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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 27 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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Wildfires Continue to Rage Across Pacific Palisades, Hollywood Hills, Malibu, Eaton Canyon in Los Angeles: Photos
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) battled fierce wildfires throughout the night, as the infernos continued to ravage neighborhoods across Los Angeles. Adding to the city’s woes, a new blaze erupted in Runyon Canyon within the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening, further displacing residents already grappling…
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2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Spirits, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More
UPDATED with latest: It’s a new year — time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise.
Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead as we get deeper into Oscar season and look ahead to the guild awards, Grammys, Tonys and more. Check back often for updates.
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2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Welcome to Deadline’s annual list of premiere dates for new and returning TV series.
The roster covers hundreds of broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting throughout 2025, including many still listed as TBA (to be announced). It includes series premieres and season debuts, shows returning…
Heartbreaking Interviews & Aerial Shots, Bulldozer Clears Abandoned Cars & More: Watch How Local TV Is Covering L.A. Wildfires – Update
UPDATED with more clips: Local TV news is covering the Los Angeles wildfires live as the nightmare unfolds, producing some surreal scenes and heart-wrenching moments — with many people using words like “war zone” and “apocalyptic.”
One man interviewed live Wednesday on KTLA-TV was brought to tears…
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DGA Awards Film Nominees: Audiard, Baker, Berger, Corbet & Mangold Vie For Top Prize – Update
UPDATED with film nominees, 10:48 AM: Jacques Audiard (Emilia Perez), Sean Baker (Anora), Edward Berger (Conclave), Golden Globe winner Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) and James Mangold (A Complete Unknown) are the nominees for the DGA Awards’ marquee Theatrical Film Award announced Wednesday by the…
SAG Awards Nominations: ‘Wicked’ & ‘A Complete Unknown’ Lead Film Field; ‘Shōgun’ Tops TV
Nominations for the 2025 SAG Awards were unveiled this morning, after the group’s scheduled in-person announcement was canceled amid the unfolding wildfire tragedy in Los Angeles. See the full list below, followed by a breakdown of noms by film and TV show..
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Peter Yarrow Dies: Peter, Paul & Mary Singer-Songwriter Was 86
Peter Yarrow, a five-time Grammy winner who co-founded the hitmaking folk-pop trio Peter, Paul & Mary and co-wrote its memorable “Puff the Magic Dragon,” died Tuesday of bladder cancer at his New York City home. He was 86.
His daughter Bethany announced the news via reps. “Our fearless dragon is…
2025 CAS Awards Nominees Revealed: Smash Movies Up For Cinema Audio Society’s Top Prizes – Full List
Sounds like we have the nominees for the 2025 Cinema Audio Society Awards, which celebrate excellence in sound mixing for film and television. See the list below.
Vying for the marquee Motion Pictures: Live Action statuette are the sound-mixing teams behind four the 10 top-grossing non-toon films of…
‘The Piano Lesson’ Laps Film Field With 14 NAACP Image Awards Nominations – Full List
Netflix’s The Piano Lesson tuned up a leading 14 nominations for the 56th annual NAACP Image Awards, which were revealed this morning. TriStar’s The Book of Clarence is next with six noms, and Peacock’s Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist topped TV programs with nine mentions.
Netflix leads all…
2024 Hollywood & Media Deaths: Photo Gallery & Obituaries
We lost some entertainment giants in 2024.
Among the big-screen legends who died during the past 12 months were Donald Sutherland, James Earl Jones, Maggie Smith, Carl Weathers, Shelley Duvall, Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, Louis Gossett Jr., Anouk Aimée, Marisa Paredes and Gena Rowlands.
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Roger Pratt Dies: Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer Who Worked On ‘Harry Potter’ Films, ‘Batman’, ‘Brazil’ & More Was 77
Roger Pratt, an Oscar-nominated British cinematographer who worked on two Harry Potter films and with such top directors as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, Kenneth Branagh, Mike Leigh, Lasse Hallström, Neil Jordan, Wolfgang Petersen and Richard Attenborough, has died. He was 77.
The British Society of…
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