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Grammy Predictions 2012

2012-02-11T21:05:00.000-08:00

Record of the Year:
1. Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
2. Katy Perry "Firework"
3. Bruno Mars "Grenade"
4. Mumford & Sons "The Cave"
5. Bon Iver "Holocene"

Album of the Year:
1. 21, Adele
2. Wasting Light, Foo Fighters
3. Born This Way, Lady Gaga
4. Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars
5. Loud, Rihanna

Song of the Year:
1. "Rolling the Deep"
2. "The Cave"
3. "Holocene"
4. "All of the Lights"
5. "Grenade"

New Artist:
1. Bon Iver
2. Nicki Minaj
3. The Band Perry
4. Skrillex
5. J. Cole

Pop Solo Performance:
1. Adele "Someone Like You"
2. Katy Perry "Firework"
3. Bruno Mars "Grenade"
4. Lady Gaga "You and I"
5. Pink "Fucking Perfect"

Pop Duo/Group Performance:
1. Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse "Body and Soul"
2. Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger"
3. Foster the People "Pumped Up Kicks"
4. Coldplay "Paradise"
5. The Black Keys "Dearest"

Pop Album of the Year:
1. 21, Adele
2. Born This Way, Lady Gaga
3. Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars
4. Loud, Rihanna
5. The Lady Killer, Cee-Lo Green

Dance Recording:
1. Robyn "Call Your Girlfriend"
2. Skrillex "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites"
3. Duck Sauce "Barbra Streisand"
4. David Guetta & Avicii "Sunshine"
5. Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech "Raise Your Weapon"
6. Swedish House Mafia "Save the World"

Dance Album:
1. Body Talk, Pt. 3, Robyn
2. Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex
3. Nothing But the Beat, David Guetta
4. 4x4=12, Deadmau5
5. Zonoscope, Cut/Copy

Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
1. Duets II, Tony Bennett
2. What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman, Barbra Streisand
3. The Gift, Susan Boyle
4. In Concert on Broadway, Harry Connick Jr.
5. Music Is Better Than Words, Seth MacFarlane

Rock Performance and Rock Song:
1. Mumford & Sons "The Cave"
2. Foo Fighters "Walk"
3. Radiohead "Lotus Flower"
4. Coldplay "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall"
5. The Decemberists "Down by the Water"

Rock Album:
1. Wasting Light, Foo Fighters
2. The Whole Love, Wilco
3. Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul, Jeff Beck
4. I'm With You, Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Come Around Sundown, Kings of Leon

Alternative Music Album
1. Bon Iver, Bon Iver
2. The King of Limbs, Radiohead
3. Torches, Foster the People
4. Codes and Keys, Death Cab for Cutie
5. Circuital, My Morning Jacket

R&B Performance:
1. Ledisi "Pieces of Me"
2. Corinne Bailey Rae "Is This Love"
3. Charlie Wilson "You Are"
4. Kelly Price & Stokley "Not My Daddy"
5. Marsha Ambrosius "Far Away"

Traditional R&B Performance:
1. Cee-Lo Green and Melanie Fiona "Fool for You"
2. Betty Wright & The Roots "Surrender"
3. Raphael Saadiq "Good Man"
4. Eric Benet "Sometimes I Cry"
5. R. Kelly "Radio Message"

R&B Song:
1. "Fool for You"
2. "Pieces of Me"
3. "You Are"
4. "Far Away"
5. "Not My Daddy"

R&B Album:
1. Pieces of Me, Ledisi
2. F.A.M.E., Chris Brown
3. Kelly, Kelly Price
4. Second Chance, El DeBarge
5. Love Letter, R. Kelly

Rap Performance:
1. Jay-Z & Kanye West "Otis"
2. Nicki Minaj & Drake "Moment 4 Life"
3. Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes "Look At Me Now"
4. Lupe Fiasco "The Show Goes On"
5. Wiz Khalifa "Black and Yellow"

Rap/Sung Collaboration:
1. Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie "All of the Lights"
2. Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey "I Need a Doctor"
3. Rihanna & Drake "What's My Name"
4. Beyoncé & André 3000 "Party"
5. Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne "Motivation"
6. DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne "I'm On One"

Rap Song:
1. "All of the Lights"
2. "Otis"
3. "I Need a Doctor"
4. "The Show Goes On"
5. "Look At Me Now"
6. "Black and Yellow"

Rap Album:
1. Watch the Throne, Jay-Z and Kanye West
2. Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj
3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West
4. Lasers, Lupe Fiasco
5. Tha Charter IV, Lil' Wayne

Country Solo Performance:
1. Blake Shelton "Honey Bee"
2. Jason Aldean "Dirt Road Anthem"
3. Taylor Swift "Mean"
4. Carrie Underwood "Mama's Song"
5. Martina McBride "I'm Gonna Love You Through It"

Country Duo/Group Performance:
1. Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson "Don't You Wanna Stay"
2. Thompson Square "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"
3. The Civil Wars "Barton Hollow"
4. Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter "You and Tequila"

Country Song:
1. "God Gave Me You"
2. "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"
3. "Threaten Me With Heaven"
4. "Mean"
5. "Just Fishin'"

Country Album:
1. My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean
2. Speak Now, Taylor Swift
3. Red River Blue, Blake Shelton
4. Own the Night, Lady Antebellum
5. Here For A Good Time, George Strait
6. Chief, Eric Church

Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling):
1. If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't), Betty White
2. Bossypants, Tina Fey
3. Fab Fan Memories - The Beatles Bond, Various Artist
4. Hamlet, Dan Donohue & Various Artists - Oregon Shakespeare Festival
5. The Mask of Zorro, Val Kilmer and Cast

Comedy Album:
1. Hilarious, Louis C.K.
2. Finest Hour, Patton Oswalt
3. Alpocalypse, "Weird Al" Yankovic
4. Turtleneck & Chain, The Lonely Island
5. Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant, Kathy Griffin

Musical Theater Album:
1. The Book of Mormon
2. Anything Goes
3. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:
1. Burlesque, Christina Aguilera
2. Tangled, Various Artists
3. Boardwalk Empire Vol. 1, Various Artists
4. Glee Vol. 4, Various Artists
5. True Blood Vol. 3, Various Artists

Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:
1. Black Swan, Clint Mansell
2. Tron: Legacy, Daft Punk
3. The King's Speech, Alexandre Desplat
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Alexandre Desplat
5. The Shrine, Ryan Shore

Song Written For Visual Media:
1. "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"
2. "I See the Light"
3. "So Long"
4. "Where The River Goes"
5. "Christmastime Is Killing Us"
6. "Born to Be Somebody"

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
1. Paul Epworth
2. The Smeezingtons
3. Butch Vig
4. Ryan Tedder
5. Danger Mouse

Remixed Recording, Non-Classical:
1. Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
2. End Of Line (Photek Remix)
3. Only Girl (In The World) (Rosabel Club Mix)
4. Rope (Deadmau5 Mix)
5. Collide (Afrojack Remix)

Short Form Music Video:
1. Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
2. Radiohead "Lotus Flower"
3. Skrillex "First Of The Year (Equinox)"
4. OK Go "All Is Not Lost"
5. "Weird Al" Yankovic "Perform This Way"
6. Memory Tapes "Yes I Know"

Long Form Music Video:
1. Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest, A Tribe Called Quest
2. Foo Fighters: Back And Forth, Foo Fighters
3. I Am...World Tour, Beyonce
4. Nine Types Of Light, TV on the Radio
5. Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon, Kings of Leon

New York Film Critics Circle Go First

2011-11-20T20:55:00.000-08:00

We have 8 days until the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) yell "FIRST!" over the National Board of Review (NBR), which you know means it's time for some predictions.

Best Picture:
The Tree of Life
(Runners-Up: The Artist, Shame, Drive)

Best Director:
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
(Runners-Up: Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris; Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist; Steve McQueen, Shame)

Best Lead Actor:
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
(Runners-Up: Michael Fassbender, Shame; Ryan Gosling, Drive/The Ides of March; Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)

Best Lead Actress:
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
(Runners-Up: Charlize Theron, Young Adult; Viola Davis, The Help; Olivia Colman, Tyrannosaur)

Best Supporting Actor:
Albert Brooks, Drive
(Runners-Up: Christopher Plummer, Beginners; Patton Oswalt, Young Adult; Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris)

Best Supporting Actress:
Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
(Runners-Up: Marion Cotillard, Midnight in Paris; Carey Mulligan, Drive/Shame; Octavia Spencer, The Help)

Best Screenplay:
The Artist
(Runners-Up: Midnight in Paris, The Tree of Life, Young Adult)

Best Cinematography:
The Tree of Life
(Runners-Up: The Artist, Drive, Shame)

Best Animated Film:
The Adventures of Tin-Tin
(Runner-Up: Rango)

Best Non-Fiction Film:
Senna
(Runners-Up: Bill Cunningham New York; Project Nim; Pina)

Best Foreign Film:
A Separation
(Runners-Up: Miss Bala, The Skin I Inhabit)

Best First Film:
Martha Marcy May Marlene
(Runners-Up: Pariah, Coriolanus, Higher Ground)

September Oscar Predictions

2011-09-03T17:37:00.001-07:00

I'm really not feeling doing the chart right now, so I'll just post my current Oscar predictions. I did these before the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals, so most of these could go down in flames because of how the films are received there. We'll see.

Best Picture:
The Artist
A Dangerous Method
The Descendants
The Help
The Ides of March
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Director:
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
David Cronenberg, A Dangerous Method
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Steven Spielberg, War Horse

Best Lead Actor:
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Best Lead Actress:
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Felicity Jones, Like Crazy
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Best Supporting Actor:
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
John Goodman, The Artist
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Ides of March
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris

Best Supporting Actress:
Keira Knightley, A Dangerous Method
Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Evan Rachel Wood, The Ides of March
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Original Screenplay:
The Artist
Like Crazy
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life

Best Adapted Screenplay:
A Dangerous Method
The Descendants
The Help
The Ides of March
War Horse

Best Art Direction:
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Cinematography:
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Costume Design:
The Artist
The Help
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

Best Film Editing:
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Ides of March
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Makeup:
The Artist
A Dangerous Method
My Week With Marilyn

Best Original Score:
The Artist
A Dangerous Method
The Muppets
Rango
War Horse

Best Original Song:
The Help
The Muppets Movie
The Muppets Movie
We Bought a Zoo
Winnie-the-Pooh

Best Sound Mixing:
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: The Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Best Sound Editing:
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8
Transformers: The Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Best Visual Effects:
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Tree of Life
Transformers: The Dark of the Moon

2011 Oscar Charts: Week One

2011-07-27T19:23:00.000-07:00

It's pretty much guess work right now, but here's what I'm currently thinking for Oscar nominations. As usual, 3 of these will be right next January.

Best Picture:
1. War Horse (Director: Steven Spielberg)
2. J. Edgar (Director: Clint Eastwood)
3. The Descendants (Director: Alexander Payne)
4. Midnight in Paris (Director: Woody Allen)
5. A Dangerous Method (Director: David Cronenberg)
6. The Help (Director: Tate Taylor)
7. The Tree of Life (Director: Terrence Malick)
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8. The Ides of March (Director: George Clooney)
9. The Artist (Director: Michael Hazanavicius)
10. Hugo (Director: Martin Scorsese)
11. Super 8 (Director: J.J. Abrams)
12. Martha Marcy May Marlene (Director: Sean Durkin)
13. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Director: Tomas Alfredson)
14. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Director: Stephen Daldry)
15. Carnage (Director: Roman Polanski)
16. The Iron Lady (Director: Phyllida Lloyd)
17. We Bought a Zoo (Director: Cameron Crowe)
18. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Director: David Fincher)
19. Like Crazy (Director: Drake Doremus)
20. My Week With Marilyn (Director: Simon Curtis)

Best Director:
1. Steven Spielberg, War Horse
2. Clint Eastwood, J. Edgar
3. Alexander Payne, The Descendants
4. Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
5. Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
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6. David Cronenberg, A Dangerous Method
7. Martin Scorsese, Hugo
8. George Clooney, The Ides of March
9. Tomas Alfredson, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
10. Roman Polanski, Carnage
11. Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
12. Michael Hazanavicius, The Artist
13. Tate Taylor, The Help
14. David Fincher, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
15. J.J. Abrams, Super 8
16. Sean Durkin, Martha Marcy May Marlene
17. Phyllida Lloyd, The Iron Lady
18. Cameron Crowe, We Bought a Zoo
19. Drake Doremus, Like Crazy
20. Simon Curtis, My Week With Marilyn

Best Lead Actor:
1. George Clooney, The Descendants
2. Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
3. Michael Fassbender, A Dangerous Method
4. Jean DuJardin, The Artist
5. Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Solider Spy
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6. Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
7. Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
8. Matt Damon, We Bought a Zoo
9. Anton Yelchin, Like Crazy
10. John C. Reilly, Carnage
11. Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris
12. Paul Giamatti, Win Win
13. Woody Harrelson, Rampart
14. Demian Bichir, A Better Life
15. Jeremy Irvine, War Horse
16. Antonio Banderas, The Skin That I Inhabit
17. Brad Pitt, Moneyball
18. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
19. Christoph Waltz, Carnage
20. Daniel Craig, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Best Lead Actress:
1. Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
2. Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
3. Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
4. Keira Knightley, A Dangerous Method
5. Emma Stone, The Help
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6. Jodie Foster, Carnage
7. Felicity Jones, Like Crazy
8. Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
9. Andrea Riseborough, W.E.
10. Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
11. Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
12. Michelle Williams, Take This Waltz
13. Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia
14. Charlize Theron, Young Adult
15. Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
16. Anne Hathaway, One Day
17. Scarlett Johansson, We Bought a Zoo
18. Viola Davis, The Help
19. Kate Winslet, Carnage
20. Charlotte Rampling, The Eye of the Storm

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Christopher Plummer, Beginners
2. Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
3. Jim Broadbent, The Iron Lady
4. Niels Arestrup, War Horse
5. Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris
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6. Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
7. Ben Kingsley, Hugo
8. John Hawkes, Martha Marcy May Marlene
9. Christoph Waltz, Carnage
10. Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life
11. John C. Reilly, We Need to Talk About Kevin
12. Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Ides of March
13. Josh Lucas, J. Edgar
14. Ezra Miller, We Need to Talk About Kevin
15. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Moneyball
16. Geoffrey Rush, The Eye of the Storm
17. Armie Hammer, J. Edgar
18. Tom Hardy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
19. John C. Reilly, Carnage
20. Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Octavia Spencer, The Help
2. Viola Davis, The Help
3. Marisa Tomei, Ides of March
4. Mia Wasikowska, Albert Nobbs
5. Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
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6. Kate Winslet, Carnage
7. Naomi Watts, J. Edgar
8. Emily Watson, War Horse
9. Judi Dench, My Week With Marilyn
10. Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
11. Stephanie Szotak, We Bought a Zoo
12. Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
13. Zoe Caldwell, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
14. Carey Mulligan, Shame
15. Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
16. Judi Dench, J. Edgar
17. Anjelica Huston, 50/50
18. Andrea Riseborough, W.E.
19. Jodie Foster, Carnage
20. Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

Final and Full Emmy Predictions 2011!

2011-07-12T22:11:00.000-07:00

Nominations are on Thursday and here are my final predictions for (almost) every category!

Best Drama Series:
1. Mad Men
2. The Good Wife
3. Boardwalk Empire
4. Game of Thrones
5. Justified
6. The Walking Dead
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7. Dexter
8. Friday Night Lights
9. The Killing
10. True Blood
11. Harry’s Law
12. Treme

Best Comedy Series:
1. Modern Family
2. 30 Rock
3. Glee
4. The Office
5. Hot in Cleveland
6. Parks and Recreation
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7. The Big Bang Theory
8. Nurse Jackie
9. Louie
10. Community
11. The Big C
12. Raising Hope

Best TV Movie or Miniseries:
1. Mildred Pierce
2. Downton Abbey
3. Cinema Verite
4. Carlos
5. Too Big To Fail
6. Upstairs Downstairs
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7. The Sunset Limited
8. The Pillars of the Earth
9. The Kennedys
10. Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

Best Lead Actor-Comedy:
1. Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
2. Steve Carell, The Office
3. Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
4. Louis C.K., Louie
5. Matthew Morrison, Glee
6. Rob Lowe, Parks and Recreation
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7. Joel McHale, Community
8. Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
9. William Shatner, Shit My Dad Says
10. Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
11. Danny McBride, Eastbound & Down
12. George Segal, Retired at 35

Best Lead Actor-Drama:
1. Jon Hamm, Mad Men
2. Michael C. Hall, Dexter
3. Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
4. Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
5. Timothy Olyphant, Justified
6. William H. Macy, Shameless
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7. Hugh Laurie, House
8. Tom Selleck, Blue Bloods
9. Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
10. Sean Bean, Game of Thrones
11. Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
12. Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead

Best Lead Actor-M/M:
1. William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
2. Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
3. Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
4. Samuel L. Jackson, The Sunset Limited
5. Tommy Lee Jones, The Sunset Limited
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6. Patrick Stewart, Macbeth
7. Ian McShane, The Pillars of the Earth
8. Idris Elba, Luther
9. Kenneth Branagh, Wallander
10. Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: A Study in Pink

Best Lead Actress-Comedy:
1. Tina Fey, 30 Rock
2. Laura Linney, The Big C
3. Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
4. Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
5. Toni Collette, United States of Tara
6. Courteney Cox, Cougar Town
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7. Lea Michele, Glee
8. Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
9. Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
10. Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
11. Patricia Heaton, The Middle
12. Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory

Best Lead Actress-Drama:
1. Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
2. Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
3. Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
4. Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
5. Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
6. Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
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7. Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8. Mireille Enos, The Killing
9. January Jones, Mad Men
10. Melissa Leo, Treme
11. Emmy Rossum, Shameless
12. Anna Paquin, True Blood

Best Lead Actress-M/M:
1. Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
2. Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
3. Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
4. Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
5. Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs
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6. Kate Fleetwood, Macbeth
7. Hayley Atwell, The Pillars of the Earth
8. Katie Holmes, The Kennedys
9. Jennifer Love Hewitt, The Client List
10. Emily VanCamp, Beyond the Blackboard

Best Supporting Actor-Comedy:
1. Chris Colfer, Glee
2. Ty Burrell, Modern Family
3. Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
4. Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
5. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
6. Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation
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7. Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
8. Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
9. Oliver Platt, The Big C
10. Danny Pudi, Community
11. Mike O’Malley, Glee
12. Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation

Best Supporting Actor-Drama:
1. John Slattery, Mad Men
2. Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
3. Josh Charles, The Good Wife
4. Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
5. Chris Noth, The Good Wife
6. Michael Shannon, Boardwalk Empire
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7. Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
8. Michael Pitt, Boardwalk Empire
9. Brent Sexton, The Killing
10. Walton Goggins, Justified
11. Irrfan Kahn, In Treatment
12. John Noble, Fringe

Best Supporting Actor-M/M:
1. Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
2. James Gandolfini, Cinema Verite
3. Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
4. Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
5. Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys
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6. Donald Sutherland, The Pillars of the Earth
7. James Woods, Too Big to Fail
8. Brian F. O’Byrne, Mildred Pierce
9. Terry O’Quinn, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
10. Martin Freeman, Sherlock: A Study in Pink

Best Supporting Actress-Comedy:
1. Jane Lynch, Glee
2. Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
3. Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
4. Julie Bowen, Modern Family
5. Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
6. Wendie Malick, Hot in Cleveland
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7. Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
8. Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
9. Busy Philipps, Cougar Town
10. Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
11. Alison Brie, Community
12. Jessica Walter, Retired at 35

Best Supporting Actress-Drama:
1. Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
2. Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
3. Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
4. Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
5. Margo Martindale, Justified
6. Kiernan Shipka, Mad Men
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7. Sharon Gless, Burn Notice
8. Debra Winger, In Treatment
9. Michelle Forbes, The Killing
10. Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
11. Amy Ryan, In Treatment
12. Khandi Alexander, Treme

Best Supporting Actress-M/M:
1. Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
2. Betty White, The Lost Valentine
3. Eileen Atkins, Upstairs Downstairs
4. Melissa Leo, Mildred Pierce
5. Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
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6. Mare Winningham, Mildred Pierce
7. Cynthia Nixon, Too Big to Fail
8. Kathy Baker, Too Big to Fail
9. Ruth Wilson, Luther
10. Morgan Turner, Mildred Pierce

Best Guest Actor-Comedy:
1. Carl Reiner, Hot in Cleveland
2. John Slattery, 30 Rock
3. Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
4. John Lithgow, How I Met Your Mother
5. Paul Giamatti, 30 Rock
6. Darren Criss, Glee
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7. Nathan Lane, Modern Family
8. Matt Damon, 30 Rock
9. Tim Conway, Hot in Cleveland
10. Ken Howard, 30 Rock
11. John Stamos, Glee
12. Jon Hamm, 30 Rock

Best Guest Actor-Drama:
1. Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
2. Jeremy Irons, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
3. Robert Morse, Mad Men
4. Bob Newhart, NCIS
5. Hal Holbrook, Sons of Anarchy
6. Mark Moses, Mad Men
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7. Dallas Roberts, The Good Wife
8. Jonny Lee Miller, Dexter
9. Peter Weller, Dexter
10. John Larroquette, White Collar
11. Burt Reynolds, Burn Notice
12. Henry Winkler, Royal Pains

Best Guest Actress-Comedy:
1. Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
2. Cloris Leachman, Raising Hope
3. Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee
4. Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
5. Megan Mullally, Parks and Recreation
6. Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
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7. Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
8. Sherri Shepherd, 30 Rock
9. Cynthia Nixon, The Big C
10. Jessica Walter, The Big Bang Theory
11. Mary Tyler Moore, Hot in Cleveland
12. Carol Burnett, Glee

Best Guest Actress-Drama:
1. Shohreh Aghdashloo, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2. Ellen Burstyn, Big Love
3. Gretchen Mol, Boardwalk Empire
4. Julia Stiles, Dexter
5. Debra Messing, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
6. Anika Noni Rose, The Good Wife
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7. Joan Cusack, Shameless
8. Randee Heller, Mad Men
9. Cara Buono, Mad Men
10. Sarah Silverman, The Good Wife
11. Elizabeth Reaser, The Good Wife
12. Elizabeth Mitchell, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Best Writing-Comedy:
1. Tina Fey, Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock, 30 Rock “100”
2. Steve Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, Modern Family “Caught in the Act”
3. Greg Daniels, The Office “Goodbye Michael”
4. Louis C.K. Louie “Poker/Divorce”
5. Suzanne Martin, Hot in Cleveland “Pilot”
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6. Greg Garcia, Raising Hope “Pilot”
7. Darlene Hunt, The Big C “Pilot”
8. Abraham Higginbotham, Modern Family “The Kiss”
9. Danny Zuker, Christopher Lloyd and Ilana Wernick, Modern Family “Manny Get Your Gun/Dash, Flash, Crash”
10. Katie Dippold, Parks and Recreation “Fancy Party”

Best Directing-Comedy:
1. Beth McCarthy-Miller, 30 Rock “Live Show”
2. Ryan Murphy, Glee “The Substitute”
3. Michael Alan Spiller, Modern Family “Halloween”
4. Paul Feig, The Office “Goodbye Michael, Part 2”
5. Don Scardino, 30 Rock “100”
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6. Bill Condon, The Big C “Pilot”
7. Steve Levitan, Modern Family “See You Next Fall”
8. Joe Russo, Community “A Fistful of Paintballs”
9. James Burrows, Mike & Molly “Victoria’s Birthday”
10. Steve Buscemi, Nurse Jackie “Game On”

Best Writing-Drama:
1. Matthew Weiner, Mad Men “The Suitcase”
2. Terence Winter, Boardwalk Empire “A Return to Normalcy”
3. Jason Katims, Friday Night Lights “Always”
4. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones “Baelor”
5. Veena Sud, The Killing “Pilot”
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6. Robert King and Michelle King, The Good Wife “VIP Treatment”
7. Brett Johnson, Matthew Weiner and Eric Johnson, Mad Men “Waldorf Stories”
8. Frank Darabont, The Walking Dead “Days Gone Bye”
9. Dahvi Waller and Matthew Weiner, Mad Men “The Beautiful Girls”
10. Elmore Leonard and Graham Yost, Justified “The Moonshine War”

Best Directing-Drama:
1. Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire “Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)”
2. Alan Taylor, Game of Thrones “Baelor”
3. Frank Darabont, The Walking Dead “Days Gone Bye”
4. Tim Van Patten, Game of Thrones “Winter Is Coming (Pilot)”
5. Jennifer Getzinger, Mad Men “The Suitcase”
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6. Bill D’Elia, Harry’s Law “Pilot”
7. Michael Waxman, Friday Night Lights “Always”
8. Robert King, The Good Wife “Closing Arguments”
9. Allen Coulter, Boardwalk Empire “Paris Green”
10. Patty Jenkins, The Killing “Pilot”

Best Writing-M/M:
David Seltzer, Cinema Verite
Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey
Todd Haynes and Jonathan Raymond, Mildred Pierce
Cormac McCarthy, The Sunset Limited
Peter Could, Too Big To Fail

Best Directing-M/M:
Olivier Assayas, Carlos
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, Cinema Verite
Todd Haynes, Mildred Pierce
Tommy Lee Jones, The Sunset Limited
Curtis Hanson, Too Big To Fail

Best Variety Series:
The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Best Variety Special:
The Kennedy Center Honors
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 – The Stand-Up Special
Tina Fey: The 13th Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Best Reality/Competition Program:
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
The Voice

Best Reality Program:
Antiques Roadshow
Deadliest Catch
Dirty Jobs
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes
Undercover Boss

Best Reality Host:
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Jeff Probst, Survivor

Best Nonfiction Special:
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
Public Speaking
Waste Land

Best Nonfiction Series:
American Experience
American Masters
Pioneers of Television
30 for 30
Who Do You Think You Are?

Best Animated Program:
Archer
The Ricky Gervais Show
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
The Simpsons
South Park

Best Children’s Program:
Degrassi
Hannah Montana Forever
iCarly
Jonas L.A.
Wizards of Waverly Place

Best Children’s Program-Nonfiction:
I Can’t Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families About Learning Differences
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics

Best Special Class Program:
83rd Annual Academy Awards
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific (Live from Lincoln Center)
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (Great Performances)
Thurgood
64th Annual Tony Awards

Best Special Class Program – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program:
Childrens Hospital
Community: Dean Pelton’s Office Hours Webseries
The Daily Show Correspondents Explain
Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show
30 Rock: The Webisodes

Best Special Class Program – Short-format Nonfiction Programs:
Direct Effect
In Character With
Jay Leno’s Garage

Best Writing-Variety Special:
83rd Annual Academy Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors
Louis C.K.: Hilarious
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 – The Stand-Up Special
64th Annual Tony Awards

Best Writing-Variety Series:
The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Best Directing-Variety Special:
83rd Annual Academy Awards
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
64th Annual Tony Awards

Best Directing-Variety Series:
The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Show with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live

Best Technical Direction-Special:
83rd Annual Academy Awards
53rd Annual Grammy Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway

Best Technical Direction-Series:
Conan
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Dancing with the Stars
Late Show with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live

Best Writing-Nonfiction Programming:
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Gettysburg
30 for 30

Best Directing-Nonfiction Programming:
The Amazing Race
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise
Public Speaking
Waste Land

Best Lighting Design/Direction-Series:
American Idol
Conan
Dancing with the Stars
Lopez Tonight
Saturday Night Live

Best Lighting Design/Direction-Variety Special:
83rd Annual Academy Awards
53rd Annual Grammy Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden
64th Annual Tony Awards

Best Music Direction:
83rd Annual Academy Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific (Live from Lincoln Center)
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (Great Performances)
64th Annual Tony Awards

Best Cinematography-Multi-Camera:
The Big Bang Theory
Hot in Cleveland
How I Met Your Mother
Mike & Molly
30 Rock

Best Cinematography-Single-Camera:
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
The Killing
Mad Men
The Walking Dead

Best Cinematography-M/M:
Carlos
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
Upstairs Downstairs

Best Cinematography-Reality:
The Amazing Race
Deadliest Catch
Dirty Jobs
Survivor
Top Chef

Best Cinematography-Nonfiction:
If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise
Public Speaking
Wartorn: 1861-2010
Waste Land
Whale Wars

Best Art Direction-M/M:
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars of the Earth
Upstairs Downstairs

Best Art Direction-Multi-Camera:
The Big Bang Theory
Hot in Cleveland
How I Met Your Mother
Mike & Molly

Best Art Direction-Single-Camera:
Boardwalk Empire
The Borgias
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Modern Family

Best Art Direction-Variety:
83rd Annual Academy Awards
American Idol
Conan
The Kennedy Center Honors
Saturday Night Live

Best Costumes-Series:
Boardwalk Empire
Camelot
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

Best Costumes-M/M:
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
Upstairs Downstairs

Best Sound Mixing-Half Hour:
Hot in Cleveland
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock

Best Sound Mixing-Nonfiction:
The Amazing Race
Deadliest Catch
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
Public Speaking
The Voice

Best Sound Mixing-Variety:
54th Annual Grammy Awards
83rd Annual Academy Awards
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden

Best Sound Mixing-M/M:
Carlos
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars of the Earth
Too Big To Fail

Best Sound Mixing-Hour:
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Glee
Mad Men
The Walking Dead

Best Editing-M/M:
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail
Upstairs Downstairs

Best Single-Camera Editing-Drama:
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Justified
Mad Men
The Walking Dead

Best Editing-Special:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mike Nichols
The Kennedy Center Honors
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden
Louis C.K.: Hilarious
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway

Best Editing-Nonfiction Programming:
American Masters
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Deadliest Catch
If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise
Public Speaking

Best Editing-Comedy:
Glee
Hot in Cleveland
Modern Family
The Office
30 Rock

Best Editing-Reality:
The Amazing Race
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Intervention
Survivor
Top Chef

Best Sound Editing-Series:
Covert Affairs
Fringe
Game of Thrones
True Blood
The Walking Dead

Best Sound Editing-Nonfiction Programming:
The Amazing Race
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Deadliest Catch
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
Survivor

Best Sound Editing-M/M:
Carlos
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars of the Earth
Upstairs Downstairs

Best Special Visual Effects-M/M:
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
The Pillars of the Earth

Best Special Visual Effects-Series:
Boardwalk Empire
The Event
Game of Thrones
No Ordinary Family
The Walking Dead

Best Prosthetic Makeup:
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Glee
True Blood
The Walking Dead

Best Non-Prosthetic Makeup-M/M:
Cinema Verite
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars of the Earth
Upstairs Downstairs

Best Non-Prosthetic Makeup-Single-Camera:
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
True Blood
The Walking Dead

Best Non-Prosthetic Makeup-Multi-Camera:
Better With You
Dancing with the Stars
Hot in Cleveland
How I Met Your Mother
Saturday Night Live

Best Music Composition-M/M:
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
Too Big To Fail
Upstairs Downstairs

Best Music Composition-Series:
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
The Killing
The Simpsons
The Walking Dead

Best Music and Lyrics:
Family Guy
Glee
Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
Treme

Best Main Title Design:
Boardwalk Empire
Covert Affairs
Game of Thrones
Raising Hope
The Walking Dead

Best Main Title Theme:
Covert Affairs
Game of Thrones
The Killing
Raising Hope
The Walking Dead

Best Casting-Comedy:
Glee
Hot in Cleveland
Modern Family
Raising Hope
30 Rock

Best Casting-Drama:
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Justified
Mad Men

Best Casting-M/M:
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
Too Big To Fail
Upstaris, Downstairs

Best Hairstyling-Single-Camera:
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Glee
Mad Men
True Blood

Best Hairstyling-Multi-Camera:
Dancing with the Stars
Hot in Cleveland
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
Saturday Night Live
30 Rock

Best Hairstyling-M/M:
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
Upstairs Downstairs

Best Choreography:
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Glee
So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance

Best Stunt Coordination:
Burn Notice
Chuck
Covert Affairs
Game of Thrones
The Walking Dead

Best Voice-Over Performance:
Hank Azaria, The Simpsons
H. Jon Benjamin, Archer
Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons
Seth Green, Robot Chicken
Kevin Kline, Bob’s Burgers

What Should Win?

2011-02-26T12:09:00.001-08:00

And the companion to the predictions...what should win and what should have been nominated.

Best Picture:
What Should Win? The Kids Are All Right
What Should Have Been Nominated? Blue Valentine

Best Director:
Who Should Win? Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Who Should Have Been Nominated? Christopher Nolan, Inception

Best Lead Actor:
Who Should Win? James Franco, 127 Hours
Who Should Have Been Nominated? Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine

Best Lead Actress:
Who Should Win? Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Who Should Have Been Nominated? Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actor:
Who Should Win? Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Who Should Have Been Nominated? Andrew Garfield, The Social Network

Best Supporting Actress:
Who Should Win? Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Who Should Have Been Nominated? Olivia Williams, The Ghost Writer

Best Original Screenplay:
What Should Win? The Kids Are All Right
What Should Have Been Nominated? Blue Valentine

Best Adapted Screenplay:
What Should Win? 127 Hours
What Should Have Been Nominated? The Ghost Writer

Best Art Direction:
What Should Win? Inception
What Should Have Been Nominated? How to Train Your Dragon, The Social Network

Best Cinematography:
What Should Win? Inception
What Should Have Been Nominated? 127 Hours, Blue Valentine

Best Costume Design:
What Should Win? The King's Speech
What Should Have Been Nominated? Kick-Ass, Black Swan

Best Film Editing:
What Should Win? 127 Hours
What Should Have Been Nominated? Inception, The Kids Are All Right

Best Makeup:
What Should Win? N/A
What Should Have Been Nominated? Black Swan, Kick-Ass

Best Original Score:
What Should Win? Inception
What Should Have Been Nominated? The Ghost Writer, Blue Valentine

Best Original Song:
What Should Win? "I See the Light," Tangled
What Should Have Been Nominated? "Sticks & Stones," How to Train Your Dragon; "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me," Burlesque

Best Sound Mixing:
What Should Win? Inception
What Should Have Been Nominated? Black Swan, 127 Hours

Best Sound Editing:
What Should Win? Inception
What Should Have Been Nominated? How to Train Your Dragon, 127 Hours

Best Visual Effects:
What Should Win? Inception
What Should Have Been Nominated? Kick-Ass

Final Oscar Predictions 2010

2011-02-26T09:51:00.000-08:00

The Academy Awards are this Sunday, which means it's that time of year, where you wait for Ted to speak up with his final predictions and thoughts. Here we go!

Best Picture:
1. The King's Speech
12 nominations (something a lot of films don't do, let alone a British period piece). The power of the Weinstein Company. Favorite to win at least Actor and Original Screenplay. Won the major guild awards (over The Social Network). At this point, it losing would be a pretty big upset.

2. The Social Network
If you had ask me a month ago, I would have said yes. But the tide turned. It's not even my favorite of the 10, but I still hope it upsets because it feels more like the Best Picture of 2010 than The King's Speech. Oh well.

3. Toy Story 3
If any film can overcome the top two, it will be this one. It's got a crazy enough fan base to do, especially since they're ranking them. It would be a win for the series and there's a real push for it. But it's still an animated movie.

4. The Fighter
It's been the underdog of the year, but it has yet to pick up significant steam to pull off the upset.

5. Inception
No director nomination means it's out, but lots of people are pissed that it might get the short end of the stick with wins (maybe only Visual Effects?). Perhaps The Dark Knight supporters will show their muscle here?

6. Black Swan
It definitely has passionate support, but with only five nominations (and no love for the other actresses or technical achievements), it probably won't be winning.

7. True Grit
The movie landed 10 nominations but even with that overall support, there's no real passion for it.

8. Winter's Bone
It's a dark, depressing drama with four overall nominations and no Best Director nomination. Not enough to win.

9. The Kids Are All Right
It's a comedy with four overall nominations and no Best Director nomination. Not enough to win.

10. 127 Hours
It was a slight surprise that it got in (although I got the 10 all correct). No Best Director nomination and not a lot of love overall.

Best Director:
1. David Fincher, The Social Network
This will be the film's big award. Fincher has paid his dues and this is his second nomination. They try hard to honor directors with visions and it's hard to picture him not winning (even though he lose the DGA). Plus the last director winner who didn't seem to have such a hard time "directing" their movie was (arguably) Barry Levinson for Rain Man, so that should be enough for me to think that Hooper won't win.

2. Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
If they go crazy for The King's Speech, it could happen. But he couldn't even win at home with the BAFTAs. Yes, he won the DGA award, but so did Rob Marshall for Chicago and he still lost to Roman Polanski for The Pianist (although Fincher is no Polanski). Although I'm reminded of when Ron Howard beat Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott, Robert Altman and David Lynch back in 2001.

3. Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
If the two frontrunners split, Aronofsky will be the one to reap the rewards. It's the type of directing job that the directors branch will nominate, but won't give the win. But after stellar work with Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, and The Wrestler, I'm glad he's here.

4. David O. Russell, The Fighter
Russell got lucky to get in here, because his reputation in Hollywood is that of a prick. But he's played the game very well and this should help him make more interesting films in the future (more Three Kings and I Heart Huckabees and less of The Fighter).

5. Ethan and Joel Coen, True Grit
The Coens just won for No Country for Old Men two years ago. There's no movement to give another one this quickly.

Best Lead Actor:
1. Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Of the four acting categories, the easiest to call. Firth has pretty much won every precursor available (including some critic awards) and lost last year. He's in the Best Picture frontrunner, which will certainly help here (in the past decade, seven of the ten winners' films were up for Best Picture and one of them won). He's British, he's playing royalty, he suffers from a speech impediment. It's a done deal.

2. James Franco, 127 Hours
Had Firth won last year, Franco might have had a shot (unless they really wanted to reward Bridges). A very brave and somewhat uncomfortable performance to watch, he carried the entire film (enough so, that it even placed in Best Picture). That said, he's still a little on the younger side (32), and Oscar voters prefer them a tad more older in this category. Some might also think he'll have more chances in the future.

3. Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
If, somehow, Eisenberg wins, he would become the youngest winner in the category (he just turned 27). On top of that, the love for the film has fizzled out in the last month of the race and there's no urgency to reward the acting from The Social Network (witness the snub of the supporting actors and no wins from SAG).

4. Javier Bardem, Biutiful
The nomination was the prize for Bardem. His performance was really great, the stuff actors love (dying of cancer!). But it was a very late contender, and while there's enough support for him to get nominated, he already has an Oscar (Supporting Actor for 2007's No Country for Old Men) and there's no rush to get him another one.

5. Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Bridges won last year, so a repeat win is very unlikely. Plus, last year he beat Colin Firth (both were deserving), so it's nice that he can stay out of Firth's way this time. There's also the John Wayne factor (The Duke won for this role, way back in 1969) and some older voters might stick with that performance as their favorite.

Best Lead Actress:
1. Natalie Portman, Black Swan
If Oscar voters want to honor a hot young thing who gave a showy performance, this is it. This is Portman's second nomination (first in lead) and nothing has slowed her down yet. The only thing that might turn off voters is the genre (crazy ass thriller), but even so, this will be the best place to honor the film.

2. Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
If Oscar voters want to honor a seasoned veteran who gave a subtle performance, this is it. Bening has lost three times in the past (and twice, famously, to Hilary Swank), but she's within some distance here. Still, I don't think the voters care if The Kids Are All Right goes home with one award, so I expect her to just enjoy the company of The Beatty when Portman wins.

3. Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Thrilled that she made it in, especially when it looked like she might miss (although sad that Ryan Gosling wasn't so lucky). She probably doesn't have a huge amount of support to win, but what worries me is that she cut into some of Portman's votes.

4. Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Second youngest nominee in this category (the record will always belong to Keisha Castle-Hughes), Lawrence defied a lot to get in. The movie peaked too early to win anything and even when it did win big, she missed (witness the wins at the Gotham Awards, but no Breakthrough win for her). This was a vote of confidence nod and maybe she'll be back in the future.

5. Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Very glad that she finally earned a spot back at the table. It's probably her most surprising performance in a long time. She'll get points for bringing the play to the screen, but the nomination is all she's getting.

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Christian Bale, The Fighter
Bale's won almost all the precursor awards (minus BAFTA). It's been a long time coming, and it's performance that definitely deserves it. Hopefully that will mean he'll stop killing himself over his performances.

2. Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Rush has won before (Best Actor for Shine in 1996), and he's usually so damn annoying with his over-the-top, scenery chewing complex. But he didn't do any of that in this one. If they REALLY love the film it could happen. But I think Bale is too strong of a frontrunner for that to happen.

3. Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
This was supposed to be his, but he got lucky getting in because he could have missed. He makes it look easy, especially in this one. Glad that he finally got in (and he would have my vote), but better luck next time.

4. Jeremy Renner, The Town
Renner was really good and definitely the male standout in the film (Blake Lively was my favorite), but I think this was more of a support for him as an actor. After The Hurt Locker, we all can't wait to see more work from him. Plus the film missed in the top 10.

5. John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Hawkes got lucky to get in over other contenders (sorry Andrew Garfield *sniff), so the nomination is his reward. But it was a terrific performance.

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Melissa Leo, The Fighter
She might have been over-the-top with her role (and, as of late, with her campaign), but she's won everything that she can (with the exception of the BAFTA because they have no idea who she is and didn't nominate her). On top of that, I don't think there is enough support to get another one of the ladies to win. What will be interesting is if The Fighter can pull off both supporting wins. The last time that happened was in 1986 with Michael Caine and Dianne Wiest for Hannah and Her Sisters). And another interesting statistic is that if both Leo and Bale win, it will be the first mother/son (characters) winners since 1989 when Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker won for My Left Foot.

2. Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
She didn't do a whole lot, but other actresses have won for less. The BAFTA win (and more importantly, the speech) might have charmed enough voters who are not inclined to give Leo their vote. Plus, the movie might sweep her in (although Firth being the only acting win makes more sense).

3. Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Yes, Anna Paquin and Tatum O'Neal won when they were young, but I feel like they had more support (or their movies did) back then. Steinfeld as lost a lot of buzz since the Oscar nominations were announced. Still wouldn't be shocked.

4. Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Weaver may have missed out on a SAG nomination, but she definitely has her fans. The film was probably too slight to pull out a win...but so was Pollock and Marcia Gay Harden snuck in there. Still Weaver's an unknown in Hollywood, so like Shohreh Aghdashloo and Sophie Okondeo before her, except her to have fun, not win and then get offered a lot of roles in great (and not-so-great) stuff.

5. Amy Adams, The Fighter
She was supposed to win something major to stop her co-star from winning, but it never happened. At best, Adams will steal some votes, but probably not enough for her to win or to prevent Leo from winning.

Best Original Screenplay:
1. The King's Speech
A Best Picture frontrunner, with no reasonable contender that can stop it. Most might be split between Inception and Kids to stop it from winning this. Plus, writer David Siedler's back story about overcoming his own stuttering has been making the rounds and will likely impress voters.

2. Inception
If enough people are angry over Christopher Nolan missing in the Best Picture lineup, he could upset here. He has the Writers Guild award, which could help (although The King's Speech wasn't eligible there). But it's still a head scratcher among some Academy members (you know the older voters didn't get it).

3. The Kids Are All Right
Any other year, this would have won. It's the light-hearted dramedy from Focus Features. Those always win here. But it lost momentum and it didn't win anything major.

4. The Fighter
It's a true story! But it can be a little annoying to some, especially those who are put off by the family aspect of it.

5. Another Year
Mike Leigh always gets in and never wins. And this one lost a tremendous amount of attention.

Best Adapted Screenplay:
1. The Social Network
Aaron Sorkin's script was the MVP of the film (give or take Fincher's direction) and he hasn't lost anything yet for this one. If they want to honor great dialogue, here's where they start and end.

2. Toy Story 3
The most emotional entry of the five, it was a truly satisfying end to a fantastic trilogy. But Aaron Sorkin didn't write it.

3. True Grit
It's a Coen brothers script, so it has lots of great lines. But it's a remake and a lot of old Hollywood voters might hold that against it. Plus, Aaron Sorkin didn't write it.

4. 127 Hours
The script was good, but the true feat of the film was James Franco and Danny Boyle's direction. Plus, Aaron Sorkin didn't write it.

5. Winter's Bone
A really smart script, but Winter's Bone is probably going to go home empty handed. Plus, Aaron Sorkin didn't write it.

Best Animated Feature:
1. Toy Story 3
Done.

2. How to Train Your Dragon
It would be a huge upset if it happened. But it does have some support and if it wasn't for Toy Story 3, it would happen. Oh well.

3. The Illusionist
The Triplets of Belleville couldn't overcome Finding Nemo. So expect history to repeat itself, but it's a great that it got in.

Best Documentary Feature:
1. Inside Job
2. Exit Through the Gift Shop
3. Gasland
4. Waste Land
5. Restrepo
I could really see any of them win. Restrepo has a Hurt Locker vibe to it, Waste Land is supposed to be an interesting look at people who live in a garbage heap, Gasland is supposed to be about some insane things that are happening in our backyard and Exit Through the Gift Shop is Banksy's film on the culture of art (which really was a surprise nominee, given how stuffy this branch can be). But Inside Job has the gravitas and his been the frontrunner here for quite some time (especially since Waiting for "Superman" missed here).

Best Foreign Language Film:
1. In a Better World, Denmark
2. Incendies, Canada
3. Dogtooth, Greece
4. Biutiful, Mexico
5. Outside the Law, Algeria
The film to beat is the Golden Globe-winning In a Better World, but this category is notorious for upsets. Biutiful is probably the most known of the five, but it's such a downer and not the best work from Iñarritu. Outside the Law got a lot of flack for taking liberties with history, so it's also out. Incendies has received good notices, so wouldn't be surprised to see it win. Lastly, Dogtooth is apparently so bizarre, a win would be shocking. But so was it's nomination.

Best Art Direction:
1. The King's Speech
The set pieces in the palace, and in the grungy offices of the speech therapist, should be enough to cinch the win. If it's going to win Best Picture, it's going to need more wins under its belt.

2. Alice in Wonderland
Sometimes, "Best Art Direction" is really "Most Art Direction." If that's the case, this ugly looking thing wins. Also, every Tim Burton movie that gets nominated here (Batman, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd) wins.

3. Inception
This one is probably hurt by the visual effects. Although that didn't hurt Avatar last year either.

4. True Grit
In any other year, this one would be the easy pick. However, it seems rather simple compared to the rest of the nominees.

5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One
Not much of an improvement over the last ones in terms of new set designs. They'll wait for the last one, if they want to honor the series.

Best Cinematography:
1. True Grit
They say the prettiest looking film, or the one that would make for a cool postcard picture wins this. If that's the case, look no further than this Western. In addition, Roger Deakins has yet to win here and after so many years of stellar work, it's his time.

2. The King's Speech
Or they could be lazy and give it to the Best Picture frontrunner? If the film wasn't so drab, I'd go for it.

3. Inception
Wally Pfister won the cinematographer's guild, but I don't think they're ready to honor cinematography that is so technically difficult. But they did go for Avatar last year.

4. Black Swan
Very good work from here, but it's another of those low-budget indies that was shot for cheap and some don't like that particular look.

5. The Social Network
Even with it being a favorite in other categories, I think this is the one category it's pretty much out of it.

Best Costume Design:
1. The King's Speech
A Best Picture frontrunner that won the Costume Designers Guild...but so did Alice and Helena Bonham Carter's costumes aren't very splashy.

2. Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton's bizarre adaptation won the Costume Designers Guild...but so did King's Speech and it's ugly.

3. True Grit
Westerns offer lots of costumes and it's a time period they like...but it feels like those costumes have already been rewarded in the past.

4. I Am Love
Lots of people were happy that its contemporary costumes got in...but it's the film's only nomination and they don't honor contemporary work with the award (see The Devil Wears Prada).

5. The Tempest
Sandy Powell has won a few of these...but no one liked the movie and this is its only nod.

Best Film Editing:
1. The Social Network
Usually the film that wins this, wins Best Picture. But, often times it goes to the film with the best achievement. The Editors Guild went with this one, so I'll play it safe and say it wins here too.

2. The King's Speech
But this is the actual Best Picture frontrunner. Hmm. It would be such a lazy vote though, and I have to imagine that they won't be that lazy this year.

3. The Fighter
Boxing movies feature a lot of editing, so this one isn't out of it, if the other two split it.

4. Black Swan
You can't deny the edits made in this one, especially all the dance sequences. But it's probably too light of a subject to win this category.

5. 127 Hours
Many think this took Inception's spot (I still think that would have won this category over the two frontrunners). Plus, 127 Hours is looking like it's heading to no wins at all.

Best Makeup:
1. The Wolfman
Rick Baker dominates this category. Even when it's not a great movie. Plus he won for An American Werewolf in London which was the first film honored when they created this category.

2. Barney's Version
Paul Giamatti won the Globe, so there must be some support for the film. But it's old age makeup (pancake face!) and those don't usually win this category.

3. The Way Back
Apparently, it's minimal makeup (i.e. scars and wounds and such), so it's probably not flashy or showy enough to win. Plus the movie was a dud with critics and audiences.

Best Original Score:
1. The King's Speech
Multiple nominations for the composer? Check. Best Picture frontrunner? Check. BAFTA win? Check. Use of Beethoven in the film's climax? Check. Winner.

2. Inception
Hans Zimmer score might be the most memorable of the year, but there doesn't seem to be a rush to get him the win this year...unless they want Inception to get some more wins.

3. The Social Network
The work from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross already took home the Critic's Choice Award and Golden Globe. It was probably a bit of a miracle that they got nominated, considering their aversion to dual composers in recent years.

4. How to Train Your Dragon
John Powell's delightful music was perfect for the film, but there doesn't seem to be a movement to give the film a win. This being its only other nod might help voters who loved it but don't want to vote against Toy Story 3 in Animated Feature.

5. 127 Hours
This is probably the only one out of it. Too sparse.

Best Original Song:
1. "I See the Light," Tangled
Classic Disney. Classic Alan Menken (he even references himself). The movie was snubbed in Animated Feature.

2. "If I Rise," 127 Hours
If they don't give it this, it will go home empty-handed. But is there enough support to muster a win? Are they tired of A.R. Rahman (who just won two, two years ago)?

3. "We Belong Together," Toy Story 3
Multiple wins for Pixar finale? It's the weakest of the Toy Story theme songs ("You've Got a Friend In Me" and "When She Loved Me" where way better). Plus, does anyone remember how it was used in the film?

4. "Coming Home," Country Strong
Could surprise just because it was random that it got in in the first place. Gwyneth Paltrow didn't write the song, but she has more buzz around her now than she's had in a long while.

Best Sound Mixing:
1. Inception
2. The Social Network
3. True Grit
4. The King's Speech
5. Salt
Inception wins this because it was snubbed for Directing and Editing...although not even The Dark Knight could win this two years ago, and they might want to give more love to The Social Network.

Best Sound Editing:
1. Inception
2. Toy Story 3
3. True Grit
4. TRON: Legacy
5. Unstoppable
Inception wins this because it was snubbed for Directing and Editing...although I wouldn't be surprised to see Toy Story 3 win if they want it to get more than just Animated Feature.

Best Visual Effects:
1. Inception
Easy call. The city of Paris folded on top of itself. Then Joseph Gordon-Levitt had that fight in the hallway...in zero gravity.

2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One
First time the series has been included here, but I doubt it will win because they'll likely honor it next year with the final installment.

3. Alice in Wonderland
Ugly. Visuals. But it made a lot of money. And there's a lot of visual effects. But they were ugly. Fugly, if you will.

4. Iron Man 2
The first one didn't win. And they didn't improve the effects like the second Spider-Man did when it won the category.

5. Hereafter
One tsunami. That was it.

Best Animated Short:
1. Madagascar, a Journey Diary
2. Day & Night
3. The Lost Thing
4. The Gruffalo
5. Let's Pollute
The last two are apparently too slight to win (although The Gruffalo has a a stellar voice cast, including Helen Bonham Carter), but ultimately, the voters here look at the animation work, which would give the edge to the French, Madagascar, a Journey Diary over Pixar's Day & Night.

Best Documentary Short:
1. The Warriors of Qiugang
2. Poster Girl
3. Strangers No More
4. Sun Come Up
5. Killing in the Name
The filmmakers of The Warriors of Qiugang won in this category before, so I'll just go with that. But this category is always tough to call (especially because there's no World War II entry). Poster Girl is about PTSD (timely!), Strangers No More features kids in Tel Aviv (kids!), Sun Come Up is about global warming (timely!) and Killing in the Name is about terrorism (timely!) Good luck.

Best Live Action Short:
1. Na Wewe
2. God of Love
3. The Confession
4. The Crush
5. Wish 143
None of these winning would surprise me. I went with the one that's supposed to be the most depressing...because that's what they like.

Final Grammy Predictions

2011-02-13T08:40:00.000-08:00

Let's see how this goes.

Record of the Year:
1. Lady Antebellum "Need You Now"
2. Eminem featuring Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie"
3. Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"
4. Cee-Lo Green "Fuck You"
5. B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars "Nothin' On You"

Album of the Year:
1. The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
2. Recovery, Eminem
3. Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
4. The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
5. Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

Song of the Year:
1. "Need You Now"
2. "Love the Way You Lie"
3. "Fuck You"
4. "The House that Built Me"
5. "Beg Steal or Borrow"

New Artist:
1. Justin Bieber
2. Mumford and Sons
3. Drake
4. Florence + the Machine
5. Esperanza Spalding

Pop Female:
1. Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
2. Katy Perry "Teenage Dream"
3. Sara Bareilles "King of Anything"
4. Norah Jones "Chasing Pirates"
5. Beyonce "Halo (LIVE)"

Pop Male:
1. Bruno Mars "Just the Way You Are"
2. Michael Jackson "This Is It"
3. Michael Buble "Haven't Met You Yet"
4. John Mayer "Half of My Heart"
5. Adam Lambert "Whataya Want From Me"

Pop Group:
1. Sade "Babyfather"
2. Train "Hey Soul Sister (LIVE)"
3. Paramore "Only Exception"
4. Maroon 5 "Misery"
5. Glee Cast "Don't Stop Believin'"

Pop Collaboration:
1. B.o.B., Eminem and Hayley Williams "Airplanes, Part II"
2. Elton John and Leon Russell "It Wasn't For Bad"
3. Lady Gaga and Beyonce "Telephone"
4. Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare "Imagine"
5. Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg "California Gurls"

Pop Album:
1. The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
2. Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
3. I Dreamed a Dream, Susan Boyle
4. My World 2.0, Justin Bieber
5. Battle Studies, John Mayer

Traditional Pop Album:
1. Crazy Love, Michael Buble
2. Love is the Answer, Barbra Streisand
3. Fly Me To The Moon…The Great American Songbook: Volume V, Rod Stewart
4. The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time, Barry Manilow
5. Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville, Johnny Mathis

Dance Recording:
1. Robyn "Dancing On My Own"
2. Rihanna "Only Girl (In the World)"
3. Lady Gaga "Dance in the Dark"
4. La Roux "In for the Kill"
5. Goldfrapp "Rocket"

Dance Album:
1. La Roux, La Roux
2. Further, The Chemical Brothers
3. Head First, Goldfrapp
4. Black Light, Groove Armada
5. These Hopeful Machines, BT

Rock Solo:
1. Neil Young "Angry World"
2. Robert Plant "Silver Rider"
3. Eric Clapton "Run Back to Your Side"
4. Paul McCartney "Helter Skelter"
5. John Mayer "Crossroads"

Rock Group:
1. Arcade Fire "Ready to Start"
2. Black Keys "Tighten Up"
3. Muse "Resistance"
4. Jeff Beck and Joss Stone "I Put a Spell on You"
5. Kings of Leon "Radioactive"

Hard Rock Performance:
1. Them Crooked Vultures "New Fang"
2. Stone Temple Pilots "Between the Lines"
3. Ozzy Osbourne "Let Me Hear You Scream"
4. Alice in Chains "A Looking in View"
5. Soundgarden "Black Rain"

Rock Song:
1. "Little Lion Man"
2. "Angry World"
3. "Tighten Up"
4. "Resistance"
5. "Radioactive"

Rock Album:
1. Mojo, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2. Le Noise, Neil Young
3. Backspacer, Pearl Jam
4. The Resistance, Muse
5. Emotion & Commotion, Jeff Beck

Alternative Album:
1. The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
2. Brothers, Black Keys
3. Contra, Vampire Weekend
4. Broken Bells, Broken Bells
5. Infinite Arms, Band of Horses

R&B Female:
1. Fantasia "Bittersweat"
2. Monica "Everything to Me"
3. Jazmine Sullivan "Holding You Down (Going in Circles)"
4. Faith Evans "Gone Already"
5. Kelly Price "Tired"

R&B Male:
1. El DeBarge "Second Chance"
2. Usher "There Goes My Baby"
3. (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild "We're Still Friends"
4. Kem "Why Would You Stay"
5. Jaheim "Finding My Way Back"

R&B Group/Duo:
1. Sade "Soldier of Love"
2. Ronald Isley and Aretha Franklin "You've Got a Friend"
3. John Legend and The Roots "Shine"
4. Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller "Love"
5. Chris Brown and Tank "Take My Time"

Traditional R&B Performance:
1. John Legend and The Roots "Hang on In There"
2. Betty Wright "Go (LIVE)"
3. R. Kelly "When a Woman Loves"
4. Calvin Richardson "You're So Amazing"
5. Ryan Shaw "In Between"

Urban/Alternative Performance:
1. Cee-Lo Green "Fuck You"
2. Janelle Monáe & Big Boi "Tightrope"
3. Carolyn Malachi "Orion"
4. Eric Roberson "Still"
5. Bilal "Little One"

R&B Song:
1. "Bittersweet"
2. "Second Chance"
3. "Shine"
4. "Finding My Way Back"
5. "Why Would You Stay"

R&B Album:
1. Wake Up!, John Legend and The Roots
2. Back to Me, Fantasia
3. Still Standing, Monica
4. Another Round, Jaheim
5. The Love & War Masterpeace, Raheem DeVaughn

Contemporary R&B Album:
1. The ArchAndroid, Janelle Monae
2. Raymond vs Raymond, Usher
3. Untitled, R. Kelly
4. Graffiti, Chris Brown
5. Transition, Ryan Leslie

Rap Solo:
1. Eminem "Not Afraid"
2. Kanye West "Power"
3. Drake "Over"
4. T.I. "I'm Back"
5. Ludacris "How Low"

Rap Group/Duo:
1. Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz "On To The Next One"
2. Big Boi, Bosko, Cutty & Mouche "Shutterbugg"
3. Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz "Fancy"
4. Ludacris & Nicki Minaj "My Chick Bad"
5. Young Jeezy & Plies "Lose My Mind"

Rap/Sung Collaboration:
1. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"
2. Eminem & Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie"
3. B.o.B & Bruno Mars "Nothin' On You"
4. John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common "Wake Up Everybody"
5. Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall "Deuces"

Rap Song:
1. "Empire State of Mind"
2. "Love the Way You Lie"
3. "Not Afraid"
4. "Nothin' On You"
5. "On To The Next One"

Rap Album:
1. Recovery, Eminem
2. The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z
3. Thank Me Later, Drake
4. How I Got Over, The Roots
5. The Adventures Of Bobby Ray, B.o.B.

Country Female:
1. Miranda Lambert "The House That Built Me"
2. Carrie Underwood "Temporary Home"
3. LeAnn Rimes "Swingin'"
4. Gretchen Wilson "I'd Love To Be Your Last"
5. Jewel "Satisfied"

Country Male:
1. Keith Urban "'Til Summer Comes Around"
2. Jamey Johnson "Macon"
3. Toby Keith "Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)"
4. Chris Young "Gettin' You Home"
5. David Nail "Turning Home"

Country Group/Duo:
1. Lady Antebellum "Need You Now"
2. Zac Brown Band "Free"
3. Little Big Town "Little White Church"
4. Dailey & Vincent "Elizabeth"
5. The SteelDrivers "Where Rainbows Never Drive"

Country Collaboration:
1. Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson "As She's Walking Away"
2. Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson "Bad Angel"
3. Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
4. Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins "Hillbilly Bone"
5. Marty Stuart & Connie Smith "I Run to You"

Country Song:
1. "Need You Now"
2. "The House That Built Me"
3. "Free"
4. "The Breath You Take"
5. "I'd Love To Be Your Last"
6. "If I Die Young"

Country Album:
1. Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
2. Revolution, Miranda Lambert
3. You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band
4. The Guitar Song, Jamey Johnson
5. Up On The Ridge, Dierks Bentley

Spoken Word Album:
1. The Woody Allen Collection: Mere Anarchy, Side Effects, Without Feathers, Getting Even, Woody Allen
2. A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To The Future..., Michael J. Fox
3. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook), Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver
4. This Time Together: Laughter And Reflection, Carol Burnett
5. American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson
6. The Bedwetter, Sarah Silverman

Comedy Album:
1. Weapons Of Self Destruction, Robin Williams
2. I Told You I Was Freaky, Flight of the Conchords
3. Stark Raving Black, Lewis Black
4. Kathy Griffin Does The Bible Belt, Kathy Griffin
5. Cho Dependent, Margaret Cho

Musical Show Album:
1. A Little Night Music
2. Fela!
3. American Idiot
4. Sondheim on Sondheim
5. Promises, Promises

Compilation Soundtrack
1. Crazy Heart
2. Treme
3. Glee: The Music, Volume 1
4. True Blood - Volume 2
5. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Score Soundtrack
1. Inception, Hans Zimmer
2. Sherlock Holmes, Hans Zimmer
3. Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
4. Alice in Wonderland, Danny Elfman
5. Avatar, James Horner

Song from a Film/TV:
1. "The Weary Kind," Crazy Heart
2. "This City," Treme
3. "Down in New Orleans," The Princess and the Frog
4. "I See You," Avatar
5. "Kiss Like Your Kiss," True Blood

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
1. The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine)
2. RedOne
3. Dr. Luke
4. Danger Mouse
5. Rob Cavallo

Short-Form Video:
1. Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
2. Johnny Cash "Ain't No Grave / The Johnny Cash Project"
3. Cee-Lo Green "Fuck You"
4. Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack "Stylo"
5. Eminem and Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie"

Final Complete Oscar Predictions

2011-01-22T19:11:00.000-08:00

Best Picture:
1. The Social Network
2. The King’s Speech
3. Black Swan
4. The Fighter
5. Inception
6. Toy Story 3
7. True Grit
8. The Kids Are All Right
9. Winter’s Bone
10. 127 Hours
Alternate: The Town
Should Be Nominated: Blue Valentine

Best Director:
1. David Fincher, The Social Network
2. Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
3. Christopher Nolan, Inception
4. Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
5. David O. Russell, The Fighter
Alternate: Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
Should Be Nominated: Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right

Best Lead Actor:
1. Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
2. James Franco, 127 Hours
3. Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
4. Jeff Bridges, True Grit
5. Robert Duvall, Get Low
Alternate: Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Should Be Nominated: Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine

Best Lead Actress:
1. Natalie Portman, Black Swan
2. Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
3. Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
4. Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
5. Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Alternate: Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Should Be Nominated: Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
1. Christian Bale, The Fighter
3. Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
3. Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
5. Sam Rockwell, Conviction
Alternate: Jeremy Renner, The Town
Should Be Nominated: Jack McGee, The Fighter

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Amy Adams, The Fighter
2. Melissa Leo, The Fighter
3. Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
4. Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
5. Lesley Manville, Another Year
Alternate: Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Should Be Nominated: Olivia Williams, The Ghost Writer

Best Original Screenplay:
1. The King’s Speech
2. The Kids Are All Right
3. Inception
4. Black Swan
5. The Fighter
Alternate: Another Year
Should Be Nominated: Blue Valentine

Best Adapted Screenplay:
1. The Social Network
2. Toy Story 3
3. Winter’s Bone
4. True Grit
5. The Ghost Writer
Alternate: 127 Hours
Should Be Nominated: How to Train Your Dragon

Best Animated Feature:
1. Toy Story 3
2. How to Train Your Dragon
3. Despicable Me
Alternate: The Illusionist/Tangled

Best Foreign Language Film:
1. Denmark, In a Better World
2. South Africa, Life Above All
3. Canada, Incendies
4. Sweden, Simple Simon
5. Mexico, Biutiful
Alternate: Algeria, Outside the Law

Best Art Direction:
1. Inception
2. The King’s Speech
3. Alice in Wonderland
4. True Grit
5. The Social Network
Alternates: Shutter Island/Black Swan/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Best Cinematography:
1. Inception
2. True Grit
3. Black Swan
4. The Social Network
5. 127 Hours
Alternates: The King’s Speech/Shutter Island/The Way Back

Best Costume Design:
1. The King’s Speech
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Black Swan
4. True Grit
5. The Tempest
Alternates: Made in Dagenham/Burlesque/Get Low

Best Film Editing:
1. The Social Network
2. Inception
3. The Fighter
4. Black Swan
5. 127 Hours
Alternates: The King’s Speech/True Grit/Toy Story 3

Best Makeup:
1. Alice in Wonderland
2. The Wolfman
3. True Grit
Alternate: The Fighter/The Way Back/Barney’s Version/Jonah Hex

Best Original Score:
1. The King’s Speech
2. Inception
3. How to Train Your Dragon
4. The Social Network
5. The Ghost Writer
Alternates: Never Let Me Go/127 Hours/TRON: Legacy

Best Original Song:
1. “I See the Light,” Tangled
2. “Shine,” Waiting for “Superman”
3. “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” Burlesque
4. “If I Rise,” 127 Hours
5. “We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3
Alternates: “Bound to You,” Burlesque/“Coming Home,” Country Strong/“Sticks & Stones,” How to Train Your Dragon

Best Sound Mixing:
1. Inception
2. The Social Network
3. Toy Story 3
4. TRON: Legacy
5. 127 Hours
Alternates: Salt/Unstoppable/Black Swan/True Grit

Best Sound Editing:
1. Inception
2. Toy Story 3
3. TRON: Legacy
4. 127 Hours
5. Black Swan
Alternates: True Grit/Salt/Unstoppable/Iron Man 2

Best Visual Effects:
1. Inception
2. TRON: Legacy
3. Alice in Wonderland
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
5. Iron Man 2
Alternates: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World/Hereafter

Best Documentary Feature:
1. Inside Job
2. Waiting for “Superman”
3. Waste Land
4. The Tillman Story
5. Exit Through the Gift Shop
Alternates: Restrepo/Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer/Gasland

Best Documentary Short:
1. Strangers No More
2. The Warriors of Qiugang
3. Living for 32
4. Killing in the Name
5. Poster Girl
Alternates: One Thousand Pictures: RFK’s Last Journey/Sun Come Up/Born Sweet

Best Animated Short:
1. Day & Night
2. Coyote Falls
3. Urs
4. The Lost Thing
5. The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger
Alternates: Madagascar, a Journey Diary/Sensology/The Gruffalo/The Silence Beneath the Bark/Let’s Pollute

Best Live Action Short:
1. The Six Dollar Fifty Man
2. Na Wewe
3. Wish 143
4. The Crush
5. Shoe
Alternates: Seeds of the Fall/Little Children, Big Words/The Confession/God of Love/Ana’s Playground

Final Oscar Predictions Podcast

2011-01-22T16:13:00.000-08:00

In the newest For Your Speculation podcast, Rachel and I are joined by Cesco, Matt and Erik. We had lots of fun recording it, so hope you enjoy it.

Final Golden Globe Predictions!

2011-01-16T12:29:00.000-08:00

We discussed these on the podcast, but now for the final word.

Best Picture-Drama:
Ted: The King's Speech
Rachel: The King's Speech

Best Picture-Comedy/Musical:
Ted: The Kids Are All Right
Rachel: The Kids Are All Right

Best Director:
Ted: David Fincher, The Social Network
Rachel: David Fincher, The Social Network

Best Lead Actor-Drama:
Ted: Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Rachel: Colin Firth, The King's Speech

Best Lead Actress-Drama:
Ted: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Rachel: Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Lead Actor-Comedy/Musical:
Ted: Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
Rachel: Paul Giamatti, Barney's Version

Best Lead Actress-Comedy/Musical:
Ted: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Rachel: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actor:
Ted: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Rachel: Christian Bale, The Fighter

Best Supporting Actress:
Ted: Amy Adams, The Fighter
Rachel: Amy Adams, The Fighter

Best Screenplay:
Ted: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Rachel: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

Best Score:
Ted: Hans Zimmer, Inception
Rachel: Hans Zimmer, Inception

Best Song:
Ted: "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me," Burlesque
Rachel: "I See the Light," Tangled

Best Animated Film:
Ted: Toy Story 3
Rachel: Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Film:
Ted: Biutiful
Rachel: Biutiful

Best TV Series-Drama:
Ted: Boardwalk Empire
Rachel: Boardwalk Empire

Best TV Series-Comedy:
Ted: Glee
Rachel: Glee

Best TV Movie/Miniseries:
Ted: The Pacific
Rachel: Temple Grandin

Best Lead Actor-Drama:
Ted: Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Rachel: Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Best Lead Actress-Drama:
Ted: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Rachel: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Best Lead Actor-Comedy:
Ted: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Rachel: Steve Carell, The Office

Best Lead Actress-Comedy:
Ted: Laura Linney, The Big C
Rachel: Laura Linney, The Big C

Best Lead Actor-M/M:
Ted: Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
Rachel: Edgar Ramirez, Carlos

Best Lead Actress-M/M:
Ted: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Rachel: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin

Best Supporting Actor:
Ted: Chris Noth, The Good Wife
Rachel: David Strathairn, Temple Grandin

Best Supporting Actress:
Ted: Jane Lynch, Glee
Rachel: Jane Lynch, Glee

Supporting Actress Blogathon: Melissa Leo in The Fighter

2011-01-09T16:58:00.000-08:00

Please visit StinkyLulu's 5th annual Supporting Actress Blog-a-thon for more supporting actress write-ups!

Melissa Leo isn't the world's most subtle actress. If you look back at some of her recent filmography (including her Oscar-nominated role in Courtney Hunt's Frozen River), you'll find many scenery that's gone missing. But sometimes, the scenery has to be chewed.

In her most current work, Melissa Leo plays big-haired matriarch, Alice Ward, in David O. Russell's The Fighter. She does so, with plenty of gusto and relish, that some viewers have seen her performance as a bit off-putting. The beauty of it all, as many reports have been made, is that the real Alice Ward is nothing like the one on screen...she's even more loud and vibrant. Which means that Leo did have to turn it down a notch.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!

What also makes Melissa Leo's performance so great is how well she plays off of the other characters in the film (something that she does so naturally in many of her previous work, including HBO's Treme). You totally buy that she loves her husband (where's all the critic's attention for the wonderful Jack McGee?) and that she's a dedicate mom to her sons and daughters (oh my, the daughters! That's another post that needs to be written separately). And when Amy Adams' character, Charlene, shows up, we totally buy that Alice..Does. Not. Like. Her. At. All.

Don't forget Leo's entrance. She comes into the film, like a woman on a mission. What is that mission? To get the best for her boy. No, not Mickey (Mark Wahlberg), but Dickie (Christian Bale). In fact, the majority of her time in the film, Alice dedicates her time and effort to push Dickey back into the limelight. She doesn't even realize the true reason why those cameras are following their family. As long as it leads to some sort of comeback for Dickey, it doesn't matter. Until everyone watches what the cameras caught on film.

Then we get to Alice's relationship with Dickie. When she is told that Dickie is once again out getting his fix, she hops into her car to find him. Again, she tries to pretend that it's not happening. And we ask ourselves, why? Well, we might not be sure why, but the car scene between Leo and Bale is masterful. Dickie starts to sing "I Started a Joke" (the Bee Gees people!) which hits Alice so hard, she's in tears and begins to sing along with him. It's such a beautiful mother-son moment, that it almost feels uncomfortable looking into this deeply personal moment. Bale is looking very strong to take the Supporting Actor Oscar, but in a clouded field like Supporting Actress, this scene will be the reason Melissa Leo might just become a frontrunner in that category.

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2010-12-27T23:18:00.000-08:00

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Episode Thirty Seven - New Oscar Thoughts

SAG Predix

2010-12-15T23:49:00.000-08:00

Best Ensemble:
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The Social Network
The Town
Winter's Bone

Best Lead Actor:
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine

Best Lead Actress:
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

Best Supporting Actress:
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jackie Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Dianne Wiest, Rabbit Hole

Golden Globe Predictions

2010-12-13T20:57:00.000-08:00

Ahhhh! I still don't know anything! Here goes nothing!

Best Picture-Drama:
1. The Social Network
2. The King's Speech
3. Inception
4. True Grit
5. 127 Hours
(If six, Black Swan)

Best Picture-Comedy/Musical:
1. The Kids Are All Right
2. Made in Dagenham
3. Nowhere Boy
4. How Do You Know
5. Easy A
(If six, Barney's Version)

Best Director:
1. David Fincher, The Social Network
2. Christopher Nolan, Inception
3. Ethan and Joel Coen, True Grit
4. Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
5. Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
(If six, Danny Boyle, 127 Hours)

Best Lead Actor-Drama:
1. Colin Firth, The King's Speech
2. James Franco, 127 Hours
3. Jeff Bridges, True Grit
4. Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
5. Michael Douglas, Solitary Man
(If six, Aaron Ekhart, Rabbit Hole)

Best Lead Actress-Drama:
1. Natalie Portman, Black Swan
2. Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
3. Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
4. Lesley Manville, Another Year
5. Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
(If six, Noomi Rapace, The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo)

Best Lead Actor-Comedy/Musical:
1. Paul Giamatti, Barney's Version
2. Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs
3. Aaron Johnson, Nowhere Boy
4. Jim Carrey, I Love You Phillip Morris
5. Paul Rudd, How Do You Know
(If six, Ben Stiller, Greenberg)

Best Lead Actress-Comedy/Musical:
1. Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
2. Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
3. Sally Hawkins, Made in Dagenham
4. Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs
5. Emma Stone, Easy A
(If six, Reese Witherspoon, How Do You Know)

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
2. Christian Bale, The Fighter
3. Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
4. Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
5. Justin Timberlake, The Social Network
(If six, Jack Nicholson, How Do You Know)

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
2. Kristin Scott Thomas, Nowhere Boy
3. Rosamund Pike, Barney's Version
4. Melissa Leo, The Fighter
5. Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
(If six, Rooney Mara, The Social Network)

Best Screenplay:
1. The Social Network
2. The Kids Are All Right
3. The King's Speech
4. Inception
5. Toy Story 3
(If six, Rabbit Hole)

Best Animated Feature:
1. Toy Story 3
2. Tangled
3. How to Train Your Dragon
4. Despicable Me
5. The Illusionist
(If six, Megamind)

Best Score:
1. The Social Network
2. Inception
3. True Grit
4. 127 Hours
5. The King's Speech
(If six, How to Train Your Dragon)

Best Song:
1. "I See the Light," Tangled
2. "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me," Burlesque
3. "We Belong Together," Toy Story 3
4. "Today Was a Fairytale," Valentine's Day
5. "If I Rise," 127 Hours
(If six, "Shine," Waiting for "Superman")

Best Foreign Film:
1. Biutiful, Mexico
2. I Am Love, France
3. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Sweden
4. Carlos, France
5. Mother, South Korea

Best Drama Series:
1. Mad Men
2. Boardwalk Empire
3. Dexter
4. True Blood
5. The Walking Dead
(If six, In Treatment

Best Actor-Drama:
1. Jon Hamm, Mad Men
2. Michael C. Hall, Dexter
3. Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
4. Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
5. Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
(If six, Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead)

Best Actress-Drama:
1. Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
2. Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
3. Anna Paquin, True Blood
4. Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
5. Glenn Close, Damages
(If six, Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire)

Best Comedy/Musical Series:
1. Glee
2. Modern Family
3. 30 Rock
4. The Big C
5. Entourage
(If six, Nurse Jackie)

Best Actor-Comedy/Musical:
1. Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
2. Steve Carell, The Office
3. Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
4. Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
5. Matthew Morrison, Glee
(If six, Joel McHale, Community)

Best Actress-Comedy/Musical:
1. Laura Linney, The Big C
2. Toni Collette, The United States of Tara
3. Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
4. Tina Fey, 30 Rock
5. Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
(If six, Lea Michele, Glee)

Best TV Movie/Miniseries:
1. The Pacific
2. Temple Grandin
3. You Don't Know Jack
4. The Special Relationship
5. Return to Cranford
(If six, The Pillars of the Earth)

Best Actor-M/M:
1. Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
2. Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
3. Michael Sheen, The Special Relationship
4. Kenneth Branagh, Wallander
5. Ian McShane, The Pillars of the Earth
(If six, James Badge Dale, The Pacific)

Best Actress-M/M:
1. Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
2. Hope Davis, The Special Relationship
3. Judi Dench, Return to Cranford
4. Winona Ryder, When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
5. Romola Garai, Emma
(If six, Maggie Smith, Capturing Mary)

Best Supporting Actor:
1. David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
2. Chris Colfer, Glee
3. John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack
4. Oliver Platt, The Big C
5. Jeremy Piven, Entourage
(If six, Ty Burrell, Modern Family)

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Jane Lynch, Glee
2. Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack
3. Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
4. Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
5. Debra Winger, In Treatment
(If six, Christina Hendricks, Mad Men)

National Board of Review Predictions

2010-12-01T22:24:00.000-08:00

AKA the organization that likes to pretend they're critics and yell "FIRST!"

Here goes nothing...

Best Picture: The Social Network

Top 10:
Black Swan
Hereafter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
Love and Other Drugs
127 Hours
Rabbit Hole
The Town
Toy Story 3

Best Director: Ben Affleck, The Town
Best Debut Director: Derek Cianfrance, Blue Valentine

Best Lead Actor: Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Best Lead Actress: Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Best Supporting Actress: Kristin Scott Thomas, Nowhere Boy
Best Breakthrough Male Performance: Andrew Garfield, Never Let Me Go and The Social Network
Best Breakthrough Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Best Ensemble: The Town

Best Original Screenplay: The Kids Are All Right
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network

Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Documentary: Waiting for "Superman"
Best Foreign Film: Biutiful

Top 5 Foreign Films:
Aftershock
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
I Am Love
Mic Macs
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Top 5 Documentaries:
12th & Delaware
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Inside Job
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Wasteland

Top 10 Independent Films:
Blue Valentine
Get Low
Greenberg
Jack Goes Boating
Let Me In
Nowhere Boy
Please Give
Somewhere
Tiny Furniture
Winter's Bone

Spirit Award Predictions

2010-11-29T19:54:00.000-08:00

Even though the Gotham Awards were held tonight, the Indie Spirits (yeah, I'm not calling them by their new name), kicks off award season tomorrow. These are always difficult to predict, but why not?

Best Feature:
Black Swan
Jack Goes Boating
The Kids Are All Right
Somewhere
Winter's Bone

Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff
Sofia Coppola, Somewhere
Debra Granik, Winter's Bone

Best First Feature:
Blue Valentine
Daddy Longlegs
Get Low
Holy Rollers
Tiny Furniture

Best Screenplay:
Black Swan
The Kids Are All Right
Please Give
Somewhere
Winter's Bone

Best First Screenplay:
Blue Valentine
Get Low
Jack Goes Boating
Night Catches Us
Tiny Furniture

Best Female Lead:
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Male Lead:
Ronald Bronstein, Daddy Longlegs
Stephen Dorff, Somewhere
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Goes Boating

Best Supporting Female:
Dale Dickey, Winter's Bone
Elle Fanning, Somewhere
Ann Guilbert, Please Give
Sissy Spacek, Get Low
Mia Wasikowska, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Male:
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Bill Murray, Get Low
Wendell Pierce, Night Catches Us
John Ortiz, Jack Goes Boating
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

Best Foreign Film:
Animal Kingdom
Another Year
Carlos
Certified Copy
The Illusionist

Best Documentary:
Catfish
Inside Job
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Restrepo
Wasteland

Best Cinematography:
Black Swan
Get Low
Jack Goes Boating
Somewhere
Winter's Bone

Robert Altman Award:
The Kids Are All Right

Grammy Predictions

2010-11-28T13:01:00.000-08:00

Final predictions for this Wednesday's Grammy nomination announcement.

Record of the Year:
1. Lady Antebellum “Need You Know”
2. Lady Gaga “Bad Romance”
3. Eminem & Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie”
4. Jay-Z & Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind”
5. Train “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)”

Spoilers:
6. Michael Bublé “Haven’t Met You Yet”
7. Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg “California Gurls”
8. Justin Bieber & Ludacris “Baby”
9. Bruno Mars “Just the Way You Are”
10. Cee Lo Green “Fuck You”
11. Florence & the Machine “Dog Days Are Over”
12. Paramore “The Only Exception”
13. B.o.B. featuring Eminem & Hayley Williams “Airplanes II”
14. Sade “Soldier of Love”
15. Kesha “Tik Tok”

Album of the Year:
1. Recovery, Eminem
2. The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
3. Soldier of Love, Sade
4. Mojo, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5. The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga

Spoilers:
6. Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
7. Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
8. My World 2.0, Justin Bieber
9. Crazy Love, Michael Bublé
10. The Archandroid, Janelle Monae
11. Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
12. The Adventures of Bobby Ray, B.o.B.
13. I Dreamed a Dream, Susan Boyle
14. Them Crooked Vultures, Them Crooked Vultures
15. Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Various Artists

Song of the Year:
1. “Need You Now” (Lady Antebellum)
2. “Haven’t Met You Yet” (Michael Bublé)
3. “Bad Romance” (Lady Gaga)
4. “Love the Way You Lie” (Eminem & Rihanna)
5. “The Only Exception” (Paramore)

Spoilers:
6. “Teenage Dream” (Katy Perry)
7. “Baby” (Justin Bieber & Ludacris)
8. “I Should Have Known It” (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
9. “Fuck You” (Cee Lo Green)
10. “Soldier of Love” (Sade)
11. “Airplanes II” (B.o.B. featuring Eminem & Hayley Williams)
12. “The Weary Kind” (Ryan Bingham)
13. "Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars)
14. "Half of My Heart" (John Mayer)
15. "Mine" (Taylor Swift)

New Artist:
1. Florence & the Machine
2. Susan Boyle
3. Justin Bieber
4. Drake
5. B.o.B.

Spoilers:
6. Kesha
7. Vampire Weekend
8. Neon Trees
9. Adam Lambert
10. Kid Cudi
11. Orianthi
12. La Roux
13. Jay Sean
14. Jason Derulo
15. Taio Cruz

Pop Female:
1. Lady Gaga “Bad Romance”
2. Susan Boyle “Wild Horses”
3. Katy Perry “Teenage Dream”
4. Orianthi “According To You”
5. Kesha “Tik Tok”

Spoilers:
6. Christina Aguilera “You Lost Me”
7. Pink “Glitter In the Air (Live in Australia)”
8. Rihanna “Rude Boy”
9. Kylie Minogue “Get Outta My Way”
10. Britney Spears “3”
11. Shontelle “Impossible”
12. Sara Bareilles “King of Anything”
13. Barbra Streisand “If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas)”
14. Beyonce “Fever”
15. Lea Michele “Don’t Rain On My Parade”

Pop Male:
1. Michael Bublé “Haven’t Met You Yet”
2. Bruno Mars “Just the Way You Are”
3. John Mayer “Half of My Heart”
4. Paul McCartney “My Love”
5. Michael Jackson “This Is It”

Spoilers:
6. Sting “Soul Cake”
7. James Taylor “Carolina in My Mind”
8. Adam Lambert “Whataya Want From Me”
9. Kris Allen “Live Like You’re Dying”
10. Jason Derulo “Whatcha Say”
11. Taio Cruz “Dynamite”
12. Justin Bieber “One Time”
13. Brian Wilson “The Like In I Love You”
14. Sad Brad Smith “Help Yourself”
15. Rob Thomas “Someday”

Pop Group:
1. Train “Hey Soul Sister (LIVE)”
2. Paramore “The Only Exception”
3. OneRepublic “Secrets”
4. Maroon 5 “Misery”
5. La Roux “Bulletproof (LIVE)”

Spoilers:
6. The Script “Breakeven”
7. Lifehouse “Halfway Gone”
8. Bon Jovi “What Do You Got?”
9. MGMT “Congratulations”
10. Sade “Babyfather”
11. Glee Cast “Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)”
12. Daughtry “Tennessee Line”
13. Gorillaz “Rhinestone Eyes”
14. The Fray “Syndicate”
15. Selena Gomez & The Scene “Naturally”

Pop Collaboration:
1. Lady Gaga & Beyonce “Telephone”
2. Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg “California Gurls”
3. B.o.B., Eminem & Hayley Williams “Airplanes II”
4. Justin Bieber & Ludacris “Baby”
5. Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull “I Like It”

Spoilers:
6. Taio Cruz & Ludacris “Break Your Heart”
7. Usher & will.i.am “OMG”
8. Michael Bublé & Sharon Jones “Baby, You Got What It Takes”
9. Travie McCoy & Bruno Mars “Billionaire”
10. Paul McCartney & Billy Joel “I Saw Her Standing There”
11. Timbaland & Justin Timberlake “Carry Out”
12. Shakira & Freshlyground “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”
13. Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack “Stylo”
14. Matisyahu & Akon “One Day”
15. Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare “Imagine”

Pop Album:
1. The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
2. Battle Studies, John Mayer
3. Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
4. I Dreamed a Dream, Susan Boyle
5. My World 2.0, Justin Bieber

Spoilers:
6. Animal, Kesha
7. 100 Miles from Memphis, Sheryl Crow
8. Save Me, San Francisco, Train
9. Good Evening New York City, Paul McCartney
10. Habits, Neon Trees
11. Waking Up, OneRepublic
12. For Your Entertainment, Adam Lambert
13. Rated R, Rihanna
14. The Sea, Corinne Bailey Rae
15. Hands All Over, Maroon 5

Dance Recording:
1. Lady Gaga “Dance in the Dark”
2. Rihanna “Only Girl (In the World)”
3. David Guetta & Chris Willis featuring Fergie & LMFAO “Gettin’ Over You”
4. La Roux “In for the Kill”
5. The Chemical Brothers “Swoon”

Spoilers:
6. Kelis “Acapella”
7. Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP “We No Speak Americano”
8. Robyn “Dancing On My Own”
9. Mike Posner “Cooler Than Me”
10. Kelly Rowland & David Guetta “Commander”
11. Christina Aguilera “Not Myself Tonight”
12. Ne-Yo “Beautiful Monster”
13. M.I.A. “XXXO”
14. Chris Willis “Louder (Put Your Hands Up)”
15. The Chemical Brothers “Escape Velocity”

Dance Album:
1. La Roux, La Roux
2. Further, The Chemical Brothers
3. Body Talk Pt. 1, Robyn
4. Flesh Tone, Kelis
5. These Hopeful Machines, BT

Spoilers:
6. Body Talk Pt. 2, Robyn
7. Head First, Goldfrapp
8. Black Light, Groove Armada
9. Streets of Gold, 3OH!3

R&B Female:
1. Alicia Keys “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready)”
2. Beyonce “Sweet Dreams Medley (LIVE)”
3. Mary J. Blige “I Am”
4. Keri Hilson “Breaking Point”
5. Jazmine Sullivan “Holding You Down (Goin’ In Circles)”

Spoilers:
6. Solange “T.O.N.Y. (LIVE)”
7. Erykah Badu “Window Seat”
8. Teena Marie “Lovergirl (LIVE)”
9. Corinne Bailey Rae “Closer”
10. Whitney Houston “Worth It”
11. Janet Jackson “Nothing”
12. Fantasia “Bittersweet”
13. Toni Braxton “Hands Tied”

R&B Male:
1. Drake “Find Your Love”
2. Usher “There Goes My Baby”
3. Trey Songz “Can’t Be Friends”
4. John Legend “Green Light (LIVE)”
5. Ron Isley “No More”

Spoilers:
6. The-Dream “Love King”
7. Robin Thicke “Sex Therapy”
8. Ne-Yo “One in a Million”
9. Musiq Soulchild “We’re Still Friends”
10. Brian McKnight “What I’ve Been Waiting For”
11. Ne-Yo “Closer (LIVE)”
12. Al Jarreau “Excellent Adventure”
13. Robin Thicke “Sweetest Love (LIVE)”
14. Chris Brown “Sing Like Me”

R&B Duo or Group:
1. Sade “Soldier of Love”
2. John Legend & The Roots “Shine”
3. Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin “You’ve Got a Friend”
4. Alicia Keys & Beyonce “Put It In a Love Song”
5. Jennifer Hudson & Leona Lewis “Love Is Your Color”

Spoilers:
6. Mary J. Blige & Trey Songz “Hood Love”
7. Quincy Jones & Akon “Strawberry Letter 23”
8. Mariah Carey & Ne-Yo “Angel’s Cry”
9. Boyz II Men “Amazed”
10. En Vogue “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) (LIVE)”
11. Toni Braxton & Trey Songz “Yesterday”

Traditional R&B Performance:
1. John Legend & The Roots “Hang On in There”
2. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings “I Learned the Hard Way”
3. Solomon Burke “Oh What a Feeling”
4. Cee-Lo Green “Georgia”
5. The Temptations “Soul Music”

Spoilers:
6. George Benson “Show Me the Love”
7. Solomon Burke “Nothing’s Impossible”
8. Tina Turner “Let’s Stay Together”
9. Amber Riley “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”
10. R. Kelly “When a Man Loves”
11. Tina Turner “River Deep, Mountain High”

Urban/Alternative Performance:
1. Cee Lo Green “Fuck You”
2. Janelle Monae & Big Boi “Tightrope”
3. Andre 3000 “All Together Now”
4. Janelle Monae “Cold War”
5. Meshell Ndegeocello “Mass Transit”

Spoilers:
6. Erykah Badu “Out My Mind, Just in Time”
7. Mos Def, Jim Jones & The Black Keys “Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)”
8. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Nas “Patience”
9. Corinne Bailey Rae “The Blackest Lily”
10. The Floacist & Musiq Soulchild “Forever”
11. Citizen Cope “Healing Hands”
12. RJD2 & Kenna “Games You Can Win”

R&B Song:
1. “Soldier of Love” (Sade)
2. “Find Your Love” (Drake)
3. “Shine” (John Legend & The Roots)
4. “Fuck You” (Cee Lo Green)
5. “Tightrope” (Janelle Monae & Big Boi)

Spoilers:
6. “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready)” (Alicia Keys)
7. “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” (Usher)
8. “I Am” (Mary J. Blige)
9. “Bottoms Up” (Trey Songz & Nicki Minaj)
10. “Breaking Point” (Keri Hilson)
11. “Bittersweet” (Fantasia)
12. “Closer” (Corinne Bailey Rae)

R&B Album:
1. Soldier of Love, Sade
2. Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
3. The Element of Freedom, Alicia Keys
4. I Learned The Hard Way, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
5. New Amerkyah Part 2: Return of the Ankh, Erykah Badu

Spoilers:
6. Evolution of a Man, Brian McKnight
7. Sex Therapy, Robin Thicke
8. Back to Me, Fantasia
9. Still Here, The Temptations
10. Love, Boyz II Men
11. Pulse, Toni Braxton

Contemporary R&B Album:
1. Raymond V Raymond, Usher
2. The Archandroid, Janelle Monae
3. Passion, Pain & Pleasure, Trey Songz
4. Stronger With Each Tear, Mary J. Blige
5. Love King, The-Dream

Spoilers:
6. I Am…Yours: An Intimate Performance At Wynn Las Vegas, Beyonce
7. Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, Mariah Carey
8. Untitled, R. Kelly
9. In Love & War, Amerie

Rock Solo:
1. Florence & the Machine “Dog Days Are Over”
2. Paul McCartney “Helter Skelter”
3. John Mayer “Crossroads”
4. Robert Plant “Silver Rider”
5. Neil Young “Hitchhiker”

Spoilers:
6. Melissa Etheridge “Fearless Love”
7. Brandon Flowers “Crossfire”
8. Beck “Bad Blood”
9. Robert Plant “You Can’t Buy My Love”
10. Paul McCartney “Jet”
11. Eric Clapton “Run Back to Your Side”
12. Jonny Lang “Red Light”
13. Peter Frampton “I Want it Back”
14. John Mellencamp “Coming Down the Road”
15. Neil Young “Angry World”

Rock Group:
1. Arcade Fire “Ready to Start”
2. Neon Trees “Animal”
3. MGMT “Flash Delirium”
4. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers “I Should Have Known It”
5. Daughtry “September”

Spoilers:
6. The Black Keys “Tighten Up”
7. Mumford & Sons “Little Lion Man”
8. Muse “Resistance”
9. 30 Seconds to Mars “Kings and Queens”
10. Green Day “When It’s Time”
11. Vampire Weekend “Giving Up the Gun”
12. The Rolling Stones “Plundered My Soul”
13. Hole “Skinny Little Bitch”
14. Paramore “Brick By Boring Brick”
15. Kings of Leon “Radioactive”

Hard Rock Performance:
1. Them Crooked Vultures “New Fang”
2. Korn “Oildale (Leave Me Alone)”
3. Stone Temple Pilots “Between the Lines”
4. Ozzy Osbourne “Let Me Hear You Scream”
5. Ace Frehley “Outer Space”

Spoilers:
6. Slash & Andrew Stockdale “By the Sword”
7. Soundgarden “Black Rain”
8. Coheed and Cambria “Guns of Summer”
9. Switchfoot “The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues)”
10. Alice in Chains “A Looking In View”
11. Three Days Grace “Break”
12. Rob Zombie “Mars Needs Women”
13. Avenged Sevenfold “Nightmare”
14. Papa Roach “Kick in the Teeth”
15. Godsmack “Love-Hate-Sex-Pain”

Rock Song:
1. “Dog Days Are Over” (Florence & the Machine)
2. “Animal” (Neon Trees)
3. “I Should Have Known It” (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
4. “Hitchhiker” (Neil Young)
5. “New Fang” (Them Crooked Vultures)

Spoilers:
6. “Flash Delirium” (MGMT)
7. “Fearless Love” (Melissa Etheridge)
8. “September” (Daughtry)
9. “Little Lion Man” (Mumford & Sons)
10. “Crossfire” (Brandon Flowers)
11. “When It’s Time” (Green Day)
12. “Kings and Queens” (30 Seconds to Mars)
13. “Resistance” (Muse)
14. “Giving Up the Gun” (Vampire Weekend)
15. “Skinny Little Bitch” (Hole)

Rock Album:
1. Mojo, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2. Le Noise, Neil Young
3. Brand New Eyes, Paramore
4. Stone Temple Pilots, Stone Temple Pilots
5. Them Crooked Vultures, Them Crooked Vultures

Spoilers:
6. The Circle, Bon Jovi
7. The Resistance, Muse
8. This Is War, 30 Seconds to Mars
9. Fearless Love, Melissa Etheridge
10. Nobody’s Daughter, Hole
11. Scream, Ozzy Osbourne
12. Hurley, Weezer
13. A Thousand Suns, Linkin Park
14. Emotion & Commotion, Jeff Beck
15. Rebirth, Lil’ Wayne

Alternative Performance Album:
1. The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
2. Congratulations, MGMT
3. MAYA, M.I.A.
4. Plastic Beach, Gorillaz
5. Contra, Vampire Weekend

Spoilers:
6. Brothers, The Black Keys
7. Embryonic, The Flaming Lips
8. Transference, Spoon
9. Forgiveness Rock Record, Broken Social Scene
10. IRM, Charlotte Gainsbourg

Rap Solo:
1. Eminem “Not Afraid”
2. Kanye West “Power”
3. Drake “Over”
4. Nelly “Tippin In Da Club”
5. Ludacris “How Low”

Spoilers:
6. T.I. “I’m Back”
7. Nicki Minaj “Your Love”
8. Snoop Dogg “I Wanna Rock”
9. T-Pain “Take Your Shirt Off”
10. Asher Roth “G.R.I.N.D. (Get Ready It’s a New Day)”

Rap Duo or Group:
1. Jay Z & Swizz Beatz “On to the Next One”
2. Cali Swag District “Teach Me How to Dougie”
3. Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz “Fancy”
4. Ludacris & Nicki Minaj “My Chick Bad”
5. Young Jeezy & Plies “Lose My Mind”

Spoilers:
6. Snoop Dogg & Soulja Boy “Pronto”
7. Salt-N-Peppa “Whatta Man (LIVE)”
8. New Boyz “Break My Bank”
9. Three 6 Mafia, Waka Flocka Flame, Project Pat & Billy Wes “Keep My Name Out Yo Mouth”
10. Lil’ Jon & LMFAO “Outta Your Mind”

Rap/Sung Collaboration:
1. Eminem & Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie”
2. Jay Z & Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind”
3. Jay Sean & Lil’ Wayne “Down”
4. B.o.B. & Bruno Mars “Nothin’ On You”
5. Usher & Jay-Z “Hot Tottie”

Spoilers:
6. John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common “Wake Up! Everybody”
7. Timbaland & Drake “Say Something”
8. Will.i.am & Nicki Minaj “Check It Out”
9. Trey Songz & Nicki Minaj “Bottoms Up”
10. Rihanna & Jeezy “Hard”
11. Young Money & Lloyd “Bedrock”
12. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Nas, Lil’ Wayne & Joss Stone “My Generation”
13. Mariah Carey & Nicki Minaj “Up Out My Face”
14. Drake & Alicia Keys “Fireworks”
15. T.I. & Keri Hilson “Got Your Back”

Rap Song:
1. “Love the Way You Lie” (Eminem & Rihanna)
2. “Empire State of Mind” (Jay Z & Alicia Keys)
3. “Not Afraid” (Eminem)
4. “Nothin’ On You” (B.o.B. & Bruno Mars)
5. “Just a Dream” (Nelly)

Spoilers:
6. “Power” (Kanye West)
7. “Forever” (Drake, Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne & Eminem)
8. “I’m Back” (T.I.)
9. “Your Love” (Nicki Minaj)

Rap Album:
1. Recovery, Eminem
2. The Blueprint 3, Jay Z
3. Thank Me Later, Drake
4. The Adventures of Bobby Ray, B.o.B.
5. Sir Lucious Left Foot…The Son of Chico Dusty, Big Boi

Spoilers:
6. Man on the Moon: The End of Day, Kid Cudi
7. How I Got Over, The Roots
8. Malice in Wonderland, Snoop Dogg
9. Distant Relatives, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Nas
10. Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent
11. Battle of the Sexes, Ludacris

Country Female:
1. Miranda Lambert “The House That Built Me”
2. Alison Krauss “Lay My Burden Down”
3. Carrie Underwood “Temporary Home”
4. Taylor Swift “Mine”
5. Chely Wright “Heavenly Days”

Spoilers:
6. Lee Ann Womack “There Is A God”
7. Rosanne Cash “Heartaches By the Number”
8. Martina McBride “Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong”
9. Gwyneth Paltrow “Country Strong”
10. Patty Loveless “Busted”
11. LeAnn Rimes “Swingin’”
12. Mindy McCready “I Want a Man”
13. Mary Chapin Carpenter “The Age of Miracles”
14. Jewel “Satisfied”
15. Gretchen Wilson “I’d Love to Be Your Last”

Country Male:
1. George Strait “The Breath You Take”
2. Keith Urban “Put You in a Song”
3. Tim McGraw “Southern Voice”
4. Willie Nelson “Freight Train Boogie”
5. Brad Paisley “American Saturday Night”

Spoilers:
6. Uncle Kracker “Smile”
7. Jeff Bridges “Fallin’ & Flyin’”
8. Darius Rucker “Come Back Song”
9. Jason Aldean “The Truth”
10. Josh Turner “All Over Me”
11. Kris Kristofferson “Starlight and Stone”
12. Dierks Bentley “Draw Me a Map”
13. Alan Jackson “Hard Hat and a Hammer”
14. Rodney Atkins “Farmer’s Daughter”
15. Kenny Chesney “Ain’t Back Yet”

Country Group:
1. Lady Antebellum “Need You Now”
2. Rascal Flatts “Unstoppable (Olympics Mix)”
3. Sugarland “Stuck Like Glue”
4. Zac Brown Band “Free”
5. Little Big Town “Little White Church”

Spoilers:
6. Lonestar “Party Heard Around the World”
7. The Band Perry “Hip to My Heart
8. Rascal Flatts “Why Wait”
9. Gloriana “How Far Do You Wanna Go?”
10. Lonestar “You’re the Reason Why”
11. The Band Perry “If I Die Young”

Country Collaboration:
1. Loretta Lynn, Miranda Lambert & Sheryl Crow “Coal Miner’s Daughter”
2. Adam Steffey & Alison Krauss “Warm Kentucky Sunshine”
3. Carrie Underwood & Sons of Sylvia “What Can I Say”
4. Jerry Lee Lewis & Tim McGraw “Middle Age Crazy”
5. Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel & Leon Rausch “Truck Driver’s Blues”

Spoilers:
6. Uncle Kracker & Kid Rock “Good To Be Me”
7. Jimmy Webb & Glen Campbell “By the Time I Get To Phoenix”
8. Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson “As She’s Walking Away”
9. Jimmy Webb & Vince Gill “Oklahoma Nights”
10. Jack Ingram & Patty Griffin “Seeing Stars”
11. Jimmy Webb & Willie Nelson “If You See Me Getting Smaller”
12. Joey & Rory & Zac Brown Band “This Song’s For You”
13. Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson “Bad Angel”
14. Jimmy Webb & Lucinda Williams “Galveston”
15. Jack Ingram & Dierks Bentley “Barbie Doll”

Country Song:
1. “Need You Now” (Lady Antebellum)
2. “Mine” (Taylor Swift)
3. “American Saturday Night” (Brad Paisley)
4. “Free” (Zac Brown Band)
5. “The Weary Kind” (Ryan Bingham)

Spoilers:
6. “The House That Built Me” (Miranda Lambert)
7. “Smile” (Uncle Kracker)
8. “Stuck Like Glue” (Sugarland)
9. “Temporary Home” (Carrie Underwood)
10. “Honky Tonk Stomp” (Brooks & Dunn featuring Billy Gibbons)
11. “Fallin’ & Flyin’” (Jeff Bridges)
12. “Country Strong” (Gwyneth Paltrow)
13. “Broken” (Chely Wright)
14. “Farmer’s Daughter” (Rodney Atkins)
15. “Come Back Song” (Darius Rucker)

Country Album:
1. Need You Know, Lady Antebellum
2. Gold and Green, Sugarland
3. Play On, Carrie Underwood
4. Revolution, Miranda Lambert
5. You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band

Spoilers:
6. Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions, Uncle Kracker
7. Freight Train, Alan Jackson
8. Lifted Off the Ground, Chely Wright
9. Southern Voice, Tim McGraw
10. The Reason Why, Little Big Town
11. Up on the Ridge, Dierks Bentley
12. Haywire Deluxe Edition, Josh Turner
13. Party Heard Around the World, Lonestar
14. Cowboy’s Back in Town, Trace Adkins
15. Hemingway’s Whiskey, Kenny Chesney

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...12-25

2010-09-18T15:37:00.000-07:00

Those performances that *just* missed the top 10. Oh and there's no #11, because...there's a tie for 10th (duh, lol).

25. Christian Bale, Empire of the Sun

24. David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck.

23. Amber Tamblyn, Stephanie Daley

22. River Phoenix, Running on Empty

21. Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter

20. Cate Blanchett, The Aviator

18. *tie Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

17. Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice

16. Mia Farrow, The Purple Rose of Cairo

14. *tie Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

12. *tie Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole, The Lion in Winter

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...26-49

2010-09-12T21:37:00.000-07:00

Next batch of performances. Hope you enjoy!

49. (*tie) Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson, Fargo

49. (tie) William H. Macy as Jerry Lundegaard, Fargo

47. (*tie) Lisa Kudrow as Lucia DeLury, The Opposite of Sex

47. (*tie) Joan Allen as Betty Parker, Pleasantville

46. Ingrid Bergman as Charlotte Andergast, Autumn Sonata

44. (*tie) Jack Nicholson as R.P. McMurphy and Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

43. Marisa Berenson as Lady Lyndon, Barry Lyndon

41. (*tie) Gene Wilder as Dr. Frankenstein and Marty Feldman as Igor, Young Frankenstein

40. Maribel Verdú as Luisa Cortés, Y tu mamá también

38. (*tie) Marcia Gay Harden as Lee Krasner, Pollock

38. (*tie) Benicio del Toro as Javier Rodriguez, Traffic

37. Imelda Staunton as Vera Drake, Vera Drake

36. Lupe Ontiveros as Carmen Garcia, Real Women Have Curves

34. (*tie) Debra Winger as Emma Horton and Shirley MacLaine as Aurora Greenway, Terms of Endearment

33. Haley Joel Osment as David, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence

32. Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel, The 400 Blows

31. Tom Wilkinson as Matt Fowler, In the Bedroom

30. Maggie Smith as Diana Barrie, California Suite

29. Scarlett Johansson as Charlotte, Lost in Translation

28. Peter Sarsgaard as Chuck Lane, Shattered Glass

27. Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown, My Left Foot

26. Glenn Close as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil, Dangerous Liaisons

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...Bottom 50

2010-09-11T19:39:00.000-07:00

Since I started this little list last year, I haven't had a chance to finish writing it. Well, unfortunately, I'm not going to have much time to complete it as much as I wanted to...but I still have the list done (without write-ups). So I'm just going to post the bottom 50 tonight and hopefully I'll get the rest up sometime this week.

Quick review of the ones that have been posted already.
100. Chalo Gonzalez as Tio Tomas, Quinceañera
99. Lionel Barrymore as Mr. Potter, It's a Wonderful Life
98. Dustin Hoffman as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels, Tootsie
97. Stockard Channing as Rizzo, Grease
95. (*tie) Madeline Kahn as Miss Trixie Delight and Tatum O’Neal as Addie, Paper Moon
94. Thelma Ritter as Birdie, All About Eve
93. Margaret Hamilton as The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz

And the next ones...

92. Jaime Bell as Billy Elliot, Billy Elliot

91. Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper, The Last Picture Show

90. Tim Robbins as Griffin Mill, The Player

88. (*tie) Drew Barrymore as Casey Becker, Scream

88. (*tie) Michelle Pfeiffer as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Batman Returns

87. Jeff Bridges as Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

86. Sigourney Weaver as Janey Carver, The Ice Storm

85. Alessio Boni as Matteo Carati, The Best of Youth

84. George Sanders as Addison DeWitt, All About Eve

83. Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown, Singin' in the Rain

82. Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins

81. Norma Aleandro as Alicia Marnet de Ibáñez, The Official Story

80. Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland, Cast Away

79. Emma Thompson as Karen, Love, Actually

78. Rosie Perez as Carla Rodrigo, Fearless

77. Jack Lemmon as Jerry/Daphne, Some Like It Hot

76. Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson, The Graduate

75. F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri, Amadeus

74. Kathleen Turner as Matty Walker, Body Heat

73. Linda Hunt as Billy Kwan, The Year of Living Dangerously

72. Julia Roberts as Anna, Closer

71. Gael García Bernal as Ángel/Juan/Zahara, Bad Education

70. Gene Hackman as Royal Tenenbaum, The Royal Tenenbaums

69. Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, Breakfast At Tiffany's

68. Keisha Castle-Hughes as Paikea Apirana, Whale Rider

67. Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Iselin, The Manchurian Candidate

66. Timothy Hutton as Conrad, Ordinary People

65. Campbell Scott as Roger Swanson, Roger Dodger

64. Claire Danes as Mirabelle, Shopgirl

63. Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz

62. John Malkovich as John Malkovich, Being John Malkovich

61. Rita Moreno as Anita, West Side Story

60. Robin Williams as The Genie, Aladdin

59. Judi Dench as Barbara Covett, Notes on a Scandal

58. Robert DeNiro as Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver

57. Johnny Depp as Ed Wood, Ed Wood

56. Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen

55. Holly Hunter as Ada McGrath, The Piano

54. Art Carney as Harry Coombes, Harry and Tonto

53. Rachel Weisz as Tessa Quayle, The Constant Gardener

52. James Stewart as John "Scottie" Ferguson, Vertigo

51. Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, Casablanca

Final Emmy Predictions (Winners)

2010-08-27T13:43:00.000-07:00

A lot of commentary is up on the podcast. This is just as straight rundown of my predicted winners (and how the rest stack up in terms of upset potential).

Best Drama Series:
1. Mad Men
2. The Good Wife
3. Lost
4. Breaking Bad
5. Dexter
6. True Blood

Best Actor - Drama Series:
1. Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
2. Hugh Laurie, House
3. Jon Hamm, Mad Men
4. Matthew Fox, Lost
5. Michael C. Hall, Dexter
6. Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights

Best Actress - Drama Series:
1. Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
2. January Jones, Mad Men
3. Glenn Close, Damages
4. Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
5. Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
6. Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Best Supporting Actor - Drama Series:
1. Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
2. Terry O'Quinn, Lost
3. Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
4. Michael Emerson, Lost
5. Martin Short, Damages
6. John Slattery, Mad Men

Best Supporting Actress - Drama Series:
1. Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
2. Sharon Gless, Burn Notice
3. Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
4. Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
5. Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
6. Rose Byrne, Damages

Best Writing - Drama Series:
1. Mad Men - "Shut the Door. Have a Seat." - Erin Levy & Matthew Weiner
2. The Good Wife - "Pilot" - Michelle King & Robert King
3. Lost - "The End" - Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof
4. Mad Men - "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" - Robin Veith & Matthew Weiner
5. Friday Night Lights - "The Son" - Rolin Jones

Best Directing - Drama Series:
1. Lost - "The End" - Jack Bender
2. Mad Men - "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" - Lesli Linka Glatter
3. Dexter - "The Getaway" - Steve Shill
4. Breaking Bad - "One Minute" - Michelle MacLaren
5. Treme - "Do You Know What It Means" - Agnieszka Holland

Best Comedy Series:
1. Modern Family
2. Glee
3. 30 Rock
4. Curb Your Enthusiasm
5. Nurse Jackie
6. The Office

Best Actor - Comedy Series:
1. Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
2. Tony Shalhoub, Monk
3. Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
4. Steve Carell, The Office
5. Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
6. Matthew Morrison, Glee

Best Actress - Comedy Series:
1. Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
2. Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
3. Toni Collette, United States of Tara
4. Tina Fey, 30 Rock
5. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
6. Lea Michele, Glee

Best Supporting Actor - Comedy Series:
1. Chris Colfer, Glee
2. Ty Burrell, Modern Family
3. Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
4. Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
5. Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
6. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family

Best Supporting Actress - Comedy Series:
1. Jane Lynch, Glee
2. Julie Bowen, Modern Family
3. Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
4. Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
5. Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
6. Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men

Best Writing - Comedy Series:
1. Modern Family - "Pilot" - Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd
2. Glee - "Pilot" - Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk & Ryan Murphy
3. 30 Rock - "Anna Howard Shaw Day" - Matt Hubbard
4. The Office - "Niagara" - Greg Daniels & Mindy Kaling
5. 30 Rock - "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter" - Kay Cannon & Tina Fey

Best Directing - Comedy Series:
1. Glee - "Wheels" - Paris Barclay
2. Modern Family - "Pilot" - Jason Winer
3. Glee - "Pilot" - Ryan Murphy
4. Nurse Jackie - "Pilot" - Allen Coulter
5. 30 Rock - "I Do Do" - Don Scardino

Best Made for Television Movie:
1. Temple Grandin
2. The Special Relationship
3. You Don't Know Jack
4. Georgia O'Keeffe
5. Moonshot
6. Endgame

Best Miniseries:
1. The Pacific
2. Return to Cranford

Best Actor - TV Movie/Miniseries:
1. Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
2. Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
3. Jeff Bridges, A Dog Year
4. Michael Sheen, The Special Relationship
5. Ian McKellen, The Prisoner

Best Actress - TV Movie/Miniseries:
1. Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
2. Hope Davis, The Special Relationship
3. Judi Dench, Return to Cranford
4. Joan Allen, Georgia O'Keeffe
5. Maggie Smith, Capturing Mary

Best Supporting Actor - TV Movie/Miniseries:
1. Patrick Stewart, Hamlet
2. Jonathan Pryce, Return to Cranford
3. David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
4. John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack
5. Michael Gambon, Emma

Best Supporting Actress - TV Movie/Miniseries:
1. Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack
2. Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
3. Brenda Vaccaro, You Don't Know Jack
4. Catherine O'Hara, Temple Grandin
5. Kathy Bates, Alice

Best Writing - TV Movie/Miniseries:
1. Temple Grandin - William Merritt Johnson & Christopher Morgan
2. The Pacific - "Part Ten" - Bruce C. McKenna & Robert Schenkkan
3. The Special Relationship - Peter Morgan
4. The Pacific - "Part Eight" - Michelle Ashford & Robert Schenkkan
5. You Don't Know Jack - Adam Mazer

Best Directing - TV Movie/Miniseries:
1. The Pacific - "Part Nine" - Tim Van Patten
2. Temple Grandin - Mick Jackson
3. You Don't Know Jack - Barry Levinson
4. The Pacific - "Part Eight" - David Nutter & Jeremy Podeswa
5. Georgia O'Keeffe - Bob Balaban

Best Variety, Music or Comedy Series:
1. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
2. Saturday Night Live
3. The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
4. The Colbert Report
5. Real Time with Bill Maher

Best Writing - Variety, Music or Comedy Special:
1. Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
2. Bill Maher: ...But I'm Not Wrong
3. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards
4. The 63rd Annual Tony Awards
5. The Kennedy Center Honors

Best Directing - Variety, Music or Comedy Special:
1. Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony - Bucky Gunts
2. The 63rd Annual Tony Awards - Glenn Weiss
3. The Kennedy Center Honors - Louis J. Horvitz
4. The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert - Joel Gallen
5. In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement - Ron de Moraes

Best Reality-Competition Program:
1. The Amazing Race
2. Project Runway
3. Top Chef
4. American Idol
5. Dancing with the Stars

How Many Right?

2010-08-22T08:14:00.000-07:00

Here's how I did on my predictions...

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series:
2. Neil Patrick Harris, Glee

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series:
1. John Lithgow, Dexter

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series:
1. Betty White, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series:
4. Ann-Margret, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program:
1. Jeff Probst, Survivor

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special:
1. The Kennedy Center Honors

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance:
5. Anne Hathaway, The Simpsons

Outstanding Animated Program:
4. Prep & Landing

Outstanding Short-format Animated Program:
1. Robot Chicken

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series:
Since this is an area award, over 50% of the voters felt that none of the five nominees deserved the award. Wow.

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series:
1. The Tudors

Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie:
1. The Pacific

Outstanding Art Direction For Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming:
3. 82nd Annual Academy Awards

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series:
1. Modern Family

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series:
2. Mad Men

Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
1. The Pacific

Outstanding Choreography:
1. So You Think You Can Dance "Gravity/Addiction, Koop Island Blues, One"

Outstanding Cinematography For A Half-Hour Series:
3. Weeds

Outstanding Cinematography For A One Hour Series:
4. CSI: Crime Scene Investigations

Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie:
5. Return to Cranford

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming:
4. Deadliest Catch

Outstanding Cinematography For Reality Programming:
3. Survivor

Outstanding Commercial:
2. The Man Your Man Could Smell Like, Old Spice Body Wash

Outstanding Costumes For A Series:
3. The Tudors

Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
1. Return to Cranford

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series:
1. Lost

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (Single Or Multi-Camera):
1. Modern Family “Pilot”

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Movie:
5. Temple Grandin

Outstanding Short-Form Picture Editing:
2. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Special (Single Or Multi-Camera):
2. The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming:
5. By the People: The Election of Barack Obama

Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming:
4. Intervention

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series:
1. Mad Men

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special:
2. Dancing with the Stars

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries Or A Movie:
2. Emma

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Nonfiction:
1. The Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Fiction:
3. Star Wars: Uncut

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) For Variety, Music Or Comedy Programming:
1. Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Outstanding Main Title Design:
3. Bored to Death

Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic):
4. Grey's Anatomy

Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic):
1. Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries Or A Movie (Non-Prosthetic):
3. The Pacific

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
1. The Pacific
4. Grey's Anatomy

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score):
2. 24

Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score):
1. The Pacific

Outstanding Music Direction:
5. Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics:
1. Monk

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:
4. Nurse Jackie

Outstanding Special Class Programs:
2. 63rd Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Children's Program:
5. Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program:
2. Nick News With Linda Ellerbee - The Face Of Courage: Kids Living With Cancer

Outstanding Nonfiction Special:
5. Teddy: In His Own Words

Outstanding Nonfiction Series:
3. The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Outstanding Reality Program:
1. Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking:
2. Nerakhoon (The Betrayal)

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series:
2. 24

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
1. The Pacific

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera):
4. America The Story of Us

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour):
2. Glee

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie:
2. The Pacific Part Two

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation:
1. Modern Family
4. Entourage

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special:
2. The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert
3. The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming:
3. Deadliest Catch

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series:
5. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
3. The Pacific Part Five

Outstanding Stunt Coordination:
4. FlashForward

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series:
4. Dancing with the Stars

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
3. The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concery

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series:
3. The Colbert Report

Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming:
2. The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series:
1. Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming:
2. My Lai

Creative Arts Emmy Predictions!

2010-08-21T14:36:00.000-07:00

Or, as we lovingly call them...the Schmemmys!

Predictions in order of most likely to win (#1) to least likely (#5)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series:
1. Fred Willard, Modern Family
2. Neil Patrick Harris, Glee
3. Mike O'Malley, Glee
4. Eli Wallach, Nurse Jackie
5. Will Arnett, 30 Rock
6. Jon Ham, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series:
1. John Lithgow, Dexter
2. Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
3. Beau Bridges, The Closer
4. Ted Danson, Damages
5. Gregory Itzin, 24
6. Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
7. Robert Morse, Mad Men

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series:
1. Betty White, Saturday Night Live
2. Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
3. Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
4. Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
5. Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
6. Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
7. Jane Lynch, Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series:
1. Sissy Spacek, Big Love
2. Lily Tomlin, Damages
3. Shirley Jones, The Cleaner
4. Ann-Margret, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
5. Elizabeth Mitchell, Lost
6. Mary Kay Place, Big Love

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program:
1. Jeff Probst, Survivor
2. Phil Koeghan, The Amazing Race
3. Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
4. Heidi Klum, Project Runway
5. Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special:
1. The Kennedy Center Honors
2. The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3. Hope for Haiti Now
4. Bill Maher "...But I'm Not Wrong"
5. Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
6. Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance:
1. H. Jon Benjamin, Archer
2. Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons
3. Seth Green, Robot Chicken
4. Hank Azaria, The Simpsons
5. Anne Hathaway, The Simpsons
6. Dave Foley, Disney's Prep & Landing

Outstanding Animated Program:
1. The Simpsons
2. The Ricky Gervais Show
3. South Park
4. Prep & Landing
5. Alien Earths

Outstanding Short-format Animated Program:
1. Robot Chicken
2. Disney Kick Buttowski
3. Uncle Grandpa
4. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
5. Adventure Time
6. Chowder

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series:
1. How I Met Your Mother
2. The Big Bang Theory
3. The New Adventures of Old Christine
4. Hell’s Kitchen
5. Rules of Engagement

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series:
1. The Tudors
2. Glee
3. Lost
4. True Blood
5. Modern Family
6. Heroes

Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie:
1. The Pacific
2. Return to Cranford
3. Georgia O’Keefe
4. You Don’t Know Jack
5. Temple Grandin

Outstanding Art Direction For Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming:
1. The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien
2. Saturday Night Live
3. 82nd Annual Academy Awards
4. American Idol
5. 63rd Annual Tony Awards
6. The Who Super Bowl Halftime Show

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series:
1. Modern Family
2. Nurse Jackie
3. Glee
4. 30 Rock
5. United States of Tara

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series:
1. The Good Wife
2. Mad Men
3. True Blood
4. Big Love
5. Dexter
6. Friday Night Lights

Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
1. The Pacific
2. You Don’t Know Jack
3. Temple Grandin
4. Georgia O’Keefe
5. Emma

Outstanding Choreography:
1. So You Think You Can Dance "Gravity/Addiction, Koop Island Blues, One"
2. 82nd Annual Academy Awards
3. Dancing with the Stars "Paso Doble/Malaquena"
4. So You Think You Can Dance "Fear"
5. Dancing with the Stars "Futuristic Paso Doble/Living on Video, Quickstep/Anything Goes"

Outstanding Cinematography For A Half-Hour Series:
1. Hung
2. Nurse Jackie
3. Weeds
4. 30 Rock
5. Two and a Half Men
6. Gary Unmarried

Outstanding Cinematography For A One Hour Series:
1. Mad Men
2. Breaking Bad
3. The Tudors
4. CSI: Crime Scene Investigations
5. FlashForward

Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie:
1. The Pacific Part 5
2. The Pacific Part 9
3. You Don’t Know Jack
4. The Prisoner
5. Return to Cranford

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming:
1. Life
2. Whale Wars
3. America The Story of Us
4. Deadliest Catch
5. The National Parks: America’s Best Idea

Outstanding Cinematography For Reality Programming:
1. The Amazing Race
2. Man vs Wild
3. Survivor
4. Dirty Jobs
5. Top Chef
6. Top Chef Masters

Outstanding Commercial:
1. Game, Mars Snack Food US/Snickers
2. The Man Your Man Could Smell Like, Old Spice Body Wash
3. Anthem, Absolut
4. Green Police, Audi
5. Human Chain, Nike
6. Coke Finals, Coca-Cola

Outstanding Costumes For A Series:
1. Mad Men
2. Glee
3. The Tudors
4. 30 Rock
5. The Good Wife

Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
1. Return to Cranford
2. Emma
3. You Don’t Know Jack
4. The Pacific
5. Georgia O’Keefe

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series:
1. Lost
2. Mad Men “Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency”
3. Breaking Bad
4. Dexter
5. Mad Men “The Gypsy and the Hobo”

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (Single Or Multi-Camera):
1. Modern Family “Pilot”
2. 30 Rock
3. Modern Family “Family Portrait”
4. Curb Your Enthusiasm “The Table Read”
5. Curb Your Enthusiasm “The Bare Midriff”

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Movie:
1. The Pacific Part 9
2. The Pacific Part 5
3. The Pacific Part 8
4. You Don’t Know Jack
5. Temple Grandin

Outstanding Short-Form Picture Editing:
1. 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Horror Tribute)
2. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
3. 82nd Annual Academy Awards (John Hughes Tribute)
4. Jimmy Kimmel (The Late Night Wars)
5. American Idol
6. Jimmy Kimmel Live (Handsome Men’s Club)

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Special (Single Or Multi-Camera):
1. The Kennedy Center Honors
2. The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert
3. Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
4. Kathy Griffin: Balls of Steel

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming:
1. Life
2. Deadliest Catch
3. Whale Wars
4. America The Story of Us
5. By the People: The Election of Barack Obama

Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming:
1. The Amazing Race
2. Survivor
3. Top Chef
4. Intervention
5. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series:
1. Mad Men
2. Glee "The Power of Madonna"
3. Glee "Hairography"
4. The Tudors
5. Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
6. Castle

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special:
1. Saturday Night Live
2. Dancing with the Stars
3. 82nd Annual Academy Awards
4. How I Met Your Mother
5. Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries Or A Movie:
1. You Don't Know Jack
2. Emma
3. Return to Cranford
4. Georgia O'Keeffe
5. Temple Grandin

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Nonfiction:
1. The Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience
2. Top Chef: Las Vegas
3. The Biggest Loser Digital Experience

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Fiction:
1. Glee Hyperpromo and Superfan
2. Dexter Interactive
3. Star Wars: Uncut

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) For Variety, Music Or Comedy Programming:
1. Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
2. Saturday Night Live
3. 82nd Annual Academy Awards
4. Dancing with the Stars

Outstanding Main Title Design:
1. The Pacific
2. Temple Grandin
3. Bored to Death
4. Human Target
5. Nurse Jackie

Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic):
1. Mad Men
2. Glee "Theatricality"
3. Glee "The Power of Madonna"
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. Castle

Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic):
1. Saturday Night Live
2. So You Think You Can Dance
3. 82nd Annual Academy Awards
4. Dancing With the Stars
5. The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries Or A Movie (Non-Prosthetic):
1. Georgia O'Keeffe
2. You Don't Know Jack
3. The Pacific
4. Temple Grandin

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
1. The Pacific
2. True Blood
3. Nip/Tuck
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. Castle

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score):
1. Lost
2. 24
3. FlashForward
4. Psych
5. Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score):
1. The Pacific
2. You Don't Know Jack
3. Temple Grandin
4. When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
5. Georgia O'Keeffe
6. Blessed in the Match

Outstanding Music Direction:
1. Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas (Gret Performances)
2. 82nd Annual Academy Awards
3. In Performance At the White House: Fiesta Latina
4. The Kennedy Center Honors
5. Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
6. Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics:
1. Monk
2. How I Met Your Mother
3. Treme
4. Saturday Night Live
5. Family Guy
6. Rescue Me

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:
1. Justified
2. Warehouse 13
3. Human Target
4. Nurse Jackie
5. Legend of the Seeker

Outstanding Special Class Programs:
1. Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
2. 63rd Annual Tony Awards
3. The Daily Show: Ask a Correspondent - The Meaning of Life
4. ABC's Lost Presents: Mysteries of the Universe - The Dharma Initiative
5. 82nd Annual Academy Awards
6. Avatar: Enter the World of Pandora (HBO First Look)
7. 30 Rock: Webisodes

Outstanding Children's Program:
1. iCarly
2. Wizards of Waverly Place
3. Jonas
4. Hannah Montana
5. Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program:
1. When Families Grieve
2. Nick News With Linda Ellerbee - The Face Of Courage: Kids Living With Cancer

Outstanding Nonfiction Special:
1. The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!
2. By The People: The Election Of Barack Obama
3. Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me
4. Saturday Night Live In The 2000s: Time And Again
5. Teddy: In His Own Words
6. Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story

Outstanding Nonfiction Series:
1. Life
2. Deadliest Catch
3. The National Parks: America's Best Idea
4. American Masters
5. American Experience
6. Monty Python: Almost The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

Outstanding Reality Program:
1. Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
2. Undercover Boss
3. Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List
4. Dirty Jobs
5. Mythbusters
6. Antiques Roadshow

Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking:
1. Sergio
2. Nerakhoon (The Betrayal)
3. Patti Smith: Dream of Life
4. My Lai
5. Brick City
6. Pressure Cooker

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series:
1. Lost
2. 24
3. True Blood
4. Fringe
5. Breaking Bad

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
1. The Pacific
2. Moonshot
3. Alice
4. Temple Grandin

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera):
1. Life
2. The National Parks: America's Best Idea
3. The Amazing Race
4. America The Story of Us
5. Teddy: In His Own Words

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour):
1. Lost
2. Glee
3. Dexter
4. 24
5. House

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie:
1. The Pacific Part Nine
2. The Pacific Part Two
3. The Pacific Part Five
4. The Pacific Part Eight

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation:
1. Modern Family
2. The Office
3. 30 Rock
4. Entourage
5. Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special:
1. American Idol "Finale"
2. The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert
3. The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
4. 82nd Annual Academy Awards
5. Dancing With the Stars
6. American Idol "Idol Gives Back"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming:
1. Life
2. Spectacle Elvis Costello With Bruce Springsteen
3. Deadliest Catch
4. The National Parks: America's Best Idea
5. The Amazing Race

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series:
1. Caprica
2. V
3. Stargate Universe "Space"
4. Stargate Universe "Air"
5. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
1. The Pacific Part One
2. Virtuality
3. The Pacific Part Five
4. Ben 10: Alien Swarm

Outstanding Stunt Coordination:
1. Chuck
2. Human Target
3. 24
4. FlashForward
5. House

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series:
1. Saturday Night Live
2. Late Show with David Letterman
3. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
4. Dancing with the Stars
5. The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special:
1. The Kennedy Center Honors
2. 82nd Annual Academy Awards
3. The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concery
4. The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
5. Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series:
1. The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
3. The Colbert Report
4. Saturday Night Live
5. Real Time with Bill Maher

Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming:
1. Life
2. The National Parks: America's Best Idea
3. America The Story of Us
4. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
5. The Buddha

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series:
1. Saturday Night Live
2. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
3. The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
4. Late Show with David Letterman
5. The Colbert Report

Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming:
1. Terror in Mumbai
2. My Lai
3. The Amazing Race
4. By The People: The Election Of Barack Obama
5. Monty Python: Almost The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

Oscar Predictions Chart 2010: Week One

2010-08-04T22:57:00.000-07:00

It's August, which means it's time for my Oscar predictions chart. Yay! Woot, woot! Other exclamations!

Best Picture:
1. The Kids Are All Right (Lisa Cholodenko, Fox Searchlight)
2. Inception (Christopher Nolan, Warner Bros.)
3. Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, Pixar)
4. The Social Network (David Fincher, Columbia)
5. Another Year (Mike Leigh, Focus Features)
6. Everything You Got (James L. Brooks, Columbia)
7. Somewhere (Sofia Coppola, Focus Features)
8. 127 Hours (Danny Boyle, Fox Searchlight)
9. Love and Other Drugs (Edward Zwick, Fox)
10. Winter’s Bone (Debra Granik, Roadside Attractions)
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11. Rabbit Hole (John Cameron Mitchell, Fox Searchlight)
12. Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky, Fox Searchlight)
13. The American (Anton Corbijn, Focus Features)
14. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, Apparition)
15. Blue Valentine (Derek Cianfrance, Weinstein Company)
16. Secretariat (Randall Wallace, Walt Disney Pictures)
17. Get Low (Aaron Schnedier, Sony Pictures Classic)
18. The Town (Ben Affleck, Warner Bros.)
19. Miral (Julian Schnabel, Weinstein Company)
20. The Fighter (David O. Russell, Paramount)
21. The Way Back (Peter Weir)
22. The King’s Speech (Tom Hooper, Weinstein Company)
23. Fair Game (Doug Liman, Summit Entertainment)
24. Biutiful (Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, Focus Features)
25. Never Let Me Go (Mark Romanek, Fox Searchlight)
26. True Grit (Ethan and Joel Coen, Paramount)
27. Conviction (Tony Goldwyn, Fox Searchlight)
28. Eat Pray Love (Ryan Murphy, Columbia)
29. How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount)
30. Hereafter (Clint Eastwood, Warner Bros.)

Best Director:
1. Christopher Nolan, Inception
2. Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
3. Mike Leigh, Another Year
4. David Fincher, The Social Network
5. Edward Zwick, Love and Other Drugs
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6. Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
7. Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
8. Sofia Coppola, Somewhere
9. Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
10. Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone
11. James L. Brooks, Everything You Got
12. Julian Schnabel, Miral
13. John Cameron Mitchell, Rabbit Hole
14. Lee Unkrich, Toy Story 3
15. Anton Corbijn, The American
16. David O. Russell, The Fighter
17. Peter Weir, The Way Back
18. Ethan and Joel Coen, True Grit
19. Clint Eastwood, Hereafter
20. Doug Liman, Fair Game

Best Lead Actor:
1. James Franco, 127 Hours
2. Jack Nicholson, Everything You Got
3. Robert Duvall, Get Low
4. Stephen Dorff, Somewhere
5. George Clooney, The American
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6. Javier Bardem, Biutiful
7. Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter
8. Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
9. Jeff Bridges, True Grit
10. Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception
11. Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs
12. Jim Broadbent, Another Year
13. Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
14. Sean Penn, Fair Game
15. Matt Damon, Hereafter
16. Jim Sturgess, The Way Back
17. Ben Affleck, The Town
18. Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
19. Aaron Eckhart, Rabbit Hole
20. Michael Douglas, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Best Lead Actress:
1. Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
2. Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs
3. Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
4. Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
5. Hilary Swank, Conviction
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6. Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
7. Julia Roberts, Eat Pray Love
8. Reese Witherspoon, Everything You Got
9. Natalie Portman, Black Swan
10. Diane Lane, Secretariat
11. Helen Mirren, The Tempest
12. Naomi Watts, Fair Game
13. Rachel McAdams, Morning Glory
14. Frieda Pinto, Miral
15. Carey Mulligan, Never Let Me Go
16. Lesley Manville, Another Year
17. Robin Wright Penn, The Conspirator
18. Kirsten Dunst, All Good Things
19. Jennifer Connelly, What’s Wrong with Virginia
20. Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
2. Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
3. Sam Rockwell, Conviction
4. Bill Murray, Get Low
5. Paul Rudd, Everything You Got
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6. Jeremy Renner, The Town
7. Christian Bale, The Fighter
8. Aaron Eckhart, Rabbit Hole
9. Andrew Garfield, Never Let Me Go
10. Jon Hamm, The Town
11. Justin Timberlake, The Social Network
12. Oliver Platt, Love and Other Drugs
13. John Malkovich, Secretariat
14. Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life
15. Ed Harris, The Way Back
16. Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
17. Colin Farrell, The Way Back
18. Zach Galifianakis, It’s Kind of a Funny Story
19. Josh Brolin, True Grit
20. Jack Nicholson, Everything You Got

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Dianne Wiest, Rabbit Hole
2. Lesley Manville, Another Year
3. Rebecca Hall, The Town
4. Elle Fanning, Somewhere
5. Kathryn Hahn, Everything You Got
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6. Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
7. Sissy Spacek, Get Low
8. Barbara Hershey, Black Swan
9. Dale Dickey, Winter’s Bone
10. Melissa Leo, The Fighter
11. Blake Lively, The Town
12. Amy Adams, The Fighter
13. Winona Ryder, Black Swan
14. Sally Hawkins, Never Let Me Go
15. Mia Wasikowska, The Kids Are All Right
16. Keira Knightley, Never Let Me Go
17. Helen Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
18. Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
19. Hiam Abbass, Miral
20. Juliette Lewis, Conviction

Best Original Screenplay:
1. The Kids Are All Right
2. Another Year
3. Everything You Got
4. Somewhere
5. Inception
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6. 127 Hours
7. Black Swan
8. The Tree of Life
9. Blue Valentine
10. The Fighter

Best Adapted Screenplay:
1. The Social Network
2. Toy Story 3
3. Love and Other Drugs
4. Winter’s Bone
5. Rabbit Hole
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6. The Town
7. Never Let Me Go
8. How to Train Your Dragon
9. Fair Game
10. The Way Back

Quick Movie Reviews

2010-07-18T22:18:00.000-07:00

Have yet to podcast our thoughts on the Emmy races, but quickly I wanted to say a little something about Inception and The Kids Are All Right.

I saw both films this week and I really enjoyed both of them. The former because it took a great idea and really delved into how we dream and what it means to dream. I can't say more without spoiling the film, which I highly recommend seeing twice. Christopher Nolan is a brilliant filmmaker and I love the choices he made in this film. Breathtaking stuff.

The latter was wonderful because it felt so real. A typical family dramedy with a twist. The performances by the entire cast were wonderful. This was the first time in a long time I enjoyed Annette Bening. Both Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo were excellent as well. I'm looking forward to whatever Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson do next. I loved Wasikowska on In Treatment (the less said about Alice in Wonderland the better) and I have never seen Hutcherson in anything else prior to this. The work by Lisa Cholodenko as director and co-writer was fantastic.

Final and Full Emmy Predictions

2010-07-07T07:48:00.001-07:00

Nominations are tomorrow! Here are my predictions for (almost) every category.

Best Drama Series:
1. Mad Men
2. Lost
3. Dexter
4. Breaking Bad
5. House
6. The Good Wife
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7. Damages
8. True Blood
9. 24
10. Friday Night Lights
11. Treme
12. Big Love

Best Comedy Series:
1. 30 Rock
2. Modern Family
3. Glee
4. The Office
5. Curb Your Enthusiasm
6. Entourage
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7. The Big Bang Theory
8. How I Met Your Mother
9. Family Guy
10. Community
11. Nurse Jackie
12. Two and a Half Men

Best TV Movie:
1. The Special Relationship
2. You Don’t Know Jack
3. Temple Grandin
4. Georgia O’Keefe
5. A Dog Year
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6. When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
7. Endgame
8. Sins of the Mother
9. Jesse Stone: No Remorse
10. Einstein and Eddington

Best Miniseries:
1. The Pacific
2. Return to Cranford
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3. Emma
4. The Prisoner
5. Alice

Best Lead Actor-Comedy:
1. Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
2. Steve Carell, The Office
3. Tony Shalhoub, Monk
4. Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
5. Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
6. Joel McHale, Community
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7. Matthew Morrison, Glee
8. Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
9. Thomas Jane, Hung
10. Zachary Levi, Chuck
11. David Duchovny, Californication
12. Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory

Best Lead Actor-Drama:
1. Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
2. Jon Hamm, Mad Men
3. Michael C. Hall, Dexter
4. Hugh Laurie, House
5. Simon Baker, The Mentalist
6. Kiefer Sutherland, 24
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7. Matthew Fox, Lost
8. Timothy Olyphant, Justified
9. Bill Paxton, Big Love
10. Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
11. Denis Leary, Rescue Me
12. Peter Krause, Parenthood

Best Lead Actor-M/M:
1. Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
2. Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
3. Jeremy Irons, Georgia O’Keefe
4. William Hurt, Endgame
5. Jeff Bridges, A Dog Year
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6. Ian McKellen, The Prisoner
7. Michael Sheen, The Special Relationship
8. Barry Pepper, When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
9. Tom Selleck, Jesse Stone: No Remorse
10. Tom Wilkinson, A Number

Best Lead Actress-Comedy:
1. Tina Fey, 30 Rock
2. Toni Collete, United States of Tara
3. Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
4. Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
5. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
6. Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
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7. Patricia Heaton, The Middle
8. Lea Michele, Glee
9. Courteney Cox, Cougar Town
10. Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
11. Tracey Ullman, Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union
12. Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives

Best Lead Actress-Drama:
1. Glenn Close, Damages
2. Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
3. Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
4. Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
5. Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
6. Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
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7. Anna Paquin, True Blood
8. January Jones, Mad Men
9. Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
10. Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
11. Lauren Graham, Parenthood
12. Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights

Best Lead Actress-M/M:
1. Judi Dench, Return to Cranford
2. Joan Allen, Georgia O’Keefe
3. Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
4. Hope Davis, The Special Relationship
5. Winona Ryder, When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
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6. Maggie Smith, Capturing Mary
7. Romola Garai, Emma
8. Doris Roberts, Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle
9. Jill Scott, Sins of the Mother
10. Helen McCrory, The Special Relationship

Best Supporting Actor-Comedy:
1. Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
2. Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
3. Kevin Dillon, Entourage
4. Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
5. Ty Burrell, Modern Family
6. Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
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7. Jeremy Piven, Entourage
8. Rainn Wilson, The Office
9. Chris Colfer, Glee
10. Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
11. Chevy Chase, Community
12. John Krasinski, The Office

Best Supporting Actor-Drama:
1. Terry O’Quinn, Lost
2. Michael Emerson, Lost
3. Martin Short, Damages
4. John Slattery, Mad Men
5. Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
6. Chris Noth, The Good Wife
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7. Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
8. Campbell Scott, Damages
9. John Goodman, Treme
10. Tate Donovan, Damages
11. Vincent Kartheiser, Mad Men
12. Craig T. Nelson, Parenthood

Best Supporting Actor-M/M:
1. John Goodman, You Don’t Know Jack
2. Michael Gambon, Emma
3. David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
4. Patrick Stewart, Hamlet
5. Danny Huston, You Don’t Know Jack
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6. Jonathan Pryce, Return to Cranford
7. Jim Caviezel, The Prisoner
8. Jim Broadbent, Einstein and Eddington
9. Jonny Lee Miller, Endgame
10 .Rami Malek, The Pacific

Best Supporting Actress-Comedy:
1. Jane Lynch, Glee
2. Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
3. Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
4. Cheryl Hines, Curb Your Enthusiasm
5. Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
6. Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
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7. Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
8. Julie Bowen, Modern Family
9. Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
10. Jenna Fischer, The Office
11. Eve Best, Nurse Jackie
12. Jane Adams, Hung

Best Supporting Actress-Drama:
1. Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
2. Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
3. Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
4. Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
5. Julie Benz, Dexter
6. Rose Byrne, Damages
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7. Chloe Sevigny, Big Love
8. Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
9. S. Epatha Merkerson, Law & Order
10. Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
11. Khandi Alexander, Treme
12. Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Best Supporting Actress-M/M:
1. Susan Sarandon, You Don’t Know Jack
2. Tyne Daly, Georgia O’Keefe
3. Kathy Bates, Alice
4. Imelda Staunton, Return to Cranford
5. Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
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6. Brenda Vaccaro, You Don’t Know Jack
7. Lauren Ambrose, A Dog Year
8. Catherine O’Hara, Temple Grandin
9. Kathy Baker, Jesse Stone: No Remorse
10. Lois Smith, A Dog Year

Best Guest Actor-Comedy:
1. Neil Patrick Harris, Glee
2. Carl Reiner, Two and a Half Men
3. Ed Asner, The Sarah Silverman Program
4. Jon Hamm, Saturday Night Live
5. Fred Willard, Modern Family
6. Victor Garber, Nurse Jackie
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7. Harvey Fierstein, Nurse Jackie
8. Mike O’Malley, Glee
9. Michael Sheen, 30 Rock
10. Eli Wallach, Nurse Jackie
11. Matt Damon, 30 Rock
12. Jerry Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Best Guest Actor-Drama:
1. John Lithgow, Dexter
2. Beau Bridges, The Closer
3. James Earl Jones, House
4. Andre Braugher, House
5. Len Cariou, Damages
6. Joel Grey, Grey’s Anatomy
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7. Robert Morse, Mad Men
8. Ted Danson, Damages
9. Zach Gilford, Friday Night Lights
10. Gregory Itzin, 24
11. Henry Ian Cusick, Lost
12. Jared Harris, Mad Men

Best Guest Actress-Comedy:
1. Betty White, Saturday Night Live
2. Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
3. Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
4. Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
5. Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
6. Jan Hooks, 30 Rock
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7. Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock
8. Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
9. Viola Davis, United States of Tara
10. Julianne Moore, 30 Rock
11. Jane Lynch, Party Down
12. Kathy Bates, The Office

Best Guest Actress-Drama:
1. Sissy Spacek, Big Love
2. Lily Tomlin, Damages
3. Sharon Stone, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
4. Christine Lahti, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
5. Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife
6. Lynn Redgrave, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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7. Tyne Daly, Burn Notice
8. Marion Ross, Grey’s Anatomy
9. Mary McDonnell, The Closer
10. Chandra Wilson, Private Practice
11. Rosie Perez, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
12. Evan Rachel Wood, True Blood

Best Writing-Comedy:
1. Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Modern Family “Pilot”
2. Ryan Murphy, Glee “Wheels”
3. Dan Harmon, Community “Pilot”
4. Matt Hubbard, 30 Rock “Anna Howard Shaw Day”
5. Kay Cannon, Tina Fey, 30 Rock “Lee Marvin vs Derek Jeter”
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6. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, Glee “Pilot”
7. Greg Daniels, Mindy Kaling, The Office “Niagara”
8. Danny Zuker, Modern Family “Starry Night”
9. Rick Cleveland, Nurse Jackie “Tiny Bubbles”
10. Kay Cannon, 30 Rock “Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001”

Best Directing-Comedy:
1. Paris Barclay, Glee “Wheels”
2. Jason Winer, Modern Family “Pilot”
3. Ryan Murphy, Glee “Pilot”
4. Steve Levitan, Modern Family “Hawaii”
5. Don Scardino, 30 Rock “I Do I Do”
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6. Paul Feig, The Office “Niagara”
7. Ken Whittingham, 30 Rock “Anna Howard Shaw Day”
8. Beth McCarthy, 30 Rock “Secret Santa”
9. Justin Lin, Community “Modern Warfare”
10. Jeff Schaffer, Curb Your Enthusiasm “Seinfeld”

Best Writing-Drama:
1. Matthew Weiner, Erin Levy, Mad Men “Shut the Door. Have a Seat”
2. Robert King, Michelle King, The Good Wife “Pilot”
3. Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Lost “The End”
4. Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner, Mad Men “Guys Walks Into an Advertising Agency”
5. Brett Johnson, Matthew Weiner, Mad Men “The Grown Ups”
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6. David Simon, Eric Overmyer, Treme “Do You Know What It Means – Pilot”
7. Graham Yost, Justified “Fire in the Hole – Pilot”
8. Todd Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman, Damages “The Next One’s Gonna Go In Your Throat”
9. Kater Gordon, Mad Men “The Fog”
10. Alan Ball, True Blood “Shake & Fingerpop”

Best Directing-Drama:
1. Jack Bender, Lost “The End”
2. Matthew Weiner, Mad Men “Shut the Door. Have a Seat”
3. Barbet Schroeder, Mad Men “The Grown Ups”
4. Agnieszka Holland, Treme “Do You Know What It Means – Pilot”
5. Lesli Linka Glattter, Mad Men “Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency”
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6. Charles McDougall, The Good Wife “Pilot”
7. Tucker Gates, Lost “Ab Aeterno”
8. Phil Abraham, Mad Men “Souvenir”
9. Thomas Schlamme, Parenthood “Pilot”
10. Christopher Chulack, Southland “Phase Three”

Best Writing-Movie/Miniseries:
George LoVoo, A Dog Year
Robert Schenkkan and Graham Yost, The Pacific “Part Four”
Peter Morgan, The Special Relationship
Christopher Monger and Merrit Johnson, Temple Grandin
Adam Mazer, You Don’t Know Jack

Best Directing-Movie/Miniseries:
Bob Balaban, Georgia O’Keefe
Timothy Van Patten, The Pacific “Part Nine”
Richard Loncraine, The Special Relationship
Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin
Barry Levinson, You Don’t Know Jack

Best Variety Series:
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Best Variety Special:
Bill Maher: But I’m Not Wrong
Hope for Haiti Now
Kennedy Center Honors
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me

Best Reality/Competition Program:
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef

Best Reality Program:
Antique Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
MythBusters
Shatner’s Raw Nerve

Best Reality Host:
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Jeff Probst, Survivor

Best Nonfiction Special:
Battle for Late Night
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Return to Pandora: Creative Evolution of Avatar
Saturday Night in the 2000s: Time & Again
The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special – in 3-D! on Ice!

Best Nonfiction Series:
American Experience
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Biography
Deadliest Catch

Best Animated Program:
American Dad!
Robot Chicken
The Simpsons
South Park

Best Children’s Program:
iCarly
The Suite Life on Deck
True Jackson, V.P.
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Best Children’s Program-Nonfiction:
A Family Is a Family is a Family: A Rosie O’Donnell Celebration!
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee – “The Face of Courage: Kids Living with Cancer”

Best Special Class Program:
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
Hamlet (Great Performances)
Passing Strange (Great Performances)
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Best Special Class Program – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program:
ABC’s Lost Presents: Mysteries of the Universe – The Dharma Initiative
A Drop of Blood: Six Mini Episodes (True Blood)
The Office: Subtle Sexuality Web Series
Sue’s Corner (Glee)
30 Rock: Webisodes

Best Special Class Program – Short-Format Non-fiction Program:
Avatar: Enter the World of Pandora (HBO First Look)
Jay Leno’s Garage
Parenthood: Docusodes
The Tonight Show: Backstage with Bryan

Best Writing-Variety Special:
82nd Annual Academy Awards
Bill Maher: But I’m Not Wrong
George Lopez: Tall, Dark & Chicano
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me

Best Writing-Variety Series:
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Late Show with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

Best Directing-Variety Special:
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert
The Kennedy Center Honors
Passing Strange (Great Performances)
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Best Directing-Variety Series:
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Best Technical Direction-Movie/Miniseries/Special:
82nd Annual Academy Awards
52nd Annual Grammy Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Best Writing-Nonfiction Programming:
American Experience
American Masters
Battle for Late Night
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special – in 3-D! on Ice!

Best Directing-Nonfiction Programming:
The Amazing Race
American Masters
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Project Runway
Top Chef

Best Technical Direction:
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Show with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live

Best Lighting Direction:
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Hope for Haiti Now
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Show with David Letterman

Best Music Direction:
Dancing with the Stars
82nd Annual Academy Awards
52nd Annual Grammy Awards
Kennedy Center Honors

Best Cinematography-Half Hour Series:
Californication
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Modern Family
30 Rock
Weeds

Best Cinematography-Hour Series:
Breaking Bad
Glee
Lost
Mad Men
The Tudors

Best Cinematography-Movie/Miniseries:
Alice
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
The Pacific
The Special Relationship

Best Cinematography-Reality Program:
The Amazing Race
Intervention
Project Runway
Survivor
Top Chef

Best Cinematography-Nonfiction Programming:
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Deadliest Catch
Return to Pandora: Creative Evolution of Avatar

Best Art Direction-Movie/Miniseries:
Alice
Emma
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
Return to Cranford

Best Art Direction-Single Camera Series:
Glee
The Good Wife
Lost
True Blood
The Tudors

Best Art Direction-Variety:
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Saturday Night Live
82nd Annual Academy Awards
63rd Annual Tony Awards

Best Art Direction-Multi Camera Series:
The Big Bang Theory
How I Met Your Mother
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Top Chef

Best Costumes-Movie/Miniseries:
Alice
Emma
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
Return to Cranford

Best Costumes-Series:
Desperate Housewives
Glee
Mad Men
The Tudors
Ugly Betty

Best Sound Mixing-Half Hour:
Entourage
Modern Family
The Office
30 Rock
Weeds

Best Sound Mixing-Nonfiction Programming:
The Amazing Race
American Idol
American Masters
Deadliest Catch
Survivor

Best Sound Mixing for a Variety Program:
82nd Annual Academy Awards
52nd Annual Grammy Awards
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Hope for Haiti Now

Best Sound Mixing-Movie/Miniseries:
Alice
The Pacific
The Pacific
The Pacific
The Prisoner

Best Sound Mixing-Hour Series:
Glee
The Good Wife
House
Lost
24

Best Single-Camera Picture Editing-Miniseries/Movie:
The Pacific
The Pacific
The Pacific
The Special Relationship
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Single-Camera Picture Editing-Drama:
Breaking Bad
The Good Wife
Lost
Mad Men
24

Best Picture Editing-Special:
The Kennedy Center Honors
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hame of Fame Concert
Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me

Best Picture Editing-Nonfiction Programming:
American Experience
American Masters
Battle for Late Night
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Deadliest Catch

Best Picture Editing-Comedy:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
30 Rock

Best Picture Editing-Reality:
The Amazing Race
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Project Runway
Top Chef

Best Sound Editing-Series:
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dexter
Glee
Lost
24

Best Sound Editing-Nonfiction Programming:
The Amazing Race
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Deadliest Catch
Survivor

Best Sound Editing-Miniseries/Movie:
Alice
The Pacific
The Prisoner
The Special Relationship

Best Special Visual Effects-Miniseries/Movie:
Alice
The Pacific
The Prisoner

Best Special Visual Effects-Series:
Dollhouse
Fringe
Heroes
Lost
Supernatural

Best Prosthetic Makeup:
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grey’s Anatomy
Nip/Tuck
Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union
True Blood

Best Non-Prosthetic Makeup-Miniseries/Movie:
Alice
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Non-Prosthetic Makeup-Multi Camera Series:
Dancing With the Stars
Saturday Night Live
So You Think You Can Dance

Best Non-Prosthetic Makeup-Single Camera Series:
Glee
Grey’s Anatomy
Mad Men
Nip/Tuck
The Tudors

Best Music Composition-Miniseries/Movie:
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
Sins of the Mother
Temple Grandin
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Music Composition-Series:
HawthoRNe
Legend of the Seeker
Lost
The Simpsons
24

Best Original Main Title Theme Music:
Bored to Death
The Cleveland Show
Community
Justified
Nurse Jackie

Best Main Title Design:
Big Love
Bored to Death
Human Target
The Pacific
Treme

Best Casting-Miniseries/Movie:
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
The Special Relationship
Temple Grandin
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Hairstyling-Series:
Desperate Housewives
Mad Men
Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union
The Tudors
Ugly Betty

Best Hairstyling-Multi Camera Series:
Dancing with the Stars
Saturday Night Live
So You Think You Can Dance

Best Hairstyling-Miniseries/Movie:
Alice
Georgia O’Keefe
The Special Relationship
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Choreography:
Dancing with the Stars
Glee
Glee
So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance

Best Casting-Comedy:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
30 Rock

Best Casting-Drama:
Damages
Friday Night Lights
The Good Wife
Mad Men
True Blood

Best Stunt Coordination:
Burn Notice
Chuck
Lost
The Pacific
24

Best Voice-Over Performance:
Hank Azaria, The Simpsons
Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons
Seth Green, Robot Chicken
Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy
Harry Shearer, The Simpsons

Emmy Predix!

2010-07-05T22:30:00.000-07:00

Rachel and I give out our thoughts on Emmy predictions. The nominations for this year's Emmys will be announced this Thursday at 5:30am. They will be announced by Joel McHale and Sofia Vergara.

For Your Speculation Podcast #31

Full predictions will be up shortly.

Plugging Away

2010-06-29T07:29:00.000-07:00

I was invited to be a guest on the TV on the Internet podcast this week. It's up here.

Thanks to Todd for inviting me again!

Tony Reactions

2010-06-27T19:24:00.000-07:00

Rachel and I are finally back and we have lots to talk about. We are also joined by frequent guest, Shawn. First up are our reactions to the Tony Awards (and the Tony backlash). We also talk about the Oscar contenders so far this year.

For Your Speculation Podcast #30

Hope you enjoy this week's episode!

Tony Predictions

2010-05-03T18:11:00.000-07:00

In our latest podcast, Rachel and I review the frontrunners for the Tony nominations. We also chat about American Idol, Project Runway and other shows.

For Your Speculation Podcast #29

Hopefully we'll have more podcasts sooner rather than later.

Oscar Flashback '99

2010-04-06T16:10:00.000-07:00

In our latest podcast, Rachel and I discuss the 1999 Oscar race.

For Your Speculation Podcast Episode #28

Hope you enjoy it!

First Round of Oscar Predictions - 2010

2010-03-21T09:46:00.000-07:00

Because I'm a crazy son of a bitch.

Best Picture:
Get Low (Director: Aaron Schneider, Sony Pictures Classic)
How Do You Know (Director: James L. Brooks, Columbia)
Inception (Director: Christopher Nolan, Warner Bros)
The Kids Are Alright (Director: Lisa Cholodenko, Focus Features)
Morning Glory (Director: Roger Mitchell, Paramount)
Rabbit Hole (Director: John Cameron Mitchell, Fox Searchlight)
The Special Relationship (Director: Richard Loncraine, BBC Films)
The Tempest (Director: Julie Taymor, Miramax Films)
Toy Story 3 (Director: Lee Unkrich, Pixar/Disney)
The Tree of Life (Director: Terrence Malick, Apparition)

Best Director:
James L. Brooks, How Do You Know
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are Alright
John Cameron Mitchell, Rabbit Hole
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

Best Lead Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception
Robert Duvall, Get Low
James Franco, 127 Hours
Jack Nicholson, How Do You Know
Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship

Best Lead Actress:
Annette Bening, The Kids Are Alright
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Rachel McAdams, Morning Glory
Hilary Swank, Betty Anne Waters
Reese Witherspoon, How Do You Know

Best Supporting Actor:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Inception
Anthony Hopkins, You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger
Paul Rudd, How Do You Know
Michael Sheen, The Special Relationship
Forest Whitaker, My Own Love Song

Best Supporting Actress:
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
Hope Davis, The Special Relationship
Kathryn Hahn, How Do You Know
Sissy Spacek, Get Low
Dianne Wiest, Rabbit Hole

Best Original Screenplay:
Get Low
How Do You Know
The Kids Are Alright
The Special Relationship
The Tree of Life

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Down and Dirty Pictures
Rabbit Hole
The Rum Diary
The Tempest
Toy Story 3

And what say I about the winners, a year in advance?

Best Picture:
How Do You Know (Director: James L. Brooks, Columbia)

Best Director:
Christopher Nolan, Inception

Best Lead Actor:
Robert Duvall, Get Low

Best Lead Actress:
Rachel McAdams, Morning Glory

Best Supporting Actor:
Paul Rudd, How Do You Know

Best Supporting Actress:
Kathryn Hahn, How Do You Know

Best Original Screenplay:
How Do You Know

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Rabbit Hole

Rank 'Em!

2010-03-07T07:47:00.000-08:00

Taking a page from Kris's idea on InContention of ranking all the nominees. Here goes nothing.

1. Up in the Air
2. Precious
3. A Single Man
4. Inglourious Basterds
5. An Education
6. The Hurt Locker
7. The Lovely Bones
8. Fantastic Mr. Fox
9. Up
10. Star Trek
11. Bright Star
12. Avatar
13. Crazy Heart
14. District 9
15. A Serious Man
16. The Messenger
17. Invictus
18. The Young Victoria
19. Julie & Julia
20. Nine
21. The Last Station
22. In the Loop
23. The Blind Side

Plug, Plug, Plug

2010-03-06T20:59:00.000-08:00

I had the special privilege of being a guest on the TV on the Internet podcast this week. It's up here.

Thanks to Todd for inviting me!

Oscar Winner Predictions

2010-03-03T20:29:00.000-08:00

Here we go, only a few more days until the big night. My final predictions (which I know you have been dying to read)! No commentary (go visit the podcast for that), just who I think will win, could win, should win and what should have been nominated.

Best Picture:
Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Could Win: Avatar
Should Win: Up in the Air
Should Have Been Nominated: (500) Days of Summer, A Single Man, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Director:
Will Win: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Could Win: James Cameron, Avatar
Should Win: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: Rian Johnson, The Brothers Bloom; Lone Scherfig, An Education; Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Lead Actor:
Will Win: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Could Win: Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Should Win: Colin Firth, A Single Man
Should Have Been Nominated: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer; Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man; Ben Whishaw, Bright Star

Best Lead Actress:
Will Win: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Could Win: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Should Win: Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Should Have Been Nominated: Abbie Cornish, Bright Star; Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones; Maya Rudolph, Away We Go

Best Supporting Actor:
Will Win: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Could Win: Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Should Win: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: Steve Bucemi, The Messenger; Rupert Friend, The Young Victoria; Anthony Mackie, The Hurt Locker

Best Supporting Actress:
Will Win: Mo'Nique, Precious
Could Win: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
Should Win: Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Should Have Been Nominated: Marion Cotillard, Nine; Rose McIver, The Lovely Bones; Sigourney Weaver, Avatar

Best Original Screenplay:
Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Could Win: Inglourious Basterds
Should Win: Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: (500) Days of Summer, Bright Star, The Brothers Bloom

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win: Up in the Air
Could Win:Precious
Should Win: Up in the Air
Should Have Been Nominated: A Single Man, Where the Wild Things Are, Whip It!

Best Animated Feature:
Will Win: Up
Could Win: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Should Win: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Should Have Been Nominated: Ponyo

Best Documentary Feature:
Will Win: The Cove
Could Win: Which Way Home
Should Win: N/A
Should Have Been Nominated: Every Little Step

Best Foreign Language Film:
Will Win: Un Prophete
Could Win: Los Secreto de Sus Ojos
Should Win: N/A
Should Have Been Nominated: Rudo y Cursi

Best Art Direction:
Will Win: Avatar
Could Win: The Young Victoria
Should Win: Avatar
Should Have Been Nominated: A Serious Man, A Single Man, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Cinematography:
Will Win: Inglourious Basterds
Could Win: The Hurt Locker
Should Win: Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: Bright Star, A Single Man, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Costume Design:
Will Win: The Young Victoria
Could Win: Nine
Should Win: Bright Star
Should Have Been Nominated: (500) Days of Summer, An Education, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Film Editing:
Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Could Win: Avatar
Should Win: Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: (500) Days of Summer, Up in the Air, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Makeup:
Will Win: Star Trek
Could Win: The Young Victoria
Should Win: The Young Victoria
Should Have Been Nominated: Bright Star, District 9, Whip It!

Best Original Score:
Will Win: Up
Could Win: Avatar
Should Win: Up
Should Have Been Nominated: Bright Star, A Single Man, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Original Song:
Will Win: "The Weary Kind," Crazy Heart
Could Win: "Take It All," Nine
Should Win: "The Weary Kind," Crazy Heart
Should Have Been Nominated: "All is Love," Where the Wild Things Are; "Help Yourself," Up in the Air; "Smoke Without Fire," An Education

Best Sound Mixing:
Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Could Win: Avatar
Should Win: Star Trek
Should Have Been Nominated: Crazy Heart, Up in the Air, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Sound Editing:
Will Win: Avatar
Could Win: The Hurt Locker
Should Win: Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: District 9, Where the Wild Things Are, Whip It!

Best Visual Effects:
Will Win: Avatar
Could Win: District 9
Should Win: Avatar
Should Have Been Nominated: Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Lovely Bones, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Animated Short:
Will Win: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Could Win: Logorama

Best Documentary Short:
Will Win: The Last Truck: The Closing of a GM Plant
Could Win: Music by Prudence

Best Live-Action Short:
Will Win: Miracle Fish
Could Win: The New Tenants

Final Oscar Predix!

2010-02-01T22:11:00.000-08:00

I covered the main races in the podcast, so I'll recap them here and post my other predictions as well. These are ranked by most likely to get in (not by most likely to win).

Best Picture:
1. The Hurt Locker
2. Up in the Air
3. Avatar
4. Inglourious Basterds
5. Precious
6. An Education
7. Up
8. A Serious Man
9. Invictus
10. Crazy Heart
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11. District 9
12. The Blind Side
13. Star Trek
14. The Hangover
15. (500) Days of Summer

Best Director:
1. Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
2. James Cameron, Avatar
3. Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
4. Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
5. Lee Daniels, Precious
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6. Neill Blomkamp, District 9
7. Clint Eastwood, Invictus
8. Lone Scherfig, An Education
9. Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
10. Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon

Best Lead Actor:
1. Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
2. George Clooney, Up in the Air
3. Colin Firth, A Single Man
4. Morgan Freeman, Invictus
5. Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
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6. Matt Damon, The Informant
7. Viggo Mortenson, The Road
8. Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
9. Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man
10. Tobey Maguire, Brothers

Best Lead Actress:
1. Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
2. Carey Mulligan, An Education
3. Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
4. Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
5. Helen Mirren, The Last Station
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6. Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
7. Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones
8. Marion Cotillard, Nine
9. Abbie Cornish, Bright Star
10. Tilda Swinton, Julia

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
2. Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
3. Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
4. Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
5. Anthony Mackie, The Hurt Locker
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6. Alfred Molina, An Education
7. Matt Damon, Invictus
8. Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles
9. Alec Baldwin, It's Complicated
10. Peter Capaldi, In the Loop

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Mo'Nique, Precious
2. Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
3. Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
4. Julianne Moore, A Single Man
5. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
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6. Melanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds
7. Diane Kruger, Inglourious Basterds
8. Penélope Cruz, Nine
9. Samantha Morton, The Messenger
10. Marion Cotillard, Nine

Best Original Screenplay:
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. A Serious Man
3. The Hurt Locker
4. Up
5. (500) Days of Summer
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6. The Hangover
7. Avatar
8. It's Complicated
9. The White Ribbon
10. The Messenger

Best Adapted Screenplay:
1. Up in the Air
2. Precious
3. An Education
4. District 9
5. Crazy Heart
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6. Julie & Julia
7. In The Loop
8. Fantastic Mr. Fox
9. A Single Man
10. Star Trek

Best Animated Feature:
1. Up
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox
3. Coraline
4. Princess and the Frog
5. Ponyo
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6. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
7. Disney's A Christmas Carol
8. Monsters Vs. Aliens
9. 9
10. Mary and Max

Best Documentary Feature:
1. The Cove
2. The Beaches of Agnes
3. Soundtrack for a Revolution
4. Under Our Skin
5. Every Little Step
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6. Food, Inc.
7. Valentino The Last Emperor
8. Burma VJ
9. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
10. Which Way Home

Best Foreign Language Film:
1. The White Ribbon (Germany)
2. Un Prophète (France)
3. Winter in Wartime (The Netherlands)
4. Samson & Delilah (Australia)
5. Ajami (Israel)
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6. The Milk of Sorrow (Peru)
7. El Secreto de Sus Ojos (Argentina)
8. Kelin (Kazakhstan)
9. The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner (Bulgaria)

Best Animated Short:
1. A Matter of Loaf and Death
2. Partly Cloudy
3. Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
4. The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
5. Variete
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6. French Roast
7. The Cat Piano
8. The Kinematograph
9. Runaway
10. Logorama

Best Documentary Short:
1. Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
2. The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
3. Woman Rebel
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4. China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
5. Lt. Watada
6. Music by Prudence
7. Rabbit a la Berlin
8. The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner

Best Live Action Short:
1. Sidney Turtlebaum
2. Miracle Fish
3. The Door
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4. Short Term 12
5. The New Tenants
6. Hotel
7. The Ground Beneath
8. The Response
9. Kavi
10. Instead of Abracadabra

Best Art Direction:
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Sherlock Holmes
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
4. Avatar
5. Public Enemies
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6. A Serious Man
7. A Single Man
8. Nine
9. District 9
10. The Young Victoria

Best Cinematography:
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Avatar
3. The Hurt Locker
4. The White Ribbon
5. Nine
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6. A Single Man
7. Bright Star
8. Where the Wild Things Are
9. The Road
10. Sherlock Holmes

Best Costume Design:
1. The Young Victoria
2. Sherlock Holmes
3. Inglourious Basterds
4. Nine
5. Bright Star
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6. Julie & Julia
7. Public Enemies
8. Coco Avant Chanel
9. Cheri
10. A Single Man

Best Film Editing:
1. Avatar
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. The Hurt Locker
4. Up in the Air
5. (500) Days of Summer
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6. District 9
7. Star Trek
8. Precious
9. The Hangover
10. Invictus

Best Makeup:
1. District 9
2. Star Trek
3. The Young Victoria
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4. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
5. The Road
6. Il Divo
7. Night at the Museum 2

Best Original Score:
1. Up
2. Avatar
3. The Informant!
4. Public Enemies
5. Fantastic Mr. Fox
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6. Sherlock Holmes
7. Star Trek
8. A Single Man
9. Cheri
10. Coco Avant Chanel

Best Original Song:
1. "The Weary Kind," Crazy Heart
2. "Take It All," Nine
3. "Almost There," The Princess and the Frog
4. "Down in New Orleans." The Princess and the Frog
5. "You've Got Me Wrapped Around Your Little Finger," An Education
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6. "Cinema Italiano," Nine
7. "I See in You," Avatar
8. "All is Love," Where the Wild Things Are
9. "Trust Me." The Informant!
10. "Somebody Else," Crazy Heart

Best Sound Mixing:
1. Avatar
2. The Hurt Locker
3. Inglourious Basterds
4. Star Trek
5. District 9
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6. Nine
7. Transfomers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
8. Up
9. 2012
10. Sherlock Holmes

Best Sound Editing:
1. Avatar
2. The Hurt Locker
3. Inglourious Basterds
4. Star Trek
5. District 9
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6. Up
7. Transfomers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
8. 2012
9. Sherlock Holmes
10. Nine

Best Visual Effects:
1. Avatar
2. Star Trek
3. District 9
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4. Transfomers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
5. 2012
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Terminator Salvation

Grammy Predictions

2010-01-31T06:37:00.000-08:00

We'll be doing the top four categories in today's podcast, so here's everything else.

Pop Female:
1. Taylor Swift "You Belong With Me"
2. Beyoncé "Halo"
3. Pink "Sober"
4. Adele "Hometown Glory"
5. Katy Perry "Hot N Cold"

Pop Male:
1. Stevie Wonder "All About the Love Again"
2. Jason Mraz "Make It Mine"
3. Maxwell "Love You"
4. John Legend "This Time"
5. Seal "If You Don't Know Me By Now"

Pop Group:
1. Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling"
2. Hall & Oates "Sara Smile"
3. MGMT "Kids"
4. Bon Jovi "We Weren't Born to Follow"
5. The Fray "Never Say Never"

Pop Collaboration:
1. Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat "Lucky"
2. Roseanne Cash and Bruce Springsteen "Sea of Heartbreak"
3. Willie Nelson and Norah Jones "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
4. Ciara and Justin Timberlake "Love Sex Magic"
5. Taylor Swift and Colbie Caillat "Breathe"

Pop Album:
1. The E.N.D., Black Eyed Peas
2. Funhouse, Pink
3. All I Ever Wanted, Kelly Clarkson
4. Breakthrough, Colbie Caillat
5. The Fray, The Fray

Dance Recording:
1. Lady Gaga "Poker Face"
2. Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow"
3. David Guetta and Kelly Rowland "When Love Takes Over"
4. Madonna "Celebration"
5. Britney Spears "Womanizer"

Dance Album:
1. The Fame, Lady Gaga
2. One Love, David Guetta
3. Yes, Pet Shop Boys
4. Divided By Night, The Crystal Method
5. Party Rock, LMFAO

Traditional Pop Album:
1. A Swinging Christmas, Tony Bennett
2. Liza's At the Palace, Liza Minnelli
3. Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Buble
4. American Classics, Willie Nelson
5. Your Songs, Harry Connick Jr.

Rock Solo:
1. Bruce Springsteen "Working on a Dream"
2. Bob Dylan "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
3. Neil Young "Fork in the Road"
4. John Fogerty "Change in the Weather"
5. Prince "Dreamer"

Rock Group:
1. Kings of Leon "Use Somebody"
2. Green Day "21 Guns"
3. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood "Can't Find My Way Home"
4. U2 "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
5. Coldplay "Life in Technicolor Part II"

Rock Song:
1. "Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon)
2. "21 Guns" (Green Day)
3. "Working on a Dream" (Bruce Springsteen)
4. "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" (U2)
5. "The Fixer" (Pearl Jam)

Rock Album:
1. Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King, Dave Matthews Band
2. 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day
3. No Line on the Horizon, U2
4. Black Ice, AC/DC
5. Live From Madison Square Garden, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood

Alternative Album:
1. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix
2. Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, David Byrne and Brian Eno
3. It's Blitz!, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4. Sounds Of The Universe, Depeche Mode
5. The Open Door, Death Cab for Cutie

R&B Female:
1. Beyoncé "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
2. Jazmine Sullivan "Lions, Tigers & Bears"
3. Ledisi "Goin' Thru Changes"
4. Lalah Hathaway "That Was Then"
5. Melanie Fiona "It Kills Me"

R&B Male:
1. Maxwell "Pretty Wings"
2. Anthony Hamilton "The Point of It All"
3. Charlie Wilson "There Goes My Baby"
4. Musiq Soulchild "Sobeautiful"
5. Pleasure P "Under"

R&B Group:
1. Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters "Higher Ground"
2. India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild "Chocolate High"
3. Jamie Foxx & T-Pain "Blame It"
4. Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige "Ifuleave"
5. Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby "Love Has Finally Come At Last"

R&B Song:
1. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" (Beyoncé)
2. "Pretty Wings" (Maxwell)
3. "Lions, Tigers & Bears" (Jazmine Sullivan)
4. "Blame It" (Jamie Foxx and T-Pain)
5. "Under" (Pleasure P)

R&B Album:
1. Blacksummers' Night, Maxwell
2. Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics, India.Arie
3. Uncle Charlie, Charlie Wilson
4. Turn Me Loose, Ledisi
5. The Point of It All, Anthony Hamilton

Contemporary R&B Album:
1. I Am...Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
2. The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper, Pleasure P
3. Intuition, Jamie Foxx
4. Ready, Trey Songz
5. Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain

Rap Solo:
1. Kid Cudi "Day N Nite"
2. Eminem "Beautiful"
3. Jay-Z "D.O.A."
4. Drake "Best I Ever Had"
5. Mos Def "Casa Bey"

Rap Group:
1. Beastie Boys and Nas "Too Many Rappers"
2. Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent "Crack A Bottle"
3. Kid Cudi, Kanye West and Common "Make Her Say"
4. Kanye West and Young Jezzy "Amazing"
5. Fabolous & Jay-Z "Money Goes, Honey Stay"

Rap/Sung Collaboration:
1. T.I. and Justin Timberlake "Dead and Gone"
2. Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West "Run This Town"
3. Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo and Kanye West "Knock You Down"
4. The Lonely Island and T-Pain "I'm on a Boat"
5. Beyoncé and Kanye West "Ego"

Rap Song:
1. "Day N Nite" (Kid Cudi)
2. "D.O.A." (Jay-Z)
3. "Dead and Gone" (T.I. and Justin Timberlake)
4. "Run This Town" (Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West)
5. "Best I Ever Had" (Drake)

Rap Album:
1. Relapse, Eminem
2. The Ecstatic, Mos Def
3. Universal Mind Control, Common
4. The Renaissance, Q-TIp
4. R.O.O.T.S., Flo Rida

Country Female:
Taylor Swift "White Horse"

Country Male:
Keith Urban "Sweet Thing"

Country Group:
Zac Brown Band "Chicken Fried"

Country Collaboration:
Brad Paisley & Keith Urban "Start A Band"

Country Song:
"White Horse" (Taylor Swift)

Country Album:
Fearless, Taylor Swift

Americana Album:
Together Through Life, Bob Dylan

Contemporary Folk Album:
Middle Cyclone, Neko Case

Spoken Word Album For Children:
Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There, Harlan Ellison

Spoken Word Album:
We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land, Jimmy Carter

Comedy Album:
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!, Stephen Colbert

Musical Show Album:
Hair

Compilation Soundtrack Album:
Slumdog Millionaire

Score Soundtrack Album:
Up

Song Written For Motion Picture:
"The Wrestler" (Bruce Springsteen)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
Brendan O'Brien

Short Form Music Video:
Coldplay "Life In Technicolor II"

Long Form Music Video:
The Beatles Love - All Together Now, Various Artists

Final SAG Predictions

2010-01-23T15:55:00.000-08:00

Commentary on the podcast (will be up shortly).

Film Ensemble:
1. The Hurt Locker
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. Precious
4. An Education
5. NIne

Best Lead Male Actor:
1. Jeff Bridges
2. George Clooney
3. Colin Firth
4. Jeremy Renner
5. Morgan Freeman

Best Lead Female Actor:
1. Meryl Streep
2. Sandra Bullock
3. Carey Mulligan
4. Gabourey Sidibe
5. Helen Mirren

Best Supporting Male Actor:
1. Christoph Waltz
2. Christopher Plummer
3. Stanley Tucci
4. Woody Harrelson
5. Matt Damon

Best Supporting Female Actor:
1. Mo'Nique
2. Vera Farmiga
3. Anna Kendrick
4. Penélope Cruz
5. Diane Kruger

Film Stunt Ensemble:
1. Star Trek
2. Public Enemies
3. Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

Best Drama Ensemble:
1. Mad Men
2. True Blood
3. Dexter
4. The Good Wife
5. The Closer

Best Comedy Ensemble:
1. 30 Rock
2. Glee
3. Modern Family
4. The Office
5. Curb Your Enthusiasm

Best Male Drama Actor:
1. Michael C. Hall
2. Bryan Cranston
3. Jon Hamm
4. Hugh Laurie
5. Simon Baker

Best Female Drama Actor:
1. Julianna Margulies
2. Glenn Close
3. Holly Hunter
4. Kyra Sedgwick
5. Mariska Hargitay
6. Patricia Arquette

Best Male Comedy Actor:
1. Tony Shalhoub
2. Alec Baldwin
3. Steve Carell
4. Larry David
5. Charlie Sheen

Best Female Comedy Actor:
1. Toni Collette
2. Edie Falco
3. Tina Fey
4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus
5. Christina Applegate

Best Male M/M Actor:
1. Kevin Bacon
2. Jeremy Irons
3. Kevin Kline
4. Cuba Gooding Jr.
5. Tom Wilkinson

Best Female M/M Actor:
1. Sigourney Weaver
2. Jessica Lange
3. Drew Barrymore
4. Joan Allen
5. Ruby Dee

TV Stunt Ensemble:
1. 24
2. Dexter
3. Heroes
4. The Closer
5. The Unit

Final Globe Predictions

2010-01-17T15:07:00.000-08:00

Rachel and I did our final predictions in the podcast, but here are mine, all ranked. Enjoy!

Drama Picture:
1. Up in the Air
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. Avatar
4. The Hurt Locker
5. Precious

Best Comedy/Musical:
1. Nine
2. (500) Days of Summer
3. Julie & Jula
4. The Hangover
5. It's Complicated

Best Director:
1. Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
2. James Cameron, Avatar
3. Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
4. Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
5. Clint Eastwood, Invictus

Best Lead Actor-Drama:
1. George Clooney, Up in the Air
2. Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
3. Colin Firth, A Single Man
4. Morgan Freeman, Invictus
5. Tobey Maguire, Brothers

Best Lead Actress-Drama:
1. Carey Mulligan, An Education
2. Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
3. Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
4. Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
5. Helen Mirren, The Last Station

Best Lead Actor-Comedy/Musical:
1. Matt Damon, The Informant!
2. Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
3. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
4. Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine
5. Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Best Lead Acres-Comedy/Musical:
1. Meryl Streep, Julie & Jula
2. Marion Cotillard, Nine
3. Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
4. Meryl Streep, It's Complicated
5. Julia Roberts, Duplicity

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
2. Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
3. Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
4. Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
5. Matt Damon, Invictus

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Mo'Nique, Precious
2. Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
3. Penélope Cruz, Nine
4. Julianne Moore, A Single Man
5. Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air

Best Screenplay:
1. Up in the Air
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. It's Complicated
4. The Hurt Locker
5. District 9

Best Animated Film:
1. Fantastic Mr. Fox
2. Up
3. Coraline
4. The Princess and the Frog
5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Best Foreign Film:
1. The White Ribbon
2. A Prophet
3. The Maid
4. Broken Embraces
5. Baaria

Best Score:
1. Avatar
2. A Single Man
3. The Informant!
4. Up
5. Where the Wild Things Are

Best Song:
1. "Cinema Italiano," Nine
2. "I See You," Avatar
3. "The Weary Kind," Crazy Heart
4. "I Want to Come Home," Everybody's Fine
5. "Winter," Brothers

In terms of television...

Best Drama Series:
1. True Blood
2. Mad Men
3. Dexter
4. Big Love
5. House

Best Comedy/Musical Series:
1. Glee
2. 30 Rock
3. Modern Family
4. The Office
5. Entourage

Best TV Movie/Miniseries:
1. Grey Gardens
2. Georgia O'Keefe
3. Taking Chance
4. Into the Storm
5. Little Dorrit

Best Actor-Drama:
1. Michael C. Hall, Dexter
2. Simon Baker, The Mentalist
3. Jon Hamm, Mad Men
4. Hugh Laurie, House
5. Bill Paxton, Big Love

Best Actress-Drama:
1. Julianna Marguilies, The Good Wife
2. Anna Paquin, True Blood
3. Glenn Close, Damages
4. January Jones, Mad Men
5. Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Best Actor-Comedy/Musical:
1. Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
2. Thomas Jane, Hung
3. Matthew Morrison, Glee
4. Steve Carell, The Office
5. David Duchovny, Californication

Best Actress-Comedy/Musical:
1. Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
2. Toni Collette, United States of Tara
3. Courteney Cox, Cougar Town
4. Tina Fey, 30 Rock
5. Lea Michele, Glee

Best Actor-M/M:
1. Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
2. Kenneth Branagh, Wallander
3. Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
4. Jeremy Irons, Georgia O'Keefe
5. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Endgame

Best Actress-M/M:
1. Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
2. Joan Allen, Georgia O'Keefe
3. Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
4. Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby
5. Anna Paquin, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
2. John Lithgow, Dexter
3. William Hurt, Damages
4. Michael Emerson, Lost
5. Jeremy Piven, Entourage

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Jane Lynch, Glee
2. Chloe Sevigny, Big Love
3. Janet McTeer, Into the Storm
4. Jane Adams, Hung
5. Rose Byrne, Damages

Supporting Actress Blogathon: Marcia Gay Harden, Whip It

2010-01-17T11:03:00.000-08:00

This post is a part of the 2009 Stinkylulu Supporting Actress Blogathon. Click here to check out the other selections!

I may have liked other supporting actress performances from 2009, but one that continues to linger with me is Marcia Gay Harden's work in Whip It. Now, to be fair, Drew Barrymore's directorial debut may not have been the most amazing thing to hit theaters last year, but it was a nice fun time at the movies. What's not to like? The ladies of the film all look to be having a grand old time and the film's message, while not perfect, is a positive one.

What makes Harden stand out above all the other women in the film is how she was able to take a role as flimsy as the put-upon mother of a rebelling teenager and make us want to know more about her life (although Kristen Wiig and Juliette Lewis are also fabulous in the film as well). Harden's Brooke is a mom who wants her daughter to participate in beauty pageants (she's a former winner herself) rather than roller derby. You can tell that Brooke wants a more glamorous life than she currently holds (she works a postal carrier), but in reality it's that she wants her daughter Bliss (Ellen Page) to be successful in her own life than she ever was at her own. Of course, what mom thinks as "successful" is different than what her offspring thinks as "successful."

There is a quiet scene in the film, where we saw Harden's character apply lotions and moisturizing cream to her hands. Although she feels much younger than her hands give away, you can tell she is desperate to match her physical age with her emotional age. It's a scene that reminds many of us of our mothers, moms who want the best for us, even though they cannot seem to comprehend why our current endeavors would be considered "the best" by any standard.

Marcia Gay Harden might be one of my favorite actresses of all time. Although looking over her IMDB filmography it appears I may have seen her in earlier films, but really it was her performance in Pollock that made me take notice (as did the Academy). It's rare for a character actress to hit her stride in her 40s, but Harden did that in this decade.

Besides her Oscar-winning role in Pollock, Harden has delivered honest portrayals of women in Case de los Babys, P.S., Mystic River (another Oscar nominated role), Into the Wild and most recently on television's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Damages. In addition, Harden had just finished a Tony-winning run on Broadway in Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage. I don't see Whip It getting her a third Oscar nomination, but it's a performance that should be remembered with her best ones too.

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...On Hold

2009-12-27T10:28:00.000-08:00

While working on my lists for the best of 2009 (and of the decade), I decided to put this monstrosity on hold until I finish those lists first (wouldn't want to spoil those lists). I have (obviously) been really busy in keeping up with this blog, as most of my attention has been with the For Your Speculation podcast. If you have been listening to them, I hope you enjoy them.

Please feel free to drop us a line at foryourspeculation@gmail.com or friend us on Facebook (ForYour Speculation) or follow us on Twitter (@4URspeculation).

~Ted

The For Your Speculation Podcast!

2009-09-06T20:22:00.000-07:00

I haven't forgotten this massive project, but I wanted to make sure that I pimp the podcast that I am currently co-hosting. The link is at the top of the links column (to the left of this post) or, you can just follow the link below.

For Your Speculation Podcast Page

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...#93

2009-08-25T20:54:00.000-07:00

93. Margaret Hamilton, The Wizard of Oz (Director: Victor Fleming, 1939)
“I’ll get you, my pretty…and your little dog too!” Imagine. You are five or six, sitting down in your living room and your parents have popped in a movie into the VCR (yes, imagine this is the early 90s). The movie is called The Wizard of Oz. You have never heard of it. After reeling from the excitement of seeing the movie go from the sepia tones to a vibrant kaleidoscope of colors, the Wicked Witch of the West has made her entrance. Oh what an entrance she makes! You realize that she’s vaguely familiar (doesn’t she look like Miss Gulch from the beginning of the movie?). And after hurling some nasty vitriol at Dorothy, our beloved heroine, she goes and really pisses everyone off. She went after Toto.

Let’s call it out like it is. I have never seen Margaret Hamilton in any other film or television show she made. Having read her history online, I can see that she did get a lot of work all through her life. That said if your only lasting impression in your lifetime is a character that will outlast you, a character that still leaves us with chills down our backs (AFI ranked the Wicked Witch of West at #4 on the All-Time Villains list) and a character that has been the subject of books and a musical; that is an impressive feat. It's only fitting that I was able to get to this performance the same day that we celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the film's release. And really, if you had suffered severe burns because the fire effects came out too early, would you have returned a month later, back on the job? That just proves how much of a badass Hamilton was.

Top 25 Actors

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Taking a break from the 100 Favorite Film Performances to respond to Nathaniel R.'s challenge at FilmExperience.

In no order...

River Phoenix, Sean Penn, Peter O'Toole, Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman

Tommy Lee Jones, Edward James Olmos, Peter Sarsgaard, Gene Wilder, Jeff Daniels

Clive Owen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gene Hackman, Ewan McGregor, Brad Pitt

Jack Lemmon, Johnny Depp, Jeff Bridges, Delroy Lindo, Tom Hanks

Jude Law, Jack Nicholson, Gael Garcia Bernal, Daniel Day-Lewis, Chris Cooper

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...#94

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94. Thelma Ritter, All About Eve (Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950)
Birdie took no shit from anyone. Even though she was only Margo Channing’s dresser/maid, she would always call her out on her bullshit. So it comes as no surprise that Birdie was the first to figure out what Eve was trying to pull off by befriending the celebrated actress (“what a story…everything but the bloodhound snapping at her rear end”). When Margo finally asks her why she doesn’t like Eve, Birdie tells her that Eve seems to be “studying” her. At first dismissive, Margo realizes that Birdie may be on to something, when Eve mentions that she called Bill pretending to be Margo. Clearly, Birdie is a maid that shouldn’t be taken for granted.

Thelma Ritter may always be remembered for this role, but it’s deserved. Mankiewicz expressly wrote the part for Ritter, fully knowing what she would bring to the role. Ritter was not the first to play the sarcastic employee of a diva, but she is the one that is most remembered (and all in 11 minutes). She pretty much set up the ruler by which all “maid performances” are measured. Though only her seventh film role, Ritter established her reputation as a consummate character actress with this performances. The only complaint is that she’s barely in the film (an extended cameo, even?) and we never get any closure on her character. And while she might not been a winner with the Academy (a record six losses in the supporting actress category), she will always be one with us.

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...#95

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95 (TIE). Madeline Kahn and Tatum O’Neal, Paper Moon (Director Peter Bogdanovich, 1973)
Okay, so I cheated, slightly. It’s going to happen a lot when I want to combine two performances in one slot. Deal. Moving on, Paper Moon is a bit of a hodgepodge. It’s a Great Depression-era film, yet it has plenty of hilarious moments, due in great part to both Madeline Kahn and Tatum O’Neal. The former plays a stripper and the latter plays a young con artist. Addie (O’Neal) refuses to leave Moses’ (Ryan O’Neal, Tatum’s ne’er-do-well father) side until he gives her the $200 that was meant for her. Miss Trixie Delight (Kahn, see, even her character name inspires an immediate chuckle) gets all the attention from Moses when he picks her up (until Addie has something to say about it).

Kahn and O’Neal not only elicit lots of laughs within their performances, they also have moments of sincere emotions. O’Neal gets a lot of mileage from the final scenes of the film (“You still owe me $200”), while Kahn has her incredible monologue, on the hill with O’Neal, that ends with one of the funniest lines of all-time (and she’s delivered a few choice ones in her other films, especially her work with Mel Brooks). Both ladies were nominated for Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards and even though O’Neal was the one that took home the trophy (arguably a leading role and clearly only in this category because of her age, not screen time) both performances are too excellent to leave the other unrecognized. And yes, I know Bogdanovich had to do a lot of work to get that performance out of Tatum O’Neal, so props to him as well.

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...#97

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97. Stockard Channing, Grease (Director: Randal Kleiser, 1978)
And this is where I stress that I’m honoring my favorite performances of all time, not necessarily the best performances of all time. Rizzo is by far, the most interesting character in this musical turned movie. She starts the film as the cliché role of bad girl, but we are left rooting for her by the film’s end. It’s the film’s ballad, “There Are Worse Things I Could Do,” that gives the possibly pregnant Rizzo her finest number (and Channing nails it). Of course, there’s also the pure “Mean Girl” delight she has in “Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee” performance in the first act of the film.

Sure Stockard Channing was 34 (!) when she played the 18-year-old Rizzo, but damn if she didn’t seem perfect for the role. The character, of course, lends itself to be someone who has more experience then everyone else in the film. It’s no wonder she snarls, “cause he sounds like a drag” during “Summer Nights.” She’s had more than enough of her share of guys. Plus credit where credit is due…Rizzo’s hickeys in the film? Channing let Jeff Conway (Kenickie) go to town instead of using makeup. That’s suffering for your art.

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...#98

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98. Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie (Director: Sydney Pollack, 1982)
This should not have worked. Dustin Hoffman as an out-of-work actor who cross-dresses to get a job on a daytime soap opera. It even sounds ridiculous typing that out. But in the tradition of Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Billy Wilder’s 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot, it totally works.
Hoffman is known for his dramatic chops (see his Oscar wins for Kramer vs Kramer and Rain Man), but more than anything, it’s Hoffman as the comedian that really doesn’t get a lot of love. He manages to steal the show in most of his comedic films; you can tell he’s having a ball not only here, but also in Hook and in Meet the Fockers, two movies that are, by no means, great. Hoffman might never top this performance, but at the very least it was a wonderful to witness Dorothy Michaels in all her glory.

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...#99

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99. Lionel Barrymore, It's a Wonderful Life (Director: Frank Capra, 1946)
The film is known for being a staple during Christmastime, particularly for all the heartwarming scenes between James Stewart’s George Bailey and his family. But without a doubt, the standout of the film has to be Mr. Potter. The true embodiment of evil, a guy who owns half of Bedford Falls and wants nothing more than to continue to bulk up his wallet. Despite the fact that Potter never gets his comeuppance, we are still left with some hope when the residents of Bedford Falls come to Bailey’s rescue.

Lionel Barrymore was already an Oscar winner when he stepped into Mr. Potter’s wheelchair, but the performance should have given him another. While known for playing the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1938 A Christmas Carol, watching Barrymore chew up the scenery as the town Scrooge (who never reforms) is a sight to see. That many other villainous characters in the years after Mr. Potter appeared on the big screen, continue to try their best at reaching his heights of nefarious actions only proves the lasting legacy of Barrymore’s performance.

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...#100

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100. Chalo Gonzalez, Quinceañera (Directors: Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, 2006)

Tio Tomas is the perfect example of the type of uncle (or grandfather/father/older relative) you wished could be part of your family. His love for his young nephew and niece is unconditional. He doesn’t care about their mistakes, their attitudes or anything else that they have done that has caused the rest of their family to cast them off. He embraces them for all they do.

Chalo Gonzalez was the only actor in this Sundance indie with previous experience, but he never forgot to help the younger actors. The chemistry that he shared with Emily Rios and Jesse Garcia made the audience feel the love that this family gave to each other. Gonzalez gave a simple and honest performance that we can’t help but smile when he is on screen.