Every year since 1987, Bill Gates has made the Forbes List of the richest people in the world. Thanks to his brilliant mind and that of Paul Allen, the tech mogul has established his name in history as one of the pioneers of the microcomputer revolution. Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, was founded by Gates and Allen back in 1975. Being a key figure in the technological space, a number of documentaries have featured Gates, including Netflix’s Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates. Similarly, Gates has made appearances as himself in a couple of television shows, including The Big
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Every Time Bill Gates Was Portrayed In A Film...
- 12/19/2021
- by Nataly Owala
- TVovermind.com
Heading into the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, streamer Netflix found itself in a dead heat with premium channel HBO in the trophy hunt, both with 19 victories. Even though it fell short of HBO by the end of the ceremony––HBO leaves the six Emmy ceremonies with 30 total wins––Netflix nevertheless landed an impressive 21 victories out of its best-ever 160 nominations. The service did lose ground year-over-year, though, coming up just two trophies short of its haul in 2019.
Netflix’s biggest wins of the main ceremony included a repeat acting win for Julia Garner (“Ozark”) in Drama Supporting Actress and a surprise victory for “Unorthodox” for Movie/Limited Directing. A total of 14 programs contributed to Netflix’s 21 victories, the exact same number of winning-series as last year. Variety Special “Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones” and Reality Program “Cheer” lead the pack with three wins apiece. Animated Series “Big Mouth,” Limited Series “Hollywood,...
Netflix’s biggest wins of the main ceremony included a repeat acting win for Julia Garner (“Ozark”) in Drama Supporting Actress and a surprise victory for “Unorthodox” for Movie/Limited Directing. A total of 14 programs contributed to Netflix’s 21 victories, the exact same number of winning-series as last year. Variety Special “Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones” and Reality Program “Cheer” lead the pack with three wins apiece. Animated Series “Big Mouth,” Limited Series “Hollywood,...
- 9/21/2020
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
The 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards are in the books and HBO topped all other platforms with 30 total wins. It’s Regina Kinda-led limited series “Watchmen” took home 11 statuettes, the most of any show nominated this year.
In a distant second to HBO was Netflix with 21 victories. Pop TV came in third place with 10 golden ladies, nine of which went to the final season of Dan Levy and Eugene Levy’s “Schitt’s Creek,” making that show the second-biggest winner of the night among programs.
Other networks/streaming services near the top of the winners list were Disney+ and NBC, which tied at No. 4 with 8 wins apiece. In fifth place was VH1 with six statuettes, followed by a tie for sixth between ABC and National Geographic, with both channels picking up five wins.
In the series race, behind winner “Watchmen” and runner-up “Schitt’s Creek” were Disney+’s live-action “Star Wars” series...
In a distant second to HBO was Netflix with 21 victories. Pop TV came in third place with 10 golden ladies, nine of which went to the final season of Dan Levy and Eugene Levy’s “Schitt’s Creek,” making that show the second-biggest winner of the night among programs.
Other networks/streaming services near the top of the winners list were Disney+ and NBC, which tied at No. 4 with 8 wins apiece. In fifth place was VH1 with six statuettes, followed by a tie for sixth between ABC and National Geographic, with both channels picking up five wins.
In the series race, behind winner “Watchmen” and runner-up “Schitt’s Creek” were Disney+’s live-action “Star Wars” series...
- 9/21/2020
- by Steve Pond and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The fourth round of Creative Arts Emmy Awards were handed out on Thursday, honoring winners in scripted categories including short-form, interactive programming, casting, voice-over performance and music composition.
The short-form video streamer Quibi took home its first two Emmys, with Jasmine Cephas Jones and Laurence Fishburne taking home trophies for their roles on the drama “#FreeRayshawn.” The acclaimed animation studio Pixar also nabbed its first win for the “Forky Asks a Question” shorts on Disney+.
Among the other winners were Maya Rudolph for Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” HBO’s “Euphoria” and AMC’s digital “Better Call Saul” companion series, “Employee Training.”
Hosted by “Nailed It’s” Nicole Byer, Thursday’s ceremony is the last of four online Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies this week, which will be followed by a fifth live broadcast on Fxx on Saturday. The week will culminate in the Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast on ABC this Sunday,...
The short-form video streamer Quibi took home its first two Emmys, with Jasmine Cephas Jones and Laurence Fishburne taking home trophies for their roles on the drama “#FreeRayshawn.” The acclaimed animation studio Pixar also nabbed its first win for the “Forky Asks a Question” shorts on Disney+.
Among the other winners were Maya Rudolph for Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” HBO’s “Euphoria” and AMC’s digital “Better Call Saul” companion series, “Employee Training.”
Hosted by “Nailed It’s” Nicole Byer, Thursday’s ceremony is the last of four online Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies this week, which will be followed by a fifth live broadcast on Fxx on Saturday. The week will culminate in the Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast on ABC this Sunday,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Adult Swim’s “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal,” FX’s “Archer” and NBC’s “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” are among this year’s first batch of Emmy victors, as the Television Academy announced juried award winners on Tuesday.
The juried categories included nods for choreography, interactive programming and motion design, which will be handed out on Thursday, Sept. 17, during the fourth night of the 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Juried categories don’t include nominations, but instead all entrants are screened by a panel of professionals in the appropriate peer group. Winners are determined by a one-step evaluation — which include an open-discussion deliveration of each entrant’s work — followed by a “thorough review of the merits of awarding the Emmy.”
Among this year’s juried Emmy award winners, choreographer Mandy Moore won outstanding choreography for scripted programming, for “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” It’s Moore’s third Emmy.
Animator Genndy Tartakovsky won his fourth Emmy,...
The juried categories included nods for choreography, interactive programming and motion design, which will be handed out on Thursday, Sept. 17, during the fourth night of the 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Juried categories don’t include nominations, but instead all entrants are screened by a panel of professionals in the appropriate peer group. Winners are determined by a one-step evaluation — which include an open-discussion deliveration of each entrant’s work — followed by a “thorough review of the merits of awarding the Emmy.”
Among this year’s juried Emmy award winners, choreographer Mandy Moore won outstanding choreography for scripted programming, for “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” It’s Moore’s third Emmy.
Animator Genndy Tartakovsky won his fourth Emmy,...
- 9/1/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Even though a bunch of the world is shut down due to the coronavirus, Bill Gates has been busy helping to fund research that seeks to fight Covid-19 on several different fronts, according to director Davis Guggenheim. “He’s deep in the Covid thing in terms of accelerating the research for a new vaccine and the progress on therapeutics, so even before there’s a vaccine, something can help people not die when the get Covid,” explains Guggenheim in our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video above). He goes on to say that he finds it comforting to see someone not running away from these very complicated problems. “Every time I’ve talked to him during Covid I feel a little bit better because he explains everything so well and he’s putting his money into getting some solutions on these fronts.”
Guggenheim directed the Netflix docuseries, “Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates.
Guggenheim directed the Netflix docuseries, “Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates.
- 7/7/2020
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Content stable includes Sundance U.S. grand jury prize-winner Boys State.
Davis Guggenheim and Jonathan King’s Concordia Studio as hired former AwesomenessTV head of finance and Open Road Films CFO Alexa Platt as COO.
The company produces and finances content and was founded recently in partnership with Laurene Powell Jobs and Emerson Collective. The stable includes Sundance U.S. grand jury prize-winner Boys State and U.S. Documentary directing award-winner Time.
Platt officially joined the company in April and reports to Guggenheim and King. Her career posts include CFO at Sony-based producer-financier 2.0 Entertainment, finance executive at Paramount Vantage and Paramount Worldwide Acquisitions,...
Davis Guggenheim and Jonathan King’s Concordia Studio as hired former AwesomenessTV head of finance and Open Road Films CFO Alexa Platt as COO.
The company produces and finances content and was founded recently in partnership with Laurene Powell Jobs and Emerson Collective. The stable includes Sundance U.S. grand jury prize-winner Boys State and U.S. Documentary directing award-winner Time.
Platt officially joined the company in April and reports to Guggenheim and King. Her career posts include CFO at Sony-based producer-financier 2.0 Entertainment, finance executive at Paramount Vantage and Paramount Worldwide Acquisitions,...
- 5/14/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Oscar-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth Davis Guggenheim and former Participant exec Jonathan King have teamed with Laurene Powell Jobs and Emerson Collective to launch Concordia Studio. The new company will focus on creating innovative nonfiction and scripted films, series, and streaming content.
The new venture will develop, produce or finance content across all platforms with some of the most creative partners and collaborators from around the world.
“We’ve been working hard for two years and waiting for the right moment to announce our new studio,” said Guggenheim, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Nonfiction. “Our strength is a small group of executives committed to great storytelling with the very best filmmakers. Now with four films at Sundance and Jonathan King joining as co-founder, the timing could not be better.”
“Audiences worldwide are more hungry than ever for high-quality films and television that mean something in their lives,” added King,...
The new venture will develop, produce or finance content across all platforms with some of the most creative partners and collaborators from around the world.
“We’ve been working hard for two years and waiting for the right moment to announce our new studio,” said Guggenheim, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Nonfiction. “Our strength is a small group of executives committed to great storytelling with the very best filmmakers. Now with four films at Sundance and Jonathan King joining as co-founder, the timing could not be better.”
“Audiences worldwide are more hungry than ever for high-quality films and television that mean something in their lives,” added King,...
- 1/20/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
"This movie is not a biography of Bill Gates, although it does go back and go through my key relationships in a really great way," says Bill Gates — the founder of Microsoft, which brought computer software to the masses and made Gates one of the world's wealthiest people, and the co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest private foundation in history — as we sit down in Telluride to record an episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast and begin discussing Davis Guggenheim's Netflix docuseries Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates, which ...
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