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coffeecatsandcandles · 3 years ago

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𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈- 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭

Chapter II

➵ 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 | Where were you the night your best friend Barbara Holland disappeared?

➵ 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 | bestfriend!nancy wheeler x henderson!reader, eventually billy hargrove x henderson!reader

➵ 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 | 3.6k

➵ 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 | Non-con elements. Please be warned if you are sensitive to S/A, there will be a warning before the moment and another highlighted area to where you can continue. Blood, gore, anxiety.

დ 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 | დ 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 | დ 𝐤𝐨-𝐟𝐢

November 1983

“Don’t worry, we’re going to be fine.” Nancy Wheeler assured you. You sat at the edge of your best friend’s bed, arms crossed. “We’ll be home before ten, our moms won’t even know we’re gone.”

“It’s not my mom I’m worried about,” you confessed, watching your second and only other friend, Barbara Holland, tie the laces of her white Converse, “It’s just… I barely know Steve, let alone his friends. And no offense, but he’s acted like a dick every time we’re with him, so I don’t exactly know how I feel about going to this party.”

“It’s barely even a party,” Nancy said, grabbing your hands, “It’s just him, Tommy, Carol, and Chris.” You shot your brunette friend a look. If anything, that was even worse than if Steve Harrington, the most popular boy at Hawkins High School, had thrown a big party. The thought of sitting in silence, being forced to talk to these people. It made you sick. “Okay, well. You can just cling to Barb all night. But I hear Chris has a thing for you.” Nancy teased and laughed. Nancy and Steve has been seeing each other, trying and failing to keep it secret. You didn’t care enough to comment on it. Nancy was smart, she was just having fun. It was a new kind of fun; up until this year your group’s idea of a fun night was sleeping over at Nancy’s (because she had the biggest bedroom), painting your nails together, and confessing each other’s biggest celebrity crushes. You knew Nancy had a thing for Tom Cruise, but you had a thing for Rob Lowe. All of a sudden now, it was Nancy wanting to hang out with Steve. Talking about Steve. Nancy ditching you and Barb to make out with Steve. Everything was just Steve, Steve, Steve. You hated the idea of resenting your best friend of many years over a boy, so you let it go.

“Who told you that?” Barb asked, pushing her glasses up.

“Steve,” Nancy said. Honestly, it felt like that was all that came out of her mouth lately, “Chris hasn’t said it directly yet, but he told me that he talks about her all the time.” Nancy looked over at you, studying your face. You kept to yourself most of the time. You were quiet and pretty shy, but never with Nancy or Barb. You propped yourself off of the twin bed, fixing your sweater.

“Can you just promise me that no matter what, if one of us says we want to go, then we’ll go, no questions asked? I just have a really weird feeling about tonight.” You asked. The girls were the only ones who knew you had a really hard time trusting people, especially men. Your father was to blame for that. He walked out on you, your mother, and your younger brother, Dustin, when you were seven years old and never returned. You only knew minor details about his life through exasperated rants from your mother after she had found out. All you knew was that your father had left Indiana with a twenty-year-old girl when you were nine. They lived somewhere in Illinois now, with their two kids, twin boys. They had to be at least seven years old now. Your twelve-year-old brother, Dustin, never mentioned it to you, but you knew he kept in contact with your dad. You went into his bedroom one day to look for some extra clothing hangers when you found a letter he had sent him, wide open on his nightstand. It broke your heart. And you didn’t have to see him to know that he was a good father to his other kids. You hated to think it, but you were always treated differently because you were a girl. You were the one who was ignored, who tried everything in you to impress him. Not once did you ever get a “I’m proud of you” or even a “good job” from him. You still worked hard. As a sophomore, you were an honors student, a champion debater, and had acted in every play the drama club had but on since the beginning of your freshman year. And you couldn’t afford to lose it at this point. You didn’t sneak around like this. You didn’t drink. You didn’t go to parties. And up until now, you thought your friends were above it too.

“Fine,” Nancy said, “now can we go? I don’t want to be late!”

You, Nancy, and Barb made your way out of the Wheeler house, passing Nancy’s mother, Karen, and toddler-aged sister, Holly. Karen was under the impression that you all were headed to the public library to study. You hated lying, especially to parents. You were supposed to be the best friend that parents liked. That’s the kind of person you wanted to be.

The three of you filed into Barb’s car, with Nancy sitting in front and you in the back. Hawkins was small, but the trip to Steve’s house felt like an eternity with Nancy talking about him. She never took a breath and Barb and you could barely get a word out. Or at least, that’s what it felt like. Now the though of being in love or even just liking someone made you feel disgusted. You never had a real idea of infatuation until now, and you didn’t like it at all. You never wanted to be the type of person who fell in love and wouldn’t stop talking about your significant other. If you were being honest, you weren’t sure if you wanted to fall in love at all. You couldn’t exactly put your finger on why, you just didn’t find relationships appealing. Maybe one day you’d find someone who would change your mind, but maybe not. Either way, you weren’t too worried about never falling in love. Your mom was alone, and she was happy with her life. There was no reason for you to be upset about never finding anyone.

Right when you were about to get a word in with Nancy, Barb pulled into the Harrington’s driveway. The house was big and in a much fancier neighborhood than yours. Steve’s parents made good money, and since they only had Steve, he didn’t have to worry about sharing that wealth with a brother or sister. He threw parties like this when his parents were out of town, and he got away with a lot because his parents could afford to make it go away with the wave of their wallets. Sure, Steve never did anything extremely illegal, but he would do enough that would make your mother ground you until you graduated if it were you. Like cheating on exams, skipping school, vandalizing alleyways. Things that any sane, present parents would flip out over if they saw their child doing them. You, Nancy, and Barb made your way to the front door and Nancy gave the door three loud knocks.

You were greeted by the man himself, Steve Harrington. His hair was stylishly disheveled and he had a cocky smirk on his face upon seeing Nancy. “Hello, ladies.”

You suppressed an eyeroll for Nancy’s sake. He was so smug, like he knew at least half of the girls at Hawkins High School were in love with him and Nancy was just the next girl he was going to play.

You followed Steve into the house and to the backyard, where there was a huge pool surrounded by chairs, tables, and a cooler. Curious, you opened the cooler, which was filled with ice and beer. You knew you didn’t have to stay sober as you weren’t driving, but you’d never had a sip of alcohol. Your mom was strict; she wouldn’t even let you have a sip of champagne at your cousin’s wedding a year ago. Reluctantly, you grabbed a can out of the cooler and opened it, preparing yourself for the taste. You took a giant swig, then were overwhelmed by a yeasty seltzer taste. You didn’t love it, but you didn’t hate it. “I knew you had it in you.” Nancy whispered to you, following Steve to the two nearest chairs.

The night was spent observing Nancy and Steve horrendously flirt with each other, watching Carol and Tommy make out by the poolside, and trying to keep Barb company. You two didn’t talk much while you were there. Barb was weird about public displays of friendship when it came to you and Nancy. She often got called queer at school because Heather Holloway spread a rumor that she caught Barb staring at her in the locker room after gym class. You didn’t want to be the one to ask if the rumors were true or false, so you ignored it. There wasn’t anything wrong if Barb liked girls, you knew that. Your mom was strict, but she raised both of her children as feminists. You just wished she would talk to you about it, just so you could show her you were supportive, no matter what.

Chris attempted to flirt with you, though you definitely were not interested. He was cute, he had light brown hair and hazel eyes, a strong jaw, and nice arms. But you had to hold out for Barb. She hadn’t talked to anyone besides you; she hadn’t even done as much as dipped her feet into the pool. Barb clearly didn’t want to be there, maybe even more than you. You couldn’t abandon her too.

You reached into the cooler to grab another can of beer. But this one wasn’t for yourself. After Chris finally gave up on trying to get into your pants and walked away to start a conversation with Tommy and Carol, you nudged Barb and gave the drink to her.

“No thanks, I’m good.” Barb said, crossing her arms.

“Come on, one beer isn’t going to kill you.” You said in a low voice. All anybody could see now was you offering Barb a drink. And just like you both feared, they noticed. The teens yelled and hollered. “Chug, chug, chug!” they all chanted. All except for you two. Suddenly, you regretted putting Barb in this position. You weren’t trying to pressure her, you just didn’t want her to feel left out.

As if she had something to prove, Barb grabbed the can out of your hands and the pocketknife sitting next to Steve on the table and stabbed the can. The teens cheered as they watched Barb shotgun the drunk in front of you. Barb set the can on the table. “You happy?” She said to you, so low that only you could hear. “Shit!” She yelled, noticing she was still holding the pocketknife, which had sliced a good portion of the skin on her hand. Her hand immediately started dripping with blood, and you didn’t know how to react. You didn’t like blood, in any shape or form; looking at it made you lightheaded.

“Oh god, uh…” Steve tried to help her, but his nervous energy was only making it worse, “Uh, inside to the left there’s the bathroom, there should be bandages in there.”

“Barb, let me help-“ you started to say, trying to handle your friend. Barb’s blood was starting to get on your hands.

“No, just… leave me alone.” Barb said, exasperated. She made her way into the house, leaving her blood on your hands and the rest of the teens staring in disbelief.

You couldn’t look down at your hands. You could feel the warm blood between your fingers, and you hated everything about it.

“There’s another bathroom upstairs.” Steve awkwardly said to you, quickly looking away to make it look like he wasn’t staring at your blood-covered hands. You could tell the blood was making him uncomfortable too.

You speed-walked into the house, watching Barb walk into the downstairs bathroom. You tried your best to keep the blood from dripping onto the floor, but in return, it got onto your jeans. You groaned to yourself at the sight of the upstairs bathroom door being closed, but skillfully used your elbows to open it. Your head instantly felt normal again at the feeling of the blood being washed off of your hands. You felt like you could breathe again. For a second. You focused on the feeling of the water on your hands, trying to calm yourself. Taking deep breaths, you pumped some lavender-scented hand soap into your palms and focused on the feeling and smell.

You didn’t like that Barb was upset with you, but you figured she needed a few minutes to herself. You understood that, maybe because that’s exactly what you needed too. No amount of soap could make you feel genuinely clean after this incident, but at least now Barb’s blood wasn’t on your hands anymore. As you dried them, you heard a few laughs and footsteps coming up the stairs. You opened the door slightly to find Tommy and Carol making their way into one bedroom and Steve and Nancy making their way to another. Great, you thought. Now you were left alone to fend for yourself for however long it would take for Nancy and Steve to hook up. “Nancy, this isn’t you,” Barb said from downstairs. Nancy and Steve were both wet, like they’d jumped into the pool while you were cleaning up. Their clothes and hair were dripping, and Nancy was wrapped in a towel. “Yes it is, Barb. If you don’t like it, then go home. Both of you, I don’t care. It’s not my fault you don’t want to have fun.” It did hurt to hear Nancy call you a buzzkill behind your back, but you had to admit to yourself that she was right. Partying, drinking, flirting, it wasn’t you. It wasn’t them.

You heard footsteps downstairs walk out the back door. Your heart began to race, hoping Barb would wait for you, even though she was upset with you. You didn’t want to have to walk home this late. You watched as Nancy rolled her eyes and followed Steve into his bedroom. You made your way downstairs, about to walk out the back door when you felt a large hand on your shoulder from behind. Startled, you turned around, only to be greeted by Chris once again.

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“Jesus, you scared the shit out of me,” You sighed, trying to laugh it off.

Chris smiled at the sight of you, noticing every detail of your face. He thought you were gorgeous, and he found it crazy how Steve had fallen for Nancy and not you. “So, everyone’s kind of made their way upstairs to…” Chris found himself unable to say the words “have sex”, finding the subject taboo. You avoided saying it too, but instead found a safety word, “wrestle?” you finished for him, causing him to laugh.

“Sure, wrestle.” Chris said. He noticed how you scanned the room. Seemingly to do anything other than talk to him.

He was losing you, he had to make a move. He grabbed your waist and pulled you in for a kiss. It was awkward and unexpected. Your first kiss, a complete surprise attack with a guy you weren’t entirely interested in.

“What are you doing?” you said, pulling away.

“What do you mean? I’m making a move,” Chris said, his breath hot against your skin. He started tugging at your shirt, moving to kiss your neck.

“Chris, I’m flattered, really… but I’m not-“

“Shh,” Chris said, moving his hands to unbutton your jeans, “just relax.”

In a moment of panic, you pushed him away from you with all your strength. Truly, you had no idea you had that much force in you.

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“Baby, don’t be like that-“ Chris said, but was cut off when you mustered up the courage and energy to hit him square in the jaw. You’d never hit anyone like that before. You didn’t think it was possible for you to do that much damage. Chris held his hand to his jaw, eyes wide at your actions. You yelped in pain immediately after you hit him, not realizing that the punch would hurt you as much as it did.

In a hurry, you ran out of the Harrington house, hoping to find Barb waiting for you. Her car was still in the driveway, but Barb was nowhere to be found. You knew she had to be somewhere downstairs. You re-checked the backyard, even a few feet into the woods surrounding the backyard. Nothing.

Just perfect. Barb was gone, Nancy was busy elsewhere, and you had no ride home. Similar to a toddler, you felt like throwing a tantrum right in the driveway. But you couldn’t. You had to keep your head held high. So you started walking, preparing yourself for the mile-and-a-half journey ahead of you.

What worried you even more was that you didn’t hear from Barb the entire weekend. You held hope that she would show up at school so you could apologize for everything you put her through at Steve’s party. Being forced to drink, slicing her hand. You spend the weekend wondering if Barb would ever speak to you again.

You also spent the weekend fearing the return to school, knowing you’d see Chris in your fifth period. Nancy had already cornered you before first period with the new information that both of you had lost your virginities that night. Only half true- you assumed Nancy and Steve had finally done the deed, but Chris was definitely the one to start the rumor that you two hooked up that night. That angered you so much you could’ve punched him again. Your hand was still a little bruised, and you wondered if his jaw looked any different.

In second period, you were pulled out of your class by an older woman in a beige skirt and blazer. You followed her into the empty cafeteria, where Nancy, Steve, Tommy, Carol, and Chris were all sitting. Most of them looked unbothered, but Nancy and you shared a matching look. You both knew something was wrong. You sat next to Nancy, your heart racing. “Did Barb ever call you?” you whispered to Nancy, who shook her head in response.

“I thought she left with you.” Nancy whispered back.

“No, I tried looking for her, but she was gone.”

“What do you mean ‘gone’? Her car was in the driveway.”

You didn’t know what to say. Your mind wandered to the worst places. What if Barb was dead? What if a wild animal killed her in the woods? Or worse, what if she had been murdered by a complete stranger? You felt your heart race even more; you were having trouble catching your breath. You looked down at your hands, focusing on the abstract lines on your skin, making it uniquely yours.

Everyone was busted. They knew about the party at Steve’s house and that Barb was missing. When they asked the teens if they had any idea where Barb could be, Emily spoke first. “I don’t know. We were supposed to leave together, but when I came downstairs from the bathroom she was gone. I couldn’t find her anywhere.” You tried to answer as honestly as you could, leaving out what happened between you and Chris.

Tommy tried to suppress an immature laugh and failed. “Yeah, did you look for her before or after you banged Chris?” He laughed. The investigator rolled her eyes, and Chris joined him in his immaturity.

“A young girl is missing, I don’t think this is an appropriate time to be laughing,” the woman said, turning back to you, “Why would she leave without you? Was that something she’d do often? Were you two angry with each other?”

“I don’t know. I mean, she was kind of upset with me, I think, but I would never hurt Barb-“

“Miss Henderson, we’re not suggesting you did anything bad. We’re just trying to retrace Barbara’s steps so we can get a good idea of where she could be.”

The interrogation continued for almost an hour. She asked everyone the same questions, let you all discuss the night to the best of your recollection. And because of the stupid lie that Chris spread, you had to lie to. After you came downstairs to look for Barb, you and Chris had sex on the living room couch, even though you both knew that wasn’t true. All you could focus on were your shoes. Your foot was restlessly tapping the entire time. You were visibly nervous, and it felt like everyone could tell. For your own sake, you tried not to make it obvious, but your nervous energy had taken over. From tapping your foot to cracking your knuckles to picking at a loose hem on your shirt, you had to do something to take your mind off of Barb. When they let you go back to your class, you speed-walked out of the cafeteria as quickly as you could, making an excuse that you had a test.

This can’t be happening, you thought, Barb can’t be gone. She can’t. She’s going to be okay. They’re going to find her. Even though you’d be so mad at her for being gone for so long, you’d still hug her and apologize, just glad she was okay.

At the very least, you were relieved knowing that you had an alibi, even though it was made-up. You didn’t know how good or bad of a liar you were, but it didn’t matter. Though you couldn’t stand to speak to him or even look at him again, Chris told everyone that you two were together. If something bad did happen to Barb, you were in the clear.

But they didn’t believe you.

Within the week, you were a person of interest in Barbara Holland’s disappearance.

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classic-laugjhing-hollywood · 4 years ago

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Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.

She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such as Rio Rita, and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain. In a long career, Daniels appeared in 230 films.

Daniels was born Phyllis Virginia Daniels (Bebe was a childhood nickname) in Dallas, Texas. Her father was a travelling theater manager, Scottish-born Melville Daniel MacNeal who changed his name to Danny Daniels after a disagreement with his own father over his ambition to change from the medical profession to show business. Her mother was a stage actress, born Phyllis de Forest Griffin, who was in Danny's travelling stock company when their child was born. At the age of ten weeks her father proudly carried her on stage even though there was no part in the play for a baby. The family moved to Los Angeles, California in her childhood, and she began her acting career at the age of four in the first version of The Squaw Man. The same year, she went on tour in a stage production of Shakespeare's Richard III. The following year, she participated in productions by Oliver Morosco and David Belasco.

By the age of seven, Daniels had her first starring role in film as the young heroine in A Common Enemy. At the age of nine, she starred as Dorothy Gale in the 1910 short film The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. At the age of 14, she starred with film comedian Harold Lloyd in a series of two-reel comedies, starting with the 1915 film Giving Them Fits. The two eventually developed a publicized romantic relationship and were known in Hollywood as "The Boy" and "The Girl."

In 1919, she decided to move to greater dramatic roles and accepted a contract offering from Cecil B. DeMille, who gave her secondary roles in Male and Female (1919), Why Change Your Wife? (1920), and The Affairs of Anatol (1921).

In the 1920s, Daniels was under contract with Paramount Pictures. She made the transition from child star to adult in Hollywood in 1922 and by 1924 was playing opposite Rudolph Valentino in Monsieur Beaucaire. Following this, she was cast in a number of light popular films, namely Miss Bluebeard, The Manicure Girl, and Wild Wild Susan. Paramount dropped her contract with the advent of talking pictures. Daniels was hired by Radio Pictures (later known as RKO) to star in one of their biggest productions of the year.[which?] She also starred in the 1929 talkie Rio Rita. It proved to be one of the more successful films of that year, Bebe Daniels became a star, and RCA Victor hired her to record several records for their catalog.

Radio Pictures starred her in a number of musicals including Dixiana (1930) and Love Comes Along (1930). Toward the end of 1930, Bebe Daniels appeared in the musical comedy Reaching for the Moon. However, by this time, musicals had gone out of fashion, and most of the musical numbers from the film had to be removed before it could be released. Daniels had become associated with musicals, and Radio Pictures did not renew her contract. Warner Bros. realized she was a box office draw, and she was offered a contract. During her years at Warner Bros., she starred in My Past (1931), Honor of the Family (1931), and the 1931 pre-code version of The Maltese Falcon. In 1932, she appeared in Silver Dollar (1932) and the successful Busby Berkeley choreographed musical comedy 42nd Street (1933) in which she sang once again. The same year, she played in Counsellor at Law. Her last film for Warner Bros. was Registered Nurse (1934).

In 1934, Daniels and husband Ben Lyon, whom she had married in June 1930, garnered press attention while having to testify against Albert F. Holland, a 36-year-old World War I veteran with a history of stalking Daniels. Holland had been under the delusion that he had attended school with Daniels and that they had married in Mexico in 1925. In 1931, he broke into Daniels' hotel room in San Francisco, confronting and terrifying her, and had to be removed by security. He was arrested and committed to the Arizona State Asylum. Holland escaped from the institution in 1932 and began sending over one hundred and fifty threatening letters to Daniels. Arrested once more, he was again placed in a psychiatric institution. Following his release, another confrontation took place and Holland was again arrested. A lengthy trial in Los Angeles took place, with Holland conducting most of his own defense, including a lengthy cross-examination of Daniels' husband, Ben Lyon. Actress Doris Kenyon, a friend of Daniels and Lyon, testified for the prosecution. Ultimately, the jury found Holland to be mentally unfit and he was committed to a psychiatric facility for an indefinite period. Daniels and Lyon subsequently moved to London.

Bebe Daniels retired from Hollywood in 1935 with her husband, film actor Ben Lyon, and their two children, and then she moved to London. In February 1939, Daniels and Lyon co-starred in a series of commercial radio shows, the Rinso Radio Revue, recorded in London for Radio Luxembourg. They and Bebe's mother Phyllis all went back to the U.S. on 14 June 1939, leaving Barbara and Richard in Los Angeles in the care of Phyllis, and then returned to London seven weeks later. After the start of World War II, they worked for the BBC, most notably starring in the comedy radio series Hi Gang! Born from an idea by Ben, and with most of the dialogue by Bebe, it enjoyed considerable popularity. A few years later, Daniels starred in the London production of Panama Hattie in the title role originated by Ethel Merman. The couple remained in England through the days of The Blitz.

Following the war, Daniels was awarded the Medal of Freedom by Harry S Truman for war service. In 1945, she returned to Hollywood for a short time to work as a film producer for Hal Roach and Eagle-Lion Films. She returned to the UK in 1948 and lived there for the remainder of her life. Daniels, her husband, her son Richard and her daughter Barbara all starred in the radio sitcom Life with the Lyons (1951 to 1961), which later made the transition to television.

Daniels married actor Ben Lyon in June 1930. They had two children: daughter Barbara in 1932 and a son Richard (born Bryan Moore in 1935), whom they adopted from a London orphanage. In an issue of the contemporary magazine Radio Pictorial, she explained how she saw Richard peering through the railings and instantly thought "A brother for Barbara".

Daniels suffered a severe stroke in 1963 and withdrew from public life. She suffered a second stroke in late 1970. On March 16, 1971, Daniels died of a cerebral hemorrhage in London at the age of 70. She died eight days after her co-star Harold Lloyd. Her remains were cremated at London's Golders Green Crematorium and the ashes returned to the United States; she was interred at the Chapel Columbarium at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Upon his death in 1979, Ben Lyon's remains were interred next to Daniels'.

A biography Bebe and Ben was written by Jill Allgood, a personal friend who worked with them at the BBC.

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timeless-hollywood-classics · 4 years ago

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Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.

A biography Bebe and Ben was written by Jill Allgood, a personal friend who worked with them at the BBC.

#bebe daniels #classic hollywood #classic movie stars #golden age of hollywood #old hollywood

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iwouldvebeendrake01 · 5 years ago

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Anne Fletcher - director, The Proposal (2009), Dumplin’ (2018) Ava DuVernay - director, Selma (2014), A Wrinkle in Time (2018) Barbara Streisand - director, Yentl (1983) Brenda Chapman - director, The Prince of Egypt (1998), Brave (2012) Brie Larson - director, Unicorn Store (2017) Bryce Dallas Howard - director, Dads (2019), The Mandalorian Ch. 4 (2019) Carey Mulligan - exec. producer, Promising Young Woman (2020) Cate Shortland - director, Lore (2012), Black Widow (2020) Cathy Yan - director, Birds of Prey (2020) Céline Sciamma - director, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Chanya Button - director, Vita & Virginia (2018) Charlize Theron - producer, Monster (2003), Atomic Blonde (2017), Bombshell (2019) Chloé Zhao - director, Eternals (2020) Claire McCarthy - director, Ophelia (2018), The Luminaries (?) Debbie Allen - director, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), The Twilight Zone (2003) Deborah Chow - director, The Mandalorian Ch. 3, Ch. 7 (2019), Obi-Wan Series (?) Debra Granik - director, Winter’s Bone (2010) Desiree Akhavan - director, Appropriate Behavior (2014) Diablo Cody - writer, Jennifer’s Body (2009), Young Adult (2011) Dorota Kobiela - director, Loving Vincent (2017) Drew Barrymore - director, Whip It (2009) Elizabeth Banks - director, Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Charlie’s Angels (2019) Elizabeth Olsen - exec. producer, Sorry for Your Loss (2018–) Emma Stone - exec. producer, Maniac (2018) Emma Thompson - writer, Sense and Sensibility (1995), Last Christmas (2019) Gal Gadot - producer, Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Hedy Lamarr Mini-Series (2020–) Gillian Armstrong - director, Little Women (1994), Death Defying Acts (2007) Greta Gerwig - director, Lady Bird (2017), Little Women (2019), Barbie (?) Gurinder Chadha - director, Bride & Prejudice (2004), Blinded by the Light (2019) Jamie Babbit - director, Supergirl (2016), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2018) Jane Goldman - writer, Stardust (2007), X-Men: First Class (2011), Rebecca (2020) Jennifer Lee - writer, Frozen (2013), Zootopia (2016), Frozen II (2019) Jerusha Hess - writer, Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Nacho Libre (2006), Austenland (2013) Jessica Chastain - producer, I Am Jane Doe (2017), 355 (2021) Joanna Hogg - director, Unrelated (2007), Archipelago (2010), The Souvenir (2019) Josie Rourke - director, Coriolanus (2014), Mary Queen of Scots (2018) Julia Ducournau - director, Raw (2016), Titane (2020) Julie Taymor - director, Frida (2002), Across the Universe (2007), The Glorias (2020) Karen Gillan - director, The Party’s Just Beginning (2018) Kari Skogland - director, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2020–) Karyn Kusama - director, Æon Flux (2005), Jennifer’s Body (2009), Destroyer (2018) Kate Mara - producer, My Days of Mercy (2017), A Teacher (2020–) Kathryn Bigelow - director, The Hurt Locker (2008), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Katt Shea - director, Poison Ivy (1992), Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019) Kay Cannon - writer, New Girl (2012-2013), Girlboss (2017), Cinderella (2021) Kelly Fremon Craig - director, The Edge of Seventeen (2016) Lana & Lilly Wachowski - directors, The Matrix (1999), Cloud Atlas (2012) Laura Lau - director, Silent House (2011) Leslye Headland - writer, Terriers (2010), Bachelorette (2012), Russian Doll (2019–) Lindsey Beer - writer, Chaos Walking (2020), The Kingkiller Chronicle (?), Silver Sable (?) Lois Weber - director, A Heroine of ‘76 (1911), The Angel of Broadway (1927) Lone Scherfig - director, An Education (2009), One Day (2011), Their Finest (2016) Lorene Scafaria - director, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), Hustlers (2019) Lucia Aniello - director, Rough Night (2017), Broad City (2014-2019) Lupita Nyong’o - producer, In My Genes (2009), Americanah (2020–) Lynne Ramsay - director, We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Madonna - director, Filth and Wisdom (2008), W.E. (2011) Margot Robbie - exec. producer, Gotham City Sirens (?), Modern Shakespeare Project (?) Marielle Heller - director, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) Marjane Satrapi - director, Persepolis (2007), The Voices (2014), Radioactive (2020) Marti Noxon - writer, Fright Night (2011), To the Bone (2017), Sharp Objects (2018) Mary Harron - director, American Psycho (2000), Alias Grace (2017), Charlie Says (2018) Mary Pickford - writer, The Awakening (1909), Rags (1915), A Girl of Yesterday (1915) Michelle Williams - exec. producer, Blue Valentine (2010), Fosse/Verdon (2019) Millie Bobby Brown - producer, Enola Holmes (2020) Mimi Leder - director, Deep Impact (1998), On the Basis of Sex (2018) Nancy Meyers - director, The Parent Trap (1998), The Holiday (2006), The Intern (2015) Naomi Watts - exec. producer, Gypsy (2017), The Wolf Hour (2019) Natalie Dormer - writer, In Darkness (2018) Natalie Portman - director, A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015) Nia DaCosta - director, Little Woods (2018), Candyman (2020) Niki Caro - director, Whale Rider (2002), The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017), Mulan (2020) Noomi Rapace - producer, Stockholm (2018), Close (2019), Hearts of Stone (2020) Nora Ephron - director, Sleepless in Seattle (1993), You’ve Got Mail (1998), Julie & Julia (2009) Octavia Spencer - exec. producer, Green Book (2018), Self Made (2020–) Olivia Wilde - director, Booksmart (2019) Patty Jenkins - director, Monster (2003), Wonder Woman (2017), I Am the Night (2019) Penélope Cruz - producer, Twice Born (2012), Ma ma (2015), The Queen of Spain (2016) Penny Marshall - director, Big (1988), A League of Their Own (1992) Phoebe Waller-Bridge - writer, Fleabag (2016-2019), No Time to Die (2020) Quiara Alegría Hudes - writer, In the Heights (2020), Vivo (2021) Rachel Weisz - producer, The Shape of Things (2003), Radiator (2014), Disobedience (2017) Rashida Jones - writer, Black Mirror: Nosedive (2016), Toy Story 4 (2019) Rebecca Hall - director, Passing (2020) Reese Witherspoon - producer, Penelope (2006), Gone Girl (2014), Tinker Bell (?) Robin Wright - director, House of Cards (2014-2018), Land (?) Ruth Wilson - exec. producer, Mrs. Wilson (2018) Sally Potter - director, Orlando (1992), The Man Who Cried (2000) Salma Hayek - producer, Frida (2002), Ugly Betty (2006-2010), The Prophet (2014) Sandra Bullock - exec. producer, George Lopez (2002-2007), The Proposal (2009) Scarlett Johansson - exec. producer, The Whale (2011), Black Widow (2020) Sofia Coppola - director, Lost in Translation (2003), The Beguiled (2017) Susanna White - director, Bleak House (2005), Jane Eyre (2006), Woman Walks Ahead (2017) Susanne Bier - director, Serena (2014), The Night Manager (2016), Bird Box (2018) Tessa Thompson - exec. producer, Little Woods (2018), Sylvie’s Love (2020) Thea Sharrock - director, The Hollow Crown: Henry V (2012), Me Before You (2016) Thea von Harbou - writer, Destiny (1921), Metropolis (1927), Woman in the Moon (1929) Tina Fey - writer, Mean Girls (2004), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015-2019) Valerie Faris - director, Battle of the Sexes (2017), Living with Yourself (2019–) Vanessa Taylor - writer, Divergent (2014), The Shape of Water (2017) Zoe Kazan - writer, Ruby Sparks (2012), Wildlife (2018) Zoe Lister-Jones - director, Band Aid (2017), Woman Up (?), The Craft (?) Zoe Saldana - producer, Rosemary’s Baby (2014), The Honor List (2018), From Scratch (2020–) Zooey Deschanel - exec. producer, New Girl (2011-2018)

#women #feminism #movies #film #feminist #my edits #mine

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Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.

A biography Bebe and Ben was written by Jill Allgood, a personal friend who worked with them at the BBC.

#bebe daniels #silent era #silent hollywood #silent movie stars #golden age of hollywood #classic movie stars #classic hollywood #old hollywood

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brokehorrorfan · 7 years ago

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Best New Horror Movies on Netflix: Summer 2017

I know there's an overwhelming amount of horror movies to sift through on Netflix, so I've decided to take out some of the legwork by compiling a list of the season's best new genre titles on Netflix's instant streaming service.

Please feel free to leave a comment with any I may have missed and share your thoughts on any of the films you watch. You can also peruse past installments of Best New Horror Moves on Netflix for more suggestions.

1. Clown

Before Spider-Man: Homecoming swings into theaters, watch director Jon Watts' feature debut. Beginning as a faux-trailer that went viral, Clown was essentially willed into existence with the aid of genre favorite Eli Roth (Hostel, Cabin Fever) as a producer. Andy Powers (Oz) stars as a dad who comes across an old clown costume to wear to his son's birthday party, only to find that he physically cannot remove it. He then develops an insatiable hunger for children, soon learning that he must sacrifice five kids in order to remove the suit. Laura Allen (The 4400) plays his wife, while Peter Stormare (Fargo) provides the ancient, demonic history of clowns. Not your typical killer clown movie, Clown combines classic monster movie motifs, body horror elements, supernatural undertones, and gallows humor into one coulrophobic package. Read my full review of the film here.

2. Beyond the Gates

Beyond the Gates was clearly made by horror fans for fellow fans. The 80-minute romp can best be described as Jumanji meets The Beyond. Estranged brothers Gordon (Graham Skipper, Almost Human) and John (Chase Williamson, John Dies at the End), along with Gordon’s girlfriend, Margot (Brea Grant, Halloween II), find and play an old VCR game. They must obey the tape’s host (Barbara Crampton, Re-Animator) in order to solve the mystery of their father's disappearance. It's slightly hindered by a limited budget - the set-up is slow and the ending is a tad anticlimactic - but it's so spirited along the way that the faults barely register. First-time director Jackson Stewart taps into the VHS nostalgia to create a film that would feel perfectly at home on a mom-and-pop video store shelf in the late '80s. Read my full review of the film here.

3. The Eyes of My Mother

The Eyes of My Mother is too pensive for horror fans look for typical blood and scares, but those who appreciate arthouse fare are likely to get wrapped up in its unsettling tone. Writer/director Nicolas Pesce makes an impact with his debut, utilizing stark black-and-white photography to explore a character study illustrating the repercussions of murder. The story is told in three chapters, which each one showing a significant familial moment in a woman's life that shapes her into the disturbed individual she ultimately becomes. It’s a slow burn, even at a mere 76 minutess, but every moment is spent ruminating in its dark tone.

4. Backcountry

Backcountry is based on a true story of a black bear attack. The predator doesn't show up until two thirds of the way through the film; the rest of the time is spent developing the relationship between Alex (Jeff Roop) and Jenn (Missy Peregrym, Reaper), who embark on what's supposed to be a romantic and relaxing weekend hike through the woods. Tensions first rise upon the introduction of an Irish backpacker (Eric Balfour, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), then again when the couple gets lost in the dizzying forest. It finally takes the form of a suspenseful survival thriller when the ferocious bear begins attacking their campsite. The investment in character development is worthwhile, as it causes the viewer to care about them, thereby making the final act even more harrowing. Real bears were used during production, adding to the ripe intensity.

5. Dig Two Graves

The first act of Dig Two Graves could be mistaken for a coming-of-age drama - not only thematically but also stylistically - as a young girl (Samantha Isler, Captain Fantastic) from a podunk town attempts to reconcile with her brother's death. Things really heat up when a trio of creepy men tell her they can bring him back to life... but someone else has to take his place. The story is structured in an interesting way, sprinkling in flashbacks that contextualize the actions taking place in the present. Isler delivers a brilliant performance, as does Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs), who plays her grandfather, the town's sheriff.

6. XX

XX is a horror anthology made up of four segments written and directed by females, each one strong and unique. “The Box” by Jovanka Vuckovic adapts a Jack Ketchum short story about a boy who's forever changed upon seeing the contents of a mysterious box. “The Birthday Party” by Annie Clark (better known as musician St. Vincent) is a darkly comic tale about a woman who finds her husband dead on the day of her daughter's birthday party. “Don’t Fall” by Roxanne Benjamin (Southbound) turns a serene hike into a blood-thirsty creature feature. “Her Only Living Son” by Karyn Kusama (The Invitation) finds a mother learning a deep, dark secret about her son. There's not much of a through line outside of them all being female-led (3/4 of which are maternal roles), though neat stop-motion animation wraps around the tales. Several familiar faces populate the cast, including Melanie Lynskey (Heavenly Creatures), Natalie Brown (The Strain), and Mike Doyle (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit). It's no secret that we need more female voices in film, and XX is a potent declaration that's impossible to ignore.

7. Stake Land II: The Stakelander

Despite a terrible title that could be mistaken for a joke, Stake Land II: The Stakelander is a sequel to Stake Land, Jim Mickle's impressive 2010 vampire film (which you should watch first; it's also on Netflix). Mickle resigns to executive producer, but his co-writer, Nick Damici, returns to pen the script. Damici also reprises his role as Mister, reuniting with Connor Paolo as Martin. The vampire slaying duo embark on a journey across a Mad Max 2-style post-apocalyptic wasteland infested with ferocious vampires, which resemble zombies more than your traditional bloodsuckers. As is often the case, it's the other humans that prove to be the real threat. Like its predecessor, the film finds a rare balance between drama and intensity. It's not as effective as the original, but fans won't be disappointed by the follow-up.

8. Tag

Tag (also known as Riaru onigokko) is not for everyone, but it's too gleefully weird not to warrant a recommendation. Written and directed by Sion Sono (Suicide Club), the Japanese film opens with a bus full of school girls getting sliced in half in one fell swoop. It only gets stranger from there as the infinite possibilities of multiple universes are explored. One girl survives each time, continually awakening in different realities after watching all her friends get killed in gory fashions - including a teacher mowing down her class with a mini-gun. I thought it might be adapted from a manga, as it has that bizarre, fantastical feel to it, but it's instead based on a novel. It's dreamlike and absurd but not without heart.

9. The Windmill

The Windmill (formerly known as The Windmill Massacre) is a slasher film from the Netherlands, although it's (mostly) in English. It follows a guided bus tour of Holland that breaks down near a mysterious windmill. One by one, the passengers are picked off by a cool-looking killer armed with a scythe. With glossy production value and a dark tone, it feels more like a throwback to late '90s slashers rather than the golden age of the '80s - but there's still some solid gore and practical effects. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but the film offers a slightly more involved plot than the average slasher, including flawed characters and supernatural elements. It's also gleefully mean-spirited to the very end.

10. Man Vs.

As you may have guessed from the name, Man Vs. uses a survival reality show as the framing device for a creature feature. Doug (Chris Diamantopoulos, Silicon Valley) is the survival expert/host, filming himself in the Canadian wilderness - only to learn that he's not alone. It would have been cheaper to make a found footage film, but it's more effect as a traditional movie - though there are some shots from Doug's gear. The set-up is a bit slow, however you may learn some survival tips along the way. The story essentially becomes Survivorman vs. Predator in the final act. Unfortunately, the CGI creature is Syfy-level bad, preventing the big reveal from having much impact, but Diamantopoulos delivers a solid performance nonetheless.

11. Abattoir

Abattoir is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-IV, Repo! The Genetic Opera), based on the same named graphic novel he created. It follows a real estate journalist (Jessica Lowndes, 90210) and a detective (Joe Anderson, The Crazies) as they investigate a series of houses in which tragedies occurred having the offending rooms torn out. They end up in a Twin Peaks-esque town where a local (Lin Shaye, Insidious) tells them of Jebediah Crone (Dayton Callie, Sons of Anarchy), an enigmatic reverend attempting to build a gateway to pure evil. Although set in the present, the picture is an unabashed love letter to film noirs of the 1940s and ‘50s. While the execution of the fascinating concept is lacking, Bousman manages to create a wonderfully imaginative neo-noir universe rife with spooky atmosphere. Read my full review here.

Bonus: The Keepers

If you were among the throngs of viewers morbidly captivated by Making a Murderer, The Keepers will be your new true crime fix. The Netflix original documentary series is every bit as compelling and frustrating as Making a Murderer, but the heinous crimes are even more stomach churning. The story revolves around an unsolved murder case of 26-year-old nun in 1969 and her then-students who have teamed up decades later to try to get to the truth. There appears to be a cover up that involves sexual abuse at the hands of a priest. The show consists of seven hour-long episodes. It probably could have been shaved down to five, but it's structured in such a way that make you want to keep binge watching.

Bonus: Riverdale: Season 1

Riverdale is like Twin Peaks meets Pretty Little Liars by way of Archie Comics. It reinvents the classic Archie characters for a modern audience with an interesting murder/mystery plot. I'm admittedly beyond the key demographic for the trashy teen drama that ensues, but the first season is fun enough, albeit inconsistent, to hook me. Several of the younger actors deliver great performances, given the heavy-handed material, but it's even more fun to see the parents played by '90s stars like Luke Perry (Beverly Hills, 90210), Mädchen Amick (Twin Peaks), Robin Givens (Head of the Class), and Skeet Ulrich (Scream). If you enjoy MTV's Scream, you'll likely get a kick out of this one as well.

#netflix #beyond the gates #riverdale #the keepers #the eyes of my mother #best of netflix #list #review #article

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Jennifer Aniston, Issa Rae & More – WWD

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Nominations for the 2020 Emmy Awards were released Tuesday, with Netflix receiving a record 160 nominations for its projects like “Dead to Me,” “The Kominsky Method” and “The Crown.”

The pool of acting nominees includes Jennifer Aniston for “The Morning Show,” Issa Rae for “Insecure,” Tracee Ellis Ross for “Black-ish” and Brad Pitt for his surprise performance as Dr. Anthony Fauci on “Saturday Night Live.”

The Television Academy has not yet specified what the format of the 72nd annual Emmy Awards will look like; however, the awards show has kept its original air date of Sept. 20 on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel is still slated to host the show, whether it be a virtual or in-person ceremony.

Read on for the list of 2020 Emmy Awards nominees.

Outstanding Comedy Series “Curb Your Enthusiasm” “Dead to Me” “The Good Place” “Insecure” “The Kominsky Method” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” “Schitt’s Creek” “What We Do In the Shadows”

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson – “Black-ish” Don Cheadle – “Black Monday” Ted Danson – “The Good Place” Michael Douglas – “The Kominsky Method” Eugene Levy – “Schitt’s Creek” Ramy Youssef – “Ramy”

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Christina Applegate – “Dead to Me” Rachel Brosnahan – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Linda Cardellini – “Dead to Me” Catherine O’Hara – “Schitt’s Creek” Issa Rae – “Insecure” Tracee Ellis Ross – “Black-ish”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Andre Braugher – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” William Jackson Harper – “The Good Place” Alan Arkin – “The Kominsky Method” Sterling K. Brown – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Tony Shalhoub – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Mahershala Ali – “Ramy” Kenan Thompson – “Saturday Night Live” Daniel Levy – “Schitt’s Creek”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Betty Gilpin – “Glow” D’Arcy Carden – “The Good Place” Yvonne Orji – “Insecure” Alex Borstein – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Marin Hinkle – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Kate McKinnon – “Saturday Night Live” Cecily Strong – “Saturday Night Live” Annie Murphy – “Schitt’s Creek”

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Luke Kirby – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Fred Willard – “Modern Family” Dev Patel – “Modern Love” Adam Driver – “Saturday Night Live” Brad Pitt – “Saturday Night Live”

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Angela Bassett – “A Black Lady Sketch Show” Maya Rudolph – “The Good Place” Wanda Sykes – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Bette Midler – “The Politician” Maya Rudolph – “Saturday Night Live” Phoebe Waller-Bridge – “Saturday Night Live”

Outstanding Drama Series “Better Call Saul” “The Crown” “The Handmaid’s Tale” “Killing Eve” “The Mandalorian” “Ozark” “Stranger Things” “Succession”

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Jason Bateman – “Ozark” Sterling K Brown – “This Is Us” Steve Carell – “The Morning Show” Brian Cox – “Succession” Billy Porter – “Pose” Jeremy Strong – “Succession”

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Jennifer Aniston – “The Morning Show” Olivia Colman – “The Crown” Jodie Comer – “Killing Eve” Laura Linney – “Ozark” Sandra Oh – “Killing Eve” Zendaya – “Euphoria”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Giancarlo Esposito – “Better Call Saul” Bradley Whitford – “The Handmaid’s Tale” Billy Crudup – “The Morning Show” Mark Duplass – “The Morning Show” Nicholas Braun – “Succession” Kieran Culkin – “Succession” Matthew Macfadyen – “Succession” Jeffrey Wright – “Westworld”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Laura Dern – “Big Little Lies” Meryl Streep – “Big Little Lies” Helena Bonham Carter – “The Crown” Samira Wiley – “The Handmaid’s Tale” Fiona Shaw – “Killing Eve” Julia Garner – “Ozark” Sarah Snook – “Succession” Thandie Newton – “Westworld”

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Andrew Scott – “Black Mirror” Giancarlo Esposito – “The Mandalorian” Martin Short – “The Morning Show” Jason Bateman – “The Outsider” James Cromwell – “Succession” Ron Cephas Jones – “This Is Us”

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel – “The Handmaid’s Tale” Cicely Tyson – “How to Get Away With Murder” Laverne Cox – “Orange Is the New Black” Harriet Walter – “Succession” Cherry Jones – “Succession” Phylicia Rashad – “This Is Us”

Outstanding Limited Series “Little Fires Everywhere” “Mrs. America” “Unbelievable” “Unorthodox “Watchmen”

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Jeremy Irons – “Watchmen” Hugh Jackman – “Bad Education” Paul Mescal – “Normal People” Jeremy Pope – “Hollywood” Mark Ruffalo – “I Know This Much Is True”

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Cate Blanchett – “Mrs. America” Shira Haas – “Unorthodox” Regina King – “Watchmen” Octavia Spencer – “Self Made” Kerry Washington – “Little Fires Everywhere”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Dylan McDermott – “Hollywood” Jim Parsons – “Hollywood” Tituss Burgess – “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – “Watchmen” Jovan Adepo – “Watchmen” Louis Gossett Jr. – “Watchmen”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Holland Taylor – “Hollywood” Uzo Aduba – “Mrs. America” Margo Martindale – “Mrs. America” Tracey Ullman – “Mrs. America” Toni Collette – “Unbelievable” Jean Smart – “Watchmen”

Outstanding Television Movie “American Son” “Bad Education” “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings: These Old Bones” “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend”

Outstanding Competition Program “The Masked Singer” “Nailed It!” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” “Top Chef” “The Voice”

Outstanding Short Form Variety Talk Series “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” “Full Frontal With Samatha Bee” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman – “Making It” Nicole Byer – “Nailed It!” Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness – “Queer Eye” RuPaul – “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec and Kevin O’Leary – “Shark Tank” Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio – “Top Chef”

Outstanding Structured Reality Program “Antiques Roadshow” “Love Is Blind” “Queer Eye” “Shark Tank” “A Very Brady Renovation”

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program “Amy Schumer Learns to Cook: Lunch Break and Pasta Night” “Cheer” “Kevin Hart: Don’t F–k This Up” “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” “We’re Here”

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series “American Masters” “Hillary” “The Last Dance” “McMillion$” “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness”

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special “The Apollo” “Beastie Boys Story” “Becoming” “The Great Hack” “Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time”