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2025 Golden Globes honour excellence across film and television

MUMBAI: In the glittering heart of Hollywood, where dreams take centre stage and stardust fills the air, the 2025 Golden Globes unfolded like a cinematic masterpiece.

A night of dazzling gowns, heartfelt speeches, and golden statuettes, it brought together the brightest stars of film and television under one resplendent roof. With every applause and every tear of triumph, the evening celebrated not just winners, but the art of storytelling itself—a timeless homage to creativity, talent, and the magic of the silver screen.

The 80th Golden Globe Awards celebrated the brightest talents in entertainment, with The Brutalist and Shogun emerging as standout winners. Adrien Brody led the charge for The Brutalist, earning the Best Actor in a Drama award, while Brady Corbet claimed Best Director, and the film itself secured Best Motion Picture Drama.

In the comedy and musical realm, Emilia Pérez dominated, winning Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, and Best Non-English Language Film. Zoe Saldaña’s emotional performance won her Best Supporting Actress, and the film’s El Mal earned Best Original Song.

The night’s television accolades were led by Shogun, which won all four of its nominations, including Best Television Series, Drama. Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai triumphed in acting categories, solidifying the show’s impact. Hacks reclaimed its place in comedy as Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy, with Jean Smart winning Best Actress.

Fernanda Torres surprised audiences by winning Best Actress in a Drama for I’m Still Here, while Demi Moore earned her first Golden Globe for The Substance. Colin Farrell’s portrayal in The Penguin garnered him Best Actor in a Limited Series, and Tadanobu Asano’s performance in Shogun earned him Best Supporting Actor in Television.

Top honours across categories

. Best Motion Picture, Drama: The Brutalist

. Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Emilia Pérez

. Best Animated Film: Flow

. Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Wicked

. Best Director: Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

The Golden Globes 2025 proved that creativity and storytelling remain at the forefront of entertainment. With powerful narratives and diverse voices celebrated, the awards set the stage for an exciting year in the industry.

January 7, 2025
Winners of Indian Telly Streaming Awards 2021 announced

Mumbai: The last two years have indeed been a hallmark year for the streaming industry with a record number of OTT content being produced across all languages. Even as the established players bolstered their presence in the market, several new platforms have emerged, creating a host of opportunities for writers, actors, directors to showcase their talent.

It is this wave of talent that Indiantelevision.com attempted to recognise at the Indian Telly Streaming Awards 2021. The awards are an extension of the first-ever Television Award show – The Indian Telly Awards in India that recognise both on-screen and behind-the-scenes of television in India every year. Considering the evolving situation of the pandemic, the winners of 2021 were announced virtually during an event on Thursday.

The idea was to honour the best of the streaming industry – business, creative, and talent, and recognise the effort that goes into making premium originals in India. The awards were announced across different categories which included Best Actor, Best Actress, Best animation online first, Best Talk Show, Best Documentary, Best Editor, Best DOP, Best Title Track, Best writer as well as Best Comic.

The selection was done by an eminent jury which included OML CEO Gunjan Arya, Isspeshal StratCon CEO Ashish Patil, director of photography Dharam Gulati, Dabur head of media Rajiv Dubey, House of Cheer Networks MD Rajiv Nayak, actor Rohit Roy, filmmaker Omung Kumar Bhandula, Ellipsis Entertainment managing partner Tanuj Garg, Jigsaw Pictures founder Rajbish Lal, Contiloe producer Roopali Kadyan, We Log trustee Ravina Raj Kohli, IN10 Media Network VP – Corporate Strategy and development Mansi Darbar, and Milestone Movies director Monisha Singh Katial.

Here is the list of winners:

December 24, 2021
Asianet Television Awards 2014 to be aired on 24 & 25 May

BENGALURU: Asianet is all set to broadcast its Television Awards 2014 this Saturday and Sunday between 7 and 11 pm. The eight hour long event will be aired in two parts inform company sources.

The event was held on 10 May at the Marine Beach ground in Kozhikode.

The company says that about 10,000 people attended the live event that saw a cross section of south Indian film and television stars.

Some of the awardees/ awards included: Director Ranjith presented the Asianet Life time Achievement Award to the veteran actress Valsala Menon for her outstanding contributions to Television Industry; ‘Parasparam’ won the award for the best serial; Jayakumar and Harison won the award for the best director for the serial ‘Balaganapathi’. Vivek Gopan won the best actor award for his role in ‘Parasparam’ while Rekha Ratheesh took home the best female actress trophy.

Asianet has roped in Manjilas brand Double Horse as the title sponsor, the event is powered by Travancore Builders; with John’s Umbrellas as first associate sponsor, Josco Jewellers, , KLF Kokkanad , Malabar Gold& Diamounds, Pothy’s, Vivel, Cera, Libero, Paragon, Prestige Cookers, DHFL as associate sponsors.

May 23, 2014
Nominations announced for Banff World Television Awards

MUMBAI: With the largest number of entries submitted over the past five years, the Banff World Television Festival has announced its 2006 Banff World Television Award nominees.

This year’s festival boasts 101 nominated programmes across 18 categories, from more than 1,000 entries submitted. The Banff World Television Festival takes place from 11to 14 June 2006 in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
TThe program nominees represent 24 countries including Australia, France, Germany, the UK, and the US.

The nominees, as well as the 18 “Best-of” category winners, are chosen by the Banff selection jury. The jury meets for several days prior the Festival to screen the 18 category winners and ultimately decide the Grand Prize winner for the best overall program of the 2006 Banff World Television Awards.

Banff selection jury chairman Jerry Ezekiel says, “This year’s volume signals a resurgence for the Banff competition. Moreover, we believe this year’s programme makers have set a new standard for quality. The cream of this year’s crop is an outstanding line-up from major content-creators in television and related media.”

The jury also decides the winners of the $25,000 NHK President’s Prize, for the best HDTV program, and two Special Jury Prizes, awarded to the producers of two programs chosen from a shortlist of nominees designated by the Selection Jury. A separate all-Canadian jury will select the winner of the Best Canadian Programme in this year’s competition.

Winners will be presented the coveted “Rockie” statuette at the Global Television Banff World Television Awards show on 12 June. Prior to the awards show, the nominees will be featured in Best of Banff World Television Award Tours and in the Best of Interactive Television From Around the World panel.
In the animation category the nominees are Charlie & Lola: I Am Not Sleepy And I Will Not Go To Bed, HBO’s Classical Baby, UTV’s Jane and the Dragon: Shall We Dance, PBS’ John and Michael and Film Australia’s The Safe House. Comedies

The comedy show nominees are ABC’s hit Desperate Housewives: That’s Good, That’s Bad,, BBC and HBO’s Extras: Kate Winslet, Channel 4’s IT Crowd, CBC’s The Rick Mercer Report III and Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s We Can Be Heroes. The interactive television nominees are Interactive Television BBC’s How to Sleep Better, Comedy Network’s Odd Job Jack: Odd Job Jack, Worldwide Web’s ReGenesis II: Extended Reality Game, BBC’s Shakespeare : Shakespeare’s Stories and Teletoon’s Zimmer Twins.

The mini series nominees are BBC’s Bleak House, France 2’s De Gaulle, The Laser Man, HBO’s Rome and BBC’s Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky. Competing for the best unscripted entertainment programme are The Apprentice: Home Shopping Channel, Dragons’ Den, Paradise Lost, Setting Sail To The New World: Departure and Young Black Farmers.

April 3, 2006