If there are all or mostly female nominees and winners, I foresee a lot of complaints and grumbling from the men claiming they’re trying to be politically correct. If there are all or mostly male nominees and winners, I can see complaints from the women about sexism. If there are quotas of 5 men and 5 women in the non-gender specific categories,…[Read more]

I’m hopeful for Viola Davis, but unless if her movie is a Best Picture contender, it will be a difficult road ahead. Also, I’m hopeful for Glenn Close as well in Supporting Actress. I know last summer, people were speculating that Cynthia Erivo in Harriet was the frontrunner but that was before Renee Zellweger’s performance in Judy premiered at…[Read more]

You’re not the only one, and although it’s an unpopular opinion, I agree with you on Oh deserving it. She had that tearful scene “I feel wide awake” with the doctor (her best scene), and the “killer Eve” persona in the season finale, which was the episode submitted. However, I don’t care though in what order Comer and Oh wins (they both deserve…[Read more]

You’re not the first to bring this up, but I think it will never happen.

The Television Critics Association (TCA) is the only major awards group that I’m familiar with that does this: Individual Achievement in Drama and Individual Achievement in Comedy going back to the 1996-1997 years. However, look at the year 1997-1998 for Drama: there are…[Read more]

Renee Zellweger winning a 2nd Oscar 16 years after her first Oscar and after she took a 6 year hiatus from acting was so unexpected. She’s clearly very loved in in the industry, and the character she played was so beloved, Judy Garland.

In terms of Winslet or Kidman, I’m leaning towards Winslet simply because she’s had more nominations. The last…[Read more]

1920’s:
1927/28- Emil Jannings – The Last Command / The Way of All Flesh
1928/29- Paul Muni – The Valiant
1930’s:
1929/30- George Arliss – Disaeli
1930/31- Lionel Barrymore – A Free Soul
1931/32- Fredric March – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Wallace Beery, The Champ (will keep the tie)
1932/33- Charles Laughton – The Private Life of Henry VIII
1934- Cl…[Read more]

1920’s:
1927/28- Janet Gaynor – Seventh Heaven / Street Angel / Sunrise
1928/29- Mary Pickford – Coquette
1930’s:
1929/30- Norma Shearer – The Divorcee
1930/31- Marie Dressler – Min and Bill
1931/32- Helen Hayes – The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1932/33- Katharine Hepburn – Morning Glory
1934- Claudette Colbert – It Happened One Night
1935- Bet…[Read more]

The season finale was open ended enough that they could be aiming for a stand alone Villanelle season like episode 5. As others have said, it also felt like a series finale in a sense: a goodbye to the relationship between the two leads? Maybe they’re aiming to refresh and go in a completely different direction with a different cast for season…[Read more]

Yes, Titanic should have been nominated for and won the Original Screenplay Oscar. The film was a technical marvel, but also an incredible achievement in acting and writing as well.

I double checked and Titanic was the first film since The Sound of Music in 1965 to win Best Picture without a Screenplay nomination. No other Best Picture winner…[Read more]

1. Parasite
2. Moonlight
3. Birdman
4. 12 Years a Slave
5. Argo
6. The King’s Speech
7. The Artist
8. Spotlight
9. The Shape of Water
10. Green Book

1. Bong Joon-Ho, Parasite
2. Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
3. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman
4. Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
5. Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
6. Ang Lee, Life of Pi
7. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
8. Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
9. Damien Chazelle, La La Land
10. Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water

This exactly. I’m waiting until I see Episodes 7 and 8, but I’m getting an ominous feeling that Eve’s gradual receding into the background of the show’s story line is foreshadowing a disappearance from the show, like Kenny/Hugo/Jess from Season 2. This is especially when you look at Heathcote’s comments in the media about either Villanelle or…[Read more]

I think Italy’s Oscars, the David Di Donatello awards, which were handed out on May 8th, gives a preview of what this year’s Emmys, Tonys (if they reschedule), ACM Awards (postponed), Tony Awards, CMA Awards, and others could look like.

According to the Variety article “Marco Bellocchio’s ‘The Traitor’ Dominates Italy’s David di Donatello Awards”…[Read more]

They’re both great, but I prefer “A Room with a View.” James Ivory’s directorial touch, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s adapted screenplay, and E.M. Forster’s novel are a powerful trio. A lot of great movies that year, I also loved “The Mission.”

Yes, I agree with this. Also I want to say that I really find nothing wrong with this comment at all. We need to allow people space to express their opinions and criticisms about the show. Otherwise, if we’re so afraid of stepping on eggshells, we’ll just end up exchanging pleasantries and nothing much. If comments bother people so much, then…[Read more]

I totally agree with this. Comer had a good performance, but I really think it is noteworthy only towards the end and I think fans are exaggerating the performance. It may be enough to secure her a nomination, especially with her reputation as a former winner, but to me is not really enough to get her the Emmy especially with Linney and…[Read more]

1. Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
2. Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
3. Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
4. Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
5. Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
6. Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
7. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
8. Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
9. Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
10. Jean Dujardin, The Artist

It’s very interesting that Crash and Green Book, two of the more controversial Best Picture winners for Film Twitter, have the highest IMDB scores of the nominees for their years. I recently rewatched Crash a few days ago before it dropped off Netflix, and it hasn’t aged well. The script seems too exaggerated, and relies too heavily on shock…[Read more]

I think the GG, CC, and BAFTA try too hard to be “predictor” awards for the Oscars. I think that the voters of the awards that precede the Oscars are influenced by the results of the GG and CC. They have the ability to change the momentum of the nominated movies, and are also very important in terms of stats. For example, the last 14 Oscar Best…[Read more]

Thank you for this interview. It seems like the producer is hinting that there might be a minimum of a Season 5, when she says “Season 4 and beyond.”

I also don’t get Gemma Whelan’s presence in the show. Perhaps they just wanted to capitalize on having a Game of Thrones actress on the show after that show ended. Maybe that’s why they wrote her…[Read more]