Critics Choice Winners and Insights for Emmys

Critics Choice Television Awards winners were announced on June 10, 2013 honoring the highest achievements in Television industry, including TV Series, shows, reality shows and etc. You can view complete list of winners here.

The Big Bang Theory won Best Comedy Series, Modern Family was surprisingly snubbed from nominees. Which pretty much means that its last season was not that perfect, as it used to be. The BBT get a big buzz for upcoming Emmy nominations, considering that ballots are delivered today. Louis C.K beats Alec Baldwin in best comedy actor race, which can mean another victory in September and then later at Golden Globes.

Comparing last year Critics, Golden Globes and Emmy winners, they don't match. C.K also won last year, but Don Cheadle & Jon Cryer beat him, respectively. Also, last years Best Comedy Series winner Community lost to Modern Family.

The same applies with Drama category, however, there still are some messages we still can see. For instance, the win of Zachary Quinto for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES. He's never been nominated for American Horror Story, however an amazing second season can bring him first nominations at Emmys and Globes. Especially when, he seems to be well predicted by critics. 

Best Drama series has two winners: Game of Thrones & Breaking Bad. It seems to be close to reality. Last year winner Homeland also won Primetime and HFPA awards. I actually don't count on tie, but one of them can get top prize. 

Jennifer Carpenter's nomination for playing Debra Morgan in Dexter is overdue but well deserved. Season 7 was her best indeed and I hope seeing her list among other nominees in the future. But female performers from Dexter don't get much love.

For more ideas about EMMY nominations, follow the link.

the Road to Oscars: What Golden Globes say?

We already witnessed the results of 70th Annual Golden Globe awards.Some nominees were predictable, the others totally not predictable but all in all it shows general trend of this award season.

The surprise part:

Tom Hooper was snubbed in Best Director race and Quentin Tarantino got place instead. Does this really mean that Les Miserables was not that good as we all expected, or as good as we all have read after early screenings? For now, it is hard to discuss as long yet this is an unseen movie and for more than one week it will be hard to fairly discuss. However, I still believe that those early emotions and wows from critics/editors and bloggers were not something too overrated, accordingly there are still hopes for Hooper. Historically, Globe and Oscar winner directors are not suppose to match. Last year, Scorsese got HFPA award for Hugo however Michel Hazanavicious was honored with Oscar.

Beasts of Southern Wild has been lost. No single nomination. Quvenzhane Wallis is missed for the second time (also by SAG). Does it shorten her road to Oscars? Well, maybe she's got less chances however Academy loves young performers and almost never loses chance to honor them with nod.

The same time, it is first nomination for Rachel Weisz this season which shall not be considered to be a great opportunity for Oscar nomination.

The It-Is-OK part:

Christoph Waltz in supporting actor race (for Django Unchained) was not very much expected however his nod is not jaw-dropping news. He's not a shoo in Oscar nominee but probably it will take more easier for him than for Eddie Redmayne or Russel Crow (Les Miserables) or Matthew MacCaunaghey (Magic Mike).

Nicole Kidman boosts in supporting actress race leading over Ann Dowd of Compliance, Maggie Smith of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Samantha Bark of Les Miserables.

The We-All-Knew-It part:

Katheryn Bigelow is marching to Oscars once more with the "same" war-theme movie. Zero Dark Thirty is sure nominee of Best Picture, Director, Actress and Original Screenplay. Lincoln of Spielberg is now leading the predictions for Best Picture, giving better chances to Steven for winning his directing nod.

All in All, we have expectations, we predict. However it is totally possible to be more surprises on January 10, 2013 after announcing Academy Award nominees.

Golden Globe Nominations 2013

Golden Globe Nominations 2013

Here are the nominees for 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Motion Picture Drama

• Argo
• Django Unchained
• Life of Pi
• Lincoln
• Zero Dark Thirty

Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy

• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• Les Miserables
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Salmon Fishin in Yemen
• Silver Linings Playbook

Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

• Daniel Day Lewis in `Lincoln`
• Richard Gere in `Arbitrage`
• John Hawkes in `The Sessions`
• Joaquin Phoenix in `The Master`
• Denzel Washington in `Flight`

Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

• Jessica Chastain in `Zero Dark Thirty`
• Marion Cotillard in `Ruste and Bone`
• Helen Mirren in `Hitchcock`
• Naomi Wats in `The Impossible`
• Rachel Weisz in `The Deep Blue Sea`

Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

• Jack Black in `Barnie`
• Bradley Cooper in `Silver Linings Playbook`
• Hugh Jackman in `Les Miserables`
• Bill Murray in `Hyde Park on Hudson`
• Ewan McGregor in `Salmon Fishin in Yemen`

Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

• Emily Blunt in `Salmon Fishin in Yemen`
• Judy Dench in `The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel`
• Jeniferr Lawrence in `Silver Linings Playbook`
• Maggie Smith in `Quartet`
• Maryl Streep in `Hope Springs`

Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Alan Arkin in `Argo
• Leonardo Dicaprio in `Django Unchained`
• Philip Saymore Hoffman in `The Master`
• Tommy Lee Jones in` Lincoln`
• Christoph Waltz  in `Django Unchained`

Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Amy Adams in `The Master`
• Sally Field in `Lincoln`
• Anne Hathaway in `Les Miserables`
• Helen Hunt in `The Sessions`
• Nicole Kidman in `The Paperboy`

Best Director - Motion Picture

• Ben Afflec for `Argo`
• Katheryn Bigelow for `Zero Dark Thirty`
• Ang Lee for `Life of Pi`
• Stieven Spielberg for `Lincoln`
• Quentin Tarantino for `Django Unchained`

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

• Amour - Michael Haneke
• Django Unchained - Quentin Tarantino
• Lincoln  - Tony Kusher
• Silver Linings Playbook - David O Russel
• Zero Dark Thirty - Mark Boal

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

• `For You` from Act of Valor
• `Not Running Anymore` from Stand Up Guys
• `Safe and Sound` from Hunger Games
• `Skyfall` from Skyfall
• `Suddenly` from Les Miserables

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

• Life of Pi
• Argo
• Anna Karenina
• Cloud Atlas
• Lincoln

Best Animated Film

• Brave
• Frankenweenie
• Rise Of the Guardians
• Hotel Transylvania
• Wreck-It Rapph

Best Foreign Language Film

• Amore
• Royal Affair
• The Intouchables
• Kon Tiki
• Rust and Bone

SAG Award Nominations: the Road to Oscars

Screen Actors Guild announced its nominees in both, Motion Picture and TV categories. Generally, these nominations speak a lot about the Roads to Oscars and Golden Globe, as long as they match each mostly.

This year's nominations are surprising, in every nomination you could find at leas one jaw-dropping name that totally messes Oscar predictions up.

Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Argo | Les Miserables | Lincoln | Silver Linings Playbook | Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Probably the least surprising nominees, however I more imagined Moonrise Kingdom or Django Unchained instead of Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture

Bradley Cooper in `Silver Linings Playbook` | Daniel D. Lewis in `Lincoln` | John Hawkes in `The Sessions` | Hugh Jackman in `Les Miserables` | Danzel Washington in `Flight`

Bradley's nod looks like "Whaat?". He plays good however reviews did not promise much. It is hard to imagine him in best actor top five, especially when Joaquin Phoenix's incredible performance in The Master is missing.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture

Jessica Chastain in `Zero Dark Thirty` | Marion Cotillard in `Rust and Bone` | Jennifer Lawrence in `Silver Linings Playbook` | Helen Mirren in `Hitchcock` | Naomi Watts in `The Impossible`

Helen Mirren? Hitchcock got terrible reviews. Critics did not like it much. Yeah, Helen was maybe the best part of whole show, but where is Quvenzhane Wallis (in Beasts of Southern Wild), she delivers so much emotional and beautiful performance, that I can't imagine Academy would miss it. However, Naomi is getting closer to Oscar's top five, as long SAG is not the only giving her mention.

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Alan Arkin in `Argo` | Javier Bardem in `Skyfall` | Robert De Niro in `Silver Linings Playbook` | Philip Seymour Hoffman in `The Master` | Tommy Lee Jones in `Lincoln`

Alan, Tommgy, Philip and Robert were predictable, however only few people hoped to see Javier here. He did not get much recognition from critics. I expected to see in top five Matthew McConaughey (in Magic Mike) or Eddie Redmayne or Russel Crow (in Les Miserables). Hard to say who will make the nominee list in January at Oscars, but obviously Bardem is already one of the candidates.

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Anne Hathaway in `Les Miserables` | Helen Hunt in `The Sessions` | Maggie Smith in `The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel` | Nicole Kidman in `The Paperboy` | Sally Field in `Lincoln`

Smith and Kidman did not look like jump over Amy Adams in `The Master`or Samantha Barks in `Les Miserables`. Will they make the Oscar nominations? Hard to say, Golden Globes will definitely say.

What about you? Did you expect all this or not?

Other OSCAR Nominations (Upd Sep. 16)

See Predictions for 86th Oscars



Promising in my previous post, where I've predicted OSCAR's major categories, I'll get back to rest nominations. This is not a must condition but they say that winning some technical awards (like cinematography/film editing) makes best picture odd stronger. That is why most of best picture winners (probably all) are well directed, written, played and technically perfected at the same time. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science counts on technical achievements pretty much.

So, here are my predictions for following nominations: (* indicates predicted winner)


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the OSCARs 2013: Predictions (Upd Sep. 12)

OK. I know that it's too early, but I believe that It is never too early for OSCAR predictions as far you can always judge upcoming premieres in a proper way.

OSCAR races have always been the tense one but this year seems to be the most, because Steven Spielberg, Tom Hooper, Katherine Bigelow, Quentin Tanantino, Ang Lee and some other remarkable directors fight for the major statuette. Tarantino is the only one without a directing win on Academy Awards but generally that doesn't count much.

Many of future contenders have not been even officially released. OSCAR statistics show that most award successful films are represented to the public by the end of the year. And the end is near. I've search over tens of movie sites, have read a lot critics reviews and predictions and have come down to the following likely nominees in respective categories:

(* indicates predicted Winner)

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Emmy Races 2013

Emmy race for TV Series has already started. Two weeks are left before IKEs (that's how the statuette is called) are granted to the most successful actors, directors, writers and producers. But yet we can only guess who's gonna be the lucky ones.

There are numerous critics who predict the names of 2012 award holders, so I'm gonna present you major EMMY nominees in accordance of winning odds.

BEST DRAMA SERIES

• Mad Men
• Breaking Bad
• Downton Abbey
• Homeland
• Game of Thrones
• Boardwalk Empire

The fifth win of Mad Men will make this show a record holder on EMMYs for the five consequent best drama series odd. As for now, it is the definite leader for drama major category, but the critics still debate whether Breaking Bad goes ahead or not.

Personally, I think that Game of Thrones is totally smashing but apparently the movie geeks don't like this fantasy drama that much.

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