Darren Criss, Kristin Chenoweth and Cyndi Lauper to Team Up for Logo TV's 2014 New Now Next Awards; HEDWIG, IF/THEN, IT'S ONLY A PLAY Among Nominees
By: TV News Desk Dec. 02, 2014
LOGO TV today announced that Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth is slated to perform a song from her live CD Coming Home on the Logo TV's 2014 "New Now Next" Awards premiering on LOGO TV on Sunday, December 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and MTV on December 12 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Actor and singer Darren Criss will host the event, which kicks off Art Basel from Kimpton's Surfcomber Miami, South Beach, and serves as the definitive farewell party for 2014 and predictor to who and what will dominate pop culture in the year to come. Pop icon Cyndi Lauper will narrate the New Now Next Awards, which will also feature special appearances by Nick Cannon, Tyler Glenn, "Looking" stars Raúl Castillo & Frankie Alvarez, "Girl Code's" Nicole Byer, "Awkward's" Molly Tarlov, as well as "Faking It's" Katie Stevens and Michael J. Willett.
LOGO TV also announced that Billy Reilich, also known as 'Nick the Gardener' on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," will serve as the event's trophy presenter.
"So many talented and diverse voices broke new ground in music, television, film, theater and the arts this year," said Kristin Chenoweth. "I am beyond excited to celebrate the latest and greatest at the NEW NOW NEXT AWARDS with a special performance that infuses a new and modern twist into some classics."
"What can I say, I'm really pumped to be able to go Miami with such an amazing group of performers, nominees and special guests," said Darren Criss. "My New Now Next Award was one of the first honors I ever received, so it's a thrill to be back with LOGO TV hosting what promises to be an exciting evening."
Jessie J will sing her hit "Burning Up" during the event and Betty Who will make her award show debut with a special performance. Joe Jonas will serve as the celebrity DJ for the event. Previously announced special appearances include "Orange is the New Black" starsLaverne Cox, Danielle Brooks, Lorraine Touissant & Lea DeLaria, Nick Jonas, Charli XCX, Mary Lambert, A Great Big World, Fifth Harmony, Perez Hilton, Tyler Oakley, Lance Bass and Bianca Del Rio.
This year's nominations span categories across television, film, music, theater, social media, literature, fashion and art. Nominees that scored multiple nods include the films: Gone Girl, Guardians of the Galaxy, Dear White People, Obvious Child, The Fault In Our Stars; the television programs: Transparent, Looking and BROAD CITY and theater productions: Cabaret, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, This is Our Youth and A Raisin in The Sun. Fans can vote now at LogoTV.com.
The nominees for the 2014 "New Now Next Awards" are:
TELEVISION
Best New Television Series:
Broad City
How To Get Away With Murder
Looking
Outlander
Transparent
Best New Television Actor:
Jay Duplass, Transparent
Jonathan Groff, Looking
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Pedro Pascal, Game of Thrones
Justin Theroux, The Leftovers
Best New Television Actress:
Ilana Glazer, Broad City
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Molly Parker, House of Cards
Katie Stevens, Faking It
Lorraine Toussaint, Orange is the New Black
Best New Television Personality:
Pete Davidson, Saturday Night Live
Bianca Del Rio, RuPaul's Drag Race
John Oliver, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Gwen Stefani, The Voice
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
FILM
Best Motion Picture By a New Filmmaker:
Dear White People, Justin Simien
The Fault in Our Stars, Josh Boone
Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn
Snowpiercer, Bong Joon-ho
The Theory of Everything, James Marsh
Best New Screenwriter:
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Craig Johnson (with Mark Heyman), The Skeleton Twins
Gillian Robespierre, Obvious Child
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias, Love Is Strange
Justin Simien, Dear White People
Best New Lead Film Actor:
Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood
Ansel Elgort, The Fault In Our Stars
Dylan O'Brien, The Maze Runner
Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy
Miles Teller, Whiplash
Best New Lead Film Actress:
Carrie Coon, Gone Girl
Natalie Dormer, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Jenny Slate, Obvious Child
MUSIC
Best New Musician (Male):
Hozier
Paolo Nutini
Best New Musician (Female):
Charli XCX
Mary Lambert
Meghan Trainor
Betty Who
Best New Music Group:
A Great Big World
Bastille
Bleachers
Disclosure
Pentatonix
THEATER
Best New Broadway Production (Musical):
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Cabaret
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
If/Then
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Best New Broadway Production (Play):
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
It's Only a Play
Mothers and Sons
A Raisin in The Sun
This Is Our Youth
Best New Broadway Lead Actor:
Michael Cera, This Is Our Youth
Bryan Cranston, All The Way
Rupert Grint, It's Only a Play
Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men
Alexander Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best New Broadway Lead Actress:
Rose Byrne, You Can't Take It With You
Tavi Gevinson, This Is Our Youth
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Real Thing
Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in The Sun
Michelle Williams, Cabaret
FASHION
Best New Fashion Designer:
Becca McCharen, Chromat
Shayne Oliver, Hood By Air
Rachel Mansur & Floriana Gavriel, Mansur Gavriel
Dao-Yi Chow & Maxwell Osborne, Public School
Rosie Assoulin, Rosie Assoulin
LITERATURE
Best New Author (Fiction):
B. J. Novak, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
Courtney Maum, I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You
Edan Lepucki, California
Mira Jacob, The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing
Phil Klay, Redeployment
ART
Best New Art Exhibition:
Cory Arcangel, tl;dr
Jacolby Satterwhite, Transit
Kara Walker, A Subtlety
Kehinde Wiley, The World Stage: Haiti
Lucien Smith, Tigris
SOCIAL INFLUENCERS
Best New Social Influencer (Male):
Robby Ayala, Vine: Robby Ayala
John Green & Hank Green, YouTube: Vlog Brothers
Logan Paul, Vine: Logan Paul
Mitch Grassi & Scott Hoying, YouTube: Superfruit
Troye Sivan, YouTube: Troye Sivan
Best New Social Influencer (Female):
Allicattt, YouTube: Allicattt
Jessi Smiles, Vine: Jessi Smiles
Brittany Furlan, Vine: Brittany Furlan
Colleen Ballinger, YouTube: Miranda Sings
Lele Pons, Vine: Lele Pons
Nominees for the 2014 "New Now Next Awards" were selected by the New Now Next Academy, a mix of industry experts from television, film, music, literature, art and new media, as well as a survey of the LOGO TV audience.
Ryan Kroft, Cleve Keller and Dave Noll are the executive producers for the 2015 "New Now Next Awards." Joe Buoye is Executive in Charge. Vaughn Schoonmaker is producer.
Now in its seventh year, Logo TV's "New Now Next Awards" have earned a reputation for breaking new ground in pop culture. Lady Gaga performed live for the first time on television, the cast of Bridesmaids made their first televised appearance together and the event honored Josh Hutcherson as the next big thing long before The Hunger Games was a worldwide phenomenon.
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