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  1. CCA deciding to give us races in Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress is certainly an inspiring choice. I really thought we would see 4 acting sweeps, and now Emma Stone and Paul Giamatti gave us a race. Despite OPPENHEIMER going so strong, Paul can win an Oscar. And I wouldn't mind that. He is absolutely glorious in THE HOLDOVERS.
  2. That would be that for tonight when it comes to TV awards. Big night for THE BEAR, BEEF and SUCCESION. Tomorrow we have Emmys...
  3. The 2023 Producers Guild Of America (PGA) Nominations
  4. The 2023 Producers Guild Of America (PGA) Nominations Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures American Fiction Anatomy Of A Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers Of The Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things The Zone Of Interest Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures The Boy And The Heron Elemental Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse The Super Mario Bros. Movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
  5. The 2023 Art Directors Guild (ADG) Nominations The 2023 Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Nominations The 2023 American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) Nominations
  6. The 2023 Art Directors Guild (ADG) Nominations The 2023 Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Nominations The 2023 American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) Nominations
  7. If you know what this means, you know how hilariously epic it would be to see ORIGIN, Ava DuVernay or any of the actors, like Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor nominated.
  8. There is a joke that they had to find a way to nominate Helen Mirren so instead of doing it in Lead Actress, they chose BARBIE (yeah, she is credited there) They have really dropped the ball with these nominations. I don't mind different award bodies doing their own thing, but SAG-Aftra really did dirty several films and performances. Naturally, I didn't expect to see Huller or Lee nominated here, because I can't remember when a non-English performance of a foreign actress was nominated (not even Isabelle Huppert). Di Caprio and Ruffalo are quite shocking, especially since KOTFM made the cast. The one that hurts the most is Charles Melton. And honestly, I thought SALTBURN would do well with this crowd. Then they nominated Penelope Cruz, one truly inspiring choice. Still haven't seen FERRARI, but from what I hear, she deserves all the awards for that performance. Known as someone who usually misses precursors but appear on Oscar morning, Cruz should not be dismissed.
  9. The 2023 Directors Guild Of America (DGA) Nominations For Television, Documentary & Commercials
  10. The 2024 Directors Guild Of America (DGA) Feature Film Nominations NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM Greta Gerwig – Barbie Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things Alexander Payne – The Holdovers Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon FIRST TIME NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM Cord Jefferson – American Fiction Manuela Martelli – Chile ’76 Noora Niasari – Shayda A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand And One Celine Song – Past Lives
  11. That is what you get when you include tens of thousands of DJs, radio hosts etc. I haven't properly analyzed the TV noms, as I have been stunned by the bizarre nature of film nominations. Now, those are wild.
  12. Exactly what you explained. Probably just me, but I thought it was strangely worded. Never mind... The argumentation "she has won before" generally isn't strong if Academy wants to award someone. That is how we got Frances McDormand having three. However, if Academy wants to award someone else, it can be a reasoning not to award someone. We have heard this last year, when most anonymous ballots mentioned that Blanchett has already two Oscars. Emma doesn't have anything "against" her. Yes, she is young and there may be those believing that it is too early for second Lead Actress Oscar, especially since her first hasn't aged very well (many believe Huppert or Portman should have won, not to mention snubbed from nomination, Amy Adams). Also, Lily making history and 2023 was 50-year anniversary from the infamous Marlon Brando rejection of the Oscar and Sacheen Littlefeather appearance at the stage may be the factor. There is a passion behind Lily, a visible passion, something neither Emma nor anyone else in the contention currently has. Yeah, it is rather great set of winners. Ceremony was blah, though.
  13. Exactly... We will see how guilds - PGA, DGA, WGA and SAG award each of these movies, but I think it is clear that OPPENHEIMER is clearly a favorite. I didn't exactly understand this. I still haven't seen POOR THINGS, so I don't exactly know how impressive is Stone. That said, from what I hear, Stone has Oscar-worthy performance. In my book, Lily is superb, but I wish Sandra Huller takes the main prize. However, I know that foreign actresses (in foreign movies) rarely bode well with Oscars. Lily has the Oscar-winning performance despite it being borderline Supporting. She is incredibly eloquent, people really like her and Scorsese and Di Caprio are using their stardom to support her. All her competition, save perhaps Stone, have more going against them, than for them. I wouldn't mind Lily winning, especially since I know Huller can't win.
  14. While Golden Globe organizers (not HFPA, as they have been disbanded in June 2023) will undoubtedly celebrate, I do believe that all numbers of award ceremonies will rise. And that is because the profile of the movies being awarded is significantly higher this year. Even this topic. last year's thread concluded in March 2023 with 28k views. This one right now has almost 34k views. So, I suppose the public's interest is higher this year.
  15. I have just got some time to write a bit about Golden Globes. First foremost, bring back Ricky Gervais... Or at least Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The host was HORRIBLE. The secondhand embarrassment in the room was palpable. The guy's jokes fell flat, one after another. One lacks words to explain what a terrible host he was. As for winners, no real surprises. It is clear that OPPENHEIMER has the passion, industry loves it, not just the critics. Globes have zero overlaps with AMPAS in terms of membership, but they serve as the good barometer of who and what is going to win. And OPPENHEIMER winning five Globes is not a small thing. It may have been cruel, but I have never seen Internet celebrating someone's loss as it did with Bradley Cooper. Naturally, people were overjoyed with Cillian Murphy winning, but there has also been a lot of gloating over Cooper's loss. One may think it is just Internet being the usual toxic place, but I wouldn't be so reductive. Cooper's chances were always reliant on Academy awarding their own, an award-hungry actor pulling all the strings to get the coveted prize. Last year, we had Jamie Lee Curtis doing so and her win aged like milk. With Cooper, the public seems to want to make a point that Oscars should not be its own private ecosystem and internal affair of Hollywood elite. It is also rejection of the classic Oscar bait. Too many people recognize MAESTRO as Cooper's attempt of winning an Oscar, rather than an interesting retelling of Bernstein's life. While glad that Cillian Murphy kicked off televised award season with a win and while I salute public deconstructing the sense of Hollywood inner circle in awarding, I am not gloating over anyone's loss. Cooper was visibly disappointed and I understand how difficult it can be. And it must hurt being the bridesmaid, never the bride. In Comedy/Musical, Paul Giamatti took the well-deserved trophy. Giamatti now may be even second to Murphy. He would be a pleasant surprise, but I doubt he will go further than Oscar nom. When it comes to lead actresses in two categories, it is Gladstone v Stone. Globes didn't allow any surprise there (Huller could have surprised and some people expected Robbie after BARBIE overperformed with nominations) but in many ways, this could be the repeat of the last year Lead Actress showdown. Gladstone certainly has the passion, something Stone terribly lacks. People want Lily to win, they want to see her and her story at the center, being properly awarded. I understand the sentiment. We have seen something similar with Yeoh last year, although the support for EEAAO was formidably stronger than the one KOTFM has. Then again, Blanchett also had passion Stone lacks, so we are having a toned-down version of last year. It is oversimplification, naturally but there are some parallels. Now, we need to figure out who the next three are. Huller seems safe. There was a lot of passion and love for ANATOMY OF A FALL, and I wouldn't be surprised if it appears in more places than we expected. Mulligan also seems safe. It seems Netflix was being lazy with her campaign, so she used Palm Springs to show that she has the industry's support by having none other than Meryl Streep present her with the award. Fifth spot could be between Robbie and Lee. PAST LIVES is doing great with the critics, but so is BARBIE, not mentioning it is doing well with industry. Robbie is certainly a known face and if BARBIE gets nominated everywhere, it would be unimaginable for Robbie to miss. Supporting races are all but over. Da'Vine Joy Randolph went through critics circles like a knife through warm butter, and we only need to figure out who are the remaining 4 slots. Three, since Emily Blunt can reasonably called a lock, as OPPENHEIMER nomination sweep will benefit her too. Honestly, I would hate to see America Ferrera nominated, as her performance is such a lackluster, despite THE MONOLOGUE which was brilliantly written but not delivered. Brooks and Foster are in weak movies and if their leads miss, they could also be in danger of missing. SALTBURN may have become a thing, but we will see if it is enough for Rosamund Pike to get nominated. Julianne Moore is relatively safe, because MAY DECEMBER is such an acting movie, and both her and Melton almost safe. Dark horse is Penelope Cruz, whose role in FERRARI has been lauded. But visibility is the issue. Then again, Cruz is known to be Academy's darling who needs no precursors. So, she shouldn't be underestimated despite not appearing anywhere (actually she appeared on AACTA and BAFTA longlist, two industry awards so...) In battle of the whales, RDJ is a clear winner. I have no doubt the rest will follow the suit and CCA, BAFTA and SAG will all award RDJ - after all, he has quite the solid performance in a probable Best Picture winner, he is a known face and his competition is not exactly in award-friendly movies. Personal opinion is that Charles Melton outacted everyone in this category, but he is too young and unknown to win against 4 previously nominated actors in Best Picture nominated movies (RDJ; Gosling, De Niro and Ruffalo). Probably the biggest surprise of the night was the win in Screenplay for ANATOMY OF A FALL. Now, Globes is international body and they are more receptive of foreign movies, but nonetheless, this was surprising. It can highlight the love and passion for ANATOMY OF A FALL, or it could be just the Globe fluke. We'll see how WGA and AMPAS feel about ANATOMY OF A FALL. As for song and the score... Nothing to add. "What Was I Made For?" is such a beautiful song in a very popular movie, so I doubt it is surprising that it is winning. OPPENHEIMER in score... Ludwig Goransson did amazing work, he is a known face to Academy... Now, Globes clearly failed to communicate what their new award is all about. "Cinematic and Box Office achievement" is such a broad term. I feel Margot Robbie in her speech did a better job thanking people who "dressed up and went to the greatest place on Earth - cinema". So if the award is meant to symbolize the achievement in bringing people back to the cinema, then I suppose we can have a discussion about it. But if it is just "pop movie of the year"... It is pointless. That's all folks! Critics Choice Awards are coming next, SAG nominations will be announced in couple of days and we will have a better idea about acting races.
  16. Yeah, I was a bit reductive. When we talk about "foreign" it is not just origin of the actor, but also production and language. In terms of Oscars, no one considers Britosh, Canadian or Australian actors "foreign". When we speak about "foreign", we think of Emanuelle Riva, Penelope Cruz, Isabelle Huppert or Tang Wei, but not for example Naralie Portman or even Ana de Armas. That said, sometimes it depends on the case - dual citizenship or movie in English can play a role. Not to mention that A24 has started producing movies of Asian filmmakers so it also depends on actors, dorectors participating in the movie.
  17. Foreign actress in a foreign movie (non-USA) not in English language... To be precise. *** Tobight are Golden Globes. Won't be available for LIVE coverage as I am in Montenegro on Christmas holiday, away from my laptop.
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