Category Archives: Awards

1
Dec

Oscar Picks – 1 December 2013

BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave American Hustle August: Osage County The Butler Captain Phillips Gravity Inside Llewyn Davis Nebraska Saving Mr. Banks Falling off: Fruitvale Station, The Wolf of Wall Street Rising star, still: Dallas Buyers Club The skinny: … Continue reading →

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15
Nov

Oscar Picks – 15 November 2013

BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave American Hustle August: Osage County Captain Phillips Fruitvale Station Gravity Inside Llewyn Davis Saving Mr. Banks The Wolf of Wall Street Falling off: The Monuments Men Rising star: Dallas Buyers Club The skinny: We’re … Continue reading →

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15
Oct

Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 15 October 2013

BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave American Hustle August: Osage County Captain Phillips Fruitvale Station Gravity Inside Llewyn Davis The Monuments Men The Wolf of Wall Street Falling off: The Counselor, Labor Day Rising star: Nebraska The skinny: The Counselor … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 12 years a slave, all is lost, american hustle, august, august: osage county, before midnight, blue jasmine, butler, captain phillips, dallas buyers club, epic, ernest and celestine, frozen, fruitvale station, gravity, inside llewyn davis, monsters university, monuments men, nebraska, philomena, rush, wind rises, wolf of wall street | Comments Off

22
Sep

Emmy Predictions 2013: Drama

DRAMA SERIES Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) Homeland (Showtime) House of Cards (Netflix) Mad Men (AMC) Should and could win: Breaking Bad Will win: Game of Thrones Should have been nominated: The Americans (FX) DRAMA … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged bates motel, boardwalk empire, breaking bad, downton abbey, game of thrones, good wife, homeland, house of cards, mad men, nashville, netflix, newsroom, scandal | Comments Off

21
Sep

Emmy Predictions 2013: Comedy

COMEDY SERIES 30 Rock (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Girls (HBO) Louie (FX) Modern Family (ABC) Veep (HBO) Should win: Louie Could win: Modern Family Will win: 30 Rock Should have been nominated: Parks and Recreation (NBC) COMEDY ACTOR … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged 30 rock, arrested development, big bang, big bang theory, enlightened, episodes, girls, glee, house of lies, louie, modern family, nurse jackie, office, parks and rec, saturday night live, veep | Comments Off

15
Aug

Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 15 August 2013

BEST PICTURE American Hustle August: Osage County Captain Phillips The Counselor Fruitvale Station Gravity Inside Llewyn Davis Labor Day The Monuments Men The Wolf of Wall Street The skinny: This looks to be the first year since the rule change … Continue reading →

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18
Jul

Reactionary Tale: Emmy Nominations 2013

I watched more TV than ever, which left me more vulnerable to the Emmys’ penchant for snubbing great shows and performances in favor of the same ol’, same ol’. Even so, there were still plenty of surprises. Here are my … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Television | Tagged americans, arrested development, behind the candelabra, downton abbey, enlightened, episodes, game of thrones, girls, hannibal, happy endings, house of cards, jimmy kimmel, louie, modern family, newsroom, office, parks and rec, ring of fire, saturday night live, snl, veep | Comments Off

17
Jul

Emmy Picks 2013: Drama

The Academy will announce the Emmy nominations on Thursday. It’s always a crapshoot in predicting what strikes voters’ fancy, but it’s usually whatever struck their fancy last year. I’m going a little more in depth this year, picking which six (or … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged americans, boardwalk empire, breaking bad, damages, dexter, downton abbey, franklin and bash, game of thrones, good wife, grey's, grey's anatomy, homeland, house of cards, justified, last resort, law and order, law and order special victims unit, law and order svu, mad men, mr selfridge, nashville, netflix, newsroom, parenthood, shameless, smash, svu, true blood, walking dead | Comments Off

16
Jul

Emmy Picks 2013: Comedy

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged 30 rock, arrested development, big bang, big bang theory, episodes, girls, glee, hot in cleveland, house of lies, louie, maron, mike and molly, modern family, netflix, new girl, nurse jackie, office, parks and rec, raising hope, saturday night live, snl, two and a half men, veep | 1 Comment

2
Jun

Emmy Guessing 2013

The Emmy nomination period ended Saturday, so let’s take a quick look at the shows and actors most likely to make it. DRAMA SERIES Guarantees: Game of Thrones (HBO) Homeland (Showtime) Mad Men (AMC) Good bets: Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) The … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Television | Tagged 30 rock, americans, behind the candelabra, big bang theory, boardwalk empire, breaking bad, closer, community, damages, dexter, downton abbey, enlightened, game of thrones, girls, good wife, hannibal, happy endings, homeland, house of cards, house of lies, how i met your mother, justified, law and order, legit, louie, mad men, mike and molly, modern family, nashville, new girl, newsroom, nurse jackie, office, parenthood, parks and rec, phil spector, raising hope, snl, svu, two and a half men, veep, walking dead | Comments Off