Tom O'Neil
Tom O'Neil is Gold Derby's Editor, President and Founder. He's the author of "Movie Awards," "The Emmys" and "The Grammys" (Penguin Books) and has written for the Los Angeles Times (on staff from 2005 to 2011), Variety, New York Times, TV Guide and other top media. In 2000, he launched Gold Derby after recruiting a team of other Experts to predict the matchup between "Gladiator" and "Traffic" at the Oscars and Golden Globes, then added predictions for Grammys, Tony Awards and more. In 2011, Gold Derby was relaunched so Users could make their own predictions – for both awards and reality TV shows, too -- and it was acquired by Penske Media Corp. in 2015.
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Tom O'Neil started the topic Add more Emmy Experts to make predictions at Gold Derby: Who do you recommend? in the forum Television 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Who else should we add to our panel of Experts making predictions at Gold Derby? Here’s who we have now:
Matt Roush and Pete Hammond will pipe in soon, too.
We need more diversity — more African–Americans, Asian,…[Read more]
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Tom O'Neil started the topic UPDATED: These forums & new app FINALLY connected – REALLY! Really! in the forum What changes/improvements should Gold Derby make in the future? 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I’m soooo sorry about all of the confusion that these forums caused with our new app. Everything’s fixed now — really! I really screwed up this whole situation, yikes. When the app launched a month or two ago, we included a link in the menu to the forums, but it didn’t work properly. If you clicked the link to “Fan Forums,” you were actually…[Read more]
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Tom O'Neil started the topic Dean of Oscar Experts Jack Mathews dies in the forum Movies 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Such sad news. Jack died last night of pancreatic cancer. He was not only a special friend to Oscar, but he played a key role in helping to launch Gold Derby …
https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/jack-mathews-dies-oscar-expert-1203481578/
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Tom O'Neil replied to the topic Download our amazing new GOLD DERBY APP now! Whatcha think? in the forum What changes/improvements should Gold Derby make in the future? 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Sorry! I meant to warn you forum posters about this issue. These forums do not yet exist within the app, so that link in the app menu that says “forums” actually takes you out of the app and over to this mobile site where you need to log in again. The app has one log-in system and this mobile/desktop has a separate one — so those create a…[Read more]
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Tom O'Neil started the topic Download our amazing new GOLD DERBY APP now! Whatcha think? in the forum What changes/improvements should Gold Derby make in the future? 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Finally, after several vigorous years of development, our magnificent Gold Derby app can now be downloaded for FREE from the Apple App Store and Google Play (Android App). Please add it to your mobile device immediately and make all of your future predix and updates using the app. It’s BRILLIANT. Do you agree?
And please share your feedback with…[Read more]
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Tom O'Neil replied to the topic NEW DISCUSSION: What changes do you recommend at Gold Derby? in the forum What changes/improvements should Gold Derby make in the future? 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Actually, a slight clarification: the GoldDerby.com url was active from 2000 to 2005 when I then licensed the site to the LA Times, yes, you’re right, Riley. Then in 2010, I yanked GD back so we could build and launch the prediction functionality, which did not exist earlier. In 2015, we were acquired by PMC.
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Tom O'Neil started the topic Days of Our Lives: Who We Love the Most – and Why in the forum Daytime TV 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Please help me to compile a very simple list of just the current characters on DOOLS who you love and please say why. I’d like to keep this positive and then to organize the info you give me into a poll for the site’s general readers to decide.
Who wants to start?
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Tom O'Neil started the topic How should Gold Derby celebrate its 20th anniversary? in the forum General Discussion 5 months ago
Oh, the thrilling ride we’ve had since I launched Gold Derby out of a crude cyber-gate back in 2000! We began just as a primitive internet chat room, then a message board, then I recruited a team of top Oscar experts (Jack Mathews, Thelma Adams, Gene Seymour, Dave Karger, Anne Thompson, Dave Germain, Joel Siegel, Pete Hammond) to predict the…[Read more]
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Tom O'Neil replied to the topic Who are the mods here? in the forum General Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago
What was the title of the thread topic?
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Tom O'Neil started the topic YOU'RE INVITED: Oscar predictions w/ Pete Hammond, Anne Thompson, Tim Gray & me in the forum Movies 5 months, 1 week ago
Join us for our final Oscar Predictions Slugfest this Weds. at 2 pm PT in LA. Watch us duke it out over hottest races: our Gold Derby Experts Pete Hammond (Deadline), Anne Thompson (Indiewire), Tim Gray (Variety) and moi. Here’s our official invitation:
https://goldderbyoscarprediction2020.splashthat.com
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Tom O'Neil started the topic Report Problems with Gold Derby Mobile in the forum What changes/improvements should Gold Derby make in the future? 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Please report any tech issues you have with Gold Derby on mobile. Include as much description as possible so we may fully address the problems. Thank you.
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Tom O'Neil started the topic Which Oscar nominees do you think are ridiculously overrated? in the forum Movies 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Shoot me, but I don’t understand all this gushing over Laura Dern’s role in “Marriage Story.” As usual, she’s just portraying Laura Dern … again. Fifty years from now do you really believe that anyone will watch that “performance” and gasp, “Wow! Now THAT’s a great role!”?
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Tom O'Neil started the topic Gold Derby is looking for new writers about reality TV: APPLY HERE! in the forum Reality TV 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Gold Derby aims to expand its coverage of reality TV shows this year. To apply as a writer, please send me some of your writing samples plus the list of TV shows you follow. We’re looking for more writers on The Bachelor, Masked Singer, Survivor, AGT, Project Runway, DWTS, Voice and more. Email me: Tom@goldderby.com
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Tom O'Neil started the topic Gold Derby is looking for new writers about reality TV: APPLY HERE! in the forum Television 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Gold Derby aims to expand its coverage of reality TV shows this year. To apply as a writer, please send me some of your writing samples plus the list of TV shows you follow. We’re looking for more writers on The Bachelor, Masked Singer, Survivor, AGT, Project Runway, DWTS, Voice and more. Email me: Tom@goldderby.com
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Tom O'Neil started the topic OMG, what was Taylor Swift thinking at the Golden Globes? in the forum Music 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Did you love (or hate?) her puke-colored dress?
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Tom O'Neil started the topic You Rank Adam Driver's Best Scenes in 'Marriage Story' in the forum Movies 6 months ago
Adam’s most memorable moments in “Marriage Story” are certainly 1.) the one where he drops to his knees before Scarlett and 2.) sings “Being Alive”.
But what are others ranked by dramatic impact. Some colleagues are putting together a 15-second clip reel of his MS highlights: Which scenes MUST they include?
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