Category: The Industry
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The Winners of the Stage Awards 2024 Announced
The National Theatre and Watermill Theatre win Theatre of the Year, while Chickenshed is recognised with the judges’ brand new award. The winners of the Stage Awards 2024 have now been revealed at a ceremony at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 29 January 2024. Spotlight is proud to support the awards, which recognise and celebrate…
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The Oscars 2024 – Nominations Announced
The Oscar nominees 2024 are revealed, with ‘Oppenheimer’ leading the pack with 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Lead Actor. Presented by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences, the 96th annual Academy Awards are just around the corner, taking place on March 10 at the world famous Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Returning…
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EE BAFTA Film Awards 2024 – Nominations Announced
The nominees of the BAFTA Film Awards 2024 are revealed, with ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’ leading with 13 and 11 nominations each. On Sunday 18 February, the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall will play host to the biggest night in the British film calendar, welcoming both British and international stars as they gather for the…
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Emmy Award Winners 2023
‘Succession’ and ‘The Bear’ lead at the awards with six wins each, with ‘Beef’ and ‘The White Lotus’ among other winners. The winners of the 75th Emmy Awards have now been announced at a ceremony at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards, which were postponed to January 2024 due to the SAG-AFTRA Actors’…
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Aaron Hodgetts: From Guildford School of Acting to ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel
2022’s Spotlight Prize winner tells us about their drama school journey, auditioning for ‘House of the Dragon’, and their experience as a non-binary performer. Before graduating in 2022, Aaron Hodgetts (They/Them) was nominated by their drama school, Guildford School of Acting, for the Spotlight Prize 2022. Previous nominees include Jodie Whittaker, Gwendoline Christie and Ben…
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SAG Awards 2024 – Nominations Announced
The nominees for the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards include ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ with four nominations each, and five for HBO’s ‘Succession’. 2023 saw SAG-AFTRA members take part in the longest ever industry strike, with demands of pay equality and protection from advancing AI technology. For 118 days, the film and television industry was…
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Golden Globes 2024: The Full Winners List
‘Oppenheimer’ dominates the 81st annual awards with ‘Succession’ and ‘Poor Things’ among other winners The 2024 awards season is officially underway after the Golden Globes were held on Sunday 7 January in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton. Oppenheimer picked up a total of five awards, winning the main prize of ‘Best Motion Picture’, with…
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My Casting Story: Karl Queensborough in ‘Hamilton’ on the West End
Performer Karl Queensborough tells us about playing the lead in ‘Hamilton’ and offers advice for actors hoping to appear in the West End. Spotlight member Karl Queensborough has appeared in various productions, but most notably he played the lead role of ‘Alexander Hamilton’ in the worldwide phenomenon Hamilton on the West End. We got the…
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Top Tips for Creating a Professional Acting Website
An actor website can be a useful tool to help you to showcase the parts you’ve played and the performer skills you have. We share advice about how to set your website up and what you should include on it. When I was in my last year at drama school in New York, I took…
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Golden Globes 2023 Nominations Announced
‘Barbie’ and ‘Succession’ lead the nominations for the Golden Globes 2023, plus the introduction of two new categories Awards season is officially upon us, with the first of the major awards shows announcing their nominations to the world. The 81st Annual Golden Globes are set to take place on 7 January 2024 and this year…