tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77457119853584535902024-03-14T03:42:04.670-07:00Katie at the moviesKatie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-24358637700321284472018-02-01T17:32:00.000-08:002018-02-01T17:37:58.737-08:002018 Oscar Nominations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Oscar nominations for the 90th Annual Academy Awards were announced just over a week ago. This is one of my favorite times of year. The time of year when I eagerly scroll through the nominations, print a paper copy, and excitedly check off the boxes of the films as I watch them.<br />
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Here are upcoming dates of note as Oscar season goes into full swing:<br />
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<li>Oscar Nominees Luncheon Monday, February 5th</li>
<li>BAFTAs (British Academy Film Awards) Sunday, February 18th</li>
<li>Independent Spirit Awards Saturday, March 3rd <i>Oscar Eve</i></li>
<li>90th Annual Academy Awards Sunday March 4th</li>
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<br />Katie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-66369826929701168382015-10-21T20:14:00.003-07:002015-10-21T20:34:35.783-07:00Back to the Future DayHappy Back to the Future Day!<br />
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The colorful tuxes that were popular at last year's Oscars proved to be more than a trend this year. This year's new trend in men's fashion was the man brooch. On his way into the Vanity Fair party, Jared Leto revealed that Oscar night was his last with long hair.<br />
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Katie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-32245682186919499152015-02-23T15:33:00.004-08:002015-02-23T22:45:38.183-08:00The 87th Annual Academy AwardsWhile Neil Patrick Harris is a veteran host of many events, last night was his first time hosting the Oscars. Ellen DeGeneres did such an amazing job last year, she was effortless and the very definition of a tough act to follow. NPH did not meet or surpass Ellen's efforts this year as host. He did a solid job, it certainly was not like when James Franco and Anne Hathaway hosted. As expected, with his Broadway background and opening muscial number, his hosting style was most similar to Hugh Jackman in 2009. I hope Jimmy Fallon will finally host next year -- mark your calendars for Sunday, February 28th, 2016.<br />
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Eddie Redmayne was delightful in the joy he expressed at his win for Best Actor. Julianne Moore gave a lovely acceptance speech as well and spoke briefly but notably about Alzheimer's. JK Simmons gave the same speech he has been giving (those above average children of his must be sick of being described that way) though his closing sentiment to call, not text or email your living parents was a thoughtful surprise. Patricia Arquette wore her glasses and read from a list (nominees are encouraged at the Oscar nominee luncheon to be thoughtful and prepare for an acceptance speech and strongly recommended to not have something written down) but her call for equal pay for women at the end of her speech was very unexpected. Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lopez loved it. There are a billion people watching worldwide so if you have something to say, it is the moment to have a large, captive audience.<br />
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The best musical performances were the stirring "Glory" from Selma by Common and John Legend and the exuberant "Everything is Awesome" from The Lego Movie by the Lonely Island and Tegan and Sara. If I can not have a real Oscar, I'd love one of those Lego Oscars. Lady Gaga toned down her wardrobe to sing a Sound of Music medley for the 50th Anniversary of the film that touched Julie Andrews. Adam Levine and Tim McGraw gave solid performances of the songs nominated from Begin Again, "Lost Stars" (though I prefer the Keira Knightly version) and "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from the documentary Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me.<br />
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The stage sets were fantastic, one a grand spectacle peppered with shining Oscar statues and another with a glamorous vintage movie theater entrance. The set for the performance of Glory generated strong emotions, incorporating the bridge from Selma and many extras appearing to cross the bridge.<br />
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It was an Oscar night when those that the orchestra tried to play off, kept talking and finished their acceptance speeches. Usually the music does not relent and it seemed like a victory when the music stopped and the winners were able to finish their speeches. I wait for the Oscars all year, I enjoy every minute of it and I do not mind if the show runs long -- all the more to enjoy. <br />
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It seemed as though John Travolta was redeeming himself for his horrible mispronunciation of Idina Menzel's name when he announced her performance of "Let It Go" during last year's show. Menzel showed grace and what a good sport she was by presenting with Travolta. Then he had to go and touch her face, way too much. Hopefully there will be no opportunity for reliving that moment next year.<br />
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Joan Rivers was not included in the in memoriam, a startling omission. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the red carpet at the Oscars and Joan Rivers invented the institution of the red carpet.<br />
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I accurately predicted 19/24 categories this year. Last year was my personal best with 22/24 and I knew then it would be difficult to replicate for possibly several years. In previous years the best that I had been able to predict was always maxed out at 18/24. Birdman took home the Best Picture statue and tied with The Grand Budapest Hotel with the most wins, four each. Whiplash won three Oscars.<br />
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BEST PICTURE Birdman<br />
BEST DIRECTOR Alejandro G Iñárritu, Birdman<br />
BEST ACTOR Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything<br />
BEST ACTRESS Julianne Moore, Still Alice<br />
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR JK Simmons, Whiplash<br />
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Patricia Arquette, Boyhood<br />
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Birdman<br />
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Ida, Poland<br />
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY The Imitation Game<br />
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Birdman<br />
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
BEST ORIGINAL SONG “Glory” from Selma<br />
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Big Hero 6<br />
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1<br />
BEST FILM EDITING Whiplash<br />
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
BEST ANIMATED SHORT Feast<br />
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT The Phone Call<br />
BEST SOUND EDITING American Sniper<br />
BEST SOUND MIXING Whiplash<br />
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Interstellar<br />
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Citizenfour<br />
BEST COSTUME DESIGN The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
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<br />Katie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-32297080206443520342015-02-23T12:11:00.002-08:002015-02-23T22:48:08.166-08:00Which Chris? As inspired during a discussion while watching the Oscars, which is your favorite superhero/movie franchise Chris -- Pine, Hemsworth, Evans or Pratt?<br />
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<br />Katie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-7843088908101426032015-02-22T16:11:00.000-08:002015-02-22T16:11:00.420-08:00My Official 2015 Oscar PredictionsThe three closest races are for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Sound Mixing of all things. Boyhood and Birdman are in a close race for Best Picture this year but it looks like Boyhood, a film that took twelve years to film, will take home the statue. Michael Keaton for his performance in Birdman and Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in the Theory of Everything is the tightest race of the year. Odds are in Redmayne's favor but Keaton could sneak past him. It will come down to whether the Academy will honor a new star or a Hollywood veteran. I can see it going either way. I would not be surprised if voters back Keaton but Redmayne has the momentum to win.<br />
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It would seem that this year the honor is being shared with multiple films and that there will be no winner take all sweep for any one feature, I predict that The Grand Budapest Hotel will win the most statues with four, then Boyhood with three and Birdman, The Theory of Everything and Whiplash with two each.<br />
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This year's BAFTAs mark the last major event before Oscar weekend. The Independent Spirit Awards as they historically do, take place the night before the Oscars but are two weeks away. Stephen Fry hosted for the tenth time and seamlessly has his very British way of hosting down pat, no surprises. His one blunder was calling Patricia Arquette by her sister Rosanna's name in his opening monologue. The first award, Outstanding British Film, was presented by David Beckham and The Theory of Everything won. Special Visual Effects for Interstellar, the second award of the evening, was presented by the star of The Theory of Everything, Felicity Jones, and Stephen Hawking himself. Beautiful in purple, Reese Witherspoon presented Best Supporting Actor to JK Simmons for Whiplash. Simmons, Arquette and Moore seem locked to win the Oscars in their categories. Moore has also been flawless thus far on the red carpet. Redmayne has the edge over Michael Keaton for the Oscar for Best Actor, though it is still quite close. Best Film went to Boyhood. Birdman and Boyhood remain in an almost too close to call race for the Best Picture Oscar statue. The full list of BAFTA winners follows.<br />
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BEST FILM Boyhood<br />
LEADING ACTRESS Julianne Moore,
Still Alice<br />
LEADING ACTOR Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything<br />
DIRECTOR, Richard Linklater, Boyhood<br />
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Jack O’Connell<br />
COSTUME DESIGN The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY The Theory of Everything<br />
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Ida<br />
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER Stephen Beresford (Writer), David Livingstone (Producer)
Pride<br />
CINEMATOGRAPHY Birdman
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS Patricia Arquette, Boyhood<br />
SUPPORTING ACTOR JK Simmons, Whiplash<br />
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS Interstellar<br />
ANIMATED FILM The Lego Movie<br />
SOUND Whiplash<br />
EDITING Whiplash<br />
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION The Bigger Picture<br />
BRITISH SHORT FILM Boogaloo and Graham <br />
PRODUCTION DESIGN The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
MAKE UP AND HAIR The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
DOCUMENTARY Citizenfour<br />
ORIGINAL MUSIC The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alexandre Desplat<br />
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM The Theory of Everything<br />
BAFTA FELLOWSHIP Mike Leigh<br />
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<span id="goog_70310628"></span><span id="goog_70310629"></span><br />Katie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-70377968496857375902015-02-03T22:53:00.001-08:002015-02-05T21:15:22.723-08:002015 Oscar Nominee LuncheonThe Oscar Nominee Luncheon for the 87th Annual Academy Awards was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday, February 2nd. The luncheon marks a tradition that honors all nominees and shines a light on all those honored for their achievements in film by the Academy. The event has some of the best photo-ops, including a class picture of all the nominees in attendance and sometimes even individual category group shots. The photos are not always easy to track down, making the photos all the more exciting. <br />
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The fashions at the SAG Awards are formal yet often with more daring choices than at the Oscars. Julianne Moore wore an emerald Riccardo Tisci when she won for Still Alice. Nominated for Wild, Reese Witherspoon paired her white matte sequin Giorgio Armani gown with Harry Winston jewels. Repossi ear cuff and Louboutin heels complimented Birdman co-star Emma Stone in a black tuxedo inspired Dior Haute Couture gown. Wearing a striped, digital-print Elie Saab gown with Fred Leighton jewels, Lupita Nyong'O presented Outstanding Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries with Jared Leto. Those two are so hot together, quit teasing us and hook up already. Jennifer Aniston wore a vintage, plunging Galliano gown with paisley print and her favorite accessory this season, a gold body necklace. Julie Roberts was a part of the jumpsuit trend in Givenchy with Tiffany jewelry. Amy Poehler was in a Jenny Packham blue halter gown, accessorized with Effy Jewelry diamonds. In a green Marc Jacobs halter, Claire Danes accessorized with Norman Silverman diamonds. Keira Knightley wore a mulberry eyelet Erdem gown and was a part of the ear cuff trend with on by Repossi. Stone also wore an ear cuff.<br />
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MOVIES<br />
OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE JK Simmons, Whiplash<br />
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Patricia Arquette, Boyhood OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE Julianne Moore, Still Alice OUTSTANDING CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Birdman<br />
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TELEVISION<br />
OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart<br />
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge<br />
OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES William H Macy, Shameless<br />
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black <br />
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES Orange Is the New Black<br />
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder<br />
OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Kevin Spacey, House of Cards<br />
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES Downton Abbey<br />
SAG LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Debbie ReynoldsKatie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-286027996441949602015-01-20T03:20:00.000-08:002015-01-21T01:09:48.918-08:00How I Did Predicting 2015 Nominations One Year BeforeOn February 22, 2014, I made a list of movies likely to have nominations for the 87th Annual Academy Awards a year later. Let's see how I did. <a href="http://katieatthemoviespdx.blogspot.com/2014/02/next-years-oscar-movies.html" target="_blank">Click here for the original post.</a><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">Unbroken</span> </span>While not for Angelina Jolie's direction, the acting or the Coen Brothers' script, the biopic of Olympic track star and World War II vet Louis Zamperini did receive, <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">3 NOMINATIONS:</span></b> Cinematography, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">Grand Budapest Hotel</span></span> I thought Wes Anderson's picture would at the very least earn a Best Original Screenplay nod. I was no where close to predicting it leading with <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">9 NOMINATIONS:</span></b> Best Picture, Cinematography, Costume Design, Directing, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Production Design, and Original Screenplay </li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">Rosewater</span> The film Jon Stewart directed did not earn any nominations but it did receive critical praise. </li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">Gone Girl </span></span>The Fincher directed film received <span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">1 NOMINATION: </span>Actress in Leading Role, Rosamund Pike</li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"> The Monuments Men</span> Had all the right elements but did not catch fire with Academy members or audiences. It's post Oscar release date probably did not help. </li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">Inherent Vice</span> Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it received <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">2</span></b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"> NOMINATION: </span>Costume Design and Adapted Screenplay. </li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">Interstellar</span> Directed by Christopher Nolan. <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">5 NOMINATIONS: </span></b>Original Score, Production Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects </li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">Foxcatcher </span>Bennett Miller's Moneyball follow-up received <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">5 NOMINATIONS: </span></b>Actor in a Leading Role, Steve Carell, Actor in a Supporting Role, Mark Ruffalo, Directing, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Original Screenplay) </li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">Into the Woods</span> <b style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">3 NOMINATIONS:</span></b> Actress in a Supporting Role Meryl Streep, Costume Design and Production Design</li>
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Best Animated Feature:</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Big Hero 6</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b>NOMINATED</b></span><b> </b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How To Train Your Dragon 2 </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>NOMINATED</b></span><b> </b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">X-Men: Days of Future Past </span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">1 NOMINATION: </span></b>Visual Effects<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Dawn of the Planet of Apes</span> <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">1 NOMINATION: </span></b>Visual Effects</div>
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I was correct with all of my Iffy entries, movies with early buzz that did not turn into the big pictures that they might have. <span style="font-size: large;">Jupiter Ascending</span>'s release was moved back to February 6th of 2015. Perhaps it will have technical nominations in 2016. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Noah </span>and <span style="font-size: large;">Cesar Chavez</span> were met with mixed reviews and audience response. </div>
Katie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-40166606497511907402015-01-16T00:17:00.000-08:002015-01-16T00:17:09.206-08:002015 Oscar NominationsFilmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and JJ Abrams, actor Chris Pine and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the nominees in all twenty-four categories at 5:30am Pacific, 8:30am Eastern time at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA. Cuaron and Abrams read the nominees for Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Film Editing, Original Song, Production Design, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects. Then at 5:38am, Pine and Boone Isaacs unveiled the nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Costume Design, Directing, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay and Best Picture. Typically only the most popular categories (acting, directing, writing and best feature) are announced in the press event and this year it was a first to release all twenty-four live.<br />
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Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything were each anticipated to earn several nominations. Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel received the most nods with nine for both films. The Imitation Game was close behind with eight, Boyhood had six nominations and American Sniper surprised with six as well. Receiving five nominations were Foxcatcher and Interstellar. Another surprise, the film Mr Turner about British painter JMW Turner was nominated four times for Cinematography, Costume Design, Original Score and Production Design.<br />
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I usually do not focus on snubs, but I was very disappointed that Jennifer Aniston was not nominated for Best Actress for Cake and that the Lego Movie was not nominated for Best Animated Feature. It helps soften the blow that "Everything is Awesome" from the Lego Movie was nominated for Best Original Song.<br />
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The same night on A and E, Michael Strahan hosted the Critics' Choice Movie Awards which aired on television for the first time.<br />
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BEST PICTURE<br />
American Sniper<br />
Birdman<br />
Boyhood<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
Selma<br />
The Theory of Everything<br />
Whiplash<br />
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BEST DIRECTOR<br />
Alejandro G Iñárritu, Birdman<br />
Richard Linklater, Boyhood<br />
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher<br />
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game<br />
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BEST ACTOR<br />
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher<br />
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper<br />
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game<br />
Michael Keaton, Birdman<br />
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything<br />
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BEST ACTRESS<br />
Marion Cotillard, Two Days One Night<br />
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything<br />
Julianne Moore, Still Alice<br />
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl<br />
Reese Witherspoon, Wild<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR<br />
Robert Duvall, The Judge<br />
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood<br />
Edward Norton, Birdman<br />
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher<br />
JK Simmons, Whiplash<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS<br />
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood<br />
Laura Dern, Wild<br />
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game<br />
Emma Stone, Birdman<br />
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods<br />
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<br />
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman<br />
Robert Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, Ida
Dick Pope, Mr Turner<br />
Roger Deakins, Unbroken<br />
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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM<br />
Ida, Poland<br />
Leviathan, Russia<br />
Tangerines, Estonia<br />
Timbuktu, Mauritania<br />
Wild Tales, Argentina<br />
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY<br />
American Sniper, Jason Hall<br />
The Imitation Game, Graham Moore<br />
Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson<br />
The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten<br />
Whiplash, Damien Chazelle<br />
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY<br />
Birdman, Alejandro G Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr and Armando Bo<br />
Boyhood, Richard Linklater<br />
Foxcatcher, E Max Frye and Dan Futterman<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness<br />
Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy<br />
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BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING<br />
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, Foxcatcher<br />
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
Interstellar<br />
Mr Turner<br />
The Theory of Everything<br />
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Best Original Song<br />
“Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie; Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson<br />
“Glory” from Selma; Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn<br />
“Grateful” from Beyond the Lights; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren<br />
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me; Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond<br />
“Lost Stars” from Begin Again; Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois<br />
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE<br />
Big Hero 6<br />
The Boxtrolls<br />
How to Train Your Dragon 2<br />
Song of the Sea<br />
The Tale of Princess Kaguya<br />
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BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT<br />
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1<br />
Joanna<br />
Our Curse<br />
The Reaper<br />
White Earth<br />
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BEST FILM EDITING<br />
Joel Cox and Gary D Roach, American Sniper<br />
Sandra Adair, Boyhood<br />
Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
William Goldenberg, The Imitation Game<br />
Tom Cross, Whiplash<br />
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock<br />
The Imitation Game, Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald<br />
Interstellar, Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis<br />
Into the Woods, Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock<br />
Mr Turner, Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts<br />
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BEST ANIMATED SHORT<br />
The Bigger Picture<br />
The Dam Keeper<br />
Feast<br />
Me and My Moulton<br />
A Single Life<br />
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BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT<br />
Aya<br />
Boogaloo and Graham<br />
Butter Lamp<br />
Parvaneh<br />
The Phone Call<br />
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BEST SOUND EDITING<br />
American Sniper, Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman<br />
Birdman, Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock<br />
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Brent Burge and Jason Canovas<br />
Interstellar, Richard King<br />
Unbroken, Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro<br />
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BEST SOUND MIXING<br />
American Sniper, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin<br />
Birdman, Jon Taylor, Frank A Montaño and Thomas Varga<br />
Interstellar, Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten<br />
Unbroken, Jon Taylor, Frank A Montaño and David Lee<br />
Whiplash, Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley<br />
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS<br />
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick<br />
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist<br />
Guardians of the Galaxy, Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould<br />
Interstellar, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher<br />
X-Men: Days of Future Past, Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer<br />
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE<br />
Citizenfour<br />
Finding Vivien Maier<br />
Last Days of Vietnam<br />
The Salt of the Earth<br />
Virunga<br />
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN<br />
Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Mark Bridges, Inherent Vice<br />
Colleen Atwood, Into the Woods<br />
Anna B Sheppard and Jane Clive, Maleficent<br />
Jacqueline Durran, Mr Turner<br />
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Katie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-54389506769274013942015-01-16T00:16:00.000-08:002015-01-16T10:52:16.654-08:002015 Critics' Choice Movie AwardsMichael Strahan seemed a little bit nervous throughout the 20th annual show in its first televised year, and the show itself was a little bumpy. Best Sportsmanship Award goes to Jennifer Aniston, snubbed by the Academy the same morning, she seemed giddy to see Emily Blunt win Best Actress in an Action Film and snuck a fan like photo with Blunt when she returned to the audience. Aniston grabbed a similar photo with her fellow nominee Julianne Moore and she seemed like she was having a ball. Emily Blunt and husband John Krasinski are the best couple. And not the cheesy kind but the fun, cool, real kind (not like Donnie and Jenny or Will and Jada). Krasinski happened to be backstage when Blunt won and he ran on stage to hug her as she started her acceptance speech.<br />
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While Ron Howard gave a wonderful acceptance speech for his lifetime achievement award and had beautiful sentiments for his wife, Kevin Costner went on too long and referred to Sean Connery and Gene Hackman as if they had passed away.<br />
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The attempts at comedy by the host and as written for the presenters was uneven. Some landed and some missed the mark somewhat pitifully. The showed opened with a Magic Mike like dance because apparently Michael Strahan is in the sequel. The bit Leslie Mann did to present Blunt's win by trying to get Josh Gad to serenade her with her favorite Olaf quote was great. An hour later when her husband Judd Apatow presented, he was the only one with risky humor. He managed to get in a quick Cosby/Wilt Chamberlain joke and say his wife wanted to screw a snowman.<br />
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When Jessica Chastain accepted the first ever MVP Award (she was in four different critically acclaimed films in 2014; they could have created the award for her in 2011 when she was in seven movies), she was the first to mention that it was Martin Luther King Jr's birthday. She quoted Dr King and asked that everyone speak out against all forms of discrimination. Common gave a wonderful, heartfelt speech for the best song win for "Glory" that was even better than the solid one he gave at the Golden Globes four days earlier.<br />
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The Oscars, the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, they all have their own tone and signature feel. It was the Critics' Choice Awards first year out. They had some growing pains and struggled to find their wavelength. The good, A-list moments made it a far cry better than the People's Choice Awards (those have not even been watchable for years) and seemed better than the also rookie year the Hollywood Film Awards had, though both had very similar vibes.<br />
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Birdman led with five wins, Boyhood four and The Grand Budapest Hotel won three. It just so happens that those three films also received the most Oscar nominations the day of the Critics' Choice Movie Awards.<br />
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Julianne Moore pulled off the "name-all-your-fellow-nominees" hat trick genuinely and with a compliment in a word or two that described the characters that the actresses she shared her category with portrayed. She did it without notes, or awkward pauses. Many attempt this in their acceptances speeches but few really do it sincerely.<br />
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Some good fashion choices on the red, actually blue, carpet. Winners list follows the fashions.<br />
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BEST PICTURE Boyhood<br />
BEST ACTOR Michael Keaton, Birdman<br />
BEST ACTRESS Julianne Moore, Still Alice<br />
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR JK Simmons, Whiplash<br />
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Patricia Arquette, Boyhood<br />
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood<br />
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE Birdman<br />
BEST DIRECTOR Richard Linklater, Boyhood<br />
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Alejandro G Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr and Armando Bo, Birdman<br />
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl<br />
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman<br />
BEST ART DIRECTION Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
BEST EDITING Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione, Birdman<br />
BEST COSTUME DESIGN Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Dawn of the Planet of the Apes<br />
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE The Lego Movie<br />
BEST ACTION MOVIE Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE Bradley Cooper, American Sniper<br />
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow<br />
BEST COMEDY The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY Michael Keaton, Birdman<br />
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Jenny Slate, Obvious Child<br />
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE Interstellar<br />
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Force Majeure<br />
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Life Itself<br />
BEST SONG "Glory" by Common and John Legend, Selma<br />
BEST SCORE Antonio Sanchez, BirdmanKatie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-29931232588879817462015-01-11T20:59:00.000-08:002015-01-15T00:06:40.545-08:002015 Golden GlobesAmy Poehler and Tina Fey's opening of the 72nd Annual Golden Globes was fairly weak but warmed up with their round of "who would you rather." The pair continued to poke fun at George Clooney as they did last year.<br />
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The best joke of the night goes to Anna Faris and Chris Pratt, "'We have a mixed marriage. I am CBS.' 'I am NBC but we plan to raise our children HBO.'"<br />
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The most likely Oscar forecast to come from the awards ceremony may be Eddie Redmayne's win for Best Actor in a Drama for the Theory of Everything and Michael Keaton for Birdman in a Comedy or Musical. Their nominations for Best Actor Academy Awards seem locked, and a close race between the two for the Oscar statue likely. The many wins for Boyhood also seem promising for the film's Oscar hopes. The Academy Award nominations are announced at 5:30am Pacific time on Thursday, January 15th.<br />
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The Cecil B DeMille award was presented to George Clooney by Julianna Margulies and Don Cheadle. Regrettably Clooney did comment and thank his new bride.<br />
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The full list of winners follows the red carpet looks.<br />
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<u>Film:</u><br />
BEST MOTION MOTION PICTURES BEST DRAMA Boyhood<br />
BEST COMEDY The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
BEST DIRECTOR Richard Linklater, Boyhood<br />
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA Julianne Moore, Still Alice<br />
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything<br />
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY Michael Keaton, Birdman<br />
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY Amy Adams, Big Eyes<br />
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Patricia Arquette, Boyhood<br />
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR JK Simmons, Whiplash<br />
BEST SCREENPLAY Richard Linklater, Boyhood<br />
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Leviathan, Russia<br />
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE How to Train Your Dragon 2<br />
BEST ORIGINAL SONG "Glory" from Selma, Music and lyrics by John Legend and Common<br />
BEST SCORE The Theory of Everything<br />
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<u>Television:</u><br />
BEST TV COMEDY OR MUSICAL Transparent<br />
BEST TV DRAMA The Affair<br />
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA Ruth Wilson, The Affair<br />
BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA Kevin Spacey, House of Cards<br />
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY Gena Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin<br />
BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent<br />
BEST MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE Fargo<br />
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman<br />
BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo<br />
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SHOW, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey<br />
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SHOW, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE Matt Bomer, The Normal HeartKatie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-52572749359508553322015-01-10T01:14:00.001-08:002015-01-10T01:16:13.810-08:002015 BAFTA NominationsThe BAFTA film awards are the British equivalent of the Oscars and the esteem that they represent tends to trend well as an Oscar indicator. Birdman, Boyhood, The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game have several nominations that continue to add to their Oscar buzz. The film with the most BAFTA nominations is The Grand Budapest Hotel, with 11 (last year Gravity had 11 BAFTA nominations). The BAFTAs have more accurately predicted the best picture winner at the Oscars more often than the Golden Globes (which air Sunday, January 11th on NBC).<br />
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The BAFTA awards ceremony will air on BBC America on Sunday, February 8th, a full two weeks before the Oscars. The awards show will be hosted by Stephen Fry for the tenth time.<br />
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Nominations list:<br />
BEST FILM<br />
Birdman<br />
Boyhood<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
The Theory of Everything<br />
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OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM<br />
’71<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
Paddington<br />
Pride<br />
The Theory of Everything<br />
Under the Skin<br />
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DIRECTOR<br />
Alejandro G Iñárritu, Birdman<br />
Richard Linklater, Boyhood<br />
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
James Marsh, The Theory of Everything<br />
Damien Chazelle, Whiplash<br />
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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY<br />
Alejandro G Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo, Birdman<br />
Richard Linklater, Boyhood<br />
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler<br />
Damien Chazelle, Whiplash<br />
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ADAPTED SCREENPLAY<br />
Jason Hall, American Sniper<br />
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl<br />
Graham Moore, The Imitation Game<br />
Paul King, Paddington<br />
Anthony McCarten, The Theory of Everything
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LEADING ACTOR<br />
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game<br />
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything<br />
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler<br />
Michael Keaton, Birdman<br />
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LEADING ACTRESS<br />
Amy Adams, Big Eyes<br />
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything<br />
Julianne Moore, Still Alice<br />
Reese Witherspoon, Wild<br />
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl<br />
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SUPPORTING ACTOR<br />
Edward Norton, Birdman<br />
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood<br />
JK Simmons, Whiplash<br />
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher<br />
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher<br />
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS<br />
Emma Stone, Birdman<br />
Imelda Staunton, Pride<br />
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game<br />
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood<br />
Rene Russo, Nightcrawler<br />
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OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER <br />
Elaine Constantine, Writer/Director, Northern Soul<br />
Gregory Burke, Writer, Yann Demange, Director, ’71<br />
Hong Khaou, Writer/Director, Lilting<br />
Paul Katis, Director/Producer, Andrew de Lotbinieere, Producer, Kajaki: The True Story<br />
Stephen Beresford, Writer, David Livingstone, Producer, Pride<br />
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FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE<br />
Ida
Leviathan<br />
The Lunchbox<br />
Trash<br />
Two Days, One Night<br />
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DOCUMENTARY<br />
20 Feet from Stardom<br />
20,000 Days on Earth<br />
Citizenfour<br />
Finding Vivian<br />
Maier
Virunga<br />
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ANIMATED FILM<br />
Big Hero 6<br />
The Boxtrolls<br />
The Lego Movie<br />
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ORIGINAL MUSIC<br />
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman<br />
Alexandre Desplat, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Hans Zimmer, Interstellar<br />
Jóhann Jóhannsson, The Theory of Everything<br />
Mica Levi, Under the Skin<br />
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CINEMATOGRAPHY<br />
Birdman<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Ida<br />
Interstellar<br />
Mr Turner
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EDITING<br />
Birdman<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
Nightcrawler<br />
The Theory of Everything<br />
Whiplash<br />
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PRODUCTION DESIGN<br />
Big Eyes<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
Interstellar<br />
Mr Turner<br />
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COSTUME DESIGN<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
Into the Woods<br />
Mr Turner<br />
The Theory of Everything<br />
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MAKE UP AND HAIR<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
Into the Woods<br />
Mr Turner<br />
The Theory of Everything<br />
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SOUND<br />
American Sniper<br />
Birdman<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
Whiplash<br />
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SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS<br />
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes<br />
Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<br />
Interstellar<br />
X-Men: Days of Future Past<br />
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BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION<br />
The Bigger Picture<br />
Monkey Love<br />
Experiments<br />
My Dad<br />
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BRITISH SHORT FILM<br />
Boogaloo and Graham<br />
Emotional Fusebox<br />
The Karman Line<br />
Slap
Three Brothers<br />
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THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)<br />
Gugu Mbatha-Raw<br />
Jack O’Connell<br />
Margot Robbie<br />
Miles Teller<br />
Shailene WoodleyKatie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-60567064728667499912014-12-30T01:22:00.000-08:002014-12-30T01:28:55.274-08:00Entertainers of the Year 2014<span style="font-size: large;">Chris Pratt</span><br />
2014 was Chris Pratt's year. The awesome body, The Lego Movie, the top grossing Guardians of the Galaxy. Then on tv he hosted the SNL season opener and before the year end holidays, Parks and Rec wrapped its final season. Next up for Pratt, Jurassic World hits theaters June 2015.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Reese Witherspoon</span> </div>
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Witherspoon produced Gone Girl, produced and starred in Cheryl Strayed's memoir Wild for which she has already received Golden Globe, SAG and Critics' Choice nominations. She is likely to obtain an Oscar nomination. While a much more under the radar film, her performance in The Good Lie was excellent. She also appeared in the awards fodder flick Inherent Vice, which reunited Witherspoon with her Walk the Line costar Joaquin Phoenix. Next year in May, Witherspoon costars with Sofia Vergara in the buddy pic, Don't Mess With Texas. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mark Ruffalo</span><br />
Three superb roles across big and small screens. Ruffalo was heartbreakingly amazing in HBO's the Normal Heart. His performance earned him Emmy, Golden Globe, Critics' Choice TV and SAG nods. Begin Again with Keira Knightley was an indie delight. For his most recent work in Foxcatcher, Ruffalo received SAG, Critics' Choice Movie and Golden Globe nominations. An Oscar nom for Foxcatcher is likely. 2015 will have Ruffalo in the Avengers sequel in May and another indie in January.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cameron Diaz</span><br />
Diaz had the surprise spring hit The Other Woman and authored a wildly successful book about the female body. She was sitting pretty to weather the mediocre reception of Sex Tape in the summer. She hosted SNL for the fourth time just before the release of holiday pleaser, the Annie revamp. Diaz was on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon four times in 2014 and she even has her own door onto his set. Diaz produced the tv adaptation of Bad Teacher and it is rumored that Bad Teacher 2 will film in 2015.<br />
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Katie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-55460530234193945412014-12-18T21:02:00.001-08:002014-12-18T21:05:21.230-08:00Upcoming Oscar and Awards Season Important DatesDates for the Oscars and major awards season include:<br />
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<li>Friday, January 9th, BAFTA nominations announced</li>
<li>Sunday, January 11th, The Golden Globes, 5pm NBC</li>
<li>Thursday, January 15th:</li>
<ul>
<li>Oscar nominations announced 5am Pacific </li>
<li>Critics' Choice Movie Awards, 9pm on A+E</li>
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<li>Sunday, January 25th, SAG Awards, 5pm/8pm Pacific/Eastern TNT/tbs</li>
<li>Monday, February 2nd, Oscar Nominee luncheon</li>
<li>Sunday, February 8th, BAFTAS BBC America</li>
<li>Tuesday, February 17th, Final Oscar ballots due, 5pm Pacific</li>
<li>Saturday, February 21st, The Film Independent Spirit Awards 2pm IFC</li>
<li>Sunday, February 22nd, the 87th Annual Academy Awards, 5pm/8pm Pacific/Eastern ABC</li>
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The Oscars are taking place, tied with 2009, the earliest in the year that they have been since 1932.<br />
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Katie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-66755441000150365992014-12-17T21:28:00.000-08:002015-01-21T01:10:52.705-08:002015 Critics' Choice Movie Award NominationsThursday, January 15th at 9pm the Critics' Choice Movie Awards air on A+E and will be hosted by Michael Strahan. While a lesser known awards show with many categories, the Critics' Choice Awards definitely reflect on the attitudes of Hollywood and helps to predict the Oscar nominations. Awards are given by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Birdman continues to dominate awards season and leads with thirteen nods. The Grand Budapest Hotel received eleven nominations and Boyhood eight. This is the 20th year for the awards and the first year that the awards show will air on television. This awards season marks the first year for several awards being televised; earlier in mid November the Hollywood Film Awards aired on CBS and Thursday, December 18th, the first ever People Magazine Awards air on NBC.<br />
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BEST PICTURE<br />
Birdman<br />
Boyhood<br />
Gone Girl<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
Nightcrawler<br />
Selma<br />
The Theory of Everything<br />
Unbroken<br />
Whiplash<br />
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BEST ACTOR<br />
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game<br />
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler<br />
Michael Keaton, Birdman<br />
David Oyelowo, Selma<br />
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything<br />
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BEST ACTRESS<br />
Jennifer Aniston, Cake<br />
Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night<br />
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything<br />
Julianne Moore, Still Alice<br />
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl<br />
Reese Witherspoon, Wild<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR<br />
Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice<br />
Robert Duvall, The Judge<br />
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood<br />
Edward Norton, Birdman<br />
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher<br />
JK Simmons, Whiplash<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS<br />
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood<br />
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year<br />
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game<br />
Emma Stone, Birdman<br />
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods<br />
Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer<br />
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BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS<br />
Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood<br />
Ansel Elgort, The Fault in Our Stars<br />
Mackenzie Foy, Interstellar<br />
Jaeden Lieberher, St Vincent<br />
Tony Revolori, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Quvenzhane Wallis, Annie<br />
Noah Wiseman, The Babadook<br />
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BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE<br />
Birdman<br />
Boyhood<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
Into the Woods<br />
Selma<br />
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BEST DIRECTOR<br />
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Ava DuVernay, Selma<br />
David Fincher, Gone Girl<br />
Alejandro G Iñárritu, Birdman<br />
Angelina Jolie, Unbroken<br />
Richard Linklater, Boyhood<br />
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY<br />
Birdman, Alejandro G Iñárritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr, Armando Bo<br />
Boyhood, Richard Linklater<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness<br />
Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy<br />
Whiplash, Damien Chazelle<br />
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY<br />
Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn<br />
The Imitation Game, Graham Moore<br />
Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson<br />
The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten<br />
Unbroken, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson<br />
Wild, Nick Hornby<br />
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<br />
Birdman, Emmanuel Lubezki<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Robert Yeoman<br />
Interstellar, Hoyte Van Hoytema<br />
Mr Turner, Dick Pope<br />
Unbroken, Roger Deakins
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BEST ART DIRECTION<br />
Birdman, Kevin Thompson/Production Designer, George DeTitta Jr/Set Decorator<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Adam Stockhausen/Production Designer, Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator
Inherent Vice, David Crank/Production Designer, Amy Wells/Set Decorator<br />
Interstellar, Nathan Crowley/Production Designer, Gary Fettis/Set Decorator<br />
Into the Woods, Dennis Gassner/Production Designer, Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator<br />
Snowpiercer, Ondrej Nekvasil/Production Designer, Beatrice Brentnerova/Set Decorator<br />
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BEST EDITING<br />
Birdman, Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione<br />
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Gone Girl, Kirk Baxter<br />
Interstellar, Lee Smith<br />
Whiplash, Tom Cross<br />
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Milena Canonero<br />
Inherent Vice, Mark Bridges<br />
Into the Woods, Colleen Atwood<br />
Maleficent, Anna B Sheppard<br />
Mr Turner, Jacqueline Durran<br />
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BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP<br />
Foxcatcher<br />
Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<br />
Into the Woods<br />
Maleficent<br />
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS<br />
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes<br />
Edge of Tomorrow<br />
Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<br />
Interstellar<br />
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE<br />
Big Hero 6<br />
The Book of Life<br />
The Boxtrolls<br />
How to Train Your Dragon 2<br />
The Lego Movie<br />
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BEST ACTION MOVIE<br />
American Sniper<br />
Captain America: The Winter Soldier<br />
Edge of Tomorrow<br />
Fury<br />
Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
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BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE<br />
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper<br />
Tom Cruise, Edge of Tomorrow<br />
Chris Evans, Captain America: The Winter Soldier<br />
Brad Pitt, Fury<br />
Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
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BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE<br />
Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow<br />
Scarlett Johansson, Lucy<br />
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1<br />
Zoe Saldana, Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
Shailene Woodley, Divergent<br />
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BEST COMEDY<br />
Birdman<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
St Vincent<br />
Top Five<br />
22 Jump Street<br />
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BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY<br />
Jon Favreau, Chef<br />
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Michael Keaton, Birdman<br />
Bill Murray, St Vincent<br />
Chris Rock, Top Five<br />
Channing Tatum, 22 Jump Street<br />
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BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY<br />
Rose Byrne, Neighbors<br />
Rosario Dawson, Top Five<br />
Melissa McCarthy, St Vincent<br />
Jenny Slate, Obvious Child<br />
Kristen Wiig, The Skeleton Twins
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BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE<br />
The Babadook<br />
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes<br />
Interstellar<br />
Snowpiercer<br />
Under the Skin<br />
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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM<br />
Force Majeure<br />
Ida<br />
Leviathan<br />
Two Days, One Night<br />
Wild Tales<br />
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE<br />
Citizenfour Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me<br />
Jodorowsky’s Dune<br />
Last Days in Vietnam<br />
Life Itself<br />
The Overnighters<br />
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BEST SONG<br />
"Big Eyes" Lana Del Rey, Big Eyes<br />
"Everything Is Awesome" Jo Li and the Lonely Island, The Lego Movie<br />
"Glory" Common/John Legend, Selma<br />
"Lost Stars" Keira Knightley, Begin Again<br />
"Yellow Flicker Beat" Lorde, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1<br />
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BEST SCORE<br />
Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game<br />
Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything<br />
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Gone Girl<br />
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman<br />
Hans Zimmer, InterstellarKatie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-14213624002483873292014-12-16T23:39:00.000-08:002014-12-17T21:28:03.732-08:002015 Film Independent Spirit Award NominationsOscar Eve, or the 30th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards will air Saturday, February 21st at 2pm Pacific and 5pm Eastern on IFC.<br />
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Love the nods for Obvious Child and Jenny Slate, this is the platform for the film to be given the recognition that it deserves. Birdman and Michael Keaton, Boyhood, Foxcatcher and Julianne Moore in Still Alice have shown up on all the nomination lists so far and that bodes well for their Oscar chances.<br />
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BEST FEATURE<br />
Birdman<br />
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Boyhood<br />
Love is Strange<br />
Selma<br />
Whiplash<br />
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BEST DIRECTOR<br />
Damien Chazelle, Whiplash<br />
Ava DuVernay, Selma
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Alejandro G Iñárritu, Birdman<br />
Richard Linklater, Boyhood<br />
David Zellner
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter<br />
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BEST SCREENPLAY<br />
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, Big Eyes<br />
JC Chandor, A Most Violent Year<br />
Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler<br />
Jim Jarmusch, Only Lovers Left Alive<br />
Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias, Love is Strange<br />
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BEST FIRST FEATURE <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Award given to the director and producer) </span><br />
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night<br />
White People<br />
Nightcrawler <br />
Obvious Child<br />
She’s Lost Control<br />
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BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY<br />
Desiree Akhavan, Appropriate Behavior<br />
Sara Colangelo, Little Accidents<br />
Justin Lader, The One I Love<br />
Anja Marquardt, She’s Lost Control<br />
Justin Simien, Dear White People<br />
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JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (<span style="font-size: x-small;">Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director and producer) </span><br />
Blue Ruin<br />
It Felt Like Love<br />
Land Ho!<br />
Man From Reno<br />
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BEST FEMALE LEAD<br />
Marion Cotillard, The Immigrant<br />
Rinko Kikuchi
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter<br />
Julianne Moore, Still Alice<br />
Jenny Slate, Obvious Child<br />
Tilda Swinton, Only Lovers Left Alive<br />
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BEST MALE LEAD<br />
André Benjamin, Jimi: All Is By My Side<br />
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler<br />
Michael Keaton, Birdman<br />
John Lithgow, Love is Strange<br />
David Oyelowo, Selma<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE<br />
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
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Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year<br />
Carmen Ejogo, Selma<br />
Andrea Suarez Paz, Stand Clear of the Closing Doors<br />
Emma Stone, Birdman<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING MALE<br />
Riz Ahmed, Nightcrawler<br />
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood<br />
Alfred Molina, Love is Strange<br />
Edward Norton
Birdman<br />
JK Simmons, Whiplash<br />
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<br />
Darius Khondji, The Immigrant<br />
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman<br />
Sean Porter, It Felt Like Love<br />
Lyle Vincent, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night <br />
Bradford Young, Selma<br />
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BEST EDITING<br />
Sandra Adair, Boyhood<br />
Tom Cross, Whiplash<br />
John Gilroy, Nightcrawler<br />
Ron Patane, A Most Violent Year<br />
Adam Wingard, The Guest<br />
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BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
20,000 Days on Earth
Directors: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
Producers: Dan Bowen, James Wilson<br />
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CITIZENFOUR<br />
Director/Producer: Laura Poitras
Producers: Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky, Stray Dog<br />
Director: Debra Granik
Producer: Anne Rosellini, The Salt of the Earth<br />
Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders
Producer: David Rosier, Virunga
Director/Producer: Orlando von Einsiedel
Producer: Joanna Natasegara<br />
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Award given to the director) </span><br />
Ruben Östlund, Force Majeure
(Sweden) <br />
Pawel Pawlikowski, Ida
(Poland)<br />
Andrey Zvyagintsev, Leviathan
(Russia)<br />
Xavier Dolan, Mommy
(Canada) <br />
Lav Diaz, Norte, the End of History
(Philippines)<br />
Jonathan Glazer, Under the Skin
(United Kingdom)<br />
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ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)</span><br />
Inherent Vice<br />
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Casting Director: Cassandra Kulukundis<br />
Ensemble Cast: Josh Brolin, Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio Del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Michael Kenneth Williams, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon
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SPECIAL DISTINCTION AWARD<br />
Foxcatcher<br />
Director/Producer: Bennett Miller
Producers: Anthony Bregman, Megan Ellison, Jon Kilik<br />
Writers: E Max Frye, Dan Futterman<br />
Actors: Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum<br />
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18th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 18th Annual Producers Award, sponsored by Piaget, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.<br />
Chad Burris, Elisabeth Holm, Chris Ohlson<br />
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21st ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 21st Annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl’s Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl’s Since 1851.<br />
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Director: Ana Lily<br />
Amirpour
H,
Directors: Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia<br />
The Retrieval
Director: Chris Eska<br />
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20th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 20th Annual Truer Than Fiction Award, sponsored by LensCrafters is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by LensCrafters.<br />
Approaching the Elephant, Director: Amanda Rose Wilder<br />
Evolution of a Criminal, Director: Darius Clark Monroe<br />
The Kill Team, Director: Dan Krauss<br />
The Last Season, Director: Sara DosaKatie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-35538062896581927972014-12-14T22:55:00.003-08:002014-12-15T00:00:09.509-08:00Guardians of the GalaxyIt is no secret that Chris Pratt got ripped to portray Marvel comic book hero Peter Quill. His comedic skills are put to great use as well and he was perfectly cast as the lead. The ragtag team he works with include Zoe Saldana, trading her Avatar blue for green as assassin Gamora (though she does have a blue sister), Rocket Racoon voiced by Bradley Cooper and his muscle, Groot, voiced by Vin Diesel. Josh Brolin voices an uncredited role as Gamora's father Thanos, Benicio Del Toro portrays the Collector and Glenn Close is Nova Prime.<br />
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The movie balances sci fi, superhero, and comedy genres with special effects and excellent dialogue. The pop culture references begin immediately with the Awesome Mix Vol 1 mixtape (and subsequently a fantastic soundtrack) in the opening scene and proceed to include the Millenium Falcon, Jackson Pollock, Footloose, and John Stamos. While very mainstream, the movie is also offbeat at times and sometimes delightfully odd. The extensive backstories and amount of villains to keep track of would seem to indicate an effort to remain true to the comic book. <br />
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Like any smart Marvel project, sequels and a growing franchise seem definite. Special effect nominations are likely, the movie is short listed for a Best Visual effects nod, and due to the success of the blockbuster references and montage inclusion at the Oscars probable. Amy Poehler could get in some jokes about her Parks and Rec costar Chris Pratt at the Globes as well.<br />
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Shout out to the Lees for being able to enjoy Guardians on my new big tv with excellent sound. It's going to make for great Oscar viewing.<br />
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Just a couple of the best quotes...<br />
"It's not a purse, it's a knapsack!"<br />
"Well, on my planet, we have a legend about people like you. It's called Footloose. And in it, a great hero, named Kevin Bacon, teaches an entire city full of people with sticks up their butts that, dancing, well, is the greatest thing there is."Katie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-9054870521268121602014-12-11T23:47:00.004-08:002014-12-12T00:04:17.010-08:002015 Golden Globe NominationsBirdman continues to gain momentum as awards season gets into full swing with this week's nominations. On the television side, award magnet Modern Family was shut out. Mark Ruffalo again received double nominations for film and tv. Julianne Moore was nominated in both drama and comedy categories and Bill Murray was acknowledged in both movie and television categories.<br />
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The nominees were announced by Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Paula Patton and Peter Krause Thursday morning, December 11th. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return to host the Golden Globes for their third year in a row, Sunday, January 11th on NBC at 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern time.<br />
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MOTION PICTURES
BEST DRAMA<br />
Boyhood<br />
Foxcatcher<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
Selma<br />
The Theory of Everything<br />
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BEST COMEDY<br />
Birdman<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Into the Woods<br />
Pride<br />
St Vincent<br />
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BEST DIRECTOR<br />
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Ava Duvernay, Selma<br />
David Fincher, Gone Girl<br />
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman<br />
Richard Linklater, Boyhood<br />
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BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA<br />
Jennifer Aniston, Cake<br />
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything<br />
Julianne Moore, Still Alice<br />
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl<br />
Reese Witherspoon, Wild<br />
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BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA <br />
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher<br />
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game<br />
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler<br />
David Oyelowo, Selma<br />
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything<br />
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BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY <br />
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Michael Keaton, Birdman<br />
Bill Murray, St Vincent<br />
Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice<br />
Christoph Waltz, Big Eyes<br />
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BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY<br />
Amy Adams, Big Eyes<br />
Emily Blunt, Into the Woods<br />
Helen Mirren, The Hundred-Foot Journey<br />
Julianne Moore, Map to the Stars<br />
Quvenzhané Wallis, Annie<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS<br />
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood<br />
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year<br />
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game<br />
Emma Stone, Birdman<br />
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods<br />
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Robert Duvall, The Judge<br />
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood<br />
Edward Norton, Birdman<br />
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher <br />
JK Simmons, Whiplash<br />
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BEST SCREENPLAY<br />
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl<br />
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo, Birdman<br />
Richard Linklater, Boyhood<br />
Graham Moore, The Imitation Game<br />
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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM<br />
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Force Majeure Turist, Sweden<br />
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Ansalem Gett, Israel<br />
Ida, Poland/Denmark<br />
Leviathan, Russia<br />
Tangerines Mandariinid, Estonia<br />
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE<br />
Big Hero 6<br />
The Book of Life<br />
The Boxtrolls<br />
How to Train Your Dragon 2<br />
The Lego Movie<br />
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BEST ORIGINAL SONG<br />
"Big Eyes" from Big Eyes, Music and lyrics by Lana Del Rey<br />
"Glory" from Selma, Music and lyrics by John Legend and Common<br />
"Mercy Is" from Noah, Music and lyrics by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye<br />
"Opportunity" from Annie, Music and lyrics by Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck<br />
"Yellow Flicker Beat" from The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1, Music and lyrics by Lorde<br />
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BEST SCORE<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
The Theory of Everything<br />
Gone Girl<br />
Birdman<br />
Interstellar<br />
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TELEVISION<br />
BEST TV COMEDY OR MUSICAL<br />
Girls<br />
Jane the Virgin<br />
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Silicon Valley<br />
Transparent<br />
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BEST TV DRAMA<br />
The Affair<br />
Downton Abbey<br />
Game of Thrones<br />
The Good Wife<br />
House of Cards
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BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA<br />
Claire Danes, Homeland<br />
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder<br />
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife<br />
Ruth Wilson, The Affair<br />
Robin Wright, House of Cards
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BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA<br />
Clive Owen, The Knick<br />
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan<br />
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards<br />
James Spader, The Blacklist<br />
Dominic West, The Affair<br />
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BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY<br />
Lena Dunham, Girls<br />
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie<br />
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep<br />
Gena Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin<br />
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black<br />
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BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY<br />
Louis CK, Louie<br />
Don Cheadle, House of Lies<br />
Ricky Gervais, Derek<br />
William H Macy, Shameless<br />
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent<br />
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BEST MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE<br />
Fargo<br />
The Missing<br />
The Normal Heart<br />
Olive Kitteridge<br />
True Detective<br />
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BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE<br />
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman<br />
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show<br />
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge<br />
Frances O'Connor, The Missing<br />
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BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE<br />
Martin Freeman, Fargo<br />
Woody Harrelson, True Detective<br />
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective<br />
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart<br />
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SHOW, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE<br />
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black<br />
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show<br />
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey<br />
Allison Janney, Mom<br />
Michelle Monaghan, True Detective<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SHOW, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE<br />
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart<br />
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife<br />
Colin Hanks, Fargo<br />
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge<br />
Jon Voight, Ray DonovanKatie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-62817538361733247862014-12-10T20:57:00.002-08:002014-12-10T21:00:49.765-08:002015 SAG Award NominationsThe SAG Awards got the jump on the Golden Globes nominations by one day, announced live by Eva Longoria and Ansel Elgort the morning of Wednesday December 10th. Birdman led the movie nominations with four and Modern Family television, also with four. Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Theory of Everything each received three film nominations. HBO led the networks with fourteen nominees. Jennifer Aniston received best female actor nomination for her much buzzed about performance in the movie Cake. Mark Ruffalo was nominated for both his work in television and film. The SAG film nominations provide a solid gage of the potential Oscar nominees, sometimes even more than the Golden Globes.<br />
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The confusion and debate about what qualifies a television program as a series or a miniseries is exemplified by the Outstanding Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries and Male Actor in a Drama Series categories with the SAG Awards. Both Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey received actor nominations in the drama series category for True Detective but Billy Bob Thornton was nominated for Fargo in the tv movie or miniseries category. Fargo had ten episodes and True Detective had eight. The Golden Globes have chosen to address this issue by renaming the miniseries category, Limited Series, which will include True Detective. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has stated that the limited series category will be based on story and content, not on length or number of episodes. Earlier this year the Primetime Emmys had the same designations for True Detective and Fargo as SAG. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has a pretty specific definition for miniseries, "A miniseries is based on a single theme or storyline, which is resolved within the piece. In a single awards year, all of the parts must be presented under the same title and have continuity of production supervision. A miniseries consists of two or more episodes with a total running time of at least four broadcast hours (at least 150 program minutes)." Sounds simple enough but there is an additional rule that a miniseries can not include a 'created by' credit, which explains why True Detective lands in the full series category at the Emmys.
As television evolves -- see also streaming content and its crop of nominees, the categories of awards shows will continue to change with the times.<br />
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There is also a television Stunt Team category that 24: Live Another Day, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Homeland, Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead were nominated for. Should be The Walking Dead all the way. The stunt categories will be announced as part of the live red carpet coverage.<br />
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The SAG awards will air live on tbs and TNT on Saturday January 25th at 8pm Eastern and 5pm Pacific. The Golden Globe nominations will be announced tomorrow morning by Kate Beckinsale, Peter Krause, Paula Patton and Jeremy Piven at 8:20 and 8:35am Eastern time from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Hollywood.<br />
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MOVIES<br />
OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE<br />
Robert Duvall, The Judge<br />
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood<br />
Edward Norton, Birdman<br />
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher<br />
JK Simmons, Whiplash
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OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE<br />
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood<br />
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game<br />
Emma Stone, Birdman<br />
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods<br />
Naomi Watts, St. Vincent<br />
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OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE<br />
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher<br />
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game<br />
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler<br />
Michael Keaton, Birdman<br />
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything<br />
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OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE<br />
Jennifer Aniston, Cake<br />
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything<br />
Julianne Moore, Still Alice<br />
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl<br />
Reese Witherspoon, Wild<br />
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OUTSTANDING CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE<br />
Birdman<br />
Boyhood<br />
The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
The Imitation Game<br />
The Theory of Everything<br />
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TELEVISION<br />
OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES<br />
Adrien Brody, Houdini<br />
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow<br />
Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge<br />
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart<br />
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo<br />
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OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES<br />
Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic<br />
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman<br />
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge<br />
Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart<br />
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful<br />
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OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES<br />
Ty Burrell, Modern Family<br />
Louis CK, Louis<br />
William H Macy, Shameless<br />
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory<br />
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family<br />
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OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES<br />
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black<br />
Julie Bowen, Modern Family<br />
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie<br />
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep<br />
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation<br />
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OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES<br />
The Big Bang Theory<br />
Brooklyn Nine-Nine<br />
Modern Family<br />
Orange Is the New Black<br />
Veep<br />
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OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES<br />
Claire Danes, Homeland<br />
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder<br />
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife<br />
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black<br />
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey<br />
Robin Wright, House of Cards<br />
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OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES<br />
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire<br />
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones<br />
Woody Harrelson, True Detective<br />
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective<br />
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards<br />
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OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES<br />
Boardwalk Empire<br />
Downton Abbey<br />
Game of Thrones<br />
Homeland<br />
House of Cards<br />
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STUNT ENSEMBLES<br />
OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE<br />
Fury<br />
Get On Up<br />
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<br />
X-Men: Days of Future Past<br />
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OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES<br />
24: Live Another Day<br />
Boardwalk Empire<br />
Game of Thrones<br />
Homeland<br />
Sons of Anarchy<br />
The Walking Dead<br />
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SAG LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD <br />
Debbie ReynoldsKatie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-36928834230108085812014-11-14T23:28:00.002-08:002014-12-17T21:16:40.083-08:002014 Hollywood Film AwardsThe Hollywood Film Awards were televised for the first time Friday, November 14th. A little known precursor to awards season, nominees were not announced, only winners presented. All the winners knew ahead of time. This was the 18th annual ceremony for the Hollywood Film Awards and it has previously been a private Hollywood event.<br />
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Awards season's opening ceremony, self proclaimed Official Launch of the Award Season -- trademark -- it is the first stomp on the campaign trail to the Oscars. The number of A List actors in attendance and presenting awards seemed confusing for an event with little prestige. Almost as confusing was when the "winners" would say what an honor it was to receive the award. There does seem to be plenty of easily googled photographic evidence of previous awards seasons' top winners appearing at the Hollywood Film Awards first.<br />
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Angelina Jolie was a combination of sincere and stern as she described casting Jack O'Donnell in the film Unbroken, which she directed. Johnny Depp was completely wasted when he presented the best documentary winner to Shep Gordon.<br />
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A bright spot was Geena Davis' introduction to Michael Keaton's career achievement award and the accompanying montage. The minimum of three shots of Ben Affleck seeming to worry if he'd be a good enough Batman the whole time was also quite amusing. Keaton's performance in Birdman looks to have strong traction for an Academy nod.<br />
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All the films and roles honored have good early buzz for awards season. The event seemed like the epitome of Hollywood's self congratulating and endless award shows that many criticize. Great movie montages though. It looks to be as strong of a season as any.<br />
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A list of the winners follows the red carpet looks. Best Dressed goes to Reese Witherspoon in J Mendel.<br />
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HOLLYWOOD FILM Gone Girl<br />
HOLLYWOOD ACTOR Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game<br />
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
HOLLYWOOD DOCUMENTARY Mike Myers, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon<br />
HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS Julianne Moore, Still Alice<br />
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT Michael Keaton
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HOLLYWOOD ANIMATION How to Train Your Dragon 2<br />
HOLLYWOOD COMEDY FILM Chris Rock, Top Five<br />
NEW HOLLYWOOD Jack O'Connell, Unbroken<br />
HOLLYWOOD ENSEMBLE Foxcatcher<br />
HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game<br />
HOLLYWOOD SONG Janelle Monae, "What is Love?" Rio 2<br />
HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITER Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl<br />
HOLLYWOOD BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE ACTOR Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything<br />
HOLLYWOOD BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR Jean-Marc Vallee, Wild<br />
HOLLYWOOD Supporting Actress: Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game<br />
HOLLYWOOD BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE ACTRESS Shailene Woodley, The Fault in Our Stars<br />
HOLLYWOOD SUPPORTING ACTOR Robert Duvall, The Judge<br />
HOLLYWOOD CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman<br />
HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AWARD Jing Tian<br />
HOLLYWOOD VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD Scott Farrar, Transformers: Age of Extinction<br />
HOLLYWOOD FILM COMPOSER AWARD Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game<br />
HOLLYWOOD COSTUME DESIGN AWARD Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel<br />
HOLLYWOOD EDITING AWARD Jay Cassidy and Dody Dorn, Fury<br />
HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD Dylan Cole and Gary Freeman, Maleficent<br />
HOLLYWOOD SOUND AWARD Ren Klyce, Gone Girl<br />
HOLLYWOOD MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING David White (Special Makeup Effects) and Elizabeth Yanni-Georgiou (Hair Designer and Makeup Designer), Guardians of the GalaxyKatie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-73952357690724449672014-11-12T00:29:00.003-08:002014-12-14T23:05:09.791-08:00Jimmy Fallon hosts 160th Tonight Show and Great Lip Syncs The 160th Tonight Show hosted by Jimmy Fallon is currently airing in the Pacific time zone. That's fourteen more shows than Conan hosted during his brief tenure as host of the Tonight Show. Conan lives on well on tbs.<br />
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This makes me think of some of the best lip synced movie scenes and the best time transitional scene ever. That of course is Hugh Grant in Notting Hill as Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" plays along his walk through a year's worth of seasons.<br />
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The dark comedy It's Kind of a Funny Story features a fantasy lip sync to Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure" with Zach Galifianakis, Keir Gilchrist, and Emma Roberts. <br />
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The only clip available of the awesome Starship "Nothing is Going to Stop Us Now" lip sync between Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig in Skeleton Twins is in the movie's trailer. I will find the full clip when the movie is released on DVD and to streaming.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IRiyTdNRwHE?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br />Katie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137094397790550643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745711985358453590.post-14958313917163479832014-09-17T23:16:00.001-07:002014-09-17T23:16:14.715-07:00This Is Where I Leave YouI have anticipated seeing This Is Where I Leave You before I even saw a trailer for it. The movie met all my expectations and was hilarious. The film is now among my favorite dysfunctional family flicks. It's right up there with Home for the Holidays, the Family Stone and the Royal Tenenbaums. The tagline is great, Welcome Home. Get Uncomfortable. I was also lucky enough to see the movie at a screening before its wide release Friday September 19th. The excellent cast is so large that not all of them are featured on the movie poster.<br /><br />Jane Fonda shines as the matriarch of hilarious siblings, Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Corey Stoll, and Adam Driver. Bateman and Fey need no introduction. Stoll was Hemingway in Midnight in Paris and one of the angry passengers in Non-Stop. Driver is best know for Girls and is in the new Star Wars. Rounding out the supporting cast are Rose Byrne, Timothy Olyphant, Connie Britton and Kathryn Hahn.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The writing is fantastic. It is the kind of movie that you know you will have to rewatch so that you can catch the dialogue that you were laughing over. The screenplay was written by Jonathan Tropper, the author of the novel the film is based on. I can not wait to read the book. There is also a great soundtrack.<br /><br />The movie balances snark and heartwarming in just the right way. If the tone were focused on one more than the other, the result could have been mean spirited or corny. If you love a good dysfunctional family comedy, you will really enjoy This Is Where I Leave You. </div>
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