sea

DEV PATEL

Lion

MICHAEL SHANNON

Nocturnal Animals

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

ISABELLE HUPPERT

Elle

RUTH NEGGA

Loving

NATALIE PORTMAN

Jackie

EMMA STONE

La La Land

MERYL STREEP

Florence Foster Jenkins

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

VIOLA DAVIS

Fences

NAOMIE HARRIS

Moonlight

NICOLE KIDMAN

Lion

OCTAVIA SPENCER

Hidden Figures

MICHELLE WILLIAMS

Manchester by the Sea

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner

MOANA

John Musker, Ron Clements and Osnat Shurer

MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI

Claude Barras and Max Karli

THE RED TURTLE

Michael Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki

ZOOTOPIA

Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer

CINEMATOGRAPHY

ARRIVAL

Bradford Young

LA LA LAND

Linus Sandgren

LION

Greig Fraser

MOONLIGHT

James Laxton

SILENCE

Rodrigo Prieto

COSTUME DESIGN

ALLIED

Joanna Johnston

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Colleen Atwood

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

Consolata Boyle

JACKIE

Madeline Fontaine

LA LA LAND

Mary Zophres

DIRECTING

ARRIVAL

Denis Villeneuve

HACKSAW RIDGE

Mel Gibson

LA LA LAND

Damien Chazelle

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Kenneth Lonergan

MOONLIGHT

Barry Jenkins

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

FIRE AT SEA

Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO

Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck

LIFE, ANIMATED

Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman

O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA

Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow

13TH

Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

EXTREMIS

Dan Krauss

4.1 MILES

Daphne Matziaraki

JOE’S VIOLIN

Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen

WATANI: MY HOMELAND

Marcel Mettelsiefen and Stephen Ellis

THE WHITE HELMETS

Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

FILM EDITING

ARRIVAL

Joe Walker

HACKSAW RIDGE

John Gilbert

HELL OR HIGH WATER

Jake Roberts

LA LA LAND

Tom Cross

MOONLIGHT

Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

LAND OF MINE

Denmark

A MAN CALLED OVE

Sweden

THE SALESMAN

Iran

TANNA

Australia

TONI ERDMANN

Germany

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

A MAN CALLED OVE

Eva von Bahr and Love Larson

STAR TREK BEYOND

Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo

SUICIDE SQUAD

Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

JACKIE

Mica Levi

LA LA LAND

Justin Hurwitz

LION

Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka

MOONLIGHT

Nicholas Britell

PASSENGERS

Thomas Newman

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

AUDITION (THE FOOLS WHO DREAM)

from La La Land; Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

CAN’T STOP THE FEELING

from Trolls; Music and Lyric by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster

CITY OF STARS

from La La Land; Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

THE EMPTY CHAIR

from Jim: The James Foley Story; Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and Sting

HOW FAR I’LL GO

from Moana; Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda

PRODUCTION DESIGN

ARRIVAL

Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Paul Hotte

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock

HAIL, CAESAR!

Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

LA LA LAND

Production Design: David Wasco; Set Decoration: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco

PASSENGERS

Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

BLIND VAYSHA

Theodore Ushev

BORROWED TIME

Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj

PEAR CIDER AND CIGARETTES

Robert Valley and Cara Speller

PEARL

Patrick Osborne

PIPER

Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

ENNEMIS INTÉRIEURS

Sélim Azzazi

LA FEMME ET LE TGV

Timo von Gunten and Giacun Caduff

SILENT NIGHTS

Aske Bang and Kim Magnusson

SING

Kristof Deák and Anna Udvardy

TIMECODE

Juanjo Giménez

SOUND EDITING

ARRIVAL

Sylvain Bellemare

DEEPWATER HORIZON

Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli

HACKSAW RIDGE

Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright

LA LA LAND

Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan

SULLY

Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman

SOUND MIXING

ARRIVAL

Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Claude La Haye

HACKSAW RIDGE

Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace

LA LA LAND

Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee and Steve A. Morrow

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson

13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI

Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth

VISUAL EFFECTS

DEEPWATER HORIZON

Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton

DOCTOR STRANGE

Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould

THE JUNGLE BOOK

Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

ARRIVAL

Screenplay by Eric Heisserer

FENCES

Screenplay by August Wilson

HIDDEN FIGURES

Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi

LION

Screenplay by Luke Davies

MOONLIGHT

Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

HELL OR HIGH WATER

Written by Taylor Sheridan

LA LA LAND

Written by Damien Chazelle

THE LOBSTER

Written by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Written by Kenneth Lonergan

20TH CENTURY WOMEN

Written by Mike Mills

Vivica A. Fox Talks Black Magic and Poetic Jeans

Vivica A. Fox

By Darlene Donloe

Vivica A. Fox is having fun. 

You can hear it in her voice as she talks about her latest projects.

The actress, known for her work in films (Kill Bill, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Independence Day) and on television (City of Angels, Empire) is not limited to her thespian craft. She has spread her wings and become a business mogul.

Not only does she have the Vivica A. Fox Hair Collection, these days she’s an executive producer on Vivica’s Black Magic, a show that premiered January 4, on Lifetime.  This business venture is about an exotic male revue and ultimate ladies’ night experience featuring hunky, sexy men.

She also has a clothing line with Poetic Justice Jeans, which features a line of clothes for women with curves, hips and voluptuous backsides.  The Vivica A. Fox by Poetic Justice spring collection is being called sporty, comfy, sexy and flirty. The pieces are designed to be interchangeable taking a woman from work to happy hour or shopping.

Fox, who can currently be seen on the drama, Empire, is passionate about all of her projects.

I recently caught up with the industry veteran to talk about her many ventures.

DD: Tell me about Vivica's Black Magic your new show on Lifetime.

VAF: The show has been doing well for three weeks. We are climbing.  My girls like it. I’m investing my time, money and name in taking eight exotic dancers to a residency. I did a movie called Chocolate City.  I took it to Howard Owens at Propogate and it was the quickest I sold a show in my life. I saw Magic Mike and Chippendales.  My dancers, we do bachelorette parties.

DD: How do you keep it professional when you’re around all of the gooey, yummy chocolate?

VAF: I’ve been on sets for 20 years. Whenever you see romance happen on sets, it doesn’t equal success. On my projects I’m the chick in charge. Why put that in the mix? I love my job.

DD:  You have a spring clothing collection coming out with Poetic Justice Jeans.  Talk about the collection and where you got your inspiration.

VAF: I work with the designer, Tiffany Reese, and what we do is, I used to model. I’m always buying Vogue and Essence and Allure and all of the fashion magazines. I always try to keep my look current. We like to think about what is fashion forward. It’s an affordable line for girls with curves.  I travel so much. I always like to have a cute warm up suit on. It’s sports attire.  They fit well. I’m big on zippers. I like to step in and step out. It’s about quick change, bright colors and what’s affordable. What can I do to make things easier? I don’t like having to pull things over my head. It’s better to step into it so I don't get makeup on my clothes.

  

DD: Did you go to Poetic Justice or did they come to you?

VAF: It kind of fell in my lap. When you look at the jeans – we have a full size model, a millenial and me (a woman). Everyone gets to see herself.  Tiffany Reese gifted me with these jeans. She kept bringing it up at lunch that I should get involved. I asked if she really wanted me to get involved. She went to them [Poetic Justice] and asked them about my joining them with my collection. I grew up modeling. I love the red carpet. It's a great fit for me.   When you have a line out there that is affordable – that people can trust, that’s a good thing. That’s the Vivica Fox Collection.

DD: The sizes range from what to what?

VAF: 4-24

DD: Why did you start the collection with Mad About Plaid?

VF:   Once again it was Tiffany. We sat down and found out plaid was making a huge comeback for fall.  Always look forward.  

DD: What is your biggest seller and why?

VAF:  Booty poppin’ jeans. Lift that bootie up. The plaid fishtail shirt was happening in the fall.

DD: What should we look for this spring?

VAF: This Spring it’s about the track suit. We’ll have pretty prints, florals,  purples and blues.  The material is lovely. Some jumpers are coming up. If you’re traveling, you want to look cute.  There will also be coats with a legging with ties up the front. The whole collection is fly.

DD: Valentine’s Day is coming. Will that be a big day for your collection?

VAF: We will have a holiday collection. There will be  dresses for Valentines Day. It has this sexy criss cross closure up the back. It’s very figure hugging.

DD:  Do your clothes travel well?

VAF: Yes, they travel very well. You can roll them up and fold them nicely.

DD: Where can people get your clothes?

VAF: www.poeticjustice.com and soon we will be in Macy’s.

DD: Before delving in did you ask women what they wanted?

VAF: The main thing is that they wanted things made for their size. They wanted to be fashion forward.

DD: What are your price points?

VAF: Everything is under $100.

DD: It’s hard to believe something is sporty, comfy, sexy and flirty. 

VAF: I’m fortunate that my designer, a full figure girl and me, I have curves. We really think of what we’d like to wear. We’re big on the fabric. We have fit models to make sure everything fits properly. The collection is made for girls with curves. They can’t handle that junk in the trunk.

We keep your figure in mind when we design your jeans

DD: You are busy.  Are you working on anything else?

VAF:  I’m working on a couple more episodes of Empire. I just got back from doing Bring It On Six. It’s an international, crossbreed, science fiction film. I’ll be playing the President of the United States I’m playing the first African American female president.

DD:  Where can people find you on social median and how can they obtain something from your collection?

VAF: The can hit me at Twitter: msvivicafox; Instagram is @Msvfox.  My website is vivicafox.com.

Also, please go to: www.poeticjusticejeans.com, then click on Vivica.