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2020 Emmy Picks: Drama
With virtually all FYC events canceled and almost all productions halted, voters theoretically have had a lot more time to see more shows. And with new rules regarding the number of nominees in each category (which I still don’t fully … Continue reading
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Tagged better call saul, big little lies, crown, handmaid's tale, hbo, how to get away with murder, hulu, killing eve, netflix, outsider, ozark, pose, stranger things, succession, this is us
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2020 Emmy Picks: Comedy and Variety
With virtually all FYC events canceled and almost all productions halted, voters theoretically have had a lot more time to see more shows. And with new rules regarding the number of nominees in each category (which I still don’t fully … Continue reading
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Tagged alternatino, amazon, amy sedaris, arturo castro, at home with amy sedaris, better things, black lady sketch show, black monday, blackish, christmas under the stars, country music, curb your enthusiasm, daily show, dave chappelle, dead to me, drunk history, full frontal, golden globes, good place, grace and frankie, grammys, hannah gadsby, hbo, insecure, james corden, jimmy kimmel, john legend, john mulaney, john oliver, kominsky method, last week tonight, late late show, late show, little mermaid, live in front of a studio audience, marvelous mrs maisel, netflix, oscars, prime, ramy, samantha bee, saturday night live, schitt's creek, sherman's showcase, showtime, silicon valley, snl, space force, stephen colbert, tony awards, trevor noah, upload, what we do in the shadows
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Oscar Re-Do: 1999
Now that I’m far enough away from the years when I was growing up (*gulp*), here’s a little bonus to go along with my annual column. Winners in bold, then we break it down. BEST PICTURE American Beauty The Cider … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Best Of, Film, Oscars
Tagged american beauty, insider, magnolia, sixth sense, straight story, talented mr ripley
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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2020
Once again, I’m going off the Academy’s eligibility lists, so several movies I would have considered for some awards aren’t represented here. I’ve also seen too few animated, foreign language and documentary films to fill out those categories, so I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, avengers, bombshell, dark waters, dolemite is my name, farewell, ford v ferrari, give me liberty, harriet, hustlers, irishman, john wick, jojo rabbit, knives out, last black man in san francisco, lego movie 2, lighthouse, little women, marriage story, midsommar, motherless brooklyn, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, portrait of a lady on fire, star wars, terminator, toy story 4, transit, uncut gems, us, waves, wild rose
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Oscar Re-Do: 2009
You know the drill. Winners in bold, then we break it down. BEST PICTURE Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious A Serious Man Up Up in the Air Should have won: Inglourious … Continue reading
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Tagged crazy heart, hurt locker, inglourious basterds, precious, up, up in the air, white ribbon
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Reactions to the 2020 Oscar Nominations
Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. Us – Actress There was one acting nomination for a person of color (Cynthia Erivo), so technically it’s not an all-white line-up. Still, it’s pathetic, specially when they had the … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo 11, dolemite is my name, farewell, frozen, hair love, hidden life, hustlers, john wick, knives out, last black man in san francisco, lighthouse, little women, midsommar, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, portrait of a lady on fire, uncut gems, us, wild rose
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Final Oscar Picks 2020
The hardest part of predicting this year, is that in just about every category, there are four locks or near-locks. But that fifth slot? There are anywhere from 3-10 likely candidates to take it. That means there are likely to … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews
Tagged 1917, amazon, american factory, apollo 11, atlantics, avengers, beanpole, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, downton abbey, farewell, for sama, ford v ferrari, frozen, harriet, honeyland, how to train your dragon, hustlers, i lost my body, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, just mercy, knives out, les miserables, lighthouse, lion king, little women, maleficent, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, one child nation, pain and glory, parasite, prime, rocketman, star wars, toy story 4, us, wild rose
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Oscar Picks: 13 Dec 2019
We’ve only had the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild announce their nominees so far, and they have a tendency to highlight showier things, which may mean some performances are getting a little more shine than they’ll actually get. But … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, farewell, frozen, harriet, how to train your dragon, hustlers, i lost my body, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, just mercy, knives out, little women, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, rocketman, toy story 4, two popes, us
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Oscar Picks: 13 Nov 2019
The accelerated schedule for the next Academy Awards seems to have caught some studios off-guard. A late start can have more dire consequences than usual, and some awards hopefuls will miss a lot of precursors as they’re tinkering with the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, farewell, frozen, harriet, how to train your dragon, hustlers, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, little women, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, toy story 4, two popes, us, waves, weathering with you
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