Hollywood Film Awards

Tonight the awards season was officially launched with the Hollywood Film Awards. The HFA was founded in 1997 to honor excellence in filmmaking. The recipients or not competing, rather, they are honored for their work in film. The categories include:

• HOLLYWOOD CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD LEADERSHIP AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD ACTOR AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD SUPPORTING ACTOR AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD SUPPORTING ACTRESS AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD COMEDY AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD ENSEMBLE AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD SPOTLIGHT AWARDS®
• HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITER AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD SUPPORTING ACTOR AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD SUPPORTING ACTRESS AWARD
• NEW HOLLYWOODD AWARDS®
• HOLLYWOOD FILM COMPOSER AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD EDITOR AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION DESIGNER AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD COSTUME DESIGNER AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD MAKEUP AND HAIR AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD ANIMATION AWARD
• HOLLYWOOD HUMANITARIAN AWARDS®

This year marked the first time it has ever been broadcast on television. It premiered on CBS. You can see the full list this years winners here. To learn more about the history of the HFA, click here.

      “The first mandatory stop … in the awards season”
      – New York Times
      “The Hollywood Film Awards has become a pre-Oscar showcase”
      – Los Angeles Times
      “The Race Is On! The Hollywood Awards Launch the Push toward Oscar”
      – Associated Press

And, since I am obsessed with Channing Tatum right now, and as his latest film Foxcatcher won Best Ensemble, here is a picture of him and his wife, Jenna Dewan Tatum, at the HFA:

 

I'm sorry. I can't help myself.