The 40th Annual Saturn Award Winners

As expected Gravity did incredibly well, and it definitely deserves it. Check out the full list below and for information about the Saturn Awards, visit their website: saturnawards.org

Film
Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture: “Iron Man 3″ (Marvel / Disney)
Best Science-Fiction Film: “Gravity” (Warner Bros.)
Best Fantasy Film: “Her” (Warner Bros.)
Best Horror Film: “The Conjuring” (Warner Bros.)
Best Thriller Film:  “World War Z” (Paramount Pictures)
Best Action / Adventure Film: “Fast & Furious 6″ (Universal Pictures)
Best Independent Film: “12 Years a Slave” (Fox Searchlight)
Best International Film: “Big Bad Wolves” (Magnolia Pictures / Magnet)
Best Animated Film: “Frozen” (Walt Disney Studios)
Best Actor: Robert Downey Jr. (“Iron Man 3”)
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock (“Gravity”)
Best Supporting Actor: Ben Kingsley (“Iron Man 3”)
Best Supporting Actress: Scarlett Johansson (“Her”)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Chloe Grace Moretz (“Carrie”)
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron (“Gravity”)
Best Writing: Spike Jonze (“Her”)
Best Editing: Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Sanger (“Gravity”)
Best Production Design: Dan Hennah (“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”)
Best Music: Frank Ilfman (“Big Bad Wolves”)
Best Costume: Trish Summerville (“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”)
Best Makeup: Donald Mowat (“Prisoners”)
Best Special / Visual Effects: Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould (“Gravity”)

Television
Best Network Television Series Release: Tie between “Hannibal” (NBC) and “Revolution” (NBC)
Best Syndicated / Cable Television Series: “The Walking Dead” (AMC)
Best Television Presentation of a Limited Run Series: “Breaking Bad” (AMC)
Best Youth-Oriented Television Series: “Teen Wolf” (MTV)
Best Actor in a Television Series: Mads Mikkelsen (“Hannibal”)
Best Actress in a Television Series: Vera Farmiga (“Bates Motel”)
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series: Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”)
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series: Melissa McBride (“The Walking Dead”)
Best Guest Star in a Television Series: Robert Forster (“Breaking Bad”)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series: Chandler Riggs (“The Walking Dead”)

DVD
Best DVD Release: “Big Ass Spider” (Epic Pictures)
Best DVD Collection: “Chucky: The Complete Collection” (Universal)
Best Classic Film Home Entertainment Release: “Halloween 35th Anniversary Edition” (Anchor Bay)
Best Television Home Entertainment Release: “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Seasons 3, 4, 5” (CBS Paramount)

Special Awards
The Dan Curtis Legacy Award - Bryan Fuller
The George Pal Memorial Award - Greg Nicotero
The Life Career Award - Malcolm McDowell
The Special Achievement Award - Marc Cushman

Academy Invites 271 to Join Its Ranks

Every year, I can't wait to see the new list. It is nice to see last year's first time nominees/winners like Barkhad Abdi, Lupita Nyong'o and others. And of course there are those who make your mouth drop, usually because you cannot fathom how they have not been nominated yet. David Strathairn was the one that shocked me. He was nominated almost a decade ago, and has been steadily working in film since, and yet is just now being invited? Maybe he is one of those who keeps refusing like Hayao Miyazaki who was invited again this year (and will probably once again refuse). Either way this is always an interesting list that usually takes a few days and weeks to fully absorb. As always, visit www.oscars.org for up-to-date information about the Academy and the upcoming Oscars!

Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,” “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Josh Hutcherson – “The Hunger Games,” “The Kids Are All Right”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – “Enough Said,” “Planes”
Kelly Macdonald – “Brave,” “No Country for Old Men”
Mads Mikkelsen – “The Hunt,” “Casino Royale”
Joel McKinnon Miller – “Super 8,” “The Truman Show”
Cillian Murphy – “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Inception”
Lupita Nyong'o – “Non-Stop,” “12 Years a Slave”
Rob Riggle – “21 Jump Street,” “The Hangover”
Chris Rock – “Grown Ups 2,” “Madagascar”
June Squibb – “Nebraska,” “About Schmidt”
Jason Statham – “Parker,” “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”
David Strathairn – “Lincoln,” “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

Casting Directors
Douglas Aibel – “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Immigrant”
Simone Bär – “The Monuments Men,” “The Book Thief”
Kerry Barden – “August: Osage County,” “Dallas Buyers Club”
Nikki Barrett – “The Railway Man,” “The Great Gatsby”
Mark Bennett – “Drinking Buddies,” “Zero Dark Thirty”
Risa Bramon Garcia – “Speed,” “Wall Street”
Michelle Guish – “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Nanny McPhee”
Billy Hopkins – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “Disconnect”
Ros Hubbard – “Romeo & Juliet,” “The Mummy”
Allison Jones – “The Way, Way Back,” “The Heat”
Christine King – “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,” “Star
Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith”
Beatrice Kruger – “To Rome with Love,” “The American”
Marci Liroff – “Mean Girls,” “Pretty in Pink”
Debbie McWilliams – “Skyfall,” “Quantum of Solace”
Joseph Middleton – “TheTwilight Saga: New Moon,” “Legally Blonde”
Robi Reed – “For Colored Girls,” “Do the Right Thing”
Kevin Reher – “Monsters University,” “Finding Nemo”
Paul Schnee – “August: Osage County,” “Dallas Buyers Club”
Gail Stevens – “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Slumdog Millionaire”
Lucinda Syson – “Gravity,” “Fast and & Furious 6”
Fiona Weir – “J. Edgar,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
Ronnie Yeskel – “The Sessions,” “Atlas Shrugged Part 1”

Cinematographers
Sean Bobbitt – “12 Years a Slave,” “The Place beyond the Pines”
Philippe Le Sourd – “The Grandmaster,” “Seven Pounds”
James Neihouse – “Hubble 3D,” “Nascar: The IMAX Experience”
Masanobu Takayanagi – “Out of the Furnace,” “Silver Linings Playbook”
Bradford Young – “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” “Pariah”

Costume Designers 
William Chang Suk Ping – “The Grandmaster,” “In the Mood for Love”
Pascaline Chavanne – “Renoir,” “Augustine”
Daniela Ciancio – “The Great Beauty,” “Il Divo”
Frank L. Fleming – “Draft Day,” “Monster’s Ball”
Maurizio Millenotti – “Hamlet,” “Otello”
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor – “Great Expectations,” “Good Will Hunting”
Karyn Wagner – “Lovelace,” “The Green Mile”

Designers
William Arnold – “Lovelace,” “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
K.K. Barrett – “Her,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
Susan Benjamin – “Saving Mr. Banks,” “The Blind Side”
Bill Boes – “The Smurfs 2,” “Fantastic Four”
Tony Fanning – “Contraband,” “War of the Worlds”
Robert Greenfield – “Priest,” “Almost Famous”
Marcia Hinds – “I Spy,” “The Public Eye”
Sonja Brisbane Klaus – “Prometheus,” “Robin Hood”
David S. Lazan – “Flight,” “American Beauty”
Diane Lederman – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “Tower Heist”
Heather Loeffler – “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”
Christa Munro – “Jack Reacher,” “Erin Brockovich”
Andy Nicholson – “Gravity,” “The Host”
Adam Stockhausen – “12 Years a Slave,” “Moonrise Kingdom”

Directors
Hany Abu-Assad – “Omar,” “Paradise Now”
Jay Duplass – “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” “Cyrus”
Mark Duplass – “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” “Cyrus”
David Gordon Green – “Joe,” “Pineapple Express”
Gavin O’Connor – “Warrior,” “Miracle”
Gina Prince-Bythewood – “The Secret Life of Bees,” “Love and Basketball”
Paolo Sorrentino – “The Great Beauty,” “This Must Be the Place”
Jean-Marc Vallée – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Young Victoria”
Felix van Groeningen – “The Broken Circle Breakdown,” “The Misfortunates”
Denis Villeneuve – “Prisoners,” “Incendies”
Thomas Vinterberg – “The Hunt,” “The Celebration”

Documentary
Malcolm Clarke – “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life,” “Prisoner of Paradise”
Dan Cogan – “How to Survive a Plague,” “The Queen of Versailles”
Kief Davidson – “Open Heart,” “Kassim the Dream”
Dan Geller – “The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden,” “Ballets Russes”
Dayna Goldfine – “The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden,” “Ballets Russes”
Julie Goldman – “God Loves Uganda,” “Gideon’s Army”
Sam Green – “Utopia in Four Movements,” “The Weather Underground”
Gary Hustwit – “Urbanized,” “Helvetica”
Eugene Jarecki – “The House I Live In,” “Why We Fight”
Brian Johnson – “Anita,” “Buena Vista Social Club”
Ross Kauffman – “E-Team,” “Born into Brothels”
Morgan Neville – “20 Feet from Stardom,” “Troubadours”
Matthew J. O'Neill – “Redemption,” “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan
Province”
Rithy Panh – “The Missing Picture,” “S-21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machine”
Lucy Massie Phenix – “Regret to Inform,” “Word Is Out”
Enat Sidi – “Detropia,” “Jesus Camp”
Molly Thompson – “The Unknown Known,” “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer”
Cynthia Wade – “Mondays at Racine,” “Freeheld”

Executives
Adrian Alperovich
Sean Bailey
Len Blavatnik
Nicholas Carpou
Nancy Carson
Charles S. Cohen
Jason Constantine
Peter Cramer
William Kyle Davies
Christopher Floyd
David Garrett
David Hollis
Tomas Jegeus
Michelle Raimo Kouyate
Anthony James Marcoly
Hiroyasu Matsuoka
Kim Roth
John Sloss

Film Editors
Alan Baumgarten – “American Hustle,” “Gangster Squad”
Alan Edward Bell – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “The Amazing Spider-Man”
Dorian Harris – “The Magic of Belle Isle,” “The Mod Squad”
Sabrina Plisco – “The Smurfs 2,” “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow”
Tatiana S. Riegel – “Million Dollar Arm,” “The Way, Way Back”
Julie Rogers – “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl”
Mark Sanger – “Gravity”
Joan Sobel – “Admission,” “A Single Man”
Crispin Struthers – “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”
Tracey Wadmore-Smith – “About Last Night,” “Death at a Funeral”
Joe Walker – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
John Wilson – “The Book Thief,” “Billy Elliot”

Makeup Artists and Hairstylists
Vivian Baker – “Oz The Great and Powerful,” “Conviction”
Adruitha Lee – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “12 Years a Slave”
Robin Mathews – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “The Runaways”
Anne Morgan – “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” “A Little Bit of Heaven”
Gloria Pasqua-Casny – “The Lone Ranger,” “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”

Members-at-Large
Peter Becker
Jeff Dashnaw
Kenneth L. Halsband
Jody Levin
Tom MacDougall
Chuck Picerni, Jr.
Spiro Razatos
Mic Rodgers
Kevin J. Yeaman

Music
Kristen Anderson-Lopez – “Frozen,” “Winnie the Pooh”
Stanley Clarke – “The Best Man Holiday,” “Boyz N the Hood”
Earl Ghaffari – “Frozen,” “Wreck-It Ralph”
Steve Jablonsky – “Lone Survivor,” “Ender’s Game”
Robert Lopez – “Frozen,” “Winnie the Pooh”
Steven Price – “Gravity,” “The World’s End”
Tony Renis – “Hidden Moon,” “Quest for Camelot”
Angie Rubin – “Pitch Perfect,” “Sex and the City”
Buck Sanders – “Warm Bodies,” “The Hurt Locker”
Charles Strouse – “All Dogs Go to Heaven,” “Annie”
Eddie Vedder – “Eat Pray Love,” “Into the Wild”
Pharrell Williams – “Despicable Me 2,” “Fast & Furious”

Producers
Jason Blumenthal – “Hope Springs,” “Seven Pounds”
Dana Brunetti – “Captain Phillips,” “The Social Network”
Megan Ellison – “American Hustle,” “Her”
Sean Furst – “Daybreakers,” “The Cooler”
Nicola Giuliano – “The Great Beauty,” “This Must Be the Place”
Preston Holmes – “Waist Deep,” “Tupac: Resurrection”
Lynette M. Howell – “The Place beyond the Pines,” “Blue Valentine”
Anthony Katagas – “12 Years a Slave,” “Killing Them Softly”
Alix Madigan – “Girl Most Likely,” “Winter’s Bone”
Paul Mezey – “The Girl,” “Maria Full of Grace”
Stephen Nemeth – “The Sessions,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”
Tracey Seaward – “Philomena,” “The Queen”
John H. Williams – “Space Chimps,” “Shrek 2”

Public Relations
Larry Angrisani
Nancy Bannister
Christine Batista
Karen Hermelin
Marisa McGrath Liston
David Magdael
Steven Raphael
Bettina R. Sherick
Dani Weinstein

Short Films and Feature Animation
Didier Brunner – “Ernest & Celestine,” “The Triplets of Belleville”
Scott Clark – “Monsters University,” “Up”
Pierre Coffin – “Despicable Me 2,” “Despicable Me”
Esteban Crespo – “Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me),” “Lala”
Peter Del Vecho – “Frozen,” “The Princess and the Frog”
Kirk DeMicco – “The Croods,” “Space Chimps”
Doug Frankel – “Brave,” “WALL-E”
Mark Gill – “The Voorman Problem,” “Full Time”
David A. S. James – “Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” “Megamind”
Fabrice Joubert – “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” “French Roast”
Jean-Claude Kalache – “Up,” “Cars”
Jason Katz – “Toy Story 3,” “Finding Nemo”
Jennifer Lee – “Frozen,” “Wreck-It Ralph”
Baldwin Li – “The Voorman Problem,” “Full Time”
Nathan Loofbourrow – “Puss in Boots,” “How to Train Your Dragon”
Lauren MacMullan – “Get a Horse!,” “Wreck-It Ralph”
Tom McGrath –  “Megamind,” “Madagascar”
Dorothy McKim – “Get a Horse!,” “Meet the Robinsons”
Hayao Miyazaki – “The Wind Rises,” “Spirited Away”
Ricky Nierva – “Monsters University,” “Up”
Chris Renaud – “Despicable Me 2,” “Despicable Me”
Benjamin Renner – “Ernest & Celestine,” “A Mouse’s Tale (La Queue de la Souris)”
Michael Rose – “Chico & Rita,” “The Gruffalo”
Toshio Suzuki – “The Wind Rises,” “Howl’s Moving Castle”
Selma Vilhunen – “Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitta? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?),”
“The Crossroads”
Anders Walter – “Helium,” “9 Meter”
Laurent Witz – “Mr. Hublot,” “Renart the Fox”

Sound
Niv Adiri – “Gravity,” “The Book Thief”
Christopher Benstead – “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” “Gravity”
Steve Boeddeker – “All Is Lost,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Beau Borders – “Million Dollar Arm,” “Lone Survivor”
David Brownlow – “Lone Survivor,” “The Book of Eli”
Chris Burdon – “Captain Phillips,” “Philomena”
Brent Burge – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey”
André Fenley – “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” “All Is Lost”
Glenn Freemantle – “Gravity,” “Slumdog Millionaire”
Greg Hedgepath – “Frozen,” “The Incredible Hulk”
Craig Henighan – “Noah,” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
Tony Johnson – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “Avatar”
Laurent M. Kossayan – “Red Riding Hood,” “Public Enemies”
Thomas L. Lalley – “Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” “Star Trek Into Darkness”
Ai-Ling Lee – “Godzilla,” “300: Rise of an Empire”
Stephen Morris – “Monsters University,” “Fruitvale Station”
Jeremy Peirson – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Looper”
Mike Prestwood Smith – “Divergent,” “Captain Phillips”
Alan Rankin – “Iron Man 3,” “Star Trek”
Oliver Tarney – “Captain Phillips,” “Philomena”
Chris Ward – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey”

Visual Effects
Gary Brozenich – “The Lone Ranger,” “Wrath of the Titans”
Everett Burrell – “Grudge Match,” “Pan’s Labyrinth”
Marc Chu – “Noah,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
David Fletcher – “Sabotage,” “Prisoners”
Swen Gillberg – “Ender’s Game,” “Jack the Giant Slayer”
Paul Graff – “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Identity Thief”
Alex Henning – “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Hugo”
Evan Jacobs – “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Olympus Has Fallen”
Chris Lawrence – “Edge of Tomorrow,” “Gravity”
Eric Leven – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2,” “The Twilight Saga: Breaking
Dawn Part 1”
Steven Messing – “Godzilla,” “Oz The Great and Powerful”
Ben Matthew Morris – “Lincoln,” “The Golden Compass”
Jake Morrison – “Thor: The Dark World,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Eric Reynolds – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire”
David Shirk – “Gravity,” “Elysium”
Patrick Tubach – “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Bruno Van Zeebroeck – “Lone Survivor,” “Public Enemies”
Tim Webber – “Gravity,” “The Dark Knight”
Harold Weed – “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” “Star Trek”

Writers
Chantal Akerman – “A Couch in New York,” “Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce,
1080 Bruxelles”
Olivier Assayas – “Summer Hours,” “Irma Vep”
Craig Borten – “Dallas Buyers Club”
Scott Z. Burns – “Side Effects,” “Contagion”
Jean-Claude Carrière – “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” “The Discreet Charm of
the Bourgeoisie”
Steve Coogan – “Philomena,” “The Parole Officer”
Claire Denis – “White Material,” “Beau Travail”
Larry Gross – “We Don’t Live Here Anymore,” “48 Hrs.”
Mathieu Kassovitz – “Babylon A.D.,” “Hate (La Haine)”
Diane Kurys – “For a Woman,” “Entre Nous”
Bob Nelson – “Nebraska”
Scott Neustadter – “The Spectacular Now,” “(500) Days of Summer”
Jeff Pope – “Philomena,” “Pierrepoint – The Last Hangman”
John Ridley – “12 Years a Slave,” “Undercover Brother”
Paul Rudnick – “In & Out,” ”Jeffrey”
Eric Warren Singer – “American Hustle,” ”The International”
Melisa Wallack – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Mirror Mirror”
Michael H. Weber – “The Spectacular Now,” “(500) Days of Summer”
Terence Winter – “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Get Rich or Die Tryin'”

Associates
Matt Del Piano
Joe Funicello
Robert Hohman
Paul Christopher Hook
David Kramer
Joel Lubin
David Pringle
Melanie Ramsayer
Beth Swofford
Meredith Wechter

2014 Golden Trailer Award Winners

Glad to see Gravity continuing to be recognized.

Best of Show
Gravity “Detached” Warner Bros/mOcean

Best Action
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire “World Event” Lionsgate/Trailer Park

Best Animation/Family
Frozen “Forces First Ped” Disney/Trailer Park

Best Comedy
Bad Words “Red Band Trailer” Focus Features/Mark Woolen & Associates

Best Documentary
Blackfish Magnolia/Zealot

Best Drama
Lee Daniel's The Butler The Weinstein Company/AV Squad

Best Fantasy Adventure
Maleficent “Dream” The Walt Disney Studios/Open Road Entertainment

Best Horror
The Conjuring “Case” Warner Bros./Buddha Jones

Best Independent Trailer
Dallas Buyers Club Focus Features/Mark Woolen & Associates

Best Music
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty “Go/Cloud” 20th Century Fox/Transit

Best Romance
The Fault in Our Stars “A Good Life/Story” 20th Century Fox/Motive Creative

Best Thriller
Gravity “Detached” Warner Bros./mOcean

Best Video Game Trailer
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Freedom  “Reveal Trailer” Ubisoft/Sunny Side Up Creative

The Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voiceover 
The Heat “Can You Dig It?” 20th Century Fox/Big Picture Entertainment

Golden Fleece
The Fifth Estate “The Future” Dreamworks/InSync + BemisBalkind

Most Original Trailer
This is the End “April Fools Trailer” Columbia Pictures/Vibe Creative, Inc.

Best Summer Blockbuster Trailer
Godzilla “Ravaged/Event” Warner Bros./Trailer Park

Trashiest Trailer
Bad Milo! Magnet Releasing/Jump Cut

Technical and Non Show Categories

Best Motion/Title Graphics
Transcendence “Singularity”, Warner Bros., Buddha Jones

Best Original Score
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire “Trailer 4A”, Lionsgate, CARVE

Best Sound Editing
Into the Storm “Listen Plane”, Warner Bros. Buddha Jones

Best Trailer – No Movie
SHERPA: In the Shadow of the Mountain, Felix Media, The Solid State

Foreign Trailers

Best Foreign Action Trailer
Protector 2 “Revenge”, Magnet Releasing, AV Squad

Best Foreign Animation Trailer
Ernest & Celestine, GKIDS, Zealot Productions Inc.

Best Foreign Comedy Trailer
Hector and the Search for Happiness “International”, Bankside Films, Zealot Productions Inc.

Best Foreign Documentary Trailer
Hawking “Trailer”, Vertigo Films, Intermission Film

Best Foreign Drama
Ida, Music Box Films, Zealot Productions Inc.

Best Foreign Graphics in a Trailer
Journey to the West “Demons”, China Film Group, AV Squad

Best Foreign Horror/Thriller Trailer
The Babadook, eOne Entertainment, The Solid State

Best Foreign Romance Trailer
Le Weekend, Music Box Films, Zealot Productions Inc.

Most Original Foreign Trailer
The Turning, Madman Entertainment, The Solid State

TV Spots

Best Action TV Spot
Captain America: The Winter Soldier “The World 60”, Disney, Trailer Park

Best Animation/Family TV Spot
The Lego Movie “Special Cast”, Warner Bros., TRANSIT

Best Comedy TV Spot
Neighbors “Mad Neighbors”, Universal Pictures, Workshop Creative

Best Drama TV Spot
Rush “Mark:60”, Universal Pictures, AV Squad

Best Documentary TV Spot
The Armstrong Lie “Ride 60”, Sony Pictures Classics, In Sync Advertising

Best Fantasy/Adventure TV Spot
Star Trek Into Darkness “Go :30”, Paramount Pictures, AV Squad

Best Foreign TV Spot
The Wind Rises “Visionary 30”, Disney/Studio Ghibli, Trailer Park

Best Graphics in a TV Spot
The Grand Budapest Hotel “30TV Dynamite”, Fox Searchlight, Giaronomo Productions

Best Horror TV Spot
The Conjuring “Event Review”, Warner Bros., TRANSIT

Best Independent TV Spot
12 Years a Slave “Fight Back”, Fox Searchlight, Ignition

Best Music TV Spot
Frozen “Let it Go Review” :60, Disney, Trailer Park

Best Romance TV Spot
The Great Gatsby “You and Me”, Warner Bros., Wild Card

Best Summer 2014 Blockbuster TV Spot
Godzilla “Fight”, Warner Bros., Aspect Ratio

Best Thriller TV Spot
Gravity “No Escape, Warner Bros., mOcean

Best Video Game TV Spot
Diablo III – Reaper of Souls “Face Off”, Blizzard Entertainment, CARVE

Best Voice Over TV Spot
Robocop “60 Infomercial”, Studio Canal, The Editpool

Most Original TV Spot
Muppets: Most Wanted “Across the Internet”, Disney, Buddha Jones

Posters

Best Action Poster
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Lionsgate, Ignition

Best Animation/Family Poster
Despicable Me 2 “Side by Side Billboard”, Universal Pictures, Ignition

Best Comedy Poster
Neighbors “Teaser One-sheet”, Universal Pictures, Ignition

Best Documentary Poster
Muscle Shoals, Magnolia Pictures, Cold Open

Best Drama Poster
Gravity, Warner Bros., The Refinery

Best Foreign Poster
Roxanne, Good Hands/The Drum

Best Horror Poster
You’re Next, Lionsgate, Ignition

Best Independent Poster
12 Years a Slave “One-sheet”, Fox Searchlight, Ignition

Best International Poster
Godzilla “International Spine One Sheet” Warner Bros., Ignition

Best Romance Poster
About Time, Universal Pictures/Working Title, The Refinery

Best Summer 2014 Blockbuster Poster
Godzilla “Main Campaign One Sheet,” Warner Bros., Ignition

Best Teaser Poster
The Purge: Anarchy, Universal, Ignition

Best Thriller Poster
You’re Next “Comic-Con Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition

Best Video Game Poster
Need for Speed: Rivals “One-sheet”, Electronic Arts, Ignition

Best Wildposts
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire “Teaser Outdoor”, Lionsgate, Ignition

Most Original Poster
You’re Next “Graffiti Billboard”, Lionsgate, Ignition

Trashiest Poster
Lovelace, Lionsgate, Cold Open

Best Motion Poster
2 Guns, eOne Entertainment, Greenhaus GFX

Standee

Best Standee for a Feature Film
Despicable Me 2 “Whack-a-Minion Standee”, Universal, Ignition

Advertising in Theater & On Screen

Best Pre-show Theatrical Advertising for a Brand
White House Down “NCM”, Sony, Mob Scene

Original/Experiential Cinematic/Movie Advertising

Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film
The Wolf of Wall Street “Marty Party”, Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central

Most Innovative Advertising for a Video Game
Ninja Gaiden Z “Load of Shit”, Buddha Jones

Most Innovative Advertising for a Brand/Product
The Lego Movie “Behind the Bricks”, Warner Bros., Aspect Ratio

Best Vine
Sabotage, Open Road, Buddha Jones

Best Viral Campaign
Muppets: Most Wanted “Watched the Commercials Extended Online”, Disney, Buddha Jones

Film Festival

Best Film Festival Trailer
New Directors New Films 2014, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jump Cut Creative

Best Film Festival Poster
Palm Springs Film Festival, Ignition

2014 American Comedy Award Winners

Best Comedy Film - This is the End
Best Actress in a Film - Melissa McCarthy "The Heat"
Best Actor in a Film - Will Ferrell "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"
Best Director - Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg "This is the End"
Best Screenplay - Kate Dippold "The Heat"
Best Television Series - Parks & Recreation
Best Alternative Comedy Series - Key and Peele
Best Late Night Talk Show - (TIE) The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Television Series - Parks & Recreation
Best Actress in a Television Series - Amy Poehler "Parks & Recreation"
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series - Bill Hader "Saturday Night Live"
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series - Kate McKinnon "Saturday Night Live"
Best Television Directing - Peter Atencio "Key and Peele"
Best Television Writing - Modern Family
Best Comedy Special - Louis C.K.: Oh My God
Club Comic - Maria Bamford
Concert Comic - Jim Gaffigan
Best Viral Video - Bad Lip Reading: NFL
Johnny Carson Lifetime Achievement Award - Bill Cosby

2014 American Comedy Award Nominations

I missed the boat big time on these, probably because they haven't been presented in thirteen years. So here are the belated nominations for the 2014 American Comedy Awards, which have already taped, so I will probably have a winners list soon. The ceremony will air May 8th on NBC.

COMEDY FILM
“Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”
“The Heat”
“Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”
“Nebraska”
“This Is the End”

COMEDY ACTOR - FILM
Bruce Dern, “Nebraska”
Will Ferrell, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”
Johnny Knoxville, “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”
Simon Pegg, “The World’s End”
Seth Rogen, “This Is the End”

COMEDY ACTRESS - FILM
Lake Bell, “In a World…”
Sandra Bullock, “The Heat”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Enough Said”
Melissa McCarthy, “The Heat”
Kristen Wiig, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR - FILM
Louis C.K., “American Hustle”
Steve Carell, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”
Will Forte, “Nebraska”
Jonah Hill, “This Is the End”
Danny McBride, “This Is the End”

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS - FILM
Scarlett Johansson, “Her”
Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”
June Squibb, “Nebraska”
Emma Watson, “This Is the End”
Kristen Wiig, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”

COMEDY DIRECTOR - FILM
Paul Feig, “The Heat”
Spike Jonze, “Her”
Alexander Payne, “Nebraska”
Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, “This Is the End”
Edgar Wright, “The World’s End”

COMEDY SCREENPLAY
“The Heat,” written by Katie Dippold
“Her,” written by Spike Jonze
“Nebraska,” written by Bob Nelson
“This Is the End,” written by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
“The World’s End,” written by Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright

COMEDY SERIES
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
“Modern Family”
“Parks and Recreation”
“Saturday Night Live”
“Veep”

ALTERNATIVE COMEDY SERIES
“Archer”
“Drunk History”
“Key & Peele”
“Kroll Show”
“Portlandia”

LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW
“The Colbert Report”
“Conan”
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”

COMEDY ACTOR - TV
Fred Armisen, “Portlandia”
Jason Bateman, “Arrested Development”
Keegan-Michael Key, “Key & Peele”
Jordan Peele, “Key & Peele”
Andy Samberg, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

COMEDY ACTRESS  - TV
Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
Lena Dunham, “Girls”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Amy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer”

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR - TV
Aziz Ansari, “Parks and Recreation”
Will Arnett, “Arrested Development”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”
Tony Hale, “Veep”

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS - TV
Vanessa Bayer, “Saturday Night Live”
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
Chelsea Peretti, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Aubrey Plaza, “Parks and Recreation”

COMEDY WRITING - TV
“Arrested Development”
“The Colbert Report”
“Key & Peele”
“Modern Family”
“Parks and Recreation”

COMEDY DIRECTING - TV
“Arrested Development”
“Eastbound & Down”
“Key & Peele”
“Modern Family”
“Parks and Recreation”

COMEDY SPECIAL OF THE YEAR
“Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive”
“Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore”
“Louis C.K.: Oh My God”
“Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend”
“Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time”
“Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles”

CLUB COMIC
Maria Bamford
Bill Burr
Jerrod Carmichael
Ron Funches
Kyle Kinane
Sebastian Maniscalco
Sean Patton
Brian Regan
Rory Scovel
Doug Stanhope

2014 MTV Movie Award Winners

Well, not all the winners are actually up yet because no one seems to know who won them, but with a few exceptions, I really got my ass kicked here in terms of my predictions. In my defense, there were some surprising winners, and also these are the MTV Movie Awards. You never know how this generation will vote (and the further I get away from it, the less I know). I will add the other categories winners as soon I figure out who they are. I will say this though. I wouldn't have minded missing every prediction if the show were at least incredibly entertaining, and yet in the end it was pretty uneventful, which is particularly surprising and kind of disappointing. Oh well, in the next weeks expect Tony and Daytime Emmy coverage as we get closer to the summer awards season!

Movie of the Year - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Best Female Performance - Jennifer Lawrence "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Best Male Performance - Josh Hutcherson "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Best Fight - Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lily "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
Best Hero - Henry Cavill "Man of Steel"
Best Kiss - Will Poulter, Jennifer Aniston, and Emma Roberts "We're the Millers"
Best On-Screen Duo - Vin Diesel and Paul Walker "Fast and Furious 6"
Best Shirtless Performance - Zac Efron "That Awkward Moment"
Best Scared as S*** Performance - Brad Pitt "World War Z"
Best Villain - Mila Kunis "Oz the Great and Powerful"
Best Musical Moment - Backstreet Boys, Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen, and Craig Robinson "This is the End"
Best WTF Moment - Leonardo DiCaprio "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Comedic Performance - Jonah Hill "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Cameo Performance - Rihanna "This is the End"
Best On-Screen Transformation - Jared Leto "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Breakthrough Performance - Will Poulter "We're the Millers"
Favorite Character - Tris in Divergent (Shailene Woodley)

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions: Final List

Movie of the Year - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Male Performance of the Year - Leonardo DiCaprio "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Female Performance of the Year - Kevin Hart "Ride Along"
Best Breakthrough Performance - Margot Robbie "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Cameo Performance - Amy Poehler and Tina Fey "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"
Best On-Screen Transformation - Matthew McConaughey "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Fight - Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Best Kiss - Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence "American Hustle"
Best Hero - Robert Downey Jr. "Iron Man 3"
Best Villain - Benedict Cumberbatch "Star Trek Into Darkness"
Best Scared as S*** Performance - Brad Pitt "World War Z"
Best On-Screen Duo - Vin Diesel and Paul Walker "Fast and Furious 6"
Best Shirtless Performance - Sam Claflin "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions: Movie of the Year

Will Win - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Could Win - The Wolf of Wall Street or American Hustle

Should Win - American Hustle or 12 Years a Slave

Commentary - Honestly, the nominations here are kind of baffling considering that it is the MTV Movie Awards. I mean 12 Years a Slave was an incredible film, but I find it hard to believe it was a favorite among this group of voters. Basically the only two that really appeal to this generation are The Hunger Games and The Hobbit, and the latter is just not going to happen. Wolf and Hustle have the outrageous factor that could play in their favor, but in the end I think this one is an easy bet. The first installment of the The Hunger Games had to go up against The Avengers. This year, it looks like smooth sailing.

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions: Best Male Performance

Will Win - Leonardo DiCaprio "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Could Win - Josh Hutcherson "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"

Should Win - Matthew McConaguey "Dallas Buyers Club" or Chiwetel Ejiofor "12 Years a Slave"

Commentary - There is an interesting battle brewing here between the 90's/2000's generation and the new generation of the current decade. I am personally placing my bets on Leonardo DiCaprio. He is still incredibly popular, had two high-profile roles this past year, and when he lost the Oscar, social media blew up in anger. These angry Tweeters are the same folks, or many of the same folks, that vote for awards like the MTV Movie Awards. And while he is starting to show his age, I still think he has enough of a heart-throb status to get a win here. But do not discount the fresh face of Josh Hutcherson. And do not discount the power of The Hunger Games with the teens. The sure popularity of the film could spill over and favor Hutcherson.

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions: Best Female Performance

Will Win - Jennifer Lawrence "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"

Should Win - Sandra Bullock "Gravity", Lupita Nyong'o "12 Years a Slave", or Amy Adams "American Hustle"

Could Win - Bullock, Adams, or Jennifer Aniston "We're the Millers"

Commentary - At first glance, particularly if Oscar watchers are doing the glancing, it would seem that the nominated (and winning performances) of Sandra Bullock, Amy Adams, and Lupita Nyong'o were the obvious front runners. But this is not the Oscars, it is the MTV Movie Awards, and honestly I will be shocked if anyone other than Jennifer Lawrence won this award. If it were for American Hustle, then the MTV voters and Oscar voters would merge, but alas it is for her star power turn in Catching Fire. And while that particular performance may not have the same aspirations of Bullock's, Nyong'o's, or Adams' (Or Lawrence's in Hustle), it is not actually a bad choice. It is the recognition that Lawrence is the biggest star in the world, and that is a fact.

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions: Best Comedic Performance

Will Win - Kevin Hart "Ride Along"

Could Win/Should Win - Jonah Hill "The Wolf of Wall Street" or Melissa McCarthy "The Heat"

Commentary - This category looks like a three-way race to the finish. Melissa McCarthy is hilarious in The Heat, and does have the distinction of being the only woman in this race. And Jonah Hill is young enough to appeal to most of these voters, and has an Oscar nomination for his role to boost his resume. But right now, probably the biggest and most exposed star of the bunch is Kevin Hart. He is everywhere, he has crossover appeal, and is really funny. I think he takes the prize here.

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions: Breakthrough Performance

Will Win - Margot Robbie "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Could Win - Will Poulter "We're The Millers", Miles Teller "The Spectacular Now", Michael B. Jordan "Fruitvale Station"

Should Win - Michael B. Jordan "Fruitvale Station" or Miles Teller "The Spectacular Now"

Commentary - Will Poulter won the BAFTA equivalent in the Rising Star Award, and is a hoot in We're the Millers. And both Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan are the worthy winners among the bunch, and both we're just in high profile buddy comedy with Zac Efron, so could also appeal to the MTV generation. But I think Margot Robbie will the victor here. She nails her sexy role in Wolf, and most importantly is the only female in the bunch. Don't discount the vote splitting in her favor.

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions: Best Cameo Performance

Will Win/Should Win - Amy Poehler and Tina Fey "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"

Could Win - Robert DeNiro "American Hustle", Rihanna "This is the End"

Commentary - Even for the MTV Generation, Robert DeNiro is a legend, and his cameo in American Hustle could earn him his second MTV Movie Award. And also don't count out the whole music tie in with this younger generation, so Rihanna in This is the End could also be a contender. But I think that the hilarious combination of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will end up taking the prize. They are both incredibly popular, and Anchorman 2 is surely taking home at least one of these things. This could be the place to reward it.

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions - Best On-Screen Transformation

Will Win/Should Win - Matthew McConaughey "Dallas Buyers Club"

Could Win - Jared Leto "Dallas Buyers Club" or Elizabeth Banks "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"

Commentary - Right Matthew McConaughey is hot. He just won an Oscar, and gives an Emmy-worthy performance in True Detective. I think this will carry over to a worthy win here, especially considering how much weight he had to lose to play the part. But don't discount his co-star Leto, who is also right off an Oscar win, and could appeal to the MTV crowd due to his band 30 Seconds to Mars. The other possibility is that McConaughey and Leto split votes, and that the over-the-top makeup transformation of Elizabeth Banks in The Hunger Games takes the prize instead. 

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions: Best Fight

Will Win/Should Win - Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Could Win - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire or This is the End or The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Commentary - Most people are probably predicting that The Hunger Games will win this in a walk, or maybe even The Hobbit, because they are the two obvious action films. Not bad predictions, and honestly, I am probably looking at this category the wrong way, because I am not predicting either. I think that the uproarious fight in Anchorman 2, which is just absolutely ridiculous will be niche enough, and will be distinctive enough among the nominees to win instead. 

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions - Best Kiss

Will Win - Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence "American Hustle" 

Should Win - Adams and Lawrence, or Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller "The Spectacular Now" 

Could Win - Woodley/Teller, Really any of them.

Commentary - Once again, there doesn't seem to be a clear front runner in this category, but there two that stand out above the rest. The first is Woodley and Teller in The Spectacular Now, who capture true young love and have incredibly chemistry. Plus, they will probably hit it off with the teen crowd. The other is the one that will most likely win, simply for its audaciousness. The kiss between Adams and Lawrence wasn't even necessarily planned, but both of these talented actresses just went for it, and it just increased the insanity and the madness of Hustle, which was a good thing. I think it takes this one home.  

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions: Best Hero

Will Win - Chris Hemsworth "Thor: The Dark World"

Should Win - Robert Downey Jr. "Iron Man 3"

Could Win - Downey, Martin Freeman "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", Channing Tatum "White House Down"

Commentary - When Jennifer Lawrence was left off the list here, there was a lot of outrage, and rightfully so. Her film is the biggest of the bunch, and will probably will win the top prize, yet they couldn't make room for even one female? Alas, we are down to five male nominees. Downey has missed out here before, but is always a threat. Freeman won here last year, so he should no be discounted. And Channing Tatum is incredibly popular. But I think that Chris Hemsworth is the right age, the right height of popularity, and in a very popular film. I think that he will take home the prize.

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions: Best Villain

Will Win - Benedict Cumberbatch "Star Trek Into Darkness"

Should Win - Barkhad Abdi "Captain Phillips"

Could Win - Abdi, Donald Sutherland "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"

Commentary - There is a good chance that The Hunger Games goes for a sweep, taking along Sutherland with it. That being said, I think that two other guys have a real shot. Barkhad Abdi is easily the best of the bunch, and while his stock is certainly on the rise after his well-deserved Oscar nomination. But I think that another rising star will finally get some stage time. Benedict Cumberbatch is one of the coolest guys working on television and in film today. His Sherlock is a huge hit, and after several high profile roles he is making an impact on American cinema. I think that in a relatively weak category, without a clear front runner, he will be a popular vote for the younger generation.

2014 MTV Movie Award Predictions: Best Scared as S*** Performance

Will Win - Brad Pitt "World War Z"

Could Win - Vera Farmiga "The Conjuring", Jessica Chastain "Mama", Rose Byrne "Insidious 2"

Should Win - Vera Farmiga "The Conjuring"

Commentary - I personally think that Vera Farmiga is great in everything, and even though I don't particularly like horror films, The Conjuring was certainly a step above the norm within the genre. And while Mama was not that great, Jessica Chastain is a great talent. Both are dark horses here, but they are up against a juggernaut at the MTV Movie Awards. And while The Conjuring and Mama certainly have their following, World War Z was a huge blockbuster, and I think that the teenage girls who make up the largest voting bloc will go for the hunk, and the film that they prefer.

Women in Film's 2015 Crystal + Lucy Honorees

This year, five women have been selected for the Annual Crystal + Lucy Awards, which are presented by the LA based Women in Film. The honors go to creative women who break new ground in the realm of entertainment. The Crystal Award is rewarding the best in film, and the Lucy Award (of course named after the great Lucille Ball) honors the best in television. They also have a Face of the Future, Humanitarian, and Directors Award. All five of these women are at the top of their games, they are extraordinary talents, and all personal favorites of mine. This is a great honor for women who are leading the way in the entertainment industry. Congratulations to Kerry, Cate, Rose, Jennifer, and Eva!

Crystal Award for Excellence in Film - Cate Blanchett
Lucy Award for Excellence in Television - Kerry Washington
Women in Film Max Mara "Face of the Future" Award - Rose Byrne
Dorothy Arzner Directors Award - Jennifer Lee
Norma Zarky Humanitarian Award - Eva Longoria