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12 years after it bowed to box office record supremacy, James Cameron’s Avatar is king of the world again. Thanks to the action-adventure-fantasy’s impressive reissue ticket sales performance in China, where it earned $21.

Donald Sutherland played Tim Hutton’s father in Ordinary People directed by Robert Redford. It was from a script by Alvin Sargent based on the 1976 novel by Judith Guest.

Nico Tortorella is an actor, author, poet and activist. Since 2015, the Illinois-born entertainer has garnered attention on the small screen in the hit TV comedy Younger – but they have also notched up acclaimed roles in the Scream slasher film franchise and the Fox television thriller The Following.

Jane Krakowski is best known for her role as Jenna Maroney in the comedy series 30 Rock but viewers first came to know her in Ally McBeal, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, in 1999. She also starred in the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Sia’s directorial debut, Music, which earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Musical or Comedy, is a project that had been germinating in her brain for over 15 years. The story centers on a free-spirited, newly sober drug dealer, Zu (Kate Hudson), estranged from her family, who becomes the sole guardian of her teenage half-sister, Music (Maddie Ziegler), who is on the autism spectrum.

Doing the Work is a series profiling key recipients of HFPA Philanthropy Wherever there is a film in Los Angeles, there is also NewFilmmakers LA (NFMLA) – a nonprofit that works on behalf of people who aspire to help one another succeed in the industry and who believe that they have something to contribute. Not only does NFMLA screen works that are overlooked by the major film festivals each month, but also it stands ready to collaborate with other organizations on their respective events.

Ciara Bravo is known for her challenging roles. In the past, she played Ellen who battled anorexia in the drama To the Bone.

Samuel Wattenmacker, more commonly known as Sam Wanamaker, was born in Chicago in 1919. He was known as London’s favorite American actor and director.

Following this weekend’s announced commitment to transformational change, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced the hiring of two experienced, renowned advisors to assist with the implementation of its sweeping plan.      At the core of the HFPA’s plan to tackle diversity issues, we are hiring Dr.

Between 1948 and 1983 Golden Globes were awarded in a special category of “New Star of the Year” conceived to recognize young actors making a mark in their early roles. In this series, the HFPA’s Phil Berk highlights those that would follow their auspicious starts with distinguished careers.