Al Murrays Make Christmas Great Again Openload

Alec Baldwin

Since 1980, Alec Baldwin has appeared in numerous productions on stage, in films and on goggle box. He has received a Tony nomination (A Streetcar Named Desire, 1992) an Oscar nomination (The Libation, 2004) and has won iii Emmy awards, three Gilded Globes and seven consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards as Best Thespian in a One-act Serial for his part on NBC-Telly's thirty Rock. He has been a regular host and guest star on Saturday Night Live. (For his performance on SNL parodying Donald Trump, Baldwin received his 3rd Emmy award in 2017)

Alec hosts the Friction match GAME, the classic telly game evidence, on ABC, a portion of the proceeds going to charity. And he will soon host a television talk evidence, THE ALEC BALDWIN SHOW, on ABC in the Autumn of 2018

On stage, he has appeared in productions of Loot (Theatre World Award), A LIFE IN THE THEATRE (Hartman), PRELUDE TO A Kiss (Obie Accolade), MACBETH (NYSF), GROSS POINTS (Bay Street), ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (Roundabout), ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE (Laura Pels), EQUUS (Guild Hall), ORPHANS, ALL MY SONS (Club Hall).

His films include BEETLEJUICE, MIAMI BLUES, THE Hunt FOR Ruby Oct, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, MALICE, THE Border, THE DEPARTED, THE AVIATOR, IT'Due south COMPLICATED, BLUE JASMINE, STILL ALICE, and MISSION Incommunicable: FALLOUT, MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, among many others. He recently voiced the lead graphic symbol in the DreamWorks blithe film THE BOSS BABY.

Baldwin is a 1994 BFA graduate of Tisch and received an honorary doctorate in 2010. He is Co-Chairman of the Lath of the Hamptons International Moving picture Festival, president of the board of Guild Hall in East Hampton. He serves on the board of People for the American Way, the NYU Tisch Dean's Council, the New York Philharmonic and he is also the radio announcer for the Philharmonic.

With his wife, Hilaria Thomas Baldwin, he maintains The Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation, supporting numerous causes, primarily in the arts.

He is the author of 3 books: A PROMISE TO OURSELVES (his critique of the California family law system), his memoir NEVERTHELESS and, forth with Kurt Andersen, a Trump parody memoir entitled You lot Tin'T SPELL AMERICA WITHOUT ME.

Alec hosts an interview podcast, Here'S THE Thing, produced by WNYC Studios.
Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler co-stars as interim teacher Gene Cousineau on the striking HBO dark comedy, "Barry." This past September, he was the recipient of the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his function on the series, which stars Emmy-accolade winning actor, Bill Hader. He as well won the Goggle box Critics Option Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and received nominations for a Golden Globe and SAG Award.

Winkler has enjoyed over iv decades of success in Hollywood and continues to exist in demand as an thespian, producer and director.

A 1973 audience in Los Angeles forever changed the life of the Yale School of Drama graduate when producer Garry Marshall and Tom Miller bandage Winkler in the iconic function of Arthur Fonzarelli, aka "The Fonz," in the Goggle box series "Happy Days.' During his 10 years on the popular sitcom, he won two Gold Globe Awards, was nominated three times for an Emmy Award and was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Both his famous leather jacket and Fonzie's lunch box became part of an exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum in 1980.

In contempo years, Winkler appeared in a number of series, including "Arrested Evolution," "Children'south Infirmary," "Royal Pains." "New Girl" and "Parks and Recreation." He too starred and co-executive produced the NBC Reality travel series, "Better Late Than Never," with William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman and Jeff Dye and is an executive producer of the new "MacGyver" serial currently airing its 2d season on CBS.

His invitee role in the ABC drama series "The Practise" earned him an Emmy Award nomination and he also starred in the CBS sitcom "Out of Exercise." His guest-star roles accept included "Numb3rs," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Third Watch," "Crossing Hashemite kingdom of jordan" and "Law and Order: SVU," and the Hallmark Channel holiday pic "The Nearly Wonderful Time of the Twelvemonth." He has lent his voice to such shows as "All Hail King Julien" on Netflix, "Due south Park," "Rex of the Hill," "Family unit Guy," "The Simpsons" and "Clifford: The Puppy Years," for which he received a Daytime Emmy Accolade.

On the big screen, Winkler starred in "Night Shift," "Here Comes the Smash," "The Waterboy," "Click," "The Lords of Flatbush," "Heroes," "Holes" and "Scream."

Behind the scenes he has likewise made his mark as a producer and director. Winkler has executive produced or produced TV serial and specials for 19 years, including "MacGyver," "So Weird," "Mr. Sunshine," "Sightings," "A Family Again," "All Kids Do Information technology," (which won him a Daytime Emmy Award), "Ryan's Four," "Scandal Canvass" and the ABC documentary "Who Are the DeBolts and Where Did They Become nineteen Kids?," which won the prestigious Humanitas Prize.

He likewise directed several movies, including "Memories of Me," starring Billy Crystal and the tardily Alan King and "Cop and a One-half," starring the belatedly Burt Reynolds. On stage, Winkler has appeared on Broadway in "Neil Simon's The Dinner Party" (with the late John Ritter) and "The Performers."

Winkler has always been concerned nearly the quality of children's television programming. He has produced endless worthwhile projects for immature audiences, including "Happily E'er After" for PBS and its sequel, "Two Daddies to Beloved Me." Additional specials include "Run, Don't Walk," and "All the Kids Do It," which was about teenage drunk driving (he also directed).

Winkler tin can likewise add to his resume the title of New York Times best-selling author. His first volume, "Niagara Falls or Does It? Hank Zipzer the World's Greatest Under-Achiever," became a bestseller. The book was inspired by Winkler'southward struggle throughout his educational activity due to his learning challenges.

To appointment, he and his co-author, Lin Oliver, have written 34 children'due south novels. Their latest (and final in the series) is Hither'South HANK: Everybody is Somebody. All the books are sold in bookstores and online across the U.s.a. and have been published around the world in seven languages, with more than 4 million copies sold. They are currently at work on a new series due to be published later this year.

Winkler has always believed in helping others and is specially passionate about children. He has been a featured speaker at We 24-hour interval Celebrations promoting didactics and service for students. His piece of work as well includes Honorary Chairman of United Friends of the Children; Founding Member of the Children'southward Action Network; the outset National Honorary Chairman of the Epilepsy Foundation of America; National Chairman of the annual Toys for Tots entrada; the National Commission for Arts for the Handicapped; the Special Olympics; and the Los Angeles Music Heart'southward Very Special Arts Festival for children who are physically challenged; as well as participating in numerous teenage alcohol and drug abuse programs.

He has received a number of accolades from a diverseness of prestigious organizations, including B'nai B'rith, Peace Prize past the Un and Women in Film'south Norma Zarky Humanitarian Award, presented to both Henry and his wife, Stacey, for their tireless efforts and devotion to the "improvement of the man condition."

He also received the Chevallier de l'Ordre des Artes et Lettres, the French authorities's highest honor. In improver, Winkler was one of 10 individuals honored past AARP with their 2010 Inspire Honour.

Of all the titles he has received, the ones he relishes nigh are husband, male parent and grandfather. Winkler and his wife, Stacey, have three children, Jed, Zoe and Max and five grandchildren. They reside in Los Angeles with their two dogs, Linus and Sadie.
Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch is the two-time Emmy Honor-winning host of "Hollywood Game Dark."

She currently co-stars on the honour-winning comedy serial "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and is well known for her Emmy and Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Sue Sylvester on "Glee."

Additional television credits include portraying Janet Reno in "Manifesto," "Criminal Minds," "The Good Fight," "Portlandia," "Angel From Hell," "Party Downwardly," "Lovespring International," "Two and a Half Men" and The "Fifty Word."

Lynch's film credits include "Wreck It Ralph I and Ii," "The Three Stooges," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Talladega Nights," "Role Models," "Julie & Julia," "A Mighty Current of air," "Best In Testify" and "For Your Consideration."

She made her Broadway debut in the 2013 production of "Annie." Her additional theater piece of work includes "Oh Sister, My Sister" at the Tamarine Theatre and "Dear, Loss and What I Wore" at the Off-Broadway Westside Theatre.

Lynch embarked on her own 2015 live concert tour, "See Jane Sing," with Kate Flannery, Tim Davis and the Tony Guerrero Quintet. Their Billboard height x vacation album, "A Swingin' Little Christmas," is available from iTunes, Amazon and other outlets.

Lynch was raised almost Chicago and cut her theatrical teeth at the Second City and Steppenwolf Theatre. Her memoir, "Happy Accidents," topped several national bestsellers lists, including The New York Times and Los Angeles Times.
David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo, Gilded Globe, BAFTA, NAACP Image Award and Emmy-nominated histrion and producer, volition star side by side in the BBC and PBS masterpiece adaptation of "Les Misérables," for which he also serves as executive producer. In 2019, Oyelowo will star opposite Angelina Jolie in the fantasy adventure "Come up Away," an imagined prequel to the classics Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. This will follow his leading function in "Relive," the latest from Blumhouse Productions, which recently premiered at the Sundance Moving-picture show Festival. Oyelowo will also produce both films through his Yoruba Saxon banner. Additionally, he is prepare to star in Sony's "Peter Rabbit 2."

Oyelowo is gear up to brand his directorial debut with feature "The H2o Man," written by Emma Needell. Yoruba Saxon will produce aslope Oprah Winfrey'south Harpo Films. Oyelowo will star in the picture alongside Rosario Dawson, Lonnie Chavis, Amiah Miller, Alfred Molina and Maria Bello.

Boosted film credits include: "A United Kingdom," "Queen of Katwe," "Selma," "Interstellar," "A Most Fierce Year," "Captive," "The Butler," "Lincoln," "Middle of Nowhere," "Jack Reacher," "The Paperboy," "Blood-red Tails," "The Help," "The Final King of Scotland."
Pedro Pascal

Pedro Pascal made his Broadway debut last calendar month in Sam Aureate's production of "Male monarch Lear," playing Edmund, aslope Glenda Jackson and Ruth Wilson. "Rex Lear" opened on April 4th and will run through Sunday, July seventh.

Pascal can currently exist seen in TRIPLE FRONTIER, an activity-adventure story assail the border zone between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. The motion picture also stars Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund and Charlie Hunnam, and released globally on Netflix on March 13th.

Also this year, Pascal will exist seen playing the titular function in the first e'er live-activeness STAR WARS series, THE MANDALORIAN, as a mysterious lone gunfighter who exists in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic. Written and executive produced by Jon Favreau, the series volition launch on Disney's directly-to- consumer streaming service, Disney+, on November 12th.

Pascal recently wrapped production on Patty Jenkins' WONDER WOMAN 1984, in which he volition star in a key office alongside Gal Gadot and Kristen Wiig. The film, which is slated to release on June fifth of 2020, marks the 2d fourth dimension he and Jenkins have worked together.

Last year, Pascal appeared in Barry Jenkins' critically acclaimed IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe and won AFI's "Movie of the Twelvemonth" award. Also terminal year, Pascal starred in Antoine Fuqua'southward (Training Twenty-four hours, The Equalizer) THE Equalizer ii reverse Denzel Washington, which was released by Sony on July 20th.

Pascal starred in the first, second, and tertiary seasons of the critically-acclaimed, BAFTA and Golden World nominated Netflix original series NARCOS, the truthful-life story of the growth and spread of cocaine drug cartels around the world. Pascal portrayed the office of DEA amanuensis Javier Peña, who led the manhunt for Colombian drug kingpin, Pablo Escobar in seasons one and ii – and for the Cali Cartel is season three.

In 2014, Pascal starred in HBO's critically acclaimed series GAME OF THRONES where he played the fan favorite Oberyn Martell. Pedro has had recurring roles on The states's GRACELAND, ABC'southward BROTHERS & SISTERS, CBS' THE Skillful WIFE, FX's LIGHTS OUT, CBS' THE MENTALIST, and ABC's RED WIDOW. Other idiot box credits include Showtime's award winning NURSE JACKIE, the Police force & Lodge trifecta, Trunk OF PROOF, WITHOUT A TRACE, NYPD BLUE and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, among others.

Pascal has originated roles in New York for The Manhattan Theater Club, Classic Stage Company, Playwrights Horizons, and Terrence McNally'due south Drama Desk Nominated play SOME MEN at Second Stage. He starred alongside Jennifer Ehle and Liev Schreiber in Shakespeare in the Park's product of MACBETH, as well every bit their Product of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING with Lily Rabe. He won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Accolade and Garland for ORPHANS at The International City Theater. Pedro has also directed Florencia Lozano's UNDERNEATHMYBED, David Anzuelo's KILLING PLAY and Daniel Talbott's YOSEMITE at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York. Pedro is besides a member of the Labyrinth Theater Company.
Willem Dafoe

Having fabricated over i hundred films in his legendary career, Willem Dafoe is internationally respected for bringing versatility, boldness, and dare to some of the most iconic films of our time. His artistic marvel in exploring the human condition leads him to projects all over the globe, large and small, Hollywood films as well as independent cinema.

His natural adventurousness is axiomatic in roles as diverse every bit the elite assassin who is mentor to Keanu Reeves in the neo-noir "John Wick," every bit the obsessed FBI amanuensis in the cult archetype "The Boondock Saints," and every bit Vulko the mentor to "Aquaman" in James Wan's billion-dollar blockbuster. His voice piece of work tin be heard in Gil the Moorish Idol in "Finding Nemo," as Ryuk the Death God in "Death Note," and every bit the narrator of "Vox Lux."

Upcoming projects include Dee Rees' "The Final Affair He Wanted," Edward Norton'southward "Motherless Brooklyn," Robert Eggers' "The Lighthouse," Abel Ferrara's "Tommaso," and Ericson Core'southward "Togo." He recently completed lensing Wes Anderson's "The French Acceleration" and Abel Ferrara's "Siberia."

Dafoe has been recognized with four Academy Honor nominations: Best Histrion in a Supporting Office for "Platoon, All-time Actor" in a Supporting Office for "Shadow Of The Vampire," for which he also received Aureate World and Screen Actors Guild nominations, All-time Actor in a Supporting Office for The Florida Project, for which he likewise received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations, and most recently, All-time Leading Thespian for "At Eternity'due south Gate," for which he also received a Golden World nomination. Among his other nominations and awards, he has received two Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, a New York Film Critics Circumvolve Honor, a National Lath of Review Honour, an Independent Spirit Honor, Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup, equally well as a Berlinale Honorary Golden Conduct for Lifetime Achievement.

He and his wife, director Giada Colagrande, have made four films together: "Padre," "Bob Wilson's Life and Death of Marina Abramovic," "A Woman," and "Before It Had A Proper noun." A 5th, "Tropico," is currently in pre-production.

Dafoe is ane of the founding members of The Wooster Grouping, the New York-based experimental theatre collective. He created and performed in all of the group'southward piece of work from 1977 thru 2005, both in the U.S. and internationally. Since then, he worked with Richard Foreman in "Idiot Savant" at The Public Theatre (NYC) and virtually recently two international productions with Robert Wilson: "The Life & Death of Marina Abramovic" and "The Old Woman" contrary Mikhail Baryshnikov. He most recently performed a new theatre slice, "The Minister's Blackness Veil," based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story and directed past Romeo Castellucci.
Ellen Burstyn

Known for her iconic performances in classics such as "The Last Motion-picture show Testify," "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (Academy Laurels and BAFTA winner for Best Actress), and the cultural phenomenon "The Exorcist," Ellen Burstyn is widely regarded for her acting. Her many other memorable performances include "The Rex of Marvin Gardens," "Aforementioned Time Next Year" (both the Broadway play for which she won the Tony Award, and the movie adaptation for which she won the Gilt Globe), "Resurrection," "How to Make an America Quilt," and a tour-de-force in "Requiem for a Dream," which earned Ellen her 6th Academy Honor nomination and led director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan and Noah) to draw her equally "the greatest artist I accept ever worked with."

In contempo years, Burstyn has appeared in the blockbusters "Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood" and "Interstellar," won two Emmy's for her work on Constabulary and Order SVU and Political Animals (joining the list of but 24 actors in history who have won the Academy Award, Emmy and Tony "triple crown") and earned her 8th Emmy nomination in Netflix's striking series "Firm of Cards."
Al Pacino

Al Pacino was born in East Harlem and grew up in New York Urban center's Due south Bronx. He attended the Schoolhouse of Performing Arts until he moved on to report acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio with Charles Laughton, and afterwards, at The Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg.

Between 1963 and 1969 his credits include William Saroyan'southward "Hello Out There" for his off-Broadway debut, "Why is a Crooked Letter" for which he won an off-Broadway Obie Award, "The Indian Wants" the Bronx that earned him some other Obie Honor as All-time Role player, and "Does a Tiger Clothing a Necktie?" for his Broadway debut and kickoff Tony Award. He received his second Tony Honour in 1970 for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. In 2011 he portrayed Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" on Broadway, garnering a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Histrion in a Play and in 2013 appeared on Broadway playing Shelley Levene in David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross."

His commencement leading role in a characteristic film was in the 1971 drama Panic in "Needle Park." The following year, Francis Ford Coppola selected him to have on the breakthrough part of Michael Corleone in "The Godfather," for which he was nominated for an Academy Honor. Within the next six years he received another four University Honor nominations for the films "Serpico," "The Godfather Function II," "Canis familiaris Day Afternoon and ... And Justice For All." In 1992 he won an Academy Award for Best Role player for his performance in "Aroma of a Adult female." Television receiver work includes a rich relationship with HBO, including the 2003 miniseries "Angels in America" and the 2010 picture show "You Don't Know Jack," both of which garnered Golden Globe and Emmy Awards for his performances. In 2013 he won Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for the title function in David Mamet's "Phil Spector" and virtually recently for his role in "Danny Collins."

He has been awarded the Gold Globe Cecil B. DeMille Accolade for Lifetime Accomplishment in Motion Pictures, the American Moving picture Institute Life Achievement Award and in 2011 he received the National Merit of Arts from President Obama. Most recently, he received the Kennedy Center Honor. He will be seen in shortly to exist released "The Irishman" directed by Martin Scorsese.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Guest Host

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson is a critically acclaimed actress of the stage and screen. In 2014, Richardson Jackson received a Tony Accolade Best Extra nomination for her performance every bit "Lena Younger" in the Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun." She also received the Distinguished Operation Drama League Laurels nomination.

She currently stars on Broadway as "Calpurnia" in Aaron Sorkin's critically acclaimed accommodation of "To Impale a Mockingbird," alongside Jeff Daniels and Celia Keenan-Bolger, and directed past Bartlett Sher. This Spring, Richardson Jackson was honored at the 10th Annual Lilly Awards, which celebrate women of distinction in the theater community.

This yr, Richardson Jackson appeared in Netflix's drama moving-picture show "Juanita" aslope Alfre Woodard and directed by Clark Johnson. In 2018, Richardson Jackson narrated the characteristic length documentary "Sighted Eyes/Feeling Centre" on playwright Lorraine Hansberry, who penned the iconic "A Raisin in the Sunday." The world premiere took place at the Toronto International Motion-picture show Festival and the documentary premiered on PBS' "American Masters." She too appeared in a recurring arc equally Diane Pierce in Shondaland'south "Gray's Anatomy" on ABC, as well equally Mama Mabel in the Netflix Original Serial "Luke Cage."

In 2016, Richardson Jackson starred in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park'south product of "Taming of the Shrew" every bit "Baptista" under Phyllida Lloyd's management, in honour of the 400th ceremony of William Shakespeare's expiry. She too starred in "Evidence Me a Hero," HBO's six-60 minutes miniseries from "The Wire" co-creator David Simon and directed past Oscar winner Paul Haggis. For her performance, she received the NAACP Image Honor Nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Television Moving picture, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special.

Richardson Jackson's extensive theatre credits include "Joe Turner'south Come and Gone" (Broadway), "For Colored Girls…," "Spell #7," "Casanova," "Unfinished Women" (Public Theater), "Stop Reset" (Signature Theatre), and Baronial Wilson's "Century Cycle" (Kennedy Eye), among others. In 2016, she was honored with the NAACP Theater Awards Trailblazer Honor in recognition of her pioneering theatrical contributions.

Richardson Jackson's additional film and boob tube credits include "The Fighting Temptations," "U.Due south. Marshals," "Freedomland," "Losing Isaiah," "Mother and Child," "Amercement" and Sidney Lumet's critically acclaimed "100 Middle Street."

Richardson Jackson has received numerous awards for her philanthropic work including The United Negro College Fund and the Due north.Y. Keeper of the Dream Award. This year she was honored by the LadyLike Foundation, which is a faith based non-turn a profit organization whose purpose is to brainwash, empower and inspire young women living in underprivileged communities. In 2016, she and her husband Samuel 50. Jackson were honored by the Children's Defense Fund for their longstanding commitment to the organisation and their "Leave No Child Behind" mission.

Richardson and her married man Samuel 50. Jackson established the Samuel 50. & LaTanya R. Jackson Foundation to carry out their commitment to a range of philanthropic issues in the Us and Africa. A graduate of Spelman College, she has served on their Board of Trustees and presently serves on the Advisory Board of their Women's Middle. She serves on the informational quango of Atlanta's True Colors Theatre, the Ebony Repertory Theatre of Los Angeles, and is currently a board member of the American Theatre Wing and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

LaTanya Richardson Jackson and her husband Sam have one incredible, Emmy Nominated girl, the beautiful Zoe Pigeon.
Alfre Woodard

Woodard tin currently exist heard as the voice of "Sarabi" in Jon Favreau's Disney blockbuster THE LION KING. This Autumn, she co-stars with Jason Momoa in the highly anticipated Apple tree series SEE, created by Steven Knight and also headlines the characteristic film CLEMENCY, which won the Grand Jury prize at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and volition be released by Neon. Woodard has simply wrapped the Sony Pictures film FATHERHOOD, starring aslope Kevin Hart.

Recent film appearances include the blockbusters CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL State of war for Marvel and ANNABELLE for New Line. On the small screen, she most recently starred equally the violent "Mariah Dillard" in Curiosity'S LUKE CAGE and as the championship character in the Netflix Original film JUANITA, which she also developed and produced.

Acclaimed dramatic performances include her roles in Steve McQueen's 12 YEARS A SLAVE, John Sayles' PASSION FISH, Maya Angelou's Downward IN THE DELTA, Peter Bratt's FOLLOW ME Domicile, Gina Prince-Blythwood'due south Honey AND BASKETBALL, Spike Lee's CROOKLYN, Lawrence Kasdan's Thou Coulee and MUMFORD, Tyler Perry'southward THE Family unit THAT PREYS, Billie Woodruff'due south Beauty SHOP with Queen Latifah, Richard Donner'due south SCROOGED reverse Nib Murray, also every bit MANDELA and MISS EVER' BOYS (both for HBO Films).

Woodard has been nominated for 17 Emmy Awards (winning 4), 7 SAG Awards (winning 3), 3 Gilt Globe Awards (winning ane), 21 NAACP awards (wining nine) and ii Independent Spirit Awards (winning one). Her Oscar nomination equally All-time Supporting Actress was for her performance in Martin Ritt's Cantankerous CREEK.

She directed and produced NELSON MANDELA'South FAVORITE AFRICAN FOLKTALES, which garnered a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Children's Spoken Word Anthology". It hosts a collaboration of talent both wide and diverse, featuring Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, and Samuel L. Jackson.

In addition to her acting career, Woodard is a longtime activist who has been involved in countless nonprofit organizations including Artists for a New Due south Africa, a nonprofit she co-founded which is working to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and further the cause of republic and human rights in South Africa. In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed her to the President'south Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Equally function of her work on the Commission, Woodard adopted several high poverty and under-performing public schools around the country, including ReNew Cultural Arts Academy in New Orleans and Noel Community Arts School in Denver. She is an active advocate for the arts in teaching, largely through her work on the Committee'due south "Turnaround Arts" initiative, which was launched in cooperation with the U.South. Section of Instruction and the White House Domestic Policy Quango to narrow the achievement gap and increase student engagement through the arts.
Greta Gerwig

Academy Honour-nominated actress, playwright, screenwriter, and manager Greta Gerwig continues to make a mark on the amusement manufacture every bit a powerful storyteller.

Up next is Gerwig's sophomore directorial project, LITTLE WOMEN. The archetype story features an all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Timothee Chalamet, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen. Sony Pictures is set up to release the film on December 25th, 2019.

In Spring 2020, Gerwig will announced on phase opposite Oscar Isaac in Sam Gold's Off-Broadway production of Anton Checkhov's Three Sisters at The New York Theatre Workshop. This volition mark her 2d collaboration with Gold following The Village Bike, for which she received an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Play in 2014.

Gerwig is perhaps best known for LADY BIRD, her debut picture as a solo writer and director. In 2018, Gerwig fabricated history by beingness the fifth adult female to be nominated for an University Award in the Best Director category, and the start to be nominated for a debut film. The motion-picture show also earned 4 additional Academy Honour nominations, including Best Motion-picture show, Best Original Screenplay, and interim nominations for stars Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf. The film received the Golden World Award for Best Motion Motion-picture show (Musical or Comedy), and garnered diverse club and critics circle nominations including NBR, WGA, DGA, and BAFTA.

Previously, Gerwig has collaborated with director Noah Baumbach on several films, including GREENBERG, MISTRESS AMERICA, and FRANCES HA, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. Her boosted acting credits include JACKIE, MAGGIE'Due south Program, 20th CENTURY WOMEN, LOLA VERSUS, DAMSELS IN DISTRESS, ARTHUR, NO STRINGS ATTACHED, and most recently, the vocalisation of Tracy Walker in Wes Anderson'southward ISLE OF DOGS.
Laura Dern

Two-time University Honour nominee, Emmy and Golden Earth winner, Laura Dern has touched audiences and critics akin with her moving and heartfelt performances. In improver to her two Oscar nominations, Dern has won four Gilded Globe Awards with seven nominations, as well as earned a Primetime Emmy Award and seven Primetime Emmy Honour nominations. On television receiver, Dern was near recently seen as Renata in the second season of HBO'southward "Big Little Lies," which airted on HBO this by summer. On the big screen, Dern starred alongside Kristen Stewart in Justin Kelly'due south "JT LeRoy" and in Ed Zwick'southward "Trial past Fire." This wintertime, she will exist seen in Noah Baumbach'south "Marriage Story" for Netflix in theaters November 6th, as well as Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" for Sony Pictures out December 25th.

Additional film credits include "Star Wars: Episode Eight" "Wilson," "The Founder," "Certain Woman," "Wild" for which she earned her second Academy Award nomination,"99 Homes," "The Mistake in our Stars," "The Primary" "Everything Must Get" "Little Fockers," "Yr of the Dog" "Inland Empire." Solitary Hearts," "Happy Endings," "We Don't Alive Hither Anymore" "I Am Sam," "Novocaine," "Focus," "Citizen Ruth," "Jurassic Park," "A Perfect World," "A Perfect World," I "Rambling Rose," (Academy Award Nomination) "Shine Talk" and "Mask." "Blue Velvet" "Wild at Heart,""Dr. T and the Women," "October Sky," "Mask," "Fatty Man and Little Male child," "Haunted Summer," "Teachers," "Foxes" and "Ladies and Gentleman, The Fabled Stains."

Her tv set credits include HBO's "The Tale," which earned Dern her 7th Emmy nomination, and in "Large Lilliputian Lies" which earned her a Primetime Emmy Honour and Golden Globe honor for her part every bit Renata; "Enlightened." "Recount," "Damaged Intendance," "Within These Walls," "Daddy and Them," "The Baby Trip the light fantastic," "Afterburn." "Fallen Angels, Down Came a Blackbird." In 1997, Dern was nominated for an Emmy Award and won an American Comedy Award for her guest-starring role in the controversial 'puppy episode' of the ABC comedy, "Ellen."

In addition to her extensive picture show and telly credits, Dern has been prolific in her producing career. In 2017 she established Jaywalker Pictures, a Los Angeles-based product company founded with partner Jayme Lemons with emphasis on bully storytelling in picture show and television. They accept a first-look TV Deal with Platform One Media, in which they have an 60 minutes-long series "Mr. and Mrs. American Pie" in evolution. In improver to the get-go-expect Telly deal with Platform One Media, Jaywalker Pictures will produce "The Dolls" for HBO, a limited series in which Dern is set up to star alongside Issa Rae. On the feature side, the projects in development include the films "Candy & Mel" and "The Dog of the S." Jaywalker Pictures is represented by CAA.

Out of appreciation and respect for the boggling gift the Dern family has brought to the big and small screen, The Hollywood Entertainment Museum honored Bruce, Diane and Laura with the Hollywood Legacy Honor. In 2010, in commemoration of their family unit legacy in movie and goggle box, Dern, her mother, Diane Ladd, and father, Bruce Dern, were awarded with the first e'er "Family unit Star Ceremony" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In 2016, she was likewise selected to serve on The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors.
Kelsey Grammer

Invitee Host

Kelsey Grammar

Kelsey Grammer has excelled at the highest level in theatre, television set and film as an histrion, producer and director.

An initial role equally Dr. Frasier Crane on "Cheers" developed into the cornerstone of the Juilliard-trained role player'due south career. Grammar played the celebrated grapheme in three different television series ("Thank you," "Wings" and "Frasier") over a bridge of 20 years, tying the record for longest-running television character.

Grammer has won six Emmys, three Aureate Globes and a SAG Award and has received an unparalleled 18 Emmy nominations, eight Golden World nominations, sixteen SAG nominations and one Tony nomination.

He will next be seen in the movies The Infinite Betwixt, Grand Isle and The God Committee almost the U.South. organ transplant organization.

Appear in May 2018, through his production company Grammnet (in conjunction with AwesomenessTV and Wattpad,) Grammer sold a ten-episode straight-to-serial, supernatural thriller to Hulu called "Low-cal as a Feather," based on the story by Zoe Aarsen. Grammer's contempo television voiceover projects include the character Blinky in all three seasons of Netflix' animated series "Trollhunters," created by Guillermo Del Toro, for which he won his 6th Emmy Award terminal season. The 3rd flavour is bachelor for streaming now.

2019 will run across Grammar return to London'southward West Cease in 1 of the most predictable stage performances of the year, "Man of La Mancha." Grammer will star in the beloved role of Don Quixote.

In 2010 Grammar earned a Tony nomination for Best Functioning past a Leading Thespian in a Musical, for his starring role in "La Cage aux Folles" on Broadway. In 2015 Grammar returned to the Broadway stage to star in "Finding Neverland." He reprised the role over again in 2016.

Accomplished as a voice-over creative person, Grammer has played the iconic grapheme Sideshow Bob on "The Simpsons" since 1990, for which he won an Emmy in 2006. As part of his extensive voiceover piece of work, recent films include Warner Bros.' animated flick "Storks" and the adventurous and comedic animated film "Bunyan and Babe." He has also lent his voice to the feature films "Toy Story two," "Anastasia" and "Teacher'due south Pet," to the goggle box series "Father of the Pride" and "Gary the Rat," and to the Emmy-nominated "Animal Farm" for TNT.
James Burrows

James Burrows is one of television's most respected and honored creative talents. Over his distinguished career, Burrows has been the recipient of ten Emmys, four Directors Guild of America Awards, the 1996 American One-act Awards' Creative Achievement Award, and in 2014 the Television Critics Association's Career Accomplishment Award. In 2006 he was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Science'due south Hall of Fame and was honored past the US One-act Arts Festival with their Career Tribute Award.

He has been the recipient of 21 nominations for the Managing director'south Society of America Award, thus bestowing him the honor of being the virtually nominated director in the history of television set at the Society. He was recently honored by the DGA with the Inaugural 2014 Lifetime Accomplishment Award in Television. In November 2015 he directed his 1000th episode which was recognized by a Television set Special on NBC in January of 2016.

Burrows' success as the director of television pilots is legendary. He will soon exist at the helm of the third season of the new NBC comedy reunion of "Will & Grace." The current primetime boob tube schedule features four shows- "Big Bang Theory," "Man with the Programme," "Neighborhood," and "Volition & Grace"- whose pilot episodes Burrows directed.

Burrows is probably all-time known as co-creator, executive producer and director of the critically acclaimed series, "Thanks." The striking show, which aired for 11 seasons, is the most nominated serial in the Television Academy'southward history and is in third place for most Emmys received. Burrows has also received numerous awards for his work on "Will & Grace," "Frasier," "Friends," "Wings," "Nighttime Court," "Taxi," and "Dear John." For the first time in 25 years, he returned to the stage in the spring of 1998 to direct the highly acclaimed "Human Who Came To Dinner" at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, starring John Mahoney.

Born in Los Angeles and raised in New York, Burrows graduated from Oberlin College and connected his education at Yale, where he earned a master's degree in fine arts. Burrows relocated to Hollywood to piece of work as a dialogue coach for "O.Yard. Crackerby!," a brusque-lived television serial starring Burl Ives. When the evidence concluded, he returned to New York and initially worked as a stage manager before directing several off-Broadway shows, such as "The Castro Circuitous," and stock productions of "The Odd Couple" and "Never Besides Late."
Uzo Aduba

A formidable talent to be reckoned with, Uzo Aduba is an award-winning actress whose work spans television, motion-picture show, and theatre.

Uzo Aduba has near recently wrapped the FX miniseries MRS. AMERICA portraying The Hon. Shirley Chisholm reverse Cate Blanchett.

Uzo is best known for her two-fourth dimension Emmy Honor-winning portrayal as Suzanne "Crazy Optics" Warren on Netflix's hitting series, ORANGE IS THE NEW Black, which just wrapped its 8th and concluding flavour. She also won the 2015 SAG Honor for Outstanding Actress in a One-act Series and the 2014 Critic's Choice Award for Best Invitee Performer in a One-act Series. The evidence won the 2015 SAG Honour for Outstanding Performance past an Ensemble in a One-act Serial, the 2014 People'southward Choice Award for Favorite Streaming Series and the 2013 AFI Award for Telly Program of the Year. She was as well nominated for a 2014 Aureate World Award for Best Performance past an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Fabricated for Television.

Theatre highlights include the Broadway revival of GODSPELL and The Jamie Lloyd Company's contemporary accommodation of Jean Genet's THE MAIDS
Lupita Nyong'o

LUPITA NYONG'O is a Kenyan actress, producer and New York Times Bestselling writer. She made her feature debut in Steve McQueen's Academy Award® winning pic "12 Years a Slave." For her portrayal as Patsey, Nyong'o received the Academy Accolade® as well as multiple accolades including the Screen Actors Guild® Award, the Critics' Choice Accolade, the Independent Spirit Award, and the NAACP Award.

Nyong'o stars in "Us," Jordan Peele's critically acclaimed horror pic for Universal Pictures, equally both "Red" and "Adelaide."

Nyong'o played Nakia in Marvel'southward Oscar-nominated pic, "Black Panther," which has broken numerous box office records. Ryan Coogler directed the pic which co-starred Chadwick Boseman, Michael B Hashemite kingdom of jordan, and Danai Gurira. The cast won the SAG Award for Best Ensemble and her functioning earned Nyong'o a nomination for an NAACP award.

She will star in the female-driven spy thriller "355," which Universal purchased out of Cannes.  Additionally, she volition co-produce and feature in "Born a Crime," the bio-pic based on Trevor Noah'due south New York Times best-selling book of the same name.

Nyong'o and Danai Gurira's upcoming accommodation of the novel "Americanah" has received a direct-to-series order at HBO Max, as a express ten-episode serial. Nyong'o will star, with Gurira writing and serving as showrunner.

   Past credits include Abe Forsythe's zombie comedy-horror, "Picayune Monsters," Mira Nair's "Queen of Katwe" and voicing Raksha in Jon Favreau's "The Jungle Book." Nyong'o starred as Maz Kanata in J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and in "Star Wars: The Final Jedi." She will return as Maz in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in December 2019.

    Nyong'o earned a Tony® nomination for her Broadway debut in Danai Gurira's Tony-nominated play "Eclipsed." It tells the story of five boggling women brought together by the upheaval of war in their homeland Liberia.

      Nyongo'southward debut children's book Sulwe is a New York Times #1 All-time Seller. The book, released by Simon & Schuster, discusses colorism, the preferential treatment of those with lighter pare, which is an issue across the globe, and impacts children from a young historic period.

   Nyong'o graduated from the Yale School of Drama'due south acting program where her stage credits included playing Perdita in "The Winter's Tale" (Yale Repertory Theater), Sonya in "Uncle Vanya," Katherine in "The Taming of the Shrew," besides as being in the original production of Michael Mitnick'southward "Elijah."

Nyong'o resides in Brooklyn.