VMAs 2023
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards are just around the corner. Here’s all we know about the ceremony and performers so far, from Diddy to Shakira and beyond.
Shakira will be the latest artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs. This year she is nominated in four categories, including artist of the year.
Podcast
Showrunners Roundtable: Ramy Youssef, Craig Mazin, Janine Nabers, Bill Lawrence & More
42:00
Limited Series Roundtable: Emily Blunt, Riley Keough, Niecy Nash-Betts, Murray Bartlett & More
41:13
Drama Roundtable: Bella Ramsey, Diego Luna, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren & more
40:58
Envelope Comedy Roundtable: Adam Scott, Janelle James, Molly Shannon, Phil Dunster, Anthony Carrigan & more
40:38
FULL Directors Roundtable: Rian Johnson, Jordan Peele, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Charlotte Wells & More
42:36
FULL Actors Roundtable: Austin Butler, Adam Sandler, Jonathan Majors, Brendan Fraser & more
42:34
FULL Actresses Roundtable: Angela Bassett, Laura Dern, Janelle Monáe, Emma Corrin & More
42:37
Brendan Fraser on the passion that went into ‘The Whale’
1:31
Austin Butler on playing Elvis
3:35
Jordan Peele (‘Nope’) on casting Keke Palmer & Daniel Kaluuya
1:25
Headlines
Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” a biting satire starring Jeffrey Wright as a disillusioned academic, has won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a much-watched bellwether in the Oscar race
From the outset, the director and screenwriter were adamant about casting an autistic actor in the titular role and hiring cast and crew members who had a personal experience with neurodivergence.
Alice Keys and Grandmaster Flash are among the first batch of music legends set to be honored with the Black American Music Assn.’s new ICE Medal of Honor.
Victoria Monét says her request to perform at the 2023 VMAs was rejected. ‘We will keep working’ for the opportunity, the Grammy nominee said.
Taylor Swift swept the VMAs last night, both critically and culturally. Here’s everything she did at the awards show and everything she said.
‘Poor Things,’ a collaboration between director Yorgos Lanthimos and actor Emma Stone, has won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Padma Lakshmi has stepped away from ‘Top Chef’ and hasn’t heard if Hulu is renewing ‘Taste the Nation.’ But she has three Emmy nominations, plus a cookbook on the way.
‘Succession’ director Mark Mylod shares his motivation to tell stories about class, why we care about the Roys, and filming ‘Connor’s Wedding’ on The Envelope podcast.
Turns out that 2003’s Emmy wins and nominees were both familiar and harbingers for the future, as cable channels beyond HBO began to make big category inroads.
Madonna initially wanted Jennifer Lopez to participate in her famous VMA kiss. She went on to perform with Britney Spears, Missy Elliott and Christina Aguilera.
“Entergalactic” tells the story of a love affair set against New York’s “hypebeast” culture, while “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” charts the friendship between a Neanderthal man and a Tryannosaurus rex.
In addition to a woody witch, costume designer Luis Sequeira crafted outré characters, including a haunted artist whose embroidered multi-colored robe was fashioned from an old rug.
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