Editing Entertainment Weekly (section)

==Typical content and frequency==
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The magazine features celebrities on the cover and addresses topics such as [[Nielsen ratings|television ratings]], movie grosses, production costs, concert ticket sales, advertising budgets, and in-depth articles about scheduling, producers, showrunners, etc.

By the time print publication ceased, the magazine was published once per month, although the legacy name ''Entertainment'' "''Weekly''" is still used.

===Layout===
''Entertainment Weekly'' follows a typical magazine format by featuring a [[letter to the editor]] and a [[table of contents]] in the first few pages, while also featuring advertisements. While many advertisements are unrelated to the entertainment industry, most ads are typically related to up-and-coming television, film, or music events.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}

==== News and notes ====
These beginning articles open the magazine and as a rule focus on current events in pop culture. The whole section typically runs eight to ten pages long, and features short news articles and several specific recurring sections:

*"'''Sound Bites'''" usually opens the magazine. It is a collage of media personalities, actors, presenters, or comedians, alongside their recent memorable quotes in [[Speech balloon|speech bubble]] form.
*"'''The Must List'''" is a two-page spread highlighting 10 things (books, movies, songs, etc.) that the staff loves from the week; it usually features one pick from ''EW'' readers.
*"'''First Look'''", subtitled "An early peek at some of Hollywood's coolest projects", is a two-page spread with behind-the-scenes or publicity stills of upcoming movies, television episodes, or music events.
*"'''The Hit List'''", written each week by critic Scott Brown, highlights 10 major events, with short comedic commentaries by Brown. Typically, some continuity to the commentaries exists. This column was originally written by Jim Mullen and featured 20 events each week, and Dalton Ross later wrote an abbreviated version.
*{{anchor|The Hollywood Insider}}"'''The Hollywood Insider'''" is a one-page section that reports breaking news in entertainment. It gives details, in separate columns, on the most-current news in television, movies, and music.
*"'''The Style Report'''" is a one-page section devoted to celebrity [[fashion|style]]. Because its focus is on celebrity fashion or lifestyle, it is graphically rich in nature, featuring many photographs or other images. The page converted to a new format: five pictures of celebrity fashions for the week, graded on the magazine's review "A"-to-"F" scale ''(see [[#Reviews|Reviews]] section below)''. A spin-off section, "'''Style Hunter'''", which finds reader-requested articles of clothing or accessories that have appeared in pop culture recently, appears frequently.
*"'''The Monitor'''" is a two-page spread devoted to major events in celebrity lives with small paragraphs highlighting events such as weddings, illnesses, arrests, court appearances, and deaths. Deaths of major celebrities are typically detailed in a one-half- or full-page [[obituary]] titled "'''Legacy'''". This feature is nearly identical to sister publication ''People''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Passages" feature.
*The "'''celebrity'''" column, the final section of "News and Notes", is devoted to a different column each week, written by two of the magazine's more-prominent writers:
**"'''The Final Cut'''" is written by former executive editor and author [[Mark Harris (journalist)|Mark Harris]]. Harris' column focuses on analyzing current popular-culture events, and is generally the most serious of the columns. Harris has written about the writer's strike and the 2008 presidential election, among other topics.
**"'''Binge Thinking'''" was written by screenwriter [[Diablo Cody]]. After several profiles of Cody in the months leading up to and following the release of her debut film, ''[[Juno (film)|Juno]]'' (2007), she was hired to write a column detailing her unique view of the entertainment business.
**'''If You Ask Me...'''" Libby Gelman-Waxer ([[Paul Rudnick]]) was brought in to write his former ''[[Premiere Magazine|Premiere]]'' column for ''Entertainment Weekly'' in 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2012/01/13/ask-libby-gelman-waxner/|title=Ask Libby|date=13 January 2012|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=January 2, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005216/http://ew.com/article/2012/01/13/ask-libby-gelman-waxner/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Feature articles====
Typically, four to six major articles (one to two pages each) fill the middle pages of the magazine. These articles are most commonly [[interview]]s, but  also it has narrative articles and lists. Feature articles tend to focus mostly on movies, music, and television and less on books and the theatre. In the magazine's history, only  a few cover stories (e.g., [[John Grisham]], [[Stephen King]]) were devoted to authors;  a cover has never been solely devoted to the theater.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}

====Reviews====
Seven sections of reviews are in the back pages of each issue (together encompassing up to one-half of the magazine's pages). In addition to reviews, each reviews section has a top-sellers list, as well as numerous sidebars with interviews or small features. Unlike a number of [[Europe]]an magazines that give their ratings with a number of stars (with normally 4 or 5 stars for the best review), ''EW'' grades the reviews academic-style, so that the highest reviews get a letter grade of "A" and the lowest reviews get an "F", with plus or minus graduations in between assigned to each letter except "F".

The sections are:
;"Movies": Typically, this section features all the major releases for that weekend, as well as several [[independent film|independent]] and [[foreign film|foreign]] films that have also been released. Chris Nashawaty is the primary [[film criticism|film critic]]. "Critical Mass"  was a table of the grades that have also been given by a number of noted movie reviewers in the American press (such as [[Ty Burr]] from ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', Todd McCarthy from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', and [[Roger Ebert]] from the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''). Also eliminated from this section was the box-office figures from the previous weekend and some sort of [[Information graphics|infographic]]s. The A+ rating is rarely awarded by ''EW''. Two films to have received it are ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' and ''[[My Left Foot (film)|My Left Foot]]'' (1989). [[DVD]]s are now profiled in the one-page "Movies on DVD" section that follows. Longtime critic [[Lisa Schwarzbaum]] left the magazine in 2013, and critic [[Owen Gleiberman]] was let go after a round of layoffs in spring 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title= ''EW'' Lays Off Longtime Film Critic Owen Gleiberman in Staff Purge |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ew-lays-longtime-film-critic-693094 |work= The Hollywood Reporter |date= April 2, 2014 |access-date= June 27, 2014 |archive-date= August 13, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140813042011/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ew-lays-longtime-film-critic-693094 |url-status= live }}</ref> In 2015, it started publishing the scores of movies from [[Metacritic]], [[Rotten Tomatoes]], and [[IMDb]] under "Critical Mass."

;"Television": This section features reviews by critics Darren Franich and Kristen Baldwin for [[television movie|made-for-television film]]s and new [[television program|television programs or series]], as well as some [[television special]]s. The section no longer includes the [[Nielsen ratings]] for the previous week. On the following page is typically a "TV on DVD" section, profiling releases of television films and specials or complete seasons of television shows. Current reviewers include Melissa Maerz.

;"What to Watch": Currently written by Ray Rahman, this features brief, one- or two-sentence reviews of several television programs on each night of the week, as well as one slightly longer review, usually written by someone else, with a letter grade.

;"Music": This section reviews major [[album]] releases for the week, divided by [[genre]]. Typically, at least one interview or feature is presented, as well as a section called "Download This", highlighting several [[single (music)|single]]s available for download from the Internet.

;"Books": This section features reviews of books released during the week. Sometimes, authors write guest reviews of other works. Typically, one interview or spotlight feature is included in this section per issue. [[Bestseller|Bestseller list]]s appear at the end of this section.

;"Theater"*: Reviews productions currently playing, listed by the city where they are running

;"Games"*: Reviews current video game releases

;"Tech"*: Reviews new websites and products, and profiles current Internet or technology phenomena

:<nowiki>*</nowiki>  ''Not in every issue.''

====The Bullseye====
This section occupies the back page of the magazine, rating the "hits" and "misses" from the past week's events in popular culture on a [[Bullseye (target)|bullseye]] graphic. For example, the May 22, 2009, edition featured [[Justin Timberlake]] hosting ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in the center, while the then-drama between [[Eminem]] and [[Mariah Carey]] missed the target completely for being "very 2002". At the time when this was printed on a small part of a page, events that were greatly disliked  were shown several pages away.

===Specialty issues===
Every year, the magazine publishes several specialty issues. These issues were often published as double issues (running for two consecutive weeks). Many times these features were so long that they replaced all other feature articles.<!-- continuing in monthly? -->

Common specialty issues include:

* Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter Preview issues: Generally each quarter, the magazine reports on  upcoming releases in movies, music, television, live shows, and books. Typically, the summer issue's focus is on upcoming movies only unless major television series or events, music releases, or book releases are occurring then.
* The Photo issue: Once a year, an issue is dedicated to featuring (aside from the normal reviews and news content) only photographs of celebrities. Unlike tabloid issues, these photographs are done with the celebrities' cooperation, and often they use some form of artistic expression. A wide variety of celebrities has been used, including [[Green Day]], [[Reese Witherspoon]], [[Morrissey]], the cast of the television series ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', [[Tobey Maguire]], and [[Cameron Diaz]]. Generally, the photographs  contain some descriptive text, sometimes about the person or sometimes a commentary from the photographers who photographed them for a story.
* Academy Awards issues: In the past, the magazine devoted at least four cover stories per year to the [[Academy Awards]]; "The Oscar Race Begins" issue in January predicted the nominees, the "Nominees" issue in February profiled the recently announced Oscar contenders, the "Oscar Odds" issue predicted the winners the week before the awards, and the "After-Awards" issue covered the ceremony the week after it airs. Virtually every issue mentioned the Oscars in some capacity, often on the cover, and a film or actor's Academy Award chances were often noted in the magazine's reviews. In comparison, music's [[Grammy Award]]s, television's [[Emmy Award]]s, and theater's [[Tony Award]]s are given relatively limited coverage.
* The "Must List": A double-sized issue, it was usually timed for release in the last week of June. It focuses on what the magazine considers "musts" in entertainment with the latest hot movies, TV shows, music projects and novels along with previews of upcoming projects in those media that are gaining interest.
* The Fall TV Preview issue: Generally released in early September, this issue has the magazine detailing the upcoming fall season of both new and returning series.
* End-of-the-Year issue: The last issue of each year, whose cover shows the "Entertainer of the Year" chosen by readers at ''EW'''s official website. The issue features the ten-best releases in theater, film, television, music, DVD, literature and (as of last year) fashion that year. Music, television and film have two critics give their top ten; the others only have one. Each section also has a five-worst list (film is the only section in which both critics give the worst). Also in the issue are special sections devoted to the Entertainer of the Year, great performances, newly arrived stars, a [[timeline]] of infamous celebrity mishaps, and obituaries of stars who died (this used to be in a separate issue; it was combined with the "end-of-the-year" issue in 2003). This is the only issue without any reviews.

: The complete list of the annual "Entertainer of the Year" winners:

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* [[Bart Simpson]] (1990)
* [[Jodie Foster]] (1991)
* the cast of the television series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (1992)
* [[Steven Spielberg]] (1993)
* [[Tom Hanks]] (1994)
* the cast of the television series ''[[Friends]]'' (1995)
* [[Rosie O'Donnell]] (1996)
* [[Ellen DeGeneres]] (1997)
* [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] (1998)
* [[Ricky Martin]] (1999)
* [[Russell Crowe]] (2000)
* [[Nicole Kidman]] (2001)
* [[Denzel Washington]] (2002)
* the cast of the film ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' (2003)
* [[Jon Stewart]] (2004)
* the cast of the television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' (2005)
* the cast of the television series ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' (2006)
* [[J. K. Rowling]] (2007) (the first entertainer named known primarily for writing)
* [[Robert Downey Jr.]] (2008)
* [[Sandra Bullock]] (2009)
* [[Taylor Swift]] (2010)
* [[Daniel Radcliffe]] (2011)
* [[Ben Affleck]] (2012)
* [[Sandra Bullock]] (2013)
* [[Jimmy Fallon]] (2014)
* [[Jennifer Lawrence]] (2015)
* [[Ryan Reynolds]] (2016)
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Starting in 2017, the publication began awarding 10-16 honorees as Entertainers of the Year.

'''2017 (15 winners):'''<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-12-21 |title=Entertainers of the Year 2017: See the EW picks |url=https://ew.com/news/entertainers-of-the-year-2017/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=EW |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Gal Gadot]]
* [[Greta Gerwig]]
* [[Jimmy Kimmel]]
* [[Issa Rae]]
* [[Jack Antonoff]]
* [[Kumail Nanjiani]]
* [[Elisabeth Moss]]
* [[Jordan Peele]]
* [[Laurie Metcalf]]
* ''[[Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies]]''
* [[Stephen King]]
* [[Kesha]]
* [[Carrie Coon]]
* [[Ben Platt]]
* ''[[Will & Grace (season 9)|Will & Grace]]''

'''2018 (12 winners):'''<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-11-29 |title=See all of Entertainment Weekly's 2018 Entertainers of the Year |url=https://ew.com/celebrity/2018-ew-entertainers-of-the-year-photos/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=EW |language=en-US}}</ref>
* The women of ''[[Crazy Rich Asians (film)|Crazy Rich Asians]]'': [[Constance Wu]], [[Awkwafina]], [[Michelle Yeoh]], and [[Gemma Chan]]
* [[Cardi B]]
* [[Darren Criss]]
* The women of ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'': [[Angela Bassett]], [[Danai Gurira]], [[Lupita Nyong'o|Lupita Nyong’o]], and [[Letitia Wright]]
* [[Emily Blunt]] and [[John Krasinski]]
* The Fab 5: [[Karamo Brown]], [[Bobby Berk]], [[Jonathan Van Ness]], [[Tan France]], and [[Antoni Porowski]] [from the Netflix reboot of ''[[Queer Eye (2018 TV series)|Queer Eye]]'']
* [[Nicole Kidman]]
* [[Bradley Cooper]] and [[Lady Gaga]]
* [[Sandra Oh]]
* [[Ariana Grande]]
* [[Donald Glover]]
* [[Christine Baranski]]

'''2019 (16 winners):'''<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-12-11 |title=EW reveals its 2019 Entertainers of the Year: Lizzo, Awkwafina, the cast of ''Succession'', and more |url=https://ew.com/celebrity/2019/12/11/entertainers-of-the-year/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=EW |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Awkwafina]]
* [[Renée Zellweger]]
* [[Regina King]]
* [[Taika Waititi]]
* [[Lizzo]]
* The cast of ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]''
* [[Phoebe Waller-Bridge]]
* [[Ta-Nehisi Coates]]
* [[Billie Eilish]]
* [[Margaret Atwood]]
* [[Eddie Murphy]]
* [[Taylor Swift]]
* [[Lil Nas X]]
* [[Brad Pitt]]
* [[Keanu Reeves]]
* [[Sterling K. Brown]]

'''2020 (16 winners):'''<ref>{{cite web |date=2020-12-08 |title=EW reveals its 2020 Entertainers of the Year: Pedro Pascal, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kerry Washington, and more |url=https://ew.com/celebrity/entertainers-of-the-year-2020/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=EW |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Pedro Pascal]]
* [[Kerry Washington]]
* [[Sacha Baron Cohen]]
* [[Dan Levy (Canadian actor)|Dan]] & [[Eugene Levy]]
* [[Chadwick Boseman]]
* [[Taylor Swift]]
* [[Michaela Coel]]
* [[Brit Bennett]]
* [[The Chicks]]
* [[Jonathan Majors]]
* [[Maya Rudolph]]
* [[The Weeknd]]
* [[Megan Thee Stallion]]
* [[Elisabeth Moss]]
* [[Jamie Foxx]]
* [[Sarah Paulson]]

'''2022 (10 winners):'''<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-12-12 |title=EW's 2022 Entertainers of the Year |url=https://ew.com/webstory/entertainment-weekly-2022-entertainers-of-the-year/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=EW |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Keke Palmer celebrates ''Abbott Elementary'' for EW's 2022 Entertainers of the Year: 'I'm team Janine and Gregory' |url=https://ew.com/tv/keke-palmer-honors-abbott-elementary-cast-entertainers-of-the-year-2022/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=EW  |first1=Keke |last1=Palmer |date=December 12, 2022 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217063130/https://ew.com/tv/keke-palmer-honors-abbott-elementary-cast-entertainers-of-the-year-2022/ |archive-date= December 17, 2023 |at=More EW Entertainers of the Year 2022 |first2=Gerrad |last2=Hall }}</ref>
* [[Jennifer Coolidge]]
* ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' cast
* [[Bad Bunny]]
* [[Brian Tyree Henry]]
* [[Lizzo]]
* [[Sadie Sink]]
* [[Harry Styles]]
* ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'' cast
* [[Jeremy Allen White]]
* [[Michelle Yeoh]]