Thursday, January 16, 2014
ACADEMY AWARDS 2014
ACADEMY AWARDS
THE OSCARS®
SUNDAY MARCH 2, 2014
ABC 7 PM EST
THE NOMINATIONS
American Hustle and Gravity were the most nominated films, with 10 each, 12 Years A Slave followed just behind with 9. At the Golden Globes, American Hustle was the winner for Comedy, and 12 Years A Slave, the winner for Drama. At the People’s Choice Awards, Gravity was a big winner.
Here is the list of multiple nominees.
10 - American Hustle -
10 - Gravity -
09 - 12 Years a Slave -
06 - Captain Phillips -
06 - Dallas Buyers Club -
06 - Nebraska -
05 - Her -
05 - The Wolf of Wall Street -
04 - Philomena -
03 - Blue Jasmine -
03 - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug -
02 - Despicable Me 2 -
02 - Frozen -
02 - The Grandmaster -
02 - Inside Llewyn Davis -
02 - Lone Survivor -
02 - August: Osage County -
02 - The Great Gatsby -
02 - The Lone Ranger -
As always there are some categories for which the rightful nominee was somehow overlooked. The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, in my opinion (IMHO) was the classic that was forgotten this year. Not only should it have been nominated, I’d have liked it to win for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
my write-in nominations
“The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty”
– Best Picture, Best Director (Ben Stiller), Best Actor (Ben Stiller), Best Supporting Actress (Kristen Wiig), Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay
“Blue Jasmine”
– Best Picture, Best Director (Woody Allen)
“Her”
- Best Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Best Supporting Actress (Scarlett Johansson)
“All Is Lost”
- Best Director (J C Chandor), Best Actor (Robert Redford),
“Inside Llewyn Davis”
- Best Actor (Oscar Isaac), Best Song, Best Score
“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
- Best Documentary Feature
Oscar nominees
FILMS
Best motion picture of the year
“American Hustle” Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
“Captain Phillips” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, Producers
“Dallas Buyers Club” Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers
“Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, Producers
“Her” Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay, Producers
“Nebraska” Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, Producers
“Philomena” Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward, Producers
“12 Years a Slave” Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, Producers
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Nominees to be determined
“Captain Phillips” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, Producers
“Dallas Buyers Club” Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers
“Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, Producers
“Her” Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay, Producers
“Nebraska” Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, Producers
“Philomena” Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward, Producers
“12 Years a Slave” Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, Producers
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Nominees to be determined
Best live action short film
“Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)” Esteban Crespo
“Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)” Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras
“Helium” Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
“Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)” Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka Saari
“The Voorman Problem” Mark Gill and Baldwin Li
“Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)” Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras
“Helium” Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
“Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)” Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka Saari
“The Voorman Problem” Mark Gill and Baldwin Li
Best foreign language film of the year
“The Broken Circle Breakdown” Belgium
“The Great Beauty” Italy
“The Hunt” Denmark
“The Missing Picture” Cambodia
“Omar” Palestine
“The Great Beauty” Italy
“The Hunt” Denmark
“The Missing Picture” Cambodia
“Omar” Palestine
Best documentary feature
“The Act of Killing”Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
“Cutie and the Boxer” Zachary Heinzerling and Lydia Dean Pilcher
“Dirty Wars” Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill
“The Square” Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer
“20 Feet from Stardom” Nominees to be determined
“Cutie and the Boxer” Zachary Heinzerling and Lydia Dean Pilcher
“Dirty Wars” Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill
“The Square” Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer
“20 Feet from Stardom” Nominees to be determined
Best documentary short subject
“CaveDigger” Jeffrey Karoff
“Facing Fear” Jason Cohen
“Karama Has No Walls” Sara Ishaq
“The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life” Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
“Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall” Edgar Barens
“Facing Fear” Jason Cohen
“Karama Has No Walls” Sara Ishaq
“The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life” Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
“Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall” Edgar Barens
Best animated feature film of the year
“The Croods” Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco and Kristine Belson
“Despicable Me 2” Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri
“Ernest & Celestine” Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner
“Frozen” Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho
“The Wind Rises” Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
“Despicable Me 2” Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri
“Ernest & Celestine” Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner
“Frozen” Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho
“The Wind Rises” Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
Best animated short film
“Feral” Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden
“Get a Horse!” Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
“Mr. Hublot” Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares
“Possessions” Shuhei Morita
“Room on the Broom” Max Lang and Jan Lachauer
“Get a Horse!” Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
“Mr. Hublot” Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares
“Possessions” Shuhei Morita
“Room on the Broom” Max Lang and Jan Lachauer
ACTING
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Christian Bale in “American Hustle”
Bruce Dern in “Nebraska”
Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave”
Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club”
Bruce Dern in “Nebraska”
Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave”
Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Barkhad Abdi in “Captain Phillips”
Bradley Cooper in “American Hustle”
Michael Fassbender in “12 Years a Slave”
Jonah Hill in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Jared Leto in “Dallas Buyers Club”
Bradley Cooper in “American Hustle”
Michael Fassbender in “12 Years a Slave”
Jonah Hill in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Jared Leto in “Dallas Buyers Club”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Amy Adams in “American Hustle”
Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine”
Sandra Bullock in “Gravity”
Judi Dench in “Philomena”
Meryl Streep in “August: Osage County”
Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine”
Sandra Bullock in “Gravity”
Judi Dench in “Philomena”
Meryl Streep in “August: Osage County”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Sally Hawkins in “Blue Jasmine”
Jennifer Lawrence in “American Hustle”
Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave”
Julia Roberts in “August: Osage County”
June Squibb in “Nebraska”
Jennifer Lawrence in “American Hustle”
Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave”
Julia Roberts in “August: Osage County”
June Squibb in “Nebraska”
DIRECTION, CINEMATOGRAPHY, WRITING, AND EDITING
Achievement in directing
“American Hustle” David O. Russell
“Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón
“Nebraska” Alexander Payne
“12 Years a Slave” Steve McQueen
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Martin Scorsese
“Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón
“Nebraska” Alexander Payne
“12 Years a Slave” Steve McQueen
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Martin Scorsese
Original screenplay
“American Hustle” Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
“Blue Jasmine” Written by Woody Allen
“Dallas Buyers Club” Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack
“Her” Written by Spike Jonze
“Nebraska” Written by Bob Nelson
“Blue Jasmine” Written by Woody Allen
“Dallas Buyers Club” Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack
“Her” Written by Spike Jonze
“Nebraska” Written by Bob Nelson
Adapted screenplay
“Before Midnight” Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
“Captain Phillips” Screenplay by Billy Ray
“Philomena” Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
“12 Years a Slave” Screenplay by John Ridley
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Screenplay by Terence Winter
“Captain Phillips” Screenplay by Billy Ray
“Philomena” Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
“12 Years a Slave” Screenplay by John Ridley
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Screenplay by Terence Winter
Achievement in cinematography
“The Grandmaster” Philippe Le Sourd
“Gravity” Emmanuel Lubezki
“Inside Llewyn Davis” Bruno Delbonnel
“Nebraska” Phedon Papamichael
“Prisoners” Roger A. Deakins
“Gravity” Emmanuel Lubezki
“Inside Llewyn Davis” Bruno Delbonnel
“Nebraska” Phedon Papamichael
“Prisoners” Roger A. Deakins
Achievement in film editing
“American Hustle” Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
“Captain Phillips” Christopher Rouse
“Dallas Buyers Club” John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa
“Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
“12 Years a Slave” Joe Walker
“Captain Phillips” Christopher Rouse
“Dallas Buyers Club” John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa
“Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
“12 Years a Slave” Joe Walker
ACTING
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Christian Bale in “American Hustle”
Bruce Dern in “Nebraska”
Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave”
Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club”
Bruce Dern in “Nebraska”
Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave”
Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Barkhad Abdi in “Captain Phillips”
Bradley Cooper in “American Hustle”
Michael Fassbender in “12 Years a Slave”
Jonah Hill in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Jared Leto in “Dallas Buyers Club”
Bradley Cooper in “American Hustle”
Michael Fassbender in “12 Years a Slave”
Jonah Hill in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Jared Leto in “Dallas Buyers Club”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Amy Adams in “American Hustle”
Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine”
Sandra Bullock in “Gravity”
Judi Dench in “Philomena”
Meryl Streep in “August: Osage County”
Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine”
Sandra Bullock in “Gravity”
Judi Dench in “Philomena”
Meryl Streep in “August: Osage County”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Sally Hawkins in “Blue Jasmine”
Jennifer Lawrence in “American Hustle”
Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave”
Julia Roberts in “August: Osage County”
June Squibb in “Nebraska”
Jennifer Lawrence in “American Hustle”
Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave”
Julia Roberts in “August: Osage County”
June Squibb in “Nebraska”
MUSIC
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“The Book Thief” John Williams
“Gravity” Steven Price
“Her” William Butler and Owen Pallett
“Philomena” Alexandre Desplat
“Saving Mr Banks” Thomas Newman
“Gravity” Steven Price
“Her” William Butler and Owen Pallett
“Philomena” Alexandre Desplat
“Saving Mr Banks” Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Alone Yet Not Alone” from “Alone Yet Not Alone”
Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel
“Happy” from “Despicable Me 2”
Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams
“Let It Go” from “Frozen”
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
“The Moon Song” from “Her”
Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze
“Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson
PRODUCTION DESIGN, COSTUME DESIGN, HAIR & MAKEUP, VISUAL EFFECTS
Achievement in production design
“American Hustle” Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler
“Gravity” Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
“The Great Gatsby” Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn
“Her” Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
“12 Years a Slave” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker
“Gravity” Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
“The Great Gatsby” Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn
“Her” Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
“12 Years a Slave” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker
Achievement in costume design
“American Hustle” Michael Wilkinson
“The Grandmaster” William Chang Suk Ping
“The Great Gatsby” Catherine Martin
“The Invisible Woman” Michael O’Connor
“12 Years a Slave” Patricia Norris
“The Grandmaster” William Chang Suk Ping
“The Great Gatsby” Catherine Martin
“The Invisible Woman” Michael O’Connor
“12 Years a Slave” Patricia Norris
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
“Dallas Buyers Club” Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
“Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” Stephen Prouty
“The Lone Ranger” Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
“Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” Stephen Prouty
“The Lone Ranger” Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
Achievement in visual effects
“Gravity” Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
“Iron Man 3” Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
“The Lone Ranger” Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier
“Star Trek Into Darkness” Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
“Iron Man 3” Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
“The Lone Ranger” Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier
“Star Trek Into Darkness” Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton
SOUND EDITING, SOUND MIXING
Achievement in sound editing
“All Is Lost” Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns
“Captain Phillips” Oliver Tarney
“Gravity” Glenn Freemantle
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Brent Burge
“Lone Survivor” Wylie Stateman
“Captain Phillips” Oliver Tarney
“Gravity” Glenn Freemantle
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Brent Burge
“Lone Survivor” Wylie Stateman
Achievement in sound mixing
“Captain Phillips” Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro
“Gravity” Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson
“Inside Llewyn Davis” Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
“Lone Survivor” Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow
“Gravity” Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson
“Inside Llewyn Davis” Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
“Lone Survivor” Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow
Labels: 12 Years a Slave, Academy Awards, American Hustle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gravity, HER, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lupita Nyong'O, Oscars, Sandra Bullock, Spike Jonze, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Sunday, January 12, 2014
GOLDEN GLOBES 2014
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
2014
NBC at 8:00 PM
(E! and NBC have "arrivals" at 7:00)
NOTE
-- POST SHOW --
The awards were really spread around. HER got best screenplay; GRAVITY got best director; DALLAS BUYER'S CLUB and WOLF OF WALL STREET got best actor; AMERICAN HUSTLE AND BLUE JASMINE got best actress; AMERICAN HUSTLE and DALLAS BUYER'S CLUB got best supporting nods; 12 YEARS A SLAVE got best film drama, and AMERICAN HUSTLE picked up a "tie breaking" award -- for BEST FILM COMEDY.
Tina and Amy were funny, but seemed to have less to do, and seemed less fresh and original than last year when they were new. For some reason they did not post the names of the presenters on the screen. If you missed the intro you had no idea who was talking.
Some really awkward silences replace bleeping.; It could not have been that bad what people really said. The silence seemed more obscene, actually.
Comparing "thank-you" speeches to "talks from the heart" to"I didn't prepare a speech" speeches, suggests to me that for the Academy Awards they should require everyone to actually write a speech before-hand, and bar "thank-you's" completely.
In the TV categories, I was most excited that Jon Voight got a well deserved award for his brilliant work in RAY DONOVAN.
Dianne Keaton gave a nice tribute to Woody Allen. His tribute reel was a great tribute and reminder of how inspired his collection of work really is. Nobody expected him to show up. He didn't. I wish he had.
All in all, though, it was fun to watch; genuine moments were great; and it's always nice to review and re-live the year's great work.
THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS (GG's)are among the most important and prestigious awards for films and television. They are the Honors bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The importance of the GG's comes from several factors:
- First, the decision makers, though small in number, are well respected; and they, of course, being foreign, say something about the importance of the films in the foreign markets, which are becoming more and more important every year.
- Secondly, they come early, so the Academy Award voters (and movie goers!) are influenced by the Golden Globe Awards.
- Finally, they give the best party, with nominated hopefuls at tables eating and drinking, not just sitting and waiting and waiting and hoping; and with the TV audience well entertained (at least since last year) by the great comedy/hosting team of FEY & POEHLER.
Below is the list of nominations for the Golden Globes. They’re organized here by categories:
ACTING – ACTORS
ACTING – ACTRESSES
FILMS AND FILMMAKING
TV
MUSIC
Quite a bit has been left out from these awards, it seems to me. There are no categories for direction or writing for TV. There are no categories for web content (eg ALPHA HOUSE).
This year, there could well be a category for best ensemble acting. 12 YEARS A SLAVE, for example, has great depth in the acting from the leads to the bit players.
Some of my own favorites for the year have been left out. Scarlett Johannson gives one of the greatest performances of the year in HER (even though it's only her voice -- she never appears on screen).
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY, which I think is really great movie, with terrific performances, suitable for all ages – a true family film – was completely left out. I think it is the most inaccurately under-appreciated film of the year, one that will be recognized as a classic in years to come. It’s a smart, funny, romantic fantasy. (NOTE -- The earlier, Danny Kaye version, of THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY is on TV tonight on TCM at 6:00).
I would have liked to have seen THE AMERICANS and Keri Russell nominated in the TV categories. That is a very fine show and Keri is terrific. SHAMELESS with Emmy Rossum and CALIFORNICATION with David Duchovny should also have been recognized, especially for their more-than-ordinary outrageous and edgy work. Also Christopher Gorham who plays the blind agent on Covert Affairs
On the other hand, I think ORANGE: OSAGE COUNTY didn’t work as a movie. The play on Broadway was a very funny catalog of pointless, pretty extreme misbehavior; the film has the same bad behavior but it’s not funny.
I was delighted to see Lupita Nyong'o in 12 YEARS A SLAVE, and delighted that she was nominated. I’ve been watching her for years, since she stood out brilliantly in a small spot on a TV documentary both for her intelligence and her presentation. With Yale Drama School in her training; and with experience behind the camera as well -- working with such talents as Mira Nair, and even having made her own film -- she is likely to become one of the most important filmmaker/actresses in years to come.
Chiwetel Ejiofor is nominate for best actor in two categories, TV Movie or Mini-series (DANCING ON THE EDGE) and Dramatic Film (12 YEARS A SLAVE).
Oddly, many channels have put up new work to play opposite the GGs, even if they themselves are nominated, and much of their audience is likely to be watching the GGs. GIRLS has its season premiere on HBO; THE GOOD WIFE has a new episode on CBS. (Both are in the running for GGs). Also tonight are the season premieres of SHAMELESS, HOUSE OF LIES and EPISODES on SHOWTIME, and TRUE DETECTIVE on HBO. CBS has a new episode of THE MENTALIST, and ABC has new episodes of REVENGE and BETRAYAL. Its a
BEST ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR TV MOVIEbusy night!
ACTING -- ACTORS
Matt Damon (Behind the Candelabra) Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dancing on the Edge)
Idris Elba (Luther)
Al Pacino (Phil Spector)
==>Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra)
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
==>Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)
Robert Redford (All is Lost)
Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Bruce Dern (Nebraska)
==>Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Christian Bale (American Hustle)
Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis)
Joaquin Phoenix (Her)
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, COMEDY
Jason Bateman (Arrested Development)
Don Cheadle (House of Lies)
Michael J. Fox (The Michael J. Fox Show)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
==>Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA
==>Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex)
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
James Spader (The Blacklist)
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)
==>Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Bradley Cooper (American Hustle)
Daniel Brühl (Rush)
Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Rob Lowe (Behind the Candelabra)
Josh Charles (The Good Wife)
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)
Corey Stoll (House of Cards)
==>Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)
ACTING -- ACTRESSES
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Helena Bonham Carter (Burton and Taylor)
Rebecca Ferguson (White Queen)
Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Coven)
Helen Mirren (Phil Spector)
==>Elisabeth Moss (Top of the Lake)
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
==>Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)
Judi Dench (Philomena)
Kate Winslet (Labor Day)
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Enough Said)
==>Amy Adams (American Hustle)
Julie Delpy (Before Midnight)
Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha)
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, COMEDY
Zooey Deschanel (New Girl)
Lena Dunham (Girls)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
==>Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)
Kerry Washington (Scandal)
Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)
==>Robin Wright (House of Cards)
Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)
==>Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Julia Roberts (August: Osage County)
June Squibb (Nebraska)
Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Hayden Panettiere (Nashville)
==>Jacqueline Bisset (Dancing On the Edge)
Janet McTeer (White Queen)
Monica Potter (Parenthood)
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)
FILMS AND FILMMAKING
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
==>Frozen
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
==>Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)
David O. Russell (American Hustle)
Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)
Alexander Payne (Nebraska)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Blue is the Warmest Color
The Past
The Hunt
The Wind Rises
==>The Great Beauty
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
==>12 Years a Slave
Gravity
Captain Phillips
Rush
Philomena
BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Nebraska
==>American Hustle
The Wolf of Wall Street
Inside Llewyn Davis
Her
BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)
Bob Nelson (Nebraska)
Eric Warren Singer (American Hustle)
Jeff Pope (Philomena)
==>Spike Jonze (Her)
TV
BEST TV MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
American Horror Story: Coven
==>Behind the Candelabra
Dancing on the Edge
Top of the Lake
White Queen
BEST TV SERIES, COMEDY
The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
Girls
==>Brooklyn 99
Parks and Recreation
BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA
==>Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
House of Cards
Masters of Sex
The Good Wife
MUSIC
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
Steven Price (Gravity)
John Williams (The Book Thief)
Hans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave)
==>Alex Ebert (All is Lost)
Alex Heffes (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
Atlas (Hunger Games Catching Fire)
Let It Go (Frozen)
==>Ordinary Love (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
Please Mr Kennedy (Inside Llewyn Davis)
Sweeter Than Fiction (One Chance)
For some of QPORIT'S own acting notes, please see our stories:
A GIANT WAVE OF GREAT ACTING IN CURRENT AND COMING FILMS
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-giant-wave-of-great-acting-in-current.html
(Note: This story talks only about acting in films that opened beginning in September. Cate Blanchett's great performance in BLUE JASMINE simply came out too early in the year to be mentioned.)
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty.html
ALPHA HOUSE (AT AMAZON)
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/11/alpha-house-at-amazon.html
FRANCES HA
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/05/frances-ha.html
also please take a look at our PHOTO GALLERY and INDEX OF VIDEOS and CALENDAR OF INTERESTING EVENTS IN 2014:
QPORIT PHOTO GALLERY
http://qporit-index.blogspot.com/2013/12/photo-gallery-index.html
QPORIT INDEX OF VIDEOS
http://qporit-index.blogspot.com/2013/02/qporit-video-index.html
2014 CALENDAR OF INTERESTING EVENTS
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/12/2014-calendar-of-interesting-events.html
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Labels: 12 Years a Slave, Bruce Dern, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Golden Globes, Gravity, Lupita Nyong'O, Robert Redford, Sandra Bullock, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
Inspired by the classic James Thurber story in the New Yorker (but not beholden to its details, nor to the 1947 film version with Danny Kaye), Ben Stiller's THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY is one of the great classic fantasy romantic comedies.
It is smart, funny, fantastical, entertaining and romantic.
In the original story, a timid Mitty daydreams big dreams. In this film, a serious, low key functionary at a dying LIFE magazine lives big adventures he never dreamed of, just trying to do his job.
Mitty can not find the negative of the image he is responsible for delivering to be Life magazine's final cover photo.
It is both the seriousness of purpose of Ben Stiller's Mitty, trying to do his job and obtain the image, together with the gentle development of his timid crush on co-worker Kristen Wiig into a deep relationship, that give the film its charm. As the film becomes more and more fantastical, to keep up with more and more outrageously difficult obstacles to finding the image, Stiller manages to maintain the right match with the filmmaking style.
Ben Stiller
In search of that missing image
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
NYFF 2013
Also, in developing their relationship, Stiller and Wiig have created one of the most interesting and attractive couples ever to grace a romantic comedy.
Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
NYFF 2013
Not showing up on ten best lists or the Golden Globe nominations, THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY is, I think, being grossly underrated by critics (never great judges of romantic comedies in any case), who are missing its charm, its sophistication, its ability to keep shifting into higher and higher gear, its humor and its romance. And especially its originality. It is a different kind of romantic comedy. It is a quasi-realistic romantic fantasy about adults. Working adults. Not child-adults.Not silly adults. Not got-to-get-laid teens. Not got-to-get-life-partnered adults. Adult adults.
This film is on my BEST list. It's a classic!
Ben Stiller
Directing THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
NYFF 2013
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
Directed by Ben Stiller
From the original story by James Thurber
Screenplay by Steve Conrad
Cast:
Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig
also Sean Penn and Shirley Maclaine
plus Amy Stiller (Ben's sister) and a gazillion other people.
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY ON IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359950
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY ON WIKIPEDIA
The original story --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty
The 1947 film --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty_%281947_film%29
This film --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty_%282013_film%29
HERE'S THE ORIGINAL STORY FROM THE NEW YORKER
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1939/03/18/390318fi_fiction_thurber?currentPage=all
BEN STILLER ON IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001774/
BEN STILLER ON WIKIPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Stiller
QPORIT - BEN STILLER AT THE HB STUDIO GALA
HONORING HIS PARENTS - STILLER AND MEARA
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2008/11/photos-from-hbs-stiller-and-meara-gala.html
Ben was a guest on an SNL show hosted by Robert DeNiro which included the classic sketch, "Who Do I have To Screw To Get A Drink Around Here," officially called "It's a living."
QPORIT: CLASSIC SKETCH WITH BEN STILLER ON SNL
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2010/12/snl-who-do-i-have-to-screw-to-get-drink.html
Kristen Wiig, of course, was a long time GREAT performer on SNL. She and Ben met, I believe, when Ben was a guest host.
KRISTEN WIIG ON IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1325419/
KRISTEN WIIG ON WIKIPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristen_Wiig
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Labels: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, New York Film Festival, NYFF, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
