Pete, widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards analysts for both film and television, has for the past 11 years been Deadline's Awards Columnist covering what is seemingly now the year-round Oscar and Emmy seasons. He is also Deadline's Chief Film Critic, having previously reviewed films for MovieLine, Boxoffice magazine, Backstage, Hollywood.com and Maxim, as well as Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide for which he was a contributing editor. In addition to writing, Pete is also host of the KCET Cinema Series and the weekly KCET television series "Must See Movies." He previously held producing positions at "Entertainment Tonight", "Extra," "Access Hollywood," "The Arsenio Hall Show," "The Martin Short Show" and AMC Networks and is the recipient of five Emmy nominations for writing. Pete is only the second journalist to have received the Publicists Guild of America’s Press Award twice, in 1996 and 2013.
A column chronicling events and interviews on the awards circuit.
This week it is the final chance for Emmy voters to be heard as ballot deadlines loom, an honor at the Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures that not only recognized a veteran Asian filmmaking powerhouse but the Asian Pacific industry community as well…
The chance to review something from Walt Disney Studios these days that doesn’t come from Marvel, Star Wars or animation brands is a refreshing change, which is why it is a pleasure to report the new Disney+ film Rise is a worthy release chronicling the Greek-Nigerian Antetokounmpo brothers, who grew up to become…
Liz Hannah is certainly having a good season, with strong buzz for not one but two top Limited Series Emmy contenders, both on Hulu. For The Girl From Plainville, which stars Elle Fanning as the controversial Michelle Carter, who was convicted of essentially bringing about her boyfriend’s suicide, Hannah was creator…
Apparently The Man From Toronto, which was in production around the start of 2020, became a victim of Covid as Sony Pictures moved it around the release schedule before finally giving up and handing it off to Netflix in a deal earlier this year. So let’s see here: You have an action comedy with Kevin Hart in his sweet…
"I'm just making an argument to make this fascinating to our listeners here," jokes our Awards Columnist today on Deadline's TV Talk podcast.
With TV Academy members casting their ballots for nominations as we speak, Pete Hammond and Deadline’s Chief TV Critic Dominic Patten want to make everyone's day a little bit…
Adrien Brody is having a bountiful moment in his career right now with so many different projects it is difficult to list them all. Currently, you can check him out in two HBO/HBO Max shows produced by Adam McKay and Kevin Messick. In Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty he plays Lakers coach Pat Riley, and in…
Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin, and past Oscar nominees producer Jason Blum and director Jason Reitman are among first-time members elected to the Board Of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as AMPAS announced its new 2022-2023 Board today.
In addition to Matlin for the Actors Branch, Reitman for…
If you are currently an unemployed television producer in the industry, Ben Winston might be the reason why.
Winston is unquestionably one of the busiest, most versatile producers working today. A look at the Television Academy’s own Emmy Awards site is proof positive of that, listing 28 nominations and 10 wins…
A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit.
Emmy ballots are live now, marking the first weekend of voting before they are due back June 27, and I have managed to pick up a real sense of anxiety and tension out there from the many campaigners doing everything they can possibly do to grab the…
Creator. Writer. Director. Producer. Star. Amy Schumer does it all on her new Hulu series Life & Beth, but then she has been doing it all for quite a while now. Coming on the heels of her hosting gig on that very memorable Oscars show, this project allowed her to spread her wings, even directing herself in four of the…
Emmy voting started Thursday, and for our penultimate TV Talk podcast of this stage of the season, we have some names for you to consider.
Euphoria's Zendaya,Dopesick's Michael Keaton, Hacks‘ Jean Smart and Paul W. Downs, Squid Game's Lee Jung-jae, the Succession gang, Grace & Frankie's Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin,Thi…