- Title: FJ-HRN-3131
- Summary: ESSENCE AWARDS: HRN-3131 Essence Awards Luncheon Tape #01 A01. HRN-3131 In:
- Description:00:00:26 - B-Roll: Essence signage of event, Essence plague hanging signage, photo of Halle Berry, CU on photo of Halle, photo of Gina Prince Bythewood CU of Gina, photo of Diahann Carroll CU of Dianhann, photo of Taraji Henson, CU of Taraji, pan across the stairwell to show photos hanging, 00:02:44 - B-Roll: The press getting ready, before the event, the banner background, CU on Halle signage, CU on plague of Essence, Lexus. The press people start to arrive. 00:04:18 - B-Roll: Tichina Arnold arrives and stands for the press. A04. HRN-3131 00:06:48 - Sound Bite: Tichina Arnold Actress Im wearing Louis Vitton is the outfit, and my shoes are Yves St. Lauren. 00:07:29 - Sound Bite: Tichina Arnold Actress She deserves, just that simple, you know, Halle done a lot in Hollywood, and weve watched Halle grow and weve watched her just, you know grow into this amazing not only a personal black woman but mother you know, and to watch that and be a part of that is, I know her personally, were not the best of friends or anything like that, but very nice woman and very endearing and Im just so happy to see good things happen for her. 00:08:07 - Sound Bite: Tichina Arnold Actress Im so proud, words can not express, how proud I am of Taraji, I feel like its me, you know, Tarajis come a long way, shes one of those woman in Hollywood, shes done a whole lot and shes an amazing talent to be recognized you know by the Oscars and be nominated for all of her hard work for her amazing role in Benjamin Button she deserves it and I cant wait to see more of Taraji, shes, this is not it for her, shes going to do some amazing things. 00:08:47 - Sound Bite: Tichina Arnold Actress You know what, Wesley Snipes, I like Wesley, OC: You got to watch his taxes huh? Tichina: Its all good, its all good, theres so many amazing people but, Welsey has a great energy, oh gosh, you know what, Anthony Hopkins, hes like my be all end all everything, Hollywood, and acting and thesipanism is Anthony Hopkins. 00:09:19 - B-Roll: Fashion shot/ Tichina Arnold Actress 00:09:57 - Sound Bite: Erica Hubbard Actress Im wearing Nicole Miller. 00:10:41 - Sound Bite: Erica Hubbard Actress If I was Halle Berry in a movie I would want to be in a scene with, I like Don Cheadle, Don Cheadle I want to work with Don Cheadle, because hes such a creative person hes innovated, and I think that all of his choices are wise, I want to work with him, Im going to work with Don Cheadle. 00:11:05 - B-Roll: Fashion shot/ Erica Hubbard Actress 00:11:24 - B-Roll: Audra McDonald stand for press and gets TV interviewed. 00:14:19 - B-Roll: Beauty arrives and stands for the press. 00:15:06 - Sound Bite: Rutina Wesley Actress I think its amazing, I think that they have worked really, really hard in this business to pave the way for young actors like me, so Im truly inspired to be here to honor them, you know. 00:15:30 - Sound Bite: Rutina Wesley Actress Im wearing some Max Azaria that I love. Im wearing Max Azaria that I love. 00:16:11 - B-Roll: Fashion shot/ Rutina Wesley Actress 00:16:53 - Sound Bite: Audra McDonald Actress Well, um, actually I just met Taraji last night for the first time, and shes and I have a lot of people in common, and we met at an event last night and KiKi is so much fun Ive always admired her work as I thought the person in there is so incredible and real and Im so proud of her success and how Halle Berry, Im also proud of her success and how she built not only on her looks but became the formidable actress that she has become and continues to be, thats whats important to me and Dianhann Carroll is just the reason for the season as far as Im concerned, you know, because her connection to Broadway and her being the first Black actress to win a Tony award in a musical in 1962, she just broke down door, after door, after door, so I feel like she busted down those doors so people like me could sort of get through them a little easier, so, I bow to her, and Im presenting an award to her today, Im just going to try not to fall on my face, as I praise her. 00:18:21 - Sound Bite: Audra McDonald Actress If I were Halle Berry in a movie Id be her foot or something please, who would I want to do a scene with, thats a good question, a really good question, Ruby Dee. OC: What about on the male side? Audra: Oh I knew thats what you were getting, on the male side, Clive Owen, OC: Why? Audra: Yummy, (she laughs) Im I drooling. 00:18:56 - Sound Bite: Audra McDonald Actress Ta Tashi I like it and fit good. 00:19:07 - B-Roll: Fashion Shot/ Audra McDonald Actress 00:19:54 - Sound Bite: Kenya Moore Actress/Producer Im wearing Kate Unger and YSL Shoes. 00:21:02 - Sound Bite: Kenya Moore Actress/Producer Ooooh, future or past movies, who would I want to do a scene with you know who I love Jason Statham, I would pick him to be my next leading man, he is just growl, sexy, um delicious, love him, (she laughs). OC: Put hes dangerous he does kung fu. Kenya: Yeah but I know Kung Fu, so we would make a dangerous team together and Ive always wanted to do an action so it would be quit appropriate. 00:21:36 - B-Roll: Fashion Shot/ Kenya Moore Actress/Producer 00:24:06 - B-Roll: Nichelle Nichols arrives and stands for the press and then gets TV interviewed. 00:26:28 - B-Roll: Fashion Shot/Kitt Shapiro 00:27:14 - Sound Bite: Anika Noni Rose Actress I dont know its special to me, Im wearing BCBG and Bebe which is not considered hot couture, but they make really hot pieces and Im enjoying it. 00:27:30 - Sound Bite: Anika Noni Rose Actress I mean what do you say about that, its been an amazing year and theyve made phenomenal strides and opened doors for other people behind us so, I have so many congratulations for them. 00:27:49 - Sound Bite: Anika Noni Rose Actress Javier Bardem OC: Why? Anika: Cause hes hot and hes fierce, I mean hes giving you, hes steps into a character and he completely disappears, your laughing, you know its the truth, hes hot, you would want to be in a scene with him too, dont lie, (she laughs) 00:28:10 - B-Roll: Fashion Shot/ Anika Noni Rose Actress 00:30:15 - Sound Bite: CCH Pounder Actress Well its important that we have ground breakers and ground breakers I think of Cicely Tyson, I think of other people who have come before the real, real, real pioneers that were out there all by themselves, um, Viola Davis youre going to see here in a moment shes one of the most beautiful women, you wont know that in film, but shes gorgeous to look out in person and so I think that we are now more excepting of seeing all of us the whole range of us that its going to be easier to have characters written for us, and youll get more of that shouting going on. 00:31:32 - Sound Bite: Nichelle Nichols Actress/Producer Well it was Cicely in theatre, before I replaced her in The Blacks, and weve just been great friends in and out and doing things, and all these women being honored today is just fabulous. 00:31:49 - Sound Bite: Nichelle Nichols Actress/Producer I think there just great, we paved the way for them and there standing in there and being incredible. 00:33:12 - Sound Bite: Gina Torres Actress Oh, you know, we are sort of contemporys so to see come up and see the things that shes done, and the accomplishments that she has under her belt and to know that its the beginning, its the beginning for so many people like Taraji who I have also worked with, and Diahann Carroll, who is a friend and a constant inspiration to me, its important that we honor them today. 00:33:38 - Sound Bite: Gina Torres Actress Im wearing my wonderful Amanda Whitley dress and a smile 00:34:09 - Sound Bite: Gina Torres Actress I would love to do a, 2 people actually, always look forward to playing with my husband Lawrence Fishburn and uh, Clive Owen, who I think its an extraordinary man, yeah, Clive Owen, he has intelligence, he has heat and its 2 things that you want, yeah you dont get it youre a guy, Im tall, so hes tall. 00:34:35 - B-Roll: Fashion Shot/ Gina Torres Actress 00:34:59 - B-Roll: Jurnee Smollet arrives and stands for the press. 00:35:38 - Sound Bite: Sanaa Lathan Actress Im wearing Gustavo Gedeal 00:36:44 - B-Roll: Fashion shot/ Sanaa Lathan Actress 00:39:08 - B-Roll: Taraji P. Henson arrives and stands for the press 00:39:53 - Sound Bite: Jurnee Smollet - Actress Honestly this event is such an amazing experience for us all, cause we all just come in a room and celebrate each other that the success of one is really the success of us all. 00:40:39 - B-Roll: Taraji still arrives and stand for press 00:42:07 - Sound Bite: Kim Coles Actress/Comedian I know that Catwoman did not the get the love it deserve, but Benjamin Bratt is a pretty thing on camera, so I would go for Benjamin Bratt one more time, and give it one more try Halle, give it one more try. 00:45:03 - B-Roll: Diahann Carroll arrives and stands for the press, Vivica Fox arrives and stands for the press
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/2008
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 2000s
- File Name: FJ-HRN-3131