Friday, January 10, 2025

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

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

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

Monday, January 6, 2025

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.


Thursday, January 2, 2025

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)

Sunday, December 15, 2024

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. 

Friday, December 13, 2024

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.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

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. 

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

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.

Monday, December 9, 2024

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.

The 82nd GOLDEN GLOBES Nominations!

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES:

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
THE BRUTALIST
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
CONCLAVE
DUNE: PART 2
NICKEL BOYS
SEPTEMBER 5

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
ANORA
CHALLENGERS
EMILIA PÉREZ
A REAL PAIN
THE SUBSTANCE
WICKED: PART 1

BEST DIRECTOR
JACQUES AUDIARD - EMILIA PÉREZ
SEAN BAKER - ANORA
EDWARD BERGER - CONCLAVE
BRADY CORBET - THE BRUTALIST
CORALIE FARGEAT - THE SUBSTANCE
PAYAL KAPADIA - ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
ADRIEN BRODY - THE BRUTALIST
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET - A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
DANIEL CRAIG - QUEER
COLMAN DOMINGO - SING SING
RALPH FIENNES - CONCLAVE
SEBASTIAN STAN - THE APPRENTICE

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
PAMELA ANDERSON - THE LAST SHOWGIRL
ANGELINA JOLIE - MARIA
NICOLE KIDMAN - BABYGIRL
TILDA SWINTON - THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
FERNANDA TORRES - I'M STILL HERE
KATE WINSLET - LEE

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY/MUSICAL
JESSE EISENBERG - A REAL PAIN
HUGH GRANT - HERETIC
GABRIEL LABELLE - SATURDAY NIGHT
JESSE PLEMONS - KINDS OF KINDNESS
GLEN POWELL - HIT MAN
SEBASTIAN STAN - A DIFFERENT MAN

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY/MUSICAL
AMY ADAMS - NIGHTBITCH
CYNTHIA ERIVO - WICKED: PART 1
KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN - EMILIA PÉREZ
MIKEY MADISON - ANORA
DEMI MOORE - THE SUBSTANCE
ZENDAYA - CHALLENGERS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
YURA BORISOV - ANORA
KIERAN CULKIN - A REAL PAIN
EDWARD NORTON - A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
GUY PEARCE - THE BRUTALIST
JEREMY STRONG - THE APPRENTICE
DENZEL WASHINGTON - GLADIATOR II

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
SELENA GOMEZ - EMILIA PÉREZ
ARIANA GRANDE - WICKED: PART 1
FELICITY JONES - THE BRUTALIST
MARGARET QUALLEY - THE SUBSTANCE
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI - CONCLAVE
ZOE SALDAÑA - EMILIA PÉREZ

BEST SCREENPLAY
ANORA
THE BRUTALIST
CONCLAVE
EMILIA PÉREZ
A REAL PAIN
THE SUBSTANCE

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
THE BRUTALIST
CHALLENGERS
CONCLAVE
DUNE: PART 2
EMILIA PÉREZ
THE WILD ROBOT

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"FORBIDDEN ROAD" - BETTER MAN
"COMPRESS/REPRESS" - CHALLENGERS
"EL MAL" - EMILIA PÉREZ
"MI CAMINO" - EMILIA PÉREZ
"BEAUTIFUL THAT WAY" - THE LAST SHOWGIRL
"KISS THE SKY" - THE WILD ROBOT

BEST MOTION PICTURE - ANIMATED
FLOW
INSIDE OUT 2
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
MOANA 2
WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL
THE WILD ROBOT

BEST MOTION PICTURE - NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
EMILIA PÉREZ
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
I'M STILL HERE
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
VERMIGLIO

CINEMATIC AND BOX-OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
ALIEN: ROMULUS
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
GLADIATOR II
INSIDE OUT 2
TWISTERS
WICKED: PART 1
THE WILD ROBOT


TELEVISION: 

BEST SERIES – DRAMA
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
THE DIPLOMAT
MR. & MRS. SMITH
SHŌGUN
SLOW HORSES
SQUID GAME

BEST SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
THE BEAR
THE GENTLEMEN
HACKS
NOBODY WANTS THIS
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING

BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BABY REINDEER
DISCLAIMER
MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY
THE PENGUIN
RIPLEY
TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY

BEST ACTRESS IN A SERIES – DRAMA
KATHY BATES - MATLOCK
EMMA D’ARCY - HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
MAYA ERSKINE - MR. & MRS. SMITH
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY - BLACK DOVES
KERI RUSSELL - THE DIPLOMAT
ANNA SAWAI - SHŌGUN

BEST ACTOR IN A SERIES – DRAMA
DONALD GLOVER - MR. & MRS. SMITH
JAKE GYLLENHAAL - PRESUMED INNOCENT
GARY OLDMAN - SLOW HORSES
EDDIE REDMAYNE - THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
HIROYUKI SANADA - SHŌGUN
BILLY BOB THORNTON - LANDMAN

BEST ACTESS IN A SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
KRISTEN BELL - NOBODY WANTS THIS
QUINTA BRUNSON ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
AYO EDEBIRI - THE BEAR
SELENA GOMEZ - ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
KATHRYN HAHN - AGATHA ALL ALONG
JEAN SMART - HACKS

BEST ACTOR IN A SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
ADAM BRODY - NOBODY WANTS THIS
TED DANSON - A MAN ON THE INSIDE
STEVE MARTIN - ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
JASON SEGEL - SHRINKING
MARTIN SHORT - ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE - THE BEAR

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
CATE BLANCHETT - DISCLAIMER
JODIE FOSTER - TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY
CRISTIN MILIOTI - THE PENGUIN
SOFÍA VERGARA - GRISELDA
NAOMI WATTS  - FEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANS
KATE WINSLET - THE REGIME

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
COLIN FARRELL - THE PENGUIN
RICHARD GADD - BABY REINDEER
KEVIN KLINE - DISCLAIMER
COOPER KOCH - MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY
EWAN MCGREGOR - A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW
ANDREW SCOTT - RIPLEY

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION
LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS - THE BEAR
HANNAH EINBINDER - HACKS
DAKOTA FANNING - RIPLEY
JESSICA GUNNING - BABY REINDEER
ALLISON JANNEY - THE DIPLOMAT
KALI REIS - TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION
TADANOBU ASANO - SHŌGUN
JAVIER BARDEM - MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY
HARRISON FORD - SHRINKING
JACK LOWDEN - SLOW HORSES
DIEGO LUNA - LA MÁQUINA
EBON MOSS-BACHRACH - THE BEAR

BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION
JAMIE FOXX - JAMIE FOXX: WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS
NIKKI GLASER - NIKKI GLASER: SOMEDAY YOU’LL DIE
SETH MEYERS - SETH MEYERS: DAD MAN WALKING
ADAM SANDLER - ADAM SANDLER: LOVE YOU
ALI WONG - ALI WONG: SINGLE LADY
RAMY YOUSSEF - RAMY YOUSSEF: MORE FEELINGS

Friday, December 6, 2024

82nd Globe Dix

Announcing Monday morning on CBS by Morris Chestnut and Mindy Kaling.

Not doing TV again. Too much of a headache.

The press release says they are announcing 27 categories, which I guess means the Box Office Achievement bullshit and Standup Special nonsense are back. Bleh. 

Original Song:
"Forbidden Road" - Better Man
"El Mal" - Emilia Pérez
"Mi Camino" - Emilia Pérez
"Beautiful That Way" - The Last Showgirl
"I Always Wanted a Brother" - Mufasa: The Lion King
"Kiss the Sky" - The Wild Robot
alt: "The Journey" - The Six Triple Eight

Original Score:
The Brutalist - Challengers - Conclave - Dune: Part 2 - Emilia Pérez - The Wild Robot
alt: The Room Next Door

Animated Film:
Flow - Inside Out 2 - Memoir of a Snail - Moana 2 - Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - The Wild Robot
alt: Piece By Piece

Foreign Language Film:
All We Imagine As Light - Emilia Pérez - The Girl With a Needle - I'm Still Here - The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Vermiglio
alt: Kneecap

Screenplay:
Anora - The Brutalist - Conclave - Emilia Pérez - A Real Pain - Sing Sing
alt: The Substance

Supporting Actor:
Yura Borisov - Anora
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin - Sing Sing
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Stanley Tucci - Conclave
Denzel Washington - Gladiator II
alt: Jonathan Bailey - Wicked: Part 1
Or Jeremy Strong. 

Supporting Actress:
Danielle Deadwyler - The Piano Lesson
Selena Gomez - Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande-Butera - Wicked: Part 1
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley - The Substance
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
alt: Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
There's also Saoirse Ronan or Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. 

Lead Actor - Comedy/Musical:
Jesse Eisenberg - A Real Pain
Hugh Grant - Heretic
Jesse Plemons - Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell - Hit Man
Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool & Wolverine
Sebastian Stan - A Different Man
alt: Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
I have no idea when Grant was confirmed for this category, but everyone is predicting him. There's also Gosling for Fall Guy and Gabriel LaBelle for Saturday Night.

Lead Actress - Comedy/Musical:
Amy Adams - Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked: Part 1
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison - Anora
Demi Moore - The Substance
Zendaya - Challengers
alt: June Squibb - Thelma

Lead Actor - Drama:
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig - Queer
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
alt: Kingsley Ben-Adir - Bob Marley: One Love

Lead Actress - Drama:
Pamela Anderson - The Last Showgirl
Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Hard Truths
Angelina Jolie - Maria
Nicole Kidman - Babygirl
Saoirse Ronan - The Outrun
Kate Winslet - Lee
alt: Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here
Or Tilda Swinton. Or Lily-Rose Depp. Torres might benefit from the new wave of voters, but Anderson has been hustling like crazy. 

Director:
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker - Anora
Edward Berger - Conclave
Brady Corbett - The Brutalist
John M. Chu - Wicked: Part 1
RaMell Ross - Nickel Boys
alt: Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
Could be the most interesting category of the day. It'll give us a good clue to the state of the overall race.

Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical:
Anora 
Challengers
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked: Part 1
alt: Better Man
So many have Saturday Night as the alt, but Better Man seems very old school HFPA.

Motion Picture - Drama:
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part 2
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
alt: Hard Truths

Thursday, December 5, 2024

The 2024 AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE Honorees!

AFI MOTION PICTURES OF THE YEAR
“Anora” (Neon)
“The Brutalist” (A24)
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Conclave” (Focus Features)
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
“Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Sing Sing” (A24)
“Wicked: Part 1” (Universal Pictures)

AFI TELEVISION PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“The Bear” (FX)
“Hacks” (HBO/Max)
“A Man on the Inside” (Netflix)
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (Prime Video)
“Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
“The Penguin” (HBO/Max)
“Shōgun” (FX)
“Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
“True Detective: Night Country” (HBO/Max)

AFI Special Award: “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix)

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

The 2024 NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW Winners!

Sadly, this might be the only recognition Furiosa gets for the year. Even though this organization is biased toward WB, still nice to see it get two mentions. I literally got out of seeing Wicked and saw these wins and may have almost choked on my laugh. I believe this is Nicole's first win from this group. 

Best Film: Wicked
Best Director: Jon M. Chu - Wicked
Best Actor: Daniel Craig - Queer
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - Babygirl
Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Best Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning - A Complete Unknown
Best Original Screenplay: Mike Leigh - Hard Truths
Best Adapted Screenplay: Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar - Sing Sing
Best Animated Feature: Flow
Best Documentary: Sugarcane
Best International Film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Ensemble: Conclave
Best Directorial Debut: India Donaldson, Good One
Breakthrough Performance: Mikey Madison - Anora
NBR Freedom of Expression: No Other Land
NBR Spotlight Award: Creative Collaboration of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke - Nosferatu
Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Top 10 Films (in alphabetical order):
Anora
Babygirl
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Gladiator II
Juror #2
Queer
A Real Pain
Sing Sing

Top 5 International Films (in alphabetical order):
All We Imagine as Light
The Girl with the Needle
I’m Still Here
Santosh
Universal Language

Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order):
Black Box Diaries
Dahomey
Look into my Eyes
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper

Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order):
Bird
A Different Man
Dìdi
Ghostlight
Good One
Hard Truths
His Three Daughters
Love Lies Bleeding
My Old Ass
Thelma

The 40th INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS Nominations!

Happy to see love for Ghostlight! Still one of my favorites from this seriously lacking year. It was a shock to realize this is Amy Adams first nom since she won 19 years ago for Junebug. And ecstatic to see another nom for Carol Kane, who won the NYFCC yesterday. She's a lead, but category fraud is out of control this year. TV noms are available here. I don't care a single bit about those. 

Best Feature
ANORA (producers: Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan)
I SAW THE TV GLOW (producers: Ali Herting, Sam Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall)
NICKEL BOYS (producers: Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine)
SING SING (producers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Monique Walton)
THE SUBSTANCE (producers: Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner)

Best Director
Ali Abbasi - The Apprentice
Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Alonso Ruizpalacios - La Cocina
Jane Schoenbrun - I Saw the TV Glow

Best Lead Performance
Amy Adams - Nightbitch
Ryan Destiny - The Fire Inside
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Keith Kupferer - Ghostlight
Mikey Madison - Anora
Demi Moore - The Substance
Hunter Schafer - Cuckoo
Justice Smith - I Saw the TV Glow
June Squibb - Thelma
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice

Best Supporting Performance
Yura Borisov - Anora
Joan Chen - Dìdi
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Danielle Deadwyler - The Piano Lesson
Carol Kane - Between the Temples
Karren Karagulian - Anora
Kani Kusruti - Girls Will Be Girls
Brigette Lundy-Paine - I Saw the TV Glow
Clarence Maclin - Sing Sing
Adam Pearson - A Different Man

Best Screenplay
Aaron Schimberg - A Different Man
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods - Heretic
Jane Schoenbrun - I Saw the TV Glow
Megan Park - My Old Ass
Jesse Eisenberg - A Real Pain

Best Documentary
Gaucho Gaucho
Hummingbirds 
No Other Land 
Patrice: The Movie
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Best International Film
All We Imagine as Light 
Black Dog
Flow
Green Border
Hard Truths

Best First Feature
Dìdi 
In the Summers 
Janet Planet
The Piano Lesson
Problemista

Best Breakthrough Performance
Isaac Krasner - Big Boys
Katy O’Brian - Love Lies Bleeding
Mason Alexander Park - National Anthem
René Pérez Joglar - In the Summers
Maisy Stella - My Old Ass

Best First Screenplay
Sean Wang - Dìdi
Joanna Arnow - The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
India Donaldson - Good One
Annie Baker - Janet Planet
Julio Torres - Problemista

Best Cinematography
Rina Yang - The Fire Inside
Dinh Duy Hung - Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Maria von Hausswolff - Janet Planet
Juan Pablo Ramírez - La cocina
Jomo Fray - Nickel Boys

Best Editing
Olivier Bugge Coutté and Olivia Neergaard-Holm - The Apprentice
Arielle Zakowski - Dìdi
Laura Colwell and Vanara Taing - Jazzy
Anne McCabe - Nightbitch
Hansjörg Weissbrich - September 5

Altman Award: His Three Daughters
Director: Azazel Jacobs
Casting Director: Nicole Arbusto
Ensemble Cast: Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon, Jose Febus, Rudy Galvan, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Randy Ramos Jr., Jay O. Sanders

John Cassavetes Award
Big Boys
Ghostlight 
Girls Will Be Girls
Jazzy 
The People’s Joker

Producers Award
Alex Coco
Sarah Winshall
Zoë Worth
 
Someone to Watch Award
Nicholas Colia - Griffin in Summer
Sarah Friedland - Familiar Touch
Pham Thien An - Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

Truer Than Fiction Award
Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie - Sugarcane
Carla Gutiérrez - Frida
Rachel Elizabeth Seed - A Photographic Memory