San Pedro’s popular tribute to sports excellence returned Monday, Oct. 9, after a three-year hiatus.

The LA Sportswalk of Fame induction– a tradition that started in the 1970s and embeds commemorative bronze plaques in the downtown sidewalks of San Pedro for each honoree — has long been a hometown favorite. But it has also expanded its reach through the years. More than 150 have been inducted into the Sportswalk since it began.

This year’s event featured a new venue, the Battleship US Iowa, where lunch was served and the speeches given during the rollout of the latest honorees.

The plaques for this year’s honorees will go into the sidewalks in and around downtown San Pedro over the next few months.

Here are the inductees:

Bryan Bero, the Local Athlete Award

Bero was inducted into the Bishop Montgomery High School Hall of Fame in 2012 and went on to be a four-year football letterman and three-year starter at fullback for the University of Utah, where he was team captain and the Walt Deland Award winner in 1988. He holds the Utah record for most receptions in a season by a running back (52).

Bero also played for the Chicago Bears (1989-90) and started at fullback for the Bears in the NFL Hall of Fame Game in 1990.

Alex Gray, the Local and International Award

A professional surfer for 20 years who grew up in the South Bay, Gray is known for being at the best waves in the world when they’re breaking at their largest.

He has been featured on the cover of Surfer Magazine four times, Transworld Surf, Surfing Magazine, Tracks Australia Surf and Surf Europe.

He’s won the Nelscott Reef Big Wave Tour event as well as other competitions.

John Papadakis, the Trani Award

Papadakis was named Athlete of the Year in 1968 at Rolling Hills High School. As a high school football player, he gained All-State and All-American status. He also played baseball and was a track athlete.

At USC, he went on to star as the middle linebacker leading his team in tackles. He won numerous awards and accolades, including becoming the Top Student Athlete at USC in 1972.

In the early 2000s, he wrote “Turning of the Tide,” based on his story and recounting the historic 1970 USC/Alabama game that broke racial barriers. Papadakis was the defensive captain and starred in the game. The book has been optioned for a motion picture.

He also has been renowned as the face of the former Papadakis Taverna in downtown San Pedro and pushed the “Bridge-to-Breakwater” concept for San Pedro’s new waterfront while he was chair of the LA Harbor Watts Economic Development Corporation in 2000.

Fred Roggin, Humanitarian Award

Roggin is a retired sports anchor known best for his career at KNBC-TV in Los Angeles and afternoon show co-host at KLAC. He earned a collection of accolades throughout his career.

He served as a host for the NBC sports coverage of the 2008 Special Olympics and hosted a sports talk radio show at KMPC in Los Angeles. Before that, he hosted a morning sports show on KLAC with Los Angeles sports columnist T.J. Simers and Simers’ daughter, Tracy. He won dozens of awards, including 35 Los Angeles Emmy Awards, 30 Golden Mike Awards, five Associated Press awards and numerous Los Angeles Press Club Awards for his sports segments, specials and series.

He left KNBC on Jan. 26,  but continues to work in radio along with former National Football League quarterback Rodney Peete on KLAC’s afternoon sports show Roggin and Rodney.

The Trani Majestic Family — Lou, Jim, jack, John, Phil — The Lifetime Achievement Award

Event organizers said that without these guys, there probably wound’nt be a Sportswalk of Fame in San Pedro. Their restaurant, Trani’s Majestic Cafe, became a Southern California sports institution and attracted both sports celebrities and fans, bringing star power to the port community. Founded in 1925 by family patriarch Filippo Trani, it was operated by three generations of Trani members. The original restaurant closed in 1989.

The initial Sportswalk opened on Oct. 5, 1978, and was sponsored by the Trani Family shortly after the original restaurant had moved from its Seventh Street location to Sixth Street near the waterfront.

The Tranis were avid supporters of the Dodgers, Rams and UCLA. The restaurant had frequent visits from team members. The restaurant began hosting a Dodgers Linguini and Baseball event and the Raiders Fettuccini and Football nights. Joe Amalfitano presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to John and Phill — and posthumously to Lou, Jim and Jack.

Kim M. White, Community Service Award

A triathlete with a doctorate, White has competed in 148 triathlons, including an ironman. She’s also competed in three marathons, many 10ks and 5ks, cycling tours, and Pier-to-Pier swims and the Angel’s Gate Lighthouse Swim.

After being the Cabrillo Beach Polar Bear Queen in 2002, she became an officer for the club and was president for more than 15 years. Under her leadership, up to 875 people have joined the New Year’s Day swim at Cabrillo Beach.

She was a roller-skating instructor, served on the volunteer National Ski Patrol and worked as race support for more than 100 athletic competitions, including the L.A. Marathon and L.A. Triathlon. She also is a personal trainer and has been a triathlon coach.

She received a master’s degree in Kinesiology from Cal State Long Beach in 2007 and during the pandemic, White went back to work on her doctorate in natural medicine, which she completed in 2022. She has run her own coaching business for 20 years and became the first female exalted ruler for the San Pedro Elks Lodge.

Sociologist and author Patricia Hill Collins, whose work has focused on issues of race, gender and social inequality, was named the winner of the 2023 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture on Monday, Oct. 23.

The $1 million prize awarded by the Los Angeles-based Berggruen Institute honors “thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.”

“We are proud to announce that Patricia Hill Collins is the winner of the 2023 edition of the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture,” Antonio Damasio, chair of the Berggruen Prize Jury, said in a statement. “Her studies illuminate the material, social, and cultural conditions behind the mutilation of human possibilities while never failing to recognize the uniqueness of human experience.

“Patricia Hill Collins has given a voice and a face to so many who would otherwise have remained unheard and unseen.”

Collins gained notoriety with her pioneering 1990 book “Black Feminist Thought,” which Berggruen Institute officials hailed for exploring the “distinctive analytical perspectives on life” of U.S. Black women, “developing a new vocabulary for the structure of society from their unique experiences over centuries of oppression.”

“Collins’ articulation of a new understanding of oppression and justice, combined with her insistence that ideas are necessarily the catalysts for institutional reform, captures both the spirit and mission of the Berggruen Prize,” Nicolas Berggruen, chairman and founder of the Berggruen Institute, said in a statement. “In today’s time of urgent planetary challenges to equality, her work challenges thinkers to look to the experiences of unseen people for the ideas that will shape tomorrow.”

Collins is the first Black winner of the prize. Institute officials said she was chosen from “hundreds of scholars and practitioners in the fields of philosophy, social science, economics, human rights, theoretical physics, and beyond.”

She is a sociology professor emerita at the University of Maryland and former head of the Department of African-American Studies at the University of Cincinnati. She is also a past president of the American Sociological Association.

Southern California News Group photo editor Dean Musgrove has crisscrossed Southern California for nearly 50 years to document everyday life, events and disasters whether he is capturing images of wildfires, rallies, or earthquake damage — or flying his drone above Dodger Stadium as lines of cars wind their way around the parking lot so that people could get the Covid-19 vaccine.

On Wednesday, Oct. 25, Musgrove was one of several journalists honored by the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at its 47th annual Distinguished Journalist Awards and banquet.

Over his distinguished career, Musgrove and his camera have witnessed some of the most stirring and troubling moments in the region’s history. He shot events at the 1984 Olympics, the 1987 visit of Pope John Paul II, the devastating Northridge earthquake and the Los Angeles riots.

He has also worked nearly every Rose Parade since 1977.

Musgrove earned his bachelor’s degree in photojournalism at Cal State Long Beach and went to work for the Pasadena Star-News. He later became staff photographer and assistant photo editor at L.A.’s Herald Examiner, once a major daily newspaper that ceased publication in the late 1980s after 86 years in operation.

In 1989, Dean joined the Los Angeles Daily News where he continued to capture news images with his camera and later became a licensed drone operator.

Musgrove stepped on the stage at the SPJ event after being introduced by Janice Musgrove, his wife of 45 years, as his two daughters Katherine and Kelly captured him on cellphones. Janice Musgrove described their first date at a restaurant to which he brought his Nikon Nikkormat camera, to assure he wouldn’t miss a good photo op.

Musgrove told the Society of Professional Journalists about the early years when he used manual exposure,  35 mm cameras and darkrooms — and Thomas Guides that were eventually replaced by GPS.

He cited some of the region’s most pressing problems that he documented with his cameras, including homelessness and corruption scandals at Los Angeles City Hall.

“Maybe I’m not so lucky — not enough has changed for the better,” he told the SPJ crowd to somber nods and laughter. “The time spent commuting from home to an office, or to an assignment, has more than doubled since. And City Hall still has rascals to be dealt with.”

Other honorees at the annual event in Downtown Los Angeles were Patt Morrison, columnist, Los Angeles Times; Gwen Muranaka, senior editor, The Rafu Shimpo; Michaela Pereira, freelance journalist and TV host; Ben Camacho, photographer and journalist, Knock LA; and Paul Glickman, senior editor, KPCC. Outstanding students honored were Jackson Tammariello, Santa Monica College; and Alexandra Najera, California State University, Northridge.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna presided over a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 2, to honor deputies and other law-enforcement personnel for acts of heroism and bravery.

The 2023 Valor Awards Ceremony took place at the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall.

Among the honorees were Deputies Claudia Apolinar and Emmanuel Perez-Perez of the Sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau.

In September 2020, they were patrolling the Metro Blue Line Station in Compton when they were ambushed by an armed male suspect in “an unprovoked attack that left them both critically injured,” a sheriff’s statement said.

“Throughout this harrowing ordeal, these deputies’ actions were nothing short of heroic,” the sheriff’s statement said.

“They knowingly disregarded personal safety to protect not only their own lives but also the lives of the public. Their fearless decisiveness and exceptional courage in the face of danger were truly remarkable.”

Also honored were retired sheriff’s Det. David Finn of the Santa Clarita Station. On the morning of Nov. 14, 2019, Finn, who was off duty, drove his girlfriend’s son to Saugus High School, where a tragic shooting was unfolding in which a student killed two others before killing himself.

“While on the phone with his partner, he saw students fleeing in panic,” a sheriff’s statement said. “Despite the personal risk, Detective Finn’s selfless act in this chaotic situation, prioritizing the welfare of others, is an extraordinary display of bravery, placing himself in immediate life-threatening danger.”

More than a dozen other deputies were also honored, along with one officer each from the Los Angeles, Whittier and Inglewood police departments.

By MARIA SHERMAN | AP Music Writer

LOS ANGELES — Killing her ex? That’s a bad idea. Writing “Kill Bill” and releasing her critically acclaimed sophomore album “SOS” earlier this year? That was a great one. SZA is the lead contender for the 66th Grammy Awards, with nine nominations announced Friday.

“Kill Bill,” her revenge anthem cloaked in an R&B ballad, earned her nods for record of the year, song of the year, and best R&B performance. “SOS” is also up for album of the year and best progressive R&B album. The 2024 ceremony will mark the second time SZA has been nominated for record, album, and song of the year in the same year.

And just like at the box office, “Barbie” will be seen — and heard — at the Grammys. Music from the hit film’s soundtrack earned 11 nominations, including nabbing four of the five slots in the visual media song category.

THE LIST: Grammy Awards 2024: Complete list of nominees

If there is an overall trend in the 2024 nominations, it’s that female acts outperformed their male counterparts. The majority of leading nominees are women and include superstars like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus and Olivia Rodrigo. In both the record and album of the year categories, the only man represented is Jon Batiste.

“Seeing the women nominees this year, and the number of them, was not a surprise but it was something that made me happy,” the Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr. told The Associated Press. He believes that representation allows the next group of creators to look at the nominees and say: “Maybe somebody will love what I do one day, or maybe I have an opportunity to express myself or voice my thoughts like that person.”

SZA, of course, leads the charge, also picking up nominations for best traditional R&B performance (“Love Language”), best R&B song (“Snooze”), best melodic rap performance (“Low”), and best pop duo/group performance (“Ghost in the Machine”). The last features Phoebe Bridgers, who — alongside Victoria Monét, the only leading nominee also up for best new artist — boasts the second-most nominations with seven.

Six of Bridgers’ nods are with her band boygenius, nominated for the first time for record of the year, album of the year, best rock performance, best rock song, best alternative music performance, and best alternative music album.

Also earning six nominations: Swift, Rodrigo, Cyrus, Eilish, Brandy Clark, Batiste and producer Jack Antonoff.

Only recordings released between Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 15, 2023 were eligible.

In addition to Monét, the best new artist category is rounded out by Gracie Abrams, Fred again.., Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Coco Jones, Noah Kahan and The War and Treaty.

For album of the year, it’s again Batiste, boygenius, Cyrus, Rodrigo, Swift, and SZA, but with the addition of Lana Del Rey’s “Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd” and Janelle Monáe’s “The Age of Pleasure.”

The song of the year category features Del Rey’s “A&W,” Swift’s “Anti-Hero,” Batiste’s “Butterfly,” Cyrus’ “Flowers,” SZA’s “Kill Bill,” Rodrigo’s “vampire,” and two tracks from the “Barbie” soundtrack: Dua Lipa’s “Dance The Night” and Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”

While “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” did get a nomination, it’s in a songwriting category — so actor Ryan Gosling is not up for a Grammy.

What else is missing? Some fans may notice a dearth of Latin and country musicians in the main categories.

“We need to do more work with our country voters and continue to invite more country voters to the process,” says Mason jr. “Another thing that surprised me was, as big of a year that Latin had this year, (that) we didn’t have more Latin representation in some of the general fields.”

“We want to make sure that our membership is representative of the music that’s being created and concerned,” he added. “So, these nominations always inform us on what we’re going to do over the next few years. And these nominations in particular have told us we need to continue to reach out and communicate with the voting groups within country and Latin.”

There are three new categories at the 2024 Grammys: best pop dance recording, best African music performance and best alternative jazz album. Four of the five acts in the best African music performance category are nominated for the first time: ASAKE & Olamide for “Amapiano,” Davido featuring Musa Keys for “UNAVAILABLE,” Ayra Starr for “Rush,” and Tyla for “Water.” The fifth is the already Grammy-winning Burna Boy for “City Boys.”

The 2024 Grammy Awards will air Feb. 4 live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

STORY: SZA leads 2024 Grammy nominations as women outpace men in leading categories

These are the nominees announced Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.

Album of the Year

“World Music Radio,” Jon Batiste

“The Record,” Boygenius

“Endless Summer Vacation,” Miley Cyrus

“Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd,” Lana Del Rey

“The Age of Pleasure,” Janelle Monáe

“Guts,” Olivia Rodrigo

“Midnights,” Taylor Swift

“SOS,” SZA

Record of the Year

“Worship,” Jon Batiste

“Not Strong Enough,” Boygenius

“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus

“What Was I Made For?” (From the Motion Picture “Barbie,” Billie Eilish

“On My Mama,” Victoria Monét

“Vampire,” Olivia Rodrigo

“Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift

“Kill Bill,” SZA

Song Of The Year

“A&W,” Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey & Sam Dew, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)

“Anti-Hero,” Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

“Butterfly,” Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

“Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album),” Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)

“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)

“Kill Bill,” Rob Bisel, Carter Lang & Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA)

“Vampire,” Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)

“What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture ‘Barbie’],” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Best New Artist

Gracie Abrams

Fred Again

Ice Spice

Jelly Roll

Coco Jones

Noah Kahan

Victoria Monét

The War and Treat

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff

Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II

Hit-Boy

Metro Boomin

Daniel Nigro

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical

Edgar Barrera

Jessie Jo Dillon

Shane McAnally

Theron Thomas

Justin Tranter

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus

“Paint The Town Red,” Doja Cat

“What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture ‘Barbie’),” Billie Eilish

“Vampire,” Olivia Rodrigo

“Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Thousand Miles,” Miley Cyrus Featuring Brandi Carlile

“Candy Necklace,” Lana Del Rey Featuring Jon Batiste

“Never Felt So Alone,” Labrinth Featuring Billie Eilish

“Karma,” Taylor Swift Featuring Ice Spice

“Ghost In The Machine,” SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers

Best Pop Vocal Album

“Chemistry,” Kelly Clarkson

“Endless Summer Vacation,” Miley Cyrus

“Guts,” Olivia Rodrigo

“- (Subtract),” Ed Sheeran

“Midnights,” Taylor Swift

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

“Blackbox Life Recorder 21F,” Aphex Twin

“Loading,” James Blake

“Higher Than Ever Before,” Disclosure

“Strong,” Romy & Fred again..

“Rumble,” Skrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan

Best Pop Dance Recording

“Baby Don’t Hurt Me,” David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray

“Miracle,” Calvin Harris Featuring Ellie Goulding

“Padam Padam,” Kylie Minogue

“One in a Million,” Bebe Rexha & David Guetta

“Rush,” Troye Sivan

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

“Playing Robots Into Heaven,” James Blake

“For That Beautiful Feeling,” The Chemical Brothers

“Actual Life 3 (January 1 -September 9 2022),” Fred again..

“Kx5,” Kx5

“Quest For Fire,” Skrillex

Best Rock Performance

“Sculptures Of Anything Goes,” Arctic Monkeys

“More Than A Love Song,” Black Pumas

“Not Strong Enough,” Boygenius

“Rescued,” Foo Fighters

“Lux AEterna,” Metallica

Best Metal Performance

“Bad Man,” Disturbed

“Phantom Of The Opera,” Ghost

“72 Seasons,” Metallica

“Hive Mind,” Slipknot

“Jaded,” Spiritbox

Best Rock Song

“Angry,” Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Andrew Watt, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)

“Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl,” Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)

“Emotion Sickness,” Dean Fertita, Joshua Homme, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore & Troy Van Leeuwen, songwriters (Queens Of The Stone Age)

“Not Strong Enough,” Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers & Lucy Dacus, songwriters (boygenius)

“Rescued,” Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

Best Rock Album

“But Here We Are,” Foo Fighters

“Starcatcher,” Greta Van Fleet

“72 Seasons,” Metallica

“This Is Why,” Paramore

“In Times New Roman…,” Queens of the Stone Age

Best Alternative Music Performance

“Belinda Says,” Alvvays

“Body Paint,” Arctic Monkeys

“Cool About It,” boygenius

“A&W,” Lana Del Rey

“This Is Why,” Paramore

Best Alternative Music Album

“The Car,” Arctic Monkeys

“the record,” boygenius

“Did you know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd,” Lana Del Rey

“Cracker Island,” Gorillaz

“I Inside the Old Year Dying,” PJ Harvey

Best R&B Performance

“Summer Too Hot,” Chris Brown

“Back To Love,” Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley

“ICU,” Coco Jones

“How Does It Make You Feel,” Victoria Monét

“Kill Bill,” SZA

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“Simple,” Babyface Featuring Coco Jones

“Lucky,” Kenyon Dixon

“Hollywood,” Victoria Monét Featuring Earth, Wind & Fire & Hazel Monét

“Good Morning,” PJ Morton Featuring Susan Carol

“Love Language,” SZA

Best R&B Song

“Angel,” Halle Bailey, Theron Feemster & Coleridge Tillman, songwriters (Halle)

“Back To Love,” Darryl Andrew Farris, Robert Glasper & Alexandra Isley, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley)

“ICU,” Darhyl Camper Jr., Courtney Jones, Raymond Komba & Roy Keisha Rockette, songwriters (Coco Jones)

“On My Mama,” Dernst Emile II, Jeff Gitelman, Victoria Monét, Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre & Charles Williams, songwriters (Victoria Monét)

“Snooze,” Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA)

Best Progressive R&B Album

“Since I Have A Lover,” 6LACK

“The Love Album: Off The Grid,” Diddy

“Nova,” Terrace Martin And James Fauntleroy

“The Age Of Pleasure,” Janelle Monáe

“SOS,” SZA

Best R&B Album

“Girls Night Out,” Babyface

“What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe),” Coco Jones

“Special Occasion,” Emily King

“JAGUAR II,” Victoria Monét

“CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE EP,” Summer Walker

Best Rap Performance

“The Hillbillies,” Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Love Letter,” Black Thought

“Rich Flex,” Drake & 21 Savage

“SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS,” Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future And Eryn Allen Kane

“Players,” Coi Leray

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“Sittin’ On Top Of The World,” Burna Boy Featuring 21 Savage

“Attention,” Doja Cat

“Spin Bout U,” Drake & 21 Savage

“All My Life,” Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole

“Low,” SZA

Best Rap Song

“Attention,” Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini & Ari Starace, songwriters (Doja Cat)

“Barbie World,” (From Barbie The Album,” Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua)

“Just Wanna Rock,” Mohamad Camara, Symere Woods & Javier Mercado, songwriters (Lil Uzi Vert)

“Rich Flex,” Brytavious Chambers, Isaac “Zac” De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael ‘Finatik’ Mule & Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, songwriters (Drake & 21 Savage)

“SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS,” Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane)

Best Rap Album

“Her Loss,” Drake & 21 Savage

“MICHAEL,” Killer Mike

“HEROES & VILLIANS,” Metro Boomin

“King’s Disease III,” Nas

“UTOPIA,” Travis Scott

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

“A-You’re Not Wrong B-They’re Not Either: The Fukc-It Pill Revisited,” Queen Sheba

“For Your Consideration’24 -The Album,” Prentice Powell and Shawn William

“Grocery Shopping With My Mother,” Kevin Powell

“The Light Inside,” J. Ivy

“When The Poems Do What They Do,” Aja Monet

Best Jazz Performance

“Movement 18′ (Heroes),” Jon Batiste

“Basquiat,” Lakecia Benjamin

“Vulnerable (Live),” Adam Blackstone Featuring The Baylor Project & Russell Ferranté

“But Not For Me,” Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding

“Tight,” Samara Joy

Best Jazz Vocal Album

“For Ella 2,” Patti Austin Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band

“Alive At The Village Vanguard,” Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding

“Lean In,” Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke

“Mélusine,” Cécile McLorin Salvant

“How Love Begins,” Nicole Zuraitis

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

“The Source,” Kenny Barron

“Phoenix,” Lakecia Benjamin

“Legacy: The Instrumental Jawn,” Adam Blackstone

“The Winds Of Change,” Billy Childs

“Dream Box,” Pat Metheny

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

“The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute – Ritmo,” ADDA Simfonica, Josep Vicent, Emilio Solla

“Dynamic Maximum Tension,” Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society

“Basie Swings The Blues,” The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart

“Olympians,” Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest

“The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions,” Mingus Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

“Quietude,” Eliane Elias

“My Heart Speaks,” Ivan Lins With The Tblisi Symphony Orchestra

“Vox Humana,” Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band

“Cometa,” Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente

“El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2,” Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo

Best Alternative Jazz Album

“Love In Exile,” Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily

“Quality Over Opinion,” Louis Cole

“SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree,” Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue

“Live At The Piano,” Cory Henry

“The Omnichord Real Book,” Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

“To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim,” Liz Callaway

“Pieces Of Treasure,” Rickie Lee Jones

“Bewitched,” Laufey

“Holidays Around The World,” Pentatonix

“Only The Strong Survive,” Bruce Springsteen

“Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions), Vol. 3, (Various Artists)

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

“As We Speak,” Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia

“On Becoming,” House Of Waters

“Jazz Hands,” Bob James

“The Layers,” Julian Lage

“All One,” Ben Wendel

Best Musical Theater Album

“Kimberly Akimbo,” John Clancy, David Stone & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

“Parade,” Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Jake Pedersen & Ben Platt, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer & lyricist (2023 Broadway Cast)

“Shucked,” Brandy Clark, Jason Howland, Shane McAnally & Billy Jay Stein, producers; Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)

“Some Like It Hot,” Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks & NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen & Marc Shaiman, producers; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Marc Shaiman, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street,” Annaleigh Ashford & Josh Groban, principal vocalists; Thomas Kail & Alex Lacamoire, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (2023 Broadway Cast)

Best Country Solo Performance

“In Your Love,” Tyler Childers

“Buried,” Brandy Clark

“Fast Car,” Luke Combs

“The Last Thing On My Mind,” Dolly Parton

“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“High Note,” Dierks Bentley Featuring Billy Strings

“Nobody’s Nobody,” Brothers Osborne

“I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves

“Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold),” Vince Gill & Paul Franklin

“Save Me,” Jelly Roll With Lainey Wilson

“We Don’t Fight Anymore,” Carly Pearce Featuring Chris Stapleton

Best Country Song

“Buried,” Brandy Clark & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (Brandy Clark)

“I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves)

“In Your Love,” Tyler Childers & Geno Seale, songwriters (Tyler Childers)

“Last Night,” John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin & Ryan Vojtesak, songwriters (Morgan Wallen)

“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)

Best Country Album

“Rolling Up the Welcome Mat,” Kelsea Ballerini

“Brothers Osborne,” Brothers Osborne

“Zach Bryan,” Zach Bryan

“Rustin’ In The Rain,” Tyler Childers

“Bell Bottom Country,” Lainey Wilson

Best American Roots Performance

“Butterfly,” Jon Batiste

“Heaven Help Us All,” The Blind Boys Of Alabama

“Inventing The Wheel,” Madison Cunningham

“You Louisiana Man,” Rhiannon Giddens

“Eve Was Black,” Allison Russell

Best Americana Performance

“Friendship,” The Blind Boys Of Alabama

“Help Me Make It Through The Night,” Tyler Childers

“Dear Insecurity,” Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile

“King Of Oklahoma,” Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

“The Returner,” Allison Russell

Best American Roots Song

“Blank Page,” Michael Trotter Jr. & Tanya Trotter, songwriters (The War And Treaty)

“California Sober,” Aaron Allen, William Apostol & Jon Weisberger, songwriters (Billy Strings Featuring Willie Nelson)

“Cast Iron Skillet,” Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit)

“Dear Insecurity,” Brandy Clark & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile)

“The Returner,” Drew Lindsay, JT Nero & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)

Best Americana Album

“Brandy Clark,” Brandy Clark

“The Chicago Sessions,” Rodney Crowell

“You’re the One,” Rhiannon Giddens

“Weathervanes,” Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

“The Returner,” Allison Russell

Best Bluegrass Album

“Radio John: Songs of John Hartford,” Sam Bush

“Lovin’ Of The Game,” Michael Cleveland

“Mighty Poplar,” Mighty Poplar

“Bluegrass,” Willie Nelson

“Me/And/Dad,” Billy Strings

“City Of Gold,” Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

Best Traditional Blues Album

“Ridin’,” Eric Bibb

“The Soul Side Of Sipp,” Mr. Sipp

“Life Don’t Miss Nobody,” Tracy Nelson

“Teardrops For Magic Slim Live At Rosa’s Lounge,” John Primer

“All My Love For You,” Bobby Rush

Best Contemporary Blues Album

“Death Wish Blues,” Samantha Fish And Jesse Dayton

“Healing Time,” Ruthie Foster

“Live In London,” Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram

“Blood Harmony,” Larkin Poe

“LaVette!,” Bettye LaVette

Best Folk Album

“Traveling Wildfire,” Dom Flemons

“I Only See The Moon,” The Milk Carton Kids

“Joni Mitchell At Newport [Live],” Joni Mitchell

“Celebrants,” Nickel Creek

“Jubilee,” Old Crow Medicine Show

“Seven Psalms,” Paul Simon

“Folkocracy,” Rufus Wainwright

Best Regional Roots Music Album

“New Beginnings,” Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band

“Live At The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival,” Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers

“Live: Orpheum Theater Nola,” Lost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

“Made In New Orleans,” New Breed Brass Band

“Too Much To Hold,” New Orleans Nightcrawlers

“Live At The Maple Leaf,” The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

Best Gospel Performance/Song

“God Is Good,” Stanley Brown Featuring Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard & Karen Clark Sheard; Stanley Brown, Karen V Clark Sheard, Kaylah Jiavanni Harvey, Rodney Jerkins, Elyse Victoria Johnson, J Drew Sheard II, Kierra Valencia Sheard & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters

“Feel Alright (Blessed),” Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, William Weatherspoon, Juan Winans & Marvin L. Winans, songwriters

“Lord Do It For Me (Live),” Zacardi Cortez; Marcus Calyen, Zacardi Cortez & Kerry Douglas, songwriters

“God Is,” Melvin Crispell III

“All Things,” Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“Believe,” Blessing Offor; Hank Bentley & Blessing Offor, songwriters

“Firm Foundation (He Won’t) [Live],” Cody Carnes

“Thank God I Do,” Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle & Jason Ingram, songwriters

“Love Me Like I Am,” for KING & COUNTRY Featuring Jordin Sparks

“Your Power,” Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard

“God Problems,” Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Daniel Bashta, Chris Davenport, Ryan Ellis & Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

“I Love You,” Erica Campbell

“Hymns (Live),” Tasha Cobbs Leonard

“The Maverick Way,” Maverick City Music

“My Truth,” Jonathan McReynolds

“All Things New: Live In Orlando,” Tye Tribbett

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

“My Tribe,” Blessing Offor

“Emanuel,” Da’ T.R.U.T.H.

“Lauren Daigle,” Lauren Daigle

“Church Clothes 4,” Lecrae

“I Believe,” Phil Wickham

Best Roots Gospel Album

“Tribute To The King,” The Blackwood Brothers Quartet

“Echoes Of The South,” Blind Boys Of Alabama

“Songs That Pulled Me Through The Tough Times,” Becky Isaacs Bowman

“Meet Me At The Cross,” Brian Free & Assurance

“Shine: The Darker The Night The Brighter The Light,” Gaither Vocal Band

Best Latin Pop Album

“La Cuarta Hoja,” Pablo Alborán

“Beautiful Humans, Vol. 1,” AleMor

“A Ciegas,” Paula Arenas

“La Neta,” Pedro Capó

“Don Juan,” Maluma

“X Mí (Vol. 1),” Gaby Moreno

Best Música Urbana Album

“SATURNO,” Rauw Alejandro

“MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO,” Karol G

“DATA,” Tainy

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

“MARTÍNEZ,” Cabra

“Leche De Tigre,” Diamante Eléctrico

“Vida Cotidiana,” Juanes

“De Todas Las Flores,” Natalia Lafourcade

“EADDA9223,” Fito Paez

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

“Bordado a Mano,” Ana Bárbara

“La Sánchez,” Lila Downs

“Motherflower,” Flor de Toloache

“Amor Como en las Películas de Antes,” Lupita Infante

“GÉNESIS,” Peso Pluma

Best Tropical Latin Album

“Siembra: 45* Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022),” Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

“Voy A Ti,” Luis Figueroa

“Niche Sinfónico,” Grupo Niche Y Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia

“VIDA,” Omara Portuondo

“MIMY & TONY,” Tony Succar, Mimy Succar

“Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así,” Carlos Vives

Best Global Music Performance

“Shadow Forces,” Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily

“Alone,” Burna Boy

“FEEL,” Davido

“Milagro Y Disastre,” Silvana Estrada

“Abundance In Millets,” Falu & Gaurav Shah (Featuring PM Narendra Modi)

“Pashto,” Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia

“Todo Colores,” Ibrahim Maalouf Featuring Cimafunk & Tank And The Bangas

Best African Music Performance

“Amapiano,” ASAKE & Olamide

“City Boys,” Burna Boy

“UNAVAILABLE,” Davido Featuring Musa Keys

“Rush,” Ayra Starr

“Water,” Tyla

Best Global Music Album

“Epifanías,” Susana Baca

“History,” Bokanté

“I Told Them…,” Burna Boy

“Timeless,” Davido

“This Moment,” Shakti

Best Reggae Album

“Born For Greatness,” Buju Banton

“Simma,” Beenie Man

“Cali Roots Riddim 2023,” Collie Buddz

“No Destroyer,” Burning Spear

“Colors Of Royal,” Julian Marley & Antaeus

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

“Aquamarine,” Kirsten Agresta-Copely

“Moments Of Beauty,” Omar Akram

“Some Kind Of Peace (Piano Reworks),” Ólafur Arnalds

“Ocean Dreaming Ocean,” David Darling & Hans Christian

“So She Howls,” Carla Patullo Featuring Tonality And The Scorchio Quartet

Best Children’s Music Album

“Ahhhhh!,” Andrew & Polly

“Ancestars,” Pierce Freelon & Nnenna Freelon

“Hip Hope For Kids!,” DJ Willy Wow!

“Taste The Sky,” Uncle Jumbo

“We Grow Together Preschool Songs,” 123 Andrés

Best Comedy Album

“I Wish You Would,” Trevor Noah

“I’m An Entertainer,” Wanda Sykes

“Selective Outrage,” Chris Rock

“Someone You Love,” Sarah Silverman

“What’s In A Name?,” Dave Chappelle

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

“Big Tree,” Meryl Streep

“Boldly Go: Reflections On A Life Of Awe And Wonder,” William Shatner

“The Creative Act: A Way Of Being,” Rick Rubin

“It’s Ok To Be Angry About Capitalism,” Senator Bernie Sanders

“The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times,” Michelle Obama

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

“AURORA,” (Daisy Jones & The Six)

“Barbie The Album,” (Various Artists)

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From And Inspired By,” (Various Artists)

“Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3: Awesome Mix, Vol. 3,” (Various Artists)

“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” Weird Al Yankovic

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

“Barbie,” Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, composers

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Ludwig Goransson, composer

“The Fabelmans,” John Williams, composer

“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” John Williams, composer

“Oppenheimer,” Ludwig Göransson, composer

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

“Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II,” Sarah Schachner, composer

“God Of War Ragnarok,” Bear McCreary, composer

“Hogwarts Legacy,” Peter Murray, J Scott Rakozy & Chuck E. Myers ‘Sea’, composers

“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,” Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab, composers

“Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical,” Jess Serro, Tripod & Austin Wintory, composers

Best Song Written For Visual Media

“Barbie World [From Barbie The Album],” Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua)

“Dance The Night [From Barbie The Album],” Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)

“I’m Just Ken (From Barbie The Album),” Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Ryan Gosling)

“Lift Me Up [From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From And Inspired By],” Ryan Coogler, Ludwig G*ransson, Robyn Fenty & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Rihanna)

“What Was I Made For? [From Barbie The Album],” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Best Music Video

“I’m Only Sleeping,” (The Beatles) Em Cooper, video director; Jonathan Clyde, Sophie Hilton, Sue Loughlin & Laura Thomas, video producers

“In Your Love,” Tyler Childers; Bryan Schlam, video director; Kacie Barton, Silas House, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thornton & Whitney Wolanin, video producers

“What Was I Made For,” Billie Eilish; Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers

“Count Me Out,” Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers

“Rush,” Troye Sivan; Gordon Von Steiner, video director; Kelly McGee, video producer

Best Music Film

“Moonage Daydream” (David Bowie); Brett Morgen, video director; Brett Morgen, video producer

“How I’m Feeling Now,” Lewis Capaldi; Joe Pearlman, video director; Sam Bridger, Isabel Davis & Alice Rhodes, video producers

“Live From Paris, The Big Steppers Tour,” Kendrick Lamar; Mike Carson, Dave Free & Mark Ritchie, video directors; Cornell Brown, Debra Davis, Jared Heinke & Jamie Rabineau, video producers

“I Am Everything” (Little Richard); Lisa Cortés, video director; Caryn Capotosto, Lisa Cortés, Robert Friedman & Liz Yale Marsh, video producers

“Dear Mama” (Tupac Shakur); Allen Hughes, video director; Joshua Garcia, Loren Gomez, James Jenkins & Stef Smith, video producers

Best Recording Package

“The Art Of Forgetting,” Caroline Rose, art director (Caroline Rose)

“Cadenza 21′,” Hsing-Hui Cheng, art director (Ensemble Cadenza 21′)

“Electrophonic Chronic,” Perry Shall, art director (The Arcs)

“Gravity Falls,” Iam8bit, art director (Brad Breeck)

“Migration,” Yu Wei, art director (Leaf Yeh)

“Stumpwork,” Luke Brooks & James Theseus Buck, art directors (Dry Cleaning)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

“The Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel,” Jeff Mangum, Daniel Murphy & Mark Ohe, art directors (Neutral Milk Hotel)

“For The Birds: The Birdsong Project,” Jeri Heiden & John Heiden, art directors (Various Artists)

“Gieo,” Duy Dao, art director (Ngot)

“Inside: Deluxe Box Set,” Bo Burnham & Daniel Calderwood, art directors (Bo Burnham)

“Words & Music, May 1965 – Deluxe Edition,” Masaki Koike, art director (Lou Reed)

Best Album Notes

“Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy (Live),” Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy)

“I Can Almost See Houston: The Complete Howdy Glenn,” Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Howdy Glenn)

“Mogadishu’s Finest: The Al Uruba Sessions,” Vik Sohonie, album notes writer (Iftin Band)

“Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From The Collection Of Mack McCormick, 1958-1971,” Jeff Place & John Troutman, album notes writers (Various Artists)

“Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos,” Robert Gordon & Deanie Parker, album notes writers (Various Artists)

Best Historical Album

Fragments – Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17,” Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Steve Addabbo, Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone, Chris Shaw & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bob Dylan)

“The Moaninest Moan Of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922,” Colin Hancock, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer; Richard Martin, restoration engineer (Various Artists)

“Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From The Collection Of Mack McCormick, 1958-1971,” Jeff Place & John Troutman, compilation producers; Randy LeRoy & Charlie Pilzer, mastering engineers; Mike Petillo & Charlie Pilzer, restoration engineers (Various Artists)

“Words & Music, May 1965 – Deluxe Edition,” Laurie Anderson, Don Fleming, Jason Stern, Matt Sulllivan & Hal Willner, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer; John Baldwin, restoration engineer (Lou Reed)

“Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos,” Robert Gordon, Deanie Parker, Cheryl Pawelski, Michele Smith & Mason Williams, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves, restoration engineer (Various Artists)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

“Desire, I Want To Turn Into You,” Macks Faulkron, Daniel Harle, Caroline Polachek & Geoff Swan, engineers; Mike Bozzi & Chris Gehringer, mastering engineers (Caroline Polachek)

“History,” Nic Hard, engineer; Dave McNair, mastering engineer (Bokanté)

“JAGUAR II,” John Kercy, Kyle Mann, Victoria Monét, Patrizio ‘Teezio’ Pigliapoco, Neal H Pogue & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Victoria Monét)

“Multitudes,” Michael Harris, Robbie Lackritz, Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers (Feist)

“The Record,” Owen Lantz, Will Maclellan, Catherine Marks, Mike Mogis, Bobby Mota, Kaushlesh ‘Garry’ Purohit & Sarah Tudzin, engineers; Pat Sullivan, mastering engineer (boygenius)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

“The Blue Hour,” Patrick Dillett, Mitchell Graham, Jesse Lewis, Kyle Pyke, Andrew Scheps & John Weston, engineers; Helge Sten, mastering engineer (Shara Nova & A Far Cry)

“Contemporary American Composers,” David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

“Fandango,” Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gustavo Castillo & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

“Sanlikol: A Gentleman Of Istanbul – Symphony For Strings, Percussion, Piano, Oud, Ney & Tenor,” Christopher Moretti & John Weston, engineers; Shauna Barravecchio & Jesse Lewis, mastering engineers (Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, George Lernis & A Far Cry)

“Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 & Schulhoff: Five Pieces,” Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

David Frost

Morten Lindberg

Dmitriy Lipay

Elaine Martone

Brian Pidgeon

Best Remixed Recording

“Alien Love Call,” BADBADNOTGOOD, remixers (Turnstile & BADBADNOTGOOD Featuring Blood Orange)

“New Gold (Dom Dolla Remix),” Dom Dolla, remixer (Gorillaz Featuring Tame Impala & Bootie Brown)

“Reviver (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix),” Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, remixer (Lane 8)

“Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix),” Wet Leg, remixers (Depeche Mode)

“Workin’ Hard (Terry Hunter Remix),” Terry Hunter, remixer (Mariah Carey)

Best Immersive Audio Album

“Act 3 (Immersive Edition),” Ryan Ulyate, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ryan Ulyate, immersive producer (Ryan Ulyate)

“Blue Clear Sky,” Chuck Ainlay, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Chuck Ainlay, immersive producer (George Strait)

“The Diary Of Alicia Keys,” George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Alicia Keys & Ann Mincieli, immersive producers (Alicia Keys)

“God Of War Ragnarok (Original Soundtrack),” Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Kellogg Boynton, Peter Scaturro & Herbert Waltl, immersive producers (Bear McCreary)

“Silence Between Songs,” Aaron Short, immersive mastering engineer (Madison Beer)

Best Instrumental Composition

“Amerikkan Skin,” Lakecia Benjamin, composer (Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Angela Davis)

“Can You Hear The Music,” Ludwig Goransson, composer (Ludwig G*ransson)

“Cutey And The Dragon,” Gordon Goodwin & Raymond Scott, composers (Quartet San Francisco Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

“Helena’s Theme,” John Williams, composer (John Williams)

“Motion,” Edgar Meyer, composer (Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

“Angels We Have Heard On High,” Nkosilathi Emmanuel Sibanda, arranger (Just 6)

“Can You Hear The Music,” Ludwig Goransson, arranger (Ludwig Goransson)

“Folsom Prison Blues,” John Carter Cash, Tommy Emmanuel, Markus Illko, Janet Robin & Roberto Luis Rodriguez, arrangers (The String Revolution Featuring Tommy Emmanuel)

“I Remember Mingus,” Hilario Duran, arranger (Hilario Duran And His Latin Jazz Big Band Featuring Paquito D’Rivera)

“Paint It Black,” Esin Aydingoz, Chris Bacon & Alana Da Fonseca, arrangers (Wednesday Addams)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

“April In Paris,” Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Patti Austin Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

“Com Que Voz (Live),” John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Metropole Orkest)

“Fenestra,” Godwin Louis, arranger (Cécile McLorin Salvant)

“In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning,” Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (saje Featuring Jacob Collier)

“Lush Life,” Kendric McCallister, arranger (Samara Joy)

Best Orchestral Performance

“Ades: Dante,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

“Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; Four Pieces,” Karina Canellakis, conductor (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)

“Price: Symphony No. 4; Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)

“Scriabin: Symphony No. 2; The Poem Of Ecstasy,” JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

“Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring,” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

Best Opera Recording

“Blanchard: Champion,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

“Corigliano: The Lord Of Cries,” Gil Rose, conductor; Anthony Roth Costanzo, Kathryn Henry, Jarrett Ott & David Portillo; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project & Odyssey Opera Chorus)

“Little: Black Lodge,” Timur; Andrew McKenna Lee & David T. Little, producers (The Dime Museum; Isaura String Quartet)

Best Choral Performance

“Carols After A Plague,” Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

“The House Of Belonging,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Miró Quartet; Conspirare)

“Ligeti: Lux Aeterna,” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony Chorus)

“Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil,” Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)

“Saariaho: Reconnaissance,” Nils Schweckendiek, conductor (Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

“American Stories,” Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet

“Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastorale’ And Op. 1, No. 3,” Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos

“Between Breaths,” Third Coast Percussion

“Rough Magic,” Roomful Of Teeth

“Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walker,” Catalyst Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

“Adams, John Luther: Darkness And Scattered Light,” Robert Black

“Akiho: Cylinders,” Andy Akiho

“The American Project,” Yuja Wang; Teddy Abrams, conductor (Louisville Orchestra)

“Difficult Grace,” Seth Parker Woods

“Of Love,” Curtis Stewart

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

“Because,” Reginald Mobley, soloist; Baptiste Trotignon, pianist

“Broken Branches,” Karim Sulayman, soloist; Sean Shibe, accompanist

“40@40,” Laura Strickling, soloist; Daniel Schlosberg, pianist

“Rising,” Lawrence Brownlee, soloist; Kevin J. Miller, pianist

“Walking In The Dark,” Julia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)

Best Classical Compendium

“Fandango,” Anne Akiko Meyers; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

“Julius Eastman, Vol. 3: If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?,” Christopher Rountree, conductor; Lewis Pesacov, producer

“Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive Bright,” Peter Herresthal; Tim Weiss, conductor; Hans Kipfer, producer

“Passion For Bach And Coltrane,” Alex Brown, Harlem Quartet, Imani Winds, Edward Perez, Neal Smith & A.B. Spellman; Silas Brown & Mark Dover, producers

“Sardinia,” Chick Corea; Chick Corea & Bernie Kirsh, producers

“Sculptures,” Andy Akiho; Andy Akiho & Sean Dixon, producers

“Zodiac Suite,” Aaron Diehl Trio & The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor; Aaron Diehl & Eric Jacobsen, producers

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

“Ades: Dante,” Thomas Ades, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

“Akiho: In That Space, At That Time,” Andy Akiho, composer (Andy Akiho, Ankush Kumar Bahl & Omaha Symphony)

“Brittelle: Psychedelics,” William Brittelle, composer (Roomful Of Teeth)

“Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive Bright,” Missy Mazzoli, composer (Peter Herresthal, James Gaffigan & Bergen Philharmonic)

“Montgomery: Rounds,” Jessie Montgomery, composer (Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry & Roomful Of Teeth)

The 81st Golden Globes, which aired on CBS, had viewers taking to social media to share their opinions and reactions from the start. But it wasn’t all bad, the “Barbie” Movie had its moment, “The Bear” won big and there were quite a few reunions between former co-stars.

Here are the main takeaways from the evening and a few things you’ll probably want to know about because chances are there will be a major discussion about them in the office tomorrow.

1. Viewers were not fans of the monologue

Comedian Jo Koy hosted the 81st Golden Globes, and his opening monologue did not go over well online.

HARRISON FORD AFTER ONE OF JO KOY'S JOKES PLEASE #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/Z9d72rK94S

— maddie (@maddiecar_) January 8, 2024

Me, watching the Golden Globes monologue pic.twitter.com/2w0gOqr9id

— Justin Kirkland (@justinkirkland4) January 8, 2024

we were so wrong. come back, queen. your people need you pic.twitter.com/ENDGEsCwK7

— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 8, 2024

were they busy? #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/bOW9U4v8Uy

— JB (@JBfromDC89) January 8, 2024

"Barbie is based on a doll with big boobies."

Cut to Greta Gerwig looking utterly disheartened at the way the movie she lovingly and tirelessly crafted is being blithely discussed.

Do better, #GoldenGlobes

— Will Spencer (@Will_Spencer3) January 8, 2024

i'm talking about that monologue in therapy on tuesday btw

— hunter harris (@hunteryharris) January 8, 2024

We NEED to bring back long hooks that pull people off stage

— ms.mawmaVEVO (@speeeena) January 8, 2024

everyone live tweeting this jo koy monologue #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/EjzYZWwIER

— kathleen (@kathleen_hanley) January 8, 2024

Jo Koy pic.twitter.com/Zbfr43vRC0

— The Film Drunk (@thefilmdrunk) January 8, 2024

Quick somebody call them up during this commercial and tell them to get their ass on that stage and host! pic.twitter.com/kACXMoqWvW

— (@heyjaeee) January 8, 2024

Ryan Gosling has no patience with jokes about BARBIE and neither do I at this point. pic.twitter.com/w5vK7sbIcO

— Jen Chaney (@chaneyj) January 8, 2024

OMG Selena Gomez during Jo Koy's Barbie jokes #GoldenGlobes2024 #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/qcKFkaemIz

— Priyant (@Priyant1987) January 8, 2024

2. Taylor Swift’s reactions were better received than the jokes

Taylor Swift didn’t seem to be amused by Koy’s joke about her. “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL… On the Golden Globes we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift,” said Koy.

Taylor Swift takes a sip of her drink after Jo Koy's joke about her at the #GoldenGlobes.

"The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift." pic.twitter.com/d2TDVcUGv5

— Variety (@Variety) January 8, 2024

between the barbie joke and the taylor joke.. when will men learn they can make jokes that don’t insult women or have misogynistic undertones?

— brie (@livbrinalor) January 8, 2024

The internet wasn’t a fan of the joke either, but they were a fan of Swift’s reaction.

pic.twitter.com/jHaX1yHNNT

— Taylor Swift News 🩵 (@TSwiftNZ) January 8, 2024

| Taylor Swift for the 2024 #GoldenGlobes

“” pic.twitter.com/1OCnH5WBv9

— The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) January 8, 2024

| Our reaction to whatever that joke was… pic.twitter.com/D0OPknS6S5

— Taylor Swift Updates 🩵 (@swifferupdates) January 8, 2024

Champagne problems @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/CoezphFkcr

— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2024

SWIFTIES WATING FOR REPUTATION TV #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/Tdc8juqhGb

— The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) January 8, 2024

taylor swift's response to this golden globes host's jokes…a mood, if you will pic.twitter.com/KgNhWF6pbh

— Nora Dominick (@noradominick) January 8, 2024

Taylor Swift being unamused by Jo Koy, she's really just like us! #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/1g6QG0Fbzz

— Nicol (@nikowl) January 8, 2024

*host makes a joke about taylor that obviously bothers her*

taylor: #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/tkeW51j4fn

— © (@MindofRollins) January 8, 2024

Taylor casually sipping her drink cause that man’s jokes just aren’t landing pic.twitter.com/Brig2zyzqx

— ✩ CEL ✩ (@moonlithoax) January 8, 2024

But just to showcase Swift does have a sense of humor, here she is laughing at comedian Jim Gaffigan’s joke.

| Taylor enjoying @JimGaffigan's #GoldenGlobes joke about standup comedians finally having a category

"For 80 years, good looking people threw a party. And then you guys finally decided to invite the talented people." pic.twitter.com/xWzzULBgJu

— Taylor Swift Updates 🩵 (@swifferupdates) January 8, 2024

finally someone got taylor to laugh, this man should’ve been host #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/O422w54hUF

— © (@MindofRollins) January 8, 2024

3. Oh, and speaking of Taylor Swift…

People loved this moment of her and Bill Hader taking a selfie.

| Taylor Swift and Bill Hader at the 2024 #GoldenGlobes! pic.twitter.com/0rcdZjAgwv

— The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) January 8, 2024

no this is exactly what it’s like to be in a convo with taylor. she is so attentive and kind like i can’t. instant tears seeing this pic.twitter.com/1A6XEsqEY1

— emily (@shinymidnights) January 8, 2024

does it ever drive you crazy just how fast the night changes pic.twitter.com/PmPu6w3WZa

— jen (@thelessiknow13) January 8, 2024

would pay truly hundreds of dollars and maybe a kidney to see this selfie?????????? @goldenglobes @taylorswift13 #goldenglobes pic.twitter.com/2z3EpVRs3o

— GIPHY Pop (@GiphyPop) January 8, 2024

the most "father of daughters" selfie ever taken pic.twitter.com/VtK1J1EVsQ

— Alison Herman (@aherman2006) January 8, 2024

14 years later pic.twitter.com/teWdKU7BS7

— Taylor Throwbacks (@ThrowbackTaylor) January 8, 2024

Fans also love any time that Swift and her bestie Selena Gomez are together, so here’s the two Golden Globes nominees.

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez at the #GoldenGlobes. pic.twitter.com/Q5Dh3B6iLF

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 8, 2024

| Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez stun for the 2024 #GoldenGlobes! pic.twitter.com/qkCMlNV569

— The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) January 8, 2024

Girls night at the #GoldenGlobes @selenagomez & @taylorswift13! pic.twitter.com/ZvDxvK3HrB

— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2024

Similar to NFL fans, Golden Globes viewers just seemed to love every time Swift was on camera.

me when someone orders fries for the table #GoldenGlobes @goldenglobes @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/OGGQzuyJvF

— GIPHY Pop (@GiphyPop) January 8, 2024

this is MY barbenheimer pic.twitter.com/zHxMD0VufX

— Ron (@midnightstrack2) January 8, 2024

it’s always taylor and her little drink against the world pic.twitter.com/VTPYsbNrvh

— beth⸆⸉ (@isitovernowftv) January 8, 2024

THE TEA THEY JUST SPILT WAS INSANE pic.twitter.com/IeQtRPxwxB

— ava (@thinktayvis) January 8, 2024

Swifties were also living for this behind-the-scenes moment that appeared to look like Swift was spilling some major tea.

pic.twitter.com/I92tka9krP

— Taylor Swift News 🩵 (@TSwiftNZ) January 8, 2024

YOU GUYS???? pic.twitter.com/5OwBfbRxqI

— holls ⸆⸉ (@tntayvis) January 8, 2024

Oh that nod said a LOT pic.twitter.com/HbJnnKN33K

— Raghav ོ NYC Dress stan Swiftball Staff (@RaghavsRep) January 8, 2024

we already have the most interesting video of the #goldenglobes thanks to taylor swift, selena gomez and keleigh teller pic.twitter.com/BD76dcR7yN

— amelia (@therastour13) January 8, 2024

taylor and selena gossiping and their reactions to each other’s gossip is funnier than anything jo koy has said btw pic.twitter.com/fb86O5kPwd

— raf (@zoeyduatch) January 8, 2024

Selena telling Taylor the Chiefs playoff game is on Peacockpic.twitter.com/McQeksGOZD

— Bill Ari (@ImBillRay) January 8, 2024

4. The internet’s boyfriend Charles Melton made us melt

Melton first got the internet’s attention with his role as Reggie Mantle in the CW’s Riverdale. In 2019 he proved he had what it takes to be a leading man in his starring role in “The Sun Is Also a Star.” This year, he showcased his acting chops yet again in “May December” alongside Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman.

absolutely melting at the sight of Charles Melton#GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/TypSGXMWeu

— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) January 8, 2024

Tears in my eyes pic.twitter.com/m2JUtPF9bH

— Julia (@S0UNDOFMETAL) January 8, 2024

my god pic.twitter.com/T7W2SyEVBA

— th*nos (@defnotthanos) January 8, 2024

5. Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet were caught kissing on camera

While this isn’t the couple’s first public appearance, viewers weren’t sure if the two knew the cameras were still rolling during commercial breaks.

Do Kylie and Timothée know that the ad breaks on the Golden Globe website is just a fan cam of them pic.twitter.com/QIbs42Ofhi

— yasmine | ياسمين (@filmwithyas) January 8, 2024

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet kissing at the #GoldenGlobes . pic.twitter.com/5zDXNLHWgn

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 8, 2024

6. Come on Barbie, Let’s win a Golden Globe

After a Barbenheimer summer, Barbie was nominated for cinematic and box office achievement. Barbie ended up winning, and Taylor Swift, who was also nominated in the category for her concert film of the Eras Tour, led the standing ovation.

Taylor Swift led the standing ovation for ‘Barbie’ as it won the #GoldenGlobe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. pic.twitter.com/1oUb5GLlGR

— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) January 8, 2024

me watching barbie finally win something pic.twitter.com/B1zSrXi8K9

— nai (@margotswhore) January 8, 2024

award for “cinematic and box office achievement” pic.twitter.com/ZqfZm3hQEz

— evan romano (@EvanRomano) January 8, 2024

7. Ayo Edebiri’s acceptance speech

In 2023, Edebiri returned for season two of “The Bear” and starred in “Theater Camp” and “Bottoms.” Her acceptance speech after she won Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV Series, won the hearts of viewers at home after she thanked her agents and manager’s assistants.

Ayo Edebri! The people’s princess!!!! Thanking her agents and managers ASSISTANTS??? A queen #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/Fzn8v5CXyh

— Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) January 8, 2024

Taylor Swift nods in agreement during Ayo Edebiri's acceptance speech thanking all of her agents and managers' assistants pic.twitter.com/2tpQ3UVHX8

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 8, 2024

Ayo Edebiri hyperventilating during her Golden Globes speech…a queen!

“If I forgot to thank you, I’m sorry…unless you were mean or something. Okay, bye!”#GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/b2xExJ5I4L

— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) January 8, 2024

She deserves it all, including the way James Marsden is smiling at her. https://t.co/BMnksP9lfX

— Rohita Kadambi (@RohitaKadambi) January 8, 2024

Letterboxd user Ayo Edebiri is now a Golden Globe Award winner

— Barney Schreiber, CPA (@luxurytrash_) January 8, 2024

“The Bear” ended up being a big winner of the evening, Jeremy Allen White won for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy TV Series, and the show won Best Television Series for a Musical or Comedy.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/S0nxZMqvrY

— anne (@onepoorsonnet) January 8, 2024

LET ME IN pic.twitter.com/6pxYrLvtZ9

— ًً (@girlsonfillm) January 8, 2024

8. Lily Gladstone’s historic win

Gladstone is the first Indigenous woman to win the Golden Globe for best actress in a motion picture – drama.

Okay, Lily Gladstone’s speech made sitting through the rest of the Golden Globes worth it.

— Not THAT Karen, thank you (@karenbates) January 8, 2024

Lily Gladstone and Cillian Murphy were my two favorite wins of the night. They were the two best performances of the year and I can’t wait to see them win again in March.
Also loved Barbie for cinematic achievement.

— Dylan Thompson (@Dyl_Thomp) January 8, 2024

The best. #LilyGladstone #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/JhMRwZoMf6

— DEJ #BlackLivesMatter #TransRights #FreePalestine (@DawsonEJoyce) January 8, 2024

academy award winner lily gladstone just has the perfect ring to it

— niamh (@thursd4ygirl4) January 8, 2024

the bear sweep, succession sweep, lily gladstone best actress, holdovers acting wins pic.twitter.com/oOHo9as8ie

— val (@edebiriscinema) January 8, 2024

It begins pic.twitter.com/eZXIfbANi6

— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) January 8, 2024

SHE MADE HISTORY TELLING OUR HISTORY! HOWAH!!! Lililililililili @lilygladstone won a Golden Globe! This marks the 1st Nomination & #WIN for a Native Actress in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture/Feature Film. Just the first of many to come. #NativeRepresentation pic.twitter.com/8nXnYrAZaH

— Amber Gunn Gauthier (@HinuHocakAGG) January 8, 2024

9. Jennifer Lawrence threatened to leave

The 2013 Queen of Memes, JLaw, brought a good laugh to viewers at home when the camera panned to her during her nomination category.

“If I don’t win, I’m leaving” – Jennifer Lawrence mouths to the camera during her category at the #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/XP0T1wOMit

— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) January 8, 2024

“If I don’t win I’m leaving” JENNIFER LAWRENCE IS SO #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/7e72y89VIl

— ໊ (@WandasAttorney) January 8, 2024

we don’t deserve jennifer lawrence pic.twitter.com/iHi5bDAKlq

— chase. (@cfree94) January 8, 2024

While Lawrence didn’t end up winning, it’s safe to say she wasn’t too disappointed because her friend Emma Stone took home the prize.

jennifer lawrence being happier for her friend than herself pic.twitter.com/lBZ1UEjK35

— banjo (@flamingpuddle) January 8, 2024

this is everything pic.twitter.com/Tsr53MNORo https://t.co/IXbtBR0a74

— bethany (@fiImgal) January 8, 2024

her 2013 humor still in tact i see. its kinda comforting like never change jennifer https://t.co/J6GPsTpww1

— cay (@koralinadean) January 8, 2024

Somewhat related, people were bummed that they weren’t seated together.

when i catch the person who sat jennifer lawrence at the wonka table instead of taylor swift and emma stone’s pic.twitter.com/OEx3MXCS2I

— jo (@sixofsongbirds) January 8, 2024

Taylor sitting next to Emma Stone! #GoldenGlobes via @marleyharper pic.twitter.com/bEDmgGA9rf

— Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) January 8, 2024

10. Reunions were a theme

Is it the 2010s again? The Golden Globes seemed to reunite multiple memorable pairs.

Not only did the non-royal members of “Suits” cast show up, but Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried, who starred as mother and daughter in “Mamma Mia!” had a brief run-in on the red carpet.

MERYL STREEP AND AMANDA SEYFRIED I’M GONNA CRYYYYY #GoldenGlobes2024 pic.twitter.com/Fznl5FsIOR

— hannah (@iIsafausts) January 8, 2024

SOMETIMES I WISH THAT I COULD FREEZE THE PICTURE!!!!! pic.twitter.com/My2CavtroL

— ava (@thislllove) January 8, 2024

slipping through my fingers… pic.twitter.com/zYl5BS9Mb8

— Tom Smyth (@Tom_Smyth_) January 8, 2024

For “Hunger Games” fans, Jennifer Lawrence and Lenny Kravitz took a picture together.

CINNA AND KATNISS REUNION pic.twitter.com/x6jegB0feN

— laly (@getawayeverlark) January 8, 2024

huge day for annoying people pic.twitter.com/E2lIIwqdz9

— sage (@atleastimtryin) January 8, 2024

“Suits” co-stars Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Sarah Rafferty and Gina Torres presented Best Television Series Drama, and poked some jokes about the series getting a new fan base after it started streaming on Netflix.

The cast of Suits reunites at the #GoldenGlobes! pic.twitter.com/fntt8Iawua

— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) January 8, 2024

SUITS pic.twitter.com/FXbiKJJ4fp

— Netflix (@netflix) January 8, 2024

THE CAST OF SUITS pic.twitter.com/Q97Rj1a4OH

— nicole (@thedarvey) January 8, 2024

SHAKING SUITS CAST REUNION pic.twitter.com/Wkxj7MSFBu

— j (@ruinstolove) January 8, 2024

Macht and Adams also had a fun preshow moment that included beatboxing.

I’m so happy right now. I’ve missed these two so much! #Suits pic.twitter.com/7nn5Fst8Yo

— vickster51 (@vickster51) January 8, 2024

11. The return of presenting duo Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig

The pair has been known to charm the crowd when they present together, and this year was no exception. Viewers loved the pair so much, that they couldn’t believe they weren’t the ones hosting.

It’s official, Kristin Wiig and Will Ferrell just won the #GoldenGlobes if you can make #Bennifer laugh, you know it’s a good time. pic.twitter.com/9FqxMQ1W3P

— Johnni Z Macke (@Johnnimacke) January 8, 2024

one thing about Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell…they’re gonna do a bit while presenting at an awards show!#GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/uhtK0LrM85

— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) January 8, 2024

Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Andrew Scott, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck dancing wins. #GoldenGlobes2024 pic.twitter.com/mf26sC7Psm

— Reshma Gopaldas (@reshingbull) January 8, 2024

So wild that we didn’t get a really funny bit at the #goldenglobes until 15 minutes before the show ends. Thank you, Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell (who was among the producers of May December? Wow!)

— Eric Deggans at NPR (@Deggans) January 8, 2024

You’re telling me Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig were in the building and they aren’t hosting? #GoldenGlobes

— Taylor Banks (@MsTaylorBanks) January 8, 2024

kristen wiig and will ferrell are the golden globes’ secret weapon #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/hk7JPaKsNJ

— Zoë Rose Bryant (@ZoeRoseBryant) January 8, 2024

kristen wiig and will ferrell where there the whole time and we had to be subjected to bad jokes all night?!#GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/xLF4LYaffO

— jawn q. public (@zeezeeontv) January 8, 2024

I JUST HEARD WILL FERRELL AND KRISTEN WIIG ARE PRESENTING!? Oh I’m sat. #GoldenGlobes2024 pic.twitter.com/gDN55GKvXf

— mary elizabeth (@kateskristen) January 8, 2024

Bringing Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell, one of the best presenting duos in #GoldenGlobes history, back together is the smartest thing the producers of this show did tonight

— Gibson Johns (@gibsonoma) January 8, 2024

I kinda just wanna watch Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell dance with goofy smiles on their faces for another half hour? #GoldenGlobes

— Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) January 8, 2024

12. Ramy Youssef and Mark Ruffalo kissed

The two shared a quick peck after “Poor Things” won the award for Best Motion Picture for a Musical or Comedy.

POOR THINGS win (and a Ramy – Mark Ruffalo kiss)!! #PoorThings #GoldenGlobes2024 #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/mYLqtUOtgx

— Meaghan Darwish (@meag_darwish) January 8, 2024

Let’s not lose the plot tonight: Ramy Youssef and Mark Ruffalo kissed. #GoldenGlobes
pic.twitter.com/Gt9FNKjAHI

— Justin Kirkland (@justinkirkland4) January 8, 2024

where were you when ramy youssef and mark ruffalo kissed

— wolfgang ruth (@itswolfgangruth) January 8, 2024

ramy youssef mark ruffalo kiss! pic.twitter.com/PmiXhCzFmE

— gladstone gladiator (@dejasuniverse) January 8, 2024

Will be spending the rest of the night thinking about Ramy and Mark Ruffalo kissing…respectfully.

— Andrew Frye (@itsandrewfrye) January 8, 2024

Didn’t hate that the Poor Things win gave us Ramy Youssef and Mark Ruffalo kissing on the mouth

— Rob’s Cheaper, Ad-Supported Version (@r0bwatson) January 8, 2024

13. People were still talking about the Red Carpet

While the show was airing, viewers were circling back on some of their favorite red carpet moments.

YOU DON’T OWN ME pic.twitter.com/t7yrcrhtnx

— ShaneAvery (@ShaneAvery) January 8, 2024

margot robbie and america ferrera smelling jacob elordi’s bath water candle https://t.co/S86kliLBSf pic.twitter.com/5K5HlyhjxR

— bethany (@fiImgal) January 8, 2024

COSMO AND WANDA pic.twitter.com/ehGSIsEwLF

— maddie (@decker_swift) January 8, 2024

Brie Larson gets emotional meeting Jennifer Lopez for the first time at the #GoldenGlobes:

“I saw ‘Selena’ and it made me want to be an actor. You've always meant so much to me.” pic.twitter.com/uwm1Gs79J9

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 8, 2024

do we see the similarities pic.twitter.com/QGETSmEw2j

— olivia⸆⸉ (@smokebillowsftv) January 8, 2024

With its checkered past, the 2024 Golden Globe Awards saw some historic diversity moments and wins – from its first Indigenous winner in 81 years, to a “Barbie” takeover. The annual ceremony, hosted Sunday night at L.A.’s Beverly Hilton Hotel, kicked off awards season with a couple milestones.

Stand-up comedian and producer Jo Koy became the Globes’ first Filipino American host (and the second Asian host in the ceremony’s history, following Sandra Oh).

Actor Lily Gladstone became the first Indigenous person to win a Golden Globe for her breakout portrayal of Mollie Kyle, the Osage wife of a killer who survived the Osage murders, in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Gladstone cinched the award for best female actor in a motion picture drama.

“I love everyone in this room right now,” Gladstone said in her acceptance speech, after opening in the language of the Blackfeet nation she represents. “I don’t have words. I just spoke a bit of Blackfeet language; the beautiful community, nation that raised me, that encouraged me to keep doing this. I’m so grateful that I can speak even a little bit of my language. Because in this business, Native actors used to speak their lines in English and then the sound editors would run them backwards to accomplish Native languages on camera.”

“This is a historic win. It doesn’t belong to just me,” Gladstone said. “I’m holding it with all of my beautiful sisters in the film… standing on all of your shoulders.”

Pamela J. Peters, a Navajo documentarian and photographer based in L.A. and a friend of Gladstone’s, celebrated the historic achievement by quoting Gladstone’s speech: “For every little ‘res kid’ with a dream.”

Peters, who works at the UCLA American Indian Studies Center, called it a “groundbreaking” win for Native American representation in Hollywood – which is still battling its long history of tropes and stereotypes.

“We don’t see that; we’re always in the background, (with) minimal dialogue … and to finally see us through the mist of the stereotypes that have been perpetuated throughout decades of filmmaking; to actually see a Native woman come to life and be in the spotlight, recognized for her craft, and be in equal standing place with other White actors – it’s just phenomenal,” Peters said. “It matters to us as Native women because we are not seen; not even in society. And for (Lily) to speak her voice was so groundbreaking. People don’t know there’s over 150+ Native languages still spoken, and that’s just one. She’s taken a large leap for Native voices and representation in film.”

Beginning this year, the Golden Globes have new owners and a new network, following industry-wide backlash after a 2021 investigation detailed an overall lack of diversity within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The awards also debuted a new category for cinematic and box office achievement – essentially the box office champions of the year – which director Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” won. The women-led film, based on the 1959 doll franchise, has been hailed for its themes of female empowerment and diversity. The Barbie film’s original song, “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, also won.

Gerwig was also nominated for best director, along with “Past Lives” leader Celine Song – two females represented in the category.

LGBTQIA+ individuals were also represented in the nominees, with actor Andrew Scott in “All of Us Strangers” and Bella Ramsey in “The Last of Us.”

“We may not have been what first popped up in people’s minds when they thought of Barbie or Ken, but that’s changed, and we’re hoping to continue to push the boundaries of the roles we can play,” said “Barbie” actor Issa Rae, presenting the award for best limited TV series with her costar Simu Liu.

“By that, of course, we mean White people roles,” said Liu. “White people roles are the best.”

Netflix’s “Beef” swept in the limited TV series categories, winning best overall as the first show created and starring Asian Americans to win in its category. Its two leads, Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, also swept in the best actor and actress awards, respectively. Wong, playing Amy Lau, became the first Asian actor to win the Golden Globe for best female actor in a limited series.

Royel Johnson, an associate professor of education and chair of the Ph.D. program in the School of Education at USC, called this year’s Globes a “moment of celebration” for diverse representation. He noted that, in the conversations following such high-profile awards, overall wins still “remain largely White … which sparks further conversation.”

He noted the lack of Latino American wins, for example.

“While it’s a moment of conversation, it’s also an inflection point towards what we can do towards diversity and equity, and representation in different roles. We certainly need diverse writers who can write those roles that reflect the community and viewers. You can’t win awards in roles that are not created for you,” Johnson added. “While it’s exciting to celebrate these historic wins, I hope it’s an inflection point to not just diversify the Golden Globes, but to enact real, equitable change. The fact that we’re still celebrating ‘firsts’ in 2024 is problematic. The fact that we still have to calculate this and figure out who’s not represented is a problem in itself. I look forward to the day that we’re not celebrating the ‘first’ anymore.”

Staff writer Peter Larsen contributed to this report. 

By JAKE COYLE | AP Film Writer

NEW YORK — The 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday heaped nominations on “Oppenheimer,” “Barbie” and “American Fiction,” while snubbing Leonardo DiCaprio for best male actor.

As they were at the Golden Globes, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” were again the lead nominees. Each film picked up four nods including best ensemble. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling were nominated for their performances in “Barbie,” while Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt received nods for “Oppenheimer.”

Barbenheimer continues to rule Hollywood’s awards season, just as it did the summer box office.

Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” got the biggest momentum boost, landing three nods: best ensemble, Jeffrey Wright for best male actor and Sterling K. Brown for supporting male actor.

Along with those three films, Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple” were nominated for best ensemble, the guild’s top award.

Most notably left out of that group was Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things,” which on Sunday won best comedy/musical at the Golden Globes. The film’s star, Emma Stone, was nominated for best female actor while Willem Dafoe (but not Mark Ruffalo) was nominated for best supporting male actor.

But those were far from the only snubs.

Nominated for best actor were Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”), Colman Domingo (“Rustin”), Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”), Murphy and Wright. DiCaprio had long been seen as a presumed nominee for his performance in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Lily Gladstone, who is poised to potentially make history at the Oscars, was among the best female actor nominees, while Robert De Niro was nominated for best supporting male actor.

Todd Haynes’ “May December” was completely shut out. Charles Melton was expected to be among the supporting male actors. And neither Sandra Hüller (“Anatomy of a Fall”) nor Fantasia Barrino (“The Color Purple”) scored individual nominations.

Along with Gladstone and Stone, the nominees for best female actor are Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”) and Annette Bening (“Nyad”). Bening’s co-star, Jodie Foster, joined the supporting female actor category which also featured Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”), Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”) and Penélope Cruz for “Ferrari.”

The SAG Awards are closely watched as an Oscar bellwether. Their picks don’t always align exactly with those of the film academy, but seldom is a best-picture or acting winner not nominated first by SAG. That means any best-picture hopes for films like “Poor Things” just took a hit.

The last two best-ensemble winners — “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “CODA” — went on to win best picture at the Oscars.

The nominations were announced Wednesday by Issa Rae, who co-starred in both “Barbie” and “American Fiction,” and Kumail Nanjiani on Instagram Live.

This year’s SAG Awards follow a grueling 118-day strike by the actors guild SAG-AFTRA that put Hollywood in a months-long battle over its future. Pay in the streaming era and artificial intelligence were top issues.

In the television categories, the trio that nearly swept the Golden Globes — “Succession,” “The Bear” and “Beef” — were again among the lead nominees. “Succession” led all series with five nods (though Jeremy Strong was passed over), while “The Last of Us,” “Ted Lasso” and “The Bear” all collected four nominations.

Barbra Streisand will receive the SAG Life Achievement Award.

The SAG Awards will take place Feb. 24 at the Shine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles. Netflix will live stream the ceremony for the first time. Last year’s awards were streamed on Netflix’s YouTube account.

A brown and arid scrubland of a lawn is not something many gardeners would brag about.

But that is exactly the kind of yard competition organizers in Sweden were looking for when they launched the prize for the “World’s Ugliest Lawn.”

People from around the world were invited to post pictures of their dehydrated grass to social media in a bid to scoop the dubious accolade.

The intention, according to those behind the project, was to raise awareness of “saving water on a global scale by changing the norm for green lawns.”

The competition was launched in collaboration with Hollywood actress and environmentalist Shailene Woodley, who called the contest “an excellent way to influence people to use less water.”

Lawns, which can require large amounts of water to maintain, are coming under increasing scrutiny as climate change makes periods of drought more frequent and more intense.

The global initiative was launched on the official website for Gotland in Sweden. Explaining the rationale on its website, it said: “Huge amounts of water are used to water lawns for aesthetics. As the world gets warmer, water scarcity is a growing problem.”

“By not watering lawns for aesthetic reasons, we can protect the availability of groundwater,” the competition organizers said.

The unlikely title has been awarded to Kathleen Murray who lives in Sandford in Tasmania, Australia.

According to organizers, Murray’s lawn “boasts deep, dry divots created by three wild bandicoots (small marsupials endemic to Australia) and not one dust-covered decimeter is wasted on watering.”

A press release sent by the Gotland office to CNN Thursday added: “For that, the planet, and its dwindling stockpiles of life-giving liquid, thanks you, Kathleen, as well as those naughty, naughty bandicoots pockmarking your property for the greater good.”

Murray said in the press release about her triumph: “I am terribly proud! I knew I would have my 5 minutes of fame; even if it was for having the ugliest lawn on the planet! I am now liberated of ever mowing my lawn again.”

Murray is now in possession of a certificate and a recycled T-shirt proclaiming her as “proud owner of the world’s ugliest lawn.”

Organizers added: “Gotland aims to save water by changing the green lawn norm and showing Sweden and the world that sustainable behavior doesn’t have to be dull.”

The competition followed a similar one for the ugliest lawn in Gotland in 2022.

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As expected, the Christopher Nolan film “Oppenheimer” had a strong showing, leading Oscar contenders with 13 nominations. The fantasy film “Poor Things,” starring Emma Stone, followed with 11, while the Martin Scorsese drama “Killers of the Flower Moon” got 10 nominations.

The summer blockbuster “Barbie” earned eight nominations.

The Oscars will take place on March 10, hosted for a fourth time by Jimmy Kimmel.

See below for a full list of nominees.

Best picture

“American Fiction”

“Anatomy of a Fall”

“Barbie”

“The Holdovers”

“Killers of the Flower Moon”

“Maestro”

“Oppenheimer”

“Past Lives”

“Poor Things”

“The Zone of Interest”

Best actor in a leading role

Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”

Colman Domingo, “Rustin”

Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”

Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”

Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”

Best actress in a leading role

Annette Bening, “Nyad”

Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”

Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”

Emma Stone, “Poor Things”

Best actor in a supporting role

Sterling K. Brown, “American Fiction”

Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”

Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”

Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”

Best actress in a supporting role

Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”

Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”

America Ferrera, “Barbie”

Jodie Foster, “Nyad”

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”

Best director

Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall”

Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”

Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”

Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”

Best cinematography

“El Conde”

“Killers of the Flower Moon”

“Maestro”

“Oppenheimer”

“Poor Things”

Best international feature film

“The Teachers’ Lounge,” Germany

“Io Capitano,” Italy

“Perfect Days,” Japan

“Society of the Snow,” Spain

“The Zone of Interest,” United Kingdom

Best adapted screenplay

“American Fiction”

“Barbie”

“Oppenheimer”

“Poor Things”

“The Zone of Interest”

Best original screenplay

“Anatomy of a Fall”

“The Holdovers”

“Maestro”

“May December”

“Past Lives”

Best live action short film

“The After”

“Invincible”

“Knight of Fortune”

“Red, White and Blue”

“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”

Best animated short film

“Letter to a Pig”

“Ninety-Five Senses”

“Our Uniform”

“Pachyderme”

“War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”

Best animated feature film

“The Boy and the Heron”

“Elemental”

“Nimona”

“Robot Dreams”

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

Best documentary short

“The ABCs of Book Banning”

“The Barber of Little Rock”

“Island in Between”

“The Last Repair Shop”

“Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó”

Best documentary feature film

“Bobi Wine: The People’s President”

“The Eternal Memory”

“Four Daughters”

“To Kill a Tiger”

“20 Days in Mariupol”

Best original song

“The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”

“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”

“It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”

“Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People),” “Killers of the Flower Moon”

“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”

Best original score

“American Fiction”

“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”

“Killers of the Flower Moon”

“Oppenheimer”

“Poor Things”

Best makeup and hairstyling

“Golda”

“Maestro”

“Oppenheimer”

“Poor Things”

“Society of the Snow”

Best costume design

“Barbie”

“Killers of the Flower Moon”

“Napoleon”

“Oppenheimer”

“Poor Things”

Best editing

“Anatomy of a Fall”

“The Holdovers”

“Killers of the Flower Moon”

“Oppenheimer”

“Poor Things”

Best sound

“The Creator”

“Maestro”

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”

“Oppenheimer”

“The Zone of Interest”

Best production design

“Barbie”

“Killers of the Flower Moon”

“Napoleon”

“Oppenheimer”

“Poor Things”

Best visual effects

“The Creator”

“Godzilla Minus One”

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”

“Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One”

“Napoleon”

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By JAKE COYLE | AP Film Writer

NEW YORK — After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations.

Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture; Nolan’s direction; acting nominations for Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt; and multiple honors for the craft of the J. Robert Oppenheimer drama.

Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” wasn’t far behind with eight nominations, including nods for best picture; Ryan Gosling for best supporting actor; and two best-song candidates in “What Was I Made For” and “I’m Just Ken.” But Gerwig was surprisingly left out of the best director field.

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Both Martin Scorsese’s Osage epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstein riff “Poor Things” were also widely celebrated. “Poor Things” landed 11 nods, while “Killers of the Flower Moon” was nominated for 10 Oscars.

Lily Gladstone, star of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” became the first Native American nominated for best actress. For the 10th time, Scorsese was nominated for best director. Leonardo DiCaprio, though, was left out of best actor.

Those four contenders made for a maximalist quartet of Oscar heavyweights. Nolan’s sprawling biopic. Gerwig’s near-musical. Scorsese’s pitch-black Western. Lanthimos’ sumptuously designed fantasy. Each utilized a wide spectrum of cinematic tools to tell big, often disturbing big-screen stories. And each — even Apple’s biggest-budgeted movie yet, “Killers of the Flower Moon” — had robust theatrical releases that saved streaming for months later.

The 10 films nominated for best picture were: “Oppenheimer,” “Barbie,” “Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Holdovers,” “Maestro,” “American Fiction,” “Past Lives,” “Anatomy of a Fall” and “The Zone of Interest.”

The nominees for best actress are: Annette Bening, “Nyad”; Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”; Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”; Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”; Emma Stone, “Poor Things.”

The nominees for best actor are: Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”; Colman Domingo, “Rustin”; Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”; Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”; Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction.”

The nominees for best director are: Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall”; Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”; Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”; Martin Scorsese “Killers of the Flower Moon”; Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest.”

The nominees for best international film are: “Society of the Snow,” (Spain); “The Zone of Interest,” (United Kingdom); “The Teachers’ Lounge” (Germany); “Io Capitano” (Italy) ; “Perfect Days” (Japan).

The nominees for best animated film are: “The Boy and the Heron”; “Elemental”; “Nimona”; “Robot Dreams”; “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”

Among the nominated films is the Ukraine war documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” which is a joint production between The Associated Press and PBS’ Frontline and will compete in the best documentary category.

Oscar season has reunited “Oppenheimer” with its summer box-office partner, “Barbie.” Gerwig’s feminist blockbuster is easily the biggest hit of the year with more than $1.4 billion in ticket sales.

Historically, blockbusters have helped fueled Oscar ratings. Though the pile-up of award shows (an after-effect of last year’s strikes ) could be detrimental to the Academy Awards, the Barbenheimer presence could help lift the March 10 telecast on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host, with the ceremony moved up an hour, to 7 p.m. Eastern.

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SZA leads the pack with nine nominations at the 2024 Grammy Awards, which certainly speaks to all that this amazing R&B vocalist has accomplished over the last year or so.

And she certainly could end up winning enough awards to fill a cabinet or two during “Music’s Biggest Night.”

Or, as shocking as it might sound, she could come up empty-handed when the trophies are handed out.

Yes, the level of competition at this year’s Grammy Awards is remarkably impressive. That’s especially true in the three of the evening’s biggest categories — album, song and record of the year — where SZA will go up against such heavyweights as Lana Del Rey, Olivia Rodrigo, Jon Batiste, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus and, as you can probably guess, Taylor Swift.

So many great artists. So many compelling storylines.

And we won’t know how it all turns out until the last award is handed out on Feb. 4 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Hosted by comedian Trevor Noah, the show can be watched live starting at 5 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+.

Yet, that won’t stop us from trying to predict who will win the biggie “general field” categories, where artists from all different genres compete for top honors. Besides the three mentioned above, there is also the hotly contested best new artist category, where hip-hop star Ice Spice will square off against country/rap talent Jelly Roll, R&B/pop singer Victoria Monét and others.

Here are predictions for who will take home Grammy gold. Beyond the awards, the show will also feature performances by Dua Lipa, Eilish, Rodrigo, Luke Combs, Travis Scott, SZA, Joni Mitchell and others along with U2 livestreaming from the the Las Vegas Sphere.

Follow all the action beginning at 5 p.m. on CBS and Paramount +.

Album of the Year

The nominees: “World Music Radio,” Jon Batiste; “the record,” boygenius; “Endless Summer Vacation,” Miley Cyrus; “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd,” Lana Del Rey; “The Age of Pleasure,” Janelle Monáe; “GUTS,” Olivia Rodrigo; “Midnights,” Taylor Swift; “SOS,” SZA.

The skinny: The music industry has finally realized something that fans have long known — Lana Del Rey is one of popular music’s greatest artists of the last 10-plus years. So, a victory for “Tunnel” would serve as further confirmation of that status.

There’s also a case to be made for Olivia Rodrigo, who followed up the blockbuster debut “Sour” — and the resulting best new artist triumph at the 2022 Grammys — by releasing a sophomore effort that some consider to be the best album of 2023.

Of course, the indie supergroup boygenius — featuring Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus — is a massive critical favorite and can’t be counted out. Same for Jon Batiste, who just won this category in 2022 with “We Are.”

Yet, none of those artists seem to have much a chance against Taylor Swift, who set record after record with her 10th studio album. Crowning Swift in this category — for a landmark fourth time — would serve as a fitting punctuation mark on what was most certainly the Year of Taylor.

So, why does it seem like the wrong choice?

The answer is “SOS.”

“Midnights” is a terrific effort, yet it doesn’t really stand out from Swift’s many other equally enjoyable albums. It’s just a piece of the puzzle in what is arguably the single best discography that any artist has put together in the 21st Century.

On the other hand, “SOS” feels like nothing short of a stone-cold classic, which people will long be referencing among the most soulful platters of the 2020s. It also was the album that really took its author to a whole new level of superstardom.

It’s wild to think that a win for such a wonderfully artistic and commercially successful album could be seen as an upset. Yet, in world that seems to view pop music as Taylor Swift and everyone else, that’s exactly what a “SOS” victory would be.

We’d be fine with “Midnights” winning. But that’s not where our vote would go. So, we’re calling the upset.

The winner: “SOS”

Record of the Year

The nominees: “Worship,” Jon Batiste; “Not Strong Enough,” boygenius; “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus; “What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish; “On My Mama,” Victoria Monét; “Vampire,” Olivia Rodrigo; “Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift; “Kill Bill, SZA.

The skinny: Award shows love Billie Eilish, who has already won seven Grammys (as well as an Oscar) in her still-quite-young career. Yet, she seemingly has a much better chance of winning her second Academy Award in March with her “Barbie” number than she does record of the year on Sunday.

And we don’t feel like “Anti-Hero” is anywhere close to first-tier Swift material, a statement that we realize probably will result in 418,467 angry emails from Swifties.

The category probably breaks down as a three-way race between “Kill Bill,” “Vampires” and “Flowers,” the last of which would seemingly be the favorite.

Although we prefer the SZA and Rodrigo offerings, “Flowers” is indeed exactly the type of empowering self-love anthem that Grammy voters tend to embrace.

The winner: “Flowers”

Song of the Year

(Award given to songwriters)

The nominees: “A&W,” Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey and Sam Dew, songwriters (Lana Del Rey); “Anti-Hero,” Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift); “Butterfly,” Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste); “Dance the Night,” Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa); “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein and Michael Pollack, songwriters (Miley Cyrus); “Kill Bill,” Rob Bisel, Carter Lang and Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA); “Vampire,” Daniel Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo); “What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish).

The skinny: “Dance the Night” and “What Was I Made For?” both hail from the same film so it’s easy to see those two numbers splitting the “Barbie” vote.” “Flowers” makes sense, but let’s assume that it won’t win both song and record of the year trophies. After all, there are just too many great artists deserving to be recognized on Grammy night, so we don’t see any one act dominating these biggie awards.

Along that same line of reasoning, we’d love to see “Kill Bill” get the “w,” but we’ve already placed our bet on “SOS” triumphing in the album category. “Vampire” could sneak out a victory here, though, for sure.

Yet, the safe money is that Jack Antonoff will end up with this award in his hand – for one of the two nominees that he co-wrote.

You already know our feeling on the Antonoff-Swift offering. Well, we feel the exact opposite way about the brilliant avant-garde work that he did with Del Rey.

But, come on. Is there any conceivable way that the mighty Swift ends up losing in all three of these general field categories?

Well, let us finish off our root beer floats and think about it for a minute.

The winner: “A&W”

Best New Artist

The nominees: Gracie Abrams, Fred Again, Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Coco Jones, Noah Kahan, Victoria Monét, The War and Treaty.

The skinny: There are some fascinating choices here. Start with the country-folk-soul duo The War and Treaty, whose major label debut, “Lover’s Game,” is nothing short of astounding. Then there’s Jelly Roll, the Tennessee country/rap/rock artist who had millions singing along to “Son of a Sinner.”

And you can’t count out Noah Kahan, whose legions of fans don’t seem to realize that he’s really not all that good, or the talented Gracie “daughter of J.J.” Abrams.

The award could well go go to Victoria Monét, whose seven overall nods ties her with Phoebe Bridgers for second-most nominations this year. (In case you missed it up top, SZA leads all comers with nine nominations).

Still, the favorite in the race appears to be Ice Spice, who seemed to go from relative unknown to household name in the blink of the eye as she collaborated with Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj, charted several top 10 songs and had us all singing along to “Barbie’s World.”

It’s hard to call for an upset here — but “Lover’s Game” is such a great album and its authors could be making terrific music for decades to come. So, well, let’s go for it and hope voters agree.

The winner: The War and Treaty

Other races

Best Pop Vocal Album — Swifties need not worry that their favorite music star will go home empty-handed, since “Midnights” will likely triumph over Miley Cyrus’ “Endless Summer Vacation” and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Guts” as the top pop platter.

Best Música Mexicana Album — Peso Pluma will win for the amazing “Génesis,” yet that won’t quite make up for the ridiculous snub of being left out of the best new artist category.

Best Rock Album — We’re partial to Metallica’s excellent “72 Seasons,” but our hunch is that the gold will go to the Foo Fighters, who dealt with the loss of drummer Taylor Hawkins and still delivered a fine “But Here We Are.”

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song — So many great offerings here, including Cody Carnes’ “Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” and the For King & Country/Jordin Sparks collaboration “Love Me Like I Am,” yet Lauren Daigle’s “Thank God I Do” is the clear favorite.

Best R&B Performance — Sorry Robert Glasper, Coco Jones, Victoria Monét and Chris Brown, but nobody is beating SZA’s “Kill Bill” here.

Best Rap Album — We’re calling for Killer Mike to top the bigger names (like Drake, Travis Scott and Nas) and walk away with the trophy for “Michael.”

Best Musical Theater Album — “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” with Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban as the principal vocalists, will surely win. Yet, we much prefer “Kimberly Akimbo.”

Best Country Solo Performance — Anything other than Luke Combs’ cover of “Fast Car” is fine with us.

Change in Hollywood can sometimes feel like going one step forward, or several steps back.

A new Hollywood Diversity report from UCLA illustrates growing representation overall for more people of color in the industry, both behind and in front of the cameras, and that audiences largely support diverse films. Still, researchers say, there is a lot more work to be done — and it’s not certain this growing representation will last.

The study from UCLA’s Entertainment and Media Research Initiative was released days before the 96th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 10. This year’s nominees include people of color in every acting category, though critics say some contenders were snubbed.

With the Black, indigenous and people of color share of the U.S. population (about 43.6% in 2023) growing by about half a percent each year, nearly one-quarter (26.4%) of the top films last year had a majority BIPOC (at least half) cast — the first time in 13 years since UCLA began reporting the diversity series, researchers said.

Still, diverse faces remain largely underrepresented in the industry — particularly women. The report shows that representation of female writers, lead actors and overall cast members dropped in 2023 — even as Greta Gerwig’s female-led “Barbie” smashed box office records.

About 70.8% of lead roles were played by White people, according to the report. Also, 13 of the top 20 theatrical films in the global box office cast White leads, while only seven of the top 20 had BIPOC leads.

While the majority of the report is broken down by race and gender, the study highlights a lack of representation of transgender and nonbinary actors featured in 2023’s top films. Notably, only one actor identified as nonbinary among White leads and actors, Asian, multiracial and Native actors, according to the report. Among the White actors in 2023 films, three identified as transgender, and one Native actor identified as transgender.

Diverse audiences also want to see theatrical films with diverse casts, the report contends. The box office numbers, particularly in the top 20 films of 2023, demonstrate the power and profits wielded by audiences of color and women, researchers said. People of color dominated opening weekend sales for 14 of the top 20 films in 2023. Women led the charge among ticket buyers, with three films in the top 10. BIPOC moviegoers also bought the majority of opening weekend tickets for seven of the top 10 films of the year, according to the report.

“After examining global and domestic box-office success and audience demographics for more than a decade, we have repeatedly found that people want to see films that reflect the diversity that exists in their communities and in the world,” said Ana-Christina Ramón, co-founder of the report and director of UCLA entertainment research arm, in a release.

Other key takeaways from the UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report 2024, focusing on films/theater in the last year:

• Nine of the top 10 films — and 15 of the top 20 films — at the global box office featured casts with more than 30% people of color.
• Five of the top 10 films featured casts with over 40% women.
• Writers of color comprised 22.2% of last year’s films, while directors of color led 22.9%.
• Actors with disabilities gained ground both in front of and behind the scenes, making up 11.3% of film leads, but remain largely underrepresented.
• Among the top theatrical films in 2023, seven films featuring multiracial leads were most successful, with the highest median global box office figure of $180.5 million.
• Only one of the top 10, and three of the top 20 theatrical films, for White moviegoers featured casts that were more than 30% BIPOC
• Theatrical releases that featured the most diverse casts/actors were among the top 20 films of 2023, including “Barbie,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Elemental,” and “The Little Mermaid.”
• Franchises — including “Creed,” “Scream” and “John Wick” — reached new box-office heights with the infusion of more diverse casts and leads.

Michael Tran, a doctoral candidate at the UCLA Entertainment and Media Research Initiative, has worked on these annual reports for the past 10 years.

“We really want to stress that movie audiences and moviegoers of color and women are really propping up an industry that’s struggled through the pandemic, the rise of streaming and the double strike we had last year,” Tran, who co-authored the report, said. “The industry would have been in a far worse place if not for moviegoers of color.”

Tran said that this year’s diversity progress was overall “an improvement” — but still “not enough or consistent.”

“We will need to make more progress in terms of leads, and also directors, writers and also actors in general,” he said. “And the story is even more stark when you get into gender diversity and the representation of people with disabilities on screen, too.”

On Tuesday, March 12, 69 students and 12 teachers were honored at the 50th Annual Christian Service Awards Mass presided by Archbishop José H. Gomez at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.

For 50 years the annual Mass, organized by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Department of Catholic Schools, has recognized students and faculty from each of the 49 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese who “exemplify an outstanding commitment to service in the community,” the church said in a statement.

The livestreamed Mass is seen as a critical component of the church’s mission to teach students to “live by action and witness the gospel message of Jesus Christ in serving our neighbor, especially those most marginalized,” said Erick Rubalcava, chief of mission and Catholic identity for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. She added that the 2024 awardees “are a source of inspiration to all people served by the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.”

The San Fernando Valley has long been an academic decathlon powerhouse, and this year is no exception, with three local high schools headed to the national competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from April 25 to April 27.

El Camino Real Charter High School, Granada Hills Charter High School and Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies are all sending students to represent California in the national academic decathlon, in various divisions and events. Only one other California high school, Hallmark Academy in Fresno, qualified for the national competition this year.

The 2023-24 school year’s academic decathlon tests students’ knowledge of the theme “Technology and Humanity.” For the past year, decathletes spent nights, weekends, lunchtimes and free time preparing in 10 subject areas, including art, economics, science and math. Now, it’s time for each team to face off against schools from across the country on a national stage.

El Camino Real Charter High School

The high-achieving high schoolers from El Camino Real high school leave for Pittsburgh with their eyes on the national championship trophy — as well as an impressive legacy to defend.

The school placed first nationwide last year, and won the 2024 California academic decathlon in Santa Clara last month.

“I’m pretty confident we’re going to keep this national championship at home,” 16-year-old Darren Du said. “That’s because I’m confident in us as a team. We are so closely knit and we have worked so hard.”

El Camino’s head academic decathlon coach Stephanie Franklin said, “For nationals, the kids all use the phrase ‘lock in.’ For each of them, it’s about focusing on yourself. It’s a huge amount of pressure and it’s easy to lose sight of yourself. So what we do is we focus on what we can control, and we enjoy the moment.”

Franklin attributes the team’s history of success to commitment and comradery, but also said each year’s theme presents a new challenge. This year’s techy theme allowed her to teach her Generation Z students some pop culture history.

“All of my obsolete knowledge is now viable, so it was a lot of fun,” Franklin said. “My husband has a Commodore 64 computer still in the garage and I brought it in so the kids could see it. They’ve now seen floppy disks and a dot matrix printer.”

Several of the decathletes said they are excited to experience nationals, especially because they get to do it together.

“It’s an opportunity to engage with other students who also have this love of learning,” 18-year-old Lincoln Webster said. “We all get to come together and make these discoveries about the world.”

Granada Hills Charter High School

Granada Hills, which has been El Camino’s primary academic decathlon rival in California for several years, is also sending students to compete in nationals. However, Granada Hills did not qualify for the main event, because the team placed second at the state competition.

In past years, Granada Hills has won the national title a whopping nine times.

“They have been able to keep their focus, even through turmoil,” said Daniel Alfaro, Granada Hills’ head academic decathlon coach. “It’s really a testament to the strong bonds they created.”

For Granada Hills decathlete Ameera Amodu, competing has required a steadfast determination to study, practice and work with others. Amodu is just a high school sophomore, but has posed fierce competition to students two grade levels above her.

“I’ve had to really put my time management skills to use this year,” Amodu said. “As a newcomer (to academic decathlon), I’m proud, seeing everything come to fruition.”

Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

A rising star in the academic decathlon realm, Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies is the third Valley team headed to the national competition. Due to the school’s smaller size compared to El Camino and Granada Hills, the team competes in a different division.

Sherman Oaks has won the Los Angeles Unified School District academic decathlon two years in a row.

“We went to the national competition for the first time last year, which was surreal,” said Suzanna Gordon, Sherman Oaks’ academic decathlon coach. “And the students started to look at these other teams and think, ‘they’ve done this, so why can’t we do the same?’ Over time, the impossible really became possible.”

Four Southern California News Group photographers won a total of 10 awards in the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles’ annual contest for images they captured in 2023.

The photographers are Keith Birmingham, Terry Pierson, Sarah Reingewirtz and Mindy Schauer.

The Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles is an 88-year-old organization made up of photojournalists and photojournalism students. The association recognized work representing still photography and videography.

The awards were announced April 20.

Below are the winning images by SCNG photographers. To view the full list of categories and winners, visit ppagla.squarespace.com/2023-annual-contest-winners.

Sports Feature

First place: Terry Pierson – The Press-Enterprise

Second Place: Terry Pierson – The Press-Enterprise

Animal

First Place: Keith Birmingham – Pasadena Star-News

Photo Essay

First Place: Sarah Reingewirtz – Los Angeles Daily News

Third Place: Sarah Reingewirtz – Los Angeles Daily News

UCLA

First Place: Keith Birmingham – Pasadena Star-News

Portrait

First Place: Sarah Reingewirtz – Los Angeles Daily News

General News

First Place: Terry Pierson – The Press-Enterprise

Second Place: Mindy Schauer – Orange County Register

Third Place: Mindy Schauer – Orange County Register

Father Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries — the largest gang intervention and re-entry program in the world — was honored by President Joe Biden with the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, on Friday, May 3.

Officials at Homeboys Industries said in a statement that Father Greg, as he is widely known, “exemplifies the transformative power of compassion, forgiveness, and second chances. For nearly forty years, Father Greg has empowered hundreds of thousands of individuals to break free from the cycles of poverty, violence, and incarceration.”

The nonprofit uses its $40 million budget to provide services and support to 10,000 people annually.

Other Medal of Freedom recipients on May 3 included philanthropist Michael Bloomberg, former U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole, former U.S. President Al Gore, former Secretary of State John Kerry and Olympic gold medalist swimmer Katie Ledeck.

In 1988 as pastor at Dolores Mission Church, the most impoverished Catholic parish in L.A., Boyle sought to give a second chance to ex-gang members and former prisoners. And then after the 1992 L.A. riots, Boyle and others set up Homeboy Bakery where former prisoners and former gang members learned skills and got the chance to make changes in their lives. According to Homeboys Industries, “36 years later, that first social enterprise business has evolved into 13 social enterprises.”

FX’s Emmy-winning comedy “The Bear” and acclaimed drama series “Reservation Dogs” were among the winners announced today for the prestigious 84th annual Peabody Awards, while the “Star Trek” franchise will receive an Institutional Award for it’s long-running impact on entertainment and culture.

The Peabody Awards — which honor “the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023” — will be presented this year in Los Angeles for the first time. The ceremony will be held June 9 at the Beverly Wilshire hotel, hosted by Kumail Nanjiani.

“Whether courageously documenting wars across the globe or cleverly bringing much needed smiles to our faces, the winners of the 84th Peabody Awards each crafted compelling and imaginative stories,” Jeffrey Jones, executive director of Peabody, said in a statement. “Spanning a wide range of mediums and genres, they delivered enthralling projects that are worthy of our highest recognition.”

HBO/Max earned a leading seven awards, while PBS earned five, Amazon MGM Studios three and The Washington Post and FX each earned two.

Among the winners for HBO/Max was “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” marking the program’s third Peabody Award. The win for “Reservoir Dogs” was the series’ second.

“Star Trek” will receive the Institutional Award, with the Peabody organization recognizing the longevity and impact of a franchise that began in the 1960s with just a three-season run for the original series, but sparking films, spinoffs and reboots that have endured for decades.

“From a groundbreaking television series to an expansive collection of films, novels, comic books and so much more, ‘Star Trek’ has been delivering joy, wonder, and thought-provoking stories since the 1960s,” Jones said. “With powerful anti-war and anti-discrimination messages, it has blazed trails for all science fiction franchises while winning over passionate fans across the globe. We’re proud to honor ‘Star Trek’ with Peabody’s Institutional Award.”

Previous winners of the award include “The Simpsons,” “60 Minutes,” “Sesame Street,” “TODAY” and “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.”

Peabody officials also announced that WITNESS, the international rights group co-founded by musician Peter Gabriel that helps people worldwide use video and digital technologies to protect and defend human rights, will receive the organization’s Global Impact Award.

“Founded in 1993, WITNESS’ efforts have evolved with changing technologies, and have had a lasting impact on movements to secure freedom and democracy worldwide,” Jones said. “WITNESS’ work has been instrumental in protecting human rights around the world, and we are proud to honor them for their work harnessing video to do so.”

Also set to be feted during the June 9 ceremony will be previously announced honorees Mel Brooks, who will receive the Peabody Career Achievement Award, and “Abbott Elementary” creator/actress Quinta Brunson, who will receive the Peabody Trailblazer Award.

The Peabody Awards were founded in 1940 at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, where they are still housed.

Here is a complete list of Peabody winners:

ARTS

— “Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters” (World Channel and APT)

— “Judy Blume Forever” (Prime Video)

CHILDREN’S/YOUTH

— “Bluey” (Disney+)

DOCUMENTARY

— “20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS)

— “All That Breathes” (HBO/Max)

— “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (HBO/Max)

— “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” (National Geographic)

— “POV: While We Watched” (PBS)

— “The Stroll” (HBO/Max)

ENTERTAINMENT

— “The Bear” (FX)

— “Dead Ringers” (Prime Video)

— “Fellow Travelers” (Showtime)

— “Jury Duty” (Amazon Freevee)

— “The Last of Us” (HBO/Max)

— “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Israel-Hamas War” (HBO/Max)

— “Reality” (HBO/Max)

— “Reservation Dogs” (FX)

— “Somebody Somewhere” (HBO/Max)

INTERACTIVE & IMMERSIVE

— “The Hidden History of Racism in New York City” (Instagram)

— “Pentiment” (Xbox, Playstation 4/5, Nintendo Switch)

— “We Are OFK” (Playstation, Nintendo Switch, Steam)

— “You Destroy. We Create. The war on Ukraine’s culture” (Meta Quest)

NEWS

— “Against All Enemies” (NBC 5 / KXAS-TV Dallas-Fort Worth)

— “Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court” (PBS)

— “Hate Comes to Main Street” (WTVF-TV, NewsChannel 5)

— “It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive” (Al Jazeera Media Network)

— “War in the Holy Land” (PBS NewsHour)

PUBLIC SERVICE

— “America and the Taliban” (PBS)

— “The Post Roe Baby Boom: Inside Mississippi’s Maternal Health Crisis” (USA TODAY streaming channels)

RADIO/PODCAST

— “The Big Dig” (GBH-News)

— “The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop” (The Washington Post)

— “Post Reports: Surviving to graduation” (The Washington Post)

— “The Retrievals” (Serial Productions and The New York Times)

— “You Didn’t See Nothin” (Invisible Institute and USG Audio)

Newspapers in the Southern California News Group won numerous awards at the 66th Southern California Journalism Awards held on Sunday, June 23 at the historic Biltmore Los Angeles, where the Los Angeles Press Club brought together hundreds of journalists to honor their colleagues across the region.

Winners in the SCNG chain included the Los Angeles Daily News for investigative reporting as well as  gender and society coverage; the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for hard news coverage; and the Pasadena Star-News for sports photography.

Clara Harter and Sarah Reingewirtz, of the Los Angeles Daily News, won the top award for investigative reporting in recognition of their extensive probe into the fentanyl crisis headlined, “Fentanyl addiction fuels underground shoplifting economy in LA’s MacArthur Park.”

The judges said of the series by reporter Harter and photographer Reingewirtz, “Through courageous, on-the-streets investigation, these Los Angeles Daily News journalists vividly documented the underground world of addiction and thievery surrounding LA’s famous MacArthur Park. The stories and pictures starkly showed the horrors the fentanyl plague had wrought while at the same time sensitively portraying the people caught up in the tragedy. A laudable attempt also was made to provide hope by pointing to possible solutions to this thorny problem.”

Second and third place for investigative reporting went to Jason Henry, also from Los Angeles Daily News; and Scott Schwebke, also from the Southern California News Group.

Olga Grigoryants, of the Los Angeles Daily News, won the top award for her reporting on gender and society in her thoughtful, memorable story, “LGBTQ+ Russians fleeing Kremlin’s anti-gay propaganda seek safe haven in LA.”

The judges said of Grigoryants’ in-depth first place report, “Olga Grigoryants’ story on LGBTQ+ Russians finding refuge in Los Angeles is a powerful snapshot on the impact of war, politics and ideology on vulnerable groups and the relief of starting a new life. Grigoryants writes with empathy, tackling a sensitive local story that began outside of U.S. borders. It is also an unlikely story to uncover, or at least at the intimate level the writer achieved. This is a moving piece on fear and joy.”

First and second awards on gender and society went to Variety and to the Los Angeles Times.

San Gabriel Valley Tribune Staff won the top award in hard news, for their extensive and humane reporting amidst an unfolding tragic crime, “10 killed in Monterey Park mass shooting as Lunar New Year is celebrated.”

The judges said of the mass tragedy and the issues facing journalists, “Strong all-hands-on-deck coverage of a mass shooting; thoroughly reported; a great example of how a community newspaper can actively keep a community informed and not panicked when public safety is an issue (the shooter was still at large when the first reporting began).”

Second place went to Scott Schwebke, Southern California News Group, and third place went to the Beverly Hills Courier.

Keith Birmingham, of the Pasadena Star-News, won first place in the sports photo category for his picture of “White Abarrio captures $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita.”

The judges said his image “of Irad Ortiz Jr. celebrating his win of the Breeders’ Cup Classic is successful. Birmingham captures this key moment beautifully, using the rule of thirds to draw the viewer’s eye to the subject on the bottom right.”

Second place went to Ringo Chiu, Ringo Chiu Photography.

In addition to first place awards, Southern California News Group also won several second- and third-place honors.

Rich Archbold, of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, won second place for columnist for his popular, longstanding column. First place went to LA Downtown News/The Argonaut, and third place went to Record Gazette.

Beau Yarbrough, of the San Bernardino Sun, won second place in national/political government reporting, for his story, “How much did your member of Congress get done last term?” First place went to Reuters and third place went to Blueprint Magazine.

Delilah Brumer, of Los Angeles Daily News, won third place for opinion, for her column, “The Class of 2023 at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School has a few things to say.” First and second places both went to Jewish Journal.

Jeff Collins, of the Orange County Register/Southern California News Group, won third place in news feature for his story, “Goodbye starter home: First-time buyers struggle with Southern California prices, lack of inventory.” First and second places went to the Los Angeles Times.

Kristy Hutchings, of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, “A WWII bride, now a Seal Beach resident, recalls Queen Mary trip, other adventures,” won third place for personality profile. First and second went to the Beverly Hills Courier and Redlands Community News,

Sarah Reingewirtz, of the Los Angeles Daily News, won third place for a single-topic photo essay in a news feature: “Photos accompanying series on Fentanyl addiction taking its toll on MacArthur Park area.”  Second and third place went to Variety and the Los Angeles Times.

Steve Scauzillo, of the Los Angeles Daily News, won third place in the environmental reporting category for his story headlined, “Biologists discover thousands of migrating songbirds in Angeles National Forest.” The first and second place awards went to the Los Angeles Times.