The 36th PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA Nominations!

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
• “Anora” (Neon)
• “The Brutalist” (A24)
• “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)
• “Conclave” (Focus Features)
• “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
• “A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
• “September 5” (Paramount Pictures)
• “The Substance” (Mubi)
• “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
• “Flow” (Janus Films/Sideshow)
• “Inside Out 2” (Pixar)
• “Moana 2” (Walt Disney Pictures)
• “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix)
• “The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation)

9/10. September 5 is the surprise. We just have the USC Scripter noms left among the traditional bodies. One week until Oscar nominations. I'll probably have my predictions up by Monday evening. 

The 39th AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS Nominations!

Theatrical Feature Film
Jarin Blaschke, “Nosferatu” (Focus Features)
Alice Brooks, “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
Lol Crawley, “The Brutalist” (A24)
Stéphane Fontaine, “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Greig Fraser, “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Edward Lachman, “Maria” (Netflix)
Phedon Papamichael, “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)

Spotlight Award

Michal Dymek, “The Girl with the Needle” (Mubi)

Jomo Fray, “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM Studios)

Klaus Kneist and Renata Mwende, “Nawi” (Mubi and Baobab Pictures)

Documentary Award

Michael Crommett, “Photographer: Dan Winters Life is Once. Forever.” (National Geographic)

Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw, “Gaucho Gaucho” (Jolt)

Andrey Stefanov, “Porcelain War” (Picturehouse)

7 nominations? And Wicked???? Just as baffling is A Complete Unknown? What is this guild smoking this year?

Recently Watched Movies (Jan 2025 - )

The Last Showgirl (Coppola, 2024) - B-

Nosferatu (Eggers, 2024) - B-

Better Man (Gracey, 2024) - C

Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (Hyde, 2022) - B+

Silent Bite (Martin, 2024) - D

Den of Thieves (Gudegast, 2018) - B

Fresh (Cave, 2022) - B-

Femme (Freeman & Ping, 2024) - B+

The Damned (Palsson, 2025) - B

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Fowler, 2024) - C

The Piano Lesson (Washington, 2024) - C+

The Substance (Fargeat, 2024) - B+

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Crossingham & Park, 2024) - B-

The Virgin Suicides (Coppola, 2000) - B+

A Different Man (Schimberg, 2024) - B+

The Fire Inside (Morrison, 2024) - C

A Complete Unknown (Mangold, 2024) - B-

Kneecap (Peppiatt, 2024) - B

Lee (Kuras, 2024) - C

A Love Song (Walker-Silverman, 2022) - B+

Last year I focused on a revisit of 1999. I think this year I'm gonna try as many from 1995 as I can. That's really the year that my movie watching took off.

The 77th WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA Nominations!

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
A Real Pain, Written by Jesse Eisenberg; Searchlight Pictures      
Anora, Written by Sean Baker; NEON
Challengers, Written by Justin Kuritzkes; Amazon MGM Studios  
Civil War, Written by Alex Garland; A24                                                                                            
My Old Ass, Written by Megan Park; Amazon MGM Studios

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Complete Unknown, Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks, Based on the Book "Dylan Goes Electric!" by Elijah Wald; Searchlight Pictures                       
Dune: Part 2, Screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, Based on the Novel "Dune" by Frank Herbert; Warner Bros. Pictures                                                                                 
Hit Man, Screenplay by Richard Linklater & Glen Powell, Based on the Texas Monthly Article by Skip Hollandsworth; Netflix                                                                                   
Nickel Boys, Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, Based on the Book "The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead; Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios                           
Wicked, Screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox, Based on the musical stage play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, From the Novel by Gregory Maguire; Universal Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Jim Henson: Idea Man, Written by Mark Monroe; Imagine Documentaries
Kiss the Future, Screenplay by Bill S. Carter, Story by Bill S. Carter and Nenad Cicin-Sain; Fifth Season
Martha, Written by R.J. Cutler; Netflix
War Game, Written by Tony Gerber & Jesse Moss; Submarine Deluxe

I went 9/10. My Old Ass is a pleasant surprise. 

The 78th BAFTA Nominations!

BEST FILM
ANORA Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker
THE BRUTALIST TBD
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Fred Berger, Alex Heineman, James Mangold
CONCLAVE Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman
EMILIA PÉREZ TBD

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
BIRD Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge
BLITZ Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland
CONCLAVE Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan
GLADIATOR II Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa, Peter Craig
HARD TRUTHS Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe
KNEECAP Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh
LEE Ellen Kuras, Kate Solomon, Kate Winslet, Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee, Lem Dobbs
LOVE LIES BLEEDING Rose Glass, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman, Wereonika Tofilska
THE OUTRUN Nora Fingscheidt, Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan, Amy Liptrot
WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek, Mark Burton

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
HOARD Luna Carmoon (Director, Writer)
KNEECAP Rich Peppiatt (Director, Writer)
MONKEY MAN Dev Patel (Director)
SANTOSH Sandhya Suri (Director, Writer), James Bowsher (Producer), Balthazar de Ganay (Producer) [also produced by Alan McAlex, Mike Goodridge]
SISTER MIDNIGHT Karan Kandhari (Director, Writer)

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT Payal Kapadia, Thomas Hakim
EMILIA PÉREZ Jacques Audiard, TBD
I’M STILL HERE (AINDA ESTOU AQUI) Walter Salles, TBD
KNEECAP Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei

DOCUMENTARY
BLACK BOX DIARIES Shiori Ito, Hanna Aqvilin, Eric Nyari
DAUGHTERS Natalie Rae, Angela Patton, TBD
NO OTHER LAND Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Lizzie Gilliett, Robert Ford
WILL & HARPER Josh Greenbaum, Rafael Marmor, Christopher Leggett, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum

ANIMATED FILM
FLOW Gints Siibalodis, Matīss Kaža
INSIDE OUT 2 Kelsey Mann, Mark Nielsen
WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek
THE WILD ROBOT Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann

CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM
FLOW Gints Siibalodis, Matīss Kaža
KENSUKE’S KINGDOM Kirk Hendry, Neil Boyle, Camilla Deakin
WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek
THE WILD ROBOT Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann

DIRECTOR
ANORA Sean Baker
THE BRUTALIST Brady Corbet
CONCLAVE Edward Berger
DUNE: PART TWO Denis Villeneuve
EMILIA PÉREZ Jacques Audiard
THE SUBSTANCE Coralie Fargeat

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
ANORA Written by Sean Baker
THE BRUTALIST Written by Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
KNEECAP Writer Rich Peppiatt, Story by Rich Peppiatt, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh
A REAL PAIN Written by Jesse Eisenberg
THE SUBSTANCE Written by Coralie Fargeat

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
CONCLAVE Screenplay by Peter Straughan
EMILIA PÉREZ Written by Jacques Audiard
NICKEL BOYS Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
SING SING Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin, John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield

LEADING ACTRESS
CYNTHIA ERIVO Wicked
KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN Emilia Pérez
MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE Hard Truths
MIKEY MADISON Anora
DEMI MOORE The Substance
SAOIRSE RONAN The Outrun

LEADING ACTOR
ADRIEN BRODY The Brutalist
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET A Complete Unknown
COLMAN DOMINGO Sing Sing
RALPH FIENNES Conclave
HUGH GRANT Heretic
SEBASTIAN STAN The Apprentice

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
SELENA GOMEZ Emilia Pérez
ARIANA GRANDE Wicked
FELICITY JONES The Brutalist
JAMIE LEE CURTIS The Last Showgirl
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI Conclave
ZOE SALDAÑA Emilia Pérez

SUPPORTING ACTOR
YURA BORISOV Anora
KIERAN CULKIN A Real Pain
CLARENCE MACLIN Sing Sing
EDWARD NORTON A Complete Unknown
GUY PEARCE The Brutalist
JEREMY STRONG The Apprentice

CASTING
ANORA Sean Baker, Samantha Quan
THE APPRENTICE Stephanie Gorin, Carmen Cuba
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Yesi Ramirez
CONCLAVE Nina Gold, Martin Ware
KNEECAP Carla Stronge

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE BRUTALIST Lol Crawley
CONCLAVE Stéphane Fontaine
DUNE: PART TWO Greig Fraser
EMILIA PÉREZ Paul Guilhaume
NOSFERATU Jarin Blaschke

EDITING
ANORA Sean Baker
CONCLAVE Nick Emerson
DUNE: PART TWO Joe Walker
EMILIA PÉREZ Juliette Welfling
KNEECAP Julian Ulrichs, Chris Gill

COSTUME DESIGN
BLITZ Jacqueline Durran
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Arianne Phillips
CONCLAVE Lisy Christl
NOSFERATU Linda Muir
WICKED Paul Tazewell

MAKE-UP & HAIR
DUNE: PART TWO Love Larson, Eva Von Bahr
EMILIA PÉREZ Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Romain Marietti
NOSFERATU David White, Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton
THE SUBSTANCE Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, Marilyne Scarselli
WICKED Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Sarah Nuth

ORIGINAL SCORE
THE BRUTALIST Daniel Blumberg
CONCLAVE Volker Bertelmann
EMILIA PÉREZ Camille, Clément Ducol
NOSFERATU Robin Carolan
THE WILD ROBOT Kris Bowers

PRODUCTION DESIGN
THE BRUTALIST Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia
CONCLAVE Suzie Davies, Cynthia Sleiter
DUNE: PART TWO Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau
NOSFERATU Craig Lathrop
WICKED Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales

SOUND
BLITZ John Casali, Paul Cotterell, James Harrison
DUNE: PART TWO Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Gareth John, Richard King
GLADIATOR II Stéphane Bucher, Matthew Collinge, Paul Massey Danny Sheehan
THE SUBSTANCE Valérie Deloof, Victor Fleurant, Victor Praud, Stéphane Thiébaut, Emmanuelle Villard
WICKED Robin Baynton, Simon Hayes, John Marquis, Andy Nelson, Nancy Nugent Title

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
BETTER MAN Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs
DUNE: PART TWO Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Gerd Nefzer, Rhys Salcombe
GLADIATOR II Mark Bakowski, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny, Pietro Ponti
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Erik Winquist, Rodney Burke, Paul Story, Stephen Unterfranz
WICKED Pablo Helman, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Anthony Smith

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
ADIÓS José Prats, Natalia Kyriacou, Bernardo Angeletti
MOG’S CHRISTMAS Robin Shaw, Joanna Harrison, Camilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding
WANDER TO WONDER Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, Maarten Swart

BRITISH SHORT FILM
THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING Theo Panagopoulos, Marissa Keating
MARION Joe Weiland, Finn Constantine, Marija Djikic
MILK Miranda Stern, Ashionye Ogene
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS Franz Böhm, Ivan, Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer
STOMACH BUG Matty Crawford, Karima Sammout-Kanellopoulou

EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
MARISA ABELA
JHARREL JEROME
DAVID JONSSON
MIKEY MADISON
NABHAAN RIZWAN

Daniel Craig missing is probably the big snub of the morning, especially with 6 nominees per category. Nice to see Kneecap get some love. These were the only major announcement to not get pushed back. Most of the rest of the guilds no longer have dates, and the Oscar nominations are now January 23. 

The 29th ART DIRECTORS GUILD Nominations!

PERIOD FEATURE FILM

A Complete Unknown
Production Designer: François Audouy
The Brutalist
Production Designer: Judy Becker
Gladiator II
Production Designer: Arthur Max
Nosferatu
Production Designer: Craig Lathrop

Saturday Night

Production Designer: Jess Gonchor

FANTASY FEATURE FILM

Alien: Romulus

Production Designer: Naaman Marshall

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Production Designer: Mark Scruton

Dune: Part Two

Production Designer: Patrice Vermette

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Production Designer: Colin Gibson

Wicked

Production Designer: Nathan Crowley

CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM

Civil War

Production Designer: Caty Maxey

Conclave

Production Designer: Suzie Davies

Emilia Pérez

Production Designer: Emmanuelle Duplay

The Substance

Production Designer: Stanislas Reydellet

Twisters

Production Designer: Patrick M. Sullivan

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Flow

Art Director: Gints Zilbalodis

Inside Out 2

Production Designer: Jason Deamer

Moana 2

Production Designer: Ian Gooding

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Production Designer: Matt Perry

The Wild Robot

Production Designer: Raymond Zibach

WGA & PGA Predix

Announcing tomorrow. Busy week for the guilds, with PGA on Friday. (ETA: Announcement delayed to Monday. Oscar nominations have also been pushed back two days to Sunday - !!! - January 19. I don't like these being on a Sunday.)

Lots of stuff disqualified. 

Original:
Anora - Challengers - Civil War - A Real Pain - Saturday Night
alt: Heretic

Adapted:
A Complete Unknown - Dune: Part 2 - Hit Man - Nickel Boys - Wicked: Part 1
alt: The Piano Lesson

(ETA: I'm adding in my PGA predix. They were supposed to be announced today, but have been pushed to Sunday)

PGA:

Anora - The Brutalist - A Complete Unknown - Conclave - Dune: Part 2 - Emilia Pérez - Nickel Boys - A Real Pain - The Substance - Wicked: Part 1

alt: Sing Sing

The 77th DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA Nominations!

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film

JACQUES AUDIARD - Emilia Pérez (Netflix)

SEAN BAKER - Anora (Neon)

EDWARD BERGER - Conclave (Focus Features)

BRADY CORBET - The Brutalist (A24)

JAMES MANGOLD - A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)

Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film

PAYAL KAPADIA - All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow & Janus Films)

MEGAN PARK - My Old Ass (Amazon MGM Studios)

RAMELL ROSS - Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM Studios)

HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL - Armand (IFC Films)

SEAN WANG - Dìdi (Focus Features)

4/5. Thank god for no Chu. So happy to see Sean Wang nominated!

SAG Reax

Oof, that might have been the craziest these have ever been. They just issued a press release because the situation in SoCal right now. I'm thinking the Critics Choice Awards are not happening this weekend. Not that that's any kind of loss. 

Lead Male - 4/5 (+alt) Just when I lost faith in Craig. Most likely the Oscar lineup. Stan is probably splitting votes. 

Lead Female - 4/5 That probably ends things for Jolie, thank goodness. Probably Kidman, too. Fernanda might take Pam's place in the Oscar lineup. Might.

Supp. Male - 2/5 (+alt) They chose chaos in both supporting categories. Denzel out. I think Brutalist probably didn't screen/screener enough. 

Supp. Female - 2/5 Oof. JLC made the Bafta longlist, which might not be a fluke. Deadwyler's role is SAG catnip, but she missed the Bafta list and it seems no one cares about the movie. As for Barbaro, they really love their biopics and this is pretty close to a suffering wife/girlfriend performance. Remember suffering wife roles?

Ensemble - 4/5 (+alt) Sing Sing really hasn't gotten the awards season revival people were expecting. 

Very disappointed by how these groups are ignoring Furiosa. Stunts should have been an easy get. 

16/25 - 64%  The 2019 season was the last time I did this bad. 14/25 in 2015 was the worst. 

The 31st SCREEN ACTORS GUILD Awards Nominations!

FILM

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
ADRIEN BRODY / László Tóth – “THE BRUTALIST”
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Bob Dylan – “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN”
DANIEL CRAIG / William Lee – “QUEER”
COLMAN DOMINGO / Divine G – “SING SING”
RALPH FIENNES / Lawrence – “CONCLAVE”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
PAMELA ANDERSON / Shelly – “THE LAST SHOWGIRL”
CYNTHIA ERIVO / Elphaba – “WICKED”
KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN / Emilia/Manitas – “EMILIA PÉREZ”
MIKEY MADISON / Ani – “ANORA”
DEMI MOORE / Elisabeth – “THE SUBSTANCE”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JONATHAN BAILEY / Fiyero – “WICKED”
YURA BORISOV / Igor – “ANORA”
KIERAN CULKIN / Benji Kaplan – “A REAL PAIN”
EDWARD NORTON / Pete Seeger – “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN”
JEREMY STRONG / Roy Cohn – “THE APPRENTICE”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
MONICA BARBARO / Joan Baez – “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN”
JAMIE LEE CURTIS / Annette – “THE LAST SHOWGIRL”
DANIELLE DEADWYLER / Berniece – “THE PIANO LESSON”
ARIANA GRANDE / Galinda/Glinda – “WICKED”
ZOE SALDAÑA / Rita – “EMILIA PÉREZ”

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
MONICA BARBARO / Joan Baez
NORBERT LEO BUTZ / Alan Lomax
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Bob Dylan
ELLE FANNING / Sylvie Russo
DAN FOGLER / Albert Grossman
WILL HARRISON / Bobby Neuwirth
ERIKO HATSUNE / Toshi Seeger
BOYD HOLBROOK / Johnny Cash
SCOOT MCNAIRY / Woody Guthrie
BIG BILL MORGANFIELD / Jesse Moffette
EDWARD NORTON / Pete Seeger

ANORA
YURA BORISOV / Igor
MARK EYDELSHTEYN / Ivan
KARREN KARAGULIAN / Toros
MIKEY MADISON / Ani
ALEKSEY SEREBRYAKOV / Nikolai Zakharov
VACHE TOVMASYAN / Garnick

CONCLAVE
SERGIO CASTELLITTO / Tedesco
RALPH FIENNES / Lawrence
JOHN LITHGOW / Tremblay
LUCIAN MSAMATI / Adeyemi
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI / Sister Agnes
STANLEY TUCCI / Bellini

EMILIA PÉREZ
KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN / Emilia/Manitas
SELENA GOMEZ / Jessi
ADRIANA PAZ / Epifania
ZOE SALDAÑA / Rita

WICKED
JONATHAN BAILEY / Fiyero
MARISSA BODE / Nessarose
PETER DINKLAGE / Dr. Dillamond
CYNTHIA ERIVO / Elphaba
JEFF GOLDBLUM / The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
ARIANA GRANDE / Galinda/Glinda
ETHAN SLATER / Boq
BOWEN YANG / Pfannee
MICHELLE YEOH / Madame Morrible

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
DUNE: PART TWO
THE FALL GUY
GLADIATOR II
WICKED

TV

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
JAVIER BARDEM / Jose Menendez – “MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY”
COLIN FARRELL / Oz Cobb – “THE PENGUIN”
RICHARD GADD / Donny – “BABY REINDEER”
KEVIN KLINE / Stephen Brigstocke – “DISCLAIMER”
ANDREW SCOTT / Tom Ripley – “RIPLEY”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
KATHY BATES / Edith Wilson – “THE GREAT LILLIAN HALL”
CATE BLANCHETT / Catherine Ravenscroft – “DISCLAIMER”
JODIE FOSTER / Det. Elizabeth Danvers – “TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY”
LILY GLADSTONE / Cam Bentland – “UNDER THE BRIDGE”
JESSICA GUNNING / Martha – “BABY REINDEER”
CRISTIN MILIOTI / Sofia Falcone – “THE PENGUIN”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
TADANOBU ASANO / Kashigi Yabushige – “SHŌGUN”
JEFF BRIDGES / Dan Chase – “THE OLD MAN”
GARY OLDMAN / Jackson Lamb – “SLOW HORSES”
EDDIE REDMAYNE / The Jackal – “THE DAY OF THE JACKAL”
HIROYUKI SANADA / Yoshii Toranaga – “SHŌGUN”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
KATHY BATES / Madeline Matlock – “MATLOCK”
NICOLA COUGHLAN / Penelope Featherington – “BRIDGERTON”
ALLISON JANNEY / Vice President Grace Penn – “THE DIPLOMAT”
KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler – “THE DIPLOMAT”
ANNA SAWAI / Toda Mariko – “SHŌGUN”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ADAM BRODY / Noah Roklov – “NOBODY WANTS THIS”
TED DANSON / Charles Nieuwendyk – “A MAN ON THE INSIDE”
HARRISON FORD / Paul – “SHRINKING”
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam – “ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING”
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto – “THE BEAR”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
KRISTEN BELL / Joanne – “NOBODY WANTS THIS”
QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues – “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY”
LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Tina – “THE BEAR”
AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu – “THE BEAR”
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance – “HACKS”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

BRIDGERTON
GERALDINE ALEXANDER / Mrs. Wilson
VICTOR ALLI / John Stirling
ADJOA ANDOH / Lady Danbury
JULIE ANDREWS / Lady Whistledown
LORRAINE ASHBOURNE / Mrs. Varley
SIMONE ASHLEY / Kate Bridgerton
JONATHAN BAILEY / Anthony Bridgerton
JOE BARNES / Lord Wilding
JOANNA BOBIN / Lady Cowper
JAMES BRYAN / Nicky Mondrich
HARRIET CAINS / Philipa Featherington
BESSIE CARTER / Prudence Featherington
GENEVIEVE CHENNEOUR / Miss Livingston
DOMINIC COLEMAN / Lord Cowper
NICOLA COUGHLAN / Penelope Featherington
KITTY DEVLIN / Miss Stowell
HANNAH DODD / Francesca Bridgerton
DANIEL FRANCIS / Lord Marcus Anderson
RUTH GEMMELL / Violet Bridgerton
ROSA HESMONDHALGH / Rae
SESLEY HOPE / Miss Kenworthy
FLORENCE HUNT / Hyacinth Bridgerton
MARTINS IMHANGBE / Will Mondrich
MOLLY JACKSON-SHAW / Miss Hartigan
CLAUDIA JESSIE / Eloise Bridgerton
LORN MACDONALD / Albion Finch
JESSICA MADSEN / Cressida Cowper
EMMA NAOMI / Alice Mondrich
HANNAH NEW / Lady Tilley Arnold
LUKE NEWTON / Colin Bridgerton
CALEB OBEDIAH / Lord Cho
JAMES PHOON / Harry Dankworth
VINEETA RISHI / Lady Malhotra
GOLDA ROSHEUVEL / Queen Charlotte
HUGH SACHS / Brimsley
BANITA SANDHU / Miss Malhotra
LUKE THOMPSON / Benedict Bridgerton
WILL TILSTON / Gregory Bridgerton
POLLY WALKER / Lady Featherington
ANNA WILSON-JONES / Lady Livingston
SOPHIE WOOLLEY / Lady Stowell

THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
KHALID ABDALLA / Ulle Dag Charles
JON ARIAS / Álvaro
NICK BLOOD / Vince Pyne
ÚRSULA CORBERÓ / Nuria
CHARLES DANCE / Timothy Winthrop
BEN HALL / Damian Richardson
CHUKWUDI IWUJI / Osita Halcrow
PATRICK KENNEDY / Teddy
PUCHI LAGARDE / Marisa
LASHANA LYNCH / Bianca Pullman
ELEANOR MATSUURA / Zina Jansone
JONJO O’NEILL / Edward Carver
EDDIE REDMAYNE / The Jackal
SULE RIMI / Paul Pullman
LIA WILLIAMS / Isabel Kirby

THE DIPLOMAT
ALI AHN / Eidra Park
SANDY AMON-SCHWARTZ / Sandy
TIM DELAP / Byron
PENNY DOWNIE / Frances Munning
ATO ESSANDOH / Stuart Hayford
DAVID GYASI / Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison
CELIA IMRIE / Margaret Roylin
RORY KINNEAR / Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge
PEARL MACKIE / Alysse
NANA MENSAH / Billie Appiah
GRAHAM MILLER / Neil Barrow
KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler
RUFUS SEWELL / Hal Wyler
ADAM SILVER / Howard
KENICHIRO THOMSON / Martin

SHŌGUN
SHINNOSUKE ABE / Buntaro
TADANOBU ASANO / Kashigi Yabushige
TOMMY BASTOW / Father Martin Alvito
TAKEHIRO HIRA / Ishido Kazunari
MOEKA HOSHI / Usami Fuji
HIROMOTO IDA / Lord Kiyama
COSMO JARVIS / John Blackthorne
HIROTO KANAI / Kashigi Omi
YUKI KURA / Yoshii Nagakado
TAKESHI KUROKAWA / Lord Ohno
FUMI NIKAIDO / Ochiba No Kata
TOKUMA NISHIOKA / Toda Hiromatsu
HIROYUKI SANADA / Yoshii Toranaga
ANNA SAWAI / Toda Mariko

SLOW HORSES
RUTH BRADLEY / Emma Flyte
TOM BROOKE / JK Coe
JAMES CALLIS / Claude Whelan
CHRISTOPHER CHUNG / Roddy Ho
AIMEE-FFION EDWARDS / Shirley Dander
ROSALIND ELEAZAR / Louisa Guy
SEAN GILDER / Sam Chapman
KADIFF KIRWAN / Marcus Longridge
JACK LOWDEN / River Cartwright
GARY OLDMAN / Jackson Lamb
JONATHAN PRYCE / David Cartwright
SASKIA REEVES / Catherine Standish
JOANNA SCANLAN / Moira Tregorian
KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS / Diana Taverner
HUGO WEAVING / Frank Harkness
NAOMI WIRTHNER / Molly Doran
TOM WOZNICZKA / Patrice

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues
WILLIAM STANFORD DAVIS / Mr. Johnson
JANELLE JAMES / Ava Coleman
CHRIS PERFETTI / Jacob Hill
SHERYL LEE RALPH / Barbara Howard
LISA ANN WALTER / Melissa Schemmenti
TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS / Gregory Eddie

THE BEAR
LIONEL BOYCE / Marcus
LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Tina
AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu
ABBY ELLIOTT / Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto
EDWIN LEE GIBSON / Ebraheim
COREY HENDRIX / Sweeps
MATTY MATHESON / Neil Fak
EBON MOSS-BACHRACH / Richard “Richie” Jerimovich
RICKY STAFFIERI / Theodore Fak
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto

HACKS
ROSE ABDOO / Josefina
CARL CLEMONS-HOPKINS / Marcus Vaughan
PAUL W. DOWNS / Jimmy Lusaque, Jr.
HANNAH EINBINDER / Ava Daniels
MARK INDELICATO / Damien
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance
MEGAN STALTER / Kayla Schaeffer

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
MICHAEL CYRIL CREIGHTON / Howard Morris
ZACH GALIFIANAKIS / Zach Galifianakis
SELENA GOMEZ / Mabel Mora
RICHARD KIND / Vince Fish
EUGENE LEVY / Eugene Levy
EVA LONGORIA / Eva Longoria
STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage
KUMAIL NANJIANI / Rudy Thurber
MOLLY SHANNON / Bev Melon
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam

SHRINKING
HARRISON FORD / Paul
BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Louis
DEVIN KAWAOKA / Charlie
GAVIN LEWIS / Connor
WENDIE MALICK / Dr. Julie Baram
LUKITA MAXWELL / Alice
TED MCGINLEY / Derek
CHRISTA MILLER / Liz
JASON SEGEL / Jimmy
RACHEL STUBINGTON / Summer
LUKE TENNIE / Sean
MICHAEL URIE / Brian
JESSICA WILLIAMS / Gaby

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
THE BOYS
FALLOUT
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
THE PENGUIN
SHŌGUN

SAG & DGA Predix

They both announce on Wednesday. 

SAG

Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain

Clarence Maclin - Sing Sing

Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce - The Brutalist

Denzel Washington - Gladiator II

alt: Yura Borisov - Anora

Or Jeremy Strong. 

Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

Ariana Grande - Wicked: Part 1

Felicity Jones - The Brutalist

Margaret Qualley - The Substance

Isabella Rossellini - Conclave

Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

alt: Selena Gomez - Emilia Pérez

Or Danielle Deadwyler. I think this is probably the Oscar lineup, but SAG might leave out Jones.

Male Actor in a Leading Role:

Adrien Brody - The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown

Colman Domingo - Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes - Conclave

Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice

alt: Daniel Craig - Queer

Queer's buzz has really died off, and this seems like an org that would not take to it. Not sure about Hugh Grant or Jesse Eisenberg spoiling. 

Female Actor in a Leading Role:

Cynthia Erivo - Wicked: Part 1

Karla Sofia Gascón - Emilia Pérez

Nicole Kidman - Babygirl

Mikey Madison - Anora

Demi Moore - The Substance

alt: Angelina Jolie - Maria

I'd say everyone but Kidman is in, and there's a small handful vying for that last slot. 

Ensemble: 

Anora - Conclave - Emilia Pérez - Sing Sing - Wicked: Part 1

alt: A Complete Unknown

Seems weird to leave out Brutalist given I have it getting 3 noms, but that has happened a few times. 

DGA:

Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez

Sean Baker - Anora

Edward Berger - Conclave

Brady Corbet - The Brutalist

Jon M. Chu - Wicked: Part 1

alt: Coralie Fargeat - The Substance

Ugh at Chu probably making it, since I'm not totally buying Coralie. Could be James Mangold or Denis Villeneuve. RaMell Ross feels like someone who misses here but then shows up at the Oscars, but that film's buzz seems to have not taken off. 

The 82nd GOLDEN GLOBES Winners!

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA: THE BRUTALIST

BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY/MUSICAL: EMILIA PÉREZ

BEST DIRECTOR: BRADY CORBET - THE BRUTALIST

BEST SCREENPLAY: CONCLAVE

BEST ACTOR - DRAMA: ADRIEN BRODY - THE BRUTALIST

BEST ACTRESS - DRAMA: FERNANDA TORRES - I'M STILL HERE

BEST ACTOR - COMEDY/MUSICAL: SEBASTIAN STAN - A DIFFERENT MAN

BEST ACTRESS - COMEDY/MUSICAL: DEMI MOORE - THE SUBSTANCE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: KEIRAN CULKIN - A REAL PAIN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: ZOE SALDAÑA - EMILIA PÉREZ

BEST ANIMATED FILM: FLOW

BEST NON ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM: EMILIA PÉREZ

BEST SCORE: CHALLENGERS

BEST SONG FROM A MOTION PICTURE: "EL MAL" - EMILIA PÉREZ

CINEMATIC AND BOX-OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT: WICKED: PART 1

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA: SHŌGUN

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY: HACKS

BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY, OR TV MOVIE: BABY REINDEER

BEST ACTOR IN A SERIES - DRAMA: HIROYUKI SANADA - SHŌGUN

BEST ACTRESS IN A SERIES - DRAMA: ANNA SAWAI - SHŌGUN

BEST ACTOR IN A SERIES - COMEDY: JEREMY ALLEN WHITE - THE BEAR

BEST ACTRESS IN A SERIES - COMEDY: JEAN SMART - HACKS

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY, OR TV MOVIE: COLIN FARRELL - THE PENGUIN

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY, OR TV MOVIE: JODIE FOSTER - TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES: TADANOBU ASANO - SHŌGUN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES: JESSICA GUNNING - BABY REINDEER

BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY: ALI WONG - ALI WONG: SINGLE LADY

Film Score: 9/15 (+4 alts)

TV: 9/12 (+1 alt)

18/27 - 66.6% (fitting!)

Hey, that was actually a pretty good show. Nikki Glaser was terrific and hopefully comes back. I think most people seem to agree, which is rare. The Conclave "Pope-ular" bit, in particular, was amazing. And no jokes about films being too long or no one seeing them??? Finally!

Some of the presenter bits were good. Seth Rogen and Catherine O'Hara shouting out the Canadian film industry. Melissa McCarthy and Awkwafina were good, too. 

Having said that, I can't stand Kevin Frazier. I think he's completely obnoxious on Entertainment Tonight. Award shows don't need narrators. I don't need to know that Felicity Jones wants a drink. I want crazy, crowd reaction shots. That's what this show is known for. The little facts thing that popped up for the presenters was also pointless. I didn't like the geo-location (shout out to someone on Twitter for calling it that) thing that popped up during the nominees being named. Crowd seemed out of it. No standing ovations at all? 

Anora took a big hit tonight. Demi Moore probably the big winner. Great speech from her, too. The Wicked win...ugh..that category will always be a joke and I'm guessing it's not going anywhere. Especially when the big winners were Perez and Brutalist.

Me looking at the four potential Oscar acting winners: *in Issa Rae voice* Congrats to those leads.

Globe Predix!

The 82nd Golden Globes air Sunday night on CBS at 8PM Eastern. They will be hosted by Nikki Glaser. E! is doing red carpet beginning at 6PM. 

TV:

Stand-Up Special: Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die

(alt: Jamie Foxx: What Happened Was)

Supporting Actor: Tadanobu Asano - Shogun

(alt: Javier Bardem - Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)

Supporting Actress: Jessica Gunning - Baby Reindeer

(alt: Hannah Einbinder - Hacks)

Actor - Limited Series/Movie: Richard Gadd - Baby Reindeer

(alt: Colin Farrell - The Penguin)

Actress - Limited Series/Movie: Jodie Foster - True Detective: Night Country

(alt: Cristin Milioti - The Penguin)

Actor - Comedy: Adam Brody - Nobody Wants This

(alt: Ted Danson - A Man on the Inside)

Actress - Comedy: Jean Smart - Hacks

(alt: Kristen Bell - Nobody Wants This)

Actor - Drama: Hiroyuki Sanada - Shogun

(alt: Gary Oldman - Slow Horses)

Actress - Drama: Anna Sawai - Shogun

(alt: Keira Knightley - Black Doves)

Limited Series/Movie: Baby Reindeer

(alt: The Penguin)

Comedy Series: Hacks

(alt: Nobody Wants This)

Drama Series: Shogun

(alt: Slow Horses)

FILM!

Cinematic and Box-Office Achievement: Wicked: Part 1

(alt: Deadpool & Wolverine)

Motion Picture - Non-English Language: Emilia Pérez

(alt: All We Imagine As Light)

Motion Picture - Animated: The Wild Robot

(alt: Flow)

Original Song: "El Mal" - Emilia Pérez

(alt: "Mi Camino" - Emilia Pérez)

Original Score: The Brutalist

(alt: Challengers)

Screenplay: Anora

(alt: A Real Pain)

Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain

(alt: Guy Pearce - The Brutalist)

Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez

(alt: Ariana Grande - Wicked: Part 1)

Actor - Comedy: Sebastian Stan - A Different Man

(alt: Jesse Eisenberg - A Real Pain)

This is a tough one. Any of them could win except for Gabriel LaBelle. Good case for Glen Powell, and lots of people predicting Hugh Grant. I went with Stan because he's a double nominee.

Actress - Comedy: Mikey Madison - Anora

(alt: Demi Moore - The Substance)

Best Actress might be sealed up with this winner. 

Actor - Drama: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist

(alt: Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown)

Domingo and Fiennes are very much still in the race.

Actress - Drama: Nicole Kidman - Babygirl

(alt: Angelina Jolie - Maria)

Probably between these two, but Fernando Torres might be in play too.

Director: Brady Corbett - The Brutalist

(alt: Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez)

Motion Picture - Comedy: Anora

(alt: Emilia Pérez)

Motion Picture - Drama: The Brutalist

(alt: Conclave)

Recently Watched Movies (July - Dec 2024)

441 films watched for the year. Don't think I'll beat that anytime soon.

53 films for my 1999 rewatch. I got everything in top 8 Oscar categories with the exception of Topsy Turvy. There were a few other titles from that year that I wanted to revisit, but couldn't track down or just didn't have time. Can a boutique label get on an edition of Cookie's Fortune?

24 from 1994, 21 from 1989. 

Enys Men (Jenkin, 2023) - C

Paris, Texas (Wenders, 1984) - A

Nightbitch (Heller, 2024) - C+

Woman of the Hour (Kendrick, 2024) - C+

His Three Daughters (Jacobs, 2024) - B-

Birth (Glazer, 2004) - A-

The Cider House Rules (Hallström, 1999) - B

Memoir of a Snail (Elliot, 2024) - B+

Sea of Love (Becker, 1989) - B

Gone With the Wind (Fleming, 1939) - B+

Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) - A

Babygirl (Reijn, 2024) - B+

My Fair Lady (Cukor, 1964) - B+

Silent Night (Griffin, 2021) - C

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004) - A

Little Women (Armstrong, 1994) - B+

Eyes Wide Shut (Kubrick, 1999) - A-

Gremlins (Dante, 1984) - B+

Chinatown (Polanski, 1974) - A-

The Apprentice (Abbasi, 2024) - B+

Music of the Heart (Crave, 1999) - B

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Branagh, 1994) - C

Boys Don't Cry (Peirce, 1999) - B+

American Beauty (Mendes, 1999) - B+

American Movie (Smith, 1999) - B+

Mufasa: The Lion King (Jenkins, 2024) - C

Kraven the Hunter (Chandor, 2024) - C-

Totally F***up Up (Araki, 1994) - B

Rebel Ridge (Saulnier, 2024) - B+

Maria (Larraín, 2024) - C+

Heavenly Creatures (Jackson, 1994) - A

The Last Seduction (Dahl, 1994) - A-

Jawbreaker (Stein, 1999) - B

Heathers (Lehmann, 1989) - A

Black Christmas (Clark, 1974) - B+

Kinds of Kindness (Lanthimos, 2024) - C

Werewolves (Miller, 2024) - C

Y2K (Mooney, 2024) - C

We Grown Now (Baig, 2024) - B

Emilia Pérez (Audiard, 2024) - B-

Under Paris (Genz, 2024) - C

The Deliverance (Lee, 2024) - C

Magnolia (Anderson, 1999) - A

Hit Man (Linklater, 2024) - B

Gladiator II (Scott, 2024) - C+

Wicked: Part 1 (Chu, 2024) - C+

Moana 2 (Derrick, Hand & Miller, 2024) - C

Sweet and Lowdown (Allen, 1999) - B

Ride With the Devil (Lee, 1999 - Director's Cut) - B

Exhuma (Jang, 2024) - B

Election (Payne, 1999) - A

The Sugarland Express (Spielberg, 1974) - B+

The Hurricane (Jewison, 1999) - B

The Madness of King George (Hytner, 1994) - B+

The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) - A-

Bonhoeffer (Komarnicki, 2024) - C

Dìdi (Wang, 2024) - B+

Manhattan (Allen, 1979) - A-

God's Country (Higgins, 2022) - B+

Thelma (Margolin, 2024) - B

Robot Dreams (Berger, 2023) - B

Late Night With the Devil (Cairnes & Cairnes, 2024) - C

Skincare (Peters, 2024) - B-

Kill (Bhat, 2024) - C

Heretic (Beck & Woods, 2024) - C+

A Real Pain (Eisenberg, 2024) - B+

Red One (Kasdan, 2024) - D+

Anora (Baker, 2024) - B

Conclave (Berger, 2024) - B

Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) - A

Vanya on 42nd Street (Malle, 1994) - B+

The Times of Harvey Milk (Epstein, 1984) - A

Exodus: Gods and Kings (Scott, 2014) - C-

Mean Creek (Estes, 2004) - A-

Field of Dreams (Robinson, 1989) - A-

Cruel Intentions (Kumble, 1999) - B

Blitz (McQueen, 2024) - B-

Here (Zemeckis, 2024) - C-

Muriel's Wedding (Hogan, 1994) - A-

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Jenkins, 2024) - C

The Sea Inside (Amenábar, 2004) - B+

Blazing Saddles (Brooks, 1974) - B

Teaching Mrs. Tingle (Williamson, 1999) - B

Dead Poets Society (Weir, 1989) - B

Absolution (Moland, 2024) - C+

We Live In Time (Crowley, 2024) - B-

Hitpig! (Angelini & Feiss, 2024) - C-

Lost On a Mountain In Maine (Kightlinger, 2024) - C+

Venom: The Last Dance (Marcel, 2024) - C-

The Inspection (Bratton, 2022) - B

Batman (Burton, 1989) - B+

Mothers' Instinct (Delhomme, 2024) - B-

10 Things I Hate About You (Junger, 1999) - B

The End of the Affair (Jordan, 1999) - B-

Abigail (Bettinelli-Olpin & Gillett, 2024) - B+

Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Hooper, 1974) - A

Opera (Argento, 1987) - B+

Diabolique (Clouzot, 1955) - B+

I Saw the Devil (Kim, 2011) - B+

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Wiene, 1920) - B+

Two Evil Eyes (Argento & Romero) - C+

Sleepy Hollow (Burton, 1999) - B

Cuckoo (Singer, 2024) - B-

The Beast Within (Farrell, 2024) - C-

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (Craven, 1994) - B+

The Blair Witch Project (Myrick & Sánchez, 1999) - A-

A Nightmare on Elm Street (Craven, 1984) A-

Wishmaster (Kurtzman, 1997) - B-

Happy Birthday To Me (Thompson, 1981) - B-

The Dorm That Dripped Blood (Carpenter & Obrow, 1982) - C+

The Seventh Victim (Robson, 1943) - B

Bringing Out the Dead (Scorsese, 1999) - B

Summer of Sam (Lee, 1999) - C+

The Nightmare Before Christmas (Selick, 1993) - B+

Smile 2 (Finn, 2024) - B-

Body Double (De Palma, 1984) - B+

I Walked With a Zombie (Tourneur, 1943) - B+

Lake Placid (Miner, 1999) - B+

It: Chapter 2 (Muschietti, 2019) - C

Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (Asher, 1981) - B

The Machinist (Anderson, 2004) - C+

It: Chapter 1 (Muschietti, 2017) - B+

Lovers Lane (Ward, 2000) - D+

Saturday Night (Reitman, 2024) - B-

Terrifier 3 (Leone, 2024) - C-

Blade: Trinity (Goyer, 2004) - C-

Young Frankenstein (Brooks, 1974) - B+

The Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955) - A

Blade 2 (Del Toro, 2002) - C

Wes Craven Presents: They (Harmon, 2002) - B-

Nightwatch (Bornedal, 1998) - C-

Ghostbusters 2 (Reitman, 1989) - C

Piece By Piece (Neville, 2024) - B-

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Burton, 2024) - B-

My Old Ass (Park, 2024) - B

Joker: Folie à Deux (Phillips, 2024) - C-

Monster Summer (Henrie, 2024) - C

Thirst (Chan-wook, 2009) - B

Stopmotion (Morgan, 2024) - B

Ghostbusters (Reitman, 1984) - B

Beetlejuice (Burton, 1988) - B+

Castle of Blood (Corbucci & Margheriti, 1964) - B

Stigmata (Wainwright, 1999) - C

Interview With the Vampire (Jordan, 1994) - B-

Night of the Demons 3 (Kaufman, 1997) - D

Megalopolis (Coppola, 2024) - D

Bagman (McCarthy, 2024) - C-

The Wild Robot (Sanders, 2024) - B+

Notice To Quit (Hacker, 2024) - B-

Azrael (Katz, 2024) - C

Night of the Demons 2 (Ternchard-Smith, 1994) - C-

The Tingler (Castle, 1959) - C

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (Drymon & Kluska, 2022) - C-

Deep Blue Sea (Harlin, 1999) - B

The Astronaut's Wife (Ravich, 1999) - D+

Speak No Evil (Watkins, 2024) - B

Never Let Go (Aja, 2024) - C-

Whiplash (Chazelle, 2014) - A-

Transformers One (Cooley, 2024) - B-

Mute Witness (Waller, 1995) - C+

Witch Story (Capone, 1989) - B-

Dawn of the Dead (Snyder, 2004) - B+

Dead Calm (Noyce, 1989) - B+

The Great Alligator (Martino, 1979) - C+

When a Stranger Calls (Walton, 1979) - B+

House on Haunted Hill (Malone, 1999) - C

The Toxic Avenger (Herz & Kaufman, 1986) - C

The Killer's Game (Perry, 2024) - C

Killer Klowns From Outer Space (Chiodo, 1988) - B-

House on Haunted Hill (Castle, 1959) - B+

Serial Mom (Waters, 1994) - B+

The Bone Collector (Noyce, 1999) - C

Wolf (Nichols, 1994) - B-

13 Ghosts (Castle, 1960) - B

The 13th Warrior (McTiernan, 1999) - C

Shaun of the Dead (Wright, 2004) - A-

The Front Room (Eggers & Eggers, 2024) - C+

The Forge (Kendrick, 2024) - C-

The Hills Have Eyes Part II (Craven, 1985) - C-

Speak No Evil (Tafdrup, 2022) - B

Stir of Echoes (Koepp, 1999) - B-

In Dreams (Jordan, 1999) - C

Bats (Morneau, 1999) - D+

The Haunting (de Bont, 1999) - C+

You Gotta Believe (Roberts, 2024) - C

AfrAId (Weitz, 2024) - C-

Slingshot (Håfström, 2024) - C+

1992 (Vromen, 2024) - C+

The 'Burbs (Dante, 1989) - C+

Possession (Żuławski, 1981) - A-

eXistenZ (Cronenberg, 1999) - B+

The Sixth Sense (Shyamalan, 1999) - A-

Cutting Class (Pallenberg, 1989) - C-

Tumbleweeds (O'Connor, 1999) - B+

Midnight Cowboy (Schlesinger, 1969) - A-

Mean Girls (Waters, 2004) - A-

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Hill, 1969) - A

The Crow (Sanders, 2024) - C-

Trap (Shyamalan, 2024) - C

Blink Twice (Kravitz, 2024) - B+

Strange Darling (Mollner, 2024) - B

Between the Temples (Silver, 2024) - B

Being John Malkovich (Jonze, 1999) - A-

The Old Oak (Loach, 2024) - B

Easy Rider (Hopper, 1969) - A

The Lost King (Frears, 2023) - C

Alien: Romulus (Alvarez, 2024) - C

A Hard Day's Night (Lester, 1964) - B

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (Herek, 1989) - B

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (Cimino, 1974) - B

The Chronicles of Riddick (Twohy, 2004) - C-

Babes (Adlon, 2024) - B-

Borderlands (Roth, 2024) - C-

It Ends With Us (Baldoni, 2024) - C-

Being Julia (Szabó, 2004) - C+

Speed (de Bont, 1994) - A-

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Elliot, 1994) - A-

The Lion King (Allers & Minkoff, 1994) - A-

The Taste of Things (Tran, 2023) - B+

The Rain People (Coppola, 1969) - B+

UHF (Levey, 1989) - C

Double Jeopardy (Beresford, 1999) - C-

Conan the Destroyer (Fleischer, 1984) - C

Starman (Carpenter, 1984) - B+

Purple Rain (Magnoli, 1984) - B-

Deadpool & Wolverine (Levy, 2024) - C-

Longlegs (Perkins, 2024) - B+

Perfect Days (Wenders, 2023) - B+

Blown Away (Hopkins, 1994) - C-

Arcadian (Brewer, 2024) - C

Origin (Duvernay, 2023) - B

Showing Up (Reichardt, 2023) - B

Twisters (Chung, 2024) - C

Suite Française (Dibb, 2014) - C

Cold In July (Mickle, 2014) - A-

The French Connection (Friedkin, 1971) - A-

Fly Me To the Moon (Berlanti, 2024) - B-

MaXXXine (West, 2024) - B-

Team America: World Police (Parker, 2004) - C+

Satanic Panic (Stardust, 2019) - C-

Anacondas: The Hunt For the Blood Orchid (Little, 2004) - C

Ghosts of War (Bress, 2020) - C-

All About My Mother (Almodóvar, 1999) - A-

The Roaring Twenties (Walsh, 1939) - A-

Sex, Lies, and Videotape (Soderbergh, 1989) - A-

The Warriors (Hill, 1979) - B+

Natural Born Killers (Stone, 1994) - C

South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (Parker, 1999) - B

The Minus Man (Fancher, 1999) - C+

A Quiet Place: Day One (Sarnoski, 2024) - B

Despicable Me 4 (Delage & Renaud, 2024) - C

Born on the Fourth of July (Stone, 1989) - B+

An Education (Scherfig, 2009) - A-

Steel Magnolias (Ross, 1989) - B+

Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959) - A- 

186 watched during the first half, so I won't have any problem surpassing last year's 234. 

The 27th COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD Nominations!

Excellence in Contemporary Film

"Challengers" - Jonathan Anderson

"Conclave" - Lisy Christl, CDG

"Emilia Pérez" - Virginie Montel

"The Fall Guy" - Sarah Evelyn, CDG

"The Substance" - Emmanuelle Youchnovski

Excellence in Period Film

"The Book of Clarence" - Antoinette Messam, CDG

"Gladiator II" - Janty Yates, CDG & Dave Crossman

"Maria" - Massimo Cantini Parrini

"Nosferatu" - Linda Muir

"Saturday Night" - Danny Glicker, CDG

Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" - Colleen Atwood, CDG

"Borderlands" - Daniel Orlandi, CDG

"Dune: Part 2" - Jacqueline West, CDG

"Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" - Jenny Beavan, CDG

"Wicked: Part 1" - Paul Tazewell, CDG

The Brutalist is struggling a bit with the guilds so far. Congrats to Borderlands on the only non-Razzie nomination it will probably get. 

I'd love to see Beavan get another Oscar nom.

The ACE The Eddies - Nominations

They've announced after the Oscar noms the past two years.  

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Drama, Theatrical)
“Civil War” – Jake Roberts, ACE
“Conclave” – Nick Emerson
“Dune: Part 2” – Joe Walker, ACE
“Emilia Perez” – Juliette Welfling
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Eliot Knapman, Margaret Sixel, ACE

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Comedy, Theatrical)
“Anora” – Sean Baker
“Challengers” – Marco Costa
“A Real Pain” – Robert Nassau
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, Valentin Féron
“Wicked” – Myron Kerstein, ACE

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“Flow” – Gints Zilbalodis
“Inside Out 2” – Maurissa Horwitz
“Moana 2” – Jeremy Milton, ACE, Michael Louis Hill
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – Dan Hembery
“The Wild Robot” – Mary Blee

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:

"Beatles ’64" - Mariah Rehmet, ACE

"Her Name was Moviola"- Howard Berry

"Jim Henson Idea Man" - Sierra Neal, Paul Crowder, ACE

"Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" - Otto Burnham

"Will & Harper" - Monique Zavistovski, ACE

Woohoo at more Furiosa love. Maybe the Guilds will revive it enough for an Oscar nom or two or ten. 

Trailer: 28 Years Later

I haven't posted a trailer in years, but I'm excited for this one. Love this trailer, and no that is not Cillian as a zombie. This will be the first of a new trilogy, which doesn't seem like a great idea. Are they gonna bring back Naomie, too? Boo if not. I remember when I saw the original in theaters, it felt like something genuinely new. This looks pretty stunning, but I do slightly miss the look of the original. 

Also, this is coming out 6 years too soon.

Globes Reax!

These were probably the most predictable batch in ages. 

I'll have to look up past figures, but I think this is probably the best I ever did. (It was.)

Drama: 5/6

Comedy/Musical: 6/6

Director: 4/6 (+alt)

Actress - Drama: 4/6 (+alt)

Actor - Drama: 6/6

Actress - Comedy: 6/6

Actor - Comedy: 5/6

Supp. Actress: 5/6 (+alt)

Supp. Actor: 4/6

Screenplay: 5/6 (+alt)

Foreign: 6/6

Animated: 6/6

Score: 6/6

Song: 5/6

73/84 = 86.9%

6 categories completely accurate. wut. 

Previous record was 84.3% I believe, so yeah, this was my best score. 

All that said, the Globes once again find themselves in controversy due to the POC snubs. Deadwyler, Maclin, Jean-Baptiste left out.

Emilia Pérez now one of the most nominated films ever from this organization. Brutalist, Anora, and Substance maxed out. And Wild Robot.

Also, that Cinematic and Box-Office whatever nonsense makes no sense. Dune: Part 2 left out, but Gladiator II and Alien: Romulus in? Ugh, lose that category. (ETA: Dune: Part 2 was not submitted for the category. LOL. When a studio doesn't even want this nomination...)

Some other news: it looks like the Cecil B. DeMille Award and Carol Burnett Award are getting their own ceremony instead of being included on the broadcast. Ugh. Sorry, Viola and Ted.