In case you missed 'ems: 55th aniversary of 'Leave It to Beaver' premiere edition
-- Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" will have its U.S.
premiere at an AFI benefit in New York on Dec. 6, at the Ziegfeld Theatre.
-- "Lincoln" star Daniel Day-Lewis is the latest selection for the Nov. 7 Britannia Awards, earning the Stanley Kubrick award for excellence in film.
-- Quentin Tarantino will be this year's screenwriter honoree at the Hollywood Awards.-- Jon Burlingame will host AMPAS event "The Music of Bond: The First 50 Years" at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Friday.
-- Out of 7,197 submissions, 10 finalists for Nicholl Fellowships in screenwriting have been named by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Fellows will be honored Nov. 8 at the Beverly Wilshire.
-- The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has named the honorees for the 2013 Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards, which will take place Jan. 10 at CES in Las Vegas. A full list can be found here.
A native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.
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