The Hunger Games~ Please let this be better than that Twilight crap!

The latest film in the crapfest Twilight film series hits theatres this weekend and you can’t pay me to see it. However, there’s a new teen literary to film phenomena coming our way that I may just have to check out. It’s the adaptation of the popular Hunger Games series. These books follow a young boy and girl from 12 different districts that are forced to fight to the death by their capital in a future society. Unlike Twitard which features atrocious acting (ahem Kristen Stewart and the lovely but boring Taylor Launter, to name a few), these Games feature an awesome cast lead by Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones),  SAG Award nominee Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are Alright), Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks (30 Rock), Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz, plus Liam Hemsworth (The Last Song) and two-time Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson (The Messenger, The People V. Larry Flint). The action packed drama hits theatres in March and I’m cautiously optimistic. Take a look at the trailer below and let me know if you think this one will be worth your while.

The Hunger Games trailer

Two Summer Oscar contenders… The Help and Beginners

The summer movie season brings big blockbusters and big box office, but sometimes it can also bring some seriously good Oscar worthy films. In fact, last summer we had four Oscar contenders released in this busy season: Toy Story 3, Inception and the indies Winter’s Bone and The Kids are Alright. This summer we will likely see a couple of contenders arise among the indie crop most notably Beginners from Focus Films. This dramatic comedy features Ewan MacGregor as a man whose relationships all seem to fall apart and his journey with a new love played by Melanie Laurent (Inglorious Basterds). All the while, he will also be grappling with the revelation that his ailing, elderly father (Christopher Plummer) has just come out of the closet. The film played to raves on the festival circuit last year and should appeal to art house, gay and adult audiences and it looks pretty great from the trailer below. I foresee the film being a serious contender in the Oscar race for Screenplay and Supporting Actor which could finally net previous Oscar loser Plummer (The Last Station) his first competitive Academy Award. We may also see it factor in the Picture and Actor races if it’s received well. Check out the trailer for the film below and watch it in theatres in June.

Beginners

One studio film that could make the race for the Oscars is the upcoming adaptation of the massively popular race relations novel of Kathryn Stockett’s The Help. The film centers on a young white writer (Golden Globe nominee Emma Stone) in the 1960′s who seeks to tell the story of the African-American maids in the Southern town she grew up in. The story is ripe for laughter, tears and drama and could feature a breakout performance by Octavia Spencer. In fact, I think Spencer and Viola Davis (a previous Oscar nominee for Doubt) will both contend in the Supporting Actress race while the film could land in Picture, Costume Design and Adapted Screenplay. If it garners a following, it might even contend in Direction and Actress (Stone). Other big names in the cast include Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney and Oscar winner Sissy Spacek. For more on that film, head here and check out the trailer for The Help below. Watch for it to hit theatres in August.

The Help
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1454029/

My Independent Spirit Award Winner Predictions!

Oscar season is winding down and the big show is this Sunday. However, there’s one more big precursor (not including the Razzie Awards, that is) before the Academy Awards and it’s the Independent Spirit Awards. The kudos honor the best in indie filmmaking and all of the films must have a budget under $20 million and have been made in America. So, say buh bye to The Fighter, Inception, Social Network and Toy Story and watch for Winter’s Bone to be the big winner on the night. Yes, it’s a true indie (with little known stars made on a tiny budget) and I think will be embraced a little more than Black Swan or my fave, The Kids are Alright. In fact, this is the first ceremony where  Bone’s Jennifer Lawrence has a real shot at stopping Swan’s Natalie Portman kudos domination and I think she will! Check out my bold predictions below and watch the show on Saturday night on IFC hosted by the hilarious Joel McHale of Community and Talk Soup fame.

Best Feature:
127 Hours, Black Swan, Greenberg, The Kids are Alright, Winter’s Bone
Will win: Winter’s Bone
Should win: The Kids are Alright

Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), Danny Boyle (127 Hours), Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids are Alright), Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone), John Cameron Mitchell (Rabbit Hole)
Will win: Darren Aronofsky
Should win: Danny Boyle
~spoiler: Debra Granik

Best Screenplay:
The Kids are Alright, Winter’s Bone, Please Give, Rabbit Hole, Life During Wartime
Will & Should win: The Kids are Alright
~spoiler: Winter’s Bone

Best First Feature:
Everything Strange and New, Get Low, Night Catches Us, The Last Exorcism, Tiny Furniture
Will & Should win: Get Low
~spoiler: Tiny Furniture

Best First Screenplay:
Obselidia, Tiny Furniture, Lovely Still, Jack Goes Boating, Monogamy
Will & Should win: Tiny Furniture

Best Female Lead:
Annette Bening (The Kids are Alright), Greta Gerwig (Greenberg), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
Will win: Jennifer Lawrence
Should win: Annette Bening
~spoiler: Natalie Portman

Best Male Lead:
Ronald Bronstein (Daddy Longlegs), Aaron Eckhart (Rabbit Hole), James Franco (127 Hours), John C. Riley (Cyrus), Ben Stiller (Greenberg)
Will & Should win: James Franco

Best Supporting Female:
Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism), Dale Dickey (Winter’s Bone), Alison Janney (Life During Wartime), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Jack Goes Boating), Naomi Watts (Mother and Child)
Will & Should win: Dale Dickey

Best Supporting Male:
John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone), Samuel L. Jackson (Mother and Child), Bill Murray (Get Low), John Ortiz (Jack Goes Boating), Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are Alright)
Will & Should win: John Hawkes
~spoiler: Mark Ruffalo

Cinematography:
Never Let Me Go, Black Swan, Tiny Furniture, Winter’s Bone, Greenberg
Will & Should win: Black Swan

Documentary:
Exit Through the Gift Shop, Marwencol, Sweetgrass, Restrepo, Thunder Soul
Will & Should win: Exit Through the Gift Shop

Foreign Film:
Kisses (Ireland), Madmoiselle Chambon (France), The King’s Speech (United Kingdom), Of Gods and Men (France), Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thailand)
Will & Should win: The King’s Speech

The King’s Speech Reigns over the Oscar Nominations

As expected, my favorite film of 2010, The King’s Speech, reigned over this morning’s Oscar nominations pulling in a whopping 12 nods including Picture, Director (Tom Hooper), Original Screenplay, Actor (Colin Firth), Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush) and Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter). Following closely with 10 nods was True Grit which was mentioned for Picture, Director (The Coen Brothers), Adapted Screenplay, Actor (Jeff Bridges) and Supporting Actress (Hailee Steinfeld). Black Swan, Inception, The Social Network and The Fighter all grabbed a ton of nominations as well. Take a look at the full list of nominations below and check back here for my full take on these contenders later today.

2010 Academy Award Nominees:

BEST PICTURE
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

BEST 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 ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

BEST ANIMATED FILM
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3

BEST ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland, Robert Stromberg, Karen O’Hara
Happy Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1, Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
Inception, Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat
The King’s Speech, Eve Stewart, Judy Farr
True Grit, Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Swan, Matthew Libatique
Inception, Wally Pfister
The King’s Speech, Danny Cohen
The Social Network, Jeff Cronenweth
True Grit, Roger Deakins

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland, Colleen Atwood
I Am Love, Antonella Cannarozzi
The King’s Speech, Jenny Beaven
The Tempest, Sandy Powell
True Grit, Mary Zophres

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
David O. Russell, The Fighter

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Exit Through the Gift Shop, Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
Gasland, Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
Inside Job, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
Restrepo, Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
Waste Land, Lucy Walker and Angus Aynley

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Killing in the Name (Nominees TBD)
Poster Girl (Nominees (TBD)
Strangers No More, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Sun Come Up, Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
The Warriors of Qiugang, Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

BEST EDITING
127 Hours, Jon Harris
Black Swan, Andrew Weisblum
The Fighter, Pamela Martin
The King’s Speech, Tariq Anwar
The Social Network, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Algeria)
Incendies (Canada)
In a Better World (Denmark)
Dogtooth (Greece)
Biutiful (Mexico)

BEST MAKEUP
Barney’s Version, Adrien Morot
The Way Back, Eduoard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk, Yolanda Toussieng
The Wolfman, Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

BEST SCORE
127 Hours, A.R. Rahman
How to Train Your Dragon, John Powell
Inception, Hans Zimmer
The King’s Speech, Alexandre Desplat
The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

BEST SONG
“Coming Home,” Country Strong, Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light,” Tangled, Alan Menken, Glenn Slater
“If I Rise,” 127 Hours, A.R. Rahman, Dido, Rollo Armstrong
“We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3, Randy Newman

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Day & Night, Teddy Newton
The Gruffalo, Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
Let’s Pollute, Geefwee Boedoe
The Lost Thing, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary), Bastien Dubois

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
The Confession, Tanel Toom
The Crush, Michael Creagh
God of Love, Luke Matheny
Na Wewe, Ivan Goldschmidt
Wish 143, Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

BEST SOUND EDITING
Inception, Richard King
Toy Story 3, Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
TRON: Legacy, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
True Grit, Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
Unstoppable, Mark P. Stoeckinger

BEST SOUND MIXING
Inception, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo, and Ed Novick
The King’s Speech, Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, and John Midgley
Salt, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan, and William Sarokin
The Social Network, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, and Mark Weingarten
True Grit, Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, and Peter F. Kurland

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland, Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1, Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
Hereafter, Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
Inception, Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Iron Man 2, Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Another Year, written by Mike Leigh
The Fighter, Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; 
Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
Inception, written by Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right, written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
The King’s Speech, Screenplay by David Seidler

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 Hours, Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
The Social Network, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
Toy Story 3, Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
True Grit, written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Winter’s Bone, adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Glee, Phillip Morris and The Kids are Alright lead the GLAAD Nominations

It’s another day and another award nomination for recent Golden Globe winners The Kids are Alright and Glee as both projects reaped mentions for the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The honors recognize outstanding images of the LGBT community over the past year in film, music, television, journalism and other outlets. Today they announced nominees in most of the categories. In the feature film category (wide release), Kids will face off against Burlesque, Easy A, The Girl Who Played with Fire and Scott Pilgrim v. The World while Glee will compete for Comedy Series alongside Modern Family, Greek, Nurse Jackie and The United States of Tara. In the drama series category, defending champ Brothers and Sisters will take on Degrassi, Greys Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars and True Blood. Looking at the Outstanding Film in Limited release, the hilarious Jim Carrey comedy I Love You Phillip Morris will compete against Howl (starring likely Oscar nominee James Franco), La Mission, Patrick Age 1.5 and Undertow…. And a big congratulations to my friend Chris Phillips whose play Revolver (which I had the honor of co-starring in this summer) was nominated for Outstanding LA theatre production. Take a look at all the nominees below and for more on GLAAD, click here.

22nd Annual GLAAD Media Award Nominations

 
OUTSTANDING FILM – WIDE RELEASE
Burlesque (Screen Gems)
Easy A (Screen Gems)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Music Box Films)
The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Universal Pictures)

OUTSTANDING FILM – LIMITED RELEASE
Howl (Oscilloscope Pictures)
I Love You Phillip Morris (Roadside Attractions)
La Mission (Screen Media Ventures)
Patrik, Age 1.5 (Regent Releasing)
Undertow (Wolfe Releasing)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Degrassi (TeenNick)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family)
True Blood (HBO)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Glee (Fox)
GREEK (ABC Family)
Modern Family (ABC)
Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
United States of Tara (Showtime)

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL EPISODE (in a series without a regular LGBT character)
“Escape the Castle” Bored to Death (HBO)
“Innocence” Law & Order (NBC)
“Klaus & Greta” 30 Rock (NBC)
“Queen of Mean” Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime)
“Samaritan” Law & Order: UK (BBC America)

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
8: The Mormon Proposition (Red Flag Releasing)
Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement (Sundance Channel)
Prodigal Sons (First Run Features)
“Sylvester” UnSung (TV One)
Out. The Glenn Burke Story (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM
The Fabulous Beekman Boys (Planet Green)
Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys (Sundance Channel)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo)
TRANSform Me (VH1)

Outstanding Talk Show Episode
“Constance McMillen” The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated)
“Neil Patrick Harris” The Talk (CBS)
“Rebuilding Home After Tragedy: The Seth Walsh Story” The Nate Berkus Show (syndicated)
“Ricky Martin Coming Out as a Gay Man and a New Dad” The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated)
“Transgender Kids: Too Young to Decide?” The Dr. Oz Show (syndicated)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (series) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
“Gay Teen Suicides” (series) Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)
“Katie Miller: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Outside the Lines (ESPN)
“Olson and Boies on Same-Sex Marriage” Bill Moyers Journal (PBS)
“Transitions” Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
“Don’t Ask…” CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)
“Fort Worth Speech” The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC)
“Gay Teens Talk Their Truth” CNN Newsroom (CNN)
“Images of Protest” ABC World News with Diane Sawyer (ABC)
“Mom, Dad… I’m Coming Out” Today (NBC)

Outstanding Newspaper Article
“Coming Out, Fitting In” by Rosemary Winters (The Salt Lake Tribune)
“D.C. Gay Couple Caps a Momentous First by Tying the Knot” by Monica Hesse (The Washington Post)
“Rutgers Student Tyler Clementi’s Suicide Spurs Action Across U.S.” by Judy Peet (The Star-Ledger [Newark, N.J.)
“A Tragic Love Story” by Steve Friess (LA Weekly)
“Worlds Apart” by Lauren Smiley (SF Weekly)

Outstanding Newspaper Columnist
Peg Mcentee (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Leonard Pitts, Jr. (The Miami Herald)
Frank Rich (The New York Times)
Eugene Robinson (The Washington Post)
Rev. Byron Williams (The Oakland Tribune)

Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Denver Post
Los Angeles Times
The New York Times
The Salt Lake Tribune

Outstanding Magazine Article
“All That’s Left is God” by Michelle Theall (5280 Magazine)
“‘I Was Scared to Sleep’: LGBT Youth Face Violence Behind Bars” by Daniel Redman (The Nation)
“It’s a Shocking Trend: Gay Teens Being Bullied to the Point of Suicide” by Kenneth Miller (Ladies’ Home Journal)
“Just Another Girl (Who Used to be a Boy)” by Genevieve Field (Glamour)
“What Happens When You Find the One…And He’s Nothing – Nothing – Like You Expected?” by Allison Cooper (O, The Oprah Magazine)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
The Advocate/Out
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Entertainment Weekly
People
US Weekly

Outstanding Digital Journalism Article
“The Camera in the Closet: Gay Service Members Speak Out to ABC News About Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by Mary Kathryn Burke (ABCNews.com)
“‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Hurts African-American Women the Most” by Lynette Holloway (TheRoot.com)
“Ice Cracks Beneath Weir’s Critics” by LZ Granderson (ESPN.com)
“View From Washington” (series) by Kerry Eleveld (Advocate.com)
“Wrestler Hudson Taylor a Champion for Gay Rights” by Jim Buzinski (Outsports.com)

Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia
“Bridal Bliss: Aisha and Danielle” by Bobbi Misick (Essence.com)
“Censoring Wojnarowicz” (IntheLifetv.org)
“A Gay Family Album” (Newsweek.com)
“Kicked Out But Ready to Go Back” by Jon Groat (Newsweek.com)

Outstanding Blog
The Bilerico Project
Blabbeando
Joe. My. God.
Pam’s House Blend
Rod 2.0

Outstanding Comic Book
Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Scott Allie, Brad Meltzer, Joss Whedon (Dark Horse Comics)
Fogtown by Andersen Gabrych (Vertigo/DC Comics)
Veronica by Dan Parent (Archie Comics)
X-Factor by Peter David (Marvel Comics)
Young Avengers: Children’s Crusade by Allan Heinberg (Marvel)

Outstanding Los Angeles Theater
Dr. Cerberus by Robert Aguirre-Sacasa
Haram Iran by Jay Paul Deratany
Revolver by Chris Phillips
Something Happened by L. Trey Wilson
The Twentieth-Century Way by Tom Jacobson

Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off-Broadway
In the Wake by Lisa Kron
The Kid, book by Michael Zam, lyrics by Jack Lechner, music by Andy Monroe
Passion Play by Sarah Ruhl
The Pride by Alexi Kaye Campbell
Secrets of the Trade by Jonathan Tolins

Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off Broadway
Lay of the Land by Tim Miller
Let Them Eat Cake by Holly Hughes, Megan Carney and Moe Angelos
This One Girl’s Story, book by Bil Wright, music and lyrics by Dionne McClain-Freeney
Vaginal Davis Is Speaking from the Diaphragm by Vaginal Davis
When Last We Flew by Harrison David Rivers

Outstanding Music Artist:

Antony and the Johnsons- Swanlight

Big Freedia- Big Freedia Hitz Vol. 1

Chely Wright- Lifted off the Ground

Kele Okereke- The Boxer

Scissor Sisters- Night Work

My Big Bold Golden Globe WINNER Predictions 2011!

So, the big show is on Sunday the 16th and all the stars will be there… But the question is just who will win the coveted Golden Globe… Well, if you’re looking for a little insight, look no further than my big bold Golden Globe Winner Predictions. I’ve got them here for you below! … Now remember, the Globes often like to throw a curveball and give their trophies to stars over more deserving winners and that might happen this year in a couple of categories. They also like to award more of their European brethern than other organizations. They are the Hollywood Foreign Press Association after all, but I think they’ll stay mostly on track with these very competitive races. In fact, the awards race this year is still pretty wide open, so the Globes (and Friday’s Critic’s Choice Awards will likely shed a little light on who may be the big winner come Oscar time). So, take a look at my brilliant predictions below and watch the show hosted by the hilarious Ricky Gervais this Sunday 1/16 at 8pm on NBC.

My Big Bold Golden Globe WINNER predictions…

~MOVIES~

Best Picture Drama:
Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The King’s Speech, The Social Network
Will & Should win: The King’s Speech
~spoiler: The Social Network

Best Picture Musical or Comedy:
Alice in Wonderland, Burlesque, The Kids are Alright, Red, The Tourist
Will & Should win: The Kids are Alright

Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), David Fincher (The Social Network), Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech), Christopher Nolan (Inception), David O. Russell (The Fighter)
Will & Should win: David Fincher
~spoiler: Tom Hooper

Best Actor (Drama)
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), James Franco (127 Hours), Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine), Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter)
Will & Should win: Colin Firth
~spoiler: James Franco

Best Actress (Drama)
Halle Berry (Frankie & Alice), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
Will win: Natalie Portman
Should win: Michelle Williams
~spoiler: Nicole Kidman

Best Actor (Musical/Comedy):
Johnny Depp (Alice in Wonderland), Johnny Depp (The Tourist), Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version), Jake Gyllenhaal (Love & Other Drugs), Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack)
Will win: Johnny Depp (Alice)
Should win: Kevin Spacey
~spoiler: Jake Gyllenhaal (they love to award “stars” over a better performance at times which is also why Depp will likely prevail here)

Best Actress (Musical/Comedy)
Annette Bening (The Kids are Alright), Anne Hathaway (Love & Other Drugs), Angelina Jolie (The Tourist), Julianne Moore (The Kids are Alright), Emma Stone (Easy A)
Will & Should win: Annette Bening

Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale (The Fighter), Michael Douglas (Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps), Andrew Garfield (The Social Network), Jeremy Renner (The Town), Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech)
Will & Should win: Christian Bale
~spoiler: Geoffrey Rush

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams (The Fighter), Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech), Mila Kunis (Black Swan), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
Will win: Amy Adams (which I’d love)
Should win: Melissa Leo (which I’d love)
~spoiler Mila Kunis (they like to award “ingénues” here, ala Natalie Portman in “Closer”)

Best Screenplay:
127 Hours, The Kids are Alright, The King’s Speech, Inception, The Social Network
Will & Should win: The Social Network

Best Score:
127 Hours, Alice in Wonderland, The King’s Speech, Inception, The Social Network
Will & Should win: Inception
~spoiler: The King’s Speech

Best Song:
“Bound to You” (Burlesque) written by Christina Augilera & Sia, “I See the Light” (Tangled) written by Alan Meken & Glenn Slater, “Coming Home” (Country Strong) written by Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey & Troy Verges, “There’s a Place for Us” (Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Trader) written by Carrie Underwood, David Hodges & Hillary Lindsey), “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” (Burlesque) written by Diane Warren
Will & Should win: “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” (Burlesque)
~spoiler: “I See the Light” (Tangled)

Best Animated Film:
Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist, Tangled, Toy Story 3
Will & Should win: Toy Story 3

~TV~

DRAMA Series
Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, The Good Wife, Mad Men, The Walking Dead
Will win: Boardwalk Empire
Should win: Dexter
~spoiler: Mad Men

COMEDY Series:
30 Rock, The Big Bang Theory, The Big C, Glee, Modern Family, Nurse Jackie
Will & Should win: Modern Family
~spoiler: Glee

Lead Actor Drama
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Hugh Laurie (House)
Will win: Steve Buscemi
Should win: Bryan Cranston
~spoiler: Michael C. Hall (and he’d be a great winner here too)

Lead Actress Drama:
Juliana Marguiles (The Good Wife), Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men), Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs), Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy), Kyra Sedgewick (The Closer)
Will win: Juliana Marguiles
Should win: Kyra Sedgewick
~spoiler: Elizabeth Moss

Lead Actor Comedy:
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Steve Carrell (The Office), Thomas Jayne (Hung), Matthew Morrison (Glee), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
Will & Should win: Jim Parsons
~spoiler: Alec Baldwin

Lead Actress Comedy:
Toni Collette (United States of Tara), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Laura Linney (The Big C), Lea Michelle (Glee)
Will & Should win: Laura Linney
~spoiler: Edie Falco

TV Movie/Miniseries:
Carlos, The Pacific, Pillars of the Earth Temple Grandin, You Don’t Know Jack
Will win: The Pacific
Should win: Temple Grandin
~spoiler: Carlos

Lead Actor TV Movie/Miniseries:
Idris Elba (Luthor), Ian McShane (Pillars of the Earth), Al Pacinon (You Don’t Know Jack), Dennis Quaid (The Special Relationship), Edgar Ramirez (Carlos)
Will win: Al Pacino
Should win: Edgar Ramirez
~spoiler: Edgar Ramirez

Lead Actress TV Movie/Miniseries:
Haley Atwell (Pillars of the Earth), Clare Danes (Temple Grandin), Judi Dench (Return to Cranford), Romola Garai (Emma), Jennifer Love Hewitt (The Client List)
Will & Should win: Clare Danes

Supporting Actor Drama Series/Comedy Series/TV Movie/Miniseris:
Scott Caan (Hawaii Five-O), Chris Colfer (Glee), Chris Noth (The Good Wife), Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family), David Strathairn (Temple Grandin)
Will & Should win: Chris Colfer
~spoiler: Eric Stonestreet

Supporting Actress Drama Series/Comedy Series/TV Movie/Miniseries:
Hope Davis (The Special Relationship), Jane Lynch (Glee), Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire), Julia Stiles (Dexter), Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)
Will & Should win: Jane Lynch
~spoiler: Sofia Vergara

My Top 20 Movies of 2010!

So, you saw all my reviews and posts about the movies I saw in 2010 and now, it’s finally here… Yes, it’s my list of the Top 20 best films of the past year. There’s some crowd pleasers (Toy Story 3, Harry Potter, Inception), some tiny indies (Rabbit Hole, Blue Valentine) and even a couple of documentaries (Waiting for Superman, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work). Take a look at my list of the best and 5 of the worst below and let me know what your favorites of the past year were too.

MY TOP 20 MOVIES 2010:
1. The King’s Speech
2. The Social Network
3. Inception
4. The Kids are Alright
5. Toy Story 3
6. 127 Hours
7. Rabbit Hole
8. How to Train Your Dragon
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1
10. The Fighter
11. Winter’s Bone
12. Blue Valentine
13. Waiting for Superman
14. The Town
15. I Love You Phillip Morris
16. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
17. Tangled
18. Conviction
19. Made in Dagenham
20. Easy A

Honorable Mention: Get Low

Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Burlesque

Most Overrated Movie of the Year: Black Swan

Worst 5 Movies I saw in 2011:
1. TIE:  Hereafter/ MacGruber
2. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
3. Wolfman
4. Alice in Wonderland
5. The Other Guys

It’s all about a King, a Boxer, and Betty at the SAG Nominations

Today’s SAG Nominations crowned a king, a boxer and Betty… Betty White that is. Yes, the hottest actress in show biz, at 88 years old mind you, Betty White picked up two SAG nominations this morning for her work on the hilarious sitcom Hot in Cleveland. Few pundits, aside from yours truly, had her on their prediction list, but you can’t deny the power of Betty (or her talent for that matter)…. Also making news this morning was the Oscar front-runners The King’s Speech and The Fighter which picked up 4 nods apiece. Following those with 3 apiece were The Kids are Alright and Black Swan. On the TV side, Modern Family led with 4 noms, followed by Glee, Temple Grandin, and You Don’t Know Jack  with 3 each. Take a look at all the nominees below and then a little analysis by yours truly.

SAG AWARD NOMINATIONS

MOVIES~

FILM ENSEMBLE:
Black Swan
The Fighter
The Kids are Alright
The King’s Speech
The Social Network

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
James Franco, 127 Hours
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech

BEST ACTRESS:
Annette Bening, The Kids are Alright
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Hilary Swank, Conviction

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids are Alright
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Halee Steinfeld, True Grit

TV~

DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE:
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Mad Men
The Good Wife
The Closer

COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE:
30 Rock
Glee
Hot in Cleveland
Modern Family
The Office

DRAMA SERIES ACTOR:
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House M.D.

DRAMA SERIES ACTRESS:
Glenn Close, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Juliana Marguiles, The Good Wife
Elizabeth Moss, Mad Men
Kyra Sedgewick, The Closer

COMEDY SERIES ACTOR:
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Steve Carrell, The Office
Chris Colfer, Glee
Ed O’Neil, Modern Family

COMEDY SERIES ACTRESS:
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Jane Lynch, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland

TV MOVIE/MINISERIES ACTOR:
John Goodman, You Don’t Know Jack
Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
Patrick Stewart, MacBeth

TV MOVIE MINISERIES ACTRESS:
Clare Danes, Temple Grandin
Catharine O’Hara, Temple Grandin
Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
Winona Ryder, When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
Susan Sarandon, You Don’t Know Jack

~and here are a few of my thoughts on today’s nods…

The Good:
~Betty White and the Hot in Cleveland nods: vindication for a brilliant comedian, her hilarious cohorts (Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves and Valerie Bertinelli) and the traditional sitcom format.
~Chris Colfer: the breakout Glee star straddles comedy, musical numbers and drama with aplomb and keeps racking up the nods (Emmy, Globe and SAG).
~Glee/Modern Family: the two best comedies on TV led the way and grabbed nods for their individual performers too. Big ups to Ed O’Neil for finally grabbing some notice for once too.
~The women of Temple Grandin: the best TV movie of the year grabbed 3 nods for the wonderful work of Clare Danes (who will win), Julia Ormond and Catherine O’Hara. I’d say they’d all be in the running for the Film honors as well if this had gotten a theatrical release.
~The King’s Speech/The Kids Are Alright/The Fighter/The Social Network: all four films continue to grab much deserved recognition this season.

Big Surprises:
~John Hawkes: the veteran actor finally gets some steam in the supporting race for Winter’s Bone. Could he make it to the Oscar race?
~Hilary Swank: everyone seemed to like her work in Conviction, but this is the first time she’s gotten any awards notice so far.

The Bad:
~ Jeff Bridges: hello, his work in True Grit is just a little more comedic version of his Crazy Heart character from last year. It’s fine, but not award worthy at all!
~Black Swan in ensemble: Yes, Mila and Natalie are fantastic and deserved their nods. However, Barbara Hershey was bad, Vincent Cassel was one-note and Winona Ryder was plain atrocious in the film.
~No Blue Valentine love: two of the absolute BEST acting performances of the year were denied. Poor Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. I’m thinking their film got to the SAG nominated committee too late because there is no other excuse for their omission.
~No Inception in ensemble: the fantastic sci-fi bender featured two Oscar worthy turns in Leonardo DiCaprio and Marion Cottillard’s performances, but the whole cast was incredible (especially standouts Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
~ Mariska Hargitay: I love ya, but enough already with your never-ending SVU nods…

My Big Bold SAG Award Nomination Predictions

Tomorrow morning the Screen Actors Guild (of which I am a proud member) will announce their nominees for this years SAG Awards and we should see several films grabbing multiple nominations. Expect the front-runners to be The Fighter, The Kids are Alright, The King’s Speech and The Social Network. We could see some upsets here as well as these are actors voting for actors and often smaller films and performances squeak in. (Could John Hawkes join Jennifer Lawrence as a nominee for their tiny independent film Winter’s Bone? It’s possible!)… SAG also recognizes the best in TV and we are likely to hear most from the casts of Mad Men, Modern Family and Glee. Take a look at my big bold SAG Awards Nomination Predictions below. And yes, watch out for Betty White to be in the running for her first individual SAG Award for her hilarious work on the hysterical Hot in Cleveland (which I will be appearing on in February!). FYI~ Betty was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at last year’s ceremony.

My Big Bold SAG Award Nomination Predictions

~MOVIES

BEST FILM ENSEMBLE:
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are Alright
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
~spoilers: Rabbit Hole, The Town, Winter’s Bone

BEST ACTOR:
Robert Duvall (Get Low)
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)
James Franco (127 Hours)
Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)
~spoilers: Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception), Aaron Eckhart (Rabbit Hole)

BEST ACTRESS:
Annette Bening (The Kids are Alright)
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone)
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
~spoilers: Julianne Moore (The Kids are Alright), Lesley Manville (Another Year)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Christian Bale (The Fighter)
Andrew Garfield (The Social Network)
Sam Rockwell (Conviction)
Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are Alright)
Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech)
~spoilers: John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone), Jeremy Renner (The Town)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Amy Adams (The Fighter)
Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech)
Mila Kunis (Black Swan)
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Diane Weist (Rabbit Hole)
~spoilers: Juliette Lewis (Conviction), Marion Cottillard (Inception)

TV

DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE:
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Lost
Mad Men
The Good Wife
~spoilers: True Blood, Damages, The Closer

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

ACTOR DRAMA SERIES:
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Hugh Laurie (House)
Terry O’Quinn (Lost)
~spoilers: Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Michael Emerson (Lost)

ACTRESS DRAMA SERIES:
Glenn Close (Damages)
Juliana Marguiles (The Good Wife)
Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men)
Sandra Oh (Greys Anatomy)
Kyra Sedgewick (The Closer)
~spoilers: Chandra Wilson (Greys Anatomy), Sally Field (Brothers and Sisters), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order SVU)

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

ACTRESS COMEDY SERIES:
Toni Collette (United States of Tara)
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
Laura Linney (The Big C)
Jane Lynch (Glee)
Betty White (Hot in Cleveland)
~spoilers: Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation), Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)

ACTOR TV MOVIE/MINISERIES:
Kenneth Branaugh (Wallander)
Dennis Quaid (The Special Relationship)
Al Pacino (You Don’t Know Jack)
Edgar Ramirez (Carlos)
David Strathairn (Temple Grandin)
~spoilers: Michael Sheen (The Special Relationship), John Goodman (You Don’t Know Jack)

ACTRESS TV MOVIE/MINISERIES:
Clare Danes (Temple Grandin)
Hope Davis (The Special Relationship)
Judi Dench (Return to Cranford)
Julia Ormond (Temple Grandin)
Susan Sarandon (You Don’t Know Jack)
~spoilers: Brenda Vacarro (You Don’t Know Jack), Romala Garai (Emma)

My Big Bold Golden Globe Nomination Predictions…

The Awards season is now in full swing as The Social Network has been leading all of the critic’s individual nods while Black Swan took control of the BFCA noms. Both films should be big players in tomorrow morning’s Golden Globe nominations as well along with The King’s Speech and the fantastic comedy The Kids Are Alright which will benefit due to the HFPA separating the films into two categories: Drama and Musical/Comedy. They also tend to nominate more stars than the other kudos-fests so we might actually hear Justin Timberlake in the acting categories. We’ll see. I’m betting he’ll just miss the cut though… The Globes also recognize the best in television where I expect Mad Men, The Big C, Boardwalk Empire, Modern Family, Glee and Temple Grandin to lead the way… Take a look at my predix below and check back tomorrow for the actual noms…. Who do you think will make the cut?

GOLDEN GLOBE PREDICTIONS~

BEST PICTURE (Drama)
127 Hours, Black Swan, Inception, The King’s Speech, The Social Network
~spoilers: The Town, The Fighter, Rabbit Hole

BEST PICTURE (musical/comedy)
Casino Jack, How Do You Know?, I Love You Phililp Morris, The Kids are Alright, Made in Dagenham
~spoilers: Red, Barney’s Version

BEST ACTOR (Drama):
Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), James Franco (127 Hours), Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)
~spoilers: Aaron Eckhart (Rabbit Hole), Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception),

BEST ACTRESS (Drama)
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), Lesley Manville (Another Year), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Michelle Wiliams (Blue Valentine)
~spoilers: Halle Berry (Frankie & Alice), Hilary Swank (Conviction)

BEST ACTOR (musical/comedy)
Jim Carrey (I Love You Phillip Morris), Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version), Jake Gylenhaal (Love and Other Drugs), Paul Rudd (How Do You Know?), Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack)
~spoilers: Bruce Willis (Red), Ben Stiller (Greenberg), Johnny Depp (Alice in Wonderland)

BEST ACTRESS (musical/comedy)
Annette Bening (The Kids are Alright), Anne Hathaway (Love and Other Drugs), Sally Hawkins (Made in Dagenham), Julianne Moore (The Kids Are Alright), Reese Witherspoon (How Do You Know?)
~spoilers: Rachel McAdams (Morning Glory), Emma Stone (Easy A)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale (The Fighter), Andrew Garfield (The Social Network), Jeremy Renner (The Town), Mark Ruffalo (The Kids are Alright), Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech)
~spoilers: Justin Timberlake (The Social Network), Sam Rockwell (Conviction)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Amy Adams (The Fighter), Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech), Marion Cottillard (Inception), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Jackie Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
~spoilers: Miranda Richarson (Made in Dagenham), Mila Kunis (Black Swan), Diane Weist (Rabbit Hole)

BEST DIRECTOR:
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), Danny Boyle (127 Hours), David Fincher (The Social Network), Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech), Christopher Nolan (Inception)
~spoilers: The Coen Brothers (True Grit), Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids are Alright)

BEST SCREENPLAY:
Inception, The King’s Speech, The Kids are Alright, The Social Network, Winter’s Bone
~spoilers: Black Swan, The Town, Rabbit Hole

BEST SCORE:
127 Hours, Black Swan, Inception, The King’s Speech, The Social Network
~spoilers: True Grit

ANIMATED FILM:
Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist, Tangled, Toy Story 3

BEST SONG:
“Bound to You” written/sung by Christina Aguilera (Burlesque), “Country Strong” sung by Gwyneth Paltrow (Country Strong), “If I Rise” written/sung by Dido & A.R. Rahman (127 Hours), “I See the Light: sung by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi (Tangled), “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” sung by Cher (Burlesque)
~spoilers: “Shine”- written/performed by John Legend (Waiting for Superman), “Alice”- written/performed by Avril Lavigne (Alice in Wonderland)

TV CATEGORIES~

DRAMA SERIES:
Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, Lost, Mad Men, The Good Wife, True Blood
~spoilers: Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead

COMEDY SERIES:
30 Rock, The Big C, Glee, Modern Family, Nurse Jackie
~spoilers: Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office

LEAD ACTOR DRAMA:
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Hugh Laurie (House)
~spoilers: Matthew Fox (Lost), Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead)

LEAD ACTRESS DRAMA:
Glenn Close (Damages), Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men), Juliana Marguiles (The Good Wife), Anna Paquin (True Blood), Kyra Sedgewick (The Closer)
~spoilers: January Jones (Mad Men), Ellen Pompeo (Greys Anatomy)

LEAD ACTOR COMEDY:
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Steve Carrell (The Office), Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Matthew Morrison (Glee), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
~spoilers: Thomas Jane (Hung), David Duchovny (Californication)

LEAD ACTRESS COMEDY:
Toni Collette (United States of Tara), Courtney Cox (Cougar Town), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Laura Linney (The Big C), Lea Michelle (Glee)
~spoilers: Mary Louise Parker (Weeds), Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)

SUPPORTING ACTOR DRAMA SERIES/COMEDY SERIES/TV MOVIE/MINISERIES:
Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire), David Straithairn (Temple Grandin), Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
~spoilers: Chris Colfer (Glee), Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire), Denis O’Hare (True Blood), Oliver Platt (The Big C), Terry O’Quinn (Lost)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS DRAMA SERIES/COMEDY SERIES/TV MOVIE/MINISERIES:
Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Jane Lynch (Glee), Julia Ormond (Temple Grandin), Archie Penjabi (The Good Wife), Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)
~spoilers: Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empire), Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Christine Baranski (The Good Wife), Susan Sarandon (You Don’t Know Jack)

TV MOVIE/MINISERIES:
Carlos, Temple Grandin, The Pacific, The Special Relationship, You Don’t Know Jack
~spoiler: Emma, Return to Cranford

LEAD ACTOR TV MOVIE/MINISERIES:
Kenneth Branaugh (Wallander II), Dennis Quaid (The Special Relationship), Al Pacino, (You Don’t Know Jack), Edgar Ramirez (Carlos), Michael Sheen (The Special Relationship)

LEAD ACTRESS TV MOVIE/MINISERIES:
Clare Danes (Temple Grandin), Hope Davis (The Special Relationship), Judi Dench (Return to Cranford), Romola Garai (Emma), Winona Ryder (When Love is Not Enough~ The Lois Wilson Story)
~spoiler: Helen McRory (The Special Relationship)