Some more nominees! The Spirit Awards are a little different, and that's why I love them. It's not ALL of the same people nominated over the board as with the more mainstream shows. The only issue is that I never get to watch them because I can never find them - so, despite where I live, there probably won't be any liveblogging, but I'll update when winners are announced! The Awards air February 21, 2015.
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer) *Executive Producers are not awarded
Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole
Boyhood Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen Sutherland
Love Is Strange Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jay Van Hoy
Selma Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey
Whiplash Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michael Litvak
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Director: Ana Lily Amirpour; Producers: Justin Begnaud, Sina Sayyah
Dear White People Director/Producer: Justin Simien; Producers: Effie T. Brown, Ann Le, Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe
Nightcrawler Director: Dan Gilroy; Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak
Obvious Child Director: Gillian Robespierre; Producer: Elisabeth Holm
She's Lost Control Director/Producer: Anja Marquardt; Producers: Mollye Asher, Kiara C. Jones
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Award given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer) *Executive Producers are not awarded
Blue Ruin Writer/Director: Jeremy Saulnier; Producers: Richard Peete, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani
It Felt Like Love Writer/Director/Producer: Eliza Hittman; Producers: Shrihari Sathe, Laura Wagner
Land Ho! Writers/Directors: Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens; Producers: Christina Jennings, Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy
Man From Reno Writer/Director: Dave Boyle; Writers: Joel Clark, Michael Lerman; Producer: Ko Mori
Test Writer/Director/Producer: Chris Mason Johnson; Producer: Chris Martin
BEST DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle - WhiplashAva Duvernay - Selma
Alejandro G. Inarritu - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
David Zellner - Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
BEST SCREENPLAY
Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski - Big Eyes
J.C. Chandor - A Most Violent Year
Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler
Jim Jarmusch - Only Lovers Left Alive
Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias - Love Is Strange
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Desiree Akhavan - Appropriate Behavior
Sara Colangelo - Little Accidents
Justin Lader - The One I Love
Anja Marquardt - She's Lost ControlJustin Simien - Dear White People
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Darius Khondji - The Immigrant
Emmanuel Lubezki - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Sean Porter - It Felt Like Love
Lyle Vincent - A Girl Walks Home Alone At NightBradford Young - Selma
BEST EDITING
Sandra Adair - Boyhood
Tom Cross - Whiplash
John Gilroy - Nightcrawler
Ron Patane - A Most Violent Year
Adam Wingard - The Guest
BEST MALE LEAD
Andre Benjamin - Jimi: All Is By My Side
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
John Lithgow - Love Is Strange
David Oyelowo - Selma
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Marion Cotillard - The Immigrant
Rinko Kikuchi - Kumiko, The Treasure HunterJulianne Moore - Still Alice
Jenny Slate - Obvious ChildTilda Swinton - Only Lovers Left Alive
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Riz Ahmed - NightcrawlerEthan Hawke - Boyhood
Alfred Molina - Love Is Strange
Edward Norton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Patricia Arquette - BoyhoodJessica Chastain - A Most Violent YearCarmen Ejogo - Selma
Andrea Suarez Paz - Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
Emma Stone - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Force Majeure (Sweden) Director: Ruben Ostlund
Ida (Poland) Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Leviathan (Russia) Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Mommy (Canada) Director: Xavier Dolan
Norte, the End of History (Philippines) Director: Lav Diaz
Under the Skin (United Kingdom) Director: Jonathan Glazer
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
20,000 Days on Earth Directors: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard; Producers: Dan Bowen, James Wilson
CitizenFour Director/Producer: Laura Poitras; Producers: Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky
Stray Dog Director: Debra Granik; Producer: Anne Rosellini
The Salt of the Earth Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders; Producer: David Rosier
Virunga Director/Producer: Orlando von Einsiedel; Producer: Joanna Natasegara
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Award given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Inherent Vice Director: Paul Thomas Anderson; Casting Director: Cassandra Kulukundis
SPECIAL DISTINCTION AWARD
Foxcatcher Director/Producer: Bennett Miller; Writers: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman; Producers: Anthony Bregman, Megan Ellison, Jon Kilik
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
The Producers Award, now in its 18th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.
Chad Burris
Elisabeth Holm
Chris Ohlson
LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 20th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by LensCrafters.
Sara Dosa - The Last Season
Dan Krauss - The Kill Team
Darius Clark Monroe - Evolution of a Criminal
Amanda Rose Wilder - Approaching the Elephant
2015 ROGER AND CHAZ EBERT FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP
This award includes a $10,000 cash grant. It is given to a filmmaker currently participating in a Film Independent Artist Development program with the mission of diversity in mind.
Christina Choe - Currently in active pre-production on her first narrative feature film, Nancy
KIEHL'S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 21st year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl's Since 1851.
Ana Lily Amirpour - A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia - H.
Chris Eska - The Retrieval
I was sad not to be able to view the Spirit Awards - we don't get the channel on which they air - but I'm glad to see everything. I was hoping some different titles would get the distinctions, but it seems that a lot of the Oscar favourites are staying true here. (Although Nightcrawler snuck its way in there!)
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
The 72nd Golden Globes - Updated Winners
When it rains, it pours. SAG Awards nominations were announced yesterday, and today we have the Golden Globes. (The Globes are always super fun, and I can't wait to see the fun. They're always way more laid back than the Academy Awards.)
Again, since they air January 11, 2015, and I'm as yet unsure where I'll be, I won't guarantee any liveblogging. I will post again with the updated winners when the time comes, however. (I'm more likely to have access to a television for January 11, though!)
UPDATE: I do have access to a television! Watching live. As always, I update throughout the show, bolding the winning people as we go along. I'm also going to put my commentary underneath each specific category, with the commentary on Amy and Tina's antics at the top before the nominees.
Here we go!
Amy and Tina are ALREADY on point - somehow making the North Korea threat funny without attacking anyone except the quality of The Interview.
Bahahaha - LOVE the Emma Stone shot for the Big Eyes reference.
As always, Steve Carell is the king of the stone faced look.
Nice, Tina, NICE, with the human woman comment!
I don't think I've ever seen Wes Anderson at an awards show. He looks very uncomfortable, and not used to being called out.
THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR THAT EXCELLENT JOKE ABOUT AMAL AND GEORGE, YES, YES.
Excellent Sondheim, Amy and Tina.
Oh, whoaaaaaa, Bill Cosby. Okay, the Cosby impressions are not great, but at least it's BEING MENTIONED.
Benedict Cumberbatch is probably one of the cutest people on the planet. ON THE PLANET. Pretending to be completely enamoured with Jennifer Aniston.
This North Korea thing got out of hand. It's not funny, in any way, and is only going to make people in North Korea angry and offended. This is so beneath Tina and Amy. UPDATE: It got a tiny bit better with Margaret Cho talking about Orange Is the New Black, though. Still desperate and beneath them.
That was an EXCELLENT speech, ABOUT free speech. It definitely deserved a standing ovation.
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
I called this. But only in the last few hours of today, after hearing way more and seeing the love it got. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS.
Also, the guy who came up on stage and yelled "Dude!" before shaking someone's hand is pretty hilarious and one of my favourites.
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Jennifer Aniston - Cake
None of these incredible ladies would have been a surprise. None of them. They're all so talented, and I've heard incredible things about all their performances. (And can attest directly to that with Rosamund Pike, that lady floored me.) But Julianne Moore is always incredible, so this is still well deserved. Gotta read the book and see the movie ASAP!
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
David Oyelowo - Selma
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
I was NOT expecting that. I adore Eddie Redmayne, but I didn't know if he would win! I was totally expecting Cumberbatch, even without having seen any of these films. I've still heard he does an astounding job, and I cannot wait to see this film. He's also adorable.
BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Birdman
Into the Woods
The Grand Budapest Hotel
St. Vincent
Pride
I was actually shocked here. I didn't think this would win at all! I wasn't a huge fan - I've liked some of Wes Anderson's other films way better - but it's fun to see something like that win, with it being so quirky and so Wes Anderson. Although from what I'm hearing, Pride is also incredible. I liked Into the Woods, but didn't think it was gonna win, necessarily.
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Amy Adams - Big Eyes
Julianne Moore - Maps To the Stars
Emily Blunt - Into the Woods
Helen Mirren - The Hundred Foot Journey
Quevenzhané Wallis - Annie
I wasn't entirely expecting Amy! Although I haven't seen anything other than Into the Woods, so I guess I didn't really have expectations? But I always love Amy Adams, so I'm excited. (Though Emily was awesome awesome awesome.)
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Michael Keaton - Birdman
Bill Murray - St. Vincent
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Joaquin Phoenix - Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz - Big Eyes
I kind of figured on this one. Although I haven't seen Birdman. Because I'm really slacking on my nominated films! They're just hard to access when they're not in theatres very long and I miss them. Also, I'm cheap. But I LOVE Michael Keaton.
Ooh, slight dig at the Academy Awards about the comedy category. (Although the Globes are STILL terrible at actually putting things in the right category, and also for categorizing musicals under comedy.)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Lego Movie
Big Hero 6
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Boxtrolls
The Book of Life
I feel like this is a surprise! I have seen absolutely none of these, though I'm sure they're good and have heard good things about most of them. (Except Boxtrolls.) I thought it might be The Lego Movie or The Book of Life. I also don't have a real opinion, because I'm not a huge fan of animated films. But congrats! (And THANK YOU for thanking the author!)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Ida (Poland/Denmark)
Leviathan (Russia)
Force Majeure Turist (Sweden)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Gett (Israel)
Tangerines Mandariinid (Estonia)
I really, really want to see more foreign films. These look great, and I'm actually a huge fan. (Whenever people are like, 'I hate watching them because I have to read subtitles,' I get incredibly rage-y. That's a terrible excuse! At least to me. To not even try is ridiculous.) I just wish I had a more accessible way of viewing these incredible films.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Emma Stone - Birdman
Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year
NICE! I've heard nothing but good things about Boyhood, and though Meryl always deserves the highest acclaim, she USUALLY wins, so I'm glad to see Patricia up there. They worked so hard and it's an incredible story. (Again, I've heard.) And I always love to hear nominees recognising the others they're nominated with. Now, I just want to hear even more about Boyhood and watch it ASAP.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
Edward Norton - Birdman
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
Robert Duvall - The Judge
From what I've heard, this is a very, very well deserved award. J.K. Simmons is one of my favourite actors, and he deserves this recognition. I can't wait to see Whiplash, and though I'm not ENTIRELY sure if he'll win the Oscar, I've heard he should.
BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Alejandro Iñárritu - Birdman
Ava DuVernay - Selma
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
David Fincher - Gone Girl
Not going to lie - I adored Fincher's direction of Gone Girl. He was the only one, to me, who could have helmed that. And Ava DuVernay - from what I've heard of Selma, she's incredible. However, I have also heard amazing things about Boyhood, and just the concept of what Richard Linklater created is fascinating to me.
BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo - Birdman
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Gillian Flynn - Gone Girl
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Graham Moore - The Imitation Game
I have heard great things about this film. I wasn't entirely expecting it - I thought Imitation Game or Boyhood - but there we are! (Also, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig are hilarious, but that joke lasted so long, and was so unfunny by the end.)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
Alexandre Desplat - The Imitation Game
Johann Johansson - The Theory of Everything
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez - Birdman
Hans Zimmer - Interstellar
I haven't heard the score, but from what I'm hearing right now, YES. Although I did really like the Gone Girl score too.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
"Big Eyes" - Big Eyes
"Glory" - Selma
"Mercy Is" - Noah
"Opportunity" - Annie
"Yellow Flicker Beat" - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
I really liked Yellow Flicker Beat, BUT look at the diversity being represented tonight! This is absolutely incredible, and well deserved for John Legend. First nod and first win! And this acceptance speech is incredibly moving. The song sounded beautiful too.
BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA
House of Cards
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Downton Abbey
The Affair
This seems to be coming out of nowhere? I haven't heard anything about this show, but it looks really interesting. It must be at least a little good to win! I guess I'll see what the chatter says! I love to see completely unexpected winners. I was predicting House of Cards, despite not having seen it. I haven't seen any of these, though. As usual. I'm bad at TV watching. I'll catch up on them in a few years, since that's how I roll.
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA
Viola Davis - How to Get Away With Murder
Robin Wright - House of Cards
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Ruth Wilson - The Affair
Claire Danes - Homeland
Again with this show! (Not that it's a bad thing, it sounds awesome. Also, Joshua Jackson. I'm already sold.) It's getting a lot of love, and it's always encouraging to see new shows recognised like that. I have got to see this!
Side note: Anna Faris and Chris Pratt are pretty much the best couple. Relationship goals, maybe. "Take your own helicopter home."
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards
Clive Owen - The Knick
James Spader - The Blacklist
Dominic West - The Affair
Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
I'm not entirely surprised, I have heard such incredible things about that show. Also, I'm super in love with Kevin Spacey and his work, so there's that! I can't BELIEVE he's never won before.
I'm not in any way surprised that he was bleeped. But after that super moving speech, almost in tears here.
BEST TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Girls
Jane the Virgin
THAT is a surprise. But maybe it's only a surprise to me because I haven't heard anything about it. Which seems weird, because it seems to be groundbreaking. But I'm not sure what exactly it's about? Good for them! I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED that speech, dedicated to Leelah Alcorn and authenticity. Beautiful.
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Taylor Schilling - Orange Is the New Black
Lena Dunham - Girls
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Gina Rodriguez - Jane the Virgin
I have heard ONLY good things about this show, but it's incredible for her to win! (I'm not sure how new she is, but I don't think she was expecting to win.) I have got to watch this show, and she is so excited. I hear it's well deserved.
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent
Ricky Gervais - Derek
Louis C.K. - Louie
Don Cheadle - House of Lies
William H. Macy - Shameless*
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are burning EVERYTHING talking about how men aren't funny. Literally the best moment tonight, along with the Clooney joke. This is an incredible night for that.
And even bigger - Transparent is getting a lot of recognition! So, so important in this world. This is so special.
BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES
True Detective
Fargo
The Normal Heart
Olive Kitteridge
The Missing
Oh, Jeremy Renner losing his place - priceless. -- I haven't seen this yet either - though I was pretty irked to hear they were remaking it, as that's one of my favourite films of all time - but I've heard it's pretty different and pretty great. I'm kind of sad to see The Normal Heart get snubbed, but I also kind of figured it would be. Frances McDormand does NOT look impressed, though. But maybe she's tired.
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Frances McDormand - Olive Kitteridge
Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Honorable Woman
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Freak Show
Allison Tolman - Fargo
Frances O'Connor - The Missing
I haven't seeeeen this, I am such a fail. I've heard amazing things about Maggie's work in this series though. It sounds like an incredibly powerful role, and I can't wait to see it, though my love for Maggie makes me happy here.
I love her speech. She's incredible. The wealth of powerful roles for women lately has been amazing, and it's new, and it's happening, and this is important.
BEST ACTOR IN A TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Matthew McConaughey - True Detective
Billy Bob Thornton - Fargo
Woody Harrelson - True Detective
Mark Ruffalo - The Normal Heart
Martin Freeman - Fargo
Jennifer Lopez is very excited about Matthew McConaughey. JEREMY RENNER, WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY ABOUT HER GLOBES.
I do like Billy Bob Thornton as an actor - he seems really shady as a person, but apparently he's amazing.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Kathy Bates - American Horror Story: Freak Show
Allison Janney - Mom
Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
Joanne Froggatt - Downton Abbey
Michelle Monaghan - True Detective
I have not seen Downton Abbey ever, so I really don't have an opinion. I do know that Uzo Aduba is incredible, and I do wish she had received recognition for portraying someone with a mental illness in such an astounding way. But I haven't seen Miss Froggatt, and have heard amazing things about her show, so I'm not as knowledgeable about this actress and win.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Bill Murray - Olive Kitteridge
Matt Bomer - The Normal Heart
Jon Voight - Ray Donovan
Alan Cumming - The Good Wife
Colin Hanks - Fargo
YAY! Some recognition for this story. I haven't seen it, but am familiar with the story. Matt Bomer looks so incredibly shocked and happy. So important.
THE CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD
George Clooney
I love George Clooney a LOT. He is one of my favourite performers and one of my favourite people (well, people who I don't know). His work in humanitarian efforts is also something we shouldn't forget. Although, also, my mother was very, very disappointed that him on Facts of Life was not included in that tribute reel. But congratulations to Clooney - he is the epitome of class in Hollywood with this acceptance speech, too. The fact that he just thanked the talents we recently lost is also so important to me, and breaking my heart in the best way. And I KNEW he would mention what's happening, in Paris and around the world. He's incredible.
*On the Globes website, it does say Transparent under William H. Macy's name. However, seeing as he has never appeared in that show, the majority of people, and myself, are assuming it was a typo and meant to say Shameless. If I am incorrect, I will update this post with that information as soon as possible. UPDATE: I wasn't incorrect. It was for Shameless.
Again, I'm not seeing a lot of surprises. I am enjoying the love for Gone Girl, particularly Rosamund Pike. M'lady DESERVES it. Gillian Flynn also deserves it, and I'm excited to see the Best Director nod for David Fincher, although it wasn't a surprise. I am seeing a lot of nods for Grand Budapest, and though I wasn't a huge fan of the film, I can definitely see why, although again, nothing earth shattering. I'm still looking forward to the broadcast - because Tina and Amy are two badass, hilarious women. I can't wait to see what they come up with!
There were a TON of surprises here tonight, actually. Good surprises, most of them. I can't entirely predict the Oscar race anymore! The Academy Awards nominees are announced on Thursday, January 15, and you better believe I'll have that post up ASAP. I don't know if I'll be liveblogging - I may be going to an Oscars party - but I'll be updating that post too! Thanks for starting out this awards season with me on the right foot!
Again, since they air January 11, 2015, and I'm as yet unsure where I'll be, I won't guarantee any liveblogging. I will post again with the updated winners when the time comes, however. (I'm more likely to have access to a television for January 11, though!)
UPDATE: I do have access to a television! Watching live. As always, I update throughout the show, bolding the winning people as we go along. I'm also going to put my commentary underneath each specific category, with the commentary on Amy and Tina's antics at the top before the nominees.
Here we go!
Amy and Tina are ALREADY on point - somehow making the North Korea threat funny without attacking anyone except the quality of The Interview.
Bahahaha - LOVE the Emma Stone shot for the Big Eyes reference.
As always, Steve Carell is the king of the stone faced look.
Nice, Tina, NICE, with the human woman comment!
I don't think I've ever seen Wes Anderson at an awards show. He looks very uncomfortable, and not used to being called out.
THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR THAT EXCELLENT JOKE ABOUT AMAL AND GEORGE, YES, YES.
Excellent Sondheim, Amy and Tina.
Oh, whoaaaaaa, Bill Cosby. Okay, the Cosby impressions are not great, but at least it's BEING MENTIONED.
Benedict Cumberbatch is probably one of the cutest people on the planet. ON THE PLANET. Pretending to be completely enamoured with Jennifer Aniston.
This North Korea thing got out of hand. It's not funny, in any way, and is only going to make people in North Korea angry and offended. This is so beneath Tina and Amy. UPDATE: It got a tiny bit better with Margaret Cho talking about Orange Is the New Black, though. Still desperate and beneath them.
That was an EXCELLENT speech, ABOUT free speech. It definitely deserved a standing ovation.
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
I called this. But only in the last few hours of today, after hearing way more and seeing the love it got. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS.
Also, the guy who came up on stage and yelled "Dude!" before shaking someone's hand is pretty hilarious and one of my favourites.
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Jennifer Aniston - Cake
None of these incredible ladies would have been a surprise. None of them. They're all so talented, and I've heard incredible things about all their performances. (And can attest directly to that with Rosamund Pike, that lady floored me.) But Julianne Moore is always incredible, so this is still well deserved. Gotta read the book and see the movie ASAP!
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
David Oyelowo - Selma
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
I was NOT expecting that. I adore Eddie Redmayne, but I didn't know if he would win! I was totally expecting Cumberbatch, even without having seen any of these films. I've still heard he does an astounding job, and I cannot wait to see this film. He's also adorable.
BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Birdman
Into the Woods
The Grand Budapest Hotel
St. Vincent
Pride
I was actually shocked here. I didn't think this would win at all! I wasn't a huge fan - I've liked some of Wes Anderson's other films way better - but it's fun to see something like that win, with it being so quirky and so Wes Anderson. Although from what I'm hearing, Pride is also incredible. I liked Into the Woods, but didn't think it was gonna win, necessarily.
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Amy Adams - Big Eyes
Julianne Moore - Maps To the Stars
Emily Blunt - Into the Woods
Helen Mirren - The Hundred Foot Journey
Quevenzhané Wallis - Annie
I wasn't entirely expecting Amy! Although I haven't seen anything other than Into the Woods, so I guess I didn't really have expectations? But I always love Amy Adams, so I'm excited. (Though Emily was awesome awesome awesome.)
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Michael Keaton - Birdman
Bill Murray - St. Vincent
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Joaquin Phoenix - Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz - Big Eyes
I kind of figured on this one. Although I haven't seen Birdman. Because I'm really slacking on my nominated films! They're just hard to access when they're not in theatres very long and I miss them. Also, I'm cheap. But I LOVE Michael Keaton.
Ooh, slight dig at the Academy Awards about the comedy category. (Although the Globes are STILL terrible at actually putting things in the right category, and also for categorizing musicals under comedy.)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Lego Movie
Big Hero 6
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Boxtrolls
The Book of Life
I feel like this is a surprise! I have seen absolutely none of these, though I'm sure they're good and have heard good things about most of them. (Except Boxtrolls.) I thought it might be The Lego Movie or The Book of Life. I also don't have a real opinion, because I'm not a huge fan of animated films. But congrats! (And THANK YOU for thanking the author!)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Ida (Poland/Denmark)
Leviathan (Russia)
Force Majeure Turist (Sweden)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Gett (Israel)
Tangerines Mandariinid (Estonia)
I really, really want to see more foreign films. These look great, and I'm actually a huge fan. (Whenever people are like, 'I hate watching them because I have to read subtitles,' I get incredibly rage-y. That's a terrible excuse! At least to me. To not even try is ridiculous.) I just wish I had a more accessible way of viewing these incredible films.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Emma Stone - Birdman
Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year
NICE! I've heard nothing but good things about Boyhood, and though Meryl always deserves the highest acclaim, she USUALLY wins, so I'm glad to see Patricia up there. They worked so hard and it's an incredible story. (Again, I've heard.) And I always love to hear nominees recognising the others they're nominated with. Now, I just want to hear even more about Boyhood and watch it ASAP.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
Edward Norton - Birdman
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
Robert Duvall - The Judge
From what I've heard, this is a very, very well deserved award. J.K. Simmons is one of my favourite actors, and he deserves this recognition. I can't wait to see Whiplash, and though I'm not ENTIRELY sure if he'll win the Oscar, I've heard he should.
BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Alejandro Iñárritu - Birdman
Ava DuVernay - Selma
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
David Fincher - Gone Girl
Not going to lie - I adored Fincher's direction of Gone Girl. He was the only one, to me, who could have helmed that. And Ava DuVernay - from what I've heard of Selma, she's incredible. However, I have also heard amazing things about Boyhood, and just the concept of what Richard Linklater created is fascinating to me.
BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo - Birdman
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Gillian Flynn - Gone Girl
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Graham Moore - The Imitation Game
I have heard great things about this film. I wasn't entirely expecting it - I thought Imitation Game or Boyhood - but there we are! (Also, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig are hilarious, but that joke lasted so long, and was so unfunny by the end.)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
Alexandre Desplat - The Imitation Game
Johann Johansson - The Theory of Everything
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez - Birdman
Hans Zimmer - Interstellar
I haven't heard the score, but from what I'm hearing right now, YES. Although I did really like the Gone Girl score too.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
"Big Eyes" - Big Eyes
"Glory" - Selma
"Mercy Is" - Noah
"Opportunity" - Annie
"Yellow Flicker Beat" - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
I really liked Yellow Flicker Beat, BUT look at the diversity being represented tonight! This is absolutely incredible, and well deserved for John Legend. First nod and first win! And this acceptance speech is incredibly moving. The song sounded beautiful too.
BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA
House of Cards
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Downton Abbey
The Affair
This seems to be coming out of nowhere? I haven't heard anything about this show, but it looks really interesting. It must be at least a little good to win! I guess I'll see what the chatter says! I love to see completely unexpected winners. I was predicting House of Cards, despite not having seen it. I haven't seen any of these, though. As usual. I'm bad at TV watching. I'll catch up on them in a few years, since that's how I roll.
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA
Viola Davis - How to Get Away With Murder
Robin Wright - House of Cards
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Ruth Wilson - The Affair
Claire Danes - Homeland
Again with this show! (Not that it's a bad thing, it sounds awesome. Also, Joshua Jackson. I'm already sold.) It's getting a lot of love, and it's always encouraging to see new shows recognised like that. I have got to see this!
Side note: Anna Faris and Chris Pratt are pretty much the best couple. Relationship goals, maybe. "Take your own helicopter home."
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards
Clive Owen - The Knick
James Spader - The Blacklist
Dominic West - The Affair
Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
I'm not entirely surprised, I have heard such incredible things about that show. Also, I'm super in love with Kevin Spacey and his work, so there's that! I can't BELIEVE he's never won before.
I'm not in any way surprised that he was bleeped. But after that super moving speech, almost in tears here.
BEST TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Girls
Jane the Virgin
THAT is a surprise. But maybe it's only a surprise to me because I haven't heard anything about it. Which seems weird, because it seems to be groundbreaking. But I'm not sure what exactly it's about? Good for them! I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED that speech, dedicated to Leelah Alcorn and authenticity. Beautiful.
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Taylor Schilling - Orange Is the New Black
Lena Dunham - Girls
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Gina Rodriguez - Jane the Virgin
I have heard ONLY good things about this show, but it's incredible for her to win! (I'm not sure how new she is, but I don't think she was expecting to win.) I have got to watch this show, and she is so excited. I hear it's well deserved.
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent
Ricky Gervais - Derek
Louis C.K. - Louie
Don Cheadle - House of Lies
William H. Macy - Shameless*
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are burning EVERYTHING talking about how men aren't funny. Literally the best moment tonight, along with the Clooney joke. This is an incredible night for that.
And even bigger - Transparent is getting a lot of recognition! So, so important in this world. This is so special.
BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES
True Detective
Fargo
The Normal Heart
Olive Kitteridge
The Missing
Oh, Jeremy Renner losing his place - priceless. -- I haven't seen this yet either - though I was pretty irked to hear they were remaking it, as that's one of my favourite films of all time - but I've heard it's pretty different and pretty great. I'm kind of sad to see The Normal Heart get snubbed, but I also kind of figured it would be. Frances McDormand does NOT look impressed, though. But maybe she's tired.
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Frances McDormand - Olive Kitteridge
Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Honorable Woman
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Freak Show
Allison Tolman - Fargo
Frances O'Connor - The Missing
I haven't seeeeen this, I am such a fail. I've heard amazing things about Maggie's work in this series though. It sounds like an incredibly powerful role, and I can't wait to see it, though my love for Maggie makes me happy here.
I love her speech. She's incredible. The wealth of powerful roles for women lately has been amazing, and it's new, and it's happening, and this is important.
BEST ACTOR IN A TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Matthew McConaughey - True Detective
Billy Bob Thornton - Fargo
Woody Harrelson - True Detective
Mark Ruffalo - The Normal Heart
Martin Freeman - Fargo
Jennifer Lopez is very excited about Matthew McConaughey. JEREMY RENNER, WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY ABOUT HER GLOBES.
I do like Billy Bob Thornton as an actor - he seems really shady as a person, but apparently he's amazing.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Kathy Bates - American Horror Story: Freak Show
Allison Janney - Mom
Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
Joanne Froggatt - Downton Abbey
Michelle Monaghan - True Detective
I have not seen Downton Abbey ever, so I really don't have an opinion. I do know that Uzo Aduba is incredible, and I do wish she had received recognition for portraying someone with a mental illness in such an astounding way. But I haven't seen Miss Froggatt, and have heard amazing things about her show, so I'm not as knowledgeable about this actress and win.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Bill Murray - Olive Kitteridge
Matt Bomer - The Normal Heart
Jon Voight - Ray Donovan
Alan Cumming - The Good Wife
Colin Hanks - Fargo
YAY! Some recognition for this story. I haven't seen it, but am familiar with the story. Matt Bomer looks so incredibly shocked and happy. So important.
THE CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD
George Clooney
I love George Clooney a LOT. He is one of my favourite performers and one of my favourite people (well, people who I don't know). His work in humanitarian efforts is also something we shouldn't forget. Although, also, my mother was very, very disappointed that him on Facts of Life was not included in that tribute reel. But congratulations to Clooney - he is the epitome of class in Hollywood with this acceptance speech, too. The fact that he just thanked the talents we recently lost is also so important to me, and breaking my heart in the best way. And I KNEW he would mention what's happening, in Paris and around the world. He's incredible.
*On the Globes website, it does say Transparent under William H. Macy's name. However, seeing as he has never appeared in that show, the majority of people, and myself, are assuming it was a typo and meant to say Shameless. If I am incorrect, I will update this post with that information as soon as possible. UPDATE: I wasn't incorrect. It was for Shameless.
Again, I'm not seeing a lot of surprises. I am enjoying the love for Gone Girl, particularly Rosamund Pike. M'lady DESERVES it. Gillian Flynn also deserves it, and I'm excited to see the Best Director nod for David Fincher, although it wasn't a surprise. I am seeing a lot of nods for Grand Budapest, and though I wasn't a huge fan of the film, I can definitely see why, although again, nothing earth shattering. I'm still looking forward to the broadcast - because Tina and Amy are two badass, hilarious women. I can't wait to see what they come up with!
There were a TON of surprises here tonight, actually. Good surprises, most of them. I can't entirely predict the Oscar race anymore! The Academy Awards nominees are announced on Thursday, January 15, and you better believe I'll have that post up ASAP. I don't know if I'll be liveblogging - I may be going to an Oscars party - but I'll be updating that post too! Thanks for starting out this awards season with me on the right foot!
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
21st Annual Screen Actors Guild - Updated Winners
It's that time of year again - when my blog is resurrected as I follow the awards season to its conclusion. I find it fascinating and love to see who won.
Currently, I have no idea where I'll be when the Awards actually air, so no promise of liveblogging. However, I will probably do a separate post with the winners when they're announced. The Awards air on Sunday, January 25, 2015!
Update: I was unable to watch the broadcast, so I'm updating the awards (as always, winners are bolded) on January 26!
Here they are.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton - Birdman
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
Eddie is cleaning up! He's definitely in the Oscar race - I'm thinking it's between him and Michael Keaton at this point. I'm still surprised Benedict isn't getting any recognition, despite not having seen the film yet.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Jennifer Aniston - Cake
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Julianne Moore is also cleaning up. I'm thinking she's the top contender for the Oscars.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Robert Duvall - The Judge
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
Edward Norton - Birdman
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
I think I see a lock here. Exciting, because J.K. Simmons is a severely underrated actor!
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Emma Stone - Birdman
Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
Naomi Watts - St. Vincent
Another lock, I think! Well deserved, she was incredible in Boyhood.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Veep
I'm loving seeing something OTHER than Big Bang (which I have some issues with) and Modern Family take home the prize. Especially OITNB, which I adore, despite its complete break away from the actual story of Piper Kerman.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Woody Harrelson - True Detective
Matthew McConaughey - True Detective
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards
Can't say I'm surprised here - Kevin Spacey is a brilliant actor.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claire Danes - Homeland
Viola Davis - How to Get Away With Murder
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany - Orphan Black
Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
Robin Wright - House of Cards
YES. YES! Though I gave up on the show, Viola Davis was incredibly talented and brought an amazing presence to the screen. I'm so excited.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Louis C.K. - Louie
William H. Macy - Shameless
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation
YES! You better believe I was rooting for Uzo. She is absolutely amazing, and brings such an important character to life in a sensitive way. She's incredible, and has been passed over so many times I was starting to get really angry. Well deserved.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Adrien Brody - Houdini
Mark Ruffalo - The Normal Heart
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock: His Last Vow
Richard Jenkins - Olive Kitteridge
Billy Bob Thornton - Fargo
I heard about Mark Ruffalo's win last night, and I was so excited. I haven't seen The Normal Heart yet, but I've heard amazing things, and from the clips I've seen of Mark's performance, this is well deserved.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Ellen Burstyn - Flowers in the Attic
Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Honorable Woman
Frances McDormand - Olive Kitteridge
Julia Roberts - The Normal Heart
Cicely Tyson - The Trip to Bountiful
Frances McDormand is a queen, and I'm glad to see her win. I haven't seen any of these, though, so I don't have an opinion beyond loving Frances.
OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Fury
Get On Up
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Unbroken
X-Men: Days of Future Past
I have a feeling this may be one of Unbroken's few wins. I haven't seen the film yet, but I haven't heard anything good about it. It's an incredible story, and I loved Laura Hillenbrand's book, since she's a talented historical writer in my view, so I'm worried that the film didn't live up to that.
OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
24: Live Another Day
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Sons of Anarchy
The Walking Dead
There are really no surprises here. I'm predicting a lot of these for Oscar contenders as well; the SAG Awards are often a great indicator of how things might go. I'll definitely be waiting to see if there are any surprises when the night rolls around. (Really, I'll be rooting for Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl; she was fantastic. But I haven't seen a lot of the other ones yet either!)
UPDATE: I still thought Rosamund Pike was incredible, and I can't get enough of her now, but from what I hear, Julianne Moore is absolutely incredible in Still Alice. There were some great performances this year, and despite the Oscars' complete lack of diversity in its nominations, it might still be an interesting race. I'm most excited about Uzo Aduba's win from this list for sure, though.
Currently, I have no idea where I'll be when the Awards actually air, so no promise of liveblogging. However, I will probably do a separate post with the winners when they're announced. The Awards air on Sunday, January 25, 2015!
Update: I was unable to watch the broadcast, so I'm updating the awards (as always, winners are bolded) on January 26!
Here they are.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton - Birdman
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
Eddie is cleaning up! He's definitely in the Oscar race - I'm thinking it's between him and Michael Keaton at this point. I'm still surprised Benedict isn't getting any recognition, despite not having seen the film yet.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Jennifer Aniston - Cake
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Julianne Moore is also cleaning up. I'm thinking she's the top contender for the Oscars.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Robert Duvall - The Judge
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
Edward Norton - Birdman
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
I think I see a lock here. Exciting, because J.K. Simmons is a severely underrated actor!
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Emma Stone - Birdman
Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
Naomi Watts - St. Vincent
Another lock, I think! Well deserved, she was incredible in Boyhood.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Veep
I'm loving seeing something OTHER than Big Bang (which I have some issues with) and Modern Family take home the prize. Especially OITNB, which I adore, despite its complete break away from the actual story of Piper Kerman.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Woody Harrelson - True Detective
Matthew McConaughey - True Detective
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards
Can't say I'm surprised here - Kevin Spacey is a brilliant actor.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claire Danes - Homeland
Viola Davis - How to Get Away With Murder
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany - Orphan Black
Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
Robin Wright - House of Cards
YES. YES! Though I gave up on the show, Viola Davis was incredibly talented and brought an amazing presence to the screen. I'm so excited.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Louis C.K. - Louie
William H. Macy - Shameless
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation
YES! You better believe I was rooting for Uzo. She is absolutely amazing, and brings such an important character to life in a sensitive way. She's incredible, and has been passed over so many times I was starting to get really angry. Well deserved.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Adrien Brody - Houdini
Mark Ruffalo - The Normal Heart
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock: His Last Vow
Richard Jenkins - Olive Kitteridge
Billy Bob Thornton - Fargo
I heard about Mark Ruffalo's win last night, and I was so excited. I haven't seen The Normal Heart yet, but I've heard amazing things, and from the clips I've seen of Mark's performance, this is well deserved.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Ellen Burstyn - Flowers in the Attic
Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Honorable Woman
Frances McDormand - Olive Kitteridge
Julia Roberts - The Normal Heart
Cicely Tyson - The Trip to Bountiful
Frances McDormand is a queen, and I'm glad to see her win. I haven't seen any of these, though, so I don't have an opinion beyond loving Frances.
OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Fury
Get On Up
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Unbroken
X-Men: Days of Future Past
I have a feeling this may be one of Unbroken's few wins. I haven't seen the film yet, but I haven't heard anything good about it. It's an incredible story, and I loved Laura Hillenbrand's book, since she's a talented historical writer in my view, so I'm worried that the film didn't live up to that.
OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
24: Live Another Day
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Sons of Anarchy
The Walking Dead
There are really no surprises here. I'm predicting a lot of these for Oscar contenders as well; the SAG Awards are often a great indicator of how things might go. I'll definitely be waiting to see if there are any surprises when the night rolls around. (Really, I'll be rooting for Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl; she was fantastic. But I haven't seen a lot of the other ones yet either!)
UPDATE: I still thought Rosamund Pike was incredible, and I can't get enough of her now, but from what I hear, Julianne Moore is absolutely incredible in Still Alice. There were some great performances this year, and despite the Oscars' complete lack of diversity in its nominations, it might still be an interesting race. I'm most excited about Uzo Aduba's win from this list for sure, though.
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