Tuesday, January 23, 2018

2018 Oscar Winners & My Picks



The Academy Awards — hosted by Jimmy Kimmel — will air live on ABC on March 4.

Here is the list of 2018 Oscar nominations:

Winners says WINNER

My picks are in PINK


Best Picture:
“Call Me by Your Name”
“Darkest Hour”

“Dunkirk”
“Get Out”
“Lady Bird”
“Phantom Thread”
“The Post”
“The Shape of Water”-WINNER
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Lead Actor:
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour-WINNER
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”

Lead Actress:
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”-WINNERMargot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”

Supporting Actor:
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”-WINNER

Supporting Actress:
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”

Director:
“Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele-
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro-WINNER

Animated Feature:
The Boss Baby,” Tom McGrath, Ramsey Ann Naito
“The Breadwinner,” Nora Twomey, Anthony Leo
“Coco,” Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson-WINNER
“Ferdinand,” Carlos Saldanha
“Loving Vincent,” Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Sean Bobbitt, Ivan Mactaggart, Hugh Welchman

Animated Short:
“Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant-WINNER
“Garden Party,” Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon
“Lou,” Dave Mullins, Dana Murray
“Negative Space,” Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata
“Revolting Rhymes,” Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer

Adapted Screenplay:
“Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory-WINNER“The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
“Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green
“Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin
“Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

Original Screenplay:
“The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele-WINNER“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh

Cinematography:
“Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins-WINNER
“Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel
“Dunkirk,” Hoyte van Hoytema
The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen

Best Documentary Feature:
Best Documentary Short Subject:
“Edith+Eddie,” Laura Checkoway, Thomas Lee Wright
“Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” Frank Stiefel-WINNER“Heroin(e),” Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Kerrin Sheldon“Knife Skills,” Thomas Lennon
“Traffic Stop,” Kate Davis, David Heilbroner

Best Live Action Short Film:
“DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van Dyk
“The Eleven O’Clock,” Derin Seale, Josh Lawson
“My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, Jr.
“The Silent Child,” Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton-WINNER
“Watu Wote/All of Us,” Katja Benrath, Tobias Rosen

Best Foreign Language Film:
“A Fantastic Woman” (Chile)-WINNER“The Insult” (Lebanon)
“Loveless” (Russia)
“On Body and Soul (Hungary)
“The Square” (Sweden)

Film Editing:
“Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
“Dunkirk,” Lee Smith-WINNER“I, Tonya,” Tatiana S. Riegel
“The Shape of Water,” Sidney Wolinsky
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Jon Gregory

Sound Editing:
“Baby Driver,” Julian Slater
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mark Mangini, Theo Green
“Dunkirk,” Alex Gibson, Richard King-WINNER“The Shape of Water,” Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Ren Klyce, Matthew Wood

Sound Mixing:
“Baby Driver,” Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hephill
“Dunkirk,” Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo-WINNER“The Shape of Water,” Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Stuart Wilson, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick

Production Design:
“Beauty and the Beast,” Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer
“Blade Runner 2049,” Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola
“Darkest Hour,” Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer“Dunkirk,” Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
“The Shape of Water,” Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau-WINNER

Original Score:
“Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer
“Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood
“The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat-WINNER
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell

Original Song:
“Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige
“Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens
“Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez-WINNER“Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common
“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

Makeup and Hair:
“Darkest Hour,” Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick“Victoria and Abdul,” Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard-WINNER“Wonder,” Arjen Tuiten

Costume Design:
“Beauty and the Beast,” Jacqueline Durran
“Darkest Hour,” Jacqueline Durran
“Phantom Thread,” Mark Bridges-WINNER
“The Shape of Water,” Luis Sequeira
“Victoria and Abdul,” Consolata Boyle

Visual Effects:

Monday, January 22, 2018

2018 SAG Award Winners & My Picks

Winners are indicated below by an asterisk and the word WINNER.
My picks are in PINK
Motion Picture Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    Timothee Chalamet, "Call Me by Your Name"
    James Franco, "The Disaster Artist"
    Daniel Kaluuya, "Get Out"
    Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour" *WINNER
    Denzel Washington, "Roman J. Israel, Esq."
    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    Judi Dench, "Victoria & Abdul"
    Sally Hawkins, "The Shape of Water"
    Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri" *WINNER
    Margot Robbie, "I, Tonya"
    Saoirse Ronan, "Lady Bird"
    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    Steve Carell, "Battle of the Sexes"
    Willem Dafoe, "The Florida Project"
    Woody Harrelson,"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
    Richard Jenkins, "The Shape of Water"
    Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri*WINNER
    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    Mary J. Blige, "Mudbound"
    Hong Chau, "Downsizing"
    Holly Hunter, "The Big Sick"
    Allison Janney, "I, Tonya" *WINNER
    Laurie Metcalf, "Lady Bird"
    Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture
    "The Big Sick"
    "Get Out"
    "Lady Bird"
    "Mudbound"
    "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri*WINNER
    Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
    "Baby Driver"
    "Dunkirk"
    "Logan"
    "Wonder Woman" *WINNER
    "War for the Planet of the Apes"
    Television Awards
    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock"
    Jeff Daniels, "Godless"
    Robert De Niro, "The Wizard of Lies"
    Geoffrey Rush, "Genius"
    Alexander Skarsgard, "Big Little Lies" *WINNER
    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies" *WINNER
    Jessica Lange, "Feud: Bette & Joan"
    Susan Sarandon, "Feud: Bette & Joan"
    Reese Witherspoon, "Big Little Lies"
    Laura Dern, "Big Little Lies"
    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
    Jason Bateman, "Ozark"
    Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us" *WINNER
    Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
    David Harbour, "Stranger Things"
    Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    Millie Bobby Brown, "Stranger Things"
    Claire Foy, "The Crown" *WINNER
    Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"
    Robin Wright, "House of Cards"
    Laura Linney, "Ozark"
    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish"
    Aziz Ansari, "Master of None"
    Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
    Sean Hayes, "Will & Grace"
    William H. Macy, "Shameless" *WINNER
    Marc Maron, "GLOW"
    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black"
    Alison Brie, "GLOW"
    Jane Fonda, "Grace and Frankie"
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" *WINNER
    Lily Tomlin, "Grace and Frankie"
    Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    "The Crown"
    "Game of Thrones"
    "The Handmaid's Tale"
    "Stranger Things"
    "This Is Us" *WINNER
    Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    "Black-ish"
    "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
    "GLOW"
    "Orange is the New Black"
    "Veep" *WINNER
    Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
    "Game of Thrones" *WINNER
    "GLOW"
    "Homeland"
    "Stranger Things"
    "The Walking Dead"

    Monday, January 8, 2018

    2018 Golden Globe Award Winners & My Picks

    2018 Golden Globe Awards Winners
    Winners announced Jan. 7, 2018
    My picks in PINK
    I will continue to update as I see these.
    Best Motion Picture - Animated
    Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    Why was Get Out categorized as a comedy?
    Social commentary doesn't necessarily equal social satire.

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    Though I'd put him in drama category.  
    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    Cecil B. DeMille Award
    Oprah Winfrey
    WINNER