I received my first Emmy nomination for producing the 2016 Oscars. Thank you to Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Dawn Hudson for the opportunity, and to every single person who worked on the Oscars for making it happen, and to the audience who made it a hit!
+ Read MoreMe speaking at the Oscar luncheon. Whew, the Oscars are finally over, I’m almost recovered so I wanted to document some of the high points with articles and pictures I was too busy to post while it was all happening. All photos either by me or the Andrew Cooper. The…
+ Read Moreby Emily Krauser Outrage over the lack of diversity among nominees at the Oscars will not keep Chris Rock from his hosting duties, the show’s producer told ET exclusively. ET’s Nischelle Turner sat down with Academy Awards producer Reginald Hudlin at the 47th NAACP Image Awards Nominee Luncheon on Saturday,…
+ Read MoreBy Faryn Shiro and Kelly Hagan, ABC News This year’s Academy Awards may be an Oscars show like we’ve never seen before thanks to two men behind the scenes who have been nicknamed “the two dads.” David Hill, a veteran producer of sports and concert events, and Reginald Hudlin, a…
+ Read MoreWith CAA agent Cameron Mitchell, Oscars producer Reggie Hudlin, Common’s manager Derek Dudley at the Governor’s Ball. Glad to support Reggie, a friend for over thirty years, as he worked to impact the most important cinema awards event in the world. Dave Chappelle showed up to support Chris Rock. He…
+ Read MoreOscar Producers: The Show and Expanded Audience Demos Are ‘Very Satisfying’ Variety, Tim Gray The day after the 88th Academy Awards, first-time Oscarcast producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin said they were exhausted. However, they sounded upbeat about the creativity in the show, the reaction of execs at ABC and…
+ Read MoreAcademy Announces New Governors Reginald Hudlin, Gregory Nava, Jennifer Yuh Nelson The Hollywood Reporter, by Gregg Kilday To encourage diversity, president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has appointed three new members to the board of governors; other new members have been added to the group’s executive committees; and the individual branches will…
+ Read MoreBy Anne Thompson | Thompson on Hollywood, February 12, 2016 If the Academy didn’t diversify its nominees this year, producers Reginald Hudlin and David Hill have assembled a wide range of presenters, from Abraham Attah to Dev Patel. Overlooked Oscar nominees Daisy Ridley (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”), Michael B. Jordan (“Creed”)…
+ Read MoreOscars: Quincy Jones, Kerry Washington Added as Presenters by Gregg Kilday, The Hollywood Reporter Recent winners Julianne Moore, Jared Leto and J.K. Simmons are also on tap. The lineup of presenters who will appear at the 88th Oscars is shaping up as an international, multi-ethnic group of performers. The second…
+ Read MoreThe Hollywood Reporter, by Gregg Kilday, 10/21/2015 Producers Reginald Hudlin and David Hill predict: “He’s going to hone every word, every phrase, every sentence.” Although Reginald Hudlin and David Hill, who are producing the 88th Oscars, originally talked of hiring two hosts to front the broadcast, the producers said they…
+ Read MoreNew York Times, By Michael Cieply, October 21, 2015 LOS ANGELES — One problem solved for next year’s Oscar broadcast: Chris Rock, a proven audience draw, will return to host the Academy Awards ceremony, set for Feb. 28. When last led by Mr. Rock, a raucous comic who has also…
+ Read MoreBy MICHAEL CIEPLY SEPT. 1, 2015 New York Times LOS ANGELES — The producers for the next Oscar ceremony will be Reginald Hudlin, a filmmaker schooled in urban comedy, and David Hill, a television producer with credits on “American Idol” and the 2011 World Series broadcast, the Academy of Motion…
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