The 89th Annual Academy Awards - WINNERS

I just decided to do a whole new post with the winners at the Oscars last night - mostly because I'm too lazy to deal with the weird formatting. (Although I'm sure it'll still make me angry - it likes to just do things by itself, no matter how many times I fix spacing!)

Needless to say, these Oscars were VERY memorable. I went to the viewing at a local cinema here - love that that's an option and that it's free! (Only costs a canned food donation. princesscinemas.com) That ending - oh, that ending. Live TV is both the best and the worst. I surprisingly didn't hate Jimmy Kimmel as a host - that running feud with Matt Damon shockingly never got old! (Although why everyone hates on We Bought a Zoo so hard is beyond me; I am a Cameron Crowe fangirl, after all.)

This season also brought out a different side of my Twitter feed; I had no idea people I followed absolutely detested La La Land. I thought it was beautifully done but of course, it doesn't compare to films of a different nature, such as Moonlight (yes, I agree that it rightfully won over La La Land). I did unfollow one account because of the absolute hatred they spewed about the film; it was overwhelming. And I don't usually unfollow for that reason, but there was no justification for it that I could find.

Anyway! On we go!

BEST PICTURE

Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Casey Affleck for Manchester By the Sea
Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling for La La Land
Viggo Mortenson for Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington for Fences

Brie Larson's complete lack of emotion, and her smile being wiped off her face when she announced, says it all. To give one of the highest acting honours to someone accused of many, many instances of sexual harassment, abuse and intimidation is disgusting. I don't even want to watch Manchester By the Sea, and I swore out loud when this person's name was announced. It's yet another instance of Hollywood pretending everything is fine and turning a blind eye, much the same as Johnny Depp. Denzel should have won, but Ryan was also incredible. Anyone but that choice.

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Isabelle Huppert for Elle
Ruth Negga for Loving
Natalie Portman for Jackie
Emma Stone for La La Land
Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins

MY LADY. I saw this coming ten miles away and as an Emma Stone fan, I was here for it. (Again, wasn't QUITE prepared for the hate on my timelines but there you have it.) And her moment with Brie Larson backstage was just incredible; check out Brie's Instagram to see it.

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Mahershala Ali for Moonlight
Jeff Bridges for Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges for Manchester By the Sea
Dev Patel for Lion
Michael Shannon for Nocturnal Animals

From all I've heard, insanely well deserved. And the first Muslim actor ever to win an Academy Award.

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Viola Davis for Fences
Naomie Harris for Moonlight
Nicole Kidman for Lion
Octavia Spencer for Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams for Manchester By the Sea

Another titan getting  her well deserved award.

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life As a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

I did thoroughly enjoy Zootopia, but from what I've heard, it shouldn't have won over Moana, and we have to consider the racial aspects there. Same with Kubo.

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Bradford Young for Arrival
Linus Sandgren for La La Land
Greig Fraser for Lion
James Laxton for Moonlight
Rodrigo Prieto for Silence

COSTUME DESIGN

Johanna Johnston for Allied
Colleen Atwood for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Consolata Boyle for Florence Foster Jenkins
Madeline Fontaine for Jackie
Mary Zaphres for La La Land

Never bet against Colleen Atwood. And it's the Harry Potter franchise's first Oscar!

DIRECTING

Denis Villeneuve for Arrival
Mel Gibson for Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester By the Sea
Barry Jenkins for Moonlight

Not complaining, again, I liked La La Land. I'm just thoroughly relieved Mel Gibson didn't win; even he said he wouldn't win. I was rooting for Damien or Barry.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
13th

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe's Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets

FILM EDTING

Joe Walker for Arrival
John Gilbert for Hacksaw Ridge
Jake Roberts for Hell or High Water
Tom Cross for La La Land
Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon for Moonlight

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Land of Mine - Denmark
A Man Called Ove - Sweden
The Salesman - Iran 
Tanna - Australia
Toni Erdmann - Germany

An inspiring statement from this winner, who stayed home in solidarity with those in the six other countries besides his impacted by Trump's fucking ridiculous ban.

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Eva von Bahr and Love Larson for A Man Called Ove
Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo for Star Trek Beyond
Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson for Suicide Squad

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

Mica Levi - Jackie
Justin Hurwitz - La La Land
Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka - Lion
Nicholas Britell - Moonlight
Thomas Newman - Passengers

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" from La La Land - Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
"Can't Stop the Feeling" from Trolls - Music and Lyric by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster
"City of Stars" from La La Land - Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
"The Empty Chair" from Jim: The James Foley Story - Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and Sting
"How Far I'll Go" from Moana - Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda

YOU DIDN'T LET MY MAN EGOT BECAUSE OF THAT SONG? The only other song that would have softened the blow would have been "Audition" - "City of Stars" isn't that good. (Also why they didn't let Emma Stone perform "Audition" at least is beyond me; John Legend completely changed the tone. He's incredible, don't get me wrong, but Emma made me cry singing that song. All those people saying she can't sing are insane, also; she's unconventional, and it isn't exactly a trained Broadway voice, but she killed it.)

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Arrival - Patrice Vermette (Production Design) and Paul Hotte (Set Decoration)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Stuart Craig (Production Design) and Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
Hail, Caesar! - Jess Gonchor (Production Design) and Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration)
La La Land - David Wasco (Production Design) and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (Set Decoration)
Passengers - Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design) and Gene Serdena (Set Decoration)

I would have thought/hoped this went to Fantastic Beasts so this was a bit of a surprise to me. I get it upon reflection, though.

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

Ennemis Interieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode

SOUND EDITING

Sylvain Bellemare for Arrival
Wylie Stateman and Renee Tondelli for Deepwater Horizon
Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright for Hacksaw Ridge
Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan for La La Land
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman for Sully

SOUND MIXING

Bernard Gariepy Strobl and Claudia La Haye for Arrival
Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace for Hacksaw Ridge
Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee and Steve A. Morrow for La La Land
David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth for 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

VISUAL EFFECTS

Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton for Deepwater Horizon
Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould for Doctor Strange
Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, and Don Lemmon for The Jungle Book
Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff for Kubo and the Two Strings
John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

Arrival  - Eric Heisserer
Fences - August Wilson
Hidden Figures - Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
Lion - Luke Davies
Moonlight - Barry Jenkins (Screenplay) and Tarell Alvin McCraney (Story)

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

Hell or High Water - Taylor Sheridan
La La Land - Damien Chazelle
The Lobster - Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou
Manchester By the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan
20th Century Women - Mike Mills

The 89th Annual Academy Awards - Nominations

Here they are!! Nominations for the 2017 Oscars are IN. Not surprised about some of them, but oh so excited. I'm going to be attending another event this year, and will probably be livetweeting, but will do an updated post the next day or so. (Follow @DanaDeMille)

BEST PICTURE

Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Casey Affleck for Manchester By the Sea
Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw RidgeRyan Gosling for La La Land
Viggo Mortenson for Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington for Fences

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Isabelle Huppert for Elle
Ruth Negga for LovingNatalie Portman for JackieEmma Stone for La La Land
Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Mahershala Ali for MoonlightJeff Bridges for Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges for Manchester By the Sea
Dev Patel for LionMichael Shannon for Nocturnal Animals

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Viola Davis for Fences
Naomie Harris for Moonlight
Nicole Kidman for Lion
Octavia Spencer for Hidden FiguresMichelle Williams for Manchester By the Sea

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life As a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Bradford Young for Arrival
Linus Sandgren for La La Land
Greig Fraser for LionJames Laxton for MoonlightRodrigo Prieto for Silence

COSTUME DESIGN

Joanna Johnston for Allied
Colleen Atwood for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemConsolata Boyle for Florence Foster Jenkins
Madeline Fontaine for Jackie
Mary Zaphres for La La Land

DIRECTING

Denis Villeneuve for Arrival
Mel Gibson for Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester By the Sea
Barry Jenkins for Moonlight

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
13th 

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe's Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets

FILM EDITING

Joe Walker for Arrival
John Gilbert for Hacksaw Ridge
Jake Roberts for Hell or High Water
Tom Cross for La La Land
Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon for Moonlight

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Land of Mine - Denmark
A Man Called Ove - Sweden
The Salesman - Iran
Tanna - Australia
Toni Erdmann - Germany

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Eva von Bahr and Love Larson for A Man Called Ove
Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo for Star Trek Beyond
Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson for Suicide Squad

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

Mica Levi for Jackie
Justin Hurwitz for La La Land
Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka for Lion
Nicholas Britell for Moonlight
Thomas Newman for Passengers

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" - La La Land - Music by Justin Hurtwitz, Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
"Can't Stop the Feeling" - Trolls - Music and Lyric by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster
"City of Stars" - La La Land - Music by Justin Hurwitz, Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
"The Empty Chair" - Jim: The James Foley Story - Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and Sting
"How Far I'll Go" - Moana - Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda

I wasn't going to comment much on these but I AM SO EXCITED about "Audition" from La La Land getting nominated - I adore that song and it moved me. But I also really want Lin-Manuel Miranda to EGOT so I'm conflicted.

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Patrice Vermette (Production Design) and Paul Hotte (Set Decoration) for Arrival
Stuart Craig (Production Design) and Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration) for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Jess Gonchor (Production Design) and Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration) for Hail, Caesar!
David Wasco (Production Design) and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (Set Decoration) for La La Land
Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design) and Gene Serdena (Set Decoration) for Passengers

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

Ennemis Interieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode

SOUND EDITING

Sylvain Bellmare for Arrival
Wylie Stateman and Renee Tondelli for Deepwater Horizon
Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright for Hacksaw Ridge
Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan for La La Land
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman for Sully

SOUND MIXING

Bernard Gariepy Strobl and Claude La Haye for Arrival
Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace for Hacksaw Ridge
Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee and Steve A. Morrow for La La Land
David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth for 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

VISUAL EFFECTS

Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton for Deepwater Horizon
Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould for Doctor Strange
Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Don Lemmon for The Jungle Book
Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff for Kubo and the Two Strings
John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

Eric Heisserer for Arrival
August Wilson for Fences
Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi for Hidden Figures
Luke Davies for Lion
Barry Jenkins (Screenplay) and Tarell Alvin McCraney (Story) for Moonlight

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

Taylor Sheridan for Hell or High Water
Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou for The Lobster
Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester By the Sea
Mike Mills for 20th Century Women

Golden Globes Nominations 2017 -- UPDATED W/ WINNERS

Hey, so I forgot about this blog again. BUT awards season is starting! So. As usual, the Golden Globes are first, and here are the nods! I'll probably do a separate post listing the winners so the updated post doesn't get lost. I'm excited! Although as usual, I may not get to watch the broadcast live. Damn lack of cable and no online viewing options for Canadians.

UPDATE: I did not get to watch the broadcast but bolded titles/people are winners, as usual! (And I decided to just update the post after all.)

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

Moonlight
Hell or High Water
Lion
Manchester By the Sea
Hacksaw Ridge

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

La La Land
20th Century Women
Deadpool
Florence Foster Jenkins
Sing Street

I just saw La La Land tonight, and I could barely speak as the end credits rolled. I was so moved and awed by this film; this is what dreams, and movies, are made of. This reminded me of why I love the movies. It had the nostalgic feel of those original movie musicals that were so loved, but had modern elements that worked seamlessly.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

Isabelle Huppert - Elle
Amy Adams - Arrival
Jessica Chastain - Miss Sloane
Ruth Negga - Loving
Natalie Portman - Jackie

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

Casey Affleck - Manchester By the Sea
Joel Edgerton - Loving
Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge
Viggo Mortenson - Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington - Fences

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Emma Stone - La La Land
Annette Bening - 20th Century Women
Lily Collins - Rules Don't Apply
Hailee Steinfeld - The Edge of Seventeen
Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins

Emma. She is old Hollywood glamour and relatable girl in this. She's the whole package. During the song about her aunt jumping in the Seine, tears streamed down my face, simply because of the power in her voice and face. She moved me, more than I have been moved by a performance in a long time. I'm predicting Oscar, even if she is up against Meryl.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Colin Farrell - The Lobster
Hugh Grant - Florence Foster Jenkins
Jonah Hill - War Dogs
Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool

I'm in agreement. Gosling is an all-time favourite of mine, but in this, he was incredible. I hadn't heard him sing before that I remember, but he was excellent. And to find out that that is him playing the piano like an absolute boss was amazing. I adored him, as usual.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

Viola Davis - Fences
Naomie Harris - Moonlight
Nicole Kidman - Lion
Octavia Spencer - Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams - Manchester By the Sea

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

Aaron Taylor-Johnson - Nocturnal Animals
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
Simon Helberg - Florence Foster Jenkins
Dev Patel - Lion

BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE

Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Tom Ford - Nocturnal Animals
Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester By the Sea

BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE

Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Tom Ford - Nocturnal Animals
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester By the Sea
Taylor Sheridan - Hell or High Water

What entirely disappoints me about these two previous categories is the same faces, and the complete and utter lack of women. It isn't like women created nothing. (Example.) I don't fault Chazelle's wins in both categories; as expressed above, that film floored me. But I know there could have been more diversity. We're still working to be represented, and I don't think it's an unimportant consideration going into the new year.

BEST MOTION PICTURE - ANIMATED

Zootopia
Moana
My Life As a Zucchini
Sing
Kubo and the Two Strings

BEST MOTION PICTURE - FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Elle - France
Divines - France
Neruda - Chile
The Salesman - Iran, France
Toni Erdmann - Germany

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE

Justin Hurwitz - La La Land
Nicholas Britell - Moonlight
Johann Johansson - Arrival
Dustin O'Halloran, Hauschka - Lion
Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch - Hidden Figures

BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE

"City of Stars" - Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul - La La Land
"Can't Stop the Feeling" - Trolls
"Faith" - Sing
"Gold" - Gold
"How Far I'll Go" - Moana

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA

The Crown
Game of Thrones
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld

I'm a freely admitted royals addict, so of course I watched this. It was done respectfully and was fascinating, and absolutely incredibly acted. A deftly painted portrait.

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Atlanta
Black-ish
Mozart In the Jungle
Transparent
Veep

BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
American Crime
The Dresser
The Night Manager
The Night Of

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Sarah Paulson - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Riley Keough - The Girlfriend Experience
Charlotte Rampling - London Spy
Kerry Washington - Confirmation
Felicity Huffman - American Crime

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Tom Hiddleston - The Night Manager
Riz Ahmed - The Night Of
Bryan Cranston - All the Way
John Turturro - The Night Of
Courtney B. Vance - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA

Claire Foy - The Crown
Caitriona Balfe - Outlander
Keri Russell - The Americans
Winona Ryder - Stranger Things
Evan Rachel Wood - Westworld

Yes, yes, yes.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA

Billy Bob Thornton - Goliath
Rami Malek - Mr Robot
Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys - The Americans
Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish
Rachel Bloom - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Sarah Jessica Parker - Divorce
Issa Rae - Insecure
Gina Rodriguez - Jane the Virgin

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Donald Glover - Atlanta
Anthony Anderson - Black-ish
Gael Garcia Bernal - Mozart In the Jungle
Nick Nolte - Graves
Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Olivia Colman - The Night Manager
Lena Headey - Game of Thrones
Chrissy Metz - This Is Us
Mandy Moore - This Is Us
Thandie Newton - Westworld

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Hugh Laurie - The Night Manager
Sterling K.Brown - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
John Lithgow - The Crown
Christian Slater - Mr Robot
John Travolta - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD

Meryl Streep

Screen Actors Guild Awards - 2016

Seriously - the nominations come fast and furious! The Academy's the only one that holds out longer.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Beasts of No Nation
The Big Short
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Trumbo

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
Johnny Depp - Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Helen Mirren - Woman in Gold
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Sarah Silverman - I Smile Back

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Christian Bale - The Big Short
Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon - 99 Homes
Jacob Tremblay - Room

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Rooney Mara - Carol
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Helen Mirren - Trumbo
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Key & Peele
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Transparent
Veep

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Rami Malek - Mr Robot
Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards

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
Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
Robin Wright - House of Cards

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Louis CK - Louie
William H. Macy - Shameless
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Ellie Kemper - The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Idris Elba - Luther
Ben Kingsley - Tut
Ray Liotta - Texas Rising
Bill Murray - A Very Murray Christmas
Mark Rylance - Wolf Hall

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Nicole Kidman - Grace of Monaco
Queen Latifah - Bessie
Christina Ricci - The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
Susan Sarandon - The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Kristen Wiig - The Spoils Before Dying

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Everest
Furious 7
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
The Blacklist
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Marvel's Daredevil
The Walking Dead

The 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards - Updated Winners

I always manage to forget about the Critics' Choice Awards, but I noticed they were airing tonight, January 15, so I figured, let's jump on board! I think I'll watch them, so I may be liveblogging - keep an eye on this post for updated winners!

UPDATED WITH WINNERS

BEST PICTURE
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken
Whiplash

BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton - Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
David Oyelowo - Selma
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

That's the second win for Michael Keaton tonight! I'm thinking an Oscar is likely. But Benedict and Eddie are still in the running, to me, especially considering the different voters that the Oscars have. This is going to be interesting.

BEST ACTRESS
Jennifer Aniston - Cake
Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon - Wild

Oh, Julianne's speech was beautiful - my favourite part was definitely when she thanked the other ladies nominated with her, and when she spoke about Alzheimer's. I think we've got a race between her and Felicity Jones, maybe? All these women are just so talented!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 
Josh Brolin - Inherent Vice
Robert Duvall - The Judge
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
Edward Norton - Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Emma Stone - Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
Tilda Swinton - Snowpiercer

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Ellar Coltrane - Boyhood
Ansel Elgort - The Fault In Our Stars
Mackenzie Foy - Interstellar
Jaeden Lieberher - St Vincent
Quvenzhane Wallis - Annie
Noah Wiseman - The Babadook

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Into the Woods
Selma

BEST DIRECTOR
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay - Selma
David Fincher - Gone Girl
Alejandro G. Inarritu - Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Angelina Jolie - Unbroken
Richard Linklater - Boyhood

I called this about two seconds before it was announced. I think Richard Linklater's going to take home a ton of awards this season, as is Boyhood.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance - Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicholas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Armando Bo
Boyhood - Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness 
Nightcrawler - Dan Gilroy
Whiplash - Damien Chazelle

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
The Imitation Game - Graham Moore
Inherent Vice - Paul Thomas Anderson
The Theory of Everything - Anthony McCarten
Unbroken - Joel & Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson
Wild - Nick Hornby

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance - Emmanuel Lubezki
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Robert Yeoman
Interstellar - Hoyte Van Hoytema
Mr Turner - Dick Pope
Unbroken - Roger Deakins

BEST ART DIRECTION
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance - Kevin Thompson (Production Designer); George DeTitta Jr. (Set Decorator)
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer); Anna Pinnock (Set Decorator)
Inherent Vice - David Crank (Production Designer); Amy Wells (Set Decorator)
Interstellar - Nathan Crowley (Production Designer); Gary Fettis (Set Decorator)
Into the Woods - Dennis Gassner (Production Designer); Anna Pinnock (Set Decorator)
Snowpiercer - Ondrej Nekvasil (Production Designer); Beatrice Brentnerova (Set Decorator)

BEST EDITING
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance - Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
Boyhood - Sandra Adair
Gone Girl - Kirk Baxter
Interstellar - Lee Smith
Whiplash - Tom Cross

This was definitely one of the favourites; the film looks like it was filmed in one long, continuous take, which is an incredible feat of editing. I can't wait to see it for myself.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Milena Canonero
Inherent Vice - Mark Bridges
Into the Woods - Colleen Atwood
Maleficent - Anna B. Sheppard
Mr Turner - Jacqueline Durran

I'm a little disappointed - I have a soft spot for Colleen Atwood, though. The costumes in Grand Budapest were pretty great, though.

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Foxcatcher
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Into the Woods
Maleficent

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie

I can't say I'm surprised - apparently, the Academy is the only one who missed the memo on this one. (I haven't seen it, but I'm basing it on what friends and people on Twitter have said, mostly.)


BEST ACTION MOVIE
American Sniper
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Edge of Tomorrow
Fury
Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Bradley Cooper - American Sniper
Tom Cruise - Edge of Tomorrow
Chris Evans - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Brad Pitt - Fury
Chris Pratt - Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt - Edge of Tomorrow
Scarlett Johansson - Lucy
Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Zoe Saldana - Guardians of the Galaxy
Shailene Woodley - Divergent

This was a pleasant surprise! I wouldn't have expected this. Also, John Krasinski popping out to give her a kiss was adorable! And THANK YOU to Ms Blunt for mentioning that she finally wasn't a damsel in distress in an action film - it doesn't happen enough, and I hope she starts a trend.


BEST COMEDY
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
The Grand Budapest Hotel
St Vincent
Top Five
22 Jump Street

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jon Favreau - Chef
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton - Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Bill Murray - St Vincent
Chris Rock - Top Five
Channing Tatum - 22 Jump Street

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Rose Byrne - Neighbors
Rosario Dawson - Top Five
Melissa McCarthy - St Vincent
Jenny Slate - Obvious Child
Kristen Wiig - The Skeleton Twins

I LITERALLY SQUEALED. I'm SO glad to see recognition for this film! Jenny Slate is hilariously amazing in Obvious Child, and has gotten absolutely no large scale recognition. The film is also so, so important, and such an excellent discussion and realistic portrayal of abortion. It's amazing.


BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
The Babadook
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Interstellar
Snowpiercer
Under the Skin

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Force Majeure
Ida
Leviathan
Two Days, One Night
Wild Tales

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
CitizenFour
Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me
Jodorowsky's Dune
Last Days in Vietnam
Life Itself
The Overnighters

BEST SONG
"Big Eyes" from Big Eyes
"Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie
"Glory" from Selma
"Lost Stars" from Begin Again
"Yellow Flicker Beat" from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

BEST SCORE 
The Imitation Game - Alexandre Desplat
The Theory of Everything - Johann Johansson
Gone Girl - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance - Antonio Sanchez
Interstellar - Hans Zimmer

I really loved Gone Girl's score, so I'm a bit disappointed, but at least they were nominated. They haven't been up for any other awards. But maybe I just don't know anything about music! (Oh, well.)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (MVP) - New Award 2015 
Jessica Chastain

MY QUEEN! I was very excited to hear this, and that SPEECH. Her speech, completely calling out the lack of diversity in Hollywood, was so important, and so eloquently said. What a woman.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kevin Costner

LOUIS XIII GENIUS AWARD
Ron Howard 

Oscar Nominations 2014

And here we are! The biggest award show of the season takes place March 2, 2014 - and I will be taking some time off from a busy event planning whirlwind to liveblog this big night! For now, here are the 86th Academy Award nominations. Come back to this blog for the liveblogging, where I will update the post with winners as they're announced, and you'll also see some commentary. I will also be livetweeting at twitter.com/annoying_dana. I'm excited!

BEST PICTURE
American Hustle - Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon (Producers)
Captain Phillips - Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca (Producers)
Dallas Buyers Club - Robbie Brenner, Rachel Winter (Producers)
Gravity - Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman (Producers)
Her - Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay (Producers)
Nebraska - Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa (Producers)
Philomena - Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward (Producers)
12 Years a Slave - Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas (Producers)
The Wolf of Wall Street - Nominees to be determined (as of January 16, 2014)

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale - American Hustle
Bruce Dern - Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Amy Adams - American Hustle
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock - Gravity
Judi Dench - Philomena
Meryl Streep - August: Osage County

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper - American Hustle
Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave
Jonah Hill - The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts - August: Osage County
June Squibb - Nebraska

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Croods - Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, Kristine Belson
Despicable Me 2 - Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, Chris Meledandri
Ernest & Celestine - Benjamin Renner, Didier Brunner
Frozen - Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho
The Wind Rises - Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Grandmaster - Philippe Le Sourd
Gravity - Emmanuel Lubezki
Inside Llewyn Davis - Bruno Delbonnel
Nebraska - Phedon Papamichael
Prisoners - Roger A. Deakins

COSTUME DESIGN
American Hustle - Michael Wilkinson
The Grandmaster - William Chang Suk Ping
The Great Gatsby - Catherine Martin
The Invisible Woman - Michael O'Connor
12 Years a Slave - Patricia Norris

DIRECTING
David O. Russell - American Hustle
Alfonso Cuarón - Gravity
Alexander Payne - Nebraska
Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
Martin Scorsese - The Wolf of Wall Street

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Act of Killing - Joshua Oppenheimer, Signe Byrge Sørensen
Cutie and the Boxer - Zachary Heinzerling, Lydia Dean Pilcher
Dirty Wars - Richard Rowley, Jeremy Scahill
The Square - Jehane Noujaim, Karim Amer
20 Feet from Stardom - Nominees to be determined (as of January 16, 2014)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
CaveDigger - Jeffrey Karoff
Facing Fear - Jason Cohen
Karama Has No Walls - Sara Ishaq
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life - Malcolm Clarke, Nicholas Reed
Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall - Edgar Barens

FILM EDITING
American Hustle - Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers, Alan Baumgarten
Captain Phillips - Christopher Rouse
Dallas Buyers Club - John Mac McMurphy, Martin Pensa
Gravity - Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger
12 Years a Slave - Joe Walker

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Broken Circle Breakdown - Belgium
The Great Beauty - Italy
The Hunt - Denmark
The Missing Picture - Cambodia
Omar - Palestine

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Dallas Buyers Club - Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa - Stephen Prouty
The Lone Ranger - Joel Harlow, Gloria Pasqua-Casny

MUSIC: ORIGINAL SCORE
The Book Thief - John Williams
Gravity - Steven Price
Her - William Butler, Owen Pallett
Philomena - Alexandre Desplat
Saving Mr Banks - Thomas Newman

MUSIC: ORIGINAL SONG
"Alone Yet Not Alone" from Alone Yet Not Alone - Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyrics by Dennis Spiegel
"Happy" from Despicable Me 2 - Music and Lyrics by Pharrell Williams
"Let It Go" from Frozen - Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
"The Moon Song" from Her - Music by Karen O; Lyrics by Karen O and Spike Jonze
"Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyrics by Paul Hewson

PRODUCTION DESIGN
American Hustle - Judy Becker (Production Design); Heather Loeffler (Set Decoration)
Gravity - Andy Nicholson (Production Design); Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard (Set Decoration)
The Great Gatsby - Catherine Martin (Production Design); Beverley Dunn (Set Decoration)
Her - K.K. Barrett (Production Design); Gene Serdena (Set Decoration)
12 Years a Slave - Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Alice Baker (Set Decoration)

SHORT FILM: ANIMATED
Feral - Daniel Sousa, Dan Golden
Get a Horse! - Lauren MacMullan, Dorothy McKim
Mr Hublot - Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares
Possessions - Shuhei Morita
Room on the Broom - Max Lang, Jan Lachauer

SHORT FILM: LIVE ACTION
Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me) - Esteban Crespo
Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything) - Xavier Legrand, Alexandre Gavras
Helium - Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson
Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?) - Selma Vilhunen, Kirsikka Saari  
The Voorman Problem - Mark Gill, Baldwin Li

SOUND EDITING
All Is Lost - Steve Boeddeker, Richard Hymns
Captain Phillips - Oliver Tarney
Gravity - Glenn Freemantle
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Brent Burge
Lone Survivor - Wylie Stateman

SOUND MIXING
Captain Phillips - Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Munro
Gravity - Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, Chris Munro
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, Tony Johnson
Inside Llewyn Davis - Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff, Peter F. Kurland
Lone Survivor - Andy Koyama, Beau Borders, David Brownlow

VISUAL EFFECTS
Gravity - Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, Eric Reynolds
Iron Man 3 - Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash, Dan Sudick
The Lone Ranger - Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams, John Frazier
Star Trek Into Darkness - Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann, Burt Dalton

WRITING: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Before Midnight - Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
Captain Phillips - Screenplay by Billy Ray  
Philomena - Screenplay by Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope
12 Years a Slave - Screenplay by John Ridley
The Wolf of Wall Street - Screenplay by Terence Winter

WRITING: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Hustle - Written by Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
Blue Jasmine - Written by Woody Allen
Dallas Buyers Club - Written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack
Her - Written by Spike Jonze
Nebraska - Written by Bob Nelson