The 21st Annual IPA Golden Satellite Award Nominations

MOTION PICTURES

Motion Picture
a. La La Land Lionsgate
b. Moonlight A24
c. Manchester by the Sea Amazon/Roadside Attraction
d. Lion The Weinstein Company
e. Jackie Fox Searchlight
f. Hacksaw Ridge Lionsgate
g. Loving Focus Features
h. Hell or High Water CBS Films
i. Nocturnal Animals Focus Features
j. Captain Fantastic Bleecker Street
k. Hidden Figures 20th Century Fox
l. Fences Paramount Pictures

Actress in a Motion Picture
a. Annette Bening 20th Century Woman A24
b, Emma Stone La La Land Lionsgate
c. Natalie Portman Jackie Fox Searchlight
d. Ruth Negga Loving Focus Features
e. Taraji P. Henson Hidden Figures 20th Century Fox
f. Meryl Streep Florence Foster Jenkins Paramount Pictures
g. Isabelle Huppert Elle Sony Picture Classics
h. Amy Adams Nocturnal Animals Focus Features

Actor in a Motion Picture
a. Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea Amazon/Roadside Attraction
b. Ryan Gosling La La Land Lionsgate
c. Joseph Gordon-Levitt Snowden Open Road
d. Viggo Mortensen Captain Fantastic Bleecker Street
e. Joel Edgerton Loving Focus Features
f. Andrew Garfield Hacksaw Ridge Lionsgate
g. Tom Hanks Sully Warner Bros.
h. Denzel Washington Fences Paramount Pictures

Actress in a Supporting Role
a. Helen Mirren Eye in the Sky Bleecker Street
b. Michelle Williams Manchester by the Sea Amazon/Roadside Attraction
c. Nicole Kidman Lion The Weinstein Co.
d. Octavia Spencer Hidden Figures 20th Century Fox
e. Naomi Harris Moonlight A24
f. Viola Davis Fences Paramount Pictures

Actor in a Supporting Role
a. Jeff Bridges Hell or High Water CBS Films
b. Mahershala Ali Moonlight A24
c. Dev Patel Lion The Weinstein Co.
d. Lucas Hedges Manchester by the Sea Amazon/Roadside Attraction
e. Eddie Murphy Mr. Church Cinelou Releasing
f. Hugh Grant Florence Foster Jenkins Paramount Pictures


Motion Picture, International Film
a. The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki Finland
b. Toni Erdmann Germany
c. Julieta Spain
d. A Man Called Ove Sweden
e. The Salesman Iran
f. The Ardennes Belgium
g. Ma’ Rosa Philippines
h. The Handmaiden South Korea
i. Elle France
j. Paradise Russia

Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
a. Zootopia Disney
 b. Kubo and the Two Strings Focus Features
c. Moana Disney
d. Finding Dory Pixar
e. My Life As a Zucchini GKIDS
f. The Jungle Book Disney
g. The Red Turtle Sony Classics
h. Miss Hokusai GKIDS
i. Trolls 20th Century Fox
j, Your Name Toho Co.

Motion Picture, Documentary
a. Gleason Amazon/Open Road
b. Life Animated The Orchard
c. O.J.: Made in America ESPN
d. 13th Netflix
e. The Ivory Game Netflix
f. The Eagle Huntress Sony Classics
g. Tower Kino Lorber
h. Fire at Sea Kino Lorber
 I. Zero Days Magnolia
 j. The Beatles: Eight Days a Week Hulu

Director
a. Barry Jenkins Moonlight A24
b. Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea Amazon/Roadside Attraction
c. Mel Gibson Hacksaw Ridge Lionsgate
d. Damien Chazelle La La Land Lionsgate
e. Tom Ford Nocturnal Animals Focus Features
f. Pablo Larrain Jackie Fox Searchlight
g. Denzel Washington Fences Paramount Pictures

Screenplay, Original
a. Barry Jenkins Moonlight A24
b. Damien Chazelle La La Land Lionsgate
c. Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea Amazon/Roadside Attraction
d. Taylor Sheridan Hell or High Water CBS Films
e. Matt Ross Captain Fantastic Bleecker Street
f. Yorgos Lanthimos/Efthymis Filippou The Lobster A24

Screenplay, Adapted
a. Andrew Knight, Robert Schenkkan Hacksaw Ridge Lionsgate
b. Luke Davis Lion The Weinstein Co.
c. Kieran Fitzgerald, Oliver Stone Snowden Open Road
d. The Jungle Book Justin Marks Disney
e. Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi Hidden Figures 20 Century Fox th
f. Todd Komarnicki Sully Warner Bros.

Original Score
a. Rupert Gregson-Williams The Hacksaw Ridge Lionsgate
 b. Justin Hurwitz La La Land Lionsgate
c. Lesley Barber Manchester by the Sea Amazon/Roadside Attraction
d. John Williams The BFG Disney
e. John Debney The Jungle Book Disney
f. Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch Hidden Figures 20th Century Fox

Original Song
a. “Audition” La La Land Lionsgate
b. “City of Stars” La La Land Lionsgate
c. “Dancing with Your Shadow” Po Commonwealth Film Mfg.
d. “Can’t Stop the Feeling” Trolls 20th Century Fox
e. “I’m Still Here” Miss Sharon Jones Starz Digital Media
f. “Running” Hidden Figures Fox

Cinematography
a. John Toll Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Sony
b. Linus Sandgren La La Land Lionsgate
c. James Laxton Moonlight A24
d. Simon Duggan Hacksaw Ridge Lionsgate
e. Jani-Petteri Passi The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki MUBI
f. Bill Pope The Jungle Book Disney

Visual Effects
a. The Jungle Book Disney
b Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Sony
c. Doctor Strange Disney
d. The BFG Amblin
e. Sully Warner Bros.
f. Deadpool Fox

Film Editing
a. Tom Cross La La Land Lionsgate
b. Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders Moonlight A24
c. Tim Squyres Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Sony
d. Alexandre de Francheschi Lion The Weinstein Co.
e. John Gilbert Hacksaw Ridge Lionsgate
f. Steven Rosenblum The Birth of a Nation Fox Searchlight

Sound (Editing and Mixing)
a. La La Land Lionsgate
b. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Sony
c. Hacksaw Ridge Lionsgate
d. The Jungle Book Disney
e. Allied Paramount Pictures
f. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Paramount Pictures

Art Direction and Production Design
a. David Wasco La La Land Lionsgate
b. Barry Robison Hacksaw Ridge Lionsgate
c. Jean Rabasse Jackie Fox Searchlight
d. Christophe Glass The Jungle Book Disney
e. Gary Freeman Allied Paramount Pictures
f. Dan Hennah Alice Through the Looking Glass Disney

Costume Design
a. Colleen Atwood Alice Through the Looking Glass Disney
b. Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh Love & Friendship Amazon Studios
c. Courtney Hoffman Captain Fantastic Bleecker Street
d. Madeline Fontaine Jackie Fox Searchlight
e. Mary Zophres La La Land Lionsgate
f. Alexandra Byrne Doctor Strange Disney

TELEVISION

Miniseries/Motion Picture Made for Television
a. Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill HBO
b. And Then There Were None Acorn TV/Agatha Christie Productions
c. The Dresser Starz
d. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story FX
e. All the Way HBO
f. Churchill’s Secret PBS/ITV
g. Confirmation HBO
h. The Night Of HBO
I. Close to the Enemy Acorn TV/BBC

Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
a. Audra McDonald Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, HBO
b. Emily Watson The Dresser, Starz
c. Sarah Paulson The People v. O.J. Simpson:, FX
d. Kerry Washington Confirmation, HBO
e. Melissa Leo All the Way, HBO
f. Lily James War & Peace, A&E

Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
a. Bryan Cranston All the Way, HBO
b. Anthony Hopkins The Dresser, Starz
c. Courtney B. Vance The People v. O.J. Simpson, FX
d. Cuba Gooding Jr. The People v. O.J. Simpson, FX
e. Tom Hiddleston The Night Manager, AMC
f. Wendell Pierce Confirmation, HBO

Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
a. Olivia Colman The Night Manager, AMC
b. Maggie Siff Billions, Showtime
c. Rhea Seehorn Better Call Saul, AMC
d. Maura Tierney The Affair, Showtime
e. Lena Headey Game of Thrones, HBO
f. Alison Wright The Americans, FX

Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television.
a. Hugh Laurie The Night Manager, AMC
b. Jonathan Banks Better Call Saul, AMC
c. Michael Kelly House of Cards, Netflix
d. Ben Mendelsohn Bloodline, Netflix
e. Andre Braugher Brooklyn Nine-Nine, FOX
f. Jared Harris The Crown, Netflix

Television Series, Drama
a. American Crime ABC
b. The Fall BBC Northern Ireland
c. Better Call Saul AMC
d. The Crown Netflix
e. Mr. Robot USA Network
f. The Americans FX
g. The Affair Showtime
h. Poldark PBS

Television Series, Genre
a. Game of Thrones HBO
b. Outlander Starz
c. The Walking Dead AMC
d. Westworld HBO
e. The Man in the High Castle Amazon
f. Stranger Things Netflix
g. Orphan Black BBC America
h. Black Mirror Netflix

Actress in a Series, Drama / Genre
a. Ruth Wilson The Affair, Showtime
b. Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black, BBC America
c. Sarah Lancashire Happy Valley, Netflix
d. Evan Rachel Wood Westworld, HBO
e. Felicity Huffman American Crime, ABC
f. Winona Ryder Stranger Things, Netflix

Actor in a Series, Drama / Genre
a. Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul, AMC
b. Dominic West The Affair, Showtime
c. Rami Malek Mr. Robot, USA
d. Liev Schreiber Ray Donovan, Showtime
e. Matthew Rhys The Americans, FX
f. Billy Bob Thornton Goliath, Amazon

Television Series, Comedy or Musical
a. Veep HBO
b. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Netflix
c. Brooklyn Nine-Nine FOX
d. Orange Is the New Black Netflix
e. Silicon Valley HBO
f. Lady Dynamite Netflix
g. Love Netflix

Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
a. Taylor Schilling Orange is the New Black, Netflix
b. Sharon Horgan Catastrophe, Amazon
d. Pamela Adlon Better Things, FX
e. Ellie Kemper Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
f. Tracee Ellis Ross Black-ish, ABC

Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical
a. Jeffrey Tambor Transparent, Amazon Studios
b. William H. Macy Shameless, Showtime
c. Rob Delaney Catastrophe, Amazon
d. Thomas Middleditch Silicon Valley, HBO
e. Will Forte The Last Man on Earth, Fox
f. Anthony Anderson Black-ish, ABC

Special Achievement Award Recipients

Mary Pickford Award 
Edward James Olmos

Tesla Award
John Toll

Auteur Award 
Tom Ford

Humanitarian Award
Patrick Stewart

Best First Feature
Russudan Glurjidze “House of Others”

Best Ensemble
Motion Picture Hidden Figures

Best Ensemble: Television 
Outlander

National Board of Review Award Winners

Best Film
Manchester by the Sea

Best Director
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress
Amy Adams, Arrival

Best Supporting Actor
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water

Best Supporting Actress
Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay
Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese, Silence

Best Animated FeatureKubo and the Two Strings

Breakthrough Performance (Male)
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Breakthrough Performance (Female)
Royalty Hightower, The Fits

Best Directorial Debut
Trey Edward Shults, Krisha

Best Foreign Language Film
The Salesman

Best Documentary
O.J.: Made in America

Best Ensemble
Hidden Figures

Spotlight Award
Creative Collaboration of Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg

NBR Freedom of Expression Award
Cameraperson

Top Films
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hail, Caesar!
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Moonlight
Patriot’s Day
Silence
Sully

Top 5 Foreign Language Films
Elle
The Handmaiden
Julieta
Land of Mine
Neruda

Top 5 Documentaries
De Palma
The Eagle Huntress
Gleason
Life, Animated
Miss Sharon Jones!

Top 10 Independent Films
20th Century Women
Captain Fantastic
Creative Control
Eye in the Sky
The Fits
Green Room
Hello, My Name is Doris
Krisha
Morris from America
Sing Street

2016 IFP Gotham Award Winners

I will be updating the winners throughout the night!:

Best Feature
Moonlight

Best Actor
Casey Affleck "Manchester By the Sea"

Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert "Elle"

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Trey Edward Shults "Krisha"

Best Screenplay
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney "Moonlight"

Breakthrough Actor
Anya Taylor-Joy "The Witch"

Best Documentary
O.J.: Made in America

Breakthrough Series - Long Form
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Breakthrough Series - Short Form
Her Story

44th Annual Annie Award Nominations

Best Animated Feature
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kung Fu Panda 3
Moana
Zootopia

Best Animated Feature - Independent
Long Way North
Miss Hokusai
My Life As A Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Your Name.

Best Animated Special Production
Audrie & Daisy
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Little Big Awesome
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Pear Cider and Cigarettes

Best Animated Short Subject
Blind Vaysha
Deer Flower
Path Title Sequence
Pearl
Piper

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
Duelyst
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer
Lily & the Snowman
Loteria 'Night Shift'
The Importance of Paying Attention: Teeth

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
Ask the StoryBots - Episode: Why Do I Have to Brush My Teeth?
Peg + Cat - Episode: The Disappearing Art - Problem
Puffin Rock - The First Snow - Episode: 59 - Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears
The Stinky & Dirty Show - Episode: Squeak
Tumble Leaf - Episode: Mighty Mud Movers / Having a Ball

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children
Adventure TIme - Episode: Bad Jubies
DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender - Episode: Return of the Gladiator
Elena of Avalor - Episode: A Day to Remember
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Episode: Trans-Dimensional Turtles
Wander Over Yonder - Episode: My Fair Hatey

Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Bob's Burgers - Episode: Glued, Where's My Bob?
BoJack Horseman - Episode: Fish Out Of Water
Long Live the Royals - Episode: Punk Show
The Simpsons - Barthood - Episode: Barthood
The Venture Bros - Episode: Hostile Makeover

Best Student Film
Citipati - Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
FISHWITCH - Adrienne Dowling
The Abyss - Liying Huang
The Wrong End of the Stick - Terri Matthews
Twiddly Things - Adara Todd

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kung Fu Panda 3
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Deepwater Horizon
Dr. Strange
Ghostbusters
The BFG
Warcraft

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Atomic Puppet
DreamWorks Trollhunters - Episode: Becoming, Part 1
The Snowy Day
Tumble Leaf - Episode: Thinking Outside The Hoop / Fig's Hay- Maze-ing Wander
Tumble Leaf - Episode: Mighty Mud Movers / Having A Ball

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kung Fu Panda 3
Zootopia
Zootopia

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Captain America: Civil War
Games of Thrones Battle of the Bastards
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
Warcraft

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Video Game
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Legends
Titanf all 2
Uncharted 4: A Thief 's End

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Counterfeit Cat - Episode: 28 Seconds Later
DreamWorks Trollhunters - Episode: Win, Lose or Draal
Pig Goat Banana Cricket - Episode: It's Time to Slumber Party -
Rain or Shine
Wander Over Yonder - Episode: The Night Out

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
The Secret Life of Pets
Trolls
Zootopia

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
A Love Story - Passion Pictures
Adventure Time - Episode: Bad Jubies
Open Season: Scared Silly - Episode: Open Season: Scared Silly
Pearl
Wander Over Yonder - Episode: My Fair Hatey

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Kubo and the Two Strings
My Life As A Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Your Name.
Zootopia

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Bob's Burgers - Episode: Glued, Where's My Bob?
Disney Mickey Mouse - Episode: Dancevidaniya
DreamWorks Trollhunters - Episode: Becoming, Part 1
Pearl
Star Wars Rebels - Episode: #2-24: "Twilight of the Apprentice"

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Sing
The Little Prince
The Red Turtle
The Secret Life of Pets

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Adventure TIme - Episode: Bad Jubies - Bix Pix Entertainment Cartoon Network Frederator Studios - Production Design: Jason Kolowski
Pearl - Google Spotlight Stories/Evil Eye Pictures - Production Design: Tuna Bora
Puffin Rock - Episode: The First Snow - Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears and Penguin for Netflix - Production Design: Lily Bernard
Rain or Shine - Google Spotlight Stories/Nexus Studios - Production Design: Robin Davey
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show - Episode: The Wrath of Hughes - DreamWorks Animation Television - Production Design: Kevin Dart, Production Design: Sylvia Liu, Production Design: Chris Turnham, Production Design: Eastwood Wong

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kung Fu Panda 3
The Little Prince
Trolls
Zootopia

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Atomic Puppet - Episode: Sick Day
Disney Mickey Mouse - Episode: Road Hogs
DreamWorks Trollhunters - Episode: Win, Lose or Draal
Milo Murphy's Law - Episode: "Going the Extra Milo"
The Adventures of Puss in Boots - Episode: Prey Time

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Finding Dory - Pixar Animation Studios - Storyboard Artist: Trevor Jimenez
Kubo and the Two Strings - LAIKA - Storyboard Artist: Mark Garcia
Moana - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Storyboard Artist: Normand Lemay
Trolls - DreamWorks Animation - Storyboard Artist: Claire Morrissey
Zootopia - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Storyboard Artist: Dean Wellins

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
BoJack Horseman - Episode: Multiple Episodes - Starring: Alison Brie
Open Season: Scared Silly - Episode: Open Season: Scared Silly - Voice Actor: Will Townsend
Splash and Bubbles - Episode: #102 "I Only Have Eyespots"/"Double Bubbles Puppeteer: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
Star Wars Rebels - Episode: #3-05: "Hera's Heroes" - Starring: Lars Mikkelsen
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show - Episode: Ponce de León - Cast: Carlos Alazaraqui

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Kubo and the Two Strings - Kubo: Art Parkinson Character: Kubo
Moana - Voice Actress: Auli'i Cravalho Character: Moana
STORKS Voice of Tulip : Katie Crown
Trolls - Cast: Zooey Deschanel
Zootopia - Voice Actor: Jason Bateman

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Bob's Burgers - Episode: The Hormone-iums
Gravity Falls - Episode: Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Fallsh
Puffin Rock - The First Snow - Episode: 59
The Simpsons - Barthood - Episode: Barthood
The Simpsons - The Burns Cage - Episode: The Burns Cage

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Kubo and the Two Strings
My Life As A Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
All Hail King Julien - Episode: King Julien Superstar!
Bob's Burgers - Episode: Sea Me Now
Disney Mickey Mouse - Episode: Sock Burglar - Disney Television Animation
Gravity Falls - Episode: Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls
Star Wars Rebels - Episode: #2-24: "Twilight of the Apprentice"

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
April and the Extraordinary World
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
Sausage Party
Zootopia

The Oscar Narrative: And. Here. We. Go...

Tomorrow morning, the Annie Award nominations come out, and tomorrow night is the Gotham Awards. Tuesday we will get the National Board of Review picks, and Wednesday the BFCA and NYFCC, two of the more recognized critics groups announce their nominees and winners respectively. We have been flirting with the Oscar race since Cannes in May, and even though most folks count the start of the film festivals as the official start of Oscar season, in terms of real awards, this is the week where it really begins. And it will be an onslaught. There are critics groups all over the country trying to make their mark on this year's awards race, and they will be fighting each other for the spotlight over the next couple of weeks. I think Moonlight and Manchester By the Sea are going to do extremely well with these groups, with La La Land and Fences getting some notices, and then doing better with the actual guilds and the Oscar voters (although I think all four films will play well with the Academy and will win something on Oscar night). Here are my updated predictions for the top six categories before the onslaught begins:

Best Picture
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Loving
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight
Silence

Best Director
Denzel Washington "Fences"
Damien Chazelle "La La Land"
Kenneth Lonergan "Manchester By the Sea"
Barry Jenkins "Moonlight"
Martin Scorsese "Silence"

Best Actor
Casey Affleck "Manchester By the Sea"
Joel Edgerton "Loving"
Andrew Garfield "Hacksaw Ridge"
Ryan Gosling "La La Land"
Denzel Washington "Fences"

Best Actress
Annette Bening "20th Century Women"
Ruth Negga "Loving"
Natalie Portman "Jackie"
Emma Stone "La La Land"
Meryl Streep "Florence Foster Jenkins"

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali "Moonlight"
Jeff Bridges "Hell or High Water"
Hugh Grant "Florence Foster Jenkins"
Lucas Hedges "Manchester By the Sea"
Mykelti Williamson "Fences"

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis "Fences"
Naomie Harris "Moonlight"
Nicole Kidman "Lion"
Janelle Monae "Hidden Figures"
Michelle Williams "Manchester By the Sea"

Academy Announces Top Ten for Best Live Action and Best Animated Short

The Academy has announced the top ten lists for the Animated Short and Live Action Short races.

First the top ten for Best Animated Short:

"Blind Vaysha," Theodore Ushev, director (National Film Board of Canada)
"Borrowed Time," Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj, directors (Quorum Films)
"Happy End," Jan Saska, director (FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague)
"The Head Vanishes," Franck Dion, director (Papy3D Productions, National Film Board of Canada and ARTE France Cinema Department)
"Inner Workings," Leo Matsuda, director, and Sean Lurie, producer (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
"Once upon a Line," Alicja Jasina, director (University of Southern California)
"Pear Cider and Cigarettes," Robert Valley, director, and Cara Speller, producer (Massive Swerve Studios and Passion Pictures Animation)
"Pearl," Patrick Osborne, director (Google Spotlight Stories/Evil Eye Pictures)
"Piper," Alan Barillaro, director, and Marc Sondheimer, producer (Pixar Animation Studios)
"Sous Tes Doigts (Under Your Fingers)," Marie-Christine Courtès, director, and Ludivine Berthouloux, art director (Vivement Lundi! and Novanima)

And the top ten for Best Live Action Short:

"Bon Voyage," Marc Wilkins, director, and Joël Jent, producer (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction)
"Ennemis Intérieurs," Sélim Azzazi, director (Qualia Films)
"Graffiti," Lluis Quilez, director (Participant Media, Euphoria Productions and Ainur Films)
"La Femme et le TGV," Timo von Gunten, director (arbel gmbh)
"Nocturne in Black," Jimmy Keyrouz, director (Columbia University)
"The Rifle, the Jackal, the Wolf and the Boy," Oualid Mouaness, director (Tricycle Logic)
"Silent Nights," Aske Bang, director, and Kim Magnusson, producer (M & M Productions)
"Sing (Mindenki)," Kristof Deák, director (Meteor Filmstudio)
"Timecode," Juanjo Giménez, director (Nadir Films)
"The Way of Tea (Les Frémissements du Thé)," Marc Fouchard, director, and Matthieu Devillers, producer (Existenz, BlackBox and P904)

The 32nd Annual Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations

Always an interesting set of nominations, and looking at them, I can't help but think after several years of lining up a bit too closely to Oscar, this year I think there might be some differences. For example, the interesting misses of Michelle Williams and Kenneth Lonergan (for directing), Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Jeff Bridges, and Loving and Hell or High Water for Best Feature feel like they are anomalies that will soon be corrected. Or will they? Will American Honey emerge as more than an Indie Spirits favorite or be this year's Tangerine? Then there are other, less-Oscary snubs like Rebecca Hall, Sally Field, Closet Monster, Maggie's Plan, and Adam Driver. Overall though, this is an incredible set of nominees, and like I said, I think this may be the year this ceremony returns to being the Oscar alternative. Although Moonlight, Manchester By the Sea, and Jackie could prove me wrong.

BEST FEATURE
American Honey
Chronic
Jackie
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

BEST FIRST FEATURE
The Childhood of a Leader
The Fits
Other People
Swiss Army Man
The Witch

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Free In Deed
Hunter Gatherer
Lovesong
Nakom
Spa Night

BEST DIRECTOR
Andrea Arnold "American Honey"
Barry Jenkins "Moonlight"
Pablo Larraín "Jackie"
Jeff Nichols "Loving"
Kelly Reichardt "Certain Women"

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Annette Bening "20th Century Women"
Isabelle Huppert "Elle"
Sasha Lane "American Honey"
Ruth Negga "Loving"
Natalie Portman "Jackie"

BEST MALE LEAD
Casey Affleck "Manchester by the Sea"
David Harewood "Free In Deed"
Viggo Mortensen "Captain Fantastic"
Jesse Plemons "Other People"
Tim Roth "Chronic"

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Edwina Findley "Free In Deed"
Paulina Garcia "Little Men"
Lily Gladstone "Certain Women"
Riley Keough "American Honey"
Molly Shannon "Other People"

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Ralph Fiennes "A Bigger Splash"
Ben Foster "Hell or High Water"
Lucas Hedges "Manchester by the Sea"
Shia LaBeouf "American Honey"
Craig Robinson "Morris from America"

BEST SCREENPLAY
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney "Moonlight"
Kenneth Lonergan "Manchester By the Sea"
Mike Mills "20th Century Women"
Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias "Little Men"
Taylor Sheridan "Hell or High Water"

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Robert Eggers "The Witch"
Chris Kelly "Other People"
Adam Mansbach "Barry"
Stella Meghie "Jean of the Joneses"
Craig Shilowich "Christine"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ava Berkofsky "Free In Deed"
Lol Crawley "The Childhood of a Leader"
Zach Kuperstein "The Eyes of My Mother"
James Laxton "Moonlight"
Robbie Ryan "American Honey"

BEST EDITING
Matthan Hannam "Swiss Army Man"
Jennifer Lame "Manchester By the Sea"
Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders "Moonlight"
Jake Roberts "Hell or High Water"
Sebastián Sepúlveda "Jackie"

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Moonlight
Director: Barry Jenkins
Casting Director: Yesi Ramirez
Ensemble Cast: Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders

BEST DOCUMENTARY
13th
I Am Not Your Negro
O.J.: Made in America
Sonita
Under the Sun

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Aquarius (Brazil)
Chevalier (Greece)
My Golden Days (France)
Toni Erdmann (Germany and Romania)
Under the Shadow (Iran and U.K.)

20th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Lisa Kjerulff
Jordana Mollick
Melody C. Roscher & Craig Shilowich

23rd ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Andrew Ahn - Director of Spa Night
Claire Carré - Director of Embers
Anna Rose Holmer - Director of The Fits
Ingrid Jungermann - Director of Women Who Kill

22nd TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Kristi Jacobson - Director of Solitary
Sara Jordenö - Director of Kiki
Nanfu Wang - Director of Hooligan Sparrow

2016 Producers Guild of America (PGA) Documentary Feature Nominatons

So these are always an interesting bunch, and they don't have the best track record with Oscar, usually at least a few cross over. The biggest surprise here is the lack of Ava DuVernay's 13th, which I think could easily take the top prize. I think The Eagle Huntress, Life Animated, and OJ are the best bets to cross over. Here are the nominees:

Dancer
The Eagle Huntress
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
Tower

2016 American Music Award Winners (AMA)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
ZAYN

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Fifth Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $ign, “Work From Home”

TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber “Sorry”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Selena Gomez

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Twenty One Pilots

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber, Purpose

FAVORITE SONG- POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Blake Shelton

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line

FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
Carrie Underwood, Storyteller

FAVORITE SONG - COUNTRY
Tim McGraw, “Humble And Kind”

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, Views

FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, “Hotline Bling” ”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Rihanna

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Rihanna, Anti

FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work”

FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Twenty One Pilots

FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele

FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
Enrique Iglesias

FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Hillsong UNITED

FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers

TOP SOUNDTRACK
Purple Rain

The Oscar Narrative: First Golden Globe Film Predictions

Here is a quick look at my first Golden Globe film predictions of the season:

Best Picture - Drama
Fences
Lion
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight
Silence

Best Picture - Comedy/Musical
20th Century Women
Florence Foster Jenkins
La La Land
The Lobster
Rules Don't Apply

Best Actor - Drama
Casey Affleck "Manchester By the Sea"
Joel Edgerton "Loving"
Andrew Garfield "Silence"
Tom Hanks "Sully"
Denzel Washington "Fences"

Best Actress - Drama 
Amy Adams "Arrival"
Jessica Chastain "Miss Sloane"
Taraji P. Henson "Hidden Figures"
Ruth Negga "Loving"
Natalie Portman "Jackie"

Best Actor - Comedy/Musical
Warren Beatty "Rules Don't Apply"
Don Cheadle "Miles Ahead"
Colin Farrell "The Lobster"
Ryan Gosling "La La Land"
Ryan Reynolds "Deadpool"

Best Actress - Comedy/Musical
Annette Bening "20th Century Women"
Sally Field "Hello, My Name is Doris"
Emma Stone "La La Land"
Meryl Streep "Florence Foster Jenkins"
Renee Zellweger "Bridget Jones's Baby"

Best Director
Denzel Washington "Fences"
Damien Chazelle "La La Land"
Kenneth Lonergan "Manchester By the Sea"
Barry Jenkins "Moonlight"
Martin Scorsese "Silence"

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali "Moonlight"
Jeff Bridges "Hell or High Water"
Lucas Hedges "Manchester By the Sea"
Stephen McKinley Henderson "Fences"
Dev Patel "Lion"

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis "Fences"
Naomie Harris "Moonlight"
Nicole Kidman "Lion"
Octavia Spencer "Hidden Figures"
Michelle Williams "Manchester By the Sea"

Best Screenplay
August Wilson "Fences"
Damien Chazelle "La La Land"
Jeff Nichols "Loving"
Kenneth Lonergan "Manchester By the Sea"
Barry Jenkins and Tarell McCraney "Moonlight"

2017 People's Choice Award Nominations

FAVORITE MOVIE
Captain America: Civil War
Deadpool
Finding Dory
Suicide Squad
Zootopia

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR
Kevin Hart
Robert Downey Jr.
Ryan Reynolds
Tom Hanks
Will Smith

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS
Anna Kendrick
Jennifer Lawrence
Margot Robbie
Melissa McCarthy
Scarlett Johansson

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
Captain America: Civil War
Deadpool
Suicide Squad
X-Men: Apocalypse

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE ACTOR
Chris Evans
Liam Hemsworth
Robert Downey Jr.
Ryan Reynolds
Will Smith

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE ACTRESS
Jennifer Lawrence
Margot Robbie
Scarlett Johansson
Shailene Woodley
Zoe Saldana

FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE VOICE
Bill Murray in The Jungle Book
Ellen DeGeneres in Finding Dory
Ginnifer Goodwin in Zootopia
Jason Bateman in Zootopia
Kevin Hart in The Secret Life of Pets

FAVORITE COMEDIC MOVIE
Bad Moms
Central Intelligence
Ghostbusters
How to Be Single
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

FAVORITE COMEDIC MOVIE ACTOR
Chris Hemsworth
Dwayne Johnson
Kevin Hart
Ryan Gosling
Zac Efron

FAVORITE COMEDIC MOVIE ACTRESS
Anna Kendrick
Kristen Bell
Kristen Wiig
Melissa McCarthy
Rebel Wilson

FAVORITE DRAMATIC MOVIE
Deepwater Horizon
Me Before You
Miracles From Heaven
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Sully

FAVORITE DRAMATIC MOVIE ACTOR
Ben Affleck
Chris Pine
George Clooney
Mark Wahlberg
Tom Hanks

FAVORITE DRAMATIC MOVIE ACTRESS
Amy Adams
Blake Lively
Emily Blunt
Julia Roberts
Meryl Streep

FAVORITE FAMILY MOVIE
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Finding Dory
The Jungle Book
The Secret Life of Pets
Zootopia

FAVORITE THRILLER MOVIE
The Conjuring 2
The Girl on the Train
Nerve
The Purge: Election Year
The Shallows

FAVORITE MOVIE ICON
Denzel Washington
Johnny Depp
Samuel L. Jackson
Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks

TELEVISION

FAVORITE TV SHOW
The Big Bang Theory
Grey’s Anatomy
Outlander
Stranger Things
The Walking Dead

FAVORITE NETWORK TV COMEDY
The Big Bang Theory
Black-ish
Jane the Virgin
Modern Family
New Girl

FAVORITE COMEDIC TV ACTOR
Andy Samberg
Anthony Anderson
Jim Parsons
Matthew Perry
Tim Allen

FAVORITE COMEDIC TV ACTRESS
Anna Faris
Gina Rodriguez
Kaley Cuoco
Sofia Vergara
Zooey Deschanel

FAVORITE NETWORK TV DRAMA
Chicago Fire
Empire
Grey’s Anatomy
How to Get Away with Murder
Quantico

FAVORITE DRAMATIC TV ACTOR
Jesse Williams
Justin Chambers
Scott Foley
Taylor Kinney
Terrence Howard

FAVORITE DRAMATIC TV ACTRESS
Ellen Pompeo
Kerry Washington
Priyanka Chopra
Taraji P. Henson
Viola Davis

FAVORITE CABLE TV COMEDY
Atlanta
Baby Daddy
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Real Husbands of Hollywood
Younger

FAVORITE CABLE TV DRAMA
The Americans
Bates Motel
Mr. Robot
Pretty Little Liars
Queen Sugar

FAVORITE CABLE TV ACTOR
Adam Devine
Freddie Highmore
Kevin Hart
Rami Malek
Zach Galifianakis

FAVORITE CABLE TV ACTRESS
Ashley Benson
Hilary Duff
Keri Russell
Lucy Hale
Vera Farmiga

FAVORITE TV CRIME DRAMA
The Blacklist
Criminal Minds
Law & Order: SVU
Lucifer
NCIS

FAVORITE TV CRIME DRAMA ACTOR
Chris O’Donnell
Donnie Wahlberg
LL Cool J
Mark Harmon
Tom Selleck

FAVORITE TV CRIME DRAMA ACTRESS
Jennifer Lopez
Lucy Liu
Mariska Hargitay
Pauley Perrette
Sophia Bush

FAVORITE PREMIUM DRAMA SERIES
Homeland
House of Cards
Narcos
Orange is the New Black
Power

FAVORITE PREMIUM COMEDY SERIES
Fuller House
The Mindy Project
Shameless
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

FAVORITE PREMIUM SERIES ACTOR
Aziz Ansari
Dwayne Johnson
Joshua Jackson
Kevin Spacey
Nick Jonas

FAVORITE PREMIUM SERIES ACTRESS
Claire Danes
Jane Fonda
Julia Louis Dreyfus
Sarah Jessica Parker
Taylor Schilling

FAVORITE NETWORK SCI-FI/FANTASY TV SHOW
Arrow
The Flash
Once Upon a Time
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries

FAVORITE CABLE SCI-FI/FANTASY TV SHOW
American Horror Story
Orphan Black
Shadowhunters
Teen Wolf
The Walking Dead

FAVORITE PREMIUM SCI-FI/FANTASY SERIES
Game of Thrones
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Outlander
Stranger Things
Westworld

FAVORITE SCI-FI/FANTASY TV ACTOR
Andrew Lincoln
Ian Somerhalder
Jensen Ackles
Sam Heughan
Tyler Posey

FAVORITE SCI-FI/FANTASY TV ACTRESS
Caitriona Balfe
Emilia Clarke
Jennifer Morrison
Lauren Cohan
Millie Bobby Brown

FAVORITE COMPETITION TV SHOW
America’s Got Talent
American Ninja Warrior
Dancing with the Stars
Masterchef
The Voice

FAVORITE DAYTIME TV HOST
Dr. Phil
Ellen DeGeneres
Kelly Ripa
Rachael Ray
Steve Harvey

FAVORITE DAYTIME TV HOSTING TEAM
The Chew
Good Morning America
The Talk
Today
The View

FAVORITE LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST
Conan O’Brien
James Corden
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel
Stephen Colbert

FAVORITE ANIMATED TV SHOW
American Dad!
Bob’s Burgers
Family Guy
The Simpsons
South Park

FAVORITE ACTOR IN A NEW TV SERIES
Damon Wayans
Kevin James
Kiefer Sutherland
Matt LeBlanc
Milo Ventimiglia

FAVORITE ACTRESS IN A NEW TV SERIES
Jordana Brewster
Kristen Bell
Mandy Moore
Minnie Driver
Piper Perabo

FAVORITE NEW TV COMEDY
American Housewife
The Good Place
The Great Indoors
Kevin Can Wait
Man with a Plan
Son of Zorn
Speechless

FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA
Bull
Conviction
Designated Survivor
The Exorcist
Frequency
Lethal Weapon
MacGyver
No Tomorrow
Notorious
Pitch
Pure Genius
This Is Us
Timeless

MUSIC

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
Blake Shelton
Drake
Justin Timberlake
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
Adele
Ariana Grande
Beyonce
Britney Spears
Rihanna

FAVORITE GROUP
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Fifth Harmony
Panic! at the Disco
Twenty One Pilots

FAVORITE BREAKOUT ARTIST
Alessia Cara
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Niall Horan
Zayn

FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Tim McGraw

FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Carrie Underwood
Dolly Parton
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire

FAVORITE COUNTRY GROUP
The Band Perry
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
Lonestar
Zac Brown Band

FAVORITE POP ARTISTAdele
Ariana Grande
Britney Spears
Justin Timberlake
Sia

FAVORITE HIP-HOP ARTIST
DJ Khaled
G-Eazy
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Wiz Khalifa

FAVORITE R&B ARTIST
Beyoncé
Drake
Rihanna
Usher
The Weeknd

FAVORITE ALBUM
Anti / Rihanna
Dangerous Woman / Ariana Grande
If I’m Honest / Blake Shelton
Lemonade / Beyoncé
Views / Drake

FAVORITE SONG
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” / Justin Timberlake
“No” / Meghan Trainor
“One Dance” / Drake feat. Kyla and Wizkid
“Pillowtalk” / Zayn
“Work” / Rihanna feat. Drake

DIGITAL

FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA CELEBRITY
Britney Spears
Kim Kardashian
Lady Gaga
Shakira
Stephen Amell

FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA STAR
Baby Ariel
Cameron Dallas
Jacob Sartorius
Liza Koshy
Nash Grier

FAVORITE YOUTUBE STAR
Lilly Singh
Miranda Sings
PewDiePie
Shane Dawson
Tyler Oakley

FAVORITE COMEDIC COLLABORATION
Conan O’Brien’s Ride Along with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart
Ellen DeGeneres and Britney Spears’ Mall Mischief
James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke with Adele
Lip Sync Battle with Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum
Saturday Night Live with Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon

22nd Annual Critics Choice Awards - Television Nominations

BEST DRAMA SERIES
Better Call Saul
Game of Thrones
Mr. Robot
Stranger Things
The Crown
This Is Us
Westworld

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Atlanta
black-ish
Fleabag
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sam Heughan – Outlander
Rami Malek – Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys – The Americans
Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder
Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
Keri Russell – The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Robin Wright – House of Cards

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson – black-ish
Will Forte – The Last Man on Earth
Donald Glover – Atlanta
Bill Hader – Documentary Now!
Patrick Stewart – Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ellie Kemper – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag
Constance Wu – Fresh Off the Boat

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
Kit Harington – Game of Thrones
John Lithgow – The Crown
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Christian Slater – Mr. Robot
Jon Voight – Ray Donovan

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christine Baranski – The Good Wife
Emilia Clarke – Game of Thrones
Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
Thandie Newton – Westworld
Maura Tierney – The Affair
Constance Zimmer – UnREAL

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louie Anderson – Baskets
Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Tony Hale – Veep
T.J. Miller – Silicon Valley

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen – Modern Family
Anna Chlumsky – Veep
Allison Janney – Mom
Jane Krakowski – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Judith Light – Transparent
Allison Williams – Girls

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
Mahershala Ali – House of Cards
Lisa Bonet – Ray Donovan
Ellen Burstyn – House of Cards
Michael J. Fox – The Good Wife
Jared Harris – The Crown
Jeffrey Dean Morgan – The Walking Dead

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin – Saturday Night Live
Christine Baranski – The Big Bang Theory
Larry David – Saturday Night Live
Lisa Kudrow – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Liam Neeson – Inside Amy Schumer

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
All the Way
Confirmation
Killing Reagan
Roots
The Night Manager
The People v. O.J. Simpson

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Bryan Cranston – All the Way
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Cuba Gooding Jr. – The People v. O.J. Simpson
Tom Hiddleston – The Night Manager
Tim Matheson – Killing Reagan
Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O.J. Simpson

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Olivia Colman – The Night Manager
Felicity Huffman – American Crime
Cynthia Nixon – Killing Reagan
Sarah Paulson – The People v. O.J. Simpson
Lili Taylor – American Crime
Kerry Washington – Confirmation

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O.J. Simpson
Lane Garrison – Roots
Frank Langella – All the Way
Hugh Laurie – The Night Manager
John Travolta – The People v. O.J. Simpson
Forest Whitaker – Roots

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Elizabeth Debicki – The Night Manager
Regina King – American Crime
Sarah Lancashire – The Dresser
Melissa Leo – All the Way
Anna Paquin – Roots
Emily Watson – The Dresser

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Archer
Bob’s Burgers
BoJack Horseman
Son of Zorn
South Park
The Simpsons

BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES
America’s Got Talent
MasterChef Junior
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Skin Wars
The Amazing Race
The Voice

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES
Chopped
Inside The Actors Studio
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Project Runway
Shark Tank
Undercover Boss

BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Chrisley Knows Best
Deadliest Catch
Ice Road Truckers
Intervention
Naked and Afraid

BEST TALK SHOW
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

BEST REALITY SHOW HOST
Ted Allen – Chopped
Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars
Anthony Bourdain – Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Nick Cannon – America’s Got Talent
Carson Daly – The Voice
RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race

The Oscar Narrative: Post Festival Predictions - Best Picture

Post Festival Predictions
Allied
Fences
La La Land
Lion
Live By Night
Loving
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight
Silence
Sully

Other Contenders - Jackie, Nocturnal Animals, 20th Century Women, Hacksaw Ridge, Florence Foster Jenkins, Hidden Figures, Rules Don't Apply, Passengers, Miss Sloane, The 13th, The Jungle Book, Hell or High Water, The Comedian, Billy Lynn's Long Halfitme Walk, Moana, Finding Dory, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Zootopia, Kubo and the Two Strings, The Comedian, Bleed for This, The Birth of a Nation, Gold, Collateral Beauty, Patriot's Day, The Lobster, Love and Friendship, Queen of Katwe, The Founder, I Daniel Blake, American Honey, Everybody Wants Some!!, Morris From America, The Girl on the Train, Deepwater Horizon, Certain Women, Elle, Eye in the Sky, Maggie's Plan, Cafe Society

Other Contenders - Allied is set to have a big weekend, and as the reviews pour in, it is looking like this year's science fiction favorite. After years of ignoring genre films, the Academy has upped its game lately with nominations and wins for films like Gravity, The Martian, Mad Max, etc. Allied looks set to continue their streak. La La Land is the front runner right now, with indie favorites Manchester By the Sea and Moonlight right behind it. While full reviews are still embargoed, early word is that Fences is magnificent, especially its cast. Expect it to be the actors favorite this year. Silence and Live By Night are still upcoming but both have the pedigrees to remain on this list. Loving is slipping, and has continued to slip as new films have hit the circuit. It is still tentatively in there, but don't be surprised if its gets missed on the final list. Lion has good reviews, Weinstein in its pocket, and is pure Oscar bait. Finally, Sully is a solid, well-acted film that did incredibly well at the box office, and has the potent combination of Tom Hanks and Clint Eastwood. As films come and go, this well-liked favorite will play well with the older members of the Academy, who still have a lot of voting power despite recent changes. Jackie and Nocturnal Animals are stylish and will have a lot of support, although I'm sure if they will get in the top category. 20th Century Women is going to get some love, particularly for its actors, but might be too light for Best Picture. Same for Florence Foster Jenkins, although many of us doubted Frears' last one Philomena at our own peril. Hidden Figures looks strong, but until we get some reviews I am holding my reservations. Rules Don't Apply looks like a mixed bag, as does Miss Sloane, and Passengers' buzz is dead as a doorknob (although I still think it might surprise). Hell or High Water, Bleed for This, The Lobster, Love and Friendship, I, Daniel Blake, American Honey, Everybody Wants Some!!, Elle, Certain Women, Maggie's Play, and Morris From America are the small indies hoping to breakthrough. Some decent or potentially decent mid-range films like Deepwater Horizon, The Founder, Patriot's Day, The Comedian, The Girl on the Train, and Cafe Society are possibilities as well. And finally, don't discount the big guys, even though it is easy to do. Rogue One, The Jungle Book, Finding Dory, Moana, and Zootopia could surprise.

27 Films Advance to Best Animated Feature Film Oscar Race

here are the 27 films eligible for Best Animated Feature, a category that has produced some of the biggest surprises on Oscar Nomination morning.

“The Angry Birds Movie”
“April and the Extraordinary World”
“Bilal”
“Finding Dory”
“Ice Age: Collision Course”
“Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV”
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Kung Fu Panda 3”
“The Little Prince”
“Long Way North”
“Miss Hokusai”
“Moana”
“Monkey King: Hero Is Back”
“Mune”
“Mustafa & the Magician”
“My Life as a Zucchini”
“Phantom Boy”
“The Red Turtle”
“Sausage Party”
“The Secret Life of Pets”
“Sing”
“Snowtime!”
“Storks”
“Trolls”
“25 April”
“Your Name.”
“Zootopia”

The Oscar Narrative: Post Festival Predictions - Best Director

Post Festival Predictions
Damien Chazelle "La La Land"
Barry Jenkins "Moonlight"
Kenneth Lonergan "Manchester By the Sea"
Martin Scorsese "Silence"
Denzel Washington "Fences"

Other Contenders - Ben Affleck "Live By Night", Denis Villeneuve "Arrival", Clint Eastwood "Sully", Pablo Larrain "Jackie", Theodore Melfi "Hidden Figures", Garth Davis "Lion", Stephen Frears "Florence Foster Jenkins", Mike Mills "20th Century Women", Ang Lee "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk", Morten Tyldum "Passengers", Jeff Nichols "Loving", Robert Zemeckis "Allied", Warren Beatty "Rules Don't Apply", Mel Gibson "Hacksaw Ridge", Tom Ford "Nocturnal Animals", Taylor Hackford "The Comedian", Nate Parker "The Birth of a Nation", David MacKenzie "Hell or High Water", Ava DuVernay "The 13th", John Madden "Miss Sloane", Yorgos Lanthimos "The Lobster", Peter Berg "Patriot's Day", Jon Favreau "The Jungle Book", Whit Stilman "Love & Friendship", Andrea Arnold "American Honey", Gareth Edwards "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", Pedro Almodovar "Julieta", Jeff Nichols "Midnight Special", Kelly Reichardt "Certain Women", John Lee Hancock "The Founder", Gavin Hood "Eye in the Sky"

Commentary - Like always, it seems impossible this early to narrow down to five, especially in an expanded Best Picture race. Martin Scorsese, even sight unseen, should not be discounted, since he has been on a streak lately with the Director's branch. Denzel Washington could be the latest actor turned director to cross into this race,  because it turns out that Fences is as good as we thought it wold be. The other three are known entities, and probably the leading contenders going into Phase 1 aka the critics, who are likely to buoy these three. Damien Chazelle barely missed the cut for Whiplash, and I think his La La Land is now the leading contender for Best Picutre. I find it hard to believe he will miss out this year. Finally, the two indie favorites this year are Moonlight and Manchester By the Sea. While there are some big names that could knock them out, the reviews are keeping Barry Jenkins and Kenneth Lonergan in the top five. Live By Night is the latecomer to the race, but after he was snubbed for Argo, I am a bit shy to pck him. Arrival is getting rave reviews, and will probably do big business this weekend, putting Denis Villeneuve in the running. Previous winners/nominees liek Clint Eastwood, Warren Beatty, Mel Gibson, Stephen Frears, Pedro Almodovar, Taylor Hackford, Morten Tyldum, Robert Zemeckis, and Ang Lee all have projects that are worth keeping in consideration. Theodore Melfi is a possibility for Hidden  Figures, Garth Davis has Lion and Weinstein behind him, Mike Mills does wonders with his cast, Nate Parker is still in the running (although falling fast), Jeff Nichols has two great films, Tom Ford has another stylish hit, John Madden could return with Miss Sloane, and Ava DuVernay could make history with her doc The 13th. On the peripheral are folks like Jon Favreau and Gareth Edwards for their blockbusters, Kelly Reichardt, John Lee Hancock, Gavin Hood, David MacKenzie, Yorgos Lanthimos, Peter Berg, Andrea Arnold, and Whit Stilman.

1st Annual Critics Choice Documentary Award Winners

Best Documentary Feature
 “O.J.: Made in America”

Best Direction of a Documentary Feature
Ezra Edelman, “O.J.: Made in America”

Best First Documentary Feature
Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg, “Weiner”

Best Political Documentary
“13th”

Best Documentary Feature (TV/Streaming)
“13th”

Best Director (TV/Streaming)
Ava DuVernay, “13th”

Best First Feature (TV/Streaming)
(TIE) Jacob Bernstein and Nick Hooker, “Everything Is Copy — Nora Ephron: Scripted and Unscripted” AND Deborah Esquenazi, “Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four”

Best Limited Documentary Series
“O.J.: Made in America”

Best Ongoing Documentary Series
“30 for 30”

Best Song in a Documentary
Sharon Jones “I’m Still Here” from “Miss Sharon Jones”

Best Sports Documentary
“O.J.: Made in America”

Best Music Documentary
“The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years”

Most Innovative Documentary
“The Tower”

Meryl Street to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes

Women don't win the Cecil B. DeMille Award often. Since 2000, only two women, Oscar winners Barbra Streisand and Jodie Foster. Well now another woman, who also happens to be the greatest working American actor of either gender in modern cinema, is winning the prize. Of course I am speaking of the marvelous Meryl Streep. For the record she has won 3 Oscars, out of a stunning nineteen nominations. At the Globes, she is even more dominant. She has won 9 Golden Globes, out of an even more stunning 29 nominations. With this honor she is at an even 10 and 30. Congratulations Meryl, I can think of no actress who is more deserving.

10th Annual Cinema Eye Honors Nominations

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
Cameraperson
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
OJ: Made in America
Weiner

Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Kirsten Johnson for Cameraperson
Gianfranco Rosi for Fire at Sea
Raoul Peck for I Am Not Your Negro
Robert Greene for Kate Plays Christine
Ezra Edelman for OJ: Made in America

Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Nels Bangerter for Cameraperson
Clay Tweel for Gleason
Alexandra Strauss for I Am Not Your Negro
Bret Granato, Maya Mumma, and Ben Sozanski for OJ: Made in America
Eli Despres for Weiner

Outstanding Achievement in Production
Stacey Reiss, Sharon Chang and Otto Bell for The Eagle Huntress
Donatello Palermo, Gianfranco Rosi, Serge Lalou and Camille Laemmlé for Fire at Sea
Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow for OJ: Made in America
Carthew Neal for Tickled
Marc Shmuger and Alex Gibney for Zero Days

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Michal Marczak and Maciej Twardowski for All These Sleepless Nights
Kirsten Johnson for Cameraperson
Jarred Alterman for Contemporary Color
Simon Niblett for The Eagle Huntress
Gianfranco Rosi for Fire at Sea

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television
Happy Valley
Heroin: Cape Cod, USA
How to Dance in Ohio
Making a Murderer
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
My Beautiful Broken Brain

Audience Choice Prize
Gleason
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
Miss Sharon Jones!
Mr. Gaga
Presenting Princess Shaw
Sonita
Tickled
Tower
Weiner

Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film
Craig Atkinson for Do Not Resist
Otto Bell for The Eagle Huntress
Jessica Edwards for Mavis!
Nanfu Wang for Hooligan Sparrow
David Farrier and Dylan Reeve for Tickled
Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel for When Two Worlds Collide

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score
Lubomir Grzelak for All These Sleepless Nights
Nominees to be Determined for Contemporary Color
Alexei Aigui for I Am Not Your Negro
Alex Lu for In the Pursuit of Silence
Gary Lionelli for OJ: Made in America

Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation
Chris Kirk and Syd Garon for Author: The JT Leroy Story
Philippe Sonrier and Suzie Cimato for Life, Animated
Nominees to be Determined for Nuts!
Craig Staggs and Keith Maitland for Tower
Nominees to be Determined for Zero Days

Spotlight Award
All this Panic
Among the Believers
Dead Slow Ahead
The Land of the Enlightened
The Pearl
Les Sauteurs (Those Who Jump)

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking
Bacon and God’s Wrath
Extremis
La Laguna
My Aleppo
Peace in the Valley
The Unforgettables

The year’s most notable and significant nonfiction film subjects (previously announced)
Michal Huszcza for All These Sleepless Nights
Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman for Audrie and Daisy
Laura Albert for Author: The JT Leroy Story
Kirsten Johnson for Cameraperson
Aisholpan Nurgaiv for The Eagle Huntress
Samuela Pucillo for Fire at Sea
Steve Gleason and Michel Varisco for Gleason
Ye Haiyan for Hooligan Sparrow
Kate Shiel for Kate Plays Christine
Owen Suskind for Life, Animated
Sharon Jones for Miss Sharon Jones!
Peter Dunning for Peter and the Farm
Princess Shaw for Presenting Princess Shaw
Sonita Alidazeh for Sonita
Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner for Weiner

International Documentary Association (IDA) Award Nominations

Best Feature Award
“13th”
“Cameraperson”
“Fire at Sea”
“I Am Not Your Negro”
“O.J.: Made in America”
“Weiner”

Best Short Award
“The Above”
“Clinica De Migrantes : Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”
“Extremis”
“Pickle”
“Red Lake”
“The White Helmets”

Pare Lorentz Award
“Starless Dreams”
“13th”
“I Am Not Your Negro”
“The Lovers and the Despot”
“Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise”
“Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You”

Best Curated Series Award
“BBC Storyville”
“DR2 Dokumania”
“Independent Lens”
“Pacific Heartbeat”
“POV”

Best Limited Series Award
“Belief”
“Cooked”
“The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth”
“Making a Murderer”
“Streets of Compton”

Best Episodic Series Award
“Chef’s Table”
“The First 48”
“Last Chance U”
“United Shades of America”
“Woman with Gloria Steinem”

Best Short Form Series Award
“30:30 Shorts”
“Children Deported”
“Field of Vision”
“NomiNation”
“The New York Times Op-Docs”

David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award
“4.1 Miles”
“The Earth Did Not Speak”
“How History May Come”
“My Life As a Film- How My Father Tried to Capture Happiness”
“Transit Zone”

Creative Recognition Award Winners

Best Cinematography
“Fire at Sea” – Cinematography by: Gianfranco Rosi

Best Editing
“Cameraperson” – Edited by: Nels Bangerter

Best Writing
“I Am Not Your Negro” – Written by: James Baldwin and Raoul Peck

Best Music
“The Bad Kids” – Original Score by: Jacaszek

British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Nominations

Best British Independent Film
American Honey
Couple in a Hole
I, Daniel Blake
Notes on Blindness
Under the Shadow

Best International Independent Film
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Mustang
Toni Erdmann

Best Director
Andrea Arnold, American Honey
Babak Anvari, Under the Shadow
Ben Wheatley, Free Fire
Ken Loach, I, Daniel Blake
Peter Middleton, James Spinney, Notes on Blindness

Best Screenplay
Andrea Arnold, American Honey
Babak Anvari, Under the Shadow
Billy O'Brien, Christopher Hyde, I Am Not a Serial Killer
Paul Laverty, I, Daniel Blake
Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills

Best Actress
Hayley Squire,  I, Daniel Blake
Jodie Whittaker, Adult Life Skills
Kate Dickie, Couple in a Hole
Narges Rashidi, Under the Shadow
Sasha Lane, American Honey

Best Actor
Dave Johns, I, Daniel Blake
Max Records, I Am Not a Serial Killer
Michael Fassbender, Trespass Against Us
Shia Labeouf, American Honey
Steve Brandon, My Feral Heart

Best Supporting Actress
Avin Manshadi, Under the Shadow
Gemma Arterton, The Girl With All the Gifts
Naomie Harris, Our Kind of Traitor
Shana Swash, My Feral Heart
Terry Pheto, A United Kingdom

Best Supporting Actor
Arinze Kene, The Pass
Brett Goldstein, Adult Life Skills
Christopher Lloyd, I Am Not a Serial Killer
Jamie Dornan, Anthropoid
Sean Harris, Trespass Against Us

Best Documentary
The Confession: Living the War on Terror
Dancer
The Hard Stop
Notes on Blindness
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

The Douglas Hickox Award for Debut Directing
Adam Smith, Trespass Against Us
Alice Lowe, Prevenge
Babak Anvari, Under the Shadow
Peter Middleton, James Spinney, Notes on Blindness
Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills

Debut Screenwriter
Ed Talfan, The Passing (Yr Ymadawiad)
Hope Dickson Leach, The Levelling
John Cairns, Michael McCartney, A Patch of Fog
Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills
Simon Farnaby, Julian Barratt, Mindhorn

Breakthrough Producer
Camille Gatin, The Girl With All the Gifts
Dionne Walker, The Hard Stop
Michael Berliner, Adult Life Skills
Mike Brett, Jo-Jo Ellison, Steve Jamison, Notes on Blindness
Paul Fegan, Where You’re Meant to Be