Academy Awards - UPDATED WITH WINNERS

The biggest awards ceremony of the year is almost upon us. The nominations were announced this morning, and there have already been many, many discussions. (Somewhat overshadowed by the world learning of the death of Alan Rickman. My heart is broken.) Most of these discussions center around the fact that the nominations are...pretty white-centric. And they are. They always are. This needs to change, but we need to be changing the Academy roster to do this. They're working on it, but it's going to take a long time to roll over. People are invited every year (I usually post this list too), but it depends on those people. And politics are a huge factor that people like to either mock or pretend don't exist. Politics are the main way the Academy Awards happen at all.

However, this ceremony still fascinates me. I like to see what's obviously Oscar material. It's an interesting cultural view. A really good thing, though, is that Mad Max: Fury Road actually got a ton of nominations, and I have to say, I wasn't expecting it to see it in anything but the technical categories. Nice surprise, I'll take it!

BEST PICTURE
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revanant
Room
Spotlight

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

There aren't really any surprises in this category, as usual. I'm glad to see Bryan Cranston. And maybe this will be the year poor Leonardo DiCaprio actually gets his damn Oscar! (I haven't seen The Revenant so I can't comment on whether or not he would deserve it for this specific role.)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

It's weird that I haven't seen J-Law's new film; usually, I watch everything she's in. I've heard next to nothing about Joy, though - she did win the Globe, so there must be a little merit there. And I'm happy for Saoirse Ronan - she's incredible! I'm thinking Brie Larson or Cate Blanchett, though.

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

This could be the year for Sly; a lot of people are gunning for him to win. Glad to see Mark Rylance in there; a bit of a different lineup!

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

I'm just happy to see my girl Rachel McAdams back in the film world. I can't wait to see Spotlight. And I sort of can't believe this is her first Oscar nod! I'm also hearing a lot about Alicia Vikander suddenly.

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ed Lachman, Carol
Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight
John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant
Roger Deakins, Sicario 

COSTUME DESIGN
Sandy Powell, Carol
Sandy Powell, Cinderella
Paco Delgado, The Danish Girl
Jenny Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road
Jacqueline West, The Revenant

DIRECTING
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max:Fury Road
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Body Team 12
Chau, Beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl In the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Last Day of Freedom

FILM EDITING
Hank Corwin, The Big Short
Margaret Sixel, Mad Max: Fury Road
Stephen Mirrione, The Revenant
Tom McArdle, Spotlight
Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia)
Mustang (France)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Theeb (Jordan)
A War (Denmark)

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin, Mad Max: Fury Road
Love Larson and Eva von Bahr, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman and Robert Pandini, The Revenant

This is one category in which I'm not at all surprised to see Mad Max nominated.

ORIGINAL SCORE
Thomas Newman, Bridge of Spies
Carter Burwell, Carol
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Johann Johansson, Sicario
John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

ORIGINAL SONG
"Earned It," Fifty Shades of Grey - Music and Lyric by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Deheala Quenneville and Stephen Moccio
"Manta Ray," Racing Extinction - Music by J. Ralph; Lyric by Antony Hegarty
"Simple Song #3," Youth - Music and Lyric by David Lang
"Til It Happens to You," The Hunting Ground - Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga
"Writing's On the Wall," Spectre - Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith

THIS WAS CRAZY. Can't believe Bond won over a song with an essential message, sung so incredibly by Gaga. (And introduced by Joe Biden, randomly but amazingly.)

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Adam Stockhausen (Production Design) and Rena DeAngelo and Bernhard Henrich (Set Decoration), Bridge of Spies
Eve Stewart (Production Design) and Michael Standish (Set Decoration), The Danish Girl
Colin Gibson (Production Design) and Lisa Thompson (Set Decoration), Mad Max: Fury Road
Arthur Max (Production Design) and Celia Bobak (Set Decoration), The Martian
Jack Fisk (Production Design) and Hamish Purdy (Set Decoration), The Revenant

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay's Super Team
We Can't Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer

SOUND EDITING
Mark Mangini and David White, Mad Max: Fury Road
Oliver Tarney, The Martian
Martin Hernandez and Lon Bender, The Revenant
Alan Robert Murray, Sicario
Matthew Wood and David Acord, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

SOUND MIXING
Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Drew Kunin, Bridge of Spies
Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo, Mad Max: Fury Road
Paul Massey, Mark Taylor and Mac Ruth, The Martian
Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montano, Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek, The Revenant
Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

VISUAL EFFECTS
Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett, Ex Machina
Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver and Andy Williams, Mad Max: Fury Road
Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence and Steven Warner, The Martian
Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer, The Revenant
Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Nick Hornby, Brooklyn
Phyllis Nagy, Carol
Drew Goddard, The Martian
Emma Donoghue, Room


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Matt Charman and Ethan & Joel Coen, Bridge of Spies
Alex Garland, Ex Machina
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen, Inside Out
Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff, Straight Outta Compton

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! 

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.

68th Tony Awards - Winners - UPDATED

I didn't get to liveblog the Tony's this year as I was working at the 1st Annual Ottawa Tony Awards Show - a party where we watch the Tony's and raise money for local theatre initiatives. It was fun, and it'll be happening again next year - make sure to keep us in mind! (ottawatonyawards.com)

And here are the winners of the Tony's - including the history making Audra MacDonald, winning a Tony in every acting category! Winners are bolded.

BEST PLAY
Act One
All the Way
Casa Valentina
Mothers and Sons
Outside Mullingar

BEST MUSICAL
After Midnight
Aladdin
Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
The Cripple of Inishmaan
The Glass Menagerie
A Raisin in the Sun
Twelfth Night 

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Les Miserables
Violet

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Aladdin - Chad Beguelin
Beautiful - The Carole King Musical - Douglas McGrath
Bullets Over Broadway - Woody Allen
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Robert L. Freedman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
Aladdin - Music: Alan Menken; Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, Chad Beguelin
The Bridges of Madison County - Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Music: Steven Lutvak; Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman, Steven Lutvak
If/Then - Music: Tom Kitt; Lyrics: Brian Yorkey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Samuel Barnett - Twelfth Night
Bryan Cranston - All the Way
Chris O'Dowd - Of Mice and Men
Mark Rylance - Richard III
Tony Shalhoub - Act One

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Tyne Daly - Mothers and Sons
LaTanya Richardson Jackson - A Raisin in the Sun
Cherry Jones - The Glass Menagerie
Audra McDonald - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Estelle Parsons - The Velocity of Autumn 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Neil Patrick Harris - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Ramin Karimloo - Les Miserables
Andy Karl - Rocky
Jefferson Mays - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Bryce Pinkham - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Mary Bridget Davies - A Night With Janis Joplin
Sutton Foster - Violet
Idina Menzel - If/Then
Jessie Mueller - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
Kelli O'Hara - The Bridges of Madison County

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Reed Birney - Casa Valentina
Paul Chahidi - Twelfth Night
Stephen Fry - Twelfth Night
Mark Rylance - Twelfth Night
Brian J. Smith - The Glass Menagerie

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Sarah Greene - The Cripple of Inishmaan
Celia Keenan-Bolger - The Glass Menagerie
Sophie Okonedo - A Raisin in the Sun
Anika Noni Rose - A Raisin in the Sun
Mare Winningham - Casa Valentina

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Danny Burstein - Cabaret
Nick Cordero - Bullets Over Broadway
Joshua Henry - Violet
James Monroe Iglehart - Aladdin
Jarrod Spector - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Linda Emond - Cabaret
Lena Hall - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Anika Larsen - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
Adriane Lenox - After Midnight
Lauren Worsham - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Tim Carroll - Twelfth Night
Michael Grandage - The Cripple of Inishmaan
Kenny Leon - A Raisin in the Sun
John Tiffany - The Glass Menagerie

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Warren Carlyle - After Midnight
Michael Mayer - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Leigh Silverman - Violet
Darko Tresnjak - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Warren Carlyle - After Midnight
Steven Hoggett & Kelly Devine - Rocky
Casey Nicholaw - Aladdin
Susan Stroman - Bullets Over Broadway

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Doug Besterman - Bullets Over Broadway
Jason Robert Brown - The Bridges of Madison County
Steve Sidwell - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
Jonathan Tunick - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Beowulf Boritt - Act One
Bob Crowley - The Glass Menagerie
Es Devlin - Machinal
Christopher Oram - The Cripple of Inishmaan

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Christopher Barreca - Rocky
Julian Crouch - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Alexander Dodge - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Santo Loquasto - Bullets Over Broadway

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Jane Greenwood - Act One
Michael Krass - Machinal
Rita Ryack - Casa Valentina
Jenny Tiramani - Twelfth Night

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Linda Cho - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
William Ivey Long - Bullets Over Broadway
Arianne Phillips - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Isabel Toledo - After Midnight

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Paule Constable - The Cripple of Inishmaan
Jane Cox - Machinal
Natasha Katz - The Glass Menagerie
Japhy Weideman - Of Mice and Men

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Adams - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Christopher Akerlind - Rocky
Howell Binkley - After Midnight
Donald Holder - The Bridges of Madison County

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Alex Baranowski - The Cripple of Inishmaan
Steve Canyon Kennedy - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Dan Moses Schreier - Act One
Matt Tierney - Machinal

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Peter Hylenski - After Midnight
Tim O'Heir - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Mick Potter - Les Miserables
Brian Ronan - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE
Jane Greenwood (Costume designer for more than 125 Broadway productions)

REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD
Signature Theatre (New York City's Signature Theatre exists to honour and celebrate the playwright)

ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD
Rosie O'Donnell (The Emmy-award winning performer, writer, producer, three-time past host of the Tony Awards ceremony, and founder of Rosie's Theater Kids) 

TONY HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE
Joseph P. Benincasa - President and CEO of The Actors Fund
Joan Marcus - Broadway photographer who has created production shots for over 300 shows on the Great White Way since 1986
Charlotte Wilcox - Founder of The Charlotte Wilcox Company and one of the leading general managers in the Broadway industry

2013 Golden Globes

So this is obviously late, as I'm watching the Red Carpet arrivals right now, but I wanted to post them, and then I'll come back to this post and add the winners! I'll highlight them in blue!

BEST PICTURE - DRAMA
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck - Argo
Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee - Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg - Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained

BEST ACTRESS - DRAMA
Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard - Rust and Bone
Helen Mirren - Hitchcock
Naomi Watts - The Impossible
Rachel Weisz - The Deep Blue Sea

BEST ACTOR - DRAMA
Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
Richard Gere - Arbitrage
John Hawkes - The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
Denzel Washington - Flight

BEST ACTOR - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jack Black - Bernie
Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables
Ewan McGregor - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray - Hyde Park on Hudson

BEST ACTRESS - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Emily Blunt - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook - YEEEESSS
Maggie Smith - Quartet
Meryl Streep - Hope Springs

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams - The Master
Sally Field - Lincoln
Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables
Helen Hunt - The Sessions
Nicole Kidman - The Paperboy

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin - Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio - Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln
Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained

BEST SCREENPLAY
Mark Boal - Zero Dark Thirty
Tony Kushner - Lincoln
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook
Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
Chris Terrio - Argo

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dario Marianelli - Anna Karenina
Alexandre Desplat - Argo
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimet and Reinhold Heil - Cloud Atlas
Michael Danna - Life of Pi
John Williams - Lincoln

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"For You" - Act of Valor
"Not Running Anymore" - Stand Up Guys
"Safe and Sound" - The Hunger Games
"Suddenly" - Les Miserables
"Skyfall" - Skyfall

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
A Royal Affair
The Intouchables
Kon-Tiki
Rust and Bone

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Rise of the Guardians
Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Wreck-It Ralph

CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD
Jodie Foster

BEST TELEVISION COMEDY OR MUSICAL
The Big Bang Theory
Episodes
Girls
Modern Family
Smash

BEST TELEVISION DRAMA
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Homeland
The Newsroom

BEST MINISERIES OR TELEVISION MOVIE
Game Change
The Girl
Hatfields & McCoys
The Hour
Political Animals

BEST ACTRESS - TELEVISION DRAMA
Connie Britton - Nashville
Glenn Close - Damages
Claire Danes - Homeland
Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife

BEST ACTOR - TELEVISION DRAMA
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels - The Newsroom
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Damian Lewis - Homeland

BEST ACTRESS - TELEVISION MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Zooey Deschanel - New Girl
Lena Dunham - Girls
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

BEST ACTOR - TELEVISION MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Don Cheadle - House of Lies
Louis C.K. - Louie
Matt LeBlanc - Episodes
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory

BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Nicole Kidman - Hemingway and Gellhorn
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Asylum
Sienna Miller - The Girl
Julianne Moore - Game Change
Sigourney Weaver - Political Animals

BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kevin Costner - Hatfields and McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
Woody Harrelson - Game Change
Toby Jones - The Girl
Clive Owen - Hemingway and Gellhorn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Hayden Panetierre - Nashville
Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife
Sarah Paulson - Game Change
Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Max Greenfield - New Girl
Ed Harris - Game Change
Danny Huston - Magic City
Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family

One awards show down!

I think most of these, at least to me, were pretty obvious and I had called a few of them ages ago. (Like Brave, and Daniel Day-Lewis.) But there were a few surprises for me! Such as ARGO for Best Picture - I REALLY wasn't expecting that. Kudos to Ben and his team for that. (But remember to thank George next time you're on stage or Jennifer Garner is gonna have to do it for you! He's never going to live that down.)

Jennifer Lawrence was a nice surprise. I mean, I was DEFINITELY rooting for her, but the woman was up against Judi Dench, Meryl Streep and Maggie Smith. If she hadn't won, no one would have blamed her. But she DID, and I think that's a real testament to how important she's going to be to the world of Hollywood and films. I really admire her, and not just because of The Hunger Games. She is my Katniss, but she can also hold her own against greats like Robert De Niro. I haven't yet had a chance to see Winter's Bone but from what I've heard, she holds her own there too. I really love her, and I'm glad she's getting the recognition I personally believe she deserves. She's an extremely versatile actress, and she really gives it her all. (The fact that she's HILARIOUS and adorbs is a side point.)

Skyfall for best song was perfect. I haven't seen SKYFALL, and I have no desire to see it, as I don't like the James Bond movies or Daniel Craig as a general rule (except in THE JACKET; he was brilliant in that, mostly because not one person believed me when I said it was Daniel Craig.) YAY ADELE! She's amazing, and her speech was up there with Jessica Chastain's for the most genuine and awesome.

Let's just have some love time for Christoph Waltz. Love that man so much, and he's so brilliant, I'm glad he won! I wasn't sure about that category; Alan Arkin was a close second for me, and Robert De Niro getting no nomination was a big thing. But Christoph is awesome, love him! And yay for Tarantino getting Screenplay for Django - well deserved too!

Now. For the end of this, let's talk about how much I admire, respect, and adore Jodie Foster. I have always really liked Jodie; there has never been a time, as I've had with some other actors, where I didn't like them. (I really didn't like Leonardo DiCaprio for about 4 years after TITANIC came out. I think I hit my head really hard. Don't worry, I love him like crazy again.) I've always liked her, and I really hadn't seen her in very much, let alone any of her iconic roles. (I only saw SILENCE OF THE LAMBS in first year of university, 2008, and TAXI DRIVER last year, 2012.) But as I started paying attention to entertainment news and realising what she was doing, I followed her avidly. I still haven't seen most of her movies, because it's hard for me to find them (no downloading ever for the win!), but I always read any article about her I could find. She fascinated me, because she just didn't care what people thought of her, and she had been working for so, SO long. (Since she was THREE. That's a LONG time.) This speech only reinforced that. I had read her "defense" of Kristen Stewart - I didn't really find it a defense so much as a commentary on privacy. And her speech tonight was that as well; she didn't feel the need to tell people she was gay, because it's none of their business, and so she didn't really. She rambled a bit, mostly about privacy, but she did it well at the same time. She just said what she felt, and what mattered to her, and it worked. The bit about her mother also killed me; I teared up a LOT at that! It was beautiful, and it must be so hard for her to have to see her mother go through what she is going through, but it was just amazing that she said it didn't matter if her mom didn't understand; the important part was that she loved her. It was great, and it just made me realise, all over again, that this woman is strong, independent, and she does what matters to her. I can't wait to see other creations of hers, as well as eventually watching her entire filmography - as in, EVERYTHING. I love her. That's the point, obviously.

But it was a great awards show, with some surprises as well as obvious wins and events. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were great; I love those two. And the random Bill Clinton appearance was also awesome!

I'm loving that this awards season, I actually get to watch everything! SAG awards are up next, on Jan 27th, unless I figure out that another one is before that! (I think it's the next big one, anyway.) I'll be livetweeting and updating for that too.