My Big Bold SAG Award Winner Predictions

It’s time for some new predictions… And I have a real stake in these because I actually got to vote for them! I’m speaking, of course, of the SAG Awards that will air this Sunday on TNT. It’s all about the actors rewarding other actors and as a proud member of SAG for over a decade, I’m always thrilled to get to vote for my favorites. With that said, I’m not gonna spill who I voted for (you can send me a private email for that). However, I will give you my big predictions that should see some clear Oscar faves continue their winning streaks… Maybe there will be a surprise or two? Who knows, but let’s take a look at my crystal ball…

My Big Bold SAG Award Winner Predictions!~

Movies~

Best Ensemble Cast:
The Artist, Bridesmaids, The Descendants, The Help, Midnight In Paris
Will & Should win: The Help
~spoiler: The Artist

Best Actor:
Demian Bichir (A Better Life), George Clooney (The Descendants), Jean Dujardin (The Artist), Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar), Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
Will win: George Clooney
Should win: Jean Dujardin
~spoiler: Brad Pitt

Best Actress:
Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), Viola Davis (The Help), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin), Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
Will & Should win: Meryl Streep
~spoiler: Viola Davis
* this is probably the hottest contest for the film categories and could be real close. Plus, SAG voters got dvds of both Viola and Meryl’s films so they both have great shots at winning.

Best Supporting Actor:
Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn), Jonah Hill (Moneyball), Armie Hammer (J. Edgar), Nick Nolte (Warrior), Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Will & Should win: Christopher Plummer
~spoiler: Kenneth Branagh (however, Nick Nolte is super worthy of a surprise win)

Best Supporting Actress:
Berenice Bejo (The Artist), Jessica Chastain (The Help), Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids), Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs), Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Will & Should win: Octavia Spencer
~spoiler: Melissa McCarthy (hello who doesn’t love her?!!)

TV:

Drama Series Ensemble:
Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, Game of Thrones, The Good Wife
Will & Should win: The Good Wife (I’m going out on a big limb here… but it’s the only network show and the one most voters might watch. Plus it is frikkin’ fantastic)
~spoiler: Breaking Bad (a very worth winner it would be)

Drama Actor:
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Patrick J. Adams (Suits)
Will & Should win: Bryan Cranston
~spoiler: Steve Buscemi

Drama Actress:
Kathy Bates (Harry’s Law), Glenn Close (Damages), Jessica Lange (American Horror Story), Juliana Marguiles (The Good Wife), Kyra Sedgewick (The Closer)
Will win: Juliana Marguiles
Should win: Glenn Close
~spoiler: Jessica Lange

Comedy Ensemble:
The Big Bang Theory, Glee, Modern Family, The Office, 30 Rock
Will & Should win: Modern Family
~spoiler: The Big Bang Theory

Comedy Actor:
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Steve Carrell (The Office), Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men), Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
Will & Should win: Ty Burrell
~ spoiler: Steve Carrell

Comedy Actress:
Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Sofia Vergara (Modern Family), Betty White (Hot in Cleveland)
Will win: Betty White
Should win: Julie Bowen
~spoiler: Sofia Vergara
* where the heck is Amy Poehler in this category??? Grrr

TV Movie/Miniseries Actor:
Laurence Fishburne (Thrugood), Paul Giamatti (Too Big To Fail), Greg Kinnear (The Kennedys), Guy Pearce (Midred Pierce), James Woods (Too Big To Fail)
Will & Should win: Guy Pearce
~spoiler: James Woods

TV Movie/Miniseries Actress:
Diane Lane (Cinema Verite), Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey), Emily Watson (Appropriate Adult), Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce), Betty White (The Lost Valentine)
Will win: Kate Winslet
Should win: Diane Lane
~spoiler: Maggie Smith

There ya have it, my pics for who I think will win the SAG Awards on Sunday. Do you agree? Do you wish other people were nominated? Let me hear it below.

The PGA Nominations honor the Usual Suspects but still offer a couple of Surprises

The Producers Guild of America is the latest industry heavyweight to announce its nominations for the best of the year. The PGA honors 10 films in the Best Picture category and the front-runners The Artist, War Horse and The Descendants were all included, but so was the hilarious comedy Bridesmaids. Could this be a sleeper Oscar Best Picture nominee? I, for one, hope so…. Take a look at the full list below and the animation and the TV Movie/Miniseries categories as well. Watch for the winners to be announced on Jan. 21st.

2012 Producers Guild Award Nominations:

Best Motion Picture:
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
War Horse

Best Animated Film:
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Cars 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Best TV Movie/Miniseries:
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
Too Big To Fail

My Big Bold SAG Award Nomination Predictions

This one is all about the actors… It’s time for my big bold SAG Award Nomination predictions. The nods will be announced tomorrow morning and I expect to hear a lot of names from The Help, The Descendants, Modern Family, Mildred Pierce and Breaking Bad.  And just who do I think will take home the most nods for an individual? I’m going with Melissa McCarthy who I say will grab two nods for Bridesmaids and one for Mike & Molly. Take a look at my picks below and check back here tomorrow for all the official nominees that are chosen by the actors themselves (including me~ a proud SAG member since 1998).

My Big Bold 2012 SAG Award Nomination Predictions:

MOVIES~

BEST ACTOR:
George Clooney (The Descendants), Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar), Jean Dujardin (The Artist), Michael Fassbender (Shame), Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
~spoilers: Woody Harrelson (Rampart), Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Ryan Gosling (Drive)

BEST ACTRESS:
Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), Viola Davis (The Help), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), Charlize Theron (Young Adult), Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
~spoilers: Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin), Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Kenneth Branaugh (My Week with Marilyn), Albert Brooks (Drive), Patton Oswalt (Young Adult), Christopher Plummer (Beginners), Max Von Sydow (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
~spoilers: Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Nick Nolte (Warrior), Alan Rickman (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Jessica Chastain (The Help), Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids), Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs), Octavia Spencer (The Help), Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
~spoilers: Carey Mulligan (Shame), Vanessa Redgrave (Corolianus), Sandra Bullock (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close), Bernice Bejo (The Artist)

BEST FILM ENSEMBLE:
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Help
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2
~spoilers: The Ides of March, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Midnight in Paris

TV~

TV COMEDY ACTRESS:
Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly), Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation), Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) , Betty White (Hot in Cleveland)
~spoilers: Tina Fey (30 Rock), Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Jane Lynch (Glee)

TV COMEDY ACTOR:
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Steve Carrell (The Office), Chris Colfer (Glee), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
~spoilers: Eric Stonestreet (30 Rock), Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), Ed O’Neil (Modern Family)

COMEDY ENSEMBLE:
The Big Bang Theory, Glee, Hot in Cleveland, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation
~spoilers: 30 Rock, The Office

DRAMA ACTOR:
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Hugh Laurie (House)
~spoilers: Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights), Timothy Olyphant (Justified)

DRAMA ACTRESS:
Glenn Close (Damages), Clare Danes (Homeland), Juliana Marguiles (The Good Wife), Margo Martindale (Justified), Kyra Sedgewick (The Closer)
~spoilers: Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Mirielle Enos (The Killing), Kathy Bates (Harry’s Law)

DRAMA ENSEMBLE:
Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, The Good Wife, Homeland
~spoilers: The Closer, Game of Thrones, The Killing

TV MOVIE/MINISERIES ACTRESS:
Patricia Clarkson (Five), Diane Lane (Cinema Verite), Maggie Smith (Downtown Abbey), Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce), Evan Rachel Wood (Mildred Pierce)
~spoilers: Elzabeth McGovern (Downtown Abbey), Melissa Leo (Mildred Pierce)

TV MOVIE/MINISERIES ACTOR:
Laurence Fishburne (Thurgood), William Hurt (Too Big To Fail), Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce), Barry Pepper (The Kennedys), Tom Wilkinson (The Kennedys)
~spoilers: Greg Kinnear (The Kennedys), Idris Elba (Luther), James Woods (Too Big To Fail)

My Big Bold 2011 Emmy Winner Predictions

This Sunday Sept 18th is television’s big night, the Emmy Awards honoring the best on the tube in the past year. Emmy winner Jane Lynch (Glee) is up for another award this year and is our fearless host for the show that airs live at 8pm on the East coast (5pm for ya’ll on my side of the country). It should be a great show and we could see a wide variety of winners. However, I think the two big races will look like repeats from last year with Modern Family and Mad Men repeating in the Comedy and Drama categories… So, who else do I think will and should win? Take a look at my big bold perhaps clueless Emmy winner predictions below and watch the big show on Sunday night on Fox.

My Big Bold 2011 Emmy Winner Predictions~

Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Game of Thrones, The Good Wife, Mad Men
Will win: Mad Men
Should win: The Good Wife
Spoiler: Boardwalk Empire

Comedy Series:
The Big Bang Theory, Glee, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock
Will & Should win: Modern Family
Spoiler: Parks and Recreation

Lead Actor Drama Series:
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Hugh Laurie (House), Timothy Olyphant (Justified)
Will win: Jon Hamm
Should win: Michael C. Hall (hello, he’s never won, what???… yeah, it’s just my personal thing. However, apparently Jon Hamm really does deserve it for his submission episode “The Suitcase”)
Spoiler: Steve Buscemi

Lead Actress Drama Series:
Kathy Bates (Harry’s Law), Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Mirielle Enos (The Killing), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU), Juliana Marguiles (The Good Wife), Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men)
Will & Should win: Juliana Marguiles
Spoiler: Elizabeth Moss

Lead Actor Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Steve Carrell (The Office), Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory), Louis C.K. (Louie), Matt LeBlanc (Episodes), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
Will & Should win: Steve Carrell
Spoiler: Jim Parsons

Lead Actress Comedy Series:
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Laura Linney (The Big C), Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly), Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope), Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
Will & Should win: Amy Poehler (yes, I’m going out on a big limb here)
Spoiler (and a very deserving one): Laura Linney (she’s never lost an Emmy race mind you… but she already has 3 of em!)

Supporting Actor Drama Series:
Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age), Josh Charles (The Good Wife), Alan Cumming (The Good Wife), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Walter Goggins (Justified), John Slattery (Mad Men)
Will win: Alan Cumming
Should win: Peter Dinklage
Spoiler: Walter Goggins
~this one is a serious horse race. Any of them could prevail

Supporting Actress Drama Series:
Christine Baranski (The Good Wife), Michelle Forbes (The Killing), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empiret), Margo Martindale (Justified), Archie Penjabi (The Good Wife)
Will & Should win: Margo Martindale
(I have a soft spot for Michelle Forbes though and would be thrilled if she pulled off an upset)
Spoiler: Archie Penjabi

Supporting Actor Comedy Series:
Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Chris Colfer (Glee), Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Ed O’Neil (Modern Family), Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
Will win: Ty Burrell
Should win: Chris Colfer
Spoiler: Eric Stonestreet (seriously, it could be anyone but Cryer and I’d be happy)

Supporting Actress Comedy Series:
Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Jane Lynch (Glee), Sofia Vergara (Modern Family), Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live), Betty White (Hot in Cleveland)
Will win: Betty White
Should win: Julie Bowen (even though White is still super awesome)
Spoiler: Jane Lynch (she has an amazing episode submission dealing with the softer side of Sue Sylvester and her sister’s death)

TV Movie/Miniseries:
Cinema Verite, Donwtown Abbey, The Kennedys, Mildred Pierce, The Pillars of the Earth, Too Big Too Fail
Will win: Downtown Abbey
Should win: Cinema Verite
Spoiler: Mildred Pierce (it was the most nominated program of the year by the way and that always helps)

Lead Actor TV Movie/Miniseries:
Idris Elba (Luther), Laurence Fishburne (Thurgood), William Hurt (Too Big To Fail),Greg Kinnear (The Kennedys), Barry Pepper (The Kennedys), Edgar Ramirez (Carlos),
Will win: William Hurt
Should win: Barry Pepper
Spoiler: Edgar Ramirez

Lead Actress TV Movie/Miniseries:
Taraji P. Henson (Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story), Diane Lane (Cinema Verite), Jean Marsh (Upstairs Downstairs), Elizabeth McGovern (Downtown Abbey), Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce)
Will win: Kate Winslet
Should win: Diane Lane

Supporting Actor TV Movie/Miniseries:
Bryan O’Byrne (Mildred Pierce), Paul Giamatti (Too Big to Fail), Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce), Tom Wilkinson (The Kennedys), James Woods (Too Big To Fail)
Will win: James Woods
Should win: Tom Wilkinson
Spoiler: Guy Pearce

Supporting Actress TV Movie/Miniseries:
Eileen Atkins (Upstairs Downstairs), Melissa Leo (Mildred Pierce), Maggie Smith (Downtown Abbey), Mare Winningham (Mildred Pierce), Evan Rachel Wood (Mildred Pierce)
Will & Should win: Maggie Smith
Spoiler: Evan Rachel Wood

Reality Competition Show:
American Idol, Amazing Race, Dancing With the Stars, Project Runway, So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef
Will win: American Idol (they’ve never won and this feels like their best chance or they will probably never win)
Should win: Project Runway or So You Think You Can Dance
Spoiler: Top Chef