What is The Contending?
When Clarence Moye, Joey Moser, and I started writing for Awards Daily back in 2014, we had no idea the wild ride we were about to go on. What started as writing TV recaps for Under the Dome led to covering international film festivals, interviewing some of the best talent in the business, and even attending the big show itself — the Oscars.
We’re thankful to Sasha Stone for sharing her site for the past 10 years. Inspired by her singular voice, we have decided to break out on our own with The Contending.
What does The Contending mean? you might ask.
The Contending is an inclusive space for all TV shows, films, actors, and below-the-line talent to keep on your radar during every awards race. While we’re obviously interested in who makes it to the final ballot, we’re also advocates for the little engines that could and spotlighting up-and-coming talent and projects on the journey to the ballot. What’s the best show you’re not watching? What’s the breakout film performance of the year? We’re not only excited to dig into these conversations but invite our readers and listeners to engage in them as well.
If you’re just finding us, welcome! And if you’ve followed us for years, thanks for sticking around!
We’re kicking things off today after transitioning out of Awards Daily. Over the next few weeks, you’ll have our takes on the Oscar race, the Emmy race, the Venice and Telluride film festivals, and much, much more.
So, let’s get started. Welcome to The Contending, where everyone’s a contender.
(although we cannot be contenders for legal reasons…)
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Welcome!
Thank you!
Congrats to your new site !
Thank you very much!
YES!
Congratulations. Can't wait to read my favorite readers and hope things go smoothly for all the wonderful people behind the site. Also hoping to see AD commenters.
Thank you!
We will definitely show up here..! 🙂
HELL YES.
So glad to see you here and looking forward to year facts, opinions & glorious pictures.
runs to start an account called AD commenter. 😉
glimmer, my friend, you’re one of the OG AD commenters.
you and I have seen it all, haven’t we?
happy to have you with us on our new journey.
you mean like when a film that won best picture. had a big card board display in the movie theatres that had a quote from you on it !!!! 😉
glimmer!
How do you even remember that!
Yes, my career as a quote whore peaked 15 years ago. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3f36f4a141b7226e8f59423fc7c7ffe11737f8d5a91a0176f60ac8d385fa2468.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/93e483610be5d232b9f0f46a929f7375a954fefd61c391f2b3391b72b0dc18aa.jpg
the classics !!!! 🙂
I look forward to following along!
Thank you!
Hey! Here we go! Congrats!
I wish you all good luck..!
megan, you're not wearing glasses for legal reasons ? 😉
maybe you three could have called the web site transitioning. 😉
maybe i'll i'll pop up on the site. to be the one guy that never watches any tv. every site has to have one. 😉
I have looking forward to this new site. I was a long-time reader of a different site but hesitant to join in the discussions. It's a whole new world here! Good luck with the launch!
No need to feel hesitant here, Steven.
Very happy for this new site. I’m looking forward to seeing what you create, and the conversations that are generated. Congratulations to the three of you.