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THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.7 | ONTO FIJI + THE OVERNIGHTS
PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin
On tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, we are in Fiji and there will be overnights with the remaining men! Charity Lawson catches us up on what took place last week as well as what we can expect in tonight’s episode! She’s pleasead that Dotun, Joey and Xavier are here for her and have told her that they are falling in love with her as well.
We’re starting off with Dotun who we love his family and how generous they were with Charity. Joey acknowledges that his Hometowns with her didn’t end in the best way as she was crying when she left him. Xavier shares that his fear of committing to a person has been greatly reduced now that he has met her and he’s looking forward to continuing with her. Jesse Palmer sits down with Charity and lets her know that Fiji looks great on her and listens to her on how she has been feeling.
We also see that Aaron is on his way to go back to Fiji as he wants to be back with her and feels he needs to talk with her. We’re not surprised about this at all.
Xavier gets the first date and meets her on the beach. We learn that there are over 300 islands that comprise Fiji and their date will have them on an island on their own. They get to learn about the culture and ceremonial procedures of Fiji and they are both dressed in attire that is indicative of the people. They continue to talk after these activities since Charity is all about getting clarity from everyone tonight. They continue on with their date with dinner. Charity feels that she needs to truly understand Xavier’s views on having a life with her and how they will continue if engaged. After chatting, he lets her know that he was unfaithful in the past, but wanted to let her know. Whatever grace she was trying to give him, you can feel her retreat and she even gets up to think about it.
She reminds us that she dealt with this for 6 years with her ex and he explains that he did cheat multiple times with his ex 2 years into their relationship! Charity has such a level of grace that she continues to question to find out more. It’s a raw conversation and she continues to try to make paths that they can go forward - it’s painful to watch. She tells him that by having this card and to give it to him, she needs to know where he’s at. He says his heart is there, but his mind isn’t. She doesn’t give him the fantasy suite card and sends his home. It was a brutal watch, but Charity put herself first. We know that she’s shaken after this!
Joey’s date is next and he’s waiting for her in a lush landscape. She arrives with a dune buggy and they begin their date. Although the buggy ends up not working, they walk to the waterfall and she enjoys that they’re having a good time. Joey brings up that he knows his Hometown didn’t go as expected and she responds that although she had a great time as well as great conversations, it was talking with his uncle that gave her pause. Since he mentioned that Joey was not being his true self, she wanted to know what that meant. Joey explains that he was surprised that his uncle appeared at the tennis center and in an effort to make sure that she was comfortable and things went well, that got in the way of him being the way he would normally be. It seems that Charity accepts this answer and they continue to get closer.
Their date continues to dinner and they can continue to chat with one another so that they can know more about one another. He says he sometimes gets concerned that people fall in love with the idea of him where he has self-doubt and he’s not always confident and with great energy. He’s being very vulnerable with him about who he is and lets her know that he is falling in love with her. Charity loves hearing this from him and she says that she is in love with him. She presents him with the Fantasy Suites card and they take it. They have a great night and wake up together in the morning.
Dotun is getting ready to meet Charity. Their date is on the water as they make the most of a stunning day. Charity acknowledges that she doesn’t want to keep looking for what could be wrong with him - she’s just going to have a good time! They sit down and continue to chat and she compliments him on how she loved being with his family and how she loved praying with his mom. Dotun also shares that he didn’t really watch the show so he wasn’t aware what would happen at the end of it. But even when he found out, he was happy about it. While chatting with other viewers, they reminded us that he was nominated to be on the cast and signed on 2 weeks before the show started taping, so it’s totally possible that he didn’t know a lot about it. Just like we like the idea of her Joey, we have felt the same with Dotun.Their date continues to dinner and he says that he knows that their date is like a fairy tale. He lets her know that he is in love with her and she shares this with him as well! They continue onto their Fantasy Suites together. We see them waking up with one another and we know that they have a great connection.
Aaron arrives at the hotel asking for her at the front desk, but without a room number, they can’t disclose that information. He starts looking for her on the property and finds her by the pool. She is truly surprised that
Charity’s Gave Roses To | X
Charity sent home | Xavier,
Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!
Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.
We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!
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THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.6 | IT'S TIME FOR HOMETOWNS
PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin
On tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, we are in Hometowns! It’s favorite part of the season and we can’t wait to see how the families react to Charity Lawson! She starts out with Aaron and his family in Houston. They all have a lovely meal with one another. Aaron’s mother enjoys talking with her and asks her, “would you marry him if he asks?” She says that she wouldn’t be able to say yes at this point. We know this as she has a strong connection, but over the past few weeks, it’s been a bit of a disconnect. He even tells her that although he hasn’t said love, he feels that they are on the path to continue to work on this.
They continue their date by heading out to the football field to have a few appetizers and drinks and they connect with one another. He lets her know that he is falling in love with her and gifts her a letterman’s jacket as well. She says that she feels like they are back on track.
Next, Joey and Charity are in Pennsylvania. They kick off their date by Joey teaching her how to play tennis. Uncle Joe swings by ready to play tennis and we learn that he is very close to his nephew. Apparently Uncle Joe was Joey’s coach in tennis and you can tell. Uncle Joe feels that something is off with Joey although he can’t put his finger on it.
She heads to his family and they give her a warm welcome. His sister pulls her aside to get to know more about her. She lets his sister know that she is falling in love with him. Uncle Joe lets her know that he thinks that she’s a nice girl, but he feels that Joey has a tendency to be what he feels others want him to be. She is confused as she feels he has always been authentic. Initially, she had planned on telling him that she was falling in love with him; however, she doesn’t. He feels something is off.
Xavier meets Charity in his hometown of Cleveland. She’s looking forward to seeing him, but she still feels that there are elements about him that remind her of her ex that didn’t make her a priority. He takes her to a yarn store to kick off his date and he introduces her to his knitting friends as they’re taking a class together. She feels more connected and they continue to talk over coffee. After their solo date, she meets his family. She has a great conversation with his sister and mother and it seems like she enjoys what she is hearing as she gets to see them through their eyes. When Xavier’s dad chats with him, we get to hear more about his process in terms of where he’s at with her.
For her final Hometown, she is in Fresno with Dotun and she looks forward to having time with him as well as meeting his family. His parents won’t be there as they got to Nigeria every year for 4-6 weeks. But even though the timing didn’t work out, she’ll still meet his brothers and sisters. She also meets his grandmother and just when they’re sitting down to eat, his parents arrive! She gets along with them and they end their date riding away in a classic car to a drive in movie theater to see elements of who they are prior to meeting.
All the Hometowns have finished and she catches up with Jesse Palmer. We always love how he’s like a big brother with the listening ear which really allows conversation to flow freely with him. She knows 2 people will be hurt tonight at the rose ceremony, she says that she will be 1 of the 2.
Jesse meets the men at a private air hanger and gets feedback from them to see how they feel about everything. Regardless, this has been a great group of guys (plus or minus others who have already been eliminated). She feels awful that the person who she sends home, won’t see it coming and she knows how that feels as it happened to her.
She gives a rose to Dotun and Xavier. Now it’s between Joey and Aaron! The final rose is given to Joey.
Charity’s Gave Roses To | Dotun, Joey, and Xavier.
Charity sent home | Aaron
Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!
Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.
We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!
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WHERE'S THE LINE | SEPIDEH MOAFI
This month we caught up with Sepideh Moafi who embodies her characters and really makes us see the world through her eyes and the storylines that they are involved in where it's thrillers such as USA's Falling Water, dramas that include HBO's The Deuce and Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q, and shows that look at our relationship with technology and who has the power to use them in our lives in her latest limited series, FX Class of '09!
You can currently binge the entire season of 8 episodes now on Hulu which looks at a group of FBI agents as we see them going through the academy in the past, in their present day in their career and in the future. We wanted to know more about how Sepideh came to being an actor, how she approaches her roles, and her thoughts on the paradigm between technology and humans intervention and those who decide how this is instituted.
ATHLEISURE MAG: When did you realize you wanted to be an actor?
SEPIDEH MOAFI: I think I was about 23. I graduated from San Francisco Conservatory of Music as a Vocal Performance major at 21 and had started my career as an opera singer. While opera was (and still is) my first passion and finding my voice as a singer completely changed my life, I was becoming more and more curious about theater and exploring the full potential of characters without having to worry about hitting that high C, for example. I enrolled in a straight acting class with Bobby Weinapple in San Francisco (he taught an acting for singers class that I had taken at the conservatory) and he said I had “it”, whatever “it” means. I decided to audition for some plays and started booking roles like Juliet in Romeo & Juliet and Luisa in The Fantasticks, so I decided to apply to grad school on a whim and ended up getting a full scholarship plus grants to UC Irvine’s MFA Acting program. So I went.
AM: I have been a fan of your work from Notorious, Falling Water, The Deuce, The L Word: Generation Q, and currently The Class of 09! You always play characters that are dynamic and continue to reveal themselves in various ways. What are you looking for when you decide that you want to play a character?
SM: Thank you for your kind words. I think the reasons for taking on a part have changed for me throughout the years. I was more character driven before, now I think I’m more story driven. At first I was just so eager to do anything I could get my hands on. I even loved getting to play characters who seemed pretty two dimensional on the page because that meant I got to find the things that many people may overlook or miss and bring all of the complexity and nuance and heart to these characters and make them feel like full, multi dimensional human beings. Taking on any character allows you to gain insight and empathy for a range of personality types — people that are similar to you, people who think completely different from you — you get to explore a variety of career paths and life choices that maybe you’ve never imagined before. Acting is a beautiful way to explore humanity and empathy, and I feel so lucky to be able to learn and grow so much from my work.
I fortunately haven’t had to deal with typecasting; most of the characters I’ve played both on stage and screen are completely different from one another and their racial backgrounds aren’t necessarily specified. I remember having a long conversation with Remi Aubuchon (24, Stargate Universe, Silo), the show runner for Falling Water after I got cast. He gave me the choice to change my character’s last name (Alex Simms) to an Iranian last name if I felt compelled. I thought about this deeply. Representation is so important, but I kept asking myself if it would be more impactful to change her name to say, Alex Mohammadi or keep it as Alex Simms. I spoke to friends who encouraged me to change the name to a Persian last name, but my mom's words echoed those in my gut. She said I should keep it as it because we need to be able to separate our judgements and assumptions about who a person is, their background and what they look like based on their name. So I kept her name Alex Simms.
Something that has changed is that the more political I’ve become and the more humanitarian work I’ve done throughout the last decade, the more important it has become for me to be part of projects that I feel align with my politics and core belief system. We need healthy, accurate stories and representation of women, the LGBTQIA+ community, people from the SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) region, and all marginalized communities but not with a superficial, checkbox approach to diversity. My face on screen makes a statement whether I like it or not, so I’d rather take control of that to make statements I can get behind. It’s important that whatever project I decide to do doesn’t play into toxic narratives about marginalized people and doesn’t veer from the kinds of stories and representation I want to support and think we need more of.
AM: How do you approach getting into character to bring their authenticity forward?
SM: I think different characters require diff kinds of preparation. For example, for Lauren McCauley in Black Bird, I spent a good two months doing research by reading, listening to podcasts, watching documentaries, reviewing documents from the real life case, speaking to various FBI agents on a regular basis, and reading the script every day. I quickly discovered that there’s no way in hell I could be an FBI agent in real life (I find it too difficult to control my emotions!), so the extensive research helped me acquire the confidence I needed to step into her shoes. Dennis Lehane’s (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, Bloodline) brilliant script gave me everything I needed to play her, the research just helped me gain the confidence I needed in order to embody her truthfully. For Gigi in The L Word: Generation Q, I did speak to a few of my real estate agent buddies to gain some insight into her day to day work life, but that was kind of the extent of the research. I think every character prep is different. I remember doing so much prep work for Niki in The Killing of Two Lovers but once I got to set with our director Robert Machoian (Mother Mother, Strong Enough, The Foundry) and opposite actors Clayne Crawford (CSI, 24, Graceland), Chris Coy (The Deuce, The Peripheral, Accused) and the kids, I felt like all that prep went out the window. One could argue the prep was there as my foundation but I honestly felt like I was in a trance for the entirety of that shoot. The energy on set was abundant and infectious; we were like animals in the jungle playing with abandon. No matter what, I always start with the words in the script and my gut response to them. From there, I identify the tone, the world in which the character lives (their socioeconomic status, their relationship to their ethnicity and background, their gender, etc.) and that usually informs what type of work and research is needed. My only goal is to give all of myself to every role. If by the end of a film or show or play there’s still something in the tank, I haven’t done my job.
AM: What drew you to want to be involved in Class of '09 and what do you think about the past, present and future format of the show?
SM: There are a number of reasons why I was drawn to this show. The character being able to explore the breadth of anyone’s life over the span of multiple decades is a fascinating, eye and heart opening endeavor. This character, Hour, specifically being from a family that had to flee Iran felt resonant to me and her constant grappling with the dilemma of identity and belonging. The themes of the show — exploring AI, technology, surveillance, the fragility of humanity, and this dance between security and liberty. And lastly the cast, I felt very lucky to be able to have this unique experience with some of my favorite actors and human beings. We formed life long bonds (we’re still constantly texting on our group text!)
AM: We've been watching this every week and really enjoy seeing how everyone is connected with one another and how they evolve over various periods of time. What are the takeaways that you want viewers to walk away with after watching this series?
SM: Class of ‘09 is a limited series so the story is contained within eight episodes. But I hope this encourages the audience to probe at these deeper questions around the nature of security, surveillance, and willingly or unwillingly living in a technocracy. Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers, said “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” We are seeing increasing manifestations of major technological companies abusing their power with impunity and stealing our identities for profit. We’ve seen fuller expressions of this abuse in countries like China, Russia, Israel. We must always remember that our elected officials work for us and we cannot forget that it is our job to hold our elected officials and these major corporations accountable so that we don’t continue on this fast track towards a surveillance state.
AM: Are there upcoming projects that you're working on that you would like to share that we should keep an eye out for?
SM: Yes! There’s a film coming out called I’ll Be Right There with Edie Falco (The Sopranos, Impeachment: American Crime Story, Avatar: the Way of Water), Jeannie Berlin (The Night Of, Succession, The Fablemans), and Bradley Whitford (The West Wing, The Handmaids Tale, Get Out). I actually had the chance to work with Edie on one of my first jobs after getting my MFA. I booked a guest star role on Nurse Jackie a couple of months out of school and I flipped out because Edie was one of the reasons I decided to pursue acting. I remember telling myself to wait until the end of the episode with her to confess how big of a fan I was. I lasted about three hours before I exploded into tears and gushed about how much I loved and admired her. I felt like I totally humiliated myself but she was (and still is) one of the most gracious, humble, down to earth actors I’ve ever met. I’m part of an HBO Max animated series called Scavengers Reign coming out later this year too. I’ve wanted to be part of an animated project my entire life so this was one of those moments where the kid in me couldn’t believe it. Aside from that, there are a couple of other projects I’m developing, but I start work on a film called Wild Berries which will actually be my first Persian language speaking film, opposite award-winning Iranian actor Shahab Hosseini (The Salesman, Residents of Nowhere, Nargesi). It’s pretty much a two-hander so I’m very excited to dive into this world with Shahab and our director Soudabeh Moradian (Polaris, The Amber Thief, In Between).
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HYDRATION IS KEY | SAMUEL ARNOLD
One of our favorite series that we can't wait to see come back later this year for it's latest season is Netflix's Emily in Paris! We love the idea of leaving the US to work and live in Paris, navigating a job that you're great at but doing it in a place whose culture and customs are different than what you've grown up with!
When Emily Cooper (Lily Collins), comes to Paris she learns how to think on her feet in her personal and professional life and along the way we see how her colleagues interact with her. One of her Parisian co-workers is Julien, played by Samuel Arnold. We know that he too is a rising star who wants to make a name for himself and we see how he grows to accept Lily. We caught up with Samuel to find out how he approaches acting projects, Emily in Paris, the importance of hydration and his ambassadorship with Jovē.
ATHLEISURE MAG: You have worked in television and in film, what are you looking for when you're deciding on attaching yourself to a project/role?
SAMUEL ARNOLD: When starting a project I hope to be surrounded by passionate people who are in love with storytelling. I hope to be challenged by having to play a complex tri-dimensional character and I hope to have enough space to create and say what I have to say through my acting.
AM: Emily in Paris is an amazing show from the storyline to the fashion, and of course Paris, it's a binge-able treat. What drew you to the series?
SA: When I was asked to audition, I knew it was going to be something big when I heard Darren Star (Younger, Sex and the City series and movies, And Just Like That) and Lily Colins (90210, The Blind Side, Curb Your Enthusiasm) were the names attached to it. They are both the best at what they do and I want to work with people like that. And of course, I discovered Julien and I was dying to play this character after I read the script.
AM: Julien is such an interesting character that has been great to watch as he navigates his career and relationships with others. How do you approach playing him as he is that friend that you definitely want in your group of friends who will always keep it real with you?
SA: I have a very physical approach when it comes to playing Julien. Obviously I am enormously influenced by the wardrobe. It gives so much to the character, but also I found that dancing was working for me. So I’ve been dancing the character to life for three seasons now.
AM: We can't wait for the next season which will drop this year. What are you excited about that you can share with us?
SA: I’m like everyone else when it comes to season 4. I have no idea what they have in store for us and I quite like that. I trust Darren and the writers to create something exciting and amazing like they’ve been doing so far. I can’t wait to see what’s next for Julien.
AM: The cast of this show is incredible! What are some of your biggest takeaways from being part of this show?
SA: Meeting all those beautiful and talented human beings was the best thing that happened to me on this show. We’re like family now. And we see each other as much as we can in between shoots.
AM: At Athleisure Mag, we believe in hydration as it's essential! You are the first brand ambassador of Jovē, which was announced at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Why is hydration important to you and what is the synergy between you and the alkaline brand?
SA: I used to be a professional dancer, and now I’m an actor. So my body has always been my main instrument. And to keep that instrument healthy and ready to go, proper hydration is one of the top things you can do. This partnership with Jovē comes at a moment in my life where I'm getting back to the gym and getting into a more healthy diet, so Jovē has been the perfect companion for the actor that I am.
AM: What does Deep Hydration mean to you?
SA: Deep Hydration is not only about quenching your thirst but it’s about hydrating every single cell in your body. Not only do you feel better on the inside and out, but Jovē is clinically shown to support skin and cellular health, supporting healthy hair, skin, nails and bones.
AM: Jovē has launched their Let Your Skin Do The Talking campaign, which focuses on skin health. Can you tell me about this and what will you do to amplify that message?
SA: Jovē’s Let Your Skin Do The Talking™ campaign amplifies the voice of what healthy skin would ask for — deep hydration at the skin and cellular level. My goal as a Jovē ambassador is to amplify this message and introduce Jovē all over the world as I travel because a high-quality product like Jovē deserves international success.
AM: How important is your personal well-being/self-care to you and what do you do to achieve that?
SA: As an actor, my main instrument is my body and it made so much sense for me to partner with Jovē, who hydrates and supports my instrument in a healthy way. It feels good to promote something that you love and believe in.
AM: You're an ambassador of Or Bleue which focuses on providing drinkable water to underserved communities. Why is being involved in this organization so important to you?
SA: Water is such a basic need, it blows my mind that some people don’t have access to it. I have it on tap and it’s easy to take it for granted. I want to make the world a better place and for me, it starts with drinkable water for everyone.
AM: Are there upcoming projects that you have that we should keep an eye out for?
SA: I shot a movie last winter in Canada where I played a character very different from Julien. I can’t say more about it but keep an eye out for it.
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ON THE LINKS | JASON TARTICK
The summer really allows us to enjoy a number of sports and for many, there's nothing like a round of golf with friends. But with all the time that you spend on the course, it would be nice to have a mobile office that allows you to enjoy the game while also checking in when you need to!
We caught up with Jason Tartick who was a contestant on Season 14 of The Bachelorette (Becca Kufrin's season) and although he was eliminated in week 9, he would go on to date and get engaged to Kaitlyn Bristowe who was The Bachelorette for season 11! We wanted to know about his partnership with Wyndham Rewards, their Cubicle Caddie, his love for golf, what his experience in Bachelor Nation has been, meeting Charity Lawson, the current The Bachelorette (season 20 premiered Jun 26th on ABC), and his upcoming projects!
ATHLEISURE MAG: You've partnered with Wyndham Rewards to share The Cubicle Caddie. Can you tell us more about it and why you enjoy having access to it?
JASON TARTICK: Well, I’ve been a Wyndham Rewards member for the past few years and love how generous the program is, so when we agreed on this partnership, I knew it was the perfect fit. I’m usually balancing work while I’m on the go – and as an avid golfer, I love the concept of the Cubicle Caddie – it’s the best of both worlds. It’s essentially a tricked-out golf cart that helps golfers work from the green and includes essentials like a green screen complete with convincing office backdrops and all the things to actually help me do the job (like Wi-Fi and noise-canceling headphones).
AM: What was the moment that you realized that you enjoyed golf?
JT: Golf has always been a big part of my upbringing. I played with my grandfather, who has unfortunately passed, but the memories will always live within me, and playing with my father with is such a treat - We compete like no other. From my grand father, my father, all my friends and even and even with Kaitlyn - we go golfing all the time. But let me tell you, that girl is one hell of a putter! The Cubicle Caddie is such a nice addition with Wyndham Rewards because it allows me to get out on the golf course more often, to be able to take a call or two, and utilize the high-speed Wi-Fi Internet (which honestly is better than my actual office Wi-Fi). I love the game – to able to play with family and friends, it’s such a treat.
AM: What is it about this sport that keeps you coming back to it?
JT: It’s the comradery, the exercise, the social aspect – To be out and about, to compete. It’s the triple threat. There’s no game like it.
AM: Does Kaitlyn go out on the course with you and what are you guys up to this summer?
JT: Kaitlyn and I live right by a golf course, actually almost on the golf course. Sometimes, we will do date nights where we grab some wine and we go up to the golf course and do a little putt-putt competition. We’ll put bets on the line, bets like who’s going to pick up the dog poop for a week, who is doing the dishes or buying the next round of coffees. It’s a fun game for us and we get out often which is great.
The big thing that we are planning this summer is that pre-Covid, we had gone to Kelowna and spent time a ton of time in August, so I think that’s what we are going to do this August. We are going to head up to Canada to spend time with her family, and we are so looking forward to it.
AM: We always enjoy when the next season of The Bachelor/Bachelorette is coming back and as we wait to watch Charity's season premiering on the 26th, what was being on The Bachelorette like for you and what was the biggest takeaway that you had?
JT: At the CMA’s, I just had a chance to meet Charity. She is so sweet and kind, and I think this season is going to be absolutely remarkable. For me, I really enjoyed The Bachelor. It was such an amazing roller coaster of an experience. I got to meet so many people throughout the process and it was a once in a lifetime experience. From being on the show, almost every area of my life has changed. I’m forever grateful for the franchise and for the show.
I think the biggest takeaway that I have is that you just have to submit to the process and let yourself go. I found that the more people tried to control it, the quicker they would break because of the pressure. I think it’s so important that you allow yourself to let go, control what you can and not to worry about what you can’t.
AM: Tell me about your podcast Trading Secrets!
JT: Trading Secrets is a great podcast where we have on all different celebrities from all different industries come on and talk about where they made money, how they got money, where they lost money, and when and how they got to where they are.
Unfortunately, in our system today, we aren’t taught the things that we need to know about career navigation and managing finances, and that is the purpose of this podcast. It has been a top business charting podcast with over 100 episodes and over 5 million downloads. It has been so much fun so far and we have some really great guests coming up this summer. Some guests like Wells Adams, Macklemore, the creator of Entourage, and many more. It’s going to be a very exciting summer for Trading Secrets.
AM: You have a lot going on including a book - what can you tell us about this?
JT: Book number two is well on its way! Manuscript is in and the title is going to be: Talk Money to Me; 8 Questions Where the Answers are Numbers Because Stories Shift, Context Changes, but Numbers Don’t Lie.
In each chapter, you will be asked a question, and that question will be a number. We will then teach you how to get that number, what that number means, how to improve it, what that number means to your finances, how to have the conversation with your partner and asking them what their number is for that specific Chapter. The second reason why people are becoming divorced is because of financial infidelity. That being said, we need to get ahead of it and start having those conversations.
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THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.5 | TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin
On tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, we are in New Orleans and the guys talk about how important it is this week since Hometowns are next week! The 6 guys chat with one another to talk about how they want more time with her and Aaron lets us know that he has lived in NOLA for the last 7 years. Charity Lawson swings by where they are having drinks and she chats with them and invites Joey on a 1-on-1 date. The guys feel the gravity of the week ahead and want to make sure that it’s nothing but good times ahead so that they can get to know more about her and to generate that spark!
Their date takes them through the city on a horse drawn carriage as well as the sites and the sounds of the city! It’s so easy between the two of them and Joey has always been our front-runner for who would go to Hometowns! As they settle down to dinner, both want to know more before she meets his parents. She lets him know that there are factors and things to navigate as an interracial couple. He explains that he is willing to experience it and won’t know until he goes through it, but he’s there. He also says how his parents would be crazy not to love her. We’re so cheering for these two! Of course, he gets the date night rose! He tells her that he is falling in love with her and is happy to continue down this road with her.
Back at the hotel, the remaining men are about to receive the group date card! Everyone would rather not be on the group card. Sean and Tanner are on a date card for a 2-on-1. They’re heading to the bayou where she can get clarity. We know that one of these guys will be going home. Sean is really upset and is definitely spiraling.
The 2-on-1 has to be the most uncomfortable date that you can be on! Between the two, we’re hoping for Tanner, but both guys seem to be great! She states the obvious that the 2-on-1 is not the most ideal and the bayou captain also says that this is a tough situation. It’s a crazy date experience but it’s nice that both men are being cool as there have been previous versions of this date have been downright hostile. They cruise the bayou and even have a crawfish lunch together. She lets them know that they all need to get ready for their dinner together and Sean makes sure that he lets her know that he is here for her with a few kisses. It’s definitely tough to have 2 different personality types on the same date. It’ll be interesting to see how Tanner will make himself known.
A table for 3 where Charity outlines the importance of clarity at this point. She toasts them and lets Tanner know that she wants to have time with Sean first. He lets her know about his family and how he is going through this journey even if he should get crushed - he’s willing to take risks. Tanner takes time to think about how he will talk with her and to bring himself forward so that he can be seen.
Tanner tells her that he is focused on protecting his peace as he has been hurt before. But he knows it’s important for him to bring those walls down so that he can connect with someone. Tanner is another person that we have liked from the beginning as well!
Back at the hotel, the date card arrives with Dotun getting a 1-on-1 for sunrise. Aaron is upset that he’s not getting a 1-on-1.
Back at the 2-on-1, Charity knows that she needs to make the right decision and she’s not sure which way she will go. She decides that she will not give out a rose. She wants to give more time, but we can see that Sean is upset that a decision wasn’t made.
The next day, Charity is at the Crescent City Classic where she will run with Dotun (and others) for this marathon. She brought outfits so that they could be dressed for the occasion. This is such a cute date as they have a whole race to walk and talk as they run through the city.
Both men from the 2-on-1 date debrief on how it was. The fact that there wasn’t a rose scares both of them. We can definitely understand the pressure of what this means around Hometowns. Sean says that he feels insecure about his place and the fact that there are a number of guys who have had 2 1-on-1 dates when he has never had that opportunity. After the race, they take time to continue to talk (throughout the date, it seems that they enjoyed cocktails and bites - that’s a race that we can get behind for sure). Dotun is another one that we could see being at Hometowns as well. He’s looking forward to having dinner with her so that he can share more about what he feels.
Dotun and Charity continue to the dinner portion of their date. They talk about their needs and he lets her know that he is falling in love with her. Of course, he gets a rose, she’s coming to his Hometown!
The next card arrives and Aaron, Xavier, Tanner and Sean are on the date card for a group date. Sean provides the stats and analyzes what this means. But he’s pretty upset and he didn’t know that Dotun had a rose, and of course he walks in with it on his chest. Clearly Sean is going to be really upset and even Xavier points it out.
Sean decides that he wants to talk with Charity. He lets her know how he felt about not getting a rose. He lets her know that he wants to bring her to his family and that he needs that validation. He lets her know that he is in the process of falling in love with her. She lets him know that he has always shown who he is, but she lets him know that in looking at it all - she has connections that are stronger. He tells her that if he has 1-on-1 time, they can get there. She says that with the time that is available, she doesn’t feel that they can get there and she knows it’s not what he wants to hear. With that, she sends Sean home. We can appreciate that he put it all on the line, but we never saw him going to Hometowns.
Now it’s time for the group date with the remaining men - Tanner, Xavier and Aaron. Two roses will be given on this date and by default, letting them know that they will be going to Hometowns. Everyone is looking at the 2 roses on the table, but she lets them know that she wants to make sure that the decisions are the ones that are best for her. She pulls Aaron aside so that they can chat with one another. She also takes time with Tanner as well as Xavier. Each man shares information that is personal to them as well as making a connection with her. In Xavier’s date, he wants to let her know who he is fully. He tells her that it scares him to think of channeling himself fully committed to one person. He lets her know that he has never done it before and he wants to do it once and to do it right. He wants to get engaged and married, but he’s trying to see if it’s with her and if he can fall in love with her. He thinks that he can get there if she is the one.
After speaking with the men on this group date, she gives one of the roses to Aaron and she walks him out as she makes her final decision between Tanner and Xavier. She chooses again to not give out the last rose and lets the men know that she will see them at the rose ceremony.
Charity swings by Tanner’s room to talk with him as he has been so open with her about what Hometowns will be like. She wants to let him know in person that she is not giving him the rose and she feels awful that they will not be able to continue to their journey. Tanner is a nice guy and it’s a shame that they will not be able to continue. He says that it is hard for him for this to happen to him and he feels that she deserves the world and that he is special.
Xavier arrives and he sees the rose sitting in front of him on the platter. She lets him know that it has been a tough week and that she has been on the fence about a lot of things and has had to trust her gut. She lets him know that she sent Tanner home and that even though there is one more rose, she doesn’t have to give it out. She wants to give it to him and she wants to learn more about him. He accepts the rose and he seems really happy. She wants to meet his family so that she can learn more and she feels that only time can tell. We’re looking forward to Hometowns next week!
Charity’s Hometown Roses | Aaron, Dotun, Joey, and Xavier.
Charity sent home | Sean and Tanner
Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!
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We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!
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END OF AN ERA | SARAH BOLGER
One of our shows that we can't wait to watch is FX's Mayans MC which is a spin-off of Sons of Anarchy! This series focuses on the Mayans biker club, the Galindo Cartel, complicated relationships that are generated in a number of ways and fighting to stay together by any means necessary!
We sat down with Sarah Bolger to talk about being part of this cast, the series finale, her character Emily Galindo, what she learned about being part of this show, what we can expect for the final season, about relationships that were established between cast and crew, and upcoming projects!
If you have not watched the previous seasons or have missed some of the episodes of this season, spoiler alert, we will be talking about plot points that include the previous seasons as well as up to episode 3 of this season. Catch up on Hulu and watch each week on FX.
ATHLEISURE MAG: What was the moment that you realized that you wanted to be an actor?
SARAH BOLGER: Oh my God, so I started acting – well, to answer your question, I don’t remember! I started acting when I was 5!
AM: Oh my God!
SB: My first feature film was a little Irish/UK co-pro film called, A Love Divided. That’s when I was 6 years old. That’s when we filmed it! But I will say that around the age of 13/14/15, when high school becomes more important and when it becomes a thing where one says, that one must be in school – one must pay attention – one must not miss class – it became really apparent to me that I missed acting. Like, this is every child. No child wants to be in school I’m sure; however, for me, it literally was a thing where I’ve never felt more at home in a place, than on a film set. That still remains true to this day as sort of woo woo as that sounds! It’s so true and it’s just one of those things that I have always felt really comfortable with and that I have always felt really confidant in. I have always felt that something about it was just the right place for me. So yeah, it was early on as mad as that sounds!
AM: We love hearing that and we love that even in doing it such a younger age, you were able to reconnect with it again which is awesome!
SB: Yeah, thankfully, I have been able to do a bunch of little parts back in the early days and then I did a film when I was around 10 that ended up bringing me to LA because it got nominated for a couple of fun things and proudly, that project was something that was really beloved and it was so interesting. I can look back on that today and it’s one of the few things, it was called In America, it’s one of the few things that I can actually rewatch because I’m so young in it! I don’t remember it and it’s a different person than me!
AM: You have been in some of my favorite shows from The Tudors, Once Upon a Time, Agent Carter, Counterpart and obviously, Mayans MC, what do you look for when you’re deciding on whether you’re going to audition for a role?
SB: I know when Mayans came along, there was a history of a couple of roles where I was playing a princess if I am going to be honest. I remember loving how opposite Mayans was to any of the worlds that I had been able to portray or to live in before artistically and I thought, this fascinates me. Not only in that the predecessor show was so amazing, it was more of that, “ok, this is just a world of violence and gangs and California, and modern day and family and culture! It’s just so wonderful and exciting and important – with Mayans in particular, it just felt so different than any other show that I was able to do before. Specifically, I didn’t have to wear a corset which I thought was great!
AM: That was a relief!
SB: Yeah, my ribs took a break, you know?
AM: Exactly!
You said that what attracted you to playing Emily. How do you approach playing her?
SB: Well I think that what’s so beautiful about having 5 seasons of a show is that every season, I have to approach her a little differently, because she has grown like I have grown! We all change and I’m not saying that we change so drastically year to year, but in circumstances to which Emily has lived in, being part of the Cartel which is stressful, I can only imagine how it is so stressful! It’s stressful to act in – not only to be in real life! Things like that and her having a child. These things that I personally as Sarah have not been something that I have experienced – it was just a lot to her that I felt that I had to do my research on and really learn her and change her as her circumstances changed as the stakes got higher. As it got higher and the show progressed, it got really clear that Emily was a person that was very dependent on changing herself to fit into whatever circumstance that was. Whether it was her ex-love, using people as crutches, whether it was hiding behind organizations, or her husband – I think that what happened with Emily which was so cool to be able to do is to remove herself from that sturdy position that she had put herself in and it kind of made her very wobbly and made her make a lot of mistakes and made her very unsteady and very uncertain. That’s kind of very cool and very human – very very human.
AM: How do you feel that she’s kind of connected between two very different characters – between EZ (JD Pardo) and Miguel (Danny Pino). How do you feel that she perceives that balance that she is always having to walk between the two because she’s inextricably tied to them constantly?
SB: Totally and well said! I think that for Emily it is the balancing act of secrecy and lies. She has this person, EZ, who is her childhood crush, who is the love of her life potentially, who by the way she knows that she can never be with. He’s progressed in an avenue of his life where she can no longer catch him. She has progressed to an avenue in her life that he couldn’t fit into. So it’s not like there is this long lost yearning for what could be.
I think that when it comes to EZ, Emily reverts to childhood, reverts to help me, she reverts to “I need you,” save me – she reverts to these things that happens to younger loves.
With Miguel, if people were to ask me if I think that she loved him, I think that she beyond loved him. I think that without him, she wouldn’t have Cristόbal (Obadiah and Benjamin Abel), her child and as much as she fears him or hates him, there is a constant and truthful admiration maybe for him, for the love that they shared in that pocket of time that gave them their family. It gave her hope, it gave her security, and that gave her a future.
I think that between the two, it’s like fragmented love. Emily has almost no lover for herself because she keeps part of her love for EZ and she keeps part of this love for Miguel, but really, she is lost in and of herself. So I think that if you were asking me, she is in between these two people, but it’s tearing her apart!
AM: Right!
SB: It’s only ruining her, it doesn’t ruin the other two.
AM: It’s so interesting to watch and we see your face and we see all the emotions!
SB: She’s just so sad!
AM: Last week’s episode was just oh my gosh – this is awful!
SB: I know! Are you up to episode 3?
AM: Yes, yes!
SB: I had to check ha!
AM: I mean on one level, they’re on the swing set together and they’re saying so much, but neither can go back because too much has been done!
SB: No! There is no going back for either of them. I know that I’m definitely pulling from history here in terms of the Emily and EZ story. Even though their story is very different, they have kind of had a little bit of a mirror life. They both had this trajectory of escapism, escaping their history, escaping their family, being together, going to college, getting degrees, getting jobs, and they were both crumped by EZ’s prison sentence. In truth, it sentenced them both to a life that they didn’t intend to lead. That’s not necessarily talked about because Emily – that’s not something that she has on her shoulders all the time. But me as Sarah looking from a distance, I’m looking at the show thinking that their actual trajectories are very very similar. They both have had to dig down and they feel that they are almost left with no choices right? Whether it’s the cartel of the MC, it’s these things that they had no intention of ever being involved in, but now they are so deeply involved in that the only way out is down!
AM: Yeah, it’s just heartbreaking because the puzzle pieces can’t fit.
SB: Right and of course, who knows how they will end, but I just know that for me, the storyline for me has not been about her trying to get back to EZ, but actually just having Emily get back to herself.
AM: Absolutely.
We’ve watched Emily do this over the past 5 seasons. For those readers that may need a bit of a refresher and to catch up, where did we leave Emily in season 4 and where are we picking her back up again this season?
SB: At the end of season 4, Emily had removed herself from her husband, had gone on the run, had taken – sort of kidnapped Cristόbal, her son, as it was and with the aid of her sister, was able to escape and with the help of her knowledge of certain criminal behavior, she was able to get a passport with a different name. She was able to steal Miguel’s additional cash and sort of go on the run and hide from him and people were convinced that Miguel had died, but she was never convinced of that. She took a job working in a restaurant, just so she could send money back to her sister and her child just to feed them. I think that the point of season 4 for Emily was that any life was so much better, even if it was a dingy apartment with cockroaches, it was so much better than that castle which was just a prison. She had been on the run and the final episode of season 4 is Miguel finding Cristόbal – killing – well we don’t know who necessarily kills her sister in terms of which hand, but the organization kills her sister and Emily being asked maniacally by Miguel to return home and that all is forgiven, and that they need to be a family again. Emily is without choice, she’s without options, without funds and without her child – so there was no other choice for her, but to return back to really just be close to her kid again.
AM: In looking at the 3rd episode of this season, it was really interesting because it’s looking at the complicated nature or relationships. Not just between Emily and EZ, Emily and Miguel, but more importantly you have Filipe and Miguel – there’s this whole crazy thing going on!
SB: I know! He has this whole thing for brothers.
AM: It’s crazy because at the end of the day, you ask yourself where does Cristόbal hang in the balance on all of this? It’s such a big family network, but it’s not a known family network yet – so it’s a lot of plot twists. What can you tell us about what we can expect as we continue to watch this season as I know you can’t really give spoilers, but what should we be looking out for?
SB: I think that family has always been a really big theme of the show. It’s been an important theme whether it’s the blood you come from or the blood you create. It tears us, it humanizes us, and humbles us and I think that knowing how important family is, I feel that this will be an important story developing from that, but also I think that even for Emily, I wonder if Emily ever gets all of that information and what would that do to her and her family? I guess we will see.
AM: We will see!
SB: We will see!
AM: What have you enjoyed the most about playing the part and also being part of this cast? What’s the biggest takeaway that you’re going to have once this show completely wraps?
SB: That day, my last day on set – I know that the end of a job is emotional for everyone. You’ve literally spent 16 hours a day, 5 days a week and mostly at midnight with this community and with this crew, and with this cast! They know when you didn’t sleep, they know if you have a headache, they know that the rain is miserable and we’re all soaked together or the heat is crazy and we’re all overheated together. There’s so much that you share and there is so much by osmosis that they learn about you and that you learn about them. There is just this element of the familiar – every day you’re like, “don’t worry, I’ll see you next year.”
Episode 10 wrapped and you’re like, we’ll get another season. There wasn’t that this year. Not being able to say, “hopefully, I’ll see you in 4 months,” was really gut wrenching for me. For both, our cast and our crew. I mean this so sincerely, our cast is insanely talented, but we have the best crew in the world! From the camera department to the AD, to the transpo unit, to costume – they work so hard! Again, we spend so much time together! I won’t have that tomorrow, I won’t have that next year. It makes me so sad because they were a huge part of my life for the last 6 years! It’s 5 seasons but it’s 6 annual years.
AM: Yeah, that’s a long time! It’s a significant chunk.
SB: Oh my God, I feel like, you know – we find ourselves in our mid to late 20’s – that’s when I started the show! I grew up there! I have become a woman who’s paid attention to taxes through the show!
AM: Facts!
Do you have any upcoming projects that we should keep an eye out for?
SB: You know, there’s a show that I am attached to and it’s called Rematch that is all secret except that I know that that piece of information has been released. It’s about Garry Kasparov who is a famous chess player and that’s the blurb that has been released so that’s all that one can say and hopefully that will be released sometime very soon. But that’s very excited and I really enjoyed filming that in Budapest.
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THE SAGA CONTINUES | JORDANA BREWSTER
The latest Fast and Furious movie is out now! Fast X along with its spin-offs have taken us around the world to see amazing cars, maneuvers, and interesting storylines! We have watched Jordana Brewster throughout these movies and had the chance to talk with her about becoming an actress, being part of this franchise that shows no signs of stopping, what we can look forward to in this movie, another movie that released this month and how as a mom she incorporates post-game routines with her children who are active in sports!
ATHLEISURE MAG: What was the moment when you realized that you wanted to be an actor?
JORDANA BREWSTER: I grew up in Brazil watching soap operas and so I realized that at the age of 9 years old, I really really wanted to be an actor as a career.
AM: We’ve enjoyed seeing you throughout the Fast & Furious franchise. What attracted you to this show?
JB: I loved the role of Mia, I felt that she was really strong and had a really specific point of view. I also loved the culture of street racing. I thought it was – we weren’t necessarily the good guys, we weren’t necessarily the bad guys either so I was intrigued with that culture and that sort of grey area that we were exploring.
AM: Did you think that you would still be part of this franchise after all of these years and why have continued to be involved?
JB: Never! I thought it was going to be a really fun summer job because I was in college when we started shooting Fast and it came out over the summer. So I thought that it would be a fun summer gig. Never did I think that it would go over 22 years and 10 movies!
AM: You play Mia Toretto, can you tell us about her and why you enjoy playing her?
JB: I love her strength. What attracted me was her strength and that is what I love exploring now. But now, I love the physicality of it. I love the fight scenes, I love training for the fight scenes, I love the stunts, it’s challenging because I want to be able to prove to everyone that I can do it.
AM: What can you tell us about Fast X for those that have yet to see this film?
JB: For those of you that haven’t seen it, I think that Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones, Aquaman franchise, Dune: Part One) is a fun and interesting villain that almost makes it so hard to hate him. He’s sociopathic and to see that in a Fast and Furious movie, was really fun.
AM: What do you want to see in future Fast and Furious films?
JB: I would love to see a female spin-off with Helen Mirren (Catherine the Great, 1923, The Good Liar), Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones, Die Hart, Maze Runner: The Death Cure), Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road, Atomic Blonde, Bombshell), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel, Avengers franchise, Lessons in Chemistry), and Michelle Rodriguez (Machete, Avatar, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves)! That would be so much fun and I think that there are so many strong female actresses in the franchise now that it would be awesome to have a female spin-off.
AM: You have another movie that’s out, Simulant, tell us about this movie and why you wanted to be part of it?
JB: I think that now with the headlines of AI and how far we have come now with Artificial Intelligence, Simulant will resonate with audiences because I play this widow, Faye who brings her husband back as a robot and has to grapple with what that means. I think that that possibility is not too far in our future. I think that audiences will love Simulant and I had a really fun time filming it! It’s also directed by a female director, April Mullen (Imposters, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The 100) who’s super super talented.
AM: When you’re not on set, you’re on the field with your kids! What do they play and what is it like getting them prepped and your post-game routine for them?
JB: So my kids, they’re very very active. They love playing football, lacrosse, Jiu Jitsu, soccer – there’s not really a sport that they don’t like. So there are tons of uniforms and tons of sweat so they get really really stinky. What I have learned that has really helped me in their routine is Lysol Laundry Sanitizer and what I have also realized is that it is the bacteria that makes the clothes so so stinky. Luckily, Lysol kills 99.9% of that so I just add that to my routine and they come out smelling fresh and clean and ready to play again.
AM: Tell us about Lysol’s Labs Tour.
JB: I will be visiting NY in about a month and I will do the Lysol Labs Tour and we are going to teach people how to use the Lysol Sanitizer and how to add it to their step. I think that it’s going to really streamline a lot for moms and it’s really going to help them. I think that the kids are going to be grateful too because they are no longer going to be stinky.
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THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.4 | SEEKING CLARITY
PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin
On tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, we head to Washington State to take some time to be one with nature as Charity Lawson continues her journey to finding love and getting to know more about the men that are competing for her attention.
Jesse Palmer meets the men at the lodge and lets them know more about the space that they’re at, that this area of the state has the most Sasquatch sightings and he leaves a date card. Dotun gets the 1-on-1 date card where they will leap into love. Charity arrives in a cool jeep to pick him up looking like a mountain bunny!
Brayden continues to love in his villain era as he’s annoyed about the other men saying that they have a strong connection with her when he feels that they haven’t spent the same amount of time with her. Thankfully, he kept it to himself. Dotun and Charity go bungee jumping - both seem to be really scared, why would Charity pick this if she felt that she wouldn’t do this - she actually has a number of tears just talking about it. But they not only do it, they do it twice!
Back at the lodge, Brayden and Aaron continue to get people involved in their drama. Hopefully, there will be a resolution this week. As night falls, the next date card arrives back at the lodge. Joey, Aaron, Michael, Caleb, Brayden, Sean, John, and Tanner have the group date. It seems like Xavier, our resident knitter, is going to have a 1-on-1 date.
Back on the 1-on-1 with Dotun, they’re enjoying smores! Dotun talks about how he got here and shares information on the immigration and visa process to get to the US. He talks about how that process shaped him as a person and how he cherishes the sacrifices that his parents did for him so that he could be here. She also talks about how growing up in her suburban area where people didn’t look like her, she created an achievement-oriented state of being. Their connection in being able to navigate the world in the midst of rising above their challenges is something that they both connect on. This connection is a reason why we can totally see him going to Hometowns! Of course, he gets the date rose! Their date ends in a hot tub - yet another element that tends to take place for these dates.
The group date takes place in the wilderness and Charity introduces the men to the Skamania Scouts who will put them through the ringer to get them to forage in the woods. It’s always interesting to see how they integrate kids into the challenges. The guys present the food that they brought, Tanner has mushrooms and pine nuts and the remainder of the men show what they found. In addition, the scouts have a Q+A round to get to know the guys more and the winner of this group date is Aaron.
The group date cocktail party shows Brayden yet again saying that he is using this time to see if he and Charity make sense for one another. Aaron lets him know that by saying that, he is wasting everyone’s time by staying there. The guys all question why he is there. Charity walks in hearing them argue and ask him what’s going on. The men let her know that Brayden doesn’t trust the process. She asks to see him and in their discussion, he tells her he is not happy there and she sends him home.
She lets the guys know that she sent Brayden home and she is not going to waste any more time. Aaron checks in with her to make sure she is ok. She knows that she needs to be there for the guys that are open to going through the process no matter how tough it is. The remainder of the guys put their best foot forward and she makes sure to be in the moment with each of them. The date night rose for the group date goes to Joey!
Xavier’s 1-on-1 date will take them to local favorites. She doesn’t question whether she is boyfriend material; however, she is looking to see whether he can be a potential husband! The ease between them as well as being attractive to one another is obvious! They try fruits, pepper jellies and more. We now understand why she has slight hesitancies as she sees some similarities between him and her ex! She realizes that as they sit down to dinner, she needs to ask these questions that she has been grappling with. She asks about whether he is loyal and she shares her personal story as well as with her ex, she dealt with infidelity one time too many! He lets her know that he is not hiding himself from her, he is there and he lets her know that his love was not reciprocated back to him in previous relationships. He lets her know that he will do anything for the people he is involved with. Of course, she offers the date rose for their 1-on-1.
The men get ready for the cocktail party ahead of the rose ceremony. Charity meets them and you can tell that everyone is feeling lighter about what is going on in general! They toast one another and he takes some time with Aaron as they reconnect. She takes the time with each of the men so that she can find out more and she feels less concerned about the distractions that have been taking place. The 9 men are eager to continue on and of course, Brayden arrives scarf and earrings and all to confront Charity.
Brayden came back and said that he came back because he was emotionally charged. Charity let him know that she can respect how he feels, but as a woman, she has given him the opportunities and he wasn’t taking them. The men on the couch are frustrated that again, their time has been taken away from them. As Brayden goes to the party bus to be taken off the property, the men let him know what they think of his ongoing antics. John wanted to finish his conversation as his date was interrupted, but Jesse let him know that the cocktail party was cut short!
The rose ceremony starts off and she lets them know that she sees quality men and respects them regardless of the outcome for the night. She gives roses to Aaron, Tanner, and Sean. It was quite a night and we’re so close to Hometowns!
Charity gave roses to | Aaron, Dotun, Joey, Sean, Tanner, and Xavier
Charity sent home | Brayden, Caleb, John, and Michael
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Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.
We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!
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AWARDS SEASON | EMMY AWARDS NOMINEES
Earlier today, the Emmy Awards announced their nominees of a number of our favorite shows! As always, we like to predict who we think the winners are and then to follow up with who won after the big night! This year’s 75th Primetime Emmy Awards is slated to take place on Jan 15th at 8:00pm ET and you can watch it on FOX. Our predictions are in bold, the ones we correctly identified as winners are in bold italics and winners that we didn’t predict are in italics.
Best Drama Series
Andor (Disney+)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
The Crown (Netflix)
House of the Dragon (HBO/Max)
The Last of Us (HBO/Max)
Succession (HBO/Max)
The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Jeff Bridges (The Old Man)
Brian Cox (Succession)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us)
Jeremy Strong (Succession)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)
Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets)
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)
Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
Sarah Snook (Succession)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
F. Murray Abraham (The White Lotus)
Nicholas Braun (Succession)
Michael Imperioli (The White Lotus)
Theo James (The White Lotus)
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)
Alan Ruck (Succession)
Will Sharpe (The White Lotus)
Alexander Skarsgard (Succession)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown)
Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus)
Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus)
Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus)
Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul)
J. Smith-Cameron (Succession)
Simona Tabasco (The White Lotus)
Best Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Barry (HBO/Max)
The Bear (FX)
Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face)
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Bill Hader (Barry)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
Jason Segel (Shrinking)
Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan (Barry)
Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso)
Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)
James Marsden (Jury Duty)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)
Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)
Henry Winkler (Barry)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)
Juno Temple (Ted Lasso)
Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)
Jessica Williams (Shrinking)
Best Limited or Anthology Series
Beef (Netflix)
Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)
Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie
Lizzy Caplan (Fleishman Is in Trouble)
Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy)
Dominique Fishback (Swarm)
Kathryn Hahn (Tiny Beautiful Things)
Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & the Six)
Ali Wong (Beef)
Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie
Taron Egerton (Black Bird)
Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales)
Evan Peters (Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story)
Michael Shannon (George & Tammy)
Steven Yeun (Beef)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie
Murray Bartlett (Welcome to Chippendales)
Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird)
Richard Jenkins (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Joseph Lee (Beef)
Ray Liotta (Black Bird)
Young Mazino (Beef)
Jesse Plemons (Love & Death)
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie
Annaleigh Ashford (Welcome to Chippendales)
Maria Bello (Beef)
Claire Danes (Fleishman Is In Trouble)
Juliette Lewis (Welcome to Chippendales)
Camila Morrone (Daisy Jones & the Six)
Niecy Nash-Betts (Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Merritt Wever (Tiny Beautiful Things)
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
Barry (HBO/Max)
Bill Hader, Written by
The Bear (FX)
Christopher Storer, Written by
Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
Mekki Leeper, Written by
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
John Hoffman, Written by
Matteo Borghese, Written by
Rob Turbovsky, Written by
The Other Two (HBO/Max)
Chris Kelly, Written by
Sarah Schneider, Written by
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Brendan Hunt, Written by
Joe Kelly, Written by
Jason Sudeikis, Written by
Best Writing for a Drama Series
Andor (Disney+)
Beau Willimon, Written by
Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Sharon Horgan, Teleplay by
Dave Finkel, Teleplay by
Brett Baer, Teleplay by
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Gordon Smith, Written by
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Peter Gould, Written by
The Last of Us (HBO/Max)
Craig Mazin, Written for Television by
Succession (HBO/Max)
Jesse Armstrong, Written by
The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
Mike White, Written by
Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie
Beef (Netflix)
Lee Sung Jin, Written by
Fire Island (Hulu)
Joel Kim Booster, Written by
Fleishman Is In Trouble (FX)
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Written for Television by
Prey (Hulu)
Patrick Aison, Written by & Story by
Dan Trachtenberg, Story by
Swarm (Prime Video)
Janine Nabers, Teleplay by & Story by
Donald Glover, Story by
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)
Al Yankovic, Written by
Eric Appel, Written by
Best Directing for a Drama Series
Andor (Disney+)
Benjamin Caron, Directed by
Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Dearbhla Walsh, Directed by
The Last of Us (HBO/Max)
Peter Hoar, Directed by
Succession (HBO/Max)
Andrij Parekh, Directed by
Succession (HBO/Max)
Mark Mylod, Directed by
Succession (HBO/Max)
Lorene Scafaria, Directed by
The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
Mike White, Directed by
Best Directing for a Comedy Series
Barry (HBO/Max)
Bill Hader, Directed by
The Bear (FX)
Christopher Storer, Directed by
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Amy Sherman-Palladino, Directed by
The Ms. Pat Show (BET+)
Mary Lou Belli, Directed by
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Declan Lowney, Directed by
Wednesday (Netflix)
Tim Burton, Directed by
Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie
Beef (Netflix)
Lee Sung Jin, Directed by
Beef (Netflix)
Jake Schreier, Directed by
Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Carl Franklin, Directed by
Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Paris Barclay, Directed by
Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
Valerie Faris, Directed by
Jonathan Dayton, Directed by
Prey (Hulu)
Dan Trachtenberg, Directed by
Best Talk Series
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)
Best Reality Competition
The Amazing Race (CBS)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
Best Animated Program
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Entergalactic (Netflix)
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal (Adult Swim)
Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)
The Simpsons (Fox)
Best Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Best Unstructured Reality Program
Indian Matchmaking (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked (MTV)
Selling Sunset (Netflix)
Vanderpump Rules (Bravo)
Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
Best Television Movie
Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas (NBC)
Fire Island (Hulu)
Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney+)
Prey (Hulu)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)
Best Game Show
Family Feud (ABC)
Jeopardy! (ABC)
The Price Is Right (CBS)
That’s My Jam (NBC)
Wheel of Fortune (ABC)
Best Scripted Variety Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO/Max)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO/Max)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Best Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna (Fox)
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix)
Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium (Disney+)
The Oscars (ABC)
75th annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Best Variety Special (Prerecorded)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (NBC)
John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix)
Lizzo: Live in Concert (HBO/Max)
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter (ABC)
Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would (Netflix)
Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer (Netflix)
Best Host for a Reality or Competition Program
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye)
Nicole Byer (Nailed It!)
Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef)
Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph (Baking It)
RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
Best Host for a Game Show
Mayim Bialik (Jeopardy!)
Steve Harvey (Family Feud)
Ken Jennings (Jeopardy!)
Keke Palmer (Password)
Pat Sajak (Wheel of Fortune)
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Bernthal (The Bear)
Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building)
Pedro Pascal (Saturday Night Live)
Oliver Platt (The Bear)
Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso)
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Murray Bartlett (The Last of Us)
James Cromwell (Succession)
Lamar Johnson (The Last of Us)
Arian Moayed (Succession)
Nick Offerman (The Last of Us)
Keivonn Montreal Woodard (The Last of Us)
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Becky Ann Baker (Ted Lasso)
Quinta Brunson (Saturday Night Live)
Taraji P. Henson (Abbott Elementary)
Judith Light (Poker Face)
Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso)
Harriet Walter (Ted Lasso)
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Hiam Abbass (Succession)
Cherry Jones (Succession)
Melanie Lynskey (The Last of Us)
Storm Reid (The Last of Us)
Anna Torv (The Last of Us)
Harriet Walter (Succession)
Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Being Mary Tyler Moore (HBO/Max)
Judy Blume Forever (Prime Video)
My Transparent Life (Prime Video)
Pamela, A Love Story (Netflix)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+)
Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Dear Mama (FX)
100 Foot Wave (HBO/Max)
Secrets of the Elephants (National Geographic)
The 1619 Project (Hulu)
The U.S. and the Holocaust (PBS)
Best Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama & Oprah Winfrey (Netflix)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (Netflix)
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN)
Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi (Hulu)
United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
The Accused: Damned or Devoted? (PBS)
Aftershock (Hulu)
Last Flight Home (Paramount+)
The Territory (National Geographic)
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AWARDS SEASON | CREATIVE ARTS EMMYS NOMINATIONS
The 75th Creative Arts Emmy announced the nominees for this awards show that takes place over 2 days! Our predictions are in bold, the ones we correctly identified as winners are in bold italics and winners that we didn’t predict are in italics.
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
The Last Of Us • Infected • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog John Paino, Production Designer Don Macaulay, Art Director Paul Healy, Set Decorator
Poker Face • The Orpheus Syndrome • Peacock • T-Street, MRC Television, Animal Pictures
Judy Rhee, Production Designer Martha Sparrow, Art Director Cathy Marshall, Set Decorator
Succession • America Decides • HBO Max • HBO in association with Project Zeus, Hyberobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions Stephen H. Carter, Production Designer Molly Mikula, Art Director George Detitta Jr., Set Decorator
Ted Lasso • Sunflowers • Apple TV+ • Apple presents a Doozer Production in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television Paul Cripps, Production Designer Iain White, Art Director Kate Goodman, Set Decorator
Wednesday • Wednesday's Child Is Full Of Woe • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An MGM Television Production Mark Scruton, Production Designer Adrian Curelea, Art Director Robert Hepburn, Set Decorator
The White Lotus • Ciao • HBO Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and The District Cristina Onori, Production Designer Gianpaolo Rifino, Art Director Letizia Santucci, Set Decorator
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
Daisy Jones & The Six • Track 10: Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide • Prime Video • Hello Sunshine, Amazon Studios Jessica Kender, Production Designer Brian Grego, Art Director Lisa Clark, Set Decorator Andi Brittan, Set Decorator
Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities • Netflix • Netflix / Double Dare You Tamara Deverell, Production Designer Brandt Gordon, Art Director Shane Vieau, Set Decorator
House Of The Dragon • The Heirs Of The Dragon • HBO Max • HBO in association with 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, and GRRM Productions Jim Clay, Production Designer Dominic Masters, Art Director Claire Nia Richards, Set Decorator
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Susan • Prime Video • Amazon Studios Bill Groom, Production Designer Neil Prince, Art Director Ellen Christiansen, Set Decorator
Perry Mason • Chapter Eleven • HBO Max • HBO in association with Team Downey and AMBEG Screen Products Keith P. Cunningham, Production Designer Ian Scroggins, Art Director Halina Siwolop, Set Decorator
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROHRAM (HALF-HOUR)
The Bear • System • FX • FX Productions Sam Lisenco, Production Designer Eric Dean, Art Director Emily Carter, Set Decorator
How I Met Your Father • The Reset Button • Ride Or Die • Daddy • Hulu • 20th Television Glenda Rovello, Production Designer Conny Boettger-Marinos, Art Director Amy Beth Feldman, Set Decorator
Only Murders In The Building • Sparring Partners • I Know Who Did It • Hulu • 20th Television Patrick Howe, Production Designer Jordan Jacobs, Art Director Rich Murray, Set Decorator
Schmigadoon! • Famous As Hell • Apple TV+ • Broadway Video / Universal Television in association with Apple Jamie Walker McCall, Production Designer Ryan Garton, Art Director Gregory Clarke, Art Director Carol Lavallee, Set Decorator
What We Do In The Shadows • The Night Market • FX • FX Productions Shayne Fox, Production Designer Aaron Noël, Art Director Kerri Wylie, Set Decorator
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES
A Black Lady Sketch Show • Peek-A-Boob, Your Titty’s Out • HBO Max • HBO in association with For Better or Words, Inc., HooRAE, 3 Arts Entertainment and Jax Media Cindy Chao, Production Designer Michele Yu, Production Designer Lizzie Boyle, Set Decorator
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • Museums • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television Eric Morrell, Production Designer Sabrina Lederer, Art Director
Queer Eye • Speedy For Life • Netflix • Scout Productions Inc. and ITV Entertainment LLC for Netflix Thomas Rouse, Production Designer Tyka Edwards, Art Director
RuPaul's Drag Race • Blame It On The Edit • MTV • World of Wonder Gianna Costa, Production Designer Brad Bailey, Art Director
Saturday Night Live • Host: Steve Martin & Martin Short • Host: Jenna Ortega • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Akira Yoshimura, Production Designer Keith Ian Raywood, Production Designer Andrea Purcigliotti, Production Designer Danielle Webb, Set Decorator
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna • FOX • Jesse Collins Entertainment, DPS and Roc Nation Bruce Rodgers, Production Designer Shelley Rodgers, Art Director Lindsey Breslauer, Art Director Maria Garcia, Art Director Lily Rodgers, Art Director
Carol Burnett: 90 Years Of Laughter + Love • NBC • Silent House Productions Tamlyn Wright, Production Designer Travis Deck, Art Director
Encanto At The Hollywood Bowl • Disney+ • Fulwell 73 Productions Misty Buckley, Production Designer Joe Celli, Art Director Raquel Tarbet, Set Decorator
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • Fulwell 73 Julio Himede, Production Designer Kristen Merlino, Art Director
The Oscars • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Misty Buckley, Production Designer Alana Billingsley, Production Designer John Zuiker, Art Director
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Black Bird • Hand To Mouth • Apple TV+ • Apple Studios Natalie Kingston, Director of Photography
Boston Strangler • Hulu • 20th Century Studios Ben Kutchins, Director of Photography
Dead Ringers • One • Prime Video • AnnaPurna Pictures, Amazon Studios Jody Lee Lipes, ASC, Director of Photography
George & Tammy • Stand By Your Man • Showtime • MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, Freckle Films, Blank Films Inc, Mad Chance, Brolin Productions, Aunt Sylvia's Moving Picture Company Igor Martinovic, Director of Photography
Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities • The Autopsy • Netflix • Netflix / Double Dare You
Anastas Michos, ASC, GSC, Director of Photography
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
100 Foot Wave • Chapter VI - Force Majeure • HBO Max • HBO Presents, Topic Studios, Library Films, Amplify Pictures Antoine Chicoye, Cinematography by Mikey Corker, Cinematography by Vincent Kardasik, Cinematography by Alexandre Lesbats, Cinematography by Chris Smith, Cinematography by Laurent Pujol, Cinematography by João Vidinha, Cinematography by Michael Darrigade, Cinematography by
Secrets Of The Elephants • Desert • National Geographic • Oxford Scientific Films LTD and Earthship Productions for National Geographic Toby Strong, Director of Photography James Boon, Director of Photography Bob Poole, Director of Photography
The 1619 Project • Justice • Hulu • Onyx Collective, Lionsgate Productions in association with One Story Up Productions, Harpo Films and The New York Times Jerry Henry, Director of Photography
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy • Calabria • CNN • CNN Original Series, RAW Andrew Muggleton, Director of Photography
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie • Apple TV+ • An Apple Original Film in association with Concordia Studio C. Kim Miles, CSC, ASC, MySC, Director of Photography Clair Popkin, Cinematography by Julia Liu, Cinematography by
The Territory • National Geographic • National Geographic Documentary Films Presents a Documist and Associação Jupaú Film in association with Time Studios, Xtr, Doc Society Climate Story Fund / A Production of Protozoa Pictures, Passion Pictures, Real Lava Alex Pritz, Cinematography by Tangãi Uru-eu-wau-wa, Cinematography by
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
The Amazing Race • Series Body Of Work • CBS • WorldRace Productions, Inc. Joshua Gitersonke, Director of Photography Bryan T. Adams, Camera Kathryn Barrows, Camera Josh Bartel, Camera Kurt Carpenter, Camera David D'Angelo, Camera Matthew Di Girolamo, Camera Adam Haisinger, Camera Robert Howsam, Camera Kevin Johnson, Camera Jay Kaufman, Camera Ian Kerr, CSC, Camera Daniel Long, Camera Lucas Kenna Mertes, Camera Ryan Shaw, Camera
Alan Weeks, Camera
Deadliest Catch • Call Of A New Generation • Discovery Channel • Original Productions, LLC for the Discovery Channel David Reichert, Director of Photography Charlie Beck, Director of Photography Bryan Miller, Director of Photography Todd Stanley, Director of Photography Shane Moore, Director of Photography Nathan Garofalos, Director of Photography David Arnold, Director of Photography
Life Below Zero • The Pursuit • National Geographic • BBC Studios Danny Day, Director of Photography Simeon Houtman, Director of Photography Jason Hubbell, Director of Photography Ben Mullin, Director of Photography Zach Vincent, Director of Photography
Survivor • Series Body Of Work • CBS • MGM Television Peter Wery, Director of Photography Scott Duncan, Director of Photography Russ Fill, Director of Photography George Andrews, Camera Tim Barker, Camera Marc Bennett, Camera Paulo Castillo, Camera Rodney Chauvin, Camera Chris Ellison, Camera Nixon George, Camera Matthias Hoffmann, Cinema Toby Hogan, Camera Derek Holt, Camera Efrain "Mofi" Laguna, Camera Ian Miller, Camera Nico Nyoni, Camera Paul Peddinghaus, Camera Jeff Phillips, Camera Nejc Poberaj, Camera Daniel Powell, Camera Louis Powell, Camera Jovan Sales, Camera Erick Sarmiento, Camera Dirk Steyn, Camera John Tattersall, Camera Holly Thompson, Camera Paulo Velozo, Camera Cullum Andrews, Camera Christopher Barker, Director of Aerial Photography Granger Scholtz, Director of Aerial Photography Nic Van Der Westhuizen, Aerial Camera Operator Dwight Winston, Aerial Camera Operator
Welcome To Wrexham • Do Or Die • FX • Boardwalk Pictures Alastair McKevitt, Director of Photography Craig Hastings, Director of Photography Leighton Cox, Director of Photography Jason Bulley, Director of Photography
OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
The Crown • Mou Mou • Netflix • Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix
Amy Roberts, Costume Designer Sidonie Roberts, Associate Costume Designer Christof Roche-Gordon, Costume Supervisor
The Great • Choose Your Weapon • Hulu • Civic Center Media, MRC Sharon Long, Costume Designer Claire Tremlett, Assistant Costume Designer Basia Kuznar, Assistant Costume Designer Anna Lau, Costume Supervisor
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Susan • Prime Video • Amazon Studios Donna Zakowska, Costume Designer Katie Hartsoe, Assistant Costume Designer Ben Philipp, Assistant Costume Designer Amanda Seymour, Assistant Costume Designer Claire Aquila, Costume Supervisor Marie Seifts, Costume Supervisor
Perry Mason • Chapter Ten • HBO Max • HBO in association with Team Downey and AMBEG Screen Products Catherine Adair, Costume Designer David J. Matwijkow, Assistant Costume Designer Nanrose Buchman, Costume Supervisor
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story • Crown Jewels • Netflix • A Netflix Series in association with shondalandmedia Lyn Elizabeth Paolo, Costume Designer Laura Frecon, Co-Costume Designer Jovana Gospavic, Assistant Costume Designer Alex Locke, Costume Supervisor
OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story • Please Don't Go • Netflix • Ryan Murphy Productions for Netflix Rudy Mance, Costume Designer Monica Chamberlain, Assistant Costume Designer Desmond Smith, Assistant Costume Designer Suzy Freeman, Costume Supervisor
Daisy Jones & The Six • Track 8: Looks Like We Made It • Prime Video • Hello Sunshine, Amazon Studios Denise Wingate, Costume Designer Derek Sullivan, Costume Supervisor
George & Tammy • We're Gonna Hold On • Showtime • MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, Freckle Films, Blank Films Inc, Mad Chance, Brolin Productions, Aunt Sylvia's Moving Picture Company Mitchell Travers, Costume Designer Mitchel Wolf, Assistant Costume Designer Laurel Rose, Assistant Costume Designer Aileen Abercrombie, Assistant Costume Designer Susan Russell, Costume Supervisor Charles Carter, Costume Supervisor
Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities • Dreams In The Witch House • Netflix • Netflix / Double Dare You Luis Sequeira, Costume Designer Ann Steel, Assistant Costume Designer Heather Crepp, Costume Supervisor
Welcome To Chippendales • Leeches • Hulu • 20th Television Peggy Schnitzer, Costume Designer
Derek Bulger, Assistant Costume Designer Julie Heath, Costume Supervisor
OUTSTANDING FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES
Hocus Pocus 2 • Disney+ • Walt Disney Pictures Salvador Perez, Costume Designer Elizabeth Shelton, Assistant Costume Designer Gala Autumn, Costume Supervisor
House Of The Dragon • The Heirs Of The Dragon • HBO Max • HBO in association with 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, and GRRM Productions Jany Temime, Costume Designer Katherine Burchill, Assistant Costume Designer Paul Yeowell, Assistant Costume Designer Rachel George, Assistant Costume Designer Joanna Lynch, Costume Supervisor
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power • A Shadow Of The Past • Prime Video • Amazon Studios Kate Hawley, Costume Designer Libby Dempster, Assistant Costume Designer Lucy McLay, Assistant Costume Designer Jaindra Watson, Assistant Costume Designer Pip Lingard, Costume Supervisor Jenny Rushton, Costume Supervisor
The Mandalorian • Chapter 22: Guns For Hire • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd. Shawna Trpcic, Costume Designer Elissa Alcala, Assistant Costume Designer Julie Robar, Costume Supervisor Julie Yang Silver, Costume Supervisor
Obi-Wan Kenobi • Part I • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd. Suttirat Anne Larlarb, Costume Designer Stacia Lang, Assistant Costume Designer Lynda Foote, Costume Supervisor
What We Do In The Shadows • The Wedding • FX • FX Productions Laura Montgomery, Costume Designer Barbara Cardoso, Assistant Costume Designer Judy Laukkanen, Costume Supervisor
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
Emily In Paris • What's It All About... • Netflix • MTV Entertainment Studios, Darren Star Productions, and Jax Media for Netflix Marylin Fitoussi, Costume Designer Herehau Ragonneau, Assistant Costume Designer Daniela Telle, Associate Costume Designer Marie Fremont, Costume Supervisor
The Last Of Us • Endure And Survive • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
Cynthia Ann Summers, Costume Designer Kelsey Chobotar, Assistant Costume Designer Rebecca Toon, Assistant Costume Designer Michelle Carr, Costume Supervisor
Only Murders In The Building • Framed • Hulu • 20th Television Dana Covarrubias, Costume Designer Abby Geoghegan, Assistant Costume Designer Kathleen Gerlach, Wardrobe Supervisor
Succession • Church And State • HBO Max • HBO in association with Project Zeus, Hyberobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions Michelle Matland, Costume Designer Jonathan Schwartz, Assistant Costume Designer Mark Agnes, Wardrobe Supervisor
Wednesday • Wednesday's Child Is Full Of Woe • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An MGM Television Production Colleen Atwood, Costume Designer Mark Sutherland, Co-Costume Designer Robin Soutar, Assistant Costume Designer Claudia Littlefield, Costume Supervisor Adina Bucur, Costume Supervisor
The White Lotus • That's Amore • HBO Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and The District
Alex Bovaird, Costume Designer Brian Sprouse, Assistant Costume Designer Margherita Zanobetti, Costume Supervisor
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
BEEF • The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech In Pain • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An A24 Production Helen Huang, Costume Designer Austin Wittick, Assistant Costume Designer YJ Hwang, Assistant Costume Designer Mark Anthony Summers, Costume Supervisor
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas • NBC • Warner Bros. Television in association with Magnolia Hill Productions and Sandollar Productions Provi Fulp, Costume Designer Jose Ramos, Costume Supervisor Steve Summers, Dolly's Wardrobe by
Fleishman Is In Trouble • Me-Time • FX • ABC Signature Leah Katznelson, Costume Designer Angel Peart, Assistant Costume Designer Katie Novello, Assistant Costume Designer Deidre Wegner, Assistant Costume Designer Anne Newton-Harding, Costume Supervisor
Swarm • Honey • Prime Video • Amazon Studios Dominique Dawson, Costume Designer Brittny Chapman, Assistant Costume Designer Mashal Khan, Costume Supervisor
The Watcher • Welcome, Friends • Netflix • A Netflix Series / Jam Tart Films / Prospect Films / Ryan Murphy Television Lou Eyrich, Costume Designer Rudy Mance, Costume Designer Catherine Crabtree, Assistant Costume Designer Zakiya Dennis, Costume Supervisor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Better Call Saul • Saul Gone • AMC • High Bridge, Crystal Diner, Gran Via Productions and Sony Pictures Television Skip Macdonald, ACE, Editor
The Last Of Us • Endure And Survive • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog Timothy A. Good, ACE, Editor Emily Mendez, Editor
Succession • America Decides • HBO Max • HBO in association with Project Zeus, Hyberobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions Jane Rizzo, ACE, Editor
Succession • Connor's Wedding • HBO Max • HBO in association with Project Zeus, Hyberobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions Bill Henry, ACE, Editor
Succession • With Open Eyes • HBO Max • HBO in association with Project Zeus, Hyberobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions Ken Eluto, ACE, Editor
The White Lotus • Abductions • HBO Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and The District
Heather Persons, ACE, Editor
The White Lotus • Arrivederci • HBO Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and The District
John M. Valerio, ACE, Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
Call Me Kat • Call Me Consciously Uncoupled • FOX • That's Wonderful Productions, Sad Clown Productions and BBC Studios in association with Warner Bros. Television and FOX Entertainment
Pamela Marshall, Editor
How I Met Your Father • Daddy • Hulu • 20th Television Russell Griffin, ACE, Editor
Night Court • Pilot • NBC • After January Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television Kirk Benson, Editor Chris Poulos, Editor
The Upshaws • Duct Up • Netflix • Savannah Sweet Productions and Push It Productions for Netflix Russell Griffin, ACE, Editor Angel Gamboa Bryant, Editor
The Upshaws • Off Beat • Netflix • Savannah Sweet Productions and Push It Productions for Netflix Angel Gamboa Bryant, Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
Barry • wow • HBO Max • HBO in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply Franky Guttman, Editor Ali Greer, ACE, Editor
The Bear • System • FX • FX Productions Joanna Naugle, Editor
Only Murders In The Building • The Last Day Of Bunny Folger • Hulu • 20th Television Peggy Tachdjian, ACE, Editor
Ted Lasso • Mom City • Apple TV+ • Apple presents a Doozer Production in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television A.J. Catoline, ACE, Editor Alex Szabo, Editor
Ted Lasso • So Long, Farewell • Apple TV+ • Apple presents a Doozer Production in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television Melissa McCoy, ACE, Editor Francesca Castro, Additional Editor
What We Do In The Shadows • Go Flip Yourself • FX • FX Productions Yana Gorskaya, ACE, Editor Dane McMaster, ACE, Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
BEEF • Figures Of Light • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An A24 Production Nat Fuller, Editor Laura Zempel, Editor
Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story • The Good Boy Box • Netflix • Ryan Murphy Productions for Netflix Stephanie Filo, ACE, Editor
Ms. Marvel • Generation Why • Disney+ • Marvel Studios Nona Khodai, ACE, Editor Sabrina Plisco, ACE, Editor
Obi-Wan Kenobi • Part VI • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd. Kelley Dixon, ACE, Editor Josh Earl, ACE, Editor
Prey • Hulu • 20th Century Studios Angela M. Catanzaro, ACE, Editor Claudia Castello, Editor
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story • The Roku Channel • The Roku Channel, Funny or Die, Tango Entertainment Jamie Kennedy, ACE, Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
A Black Lady Sketch Show • My Love Language Is Words Of Defamation • HBO Max • HBO in association with For Better or Words, Inc., HooRAE, 3 Arts Entertainment and Jax Media Stephanie Filo, ACE, Supervising Editor Malinda Zehner Guerra, Editor Taylor Joy Mason, Editor
Carol Burnett: 90 Years Of Laughter + Love • NBC • Silent House Productions Mike Polito, Offline Editor Timothy Schultz, Offline Editor
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah • Jordan Klepper Shows Trump Supporters January 6th Hearing Clips • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC Storm Choi, Editor Eric Davies, Editor Tom Favilla, Editor Lauren Beckett Jackson, Editor Nikolai Johnson, Editor Ryan Middleton, Editor Mark Paone, Editor Erin Shannon, Editor Catherine Trasborg, Editor Einar Westerlund, Editor
History Of The World, Part II • III • Hulu • 20th Television and Searchlight Television Angel Gamboa Bryant, Editor Stephanie Filo, ACE, Editor Daniel Flesher, Editor George Mandl, Editor
Saturday Night Live • HBO Mario Kart Trailer (Segment) • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Ryan Spears, Editor Christopher Salerno, Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
Moonage Daydream • HBO Max • Neon Presents, Universal Pictures Presents, BMG, Live Nation Productions, Public Road Productions Present, in association with HBO Documentary Films Brett Morgen, Editor
100 Foot Wave • Chapter III - Jaws • HBO Max • HBO Presents, Topic Studios, Library Films, Amplify Pictures Alex Bayer, Editor Alex Keipper, Editor Quin O'Brien, Editor
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields • Hulu • ABC News Studios, Bed By 8, Matador Content, Drifting Cloud Productions David Teague, Supervising Editor Sara Newens, Editor Anne Yao, Editor
The 1619 Project • Justice • Hulu • Onyx Collective, Lionsgate Productions in association with One Story Up Productions, Harpo Films and The New York Times Ephraim Kirkwood, Editor
Jesse Allain-Marcus, Additional Editor Adriana Pacheco, Additional Editor
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy • Calabria • CNN • CNN Original Series, RAW Liz Roe, Editor
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie • Apple TV+ • An Apple Original Film in association with Concordia Studio Michael Harte, ACE, Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race • Body Of Work • CBS • WorldRace Productions, Inc. Eric Beetner, Editor Kevin Blum, Editor Trevor Campbell, Editor Kellen Cruden, Editor Jay Gammill, Editor Katherine Griffin, Editor Jason Groothuis, Editor Darrick Lazo, Editor Ryan Leamy, Editor Josh Lowry, Editor Paul Nielsen, Editor Steve Mellon, Editor
Queer Eye • Speedy For Life • Netflix • Scout Productions Inc. and ITV Entertainment LLC for Netflix Toni Ann Carabello, Lead Editor Nova Taylor, Editor Jason Szabo, Editor Widgie Nikia Figaro, Editor Sean Gill, Editor Kimberly Pellnat, Editor
RuPaul's Drag Race • Wigloose: The Rusical! • MTV • World of Wonder Jamie Martin, Lead Editor Paul Cross, Editor Ryan Mallick, Editor Michael Roha, Editor
Survivor • Telenovela • CBS • MGM Television Bill Bowden, Supervising Editor Evan Mediuch, Supervising Editor Francisco Santa Maria, Editor Plowden Schumacher, Editor Andrew Bolhuis, Editor Jacob Teixeira, Editor James Ciccarello, Editor
Top Chef • Body Of Work • Bravo • Magical Elves Steve Lichtenstein, Lead Editor Ericka Concha, Editor Blanka Kovacs, Editor Eric Lambert, Editor Matt Reynolds, Editor Jay M. Rogers, Editor Brian Freundlich, Additional Editor Brian Giberson, Additional Editor Malia Jurick, Additional Editor Brian Kane, Additional Editor Daniel Ruiz, Additional Editor Anthony J. Rivard, Additional Editor Annie Tighe, Additional Editor Tony West, Additional Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
Deadliest Catch • Call Of A New Generation • Discovery Channel • Original Productions, LLC for the Discovery Channel Rob Butler, Supervising Editor Isaiah Camp, Supervising Editor Alexandra Moore, Editor Alexander Rubinow, Editor Ian Olsen, Editor Hugh Elliot, Editor Joe Mikan, Additional Editor
Life Below Zero • A Storm To Remember • National Geographic • BBC Studios Michael Swingler, Editor Tony Diaz, Additional Editor Matt Edwards, Additional Editor Jennifer Nelson, ACE, Additional Editor Tanner Roth, Additional Editor
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked • The Daytona Wind 2 • MTV • World of Wonder Matthew D. Miller, Lead Editor Kellen Cruden, Editor
Vanderpump Rules • Lady And The Glamp • Bravo • Evolution Media Jesse Friedman, Editor Tom McCudden, Editor Ramin Mortazavi, Editor Christian Le Guilloux, Editor Paul Peltekian, Editor Sax Eno, Editor Robert Garry, Editor
Welcome To Wrexham • Do Or Die • FX • Boardwalk Pictures Mohamed El Manasterly, Editor Curtis McConnell, Editor Michael Brown, Editor Charles Little, ACE, Editor Bryan Rowland, Additional Editor
OUTSTANDING EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAM
For All Mankind Season 3 Experience • Apple TV+ • Apple TV+ in association with Tall Ship Productions Apple TV+ Tall Ship Productions Antibody Elastic
Gorillaz Presents • Google • Nexus Studios, Google, Eleven Management Nexus Studios Google
Eleven Management
MLK: Now Is The Time • Oculus • Time Studios, Meta, Flight School Studio Amy Seidenwurm, Executive Producer Ian Orefice, Executive Producer Matthew O'Rourke, Producer/Executive Producer Sulivan Parker, Producer Limbert Fabian, Director
The Notorious B.I.G. Sky's The Limit: A VR Concert Experience • Facebook & Meta Horizon Worlds • A Gunpowder & Sky Production Gunpowder & Sky The Notorious B.I.G. Estate Alex Coletti, Executive Producer Elliot Osagie, Executive Producer
You Destroy. We Create | The War On Ukraine's Culture • Meta Quest TV • NowHere Media, Meta Quest VR for Good NowHere Media
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES
America's Got Talent • Episode 1717 • NBC • Fremantle and Syco Entertainment Noah Mitz, Lighting Designer Will Gossett, Lighting Director Ryan Tanker, Lighting Director Patrick Brazil, Lighting Director Jay Koch, Lighting Director Matt Benson, Lighting Director Scott Chmielewski, Lighting Director Kevin Faust, Video Controller
American Idol • Top 20 • ABC • Fremantle and 19 Entertainment Tom Sutherland, Lighting Designer Bobby Grey, Lighting Director Nathan Files, Lighting Director James Coldicott, Lighting Director Hunter Selby, Lighting Director Scott Chmielewski, Lighting Director Luke Chantrell, Video Controller Ed Moore, Video Controller
Dancing With The Stars • Semi Finals • Disney+ • BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions Noah Mitz, Lighting Designer Michael Berger, Lighting Director Patrick Brazil, Lighting Director Andrew Law, Lighting Director Matt Benson, Lighting Director Matt McAdam, Lighting Director Luke Chantrell, Video Controller
So You Think You Can Dance • Starry Starry Night • FOX • The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC) and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) Robert Barnhart, Lighting Designer Matt Firestone, Lighting Director Pete Radice, Lighting Director Patrick Boozer, Lighting Director Jeff Behm, Lighting Director Christopher Gray, Video Controller
The Voice • Live Finale, Part 2 • NBC • MGM Television and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and ITV Studios The Voice USA, Inc. Oscar Dominguez, Lighting Designer Ronald Wirsgalla, Lighting Director Erin Anderson, Lighting Director Andrew Munie, Lighting Director Jeff Shood, Lighting Director Daniel Boland, Lighting Director Terrance Ho, Video Controller
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Encanto At The Hollywood Bowl • Disney+ • Fulwell 73 Productions Al Gurdon, Lighting Designer Harry Forster, Lighting Director Bobby Grey, Lighting Director Darien Koop, Lighting Director James Coldicott, Lighting Director Chris Hill, Video Controller Ed Moore, Video Controller
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • Fulwell 73 Noah Mitz, Lighting Designer Andy O'Reilly, Lighting Director Patrick Boozer, Lighting Director Ryan Tanker, Lighting Director Madigan Stehly, Lighting Director Bryan Klunder, Lighting Director Erin Anderson, Lighting Director Will Gossett, Lighting Director Matthew Cotter, Lighting Director Terrance Ho, Video Controller Guy Jones, Video Controller
2022 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony • HBO Max • A Tenth Planet Production
Allen Branton, Lighting Designer Darren Langer, Lighting Director Felix Peralta, Lighting Director Kevin Lawson, Lighting Director Alex Flores, Lighting Director Bianca Moncada, Lighting Director Chuck Reilly, Video Controller Guy Jones, Video Controller
75th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment Robert Dickinson, Lighting Designer Noah Mitz, Lighting Director Harry Sangmeister, Lighting Director Tyler Ericson, Lighting Director Richard Beck, Lighting Director Jason Rudolph, Lighting Director JM Hurley, Video Controller Ka Lai Wong, Video Controller
The Weeknd Live At SoFi Stadium • HBO Max • HBO Jason Baeri, Lighting Designer Joe Bay, Lighting Director Kille Knoble, Lighting Director Mark Butts, Lighting Director Loren Barton, Lighting Director
OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN
Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities • Netflix • Netflix / Double Dare You Mike Schaeffer, Creative Director Chet Hirsch, Director David Rowley, Art Director Akshay Tiwari, Designer
Hello Tomorrow! • Apple TV+ • MRC in association with Apple Ronnie Koff, Creative Director Lexi Gunvaldson, Editor Christoph Gabathuler, 3D Artist Juan Monasterio, Animator Lindsey Mayer-Beug, Illustrator Fernando Lazzari, Animator
The Last Of Us • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog Andy Hall, Creative Director Nadia Tzuo, Creative Director Gryun Kim, 3D Artist Min Shi, Designer Jun Kim, 3D Artist Xiaolin (Mike) Zeng, Designer
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power • Prime Video • Amazon Studios Katrina Crawford, Director Mark Bashore, Director Anthony Vitagliano, Creative Director Fernando Domínguez Cózar, Animation Director
Wednesday • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An MGM Television Production Aaron Becker, Creative Director Joseph Ahn, Designer James Ramirez, Animator Lee Nelson, Animator Eric Keller, 3D Artist Hsien Lun Su, Animator
The White Lotus • HBO Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and The District Katrina Crawford, Director/Creative Director/Photographer Mark Bashore, Director/Editor Lezio Lopes, Illustrator Cian McKenna, Animator
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
Andor • The Eye • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd. David Acord, Co-Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer Margit Pfeiffer, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Richard Quinn, Dialogue Editor Jonathan Greber, ADR Editor J.R. Grubbs, Sound Effects Editor John Finklea, Music Editor Shaun Farley, Foley Editor Shelley Roden, Foley Artist John Roesch, Foley Artist
The Boys • The Instant White-Hot Wild • Prime Video • Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Studios
Wade Barnett, MPSE, Supervising Sound Editor Chris Kahwaty, MPSE, Dialogue Editor Ryan Briley, Supervising ADR Editor Jeffrey A. Pitts, Sound Efffects Editor/Sound Designer Pete Nichols, Sound Effects Editor Christopher Brooks, Music Editor James Howe, Foley Editor
House Of The Dragon • The Black Queen • HBO Max • HBO in association with 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, and GRRM Productions Al Sirkett, Supervising Sound Editor Tim Hands, Dialogue Editor Adele Fletcher, Supervising ADR Editor Paula Fairfield, MPSE, Sound Designer David Klotz, Music Editor Timeri Duplat, Music Editor Mathias Schuster, Foley Editor Barnaby Smyth, Foley Artist Paula Boram, Foley Artist
The Last Of Us • When You're Lost In The Darkness • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog Michael J. Benavente, Supervising Sound Editor Joe Schiff, Dialogue Editor Christopher Battaglia, Sound Designer Chris Terhune, Sound Designer Mitchell Lestner, Sound Effects Editor Jacob Flack, Sound Effects Editor Matt Yocum, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor Maarten Hofmeijer, Music Editor Randy Wilson, Supervising Foley Editor Justin Hele, Foley Editor David Aquino, Foley Editor Stefan Fraticelli, Foley Artist Jason Charbonneau, Foley Artist William Kellerman, Foley Artist
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power • Udûn • Prime Video • Amazon Studios Robert Stambler, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Damian Del Borrello, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Ailene Roberts, Dialogue Editor Stefanie Ng, Dialogue/ADR Editor Paula Fairfield, Sound Designer Chris Terhune, Sound Editor James Miller, Sound Editor Michael Baber, Music Editor Jason Smith, Music Editor Amy Barber, Foley Editor Jonathan Bruce, Foley Artist
Stranger Things • Chapter Nine: The Piggyback • Netflix • Monkey Massacre Productions & 21 Laps Entertainment for Netflix Craig Henighan, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor William Files, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Jill Purdy, Dialogue Editor Lee Gilmore, Sound Effects Editor Ryan Cole, MPSE, Sound Editor Korey Pereira, Sound Editor Angelo Palazzo, MPSE, Sound Editor Katie Halliday, MPSE, Sound Editor David Klotz, Music Editor Lena Glikson-Nezhelskaya, Music Editor Ken McGill, MPSE, Sound Effects/ Foley Editor Steve Baine, Foley Artist
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
Barry • wow • HBO Max • HBO in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply Sean Heissinger, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Matthew E. Taylor, Co-Supervising Sound Editor John Creed, Dialogue Editor Rickley W. Dumm, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor Deron Street, Sound Editor Clay Weber, Sound Editor Michael Brake, MPSE, Music Editor Darrin Mann, Foley Editor Alyson Dee Moore, Foley Artist Chris Moriana, Foley Artist
The Bear • Review • FX • FX Productions Steve "Major" Giammaria, Supervising Sound Editor Evan Benjamin, Dialogue Editor Jonathan Fuhrer, Sound Effects Editor Annie Taylor, Foley Editor Chris White, Foley Editor Leslie Bloome, Foley Artist Shaun Brennan, Foley Artist
The Mandalorian • Chapter 24: The Return • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd. Matthew Wood, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Trey Turner, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Brad Semenoff, Dialogue Editor David W. Collins, Sound Designer Luis Galdames, Sound Effects Editor Stephanie McNally, Music Editor Nicholas Fitzgerald, Music Editor Joel Raabe, Foley Editor Shelley Roden, Foley Artist
Reservation Dogs • This Is Where The Plot Thickens • FX • FX Productions Patrick Hogan, Supervising Sound Editor David Beadle, Sound Editor Sonya Lindsay, Sound Editor Michael Sana, Sound Editor Daniel Salas, Sound Editor Amber Funk, Music Editor Lena Krigen, Foley Editor
What We Do In The Shadows • The Night Market • FX • FX Productions Steffan Falesitch, Supervising Sound Editor Chris Kahwaty, MPSE, Dialogue Editor David Barbee, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor Steve Griffen, Music Editor John Guentner, Foley Editor Sam Lewis, Foley Editor Ellen Heuer, Foley Artist
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story • God Of Forgiveness, God Of Vengeance • Netflix • Ryan Murphy Productions for Netflix Gary Megregian, MPSE, Supervising Sound Editor Borja Sau, Dialogue Editor Bruce Tanis, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor David Klotz, Music Editor Sam Munoz, Foley Editor Noel Vought, Foley Artist
Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities • The Autopsy • Netflix • Netflix / Double Dare You Nelson Ferreira, MPSE, Supervising Sound Editor Jill Purdy, Dialogue Editor Paul Davies, Sound Designer Bernard O’Reilly, Sound Effects Editor Paul Germann, Sound Effects Editor Tom Jenkins, Sound Editor Robert Hegedus, Music Editor Rose Gregoris, Foley Editor Goro Koyama, Foley Artist
Mrs. Davis • Mother Of Mercy: The Call Of The Horse • Peacock • Warner Bros. Television, Little Bug, White Rabbit Bryan Parker, Supervising Sound Editor Kristen Hirlinger, Dialogue Editor Nathan Efstation, Dialogue Editor Roland Thai, Sound Designer Matt Decker, Music Editor Sam Lewis, Supervising Foley Editor Sam Munoz, Foley Editor Ellen Heuer, Foley Artist Nancy Parker, Foley Artist
Obi-Wan Kenobi • Part VI • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd. Matthew Wood, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Trey Turner, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Angela Ang, Dialogue/ADR Editor Ryan Cota, Dialogue/ADR Editor Jon Borland, Sound Designer/Sound Effects Editor Tim Farrell, Sound Effects Editor Michael Levine, Sound Effects Editor Ramiro Belgardt, Music Editor Nicholas Fitzgerald, Music Editor Thom Brennan, Foley Editor Ronni Brown, Foley Artist Sean England, Foley Artist
Prey • Hulu • 20th Century Studios Chris Terhune, Co-Supervising Sound Editor William Files, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Jessie Anne Spence, Dialogue/ADR Editor James Miller, Sound Designer Diego Perez, Sound Effects Editor Lee Gilmore, Sound Effects Editor Christopher Bonis, Sound Effects Editor Daniel DiPrima, Music Editor Stephen Perone, Music Editor Leslie Bloome, Foley Artist Shaun Brennan, Foley Artist
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
Love, Lizzo • HBO Max • Warner Music Entertainment and Live Nation Productions, Atlantic Film Productions in association with Boardwalk Pictures and Diamond Docs Vanessa Flores, Sound Editor Jessie Brewer, Sound Editor
Moonage Daydream • HBO Max • Neon Presents, Universal Pictures Presents, BMG, Live Nation Productions, Public Road Productions Present, in association with HBO Documentary Films John Warhurst, Co-Supervising Sound Editor / Music Editor Nina Hartstone, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Jens Rosenlund Petersen, Dialogue Editor Samir Foco, Sound Effects Editor James Shirley, Sound Effects Editor Elliott Koretz, Sound Effects Editor Amy Felton, Sound Effects Editor Louise Burton, Foley Editor Brett Morgen, Music Editor
100 Foot Wave • Chapter V - Lost At Sea • HBO Max • HBO Presents, Topic Studios, Library Films, Amplify Pictures Max Holland, Dialogue Editor / Sound Editor Eric Di Stefano, Sound Effects Editor / Sound Designer Kevin Senzaki, Sound Designer
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie • Apple TV+ • An Apple Original Film in association with Concordia Studio Michael Feuser, Dialogue Editor Rich Bologna, Sound Effects Editor Wyatt Sprague, Sound Effects Editor Heather Gross, Foley Editor Bill Bernstein, Music Editor
Welcome To Wrexham • Do Or Die • FX • Boardwalk Pictures Will Harp, Dialogue Editor Jon Schell, Sound Effects Editor Shaun Cromwell, Sound Effects Editor
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)
Better Call Saul • Saul Gone • AMC • High Bridge, Crystal Diner, Gran Via Productions and Sony Pictures Television Larry Benjamin, Re-Recording Mixer Kevin Valentine, Re-Recording Mixer Phillip W. Palmer, CAS, Production Mixer
The Last Of Us • When You're Lost In The Darkness • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog Marc Fishman, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer Kevin Roache, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer Michael Playfair, CAS, Production Mixer
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • The Testi-Roastial • Prime Video • Amazon Studios Ron Bochar, Re-Recording Mixer Mathew Price, CAS, Production Mixer Stewart Lerman, Scoring Mixer George A. Lara, Foley Mixer
Stranger Things • Chapter Nine: The Piggyback • Netflix • Monkey Massacre Productions & 21 Laps Entertainment for Netflix Craig Henighan, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer William Files, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer Mark Paterson, Re-Recording Mixer Michael P. Clark, CAS, Production Mixer
Succession • Connor's Wedding • HBO Max • HBO in association with Project Zeus, Hyberobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions Andy Kris, Re-Recording Mixer Nicholas Renbeck, Re-Recording Mixer Ken Ishii, Production Mixer Tommy Vicari, Scoring Mixer
The White Lotus • Arrivederci • HBO Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and The District
Christian Minkler, Re-Recording Mixer Ryan Collins, Re-Recording Mixer Vincenzo Urselli, Production Mixer
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
BEEF • The Great Fabricator • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An A24 Production Penny Harold, Re-Recording Mixer Andrew Garrett Lange, Re-Recording Mixer Sean O'Malley, Production Mixer
Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story • Lionel • Netflix • Ryan Murphy Productions for Netflix Laura Wiest, Re-Recording Mixer Jamie Hardt, Re-Recording Mixer Joe Barnett, Re-Recording Mixer Amanda Beggs, Production Mixer
Daisy Jones & The Six • Track 10: Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide • Prime Video • Hello Sunshine, Amazon Studios Lindsay Alvarez, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer Mathew Waters, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer Chris Welcker, Production Mixer Mike Poole, Music Mixer
Obi-Wan Kenobi • Part VI • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd. Danielle Dupre, Re-Recording Mixer Scott Lewis, Re-Recording Mixer Bonnie Wild, Re-Recording Mixer Julian Howarth, CAS, Production Mixer
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story • The Roku Channel • The Roku Channel, Funny or Die, Tango Entertainment Tony Solis, Re-Recording Mixer Richard Bulloock, Production Mixer Brian Magrum, ADR Mixer Phil McGowan, Score Mixer
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
Barry • wow • HBO Max • HBO in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply Elmo Ponsdomenech, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer Teddy Salas, Re-Recording Mixer Scott Harber, CAS, Production Mixer Aaron Hasson, ADR Mixer
The Bear • Review • FX • FX Productions Steve "Major" Giammaria, Re-Recording Mixer Scott D. Smith, CAS, Production Mixer
The Mandalorian • Chapter 24: The Return • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd. Scott R. Lewis, Re-Recording Mixer Tony Villaflor, Re-Recording Mixer Shawn Holden, CAS, Production Mixer Chris Fogel, Scoring Mixer
Only Murders In The Building • The Tell • Hulu • 20th Television Penny Harold, Re-Recording Mixer Andrew Lange, Re-Recording Mixer Joseph White Jr., CAS, Production Mixer Alan DeMoss, Scoring Mixer
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
Bono & The Edge: A Sort Of Homecoming With Dave Letterman • Disney+ • Disney+ Presents an Imagine Documentaries, Tremolo Productions and Worldwide Pants Inc. Production Phil DeTolve, Re-Recording Mixer Brian Riordan, Re-Recording Mixer Alastair McMillan, Music Mixer
Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium • Disney+ • Disney+ Presents in association with Rocket Entertainment / A Fulwell 73 Production Michael Abbott, Broadcast Production Mixer Eric Schilling, Music Mixer Matt Herr, FOH Mixer Alan Richardson, Monitor Mixer
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • Fulwell 73 Thomas Holmes, Production Mixer John Harris, Music Mixer Eric Schilling, Music Mixer Jeffery Peterson, FOH Production Mixer Ron Reaves, FOH Music Mixer Mike Parker, FOH Music Mixer Andres Arango, Monitor Mixer Eric Johnston, Supplemental Mixer Christian Schrader, Supplemental Mixer Kristian Pedregon, Re-Recording Mixer Juan Pablo Velasco, Playback Mixer Aaron Wall, Playback Mixer
Saturday Night Live • Co-Hosts: Steve Martin & Martin Short • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Robert Palladino, Production Mixer Ezra Matychak, Production Mixer Frank Duca Jr, FOH Production Mixer Caroline Sanchez, FOH Music Mixer Josiah Gluck, Broadcast Music Mixer Jay Vicari, Broadcast Music Mixer Tyler McDiarmid, Playback Mixer Christopher Costello, Monitor Mixer Teng Chen, Supplemental Mixer William Taylor, Supplemental Mixer Geoff Countryman, Supplemental Mixer Devin Emke, Post Audio Mixer
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert • Paramount+ • EP-PIC Films & Creative and MTV Entertainment Studios Bob Clearmountain, Music Mixer Ollie Nesham, Audio Engineer Darrell Thorp, Audio Engineer Chris Kalcov, Audio Engineer Steve Massey, Audio Engineer Eduardo Puhl, Audio Engineer Will Langdale, Audio Engineer Antony King, FOH Audio Mix Engineer Ian Beveridge, Monitors Audio Mix Engineer
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
Moonage Daydream • HBO Max • Neon Presents, Universal Pictures Presents, BMG, Live Nation Productions, Public Road Productions Present, in association with HBO Documentary Films Paul Massey, Re-Recording Mixer David Giammarco, Re-Recording Mixer
100 Foot Wave • Chapter V - Lost At Sea • HBO Max • HBO Presents, Topic Studios, Library Films, Amplify Pictures Keith Hodne, Re-Recording Mixer
The Sound Of 007 • Prime Video • MGM Richard Davey, Re-Recording Mixer Jonny Horne, Production Mixer Simon Norman, Production Mixer Francesco Corazzi, Production Mixer
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy • Calabria • CNN • CNN Original Series, RAW Matt Skilton, Re-Recording Mixer Christopher Syner, Production Mixer
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie • Apple TV+ • An Apple Original Film in association with Concordia Studio Skip Lievsay, Re-Recording Mixer Benjamin Berger, Production Mixer Martin Kittappa, Production Mixer Lily van Leeuwen, Production Mixer
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
The Amazing Race • The Only Leg That Matters • CBS • WorldRace Productions, Inc. Jim Ursulak, Lead Production Mixer Troy Smith, Re-Recording Mixer The Production Mixing Team, Production Mixer
Deadliest Catch • Call Of A New Generation • Discovery Channel • Original Productions, LLC for the Discovery Channel Jared Robbins, Re-Recording Mixer
RuPaul's Drag Race • Wigloose: The Rusical! • MTV • World of Wonder Erik Valenzuela, Re-Recording Mixer Sal Ojeda, Re-Recording Mixer David Nolte, Production Mixer Gabe Lopez, Music Mixer
The Voice • Live Top 10 • NBC • MGM Television and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and ITV Studios The Voice USA, Inc. Michael Abbott, Production Mixer Randy Faustino, Broadcast Music Mixer Tim Hatayama, Re-Recording Mixer
Welcome To Wrexham • Do Or Die • FX • Boardwalk Pictures Mark Jensen, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR A MOVIE
Andor • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd. Mohen Leo, Visual Effects Supervisor TJ Falls, Visual Effects Producer Richard Van Den Bergh, Special Effects Supervisor Neal Scanlan, Creature Effects & Droid Supervisor Liyana Mansor, Lead Visual Effects Editor Scott Pritchard, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Joseph Kasparian, Hybride Visual Effects Supervisor Jelmer Boskma, Scanline Visual Effects Supervisor Jean-Clément Soret, Colorist
House Of The Dragon • HBO Max • HBO in association with 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, and GRRM Productions Angus Bickerton, Visual Effects Supervisor Nikeah Forde, VFX Producer
Thomas Horton, VFX Producer Sven Martin, VFX Supervisor Mark Spindler, VFX Co-Supervisor
Mark Dauth, Virtual Production Supervisor Sebastian Meszmann, VFX Producer Mike Bell, VFX Supervisor Tobias Graa Winblad, VFX Producer
The Last Of Us • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog Alex Wang, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor Sean Nowlan, Overall Visual Effects Producer Joel Whist, Production SFX Supervisor Stephen James, Visual Effects Supervisor, DNEG Nick Marshall, Digital Effects Supervisor, DNEG Simon Jung, Visual Effects Supervisor, WETA FX Dennis Yoo, Animation Supervisor, WETA FX Espen Nordahl, Visual Effects Supervisor, Storm Studios Jonathan Mitchell, Visual Effects Supervisor, Distillery FX
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power • Prime Video • Amazon Studios Ron Ames, VFX Producer Jason Smith, VFX Supervisor Nigel Sumner, VFX Supervisor, Industrial Light & Magic Ara Khanikian, VFX Supervisor, Rodeo FX Dean Clarke, SFX Supervisor Ken McGaugh, VFX Supervisor, Wētā FX Tom Proctor, VFX Supervisor, DNEG Greg Butler, VFX Supervisor, Method Studios Joe Henderson, Visualization Creative Supervisor, The Third Floor, Inc.
The Mandalorian • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd. Grady Cofer, Visual Effects Supervisor, Production Abbigail Keller, Visual Effects Producer Paul Kavanagh, Animation Supervisor, Production Cameron Neilson, Assoc. Visual Effects Supervisor Scott Fisher, Special Effects Supervisor Hal Hickel, Animation Supervisor, Production J. Alan Scott, Legacy Effects Supervisor Victor Schutz IV, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Bobo Skipper, Important Looking Pirates Visual Effects Supervisor
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SINGLE EPISODE
Five Days At Memorial • Day Two • Apple TV+ • ABC Signature in association with Apple Eric Durst, VFX Supervisor Matthew Whelan, VFX Supervisor Danny McNair, VFX Producer Goran Pavles, VFX Supervisor, Stormborn Studios Rafael Solórzano, VFX Supervisor, El Ranchito John MacGillivray, SFX Coordinator Viktor Muller, VFX Supervisor, UPP Manuel Tausch, VFX Supervisor, Stormborn Studios Gonzalo Escudero, VFX Producer, El Ranchito
The Nevers • It's A Good Day • Tubi • HBO, Mutant Enemy Productions Johnny Han, Visual Effects Supervisor Jack Geist, Visual Effects Producer Damon Fecht, Visual Effects Editor Alexandre Prod'homme, On-Set VFX Supervisor Emanuel Fuchs, Visual Effects Supervisor Gaia Bussolati, Visual Effects Supervisor Ed Bruce, Visual Effects Supervisor Brian Ali Harding, Visual Effects Artist Takashi Takeoka, Visual Effects Artist
Shadow And Bone • Rusalye • Netflix • 21 Laps Entertainment and Chronology for Netflix Ante Dekovic, VFX Supervisor Helen Jen, VFX Producer Richard Macks, VFX Production Manager Gergely Galisz, On-Set VFX Supervisor Juri Stanossek, VFX Supervisor Adam Balentine, VFX Supervisor Jane Byrne, VFX Supervisor Håvard Munkejord, VFX Supervisor Angel Rico, VFX Supervisor
Ted Lasso • Mom City • Apple TV+ • Apple presents a Doozer Production in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television James MacLachlan, On-Set VFX Supervisor Bill Parker, Compositing Supervisor Lenny Wilson, CG Supervisor Gretchen Bangs, VFX Producer Brian Hobert, Compositing Lead Sherry Li, Compositing Lead Kenneth Armstrong, Compositing Lead Ying Lin, Compositor Neil Taylor, CG Modeler
The Umbrella Academy • Marigold • Netflix • UCP for Netflix Everett Burrell, Senior VFX Supervisor Phillip Hoffman, VFX Producer Dave Axford, On-Set VFX Supervisor Maria Satzetaki, VFX Coordinator Sophie Vertigan, Special Effects Coordinator Jeff Campbell, VFX Supervisor Laurent Spillemaecker, VFX Supervisor Chris White, VFX Supervisor Ryan Freer, VFX Supervisor
Wednesday • A Murder Of Woes • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An MGM Television Production Tom Turnbull, VFX Supervisor Kent Johnson, VFX Producer Jesse Kawzenuk, VFX On-Set Supervisor Oana Barden, VFX Coordinator Craig Calvert, VFX Supervisor Ed Englander, VFX Supervisor John Coldrick, VFX Supervisor Brodie McNeill, VFX Supervisor Jason Troughton, Special Effects Supervisor
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES
American Idol • Season Finale • ABC • Fremantle and 19 Entertainment Charles Ciup, Technical Director David Bernstein, Technical Director Bert Atkinson, Camera Danny Bonilla, Camera Mike Carr, Camera Kary D'Alessandro, Camera Keith Dicker, Camera Curtis Eastwood, Camera Jimmy Garcia, Camera Bruce Green, Camera Nathanial Havolm, Camera Ron Lehman, Camera Bettina Levesque, Camera Adam Margolis, Camera Rob Palmer, Camera Brian Reason, Camera Daryl Studebaker, Camera Damien Tuffereau, Camera Easter Xua, Camera
Dancing With The Stars • Finale • Disney+ • BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions Charles Ciup, Technical Director David Bernstein, Technical Director Bert Atkinson, Camera Terry Clark, Camera
Karyn D'Alessandro, Camera James Garcia, Camera Nathanial Havholm, Camera Mark Koonce, Camera Tim Lee, Camera Ron Lehman, Camera Bettina Levesque, Camera Dave Levisohn, Camera Adam Margolis, Camera Derek Pratt, Camera Brian Reason, Camera Philo Solomon, Camera Daryl Studebaker, Camera Marc Stumpo, Camera Damien Tuffereau, Camera Cary Symmons, Camera
The Masked Singer • New York Night • FOX • FOX Alternative Entertainment Christine Salomon, Technical Director Cary Symmons, Camera Bert Atkinson, Camera Brett Crutcher, Camera Kary D'Allesandro, Camera Jimmy Garcia, Camera John Goforth, Camera Sean Flannery, Camera Bettina Levesque, Camera Adam Margolis, Camera Mark Koonce, Camera Daryl Studebaker, Camera James Sullivan, Camera Rob Palmer, Camera
The Problem With Jon Stewart • Trump Indicted • Apple TV+ • Busboy / EDEN in association with Apple Dave Saretsky, Technical Director Marc Bloomgarden, Camera Franco Coello, Camera Nick Fayo, Camera Kevin Murphy, Camera John Pry, Camera Tim Quigley, Camera Rich York, Camera
The Voice • Live Top 10 Performances • NBC • MGM Television and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and ITV Studios The Voice USA, Inc. Allan Wells, Technical Director Danny Bonilla, Camera Mano Bonilla, Camera Martin J. Brown Jr., Camera Robert Burnette, Camera Suzanne Ebner, Camera Guido Frenzel, Camera Alex Hernandez, Camera Scott Hylton, Camera Kathrine Iacofano, Camera Scott Kaye, Camera Steve Martynuk, Camera Jofre Rosero, Camera Nick Tramontano, Camera Dann Webb, Camera
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SPECIAL
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna • FOX • Jesse Collins Entertainment, DPS and Roc Nation Eric Becker, Technical Director David Alfano, Camera Rob Balton, Camera Danny Bonilla, Camera Kary D'Alessandro, Camera Keith Dicker, Camera Sean Flannery, Camera Kevin French, Camera Shaun Harkins, Camera Helena Jackson, Camera Tayler Knight, Camera Toré Livia, Camera Allen Merriweather, Camera Eann Potter, Camera Jofre Rosero, Camera Keyan Safyari, Camera Casey Roche, Camera Christopher Rybitski, Camera Rod Wardell, Video Control
Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium • Disney+ • Disney+ Presents in association with Rocket Entertainment / A Fulwell 73 Production Emmett Loughran, Technical Director Robert Del Russo, Camera Mark Britt, Camera David Driscoll, Camera Tim Farmer, Camera Pete Forest, Camera Andrew Georgopoulos, Camera Pat Gleason, Camera Bruce Green, Camera Shaun Harkins, Camera Jay Kulick, Camera Kevin Murphy, Camera Lyn Noland, Camera Jimmy O’Donnell, Camera Rob Palmer, Camera Jesse Placky, Camera David Plakos, Camera George Prince, Camera Mark Renaudin, Camera David Rudd, Camera Austin Rock, Camera Keyan Safyari, Camera Ed Staebler, Camera Rob Vuona, Camera Mark Whitman, Camera Rich York, Camera Jeff Lee, Camera Michael Taylor, Camera Brian Lataille, Camera Loic Maheas, Camera Chris Schuster, Camera
Encanto At The Hollywood Bowl • Disney+ • Fulwell 73 Productions Christine Salomon, Technical Director Shanele Alvarez, Camera Dominic Bendijo, Camera Bonnie Blake, Camera Danny Bonilla, Camera Kary D’Alessandro, Camera Sean Flannery, Camera Shaun Harkins, Camera Charlie Henry, Camera Cory Hunter, Camera George Reasner, Camera Jofre Rosero, Camera David Rudd, Camera Ryan Schultz, Camera Aymae Sulick, Camera
2022 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony • HBO Max • A Tenth Planet Production Toby Santos, Technical Director Danny Bonilla, Camera Kary D'Alessandro, Camera Keith Dicker, Camera Dave Eastwood, Camera Guido Frenzel, Camera Andrew Georgopoulos, Camera Jeff Johnson, Camera Zac Jones, Camera Brian Lataille, Camera Dave Levisohn, Camera Sean Mark Mckelvey, Camera Steve Martyniuk, Camera Rob Palmer, Camera Dave Plakos, Camera Dave Rudd, Camera Dylan Sanford, Camera Matt Trujillo, Camera Roy Walker, Camera Andrew Waresewski, Camera Easter Xua, Camera
The Weeknd Live At SoFi Stadium • HBO Max • HBO Toby Santos, Technical Director Brandon Smith, Technical Director Scott Acosta, Camera Dominic Bendijo, Camera Manny Bonilla, Camera Mano Bonilla, Camera Justin Danzansky, Camera Austin Ellsworth, Camera Chris Ferguson, Camera Jeremy Freeman, Camera Andrew Georgopoulos, Camera Randy Gomez, Camera Jonny Harkins, Camera Shaun Harkins, Camera Travis Hays, Camera Coy Hunter, Camera
Oliver Lanzenberg, Camera Ron Lehman, Camera Andrew McMillan, Camera Dee Nichols, Camera Connor O’Brien, Camera Josh Perry, Camera Rob Pittman, Camera Keyan Safyari, Camera Daniel Schade, Camera Austin Straub, Camera Josh Turner, Camera Justin Umphenour, Camera Joe Victoria, Camera Vince Warburton, Camera Drew Welker, Camera
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PHOTO COURTESY | Chef Kardea Brown/Food Network’s Delicious Miss Brown
FOOD FOUND HER | CHEF KARDEA BROWN
Food storytelling has been something that we have talked about multiple times. In enjoying those bites, you’re able to get the intention that the chef has whether it’s their style of food, infusing a culture that they represent or are passionate about as well as how they want you to feel! Once you consume it, you have memories that are set that you will come back to again and again!
Chef Kardea Brown is the host of Delicious Miss Brown which gives us recipes and stories about Southern cuisine from the low country that highlight Gullah culture on Food Network! She is also a judge on the same network for Spring Baking Championship alongside Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman! We wanted to know more about how she got into the culinary industry, her passion for food, having her show, her partnership at PEPCID, and upcoming projects that we should keep an eye out for! We talk about how food found her, coming to TV, being nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award and being a New York Times Bestselling Author.
We also delve into the issues surrounding food insecurity and her attendance on June 12th for Chef’s Tribute to Citymeals on Wheels fundraiser in New York, an annual tasting event, where PEPCID is the exclusive heartburn brand sponsor and 100% of public proceeds help Citymeals prepare and deliver nourishing meals to older New Yorkers in need. She teamed up with PEPCID, the #1 doctor recommended over the counter acid reducer brand, and is proud to support their efforts in the fight against food insecurity with Meals on Wheels America through their $50,000 sponsorship.
ATHLEISURE MAG: It’s such a pleasure to speak with you as we have been such fans of your show! Where does your love of food come from?
CHEF KARDEA BROWN: It would have to be not only the city that I come from, but my grandmother and my mother! They are some cooking women. They absolutely love cooking and I believe that it is one of our first loves. We have always found ways to spend time in the kitchen. I grew up around women that really loved being in the kitchen and I love food you know! Good food is always good for the heart and the soul!
AM: When did you realize that you wanted to be a chef?
CHEF KB: You know, I believe that it chose me. My first initial thought was that I was going to become a social worker and that I was going to work in the not-for-profit sector, in my life. The universe would say that it was a bit of a course redirection like, “this is great, you’re doing great there, but I think that I have something bigger and better for you there that’s going to involve food.” That’s how it kinda chose me and I’ve always loved cooking, but I never thought that I was going to do it for a living! It was kind of like, this is your purpose and this is your mission. Here it is!
AM: It’s so great to hear that! How did you get your own show, Delicious, Miss Brown which we love and we also love that you talk about your background coming from Gullah influences and things like that. How did that all come together?
CHEF KB: So, I was dating a guy at the time. We are no longer together, but we’re still great friends! I’m pretty sure that I owe my career to him! He signed me up to be on a show for the Cooking Channel and out of thousands of submissions, they chose me to do the show with Bobby Dean and it was all about taking that Southern food and making it light and fresh. He wanted to go to a house of someone who cooked heavy Southern meals and kind of flip that and make it into a lighter meal. So, I did that show and it didn’t get picked up by the network, but the network’s executives saw the show and said, “man, she’s really great! Has she thought about doing food television?” At the time, I was working at Big Brothers, Big Sisters and I wasn’t thinking about doing food or cooking on TV! Somehow, I ended up being on several shows after that and eventually, they pitched me to the network to have my own in the kitchen show and I would say about 5 years later, I got my opportunity to host my own show and now I’m in my 8th season!
AM: That is incredible and congratulations on your recent nomination for your Daytime Emmy Award as a Culinary Host and in your category is Guy Fieri, Emeril Lagasse, Justin Sutherland, Andrew Zimmern, and Ina Garten! That is amazing!
CHEF KB: Blew my mind! To be mentioned in the same room and category with these greats, with these people that I grew up watching is insane and so it’s a great filling!
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AM: You’re going to be part of the 36th Annual Chef’s Tribute to Citymeals on Wheels, tell me about this and why you’re excited to be part of it?
CHEF KB: Oh my gosh! I personally use PEPCID in my life! If you have ever seen any of my shows, I cook – you know I like to fry things, I like my spicy foods and all of the things that give you heartburn and so when the opportunity was presented, I thought it was a no-brainer.
The Chefs Tribute that is going on Jun 12th – I am really excited to be there! It’s for a great cause with Citymeals. They’re combatting food insecurity and that’s something that is very important to me because what I do for a living is to teach people how to cook. I can’t do that for people, especially when the demographic that watches Delicious Miss Brown, it’s usually between the ages of 25 – 56 and even older! So a lot of these people watch the show and I want them to be able to have the opportunity to be able to go to their local supermarket or have food delivered that makes my job easier! I want to be able to show you how to cook it and I need you to be able to have the food in order to be able to do that! So Citymeals is doing a really great job of that and combating food insecurity especially here in NY.
For this event taking place, PEPCID is the only heartburn brand that will be there and they have personally sponsored Meals on Wheels America with $50,000. So as soon as I heard of the initiative and PEPCID’s involvement, I said, sign me up!
AM: That’s definitely exciting.
What is it that you enjoy about taking PEPCID? Do you take it before you eat something or is it after for those that have yet to use this?
CHEF KB: So, you don’t have to take it before. I usually take it after especially when I kind of feel the heartburn kind of starting. I know immediately that when I eat something, especially at night, I might eat something spicy or tomato-based which we do a lot in the Gullah culture. When I eat my red rice, I know that I will have to take some PEPCID immediately after to have a good night’s rest! Even when I film my show, I’m tasting, I’m eating constantly. I can’t do that if I’m suffering from heartburn. If you have ever suffered from heartburn, you know that it’s not pleasant. I take PEPCID immediately, it works just like that and it makes my job that much easier!
AM: In addition to you hosting Delicious Miss Brown, you’re also judging Spring Baking Championship on the same network! We’re also huge fans of this show! What are you looking forward to with this show?
CHEF KB: Oh my gosh, Spring Baking Championship is one of those shows that I really stumbled in and it’s an amazing show! I have learned so much. It took me awhile to get into baking. I have always been a savory person, but now I do both! But now that I feel that being part of this show has taught me so much and being on the judging panel with Nancy Fuller everyone’s grandma and then Duff Goldman who is a pastry and cake genius! I’ve learned so much and I’m just really excited about what’s to come with the show and many more seasons! The show did really well last season so I’m really excited about more season with Spring Baking!
AM: It’s such a fun show and everyone is so creative! We couldn’t do any of those things, but we always love hearing Duff talk and how excited he is when he’s eating things!
CHEF KB: Yes! He really does get into it and he’s like the cake genius! He is the mechanics of the show and I feel like I bring in the heart where I’m like, “oh this is good, girl!” You know, that type of thing.
AM: You need both!
CHEF KB: Yes, you do! It’s a good balance!
AM: Last year, you dropped your cookbook, The Way Home: A Celebration of Sea Islands Food and Family with Over 100 Recipes, what was it like working on this project and you’re also a New York Times Best Selling Author!
CHEF KB: Yes, it was really fun! It was my first cookbook so I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into, but it was a learning lesson and it was an experience. I’m really happy about it because for so many years and actually decades, my family had these recipes within my family, but we never had a way to keep those recipes beyond word of mouth. So now, there’s a place where recipes can live and I really feel like I’m making my great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother proud by creating history within our families! Being that it is right out of the gate and it made it to the NYT Bestsellers was just mind-blowing to me. A little girl from Charleston, South Carolina had big dreams and I never dreamt that it would be this.
AM: Your journey has been amazing and we’d love to know more about your frozen food line! What’s it going to be and what can we expect from it?
CHEF KB: Oh my gosh! I can’t give all the details yet, but it’s going to be with a major distributor/retailer, and it’s going to be all the things that everyone loves about the South and the low country as many of the foods that you have probably seen on my show or people who have watched it who say, “man, I wish I could taste that!” You will be able to soon!
AM: We can’t wait to see it! Just looking at all of the things that you have done in your career, these are really big moment! Food is such a big vertical at Athleisure Mag, what do you want your legacy to be whether it’s on the culinary side or being an overall entrepreneur?
CHEF KB: You know, I want my legacy to be that I wasn’t afraid to take that leap of faith and that I somehow landed on my feet. If anyone ever has a dream, a hope, or something to aspire to – just do it! I literally did it and I had no clue what to do and somehow I ended up in a very great place! I want my legacy to be that I jumped, I landed, and it did well! If I can do it, anyone else can!
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THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.3 | WE'RE LEAVING LA
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ABC’s The Bachelorette Season 20 brings us to the 3rd week where there are less guys and we can’t say that there won’t be drama, but we know that it will be a different variety. The guys recap what the past few days have been like.
Charity Lawson arrives to sit down with the men and apologizes for ending the barbecue early with them/ She lets them know that they are leaving LA and are going to Oceanside. Tonight’s 1-on-1 date is with Brayden. The guys pack to their new place and Charity drives off with Brayden to start their date. They go to the Padres Stadium where the helicopter lands and they get to play on the field.
The guys make their way to their new home (we wonder what Xavier is making) we see their lunch date on the field of the ballpark. Charity wants to know more about him and to get her red flags answered.
The group date card arrives and we learn that Joey, Aaron B, Michael, James, Caleb, Aaron S, Sean, Xavier, Tanner, Adrian, Dotun, and John are on the group date. Warwick got the other 1-on-1 date.
Back at the ballpark, they are having dinner on the field and she addresses that she was concerned when he wanted to get up and leave the process. He explains that this was a traumatic experience for him because he had bad relationships. She gives him the rose - we wonder how this relationship will progress long term.
The group date is at a Barbie boutique and they’re able to see Jojo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers. The boutique is filled with Ken looks which are known items that the doll has worn over the years. It’s another fun twist to the Barbie movie that we have been seeing over the past few months. They are tasked with writing a song while wearing his outfits and they will perform in front of a live audience for the Barbie Beachfront Concert. The winner of this challenge is Sean.
The cocktail party from the group date begins and the guys have left their Ken outfits and are back in their own looks. They’re all looking at the group date rose. They all hype themselves up and Sean comes in singing the Barbie song that he won. The guys tell him to stop being an only child and to act like he’s used to nice things.
Charity arrives wearing another great piece of outerwear that’s pink. Sean steals her and says he has to steal her to finish their conversation. He’s rubbing the men the wrong way no matter what he does. She spends time with each of the men and she actually brings Dotun up to his room so that she can have more time to talk with him. Dotun gets the group date rose and the rest of the men receive a hug before she heads out.
The 1-on-1 with Warwick begins and without a doubt, he looks great in a suit. They are all dressed up to go to Belmont Park to ride as many things as they want. She says she’s attracted to him, but she wants to know more about him as she knows that he is reserved. Unfortunately and not unsurprisingly, she sends Warwick home after giving him all the opportunities to open up. It’s a shame because we saw the most emotion out of him during the date, but when it came to communicating - which he said wasn’t his strong suit, it was flatlining. She had no choice but to send him home!
The guys know that Warwick has been sent home and he is the first one that had a 1-on-1 that happened to him. Brayden let the guys know that he could continue to date her; however, he is not sure about an engagement. This throws Aaron B for a loop. He makes a note to tell Charity about this at the cocktail party. She lets them know that her biggest fear is to spend time with someone who is not truly ready for the commitment. She begins to chat with Aaron B and he decides that he has to tell her his thoughts on what Brayden said so that she has all of the facts. He lets her know that he is not ready for an engagement, not being sure of her, and not wanting to date someone who has been dating his friends. Aaron B talks with Brayden and lets him know what he told Charity.
Charity addresses it with him and the men tell Aaron that they don’t like that he brought it up when he did as that affects other’s time with her. Many feel that because he has a rose on his chest, that he is safe. We finally see Jesse Palmer who pops up. He acknowledges that he is coming in early and that the rose ceremony is still happening, but the cocktail party has come to an end. The guys say that they like Aaron, but they can’t believe that what he did has taken time from them. After giving out all of the roses, she sends Aaron S, Adrian, and James home. She lets Brayden stay and feels that she is going with her gut.
The rose ceremony begins and before she sees the men, Jesse asks if he trusts Brayden. Aaron B gets the first rose of the night! She gives out roses and sens Aaron S, Adrian, and James home! We had Aaron S and James as possible contenders for heading to Hometowns!
Charity gave roses to | Aaron B, Caleb B, Brayden, Dotun, Joey, Michael, Sean, Tanner, Xavier
Charity sent home | Aaron S. Adrian, James, and Warwick
Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!
Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.
We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!
WHO WE WANT TO SEE GO TO HOMETOWNS
THE BACHELOR CONTESTANTS
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THE BACHELORETTE S. 20 E. 2 | GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
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We have an understanding of the men from the premiere episode last week, on tonight’s ABC’s The Bachelorette Season 20 we’re getting down to business as Charity really gets to start her journey to finding the man of her dreams. It’ll be interesting to see what takes place in this episode.
Jesse Palmer congratulates the 19 men that have moved forward and checks in with them to see how they are approaching getting more time with her.
Charity Lawson is looking forward to her 2 group dates and her 1-on-1 date. The first date is Aaron B. She greets the men and takes him out to the convertible that is waiting for them. She drives away with him and the men talk about what they’re missing. They all realize that since he will have an entire day with her, that’s less time that they have to impress her.
Charity takes him to the Hollywood Hills sign and they toast to the 100 years of this destination. They talk about their families and the longevity of their parents marriages. The first part of their date goes well and they continue their Old Hollywood date by having dinner in a theater. They talk about their vulnerabilities, self-love, and how he wanted to be a better person by getting therapy. They dance to a performance by Lauren Alaina. He receives the date night rose.
Back at the house, the next date card arrives with the list of men who will be on the group date. Aaron S, Dotun, Tanner, Adrian, John, Caleb A, Caleb B, Xavier, James, Sean, and Brayden. The group date begins and she looks forward to hanging out with the 12 men on the date. She tells them that they’re just going to hang out on the beach. After a bit of sandcastle being made, Jesse shows up and lets them know that they are participating in the 4th Annual DodgeBowl! They are left with speedos. The winners will get to go to the after-party and the losers will go home. Although it was back and forth between the pink and the green team, the pink team wins. The MVP award is given to the green team’s Adrian
She connects with those on the date to get to know more about them. Brayden continues to rub the guys the wrong way. Brayden and Adrian have a bit of a spat and the results from that led to Adrian telling Charity that some men are treating their time there as if it is a Spring Break. Charity addresses it with the men and tells that her purpose is for her to find her person and she’s not playing games. She gives the group date rose to John. The men wonder who said this to her which causes another uncomfortable moment.
The remainder of the men will be on the second group date. She’s in a park in LA and is joined by Gabby and Rachel, last season’s The Bachelorettes! There is also an audience John Henry, Michael, Warwick, Spencer, Joey, and Josh. The date is for the longest kiss in Bachelor Nation history ever. The record was set by Sean Lowe at 3:27s. The men have to answer questions Newlywed Game style. The guys are nervous about the kiss having to be more than 3 mins as well as the fact that this was not the way that they thought they would have their kiss with her. The person’s responses that stood out the most was Joey so he will have the opportunity to break the record for the longest Bachelor kiss. They kis for 4:25 seconds and then they learn that he will get a 1-on-1 date with her that night. The rest of the men on the group date suffered through the kiss and then realized that they wouldn’t be able to have additional time with her. This was a brutal date for sure for them!
The remainder of the men go back to the house and fill them in on what happened. Of course Brayden and Adrian get into their tiff. We head back to Joey and Charity where he shares his background with her and how his parent divorced because his dad came out. It’s interesting to hear him say that they’re divorce didn’t lead to a broken home because of the circumstances and that he felt love from both of them. Joey is given the now hybrid group date/1-on-1 date night rose. We’ve liked him from last week’s episode and can see that he is genuine in his feelings for her.
The rose ceremony is later on that night, but Jesse makes his way to the house to connect with the men. He lets them know that there will not be a cocktail party, but there is a barbecue day. Brayden lets us know that he is going to talk with Charity about a few things and that if he doesn’t hear what he thinks he should, then he will leave. She makes sure to have time with the guys that she has a connection with as well as those that she doesn’t yet. She has great chats and then Brayden tells her that he has started to doubt her character because of her second group date. The conversation goes over well and of course, Brayden didn’t leave. Adrian shares the conversation and lets her know that Brayden said that what she did at the date was classless. That rubbed Charity the wrong way and she left - the guys are a little annoyed because they still didn’t have time with her. At this point, some of the guys feel that both Adrian and Breydan should go home.
The 2nd rose ceremony begins and everyone knows about the tensions between the men. Many people are on the same page that they should both go home as the situation is becoming increasingly toxic and becoming difficult for the process to go forward as it should. She acknowledges how much she has enjoyed everything, but that she also doesn’t like the negative things that have taken place.
Charity gave roses to | Aaron B, Joey, John, Dotun, Tanner, Caleb B, Warwick, Michael, Sean, Xavier, Aaron S, James, Adrian, and Brayden.
Charity sent home | Caleb A, Kaleb K, John Henry, Josh, and Spencer.
Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!
Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.
We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!
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THE BACHELORETTE S. 20 E. 1 | WELCOME TO CHARITY'S SEASON!
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ABC’s The Bachelorette Season 20 is kicking off tonight and we’re excited for the second part that will take place tomorrow as well! will kick off as we follow Charity Lawson and her journey! Since we still have a few weeks to go, here’s our sneak peek on the men that are slated to be on her season.
Of course, Jesse Palmer is kicking us off and reminding us that this show has been around for 20 seasons! We get to know a little more about her background and what she is looking for. Based on the promo, we know that there are going to be a series of surprises so it’s a “brace yourself” moment for sure. We meet the guys and she definitely has a good group and we meet the mystery man - her brother Nehemiah who is going as Undercover Brother, the bartender. This way he can hear everything that is going on and he can help his sister. During The Bachelor, we know how protective he is of his sister, so this is a great fit! So far, we’re loving James who brought a gift that happened to be a note from his mom who said that she became a fan of hers and the show from the season. In addition, she gave them donuts and cider from their farm in Indiana which was so sweet!
Her brother continues to watch the men as they wait to chat with Charity, We also get to know more about Spencer as he shares that he is a father. It’ll be interesting to see if Charity will allow him to stay so that she can get to know more about him as he comes off a little awkward, but we can understand how stressful it would be for him to be there.
Brayden and Charity have a lot of chemistry. We like Brayden, but after the kiss, he didn’t realize that he was talking to Nehemiah, the bartender aka Charity’s brother and his kiss story came off really cocky. Nehemiah let everyone know that he is her brother and that he was going to let his sister know what he learned and observed from the night. You can see the men rethinking all the things that they said when they were near him. The siblings chat and Charity talks with Brayden as he tries to explain that he wasn’t trying to be cocky. She takes a moment to think about everything. She gives him the First Impression Rose because she feels that if he feels confident about their connection, she knows that he should feel that way! She walks in with him wearing the rose on his lapel and you definitely feel the mood shift in their room.
Charity gave roses to | Aaron B, Aaron S, Adrian, Brayden, Caleb A, Caleb B, Dotun, James, Joey, John, John Henry, Josh, Kaleb K, Michael, Sean, Spencer, Tanner, Warick, and Xavier
Charity sent home | Chris S, Joe, Khalid, Nick, Peter, and Taylor
Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!
Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.
We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!
WHO WE WANT TO SEE GO TO HOMETOWNS
THE BACHELOR CONTESTANTS
Read the latest issue of Athleisure Mag.
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