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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NEW DISCUSSION: What changes do you recommend at Gold Derby?
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na diggaI wish there where more predictions for music award nominations as there are for television and film. I’m glad that we can now predict the Grammys early on but I’d also like to predict the other main three (billboard music awards, vmas, and the a
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UPDATED: These forums & new app FINALLY connected – REALLY! Really!
forwardswillExcellent!
forwardswillPosting this from the app (yay) - only problem I am currently having is that there’s no back button to go between different threads without exiting the forums as a whole. And when I do exit them it is not letting me back in unless I restart the app
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Dean of Oscar Experts Jack Mathews dies
Alex MeyerTerrible news. RIP.
Gabe GuarinThis is so disheartening to hear. RIP Jack. You will be dearly missed.
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How should Gold Derby celebrate its 20th anniversary?
Charles BrightI remember first coming across this site back in the fall of 2001 when I was looking for analysis of
MonsoonI’ve been a member since 2007. Maybe do more video content for YouTube: Outrages, favorite moments, early predictions.
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Download our amazing new GOLD DERBY APP now! Whatcha think?
Luca GilibertiThis is so awesome! Congrats!
Ryan ShowersI really like it! It's easy to use, aseptically pleasing, and not klinky at all.
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Report Problems with Gold Derby Mobile
CouvertureYou need a better system to go check back comments. Like a system with pages or division by months.
WandaThat red notifications button is giving me nightmares
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Who was REALLY the Best Actress of 1981?
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FreemanGriffinFaye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest; she was brilliant! She captures Joan Crawford and this is a movie I
JakeTitle of this thread is shady, suggesting that Hepburn for sure wasn't. She was maginificent in the movie.
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Days of Our Lives: Who We Love the Most – and Why
youngsoapfan
Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn as Marlena Evans and John Black. These two are a classic supercouple,
EmmyLoserI started by trying to make a list of five, and ended with six favorites, plus some honorable mentions. "Currently on the show" is a slightly tricky term, as one of these actors was recently fired (though airing into the fall) and another is not on c
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Should Gold Derby create an app?
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Jeffrey KareAbsolutely! I think it would make things so much easier for us to be able to read articles and/or up
MonsoonYes
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YOU'RE INVITED: Oscar predictions w/ Pete Hammond, Anne Thompson, Tim Gray & me
Damian PietrzakIf i had lived in LA, or even US i would have gone. Tim Gray is terrible predictor btw.
Damian PietrzakIf i had lived in LA, or even US i would have gone. Tim Gray is terrible predictor btw.
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Which Oscar nominees do you think are ridiculously overrated?
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Hoster1Joaquin Phoenix imo. But really so far all the performances I saw are at least good. No one so far o
ThatcherParasite. Everyone has been praising this film like it’s the best film of all time, and it’s exhausting because a lot of other South Korean films deserved recognition before.
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Gold Derby is looking for new writers about reality TV: APPLY HERE!
forwardswill
A shame this wasn't for a scripted TV writer as I would have absolutely loved to apply for that - sa
forwardswillA shame this wasn't for a scripted TV writer as I would have absolutely loved to apply for that - sadly I don't watch enough US reality TV to go for this one. Massive congrats to whoever gets it though!
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Gold Derby is looking for new writers about reality TV: APPLY HERE!
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OMG, what was Taylor Swift thinking at the Golden Globes?
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RobinladenTom O'Neil living his Joan Rivers fashion police fantasy here.
Dan JoThe gown was fine but not suited for her. It would look better if it was all plain green or black or dark blue. The floral design makes her look like a bedsheet.
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You Rank Adam Driver's Best Scenes in 'Marriage Story'
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The scene where he has cut himself and winds up writhing in pain on the floor after the social worke
BabygirlMy favourite scene is the letter scene near the end. The argument, knife, “he needs to know that I fought for him!” and Being Alive scenes are great as well.
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NEW DISCUSSION: What changes do you recommend at Gold Derby?
