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Hillary Atkin

10th BET Awards: A Queen, a Prince and Family

It’s the baby of entertainment industry awards shows. This Sunday, the BET Awards turn 10 years old in ‘10, as the network itself celebrates its 30th year. The show got booted into adulthood last year, when just three days before it…

Betty White’s Golden Moments on ‘SNL’

Betty White didn’t — and couldn’t — physically bound out on stage to take the reins of “Saturday Night Live,” but her highly-rated hosting gig Saturday will go down in history as one of the 35-year old show’s sweetest moments….

What Do You Call a Militant Vegan? Lactose Intolerant. It’s the 24th Annual Genesis Awards, Presented by the Hollywood Chapter of the Humane Society (Sit, Ubu, Sit)

There was certainly no rubber chicken at this event. The Genesis Awards, which were handed out at the Beverly Hilton, pride themselves on serving a completely vegan menu to awards show attendees. (If you enjoy gardein—fake chicken—stuffed with vegan cheese…

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly That Was This Year’s Oscar Broadcast

A historic win, a glaring omission, a rude interruption, tears of joy and some killer one-liners—all part of the lengthy live telecast of the 82nd annual Academy Awards on ABC. Despite the predictability of all four of the major acting…

Costume Designers Guild Honors ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Glee,’ ‘Grey Gardens’

It was the glamour of the Camelot era versus the costumes worn in the steamy environs of fictional Bon Temps, La.—and the royal finery of King Henry VIII’s era. All are beautifully authentic costumes, many of which come off their…

Humor the Highlight of the Writers Guild Awards Ceremonies

You probably had to be there, but Larry David said the Writers Guild issued him a death sentence in handing him the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television. It was the culmination of a hilarious acceptance speech at the WGA…

NAACP Image Awards: A Tough Race for TV Nominees

Could it be? Having a little bit of momentary awards show withdrawal in the midst of the season, after the boom-boom-boom of the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards and the Grammys. The next televised extravaganza (after the non-broadcast yet very…

Grammy Awards: Highs or Lows, a Tough Year to Top

Where was Kanye West when you needed him? Perhaps he could have mitigated some of the Taylor-phoria at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, which many people are complaining was more like the Country Music Awards, what with the Zac Brown…

Reflections on the Golden Globes

Move over “30 Rock.” Here comes “Glee.” Fox’s freshman comedy series about a high school glee club took critics and viewers by storm this season, and now it can add a Golden Globe award to its songbook. Two of its…

A Toast to the 20th Anniversary of ‘The Simpsons’

The record books are re-arranging the rankings, moving “Gunsmoke” down a notch and elevating “The Simpsons.” Yes, Sunday night at 8 p.m. marks a special moment in television history: “The Simpsons” will officially celebrate its 20th anniversary, becoming the longest-running…