To celebrate the release of West Side Story, 20th Century Studios will be hosting an IMAX exclusive fan event! In 10 select IMAX theaters nationwide on December 6, a screening of the film and an exclusive Q&A will be broadcast to fans who sign up for free tickets here. The screening will take place at 4 p.m. PST/7 p.m. EST.
The live event Q&A will feature Steven Spielberg and cast members Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, and Mike Faist. Each guest will also receive a West Side Story mini-poster. West Side Story opens in theaters on December 10, with tickets available for purchase now. You can watch the trailer below!
The Hollywood Critics Association has revealed its 2021 film nominees! Dune leads the pack with ten total nominations. The winners of the HCA Film Awards will be revealed during the 5th Annual HCA Film Awards Ceremony, which will be taking place on January 8, 2022. The ceremony will also be streamed live on the HCA’s YouTube Channel. You can find the full nomination list below!
BEST PICTURE
Parisa Taghizadeh/Focus Features
Being the Ricardos
Belfast
CODA
Dune
King Richard
Last Night in Soho
Licorice Pizza
Spencer
The Power of The Dog
tick, tick …Boom!
BEST ACTOR
Andrew Garfield, tick, tick …BOOM!
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of The Dog
Nicolas Cage, Pig
Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
Will Smith, King Richard
BEST ACTRESS
Emilia Jones, CODA
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
Jamie Dornan, Belfast
Jason Isaacs, Mass
Robin de Jesús, tick, tick …BOOM!
Troy Kotsur, CODA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
Marlee Matlin, CODA
Ruth Negga, Passing
BEST CAST ENSEMBLE
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
The Harder They Fall
BEST DIRECTOR
Rachel Zegler in ‘West Side Story.’ Image courtesy 20th Century Studios.
Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Guillermo del Toro, Nightmare Alley
Jane Campion, The Power of The Dog
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Lin-Manuel Miranda, tick, tick…BOOM!
Pablo Larraín, Spencer
Rebecca Hall, Passing
Reinaldo Marcus Green, King Richard
Siân Heder, CODA
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Aaron Sorkin, Being the Ricardos
Edgar Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Last Night in Soho
Fran Kranz, Mass
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Zach Baylin, King Richard
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jane Campion, The Power of The Dog
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall, Passing
Siân Heder, CODA
Steven Levenson, tick, tick …BOOM!
BEST ANIMATED OR VSX PERFOMANCE
Abbi Jacobson, The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Sylvester Stallone, The Suicide Squad
Stephanie Beatriz, Encanto
Jacob Tremblay, Luca
John Leguizamo, Encanto
BEST ACTION FILM
No Time to Die
Nobody
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The Harder They Fall
The Suicide Squad
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Raya and The Last Dragon
BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Netflix
Cyrano
Free Guy
In the Heights
tick, tick…BOOM!
West Side Story
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Flee
Summer of Soul
The Rescue
The Sparks Brothers
Val
BEST HORROR
A Quiet Place Part II
Fear Street Trilogy
Last Night in Soho
Malignant
The Night House
BEST INDIE FILM
CODA
Mass
Pig
Shiva Baby
Spencer
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
A Hero
Drive My Car
Flee
Titane
The Worst Person in the World
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Rebecca Hall, Passing
Lin-Manuel Miranda, tick, tick…BOOM!
Fran Kranz, Mass
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
Michael Sarnoski, Pig
BEST SHORT FILM
Blush
Far From The Tree
Nona
Robin Robin
Us Again
BEST SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, The French Dispatch
Hans Zimmer, Dune
Jonny Greenwood, Spencer
Jonny Greenwood, The Power of The Dog
Steven Price, Last Night in Soho
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Be Alive” sung by Beyonce from King Richard
“No Time to Die” sung by Billie Eilish from No Time to Die
“Beyond the Shore” sung by Emilia Jones from CODA
“Down to Joy” sung by Van Morrison from Belfast
“Every Letter” sung by Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. from Cyrano
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
A24
Andrew Droz Palermo, The Green Knight
Ari Wegner, The Power of The Dog
Claire Mathon, Spencer
Greig Fraser, Dune
Janusz Kamiński, West Side Story
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Adam Stockhausen, The French Dispatch
Guy Hendrix Dyas, Spencer
Marcus Rowland, Last Night in Soho
Patrice Vermette, Dune
Tamara Deverell, Nightmare Alley
BEST FILM EDITING
Andrew Weisblum and Myron I. Kerstein, tick, tick …BOOM!
Joe Walker, Dune
Pamela Martin, King Richard
Paul Machliss, Last Night in Soho
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, Belfast
BEST STUNTS
Black Widow
Dune
No Time to Die
Nobody
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Disney
Bob Morgan and Jacqueline West, Dune
Jacqueline Durran, Spencer
Janty Yates, House of Gucci
Jenny Beavan, Cruella
Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Last Night in Soho
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Ana Lozano, David Craig Forrest, Kim Santantonio, Kyra Panchenko, Michael Ornelaz, Teressa Hill, Yvonne DePatis Kupka, Being the Ricardos
Carolyn Cousins and Nadia Stacey, Cruella
Donald Mowat, Eva Von Bahr, and Love Larson, Dune
Frederic Aspiras, Jana Carboni, Giuliano Mariano, Göran Lundström, & Sarah Nicole Tanno, House of Gucci
Justin Raleigh, Linda Dowds, and Stephanie Ingram, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Brian Connor, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert, and Tristan Myles, Dune
Daniele Bigi, Matt Aitken, Neil Corbould, and Stephane Ceretti, Eternals
Bryan Grill, Dan Sudick, Nikos Kalaitzidis, and Swen Gillberg, Free Guy
Christopher Townsend, Dan Oliver, Joe Farrell, and Sean Walker, Shang Chi And The Legend of Ten Rings
Dan Sudick, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, and Kelvin McIlwain, The Suicide Squad
The International Press Academy has announced the 2021 nominees for the Satellite Awards! The yearly ceremony honors the best in television and film and will take place January 5, 2022. Belfast and tick, tick … BOOM! took home the most nominations on the film side, while Succession and Ted Lasso continued their dominant streak in television. You can find the full list below!
FILM
MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Belfast (Focus Features) CODA (Apple Original Films) Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) East of Mountains (Quiver Distribution) King Richard (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Spencer (Neon) The Lost Daughter (Netflix) The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Cyrano (MGM/UA) In The Heights (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Licorice Pizza (MGM) Respect (MGM/UA) The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures) tick, tick … Boom! (Netflix)
Warner Bros. Pictures
DIRECTOR
Denis Villeneuve – Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog Netflix) Kenneth Branagh – Belfast (Focus Features) Lin-Manuel Miranda – tick, tick … Boom!(Netflix) Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza (MGM/UA) Reinaldo Marcus Green– King Richard (Warner Bros/HBO Max)
ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Searchlight Pictures) Kristen Stewart – Spencer (Neon) Lady Gaga – House of Gucci (MGM/UA) Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos (Amazon Studios) Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter (Netflix) Penélope Cruz – Parallel Mothers (Sony Picture Classics)
ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Clifton Collins Jr. – Jockey (Sony Picture Classics) Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24/Apple Original Films) Joaquin Phoenix – C’mon C’mon (A24) Tom Skerritt – East of Mountains (Quiver Distribution) Will Smith – King Richard (Warner Bros/HBO Max)
ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza (MGM / UA) Jennifer Hudson – Respect (MGM / UA) Melissa Barrera – In the Heights (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Renate Reinsve – The Worst Person in the World (Neon)
ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick … Boom! (Netflix) Anthony Ramos – In the Heights (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Peter Dinklage – Cyrano (MGM/UA)
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Caitriona Balfe – Belfast (Focus Features) Judi Dench – Belfast (Focus Features) Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Marlee Matlin – CODA (Apple Original Films) Ruth Negga – Passing (Netflix)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast (Focus Features) J.K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos (Amazon Studios) Jamie Dornan – Belfast (Focus Features) Jared Leto – House of Gucci (United Artists Releasing) Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Robin de Jesús – tick, tick … Boom! (Netflix)
SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL
Asghar Farhadi – A Hero (Amazon Studios) Kenneth Branagh – Belfast (Focus Features) Mike Mills – C’mon C’mon (A24) Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza (MGM/UA) Pedro Almodóvar – Parallel Mothers (Sony Pictures Classics) Zach Baylin – King Richard (Warner Bros / HBO Max)
Netflix
SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED
Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts – Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Joel Coen – The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24 / Apple Original Films) Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter (Netflix) Rebecca Hall, Nella Larsen – Passing (Netflix) Siân Heder – CODA (Apple Original Films)
ORIGINAL SCORE
Alberto Iglesias – Parallel Mothers (Sony Pictures Classics) Alexandre Desplat – The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures) Hans Zimmer – Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Harry Gregson-Williams – The Last Duel (20th Century Studios) Jeymes Samuel – The Harder They Fall (Netflix) Jonny Greenwood – Spencer (Neon) Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
ORIGINAL SONG
“Be Alive” – Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Dixson – King Richard (Warner Bros/HBO Max) “Beyond the Shore” – Nicholai Baxter, Matt Dahan, Siân Heder, Marius de Vries – CODA (Apple Original Films) “Colombia, Mi Encanto” – Lin-Manuel Miranda – Encanto (Walt Disney) “Down to Joy”- Van Morrison – Belfast (Focus Features) “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” – Jamie Alexander Hartman, Jennifer Hudson, Carole King – Respect (MGM) “No Time to Die” – Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell – No Time to Die (MGM/UA)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alice Brooks – tick, tick … Boom! (Netflix) Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24/Apple Original Films) Greig Fraser – Dune (Warner Bros / HBO Max) Haris Zambarloukos – Belfast (Focus Features) Robbie Ryan – C’mon C’mon (A24)
FILM EDITING
Andy Jurgensen – Licorice Pizza (MGM/UA) Joe Walker – Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Myron Kerstein, Andrew Weisblum – tick, tick … Boom! (Netflix) Pamela Martin – King Richard (Warner Bros / HBO Max) Peter Sciberras – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Belfast (Focus Features)
SOUND (EDITING AND MIXING)
Belfast – Simon Chase, James Mather, Denise Yarde, Niv Adiri (Focus Features) Dune – Mac Ruth, Mark A. Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill, Ron Bartlett (Warner Bros/HBO Max) The Harder They Fall – Doug Hemphill, Ron Bartlett, Clint Bennett, Anthony Ortiz, Richard King (Netflix) The Last Duel – Oliver Tarney, Paul Massey, David Giammarco, William Miller, Daniel Birch, Stéphane Bucher (20th Century Studios) The Power of the Dog – Robert Mackenzie, Richard Flynn, Leah Katz, Tara Webb, Dave Whitehead (Netflix) tick, tick … Boom! – Paul Hsu, Todd A. Maitland (Netflix)
VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune – Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, Gerd Nefzer (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Eternals (Walt Disney Studios/Marvel) Godzilla vs. Kong – Adam Wingard, Kevin Smith, Dave Clayton, Kevin Sherwood (Warner Bros / HBO Max) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Walker, Dan Oliver (Walt Disney Studios/Marvel) The Suicide Squad – Kelvin McIlwain, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick (Warner Bros/HBO Max) The Tomorrow War – James E. Price (Amazon Studios)
ART DIRECTION & PRODUCTION DESIGN
Belfast – Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards (Focus Features) Dune – Patrice Vermette, Richard Roberts, Zsuzsanna Sipos (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Spencer – Guy Hendrix Dyas, Yesim Zolan (Neon) The French Dispatch – Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo (Searchlight Pictures) The Power of the Dog – Grant Major, Amber Richards (Netflix) The Tragedy of Macbeth – Stefan Dechant (A24/Apple Original Films)
COSTUME DESIGN
Charlotte Walter – Belfast (Focus Features) Jacqueline Durran – Spencer (Neon) Jacqueline West – Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) Kirsty Cameron – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Massimo Cantini Parrini – Cyrano (MGM/UA) Ruth E. Carter – Coming 2 America (Amazon Studios)
MOTION PICTURE, INTERNATIONAL
A Hero (Iran) Compartment No. 6 (Finland) Drive My Car (Japan) Flee (Denmark) Prayers for the Stolen (Mexico) The Good Boss (Spain) The Hand of God (Italy) The Worst Person in the World (Norway) Titane (France)
MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATED OR MIXED MEDIA
Encanto (Walt Disney) Flee (Neon) Luca (Pixar) The Mitchells vs the Machines (Netflix) Vivo (Netflix)
MOTION PICTURE, DOCUMENTARY
Ascension (MTV Documentary Films) Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (Screen Media Films) Flee (Neon) Introducing Selma Blair (Strand Releasing) Julia (Sony Pictures Classics) Procession (Netflix) Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Searchlight Pictures) The Rescue (National Geographic) The Velvet Underground (Apple Original Films) Val (Amazon Studios)
TELEVISION
Amazon Prime Video
TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
American Rust (Showtime) Bosch (Amazon) In Treatment (HBO) Line of Duty (BBC) Lupin (Netflix) Squid Game (Netflix) Succession (HBO) The Boys (Amazon)
TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO) Hacks (HBO) Help (Channel 4) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) The Chair (Netflix) The Kominsky Method (Netflix) What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
Evil (CBS) Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Them (Amazon) WandaVision (Disney+)
ACTRESS IN A SERIES, DRAMA OR GENRE
Beanie Feldstein – Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX Networks) Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Kelly Macdonald – Line of Duty (BBC) Nicole Kidman – Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu) Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO)
ACTOR IN A SERIES, DRAMA OR GENRE
Aldis Hodge – City on a Hill (Showtime) Brian Cox – Succession (HBO) James Nesbitt – Bloodlands (Acorn) Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO) Omar Sy – Lupin (Netflix) Titus Welliver – Bosch (Amazon)
Apple TV+
ACTRESS IN A SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO) Jennifer Jason Leigh – Atypical (Netflix) Lena Waithe – Master of None (Netflix) Sandra Oh – The Chair (Netflix) Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
ACTOR IN A SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alan Tudyk – Resident Alien (Syfy) Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Jay Duplass – The Chair (Netflix) Michael Douglas – The Kominsky Method (Netflix) Paul Bettany – WandaVision (Disney+) Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
MINISERIES AND LIMITED SERIES
It’s a Sin (HBO Max) Maid Netflix) Mare of Easttown(HBO) The North Water (AMC+) The Underground Railroad (Amazon) Time (BBC Studios)
MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Help (Channel 4) Oslo (HBO) Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Cynthia Erivo – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic) Danielle Brooks – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime) Jodie Comer – Help (Channel 4) Julianne Moore – Lisey’s Story (Apple TV+) Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown(HBO) Ruth Wilson – Oslo (HBO)
ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Andrew Scott – Oslo (HBO) Clive Owen – Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX) Colin Farrell – The North Water (AMC+) Ewan McGregor – Halston (Netflix) Michael Keaton – Dopesick (Hulu) Stephen Graham – Help (Channel 4)
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A LIMITED SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Anja Savcic – Big Sky (ABC) Jean Smart – Mare of Easttown (HBO) Jenifer Lewis – Black-ish (Disney/ABC Domestic Television) Julianne Nicholson – Mare of Easttown (HBO) Lisa Edelstein – The Kominsky Method (Netflix) Sarah Paulson – Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A LIMITED SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Bobby Cannavale – Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu) Evan Peters – Mare of Easttown (HBO) John Carroll Lynch – Big Sky (ABC) Michael Shannon – Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu) Paul Reiser – The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Fan Expo has announced that Anthony Mackie, most know for his role as Sam Wilson/Falcon/Captain America in the MCU will be appearing at their convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The convention is scheduled for January 7-9, 2022 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Mackie will be appearing on a Q&A panel, sign autographs and have photo-ops on Sunday, January 9.
Other guests for the convention include Michael Rooker, Stephen Amell, Kevin Smith, Jason Meyews, Ron Perlman, Theo Rossi, Ryan Hurst, and more.
Mackie’s autograph price is currently listed at $100, while his photo op price is listed at $110.
You can find out more about tickets and other information, here.
The Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards nominations are out, and the hit movie from this summer Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds has received two nominations.
Free Guy is nominated for the following categories:
Best Visual Effects
Best Comedy or Musical
Directed by Shawn Levy, Free Guy released August 13, 2021 and immediately won the hearts of audiences. Free Guy follows video-game NPC bank teller, Guy (Ryan Reynolds) who develops free-will due to his artificial intelligence programming after meeting the love of his life, Molotov Girl (Jodie Comer). There are a couple of problems though: Molotov Girl is actually Millie, a real-world person and Free City, the game in which Guy exists, is at risk of being destroyed. Guy and Millie have to go against the clock as they are hunted by Antoine (Taika Waititi) and anything the video game giant can throw at them, including a CGI’d up Reynolds as Dude.
The fifth annual HCA Film Awards will take place at 4 p.m. PT on January 8, 2022 from the Avalon Hollywood.
On behalf of the entire HCA membership, we would like to thank everyone for being part of today's nomination announcement.
Winners for the 5th Annual #HCAFilmAwards will be revealed beginning at 4pm PT on January 8, 2022, live from the Avalon Hollywood in Hollywood. pic.twitter.com/X1NHieH53C
The Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards nominations are out, and Netflix’s film adaptation of the late Jonathan Larson’s rock monologue tick, tick…BOOM! has received eight nominations.
The tick, tick…BOOM! nominations include:
Best Film Editing – Andrew Weisblum and Myron I. Kerstein
Best Comedy or Musical
Best First Feature – Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Adapted Screenplay – Steven Levenson
Best Director – Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Supporting Actor – Robin de Jesús
Best Actor – Andrew Garfield
Best Picture
tick, tick…BOOM! marks the directorial debut for Grammy Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda. Written for the stage by Jonathan Larson originally as a rock monologue and penned for the screen by Steven Levenson, tick, tick…BOOM! tells the story of Jon (Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer in New York City. Jon, much like many others in the big city, dreams of writing the next great American musical. Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a performance that could launch his career or destroy it, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere, especially those close to him. With the clock ticking, Jon is at a crossroads and must figure out what he, like all of us, must do with the time given to him.
The fifth annual HCA Film Awards will take place at 4 p.m. PT on January 8, 2022 from the Avalon Hollywood.
On behalf of the entire HCA membership, we would like to thank everyone for being part of today's nomination announcement.
Winners for the 5th Annual #HCAFilmAwards will be revealed beginning at 4pm PT on January 8, 2022, live from the Avalon Hollywood in Hollywood. pic.twitter.com/X1NHieH53C
In this episode of The Sex Lives of College Girls, Whitney comes clean about the affair, Kimberly learns the truth about Nico, and Bela writes her first piece for the Catullan. Read on to find out everything that happens in “The Surprise Party.”
Warning: brief mentions of sexual assault.
Surprise! Nico’s a Cheater
HBO Max
Episode 7 revealed that Nico has a girlfriend, and she’s Leighton’s friend, Maya. Leighton is planning a surprise party for her brother and she, of course, invites her roommates to the party. Kimberly stresses about what to buy him and Whitney even suggests a journal, but Nico tells her not to worry about it. One surprise up Leighton’s sleeve is his girlfriend. Because his hookups with Kimberly have been mostly under wraps, things get awkward fast once the reveal happens. Nico tries to apologize but Kimberly wants nothing to do with it. On her way out of the frat house, she takes the Econ file he offered her previously to help her pass the class.
“Hot guys don’t journal. They let their thoughts fade away; that’s why they’re hot.”
Whitney’s Truth
HBO Max
At the beginning of the episode, Whitney shoots the winning goal to advance the team to the NCAA Tournament. Riding the high from the game, she gets called into her head coach’s office. She learns that someone has been sleeping with Coach Dalton and when questioned about it, she dodges it entirely. The truth coming out would ruin her future and her mom’s campaign. She plans on letting it disappear until she’s told the bus driver saw Dalton kissing a girl; not just any girl, one of the Black players on the team. She realizes she has to come clean to the coach, so she does. She goes to her home to admit she had been sleeping with him but it’s over now. However, the statement had already been given and she promised Whitney she wouldn’t have to worry about it anymore.
At the end of the episode, it’s revealed that both coaches were relieved of their duties and will no longer be servicing the team.
Bela’s First Winning Piece
HBO Max
Per tradition, every new Catullan writer must submit a piece on their first day. Carla offers to team up with Bela and it gets approved. While they’re discussing what they should write about, something is weighing heavily on Carla. Ryan (you know, the one being creepy with girls?) has been inappropriate with her, sexually assaulting her. Unfortunately, Bela had been in the same situation with him, but chooses not to say anything to her. When asked if she was planning on telling anyone, Carla confides she doesn’t know; everyone already thinks she’s weird. The next day, all members are told that Carla has parted ways with the Catullan for an unknown reason. Though Bela wins, she makes note that Carla helped her with that piece. Everyone brushes it off, making jokes of their own, but Bela knows the reality of the situation.
New episodes of The Sex Lives of College Girls air Thursdays on HBO Max. Catch up on past episodes with our recaps.
The Supernatural convention is headed to Nashville, Tennessee from December 10-12, 2021 for the last Supernatural convention of the year.
Creation Entertainment just sent out a schedule update for Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Jim Beaver, which you can read below.
“On SATURDAY, the boys will be doing their solo photo ops and duos with Misha Collins for those with their specific photo op tickets who have full convention passes. They will also be doing their 30-minute Meet & Greets and VIP sessions on Saturday.
PLUS, there will be special Jensen and Jared autograph signing sessions on Saturday for those Gold and Silver patrons who ONLY want non-photo related itemssigned, such as posters, books, merchandise, etc.
On SUNDAY, Jensen and Jared be doing their solo photo ops and duos with Misha for those with their specific photo op tickets who have Sunday-only admission passes. They will also be doing their Gold-only panel, regular Q&A panel for all attendees, the J2 duo, J2M trio, Quad photo ops – and autograph signing sessions for Gold and Silver patrons who have photo ops or printed photos they want signed.
NOTE: Gold and Silver patrons can choose either non-photo related item signed on Saturday or photo op/8×10 printed photo signed on Sunday. Jared and Jensen are signing one complimentary autograph per Gold and Silver patron.
Jim Beaver will now be appearing on Saturday and Sunday. If you purchased his a la carte photo op, his duo with Kim Rhodes and/or his autograph tickets and cannot attend Saturday or Sunday, please go to registration to receive a Credit Voucher.”
Guests at the convention aside from Padalecki, Ackles and Beaver include Misha Collins, Alexander Calvert, Rob Benedict, Kim Rhodes, Ruth Connell, Briana Buckmaster, Adam Fergus, and more. You can get all of the details here.
In this episode of The Sex Lives of College Girls, things get steamy between Kimberly and Nico. Meanwhile, Whitney and Canaan reconnect, and Bela preps her final submissions for Catullan. Read on to find out what happens in “I Think I’m a Sex Addict.”
Essex? More Like EsSEX
Kim wakes up in Nico’s bed after spending a spicy night with him. They decide not to tell Leighton. Later in the dining hall, Kim still tells Bela and Whitney. (And just in the nick of time before Leighton arrives.) Meanwhile, things between Nico and Kim get even spicier. Kim begins to miss class and showing up late to work thanks to the amount of sex she and Nico have. Lila eventually figures it out. Kim tells Lila about her slipping Econ grade, and Lila tells her to ask for extra credit.
So, she does. Professor Bennett agrees. However, when Kim goes to start it, the call of the eggplant is simply too loud. She and Nico get caught by Professor Bennett, and Kim loses her extra credit. When she goes to see Nico later (not for sex this time), he shows her a stash of test answers, but she declines to accept them. She instead suggest they go watch a documentary she’s excited about.
Whitney Makes a (Re)connection
HBO Max
This episode, Leighton learns about Whitney and Dalton. In the dining hall, Leighton lists her definitive famous Chris ranking (Pine, Hemsworth, Evans) when Whitney spots Canaan. Leighton sends Whitney to shoot her shot.
A bit later, Canaan brings Whitney to the Katherine Johnson House on campus. She meets another student, Jayla, who invites her to stay for dinner. It’s nacho night! Unfortunately, she and the other three have to go to an acapella show. After they manage to escape, Whitney returns for nachos (and Canaan).
The Funniest Person in the Room
HBO Max
Final submissions are due for Catullan. Bela and the rest of the hopefuls turn theirs in. After, Ryan shows her and a couple others the sacred upstairs of the house. Bela shows off her SNL knowledge, and geeks out over the autograph wall. But then Ryan decides to once again be absolutely disgusting. Bela is unsure how to respond, but she’s able to leave.
Back in her room, she waits to find out if she made the team. Just as she’s about to give up hope, a group of Catullan members knocks on her door. The start of the initiation ritual. She made the cut! We’re very proud.
Leighton’s New Groove
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Things are going well with Leighton, Alicia, and the women’s center group. She finally seems to have a good rhythm going with them. Eventually, she and Alicia decide they’re officially girlfriends. When Leighton gets a call from someone named Maya, she tells Alicia not to worry. Maya’s not a threat. She’s Nico’s girlfriend. Oh boy.
The first eight episodes of The Sex Lives of College Girls are streaming now on HBO Max. Episodes 9 and 10 release next Thursday, December 9. Keep up with our recaps and other coverage here.
In this episode of The Sex Lives of College Girls, it’s parents weekend at Essex! The roommates and their families head out to a very expensive, very awkward dinner and Bela tells the truth about her career path.
All the parents arrive at Essex. Leighton’s dad is insistent on taking the “perfect family photo” because he’s had dreams about being an Essex family since Leighton was young. Whitney attends an event with Kimberly who is dressed in a Dashiki. Kimberly says she’s wearing it because she got an invite to the Black Affinity House so she wants to show respect.
Whitney waves her off to talk to her mom in private. She has something important to say but the Senator is busy, offering to fit her daughter into her schedule at a later time. Whitney tells her to forget it, she’ll see her at dinner.
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Kimberly is stressed about affording the bill, even breaking out in hives over it. Leighton offers to pay for their share of the bill because her dad will never notice — until he does. Retrieving the credit cards for everyone to return them, he notices Leighton’s is in the bunch instead of Kimberly’s mom’s card. Leighton gets flustered trying to explain the situation; Kimberly says she asked her to pay. Kimberly’s mom is visibly upset about the entire ordeal and gives Leighton the cash to cover their portion, despite Leighton’s protests.
Bela’s spent the weekend convincing her parents she’s a neuroscience major, even having them sit in on a class with her. They spot her professor at dinner and tell her to say hello. The problem? He’s not actually her professor. She does what she’s told and her dad follows behind, offering him a Subway card. The professor says there’s been a mistake. He prides himself on knowing his students … and Bela isn’t one of them.
Bela must then admit that she is lying to her parents. She wants to write comedy. Her dad says they spend too much money for her to be “fooling around” at Essex. Her mom is much more forgiving and understanding about it, reassuring Bela he will come around and she will talk to him.
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Once the dinner is over, Whitney and her mom are waiting outside for the car to pick them up. Whitney’s dad didn’t show up to dinner, and it upsets her mom that no matter how hard she tries, Whitney always hates her but loves her dad.
Kimberly stumbles upon the frat house to pay Nico a visit. They discuss dinner and how much it sucked. Nico admits for the record, he doesn’t view Kimberly as “poor.” Kimberly knows she is, but that’s okay. The two get impossibly closer until finally … they kiss. Kimberly asks if they should head to his room, Nico jokes about needing eight hours of sleep.
Leighton and Alicia are cuddled up in bed watching The Bachelor. Leighton says she thinks she likes Alicia more than anyone she knows. They fool around and, well, you know how the rest goes.
New episodes of The Sex Lives of College Girls air every Thursday on HBO Max. Catch up on the previous episodes with our recaps.
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