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AARP Awards Nominate Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Maestro, Color Purple for Grown-Ups Awards

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I always look forward to the AARP Movies for GrownUps Awards. The nominations are out today and they’re pretty good. I’m a little surprised “The Holdovers” didn’t make it into Best Picture, but the cut off was five. I’m sure that was number 6. followed by “American Fiction.”

This has been a very good year for films, better than the last several seasons, in fact. Add in “Nyad” and “Rustin,” “Air,” “May December,” and “Ferrari,” and that’s 12 quality releases not including films like “Past Lives,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Teachers Lounge,” and “Zone of Interest.”.

“Our goal has always been to ignite cultural change in Hollywood through our Movies for Grownups initiative. And this year’s bumper crop of masterworks worth a grownup’s time suggests that it’s happening,” says AARP film and TV critic Tim Appelo. “AARP’s Movies for Grownups Awards fights industry ageism, and they’re a measure of social change as well as artistic excellence.” 

They usually tape a TV ceremony that’s aired soon after, with Alan Cumming as host. But that info has not been released. Still, great choices.

The complete list of the annual Movies for Grownups® Awards Nominees:

  • Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups: Barbie, The Color Purple, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, and Oppenheimer.
  • Best Actress: Annette Bening (Nyad), Juliette Binoche (The Taste of Things), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Origin), Helen Mirren (Golda), and Julia Roberts (Leave the World Behind).
  • Best Actor: Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario), Colman Domingo (Rustin), Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), Anthony Hopkins (Freud’s Last Session), and Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction).
  • Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis (Air), Jodie Foster (Nyad), Taraji P. Henson (The Color Purple), Julianne Moore (May December), and Leslie Uggams (American Fiction).
  • Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe (Poor Things), Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon), Colman Domingo (The Color Purple), Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer), and Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things).
  • Best Director: Ben Affleck (Air), Michael Mann (Ferrari), Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), Alexander Payne (The Holdovers), and Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon).
  • Best Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig (Barbie), David Hemingson (The Holdovers), Tony McNamara (Poor Things), Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) and Martin Scorsese and Eric Roth (Killers of the Flower Moon).
  • Best Ensemble: American Fiction, The Color Purple, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, and Rustin.
  • Best Actress (TV): Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Jennifer Garner (The Last Thing He Told Me), Imelda Staunton (The Crown), and Meryl Streep (Only Murders in the Building).
  • Best Actor (TV): Brian Cox (Succession), Bryan Cranston (Your Honor), Oliver Platt (The Bear), Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat), and Henry Winkler (Barry).
  • Best TV Movie/Series or Limited Series: The Bear, Fargo, Only Murders in the Building, Succession, and The White Lotus.
  • Best Reality TV Series: The Amazing Race, America’s Got Talent, The Golden Bachelor, Jury Duty, and The Voice.
  • Best Intergenerational Film: American Fiction, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Holdovers, Leave the World Behind, and Poor Things.
  • Best Time Capsule: Ferrari, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Priscilla, and Rustin.
  • Best Documentary: Invisible Beauty, Judy Blume Forever, The Lost Weekend, The Pigeon Tunnel, and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.
  • Best Foreign Film: Amerikatsi (Armenia), Perfect Days (Japan), Radical (Mexico), The Taste of Things (France), and The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom).

Ryan Reynolds’ “Welcome to Wrexham” Wins 5 Creative Arts Emmys, Deadpool Thanks the Academy, Warns the Oscars

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On Sunday, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s “Welcome to Wrexham” won 5 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on the 2nd night of presentations. (Here’s the link to 1st night winners.)

McElhenney tried to thank the Academy but Deadpool (Reynolds) interrupted with his own thoughts which you will see below.

Here’s a full list of winners. The Emmy Awards air Monday January 15th on Fox.

TELEVISION ACADEMY
75TH CREATIVE ARTS EMMY AWARDS – SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2024

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES
I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE WITH TIM ROBINSON NETFLIX
Tim Robinson, Executive Producer
Zach Kanin, Executive Producer
Akiva Schaffer, Executive Producer
Ali Bell, Executive Producer
Alex Bach, Executive Producer
Alice Mathias, Executive Producer
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES
SUCCESSION: CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE HBO MAX
Chris Grasso, Executive Producer
Melora Soodalter, Executive Producer
Jack Quinn, Co-Executive Producer
Zachary Krame, Supervising Producer
Michael Hagos, Supervising Producer
Lindsay Nowak, Senior Producer
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or no award.)
STEPHANIE FILO, ACE, Supervising Editor
MALINDA ZEHNER GUERRA, Editor
TAYLOR JOY MASON, ACE, Editor
HBO MAX
A Black Lady Sketch Show
My Love Language Is Words Of Defamation
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
LIZ PATRICK, Directed By NBC
Saturday Night Live
Co-Hosts: Steve Martin & Martin Short

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
HAMISH HAMILTON, Directed By
SHAWN CARTER, Directed By
FOX
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
Starring Rihanna
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award.)
ALLEN BRANTON, Lighting Designer
DARREN LANGER, Lighting Director
FELIX PERALTA, Lighting Director
KEVIN LAWSON, Lighting Director
ALEX FLORES, Lighting Director
BIANCA MONCADA, Lighting Director
CHUCK REILLY, Video Controller
GUY JONES, Video Controller
HBO MAX
2022 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES
(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award.)
NOAH MITZ, Lighting Designer
MICHAEL BERGER, Lighting Director
PATRICK BRAZIL, Lighting Director
ANDREW LAW, Lighting Director
MATT BENSON, Lighting Director
MATT MCADAM, Lighting Director
LUKE CHANTRELL, Video Controller
DISNEY+
Dancing With The Stars
Semi Finals

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
(Juried Award: All entrants are screened by a jury of appropriate peer group members and
one, more than one, or no award entry is awarded an Emmy.)
MEYBIS RUIZ CRUZ, Lead Character Designer NETFLIX
Entergalactic
*******
NIK RANIERI, Character Layout FOX
The Simpsons
Lisa The Boy Scout
*******
MAYA EDELMAN, Animation Director PARAMOUNT+
More Than I Want To Remember
*******
ALMU REDONDO, Art Director DISNEY+
Star Wars: Visions
Screecher’s Reach
OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL
APPLE – THE GREATEST – ACCESSIBILITY
Somesuch, Production Company
Apple Inc., Ad Agency
OUTSTANDING NARRATOR
BARACK OBAMA, Narrator NETFLIX
Working: What We Do All Day
The Middle

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
ANTOINE CHICOYE, Cinematography By
MIKEY CORKER, Cinematography By
VINCENT KARDASIK, Cinematography By
ALEXANDRE LESBATS, Cinematography By
CHRIS SMITH, Cinematography By
LAURENT PUJOL, Cinematography By
JOÃO VIDINHA, Cinematography By
MICHAEL DARRIGADE, Cinematography By
HBO MAX
100 Foot Wave
Chapter VI – Force Majeure
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
ALASTAIR MCKEVITT, Director of Photography
CRAIG HASTINGS, Director of Photography
LEIGHTON COX, Director of Photography
JASON BULLEY, Director of Photography
FX
Welcome To Wrexham
Do Or Die
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award.)
DEREK HOUGH, Choreographer DISNEY+
Dancing With The Stars
Routine: Higher
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award.)
BRUCE RODGERS, Production Designer
SHELLEY RODGERS, Art Director
LINDSEY BRESLAUER, Art Director
MARIA GARCIA, Art Director
LILY RODGERS, Art Director
FOX
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
Starring Rihanna

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES
(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award.)
AKIRA YOSHIMURA, Production Designer
KEITH IAN RAYWOOD, Production Designer
ANDREA PURCIGLIOTTI, Production Designer
DANIELLE WEBB, Set Decorator
NBC
Saturday Night Live
Co-Hosts: Steve Martin & Martin Short | Host: Jenna Ortega
OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY
PROGRAMMING
(Juried Award: All entrants are screened by a jury of appropriate peer group members and
one, more than one, or no award entry is awarded an Emmy.)
MARINA TOYBINA, Costume Designer
GRAINNE O’SULLIVAN, Costume Supervisor
GABRIELLE LETAMENDI, Costume Supervisor
COURTNEY WEBSTER, Assistant Costume Designer
ARLEEN FLORES, Assistant Costume Designer
DANAE MCQUEEN, Assistant Costume Designer
ABC
Beauty And The Beast: A 30th Celebration
*******
DIEGO MONTOYA, Costume Designer
MARCO MORANTE, Costume Designer
JOSHUA “DOMINO” SCHWARTZ, Costume Designer
BLAKE DANFORD, Assistant Costume Designer
SHARON MALKA, Assistant Costume Designer
RICKY REYNOSO, Assistant Costume Designer
HBO MAX
We’re Here
St. George, Utah

OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
WELCOME TO WREXHAM FX
John Henion, Executive Producer
Andrew Fried, Executive Producer
Sarina Roma, Executive Producer
Dane Lillegard, Executive Producer
Nicholas Frenkel, Executive Producer
George Dewey, Executive Producer
Rob McElhenney, Executive Producer
Ryan Reynolds, Executive Producer
Alan Bloom, Co-Executive Producer
Lana Barkin, Co-Executive Producer
Miloš Balać, Supervising Producer
Jeff Luini, Producer
OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
QUEER EYE NETFLIX
David Collins, Executive Producer
Michael Williams, Executive Producer
Rob Eric, Executive Producer
Jennifer Lane, Executive Producer
Jordana Hochman, Executive Producer
Mark Bracero, Executive Producer
Kori Kingg, Co-Executive Producer
Jenifer Lerman, Supervising Producer
Bobby Berk, Producer
Karamo Brown, Producer
Tan France, Producer
Antoni Porowski, Producer
Jonathan Van Ness, Producer
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
BRYAN ROWLAND, Directed By FX
Welcome To Wrexham
Wide World Of Wales

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION
PROGRAM
JAMIE MARTIN, Lead Editor
PAUL CROSS, Editor
RYAN MALLICK, Editor
MICHAEL ROHA, Editor
MTV
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Wigloose: The Rusical!


OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
MOHAMED EL MANASTERLY, Editor
CURTIS MCCONNELL, Editor
MICHAEL BROWN, Editor
CHARLES LITTLE, ACE, Editor
BRYAN ROWLAND, Additional Editor
FX
Welcome To Wrexham
Do Or Die
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
ERIN TOMASELLO, CSA, Casting By
JAZZY COLLINS, CSA, Casting By
MOIRA PARIS, Casting By
HOLLY OSIFAT, Casting By
PEACOCK
The Traitors
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
JOHN MULANEY, Written By NETFLIX
John Mulaney: Baby J

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
(Juried Award: All entrants are screened by a jury of appropriate peer group members and
one, more than one, or no award entry is awarded an Emmy.)
BRUCE GRAYSON, Makeup Department Head
JAMES MACKINNON, Key Makeup Artist
SAM FINE, Makeup Artist
JULIE SOCASH, Makeup Artist
MELANIE HUGHES-WEAVER, Makeup Artist
NEICY SMALL, Makeup Artist
ALEXEI DMITRIEW, Makeup FX Artist
TYSON FOUNTAINE, Makeup FX Artist
ABC
Beauty And The Beast: A 30th Celebration
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW
JEOPARDY! ABC/SYNDICATED
Michael Davies, Executive Producer
Lisa Broffman, Co-Executive Producer
Rocky Schmidt, Supervising Producer
Sarah Whitcomb Foss, Producer
Billy Wisse, Writer
Michele Loud, Writer
John Duarte, Writer
Mark Gaberman, Writer
Debbie Griffin, Writer
Robert McClenaghan, Writer
Jim Rhine, Writer
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A GAME SHOW
KEKE PALMER, Host NBC
Password
OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY
PROGRAM
(Juried Award: All entrants are screened by a jury of appropriate peer group members and
one, more than one, or no award entry is awarded an Emmy.)
ABDIEL “GLORIA” URCULLU, Department Head Hairstylist
TYLER FUNICELLI, Hairstylist
HBO MAX
We’re Here
St. George, Utah

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM
RUPAUL, Host MTV
RuPaul’s Drag Race
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-
CAMERA)
MARK JENSEN, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer FX
Welcome To Wrexham
Do Or Die
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or no award.)
MICHAEL ABBOTT, Broadcast Production Mixer
ERIC SCHILLING, Music Mixer
MATT HERR, FOH Mixer
ALAN RICHARDSON, Monitor Mixer
CHRISTIAN SCHRADER, Supplemental Audio Mixer
DISNEY+
Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-
CAMERA)
PAUL MASSEY, Re-Recording Mixer
DAVID GIAMMARCO, Re-Recording Mixer
HBO MAX
Moonage Daydream

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
(SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
JOHN WARHURST, Co-Supervising Sound Editor / Music Editor
NINA HARTSTONE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
JENS ROSENLUND PETERSEN, MPSE, Dialogue Editor
SAMIR FOCO, Sound Designer
JAMES SHIRLEY, Sound Effects Editor
ELLIOTT KORETZ, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor
AMY FELTON, Sound Effects Editor
LOUISE BURTON, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor
BRETT MORGEN, Music Editor
HBO MAX
Moonage Daydream


OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY SERIES OR SPECIAL
(ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
JOHN POWELL, Composer APPLE TV+
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
GREG PHILLINGANES, Music Director PBS
Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song:
Joni Mitchell


OUTSTANDING HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL
(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award.)
STANLEY TUCCI: SEARCHING FOR ITALY CNN
Stanley Tucci, Executive Producer/Host
Shauna Minoprio, Executive Producer
Robin O’Sullivan, Executive Producer
Amy Entelis, Executive Producer
Lyle Gamm, Executive Producer
Jon Adler, Executive Producer
Katie Isaacson, Supervising Producer
Fiona Cleary, Series Producer
Nadya Mahdi, Series Producer
Francesco Ficarra, Producer

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award.)
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE APPLE TV+
Nelle Fortenberry, Executive Producer
Laurene Powell Jobs, Executive Producer
Nicole Stott, Executive Producer
Davis Guggenheim, Produced By
Annetta Marion, Produced By
Jonathan King, Produced By
Will Cohen, Produced By
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award.)
THE 1619 PROJECT HULU
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Executive Producer
Roger Ross Williams, Executive Producer
Shoshana Guy, Executive Producer
Caitlin Roper, Executive Producer
Kathleen Lingo, Executive Producer
Helen Verno, Executive Producer
Oprah Winfrey, Executive Producer
Geoff Martz, Co-Executive Producer
Carla Gardini, Co-Executive Producer
Jonathan Clasberry, Producer
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
(Juried Award: All entrants are screened by a jury of appropriate peer group members and
one, more than one, or no award entry is awarded an Emmy.)
THE TERRITORY NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC
Alex Pritz, Produced by
Darren Aronofsky, Produced by
Sigrid Dyekjær, Produced by
Will N. Miller, Produced by
Gabriel Uchida, Produced by
Lizzie Gillett, Produced by
Txai Suruí, Executive Producer

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
GEOFFREY C. WARD, Telescript By PBS
The U.S. And The Holocaust
Episode 2: Yearning To Breathe Free (1938 – 1942)
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
MICHAEL HARTE, ACE, Editor APPLE TV+
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie


OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAM
DAVIS GUGGENHEIM, Directed By APPLE TV+
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM
THE SIMPSONS
Treehouse Of Horror XXXIII
FOX
JAMES L. BROOKS, Executive Producer
MATT GROENING, Executive Producer
MATT SELMAN, Executive Producer/Written By
AL JEAN, Executive Producer
CAROLYN OMINE, Co-Executive Producer/Written By
JOHN FRINK, Executive Producer
TIM LONG, Co-Executive Producer
ROB LAZEBNIK, Co-Executive Producer
JOEL H. COHEN, Co-Executive Producer
BRIAN KELLEY, Co-Executive Producer
MICHAEL PRICE, Co-Executive Producer
RYAN KOH, Co-Executive Producer/Written By
DAN VEBBER, Co-Executive Producer
CHRISTINE NANGLE, Co-Executive Producer
RICHARD K. CHUNG, Producer
RICHARD RAYNIS, Produced By
TOM KLEIN, Animation Producer
MIKE B. ANDERSON, Supervising Director
ROB OLIVER, Directed By
DANE ROMLEY, Assistant Director
CARLTON BATTEN, Lead Animation Timer

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
MAYA RUDOLPH Connie The Hormone Monstress NETFLIX
Big Mouth
Asexual Healing
OUTSTANDING EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAM
FOR ALL MANKIND SEASON 3 EXPERIENCE APPLE TV+
Apple TV+
Tall Ship Productions
Antibody
Elastic
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES
(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award.)
CHARLES CIUP, Technical Director
DAVID BERNSTEIN, Technical Director
BERT ATKINSON, Camera
TERRY CLARK, Camera
KARY D’ALESSANDRO, Camera
JIMMY GARCIA, Camera
NATHANIAL HAVHOLM, Camera
MARK KOONCE, Camera
TIM LEE, Camera
RON LEHMAN, Camera
BETTINA LEVESQUE, Camera
DAVID LEVISOHN, Camera
ADAM MARGOLIS, Camera
DEREK PRATT, Camera
BRIAN REASON, Camera
PHILO SOLOMON, Camera
DARYL STUDEBAKER, Camera
MARC STUMPO, Camera
DAMIEN TUFFEREAU, Camera
CARY SYMMONS, Camera
DISNEY+
Dancing With The Stars
Finale

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SPECIAL
(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award.)
EMMETT LOUGHRAN, Technical Director
ROBERT DEL RUSSO, Camera
MARK BRITT, Camera
DAVID DRISCOLL, Camera
TIM FARMER, Camera
PETER FORREST, Camera
ANDREW GEORGOPOULOS, Camera
PAT GLEASON, Camera
BRUCE GREEN, Camera
SHAUN HARKINS, Camera
JAY KULICK, Camera
KEVIN MURPHY, Camera
LYN NOLAND, Camera
JIMMY O’DONNELL, Camera
ROB PALMER, Camera
JESSE PLACKY, Camera
DAVID PLAKOS, Camera
GEORGE PRINCE, Camera
MARK RENAUDIN, Camera
DAVID RUDD, Camera
AUSTIN ROCK, Camera
KEYAN SAFYARI, Camera
ED STAEBLER, Camera
ROB VUONA, Camera
MARK WHITMAN, Camera
RICH YORK, Camera
JEFF LEE, Camera
MICHAEL TAYLOR, Camera
BRIAN LATAILLE, Camera
LOIC MAHEAS, Camera
CHRIS SCHUSTER, Camera
DISNEY+
Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)
CAROL BURNETT: 90 YEARS OF LAUGHTER + LOVE NBC
Carol Burnett, Executive Producer
Brian Miller, Executive Producer
Steve Sauer, Executive Producer
Baz Halpin, Executive Producer
Mark Bracco, Executive Producer
Linda Gierahn, Executive Producer
Paul Miller, Executive Producer
Jenessa Salcedo, Line Producer
Theresa Moore King, Supervising Producer


How I Met My Mother: Luke Skywalker, Padmé Amidala Finally Reunited After 45 Years, 10 Star Wars Movies

Star Wars fans are probably saying, “Luke I am your mother.”

Actor Mark Hamill, aka Luke Skywalker, finally met his fictional mother at the Golden Globes.

Hamill posted a picture of himself with Natalie Portman, who played Padmé Amidala, Luke’s mother, in the second round of “Star Wars” movies. Weird that their paths never crossed before. Wasn’t Hamill invited to the premieres of “Attacks of the Clones.” “Phantom Menace,” or “Revenge of the Sith”?

Luke’s dad, as everyone in the world knows, was Darth Vader, formerly Anakin Skywalker, played with stolid determination by Hayden Christensen. Now they can all go on Henry Louis Gates’s “Finding Your Roots” together!

Golden Globes Ratings Down At Least 50% from 2020, Up Slightly — But not a Lot — from Last Year

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If you’re seeing stories about the ratings for the Golden Globes, they’re being skewed by whoever is the author.

The Globes, according to the publications that are owned by the same company, had 9.4 million viewers. That’s exactly 50 % less than the show had in 2020, the last affair before the pandemic.

The PR machine is touting a 50% increase over last year, which was miserable. And even then, someone’s abacus is off kilter. The 2023 ratings were just 6.3 million. So the possible addition of 3 million viewers is not quite the success story as portrayed today.

Only the New York Times got it right. That says something for independent reporting.

The evening sounds like it was a mess beyond the cameras. Around 400 seats in the Beverly Hilton were given over to corporate friends of Eldridge and PMC, the firms that own the Globes, the Hilton, and Dick Clark Productions. It turns out that’s who the after party was for downstairs at the Hilton, where hundreds of guests were turned away.

I’m also told the reason so many nominees were forced to walk a distance to the stage if they won was because the owners put their pals in the good seats. Many nominees for Best Picture were seated in the second tier (there’s an orchestra section, then a first tier preceding). The Netflix film “May December” was one of those that got the bum’s rush, so to speak. Director Todd Haynes wasn’t happy. But no one was, all night.

The ratings were subject to the NFL game on CBS. The network thought the games would run long and bleed into the Globes, pushing up the awards show’s numbers. But the game ended 45 minutes early. Instead of switching to the red carpet, to create buzz, CBS Sports droned on and on until 8pm. The potential Globes audience was gone. A network exec said to me, “These numbers are shit. They should have been 10 to 12 million minimum. They had no competition!”

Will anyone learn from this? No.

Meanwhile, the Critics Choice Awards are Sunday on the CW Network at 8pm. Don’t miss them.

Billie Eilish “Barbie” Song on Fast Track to Number 1 After Golden Globe Win Last Night

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What was she made for? Hits, apparently.

Billie Eilish is on the fast track to number 1 with her “Barbie” song “What Was I Made For?”

After winning the Golden Globe last night for Best Song, “What Was I Made For?” shot right up the iTunes chart. It’s number 3 right now and flirting with the top position.

The song is co-written by Billie and brother Finneas O’Connell, who doesn’t get enough credit as a musician or composer of the duo’s songs.

“What Was I Made For?” is also on the fast track to the Oscars. If it wins Best Song there, the brother sister team will have two Oscars on their shelves — not bad considering their relative youth. These two are going to be around for a long time!

Billie Eilish Used Her Real Last Name, O’Connell, For Her Golden Globe Win

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Here’s a little trivia from Billie Eilish’s win for Best Song in a Motion Picture last night the Globes.

For her nomination, spoken out loud and on the chyron, she went by her full name, Billie Eilish O’Connell. In the past she’s just used her mother’s maiden name, Eilish.

Does it mean anything? I’ll leave it to Billie experts to tell me. I just thought it was interesting that the 22 year old pop phenom has updated her moniker. Her father, Patrick O’Connell, was a soap actor in NY in the 1990s, then went on to a few prime time roles. He and wife Maggie Baird –also on soaps — must be very proud of Billie and brother Finneas.

Golden Globes: How the Winners and Losers Shake Out for the Oscars, “Barbie” Sidelined

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Now that we’ve seen the winners and losers of the Golden Globes, the Oscar race takes a few turns. Some stocks rose tonight, and some races ended.

“Barbie” won only Best Song and a special award for box office. I think that’s it for the Oscars. They’ll get some good nominations, but wins in the main categories will be tough.

“Oppenheimer” soared tonight. Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Supporting Actor. Coupled with below the line stuff like editing and cinematography, “Oppenheimer” is firmly in the lead.

Paul Giamatti’s Best Actor win — even in music or comedy — vaults him up to Number 2 behind Cillian Murphy in the Oscar race. In the cold right now is Bradley Cooper, whose masterful performance in “Maestro” still needs consideration.

What about “Killers of the Flower Moon?” They only got Best Actress, which is a shame. I still think Martin Scorsese has a shot at Best Director at the Oscars.

Next Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards –CW network, 8pm — will clarify things even more and be taken more seriously, I think, by Academy voters. This awards show tonight didn’t include “The Color Purple,” which will also pick up Best Ensemble awards, I think at the CCA and SAG. So there are some plot twists ahead.

Review: Golden Globes Settled Down After Host’s Awful Monologue — Do They Want Ricky Gervais Back? (Yes)

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Jo Koy was hired at the last minute. The writer for the Golden Globes had little time to put together a show. This was obvious tonight as Koy’s opening monologue was a disaster — his jokes were just crude, not witty, and they bombed.

Later in the show, the Globes gave an award for Best Stand Up Comic to Ricky Gervais, their former host (5 times) who they loathed for making fun of them. Was it a coincidence that Gervais got a Globe? I’d say no. They want him back. Pronto.

Tonight’s Golden Globes show was otherwise unremarkable. It went fairly smoothly. There were no outbursts about Trump or politics, or wars anything remotely objectionable. The show ran without problems but it was a high wire act, certainly. The new owners of the show and the Globes and Dick Clark Productions and all the Hollywood trade magazines want to return to CBS next year. They were not going to blow it.

Most of the show was written in a careful way. The few really good bits came from Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig — genius — and another with Issa Rae and Simu Liu — trenchant. But most of the dialogue was the usual banter, inoffensive enough to accommodate the CBS audience.

Will the ratings be good? CBS hoped the NFL game would run right into the show. It didn’t. There was almost a 40 minute break. Did viewers leave or stay? We’ll find out in the morning. The Jo Koy monologue may have turned off some who were watching. But they would have missed some lovely speeches, including Lily Gladstone, Emma Thomas, Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook, and so on. There were gems to be sifted from the rubble.

All in all, A minus, I’d say. The Globes will be back on CBS next year without a doubt.

Golden Globes Winners: “Oppenheimer” Best Drama, “Poor Things” Comedy, Paul Giamatti, Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Lily Gladstone

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Here’s the full list:
— analysis and notes in next story–

Best Motion Picture:

“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) (WINNER)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)
“Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy

“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) (WINNER)
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“May December” (Netflix)
“Air” (Amazon MGM Studios)

Best Director, Motion Picture

Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”
Greta Gerwig — “Barbie”
Yorgos Lanthimos — “Poor Things”
Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer” (WINNER)
Martin Scorsese — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Celine Song — “Past Lives”

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture

“Barbie” — Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
“Poor Things” — Tony McNamara
“Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan
“Killers of the Flower Moon” — Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese
“Past Lives” — Celine Song
“Anatomy of a Fall” — Justine Triet, Arthur Harari (WINNER)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”
Cillian Murphy — “Oppenheimer” (WINNER)
Leonardo DiCaprio — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Colman Domingo — “Rustin”
Andrew Scott — “All of Us Strangers”
Barry Keoghan — “Saltburn”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Lily Gladstone — “Killers of the Flower Moon” (WINNER)
Carey Mulligan – “Maestro”
Sandra Hüller – “Anatomy of a Fall”
Annette Bening — “Nyad”
Greta Lee — “Past Lives”
Cailee Spaeny — “Priscilla”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Fantasia Barrino – “The Color Purple”
Jennifer Lawrence – “No Hard Feelings”
Natalie Portman – “May December”
Alma Pöysti – “Fallen Leaves”
Margot Robbie – “Barbie”
Emma Stone – “Poor Things” (WINNER)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Nicolas Cage — “Dream Scenario”
Timothée Chalamet — “Wonka”
Matt Damon — “Air”
Paul Giamatti — “The Holdovers” (WINNER)
Joaquin Phoenix — “Beau Is Afraid”
Jeffrey Wright — “American Fiction”

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Willem Dafoe — “Poor Things”
Robert De Niro — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Robert Downey Jr. — “Oppenheimer” (WINNER)
Ryan Gosling — “Barbie”
Charles Melton — “May December”
Mark Ruffalo — “Poor Things”

Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture

Emily Blunt — “Oppenheimer”
Danielle Brooks — “The Color Purple”
Jodie Foster — “Nyad”
Julianne Moore — “May December”
Rosamund Pike — “Saltburn”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers” (WINNER)

Best Television Series, Drama

“1923” (Paramount+)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“The Diplomat” (Netflix)
“The Last of Us” (HBO)
“The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)
“Succession” (HBO) (WINNER)

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy

“The Bear” (FX) (WINNER)
“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“Jury Duty” (Amazon Freevee)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Barry” (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama

Pedro Pascal — “The Last of Us”
Kieran Culkin — “Succession” (WINNER)
Jeremy Strong — “Succession”
Brian Cox — “Succession”
Gary Oldman — “Slow Horses”
Dominic West — “The Crown”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama

Helen Mirren — “1923”
Bella Ramsey — “The Last of Us”
Keri Russell — “The Diplomat”
Sarah Snook — “Succession” (WINNER)
Imelda Staunton — “The Crown”
Emma Stone — “The Curse”

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy

Ayo Edebiri — “The Bear” (WINNER)
Natasha Lyonne — “Poker Face”
Quinta Brunson — “Abbott Elementary”
Rachel Brosnahan — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Selena Gomez — “Only Murders in the Building”
Elle Fanning – “The Great”

Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy

Bill Hader — “Barry”
Steve Martin — “Only Murders in the Building”
Martin Short — “Only Murders in the Building”
Jason Segel — “Shrinking”
Jason Sudeikis — “Ted Lasso”
Jeremy Allen White — “The Bear” (WINNER)

Best Supporting Actor, Television

Billy Crudup — “The Morning Show”
Matthew Macfadyen — “Succession” (WINNER)
James Marsden — “Jury Duty”
Ebon Moss-Bachrach — “The Bear”
Alan Ruck — “Succession”
Alexander Skarsgård — “Succession”

Best Supporting Actress, Television

Elizabeth Debicki — “The Crown” (WINNER)
Abby Elliott — “The Bear”
Christina Ricci — “Yellowjackets”
J. Smith-Cameron — “Succession”
Meryl Streep — “Only Murders in the Building”
Hannah Waddingham — “Ted Lasso”

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

“Beef” (WINNER)
“Lessons in Chemistry”
“Daisy Jones & the Six”
“All the Light We Cannot See”
“Fellow Travelers”
“Fargo”
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Best Performance by an Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Matt Bomer — “Fellow Travelers”
Sam Claflin — “Daisy Jones & the Six”
Jon Hamm — “Fargo”
Woody Harrelson — “White House Plumbers”
David Oyelowo — “Lawmen: Bass Reeves”
Steven Yeun — “Beef” (WINNER)

Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Riley Keough — “Daisy Jones & the Six”
Brie Larson — “Lessons in Chemistry”
Elizabeth Olsen — “Love and Death”
Juno Temple — “Fargo”
Rachel Weisz — “Dead Ringers”
Ali Wong — “Beef” (WINNER)

Best Original Score, Motion Picture

Ludwig Göransson — “Oppenheimer” (WINNER)
Jerskin Fendrix — “Poor Things”
Robbie Robertson — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Mica Levi — “The Zone of Interest”
Daniel Pemberton — “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Joe Hisaishi — “The Boy and the Heron”
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Best Picture, Non-English Language

“Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon) — France (WINNER)
“Fallen Leaves” (Mubi) — Finland
“Io Capitano” (01 Distribution) — Italy
“Past Lives” (A24) — United States
“Society of the Snow” (Netflix) — Spain
“The Zone of Interest” (A24) — United Kingdom

Best Original Song, Motion Picture

“Barbie” — “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas (WINNER)
“Barbie” — “Dance the Night” by Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
“She Came to Me” — “Addicted to Romance” by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” — “Peaches” by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, and John Spiker
“Barbie” — “I’m Just Ken” by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
“Rustin” — “Road to Freedom” by Lenny Kravitz

Best Motion Picture, Animated

“The Boy and the Heron” (GKids) (WINNER)
“Elemental” (Disney)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony Pictures)
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (Universal Pictures)
“Suzume” (Toho Co.)
“Wish” (Disney)

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy or Television

Ricky Gervais — “Ricky Gervais: Armageddon” (WINNER)
Trevor Noah — “Trevor Noah: Where Was I”
Chris Rock — “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage”
Amy Schumer — “Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact”
Sarah Silverman — “Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love”
Wanda Sykes — “Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer”

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

“Barbie” (Warner Bros.) (WINNER)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Disney)
“John Wick: Chapter 4” (Lionsgate Films)
“Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” (Paramount Pictures)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony Pictures)
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (Universal Pictures)
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” (AMC Theatres)

Big Pop Week Coming: Jennifer Lopez New Single Drops Wednesday, Ariana Grande Comes on Thursday Night

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Here we go with some new pop releases.

Jennifer Lopez is dropping her big comeback single on Wednesday. It’s called “Can’t Get Enough.” As I reported earlier, this is a real Frankenstein single, built in the laboratory of production masterminds. It has no fewer than 10 writing credits, including the composers of the original songs it’s based on. Crazy, huh?

Then there’s Ariana Grande. Her single. “Yes, And?” hits on Thursday night. There’s no information yet, but based on my conversation with Ariana and Max Martin recently, they’re the writers. The title sounds like a rebuke to people who wonder about Grande’s turbulent personal life. She’s quite a singer, so I hope she can show off that voice.

Why are there so few male pop singers? I don’t know. Shawn Mendes is on Twitter sledding in Canada mostly without clothing. Justin Bieber has put up pictures of himself playing golf. He just posted a photo of himself in front of instruments and said “Looking forward to next year.” Does he mean 2024 or 2025?