The Hollywood Reporter – August 14, 2019

The Red Carpet

About Town

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 30 AUGUST 14, 2019

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Ava, Ryan Hit

Inaugural Event

Ava DuVernay (1), Ryan

Murphy (5), Sterling K.

Brown (4) and Angela

Bassett (1) were among

the honorees at the African

American Film Critics

Association TV Honors

at the California Yacht

Club. “TV is generating

so much relevant work,”

AAFCA president Gil

Robertson IV (5) told THR,

noting that it’s an ideal

moment for the organiza-

tion to launch its first TV

awards. “There certainly

seems to be an openness

by the industry to tell

diverse stories.” Murphy,

honored with the Icon

Award, told the audience

that 87 out of 134 TV

episodes he’s produced

since making The People

v. O.J. Simpson have

been directed by people

from underrepresented

communities. DuVernay

received the best limited

series prize for When They

See Us and thanked the

late Roger Ebert, whose

widow, Chaz Ebert, was in

attendance, for the vital

role he played in launching

her career. — ALEX CRAMER

Kershaw’s Big Win

“The biggest prerequisite is

just kids in need,” pitcher

Clayton Kershaw (9) told

THR about the goal of the

seventh annual ping-pong

tournament at Dodger

Stadium. Bryan

Cranston (10) served as

this year’s emcee and

explained why this is an

important effort for him to

support. “What they’re

doing is literally saving

lives,” he said. “Each time

there’s $6,300 donated to

the Kershaw Challenge,

that saves one child’s life

from the sex slave

business.” Brad Paisley

and Kimberly Williams-

Paisley (9) were honored

with the Impact Award as

guests enjoyed HiHo

Cheeseburgers, ice cream

and Dodger Dogs. This

year’s tournament raised

$800,000 for nonprofits

that help disadvantaged

kids in L.A. and abroad,

including the Dream

Center, the Just Keep Livin

Foundation and the L.A.

Dodgers Foundation. — A.C.

Ping Pong 4 Purpose

Los Angeles, Aug. 8

5

Ryan Murphy

(left) and Gil L.

Robertson IV

1

Ava

DuVernay

(left)

and Angela

Bassett

2

From left:

Max Greenfield,

Cedric the

Entertainer and

Beth Behrs

8

Chris

Harrison

9

Brad Paisley

(left) and Clayton

Kershaw flank

wives Kimberly

Williams-Paisley

and Ellen Kershaw

4

Sterling K.

Brown with

his wife, Ryan

Michelle Bathe

3

Niecy
Nash

6

Jharrel

Jerome

10

Bryan

Cranston

AAFCA TV Honors

Marina del Rey, Aug. 11

7

Attica

Locke