I am about five days behind on these:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
21 Savage ft. J. Cole “a lot”
Billie Eilish “Bad Guy”
Ariana Grande “thank u, next”
Jonas Brothers “Sucker”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Taylor Swift “You Need to Calm Down”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cardi B
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Jonas Brothers
Shawn Mendes
SONG OF THE YEAR
Drake “In My Feelings”
Ariana Grande “thank u, next”
Jonas Brothers “Sucker”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper “Shallow”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Taylor Swift “You Need to Calm Down”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ava Max
Billie Eilish
H.E.R.
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
ROSALÍA
BEST COLLABORATION
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper “Shallow”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita”
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco “ME!”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber “I Don’t Care”
BTS ft. Halsey “Boy With Luv”
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bazzi
CNCO
Billie Eilish
H.E.R.
Lauv
Lizzo
BEST POP VIDEO
5 Seconds of Summer “Easier”
Cardi B & Bruno Mars “Please Me”
Billie Eilish “Bad Guy”
Khalid “Talk”
Ariana Grande “thank u, next”
Jonas Brothers “Sucker”
Taylor Swift “You Need to Calm Down”
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande “Rule the World”
21 Savage ft. J. Cole “a lot”
Cardi B “Money”
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend “Higher”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Travis Scott ft. Drake “SICKO MODE”
BEST R&B VIDEO
Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson “Make It Better”
Childish Gambino “Feels Like Summer”
H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller “Could’ve Been”
Alicia Keys “Raise A Man”
Ella Mai “Trip”
Normani ft. 6lack “Waves”
BEST K-POP VIDEO
BTS ft. Halsey “Boy With Luv”
BLACKPINK “Kill This Love”
Monsta X ft. French Montana “Who Do You Love”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER “Cat & Dog”
NCT 127 “Regular”
EXO “Tempo”
BEST LATIN VIDEO
Anuel AA, Karol G “Secreto”
Bad Bunny ft. Drake “MIA”
benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin “I Can’t Get Enough”
Daddy Yankee ft. Snow “Con Calma”
Maluma “Mala Mía”
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho “Con Altura”
BEST DANCE VIDEO
The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha “Call You Mine”
Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato “Solo”
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B “Taki Taki”
David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin “Say My Name”
Marshmello & Bastille “Happier”
Silk City & Dua Lipa “Electricity”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
The 1975 “Love It If We Made It”
Fall Out Boy “Bishops Knife Trick”
Imagine Dragons “Natural”
Lenny Kravitz “Low”
Panic! At The Disco “High Hopes”
twenty one pilots “My Blood”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Halsey “Nightmare”
The Killers “Land of the Free”
Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant “Runaway Train”
John Legend “Preach”
Lil Dicky “Earth”
Taylor Swift “You Need to Calm Down”
BEST DIRECTION
Dave Meyers "Billie Eilish - “Bad Guy”
Andrew Thomas Huang "FKA twigs - “Cellophane”
Hannah Lux Davis "Ariana Grande - “thank you, next”
Calmatic "Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Dano Cerny "LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo “No New Friends”
Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift "Taylor Swift “You Need to Calm Down”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish “when the party’s over”
FKA twigs “Cellophane”
Ariana Grande “God is a Woman”
DJ Khaled ft. SZA “Just Us”
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo “No New Friends”
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco “ME!”
BEST EDITING
Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar “Tints”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Billie Eilish “Bad Guy”
Ariana Grande “7 Rings”
Solange “Almeda”
Taylor Swift “You Need to Calm Down”
BEST ART DIRECTION
BTS ft. Halsey “Boy With Luv”
Ariana Grande “7 Rings”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita”
Taylor Swift “You Need to Calm Down”
Kanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens “I Love It”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
FKA twigs “Cellophane”
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho “Con Altura”
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo “No New Friends”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita”
Solange “Almeda”
BTS ft. Halsey “Boy With Luv”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar “Tints”
Billie Eilish “hostage”
Ariana Grande “thank you, next”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita”
Solange “Almeda”
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco “ME!”
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Celebrating a Decade of The Awards Psychic: Top 100 Films of 2009-2019, Part III
80. 20th Century Women (2016) - Mike Mill's experimental quirky family comedy, based on his own life, was a breath of fresh from the last decade. It's quirky leading trio, led by Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, and Greta Gerwig, are what make this picture soar. The story is incredibly personal, funny, honest, and a joy to watch. But it is the performances that elevate this film from a fun comedy to a must see. Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning channel the emotion, the wishful thinking, and the wide-eyed liberalism of Southern California in the 1970's. Both are wonderful younger actors, who just continually churn out quality work, now behind the camera in some cases. But Annette Bening is the core of this film. How she missed out on an Oscar nomination for this role is still baffling. She is masterful. You love her, hate her, find her confusing, and understand her all at the same time. She can break your heart one minute, and make you cry from laughter the next. Mills worked overtime to recreate the complicated nature of his mother. In Annette Bening's hands, we feel every complication, every nuance, and we can't look away.
79. The Rider (2018) - Chloe Zhao is about to follow in the footsteps of fellow indie breakout Patty Jenkins and tackle a big-budget comic book franchise entry in Eternals, slated to come out late next year. Like Jenkins, I am expecting so much, because the talent that Zhao has already shown behind the camera is remarkable. The Rider, Zhao's Gotham-winning second feature, was a masterwork of directing. Blending nonfiction and fiction in a harrowing look at a world most of us are unaware of, Zhao and her team, led by a magnificent Brady Jandreau, construct a brutal look at moving on from the only life you have ever known, to find new meaning and new reasons to keep going. Zhao brilliantly challenges the conventions of a cowboy movie, pulls more focus to Native American communities, and in the process creates an incredibly human story that leaves you breathless.
78. Widows (2018) - Steve McQueen has been the master of dark, brutal indies with films like Shame and 12 Years a Slave. Last year, McQueen took his chance at a crime thriller with Widows. But McQueen was not going to make a generic crime thriller. Sure, there is plenty of heart-pulsing action, and heist antics. McQueen proved he could do action sequences well. But there is so much more to Widows. There is horrifying death, commentary on feminism, race, crime, and even psychological terror. What really sets Widows apart from similar genre pieces is the acting. Sure you have heavyweights like Robert DuVall, Brian Tyree Henry, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, and Daniel Kaluyya. But it is the four women at the film's center, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, the amazing Elizabeth Debicki, and its lead, the always magnificent Viola Davis that lead the way. These women, their journey, and their brilliant constructed characters, were magnetic, and made Widows a knock-out.
77. An Education (2009) - Lone Scherfig's brilliantly quiet film, beautifully adapted by Nick Hornby, took 2009 by storm. It ended up being nominated for Best Picture of the year, launched Carey Mulligan's successful career, and still stands as one of the best films of the last decade. It is a coming of age tale, beautifully crafted with great characters, that not only perfectly capture the mystery, excitement, and ultimately heartbreak at the reality of adulthood, but also does an impeccable job of capturing the youth and feel of the time period. Mulligan truly is a breakthrough here. She perfectly captures the spirit and feel of the story, and she is a brilliant combination of strength and vulnerability. It's not hard to see why she has had such a successful film career in An Education's aftermath.
76. Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire (2009) - I still, to this day, cannot re-watch Precious. The little Sundance film that could, went on to win 2 Oscars, make a lot more money than anyone ever thought it could, and launched several successful careers. But Precious is not a fun film to watch. It is worse than most horror films in its brutality, because it hits so close to the heart. Poverty, rape, abuse, all in a constant horrifying cycle. But, Lee Daniels, and his team of perfectly cast actors, make us realize that while it is hard to watch, it is important to watch. It is important to see Precious grow, prosper, find herself, and finally be able to tell off her demons and move on with her life. The ending is not necessarily a happy one, but it is one that rooted in the profound belief that if you meet the right people, kind people who are willing to help, that you can make it through even the worst. At its center are two jaw-dropping performances from Gabourey Sidibe, and of course, Monique, in a role that won her a well-deserved Oscar. Their performances, inspiring and frightening, help us create the world of Precious, that, for better or for worse, demands to be seen.
75. Wreck-It Ralph (2012) - Pixar gets so much credit, albeit deserved, for their revolution of the animation genre. But in recent years, Disney Animation, separate from its Pixar family, has successfully churned out some wonderful films. At the top of the list for me, is 2012's Wreck-It Ralph. I did like the sequel, but it paled in comparison to its predecessor. Rich Moore and his team of screenwriters, lovingly pull from the nostalgia of old video games and blend it into a 21st Century story about re-capturing the magic in life. Wreck-It Ralph is beautifully animated, and blends new technology, with a wonderful imaginative and retro feel. It also creates Pixar-level characters, voiced by John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Mindy Kaling, Jack McBrayer, Ed O'Neill and Dennis Haysbert. The standouts though were Sarah Silverman, as Vanellope, who brings a decidedly, and much needed, feminist twist to the story, and Alan Tudyk, whose work as the villain King Candy was simply amazing. Wreck-It Ralph was a perfect family film: humorous, heartwarming, and fun, and it stands out as one of the best.
74. 12 Years a Slave (2013) - Like Precious, 12 Years a Slave is not a film I wish to see again. I was a history major in college, and took several courses on American slavery. Even reading the slave memoirs, and understanding the history, could not prepare me for the emotional gut-punch that was this film. Of course, with Steven McQueen behind the camera, I should have known better. Solomon Northup's story is not only heartbreaking, but it is also relatively unique. You don't know many stories about born freed men who were captured and sent into slavery. There is something about that twist in the narrative that makes it even more heartbreaking. The cast elevate and humanize the work, particularly the performances of Chiwetel Ejiofor and a breakout role from Lupita Nyong'o. 12 Years a Slave is so effective because it not only reminds us of a bloody, horrifying recent past, but it also makes it still feel relevant. It doesn't feel like a piece of history, it feels like a nightmare that we can't seem to wake up from. That urgency and energy in McQueens film making, make 12 Years a Slave so powerful.
73. Please Give (2010) - Nicole Holofcener has an incredible talent for writing completely honest people. Honest to a fault, some would argue, but she never writes what I would call movie characters. She writes real characters, people you could meet on the street as your walking home from work, your neighbors, co-workers, family members, etc. Please Give is about incredibly flawed human beings, both greedy and needy. It is about a family coming to odds with its own lifestyle, while poaching on the lives of others. Led by an amazing cast including Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Amanda Peet, and one of the final performances of the late-great Ann Morgan Guilbert, Please Give is a funny, sometimes touching, often frustrating comedy about messed up people. It is Nicole Holofcener, one of America's best, and often underappreciated filmmakers, at her best.
72. Blue Valentine (2010) - Apparently, as is proven by Precious, 12 Years a Slave, and now Blue Valentine, I have a connection with tragic stories. Blue Valentine is a tragic story that often masks its tragedy as it unfolds. It is about a couple, brilliantly played by Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, who battle the ups, and eventually the overwhelming downs of their brutal, unhealthy relationship. It is, unfortunately, a portrait of love and family that too many people see in their everyday lives. Love that hurts, when it is supposed to heal. By the time the fireworks explode in the final shots of this film, you are left an emotional wreck. Derek Cianfrance, a unique and haunting filmmaker, knows that the power of this film, the power of its central relationship, lies in its brutal, and destructive honesty. Despite its sadness, Blue Valentine is one of those train wreck types. You want to look away, and yet you can't help but watch, even when you know the outcome. That is powerful film making at its best.
71. Captain Phillips (2013) - With films like United 93, Green Zone, 22 July, and Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass, one of the most talented film makers of the last twenty years, has taken his superior action and thriller skills, honed in The Bourne trilogy, and has applied it to horrific real-life events. His films are breathtaking, pulse-pounding, and sometimes hard to watch. Captain Phillips is a perfect example of that. It is the true story of a freight ship taken hostage by Somali pirates, and its captain who works to save himself, his crew, and his ship. Led by yet another knockout performance from Tom Hanks, who truly can tackle any role, and a is a true American treasure, and a haunting breakthrough role from cab driver turned actor Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips is not just a thrilling, and terrifying action film, but it is a psychological game between these two men from different worlds, who clash under the most terrifying of circumstances. Greengrass and his team capture the gritty reality, claustrophobia, and the ultimate sadness of a world that is terrifying, and in desperate need of change. It is a stunning achievement.
79. The Rider (2018) - Chloe Zhao is about to follow in the footsteps of fellow indie breakout Patty Jenkins and tackle a big-budget comic book franchise entry in Eternals, slated to come out late next year. Like Jenkins, I am expecting so much, because the talent that Zhao has already shown behind the camera is remarkable. The Rider, Zhao's Gotham-winning second feature, was a masterwork of directing. Blending nonfiction and fiction in a harrowing look at a world most of us are unaware of, Zhao and her team, led by a magnificent Brady Jandreau, construct a brutal look at moving on from the only life you have ever known, to find new meaning and new reasons to keep going. Zhao brilliantly challenges the conventions of a cowboy movie, pulls more focus to Native American communities, and in the process creates an incredibly human story that leaves you breathless.
78. Widows (2018) - Steve McQueen has been the master of dark, brutal indies with films like Shame and 12 Years a Slave. Last year, McQueen took his chance at a crime thriller with Widows. But McQueen was not going to make a generic crime thriller. Sure, there is plenty of heart-pulsing action, and heist antics. McQueen proved he could do action sequences well. But there is so much more to Widows. There is horrifying death, commentary on feminism, race, crime, and even psychological terror. What really sets Widows apart from similar genre pieces is the acting. Sure you have heavyweights like Robert DuVall, Brian Tyree Henry, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, and Daniel Kaluyya. But it is the four women at the film's center, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, the amazing Elizabeth Debicki, and its lead, the always magnificent Viola Davis that lead the way. These women, their journey, and their brilliant constructed characters, were magnetic, and made Widows a knock-out.
77. An Education (2009) - Lone Scherfig's brilliantly quiet film, beautifully adapted by Nick Hornby, took 2009 by storm. It ended up being nominated for Best Picture of the year, launched Carey Mulligan's successful career, and still stands as one of the best films of the last decade. It is a coming of age tale, beautifully crafted with great characters, that not only perfectly capture the mystery, excitement, and ultimately heartbreak at the reality of adulthood, but also does an impeccable job of capturing the youth and feel of the time period. Mulligan truly is a breakthrough here. She perfectly captures the spirit and feel of the story, and she is a brilliant combination of strength and vulnerability. It's not hard to see why she has had such a successful film career in An Education's aftermath.
76. Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire (2009) - I still, to this day, cannot re-watch Precious. The little Sundance film that could, went on to win 2 Oscars, make a lot more money than anyone ever thought it could, and launched several successful careers. But Precious is not a fun film to watch. It is worse than most horror films in its brutality, because it hits so close to the heart. Poverty, rape, abuse, all in a constant horrifying cycle. But, Lee Daniels, and his team of perfectly cast actors, make us realize that while it is hard to watch, it is important to watch. It is important to see Precious grow, prosper, find herself, and finally be able to tell off her demons and move on with her life. The ending is not necessarily a happy one, but it is one that rooted in the profound belief that if you meet the right people, kind people who are willing to help, that you can make it through even the worst. At its center are two jaw-dropping performances from Gabourey Sidibe, and of course, Monique, in a role that won her a well-deserved Oscar. Their performances, inspiring and frightening, help us create the world of Precious, that, for better or for worse, demands to be seen.
75. Wreck-It Ralph (2012) - Pixar gets so much credit, albeit deserved, for their revolution of the animation genre. But in recent years, Disney Animation, separate from its Pixar family, has successfully churned out some wonderful films. At the top of the list for me, is 2012's Wreck-It Ralph. I did like the sequel, but it paled in comparison to its predecessor. Rich Moore and his team of screenwriters, lovingly pull from the nostalgia of old video games and blend it into a 21st Century story about re-capturing the magic in life. Wreck-It Ralph is beautifully animated, and blends new technology, with a wonderful imaginative and retro feel. It also creates Pixar-level characters, voiced by John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Mindy Kaling, Jack McBrayer, Ed O'Neill and Dennis Haysbert. The standouts though were Sarah Silverman, as Vanellope, who brings a decidedly, and much needed, feminist twist to the story, and Alan Tudyk, whose work as the villain King Candy was simply amazing. Wreck-It Ralph was a perfect family film: humorous, heartwarming, and fun, and it stands out as one of the best.
74. 12 Years a Slave (2013) - Like Precious, 12 Years a Slave is not a film I wish to see again. I was a history major in college, and took several courses on American slavery. Even reading the slave memoirs, and understanding the history, could not prepare me for the emotional gut-punch that was this film. Of course, with Steven McQueen behind the camera, I should have known better. Solomon Northup's story is not only heartbreaking, but it is also relatively unique. You don't know many stories about born freed men who were captured and sent into slavery. There is something about that twist in the narrative that makes it even more heartbreaking. The cast elevate and humanize the work, particularly the performances of Chiwetel Ejiofor and a breakout role from Lupita Nyong'o. 12 Years a Slave is so effective because it not only reminds us of a bloody, horrifying recent past, but it also makes it still feel relevant. It doesn't feel like a piece of history, it feels like a nightmare that we can't seem to wake up from. That urgency and energy in McQueens film making, make 12 Years a Slave so powerful.
73. Please Give (2010) - Nicole Holofcener has an incredible talent for writing completely honest people. Honest to a fault, some would argue, but she never writes what I would call movie characters. She writes real characters, people you could meet on the street as your walking home from work, your neighbors, co-workers, family members, etc. Please Give is about incredibly flawed human beings, both greedy and needy. It is about a family coming to odds with its own lifestyle, while poaching on the lives of others. Led by an amazing cast including Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Amanda Peet, and one of the final performances of the late-great Ann Morgan Guilbert, Please Give is a funny, sometimes touching, often frustrating comedy about messed up people. It is Nicole Holofcener, one of America's best, and often underappreciated filmmakers, at her best.
72. Blue Valentine (2010) - Apparently, as is proven by Precious, 12 Years a Slave, and now Blue Valentine, I have a connection with tragic stories. Blue Valentine is a tragic story that often masks its tragedy as it unfolds. It is about a couple, brilliantly played by Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, who battle the ups, and eventually the overwhelming downs of their brutal, unhealthy relationship. It is, unfortunately, a portrait of love and family that too many people see in their everyday lives. Love that hurts, when it is supposed to heal. By the time the fireworks explode in the final shots of this film, you are left an emotional wreck. Derek Cianfrance, a unique and haunting filmmaker, knows that the power of this film, the power of its central relationship, lies in its brutal, and destructive honesty. Despite its sadness, Blue Valentine is one of those train wreck types. You want to look away, and yet you can't help but watch, even when you know the outcome. That is powerful film making at its best.
71. Captain Phillips (2013) - With films like United 93, Green Zone, 22 July, and Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass, one of the most talented film makers of the last twenty years, has taken his superior action and thriller skills, honed in The Bourne trilogy, and has applied it to horrific real-life events. His films are breathtaking, pulse-pounding, and sometimes hard to watch. Captain Phillips is a perfect example of that. It is the true story of a freight ship taken hostage by Somali pirates, and its captain who works to save himself, his crew, and his ship. Led by yet another knockout performance from Tom Hanks, who truly can tackle any role, and a is a true American treasure, and a haunting breakthrough role from cab driver turned actor Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips is not just a thrilling, and terrifying action film, but it is a psychological game between these two men from different worlds, who clash under the most terrifying of circumstances. Greengrass and his team capture the gritty reality, claustrophobia, and the ultimate sadness of a world that is terrifying, and in desperate need of change. It is a stunning achievement.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Celebrating a Decade of The Awards Psychic: Top 100 Films of 2009-2019, Part II
90. Booksmart (2019) - Once again, I will turn to my comments from this year's Halfway Awards about Booksmart: I have always believed in the old adage that dying is easy, comedy is hard. Comedy is hard, and when it is done right it is magnificent. Booksmart was done right, and Booksmart is magnificent. Yes, it is wildly funny, inventive, raunchy, and a stunning directorial debut for Olivia Wilde. But at its core, it is about two best friends learning how to grow up. There is a beating heart at its center that is so endearing, you can't help but smile. Also, when speaking of the film's dynamic duo leads, who won best actress, I wrote: At the center of Booksmart is an incredible friendship between two smart, vulnerable teens. Dever and Feldstein brilliantly captured the angst of growing up, breaking free, and fitting in with the crowd. They were both hilarious, heartfelt, and are two young talents with incredible futures ahead of them.
89. Never Let Me Go (2010) - To this day, I cannot fathom how Never Let Me Go got so lost in the shuffle. It had good, but not great critical reviews, it got some awards attention, but it was muted, and it's indie box office was low. I really don't understand why. Yes, it is a depressing film, where you know the outcome early on, and spend the rest of the film hoping and wishing that it will somehow end up differently. It doesn't, but the journey is nonetheless worth it. It is haunting, almost like a horror film without the scares. You get to know these characters, love them, only to have your heartbroken. An amazing trio of talented young actors, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley, and Carey Mulligan perfectly capture the hope, heartbreak, and human connection that is needed to pull off this inhuman story. The moment the film sells itself is that dagger of a line from the great Charlotte Rampling,"We didn't have The Gallery in order to look into your souls. We had The Gallery to see if you had souls at all." It is the emotional collapse, the peak of the horror, the moment that the wind taken out of your sails. It is done with such subtly, and quietness, and it is a brilliant film moment, in a great, underappreciated film.
88. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II (2011) - I was about Harry's age when I started reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The summer before my senior year of high school, I was stuck in a hospital room looking after my grandfather after his heart surgery, and I read the seventh and final book of the series. My senior year of college, the final Harry Potter film premiered. I was literally bawling. A huge part of those tears were because the final film was so well-made. David Yates and his team brought the big, bold action pieces, tied up the characters journey's so perfectly, helped of course by the one of the most impressive cast lists in film history, and hit every emotional note of what made Harry Potter, the books, the films, the pop culture phenomenon, so meaningful to millions of adoring fans. The other reason I was crying my eyes out was personal. I was about to leave my ivory tower, with its idealism and safety, and go into the real world. My youth, the innocence and imagination that encompassed it, felt like it was coming to an end. Harry Potter represented so much of my life, and as a librarian, it continues to inspire me. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II was a beautifully made film and a perfect ending to a marvelous film series.
87. Eighth Grade (2018) - Bo Burnham has discussed many times about how he wanted to created a film that reflected his own anxiety. He knew that a film about a twenty-something comedian with anxiety would never quite connect with audiences. So instead, he said he thought about the most anxious people in the world, middle school girls. His gamble paid off. Eighth Grade is a brilliantly funny, incredibly stressful, anxious film that finds the humor, heartbreak, and ultimately the love of friends and family that help all of us get through anxiety whether we are 13 or 90. With a star-making turn from Elsie Fisher, and a perfect role as her father from Josh Hamilton, the cast embraced Burnham's experiment with passion and talent. Burnham won the WGA and Indie Spirit award, and should have been nominated for an Oscar for his brilliant script. I cannot wait to see what comes next from this fresh screenwriting talent.
86. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Yes, this is on my list. Before you all get ready to attack, you should know that I don't care. I admit that Last Jedi could have used some trimming in the editing room, and the whole Canto sequence was too long, with little payoff. But other than those flaws, I think Rian Johnson deserves a lot more credit than he is getting from the online bullies, for not only continuing the Star Wars saga, but looking for creative ways to expand its premise. Of course, that is the exact thing that pissed Star Wars fans off. It showed people using the Force in ways we had never seen. In their minds, it was pissing on the heritage of the films, and wasn't sticking to the formula. Of course, if he had stuck too close to the formula, fans would have complained he was just redoing a film they liked better. I am a Star Wars fan, so I can say that unfortunately, Star Wars fandom has become a catch-22 for its film makers, and literally nothing at this point can please them (same can be said of Game of Thrones fans). I personally am happy with Johnson's final product. It was emotional, well-made, visually stunning, and gave us a hell of a setup for what is sure to be a fantastic final chapter from J.J. Abrams. It's still a winner in my book.
85. Shutter Island (2010) - While not the best Scorsese film in his canon, Shutter Island was also a critically underappreciated entry, and a nice change of form for the legend. Tackling the mystery genre, almost horror genre, Shutter Island was pushed to a January release in 2010, and despite decent box office, never made the impact of other Scorsese projects. But fans have kept it alive, and have recognized it, currently ranking at 172 on IMDB. The reason was that it was a hell of a thriller to watch. With another great turn from Scorsese's muse DiCaprio, an excellent supporting cast, and deep, dark mystery that is perfectly paced by Scorsese's taut direction and a great script from Laeta Kalogridis, Shutter Island was an old-school, bone-chilling thriller from a master, and well worth a second viewing.
84. Short Term 12 (2013) - Before Brie Larson was Captain Marvel, aka one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, she was a bonafide indie favorite, for her star-making turn in the indie breakout Short Term 12. Larson is the real winner in this film, and she carries it with maturity and grace. At its core, Short Term 12 is about messy people. Messy adults helping wayward messy teens, who maybe in turn, also help the adults. The film plays out like life itself. It has heartbreak, humor, triumph, tragedy, and it does it all so effortlessly, you easily get swept up in its subtlety and its characters. Despite its premise, the film never lets its characters slip so far into darkness, and its that constant buoyancy which keeps it riveting. It's a tiny film about a small group of people, but it has a heart and a message that reaches a much wider audience.
83. Looper (2012) - So my favorite Rian Johnson film is actually Looper. Five years before he tackled the Star Wars franchise, Johnson was already working hard at think-piece science fiction. More importantly, it was a look into the future of Johnson trying to push the barriers of film making. Looper has everything that a great science fiction movie has: pulse-pounding action, great technical work, and thrilling sequences. What sets Looper apart is the quality of acting, the incredibly original and meaningful premise, an impeccably written script, and its elevated directing. This is Rian Johnson's baby, and you can tell in every frame that he was confident, probably when many of his backers weren't, that this film and its story would be a success. That kind of focus, confidence, and stylish execution put Looper over the top.
82. Trainwreck (2015) - So many raunchy comedies have come along in the last decade, it is often easy to get them all mixed up. Along the way though, a few have emerged as true gems, elevated versions of their peers. Trainwreck is one of those gems. It is led by two pairs of dynamic duos. First is on the onscreen pairing of Amy Schumer and Bill Hader. Neither actor would be a traditional casting choice for a big-budget romantic comedy. Of course, that is exactly why it worked so well. They both have impeccable comedic timing, and their chemistry was off the charts. The other dynamic duo was Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer as director and writer. They both are masters at comedy, and managed to bring both the raunchy, and a huge does of heart. These duos helped created a great, and endearing comedy classic.
81. Win Win (2011) - Before Thomas McCarthy was an Academy Award winning screenwriter, he was churning out several great indie comedies. The Station Agent was wonderful, and this little gem in 2011 was one of my favorite indie comedies of the last decade. The film is led by another fantastically funny and fierce performance from Paul Giamatti. Giamatti has an uncanny ability to played flawed, ordinary people, and make them so believable and likeable. Of course its easy to be great when you have a great cast of talented character actors like Bobby Cannavale, Melanie Lynskey, and Amy Ryan surrounding you. It also doesn't hurt that McCarthy has crafted a wonderfully funny, heartwarming story, chocked full of fully-fleshed out characters. With Spotlight, the world got to see how a master balances out a perfect ensemble piece. If they wanted less depressing story lines and more humor, they should check out Win Win, and see that McCarthy was churning out great films long before he hit it big.
89. Never Let Me Go (2010) - To this day, I cannot fathom how Never Let Me Go got so lost in the shuffle. It had good, but not great critical reviews, it got some awards attention, but it was muted, and it's indie box office was low. I really don't understand why. Yes, it is a depressing film, where you know the outcome early on, and spend the rest of the film hoping and wishing that it will somehow end up differently. It doesn't, but the journey is nonetheless worth it. It is haunting, almost like a horror film without the scares. You get to know these characters, love them, only to have your heartbroken. An amazing trio of talented young actors, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley, and Carey Mulligan perfectly capture the hope, heartbreak, and human connection that is needed to pull off this inhuman story. The moment the film sells itself is that dagger of a line from the great Charlotte Rampling,"We didn't have The Gallery in order to look into your souls. We had The Gallery to see if you had souls at all." It is the emotional collapse, the peak of the horror, the moment that the wind taken out of your sails. It is done with such subtly, and quietness, and it is a brilliant film moment, in a great, underappreciated film.
88. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II (2011) - I was about Harry's age when I started reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The summer before my senior year of high school, I was stuck in a hospital room looking after my grandfather after his heart surgery, and I read the seventh and final book of the series. My senior year of college, the final Harry Potter film premiered. I was literally bawling. A huge part of those tears were because the final film was so well-made. David Yates and his team brought the big, bold action pieces, tied up the characters journey's so perfectly, helped of course by the one of the most impressive cast lists in film history, and hit every emotional note of what made Harry Potter, the books, the films, the pop culture phenomenon, so meaningful to millions of adoring fans. The other reason I was crying my eyes out was personal. I was about to leave my ivory tower, with its idealism and safety, and go into the real world. My youth, the innocence and imagination that encompassed it, felt like it was coming to an end. Harry Potter represented so much of my life, and as a librarian, it continues to inspire me. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II was a beautifully made film and a perfect ending to a marvelous film series.
87. Eighth Grade (2018) - Bo Burnham has discussed many times about how he wanted to created a film that reflected his own anxiety. He knew that a film about a twenty-something comedian with anxiety would never quite connect with audiences. So instead, he said he thought about the most anxious people in the world, middle school girls. His gamble paid off. Eighth Grade is a brilliantly funny, incredibly stressful, anxious film that finds the humor, heartbreak, and ultimately the love of friends and family that help all of us get through anxiety whether we are 13 or 90. With a star-making turn from Elsie Fisher, and a perfect role as her father from Josh Hamilton, the cast embraced Burnham's experiment with passion and talent. Burnham won the WGA and Indie Spirit award, and should have been nominated for an Oscar for his brilliant script. I cannot wait to see what comes next from this fresh screenwriting talent.
86. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Yes, this is on my list. Before you all get ready to attack, you should know that I don't care. I admit that Last Jedi could have used some trimming in the editing room, and the whole Canto sequence was too long, with little payoff. But other than those flaws, I think Rian Johnson deserves a lot more credit than he is getting from the online bullies, for not only continuing the Star Wars saga, but looking for creative ways to expand its premise. Of course, that is the exact thing that pissed Star Wars fans off. It showed people using the Force in ways we had never seen. In their minds, it was pissing on the heritage of the films, and wasn't sticking to the formula. Of course, if he had stuck too close to the formula, fans would have complained he was just redoing a film they liked better. I am a Star Wars fan, so I can say that unfortunately, Star Wars fandom has become a catch-22 for its film makers, and literally nothing at this point can please them (same can be said of Game of Thrones fans). I personally am happy with Johnson's final product. It was emotional, well-made, visually stunning, and gave us a hell of a setup for what is sure to be a fantastic final chapter from J.J. Abrams. It's still a winner in my book.
85. Shutter Island (2010) - While not the best Scorsese film in his canon, Shutter Island was also a critically underappreciated entry, and a nice change of form for the legend. Tackling the mystery genre, almost horror genre, Shutter Island was pushed to a January release in 2010, and despite decent box office, never made the impact of other Scorsese projects. But fans have kept it alive, and have recognized it, currently ranking at 172 on IMDB. The reason was that it was a hell of a thriller to watch. With another great turn from Scorsese's muse DiCaprio, an excellent supporting cast, and deep, dark mystery that is perfectly paced by Scorsese's taut direction and a great script from Laeta Kalogridis, Shutter Island was an old-school, bone-chilling thriller from a master, and well worth a second viewing.
84. Short Term 12 (2013) - Before Brie Larson was Captain Marvel, aka one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, she was a bonafide indie favorite, for her star-making turn in the indie breakout Short Term 12. Larson is the real winner in this film, and she carries it with maturity and grace. At its core, Short Term 12 is about messy people. Messy adults helping wayward messy teens, who maybe in turn, also help the adults. The film plays out like life itself. It has heartbreak, humor, triumph, tragedy, and it does it all so effortlessly, you easily get swept up in its subtlety and its characters. Despite its premise, the film never lets its characters slip so far into darkness, and its that constant buoyancy which keeps it riveting. It's a tiny film about a small group of people, but it has a heart and a message that reaches a much wider audience.
83. Looper (2012) - So my favorite Rian Johnson film is actually Looper. Five years before he tackled the Star Wars franchise, Johnson was already working hard at think-piece science fiction. More importantly, it was a look into the future of Johnson trying to push the barriers of film making. Looper has everything that a great science fiction movie has: pulse-pounding action, great technical work, and thrilling sequences. What sets Looper apart is the quality of acting, the incredibly original and meaningful premise, an impeccably written script, and its elevated directing. This is Rian Johnson's baby, and you can tell in every frame that he was confident, probably when many of his backers weren't, that this film and its story would be a success. That kind of focus, confidence, and stylish execution put Looper over the top.
82. Trainwreck (2015) - So many raunchy comedies have come along in the last decade, it is often easy to get them all mixed up. Along the way though, a few have emerged as true gems, elevated versions of their peers. Trainwreck is one of those gems. It is led by two pairs of dynamic duos. First is on the onscreen pairing of Amy Schumer and Bill Hader. Neither actor would be a traditional casting choice for a big-budget romantic comedy. Of course, that is exactly why it worked so well. They both have impeccable comedic timing, and their chemistry was off the charts. The other dynamic duo was Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer as director and writer. They both are masters at comedy, and managed to bring both the raunchy, and a huge does of heart. These duos helped created a great, and endearing comedy classic.
81. Win Win (2011) - Before Thomas McCarthy was an Academy Award winning screenwriter, he was churning out several great indie comedies. The Station Agent was wonderful, and this little gem in 2011 was one of my favorite indie comedies of the last decade. The film is led by another fantastically funny and fierce performance from Paul Giamatti. Giamatti has an uncanny ability to played flawed, ordinary people, and make them so believable and likeable. Of course its easy to be great when you have a great cast of talented character actors like Bobby Cannavale, Melanie Lynskey, and Amy Ryan surrounding you. It also doesn't hurt that McCarthy has crafted a wonderfully funny, heartwarming story, chocked full of fully-fleshed out characters. With Spotlight, the world got to see how a master balances out a perfect ensemble piece. If they wanted less depressing story lines and more humor, they should check out Win Win, and see that McCarthy was churning out great films long before he hit it big.
The 9th Annual Awards Psychic Television Award Nominations Tally
Game of Thrones - 13
This is Us - 13
Brooklyn Nine-Nine - 12
The Good Fight - 11
Veep - 11
When They See Us - 11
Deadwood: The Movie - 10
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - 10
Better Call Saul - 9
Pose - 9
What We Do in the Shadows - 9
Fleabag - 8
The Good Place - 8
Homecoming - 8
Superstore - 8
Will & Grace - 8
Better Things - 7
Fosse/Verdon - 7
Killing Eve - 7
Sharp Objects - 7
black-ish - 6
Catch-22 - 6
The Deuce - 6
Escape at Dannemora - 6
Grey's Anatomy - 6
Insecure - 6
Succession - 6
True Detective - 6
Chernobyl - 5
The Other Two - 5
Schitt's Creek - 5
A Very English Scandal - 5
Saturday Night Live - 4
The Act - 3
The Big Bang Theory - 3
The Kominsky Method - 3
Maniac - 3
Bodyguard - 2
Brexit - 2
Native Son - 2
Sex Education - 2
The Handmaid's Tale - 2
American Horror Story: Apocalypse -1
At Home with Amy Sedaris - 1
Bandersnatch: Black Mirror - 1
Barry - 1
Big Mouth - 1
Bob's Burgers - 1
BoJack Horseman - 1
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - 1
Documentary Now - 1
Drunk History - 1
Family Guy - 1
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - 1
House of Cards - 1
How to Get Away with Murder - 1
Jimmy Kimmel Live! - 1
King Lear - 1
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - 1
The Late Late Show with James Corden - 1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - 1
Mom - 1
Our Cartoon President - 1
Ozark - 1
Robot Chicken - 1
South Park - 1
Younger - 1
This is Us - 13
Brooklyn Nine-Nine - 12
The Good Fight - 11
Veep - 11
When They See Us - 11
Deadwood: The Movie - 10
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - 10
Better Call Saul - 9
Pose - 9
What We Do in the Shadows - 9
Fleabag - 8
The Good Place - 8
Homecoming - 8
Superstore - 8
Will & Grace - 8
Better Things - 7
Fosse/Verdon - 7
Killing Eve - 7
Sharp Objects - 7
black-ish - 6
Catch-22 - 6
The Deuce - 6
Escape at Dannemora - 6
Grey's Anatomy - 6
Insecure - 6
Succession - 6
True Detective - 6
Chernobyl - 5
The Other Two - 5
Schitt's Creek - 5
A Very English Scandal - 5
Saturday Night Live - 4
The Act - 3
The Big Bang Theory - 3
The Kominsky Method - 3
Maniac - 3
Bodyguard - 2
Brexit - 2
Native Son - 2
Sex Education - 2
The Handmaid's Tale - 2
American Horror Story: Apocalypse -1
At Home with Amy Sedaris - 1
Bandersnatch: Black Mirror - 1
Barry - 1
Big Mouth - 1
Bob's Burgers - 1
BoJack Horseman - 1
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - 1
Documentary Now - 1
Drunk History - 1
Family Guy - 1
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - 1
House of Cards - 1
How to Get Away with Murder - 1
Jimmy Kimmel Live! - 1
King Lear - 1
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - 1
The Late Late Show with James Corden - 1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - 1
Mom - 1
Our Cartoon President - 1
Ozark - 1
Robot Chicken - 1
South Park - 1
Younger - 1
Thursday, July 18, 2019
The 9th Annual Awards Psychic Television Award Nominations
Best Comedy Series
Better Things
black-ish
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Fleabag
The Good Place
Insecure
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Other Two
Schitt's Creek
Superstore
Veep
What We Do in the Shadows
Will & Grace
Best Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Bodyguard
The Deuce
Game of Thrones
The Good Fight
Grey's Anatomy
Homecoming
Killing Eve
Pose
Sex Education
Succession
This is Us
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown "This is Us"
Asa Butterfield "Sex Education"
Brian Cox "Succession"
James Franco "The Deuce"
Kit Harington "Game of Thrones"
Stephan James "Homecoming"
Richard Madden "Bodyguard"
Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul"
Billy Porter "Pose"
Milo Ventimiglia "This is Us"
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski "The Good Fight"
Emilia Clarke "Game of Thrones"
Jodie Comer "Killing Eve"
Maggie Gyllenhaal "The Deuce"
Laura Linney "Ozark"
Mandy Moore "This is Us"
Sandra Oh "Killing Eve"
Ellen Pompeo "Grey's Anatomy"
Julia Roberts "Homecoming"
Mj Rodriguez "Pose"
Robin Wright "House of Cards"
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson "black-ish"
Matt Berry "What We Do in the Shadows"
Ted Danson "The Good Place"
Michael Douglas "The Kominsky Method"
Ben Feldman "Superstore"
Bill Hader "Barry"
Eugene Levy "Schitt's Creek"
Eric McCormack "Will & Grace"
Kayvan Novak "What We Do in the Shadows"
Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory"
Andy Samberg "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Drew Tarver "The Other Two"
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon "Better Things"
Kristen Bell "The Good Place"
Rachel Brosnahan "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Natasha Demetriou "What We Do in the Shadows"
America Ferrera "Superstore"
Sutton Foster "Younger"
Allison Janney "Mom"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep"
Debra Messing "Will & Grace"
Catherine O'Hara "Schitt's Creek"
Issa Rae "Insecure"
Tracee Ellis Ross "black-ish"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag"
Helene York "The Other Two"
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Alfie Allen "Game of Thrones"
Jonathan Banks "Better Call Saul"
Bobby Cannavale "Homecoming"
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau "Game of Thrones"
Kieran Culkin "Succession"
Sean Delaney "Killing Eve"
Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
Giancarlo Esposito "Better Call Saul"
Justin Hartley "This is Us"
Delroy Lindo "The Good Fight"
Evan Peters "Pose"
Chris Sullivan "This is Us"
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gwendoline Christie "Game of Thrones"
Dominique Fishback "The Deuce"
Lena Headey "Game of Thrones"
Cush Jumbo "The Good Fight"
Susan Kelechi Watson "This is Us"
Rose Leslie "The Good Fight"
Indya Moore "Pose"
Rhea Seehorn "Better Call Saul"
Fiona Shaw "Killing Eve"
Sophie Turner "Game of Thrones"
Maisie Williams "Game of Thrones"
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alan Arkin "The Kominsky Method"
Andre Braugher "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Terry Crews "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Harvey Guillen "What We Do in the Shadows"
Tony Hale "Veep"
William Jackson Harper "The Good Place"
Sean Hayes "Will & Grace"
Dan Levy "Schitt's Creek"
Joe Lo Truglio "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Mark McKinney "Superstore"
Nico Santos "Superstore"
Andrew Scott "Fleabag"
Tony Shalhoub "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Timothy Simons "Veep"
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Lauren Ash "Superstore"
Stephanie Beatriz "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Alex Borstein "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
D'Arcy Carden "The Good Place"
Anna Chlumsky "Veep"
Olivia Colman "Fleabag"
Melissa Fumero "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Marin Hinkle "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Celia Imrie "Better Things"
Megan Mullally "Will & Grace"
Yvonne Orji "Insecure"
Natasha Rothwell "Insecure"
Molly Shannon "The Other Two"
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Alan Alda "The Good Fight"
Michael Angarano "This is Us"
Tituss Burgess "The Good Fight"
James Cromwell "Succession"
Ron Cephas Jones "This is Us"
Michael McKean "Better Call Saul"
Christopher Meloni "Pose"
Denis O'Hare "This is Us"
Jeremy Allen White "Homecoming"
Bradley Whitford "The Handmaid's Tale"
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Sandra Bernhard "Pose"
Hong Chau "Homecoming"
Michelle Forbes "Grey's Anatomy"
Khalilah Joi "Grey's Anatomy"
Cherry Jones "The Handmaid's Tale"
Jessica Lange "American Horror Story: Apocalypse"
Andrea Martin "The Good Fight"
Phylicia Rashad "This is Us"
Regina Taylor "The Good Fight"
Cicely Tyson "How to Get Away with Murder"
Carice van Houten "Game of Thrones"
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Diedrich Bader "Better Things"
Dan Bakkedahl "Veep"
Matthew Broderick "Better Things"
Danny DeVito "The Kominsky Method"
Doug Jones "What We Do in the Shadows"
Luke Kirby "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Peter MacNicol "Veep"
Lin-Manuel Miranda "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
John Mulaney "Saturday Night Live"
Craig Robinson "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Christine Baranski "The Big Bang Theory"
Vanessa Bayer "What We Do in the Shadows"
Rachel Brosnahan "Saturday Night Live"
Jane Lynch "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Sandra Oh "Saturday Night Live"
Maya Rudolph "The Good Place"
Molly Shannon "Will & Grace"
Fiona Shaw "Fleabag"
Julia Sweeney "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Tilda Swinton "What We Do in the Shadows"
Wanda Sykes "black-ish" and "The Other Two"
Kristin Scott Thomas "Fleabag"
Best Directing in a Drama Series
Vince Gilligan "Better Call Saul - Wiedersehen"
Andrew Stanton "Better Call Saul - Pinata"
Susanna White "The Deuce - We're All Beasts"
Miguel Sapochnik "Game of Thrones - The Long Night"
Robert King "The Good Fight - The One With Recent Troubles"
Debbie Allen "Grey's Anatomy - Silent All These Years"
Sam Esmail "Homecoming - Protocol"
Lisa Bruhlmann "Killing Eve - Desperate Times"
Ryan Murphy "Pose - Pilot"
Adam McKay "Succession - Celebration"
Kevin Hooks "This is Us - R&B"
Best Writing in a Drama Series
Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz "Better Call Saul - Winner"
George Pelecanos and David Simon "The Deuce - Our Raison d'Etre"
Bryan Cogman "Game of Thrones - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"
Robert and Michelle King "The Good Fight - The One About the Recent Troubles"
Elizabeth Finch "Grey's Anatomy - Silent All These Years"
Micah Bloomberg and Eli Horowitz "Homecoming - Stop"
Emerald Fennell "Killing Eve - Nice and Neat"
Ryan Murphy and Janet Mock "Pose - Love is the Message"
Jesse Armstrong "Succession - Nobody is Ever Missing"
Kay Oyegun "This is Us - R&B"
Best Directing in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon "Better Things - Shake the Cocktail"
Mark Cendrowski "The Big Bang Theory -The Maternal Conclusion"
Tracee Ellis Ross "black-ish - Black History Month"
Stephanie Beatriz "Brooklyn Nine-Nine - He Said, She Said"
Harry Bradbeer "Fleabag - Episode 1"
Morgan Sackett "The Good Place - Janet(s)"
Regina King "Insecure - Ghost-Like"
Daniel Palladino "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - We're Going to the Catskills"
America Ferrera "Superstore - Sandra's Fight"
David Mandel "Veep - Veep"
Taika Waititi "What We Do in the Shadows - The Trial"
James Burrows "Will & Grace - Jack's Big Gay Wedding"
Best Writing in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon "Better Things - Shake the Cocktail"
Peter Saji "black-ish - Black Like Us"
Daniel J. Goor and Luke Del Tredici "Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Suicide Squad"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag - Episode 1"
Josh Siegel and Dylan Morgan "The Good Place - Janet(s)
Regina Y. Hicks "Insecure - High-Like"
Amy Sherman-Palladino "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Midnight at the Concord"
Daniel Palladino "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Vote For Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy"
Dan Levy "Schitt's Creek - The Hike"
Justin Spitzer "Superstore - Employee Appreciation Day"
David Mandel "Veep - Veep"
Suzanne Martin "Will & Grace - Grace's Secret"
Best Limited Series
The Act
Catch-22
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Maniac
Sharp Objects
True Detective
A Very English Scandal
When They See Us
Best Television Movie
Bandersnatch: Black Mirror
Brexit
Deadwood: The Movie
King Lear
Native Son
Best Actor in a TV Movie/Limited Series
Christopher Abbott "Catch-22"
Mahershala Ali "True Detective"
Benedict Cumberbatch "Brexit"
Benicio Del Toro "Escape at Dannemora"
Hugh Grant "A Very English Scandal"
Jared Harris "Chernobyl"
Jharrel Jerome "When They See Us"
Ian McShane "Deadwood: The Movie"
Timothy Olyphant "Deadwood: The Movie"
Sam Rockwell "Fosse/Verdon"
Ashton Sanders "Native Son"
Best Actress in a TV Movie/Limited Series
Amy Adams "Sharp Objects"
Patricia Arquette "Escape at Dannemora"
Aunjanue Ellis "When They See Us"
Joey King "The Act"
Niecy Nash "When They See Us"
Molly Parker "Deadwood: The Movie"
Emma Stone "Maniac"
Michelle Williams "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Supporting Actor in TV Movie/Limited Series
Norbert Leo Butz "Fosse/Verdon"
Kyle Chandler "Catch-22"
George Clooney "Catch-22"
Paul Dano "Escape at Dannemora"
Stephen Dorff "True Detective"
John Hawkes "Deadwood: The Movie"
John Leguizamo "When They See Us"
Chris Messina "Sharp Objects"
Blair Underwood "When They See Us"
Michael Kenneth Williams "When They See Us"
Ben Whishaw "A Very English Scandal"
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie/Limited Series
Patricia Arquette "The Act"
Marsha Stephanie Blake "When They See Us"
Patricia Clarkson "Sharp Objects"
Kim Dickens "Deadwood: The Movie"
Carmen Ejogo "True Detective"
Vera Farmiga "When They See Us"
Anna Gunn "Deadwood: The Movie"
Margaret Qualley "Fosse/Verdon"
Eliza Scanlan "Sharp Objects"
Emily Watson "Chernobyl"
Robin Weigert "Deadwood: The Movie"
Best Directing in a TV Movie/Limited Series
Grant Heslov "Catch-22 - Episode 5"
Johan Renck "Chernobyl"
Daniel Minahan "Deadwood: The Movie"
Ben Stiller "Escape at Dannemora"
Thomas Kail "Fosse/Verdon - Who's Got the Pain"
Cary Joji Fukunaga "Maniac"
Jean-Marc Vallee "Sharp Objects"
David Sackheim "True Detective - The Final Country"
Stephen Frears "A Very English Scandal"
Ava DuVernay "When They See Us"
Best Writing in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Luke Davies and David Michod "Catch-22"
Craig Mazin "Chernobyl"
David Milch "Deadwood"
Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin "Escape at Dannemora - Part 7"
Steven Levenson and Joel Fields "Fosse/Verdon - Providence"
Marti Noxon and Gillian Flynn "Sharp Objects - Milk"
Nic Pizzolatto "True Detective - If You Have Ghosts"
Russell T. Davies and John Preston "A Very English Scandal"
Ava DuVernay and Micahel Starrbury "When They See Us - Part Four"
Best Variety Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Documentary Now
Drunk History
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
Best Animated Series
Big Mouth
Bob's Burgers
BoJack Horseman
Family Guy
Our Cartoon President
Robot Chicken
South Park
Better Things
black-ish
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Fleabag
The Good Place
Insecure
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Other Two
Schitt's Creek
Superstore
Veep
What We Do in the Shadows
Will & Grace
Best Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Bodyguard
The Deuce
Game of Thrones
The Good Fight
Grey's Anatomy
Homecoming
Killing Eve
Pose
Sex Education
Succession
This is Us
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown "This is Us"
Asa Butterfield "Sex Education"
Brian Cox "Succession"
James Franco "The Deuce"
Kit Harington "Game of Thrones"
Stephan James "Homecoming"
Richard Madden "Bodyguard"
Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul"
Billy Porter "Pose"
Milo Ventimiglia "This is Us"
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski "The Good Fight"
Emilia Clarke "Game of Thrones"
Jodie Comer "Killing Eve"
Maggie Gyllenhaal "The Deuce"
Laura Linney "Ozark"
Mandy Moore "This is Us"
Sandra Oh "Killing Eve"
Ellen Pompeo "Grey's Anatomy"
Julia Roberts "Homecoming"
Mj Rodriguez "Pose"
Robin Wright "House of Cards"
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson "black-ish"
Matt Berry "What We Do in the Shadows"
Ted Danson "The Good Place"
Michael Douglas "The Kominsky Method"
Ben Feldman "Superstore"
Bill Hader "Barry"
Eugene Levy "Schitt's Creek"
Eric McCormack "Will & Grace"
Kayvan Novak "What We Do in the Shadows"
Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory"
Andy Samberg "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Drew Tarver "The Other Two"
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon "Better Things"
Kristen Bell "The Good Place"
Rachel Brosnahan "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Natasha Demetriou "What We Do in the Shadows"
America Ferrera "Superstore"
Sutton Foster "Younger"
Allison Janney "Mom"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep"
Debra Messing "Will & Grace"
Catherine O'Hara "Schitt's Creek"
Issa Rae "Insecure"
Tracee Ellis Ross "black-ish"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag"
Helene York "The Other Two"
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Alfie Allen "Game of Thrones"
Jonathan Banks "Better Call Saul"
Bobby Cannavale "Homecoming"
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau "Game of Thrones"
Kieran Culkin "Succession"
Sean Delaney "Killing Eve"
Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
Giancarlo Esposito "Better Call Saul"
Justin Hartley "This is Us"
Delroy Lindo "The Good Fight"
Evan Peters "Pose"
Chris Sullivan "This is Us"
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gwendoline Christie "Game of Thrones"
Dominique Fishback "The Deuce"
Lena Headey "Game of Thrones"
Cush Jumbo "The Good Fight"
Susan Kelechi Watson "This is Us"
Rose Leslie "The Good Fight"
Indya Moore "Pose"
Rhea Seehorn "Better Call Saul"
Fiona Shaw "Killing Eve"
Sophie Turner "Game of Thrones"
Maisie Williams "Game of Thrones"
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alan Arkin "The Kominsky Method"
Andre Braugher "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Terry Crews "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Harvey Guillen "What We Do in the Shadows"
Tony Hale "Veep"
William Jackson Harper "The Good Place"
Sean Hayes "Will & Grace"
Dan Levy "Schitt's Creek"
Joe Lo Truglio "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Mark McKinney "Superstore"
Nico Santos "Superstore"
Andrew Scott "Fleabag"
Tony Shalhoub "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Timothy Simons "Veep"
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Lauren Ash "Superstore"
Stephanie Beatriz "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Alex Borstein "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
D'Arcy Carden "The Good Place"
Anna Chlumsky "Veep"
Olivia Colman "Fleabag"
Melissa Fumero "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Marin Hinkle "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Celia Imrie "Better Things"
Megan Mullally "Will & Grace"
Yvonne Orji "Insecure"
Natasha Rothwell "Insecure"
Molly Shannon "The Other Two"
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Alan Alda "The Good Fight"
Michael Angarano "This is Us"
Tituss Burgess "The Good Fight"
James Cromwell "Succession"
Ron Cephas Jones "This is Us"
Michael McKean "Better Call Saul"
Christopher Meloni "Pose"
Denis O'Hare "This is Us"
Jeremy Allen White "Homecoming"
Bradley Whitford "The Handmaid's Tale"
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Sandra Bernhard "Pose"
Hong Chau "Homecoming"
Michelle Forbes "Grey's Anatomy"
Khalilah Joi "Grey's Anatomy"
Cherry Jones "The Handmaid's Tale"
Jessica Lange "American Horror Story: Apocalypse"
Andrea Martin "The Good Fight"
Phylicia Rashad "This is Us"
Regina Taylor "The Good Fight"
Cicely Tyson "How to Get Away with Murder"
Carice van Houten "Game of Thrones"
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Diedrich Bader "Better Things"
Dan Bakkedahl "Veep"
Matthew Broderick "Better Things"
Danny DeVito "The Kominsky Method"
Doug Jones "What We Do in the Shadows"
Luke Kirby "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Peter MacNicol "Veep"
Lin-Manuel Miranda "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
John Mulaney "Saturday Night Live"
Craig Robinson "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Christine Baranski "The Big Bang Theory"
Vanessa Bayer "What We Do in the Shadows"
Rachel Brosnahan "Saturday Night Live"
Jane Lynch "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Sandra Oh "Saturday Night Live"
Maya Rudolph "The Good Place"
Molly Shannon "Will & Grace"
Fiona Shaw "Fleabag"
Julia Sweeney "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Tilda Swinton "What We Do in the Shadows"
Wanda Sykes "black-ish" and "The Other Two"
Kristin Scott Thomas "Fleabag"
Best Directing in a Drama Series
Vince Gilligan "Better Call Saul - Wiedersehen"
Andrew Stanton "Better Call Saul - Pinata"
Susanna White "The Deuce - We're All Beasts"
Miguel Sapochnik "Game of Thrones - The Long Night"
Robert King "The Good Fight - The One With Recent Troubles"
Debbie Allen "Grey's Anatomy - Silent All These Years"
Sam Esmail "Homecoming - Protocol"
Lisa Bruhlmann "Killing Eve - Desperate Times"
Ryan Murphy "Pose - Pilot"
Adam McKay "Succession - Celebration"
Kevin Hooks "This is Us - R&B"
Best Writing in a Drama Series
Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz "Better Call Saul - Winner"
George Pelecanos and David Simon "The Deuce - Our Raison d'Etre"
Bryan Cogman "Game of Thrones - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"
Robert and Michelle King "The Good Fight - The One About the Recent Troubles"
Elizabeth Finch "Grey's Anatomy - Silent All These Years"
Micah Bloomberg and Eli Horowitz "Homecoming - Stop"
Emerald Fennell "Killing Eve - Nice and Neat"
Ryan Murphy and Janet Mock "Pose - Love is the Message"
Jesse Armstrong "Succession - Nobody is Ever Missing"
Kay Oyegun "This is Us - R&B"
Best Directing in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon "Better Things - Shake the Cocktail"
Mark Cendrowski "The Big Bang Theory -The Maternal Conclusion"
Tracee Ellis Ross "black-ish - Black History Month"
Stephanie Beatriz "Brooklyn Nine-Nine - He Said, She Said"
Harry Bradbeer "Fleabag - Episode 1"
Morgan Sackett "The Good Place - Janet(s)"
Regina King "Insecure - Ghost-Like"
Daniel Palladino "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - We're Going to the Catskills"
America Ferrera "Superstore - Sandra's Fight"
David Mandel "Veep - Veep"
Taika Waititi "What We Do in the Shadows - The Trial"
James Burrows "Will & Grace - Jack's Big Gay Wedding"
Best Writing in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon "Better Things - Shake the Cocktail"
Peter Saji "black-ish - Black Like Us"
Daniel J. Goor and Luke Del Tredici "Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Suicide Squad"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag - Episode 1"
Josh Siegel and Dylan Morgan "The Good Place - Janet(s)
Regina Y. Hicks "Insecure - High-Like"
Amy Sherman-Palladino "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Midnight at the Concord"
Daniel Palladino "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Vote For Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy"
Dan Levy "Schitt's Creek - The Hike"
Justin Spitzer "Superstore - Employee Appreciation Day"
David Mandel "Veep - Veep"
Suzanne Martin "Will & Grace - Grace's Secret"
Best Limited Series
The Act
Catch-22
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Maniac
Sharp Objects
True Detective
A Very English Scandal
When They See Us
Best Television Movie
Bandersnatch: Black Mirror
Brexit
Deadwood: The Movie
King Lear
Native Son
Best Actor in a TV Movie/Limited Series
Christopher Abbott "Catch-22"
Mahershala Ali "True Detective"
Benedict Cumberbatch "Brexit"
Benicio Del Toro "Escape at Dannemora"
Hugh Grant "A Very English Scandal"
Jared Harris "Chernobyl"
Jharrel Jerome "When They See Us"
Ian McShane "Deadwood: The Movie"
Timothy Olyphant "Deadwood: The Movie"
Sam Rockwell "Fosse/Verdon"
Ashton Sanders "Native Son"
Best Actress in a TV Movie/Limited Series
Amy Adams "Sharp Objects"
Patricia Arquette "Escape at Dannemora"
Aunjanue Ellis "When They See Us"
Joey King "The Act"
Niecy Nash "When They See Us"
Molly Parker "Deadwood: The Movie"
Emma Stone "Maniac"
Michelle Williams "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Supporting Actor in TV Movie/Limited Series
Norbert Leo Butz "Fosse/Verdon"
Kyle Chandler "Catch-22"
George Clooney "Catch-22"
Paul Dano "Escape at Dannemora"
Stephen Dorff "True Detective"
John Hawkes "Deadwood: The Movie"
John Leguizamo "When They See Us"
Chris Messina "Sharp Objects"
Blair Underwood "When They See Us"
Michael Kenneth Williams "When They See Us"
Ben Whishaw "A Very English Scandal"
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie/Limited Series
Patricia Arquette "The Act"
Marsha Stephanie Blake "When They See Us"
Patricia Clarkson "Sharp Objects"
Kim Dickens "Deadwood: The Movie"
Carmen Ejogo "True Detective"
Vera Farmiga "When They See Us"
Anna Gunn "Deadwood: The Movie"
Margaret Qualley "Fosse/Verdon"
Eliza Scanlan "Sharp Objects"
Emily Watson "Chernobyl"
Robin Weigert "Deadwood: The Movie"
Best Directing in a TV Movie/Limited Series
Grant Heslov "Catch-22 - Episode 5"
Johan Renck "Chernobyl"
Daniel Minahan "Deadwood: The Movie"
Ben Stiller "Escape at Dannemora"
Thomas Kail "Fosse/Verdon - Who's Got the Pain"
Cary Joji Fukunaga "Maniac"
Jean-Marc Vallee "Sharp Objects"
David Sackheim "True Detective - The Final Country"
Stephen Frears "A Very English Scandal"
Ava DuVernay "When They See Us"
Best Writing in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Luke Davies and David Michod "Catch-22"
Craig Mazin "Chernobyl"
David Milch "Deadwood"
Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin "Escape at Dannemora - Part 7"
Steven Levenson and Joel Fields "Fosse/Verdon - Providence"
Marti Noxon and Gillian Flynn "Sharp Objects - Milk"
Nic Pizzolatto "True Detective - If You Have Ghosts"
Russell T. Davies and John Preston "A Very English Scandal"
Ava DuVernay and Micahel Starrbury "When They See Us - Part Four"
Best Variety Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Documentary Now
Drunk History
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
Best Animated Series
Big Mouth
Bob's Burgers
BoJack Horseman
Family Guy
Our Cartoon President
Robot Chicken
South Park
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
First 2019 Emmy Winner Predictions
Best Drama Series - Game of Thrones
Best Comedy Series - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Actor in a Drama Series - Jason Bateman "Ozark"
Best Actress in a Drama Series - Sandra Oh "Killing Eve"
Best Actor in a Comedy Series - Bill Hader "Barry"
Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep"
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Julia Garner "Ozark"
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Tony Shalhoub "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Alex Borstein "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Bradley Whitford "The Handmaid's Tale"
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Cherry Jones "The Handmaid's Tale"
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Peter MacNicol "Veep"
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Jane Lynch "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Best Directing in a Drama Series - Miguel Sapochnik "Game of Thrones - The Long Night"
Best Directing in a Comedy Series - Emerald Fennell "Killing Eve - Nice and Neat"
Best Directing in a Comedy Series - Daniel Palladino "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - We're Going to the Catskills"
Best Writing in a Comedy Series - Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag - Episode 1"
Best Limited Series - When They See Us
Best Television Movie - Deadwood: The Movie
Best Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Jharrel Jerome "When They See Us"
Best Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Michelle Williams "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Ben Whishaw "A Very English Scandal
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Patricia Clarkson "Sharp Objects"
Best Directing in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Ava DuVernay "When They See Us"
Best Writing in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Craig Mazin "Chernobyl"
Best Reality/Competition Series - RuPaul's Drag Race
Best Structured Reality Series - Queer Eye
Best Unstructured Reality Series - United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
Best Reality Host - RuPaul "RuPaul's Drag Race"
Best Variety Talk Series - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Best Variety Sketch Series - Saturday Night Live
Best Comedy Series - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Actor in a Drama Series - Jason Bateman "Ozark"
Best Actress in a Drama Series - Sandra Oh "Killing Eve"
Best Actor in a Comedy Series - Bill Hader "Barry"
Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep"
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Julia Garner "Ozark"
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Tony Shalhoub "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Alex Borstein "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Bradley Whitford "The Handmaid's Tale"
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Cherry Jones "The Handmaid's Tale"
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Peter MacNicol "Veep"
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Jane Lynch "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Best Directing in a Drama Series - Miguel Sapochnik "Game of Thrones - The Long Night"
Best Directing in a Comedy Series - Emerald Fennell "Killing Eve - Nice and Neat"
Best Directing in a Comedy Series - Daniel Palladino "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - We're Going to the Catskills"
Best Writing in a Comedy Series - Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag - Episode 1"
Best Limited Series - When They See Us
Best Television Movie - Deadwood: The Movie
Best Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Jharrel Jerome "When They See Us"
Best Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Michelle Williams "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Ben Whishaw "A Very English Scandal
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Patricia Clarkson "Sharp Objects"
Best Directing in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Ava DuVernay "When They See Us"
Best Writing in a Limited Series/TV Movie - Craig Mazin "Chernobyl"
Best Reality/Competition Series - RuPaul's Drag Race
Best Structured Reality Series - Queer Eye
Best Unstructured Reality Series - United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
Best Reality Host - RuPaul "RuPaul's Drag Race"
Best Variety Talk Series - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Best Variety Sketch Series - Saturday Night Live
2019 Emmy Nominations: First Reactions
Drama
Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones. A record-setting year, despite the backlash for the finale. 10 of the 12 submitted actors made cut, including fan favorites Gwendoline Christie and Alfie Allen (yay for both!). Despite a whopping 8 nominees for Drama Series, it looks like Game of Thrones is unstoppable. That should not detract from the successes of Ozark, This is Us, Killing Eve, all of which did extremely well across the board. There were plenty of surprises. In Actor, Richard Madden missed the cut despite the show getting a Drama Series nomination. In Lead Actress, the exclusions of Julia Roberts and Christine Baranski show that Emmy voters just did not watch or really rally behind The Good Fight and Homecoming, despite the quality of both. Instead, voters fell back on tried and true favorites Robin Wright and Viola Davis, both well-liked veterans who elevate their shows. Despite Sucession's Drama Series nod, Kiernan Culkin and Matthew McFayden missed the cut, and the Homecoming curse cause Emmy favorite Bobby Cannavale to miss as well. Also the power of Ozark was not enough to bring Peter Mullan into the mix. Instead, they went with Game of Thrones, old favorites Giancarlo Esposito and Michael Kelly, and made room for This is Us star Chris Sullivan. Most experts had their money on Justin Hartley, if a This is Us actor was going to breakthrough. It looks like Sullivan's depression story line was a hit with Emmy voters instead. In the guest categories, surprise nominees like Glynn Turman and Kumail Nanjiani beat out favorites, Tituss Burgess, James Cromwell (again the Succession love was not enough), and Christopher Meloni. In Guest Actress, there weren't any real shockers, although I'm surprised voters did not make room for their favorite, Connie Britton. The biggest thread running through the guest categories, and writing and directing is that The Handmaid's Tale used the hanging episodes rule, and managed to get in all four categories, and a whopping 13 overall, without a full season. I expect other series to follow suite in coming years (which will probably cause a change in rules, again).
Comedy
Wow, did these races take a turn. Veep only got nine nominations (and missed directing). The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel led with 20 nominations, but missed out of writing. But the real story is Barry and Fleabag, with a dose of Russian Doll. Those shows came screaming through with tons of nominations, knocking favorites and long-time nominees out of their slots, and providing voters three alternatives to the two many thought were the front runners. I was also thrilled to see the inclusions of Schitt's Creek and The Good Place, proving that fan narratives and buzz can get voters to watch these underappreciated shows, and fall in love with them. Of course, the exclusions of The Kominsky Method, GLOW, and black-ish were eye-openers. In the actor race, the inclusion of Eugene Levy, was a huge part of the surprise Schitt's Creek love. The actress race, of course, had lots of surprises, with the inclusions of Christina Applegate, Natasha Lyonne, and Catherine O'Hara, that meant folks like Pamela Adlon, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, and in a shocker, Allison Janney, were left out. Supporting Actor saw the inclusions of both Barry actors, which some folks predicted, leaving out Tituss Burgess, Kenan Thompson, and the other guys from Veep. Once again, Supporting Actress needed eight slots for six nominees, because it is too damn competitive. Yet there were still surprises like Sarah Goldberg and particularly shocking, Sian Clifford, who no one was talking about. That meant though that so many nominees from last year (Bryant, Mulally, Metcalf, and Jones) were excluded, despite eligibility. In the writing and directing awards, the biggest surprise was the including of PEN15 in writing. The writing branch always throws in a curveball (at the expense of a favorite). Guest acting can be boiled down to Fleabag, SNL, and Maisel, as they racked up multiple nods (including some unexpected ones).
TV Movie/Limited Series
For the first time in a long time, the five television movie nominations got no acting, writing or directing nominations. It is really a crapshoot to see which of those films rises above. In the rest of the race, When They See Us is the big winner, getting so many acting nominations. But Escape at Dannemora, Chernobyl, and Fosse/Verdon also did extremely well. In the end though, it is When They See Us's game to lose.
Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones. A record-setting year, despite the backlash for the finale. 10 of the 12 submitted actors made cut, including fan favorites Gwendoline Christie and Alfie Allen (yay for both!). Despite a whopping 8 nominees for Drama Series, it looks like Game of Thrones is unstoppable. That should not detract from the successes of Ozark, This is Us, Killing Eve, all of which did extremely well across the board. There were plenty of surprises. In Actor, Richard Madden missed the cut despite the show getting a Drama Series nomination. In Lead Actress, the exclusions of Julia Roberts and Christine Baranski show that Emmy voters just did not watch or really rally behind The Good Fight and Homecoming, despite the quality of both. Instead, voters fell back on tried and true favorites Robin Wright and Viola Davis, both well-liked veterans who elevate their shows. Despite Sucession's Drama Series nod, Kiernan Culkin and Matthew McFayden missed the cut, and the Homecoming curse cause Emmy favorite Bobby Cannavale to miss as well. Also the power of Ozark was not enough to bring Peter Mullan into the mix. Instead, they went with Game of Thrones, old favorites Giancarlo Esposito and Michael Kelly, and made room for This is Us star Chris Sullivan. Most experts had their money on Justin Hartley, if a This is Us actor was going to breakthrough. It looks like Sullivan's depression story line was a hit with Emmy voters instead. In the guest categories, surprise nominees like Glynn Turman and Kumail Nanjiani beat out favorites, Tituss Burgess, James Cromwell (again the Succession love was not enough), and Christopher Meloni. In Guest Actress, there weren't any real shockers, although I'm surprised voters did not make room for their favorite, Connie Britton. The biggest thread running through the guest categories, and writing and directing is that The Handmaid's Tale used the hanging episodes rule, and managed to get in all four categories, and a whopping 13 overall, without a full season. I expect other series to follow suite in coming years (which will probably cause a change in rules, again).
Comedy
Wow, did these races take a turn. Veep only got nine nominations (and missed directing). The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel led with 20 nominations, but missed out of writing. But the real story is Barry and Fleabag, with a dose of Russian Doll. Those shows came screaming through with tons of nominations, knocking favorites and long-time nominees out of their slots, and providing voters three alternatives to the two many thought were the front runners. I was also thrilled to see the inclusions of Schitt's Creek and The Good Place, proving that fan narratives and buzz can get voters to watch these underappreciated shows, and fall in love with them. Of course, the exclusions of The Kominsky Method, GLOW, and black-ish were eye-openers. In the actor race, the inclusion of Eugene Levy, was a huge part of the surprise Schitt's Creek love. The actress race, of course, had lots of surprises, with the inclusions of Christina Applegate, Natasha Lyonne, and Catherine O'Hara, that meant folks like Pamela Adlon, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, and in a shocker, Allison Janney, were left out. Supporting Actor saw the inclusions of both Barry actors, which some folks predicted, leaving out Tituss Burgess, Kenan Thompson, and the other guys from Veep. Once again, Supporting Actress needed eight slots for six nominees, because it is too damn competitive. Yet there were still surprises like Sarah Goldberg and particularly shocking, Sian Clifford, who no one was talking about. That meant though that so many nominees from last year (Bryant, Mulally, Metcalf, and Jones) were excluded, despite eligibility. In the writing and directing awards, the biggest surprise was the including of PEN15 in writing. The writing branch always throws in a curveball (at the expense of a favorite). Guest acting can be boiled down to Fleabag, SNL, and Maisel, as they racked up multiple nods (including some unexpected ones).
TV Movie/Limited Series
For the first time in a long time, the five television movie nominations got no acting, writing or directing nominations. It is really a crapshoot to see which of those films rises above. In the rest of the race, When They See Us is the big winner, getting so many acting nominations. But Escape at Dannemora, Chernobyl, and Fosse/Verdon also did extremely well. In the end though, it is When They See Us's game to lose.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
The 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Award Nominations
Tomorrow I will post my thoughts on this year's nominees and first winner predictions:
Best Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Bodyguard
Game of Thrones
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
Succession
This is Us
Best Comedy Series
Barry
Fleabag
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Russian Doll
Schitt's Creek
Veep
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman "Ozark"
Sterling K. Brown "This is Us"
Kit Harington "Game of Thrones"
Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul"
Billy Porter "Pose"
Milo Ventimiglia "This is Us"
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke "Game of Thrones"
Jodi Comer "Killing Eve"
Viola Davis "How to Get Away With Murder"
Laura Linney "Ozark"
Sandra Oh "Killing Eve"
Mandy Moore "This is Us"
Robin Wright "House of Cards"
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson "black-ish"
Don Cheadle "Black Monday"
Ted Danson "The Good Place"
Michael Douglas "The Kominsky Method"
Bill Hader "Barry"
Eugene Levy "Schitt's Creek"
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate "Dead to Me"
Rachel Brosnahan "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep"
Natasha Lyonne "Russian Doll"
Catherine O'Hara "Schitt's Creek"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag"
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Alfie Allen "Game of Thrones"
Jonathan Banks "Better Call Saul"
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau "Game of Thrones"
Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
Giancarlo Esposito "Better Call Saul"
Michael Kelly "House of Cards"
Chris Sullivan "This is Us"
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gwendoline Christie "Game of Thrones"
Julia Garner "Ozark"
Lena Headey "Game of Thrones"
Fiona Shaw "Killing Eve"
Sophie Turner "Game of Thrones"
Maisie Williams "Game of Thrones"
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alan Arkin "The Kominsky Method"
Anthony Carrigan "Barry"
Tony Hale "Veep"
Stephen Root "Barry"
Tony Shalhoub "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Henry Winkler "Barry"
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Anna Chlumsky "Veep"
Sian Clifford "Fleabag"
Olivia Colman "Fleabag"
Betty Gilpin "GLOW"
Sarah Goldberg "Barry"
Marin Hinkle "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Kate McKinnon "Saturday Night Live"
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Michael Angarano "This is Us"
Ron Cephas Jones "This is Us"
Michael McKean "Better Call Saul"
Kumail Nanjiani "The Twilight Zone"
Glynn Turman "How to Get Away with Murder"
Bradley Whitford "The Handmaid's Tale"
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Laverne Cox "Orange is the New Black"
Cherry Jones "The Handmaid's Tale"
Jessica Lange "American Horror Story: Apocalypse"
Phylicia Rashad "This is Us"
Cicely Tyson "How to Get Away With Murder"
Carice van Houten "Game of Thrones"
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Matt Damon "Saturday Night Live"
Robert DeNiro "Saturday Night Live"
Luke Kirby "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Peter MacNicol "Veep"
John Mulaney "Saturday Night Live"
Adam Sandler "Saturday Night Live"
Rufus Sewell "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Lynch "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Sandra Oh "Saturday Night Live"
Maya Rudolph "The Good Place"
Fiona Shaw "Fleabag"
Kristin Scott Thomas "Fleabag"
Emma Thompson "Saturday Night Live"
Best Directing in a Drama Series
Game of Thrones - The Iron Throne
Game of Thrones - The Last of the Starks
Game of Thrones - The Long Night"
The Handmaid's Tale - Holly
Killing Eve - Desperate Times
Ozark - Reparations
Succession - Celebration
Best Writing in a Drama Series
Better Call Saul - Winner
Bodyguard - Episode 1
Game of Thrones - The Iron Throne
The Handmaid's Tale - Holly
Killing Eve - Nice and Neat
Succession - Nobody is Ever Missing
Best Directing in a Comedy Series
Barry - The Audition
Barry - ronny/lily
The Big Bang Theory - The Stockholm Syndrome
Fleabag - Episode 1
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - All Alone
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - We're Going to the Catskills
Best Writing in a Comedy Series
Barry - ronny/lily
Fleabag - Episode 1
The Good Place - Janet(s)
PEN15 - Anna Ishii-Peters
Russian Doll - Nothing in the World is Easy
Russian Doll - A Warm Body
Veep - Veep
Best Limited Series
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Objects
When They See Us
Best Television Movie
Bandersnatch (Black Mirror)
Brexit
Deadwood: The Movie
King Lear
My Dinner with Herve
Best Actor in a Limited Series/Television Movie
Mahershala Ali "True Detective"
Benicio Del Toro "Escape at Dannemora"
Hugh Grant "A Very English Scandal"
Jared Harris "Chernobyl"
Jharrel Jerome "When They See Us"
Sam Rockwell "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Amy Adams "Sharp Objects"
Patricia Arquette "Escape at Dannemora"
Aunjanue Ellis "When They See Us"
Joey King "The Act"
Niecy Nash "When They See Us"
Michelle Williams "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Asante Blackk "When They See Us"
Paul Dano "Escape at Dannemora"
John Leguizamo "When They See Us"
Stellan Skarsgard "Chernobyl"
Ben Whishaw "A Very English Scandal"
Michael Kenneth Williams "When They See Us"
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Patricia Arquette "The Act"
Marsha Stephanie Blake "When They See Us"
Patricia Clarkson "Sharp Objects"
Vera Farmiga "When They See Us"
Margaret Qualley "Fosse/Verdon"
Emily Watson "Chernobyl"
Best Directing in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon - Glory
Fosse/Verdon - Who's Got the Pain
A Very English Scandal
When They See Us
Best Writing in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora - Episode 6
Escape at Dannemora - Episode 7
Fosse Verdon - Providence
A Very English Scandal
When They See Us - Part Four
Best Reality-Competition Series
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Nailed It!
RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Best Structured Reality Series
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
Queer Eye
Shark Tank
Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
Who Do You Think You Are?
Best Unstructured Reality Series
Born This Way
Deadliest Catch
Life Below Series
RuPauls' Drag Race: Untucked
Somebody Feed Phil
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
Best Reality Host
James Corden "The World's Best"
Ellen DeGeneres "Ellen's Game of Games"
Marie Kondo "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo"
Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman "Making It"
RuPaul "RuPaul's Drag Race"
Best Variety Talk Series
Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Late Show with James Corden
Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Best Variety Sketch Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Documentary Now
Drunk History
I Love You, American with Sarah Silverman
Saturday Night Live
Who is America?
Best Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Bodyguard
Game of Thrones
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
Succession
This is Us
Best Comedy Series
Barry
Fleabag
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Russian Doll
Schitt's Creek
Veep
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman "Ozark"
Sterling K. Brown "This is Us"
Kit Harington "Game of Thrones"
Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul"
Billy Porter "Pose"
Milo Ventimiglia "This is Us"
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke "Game of Thrones"
Jodi Comer "Killing Eve"
Viola Davis "How to Get Away With Murder"
Laura Linney "Ozark"
Sandra Oh "Killing Eve"
Mandy Moore "This is Us"
Robin Wright "House of Cards"
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson "black-ish"
Don Cheadle "Black Monday"
Ted Danson "The Good Place"
Michael Douglas "The Kominsky Method"
Bill Hader "Barry"
Eugene Levy "Schitt's Creek"
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate "Dead to Me"
Rachel Brosnahan "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep"
Natasha Lyonne "Russian Doll"
Catherine O'Hara "Schitt's Creek"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag"
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Alfie Allen "Game of Thrones"
Jonathan Banks "Better Call Saul"
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau "Game of Thrones"
Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
Giancarlo Esposito "Better Call Saul"
Michael Kelly "House of Cards"
Chris Sullivan "This is Us"
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gwendoline Christie "Game of Thrones"
Julia Garner "Ozark"
Lena Headey "Game of Thrones"
Fiona Shaw "Killing Eve"
Sophie Turner "Game of Thrones"
Maisie Williams "Game of Thrones"
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alan Arkin "The Kominsky Method"
Anthony Carrigan "Barry"
Tony Hale "Veep"
Stephen Root "Barry"
Tony Shalhoub "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Henry Winkler "Barry"
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Anna Chlumsky "Veep"
Sian Clifford "Fleabag"
Olivia Colman "Fleabag"
Betty Gilpin "GLOW"
Sarah Goldberg "Barry"
Marin Hinkle "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Kate McKinnon "Saturday Night Live"
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Michael Angarano "This is Us"
Ron Cephas Jones "This is Us"
Michael McKean "Better Call Saul"
Kumail Nanjiani "The Twilight Zone"
Glynn Turman "How to Get Away with Murder"
Bradley Whitford "The Handmaid's Tale"
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Laverne Cox "Orange is the New Black"
Cherry Jones "The Handmaid's Tale"
Jessica Lange "American Horror Story: Apocalypse"
Phylicia Rashad "This is Us"
Cicely Tyson "How to Get Away With Murder"
Carice van Houten "Game of Thrones"
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Matt Damon "Saturday Night Live"
Robert DeNiro "Saturday Night Live"
Luke Kirby "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Peter MacNicol "Veep"
John Mulaney "Saturday Night Live"
Adam Sandler "Saturday Night Live"
Rufus Sewell "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Lynch "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Sandra Oh "Saturday Night Live"
Maya Rudolph "The Good Place"
Fiona Shaw "Fleabag"
Kristin Scott Thomas "Fleabag"
Emma Thompson "Saturday Night Live"
Best Directing in a Drama Series
Game of Thrones - The Iron Throne
Game of Thrones - The Last of the Starks
Game of Thrones - The Long Night"
The Handmaid's Tale - Holly
Killing Eve - Desperate Times
Ozark - Reparations
Succession - Celebration
Best Writing in a Drama Series
Better Call Saul - Winner
Bodyguard - Episode 1
Game of Thrones - The Iron Throne
The Handmaid's Tale - Holly
Killing Eve - Nice and Neat
Succession - Nobody is Ever Missing
Best Directing in a Comedy Series
Barry - The Audition
Barry - ronny/lily
The Big Bang Theory - The Stockholm Syndrome
Fleabag - Episode 1
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - All Alone
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - We're Going to the Catskills
Best Writing in a Comedy Series
Barry - ronny/lily
Fleabag - Episode 1
The Good Place - Janet(s)
PEN15 - Anna Ishii-Peters
Russian Doll - Nothing in the World is Easy
Russian Doll - A Warm Body
Veep - Veep
Best Limited Series
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Objects
When They See Us
Best Television Movie
Bandersnatch (Black Mirror)
Brexit
Deadwood: The Movie
King Lear
My Dinner with Herve
Best Actor in a Limited Series/Television Movie
Mahershala Ali "True Detective"
Benicio Del Toro "Escape at Dannemora"
Hugh Grant "A Very English Scandal"
Jared Harris "Chernobyl"
Jharrel Jerome "When They See Us"
Sam Rockwell "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Amy Adams "Sharp Objects"
Patricia Arquette "Escape at Dannemora"
Aunjanue Ellis "When They See Us"
Joey King "The Act"
Niecy Nash "When They See Us"
Michelle Williams "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Asante Blackk "When They See Us"
Paul Dano "Escape at Dannemora"
John Leguizamo "When They See Us"
Stellan Skarsgard "Chernobyl"
Ben Whishaw "A Very English Scandal"
Michael Kenneth Williams "When They See Us"
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Patricia Arquette "The Act"
Marsha Stephanie Blake "When They See Us"
Patricia Clarkson "Sharp Objects"
Vera Farmiga "When They See Us"
Margaret Qualley "Fosse/Verdon"
Emily Watson "Chernobyl"
Best Directing in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon - Glory
Fosse/Verdon - Who's Got the Pain
A Very English Scandal
When They See Us
Best Writing in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora - Episode 6
Escape at Dannemora - Episode 7
Fosse Verdon - Providence
A Very English Scandal
When They See Us - Part Four
Best Reality-Competition Series
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Nailed It!
RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Best Structured Reality Series
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
Queer Eye
Shark Tank
Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
Who Do You Think You Are?
Best Unstructured Reality Series
Born This Way
Deadliest Catch
Life Below Series
RuPauls' Drag Race: Untucked
Somebody Feed Phil
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
Best Reality Host
James Corden "The World's Best"
Ellen DeGeneres "Ellen's Game of Games"
Marie Kondo "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo"
Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman "Making It"
RuPaul "RuPaul's Drag Race"
Best Variety Talk Series
Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Late Show with James Corden
Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Best Variety Sketch Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Documentary Now
Drunk History
I Love You, American with Sarah Silverman
Saturday Night Live
Who is America?
The 45th Annual Saturn Award Nominations
For a full list of nominees including television nods visit: https://thesaturnawards.com/
Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release
Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Avengers: Infinity War (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Captain Marvel (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Shazam! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony / Marvel Studios)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)
Best Science Fiction Film Release:
Alita: Battle Angel (20th Century Fox)
Bumblebee (Paramount)
Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom (Universal Pictures)
Ready Player One (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios)
Sorry to Bother You (Mirror Releasing – Annapurna Pictures)
Upgrade (BH Tilt)
Best Fantasy Film Release:
Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Dumbo (Walt Disney Studios)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Warner Bros. / Legendary Pictures)
Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Toy Story 4 (Pixar Animation / Walt Disney Studios)
Yesterday (Universal Pictures)
Best Horror Film Release:
The Dead Don’t Die (Focus Features)
Halloween (Universal Pictures)
Hereditary (A24)
Overlord (Paramount)
Pet Sematary (Paramount)
A Quiet Place (Paramount)
Us (Universal Pictures)
Best Action / Adventure Film Release:
Cold Pursuit (Lionsgate / Summit)
Escape Room (Columbia Pictures/Sony)
Glass (Universal)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (Lionsgate / Summit)
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Paramount)
Skyscraper (Universal Pictures)
Best Thriller Film Release:
Bad Samaritan (Electric Entertainment)
Bad Times at The El Royale (20th Century Fox)
Destroyer (Mirror / Annapurna Pictures)
Dragged Across Concrete (Lionsgate / Summit)
Greta (Focus Features)
Ma (Universal Pictures)
Searching (Sony Pictures)
Best Animated Film Release:
The Grinch (Universal Pictures)
How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World (Universal Pictures)
The Incredibles 2 (Pixar Animation / Walt Disney Studios)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (Walt Disney Studios)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)
Toy Story 4 (Walt Disney Studios)
Best Independent Film Release:
American Animals (The Orchard)
Anna and the Apocalypse (Orion Pictures)
The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The Bigfoot (RLJ Entertainment)
Mandy (RLJ Entertainment)
Ophelia (IFC Films)
Summer of 84 (Gunpowder & Sky)
Tomorrow Man (Bleecker St.)
Best International Film Release:
Aniara (Magnet / Magnolia Pictures)
Border (Neon)
Burning (Well Go USA)
Ghost Stories (IFC Films)
The Guilty (Magnolia Pictures)
Shadow (Well Go USA)
Best Actor in a Film:
Jeff Bridges - Bad Times at The El Royale (20th Century Fox)
Nicolas Cage - Mandy (RLJ Entertainment)
Tom Cruise - Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Paramount)
Chris Evans - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Robert Downey Jr. - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Mel Gibson - Dragged Across Concrete (Lionsgate / Summit)
Keanu Reeves - John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (Lionsgate / Summit)
Best Actress in a Film:
Emily Blunt - Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Toni Collette - Hereditary (A24)
Jamie Lee Curtis - Halloween (Universal)
Nicole Kidman - Destroyer (Mirror / Annapurna Pictures)
Brie Larson - Captain Marvel (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Lupita Nyong’o - Us (Universal Pictures)
Octavia Spencer - Ma (Universal Pictures)
Best Supporting Actor in a Film:
Josh Brolin - Avengers: Infinity War (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
John Lithgow - Pet Sematary (Paramount)
Lin-Manuel Miranda - Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Lewis Pullman - Bad Times at The El Royale (20th Century Fox)
Jeremy Renner - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Will Smith - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Steven Yeun - Burning (Well Go USA)
Best Supporting Actress in a Film:
Cynthia Erivo - Bad Times at The El Royale (20th Century Fox)
Karen Gillan - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Amber Heard - Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Scarlett Johansson - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Naomi Scott - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Hailee Steinfeld - Bumblebee (Paramount)
Zendaya - Spider-Man: Far From Home (Marvel / Sony Studios)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor:
Evan Alex - Us (Universal Pictures)
Asher Angel - Shazam! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Millie Bobby Brown - Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Warner Bros. / Legendary)
Jack Dylan Grazer - Shazam! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Tom Holland - Spider-Man: Far From Home (Marvel / Sony Pictures)
Shahadi Wright Joseph - Us (Universal Pictures)
Millicent Simmonds - A Quiet Place (Paramount)
Best Film Director:
Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck - Captain Marvel (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Karyn Kusama - Destroyer (Mirror / Annapurna Pictures)
Jordan Peele - Us (Universal Pictures)
Guy Ritchie - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Steven Spielberg - Ready Player One (Warner Bros. Pictures)
James Wan- Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Zhang Yimou - Shadow (Well Go USA)
Best Film Screenplay:
Drew Goddard - Bad Times at The El Royale (20th Century Fox)
C hristopher Markus,Stephen McFeely - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Christopher McQuarrie - Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Paramount)
Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-Dong - Burning (Well Go USA)
Jordan Peele - Us (Universal Pictures)
Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, John Krasinski - A Quiet Place (Paramount)
S. Craig Zahler - Dragged Across Concrete (Lionsgate / Summit)
Best Film Production Design:
Bill Brzeski - Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ruth De Jong - Us (Universal Pictures)
Rick Heinrichs - Dumbo (Walt Disney Studios)
Gemma Jackson - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Horace Ma Gwong-Wing - Shadows (Well Go USA)
John Myhre - Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Charles Wood - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Best Film Editing:
Jeffrey Ford, Matthew Schmidt- Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
James Herbert - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Nicholas Monsour - Us (Universal Pictures)
Kirk Morri - Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Evan Schiff - John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (Lionsgate / Summit)
Christopher Tellefsen - A Quiet Place (Paramount)
Best Film Costume:
Kym Barrett - Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Leah Butler - Shazam! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Judianna Makovsky - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Chen Minzheng - Shadow (Well Go USA)
Sandy Powell - Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Michael Wilkinson - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Best Film Make-Up:
John Blake, Brian Sipe - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Judy Chin,Mike Marino - The Dead Don’t Die (Focus Features)
Bill Corso - Destroyer (Mirror / Annapurna Pictures)
Lisa Love, Tate Steiniek - Dragged Across Concrete (Lionsgate / Summit)
Tristan Versluis, Naomi Dunne, Duncan Jarman - Overlord (Paramount)
Annick Chartier, Adrien Morot - Pet Sematary (Paramount)
Mark Coulier, Fernanda Perez - Suspiria (Amazon)
Best Film Music:
Danny Elfman - Dumbo (Walt Disney Pictures)
Bear McCreary - Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Warner Bros. / Legendary)
Alan Menken - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Marc Shaiman - Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Alan Silvestri - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Alan Silvestri - Ready Player One
Best Film Special/Visual Effects:
A Quiet Place (Paramount)
Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Warner Bros. / Legendary)
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Paramount)
Ready Player One (Warner Bros.)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony Pictures)
Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release
Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Avengers: Infinity War (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Captain Marvel (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Shazam! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony / Marvel Studios)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)
Best Science Fiction Film Release:
Alita: Battle Angel (20th Century Fox)
Bumblebee (Paramount)
Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom (Universal Pictures)
Ready Player One (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios)
Sorry to Bother You (Mirror Releasing – Annapurna Pictures)
Upgrade (BH Tilt)
Best Fantasy Film Release:
Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Dumbo (Walt Disney Studios)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Warner Bros. / Legendary Pictures)
Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Toy Story 4 (Pixar Animation / Walt Disney Studios)
Yesterday (Universal Pictures)
Best Horror Film Release:
The Dead Don’t Die (Focus Features)
Halloween (Universal Pictures)
Hereditary (A24)
Overlord (Paramount)
Pet Sematary (Paramount)
A Quiet Place (Paramount)
Us (Universal Pictures)
Best Action / Adventure Film Release:
Cold Pursuit (Lionsgate / Summit)
Escape Room (Columbia Pictures/Sony)
Glass (Universal)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (Lionsgate / Summit)
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Paramount)
Skyscraper (Universal Pictures)
Best Thriller Film Release:
Bad Samaritan (Electric Entertainment)
Bad Times at The El Royale (20th Century Fox)
Destroyer (Mirror / Annapurna Pictures)
Dragged Across Concrete (Lionsgate / Summit)
Greta (Focus Features)
Ma (Universal Pictures)
Searching (Sony Pictures)
Best Animated Film Release:
The Grinch (Universal Pictures)
How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World (Universal Pictures)
The Incredibles 2 (Pixar Animation / Walt Disney Studios)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (Walt Disney Studios)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)
Toy Story 4 (Walt Disney Studios)
Best Independent Film Release:
American Animals (The Orchard)
Anna and the Apocalypse (Orion Pictures)
The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The Bigfoot (RLJ Entertainment)
Mandy (RLJ Entertainment)
Ophelia (IFC Films)
Summer of 84 (Gunpowder & Sky)
Tomorrow Man (Bleecker St.)
Best International Film Release:
Aniara (Magnet / Magnolia Pictures)
Border (Neon)
Burning (Well Go USA)
Ghost Stories (IFC Films)
The Guilty (Magnolia Pictures)
Shadow (Well Go USA)
Best Actor in a Film:
Jeff Bridges - Bad Times at The El Royale (20th Century Fox)
Nicolas Cage - Mandy (RLJ Entertainment)
Tom Cruise - Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Paramount)
Chris Evans - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Robert Downey Jr. - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Mel Gibson - Dragged Across Concrete (Lionsgate / Summit)
Keanu Reeves - John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (Lionsgate / Summit)
Best Actress in a Film:
Emily Blunt - Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Toni Collette - Hereditary (A24)
Jamie Lee Curtis - Halloween (Universal)
Nicole Kidman - Destroyer (Mirror / Annapurna Pictures)
Brie Larson - Captain Marvel (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Lupita Nyong’o - Us (Universal Pictures)
Octavia Spencer - Ma (Universal Pictures)
Best Supporting Actor in a Film:
Josh Brolin - Avengers: Infinity War (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
John Lithgow - Pet Sematary (Paramount)
Lin-Manuel Miranda - Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Lewis Pullman - Bad Times at The El Royale (20th Century Fox)
Jeremy Renner - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Will Smith - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Steven Yeun - Burning (Well Go USA)
Best Supporting Actress in a Film:
Cynthia Erivo - Bad Times at The El Royale (20th Century Fox)
Karen Gillan - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Amber Heard - Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Scarlett Johansson - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Naomi Scott - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Hailee Steinfeld - Bumblebee (Paramount)
Zendaya - Spider-Man: Far From Home (Marvel / Sony Studios)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor:
Evan Alex - Us (Universal Pictures)
Asher Angel - Shazam! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Millie Bobby Brown - Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Warner Bros. / Legendary)
Jack Dylan Grazer - Shazam! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Tom Holland - Spider-Man: Far From Home (Marvel / Sony Pictures)
Shahadi Wright Joseph - Us (Universal Pictures)
Millicent Simmonds - A Quiet Place (Paramount)
Best Film Director:
Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck - Captain Marvel (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Karyn Kusama - Destroyer (Mirror / Annapurna Pictures)
Jordan Peele - Us (Universal Pictures)
Guy Ritchie - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Steven Spielberg - Ready Player One (Warner Bros. Pictures)
James Wan- Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Zhang Yimou - Shadow (Well Go USA)
Best Film Screenplay:
Drew Goddard - Bad Times at The El Royale (20th Century Fox)
C hristopher Markus,Stephen McFeely - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Christopher McQuarrie - Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Paramount)
Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-Dong - Burning (Well Go USA)
Jordan Peele - Us (Universal Pictures)
Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, John Krasinski - A Quiet Place (Paramount)
S. Craig Zahler - Dragged Across Concrete (Lionsgate / Summit)
Best Film Production Design:
Bill Brzeski - Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ruth De Jong - Us (Universal Pictures)
Rick Heinrichs - Dumbo (Walt Disney Studios)
Gemma Jackson - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Horace Ma Gwong-Wing - Shadows (Well Go USA)
John Myhre - Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Charles Wood - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Best Film Editing:
Jeffrey Ford, Matthew Schmidt- Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
James Herbert - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Nicholas Monsour - Us (Universal Pictures)
Kirk Morri - Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Evan Schiff - John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (Lionsgate / Summit)
Christopher Tellefsen - A Quiet Place (Paramount)
Best Film Costume:
Kym Barrett - Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Leah Butler - Shazam! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Judianna Makovsky - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Chen Minzheng - Shadow (Well Go USA)
Sandy Powell - Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Michael Wilkinson - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Best Film Make-Up:
John Blake, Brian Sipe - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Judy Chin,Mike Marino - The Dead Don’t Die (Focus Features)
Bill Corso - Destroyer (Mirror / Annapurna Pictures)
Lisa Love, Tate Steiniek - Dragged Across Concrete (Lionsgate / Summit)
Tristan Versluis, Naomi Dunne, Duncan Jarman - Overlord (Paramount)
Annick Chartier, Adrien Morot - Pet Sematary (Paramount)
Mark Coulier, Fernanda Perez - Suspiria (Amazon)
Best Film Music:
Danny Elfman - Dumbo (Walt Disney Pictures)
Bear McCreary - Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Warner Bros. / Legendary)
Alan Menken - Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Marc Shaiman - Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
Alan Silvestri - Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Alan Silvestri - Ready Player One
Best Film Special/Visual Effects:
A Quiet Place (Paramount)
Aladdin (Walt Disney Studios)
Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Warner Bros. / Legendary)
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Paramount)
Ready Player One (Warner Bros.)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony Pictures)
Monday, July 15, 2019
2019 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Final List
Best Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Game of Thrones
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
Succession
This is Us
Best Comedy Series
Barry
Fleabag
GLOW
The Good Place
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Veep
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown "This is Us"
Jason Bateman "Ozark"
Kit Harington "Game of Thrones"
Richard Madden "Bodyguard"
Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul"
Billy Porter "Pose"
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski "The Good Fight"
Emilia Clarke "Game of Thrones"
Jodi Comer "Killing Eve"
Laura Linney "Ozark"
Sandra Oh "Killing Eve"
Julia Roberts "Homecoming"
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson "black-ish"
Don Cheadle "Black Monday"
Ted Danson "The Good Place"
Michael Douglas "The Kominsky Method"
Bill Hader "Barry"
Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory"
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon "Better Things"
Rachel Brosnahan "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Allison Janney "Mom"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep"
Lily Tomlin "Grace and Frankie"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag"
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks "Better Call Saul"
Bobby Cannavale "Homecoming"
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau "Game of Thrones"
Kiernan Culkin "Succession"
Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
Peter Mullan "Ozark"
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gwendoline Christie "Game of Thrones"
Julia Garner "Ozark"
Lena Headey "Game of Thrones"
Rhea Seehorn "Better Call Saul"
Fiona Shaw "Killing Eve"
Maisie Williams "Game of Thrones"
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alan Arkin "The Kominsky Method"
Tituss Burgess "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Tony Hale "Veep"
Tony Shalhoub "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Matt Walsh "Veep"
Henry Winkler "Barry"
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Aidy Bryant "Saturday Night Live"
Anna Chlumsky "Veep"
Olivia Colman "Fleabag"
Betty Gilpin "GLOW"
Kate McKinnon "Saturday Night Live"
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Tituss Burgess "The Good Fight"
James Cromwell "Sucession"
Ron Cephas Jones "This is Us"
Michael McKean "Better Call Saul"
Christopher Meloni "Pose"
Bradley Whitford "The Handmaid's Tale"
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Connie Britton "American Horror Story: Apocalypse"
Cherry Jones "The Handmaid's Tale"
Jessica Lange "American Horror Story: Apocalypse"
Phylicia Rashad "This is Us"
Cicely Tyson "How to Get Away with Murder"
Carice van Houten "Game of Thrones"
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Danny DeVito "The Kominsky Method"
Peter MacNicol "Veep"
Lin-Manuel Miranda "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
John Mulaney "Saturday Night Live"
Bob Newhart "The Big Bang Theory"
Adam Sandler "Saturday Night Live"
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Christine Baranksi "The Big Bang Theory"
Cate Blanchett "Documentary Now"
Jane Lynch "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Sandra Oh "Saturday Night Live"
Maya Rudolph "The Good Place"
Wanda Sykes "black-ish"
Best Limited Series
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Objects
When They See Us
Best Television Movie
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Brexit
Deadwood: The Movie
King Lear
Native Son
Best Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Mahershala Ali "True Detective"
Benicio Del Toro "Escape at Dannemora"
Hugh Grant "A Very English Scandal"
Jared Harris "Chernobyl"
Jharrel Jerome "When They See Us"
Sam Rockwell "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Amy Adams "Sharp Objects"
Patricia Arquette "Escape at Dannemora"
Connie Britton "Dirty John"
Joey King "The Act"
Niecy Nash "When They See Us"
Michelle Williams "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Norbert Leo Butz "Fosse/Verdon"
George Clooney "Catch-22"
Paul Dano "Escape at Dannemora"
Stellan Skarsgard "Chernobyl"
Ben Whishaw "A Very English Scandal"
Michael Kenneth Williams "When They See Us"
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Patricia Arquette "The Act"
Patricia Clarkson "Sharp Objects"
George Clooney "Catch-22"
Carmen Ejogo "True Detective"
Vera Farmiga "When They See Us"
Eliza Scanlan "Sharp Objects"
Emily Watson "Chernobyl"
Best Reality Competition Series
The Amazing Race
America's Got Talent: The Champions
American Ninja Warrior
RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Best Reality Host
W. Kamau Bell "United Shades of America"
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van Ness "Queer Eye"
RuPaul Charles "RuPaul's Drag Race"
Ellen DeGeneres "Ellen's Game of Games"
Jane Lynch "Hollywood Game Night"
Best Variety Talk Series
Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Late Night with James Corden
Late Night with Stephen Colbert
Best Variety Sketch Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Documentary Now
Drunk History
Saturday Night Live
Tracey Ullman's Show
Who is America
Better Call Saul
Game of Thrones
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
Succession
This is Us
Best Comedy Series
Barry
Fleabag
GLOW
The Good Place
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Veep
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown "This is Us"
Jason Bateman "Ozark"
Kit Harington "Game of Thrones"
Richard Madden "Bodyguard"
Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul"
Billy Porter "Pose"
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski "The Good Fight"
Emilia Clarke "Game of Thrones"
Jodi Comer "Killing Eve"
Laura Linney "Ozark"
Sandra Oh "Killing Eve"
Julia Roberts "Homecoming"
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson "black-ish"
Don Cheadle "Black Monday"
Ted Danson "The Good Place"
Michael Douglas "The Kominsky Method"
Bill Hader "Barry"
Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory"
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon "Better Things"
Rachel Brosnahan "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Allison Janney "Mom"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep"
Lily Tomlin "Grace and Frankie"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag"
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks "Better Call Saul"
Bobby Cannavale "Homecoming"
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau "Game of Thrones"
Kiernan Culkin "Succession"
Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
Peter Mullan "Ozark"
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gwendoline Christie "Game of Thrones"
Julia Garner "Ozark"
Lena Headey "Game of Thrones"
Rhea Seehorn "Better Call Saul"
Fiona Shaw "Killing Eve"
Maisie Williams "Game of Thrones"
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alan Arkin "The Kominsky Method"
Tituss Burgess "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Tony Hale "Veep"
Tony Shalhoub "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Matt Walsh "Veep"
Henry Winkler "Barry"
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Aidy Bryant "Saturday Night Live"
Anna Chlumsky "Veep"
Olivia Colman "Fleabag"
Betty Gilpin "GLOW"
Kate McKinnon "Saturday Night Live"
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Tituss Burgess "The Good Fight"
James Cromwell "Sucession"
Ron Cephas Jones "This is Us"
Michael McKean "Better Call Saul"
Christopher Meloni "Pose"
Bradley Whitford "The Handmaid's Tale"
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Connie Britton "American Horror Story: Apocalypse"
Cherry Jones "The Handmaid's Tale"
Jessica Lange "American Horror Story: Apocalypse"
Phylicia Rashad "This is Us"
Cicely Tyson "How to Get Away with Murder"
Carice van Houten "Game of Thrones"
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Danny DeVito "The Kominsky Method"
Peter MacNicol "Veep"
Lin-Manuel Miranda "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
John Mulaney "Saturday Night Live"
Bob Newhart "The Big Bang Theory"
Adam Sandler "Saturday Night Live"
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Christine Baranksi "The Big Bang Theory"
Cate Blanchett "Documentary Now"
Jane Lynch "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Sandra Oh "Saturday Night Live"
Maya Rudolph "The Good Place"
Wanda Sykes "black-ish"
Best Limited Series
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Objects
When They See Us
Best Television Movie
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Brexit
Deadwood: The Movie
King Lear
Native Son
Best Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Mahershala Ali "True Detective"
Benicio Del Toro "Escape at Dannemora"
Hugh Grant "A Very English Scandal"
Jared Harris "Chernobyl"
Jharrel Jerome "When They See Us"
Sam Rockwell "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Amy Adams "Sharp Objects"
Patricia Arquette "Escape at Dannemora"
Connie Britton "Dirty John"
Joey King "The Act"
Niecy Nash "When They See Us"
Michelle Williams "Fosse/Verdon"
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Norbert Leo Butz "Fosse/Verdon"
George Clooney "Catch-22"
Paul Dano "Escape at Dannemora"
Stellan Skarsgard "Chernobyl"
Ben Whishaw "A Very English Scandal"
Michael Kenneth Williams "When They See Us"
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Patricia Arquette "The Act"
Patricia Clarkson "Sharp Objects"
George Clooney "Catch-22"
Carmen Ejogo "True Detective"
Vera Farmiga "When They See Us"
Eliza Scanlan "Sharp Objects"
Emily Watson "Chernobyl"
Best Reality Competition Series
The Amazing Race
America's Got Talent: The Champions
American Ninja Warrior
RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Best Reality Host
W. Kamau Bell "United Shades of America"
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van Ness "Queer Eye"
RuPaul Charles "RuPaul's Drag Race"
Ellen DeGeneres "Ellen's Game of Games"
Jane Lynch "Hollywood Game Night"
Best Variety Talk Series
Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Late Night with James Corden
Late Night with Stephen Colbert
Best Variety Sketch Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Documentary Now
Drunk History
Saturday Night Live
Tracey Ullman's Show
Who is America
Sunday, July 14, 2019
2019 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Best Drama Series
2019 Nomination Predictions
Better Call Saul
Game of Thrones
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
Succession
This is Us
Other Contenders - Homecoming, Bodyguard, The Good Fight, Billions, House of Cards
Commentary - With Stranger Things, The Crown, The Handmaid's Tale, and Westworld all missing the deadline, and The Americans ending. There are a whopping five slots up for grabs. I fully believe that Game of Thrones and This is Us will return to the race, as will Better Call Saul, which missed out on last year's race. I also fully believe that next season's lineup will once again do a complete turnover. So the other four slots. Ozark had some big key nominations last year, and did very well in the winter guilds. It is peaking at just the right time and should make it in. Killing Eve was the hit of last season, but Emmy voters largely ignored it. This season was nowhere near as well-received, but still has enough heat to make it in the race. Pose was borderline, but the second season is currently on FX with rave reviews and tons of positive buzz. That has only helped its case. Finally, I think HBO has played its cards right with Succession, which got some key winter guild nods. But I think it is the weak link. Homecoming should be nominated, and we should not discount Amazon, but its buzz has muted since its premiere. The same thing for Bodyguard, and once again, don't discount Netflix. Finally, I think The Good Fight is the wildcard here. It deserves to be nominated, and The Good Wife was always an Emmy favorite. I think it could sneak in.
Better Call Saul
Game of Thrones
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
Succession
This is Us
Other Contenders - Homecoming, Bodyguard, The Good Fight, Billions, House of Cards
Commentary - With Stranger Things, The Crown, The Handmaid's Tale, and Westworld all missing the deadline, and The Americans ending. There are a whopping five slots up for grabs. I fully believe that Game of Thrones and This is Us will return to the race, as will Better Call Saul, which missed out on last year's race. I also fully believe that next season's lineup will once again do a complete turnover. So the other four slots. Ozark had some big key nominations last year, and did very well in the winter guilds. It is peaking at just the right time and should make it in. Killing Eve was the hit of last season, but Emmy voters largely ignored it. This season was nowhere near as well-received, but still has enough heat to make it in the race. Pose was borderline, but the second season is currently on FX with rave reviews and tons of positive buzz. That has only helped its case. Finally, I think HBO has played its cards right with Succession, which got some key winter guild nods. But I think it is the weak link. Homecoming should be nominated, and we should not discount Amazon, but its buzz has muted since its premiere. The same thing for Bodyguard, and once again, don't discount Netflix. Finally, I think The Good Fight is the wildcard here. It deserves to be nominated, and The Good Wife was always an Emmy favorite. I think it could sneak in.
Saturday, July 13, 2019
2019 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Best Comedy Series
2019 Nomination Predictions
Barry
Fleabag
GLOW
The Good Place
The Kominski Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Veep
Other Contenders - black-ish, Russian Doll, Will & Grace, Schitt's Creek, Better Things, Insecure, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Big Bang Theory, Ramy, Dead to Me, Modern Family
Commentary - This is such a tough race. I feel like the battle for the prize is between Veep, Barry, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and until nominations come out and we see the totality of the race, I'm really not sure who is the front runner. After doing so well with the winter guilds, I think The Kominsky Method, which features acting legends Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin, and is from the legendary Chuck Lorre will easily take a slot. But beyond those four, I think it is a wide open race. I think that the extraordinary buzz that Fleabag is getting right now is the stuff Emmys are made of. The press has been overwhelmingly positive, and it is the last time to reward the show. I think it makes it in. GLOW did not do as well last year as people were predicting, and I was close to leaving it out. But it did well at WGA, SAG, and PGA this winter, and clearly there is still a lot of industry love for the show. Finally, The Good Place's awards prospects have been rising for years, and it seems on the cusp of finally making the cut. But it has to deal with black-ish, which has gotten in several years in a row, and with Russian Doll, which is the hot new item at Netflix. I also think there is competition from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which has never missed a nomination, The Big Bang Theory's final season, and outside contenders like Schitt's Creek, Insecure, Better Things, Ramy, Dead to Me, and Will & Grace.
Barry
Fleabag
GLOW
The Good Place
The Kominski Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Veep
Other Contenders - black-ish, Russian Doll, Will & Grace, Schitt's Creek, Better Things, Insecure, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Big Bang Theory, Ramy, Dead to Me, Modern Family
Commentary - This is such a tough race. I feel like the battle for the prize is between Veep, Barry, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and until nominations come out and we see the totality of the race, I'm really not sure who is the front runner. After doing so well with the winter guilds, I think The Kominsky Method, which features acting legends Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin, and is from the legendary Chuck Lorre will easily take a slot. But beyond those four, I think it is a wide open race. I think that the extraordinary buzz that Fleabag is getting right now is the stuff Emmys are made of. The press has been overwhelmingly positive, and it is the last time to reward the show. I think it makes it in. GLOW did not do as well last year as people were predicting, and I was close to leaving it out. But it did well at WGA, SAG, and PGA this winter, and clearly there is still a lot of industry love for the show. Finally, The Good Place's awards prospects have been rising for years, and it seems on the cusp of finally making the cut. But it has to deal with black-ish, which has gotten in several years in a row, and with Russian Doll, which is the hot new item at Netflix. I also think there is competition from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which has never missed a nomination, The Big Bang Theory's final season, and outside contenders like Schitt's Creek, Insecure, Better Things, Ramy, Dead to Me, and Will & Grace.
Friday, July 12, 2019
Celebrating a Decade of The Awards Psychic: Top 100 Films of 2009-2019, Part I
100. City Island (2009) - No one else would ever list this film as one of the best. It is an underrated comedy gem that came and went with little fanfare. But to this day, I still pop it in every once and a while just to watch it again. It features a top-notch cast including Andy Garcia, Emily Mortimer, Alan Arkin, Julianna Margulies, and Ezra Miller. It is a quick, funny look at families, and the secrets that they keep. It clips at a nice pace, has a sharp script, and has some memorable lines. My personal favorite has always been, "Every busy city needs and island of peace, just as every busy soul needs a place of repose". Because, despite all the chaos in this film, at the end there is peace, honesty, community, and it leaves you feeling that no matter how dysfunctional you are, or your family is, or you friends are, that there is hope out there for peace and repose. I like its message, I like its humor, and it has become a personal favorite.
99. How to Train Your Dragon, 1-3 (2010-2019) - It never quite got the respect or the awards, or even the box office as other animated film sagas, but the three How to Train Your Dragon films always deserved more. Beautifully animated adventures with riveting action and colorful characters, How to Train Your Dragon showed us the technical possibilities of animated film. Even more impressive, it managed to almost match Pixar's affinity for heart-tugging emotional story lines, beautifully constructed character growth, and feel-good finales about family, friendship, and acceptance. I think we will look back years from now, and maybe finally recognize just how good this trilogy was, and how much impact on animated film it made.
98. American Honey (2016) - Andrea Arnold's sprawling epic about wayward teenagers piled into a van, traveling cross-country, swindling people's money, doing drugs, drinking, having sex, falling in love, is an interesting look at a slice of Americana. At a whopping 2 hours and 43 minutes, American Honey is an often frustrating exercise, where many of the moments don't really work. But when they do, it is a vastly engaging, haunting, and honest portrayal of young life in poverty. Two things keep it afloat. One is the young Sasha Lane in her breakout role. She is mesmerizing on screen, and not for one moment do you get the sense that this was her film debut. The other piece of the puzzle is Andrea Arnold. I think she purposely lets the film go off course in key moments, because it gives her a chance to correct it spectacularly. This is a film without a destination. It is a film that is rooted in its wayward journey. With Arnold at the helm, it is worth taking the journey. And when the whole cast starts breaking into Lady Antebellum's American Honey, after the film's emotional climax, with Star's (Lane) face in agony, you instantly understand the film's purpose, and you have nothing but respect for the story it tells.
97. Easy A (2010) - Easy A will never reach the cult status of high school comedies like Clueless and Mean Girls, but it deserves to be the in the same conversation. The film knows that it is diving into familiar territory, and like Mean Girls and Clueless, it understands that to stand out from the crowd, you have to be willing to make fun of yourself and try new things. The mean girl is a Christian fundamentalist with a crusader complex. The central story line is the revealing way that sex in high school can act as a status symbol, and a weapon. The parents are hip, funny, and willing to let their kids learn the lessons the hard way. Most importantly, the classic tropes and 80's references are done with wink and a smile. These are just a few of the ways that Easy A managed to be a refreshing and wickedly funny film, and a distinct entry into a well-worn genre. This is on top of top-notch writing, and an incredible cast led by the magnetic Emma Stone. This was her huge breakout leading role that rocketed her to stardom. After seeing her performance, I knew she was going to be someone to watch for years to come. And boy, was I right.
96. 21 Jump Street (2012) - I had zero expectations going into 21 Jump Street. A film based on a so-so 1980's crime drama, starring Channing Tatum? Not normally my style. So I was dragged to the theater with some college friends. I have never laughed as hard in a theater as I did watching this film. I was literally crying and my stomach hurt because it was just non-stop laughs. It totally parodied the original series (including having a cameo from original cast members), it totally wrote in character cliches, then made them a part of the humor. I vividly remember a reviewer who was totally disappointed that Ice Cube plays a stereotypical angry black character in the film. I don't remember who wrote that review, but I remember at the time literally launching into laughter. Clearly the reviewer missed the entire scene where Ice Cube's character makes fun of the fact that he is being portrayed as a stereotype. They knew what they were doing, they were working to flip all of those stereotypes of the crime drama and turn them into a parody and comedy gold. They were making fun of all of those stereotypes. It was a bold idea, it should not have worked, but it did, thanks to the dynamic duo of Lord and Miller. They also made me believe that Channing Tatum was actually a good actor. All he needed was to a comedy to show his talents. Combined with Jonah Hill, they became a hilarious duo that sold 21 Jump Street as a top-notch comedy.
95. Obvious Child (2014) - Making a comedy about abortion does not sound like a recipe for success. Especially since you know that half of your audience will immediately abandon seeing the movie based on their beliefs of this controversial issue. Basically, what the filmmakers decided to do was to take a simple romantic comedy premise and turn it on its head. Of course, the abortion story line in an of itself, is a twist, that brings some darkness, and also some emotional heft to the proceedings. But the real twist is Jenny Slate. Her stand up routines within the film, her quirk energy, her great chemistry with co-star Jake Lacy, and her immeasurable charm take this rom-com to the next level, and make you believe not only the romance and humor, but the pain as well. It was a breakout performance of a wonderful comedic talent.
94. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) - I will simply quote my commentary from when it won Best Animated Film this year: I was all ready to reward Incredibles 2, which I thought was a highly successful and emotionally resonant sequel. Then came Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. It is beautifully animated, funny, warm, and just a ball of energy and fun. Lord and Miller bring an energy and freshness to the superhero genre, and it quickly became my favorite animated film of the year.
93. The Souvenir (2019) - My second favorite film from the first half of 2019. Once again, I will simply recycle my thoughts from when I awarded the director Joanna Hogg with my Best Director honor at the Halfway Awards: I didn't want to walk away from this halfway recognition without rewarding The Souvenir. I credit its success to Joanna Hogg's incredibly personal, experimental, and visionary direction which shows us what an talent she is. The success was so great, that a part two is in the works. I can't wait to see it.
92. Silver Linings Playbook (2012) - Of the David O. Russell films that came out in the last decade, this is the one that still holds up. I ranked American Hustle really high at my year-end awards, but over time, it has not held up well. However, a recent re-watch of Silver Linings Playbook felt as fierce, funny, and emotionally complex as the first time I saw it. Led by a quad of fantastic performances from Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Jackie Weaver, and Robert DeNiro, and a great script from Russell, perfectly capture the humor, heartbreak, messiness, and complexity of Matthew Quick's novel.
91. Girl's Trip (2017) - This is basically a movie about a bachelorette party. It's raunchy, filthy, wildly hilarious, and filled with classic comedy movie gags. So what makes this rise from a fun film, to one of the best? Four names: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tiffany Haddish. The chemistry, perfect comedic timing, and talent of these four women is something to behold. Particularly when it comes to Haddish. She is now a full-fledged movie star, television star, and comedian, and is one of the most popular comediennes in the world. That is because her amazingly funny, bold, and raucous breakthrough role in Girls Trip was so memorable.
99. How to Train Your Dragon, 1-3 (2010-2019) - It never quite got the respect or the awards, or even the box office as other animated film sagas, but the three How to Train Your Dragon films always deserved more. Beautifully animated adventures with riveting action and colorful characters, How to Train Your Dragon showed us the technical possibilities of animated film. Even more impressive, it managed to almost match Pixar's affinity for heart-tugging emotional story lines, beautifully constructed character growth, and feel-good finales about family, friendship, and acceptance. I think we will look back years from now, and maybe finally recognize just how good this trilogy was, and how much impact on animated film it made.
98. American Honey (2016) - Andrea Arnold's sprawling epic about wayward teenagers piled into a van, traveling cross-country, swindling people's money, doing drugs, drinking, having sex, falling in love, is an interesting look at a slice of Americana. At a whopping 2 hours and 43 minutes, American Honey is an often frustrating exercise, where many of the moments don't really work. But when they do, it is a vastly engaging, haunting, and honest portrayal of young life in poverty. Two things keep it afloat. One is the young Sasha Lane in her breakout role. She is mesmerizing on screen, and not for one moment do you get the sense that this was her film debut. The other piece of the puzzle is Andrea Arnold. I think she purposely lets the film go off course in key moments, because it gives her a chance to correct it spectacularly. This is a film without a destination. It is a film that is rooted in its wayward journey. With Arnold at the helm, it is worth taking the journey. And when the whole cast starts breaking into Lady Antebellum's American Honey, after the film's emotional climax, with Star's (Lane) face in agony, you instantly understand the film's purpose, and you have nothing but respect for the story it tells.
97. Easy A (2010) - Easy A will never reach the cult status of high school comedies like Clueless and Mean Girls, but it deserves to be the in the same conversation. The film knows that it is diving into familiar territory, and like Mean Girls and Clueless, it understands that to stand out from the crowd, you have to be willing to make fun of yourself and try new things. The mean girl is a Christian fundamentalist with a crusader complex. The central story line is the revealing way that sex in high school can act as a status symbol, and a weapon. The parents are hip, funny, and willing to let their kids learn the lessons the hard way. Most importantly, the classic tropes and 80's references are done with wink and a smile. These are just a few of the ways that Easy A managed to be a refreshing and wickedly funny film, and a distinct entry into a well-worn genre. This is on top of top-notch writing, and an incredible cast led by the magnetic Emma Stone. This was her huge breakout leading role that rocketed her to stardom. After seeing her performance, I knew she was going to be someone to watch for years to come. And boy, was I right.
96. 21 Jump Street (2012) - I had zero expectations going into 21 Jump Street. A film based on a so-so 1980's crime drama, starring Channing Tatum? Not normally my style. So I was dragged to the theater with some college friends. I have never laughed as hard in a theater as I did watching this film. I was literally crying and my stomach hurt because it was just non-stop laughs. It totally parodied the original series (including having a cameo from original cast members), it totally wrote in character cliches, then made them a part of the humor. I vividly remember a reviewer who was totally disappointed that Ice Cube plays a stereotypical angry black character in the film. I don't remember who wrote that review, but I remember at the time literally launching into laughter. Clearly the reviewer missed the entire scene where Ice Cube's character makes fun of the fact that he is being portrayed as a stereotype. They knew what they were doing, they were working to flip all of those stereotypes of the crime drama and turn them into a parody and comedy gold. They were making fun of all of those stereotypes. It was a bold idea, it should not have worked, but it did, thanks to the dynamic duo of Lord and Miller. They also made me believe that Channing Tatum was actually a good actor. All he needed was to a comedy to show his talents. Combined with Jonah Hill, they became a hilarious duo that sold 21 Jump Street as a top-notch comedy.
95. Obvious Child (2014) - Making a comedy about abortion does not sound like a recipe for success. Especially since you know that half of your audience will immediately abandon seeing the movie based on their beliefs of this controversial issue. Basically, what the filmmakers decided to do was to take a simple romantic comedy premise and turn it on its head. Of course, the abortion story line in an of itself, is a twist, that brings some darkness, and also some emotional heft to the proceedings. But the real twist is Jenny Slate. Her stand up routines within the film, her quirk energy, her great chemistry with co-star Jake Lacy, and her immeasurable charm take this rom-com to the next level, and make you believe not only the romance and humor, but the pain as well. It was a breakout performance of a wonderful comedic talent.
94. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) - I will simply quote my commentary from when it won Best Animated Film this year: I was all ready to reward Incredibles 2, which I thought was a highly successful and emotionally resonant sequel. Then came Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. It is beautifully animated, funny, warm, and just a ball of energy and fun. Lord and Miller bring an energy and freshness to the superhero genre, and it quickly became my favorite animated film of the year.
93. The Souvenir (2019) - My second favorite film from the first half of 2019. Once again, I will simply recycle my thoughts from when I awarded the director Joanna Hogg with my Best Director honor at the Halfway Awards: I didn't want to walk away from this halfway recognition without rewarding The Souvenir. I credit its success to Joanna Hogg's incredibly personal, experimental, and visionary direction which shows us what an talent she is. The success was so great, that a part two is in the works. I can't wait to see it.
92. Silver Linings Playbook (2012) - Of the David O. Russell films that came out in the last decade, this is the one that still holds up. I ranked American Hustle really high at my year-end awards, but over time, it has not held up well. However, a recent re-watch of Silver Linings Playbook felt as fierce, funny, and emotionally complex as the first time I saw it. Led by a quad of fantastic performances from Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Jackie Weaver, and Robert DeNiro, and a great script from Russell, perfectly capture the humor, heartbreak, messiness, and complexity of Matthew Quick's novel.
91. Girl's Trip (2017) - This is basically a movie about a bachelorette party. It's raunchy, filthy, wildly hilarious, and filled with classic comedy movie gags. So what makes this rise from a fun film, to one of the best? Four names: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tiffany Haddish. The chemistry, perfect comedic timing, and talent of these four women is something to behold. Particularly when it comes to Haddish. She is now a full-fledged movie star, television star, and comedian, and is one of the most popular comediennes in the world. That is because her amazingly funny, bold, and raucous breakthrough role in Girls Trip was so memorable.
2019 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Best Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy Nomination Predictions
Jason Bateman "Ozark"
Sterling K. Brown "This is Us"
Kit Harington "Game of Thrones"
Richard Madden "Bodyguard"
Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul"
Billy Porter "Pose"
Other Contenders - Brian Cox "Succession", Milo Ventimiglia "This is Us", Stephan James "Homecoming"
Commentary - So Jason Bateman, after his SAG win comes into this race with a lot of heat, especially with its rise in Emmy prospects after doing so well in the winter guild awards. I was really hoping this would be Bob Odenkirk's year. He has the best shot he has ever had, if he can withstand the onslaught of newcomers. Sterling K. Brown is still so beloved, he's in, although I think this is the year that Milo Ventimiglia drops out of the race. Billy Porter is not only great in Pose, whose second season is earning raves and buzz right in the thick of Emmy voting, but he is also becoming a style and pop culture icon, which is helping his Emmy chances. Richard Madden is fantastic in Bodyguard, and won the Golden Globe earlier this year. Finally, I think that despite Game of Thrones backlash, that Kit Harington is going to ride a wave of the powerhouse to another Emmy nomination. But, he is vulnerable with Ventimiglia, Brian Cox, and Stephan James all waiting to take his slot.
Jason Bateman "Ozark"
Sterling K. Brown "This is Us"
Kit Harington "Game of Thrones"
Richard Madden "Bodyguard"
Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul"
Billy Porter "Pose"
Other Contenders - Brian Cox "Succession", Milo Ventimiglia "This is Us", Stephan James "Homecoming"
Commentary - So Jason Bateman, after his SAG win comes into this race with a lot of heat, especially with its rise in Emmy prospects after doing so well in the winter guild awards. I was really hoping this would be Bob Odenkirk's year. He has the best shot he has ever had, if he can withstand the onslaught of newcomers. Sterling K. Brown is still so beloved, he's in, although I think this is the year that Milo Ventimiglia drops out of the race. Billy Porter is not only great in Pose, whose second season is earning raves and buzz right in the thick of Emmy voting, but he is also becoming a style and pop culture icon, which is helping his Emmy chances. Richard Madden is fantastic in Bodyguard, and won the Golden Globe earlier this year. Finally, I think that despite Game of Thrones backlash, that Kit Harington is going to ride a wave of the powerhouse to another Emmy nomination. But, he is vulnerable with Ventimiglia, Brian Cox, and Stephan James all waiting to take his slot.
Celebrating a Decade of the Awards Psychic: Top 100 Films of 2009-2019 - Intro
So, as of today, I have been writing this blog for a decade. On July 12, 2009, I launched The Awards Psychic. For now a decade, it has been my place to write, rant, mess up, and launch a passion of mine. A lot has happened in the last ten years. I graduated from college, then started my career, got several promotions, went to grad school. Through it all, the highs and the lows, the pain and the triumphs, this blog has been here. It is not the best written, I don't make any money off of it, and my awards predictions are often wrong. But when you look back at this blog's growth, its changes, its ups and downs, it is a perfect representation of me, the person, me the librarian, me the blogger. I love it, and I cannot wait to spend ten more years with you, and ten more after that. To kick off this celebration, I am publishing my Top 100 Films of 2009-2019 (July 12th - July 12th). Disclaimer, I have not seen The Farewell yet, so really its July 12th through July 11th. These are my personal favorites, the films I have liked the best. I hope you enjoy this stroll down memory lane, and I hope you enjoy as we launch together in the next decade of this little blog. Thank you.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
2019 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Best Actress in a Drama Series
2019 Nomination Predictions
Christine Baranski "The Good Fight"
Emilia Clarke "Game of Thrones"
Jodi Comer "Killing Eve"
Laura Linney "Ozark"
Sandra Oh "Killing Eve"
Julia Roberts "Homecoming"
Other Contenders - Robin Wright "House of Cards", Mj Rodriguez "Pose", Mandy Moore "This is Us", Maggie Gyllenhaal "The Deuce", Sarah Paulson "American Horror Story: Apocalypse", Viola Davis "How to Get Away with Murder"
Commentary - I think this race is between Sandra Oh and Laura Linney. Oh has all of the momentum from the winter awards, and Linney is an Emmy favorite. I also think that Jodi Comer will (deservedly) join her co-star this year, for her splashy role in Killing Eve. Emilia Clarke's character may have had the most controversial story line on the final season of Game of Thrones, but no one blames Clarke, who gave it her all. The last two slots are up for grabs. I have Julia Roberts and Christine Baranski based on quality of their shows, name recognition, and awards history. But I wonder about Robin Wright. Will voters simply want to stay away from House of Cards due to its controversy, or will the opposite happen and they will want to reward Wright for stepping up and making sure the series ended? I also wonder about Mj Rodriguez, especially with Season 2 of Pose airing right now to rave reviews. Mandy Moore, Sarah Paulson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Viola Davis will also be ones to look out for come nomination morning.
Christine Baranski "The Good Fight"
Emilia Clarke "Game of Thrones"
Jodi Comer "Killing Eve"
Laura Linney "Ozark"
Sandra Oh "Killing Eve"
Julia Roberts "Homecoming"
Other Contenders - Robin Wright "House of Cards", Mj Rodriguez "Pose", Mandy Moore "This is Us", Maggie Gyllenhaal "The Deuce", Sarah Paulson "American Horror Story: Apocalypse", Viola Davis "How to Get Away with Murder"
Commentary - I think this race is between Sandra Oh and Laura Linney. Oh has all of the momentum from the winter awards, and Linney is an Emmy favorite. I also think that Jodi Comer will (deservedly) join her co-star this year, for her splashy role in Killing Eve. Emilia Clarke's character may have had the most controversial story line on the final season of Game of Thrones, but no one blames Clarke, who gave it her all. The last two slots are up for grabs. I have Julia Roberts and Christine Baranski based on quality of their shows, name recognition, and awards history. But I wonder about Robin Wright. Will voters simply want to stay away from House of Cards due to its controversy, or will the opposite happen and they will want to reward Wright for stepping up and making sure the series ended? I also wonder about Mj Rodriguez, especially with Season 2 of Pose airing right now to rave reviews. Mandy Moore, Sarah Paulson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Viola Davis will also be ones to look out for come nomination morning.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
2019 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Best Actor in a Comedy Series
2019 Nomination Predictions
Anthony Anderson "black-ish"
Don Cheadle "Black Monday"
Ted Danson "The Good Place"
Michael Douglas "The Kominsky Method"
Bill Hader "Barry"
Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory"
Other Contenders - William H. Macy "Shameless", Jim Carrey "Kidding", Ricky Gervais "After Life", Ramy Youssef "Ramy", Sacha Baron Cohen "Who is America", Eugene Levy "Schitt's Creek", Erik McCormack "Will & Grace"
Commentary - So we know Bill Hader and Michael Douglas are going to be battling it out for the top prize here, with the edge probably going to Hader who won last year. I also think that Ted Danson and Anthony Anderson will return for beloved characters and good seasons. The big one I am leaving out is William H. Macy. I was not planning on leaving him out, then I remembered that he missed a nomination at SAG this year, where he has won three times for Shameless. Also, with all of the drama surrounding his wife and his children with this college scandal, it could scare voters away. Also there is the Donald Glover slot. I am picking Don Cheadle, who managed to get nominated over and over again for House of Lies, even when that show was not well-liked across the board. I am also going out on a limb for Jim Parsons. The finale of The Big Bang Theory was well-received, and Parson's monologue at the end was fantastic and emotional. I know he has been out of this race for a few years, but I think he is going to slip back in for one final time. I also think Jimmy Carrey, Ricky Gervais, Ramy Youssef, Sacha Baron Cohen, Eugene Levy, and Erik McCormack could rise as surprise nominees.
2019 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Best Actress in a Comedy Series
2019 Nomination Predictions
Pamela Adlon "Better Things"
Rachel Brosnahan "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Allison Janney "Mom"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep"
Lily Tomlin "Grace and Frankie"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag"
Other Contenders - Natasha Lyonne "Russian Doll", Tracee Ellis Ross "black-ish", Alison Brie "GLOW", Christina Applegate "Dead to Me", Kristen Bell "The Good Place", Issa Rae "Insecure", Catherine O'Hara "Schitt's Creek", Aidy Bryant "Shrill", Jane Fonda "Grace and Frankie", Debra Messing "Will & Grace"
Commentary - There are only two nominations I feel comfortable predicting: Louis-Dreyfus and Brosnahan, and the Emmy will come down to one of those two most likely. Other than that, I think there are four slots up for grabs. I think we all need to remember that in a lot of ways, the Emmys like to repeat. That makes me think that Emmy winners, and beloved veterans Lily Tomlin, Pamela Adlon, and Allison Janney will still have enough goodwill and popularity to make the cut. However, I am willing to mix up on slot. I love Tracee Ellis Ross and Issa Rae, and they both deserve nominations for their work this year. But the buzz for both of those shows is just so much lower this year, than it was last, and there are two newcomers to the race with heat. I think of the two, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the best bet to steal the last slot. Fleabag is hot right now, it has buzz, critical raves, and is in the zeitgeist. Russian Doll is hot as well, but I think Fleabag is more up their alley, and I think it will make the Best Comedy Series cut, whereas I'm not so sure about Russian Doll. Ialso think that Alison Brie, Christina Applegate, Kristen Bell, Catherine O'Hara, Aidy Bryant, Jane Fonda, and Debra Messing are potentials in a deep race with too many talented performers populating the ballot.
Pamela Adlon "Better Things"
Rachel Brosnahan "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Allison Janney "Mom"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep"
Lily Tomlin "Grace and Frankie"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag"
Other Contenders - Natasha Lyonne "Russian Doll", Tracee Ellis Ross "black-ish", Alison Brie "GLOW", Christina Applegate "Dead to Me", Kristen Bell "The Good Place", Issa Rae "Insecure", Catherine O'Hara "Schitt's Creek", Aidy Bryant "Shrill", Jane Fonda "Grace and Frankie", Debra Messing "Will & Grace"
Commentary - There are only two nominations I feel comfortable predicting: Louis-Dreyfus and Brosnahan, and the Emmy will come down to one of those two most likely. Other than that, I think there are four slots up for grabs. I think we all need to remember that in a lot of ways, the Emmys like to repeat. That makes me think that Emmy winners, and beloved veterans Lily Tomlin, Pamela Adlon, and Allison Janney will still have enough goodwill and popularity to make the cut. However, I am willing to mix up on slot. I love Tracee Ellis Ross and Issa Rae, and they both deserve nominations for their work this year. But the buzz for both of those shows is just so much lower this year, than it was last, and there are two newcomers to the race with heat. I think of the two, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the best bet to steal the last slot. Fleabag is hot right now, it has buzz, critical raves, and is in the zeitgeist. Russian Doll is hot as well, but I think Fleabag is more up their alley, and I think it will make the Best Comedy Series cut, whereas I'm not so sure about Russian Doll. Ialso think that Alison Brie, Christina Applegate, Kristen Bell, Catherine O'Hara, Aidy Bryant, Jane Fonda, and Debra Messing are potentials in a deep race with too many talented performers populating the ballot.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
2019 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2019 Nomination Predictions
Jonathan Banks "Better Call Saul"
Bobby Cannavale "Homecoming"
Kieran Culkin "Succession"
Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau "Game of Thrones"
Peter Mullan "Ozark"
Other Contenders - Michael Kelly "House of Cards", Justin Hartley "This is Us", Matthew MacFayden "Succession", Giancarlo Esposito "Better Call Saul"
Commentary - So I think four guys are pretty set. We know the two Game of Thrones guys are probably back in, as is Jonathan Banks. They all have a proven track record with Emmy voters. So does Bobby Cannavale. Homecoming doesn't have a lot of heat, but Cannavale is beloved among the acting branch, and does a great job in the role. The final two slots are interesting. I think Kieran Culkin is going to get in, especially if Succession cracks into Drama Series. I can't think of a show that did that without at least one acting nomination. Michael Kelly is great, and is well-liked, but I think that they have moved on from House of Cards, and are now on the Ozark train, where Emmy nominee Peter Mullan can slip in and take his slot. I also think Justin Hartley could benefit from less competition this year, MacFayden could take the Succession slot or join Culkin in the race, and Giancarlo Esposito is a Breaking Bad fan favorite who might still have a lot of goodwill with voters.
Jonathan Banks "Better Call Saul"
Bobby Cannavale "Homecoming"
Kieran Culkin "Succession"
Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau "Game of Thrones"
Peter Mullan "Ozark"
Other Contenders - Michael Kelly "House of Cards", Justin Hartley "This is Us", Matthew MacFayden "Succession", Giancarlo Esposito "Better Call Saul"
Commentary - So I think four guys are pretty set. We know the two Game of Thrones guys are probably back in, as is Jonathan Banks. They all have a proven track record with Emmy voters. So does Bobby Cannavale. Homecoming doesn't have a lot of heat, but Cannavale is beloved among the acting branch, and does a great job in the role. The final two slots are interesting. I think Kieran Culkin is going to get in, especially if Succession cracks into Drama Series. I can't think of a show that did that without at least one acting nomination. Michael Kelly is great, and is well-liked, but I think that they have moved on from House of Cards, and are now on the Ozark train, where Emmy nominee Peter Mullan can slip in and take his slot. I also think Justin Hartley could benefit from less competition this year, MacFayden could take the Succession slot or join Culkin in the race, and Giancarlo Esposito is a Breaking Bad fan favorite who might still have a lot of goodwill with voters.
Sunday, July 7, 2019
2019 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
2019 Nomination Predictions
Gwendoline Christie "Game of Thrones"
Julia Garner "Ozark"
Lena Headey "Game of Thrones"
Rhea Seehorn "Better Call Saul"
Susan Kelechi Watson "This is Us"
Maisie Williams "Game of Thrones"
Other Contenders - Fiona Shaw "Killing Eve", Keeley Hawes "Bodyguard", Chrissie Metz "This is Us", Janet McTeer "Ozark", Indya Moore "Pose", Sissy Spacek "Homecoming", Kathy Bates "American Horror Story: Apocalypse", Adina Porter "American Horror Story: Apocalypse"
Commentary - How many Game of Thrones stars are getting in? I expect previous nominees Maisie Williams and Lena Headey to get in on goodwill and history, although Headey really didn't have much to do this season. A lot of folks think Sophie Turner is the one to make the cut, but if voters actually watched this last season, they would know that the best of all four of them was Gwendoline Christie. She had a lot of material, was great as always (even when the material wasn't that great), and is a fan favorite. I think she surprises, and Turner is left out. The last three slots are interesting. I think Julia Garner, after her SAG Nod, is going to rise with Ozark's rise. I also think that, with vote splitting, she is a real threat to win. Rhea Seehorn has been on the verge of getting into this race for years. With less competition overall this year, and Better Call Saul being a huge Emmy contender, I think this is finally her time. Finally, This is Us is probably going to get into Drama Series for the third year in a row. Last year, Chrissie Metz fell out of this race due to stiff competition. She could get back in on name recognition, but, if voters actually watched this season, the clear favorite should be Susan Kelechi Watson. After Metz's snub last year, I am a bit skeptical, especially with folks like Fiona Shaw, Keeley Hawes, Janet McTeer, Sissy Spacek, and Indya Moore as possibilities. So this race might change come final list. In the meantime, I am sticking with Watson, mostly because she easily deserves a nod. Finally, I am going to make a PSA here. Do not be shocked if Kathy Bates' name is announced. I know she missed out in the TV Movie/Limited Series race last year (Adina Porter did not, another one to watch for), but she is beloved by these voters, and if they get cross-eyed trying to figure out which GOT actress to pick, they might play it safe with an old favorite.
Gwendoline Christie "Game of Thrones"
Julia Garner "Ozark"
Lena Headey "Game of Thrones"
Rhea Seehorn "Better Call Saul"
Susan Kelechi Watson "This is Us"
Maisie Williams "Game of Thrones"
Other Contenders - Fiona Shaw "Killing Eve", Keeley Hawes "Bodyguard", Chrissie Metz "This is Us", Janet McTeer "Ozark", Indya Moore "Pose", Sissy Spacek "Homecoming", Kathy Bates "American Horror Story: Apocalypse", Adina Porter "American Horror Story: Apocalypse"
Commentary - How many Game of Thrones stars are getting in? I expect previous nominees Maisie Williams and Lena Headey to get in on goodwill and history, although Headey really didn't have much to do this season. A lot of folks think Sophie Turner is the one to make the cut, but if voters actually watched this last season, they would know that the best of all four of them was Gwendoline Christie. She had a lot of material, was great as always (even when the material wasn't that great), and is a fan favorite. I think she surprises, and Turner is left out. The last three slots are interesting. I think Julia Garner, after her SAG Nod, is going to rise with Ozark's rise. I also think that, with vote splitting, she is a real threat to win. Rhea Seehorn has been on the verge of getting into this race for years. With less competition overall this year, and Better Call Saul being a huge Emmy contender, I think this is finally her time. Finally, This is Us is probably going to get into Drama Series for the third year in a row. Last year, Chrissie Metz fell out of this race due to stiff competition. She could get back in on name recognition, but, if voters actually watched this season, the clear favorite should be Susan Kelechi Watson. After Metz's snub last year, I am a bit skeptical, especially with folks like Fiona Shaw, Keeley Hawes, Janet McTeer, Sissy Spacek, and Indya Moore as possibilities. So this race might change come final list. In the meantime, I am sticking with Watson, mostly because she easily deserves a nod. Finally, I am going to make a PSA here. Do not be shocked if Kathy Bates' name is announced. I know she missed out in the TV Movie/Limited Series race last year (Adina Porter did not, another one to watch for), but she is beloved by these voters, and if they get cross-eyed trying to figure out which GOT actress to pick, they might play it safe with an old favorite.
2019 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
2019 Nomination Predictions
Alan Arkin "The Kominsky Method"
Tituss Burgess "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Tony Hale "Veep"
Tony Shalhoub "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Matt Walsh "Veep"
Henry Winkler "Barry"
Other Contenders - Kenan Thompson "Saturday Night Live", Timothy Simons "Veep", Stephen Root "Barry", Reid Scott "Veep", Andrew Scott "Fleabag", Dan Levy "Schitt's Creek", Sean Hayes "Will & Grace", Alec Baldwin "Saturday Night Live", Andre Braugher "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", Marc Maron "GLOW"
Commentary - So I feel pretty comfortable about five of the six slots. Alan Arkin is sure to breakthrough and could win for The Kominksy Method. I expect Tony Shalhoub to return, and after winning at SAG, he is also a threat to dethrone Henry Winkler, who is a lock. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is not going to do well in its final season, but I would be shocked if voters left off Tituss Burgess, who is beloved among Emmy voters. Finally, with Veep coming back you can expect multiple winner Tony Hale to make the cut once again. The final slot is tricky. Kenan Thompson and Alec Baldwin were nominated last year. I think Baldwin's lack of screen time this season will hurt him, and while Thompson is great, I think that with the return of Veep, Matt Walsh, who was nominated for the last two seasons of the show, will sneak back in. I would also watch out for Walsh's co-star Simons, Andrew Scott, Andre Braugher, Marc Maron, Stephen Root, Dan Levy, and Sean Hayes.
Alan Arkin "The Kominsky Method"
Tituss Burgess "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Tony Hale "Veep"
Tony Shalhoub "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Matt Walsh "Veep"
Henry Winkler "Barry"
Other Contenders - Kenan Thompson "Saturday Night Live", Timothy Simons "Veep", Stephen Root "Barry", Reid Scott "Veep", Andrew Scott "Fleabag", Dan Levy "Schitt's Creek", Sean Hayes "Will & Grace", Alec Baldwin "Saturday Night Live", Andre Braugher "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", Marc Maron "GLOW"
Commentary - So I feel pretty comfortable about five of the six slots. Alan Arkin is sure to breakthrough and could win for The Kominksy Method. I expect Tony Shalhoub to return, and after winning at SAG, he is also a threat to dethrone Henry Winkler, who is a lock. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is not going to do well in its final season, but I would be shocked if voters left off Tituss Burgess, who is beloved among Emmy voters. Finally, with Veep coming back you can expect multiple winner Tony Hale to make the cut once again. The final slot is tricky. Kenan Thompson and Alec Baldwin were nominated last year. I think Baldwin's lack of screen time this season will hurt him, and while Thompson is great, I think that with the return of Veep, Matt Walsh, who was nominated for the last two seasons of the show, will sneak back in. I would also watch out for Walsh's co-star Simons, Andrew Scott, Andre Braugher, Marc Maron, Stephen Root, Dan Levy, and Sean Hayes.
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