Categories
Archives
My Work
Links
Category Archives: Awards
Too Early for This: Grammy Picks – 1 Oct 2012
Sunday marked the end of the Grammy’s eligibility period, so let’s take a look at the early contenders for the increasingly irrelevant award, but one that features arguably the best ceremony. ALBUM OF THE YEAR Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay Tempest, Bob Dylan Babel, Mumford … Continue reading
Emmy Recap 2012
Well, that was a little surprising. I was traveling back from Austin on Sunday so I didn’t catch any of the actual ceremony, but the actual awards were somewhat shocking. Here were the biggest losers: Mad Men actors: They’re now … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Television
905 Comments
Emmy Predictions 2012: Drama
Prepare yourself for a whole lot of Breaking Bad love. I don’t have much of anything to say in these categories, since I almost exclusively followed comedies last year. Basically, it’s time for Breaking Bad to sweep where Mad Men … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Previews, Television
909 Comments
Emmy Predictions 2012: Comedy
COMEDY SERIES 30 Rock (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Girls (HBO) Modern Family (ABC) Veep (HBO) Are you excited for this slate at all? I’m certainly not. I can think of at least four series … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Previews, Television
980 Comments
Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 15 August 2012
BEST PICTURE The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Django Unchained The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Les Misérables Lincoln The Master Moonrise Kingdom To the Wonder Zero Dark Thirty The skinny: There won’t be 10 nominees this year, but it’s a stronger … Continue reading
Reactionary Tale: Emmy Nominations 2012
As always with the notoriously crazy Television Academy, you have to take the good with the bad. This year held very few surprises, as the dramas were dominated by critically acclaimed cable series and the comedies dominated by HBO and … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Television
1,465 Comments
Emmy Picks 2012: Comedy
COMEDY SERIES 30 Rock (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Louie (FX) Modern Family (ABC) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Potential spoiler: Veep (HBO) In my dreams: Community (NBC) The skinny: Girls has more buzz than Veep, … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Previews, Television
Comments Off on Emmy Picks 2012: Comedy
Emmy Picks 2012: Drama
Unlike the Oscars, not a whole lot will change between now and next month, when the Emmy nominees are announced. So there won’t be any revisions between now and then. We’ll just see what made the cut July 18. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Previews, Television
Comments Off on Emmy Picks 2012: Drama
Oscar Guide 2012
Pencils down. The awards are handed out tonight, and that’ll be it. I’ll be live-tweeting, starting around 7:30 CST. But for now, I’ll break down the eight major categories, and give my projections in the remaining sixteen. BEST PICTURE The … Continue reading
Reactionary Tale: Oscar Nominations 2012
Well, well, well. Looks like we’ve got ourselves a horse race now. Nine nominees hit that five percent threshold. Nobody, and I mean nobody, was predicting this. The closest anyone got was Roger Ebert, who guessed there would still be … Continue reading