Archive for January 2014

Saturday, 18 January 2014
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Award Season Prophecies: The Screen Actors Guild Awards 2013

Oops, getting this in just under the wire. This time it is the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.
The SAG awards is quite an interesting one as it is voted by those in the guild i.e. actors vote for them themselves. It is also entirely about the actors with no awards given for technical film-making skill.

Well, let's get on with it. As usual I don't pretend to actually know what I'm talking about. This is all in the name of a bit of fun.

I'll be using a key to indicate my choices:
  • Green for Most Likeliest Winner
  • Purple for My Personal Choice
  • Orange for Both
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
12 Years a Slave – Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Lupita Nyong'o, Adepero Oduye, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Michael Kenneth Williams and Alfre Woodard
American Hustle – Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner, Elisabeth Röhm and Shea Whigham
August: Osage County – Abigail Breslin, Chris Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale, Ewan McGregor, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard, Meryl Streep and Misty Upham
Dallas Buyers Club – Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey, Denis O'Hare, Dallas Roberts and Steve Zahn
Lee Daniels' The Butler – Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Forest Whitaker, Robin Williams and Oprah Winfrey

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Forest Whitaker – Lee Daniels' The Butler

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks

Outstanding Performace by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Brühl – Rush
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o – 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey – Lee Daniels' The Butler

Not many awards this time around but it'll still be interesting to see who wins from the actors' points of views. Just a side thought, can nominees vote? And if so, can they vote for themselves? Answers on a postcard please...

See you on the other side!

Monday, 13 January 2014
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Award Season Results: The Golden Globes 2014

Last night was the first big award show of the season, the Golden Globes. Now it is time for me to see if I was even within a country mile of getting any of my predictions right.

Best Motion Picture: Drama
Prediction: Gravity
Result: 12 Years a Slave
Oops...

Best Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy
Prediction: American Hustle
Result: American Hustle
Nailed it!

Best Director
Prediction: Alfonso Cuarón - Gravity
Result: Alfonso Cuarón - Gravity
Nailed it!

Best Actor in a Drama
Prediction: Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
Result: Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
Oops...

Best Actress in a Drama
Prediction: Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Result: Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Nailed it!

Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical
Prediction: Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street
Result: Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street
Nailed it!

Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical
Prediction: Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
Result: Amy Adams - American Hustle
Oops...

Best Supporting Actor
Prediction: Daniel Brühl - Rush
Result: Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
Oops...

Best Supporting Actress
Prediction: Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
Result: Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
Nailed it!

Best Animated Feature
Prediction: Frozen
Result: Frozen
Nailed it!

6/9

Wow! I did much better than I expected!

Well, I do enjoy the Golden Globes. It seems a bit more irreverent than the Oscars and some of the other award shows, while still maintaining its prestige as an achievement for those who win.

So how did you do with your predictions? The next one will be... the BAFTAs I think. A particular favourite if only because I can watch it at a reasonable time, rather than in the middle of the night!


Tuesday, 7 January 2014
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Award Season Prophecies: The 71st Golden Globes 2014

It's that time of year again: Award Season! As I did last year, I'll be predicting, using very scientific prediction algorithms obviously, the outcome of some of the biggest award shows.

This is just an exercise in fun to involve myself in the razzamatazz of these big parties as I'm a bit of a film fan. I hope you will indulge me in this.

First up is the 71st Golden Globe Awards which will be awarded this Sunday (12/1/14).


I'll be using a key to indicate my choices:

  • Green for Most Likeliest Winner
  • Purple for My Personal Choice
  • Orange for Both
I don't pretend to have seen all of these films so some will be complete stabs in the dark, but it's all just a bit of fun. Let me know in the comments if you agree OR disagree!

Best Motion Picture: Drama

12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush

Best Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical
American Hustle
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity
Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
David O. Russell – American Hustle

Best Actor in a Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford – All Is Lost

Best Actress in a Drama
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
Kate Winslet – Labor Day

Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix – Her

Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Julie Delpy – Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Enough Said
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County

Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Brühl – Rush
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

Best Supporting Actress
Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o – 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska

Best Animated Feature
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen

If I get more than half of these correct I'll be very surprised! The first show, though, often sets the tone for the rest of the season, so I might get better as the season goes on (she says hopefully...). See you on the other side!