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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wesley Lovell, President oscarguy@swbell.net THE WEST WING WINS BIG AT THE 2000 ONLINE TELEVISION ACADEMY AWARDS Strong showing by sophomore Will and Grace and the made-for-TV movie RKO 281. NEW YORK (August 27, 2000) Freshmen hits made it big at the announcement of The Online Television Academy Awards, revealed Sunday. The fourth year of awards brought a new light on the strengthening drama genre while comedies were left in the shadows. As always, the OTVA announced a number of surprises, including the biggest showing of a Freshman hit in the group's history. THE WEST WING scored 11 awards including four top drama awards for Best Series, Best Supporting Actress for Alison Janney, Best Ensemble Cast and Best Writing. Meanwhile, Sophomore hit WILL & GRACE, whose second season was a huge hit and prompted its move to the prestigious Thursday at 9 slot, dominated the comedy categories winning five of the top comedy awards including Best Series, Best Supporting Actor and Actress for zany Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally, Best Ensemble Cast and Best Writing. Other major awards went to ER for Best Drama Actress and Best Drama Supporting Actor for Julianna Margulies and four-time winner Noah Wyle. Best Drama Actor was THE SOPRANOS" James Gandolfini. EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND and SEX AND THE CITY took the top comedy acting awards, Best Actor and Actress for Ray Romano and Sarah Jessica Parker respectively. The guest performance awards went to known actors. Alan Alda for his brief recurring role on ER, Stockard Channing for THE WEST WING, Bruce Willis for his performance in FRIENDS and Bea Arthur for MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE. In the Movie and Miniseries categories, HBO's RKO 281 took top honors as Best Made-for-TV-Movie as well as five other awards with HBO's INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE and NBC's THE 10TH KINGDOM coming in second with four each. RKO also received awards for directing, writing and ensemble acting. DOROTHY DANDRIDGE received awards for Best Actress Halle Berry and three other technical awards. OPRAH WINFREY's TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE garnered top acting awards for Jack Lemmon as Best Actor and Hank Azaria as Best Supporting Actor. Kathy Bates received Best Supporting Actress for ANNIE. "The Online Television Academy is again at the vanguard of organizations who recognize innovative quality programming first," said OTVA director Wesley Lovell. "New programs like THE WEST WING, WILL AND GRACE, and THE SOPRANOS are among the best on television standing alongside older quality programs like FRIENDS and ER. Our voting critics have again brought accolades to new and exciting talent." Among the networks, NBC crushed competition taking nearly double the number of awards as the second place network HBO. NBC received 31 honors while HBO received 16. ABC was a distant third with 9 awards while CBS, Fox and Comedy Central struggled to four wins each. ### |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wesley Lovell, President oscarguy@swbell.net THE WEST WING AND THE SOPRANOS LEAD THE INTERNET's TELEVISION AWARDS THE 2000 ONLINE TELEVISION ACADEMY NOMINATIONS With 24 nominations in 80 categories, NBC's freshman hit THE WEST WING was the top nominated drama series and NBC's WILL & GRACE was the top-nominated comedy series with 13 nominations in the Online Television Academy Award Nominations, announced on the internet Sunday live on ICQ. Other top drama series nominees included the HBO's THE SOPRANOS with 15 nominations. ABC's THE PRACTICE followed with 13 and NBC's ER came in with eight. Top comedy series nominees included NBC's FRIENDS AND FRASIER with 10 nominations each followed by Fox's MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE and HBO's SEX AND THE CITY tied for second with nine nominations each. Fox's ALLY McBEAL and CBS's EVERYBODY LOVSE RAYMOND followed distantly with five each and Fox's THE SIMPSONS came in next with four. HBO dominated the motion picture and miniseries categories, with its hit RKO 281 tops with 18 nominations followed by INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE with 13 nominations. ABC's ARABIAN NIGHTS followed with 11 nominations while HBO's THE CORNER hot on its heels with 10. "This year's nominees contain a wide variety of popular and critical favorites," says OTVA founder Wesley Lovell. "We have everything from White House conflict and gay comedy to Mafia mischief and courtroom drama." Founded in 1996, the Online Television Academy will vote for winners of the fourth annual OTVA Awards by email and through the Online Academy website over the next two weeks. Members, comprised entirely of television buffs, critics and industry figures who utilize the internet, will vote and attend an online ceremony announcing the Award Winners on August 27, live on ICQ. Although many traditional categories are voted by the Online Television Academy, unique and interesting categories are also a part of the awards, including awards for Best New Comedy and Drama Series, ensemble acting and websites. In daytime serials, DAYS OF OUR LIVES and GENERAL HOSPITAL leads the field with eight. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS is next with five followed by ALL MY CHILDREN with four. NBC led the networks with 101 nominations with HBO second at 76. There were 72 nominations for ABC, 35 for CBS and 32 for Fox. In this year's nominees, THE WEST WING led the field with 24 nominations, the most ever received by a freshman series. It was followed by RKO 281 (18), THE SOPRANOS (15), INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE (13), THE PRACTICE (13), WILL & GRACE (13), FRIENDS (12) and ARABIAN NIGHTS (11). ### |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gabriel Shanks gshanks@georgestplayhouse.org (732) 502-4536 AMERICAN BEAUTY TRIUMPHS IN THE 1999 ONLINE MOTION PICTURE ACADEMY AWARDS AMERICAN BEAUTY led the Online Motion Picture Academy Awards with nine wins, including awards for Best Picture, Best Actor for Kevin Spacey, Best Director and Best Cinematography. MAGNOLIA, which received four awards, garnered wins for Best Supporting Actor for Tom Cruise and Best Supporting Actress for Julianne Moore. Best Picture nominee THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, which had received the second most nominations this year (15), found itself virtually shut out of the awards winners, receiving only one nod (for Best Adapted Screenplay). MAGNOLIA director Paul Thomas Anderson maintains an unprecedented track record yielding two supporting awards for his film as he did with Burt Reynolds and Julianne Moore in 1997 for Boogie Nights. Anderson, whose film credits total three, is becoming known for his direction of ensembles with an award for Best Ensemble on top of the two acting awards. "We’re incredibly pleased with the roster of artists who received the awards this year," says OMPA founder Wesley Lovell. "In our fourth year of existence, the OMPA has received increased presence in both the film and internet communities. We hope that these awards continue to serve both mediums with recognition and deserved admiration." Founded in 1996, the Online Motion Picture Academy voted for nominees and winners by email and through the Online Academy website in a highly scrutinized process. Membership is comprised entirely of movie buffs, film critics, and industry figures who utilize the internet. The Online Academy has a near-perfect 2-for-3 history on the eventual Best Picture Oscar winner. "The Online Academy was the first cultural awards organization to base its membership from the Internet and serve as an award organization for the new technology medium in an array of performing arts fields," says Lovell. This year, the OMPA deemed 334 features eligible for award consideration, including 18 documentaries and 45 Foreign Language features (eligibility is determined by a film’s appearance on the weekly box-office report for the first time during the eligiblity year). ### |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gabriel Shanks gshanks@georgestplayhouse.org (732) 502-4536 AMERICAN BEAUTY AND THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY LEAD THE INTERNET's FILM AWARDS THE 1999 ONLINE MOTION PICTURE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS sWith sixteen nominations in 30 categories, Sam Mendes" AMERICAN BEAUTY squeaked past THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY and MAGNOLIA in the Online Motion Picture Academy Award Nominations, announced on the internet Sunday live on ICQ. AMERICAN BEAUTY, with 16 nominations (including nominations for stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening and director Sam Mendes), led a field that represented big studio fare (THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, SLEEPY HOLLOW) and small independent gems (MAGNOLIA, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH). The late Stanley Kubrick received posthumous honors for his final film EYES WIDE SHUT as he captured nominations for best director and adapted screenplay. With two nominations, Kubrick joins several other individuals with two nominations each including newcomers Haley Joel Osment (THE SIXTH SENSE) and Wes Bentley (AMERICAN BEAUTY) and former winners Anthony Minghella (THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY) and Julianne Moore (THE END OF THE AFFAIR, MAGNOLIA) "The nominees are an interesting mix this year of both critical and popular features, " says OMPA founder Wesley Lovell. "The one constant is the high quality of each nominees" work in cinema this year." Founded in 1996, the Online Motion Picture Academy will vote for winners of the fourth annual OMPA Awards by email and through the Online Academy website over the next two weeks. Members, comprised entirely of movie buffs, film critics, and industry figures who utilize the internet, will vote and attend an online ceremony announcing the Award Winners on February 20, live on ICQ. Although many traditional categories are voted by the Online Motion Picture Academy, unique and interesting categories are also a part of the awards, including awards for Best Debut Performance Male and Female, Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, Most Cinematic Moment, Best Ensemble and Best Titles Sequence. The Online Academy has an outstanding two-for-three record history on the eventual Best Picture Oscar winner, but its real impact, says Lovell, is in the internet community. "The Online Academy was the first cultural awards organization to base its membership from the Internet and serve as an award organization for the new technology medium in an array of performing arts fields." This year, the OMPA deemed 334 features eligible for award consideration, including 18 documentaries and 45 Foreign Language features (eligibility is determined by a film's appearance on the weekly box-office report for the first time during the eligibility year). In this year's nominees, AMERICAN BEAUTY led the field with 16 nominations. It was followed by THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (15), MAGNOLIA (11), BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (9), SLEEPY HOLLOW (8) and EYES WIDE SHUT (7). ### |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gabriel Shanks, Publicist onlineacademy@mailcity.com THE PRACTICE AND FRIENDS CONQUER THE 1999 ONLINE TELEVISION ACADEMY AWARDS Strong showings by newcomers The Sopranos, Sports Night, and Will and Grace NEW YORK (August 29, 1999) Surprises were in store today at the announcement of The Online Television Academy Awards, broadcast live on the Internet at ICQ. The third year of awards brought together respected favorites (THE PRACTICE, ALLY McBEAL, TRACEY TAKES ON…) with this year’s brightest new lights (THE SOPRANOS, WILL AND GRACE, SPORTS NIGHT). As always, the OTVA announced a number of suprises, including the clean sweep of the Syndication Categories by STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, whose thoughtful final season was recognized over shut-outs XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS and HERCULES. THE PRACTICE, with ten wins (including Best Series, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble, Directing, Writing, and Guest Performer recognitions for Tony Danza and Holland Taylor), easily dominated the Drama Categories. The only other series that managed to squeeze into dramatic awards were THE SOPRANOS (Best New Drama Series, Best New Actor James Gandolfini), ER (Best Lead Actress Julianna Margulies and Supporting Actor Noah Wyle), and FELICITY (Best New Actress Keri Russell). The Comedy Categories, however, exhibited unprecedented variety that saw FRIENDS win the big prize, Best Comedy Series, but nothing else. Two new shows made startlingly impressive showings. WILL AND GRACE took home awards for stars Eric McCormack (Best Lead Actor), Sean P. Hayes (Best New Actor), and Megan Mullally (Best New Actress), as well as the Comedy Writing category. SPORTS NIGHT, on the other hand, won the coveted Best New Comedy Series Award and, in a surprise victory, saw star Felicity Huffman garner Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and share Best New Actress (tied with Ms. Mullally). Former powerhouses FRASIER and 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN were virtually shut out (winning only guest awards for William Shatner on ROCK and Christine Baranski on FRASIER; the show that featured her character, Dr. Nora, also received the Individual Episode award). In the Miniseries categories, JOAN OF ARC, THE RAT PACK and ALICE IN WONDERLAND received multiple nominations, and the Animated categories featured a special three-way tie between THE SIMPSONS and upstarts FUTURAMA and SOUTH PARK. "The Online Television Academy is again at the vanguard of organizations who recognize innovative quality programming first," said OTVA director Wesley Lovell. "New programs like WILL AND GRACE, SPORTS NIGHT, THE SOPRANOS, and FUTURAMA are among the best on television, and our voting critics have again brought accolades to new and exciting talent." Among the networks, it was a virtual three-way dead heat among NBC (19), ABC (18) and HBO (16). CBS (11) and Fox (10) trailed distantly behind, while cable upstart Comedy Central (3) made an impression with wins for SOUTH PARK and WIN BEN STEIN’S MONEY. ### |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wesley Lovell oscarguy@swbell.net THE PRACTICE AND WILL & GRACE LEAD THE INTERNET’S TELEVISION AWARDS THE 1999 ONLINE TELEVISION ACADEMY NOMINATIONS With 21 nominations in 98 categories, ABC’s THE PRACTICE was the top nominated drama series and NBC's WILL & GRACE was the top-nominated comedy series with 17 nominations in the Online Television Academy Award Nominations, announced on the internet Sunday live on ICQ. Other top drama series nominees included the syndicated STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE in its final season and NBC's ER each with 13 nominations. Fox's THE X-FILES followed with 11 and HBO's THE SOPRANOS came in with eight. Top comedy series nominees included NBC's FRASIER and ABC's SPORTS NIGHT tied for second with 10 nominations each. Fox's ALLY McBEAL followed closely with eight and NBC's FRIENDS came in next with six. JOAN OF ARC topped the motion picture and miniseries categories with 15 nominations. ALICE IN WONDERLAND was close with 14 followed by The Rat Pack with 11 and CLEOPATRA and WINCHELL with 10 each. "This year's nominees reflect a large diversity in tastes," says OTVA founder Wesley Lovell. "We have everything from gay comedy to courtroom drama to war-prone science fiction." Founded in 1996, the Online Television Academy will vote for winners of the third annual OTVA Awards by email and through the Online Academy website over the next two weeks. Members, comprised entirely of television buffs, critics and industry figures who utilize the internet, will vote and attend an online ceremony announcing the Award Winners on August 29, live on ICQ. Although many traditional categories are voted by the Online Telvision Academy, unique and interesting categories are also a part of the awards, including awards for Best New Comedy and Drama Series, ensemble acting and websites. The Online Television Academy is also distinct in that it honors achievements in syndication and cable as well as its regular categories. The top syndicated nominee was DEEP SPACE NINE with 27 nominations in syndication categories bringing its total to an impressive 40, the third year in a row it has topped all other series in nominations. HIGHLANDER: THE RAVEN and XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS limped behind with a paltry dwarfed five nominations each. The top cable nominee was OZ with 12 nominations in cable categories followed closely with newcomer THE SOPRANOS with 11 additional nominations bringing their totals to 12 and 19 respectively. Lifetime's ANY DAY NOW received a total of 11 nominations with eight in cable categories. In daytime serials, DAYS OF OUR LIVES leads the field with seven. GENERAL HOSPITAL is next with six followed by ALL MY CHILDREN and THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS with four each. NBC led the networks with 97 nominations with ABC second at 79. There were 77 nominations for syndicated series, 72 for HBO, 41 for CBS and 39 for Fox. In this year’s nominees, STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE led the field with forty nominations (topping its previous record from the first annual awards). It was followed by THE PRACTICE (21), THE SOPRANOS (19), WILL & GRACE (17), JOAN OF ARC (15), ALICE IN WONDERLAND (14) and ER (13). ### |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gabriel Shanks, onlineacademy@mailcity.com (732) 502-4536 IAN MCKELLEN SCORES A HAT TRICK AND SAVING PRIVATE RYAN WINS BIG IN THE 1998 ONLINE MOTION PICTURE ACADEMY AWARDS Sir Ian McKellen became the first person in history to win awards in three different categories in the same calendar year at the 1998 Online Motion Picture Academy Awards, announced live on the internet Sunday on ICQ. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN led the OMPA Awards with ten wins, including awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography. SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, which received seven awards, garnered wins for Best Comedy/Musical Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Ensemble. Best Picture nominee THE TRUMAN SHOW, which had received the most nominations this year (16), found itself virtually shut out of the awards winners, receiving only two nods (for Best Opening Titles Sequence and Best Original Score-Drama). Sir Ian McKellen, whose stellar career was capped this year by roles in two major features, was lauded with an unprecented three OMPA Awards in one calendar year. For his celebrated role in GODS AND MONSTERS, McKellen received both the Best Actor and Best Actor in a Dramatic Film OMPA Awards. His role as the former Nazi officier in APT PUPIL earned him a third award, for Best Actor in a Best Science Fiction/Medieval Fantasy/Horror Film. "We’re incredibly pleased with the roster of artists who received the awards this year," says OMPA founder Wesley Lovell. "In our third year of existence, the OMPA has received increased presence in both the film and internet communities. We hope these awards continue to serve both mediums with recognition and deserved admiration." Founded in 1996, the Online Motion Picture Academy voted for nominees and winners by email and through the Online Academy website in a highly scrutinized process. Members, comprised entirely of movie buffs, film critics, and industry figures who utilize the internet, are required to see at least thirty eligible movies per year, although most see many more. The Online Academy has a perfect 2-for-2 history on the eventual Best Picture Oscar winner. "The Online Academy was the first cultural awards organization to base its membership from the Internet and serve as an award organization for the new technology medium in an array of performing arts fields," says Lovell. This year, the OMPA deemed 309 features eligible for award consideration, including 17 documentaries and 37 Foreign Language features (eligibility is determined by a film’s appearance on the weekly box-office report for the first time during the eligiblity year). ### |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gabriel Shanks, gshanks@georgestplayhouse.org (732) 502-4536 THE TRUMAN SHOW AND ELIZABETH LEAD THE INTERNET’S FILM AWARDS THE 1998 ONLINE MOTION PICTURE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS With sixteen nominations in over 51 categories, Peter Weir’s THE TRUMAN SHOW squeaked past ELIZABETH and SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE in the Online Motion Picture Academy Award Nominations, announced on the internet Sunday live on ICQ. THE TRUMAN SHOW, with 16 nominations (including nominations for star Jim Carrey and director Peter Weir), led a field that represented big studio fare (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, PRIMARY COLORS) and small independent gems (HAPPINESS, LITTLE VOICE). Roberto Benigni, the actor/director/writer of the Italian sensation LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, led the individual pack with four nominations in various categories. He was followed closely by Ian McKellen (GODS AND MONSTERS), Jane Horrocks (LITTLE VOICE), Stephen Schwartz (THE PRINCE OF EGYPT), and Nick Nolte (AFFLICTION, THE THIN RED LINE), each with three nominations. "The nominees are an interesting mix this year of both high-profile and little-seen performances, " says OMPA founder Wesley Lovell. "The one constant is the high quality of each nominees’ work in cinema this year." Founded in 1996, the Online Motion Picture Academy will vote for winners of the third annual OMPA Awards by email and through the Online Academy website over the next two weeks. Members, comprised entirely of movie buffs, film critics, and industry figures who utilize the internet, will vote and attend an online ceremony announcing the Award Winners on February 21, live on ICQ. Although many traditional categories are voted by the Online Motion Picture Academy, unique and interesting categories are also a part of the awards, including awards for Best Debut Performance, Best First Feature, Best Cinematic Moment, Best Ensemble, Best Voiceover Performance, Best Film Website, and special awards for family and science fiction/horror/fantasy films. The Online Academy has a perfect 2-for-2 history on the eventual Best Picture Oscar winner, but its real impact, says Lovell, is in the internet community. "The Online Academy was the first cultural awards organization to base its membership from the Internet and serve as an award organization for the new technology medium in an array of performing arts fields." This year, the OMPA deemed 309 features eligible for award consideration, including 17 documentaries and 37 Foreign Language features (eligibility is determined by a film’s appearance on the weekly box-office report for the first time during the eligiblity year). In this year’s nominees, THE TRUMAN SHOW led the field with sixteen nominations (although shy of last year’s record holder, TITANIC, with 22). It was followed by ELIZABETH (15), SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (14), SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (13), and THE THIN RED LINE (12). ### |
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CONTACT: Wesley Lovell (417) 869-5725 oscarguy@swbell.net November 29, 1998 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Madonna Triumphs over Competition SPRINGFIELD, MO - Madonna topped the winners list for the Third Annual Online Music Academy Awards, the Academies" president announced Sunday. The Online Music Academy is a branch of the three-year-old Online Academies. Along with the motion picture, television and its three new branches, the music branch selects each year's best recordings and artists. The big winner was Madonna with six trophies followed by Barenaked Ladies, Sarah McLachlan, Liz Phair and Shania Twain tied with two each.. Madonna took home the coveted Artist of the Year and Album of the Year awards for her album "Ray of Light." She and the album also won the same categories in the Pop area. She also took awards for Best Dance Song for "Ray of Light" and Video of the Year for her surrealistic video to the song "Frozen." The Online Academies have dozens of members from across the nation who vote for the nominees in winners in various categories. Song of the Year went to Sarah McLachlan for her ballad "Adia," which also took home Best Alternative Song. The City of Angels soundtrack and the song "Ghetto Supastar" from Bulworth took honors for Best Soundtrack and Song from a Motion Picture respectively. Best New Artist went to newcomer and triple nominee Natalie Imbruglia. Celtic artist Loreena McKennitt won a victory for Best Pop Song over top nominee Madonna for the song "The Mummers" Dance." In the Rhythm and Blues, Dance and Rap area, the awards were split evenly among artists with Aretha Franklin taking the award for Best Album for A Rose Is Still a Rose, Lauryn Hill won Best Artist, Brandy & Monica triumphed with the Best R&B Song "The Boy Is Mine" and Wyclef Jean, Hill's former bandmate (The Fugees) won for Best Rap Song for "Gone Till November." Liz Phair won both trophies in the Rock/Heavy Metal/Hard Rock arena with Best Album for "Whitechocolatespaceegg " and tied in the Artist category with Aerosmith. Barenaked Ladies took two awards in the Alternative categories for Best Artist and a tie for Best Album for 'stunt" along with Garbage's "Version 2.0." The country area saw Shania Twain triumph in the Artist category and Song for "You"re Still the One" while Trisha Yearwood took Country Album for the second year in a row for "Where Your Road Leads." Next up for the Online Academies are the Motion Picture awards. Nominations will be announced on February 7, 1998 with the winners announced on February 21. For more information, visit the Academy's website at http://www.geocities.com/oapresident.geo/index.html. ### |
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CONTACT: Wesley Lovell (417) 869-5725 oscarguy@swbell.net November 15, 1998 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Madonna, Alanis Morissette Top Nominations List SPRINGFIELD, MO - Madonna tops the nominations list for the Third Annual Online Music Academy Awards, the Academies" president announced Sunday. The Online Music Academy is a branch of the two-year-old Online Academies. Along with the motion picture, television and its three new branches, the music branch selects each year's best recordings and artists. The top nominee is Madonna with nine nominations followed by Alanis Morissette with five and four each for Lauryn Hill, Sarah McLachlan and Shania Twain. Ten artists receive three nominations: Barenaked Ladies, Beastie Boys, Aretha Franklin, Faith Hill, Natalie Imbruglia, Janet, Loreena McKennitt, Natalie Merchant, Monica and The Verve. Artist of the Year nominees are Barenaked Ladies, Beastie Boys, Madonna, McLachlan and Morissette. The Online Academies have dozens of members from across the nation who vote for the nominees in winners in various categories. Album of the Year nominees include the second soundtrack from the film Titanic, "Back to Titanic", "Before These Crowded Streets" from the Dave Matthews Band, "Hello Nasty" from the Beastie Boys, Lauryn Hill's solo album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" and Madonna's spiritual "Ray of Light." Madonna is also nominated three times for her song "Frozen" in the categories of Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Best Pop Song. She receives a second nomination in the Video of the Year category for her title track, "Ray of Light," which is also nominated for Best Dance Song. She was also nominated for Best Pop Artist and Best Pop Album. Three-time nominee Imbruglia will battle it out for new artist with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Destiny's Child, Eve 6 and Jennifer Paige. Top nominees from the first and second annual awards, Celine Dion and Janet respectively, receive limited nominations. Dion receives only one nod in the category of Best Pop Artist. Janet has nominations for Best R&B Artist, Best R&B Song for "I Get Lonely" and Best Dance Song for "Go Deep." "Back to Titanic" is the top nominated album receiving nominations for Album of the Year, Best Soundtrack and Best Pop Album. The top nominated song is Madonna's "Frozen.". The winners will be announced live on ICQ on Sunday, November 29, 1998 at 6pm CDT. It will then be followed in the spring with the third annual motion picture awards. For more information, visit the Academy's website at http://www.geocities.com/oapresident.geo/index.html. ### |
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CONTACT: Wesley Lovell (417) 889-4797 oscarguy@swbell.net August 9, 1998 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Deep Space Nine," "The X-Files" Dominate Online Television Academy Awards SPRINGFIELD, MO - 'star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and "The X-Files" top the winners list for the Second Annual Online Television Academy Awards, the Academies" president announced Sunday. The Online Television Academy is a branch of the two-year-old Online Academies. Along with the motion picture, music and its three new branches, the television branch annually selects the year's best in various categories. The top vote getters were "Deep Space Nine" with 15 wins followed closely by "The X-Files" with 14 and the miniseries "Merlin" with 13. Best Series went to "X-Files," which also won Best Dramatic Series. "Frasier," winner of seven awards, and "Ally McBeal," winner of six, tied for Best Comedy Series. "Deep Space Nine" won all awards in the syndicated categories and multiple technical awards. "The Larry Sanders Show," top comedy winner with eight, won all but one award in the cable categories, which it lost to 4-time winner "Tracey Takes On…" for Actress to Tracey Ullman. "Deep Space Nine" continues its lead as the most honored series in the academy's history with 30. "Merlin" dominated the Movies and Miniseries categories winning in three acting categories and the overall Best Miniseries. "12 Angry Men" took Best Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Ensemble in a Movie or Miniseries. "From the Earth to the Moon" took three awards, including a tie with "Merlin" for Best Writing and two technical awards. The Academy's next awards, for Music, will be held in late fall. For more information, contact the Academy's website at http://www.geocities.com/oapresident.geo/index.html. ### |
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CONTACT: Wesley Lovell (417) 889-4797 oscarguy@swbell.net July 26, 1998 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Deep Space Nine Dominates Online Television Academy Awards SPRINGFIELD, MO - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and ER top the nominations list for the Second Annual Online Television Academy Awards, the Academies" president announced Sunday. The Online Television Academy is a branch of the two-year-old Online Academies. Along with the motion picture and music branches, the television branch annually selects the year's best in various categories. The top vote getters were Deep Space Nine with 33 nominations, ER with 27, The X-Files with 23 and the retiring series The Larry Sanders Show with 21. Best Series nominations went to top nominees ER and X-Files along with freshman hit Ally McBeal, Frasier and The Simpsons. Frasier is currently the most nominated comedy in the academy's history with 31 nominations. Deep Space Nine and Larry Sanders dominated the syndicated and cable categories respectively. Both received mainstream nominations in Supporting Actor for Larry Sanders" Rip Torn and Supporting Actress to Deep Space Nine's Nana Visitor. Deep Space Nine continues its lead as the most nominated series in the academy's history with 69. Merlin dominated the Movies and Miniseries categories getting nominations in every competitive category it was eligible in including best miniseries. It is joined by Bella Mafia, From the Earth to the Moon, George Wallace and The Painted Lady. 2 Angry Men captured five acting nominations, including one for Jack Lemmon in the lead actor category and four in supporting actor to George C. Scott, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Hume Cronyn and Courtney B. Vance. The movie was nominated with Don King: Only in America, Gia, The Pentagon Wars and Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella for best made-for-television movie. The winners will be announced during a special ceremony held live on ICQ. For more information, contact the Academy's website at http://www.geocities.com/oapresident.geo/index.html. ### |
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CONTACT: Wesley Lovell (417) 889-4797 oscarguy@swbell.net July 26, 1998 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Online Academies Spread Boundaries SPRINGFIELD, MO - The Online Academies will branch out to include other entertainment mediums, the Academies" president announced Sunday. The Online Academies, which currently honor the best in motion pictures, television and music, will expand to include the areas of theatre, literature and the internet. The announcement was made during the Online Television Academy's announcement of their second annual awards. President Wesley Lovell made the announcement. "The world of entertainment is growing larger each year and in order to fully encompass the growing forms of media, both electronic and print, we must grow along with it." Lovell said. The new branches are expected to begin selecting nominees and winners for annual awards in 1999. ### |
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