The Producers Guild of America has unveiled its first wave of nominations for the 2022 PGA Awards, which will now take place March 19 in Los Angeles after moving out of February due to the pandemic. The Guild announced the nominees in the categories of Short-Form, Children’s, and Sports television programming. The full list of nominees for TV shows and specials as well as for movies will be unveiled on Thursday, January 27.
See Tuesday’s lineup of PGA Award nominees below. They include the popular sports series “Naomi Osaka” from Netflix and “Tiger” from HBO, about the tennis star and golf champion Woods, respectively. Also up for honors are “Muppet’s Haunted Mansion,” the Sesame Street special “See Us Coming Together,” “Waffles + Mochi,” “Carpool Karaoke,” “Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News,” and a “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” special.
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program
“100 Foot Wave” (Season...
See Tuesday’s lineup of PGA Award nominees below. They include the popular sports series “Naomi Osaka” from Netflix and “Tiger” from HBO, about the tennis star and golf champion Woods, respectively. Also up for honors are “Muppet’s Haunted Mansion,” the Sesame Street special “See Us Coming Together,” “Waffles + Mochi,” “Carpool Karaoke,” “Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News,” and a “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” special.
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program
“100 Foot Wave” (Season...
- 1/18/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Professional athletes, having trained with laser-like focus on a single pursuit for most of their lives, are not always the most interesting people. Tennis provides a few exceptions. John McEnroe, Serena Williams, and Andre Agassi all sport personalities as explosive off court as they are (or were) on it. Roger Federer is known for being a gentleman. Gael Monfils, a Frenchman, has a certain je ne sais quoi. Most everyone else makes the commentators sing for their supper.
Naomi Osaka can be soft-spoken, though not when it comes to her support for the Black Lives Matter movement. The 23-year-old has four Grand Slam titles to her name and is currently ranked No. 2 in the world in women’s singles. Being a little camera-shy has no bearing on her tennis, but it doesn’t make for great movie-making.
In three vaguely indistinguishable episodes, the Netflix docuseries “Naomi Osaka” offers a small...
Naomi Osaka can be soft-spoken, though not when it comes to her support for the Black Lives Matter movement. The 23-year-old has four Grand Slam titles to her name and is currently ranked No. 2 in the world in women’s singles. Being a little camera-shy has no bearing on her tennis, but it doesn’t make for great movie-making.
In three vaguely indistinguishable episodes, the Netflix docuseries “Naomi Osaka” offers a small...
- 7/16/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Naomi Osaka sent shockwaves through the sports world when she announced she’d be withdrawing from the French Open for the sake of her mental health. According to her new Netflix documentary series, which premieres on July 16, the announcement was years in the making.
Executive produced by LeBron James, the aptly titled “Naomi Osaka” series follows the four-time Grand Slam winner through two formative years of her life, shedding light on the pressures and anxieties that led to her headline-making break in May.
The doc opens on Osaka’s historic win over Serena Williams at the 2018 U.S. Open. The footage shows the then-20-year-old tearing up with trophy in hand and streamers flying overhead. But a voiceover adds context to those tears.
“No one really knows all the sacrifices that you make, just be good,” Osaka says.
Although she was essentially an overnight sensation, Osaka explained how she’d...
Executive produced by LeBron James, the aptly titled “Naomi Osaka” series follows the four-time Grand Slam winner through two formative years of her life, shedding light on the pressures and anxieties that led to her headline-making break in May.
The doc opens on Osaka’s historic win over Serena Williams at the 2018 U.S. Open. The footage shows the then-20-year-old tearing up with trophy in hand and streamers flying overhead. But a voiceover adds context to those tears.
“No one really knows all the sacrifices that you make, just be good,” Osaka says.
Although she was essentially an overnight sensation, Osaka explained how she’d...
- 7/16/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap
Netflix has released the trailer for its latest three-part docuseries “Naomi Osaka,” giving fans an intimate look into the tennis champion’s life and career, showing everything from her nonstop training to her time at the U.S. Open to her connection to her late mentor, Kobe Bryant.
As the trailer unfolds, viewers also hear Osaka speak openly on the immense pressure she feels to succeed and the challenges she faces as her identity and worth intertwine more and more with her tennis career and role as a young athlete. In the trailer, Osaka also reveals the bonds she shares with her mom and dad and details the deep connection she has to Japan and the ways in which she continues to explore her Haitian roots.
“The series is about Naomi’s journey, within a snapshot of her life, but it’s also about life’s purpose, about personal worth,...
As the trailer unfolds, viewers also hear Osaka speak openly on the immense pressure she feels to succeed and the challenges she faces as her identity and worth intertwine more and more with her tennis career and role as a young athlete. In the trailer, Osaka also reveals the bonds she shares with her mom and dad and details the deep connection she has to Japan and the ways in which she continues to explore her Haitian roots.
“The series is about Naomi’s journey, within a snapshot of her life, but it’s also about life’s purpose, about personal worth,...
- 7/6/2021
- by Aarohi Sheth
- The Wrap
Netflix has released a new trailer for its upcoming docuseries about tennis star Naomi Osaka. The three-part series, titled Naomi Osaka, will premiere on July 16th on the streaming service.
The trailer features a collage of footage and narration from Osaka as she discusses everything from the work and sacrifice that goes into being a professional athlete to the pressures of celebrity and wanting to excel at tennis — if only so her mother could stop working so much. The clip ends with Osaka discussing her public activism and declaring, “I...
The trailer features a collage of footage and narration from Osaka as she discusses everything from the work and sacrifice that goes into being a professional athlete to the pressures of celebrity and wanting to excel at tennis — if only so her mother could stop working so much. The clip ends with Osaka discussing her public activism and declaring, “I...
- 7/6/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
In the three years since her historic 2018 U.S. Open win against her childhood idol Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka has often been the subject of headlines. Soft spoken and often camera-shy but firm in her convictions, the tennis superstar most recently made headlines for refusing to sit for press interviews during this year’s French Open. The move incurred a hefty fine and prompted ire from some fans and players alike, but was generally applauded by tennis outsiders, who praised Osaka for prioritizing her mental health. Now, she is letting the public in on her own terms.
Netflix released a trailer today for “Naomi Osaka,” a three-part documentary series directed by rising documentarian Garrett Bradley about the international tennis sensation. Bradley recently made waves when her second documentary feature, “Time,” was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary earlier this year. The collaboration, shot over the last two years, is...
Netflix released a trailer today for “Naomi Osaka,” a three-part documentary series directed by rising documentarian Garrett Bradley about the international tennis sensation. Bradley recently made waves when her second documentary feature, “Time,” was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary earlier this year. The collaboration, shot over the last two years, is...
- 7/6/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Netflix debuted a trailer for its upcoming three-part docuseries, “Naomi Osaka,” debuting July 16.
“No one really knows all the sacrifices you make,” the titular athlete narrates in the trailer opening.
Academy Award-nominated director Garrett Bradley covers a two-year period in which Osaka defends grand slam titles, finds her voice and navigates personal challenges on a public stage. The intimate three-episode series chronicles Osaka’s hectic training and travel schedule as she finds time to be with friends and family and explore her Haitian and Japanese roots. It launches just one week before her run at the Tokyo Olympics begins.
“The series is about Naomi’s journey, within a snapshot of her life, but it’s also about life’s purpose, about personal worth, about the courage that it takes to allow one’s personal values to inform their work and vice versa,” Bradley said. “More than anything, I’d hope...
“No one really knows all the sacrifices you make,” the titular athlete narrates in the trailer opening.
Academy Award-nominated director Garrett Bradley covers a two-year period in which Osaka defends grand slam titles, finds her voice and navigates personal challenges on a public stage. The intimate three-episode series chronicles Osaka’s hectic training and travel schedule as she finds time to be with friends and family and explore her Haitian and Japanese roots. It launches just one week before her run at the Tokyo Olympics begins.
“The series is about Naomi’s journey, within a snapshot of her life, but it’s also about life’s purpose, about personal worth, about the courage that it takes to allow one’s personal values to inform their work and vice versa,” Bradley said. “More than anything, I’d hope...
- 7/6/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
The 2021 summer film festival season is continuing forward, slightly off-kilter, with Tribeca in June and Cannes in July, before the fall season takes off with in Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York. The American Film Institute’s AFI Docs 2021 (June 22-27), which is skewed toward the virtual, (much like the lockdown iteration of 2020), will screen 77 Films from 23 countries, opening with Garrett Bradley’s “Naomi Osaka”, a world premiere of the upcoming mini-series about the tennis champion, and closing with Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill’s Sundance 2021 premiere “Cusp.” Morgan Neville’s Tribeca 2021 debut “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” as the centerpiece gala.
Like last year, all the films will be available to view online at Docs.AFI.com, plus in-person screenings at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Select films will be available with closed captioning and descriptive audio. 52 percent of the films are directed by women,...
Like last year, all the films will be available to view online at Docs.AFI.com, plus in-person screenings at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Select films will be available with closed captioning and descriptive audio. 52 percent of the films are directed by women,...
- 5/26/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
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