tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64083268051142452392024-03-05T13:08:03.261-08:00Eternal Thoughts of Kevin's MindAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.comBlogger942125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-73582354938324023742018-01-22T07:08:00.001-08:002018-01-22T07:08:50.074-08:00Oscar Predictions (2017)Best Picture<br />
1-Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri<br />
2-The Shape of Water<br />
3-Lady Bird<br />
4-Get Out<br />
5-Dunkirk<br />
6-Call Me By Your Name<br />
7-The Post<br />
8-The Florida Project<br />
9-The Big Sick<br />
10-I, Tonya,<br />
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Best Director<br />
1-Guillermo del Toro-The Shape of Water<br />
2-Greta Gerwig-Lady<br />
3-Martin McDonagh-Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri<br />
4-Christopher Nolan-Dunkirk<br />
5-Jordan Peele-Get Out<br />
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Alt: Sean Baker-The Florida Project<br />
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Best Actor<br />
1-Gary Oldman-Darkest Hour<br />
2-Timothee Chalamet-Call Me By Your Name<br />
3-Daniel Day Lewis-Phantom Thread<br />
4-Daniel Kaluuya-Get Out<br />
5-James Franco-The Disaster Artist<br />
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Alt. Denzel Washington-Roman J. Israel Esq.<br />
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Best Actress<br />
1-Frances McDormand-Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri<br />
2-Saorsie Ronan-Lady Bird<br />
3-Margot Robbie-I, Tonya<br />
4-Sally Hawkins-The Shape of Water<br />
5-Meryl Streep-The Post<br />
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Alt. Jessica Chastain-Molly's Game<br />
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Best Supporting Actor<br />
1-Sam Rockwell-Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri<br />
2-Willem Dafoe-The Florida Project<br />
3-Richard Jenkins-The Shape of Water<br />
4-Woody Harrelson-Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri<br />
5-Michael Stuhlbarg-Call Me By Your Name<br />
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Alt. Christopher Plummer-All the Money in the World<br />
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Best Supporting Actress<br />
1-Alison Janney-I, Tonya<br />
2-Laurie Metcalf-Lady Bird<br />
3-Holly Hunter-The Big Sick<br />
4-Mary J. Blige-Mudbound<br />
5-Tiffany Haddish-Girl's Trip<br />
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Alt. Octavia Spencer-The Shape of Water<br />
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Best Adapted Screenplay<br />
Call Me By Your Name<br />
The Disaster Artist<br />
Logan<br />
Molly's Game<br />
Mudbound<br />
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Best Original Screenplay<br />
The Big Sick<br />
Get Out<br />
Lady Bird<br />
Phantom Thread<br />
Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri<br />
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Best Cinematography<br />
Blade Runner 2049<br />
Darkest Hour<br />
Dunkirk<br />
Mudbound<br />
The Shape of Water<br />
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Best Costume Design<br />
Beauty and the Beast<br />
The Greatest Showman<br />
Murder on the Orient Express<br />
Phantom Thread<br />
The Shape of Water<br />
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Best Film Editing<br />
Baby Driver<br />
Dunkirk<br />
Get Out<br />
The Shape of Water<br />
Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri<br />
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Best Make-Up/Hair styling<br />
Darkest Hour<br />
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<br />
Wonder<br />
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Best Production Design<br />
Blade Runner 2049<br />
Darkest Hour<br />
Dunkirk<br />
The Post<br />
The Shape of Water<br />
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Best Original Score<br />
Dunkirk<br />
Phantom Thread<br />
The Post<br />
The Shape of Water<br />
Victoria and Abdul<br />
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Best Original Song<br />
Call Me By Your Name-The Mystery of Love<br />
Coco-Remember Me<br />
Cries from Syria-Prayers for this World<br />
The Greatest Showman-This is Me<br />
Mudbound-Mighty River<br />
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Best Sound Editing<br />
Babe Driver<br />
Blade Runner 2049<br />
Dunkirk<br />
The Shape of Water <br />
Star Wars: The Last Jedi<br />
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Best Sound Mixing<br />
Babe Driver<br />
Blade Runner 2049<br />
Dunkirk<br />
The Shape of Water <br />
Wonder Woman<br />
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Best Visual Effects<br />
Blade Runner 2049<br />
Dunkirk<br />
Okja<br />
Star Wars: The Last Jedi<br />
War for the Planet of the Apes<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-78513019821907933592018-01-09T18:21:00.002-08:002018-01-09T18:21:56.456-08:00My 2017 Oscar Nominations <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Best Picture</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Call Me By Your Name</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Faces Places </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Florida Project</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Get Out </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Good Time</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Lady Bird</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Lost City Of Z</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Mudbound </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Phantom Thread</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Director</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Paul Thomas Anderson-Phantom Thread </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Greta Gerwig-Lady Bird</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Luca Guadagnino-Call Me By Your Name</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Jordan Peele-Get Out</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dee Rees-Mudbound</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Ben and Josh Safdie-Good Time </span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Actor </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Timothee Chalamet-Call Me By Your Name*</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Daniel Day-Lewis-Phantom Thread</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Harry Dean Stanton-Lucky </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Daniel Kaluuya-Get Out</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">James Franco-The Disaster Artist </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Robert Pattinson-Good Time </span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Actress </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Vicky Kreips-Phantom Thread*</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Cynthia Nixon-A Quiet Passion </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Saoirse Ronan-Lady Bird </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Kristen Stewart-Personal Shopper</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Haley Lu Richardson-Columbus </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Daniela Vega-A Fantastic Woman </span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Supporting Actor</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Willam Dafoe-The Florida Project</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Armie Hammer-Call Me By Your Name </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">O’Shea Jackson Jr.-Ingrid Goes West </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Jason Mitchell-Mudbound</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Patrick Stewart-Logan</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Michael Stuhlbarg-Call Me By Your Name</span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Supporting Actress</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Mary J. Blige-Mudbound</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Tiffany Haddish-Girl’s Trip</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Holly Hunter-The Big Sick</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Lesley Manville-Phantom Thread </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Elizabeth Marvel-The Meyerowitz Stories</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Laurie Metcalf-Lady Bird</span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Adapted Screenplay</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Call Me By Your Name</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Disaster Artist </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Logan </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Lost City Of Z</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Mudbound </span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Original Screenplay</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A Quiet Passion </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Get Out*</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Lady Bird </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Ensemble </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Big Sick </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Get Out </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Lady Bird</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Mudbound* </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Okja </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Cinematography </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Call Me By Your Name </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dunkirk </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Lost City Of Z</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Mudbound</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Phantom Thread </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Costume Design </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Beguiled </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Call Me By Your Name </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Phantom Thread</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Star Wars: The Last Jedi </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Wonder Woman </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Film Editing </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Call Me By Your Name </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A Ghost Story </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dunkirk</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Get Out </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Good Time </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Production Design </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Blade Runner 2049 </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Phantom Thread</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Shape of Water</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Star Wars: The Last Jedi </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Wonder Woman </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Make-Up/Hair-Styling</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">It </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Phantom Thread</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Shape of Water </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Star Wars: The Last Jedi </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Thor: Ragnorak </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Original Score</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A Ghost Story </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dunkirk </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Good Time</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Phantom Thread </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Wonder Woman </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Sound Mixing</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Baby Driver </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dunkirk</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Get Out </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">mother! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Phantom Thread </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Sound Editing </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Baby Driver </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dunkirk</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">mother!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Star Wars: The Last Jedi</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Wonder Woman </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Best Visual Effects</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Blade Runner 2049</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dunkirk</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Okja</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-81809127302345366122017-06-05T19:27:00.001-07:002017-06-05T19:27:13.244-07:00Dream Emmy Ballot 2017-Comedy Categories <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMmN9CExE2tTmipYp1B01vHG3Ds4K9SxHXo4Cnsy2zziCpvUuQT-qydCKxFTLUk_yPfaNclocsuYBToIFS3NRVm6gVWgyc1LtDySX2WTvaQQ4D7x-KHAvinuPf_Hh4MtN25bI9E6cCdAr/s1600/paperboy-song-atlanta-fx-childish-gambino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for atlanta tv show" border="0" class="irc_mi" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMmN9CExE2tTmipYp1B01vHG3Ds4K9SxHXo4Cnsy2zziCpvUuQT-qydCKxFTLUk_yPfaNclocsuYBToIFS3NRVm6gVWgyc1LtDySX2WTvaQQ4D7x-KHAvinuPf_Hh4MtN25bI9E6cCdAr/s320/paperboy-song-atlanta-fx-childish-gambino.jpg" style="margin-top: 38px;" width="320" /></a>Emmy voting is starting, and I have to say when it comes to the television Academy and comedy, they are all thumbs. I had an incredibly hard time narrowing down my personal ballot in the comedy categories this year. I could have added at least five (maybe more) women to Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Atlanta would get my vote for the win here, but all of these shows are amazing, and deserve to make the cut. Realistically only Atlanta, black-ish, and Master of None stand a chanc</span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">e.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I will be blunt, while all of these men deserve to make the cut, finding there were not many contenders for these 6 spots. There have not been tons of strong male lead comedies on the air.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I had to pick 8, there was just no one who could be cut from this list. There is so much talent out there, it was hard to not include Kristen Bell (The Good Place), Julia Louis Dreyfus (Veep), Lena Dunham (Girls) Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) to name a few. </span></div>
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This is one of the most categories, and a fantastic group of men. Hale has been the true stand out in this season of Veep. I know many think it's Jonah, but this year is all Hale for me. Brian Tyree Henry in B.A.N. just flawless, Lakeith David is so charming, and it's great to give Ted Danson new things to do in comedy.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Every performer in this group made me belly laugh on a regular basis. If any of these people (outside of Moreno because she truly has a deserving shot) makes the cut I would be shocked, but they are some of the most talent people in television.</span></span></div>
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La La Land<br />
Lion<br />
Manchester by the Sea<br />
Moonlight<br />
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La La Land is the clear front runner, lots of strong precursor traction, large nomination total, big box office, should walk away with this easy.<br />
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I will say that there is enough divisiveness that if Moonlight won, I would not be surprised, but I am not sure there is the same level of divisiveness that prevented The Revenant from winning, but again I am tempted to go out on a limb here but I will stay safe this year><br />
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<b>Will Win: La La Land </b><br />
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Personal Pick: Moonlight<br />
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Best Director<br />
Damien Chazelle-La La Land<br />
Mel Gibson-Hacksaw Ridge<br />
Barry Jenkins-Moonlight<br />
Kenneth Lonergan-Manchester by the Sea<br />
Denis Villenueve-Arrival<br />
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Chazelle has this in the bag; he is well liked and respected. I am a bit surprised Barry Jenkins did not win at least one major prize, but with a BAFTA snub Moonlight never had a chance to claim a director prize. I think Chazelle has grown as a director, although I hated Whiplash, but he is talented.<br />
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<b>Will Win: Damien Chazelle-La La Land </b><br />
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Personal Pick: Barry Jenkins-Moonlight<br />
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Best Actress<br />
Isabelle Huppert-Elle<br />
Ruth Negga-Loving<br />
Natalie Portman-Jackie<br />
Emma Stone-La La Land<br />
Meryl Streep-Florence Foster Jenkins<br />
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Based on the typical Best Actress aesthetic, Stone has this in the bag, she would be also be the first Lead Actress winner from a traditional movie musical since Liza Minnelli in Cabaret (I do not count Coal Miner's Daughter or Walk the Line as traditional movie musicals).<br />
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Stone is lovely in La La, and a talented actress. Many are championing Portman as the threat, but I do not see it, I think Huppert or even Ruth Negga are the only challengers. I am picking these two because they are lone nominations for their films, and people truly respect both performances. I do not think either stands a chance, but they are the challengers.<br />
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<b>Will Win: Emma Stone-La La Land</b><br />
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Personal Pick: Isabelle Huppert-Elle<br />
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Best Actor<br />
Casey Affleck-Manchester by the Sea<br />
Andrew Garfield-Hacksaw Ridge<br />
Ryan Gosling-La La Land<br />
Viggo Mortensen-Captain Fantastic<br />
Denzel Washington-Fences<br />
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One of the toughest races to predict, which appears to be between Washington and Affleck, although never under estimate that strong support for both of these men could lead to surprise.<br />
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Washington has SAG on his side, they have picked the last 12 winners in this category. His campaign in Oscar phase two was strong, he directed the film, and gave a tour de force performance. Washington's snub at BAFTA is glaring, especially since BAFTA nominated Viola Davis and picked her to win, this is my big hesitation with his win.<br />
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Affleck won the Globe, BAFTA, and almost every critics award. <br />
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Based on the tone of the times and the baggage of Affleck's personal stuff I am leaning to Washington, it would be a crowning achievement for him, and it's his best performance I have ever seen him do.<br />
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Watch out for Gosling in a sweep, but I think (hope) the Academy will be more discerning.<br />
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<b>Will Win: Denzel Washington-Fences</b><br />
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Personal Pick: Casey Affleck-Manchester (but either of the two deserve it)<br />
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Best Supporting Actress<br />
Viola Davis-Fences<br />
Naomie Harris-Moonlight<br />
Nicole Kidman-Lion<br />
Octavia Spencer-Hidden Figures<br />
Michelle Williams-Manchester by the Sea<br />
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<b>Will Win: Viola Davis-Fences (should be in lead besting Stone, because she would have)</b><br />
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Personal Pick: Michelle Williams-Manchester by the Sea<br />
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Best Supporting Actor<br />
Mahershala Ali-Moonlight<br />
Jeff Bridges-Hell or High Water<br />
Lucas Hedges-Manchester by the Sea<br />
Dev Patel-Lion<br />
Michael Shannon-Nocturnal Animals<br />
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Ali v. Patel, and while many pundits are right, Patel has a shot since he won BAFTA, I think there is one glaring difference. Lion was clearly much more of a BAFTA film, it was nominated for more awards than Moonlight (without Best Film) and won two prizes that night, including Adapted Screenplay.<br />
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I do have more confidence than most that this prize will go to Ali, i would not be surprised if Patel won, based on the size of his role.<br />
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<b>Will Win/Personal Pick: Mahershala Ali-Moonlight</b><br />
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Best Adapted Screenplay<br />
Arrival<br />
Fences<br />
Hidden Figures<br />
Lion<br />
Moonlight<br />
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Moonlight won Original Screenplay at WGA, that shows the strength it needed to help make this prediction a little easier. I could see Arrival or Lion sneaking in here too.<br />
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<b>Will Win: Moonlight</b><br />
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Personal Pick: Arrival<br />
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Best Original Screenplay<br />
20th Century Women<br />
Hell or High Water<br />
La La Land<br />
The Lobster<br />
Manchester by the Sea<br />
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It would be a travesty if La La Land won this in a sweep, the script is the weakest part of this well directed, visually lovely movie. I could see it winning, but Oscar voters tend to go a little high brow, or artsy in Screenplay, this is where Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind won.<br />
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With that said, and people will laugh or disagree I think Original Screenplay is between Hell or High Water and Manchester by the Sea. High Water is a film the Academy really seems to like, and this is one of the few places they could reward this film. I think it's strong.<br />
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Manchester won BAFTA, which shows some cross over support, but it's loss to Moonlight at WGA shows vulnerability. I am sticking with what makes the most sense, and going with Manchester by the Sea.<br />
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<b>Will Win/Personal Pick: Manchester by the Sea </b><br />
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Best Documentary Feature: OJ: Made in America<br />
Best Animated Feature: Zootopia<br />
Best Foreign Language Feature: The Salesman<br />
Best Cinematography: La La Land<br />
Best Costume Design: Jackie<br />
Best Film Editing: La La Land<br />
Best Make-Up/Hair Styling: Star Trek Beyond<br />
Best Production Design: Arrival<br />
Best Original Score: La La Land<br />
Best Original Song: Moana-How Far I'll Go<br />
Best Sound Mixing: La La Land<br />
Best Sound Editing: Hacksaw Ridge<br />
Best Visual Effects: The Jungle Book<br />
Best Animated Short: Piper<br />
Best Documentary Short: The White Helmets<br />
Best Live Action Short: Sing<br />
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I am going out on a ledge in a few of the technical categories, and had La La Land winning 7, which is makes sense to me, and is a fine total. I think the most it will win is 9.<br />
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My true "no guts no glory" down deep predictions are Hell or High Water in Original Screenplay, and Moonlight in Best Picture.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-21720581913224687032017-02-23T06:39:00.002-08:002017-02-23T06:39:49.697-08:00Oscar Week 2017: If I picked the Nominees (and Winners)<div class="MsoNormal">
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20<sup>th</sup> Century Women<o:p></o:p></div>
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Arrival<o:p></o:p></div>
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Certain Women<o:p></o:p></div>
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Everybody Wants Some!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Manchester by the Sea <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Moonlight*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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OJ: Made in America <o:p></o:p></div>
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Silence <o:p></o:p></div>
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Toni Erdmann<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Witch <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Director <o:p></o:p></div>
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Maren Ade-Toni Erdmann <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Barry Jenkins-Moonlight*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Kenneth Lonnergan-Manchester by the Sea<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kelly Reichardt-Certain Women<o:p></o:p></div>
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Martin Scorsese-Silence<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dennis Villenueve-Arrival<o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Actor <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Casey Affleck-Manchester by the Sea*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Adam Driver-Paterson <o:p></o:p></div>
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Collin Farrell-The Lobster <o:p></o:p></div>
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Andrew Garfield-Silence <o:p></o:p></div>
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Peter Simonischek-Toni Erdmann<o:p></o:p></div>
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Denzel Washington-Fences <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Actress <o:p></o:p></div>
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Amy Adams-Arrival<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sonia Braga-Aquarius <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Annette Bening-20<sup>th</sup> Century Women*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Sandra Hueller-Toni Erdmann<o:p></o:p></div>
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Isabelle Huppert-Elle <o:p></o:p></div>
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Natalie Portman-Jackie <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Supporting Actor <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Mahershala Ali-Moonlight*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Jeff Bridges-Hell or High Water <o:p></o:p></div>
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Alden Ehrenreich-Hail, Cesar!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lucas Hedges-Manchester by the Sea<o:p></o:p></div>
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Andre Holland-Moonlight<o:p></o:p></div>
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Glen Powell-Everybody Wants Some!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Supporting Actress <o:p></o:p></div>
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Viola Davis-Fences <o:p></o:p></div>
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Greta Gerwig-20<sup>th</sup> Century Women<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Lily Gladstone-Certain Women*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Naomi Harris-Moonlight<o:p></o:p></div>
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Janelle Monae-Hidden Figures<o:p></o:p></div>
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Michelle Williams-Manchester by the Sea<o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Adapted Screenplay <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Arrival-Eric Heisserer*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Certain Women-Kelly Reichardt<o:p></o:p></div>
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Elle-David Birke </div>
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Moonlight-Barry Jenkins<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love and Friendship-Whit Stillman<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silence-Martin Scorsese, Jay Cocks<o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Original Screenplay <o:p></o:p></div>
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20<sup>th</sup> Century Women-Mike Mills<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Manchester by the Sea-Kenneth Lonergan*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Hell or High Water-Taylor Sheridan<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Lobster-<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Efthymis
Filippou</span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and </span><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Yorgos
Lanthimos</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Toni Erdmann-Maren Ade <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Witch-Robert Eggers <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Ensemble <o:p></o:p></div>
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20<sup>th</sup> Century Women<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fences </div>
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Hidden Figures<o:p></o:p></div>
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Every Wants Some!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Manchester by the Sea <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Moonlight*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Foreign Language Film <o:p></o:p></div>
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Aquarius <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Handmaiden<o:p></o:p></div>
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Elle <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Salesman<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Toni Erdmann*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Documentary <o:p></o:p></div>
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The 13<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></div>
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Cameraperson<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am not your Negro<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>OJ: Made in America*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Weiner<o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Animated Feature <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Kubo and the Two Strings*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Moana <o:p></o:p></div>
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Zootopia <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Cinematography<o:p></o:p></div>
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Arrival<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Fits <o:p></o:p></div>
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Hell or High Water <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Moonlight*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Silence <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Witch <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Costume Design<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Handmaiden <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Hail, Cesar! *</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Hidden Figures <o:p></o:p></div>
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Jackie<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nocturnal Animals <o:p></o:p></div>
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Silence <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Film Editing <o:p></o:p></div>
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Arrival <o:p></o:p></div>
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20<sup>th</sup> Century Women <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Cameraperson*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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OJ: Made in America <o:p></o:p></div>
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Manchester by the Sea<o:p></o:p></div>
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Moonlight <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Original Score <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Arrival*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Fits <o:p></o:p></div>
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Jackie <o:p></o:p></div>
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La La Land <o:p></o:p></div>
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Moonlight<o:p></o:p></div>
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Swiss Army Man <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Original Song<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hidden Figures-Runnin’<o:p></o:p></div>
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La La Land-City of Stars<o:p></o:p></div>
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Moana-How Far I’ll Go<o:p></o:p></div>
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Popstar-Incredible Thoughts <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Sing Street-Drive it like you Stole it*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Make-Up/Hair Styling<o:p></o:p></div>
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Deadpool<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Jackie<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hail, Cesar!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Star Trek Beyond <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Production Design <o:p></o:p></div>
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Arrival<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hail, Cesar! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The Handmaiden*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Fences <o:p></o:p></div>
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Silence<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Witch <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Sound Editing <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Arrival*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Captain America: Civil War <o:p></o:p></div>
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Deepwater Horizon <o:p></o:p></div>
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story <o:p></o:p></div>
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Silence <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Best Sound Mixing <o:p></o:p></div>
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Arrival<o:p></o:p></div>
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Deepwater Horizon <o:p></o:p></div>
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La La Land<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pop Star*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story <o:p></o:p></div>
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Best Visual Effects<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Arrival*</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Captain America: Civil War<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dr. Strange <o:p></o:p></div>
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Kubo and the Two Strings<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>1-Moonlight (directed by Barry Jenkins)</i></b></div>
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Moonlight is one of the most stunning film experiences I have ever had with a film. Watching the journey of Chiron who as Mahershal Ali stated in his SAG acceptance speech "folds into himself" you are taken on the journey of what it means to be black, a man, and have your sexuality be perceived to be outside the norm. These three concepts intersect, and we follow Chiron during three different time period's in his life. Barry Jenkin's second feature displays the deft skills of a master craftsman, not only is this a personal story in some ways for him, but for Tarell McCraney who wrote the original source material. This story is seminal, and tells a specific story, which is heightened by the fantastic ensemble, amazing score (Nicholas Britel) and stunning cinematography (Bill Laxton). Moonlight is a journey I will explore many times.</div>
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<b><i>2-Silence (directed by Martin Scorsese) </i></b></div>
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Silence leaves you breathless, from the first shot from cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto. As the film moves along you feel this spiritual journey is going to be another moment to worship at the feet of the brilliant Martin Scorsese. Scorsese takes the subject of religion, it's meaning to various individuals, and cultures and transforms the experience in every way. I sat in silence as the credits rolled, thinking about every moment, the precision, the beauty, and I felt so enriched from this film experience.</div>
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<b><i>3-Certain Women (directed by Kelly Reichardt)</i></b> </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Reichardt sets a tone that envelopes you in the everyday lives of these people; she breaks down the wall, while never letting an artificial moment exist. Whether you are watching converse Beth and Lily past a man slurping soup, or Native Americans dancing while Laura wanders the mall after eating some lunch you feel at home in their lives. Certain Women is one of the most beautiful and captivating films I have seen."</span></span></div>
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<b><i>4-Manchester by the Sea (directed by Kenneth Lonergan) </i></b></div>
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Genuine grief is hard to encapsulate, especially since people handle grief in a variety of ways. Kenneth Lonnergan's script is the best of the year, because you see the humanity in the way each person navigates their grief, his blend of humor elevates the work. As Lee (Casey Affleck) attempts to push through his emotional experiences you see each attempt, each pain staking moment where he struggles to find his place in the world.</div>
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Maren Ade crafted an incredible character study of a father and daughter, their connection, their personal loneliness, but with the perfect blend of laugh out loud comedy, and tragedy. Watching films like this unfold, there is often a quickness, but Ade let's things build to the perfect the perfect point in each scenario. Sandra Hueller who plays Ines and Peter Simonischek who plays her father Winifred give two of the best performances this year, they play off each other with perfection, and have fantastic on screen chemistry, which makes you laugh more than anything but also engrosses you in the pain of these two human beings.</div>
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<b><i>6-OJ: Made in America (directed by Ezra Edelman)</i></b></div>
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The argument of whether this is television or film is pointless, this is a masterpiece. This film pieces together the different moment's in Simpson's life along with historical context and provides ones of the most captivating stories centered on celebrity and race of all time. The film highlights the way the criminals justice impacts folks, especially with regard to race. Edelman juxtaposes Simpson as a person who thought he transcended race, a fascinating portrait of society.</div>
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<b><i>7-The Witch (directed by Robert Eggers)</i></b></div>
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Haunting, stunning, and one those memorable directorial debuts that leads directors to getting the "keys the kingdom" on future projects. Eggers puts together a story an unnerving tale about a early colonial family, which builds to one of the best film endings in 2016. Jarin Blaschke's cinematography helps capture those perfect moments along with Mark Korven's score which builds tension making this one of the scariest films I've ever seen.</div>
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<b><i>8-20th Century Women (directed by Mike Mills) </i></b></div>
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One of the most beautiful films from this past year. From Mike Mill's lovely script about his mother to one of the best ensembles this film shows depth in and around the way Mills was raise by a variety of women. Mills script is incredibly sharp, with pointed love, humor, and sadness. The film uses narration in editing to sharply address the nature of the different people who raise who raise Jaime. The narration helps you explore context of of the story in a beautiful way to elevate every member of this collective family. The true standout is Annette Bening. Bening gives one of the best performances of her career, commanding, and rich in ways that rarely gets shown on film.</div>
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Who are we? what defines the trajectory of our experiences as young adults? Richard Linklater frames his story around a men's baseball team, their penchant for women (although this is one of the most homoerotic films I have ever seen), beer, and constantly talking about baseball. Every time these young men go to a different bar, they wear a different outfit, whether that be cowboy boots, or just their natural feathered hair and fancy shirt in order to fit the milieu. Jake (Blake Jenner) takes center stage as a new freshman on the team, who provides guidance on understanding the way male identity takes hold.</div>
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Johnson has worked doing the cinematography for numerous documentaries, and this in a way in the autobiography of her experience with these different people she has interacted with, and the personal experiences. Woven through stories about a young pregnant teenager, men investigating a murder, a family she connects with, a young boy partially blinded by war, and many more stories we see intersections of Johnson's own life with her daughters and her mom who suffered from Alzheimer's. Johnson tells her story, and the story of others with beautiful poetry. </div>
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What does it mean to fit in and how does a person understand their own interests and what that means? The Fits from Anna Rose Holmer (another feature debut) is one of the most mesmerizing films from 2016. Watching Royalty Hightower as Toni navigate her new found interest in dance, which flows into her journey of understanding her development is stunningly shot, and the score sets this a part from numerous films. The Fits is a must see film, an absorbing beautiful story that should not be missed.</div>
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<b><i>13-Hell or High Water (directed David Mackenzie)</i></b></div>
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As our United States deals with economic hardships, there are few films that have explored this concept. High Water delves deep into a tale of two brothers willing to rob banks in order to set themselves and their family up for success. The script from Taylor Sheridan is another strong original work, that blends humor, despair in a beautiful way. Sheridan along with Director David Mackenzie transport you into a world where the law, morality, and survival blend to tell the story of people trying to get by, and live. </div>
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Elle is a fascinating pyschological exploration Michele Leblanc (Isabelle Huppert) who is sexually assaulted at the beginning of the film. Michele is a fascinating woman she is sleeping with her ex-husband while also taking part in an affair, and is a high level executive at video game company which creates games that perpetuate gender stereotypes, violence, and many other themes. Elle also intersects past indelicacies and in religion in interesting ways to codify the cultural understanding of everyone involved. The fascinating nature of the film stems mostly from Huppert's performance, and in many ways she is commanding the screen, and direction. </div>
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<b><i>15-I Am Not Your Negro (directed by Raoul Peck) </i></b></div>
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Raoul Peck uses the words from the unfinished novel by James Baldwin in order to explore the African American experience in the past and present. Peck using the words from one of the most preeminent men (Baldwin) on this matter inter cut with modern experiences makes this one of the most necessary and best films of the the year. The power of this film comes in the form of Black History education through the lives of three of the most important Civil Rights leaders, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Medgar Evers. Brown words narrated by someone I did not expect (do not spoil it for yourself) have incredible impact, and create a transformative film experience.</div>
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<b><i>16-Kubo and the Two Strings (directed Travis Knight)</i></b></div>
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There is a reason Kubo made the Outstanding Visual Effects category, because Kubo is one of the most visually stunning films from 2016. Along with stunning visuals Kubo has the one of the most charming adventure stories. As young Kubo goes on an epic journey; he is joined by a great team, battles some intense monsters, and at the heart you feel so much love pour out of this direction/script. This is Knight's directorial debut; he has worked with Laika on many other projects, but I am excited to see where his journey takes him, especially if this is his first film.</div>
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<b><i>17-Aquarius (directed by Kleber Mendonca Filho)</i></b></div>
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Sonia Braga gave one of the most commanding performances from 2016. Braga's Clara represents a woman trying to preserve culture and history through staying in her apartment while a big business venture wants her out. Through this central story the film focuses on the war between the wealthy and the poor of Brazil. Aside from Braga's stunning performance this film captures something paticular about Brazilian culture while resonating with the movement of capitalistic West to expand its grips leaving the poor to stay poor and the rich to get richer. Kleber Mendonca Filho who wrote the film as well, gives an incredibly rich layered depth to not only Clara but to Brazil.</div>
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<b><i>18-Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (directed by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone)</i></b></div>
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is the best original musical of the year, along with being the film that made me laugh the most. Andy Samburg and The Lonely Island boys Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone created a parody of the modern music industry while paying homage, and showing the challenges which exist. As our society morphs into something gross, celebrity becomes a lonely island of sorts, and this film through depth of message, amazing songs and incredible humor hits every right note.</div>
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<b><i>19-Hail, Caesar! (directed by Joel and Ethan Coen) </i></b></div>
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I will start by saying I do not understand why this film got such a bum rap from critics. I have seen this film four times now, and it gets better after every viewing. The script is sharp, and is one of the Coens' funniest. I love grand scale, which explores the old studio system of pairing up celebrities for dates, covering up those indelicate situations. Gee whiz, I wonder if these things still happen? This film is also stunning, fantastic production design, and beautiful cinematography from the master, Roger Deakins. Throw in of the best/funniest performances of the year Alden Ehrenreich (who we all we will be talking about non-stop in a year) and this film hits all the right marks.</div>
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As Sook-He enters the home of her soon to boss, I was immediately blown away by the stunning production design which continues throughout the entire film. Each aspect of every location/set, along with the costumes, music, cinematography transports you into one of the fascinating worlds I have ever experienced. Outside of the visuals The Handmaiden is able to thrill, and explore a tale of class, gender, and race as you understand the central two women in the film. Speaking more about the plot would be a disservice, but this one of the most exciting journeys in cinema from 2016.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-43628920679727164762017-01-19T14:01:00.001-08:002017-01-24T07:20:53.604-08:00Final 2017 Oscar Predictions <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUt1Vyy1nODibvOPoT61toMz-RFc4M8EBEv_jram-YHnEthTTw0gX8GfwJXP5ArcmM6IU3gFof9-SQkJF1Q-hyhFSjYBUi3449rUt2801BcFnOoRVCZSmenMOXSY7Yae41-BfHOM4u50/s1600/2017-Oscars-89th-Academy-Awards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for oscars 2017" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUt1Vyy1nODibvOPoT61toMz-RFc4M8EBEv_jram-YHnEthTTw0gX8GfwJXP5ArcmM6IU3gFof9-SQkJF1Q-hyhFSjYBUi3449rUt2801BcFnOoRVCZSmenMOXSY7Yae41-BfHOM4u50/s320/2017-Oscars-89th-Academy-Awards.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">There is a lot that could happen next Tuesday January 24th, as the Academy voting period has changed predicting has become a little bit more difficult. There is one thing I can guarantee La La Land will be the most nominated film.</span></h3>
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Before I get into my actual predictions, I am going to get on one of my soap boxes with the film industry, in particular the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. The system is broken because of the diversity of its members but it also broken because of the shortened timeline. The Oscars used to be held in March, and the time for voting allowed a variety of movies to get their fair shake. I wish AMPAS, and the other guilds would go back to this process in order to allow their membership to see more movies. May this along with more diverse members would change things, may it would not, but I think these are important elements in honoring the "best."</div>
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I will also argue that they need to just force members to list 10 Best Picture nominees for nominations, no more of this there there could be anywhere between 5 and 10, it's idiotic.</div>
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<b>The La La Land of it all</b></div>
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La La Land will likely join this group of Best Picture nominees (seen below), 6 of those 9 won Best Picture. Gone with the Wind was the only film that won using the preferential ballot, it won 8 awards, the most any film has won with that system.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="http://www.filmsite.org/gone.html" style="color: #04288c; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><img align="bottom" border="0" src="http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif" height="10" style="border: none;" width="14" /> Gone With The Wind</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>1939</b></span></center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="http://www.filmsite.org/from.html" style="color: #04288c; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">From Here to Eternity</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>1953</b></span></center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></center>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shakespeare in Love</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>1998</b></span></center>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Forrest Gump</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>1994</b></span></center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>2002</b></span></center>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mary Poppins *</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>1964</b></span></center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="http://www.filmsite.org/whos.html" style="color: #04288c; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><img align="bottom" border="0" src="http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif" height="10" style="border: none;" width="14" /> Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</a> *</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>1966</b></span></center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="http://www.filmsite.org/series-lordoftherings.html" style="color: #04288c; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring</a> *</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>2001</b></span></center>
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The big question is will La La Land win as many? We will have to wait and see how the guilds/BAFTA play out. Listed below are my final predictions, I will no longer over think this!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">1-La La Land</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Moonlight</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Manchester by the Sea</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Lion</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">5-</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Arrival</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">6-</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Hell or High Water </span><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">7-</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Hidden Figures</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(I am fairly certain there will be 8)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">9-</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Fences</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">10-Nocturnal Animals </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white;">The big question is how many Oscar nominees there will be this year. I like to predict as if there would be 10, although that is rare these days. My money is on the top 8.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="line-height: 21.56px;">Best Director</b><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">1-Damien Chazelle-La La Land</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">Barry Jenkins-Moonlight</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">Kenneth Lonnergan-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Denis Villeneueve-Arrival</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">6-Garth Davis-Lion </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Garth Davis is a solid spoiler for Lion; he has the Weinstein Company behind him and two DGA nominations this year, and he will win breakthrough. DGA and Oscar rarely line-up and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Villeneueve could be the vulnerable one, but that film has legs. I have feeling Davis got in at DGA because of the larger voting body, and the fact that he made a big name for himself in TV. Watch out for a director from a Foreign Language film, this branch increased membership there.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="line-height: 21.56px;">Best Actor</b><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">1-Casey Affleck-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px;">Denzel Washington-Fences</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Andrew Garfield-Hacksaw Ridge </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Ryan Gosling-La La Land</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">5-Viggo Mortensen-Captain Fantastic </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">6-Jake Gyllenhaal-Nocturnal Animals</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #222222;">This feels like a solid five, and I am under estimating Nocturnal Animals across the board. Although Jake Gyllenhaal could capitalize on his BAFTA nomination. Animals does not feel like a movie AMPAS would go for, so I am happy with this five.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"></span></span><b style="color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px;">Best Actress</b><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px;">1-Emma Stone-La La Land</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Meryl Streep-Florence Foster Jenkins</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Amy Adams-Arrival</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Natalie Portman-Jackie</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">5-</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Taraji P. Henson-Hidden Figures</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">6-Isabelle Huppert-Elle</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">I think this is a solid five too, but unlike Best Actor there is definitely the possibility for a spoiler. I know people are hell bent on Portman, but Jackie has under performed across the board. I think actors will give her this one, but she is weaker. I think the biggest spoiler is Taraji P. Henson for Hidden Figures, much like Samantha Morton for In America (a film the Academy loved with heart) she is the biggest possibility and a previous Oscar nominee.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b style="line-height: 21.56px;">Supporting Actor</b><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">1-</span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">Mahershala Ali-Moonlight</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">Jeff Bridges-Hell or High Water</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Dev Patel-Lion </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Hugh Grant-Florence Foster Jenkins</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">5-Aaron Taylor Johnson-Nocturnal Animals</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">6-</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Lucas Hedges-Manchester by the Sea</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">I think if anyone from Nocturnal Animals gets nominated over one of these five it's Shannon</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="line-height: 21.56px;">Best Supporting Actress</b><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">1-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px;">Viola Davis-Fences </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px;">Naomi Harris-Moonlight</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">2-Michelle Williams-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">3-Naomi Harris-Moonlight</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">4-Nicole Kidman-Lion</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">5-Octavia Spencer-Hidden Figures </span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">6-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Janelle Monae-Hidden Figures </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /></span><br /><span style="color: #222222;">Like Best Actor feels like a safe five, with a possibility of Monae getting in, but I think Octavia has that Hidden Figures spot.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><b>Best Adapted Screenplay</b></span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">1-Moonlight </span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Arrival</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Lion</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">4-Hidden Figures </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">5-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Nocturnal Animals</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><b>Best Original Screenplay</b></span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">1-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">La La Land</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Hell or High Water </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The Lobster </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">5-I, Daniel Blake </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Best Cinematography </span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Costume Design</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1-Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3-Florence Foster Jenkins</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4-Jackie</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Film Editing </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1-La La Land</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Make-Up/Hair</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4-Nocturnal Animals </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5-The Handmaiden </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Original Score</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1-La La Land </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2-Moonlight</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3-Lion</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Nocturnal Animals </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5-Jackie </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Original Song </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1-La La Land-City of Stars</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">2-Moana-How Far I'll Go</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">3-La La Land-</span>Audition</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">4-</span><span style="color: #222222;">Hidden Figures-Runnin</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">5-Jim:The Jim Foley Story-The Empty Chair </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Sound Editing </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Arrival</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Deepwater Horizon </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hacksaw Ridge</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sully </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Sound Mixing</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Arrival </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Deepwater Horizon </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hacksaw Ridge</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">La La Land </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Visual Effects</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Arrival</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Deepwater Horizon </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Strange </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Jungle Book </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Animated Film </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kubo and the Two Strings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Moana </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My Life as a Zucchini</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Red Turtle </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Zooptopia </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Foreign Language Film </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Land of Mine </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A Man Called Ove </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Salesman </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tanna </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Toni Erdmann</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Documentary (Feature) </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The 13th </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cameraperson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am not your Negro</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">O.J. : Made in America </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Weiner </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Short Film (Live Action)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Extremis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Frame 394</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Joe's Violin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Mute's House</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The White Violin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Short Film (Animated) </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Head Vanishes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Inner Workings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pear Cider and Cigarettes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pearl</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Piper </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Best Picture Nomination Tally</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">La La Land-13</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Arrival-10</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Moonlight-8 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Manchester by the Sea-7</span></div>
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Hacksaw Ridge-5 </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hell or High Water-4 </span></div>
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Hidden Figures-4 </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-86437022700501042052017-01-08T11:22:00.000-08:002017-01-08T11:22:21.371-08:00Golden Globe Predictions (Film) <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/films/2017/01/05/GoldenGlobes2-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWeZ_vEN7c6bHu2jJnT8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for golden globes 2017 film" border="0" height="199" src="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/films/2017/01/05/GoldenGlobes2-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWeZ_vEN7c6bHu2jJnT8.jpg" width="320" /></a>I will start by saying that Golden Globes can be predictable and they can throw some curve balls, last year Kate Winslet winning for Steve Jobs (and the screenplay winning) were two good examples from last year. <br />
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Another good example was Julian Schnabel winning Best Director for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, this happened to be during the writer's strike, but if it were televised I believe this could have pushed the film even further. The film went on to score 4 Oscar nominations.<br />
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Tonight could propel Hacksaw Ridge (watch out for Gibson in Director or Garfield in Drama Actor). I could also see Hell or High Water winning screenplay, Arrival winning Score. The Globes love to spread the wealth in many ways, remember Birdman lost Best/Musical Comedy to Grand Budapest Hotel but won Best Screenplay and Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy.<br />
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Best Film (Drama)<br />
Hacksaw Ridge<br />
Hell or High Water<br />
Manchester by the Sea<br />
Moonlight<br />
Lion<br />
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My money is on Moonlight winning here, I think the film will win more than one award. I think Manchester by the sea is second here.<br />
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Will Win: Moonlight<br />
Spoiler: Manchester by the Sea<br />
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Best Film Comedy/Musical<br />
20th Century Women<br />
Deadpool<br />
Florence Foster Jenkins<br />
La La Land<br />
Sing Street<br />
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La La Land could make a clean sweep but even Chicago did not do that here back in 2002, it won Best Film Comedy/Musical, and Actor and Actress, and lost everything else. The Globes love musicals so it will win here, but they also spread the wealth.<br />
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Will Win: La La Land<br />
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Best Actor (Drama)<br />
Casey Affleck-Manchester by the Sea<br />
Joel Edgerton-Loving<br />
Andrew Garfield-Hacksaw Ridge<br />
Viggo Mortensen-Captain Fantastic<br />
Denzel Washington-Fences<br />
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I believe this is a three person race, with many under estimating Andrew Garfield. I am going to go with Affleck, but I think Garfield is in second place (especially since many voters may remember his performance in Silence too). Fences under performed here and I think they will award Davis as the win for that film.<br />
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Will Win: Casey Affleck-Manchester by the Sea<br />
Spoiler: Andrew Garfield-Hacksaw Ridge<br />
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Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical<br />
Annette Bening-20th Century Women<br />
Lilly Collins-Rules Don't Apply<br />
Hailee Steinfeld-Edge of Seventeen<br />
Emma Stone-La La Land<br />
Meryl Streep-Florence Foster Jenkins<br />
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Bening would be my choice by a football field, but Stone is still a great pick.<br />
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Will Win: Emma Stone-La La Land<br />
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Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical<br />
Collin Farrell-The Lobster<br />
Ryan Gosling-La La Land<br />
Hugh Grant-Florence Foster Jenkins<br />
Jonah Hill-War Dogs<br />
Ryan Reynolds-Deadpool<br />
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Gosling does not have this sewn up, I expect a "upset" here. Florence Foster Jenkins has four nominations, and this is where I think it will pick up a win with Hugh Grant walking to the podium.<br />
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I also could see Reynolds winning for Deadpool, the film got a Comedy/Musical nomination. They could go for Jonah Hill. This one is a toss up.<br />
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Will Win: Hugh Grant-Florence Foster Jenkin<br />
Spoiler: Anyone but I would guess Ryan Reynolds, surprisingly the next most charming<br />
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Best Actress in a Drama<br />
Amy Adams-Arrival<br />
Jessica Chastain-Miss Sloane<br />
Isabelle Hupper-Elle<br />
Ruth Negga-Loving<br />
Natalie Portman-Jackie<br />
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I know I will catch a lot of flack on this one, but I think this one room for a spoiler. Jackie has under performed throughout awards season, although Portman did win at Critics Choice. I think Huppert or Adams could spoil here. This is my no guts, no glory pick.<br />
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Will Win: Amy Adams-Arrival<br />
Spoiler: Natlaie Portman-Jackie (or Hupper)<br />
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Best Supporting Actor<br />
Mahershala Ali-Moonlight<br />
Jeff Bridges-Hell or High Water<br />
Simon Helberg-Florence Foster Jenkins<br />
Dev Patel-Lion<br />
Aaron Taylor-Johnson-Nocturnal Animals<br />
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Ali has been the big front runner this season, and I think he will win here, but Patel and Bridges could spoil. I think the ever present Ali will win because he has been every where this year.<br />
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Will Win: Mahershala Ali-Moonlight<br />
Spoiler: Dev Patel-Lio<br />
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Best Supporting Actress<br />
Viola Davis-Fences<br />
Naomie Harris-Moonlight<br />
Nicole Kidman-Lion<br />
Octavia Spencer-Hidden Figures<br />
Michelle Williams-Manchester by the Sea<br />
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Davis is going to take this award season by storm!<br />
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Will Win: Viola Davis-Fences<br />
Spoiler: Michelle Williams-Manchester by the Sea<br />
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Best Director<br />
Damien Chazelle-La La Land<br />
Mel Gibson-Hacksaw Ridge<br />
Barry Jenkins-Moonlight<br />
Kenneth Lonnergan-Manchester by the Sea<br />
Tom Ford-Nocturnal Animals<br />
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This is tougher to predict than people are admitting. This could be part of the Chazelle award season landslide, but I think the Globes will throw this one to someone different. Their Best Director winner is quite often a person whose film did not win. This bodes well for Gibson, who looks to be a possible big time spoiler.<br />
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I am thinking this is a year they match and go with Jenkins.<br />
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Will Win: Barry Jenkins-Moonlight<br />
Spoiler: Gibson then Chazelle <br />
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Best Film Screenplay<br />
Hell or High Water<br />
La La Land<br />
Manchester by the Sea<br />
Moonlight<br />
Nocturnal Animals<br />
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Screenplay can sometimes be the one off win, like Up in the Air, Her, or Midnight in Paris. The other type of Screenplay win will often go with an acting win (no film win), see Steve Jobs, Birdman, Django Unchained. The other kind of win is the landslide which is rare<br />
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I think this year this will be Manchster, and Casey Affleck, but watch out for this going Hell or High Water.<br />
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Will Win: Manchester by the Sea<br />
Spoiler: Hell or High Water<br />
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Best Animated Feature<br />
Kubo and the Two Strings<br />
Moana<br />
My Life as a Zuchinni<br />
Sing<br />
Zootopia<br />
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They tend to go predictable in this category...<br />
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Will Win: Zootopia<br />
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Best Foreign Language Film<br />
Divine<br />
Elle<br />
Neruda<br />
The Salesman<br />
Ton Erdmann<br />
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Many of these films are French, or have split French origin, so will that split the vote? Maybe.<br />
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Will Win: Toni Erdmann<br />
Spoiler: Elle or Neruda<br />
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Best Original Score<br />
Arrival<br />
Hidden Figures<br />
La La Land<br />
Lion<br />
Moonlight<br />
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The Globes appear to love those classic/iconic sounding scores (The Painted Veil), they will also pick more outside the box things too (The Social Network). I think this will go to La La Land, but watch out for Lion.<br />
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Will Win: La La Land<br />
Spoiler: Lion<br />
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Best Original Song<br />
Gold-Gold<br />
La La Land-City of Stars<br />
Moana-How Far I'll Go<br />
Sing-Faith<br />
Trolls-Can't Stop the Feeling<br />
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I am torn, will they try to get Lin Manuel or JT on stage, or go for the original music from a musical they clearly love?<br />
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Will Win: Moana-How Far I'll Go<br />
Spoiler: La La Land-City of Stars<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-56433576666879512592016-12-15T11:34:00.000-08:002016-12-15T11:34:58.884-08:00Oscar Predictions (December 2016)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Best Picture</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-La La Land</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Moonlight</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Manchester by the Sea</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Hell or High Water </span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-Hacksaw Ridge </span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">6-Arrival</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">7-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Lion</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">8-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Fences</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">9-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Hidden Figures</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">10-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Sully</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Contenders:</b></span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Silence <br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Loving </span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br />Strongest three films are La La Land, Moonlight, and Manchester by the Sea, anyway you slice it those three films have done the best.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Hell or High Water, Hacksaw Ridge, Arrival, and Lion are interchangeable in the middle, they have done well at Critics Choice, the Globes, and SAG. The next series of big guild awards will help narrow this down.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;">Like most years I think there will be 8 nominees and fighting it out for that 8th spot is Fences, Hidden Figures, and Sully. At the moment Fences and Hidden Figures are close for that last spot, I think box office, and Oscar campaign will push Fences ahead, but Hidden Figures looks strong. Sully is miles back because of its snubs, but if it lands in PGA and some of the other Guilds it has a shot.</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Best Director</b><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-Damien Chazelle-La La Land</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Barry Jenkins-Moonlight</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Kenneth Lonnergan-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Martin Scorsese-Silence</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-David Mackenzie-Hell or High Water </span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Contenders: </b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;">Mel Gibson-Hacksaw Ridge </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Denis Villeneueve-Arrival</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;">I think Chazelle, Jenkins, and Lonnergan like their films appear to be locked into this category. They are showing up everywhere, and their films have the most support.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;">I think Scorsese will show up here, he has not shown up anywhere else, but I feel like he will make the DGA line-up. I think the fifth spot is tough, right now I am picking Mackenzie, this is a long shot guess on my part. DGA and BAFTA may help clear this up, but it did not for the Lenny Aabrahamson nomination last year. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;">Gibson and </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Villeneueve seem the most likely (in that order) to bounce Scorsese and Mackenzie.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /></span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Best Actor</b><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-Casey Affleck-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Denzel Washington-Fences</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Andrew Garfield-Hacksaw Ridge </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Ryan Gosling-La La Land</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-Viggo Mortensen-Captain Fantastic </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Contenders:</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Joel Edgerton-Loving</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Affleck, Washington, Garfield, and Gosling look like locks to me. Mortensen and his film had a fantastic week. I have him in at fifth because of the SAG ensemble nomination. Like Terrence Howard with Hustle and Flow this show strength.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Edgerton is the next likeliest contender, but that is looking less likely. Tom Hanks did not show up anywhere, and I almost considered not putting him down here, but he is after all Tom Hanks.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></b><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"></span><b style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Best Actress</b><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-Emma Stone-La La Land</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-Natalie Portman-Jackie</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Amy Adams-Arrival</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Meryl Streep-Florence Foster Jenkins</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Isabelle Huppert-Elle</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Contenders:</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Ruth Negga-Loving</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Annette Benning-20th Century Women</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Taraji P. Henson-Hidden Figures</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">This is the most competitive category. I think Stone, Portman and Adams are as close to locks as you can predict. The fourth and fifth spots are a little murky.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;">Meryl Streep looks poised to attain another nomination, and I like her I truly do, but there need to be other actresses who are celebrated. Streep is typically the rubber stamp for older actresses which is nice to have an older actress in this category, but who am I to judge. With Globe/SAG, and her Cecile B. DeMille tribute, I think she is a pretty safe bet.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;">I think the fifth spot goes to Huppert like Charlotte Rampling (who missed the Globes last year), and Marion Cotillard the year before who got in for Two Days One Night.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;">After this comes Negga, Benning and Henson, anyone could be snubbed or spoil, this is a very close category.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Supporting Actor</b><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-</span><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Mahershala Ali-Moonlight</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Jeff Bridges-Hell or High Water</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Dev Patel-Lion </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Lucas Hedges-Manchester by the Sea</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Hugh Grant-Florence Foster Jenkins</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">*Ali was bumped to one, Bridge moved from contender to 2, Hedges from 1 to 3, Patel was moved from Lead to Supporting.</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Contenders:</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Michael Shannon-Nocturnal Animals</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Ben Foster-Hell or High Water</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /></span>I think this category will match SAG five for five, that simple.<br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Best Supporting Actress</b><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Viola Davis-Fences </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Naomi Harris-Moonlight</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-Michelle Williams-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-Naomi Harris-Moonlight</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-Nicole Kidman-Lion</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-Octavia Spencer </span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Contenders:</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Janelle Monae-Hidden Figures </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /></span><br />These five women are the nominees for SAG and the Globes, I think they will be the Oscar nominees<br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b>Best Adapted Screenplay</b></span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-Moonlight </span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Arrival</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Lion</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Fences</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Silence</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b>Best Original Screenplay</b></span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">La La Land</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Hell or High Water </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-Jackie</span><br style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-The Lobster </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-28363254415892583022016-12-09T16:12:00.002-08:002016-12-09T16:12:53.909-08:002017 Golden Globe Predictions The Golden Globe nominations will be announced next Monday, and I am going to lock my predictions in right now. I would like to think I am good at predicting this group, but there could be so many wild cards (I am not going to to even attempt to predict their television nominees).<br />
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Best Film (Drama)<br />
Arrival<br />
Hacksaw Ridge<br />
Manchester by the Sea<br />
Moonlight<br />
Silence<br />
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Hacksaw Ridge, is the film that I think will "surprise" people and show up here. I could also see 6 films showing up here too, the sixth being something like Lion or Hidden Figures.<br />
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Best Actor (Drama)<br />
Casey Affleck-Manchester by the Sea<br />
Andrew Garfield-Hacksaw Ridge<br />
Tom Hanks-Sully<br />
Viggo Mortensen-Captain Fantastic<br />
Denzel Washington-Fences<br />
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Best Actress (Drama)<br />
Amy Adams-Arrival<br />
Taraji P. Henson-Hidden Figures<br />
Isabelle Huppert-Elle<br />
Ruth Nega-Loving<br />
Natalie Portman-Jackie<br />
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Best Film (Comedy/Musical)<br />
20th Century Women<br />
Florence Foster Jenkins<br />
Hail, Cesar!<br />
La La Land<br />
Rules don't Apply<br />
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Best Actor (Comedy/Musical)<br />
Adam Driver-Patterson<br />
Warren Beatty-Rules don't Apply<br />
Ryan Gosling-La La Land<br />
Hugh Grant-Florence Foster Jenkins<br />
Ryan Reynolds-Deadpool<br />
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Best Actress (Comedy/Musical)<br />
Kate Beckinsale-Love & Friendship<br />
Annette Bening-20th Century Women<br />
Hailee Steinfeld-Edge of 17<br />
Emma Stone-La La Land<br />
Meryl Streep-Florence Foster Jenkins<br />
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Best Supporting Actor<br />
Mahershala Ali-Moonlight<br />
Jeff Bridges-Hell or High Water<br />
Lucas Hedges-Manchester by the Sea<br />
Dev Patel-Lion<br />
Michael Shannon-Nocturnal Animals<br />
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Best Supporting Actress<br />
Viola Davis-Fences<br />
Naomie Harris-Moonlight<br />
Nicole Kidman-Lion<br />
Janelle Monae-Hidden Figures<br />
Michelle Williams-Manchester by the Sea<br />
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Best Director<br />
Damien Chazelle-La La Lamd<br />
Mel Gibson-Hacksaw Ridge<br />
Barry Jenkins-Moonlight<br />
Kenneth Lonnergan-Manchester by the Sea<br />
Martin Scorsese-Silence<br />
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Best Screenplay<br />
Arrival<br />
Manchester by the Sea<br />
Moonlight<br />
La La Land<br />
Lion<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-81049425612220999822016-11-27T11:08:00.001-08:002016-11-27T11:08:16.909-08:00Oscar Predictions (November 2016)<a href="https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/5g2a7980.jpg?w=670" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" id="img" src="https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/5g2a7980.jpg?w=670" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Not much has changed. This is the calm before the critics storm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Do the Critics Matter ?</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Of course, but in many ways they cloud judgement, and prevent you from assessing the difference between Academy and critic perception. They can also push a film into consideration that could have been ignored.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Last year Carol was one of the critics darlings, it was the best reviewed film (according to Metacritic, scoring a 95). 45 Years was number 2 with a 94. Both showed up at the Oscars, which is great, but neither were in the Best Picture or Director category, and neither won any Oscars. Carol won the top prize at the NY Film Critics awards, and many other places.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">The LA film Critics went for Spotlight, the eventual Best Picture winner, and another critics darling. Spotlight was the fourth highest rated film with critics. This was put on the map at Toronto, and was well liked across the board. I would argue this won Best Picture and was helped by critics, but the actors pushed this through, because it was a true ensemble piece.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">This year the two films that seem to be highest on the critics radar are Manchester by the Sea, and Moonlight. Both films did well at the Gotham Awards (nominations wise) and the Independent Spirit Awards. Moonlight and Manchester, will do best at the NY Film Critics awards. I would bet La La Land wins at the LA Film Critics Awards. There are of course other groups play a role. The National Board of Review picked Mad Max last year, and it was highly talked about it pushed the film into serious contention. In the end critics can help rubber stamp and a push a performance on the trajectory.</span></span><br />
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The acting win narrative, like the Best Picture win is a different narrative. Look for Casey Affleck and Natalie Portman to scoop a lot of lead acting wins with the critics, but I will argue that Washington and Stone stand a better chance at winning the Oscars. The nominations/winners start getting announced this week, but they are never a perfect crystal ball.<br />
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<b>The Sound of Silence</b><br />
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There is not much to say, other than the first trailer which was released in the last week was stunning. I am curious if critics/journalists/voters will get to see this film anytime soon. This will impact its nomination tally, especially if critics can help add to the passion project story.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">My Predictions:</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">I have laid out my predictions for the major categories (outside of screenplay). Films/performances that have been seen are ranked above any film or performance that has not been seen.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Best Picture</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-La La Land</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-Moonlight</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Fences</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Jackie</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">6-Arrival</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">7-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Hidden Figures</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">8-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Sully</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">9-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Lion</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">10-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Silence</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">*Hell or High Water and Loving were bumped for Arrival and Hidden Figures </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Contenders:</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">20th Century Women</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Hacksaw Ridge <br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Hell or High Water </span></span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Loving </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">*Hacksaw Ridge was added as a contender </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Best Director</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-Damien Chazelle-La La Land</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Barry Jenkin-Moonlight</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Kenneth Lonnergan-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-Pablo Larrain-Jackie</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Martin Scorsese-Silence</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">*this list remains the same</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Contenders: </b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Jeff Nichols-Loving</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Denis Villeneueve-Arrival</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Denzel Washington-Fences</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">*Ang Lee was bumped from this list </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Best Actor</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-Casey Affleck-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Denzel Washington-Fences</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-Joel Edgerton-Loving</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-Tom Hanks-Sully</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Ryan Gosling-La La Land</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">* list remains the same, but Gosling bumped to five, Washington moved to two</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Contenders:</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Andrew Garfield-Silence/Hacksaw Ridge </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Michael Keaton-The Founder</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">*Jake Gyllenhaal for Nocturnal Animals and Robert DeNiro for The Comedian were removed from this list<br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"></span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Best Actress</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-Emma Stone-La La Land</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-Natalie Portman-Jackie</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-Annette Benning-20th Century Women</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-Ruth Negga-Loving</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-Amy Adams-Arrival</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">*Amy Adam bumped up to this list</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Contenders:</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Jessica Chastain-Miss Sloane</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Taraji P. Henson-Hidden Figures</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Isabelle Huppert-Elle</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Meryl Streep-Florence Foster Jenkins</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">*Meryl Streep bumped to contender, Adams is no longer a contender for Nocturnal Animals<br /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Supporting Actor</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Mahershala Ali-Moonlight</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Jeff Bridges-Hell or High Water</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Lucas Hedges-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Dev Patel-Lion </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5-</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Liam Neeson-Silence</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">*Ali was bumped to one, Bridge moved from contender to 2, Hedges from 1 to 3, Patel was moved from Lead to Supporting.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Contenders:</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Jovan Adepo-Fences</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Hugh Grant-Florence Foster Jenkins</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Stephen Henderson-Fences <br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Michael Shannon-Nocturnal Animals</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Peter Sargaard-Jackie</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">*Aaron Eckheart in Bleed for This was removed, Stephen Henderson in Fences was added </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Gretta Gerwig-20th Century Women<br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Felicity Jones-A Monster Calls</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Molly Shannon-Other People</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">*Gerwig was bumped to contender </span></span><br />
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Charlize Theron-Monster<br />
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Theron and Keaton were the only two women nominated both the Globes and SAG and eventually at the Oscars. Both women were snubbed at the BAFTAs. Naomi Watts was nominated at SAG and the BAFTA awards. The three of these women were the closest things to locks this year.<br />
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Hughes was nominated in Supporting at SAG, but there was a push for her to be lead, and like with Kate Winslet in The Reader she ended up in the right category. Samantha Morton came completely out of left field with her nomination, but was a strong contender.<br />
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Evan Rachel Wood from Thirteen was the only performer nominated at Globes and SAG, but missed the Oscars.<br />
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Scarlett Johansson had two Globe nominations, one in Comedy/Musical for Lost in Translation, and one for Girl with the Pearl Earring; she was nominated for both in the BAFTA Lead Actress category.<br />
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Uma Thurman had a Globe nomination and BAFTA nomination for Kill Bill Volume One, Nicole Kidman got a Globe nomination for Cold Mountain. There was enough love for this film that made Kidman a contender. Patrica Clarkson snagged a SAG nomination for The Station Agent, hard to figure this one out, but it also received a SAG ensemble nomination.<br />
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Including the eventual nominees, and counting both Johansson's performances twice there were 10 strong contenders in this category. This year appears to have to have a similar situation, except this many of this year's contenders come from strong Best Picture contenders, which is rare. None of the 2003 nominees were in films that were nominated, or even close to being nominated for Best Picture, so this will shake things up, and may make this slate of nominees tough to predict.<br />
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1-Emma Stone-La La Land-Land is the BP front runner, Stone is previous Oscar nominee in what is seen as lighthearted lovely film. Stone also sings and dances which helps.</div>
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2-Natalie Portman-Jackie-I think Portman will make up a lot of ground in this divisive political climate. Many of the Hollywood liberals may want to honor a performance that recognizes the beauty of Camelot, Jackie, and the performance itself.</div>
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I believe these are the only two locks, and that the other contenders are fighting for the three remaining slots. My order on who comes next changes daily.</div>
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3-Amy Adams-Arrival-Adams has five other nominations; she is well liked especially among actors, and I think Arrival will be boosted by a decent box office. Adams also gives a fantastic performance, and could be a spoiler this season.</div>
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4-Ruth Negga-Loving-When I hear people talk about Loving the first thing I hear people say is how much they loved her performance. Negga is a relative newcomer, but I think actors will respond to her and this role.</div>
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5-Annette Benning-20th Century Women-I am Isabellwavering on her, I know she has support, and is well liked and will campaign hard, but I wonder how much this film will have an impact. The buzz has waned, but I think her strong Hollywood support will keep her here.</div>
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6-Meryl Streep-Florence Foster Jenkins-Never underestimate Ms. Streep, this film will play well on screener, but none have gone out yet. This is also feels like a performance that would get Streep a nomination in any other year, and she is in the running.</div>
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7-Isabelle Huppert-Elle-Foreign language films/foreign produced films have gotten many actresses nominated in this category over the last few years, and Huppert is overdue for a nomination. I think the subject matter may prevent people from watching, but she is is still a strong contender, and may snag a Globe nomination.</div>
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8-Taraji P. Henson-Hidden Figures-Figures finally screened, and it bodes well that there was tons of heart, and some sadness that elevated this film. Henson has been nominated before, and her strong presence on TV and in popular culture may help her.</div>
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9-Jessica Chastain-Miss Sloane-Another film that recently screened at AFI, and there were many positive mentions for Chastain, and the way she exudes and embodies this character in a fantastic way.</div>
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All of these women stand a strong chance to be nominated, there is no certainty, but I am excited that this category has numerous strong contenders.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-29248080382602857382016-11-14T08:21:00.001-08:002016-11-14T08:21:20.829-08:00Critics Choice (TV Nominees) lack the Critical Piece in their Name-2016 Nominees <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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Atlanta and Fleabag being included in Comedy Series and in the lead acting race are big wins, and the shining nominations in this category. These were the only new shows to make a dent in these categories, and their dent was not even that big. How do you put in Tony Hale or Ty Burrell over Keith Stanfield or Brian Tyree Henry from Atlanta? The person from Veep who should have been nominated was Sam Richardson.</div>
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Modern Family getting three nominations, and new cutting edge shows like Insecure and Divorce getting skunked proves these critics either aren't watching television or they were too lazy to think outside the box.</div>
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt doing well across the board is the best thing they can claim in these categories.</div>
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<b>Drama</b></div>
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These categories had the biggest failures. I will start with the exclusion of The Americans which was the third highest rated series on Metacritic this year. I do know that this only represents only the first three episodes, but you can say the same about Mr. Robot, and even if you cooled on The Americans second half it still had more positives than Robot (both should be there).</div>
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Let's talk about Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright's inclusion, in a show that has become laughably implausible like Scandal, but Scandal doesn't pretend. Wright is solid but has no business being here. If you are going to nominate The Crown for Drama how do you ignore Claire Foy? Same thing for Stranger Things and Winona Ryder?</div>
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The show that snaked the most was Luke Cage. Last year this group at least nominated Krysten Ritter in Lead Actress. How do you nominated the Mahershala Ali for House of Cards and not Luke Cage? Yet you have Peter Dinklage and Christian Slater who honestly were solid but did nothing that stood our in their shows. I could say the same thing for Simone Missick in Cage, but no let's rubber stamp last year's winner Constance Zimmer or one of the Thrones women.</div>
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To put this in perspective Game of Thrones, Westworld, and Strangers Things were ranked in the 60s on Metacritic (a compilation of critics reviews) but all received nominations. Rectify on the other is strongest reviewed show of the year, and did not even receive a Best Actor nomination. </div>
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<b>Limited Series/Movie</b></div>
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I was not surprised the Emmy Awards snubbed Connor Jessup for American Crime, but how does Tim Matheson score a nomination for Killing Regan? American Crime had a much stronger, better reviewed second season but was snubbed in series.</div>
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Where is The Night Of? Love or hate the way this show ended, there were some amazing performances which deserved recognition, again critically well received, but missing.</div>
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<b>Conclusion</b></div>
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These nominations are a joke, the critics reviews meaningless. When your awards (as a Critics group) are almost a carbon copy of the Emmy Award nominations its time to take a good look in the mirror and ask where did you go wrong.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: 700;">BEST COMEDY SERIES</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Atlanta</em> – FX<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Black-ish</em> – ABC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fleabag</em> – Amazon<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Modern Family</em> – ABC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Silicon Valley</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt</em> – Netflix<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Veep</em> – HBO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Ellie Kemper – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt</em> – Netflix<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Julia Louis-Dreyfus – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Veep</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Kate McKinnon – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saturday Night Live</em> – NBC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Tracee Ellis Ross – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Black-ish</em> – ABC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Phoebe Waller-Bridge – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fleabag</em> – Amazon<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Constance Wu – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fresh Off the Boat</em> – ABC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Anthony Anderson – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Black-ish</em> – ABC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Will Forte – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Last Man on Earth</em> – FOX<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Donald Glover – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Atlanta</em> – FX<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Bill Hader – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Documentary Now!</em> – IFC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Patrick Stewart – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blunt Talk</em> – Starz<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Jeffrey Tambor – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Transparent</em> – Amazon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Julie Bowen – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Modern Family</em> – ABC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Anna Chlumsky – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Veep</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Allison Janney – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mom</em> – CBS<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Jane Krakowski – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt</em> – Netflix<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Judith Light – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Transparent</em> – Amazon<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Allison Williams – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Girls</em> – HBO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Louie Anderson – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Baskets</em> – FX<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Andre Braugher – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brooklyn Nine-Nine</em> – FOX<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Tituss Burgess – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt</em> – Netflix<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Ty Burrell – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Modern Family</em> – ABC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Tony Hale – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Veep</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />T.J. Miller – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Silicon Valley</em> – HBO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Alec Baldwin – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saturday Night Live</em> – NBC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Christine Baranski – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Big Bang Theory</em> – CBS<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Larry David – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saturday Night Live</em> – NBC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Lisa Kudrow – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt</em> – Netflix<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Liam Neeson – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Inside Amy Schumer</em> – Comedy Central</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">America’s Got Talent</em> – NBC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">MasterChef Junior</em> – FOX<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">RuPaul’s Drag Race</em> – Logo<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Skin Wars</em> – GSN<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Amazing Race</em> – CBS<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Voice</em> – NBC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chopped</em> – Food Network<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Inside The Actors Studio</em> – Bravo<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Penn & Teller: Fool Us</em> – The CW<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Project Runway</em> – Lifetime<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Shark Tank</em> – ABC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Undercover Boss</em> – CBS</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown</em> – CNN<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chrisley Knows Best</em> – USA Network<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Deadliest Catch</em> – Discovery<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ice Road Truckers</em> – History<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Intervention</em> – A&E<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Naked and Afraid</em> – Discovery</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST TALK SHOW</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Full Frontal with Samantha Bee</em> – TBS<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jimmy Kimmel Live!</em> – ABC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Last Week Tonight with John Oliver</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Daily Show with Trevor Noah</em> – Comedy Central<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Late Late Show with James Corden</em> – CBS<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon</em> – NBC</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST REALITY SHOW HOST</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Ted Allen – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chopped</em> – Food Network<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Tom Bergeron – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dancing with the Stars</em> – ABC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Anthony Bourdain – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown</em> – CNN<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Nick Cannon – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">America’s Got Talent</em> – NBC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Carson Daly – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Voice</em> – NBC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />RuPaul – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">RuPaul’s Drag Race</em> – Logo</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST DRAMA SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Better Call Saul</em> – AMC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Game of Thrones</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Robot</em> – USA Network<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Stranger Things</em> – Netflix<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Crown</em> – Netflix<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This Is Us</em> – NBC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Westworld</em> – HBO</div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Sam Heughan – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Outlander</em> – Starz<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Rami Malek – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Robot</em> – USA Network<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Bob Odenkirk – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Better Call Saul</em> – AMC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Matthew Rhys – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Americans</em> – FX<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Liev Schreiber – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ray Donovan</em> – Showtime<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Kevin Spacey – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">House of Cards</em> – Netflix</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Caitriona Balfe – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Outlander</em> – Starz<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Viola Davis – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How to Get Away with Murder</em> – ABC<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Tatiana Maslany – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Orphan Black</em> – BBC America<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Keri Russell – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Americans</em> – FX<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Evan Rachel Wood – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Westworld</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Robin Wright – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">House of Cards</em> – Netflix</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Peter Dinklage – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Game of Thrones</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Kit Harington – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Game of Thrones</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />John Lithgow – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Crown</em> – Netflix<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Mandy Patinkin – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Homeland</em> – Showtime<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Christian Slater – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Robot</em> – USA Network<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Jon Voight – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ray Donovan</em> – Showtime</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Christine Baranski – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Good Wife</em> – CBS<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Emilia Clarke – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Game of Thrones</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Lena Headey – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Game of Thrones</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Thandie Newton – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Westworld</em> – HBO<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Maura Tierney – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Affair</em> – Showtime<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Constance Zimmer – <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">UnREAL</em> – Lifetime</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-2995528373184371262016-11-13T21:13:00.001-08:002016-11-13T21:23:28.152-08:00Arrival is a Stunning Masterpiece that highlights the Beauty in Humanity<div style="text-align: center;">
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It has been a long week, and my faith in humanity is at a low. With the election of Donald Trump my liberal bubble was popped. Misogyny, racism, homophobia, and many other isms won. Americans let their fear win, and in this there could be references to Star Wars, Green Lantern, and any other mythology that provokes the concept of fear. I felt as though I was clinging to a weird metal post, with the Emperor pushing me to let my fear take over, There have been many things which helped foster hope, family, friends, comics, some Murder She Wrote, and the purpose of this write up, Arrival.</div>
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The alien invasion film has been around in cinema for a long time, my first foray into this this world was The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), but there were probably others. I watched this as a young child and for my film cinema class in college. I remember as a child that fear was the main construct in this film the outsider was here to invade the planet, and the government, and others were on a mission to put an end to these aliens from destroying our world. Arrival uses many of the common concepts around the alien force coming to earth from many films like Earth, or Signs (2002), but this film is so much more.<br />
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Arrival is based on the short story from Ted Chiang and while science and philosophy are rooted within this story, the main crux of the film is communication. What is your purpose on Earth? Everyone around the world wants to know why these aliens have touched down. The government brings in Amy Adam's Louise, a linguist who is meant bridge the communication with the aliens, and their language. Louise is paired up with Ian played by Jeremy Renner, and the two get to work on trying to understand the aliens language and their purpose rather than going right to the offensive,</div>
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Without giving more away, the films builds on the subject material by Chiang but it's Denis Villenueve and his creative team who have built out this world, and opened this up to be a a true masterpiece. Villenueve has had an impressive resume since 2010, Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy, and Sicario. Each of these films explores humanity in so many different ways. You rarely see a a director weave brilliant worlds with so many different screenwriters, but Villenueve continues to hit it out of the park. In this film his workd with screen writer Heisserer turns out an emotionally gripping tale about love, communication, and hope. Together these elements provide the core, which are only enhanced by the sumptuous visuals and technical aspects.</div>
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Villenueve's visual world is beautifully captured by the fantastic Bradford Young (A Most Violent Year, Selma). Young is a reason this film moves beyond the traditional sci-fi alien picture; he works the camera from different angles and pushes you to see things from different perspectives. Young's work also adds depth and humanity, and brings about so many emotions, which adds to the power. Johann Johannsson scored the film and has worked with Villenueve twice before (Prisoners and Sicario) provides lovely and haunting music which enables the journey of Louise to take flight.</div>
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While Villenueve, Heisserer, and Young deserve tons of praise for helping crafting this journey, it's the brilliant performance from Amy Adams, which brings everything together. Adams gives a quietly brilliant performance, which could have been over the top, and had histrionics, but she creates something more powerful in this role. Adam's main job in the film is to provide a connection to the aliens with her linguistics skills. Adams performance soars showing empathy in a way that most science fiction tends to avoid. Adams is fighting to bring humanity together, and her role brings everything together. </div>
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Arrival helped me to find hope, and while there is a ton of bad stuff going on in this country and in the world, it's wonderful to find a film which believes in humanity, and is plain fantastic.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-39035361976231533512016-10-28T12:27:00.000-07:002016-10-28T12:27:04.667-07:00Oscar Predictions (October 2016)<a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Moonlight_(2016_film).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for moonlight" border="0" height="320" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Moonlight_(2016_film).png" width="220" /></a><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Not much has changed since my last slate of predictions. Fences, Silence, Live by Night and </span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Hidden Figures remain unseen, so there are still some contenders out there which will remain unknowns for a while.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Dev Patel was also switched to Supporting, and I think that boosts his chances for a first time nomination. Lion jumped from non-contender to 7 on my list, and this is mainly because of two elements, The Weinstein Co. and the emotional it factor. The buzz I am hearing from this film is lots of tears, and strong emotional reactions, this will play well for voters.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">My Predictions:</b><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I have laid out my predictions for the major categories (outside of screenplay). Films/performances that have been seen are ranked above any film or performance that has not been seen.</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Best Picture</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1-La La Land</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">2-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">3-Moonlight</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">4-Jackie</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">5-Loving</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">6-Sully</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">7-Lion</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">8-Hell or High Water </span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">9-</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Silence</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">10-</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Fences</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br />*Lion and Hell or High Water were bumped to the top 10<br />
<br style="background-color: #fff9ee;" /><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Contenders:</b><br />
Arrival<br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">20th Century Women</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk</span><br />
Hidden Figures<br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Live by Night</span><br />
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*Arrival and Hidden Figures were bumped to Contenders<br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Best Director</b><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1-Damien Chazelle-La La Land</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">2-</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Barry Jenkin-Moonlight</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">3-</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Kenneth Lonnergan-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">4-Pablo Larrain-Jackie</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">5-</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Martin Scorsese-Silence</span><br />
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*Pablo Larrain was bumped to fouth<br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Contenders: </b><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Ang Lee-Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Jeff Nichols-Loving</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Denis Villeneueve-Arrival</span><br />
Denzel Washington-Fences<br />
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*Denzel Washington was bumped to contender status<br style="background-color: #fff9ee;" /><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Best Actor</b><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1-Casey Affleck-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">2-Ryan Gosling-La La Land</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">3-Joel Edgerton-Loving</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">4-Tom Hanks-Sully</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">5-Denzel Washington-Fences</span><br />
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* Dev Patel had his category placement changed and Tom Hanks was bumped to fourth<br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Contenders:</b><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Robert DeNiro-The Comedian</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Andrew Garfield-Silence</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Jake Gyllenhaal-Nocturnal Animals</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Michael Keaton-The Founder</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Best Actress</b><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1-Emma Stone-La La Land</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">2-Natalie Portman-Jackie</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">3-Annette Benning-20th Century Women</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">4-Ruth Negga-Loving</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">5-Meryl Streep-Florence Foster Jenkins</span><br />
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*Viola Davis had her SAG category placement changed to Supporting, so she was replaced by Streep<br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Contenders:</b><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Amy Adams in Arrival and Nocturnal Animals</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Jessica Chastain-Miss Sloane</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Taraji P. Henson-Hidden Figures</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Isabelle Huppert-Elle</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Supporting Actor</b><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1-</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Mahershala Ali-Moonlight</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">2-</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Jeff Bridges-Hell or High Water</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">3-</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Lucas Hedges-Manchester by the Sea</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">4-</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Dev Patel-Lion </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">5-</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Liam Neeson-Silence</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">*Ali was bumped to one, Bridge moved from contender to 2, Hedges from 1 to 3, Patel was moved from Lead to Supporting.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Contenders:</b><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Jovan Adepo-Fences</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Aaron Eckheart-Bleed for This</span><br />
Hugh Grant-Florence Foster Jenkins<br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Michael Shannon-Nocturnal Animals</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Peter Sargaard-Jackie</span><br />
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In 1994 several major film directors made the feature film debut, the most notable being Danny Boyle, Frank Darabont, Doug Liman, David O. Russell, and Kelly Reichardt. I could turn this into a think piece clamoring for Reichardt to get same "indie cred" David O. Russell has attained, but I won't. I will state that gender plays a role in this divide between these two directors trajectories, and opportunities. I probably could write a book about the gender gap with women behind the camera, but instead I will dive deeper into this beautiful film about women, and their everyday lives in the American Heartland. </div>
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Reichardt focuses on four women and their lives in Montana. Throughout the the film we get to meet Laura Dern's hard working, and often funny Laura. Laura is attempting to help her client Fuller, played by Jared Harris, realize he can't sue a former employer for a work place accident. Laura takes Fuller to another lawyer (a man) who explains to Fuller he can't win, and Fuller walks away. Laura is exasperated, claiming if she were a man she would be taken serious in her profession.</div>
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In any other film, like "I Don't Know How She Does It" (2011) you would get an exaggerated version of this women. How does the woman get the guy, have the kids, and get taken seriously at work? I did not see this Sarah Jessica Parker jaunt, but I have seen a hundred films of this ilk. 'Women' is different, and focuses on the basic every day humanity of Laura, similar struggles working to balance some extreme moments, with her own life, blended with the absurd humor we all encounter. This film does not assert itself to belittle the concept of the working women, but instead shows great complexity.</div>
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To state that these stories intersect is factual, but not like a Babel, where these stories are all connected because we are part of the global world. James Le Gross who plays William is connected to Laura, but it's his wife Gina who Reichardt introduces next. Gina is played by Reichardt's oft used muse Michelle Williams and she is one of the most complex characters in the film. Gina's complexity comes in the form of mother/and boss of her husband; she is his actual boss. On their way home Gina and William stop by their distant neighbor Albert's house (Rene Auberjonois) home to ask for some sand stone in order to add to their families new "authentic home."</div>
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This sandstone represents Gina's desire to maintain that consistent Montana homestead while creating a somewhat gentrified space; she wants to use this to build up her own happiness and keep her family together. Gina or characters like her are often represented as shrill, and one note, but Williams and Reichardt craft a woman who is both unlikeable and sympathetic. Gina is working hard to maintain her family, and she believes this sand stone will be the foundation to stabilize their lives. Gina is willing to barter hard and take away the stone from it's natural habitat in order to c aid in her happiness. This all culminates in a wave, a telling wave, and the response.</div>
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The most compelling story focuses on Jamie, played by first time actress Lily Gladstone. The quiet, shy awkward Jamie tends to the horses for a seasonal job at the ranch. One night she sees people entering the school, and decides to follow. Jamie stumbles into a school law class taught by Beth (Kristen Stewart). The two connect and Lily joins Beth in a diner after class, Lily does not even eat with Beth but rather waits to get a burger from a vending machine. Gladstone conveys the nerves in awkwardness in a way that even seasoned actresses could not convey. Even when when Gladstone is just simply staring at Beth, you feel so much care, and emotion in the simplest glance.</div>
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As you follow the characters journeys you get lost in is the sumptuous visuals. Reichardt worked with cinematographer Christopher Blavelt who shot Meek's Cutoff. From the snow covered mountains, to the way in which the street light hits Lily while on horse back riding down the high way. This film captures every element of Montana, and the Heartland, and how these women are lives are connected to the land around them.</div>
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Reichardt sets a tone that envelopes you in the everyday lives of these people; she breaks down the wall, while never letting an artificial moment exist. Whether you are watching converse Beth and Lily past a man slurping soup, or Native Americans dancing while Laura wanders the mall after eating some lunch you feel at home in their lives. Certain Women is one of the most beautiful and captivating films I have seen.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-27850814714066958782016-10-17T09:40:00.000-07:002016-10-17T09:40:17.620-07:00Oscar Predictions (September 2016)<a href="http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/premature-oscar-predictions-best-director-best-picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for oscars 2017" border="0" height="224" src="http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/premature-oscar-predictions-best-director-best-picture.jpg" width="320" /></a>At this point in the "Oscar season" I have seen one film that could be a contender for award show consideration in the main categories, and at this moment I would consider it a huge long shot. Hell or High Water is a fantastic film about the evolution those fighting to make ends meet, fighting to do right, while being saddled with the simple burdens of everyday life in America. Sounds like a contender. Hell still has a fighting chance, it will depend on the campaign. At the moment the strongest chances are in Supporting Actor for Jeff Bridges and Original Screenplay, but the latter is a very competitive category.<br />
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There are a couple big things hanging out there for Oscar predictions at the moment:<br />
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<b>Will #OscarsSoWhite not be a thing this year?</b><br />
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There are four films yet to be released this year about the black/African American experience, Moonlight, Fences, Hidden Figures and Loving. Moonlight and Fences are both majority black cast and directed. Loving is about over turning the law preventing interracial marriage. Hidden Figures is about three black women and their impact on NASA.<br />
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Moonlight will be released in a limited capacity this month, and appears to be one of the best reviewed films of the year. Loving has also scored positive reviews, and lots of praise. While Fences and Hidden Figures has yet to be seen. There are two other films which have been officially released this year which also could be considered in some races and thy are Queen of Katwe, and Birth of a Nation. Katwe has solid reviews, and the heart, but the furthest I could see it going is maybe a Supporting Actress nomination for Lupita Nyong'o. Birth of a Nation was a predicted front runner back in February and March, but then it was released that star/director Nate Parker was involved in a sexual assault case in college, which has impacted the film's perception. Parker was actually found not guilty, but his words and other actions surrounding this case have not gone unnoticed. To get varying perspectives on this please listen Sasha Stone's podcast on awardsdaily.com and NPR's Code Switch podcast specifically about this issue.<br />
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There is obviously a lot of pressure on the Academy considering their increased measurement and they have to be waiting with bated breath. Honoring any combination of these films (more than one in Best Picture) would be a win. I think the next problem is that Hollywood does not make enough films the Latino/Hispanic experience, the Asian experience, the LGBT experience, hell there are rarely Best Picture nominees with a lead white women. 2015 had two, Room and Brooklyn, that's rare. Highlighting diversity and inclusion is always important, because representation matters. I hope Hollywood and the Academy (and prestige studios) start to push more realistic, well made stories about different people's lived experiences.<br />
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Yes Twitter, I heard that Scorsese is still in the editing room with Silence, and that it's his "masterpiece." The truth is that no one has seen the film yet. <br />
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk was recently seen by many critics/bloggers, and while last week many were predicting as a spoiler to La La Land (the presumptive front runner) the negative buzz cause it to tumble a lot! I am one person who has removed it from my predictions, but I could have been a bit knee jerk, you never know, after all Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was a Best Picture nominee.<br />
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The other films which have not been seen yet, which may be huge contenders are Fences (mentioned above), Live by Night, and Hidden Figures. There is of course a danger in predicting the unknown, look at Unbroken, many were predicting up to 10 nominations, and the film floundered big time.<br />
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I like to play the hunch game, which films/performances do Oscar voters typically go for and will reviews matter, because they sometimes do not, again this time I will pick on The Blind Side.<br />
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Best Picture<br />
1-La La Land<br />
2-Manchester by the Sea<br />
3-Moonlight<br />
4-Jackie<br />
5-Loving<br />
6-Sully<br />
7-Arrival<br />
8-Silence<br />
9-Fences<br />
10-Hidden Figures<br />
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20th Century Women<br />
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk<br />
Birth of a Nation<br />
Hell or High Water<br />
Live by Night<br />
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1-Damien Chazelle-La La Land<br />
2-Kenneth Lonnergan-Manchester by the Sea<br />
3-Barry Jenkin-Moonlight<br />
4-Martin Scorsese-Silence<br />
5-Denzel Washington-Fences<br />
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Pablo Larrain-Jackie<br />
Ang Lee-Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk<br />
Jeff Nichols-Loving<br />
Denis Villeneueve-Arrival<br />
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1-Casey Affleck-Manchester by the Sea<br />
2-Ryan Gosling-La La Land<br />
3-Joel Edgerton-Loving<br />
4-Dev Patel-Lion<br />
5-Denzel Washington-Fences<br />
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<b>Contenders:</b><br />
Robert DeNiro-The Comedian<br />
Andrew Garfield-Silence<br />
Jake Gyllenhaal-Nocturnal Animals<br />
Tom Hanks-Sully<br />
Michael Keaton-The Founder<br />
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1-Emma Stone-La La Land<br />
2-Natalie Portman-Jackie<br />
3-Annette Benning-20th Century Women<br />
4-Ruth Negga-Loving<br />
5-Viola Davis-Fences<br />
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<b>Contenders:</b><br />
Amy Adams in Arrival and Nocturnal Animals<br />
Jessica Chastain-Miss Sloane<br />
Taraji P. Henson-Hidden Figures<br />
Isabelle Huppert-Elle<br />
Meryl Streep-Florence Foster Jenkins<br />
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1-Lucas Hedges-Manchester by the Sea<br />
2-Peter Sargaard-Jackie<br />
3-Mahershala Ali-Moonlight<br />
4-Liam Neeson-Silence<br />
5-Jovan Adepo-Fences<br />
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<b>Contenders:</b><br />
Jeff Bridges-Hell or High Water<br />
Kyle Chandler-Manchester by the Sea<br />
Aaron Eckheart-Bleed for This<br />
Michael Shannon-Nocturnal Animals<br />
Timothy Spall-Denial<br />
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<b>Best Supporting Actress</b><br />
1-Naomi Harris-Moonlight<br />
2-Michelle Williams-Manchester by the Sea<br />
3-Greta Gerwig-20th Century Women<br />
4-Nicole Kidman-Lion<br />
5-Octavia Spencer-Hidden Figures<br />
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Viola Davis-Fences (category placement not determined)<br />
Laura Dern-The Founder/Certain Women<br />
Felicity Jones-A Monster Calls<br />
Molly Shannon-Other People<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-63056216606616659392016-10-14T11:35:00.000-07:002016-10-14T12:42:38.810-07:00A Walk Down Oscar Memory Lane, 20 Years of Following the Oscars (1996)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJp5nzPsIfqElEqh1FHAnGcRoXgv9ZbdMsUhY0zoKCUtL3rZmgL397-mm4fAhAijcpSJC-yctehgc_svZ8h8Qei21bawbrOPvhtk1zMuBWIVhbLEQatPSTLGNpEl5PvIaxdI93sBdINC3f/s1600/MargeCar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for fargo jerry maguire" border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJp5nzPsIfqElEqh1FHAnGcRoXgv9ZbdMsUhY0zoKCUtL3rZmgL397-mm4fAhAijcpSJC-yctehgc_svZ8h8Qei21bawbrOPvhtk1zMuBWIVhbLEQatPSTLGNpEl5PvIaxdI93sBdINC3f/s320/MargeCar.jpg" width="320" /></a>I started following the Oscars on a more detailed level 20 years ago this year. Three films from the nominees jump to mind from 1996 for me, and they are Jerry Maguire, The Birdcage, and Fargo.<br />
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Jerry Maguire was the romantic comedy/drama, a film type or style that will occasionally find itself in the Best Picture race because of the undeniable magnetism and popularity. As Good as it Gets (1997) fits this mold in a way, but I the offbeat love story element falls flat as this movie ages. Maguire is more akin to Silver Linings Playbook (2012)</div>
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Jerry Maguire was nominated for 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Actor (Tom Cruise), Best Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. Cuba Gooding Jr. walked away the biggest winner and loser that evening; he was the only winner from the film, but his career choices would turn him into a running joke in many people's minds. Cuba Gooding Jr. started a rebound of his career in the late 2000s, but has truly found the most amazing roles this year, ironically. Gooding Jr. is part of two different Ryan Muprhy television vehicles, American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, and American Horror Story: My Roanoke Tales.</div>
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In looking back at this win I would have picked Edward Norton for Primal Fear, but Cuba Gooding Jr. gives one of those beautifully rare scene stealing comedic performance, that is honored by the Oscars. Cuba Gooding Jr. was the sixth African American Actor to win an Oscar in the the acting categories,the third in the Supporting Actor category to win. What happened to Gooding Jr.'s career that came after was what happened to many black or African Americans around this time, there were fewer opportunities for roles, especially in prestige pictures, or even well respected art house comedies. Cuba Gooding Jr. has shown tremendous acting prowess this past year, and I hope as he continues to take on more roles his acting win is held in wider regard.</div>
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I have not re-visited Jerry Maguire in a long time, but I am fairly certain the speeches and lack of chemistry between Cruise and Zellwgger would not hold up. The film is too sappy, and it's interesting because it's a romantic comedy that appealed to both men and women. <br />
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I have re-visited The Birdcage, maybe too many times. As a young gay man (still in the closet) this was a movie I needed to see, there was visibility of gay men, sign me up. At least that is what the internal voice said in my 12 year old mind.<br />
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The Birdcage was not a major Oscar player, the film only had one well deserved nomination for Art Direction. 1996 was before the intensity of the film critic narrative, which has erupted more because of social media and the internet. 1996 was only the second year of the Screen Actors Guild Awards.and holds to be the only year a Best nominee did not win the Outstanding Cast by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and that was The Birdcage. SAG also nominated Nathan Lane for Lead Actor and Hank Azaria for Supporting Actor.<br />
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SAG rarely goes rogue, they did in 2015 (big time) and there have been fun ensembles from comedic films nominated: Waking Ned (1998), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), Hairspray (2007), and Bridesmaids (2011), but none of them in the modern awards era won the top prize like The Birdcage, and I can't imagine a film doing that again. This sets The Birdcage apart from most films, and makes its place in Oscar/award show history unique. The Birdcage is memorable, for me because it was the first film I saw where the lead characters were gay, and did not die tragically. This film will always hold a special place in my heart.<br />
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The last and most memorable Oscar film I saw that specific year was Fargo. Fargo was not a movie I saw in theatres, but rather something I convinced my grandparents let me rent while I stayed over at their house. I am grateful that both my parents and grandparents allowed me to explore so many great films at such a young age. I remember going online, and reading in Entertainment Weekly about the Coens, and this film. At twelve I am I know I did not fully grasp this film, but I did know that I was watching something special.<br />
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Fargo's path to the Oscars was not as gold paved as people would assume, sure it won Best Film at the New York Film Critics Association, Best Director at the BAFTA, and Frances won at SAG (it swept the Independent Spirit Awards, but Fargo's winning record, was rather similar to No Country for Old Men.<br />
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Fargo like many Coen films was ahead of its time (or for the award season) and was steam rolled in many critics awards by Mike Leigh's Secrets and Lies and in the main line awards by The English Patient. Fargo was nominated for seven Oscars and won two, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay.<br />
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Fargo holds a special place in my heart, it's one of the first "dark comedies" I had ever seen, which opened my mind to a whole new world. Fargo is the film I re-visit the most from this year, I have seen it at least 15 times, and every time I watch I find a new thing which makes me smile, or look at the film with a different viewpoint. Fargo and the Coen's direction helped open my perspective on film and the award season/Oscars.<br />
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The Oscars are seen by many around the world as the most prestigious award you can be nominated for/receive. Over the years there has been a narrative which creates a sense of validation. Winning the Oscar = You made it! There are of course ways in which this is debunked, Alfred Hitchcock never won this prize for direction, Peter O'Toole never won for acting, and Roger Deakins has never won in Cinematography.<br />
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There are also problematic aspects to the three names I used as examples of Oscar "injustice" namely that they are CIS straight white males (as far as I know). The greatest amount of visible diversity appears in the acting categories, which is scary because of 1,000 plus nominees only 62 of the acting nominees were black/African American, and this does not account for one person having multiple nominations. Only three black men have been nominated in Best Director, two of which were in the last 6 years, and Oprah was the first black woman to be nominated as a Producer in the Best Picture category. I could not find a list for Asian, Latino, or Native nominees. There are also very few LGBT folks who have been nominated and won at the Oscars. This is why #OscarsSoWhite became a thing, minoritized people are not seeing themselves honored, celebrated, or even show on film. How can this awards be meaningful is they do not represent society across the globe?<br />
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The Oscars represent a zeitgeist in some ways, and in some ways are behind the eight ball. In the 1970s the Best Picture went to films represented societal norms the strongest. Films that spoke to people on a social level and were popular. The legacies of The Godfather and Rocky still live on. As we moved toward the invention of the blockbuster in the early 80s the Oscars started to lose cultural relevance.<br />
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As I have grown up, the Oscars are still fun to watch, I love when small meaningful films like Spotlight can win Best Picture, or when someone like Lupita N'yongo's performance speaks more than the biggest box office star in the world. Film is about more than the Oscars, but about the experience you can create for people. In the end I do not remember the amount of nominations a film got (well I do know) but I more important measurement is the impact the film had on me, and film canon.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-12105316954068769012016-09-18T15:29:00.001-07:002016-09-18T15:29:44.367-07:00Emmy Predictions (2016) Will it be an HBO Sweep Again? <a href="http://cdn3.thr.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/list_landscape_960x541/2016/07/tv_split_new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for emmys 2016" border="0" height="180" src="http://cdn3.thr.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/list_landscape_960x541/2016/07/tv_split_new.jpg" width="320" /></a>Tonight Jimmy Kimmell will host the Emmy Awards, and I hope he doesn't tousle a racist Presidential candidates hair. I do hope he takes Fallon to task for this; he can set himself apart, which he has continued to do in many ways in the late night game, finally making ABC a contender after years of Leno v. Letterman.<br />
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Outside of the host this is the second year the Emmy Awards have had their new popular vote, with another new tweak, voters are no longer ranking the nominees, they are picking their favorite and voting for one show/person. Since this system is new this could provide some surprises, this could also become a boring ceremony quickly.<br />
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One of the most interesting elements to pay attention to in this new system is whether or not there will be surprise winners, and vote splitting. Last week at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards there were some surprises, especially in the Guest Acting categories, but those always happen. More on those in a second, but the biggest surprise and delight was when RuPaul won for Outstanding Reality Show Host. This was her first nomination, and she won for season 8, this rarely happens. I hope this surprise makes its way to the main show.<br />
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I am going to use the Comedy Guest Acting winners to prove that vote splitting may be a reality. In Comedy Guest Actor you had Larry David and Tracy Morgan from Saturday Night Live. My guess is that both had their supporters, which ciphered votes paving the way for Peter Scolari to win for Girls. Scolari was a replacement nominee, and his win was surprising, especially since I thought Martin Mull would benefit from the Veep name check, but he did not. I think this proves that people are not just going to pick actors because they are in the show they are voting for in Best Comedy, which is why I am not picking Anna Chulmsky. Scolari also had a good tape, which actors still submit, but I am not sure people are watching tapes anymore. I am not sure if we will ever truly know if the tapes matter anymore.<br />
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Many Emmy predictors will use Outstanding Guest Actress winners Amy Poehler and Tina Fey to disprove my vote splitting theory. They were up against Melissa McCarthy and Amy Schumer for SNL. My argument, albeit thin, is simply, if you looked at ballot and saw those two power house comedic women nominated as one do you think there was any competition? <br />
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It is a thing argument, but I am going to go with it to make my predictions this year, and if I am wrong, at least I was one of the few to predict RuPaul's win!<br />
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<b>Who Will Win: </b><i>Game of Thrones</i>, it won a record nine crafts Emmy Awards last week, and will become the most honored show at the Emmys</div>
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<b>Watch Out for: </b><i>The Americans</i>, I think it could spoil in writing and acting, but not here yet. With Thrones out of competition next year, if the show keeps up the quality, I think it will win next year.<br />
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<b>My Vote:</b> <i>The Americans</i></div>
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Kyle Chandler-Bloodline</div>
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One of the hardest categories to predict. None of these men have ever won. Spacey is the biggest name, and he has won SAG twice, which should mean that he is the obvious choice, but I'm not sure it's that simple. Malek is the hot new star, but that rarely works, it took John Hamm until the last season of Mad Men to win. Odenkirk is also a strong option, the show has some consistent love, but it's not on the same level as Breaking Bad style love. Then there is Liev Schrieber "a movie star" in a show with growing support, but is it enough to bump him to a win? Kyle Chandler pulled off an upset for Friday Night Lights, but that was based on tapes as opposed to popularity. Then there is Matthew Rhys who finally pulled off a nomination with growing support The Americans, especially in the acting branch, could he pull off the biggest surprise?<br />
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<b>Will Win:</b> <i>Kevin Spacey-House of Cards</i>. Anyone of these 6 men can win (obviously) but usually there are people you know will not. I am going the safe route on this one, Spacey makes the most sense.</div>
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<b>Watch Out for: </b>Everyone else, but strongest are (in order) Rami Malek, Liev Schrieber, and Bob Odenkirk.</div>
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<b>My Vote:</b> Rami Malek-Mr. Robot</div>
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Taraji P. Henson-Empire</div>
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Robin Wright-House of Cards</div>
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Like last year many are predicting this to be a race between Robin Wright and Viola Davis. I think Kerri Russell is a strong third, but not this year. </div>
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<b>Will Win: </b><i>Viola Davis-How to Get Away with Murder.</i> She has two SAG wins, is well respected, even if the show does not have any other love.</div>
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<b>Watch Out for: </b>Robin Wright, who has never won, and was the true star of season four.</div>
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<b>My Vote:</b> Keri Russell-The Americans</div>
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Jonathon Banks-Better Call Saul</div>
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Kit Harrington-Game of Thrones</div>
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Michael Kelly-House of Cards</div>
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Ben Mendelsohn-Bloodline</div>
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No offense to the nominees, but this is the weakest category, based on tapes. Which makes this a harder category to predict. This category also has many surprise wins like Željko Ivanek for Damages, Petere Dinklage (first win), and Bobby Cannavale for Boardwalk Empire, but these were all based on tapes.</div>
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<b>Will Win:</b> <i> Jonathon Banks-Better Call Saul.</i> I think the vote split will be real, and I am going out a limb on this one.</div>
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<b>Watch Out for: </b>Peter Dinklage, he is popular, and could get a third win, tying Aaron Paul. I do think he and Harrington are both popular enough to split enough number one votes to help Banks, who has been nominated her for both Breaking Bad and Saul. Jon Voight is a big star who could bank on name recognition</div>
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<b>My Vote: </b>Peter Dinklage-Game of Thrones (I guess)</div>
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There is a chance that no one will be back in this category next year, wouldn't that be crazy? No Thrones, Abbey is gone. Tierney and Zimmer could lose buzz. With that said I think with three nominees the vote splitting will lead to many award show junkies are dreading...</div>
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<b>Will Win:</b> <i>Dame Maggie Smith-Downton Abbey.</i> I think the vote splitting will happen here, and people will want to honor Abbey one last time, but Smith will not be there, so people will be upset Thrones woman does not win.</div>
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<b>Watch Out for: </b>Anyone else! This category is impressive. My second ranked person is Maura Tierney, she is very popular (even if The Affair is not) and could be the person people pick.</div>
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<b>My Vote: </b>Maura Tierney-The Affair</div>
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<b>Will Win:</b> <i>Veep </i></div>
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<b>My Vote: </b>Master of None </div>
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<b>Will Win:</b> <i>Jeffrey Tambor-Transparent</i></div>
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<b>My Vote:</b><i> Aziz Ansari-Master of None</i></div>
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Ellie Kemper-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt</div>
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Laurie Metcalfe-Getting On</div>
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Ty Burrell-Modern Family<br />
Titus Burgess-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt<br />
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<b>Will Win:</b> Titus Burgess-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I think many people love him and this character, and the residual love from last year will help him finally win.</div>
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<b>Will Win:</b> Niecy Nash-Getting On. She got nominated last year, was in two shows, and is well liked by many. I am willing to admit I may be wrong on this one, but I am going to have fun with this category, like supporting actor.</div>
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<b>Watch Out for:</b> Janney (she will most likely win), I can honestly see everyone but McKinnon and Hoffman winning.</div>
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<b>My vote:</b> Judith Light-Transparent</div>
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The most suspenseful, and best categories of the evening are the TV Limited Series/Movie Acting categories. This is the first year where you could probably fill each category with 10 worthy nominees. These will/could be the most exciting to hear announced so hold on to your seats. Listed below is my predictions for each category. I think you will see the wins spread between OJ, Fargo and The Night Manager</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-43042318626348170202016-07-10T17:02:00.000-07:002016-07-10T17:02:24.858-07:00If I picked the Emmy Nominees (2016) ....The Emmy nominations are coming out this week (July 14) and I tepidly excited. In their new voting system there are more involved in the voting processes, which I think will just water down the nominees (and winners). In an ideal world I would like to see at least some of my personal choices make the cut, but I will just put them right here:<br />
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Best Drama Series </div>
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The Americans (F/X)</div>
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Better Call Saul (AMC)</div>
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The Leftovers (HBO)</div>
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Marvel's Jessica Jones (Netflix)</div>
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Mr. Robot (USA) </div>
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Penny Dreadful (Showtime)</div>
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Transparent (Amazon) </div>
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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</div>
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Hugh Dancy-Hannibal (NBC) </div>
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Rami Malek-Mr. Robot (USA)</div>
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Bob Odenkirk-Better Call Saul (AMC)</div>
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Matthew Rhys-The Americans (F/X)</div>
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Jeffrey Tambor-Transparent (Amazon) </div>
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Justin Theroux-The Leftovers (HBO)</div>
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series</div>
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Shiri Appleby-UnReal (Lifetime) </div>
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Carrie Coon-The Leftovers (HBO)</div>
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Viola Davis-How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)</div>
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Eva Green-Penny Dreadful (Showtime)</div>
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Krysten Ritter-Marvel's Jessica Jones (Netflix)</div>
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Kerri Russell-The Americans (F/X)</div>
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series </div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia;">Jon Bernthal-Daredevil (Netflix)</span><br />
Alan Cumming-The Good Wife (CBS)</div>
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Jay DuPlass-Transparent (Amazon)</div>
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Michael McKean-Better Call Saul (AMC)</div>
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Christian Slater-Mr. Robot (USA)</div>
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David Tennant-Marvel's Jessica Jones (Netflix)</div>
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series<br />
Gillian Anderson-Hannibal (NBC)</div>
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Regina King-The Leftovers (HBO)</div>
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Helen McCrory-Penny Dreadful (Showtime)</div>
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Maura Tierney-The Affair (Showtime)</div>
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Alison Wright-The Americans (F/X)</div>
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Constance Zimmer-UnReal (Lifetime)<br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Richard Armitage-Hannibal (NBC)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Josh Charles-The Good Wife (CBS)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Collin Donnell-The Affair (Showtime)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Vincent D’Nofrio-Daredevil (Netflix)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Ian McShane-Game of Thrones (HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">B.D. Wong-Mr. Robot (USA)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Melora Hardin-Transparent (Amazon)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Patti LuPonne-Penny Dreaful (Showtime) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Natasha Lyonne-Orange is the New Black (Netflix)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Diane Rigg-Game of Thrones (HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Liv Tyler-The Leftovers (HBO) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Leslie Uggams-Empire (FOX)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Outstanding Direction in a Drama Series<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The Americans-The Magic of
David Copperfield v. The Statue of Liberty Disappears-Matthew Rhys (F/X)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Better Call Saul-Fifi-Larysa Kondracki (AMC)<br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Game of Thrones-The Winds of Winter-</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px; text-align: start;">Miguel Sapochnik</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px; text-align: start;"> </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">(HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">The Leftovers-International Assassin-Craig Zobel (HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Mr. Robot-</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">eps1.0_hellofriend.mov-Niels
Arden Oplev (USA)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Transparent-Kina Hora-Jill Solloway (HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">The Americans-Persona Non Grata-Joel Fields, and Joe
Weisberg (F/X)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Better Call Saul-Klick-Heather Morrison and Vince
Gilligan (AMC)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Jessica Jones-AKA Ladies’ Night-Melssa Rosenberg (Netflix)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">The Leftovers-Lens-Damon Lindelof and Tom Perotta (HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Mr. Robot-</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">eps1.0_hellofriend.mov-Sam
Esmail (USA)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Transparent-Man on the Land-Ali Liebegott (Amazon)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Outstanding Comedy Series <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Black-ish (ABC)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Broad City (Comedy Central)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Girls (HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Master of None (Netflix)*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Veep (HBO)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Anthony Anderson-Black-ish (ABC)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Aziz Ansari-Master of None (Netflix)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Rob Delaney-Catastrophe (Amazon)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Tommy Dewey-Casual (Hulu)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Noah Galvin-The Real O’Neals (ABC)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Rob Lowe-The Grinder (FOX)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Rachel Bloom-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Sharon Horgan-Catastrophe (Amazon)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Abbi Jacobson-Broad City (Comedy Central)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Ellie Kemper-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Julia Louis-Dreyfus-Veep (HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Gina Rodriguez-Jane the Virgin (CW)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Tracee Ellis Ross-Black-ish (ABC)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Louie Anderson-Baskets (F/X)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Titus Burgess-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Jaime Camil-Jane the Virgin (CW)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Andrew Rannells-Girls (HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Sam Richardson-Veep (HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Mel Rodriguez-Getting On (HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Yael Grobglas-Jane the Virgin (CW) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Jane Krakowski-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Jennifer Lewis-Black-ish (ABC)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Donna Lynne Champlin-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Niecy Nash-Getting On (HBO)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Allison Williams-Girls (HBO)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Christopher Abbott-Girls (HBO) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Shoukath Ansari-Master of None (Netflix)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-86863151536448199152016-03-25T12:47:00.002-07:002016-04-07T13:15:33.850-07:00Batman v. Superman: Zack Snyder's Misogyny Continues (Spoilers Inside)<a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/images/news/99017/_1449632347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.cinemablend.com/images/news/99017/_1449632347.jpg" height="186" width="320" /></a>As I sat in the theatre watching Zack Snyder's latest "interpretation" of the DC Universe there were numerous aspects of the film I disliked. I am not a fan of the slow motion tactics, the intense green screen, which makes things look fake, or the way he says he is taking these characters to the next level or helping them evolve. I am open to the last piece, but it should hold true to the character.<br />
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I am an avid reader of every comic book publisher from DC to IDW. I have read different writer/artists interpretations of characters. One of the most recent changes came when Gail Simone left Batgirl, the story took a tonal different and artistic difference when Brendan Fletcher (writer) Cameron Stewart (write, layout), Babs Tarr (artist) and Maris Wicks (colors) took over. The first time I read the issues from this new team, I had a hard time getting into the new style for Barbara Gordon and her alter ego. After I let some time pass, I bought both trades, and breezed through Volume 1 and 2 of their work. I am going off on this tangent because I understand that it can take time to appreciate an artists work and changing interpretation of character. The truth in the matter is that Fletcher, Stewart, Tarr, and Wicks get Batgirl, they are exploring on a fantastic new level. <br />
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Zack Snyder has done the exact opposite with the DC characters, and created a whole new problem for the DC film universe, loads of misogyny in his films. Let's move past the clear fact that Snyder has no love for Superman, Man of Steel and Dawn of Justice are examples that he has no idea how to craft this character. When folks say Snyder does a good job with Batman, what they are saying is that Snyder is embracing the dark tone of a character who already lives in this world, and these depths have explored much better by Christopher Nolan and Tim Burton. One of the biggest problems in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is the way in which the women are represented.<br />
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The first woman on screen is Amy Adams who has played Lois Lane in both Man of Steel and now Dawn of Justice. Adams is embarking on an intense journey, into what appears to be a terrorist cell where she eventually becomes the damsel in distress because the situation goes bad. Superman swoops in, and save the day. This is one maybe four or five times Lois needs to be saved. My interpretation of this scene is that her boyfriend Clark/Superman is following her, and keeping an eye on her to make sure that she stays safe in this situation. The film makes you believe that Superman has a sixth sense when Lois is going to be in danger.<br />
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What is missing from this Lois Lane is the fire and passion to get the scoop, the fearless journalist, who is just as tough as Superman, but in a different way. BvS has disdain for reporters/journalism. Perry White talks only in headlines, and seems like a dud, but whip smart Lois is even more problematic. Snyder does not seem to know how to make her into a quality journalist. You can argue well she takes she goes deep into the trenches with terrorists and with high level military officials in DC, but Lane is merely poorly placed plot device in the script. If Snyder is willing to change the tone or motives for Batman and Superman, why not Lois? Why not make her more than the falling/almost drowning victim. At one point at the end Lois attempts to grab a spear with Kryptonite to help kill/stop Doomsday, but then ends up trapped under water, and Superman must try to save, once again she is the victim, rather than allowing the character to be something different than the film has put together.<br />
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Holly Hunter plays Democratic Senator Finch from Kentucky, and is the most complex woman represented in the film, although that is not saying much. This character had potential; she represents a powerful woman who is not defined by any of the men present; she also uses logic to rationalize to the role Superman plays in the world. A logical woman? Let's make her a means to an end, and blow her up, sounds great. I wonder if these were to the words bandied around while Chris Terrio and David Goyer were writing this script. I can't lay all the blame on Snyder, but he is the connecting factor within this DC world.<br />
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Gal Gadot enters the film with a silent look, and a brief comment to Ben Affleck's Bruce Wayne. Gadot is portraying Wonder Woman, and I am not sure if you hear her real name more than once, you do not hear Wonder Woman uttered at all. Gadot is on screen for probably fifteen minutes and speaks about five lines of dialogue. Anderson Cooper may have more dialogue than Gadot. Do not get me wrong Gadot is bad ass in this role, and the way they handle the fight sequences with this character are a thing from many comic book fans dreams, but this is the way you introduce this seminal character, with almost silence?<br />
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Gadot has a strong presence on screen, but in this over crowded film, they avoided giving her a back story outside of a picture, and I know she is getting her own film, but this felt wasteful. Once again like in all of his other films, Snyder portrays Wonder Woman as one dimensional, namely because she barely speaks. You get to see Wonder Woman as the bad ass Amazon, and I am all for that, but if you are going to make her integral role to the film, give her more to do (outside of the fighting) than scrolling through previews of future Justice League members on a computer. Yes this film made me want more of this character, but that's because there is more to Wonder Woman; she is a doctor, and a scientist, and this film turns into something merely visual. <br />
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Let's sandwich the victimization of women with Diane Lane's Martha Kent, who like Lois is also used as a plot device, another woman captured. I get the trope, the hero has to push ahead to save the people he loves most, but this film goes to absurd lengths, especially with Martha and her capture. I had numerous visceral reactions, which is what Snyder appeared to be going for; he wanted to build up the intensity of the situation, and make you squirm, but this kidnapping went too far. Snyder apologists will argue realism, but this was unnecessary.<br />
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Some will argue, well the film is called Batman v. Superman, and they are correct. I understand, not every character will be defined, especially in a film this crowded. The problem is Snyder does not do enough do define the title characters either. His interpretation of Superman is filled with questionable choices, and what appears to be malice toward the character, maybe he agrees with Lex Luthor too much.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Zack Snyder said <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 29px;">“Tone, to me, is the number one aspect of a film that I really interested in, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 29px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We take it heart-attack serious, but at the same time there’s a self awareness to the movie that I think you have to have, in order for the movie to resonate on any kind of second level beyond just ‘Oh look, these two superheroes are fighting and that’s cool." Well the tone he set is that women are either victims, or do not speak. Bravo Mr. Snyder, I read your message loud and clear.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-18415813236589424032016-02-26T10:37:00.003-08:002016-02-26T10:38:52.015-08:00Oscar Week 2016: Who Will Win?<div style="text-align: left;">
This year is unpredictable, and I have to say I am mainly going on hunches, but here are my thoughts:</div>
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Many are saying this award is locked up for The Revenant, but that is simply not the case. If you want to use statistics as a measure, there is a lot of things which challenge any film being labeled as a front runner. The top three contenders are The Big Short, The Revenant, and Spotlight.<br />
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Spotlight won Best Ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG), Best Original Screenplay at the Writer's Guild Award (WGA), and Best Film at the Critics Choice Awards. You can knock out the Critic's Choice as a significant precursor right away, because there is no correlation of voting. <br />
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I would put Spotlight in third of this group, it has support from actors, and writers, and is generally well liked, but has not done as well across the board at the industry awards. Spotlight missed at the American Cinema Editor's (ACE) nominations where there are two categories, one for drama, and one for comedy/musical. The last time a film won Best Picture and missed this nomination was Driving Miss Daisy. Spotlight was nominated for Editing at the Oscars and over performed with 6 nominations. This film is still in the game, but at the moment the only other award its predicted to win would be Original Screenplay, and the Best Picture to win only two Oscars was The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). Are we underestimating three time Supporting Actor nominee Mark Ruffalo? Possibly, which would add to the win total, but I still think the film is in third.<br />
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The Big Short won the Producer's Guild Award (PGA), Best Adapted Screenplay at the WGA, and Editor's Guild (Comedy). Short has a leg up in one significant way, and that involves the PGA. The PGA winner is the only voting body which also uses the preferential ballot, the exact method used to determine the Best Picture winner at the Oscars.<br />
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I had The Big Short as my number one option after PGA, and I still think it has a chance to win. Short will win Adapted Screenplay, that's a guarantee. If Oscar voters decide to honor its Editing too, Short may come out on top as the winner that night. Outside of PGA, and WGA this film has not won a lot of awards, which keeps me at arms length from predicting this film from winning, although I do think its a strong spoiler.<br />
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The Revenant won Best Director at the Globes (could this be a make-up for last year from this small voting group), at the Director's Guild of America (DGA), and Best Picture and Director at the British Academy Awards (BAFTA). The Revenant also has won with the Sound Guild, Cinematographers Guild, and did better with the Visual Effects Guild than predicted. The Revenant is also the most nominated film with 12 nominations, it over performed like Spotlight, and is a huge box office success.<br />
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The DGA turned the tide for The Revenant, namely because Inaritu became the first person to win this award back to back. This also happened right as Oscar voting was starting. One of the few things this film has a statistical barrier is that only two other films have won Best Picture without a screenplay, ironically one starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic (1997), and The Soung of Music (1965). Since this is not unprecedented, its not a barrier. My biggest hesitation with predicting The Revenant is likability, the film appears to run the gamete with extremer admiration and and strong hate. I am not sure people will rank this as a number 2 on their ballot, which is what helps a film win.<br />
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I think the The Revenant feels most like that "prestige" Best Picture winner, and is the film I going to stick with, although I do think any of these three films could win.<br />
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<b>Will Win: The Revenant</b></div>
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Bryan Cranston-Trumbo</div>
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Leonardo DiCaprio-The Revenant</div>
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Michael Fassbender-Steve Jobs </div>
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Eddie Redmayne-The Danish Girl </div>
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<b>Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio-The Revenant</b></div>
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Best Actress </div>
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Cate Blanchett-Carol</div>
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Brie Larson-Room</div>
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Jennifer Lawrence-Joy </div>
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Charlotte Rampling-45 Years </div>
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Saoirse Ronan-Brooklyn</div>
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<b>Will Win: Brie Larson-Room</b></div>
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Best Supporting Actor </div>
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Mark Ruffalo-Spotlight</div>
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Mark Rylance-Bridge of Spies</div>
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Sylvester Stallone-Creed </div>
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This is one of the most inconsistent category with regard to nominees, except for Mark Rylance being present at every award show (in this category). Bale showed up lead at the Globes.</div>
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Stallone is person who everyone is predicting, but I wonder if the internet crowned this winner the way many think the internet pushed Mad Max forward. I think this award could be anyone's except maybe Bale who is the only previous winner in this category.</div>
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If love for The Revenant is strong, Tom Hardy could be swept along for the ride.The last person to win this category with such limited precursor attention was James Coburn in 199 for Affliction.</div>
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Ruffalo showed up at BAFTA, and the Critic's Choice, and this is his third nomination in this category, I could see him pulling off a win if people love Spotlight more than expected.</div>
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Mark Rylance won BAFTA, but is also British, which helps here. If Ruffalo won at BAFTA, I would give him a stronger chance, but in the end Rylance is the most consistent nominee. I am not sure that consistency matters enough here, and he was not present to accept his trophy at BAFTA.</div>
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My guess is that the Academy wants Rocky on stage, it honors the history of the legacy of the film, but never underestimate Stallone's poor track record after this to count him out like Eddie Murphy. Stallone was never nominated by an industry group (outside of the Oscars) he was nominated and won at the Globes and Critic's Choice which no connection to Oscar voters.</div>
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<b>Will Win: Sylvester Stallone-Creed</b></div>
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<b> Spoiler: Mark Ruffalo-Spotlight</b></div>
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Best Supporting Actress </div>
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Jennifer Jason Leigh-The Hateful Eight</div>
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Rooney Mara-Carol</div>
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Rachel McAdams-Spotlight</div>
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Alicia Vikander-The Danish Girl</div>
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This was a category I was going out on a limb for, but changed my mind as I looked at some of the statistics. I do believe it is between three women. Since 2000 a first time nominee has won this category 10 times, which is a staggering statistic in favor Alicia Vikander. Vikander won for this performance at SAG.</div>
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The other five women all won for their second (third for Zellwegger) nomination, which bodes well for Rooney Mara. Who was nominated previously for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The problem is Mara is getting no attention for this performance, and the film seems to be falling off the radar to win anything.</div>
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The person in second place for me is Winslet; she won at the Globes and at BAFTA, and is well respected. Winslet has never faced Vikander while Vikander was nominated for The Danish Girl, and won, although I am not sure the film matters. I do think Winslet could spoil, and has a chance</div>
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<b>Will Win: Alicia Vikander-The Danish Girl</b></div>
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Best Director</div>
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Lenny Abrahamson-<i>Room</i></div>
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Alejandro G. Inaritu-<i>The Revenant</i></div>
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Tom McCarthy-<i>Spotlight</i></div>
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Adam McKay-<i>The Big Short</i></div>
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George Miller-<i>Mad Max: Fury Road </i></div>
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This is a two man race, the person in the lead is Inaritu; he won at the Globes, DGA, and BAFTA, the three most important precursor awards.<br />
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The second person is the Critics darling George Miller, who won the Critics Choice. If Mad Max sweeps in more categories than expected, for example visual effects, costumes, and both sound, Miller has a strong chance of besting Inaritu, but I have become convinced that this is once again Inaritu's to lose. I hope I am wrong.<br />
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<b>Will Win: Alejandro G. Inaritu-The Revenant </b></div>
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Best Foreign Language Feature-Son of Saul</div>
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Best Costume Design-Mad Max: Fury Road (watch out for The Danish Girl)</div>
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Best Make-Up Hair Styling-Mad Max: Fury Road</div>
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Best Original Song-The Hunting Ground-Til' it Happens to You</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-75024331533417927322016-02-24T11:18:00.002-08:002016-02-24T11:18:46.961-08:00Oscar Week 2016: Is it about the Visual Effects or the Prestige? <a href="http://www.visualnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Fury-Road-VFX-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="http://www.visualnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Fury-Road-VFX-1.jpg" width="320" /></a>I have rarely had a difficult time predicting the winner in the in the Best Visual Effects category, even when the Award went to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. There is a long standing tradition that when there is a Best Picture nominee in the Visual Effects category, that film will win the Visual Effects Oscar. This trend/statistic is something many have cited since Star Wars won this award back in 1977.<br />
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The reason this statistic has held up over time was because between 1977 and 1993, there were only two other Best Picture nominees who were nominated for Best Visual Effects, and took home the Oscar, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E..T. Throughout this almost twenty year span winners in the Visual Effects category were the blockbusters who moved audiences and and the visual effects art form in new and interesting directions. Some of these winners include Aliens, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Jurassic Park. These are three films which deserved Best Picture consideration, but the Academy rarely honored "genre pictures" outside of the technical categories.<br />
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In 1994 three movies were nominated, Forrest Gump, True Lies, and The Mask. Forrest Gump was the first Best Picture nominee in this category since 1982, and won the award. Forrest Gump's visual effects were a novelty, and are the first example of prestige drama winning in this category. Gump's digital manipulation of events in history won out over the typical explosive motorcycle crashing into a building of True Lies. This was a changing of the guard, and while I would imagine there were other viable contenders from that year, this would mark the start for more Best Picture nominees in the visual effects Oscar category.<br />
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Since 1994 18 films have been nominated for Best Picture and Best Visual Effects. There have only been 8 years when there was no Best Picture nominated in the Visual Effects category. The largest time frame when this happened was between 2004 and 2007. The category typically only had 3 nominees up until 2010. As far as statistics go predicting this award in a year without a Best Picture nomination is incredibly difficult, I am not sure many saw Pirate's of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest beating Superman Returns (2006) or The Golden Compass beating Transformers (2007). All four of these films had mediocre to terrible reviews, so how do you pick a winner in this bunch? Admiration? The Guilds?<br />
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Beyond these two years, it's sad to say that the visual effects Oscar winner has more to do with "perceived prestige" and lazy voting not the actual best visual effects. This trend has continued with more Best Picture nominees present in this category. A repetitive pattern started in 2008, Benjamin Button beat The Dark Knight, Hugo beat Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part and Rise of of the Planet of the Apes, Life of Pi beat The Avengers. I could see this pattern repeating here this year with The Revenant beating Mad Max and Star Wars. For those following the Oscars it has been apparent that voters have been checking boxes for films like Hugo, Life of Pi, and Gravity in the technical categories, and while their visual effects are impressive (Gravity easily deserved the win), I want more dissension.<br />
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The fact that there is a statistic that proves every time a Best Picture is nominated in Best Visual Effects it wins shows laziness. My hope is that the Oscars move away from the "prestige" choice in this category, if that alternative is not worth rewarding. This year there are three films nominated for Best Picture and Best Visual Effects, the most correlation in the Oscars history. They are The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road, and The Martian.<br />
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Forrest Gump (6 Oscar wins), Titanic (11 Oscar wins), Gladiator (5 Oscar wins), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (11 Oscar wins), are the only four films to win Best Picture and Best Visual Effects, they were clear front runners. Gladiator winning over Hollow Man and The Perfect Storm makes sense, while there were stronger candidates which were not nominated that year like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, that is not the case this year.<br />
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If the tradition stands the Best Picture front runner will win this award, and that is The Revenant. The film predicted by my many to win Best Picture/Director/Actor and many other technical awards. Will The Revenant have that rubber stamp from voters in a similar way to Return of the King, and Titanic, or will another film triumph? In a year filled with some fantastic nominees, The Revenant would feel like Benjamin Button, a lazy "prestige" choice. <br />
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I would rather practical effects of Mad Max take the win here, they are the most impressive of the nominees. The Martian will not win, they have pick Gravity and Interstellar too recently. Ex Machina was a surprise nominee, but well deserved. The true spoiler in this category could be the film which many cite as starting the Best Picture/Best Visual Effects statistic, and that is The Force Awakens. Force is not nominated but won at the Visual Effects Guild and at BAFTA, this could be the thing to watch out for, especially if people want to honor the achievement of bringing Star Wars back. At the end of the day I want Oscar voters to make the right choice, and honor the best visual effects, not the best manufactured bear attack.<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-80300556320711217982016-02-22T12:31:00.000-08:002016-02-22T12:31:16.659-08:00Oscar Week 2016: Is Inaritu advancing Admiration Film Direction? <a href="http://remezcla.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/renacido-the-revenant-inarritu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://remezcla.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/renacido-the-revenant-inarritu.jpg" width="320" /></a>There was a point in time when audiences clamored to see a John Huston film or Frank Capra picture. The director was the star, just as much as Humphrey Bogart or Katherine Hepburn. , Steven Spielberg's visionary Jaws (1975) changed the face of direction, and birthed the modern blockbuster, which in many instances rendered the director interchangeable.<br />
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Spielberg has maintained his status as respected auteur over the years because he has expanded his role in producing film and television. Spielberg's name has become a brand. Hollywood took this model and turned the studio system into an even larger machine. Now blockbusters (largely super hero films at the moment) "Rule the school" -I tried to channel my best Stockard Channing as Rizzo, <br />
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Spielberg is still a visionary in many ways, but as the rise of the blockbuster seemed to create fewer opportunities for auteurs to rise in the studio system or make a larger mark on cinema. Movie goers have been going to see films less and less because of the director. There are some exceptions to this over the past few decades (on a mainstream level) Scorsese, and Cameron come to mind. Alejandro G. Inaritu. may be added to this list after these past two years.<br />
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Inaritu is one of the most ambitious directors working today, and many admire the great depths he takes to create cinematic experiences. This ambition translates to passion, something Inaritu talks about when describing his direction, the experiences he tries to capture. I think he talks in cliches, for example "Pain is temporary, film is forever." All I have to say that is "good grief." </div>
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I get what honoring Inaritu means for this category, he seems to be bringing back the importance the director had in the film making process years ago. People are looking beyond the problems with his films, and seeing their ambition. There are numerous problems with The Revenant. The film is too long, and could have been cut down by an hour. While the film is long, the script is thin, not short, but thin. For a 2 and 1/2 hour film I developed no emotional connections to the characters, and the journey DiCaprio 's should have made me feel more connected to his experience, rather than just provide visceral moments. The film is also over acted, more on the Tom Hardy end, and I often could not understand what he was saying. The film is coasting on ambition, which is where Inaritu is getting the most credit.</div>
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On a postive note, The Revenant's cinematography from Emmanuel Lubezki is beautiful Inaritu's touch on the visuals involve making sure that they always shot with natural light. I would argue that only shooting in natural light was a bit insane, but again ambition trumps sanity. In years past this argument might have torpedoed the films chances to win Best Picture, but this film only seems to derive strength from the challenges of the filming. There is this one two punch from Inaritu and Lubezki which also happened with Birdman last year. <br />
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Lubezki is about to win his third Oscar (in a row) for this film, and I would argue that he is the auteur taking film innovation to the next level. Lubzki's work in Children of Men, Tree of Life, Gravity, Birdman and The Revenant is possibly the most innovative Cinematography in modern cinema by one man. Lubezki is getting the credit he deserves, three Oscars is nothing to sneer at, but the name most people are talking about outside of DiCaprio is Inaritu. </div>
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Inaritu is bringing the director's vision for his art back to forefront. Inaritu is likely to win a second Oscar, for a second year in a row. There are only two men who have won back to back directing Oscars, and they are John Ford who won for How Green was my Valley and The Grapes of Wrath and Joseph L. Mankiewicz who won for A Letter to Three Wives, and All About Eve. One of the main differences here is Ford's second direction win did not have a Best Picture win attached, Rebecca won Best Picture that year. Mankiewicz had the same experience with his first directing win, All the King's Men won Picture. If Inaritu wins Best Director, and The Revenant wins Best Picture, he will be the first person to win back to back Directing Oscars with corresponding Best Picture wins. This adds to his cache.</div>
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I have mixed emotions about this year, on one hand I get The Revenant as a Best Picture winner, and Inaritu winning director, the size and scope feel like picks from the Academy. I would like to see the director's vision have more meaning and be an important part in bringing mainstream audiences to the movies. I just wish the director we were talking about were George Miller or Todd Haynes.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083560997286036650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408326805114245239.post-77114279749379324412016-02-16T08:18:00.002-08:002016-02-16T08:18:15.953-08:00#GrammysSoGeneric <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6RZwE6WBgDIj0LebWQVKWdDoFCkkioItkZaT4bKCouiMBH6fmOWmACNGshPUi_xi1heQ1G5eWkPijbgnd7KdeiKo1tOUJXrIv2pXKM3Mp2IFGFncMJu2wtIb3_mXKyMA0NS8ZQvqy-8/s1600/lamar.0.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6RZwE6WBgDIj0LebWQVKWdDoFCkkioItkZaT4bKCouiMBH6fmOWmACNGshPUi_xi1heQ1G5eWkPijbgnd7KdeiKo1tOUJXrIv2pXKM3Mp2IFGFncMJu2wtIb3_mXKyMA0NS8ZQvqy-8/s320/lamar.0.gif" width="320" /></a>Where do I start? I guess I will start with the performances.There were three performances that <br />
knocked me on my feet last night, in this order Kendrick Lamar, Bonnie Raitt, and Alabama Shakes.<br />
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Kendrick actually put on a performance; he used his mind blowing music to tel a story, and the editing on his face toward the end was some of the best stuff I have seen at any televised music concert. I will dig into the Grammys in a few for not giving him Album of the Year.<br />
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I am glad Bonnie Raitt was able to join in the tribute to B.B. King because her presence elevated the tribute to the heights it deserved; she is one of the most talented musicians of all time, and I can still see glimpses in my memory of her winning Album of the Year for Nick of Time at the Grammy Awards back in 1990.<br />
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If there was another artist or group that deserved to win Album of the Year last night it was Alabama Shakes, and their performance was fantastic.Brittany Howard (their lead singer) is one of the most powerful vocalists working today, and it was great to get to see her showcase her magnetic voice.<br />
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Beyond this, the show was a snooze. I know some will cite they loved Gaga's performance art, but it's a performance I need to let settle on my brain. Part of me wishes it was more emotional and self contained, but again, I need time to let it settle. At least she was not as bad as the widely mismatched vocal range of Carrie Underwood and Sam Hunt. Or the Hollywood Vampires, what the hell was that garbage? <br />
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Then came the awards, which they only presented 8, none of the R&B or Pop categories were presented on the main stage, although the General Field (Album, Record, Song, New Artist) have basically become Pop only winners. The Weekend had a huge year, but once again they regulate R&B to the pre-telecast awards.<br />
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A brief pause, most of the hundred categories are announced the day leading up to the main show, and they save a select few for the main show. I get that they want to make this experience about the concert feel, but when the concert is a huge flop, and and your Encore is Pitbull it's time to re-think your concept.<br />
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On to the winners, specifically the General Field, the Grammy Awards hide in their genres. While folks are off saying #OscarsSoWhite they should also pick on the Grammy Awards for similar problems in the Album, Record, Song, and Best New Artist categories. Maybe #GrammysSoWhite or GeneralFieldWinnersSoWhite.<br />
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I am not saying that artists of color do not win, so before you scream at me, my comment is that like with the Oscars and Straight Outta Compton, Grammy voters "do not get rap" or hell even modern R&B. Just look at that picture of the audience when Kendrick Lamar was performing. Only two hip-hop albums have ever won Album of the Year Lauryn Hill for The Miseducation Lauryn Hill (1999) and Outkast for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2004).<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Andy Herman from LA Weekend highlighted this terrible trend <span style="background-color: white;">"<span style="line-height: 19px;">Since 2006, in the Grammys' top four categories (Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist), black artists have accounted for roughly one-third of the nominations but only four of the 40 wins. (The Grammys also freeze out Latinos, Asians and pretty much anyone who isn't white European, but that's a whole larger discussion.) Herbie Hancock won Album of the Year in 2008; Beyoncé won Song of the Year in 2010; and John Legend and Esperanza Spalding won Best New Artist in 2006 and 2011, respectively. That's it. Technically Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams won Record of the Year in 2014 for their contributions to Daft Punk's "Get Lucky," so let's be generous and say five major wins over the past 10 years have gone to black artists. That's still an abysmally low figure."</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjYmqKdO5E_lGOI7tJ4oVdlXjbYt5gMp0LEr5f0073Vuy_vrA5lJhnz_vXvJD-U-mx7Vqfthcznc1swYHzfnftOXdtjRkiv7sllQdFpSma1ejsTQWFJRaN3yjoxwlTNs0XfR27P8L-fQ/s1600/CbTfOa_UUAAG_AS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjYmqKdO5E_lGOI7tJ4oVdlXjbYt5gMp0LEr5f0073Vuy_vrA5lJhnz_vXvJD-U-mx7Vqfthcznc1swYHzfnftOXdtjRkiv7sllQdFpSma1ejsTQWFJRaN3yjoxwlTNs0XfR27P8L-fQ/s320/CbTfOa_UUAAG_AS.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; line-height: 19px;">So what happened last night? Taylor Swift won her second Album of the Year award, for a perfectly fine Pop Album, and defended her honor against Kanye West. Swift also proudly boasted the stat that she is the first Female Artist to win Album of the Year twice, while about 10 plus male producers stood up behind her. Swift's win was not all that surprising since the Grammy Awards General Field winners often come from the Pop Rock or Country categories.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; line-height: 19px;">Last night Album of the Year should have gone to Taylor Swift last, I would have ranked the Albums this way: Kendrick Lamar, Alabama Shakes, Chris Stapleton, The Weekend, and Taylor Swift. Lamar had a message, and his performance was proof that once again the Grammy Awards rarely get message music unless its about a white woman singing about heartbreak.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Song of the Year was an </span></span><span style="line-height: 19px;">injustice</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> too with Ed Sheerhan besting Kendrick Lamar for "Alright" Taylor Swift for "Blank Space" Little Big Town "Girl Crush" and Wiz Kahlifa and Charlie Puth for "See You Again." Proving they go with the stodgy wedding song. This song is a song writers award, so my thought is they see this as honoring Sheerhan who is seen as a "great" singer song writer working today. Sheerhan has talent, but this song, but this song does nothing earth shattering.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Record went to "Uptown Funk" and while Bruno Mars does identify as Puerto Rican, the song is nothing but Pop folly for weddings. Funk is a harmless win, and if you define Record of the Year as the biggest "hit" of the year, then it is a deserved winner. I would argue that this is where they could have chosen to honor Taylor Swift for Blank Space, and I would have been perfectly happy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Meghan Trainor won Best New Artist, meanwhile she was nominated for Record and Song of the Year last Year, which crazily enough is allowed based on Grammy rules. The Grammy Awards were finally bold and brave enough to have stronger, lesser known nominees in Courntey Barnett, Tori Kelly and James Bey, but they went with well, I would not take away the truly emotional moment for Trainor, but this was another undeserved winner; she should have been replaced with Leon Bridges.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">As award shows like the Grammys (and Oscars) try to maintain and continue to be relevant, they continually outdo themselves with stodgy choices for winners, they go the "harmless" route rather than making bold statements about their craft. Neil Portnow and Commong presented the youngest Grammy nominee presented a 12 year old piano prodigy last evening, a truly talented young man, but he better learn to sing about losing a man/woman in a powerful ballad if he ever wants to make it on the telecast to win a prize.</span></span><br />
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