Another fairly boring SAG show.
BUT DANIEL DAY-LEWIS'S SPEECH!!!!!!!!
:-(
Best dressed and stupid Darren comments tomorrow!
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Daniel Plainview – “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JULIE CHRISTIE / Fiona – “Away From Her” (Lionsgate)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JAVIER BARDEM / Anton Chigurh – “No Country For Old Men” (Miramax Films)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
RUBY DEE / Mama Lucas – “American Gangster” (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Miramax Films)
JAVIER BARDEM / Anton Chigurh
JOSH BROLIN / Llewelyn Moss
GARRET DILLAHUNT / Wendell
TESS HARPER / Loretta Bell
WOODY HARRELSON / Carson Wells
TOMMY LEE JONES / Ed Tom Bell
KELLY MACDONALD / Carla Jean Moss
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
KEVIN KLINE / Jacques – “As You Like It” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
QUEEN LATIFAH / Ana – “Life Support “ (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
JAMES GANDOLFINI / Tony Soprano – “The Sopranos” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
EDIE FALCO / Carmela Soprano – “The Sopranos” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 Rock” (NBC)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 Rock” (NBC)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“The Sopranos” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“The Office” (NBC)
Monday, January 28, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
SAG & DGA Predix
DGA Tonight:
Predicted Winner: Ethan and Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
SAGs Tomorrow:
Ensemble: No Country for Old Men
Male Actor: Daniel Day Lewis
Female Actor: Julie Christie (I really want to predict Ellen Page, but no one else is. Damn conformity!)
Supporting Male Actor: Javier Bardem
Supporting Female Actor: Cate Blanchett
The SAGs are usually fairly boring, but this is the first red carpet (!!!!!) and award show of the season. So here's hoping for some fun!
(Oh, and go Tina Fey and 30 Rock for television!)
Predicted Winner: Ethan and Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
SAGs Tomorrow:
Ensemble: No Country for Old Men
Male Actor: Daniel Day Lewis
Female Actor: Julie Christie (I really want to predict Ellen Page, but no one else is. Damn conformity!)
Supporting Male Actor: Javier Bardem
Supporting Female Actor: Cate Blanchett
The SAGs are usually fairly boring, but this is the first red carpet (!!!!!) and award show of the season. So here's hoping for some fun!
(Oh, and go Tina Fey and 30 Rock for television!)
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
He was a friend of mine...
"Working with Heath was one of the purest joys of my life. He brought to the role of Ennis more than any of us could have imagined – a thirst for life, for love, and for truth, and a vulnerability that made everyone who knew him love him. His death is heartbreaking." - Ang Lee, the director of Brokeback Mountain, on Heath Ledger
I am a movie lover. Reality is not quite good enough for us which is why there's always a desperate need to escape for a few hours. In those brief hours, an artist is given the opportunity to entertain us, make us think, make us laugh, make us cry, enlighten us. Perhaps the greatest connection made between the silver screen and its audience is knowing that what you're seeing is hitting you in a way it is not hitting anyone else. More basically, when watching a film, we are alone no matter who surrounds us. We can all lay our opinion under broad terms like "good" or "bad" but each individual moment of that movie magic is being felt by you in a different way than anyone else.
So when an artist and their art comes along that we respond to, we will keep them with us for the rest of our lives. For me, it is true of Robert Altman. I will see every Robert Altman movie I can. I love his view of the world. I love his drifting camera and the way all his characters could have their own movies, feel like living breathing people. It is also true for Nicole Kidman, whose elegance and acting style always keep me captivated.
This is why it is so brutal for us cinephiles when one of these artists dies. I don't recall the last celebrity death that didn't make me gasp. Both Brad Renfro (to me, Josh from Ghost World) and Suzanne Pleschette (Karen's mother, Lois, on Will and Grace) passed away in the past 10 days. Suzanne was 70, Brad was 25. When someone older dies, we mourn the loss, but celebrate the life that was lived. When someone so young dies, we mourn the loss and the life that wasn't finished. Both of these people committed comedic characters to my memory. If you know me, you know how much I love both Ghost World and Will and Grace. The humor and characters of both can sum up much of who I am. I guess you really are what you watch.
Over the past hours, since learning of the death of Heath Ledger, I have felt a great loss. It was River Phoenix all over again. River was also deeply attached to the generation before mine, and to cinema lovers for his turn as a gay hustler in My Own Private Idaho. The sky was the limit. The loss of Heath was probably my generation's first true celebrity loss. It felt like so much more. When an actor and filmmaker creates a character, in order for it to be in the level of Phoenix's in Idaho and Ledger's in Brokeback Mountain, part of their soul is shared. It's not just about method or style, they pull part of themselves out and leave it all in the open. This is why their performances deserve to be called brave, not because of the "playing gay" part. Afficionados of film will have a handful of actors and films that they have a connection to. Because of this, we will follow their career with great interest and see much of what they do. And when they die, since they gave us part of themselves, a little bit of us dies with them.
What a nice change of pace he was from the classic Hollywood, clean cut type! Both he and Michelle Williams didn't seem into the whole Hollywood thing - a genuine rarity for young actors. A true bohemian who built up an eclectic resume working with many great talents, it seemed that between his Oscar nominated turn in Brokeback to his role as the Joker in this summer's Dark Knight, he was at a point in his career that any actor would envy. Add to that, he was attached to Terrence Malick's next film. I won't soon forget Mr. Ledger crooning to Julia Stiles in 10 Things I Hate About You or telling Billy Bob Thornton he loved him right before his character's suicide in Monster's Ball. Those deranged clips from him in The Dark Knight are a distinct contrast to the image most of us will hold closest in his career and the one that will now have even more of an emotional whallop: the final scene in Brokeback Mountain.
My thoughts are with everyone Heath's short life touched, especially his daughter Matilda Rose.
I am a movie lover. Reality is not quite good enough for us which is why there's always a desperate need to escape for a few hours. In those brief hours, an artist is given the opportunity to entertain us, make us think, make us laugh, make us cry, enlighten us. Perhaps the greatest connection made between the silver screen and its audience is knowing that what you're seeing is hitting you in a way it is not hitting anyone else. More basically, when watching a film, we are alone no matter who surrounds us. We can all lay our opinion under broad terms like "good" or "bad" but each individual moment of that movie magic is being felt by you in a different way than anyone else.
So when an artist and their art comes along that we respond to, we will keep them with us for the rest of our lives. For me, it is true of Robert Altman. I will see every Robert Altman movie I can. I love his view of the world. I love his drifting camera and the way all his characters could have their own movies, feel like living breathing people. It is also true for Nicole Kidman, whose elegance and acting style always keep me captivated.
This is why it is so brutal for us cinephiles when one of these artists dies. I don't recall the last celebrity death that didn't make me gasp. Both Brad Renfro (to me, Josh from Ghost World) and Suzanne Pleschette (Karen's mother, Lois, on Will and Grace) passed away in the past 10 days. Suzanne was 70, Brad was 25. When someone older dies, we mourn the loss, but celebrate the life that was lived. When someone so young dies, we mourn the loss and the life that wasn't finished. Both of these people committed comedic characters to my memory. If you know me, you know how much I love both Ghost World and Will and Grace. The humor and characters of both can sum up much of who I am. I guess you really are what you watch.
Over the past hours, since learning of the death of Heath Ledger, I have felt a great loss. It was River Phoenix all over again. River was also deeply attached to the generation before mine, and to cinema lovers for his turn as a gay hustler in My Own Private Idaho. The sky was the limit. The loss of Heath was probably my generation's first true celebrity loss. It felt like so much more. When an actor and filmmaker creates a character, in order for it to be in the level of Phoenix's in Idaho and Ledger's in Brokeback Mountain, part of their soul is shared. It's not just about method or style, they pull part of themselves out and leave it all in the open. This is why their performances deserve to be called brave, not because of the "playing gay" part. Afficionados of film will have a handful of actors and films that they have a connection to. Because of this, we will follow their career with great interest and see much of what they do. And when they die, since they gave us part of themselves, a little bit of us dies with them.
What a nice change of pace he was from the classic Hollywood, clean cut type! Both he and Michelle Williams didn't seem into the whole Hollywood thing - a genuine rarity for young actors. A true bohemian who built up an eclectic resume working with many great talents, it seemed that between his Oscar nominated turn in Brokeback to his role as the Joker in this summer's Dark Knight, he was at a point in his career that any actor would envy. Add to that, he was attached to Terrence Malick's next film. I won't soon forget Mr. Ledger crooning to Julia Stiles in 10 Things I Hate About You or telling Billy Bob Thornton he loved him right before his character's suicide in Monster's Ball. Those deranged clips from him in The Dark Knight are a distinct contrast to the image most of us will hold closest in his career and the one that will now have even more of an emotional whallop: the final scene in Brokeback Mountain.
My thoughts are with everyone Heath's short life touched, especially his daughter Matilda Rose.
If you can't fix it, you've gotta stand it.....
I'll post some more on this tomorrow as it's late and since hearing about this I've felt pretty sick.
HEATH LEDGER
1979 - 2008
HEATH LEDGER
1979 - 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
And the nominees are...
OMG - they don't actually suck???
(OMG - KATHY BATES!!!)
While it can make one frustratingly mad to ponder how exactly Jason Reitman got in for Juno over Joe Wright for Atonement, you know what, who cares?
When is the last time the two most acclaimed movies of the year went head to head in the Best Picture Oscar race?
Have I ever told you how much I adore Laura Linney?
Complete randomness:
Bourne got 3 nominations! Enchanted - 3 songs! LOL - will Amy Adams perform all of them? Norbit is an Oscar-nominated film! I knew Across the Universe would get in somewhere. I really don't care that I didn't do too great with my predix, because I'm happy there were a lot of deserving people nominated. It's terrific that Sarah Polley is now an Oscar nominee. They really didn't go for Into the Wild, surprising. Sean Penn is probably drunk already. VIGGO! SAOIRSE!!! Isn't it hilarious that Jennifer Aniston became an Acadedy member this year and Angelina isn't nominated? I really should've been more conservative with my Supp. Actor predix, but whatever, I'm fine.
I think the worst thing was Surf's Up over The Simpsons Movie??? Hasn't half the Academy done voicework on The Simpsons? I swear when I saw that I yelled "WHAT!" in a voice that was about 5 octives higher than my regular tone.
AND QUICK NOTE: I really think the Oscars WILL happen. Red carpet, celebs, montages, Jon Stewart, Blanchett and everything. And if they don't, well, I'll still have a party that has foods relating to the nominees! YIPPEE!
BIG SNUBS:
Into the Wild - no nom for Sean Penn.
Angelina - you know, I really think she isn't too well liked in Hollywood. She's estranged from her very famous father and apparently treats him like garbage and broke up a major marriage. Hollywood is obviously TEAM ANISTON!
Diving Bell for Picture!
BIG SURPRISES:
TLJ for Elah, not No Country.
LAURA LINNEY!
Jason Reitman? WTF?
AND HOLY FUCK I GOT A NO GUTS - NO GLORY RIGHT!!!!
OMG LAURA LINNEY!
THE COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES
THE BIG 8:
BEST PICTURE:
ATONEMENT
JUNO
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
BEST DIRECTING:
JULIAN SCHNABEL - THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
JASON REITMAN - JUNO
TONY GILROY - MICHAEL CLAYTON
ETHAN COEN AND JOEL COEN - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON - THERE WILL BE BLOOD
BEST ACTOR:
GEORGE CLOONEY - MICHAEL CLAYTON
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - THERE WILL BE BLOOD
JOHNNY DEPP - SWEENEY TODD
TOMMY LEE JONES - IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
VIGGO MORTENSEN - EASTERN PROMISES
BEST ACTRESS:
CATE BLANCHETT - ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
JULIE CHRISTIE - AWAY FROM HER
MARION COTILLARD - LA VIE EN ROSE
LAURA LINNEY - THE SAVAGES
ELLEN PAGE - JUNO
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
CASEY AFFLECK - THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
JAVIER BARDEM - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR
HAL HOLBROOK - INTO THE WILD
TOM WILKINSON - MICHAEL CLAYTON
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
CATE BLANCHETT - I'M NOT THERE
RUBY DEE - AMERICAN GANGSTER
SAOIRSE RONAN - ATONEMENT
AMY RYAN - GONE BABY GONE
TILDA SWINTON - MICHAEL CLAYTON
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
JUNO
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
MICHAEL CLAYTON
RATATOUILLE
THE SAVAGES
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
ATONEMENT
AWAY FROM HER
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
(OMG - KATHY BATES!!!)
While it can make one frustratingly mad to ponder how exactly Jason Reitman got in for Juno over Joe Wright for Atonement, you know what, who cares?
When is the last time the two most acclaimed movies of the year went head to head in the Best Picture Oscar race?
Have I ever told you how much I adore Laura Linney?
Complete randomness:
Bourne got 3 nominations! Enchanted - 3 songs! LOL - will Amy Adams perform all of them? Norbit is an Oscar-nominated film! I knew Across the Universe would get in somewhere. I really don't care that I didn't do too great with my predix, because I'm happy there were a lot of deserving people nominated. It's terrific that Sarah Polley is now an Oscar nominee. They really didn't go for Into the Wild, surprising. Sean Penn is probably drunk already. VIGGO! SAOIRSE!!! Isn't it hilarious that Jennifer Aniston became an Acadedy member this year and Angelina isn't nominated? I really should've been more conservative with my Supp. Actor predix, but whatever, I'm fine.
I think the worst thing was Surf's Up over The Simpsons Movie??? Hasn't half the Academy done voicework on The Simpsons? I swear when I saw that I yelled "WHAT!" in a voice that was about 5 octives higher than my regular tone.
AND QUICK NOTE: I really think the Oscars WILL happen. Red carpet, celebs, montages, Jon Stewart, Blanchett and everything. And if they don't, well, I'll still have a party that has foods relating to the nominees! YIPPEE!
BIG SNUBS:
Into the Wild - no nom for Sean Penn.
Angelina - you know, I really think she isn't too well liked in Hollywood. She's estranged from her very famous father and apparently treats him like garbage and broke up a major marriage. Hollywood is obviously TEAM ANISTON!
Diving Bell for Picture!
BIG SURPRISES:
TLJ for Elah, not No Country.
LAURA LINNEY!
Jason Reitman? WTF?
AND HOLY FUCK I GOT A NO GUTS - NO GLORY RIGHT!!!!
OMG LAURA LINNEY!
THE COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES
THE BIG 8:
BEST PICTURE:
ATONEMENT
JUNO
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
BEST DIRECTING:
JULIAN SCHNABEL - THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
JASON REITMAN - JUNO
TONY GILROY - MICHAEL CLAYTON
ETHAN COEN AND JOEL COEN - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON - THERE WILL BE BLOOD
BEST ACTOR:
GEORGE CLOONEY - MICHAEL CLAYTON
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - THERE WILL BE BLOOD
JOHNNY DEPP - SWEENEY TODD
TOMMY LEE JONES - IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
VIGGO MORTENSEN - EASTERN PROMISES
BEST ACTRESS:
CATE BLANCHETT - ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
JULIE CHRISTIE - AWAY FROM HER
MARION COTILLARD - LA VIE EN ROSE
LAURA LINNEY - THE SAVAGES
ELLEN PAGE - JUNO
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
CASEY AFFLECK - THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
JAVIER BARDEM - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR
HAL HOLBROOK - INTO THE WILD
TOM WILKINSON - MICHAEL CLAYTON
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
CATE BLANCHETT - I'M NOT THERE
RUBY DEE - AMERICAN GANGSTER
SAOIRSE RONAN - ATONEMENT
AMY RYAN - GONE BABY GONE
TILDA SWINTON - MICHAEL CLAYTON
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
JUNO
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
MICHAEL CLAYTON
RATATOUILLE
THE SAVAGES
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
ATONEMENT
AWAY FROM HER
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
NO GUTS - NO GLORY!
The crazy ass, last minute, "gee, wouldn't it be odd if this happens..."
These are by no means part of predictions:
Picture - The Bourne Ultimatum
Director - David Fincher - Zodiac
Actor - Mathieu Almaric - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Actress - Tang Wei - Lust Caution
Supp. Actor - Robert Downery Jr - Zodiac
Supp. Actress - Allison Janey - Juno
Orig. Screenplay - Waitress
Adapt. Screenplay - Away From Her
Oh, and I hear that Lionsgate sent screeners of that included a triple feature of 3:10 To Yuma, Away From Her and Bug.
God, it would have to be the best thing ever if Ashley Judd got in. I would be on cloud 9.
These are by no means part of predictions:
Picture - The Bourne Ultimatum
Director - David Fincher - Zodiac
Actor - Mathieu Almaric - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Actress - Tang Wei - Lust Caution
Supp. Actor - Robert Downery Jr - Zodiac
Supp. Actress - Allison Janey - Juno
Orig. Screenplay - Waitress
Adapt. Screenplay - Away From Her
Oh, and I hear that Lionsgate sent screeners of that included a triple feature of 3:10 To Yuma, Away From Her and Bug.
God, it would have to be the best thing ever if Ashley Judd got in. I would be on cloud 9.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
OFFICIAL OSCAR PREDICTIONS!
Announced Tuesday morning at 8:30AM Eastern. No word yet on the co-announcer. I've got my fingers crossed for Catherine Zeta-Jones!
At this point, I'll state that the only category I'm confident in is Cinematography. I don't recall the Academy's preferential balloting system ever having such an impact as it will this year. I'm getting the feeling that something like The Bourne Ultimatum or Zodiac will surprise with 4-5 nominations including Best Picture. The techs have been especially crazy the past couple of years so don't be surprised if Across the Universe or 3:10 To Yuma push out some major contenders in those categories. But most odd about this season is the complete American guild snubbing of Atonement, which if there were any justice, would lead the nominations Tuesday morning. It was ignored by the WGA, SAG, PGA and DGA despite leading the Globes and BAFTA nominations. When it comes to Oscar predicting, it's best to remember this: hope for the best, predict the most mediocre.
But perhaps the most maddening of all is that 5th slot in Best Actress. I usually like to go 5/5 in Actress and Supp. Actress but I don't see that happening this year. I decided to stick with the SAG nominees, despite that Amy Adams, Nikki Blonsky, Keira Knightley or Laura Linney could show up in lead. While Kelly MacDonald, Samantha Morton, Jennifer Garner and Saoirse Ronan are ready to take out Keener and Dee in Supporting. I think my bravest prediction is Supp. Actor.
But anyway...
Good luck to everyone in contention!
I'll start with the techs!
Best Cinematography:
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Atonement - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - No Country for Old Men - There Will Be Blood
Best Film Editing:
The Bourne Ultimatum - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Michael Clayton - No Country for Old Men - There Will Be Blood
Best Original Score:
3:10 To Yuma - Atonement - Eastern Promises - The Kite Runner - Lust, Caution
(NOTE: This category was edited at 1/22 at 1:17AM after Darren saw that There Will Be Blood - as well as Into the Wild and Enchanted - was deemed ineligble for the category. It was replaced with Eastern Promises.)
Best Sound Mixing:
The Bourne Ultimatum - No Country for Old Men - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Sweeney Todd - Transformers
Best Sound Effects Editing:
300 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Ratatouille - Spider-Man 3 - Transformers
Best Visual Effects:
The Golden Compass - Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End - Transformers
Best Art Direction:
Atonement - Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Sweeney Todd - There Will Be Blood
Best Costume Design:
Atonement - Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Hairspray - La Vie En Rose - Sweeney Todd
Best Makeup:
300 - La Vie En Rose - Sweeney Todd
Best Original Song:
"Do You Feel Me" - American Gangster
"That's How You Know" - Enchanted
"Comes So Far (Got So Far to Go)" - Hairspray
"Guarenteed" - Into the Wild
"Falling Slowly" - Once
Best Animated Feature:
Persepolis - Ratatouille - The Simpsons Movie
And for fun...
Foreign Language Film:
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation - Beaufort - The Unknown - The Trap - 12
Documentary:
Body of War - Lake of Fire - No End In Sight - Sicko - Taxi to the Dark Side
And the Big 8:
Adapted Screenplay:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Into the Wild - No Country for Old Men - There Will Be Blood - Zodiac
Original Screenplay:
Juno - Knocked Up - Lars and the Real Girl - Michael Clayton - Ratatouille
Best Supporting Actor:
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
Tommy Lee Jones - No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Ruby Dee - American Gangster
Catherine Keener - Into the Wild
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
Best Actor:
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Ellen Page - Juno
Best Directing:
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sean Penn - Into the Wild
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
BEST PICTURE:
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
INTO THE WILD
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
At this point, I'll state that the only category I'm confident in is Cinematography. I don't recall the Academy's preferential balloting system ever having such an impact as it will this year. I'm getting the feeling that something like The Bourne Ultimatum or Zodiac will surprise with 4-5 nominations including Best Picture. The techs have been especially crazy the past couple of years so don't be surprised if Across the Universe or 3:10 To Yuma push out some major contenders in those categories. But most odd about this season is the complete American guild snubbing of Atonement, which if there were any justice, would lead the nominations Tuesday morning. It was ignored by the WGA, SAG, PGA and DGA despite leading the Globes and BAFTA nominations. When it comes to Oscar predicting, it's best to remember this: hope for the best, predict the most mediocre.
But perhaps the most maddening of all is that 5th slot in Best Actress. I usually like to go 5/5 in Actress and Supp. Actress but I don't see that happening this year. I decided to stick with the SAG nominees, despite that Amy Adams, Nikki Blonsky, Keira Knightley or Laura Linney could show up in lead. While Kelly MacDonald, Samantha Morton, Jennifer Garner and Saoirse Ronan are ready to take out Keener and Dee in Supporting. I think my bravest prediction is Supp. Actor.
But anyway...
Good luck to everyone in contention!
I'll start with the techs!
Best Cinematography:
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Atonement - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - No Country for Old Men - There Will Be Blood
Best Film Editing:
The Bourne Ultimatum - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Michael Clayton - No Country for Old Men - There Will Be Blood
Best Original Score:
3:10 To Yuma - Atonement - Eastern Promises - The Kite Runner - Lust, Caution
(NOTE: This category was edited at 1/22 at 1:17AM after Darren saw that There Will Be Blood - as well as Into the Wild and Enchanted - was deemed ineligble for the category. It was replaced with Eastern Promises.)
Best Sound Mixing:
The Bourne Ultimatum - No Country for Old Men - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Sweeney Todd - Transformers
Best Sound Effects Editing:
300 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Ratatouille - Spider-Man 3 - Transformers
Best Visual Effects:
The Golden Compass - Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End - Transformers
Best Art Direction:
Atonement - Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Sweeney Todd - There Will Be Blood
Best Costume Design:
Atonement - Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Hairspray - La Vie En Rose - Sweeney Todd
Best Makeup:
300 - La Vie En Rose - Sweeney Todd
Best Original Song:
"Do You Feel Me" - American Gangster
"That's How You Know" - Enchanted
"Comes So Far (Got So Far to Go)" - Hairspray
"Guarenteed" - Into the Wild
"Falling Slowly" - Once
Best Animated Feature:
Persepolis - Ratatouille - The Simpsons Movie
And for fun...
Foreign Language Film:
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation - Beaufort - The Unknown - The Trap - 12
Documentary:
Body of War - Lake of Fire - No End In Sight - Sicko - Taxi to the Dark Side
And the Big 8:
Adapted Screenplay:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Into the Wild - No Country for Old Men - There Will Be Blood - Zodiac
Original Screenplay:
Juno - Knocked Up - Lars and the Real Girl - Michael Clayton - Ratatouille
Best Supporting Actor:
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
Tommy Lee Jones - No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Ruby Dee - American Gangster
Catherine Keener - Into the Wild
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
Best Actor:
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Ellen Page - Juno
Best Directing:
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sean Penn - Into the Wild
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
BEST PICTURE:
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
INTO THE WILD
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Costume Designers Guild Noms
Contemporary Film:
-Blades of Glory
-The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
-Into the Wild
-Juno
-Ocean's Thirteen
Period Film:
-Atonement
-Elizabeth: The Golden Age
-La Vie En Rose
-Sweeney Todd
-3:10 To Yuma
Fantasty Film:
-Enchanted
-The Golden Compass
-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
-Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
-300
No HAIRSPRAY????
-Blades of Glory
-The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
-Into the Wild
-Juno
-Ocean's Thirteen
Period Film:
-Atonement
-Elizabeth: The Golden Age
-La Vie En Rose
-Sweeney Todd
-3:10 To Yuma
Fantasty Film:
-Enchanted
-The Golden Compass
-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
-Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
-300
No HAIRSPRAY????
BAFTA NOMS! As usual, they rock!
BEST FILM
AMERICAN GANGSTER
ATONEMENT
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
BEST BRITISH FILM
ATONEMENT
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
CONTROL
EASTERN PROMISES
THIS IS ENGLAND
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD
for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film
CHRIS ATKINS (Director/Writer) – Taking Liberties
MIA BAYS (Producer) – Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
SARAH GAVRON (Director) – Brick Lane
MATT GREENHALGH (Writer) – Control
ANDREW PIDDINGTON (Director/Writer) – The Killing of John Lennon
DIRECTOR
ATONEMENT – Joe Wright
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Paul Greengrass
THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Paul Thomas Anderson
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN GANGSTER – Steven Zaillian
JUNO – Diablo Cody
THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
MICHAEL CLAYTON – Tony Gilroy
THIS IS ENGLAND – Shane Meadows
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ATONEMENT – Christopher Hampton
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY – Ronald Harwood
THE KITE RUNNER – David Benioff
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Paul Thomas Anderson
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
THE KITE RUNNER
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
LUST, CAUTION
LA VIE EN ROSE
ANIMATED FILM
RATATOUILLE – Brad Bird
SHREK THE THIRD – Chris Miller
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE – Matt Groening/James L Brooks
LEADING ACTOR
GEORGE CLOONEY – Michael Clayton
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS – There Will Be Blood
JAMES McAVOY – Atonement
VIGGO MORTENSEN – Eastern Promises
ULRICH MÜHE – The Lives of Others
LEADING ACTRESS
CATE BLANCHETT – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
JULIE CHRISTIE – Away From Her
MARION COTILLARD – La Vie en Rose
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – Atonement
ELLEN PAGE – Juno
SUPPORTING ACTOR
JAVIER BARDEM – No Country for Old Men
PAUL DANO – There Will Be Blood
TOMMY LEE JONES – No Country for Old Men
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Charlie Wilson’s War
TOM WILKINSON – Michael Clayton
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
CATE BLANCHETT – I’m Not There
KELLY MACDONALD – No Country for Old Men
SAMANTHA MORTON – Control
SAOIRSE RONAN – Atonement
TILDA SWINTON – Michael Clayton
MUSIC
AMERICAN GANGSTER – Marc Streitenfeld
ATONEMENT – Dario Marianelli
THE KITE RUNNER – Alberto Iglesias
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Jonny Greenwood
LA VIE EN ROSE – Christopher Gunning
CINEMATOGRAPHY
AMERICAN GANGSTER – Harris Savides
ATONEMENT – Seamus McGarvey
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Oliver Wood
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Roger Deakins
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Robert Elswit
EDITING
AMERICAN GANGSTER – Pietro Scalia
ATONEMENT – Paul Tothill
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Christopher Rouse
MICHAEL CLAYTON – John Gilroy
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Roderick Jaynes
PRODUCTION DESIGN
ATONEMENT – Sarah Greenwood/Katie Spencer
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Guy Hendrix Dyas/Richard Roberts
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX – Stuart Craig/Stephenie McMillan
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Jack Fisk/Jim Erickson
LA VIE EN ROSE – Olivier Raoux
COSTUME DESIGN
ATONEMENT – Jacqueline Durran
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Alexandra Byrne
LUST, CAUTION – Pan Lai
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET – Colleen Atwood
LA VIE EN ROSE – Marit Allen
SOUND
ATONEMENT – Danny Hambrook/Paul Hamblin/Catherine Hodgson
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Kirk Francis/Scott Millan/Dave Parker/Karen Baker Landers/Per Hallberg
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Peter Kurland/Skip Lievsay/Craig Berkey/Greg Orloff
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Christopher Scarabosio/Matthew Wood/John Pritchett/Michael Semanick/Tom Johnson
LA VIE EN ROSE – Laurent Zeilig/Pascal Villard/Jean-Paul Hurier/Marc Doisne
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Peter Chiang/Charlie Noble/Mattias Lindahl/Joss Williams
THE GOLDEN COMPASS – Michael Fink/Bill Westenhofer/Ben Morris/Trevor Woods
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX – Tim Burke/John Richardson/Emma Norton/Chris Shaw
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END – John Knoll/Charles Gibson/Hal Hickel/John Frazier
SPIDER-MAN 3 – Scott Stokdyk/Peter Nofz/Kee-Suk Ken Hahn/Spencer Cook
MAKE UP & HAIR
ATONEMENT – Ivana Primorac
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Jenny Shircore
HAIRSPRAY – Nominees TBC
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET – Ivana Primorac
LA VIE EN ROSE – Jan Archibald/Didier Lavergne
SHORT ANIMATION
THE PEARCE SISTERS – Jo Allen/Luis Cook
HEAD OVER HEELS – Osbert Parker/Fiona Pitkin/Ian Gouldstone
THE CRUMBLEGIANT – Pearse Moore/John McCloskey
SHORT FILM
DOG ALTOGETHER – Diarmid Scrimshaw/Paddy Considine
HESITATION – Julien Berlan/Michelle Eastwood/Virginia Gilbert
THE ONE AND ONLY HERB MCGWYER PLAYS WALLIS ISLAND – Charlie Henderson/James Griffiths/Tim Key/Tom Basden
SOFT – Jane Hooks/Simon Ellis
THE STRONGER – Dan McCulloch/Lia Williams/Frank McGuinness
THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
SHIA LABEOUF
SIENNA MILLER
ELLEN PAGE
SAM RILEY
TANG WEI
AMERICAN GANGSTER
ATONEMENT
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
BEST BRITISH FILM
ATONEMENT
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
CONTROL
EASTERN PROMISES
THIS IS ENGLAND
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD
for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film
CHRIS ATKINS (Director/Writer) – Taking Liberties
MIA BAYS (Producer) – Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
SARAH GAVRON (Director) – Brick Lane
MATT GREENHALGH (Writer) – Control
ANDREW PIDDINGTON (Director/Writer) – The Killing of John Lennon
DIRECTOR
ATONEMENT – Joe Wright
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Paul Greengrass
THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Paul Thomas Anderson
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN GANGSTER – Steven Zaillian
JUNO – Diablo Cody
THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
MICHAEL CLAYTON – Tony Gilroy
THIS IS ENGLAND – Shane Meadows
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ATONEMENT – Christopher Hampton
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY – Ronald Harwood
THE KITE RUNNER – David Benioff
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Paul Thomas Anderson
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
THE KITE RUNNER
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
LUST, CAUTION
LA VIE EN ROSE
ANIMATED FILM
RATATOUILLE – Brad Bird
SHREK THE THIRD – Chris Miller
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE – Matt Groening/James L Brooks
LEADING ACTOR
GEORGE CLOONEY – Michael Clayton
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS – There Will Be Blood
JAMES McAVOY – Atonement
VIGGO MORTENSEN – Eastern Promises
ULRICH MÜHE – The Lives of Others
LEADING ACTRESS
CATE BLANCHETT – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
JULIE CHRISTIE – Away From Her
MARION COTILLARD – La Vie en Rose
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – Atonement
ELLEN PAGE – Juno
SUPPORTING ACTOR
JAVIER BARDEM – No Country for Old Men
PAUL DANO – There Will Be Blood
TOMMY LEE JONES – No Country for Old Men
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Charlie Wilson’s War
TOM WILKINSON – Michael Clayton
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
CATE BLANCHETT – I’m Not There
KELLY MACDONALD – No Country for Old Men
SAMANTHA MORTON – Control
SAOIRSE RONAN – Atonement
TILDA SWINTON – Michael Clayton
MUSIC
AMERICAN GANGSTER – Marc Streitenfeld
ATONEMENT – Dario Marianelli
THE KITE RUNNER – Alberto Iglesias
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Jonny Greenwood
LA VIE EN ROSE – Christopher Gunning
CINEMATOGRAPHY
AMERICAN GANGSTER – Harris Savides
ATONEMENT – Seamus McGarvey
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Oliver Wood
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Roger Deakins
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Robert Elswit
EDITING
AMERICAN GANGSTER – Pietro Scalia
ATONEMENT – Paul Tothill
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Christopher Rouse
MICHAEL CLAYTON – John Gilroy
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Roderick Jaynes
PRODUCTION DESIGN
ATONEMENT – Sarah Greenwood/Katie Spencer
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Guy Hendrix Dyas/Richard Roberts
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX – Stuart Craig/Stephenie McMillan
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Jack Fisk/Jim Erickson
LA VIE EN ROSE – Olivier Raoux
COSTUME DESIGN
ATONEMENT – Jacqueline Durran
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Alexandra Byrne
LUST, CAUTION – Pan Lai
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET – Colleen Atwood
LA VIE EN ROSE – Marit Allen
SOUND
ATONEMENT – Danny Hambrook/Paul Hamblin/Catherine Hodgson
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Kirk Francis/Scott Millan/Dave Parker/Karen Baker Landers/Per Hallberg
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Peter Kurland/Skip Lievsay/Craig Berkey/Greg Orloff
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Christopher Scarabosio/Matthew Wood/John Pritchett/Michael Semanick/Tom Johnson
LA VIE EN ROSE – Laurent Zeilig/Pascal Villard/Jean-Paul Hurier/Marc Doisne
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Peter Chiang/Charlie Noble/Mattias Lindahl/Joss Williams
THE GOLDEN COMPASS – Michael Fink/Bill Westenhofer/Ben Morris/Trevor Woods
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX – Tim Burke/John Richardson/Emma Norton/Chris Shaw
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END – John Knoll/Charles Gibson/Hal Hickel/John Frazier
SPIDER-MAN 3 – Scott Stokdyk/Peter Nofz/Kee-Suk Ken Hahn/Spencer Cook
MAKE UP & HAIR
ATONEMENT – Ivana Primorac
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Jenny Shircore
HAIRSPRAY – Nominees TBC
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET – Ivana Primorac
LA VIE EN ROSE – Jan Archibald/Didier Lavergne
SHORT ANIMATION
THE PEARCE SISTERS – Jo Allen/Luis Cook
HEAD OVER HEELS – Osbert Parker/Fiona Pitkin/Ian Gouldstone
THE CRUMBLEGIANT – Pearse Moore/John McCloskey
SHORT FILM
DOG ALTOGETHER – Diarmid Scrimshaw/Paddy Considine
HESITATION – Julien Berlan/Michelle Eastwood/Virginia Gilbert
THE ONE AND ONLY HERB MCGWYER PLAYS WALLIS ISLAND – Charlie Henderson/James Griffiths/Tim Key/Tom Basden
SOFT – Jane Hooks/Simon Ellis
THE STRONGER – Dan McCulloch/Lia Williams/Frank McGuinness
THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
SHIA LABEOUF
SIENNA MILLER
ELLEN PAGE
SAM RILEY
TANG WEI
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
PGA Nominees
Producers Guild of America Nominees:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Who would have ever thought Diving Bell, No Country and Blood would be the Oscar locks? What a year! Anywho, BAFTA noms tomorrow. Oscar predix over the weekend!
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Who would have ever thought Diving Bell, No Country and Blood would be the Oscar locks? What a year! Anywho, BAFTA noms tomorrow. Oscar predix over the weekend!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Golden Globe Winners and Best Dres - eh, fuck it
WINNERS:
FILM:
Picture - Drama - Atonement
Picture - Comedy/Musical - Sweeney Todd
Actor - Drama - Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Actor - Comedy/Musical - Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Actress - Drama - Julie Christie - Away From Her
Actress - Comedy/Musical - Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Supporting Actor - Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Supporting Actress - Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Screenplay - No Country for Old Men
Directing - Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Original Score - Atonement
Original Song - "Guarenteed" - Into the Wild
Foreign Language Film - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Animated Feature - Ratatouille
TV:
Series - Drama: Mad Men
Actor - Drama: Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Actress - Drama: Glenn Close - Damages
Series - Comedy/Musical: Extras
Actor - Comedy/Musical: David Duchovny - Californication
Actress - Comedy/Musical: Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Supporting Actor - TV: Jeremy Piven - Entourage
Supporting Actress - TV: Samantha Morton - Longford
Congrats to all the Winners. Maybe this is the first time in over 50 years where both Picture winners don't get an Oscar Best Picture nominee... This is probably the best batch of Globes winners in a long while.....
...which is what makes me so sad to report. I can't believe, can't even fathom how anyone could prefer this press release format to a real show. Okay, if you're a pundit and care nothing more than your score (and if you are, you're probably SOL right now as there were surprises aplenty in this group), then I understand. But really???? How great would Tina Fey have been accepting her Globe? Oh, and after this week's 30 Rock, she so deserved it! What will the headlines be tomorrow? Will we read winners' reactions? Will Billy Bush ever realize what a tool he is?
I feel like when Crash beat Brokeback all over again...
And in the "dream" Globes of the night that I'm trying to run in my head, these women looked great:
Rose Byrne
Marion Cotillard
Julie Christie
Tina Fey
Katherine Heigl
Michelle Pfeiffer
Ellen Page
And didn't Diablo Cody dress crazy? Wasn't Steve Carell gesture to Tina when she won hilarious? Didn't Keira look like she had just given Saoirse coke? I almost thought Helen Mirren was going to hump Daniel Day-Lewis on stage? And howabout Sandra Oh rolling her eyes when they said Heigl's name as a nominee? Javier and Marion's speeches were so moving! And Angelina misprononcing Atonement?
Oh wait, none of that happened. Now, I'm going to go cry.
It's 10:17 and the show should still be going on.
Thanks again, AMPTP!
FILM:
Picture - Drama - Atonement
Picture - Comedy/Musical - Sweeney Todd
Actor - Drama - Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Actor - Comedy/Musical - Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Actress - Drama - Julie Christie - Away From Her
Actress - Comedy/Musical - Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Supporting Actor - Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Supporting Actress - Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Screenplay - No Country for Old Men
Directing - Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Original Score - Atonement
Original Song - "Guarenteed" - Into the Wild
Foreign Language Film - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Animated Feature - Ratatouille
TV:
Series - Drama: Mad Men
Actor - Drama: Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Actress - Drama: Glenn Close - Damages
Series - Comedy/Musical: Extras
Actor - Comedy/Musical: David Duchovny - Californication
Actress - Comedy/Musical: Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Supporting Actor - TV: Jeremy Piven - Entourage
Supporting Actress - TV: Samantha Morton - Longford
Congrats to all the Winners. Maybe this is the first time in over 50 years where both Picture winners don't get an Oscar Best Picture nominee... This is probably the best batch of Globes winners in a long while.....
...which is what makes me so sad to report. I can't believe, can't even fathom how anyone could prefer this press release format to a real show. Okay, if you're a pundit and care nothing more than your score (and if you are, you're probably SOL right now as there were surprises aplenty in this group), then I understand. But really???? How great would Tina Fey have been accepting her Globe? Oh, and after this week's 30 Rock, she so deserved it! What will the headlines be tomorrow? Will we read winners' reactions? Will Billy Bush ever realize what a tool he is?
I feel like when Crash beat Brokeback all over again...
And in the "dream" Globes of the night that I'm trying to run in my head, these women looked great:
Rose Byrne
Marion Cotillard
Julie Christie
Tina Fey
Katherine Heigl
Michelle Pfeiffer
Ellen Page
And didn't Diablo Cody dress crazy? Wasn't Steve Carell gesture to Tina when she won hilarious? Didn't Keira look like she had just given Saoirse coke? I almost thought Helen Mirren was going to hump Daniel Day-Lewis on stage? And howabout Sandra Oh rolling her eyes when they said Heigl's name as a nominee? Javier and Marion's speeches were so moving! And Angelina misprononcing Atonement?
Oh wait, none of that happened. Now, I'm going to go cry.
It's 10:17 and the show should still be going on.
Thanks again, AMPTP!
Friday, January 11, 2008
GLOBE PREDIX & WHAT TO WATCH!
In case you haven't heard, the Golden Globes will be reduced to a mere press conference Sunday night at 9ish. I will not be watching, rather recording the event which I believe is being hosted by Access Hollywood's resident tools Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell.
I will tuning into Fox for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles which stars the only person in 300 who didn't have a penis, Lena Headey. Afterwards, I will be watching the first part of the miniseries Commanche Moon. So that's my night in a nutshell. I'll probably check out the winners during a commercial break.
So my 2nd favorite night of the year has been taken down to that. Hopefully, my favorite night of the year will go on as scheduled. The SAGs are in 2 weeks, of course they will be on. The WGA will not hold on its own award show, but the SAGs will go forward. Hmm...
Anywho:
I'm thinking Atonement is done. Sadly. Did you see Keira and Mr. McAvoy (*sigh*) on the cover of Entertainment Weekly? Check it out. Then, change your pants.
Motion Picture - Drama:
No Country for Old Men
Best Actress - Drama:
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Best Actor - Drama:
Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical:
Juno
Best Actress - Comedy/Musical:
Ellen Page - Juno
(A tough one. I could see Page winning everything straight to the Oscar. However, Cotillard is right behind her. If Marion wins, Julie Christie wins the Oscars.)
Best Actor - Comedy/Musical:
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Animated Film:
Ratatouille
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Best Supporting Actor:
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Best Director:
Ethan & Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
Best Screenplay:
Juno
Best Original Score:
Atonement
Best Original Song:
"Guarenteed" - Into the Wild
TV:
Drama: Mad Men
Actress - Drama: Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters
Actor - Drama: Hugh Laurie - House (He'll be like SJP and win 4 of these things.)
Comedy Series: Pushing Daisies (30 Rock damn close behind)
Actress - Comedy: America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
Actor - Comedy: Ricky Gervais - Extras
Miniseries or TV Movie: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Actress - Miniseries/TV Movie: Debra Messing - The Starter Wife
Actor - Miniseries/TV Movie - Jim Broadbent - Longford (No idea what I'm doing with any of these...)
Supporting Actress - All TV: Samantha Morton - Longford
Supporting Actor - All TV: Jeremy Piven - Entourage
Well, it would have been lovely to see all these people on the red carpet. Thanks for nothing, AMPTP!
All I wanted was to see Nikki Blonsky drunk.
I will tuning into Fox for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles which stars the only person in 300 who didn't have a penis, Lena Headey. Afterwards, I will be watching the first part of the miniseries Commanche Moon. So that's my night in a nutshell. I'll probably check out the winners during a commercial break.
So my 2nd favorite night of the year has been taken down to that. Hopefully, my favorite night of the year will go on as scheduled. The SAGs are in 2 weeks, of course they will be on. The WGA will not hold on its own award show, but the SAGs will go forward. Hmm...
Anywho:
I'm thinking Atonement is done. Sadly. Did you see Keira and Mr. McAvoy (*sigh*) on the cover of Entertainment Weekly? Check it out. Then, change your pants.
Motion Picture - Drama:
No Country for Old Men
Best Actress - Drama:
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Best Actor - Drama:
Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical:
Juno
Best Actress - Comedy/Musical:
Ellen Page - Juno
(A tough one. I could see Page winning everything straight to the Oscar. However, Cotillard is right behind her. If Marion wins, Julie Christie wins the Oscars.)
Best Actor - Comedy/Musical:
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Animated Film:
Ratatouille
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Best Supporting Actor:
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Best Director:
Ethan & Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
Best Screenplay:
Juno
Best Original Score:
Atonement
Best Original Song:
"Guarenteed" - Into the Wild
TV:
Drama: Mad Men
Actress - Drama: Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters
Actor - Drama: Hugh Laurie - House (He'll be like SJP and win 4 of these things.)
Comedy Series: Pushing Daisies (30 Rock damn close behind)
Actress - Comedy: America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
Actor - Comedy: Ricky Gervais - Extras
Miniseries or TV Movie: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Actress - Miniseries/TV Movie: Debra Messing - The Starter Wife
Actor - Miniseries/TV Movie - Jim Broadbent - Longford (No idea what I'm doing with any of these...)
Supporting Actress - All TV: Samantha Morton - Longford
Supporting Actor - All TV: Jeremy Piven - Entourage
Well, it would have been lovely to see all these people on the red carpet. Thanks for nothing, AMPTP!
All I wanted was to see Nikki Blonsky drunk.
More awards, guilds, blah blah blah
Globe PREDIX coming at ya soon!
WGA NOMINATIONS!
Everyone should know what the WGA is by this point. If not, fuck you.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Juno - Diablo Cody
Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy
The Savages - Tamara Jenkins
Knocked Up - Judd Apatow
Lars and the Real Girl - Nancy Oliver
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
No Country for Old Men - Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Ronald Harwood
Into the Wild - Sean Penn
Zodiac - James Vanderbilt
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY:
The Camden 28 - Anthony Giacchino
Nanking - Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman & Elisabeth Bentley
No End In Sight - Charles Ferguson
The Rape of Europa - Richard Berge & Nicole Newnham & Bonni Cohen
Sicko - Michael Moore
Taxi to the Dark Side - Alex Gitney
ACE - AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS - THE EDDIES
Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic:
The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse
Into the Wild - Jay Cassidy
Michael Clayton - John Gilroy
No Country for Old Men - Roderick Jaynes
There Will Be Blood - Dylan Tichenor
Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical:
Hairspray - Michael Tronick
Juno - Dana E. Glauberman
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Craig Wood & Stephen Rivkin
Ratatouille - Darren Holmes
Sweeney Todd - Chris Lebenzon
ART DIRECTORS GUILD NOMINATIONS:
Fantasy Film:
The Golden Compass - Dennis Gassner
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Stuart Craig
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Rick Heinrichs
Ratatouille - Harley Jessup
300 - James Bissell
Contemporary Film:
The Bourne Ultimatum - Peter Wenham
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Michael Eric & Laurent Ott
The Kite Runner - Carlos Conti
Michael Clayton - Kevin Thompson
No Country for Old Men - Jess Gonchor
Period Film:
American Gangster - Arthur Max
Atonement - Sarah Greenwood
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Guy Hendrix Dyas
Sweeney Todd - Dante Ferretti
There Will Be Blood - Jack Fisk
WGA NOMINATIONS!
Everyone should know what the WGA is by this point. If not, fuck you.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Juno - Diablo Cody
Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy
The Savages - Tamara Jenkins
Knocked Up - Judd Apatow
Lars and the Real Girl - Nancy Oliver
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
No Country for Old Men - Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Ronald Harwood
Into the Wild - Sean Penn
Zodiac - James Vanderbilt
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY:
The Camden 28 - Anthony Giacchino
Nanking - Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman & Elisabeth Bentley
No End In Sight - Charles Ferguson
The Rape of Europa - Richard Berge & Nicole Newnham & Bonni Cohen
Sicko - Michael Moore
Taxi to the Dark Side - Alex Gitney
ACE - AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS - THE EDDIES
Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic:
The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse
Into the Wild - Jay Cassidy
Michael Clayton - John Gilroy
No Country for Old Men - Roderick Jaynes
There Will Be Blood - Dylan Tichenor
Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical:
Hairspray - Michael Tronick
Juno - Dana E. Glauberman
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Craig Wood & Stephen Rivkin
Ratatouille - Darren Holmes
Sweeney Todd - Chris Lebenzon
ART DIRECTORS GUILD NOMINATIONS:
Fantasy Film:
The Golden Compass - Dennis Gassner
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Stuart Craig
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Rick Heinrichs
Ratatouille - Harley Jessup
300 - James Bissell
Contemporary Film:
The Bourne Ultimatum - Peter Wenham
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Michael Eric & Laurent Ott
The Kite Runner - Carlos Conti
Michael Clayton - Kevin Thompson
No Country for Old Men - Jess Gonchor
Period Film:
American Gangster - Arthur Max
Atonement - Sarah Greenwood
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Guy Hendrix Dyas
Sweeney Todd - Dante Ferretti
There Will Be Blood - Jack Fisk
Thursday, January 10, 2008
More Awards...
Globes Predix and WGA Noms coming later...
DIRECTORS GUILD NOMINEES:
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Joel and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
Sean Penn - Into the Wild
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Expect Oscar to match up 4/5, with Gilroy being the odd man out. But who gets in?
Cinema Audio Society Nominees:
The Bourne Ultimatum
Into the Wild
No Country for Old Men
300
Transformers
Online Film Critics Winners:
Picture: No Country For Old Men
Director: Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Actor: Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Actress: Julie Christie - Away From Her
Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Original Screenplay: Juno
Adapted Screenplay: No Country For Old Men
Cinematography: No Country for Old Men
Editing: No Country For Old Men
Original Score: There Will Be Blood
Documentary: The King of Kong
Foreign Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Animated Film: Ratatouile
Breakthrough Filmmaker: Sarah Polley - Away From Her
Breakthrough Performer: Nikki Blonsky -Hairspray
Broadcast Film Critics - "Critics Choice"
Best Picture - No Country for Old Men
Best Directors - Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Best Actress - Julie Christie - Away From Her
Best Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Best Picture Made for Television - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Best Documentary -Sicko
Best Family Film - Enchanted
Best Animated Film - Ratatouille
Joel Siegel Humanitarian Award - Don Cheadle
Best Foreign Language Film - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Supporting Actress - Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Best Supporting Actor - Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Best Song - Falling Slowly - Once
Best Composer - Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood
Best Comedy - Juno
Best Young Actor - Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada - The Kite Runner
Best Young Actress - Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
Best Screenplay - Diablo Cody - Juno
Best Ensemble - Hairspray
USC SCRIPTER WINNER:
No Country for Old Men
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS:
The Assassination of Jesse James - Roger Deakins
No Country for Old Men - Roger Deakins
There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Janusz Kaminski
Atonement - Seamus McGarvey
DIRECTORS GUILD NOMINEES:
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Joel and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
Sean Penn - Into the Wild
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Expect Oscar to match up 4/5, with Gilroy being the odd man out. But who gets in?
Cinema Audio Society Nominees:
The Bourne Ultimatum
Into the Wild
No Country for Old Men
300
Transformers
Online Film Critics Winners:
Picture: No Country For Old Men
Director: Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Actor: Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Actress: Julie Christie - Away From Her
Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Original Screenplay: Juno
Adapted Screenplay: No Country For Old Men
Cinematography: No Country for Old Men
Editing: No Country For Old Men
Original Score: There Will Be Blood
Documentary: The King of Kong
Foreign Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Animated Film: Ratatouile
Breakthrough Filmmaker: Sarah Polley - Away From Her
Breakthrough Performer: Nikki Blonsky -Hairspray
Broadcast Film Critics - "Critics Choice"
Best Picture - No Country for Old Men
Best Directors - Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Best Actress - Julie Christie - Away From Her
Best Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Best Picture Made for Television - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Best Documentary -Sicko
Best Family Film - Enchanted
Best Animated Film - Ratatouille
Joel Siegel Humanitarian Award - Don Cheadle
Best Foreign Language Film - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Supporting Actress - Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Best Supporting Actor - Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Best Song - Falling Slowly - Once
Best Composer - Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood
Best Comedy - Juno
Best Young Actor - Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada - The Kite Runner
Best Young Actress - Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
Best Screenplay - Diablo Cody - Juno
Best Ensemble - Hairspray
USC SCRIPTER WINNER:
No Country for Old Men
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS:
The Assassination of Jesse James - Roger Deakins
No Country for Old Men - Roger Deakins
There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Janusz Kaminski
Atonement - Seamus McGarvey
Sunday, January 6, 2008
More Award Shit...
See the latest box office numbers? Juno is a phenomenon! By next Sunday (which may or may not be Golden Globes day), it'll have made more than Little Miss Sunshine.
USC SCRIPTER NOMS:
Atonement
Into the Wild
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Zodiac
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS:
Best Picture
*1. There Will Be Blood (48) – Paul Thomas Anderson [Paramount Vantage]
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (28) – Julian Schnabel
3. No Country for Old Men (27) – Joel and Ethan Coen
Best Foreign-Language Film
*1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (57) – Cristian Mungiu [IFC]
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (42) – Julian Schnabel
3. Persepolis (18) – Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Best Director
*1, Paul Thomas Anderson (47) – There Will Be Blood [Paramount Vintage]
2. Joel and Ethan Coen (29) – No Country for Old Men
2. Julian Schnabel (29) – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Non-Fiction Film
*1. No End in Sight (43) – Charles Ferguson [Magnolia]
2. Sicko (20) – Michael Moore
3. Terror’s Advocate (18) – Barbet Schroeder
Best Actor
*1.Daniel Day-Lewis (66) – There Will Be Blood [Paramount Vantage]
2. Frank Langella (34) -- Starting Out in the Evening
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman (21) -- The Savages, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Best Supporting Actor
*1. Casey Affleck (37) - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [Warner Bros.]
2. Javier Bardem (30) – No Country for Old Men
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman (29) – Charlie Wilson’s War
Best Actress
*1. Julie Christie (53) – Away from Her [Lionsgate]
2. Marion Cotillard (50) – La Vie en Rose
3. Anamaria Marinca (28) – 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Best Supporting Actress
*1. Cate Blanchett (42) – I’m Not There [The Weinstein Company]
2. Amy Ryan (29) – Gone Baby Gone and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
3. Tilda Swinton (23) – Michael Clayton
Best Screenplay
*1. Tamara Jenkins (28) – The Savages [Fox Searchlight]
2. Paul Thomas Anderson (19) – There Will Be Blood
3. Ronald Harwood (17) – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Cinematography
*1. There Will Be Blood (51) – Robert Elswit
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (40) – Janusz Kaminski
3. No Country for Old Men (33) – Roger Deakins
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM to "Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind" by John Gianvito
FILM HERITAGE AWARD "to Ford at Fox, a 21-disc box set from Fox Home Video."
FILM HERITAGE AWARD "to Ross Lipman of the UCLA Film and Television Archive for the restoration of Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep and other independent films."
USC SCRIPTER NOMS:
Atonement
Into the Wild
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Zodiac
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS:
Best Picture
*1. There Will Be Blood (48) – Paul Thomas Anderson [Paramount Vantage]
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (28) – Julian Schnabel
3. No Country for Old Men (27) – Joel and Ethan Coen
Best Foreign-Language Film
*1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (57) – Cristian Mungiu [IFC]
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (42) – Julian Schnabel
3. Persepolis (18) – Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Best Director
*1, Paul Thomas Anderson (47) – There Will Be Blood [Paramount Vintage]
2. Joel and Ethan Coen (29) – No Country for Old Men
2. Julian Schnabel (29) – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Non-Fiction Film
*1. No End in Sight (43) – Charles Ferguson [Magnolia]
2. Sicko (20) – Michael Moore
3. Terror’s Advocate (18) – Barbet Schroeder
Best Actor
*1.Daniel Day-Lewis (66) – There Will Be Blood [Paramount Vantage]
2. Frank Langella (34) -- Starting Out in the Evening
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman (21) -- The Savages, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Best Supporting Actor
*1. Casey Affleck (37) - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [Warner Bros.]
2. Javier Bardem (30) – No Country for Old Men
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman (29) – Charlie Wilson’s War
Best Actress
*1. Julie Christie (53) – Away from Her [Lionsgate]
2. Marion Cotillard (50) – La Vie en Rose
3. Anamaria Marinca (28) – 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Best Supporting Actress
*1. Cate Blanchett (42) – I’m Not There [The Weinstein Company]
2. Amy Ryan (29) – Gone Baby Gone and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
3. Tilda Swinton (23) – Michael Clayton
Best Screenplay
*1. Tamara Jenkins (28) – The Savages [Fox Searchlight]
2. Paul Thomas Anderson (19) – There Will Be Blood
3. Ronald Harwood (17) – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Cinematography
*1. There Will Be Blood (51) – Robert Elswit
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (40) – Janusz Kaminski
3. No Country for Old Men (33) – Roger Deakins
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM to "Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind" by John Gianvito
FILM HERITAGE AWARD "to Ford at Fox, a 21-disc box set from Fox Home Video."
FILM HERITAGE AWARD "to Ross Lipman of the UCLA Film and Television Archive for the restoration of Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep and other independent films."
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