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Erik Pedersen
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Erik has been a full-time journalist in Los Angeles for more than 35 years, the past 29 covering Hollywood. Before joining Deadline in 2013, he spent nearly 17 years at The Hollywood Reporter, rising to managing editor. He also wrote about music for THR; did hundreds of concert and TV reviews; covered such events as the Cannes Film Festival, NATPE and MIFED; and worked closely with the web team. Before that he was a cities editor at The Orange County Register after serving as managing editor of the Los Angeles Daily Commerce.
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Hearst Magazines Union Stages Series Of Walkouts After Failing To Reach Contract Deal
Unionized staffers at Hearst Magazines are taking to the streets for half-day walkouts today after a month of contract negotiations with management has failed to reach a deal. The WGA East-repped union has been working without a contract since Saturday, and Wednesday is the last scheduled day of…
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Kate Hudson Named ICG Publicists’ Showperson Of The Year
You can sing this with a cry in your voice: The Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild said Tuesday that Song Sung Blue Oscar nominee Kate Hudson will receive its 2026 Motion Picture Showperson of the Year Award.
The Running Point star and Almost Famous alum will be feted…
2026 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Streaming & Cable
Here is Deadline’s annual list of premiere dates for new and returning TV series. Updated daily, the roster covers hundreds of broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting throughout 2026, many still listed as TBA (to be announced). It includes series premieres, season debuts, shows returning…
Grammy Winners: Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish & Finneas Make History With Marquee Wins – Full List
Bad Bunny won Album of the Year for Debà Tirar Más Fotos tonight at the 68th annual Grammy Awards after Kendrick Lamar took Record of the Year for his Luther Vandross tribute “Luther” and Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell won Song of the Year for “Wildflower.” All of them made history…
2026 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Guilds, Tonys & More
UPDATED with latest: It’s a new calendar year, and film awards season is in full swing — time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise.
Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead, starting with Saturday’s Palm Springs Film Festival awards gala and Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards…
Alexander Skarsgard ‘SNL’ Promo Proves That Size Matters In Studio 8H
Is everyone equal on the set of Saturday Night Live? Apparently not.
Alexander Skarsgard is making his SNL hosting debut this weekend — and not a moment too soon. The actor and his 6-foot-4 frame are called to duty in the first promo for Saturday’s episode. His height advantage over castmembers…
Crunchyroll Anime Awards Draws Up Date For 10th Anniversary 2026 Ceremony
EXCLUSIVE: Sketch this date into your calendar: The 10th anniversary Crunchyroll Anime Awards ceremony is set for Saturday, May 23, in Tokyo. Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira are returning as co-hosts for a fourth straight year, and the show will be livestreamed worldwide.
The 2026 Anime Awards…
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ACE Eddie Awards Nominations: ‘Sinners’, ‘One Battle’, ‘F1’, ‘Weapons’, ‘Wicked: For Good’ & More
American Cinema Editors has stitched together the nominees for its 76th annual Eddie Awards next month. See the full list below.
Vying for the marquee Best Edited Feature Film (Drama, Theatrical) prize are the editors for Best Picture Oscar nominees F1, Hamnet, Sentimental Value and Sinners…
Kumail Nanjiani To Host DGA Awards After Judd Apatow Had Gig The Past Five Years
The Directors Guild of America has called an audible regarding the host of its annual awards show. Kumail Nanjiani will emcee next month’s 78th annual DGA Awards, after Judd Apatow had done the honors the past five years.
Comic, actor and The Big Sick Oscar nominee Nanjiani returned to his…
Yvonne Lime Dies: ‘I Was A Teenage Werewolf’ Co-Star, ‘Father Knows Best’ Alum & Longtime Philanthropist Was 90
Yvonne Lime, who starred alongside Michael Landon in I Was A Teenage Werewolf, recurred on Father Knows Best, had dozens of other screen credits and later devoted her life to philanthropy, died Friday. She was 90.
Childhelp, the nonprofit she co-founded in 1959 that is dedicated to the…
Laura Adler Dies: Emmy-Nominated Casting Director & Former Casting Society Exec Was 65
Laura Adler, an Emmy-nominated casting director and former administrator of Casting Society, died Thursday in Los Angeles following a brief illness. She was 65.
A Casting Society rep confirmed the news to Deadline.
Adler was set to receive the Casting Society’s Rosalie Joseph Humanitarian Aw…
Francis Buchholz Dies: The Scorpions’ Longtime Bassist Who Played On Band’s Biggest Hits Was 71
Francis Buchholz, who played bass for The Scorpions for nearly two decades during most successful era, playing on such classic tracks as “Wind of Change,” “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and “No One Like You,” died Thursday of cancer. He was 71.
His family shared the news on social media, writing in…
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