Category Archives: Awards

19
Sep

Emmy Guide 2019: Limited Series and TV Movies

LIMITED SERIES Chernobyl (HBO) Escape at Dannemora (Showtime) Fosse/Verdon (FX) Sharp Objects (HBO) When They See Us (Netflix) Could win and should win: Chernobyl Will win: When They See Us Should have been nominated: True Detective (HBO) The skinny: Almost … Continue reading →

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13
Aug

Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 13 Aug 2019

With the announcement of a new Academy president (a casting director, no less), there’s buzz building that the Oscar will finally honor ensemble casts, or at least the casting director that helped pick them out. We’ll see if that actually … Continue reading →

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14
Jul

2019 Emmy Picks: Limited Series and TV Movies

I have some time this summer, so I’m resurrecting this series where I try to predict who will be the nominees at this year’s Emmy Awards. With a lot of last year’s nominees ineligible, in theory it will be easy … Continue reading →

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13
Jul

2019 Emmy Picks: Drama

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged amazon, better call saul, bodyguard, game of thrones, hbo, homecoming, killing eve, netflix, ozark, pose, prime, succession, this is us | Comments Off

12
Jul

2019 Emmy Picks: Comedy and Variety

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24
Feb

Oscar Re-Do: 1998

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’ll break it down. BEST PICTURE Elizabeth Life Is Beautiful … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews | Tagged american history x, elizabeth, out of sight, primary colors, saving private ryan, simple plan, thin red line, truman show | 1 Comment

23
Feb

My Dream Oscar Ballot 2019

This Oscar season has been crazy, and as I’ve covered before, there were a lot of egregious snubs this year. So here is how my nominations ballot would have looked. For the purposes of this, I’ve limited myself to the … Continue reading →

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22
Feb

Oscar Guide 2019

If I was confused last year, this year I’m completely and utterly lost. The only things I’m sure about are “Shallow” winning Best Original Song and Roma winning Best Foreign Language Film. Any of this year’s other frontrunners losing to another nominee wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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21
Feb

Oscar Re-Do: 2008

You know the drill: Winners in bold, then we break it down. BEST PICTURE The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire Should have won: No complaints here Not even nominated: The Dark Knight I have … Continue reading →

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22
Jan

Reactions to the 2019 Oscar Nominations

Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. First Reformed – Actor The one to get angry about. Hawke, who’s been nominated as Supporting Actor twice, is giving the best performance of his career here. The film barely … Continue reading →

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