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2020 Golden Globe Nominations: Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell,” “Little Women,” “Bombshell,” “Cats,” All Snubbed, “Irishman” Sweeps, “Parasite” Stays in Foreign

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We’re live updating the 2020 Golden Globe nominations begin at 8amET/5amPT. Keep refreshing…

So far, the Globes have included “The Farewell” as a foreign language film. At the Oscars it didn’t qualify because it was produced by Americans. The other big news is that three of the five screenplay nominations are from Netflix. Wow. And they all deserve it.

Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” was snubbed except in Best Supporting Actress, for Kathy Bates.

“The Irishman” swept all its categories including Best Picture, Director, 2 supporting  actors, screenplay.

Netflix got the lion’s share of nominations. Three of the top 5 movies are from their studio. They are “Marriage Story,” “Two Popes,” and “The Irishman.” The other two are “1917” and “Joker.” Those are the top 5 movies for the Oscars, I think.

Congrats to Annette Bening for picking up a Best Supporting Actress nomination for “The Report.”

No “Little Women” except for Saoirse Ronan, no directing or supporting nominations. Quite stunning. Also, Warner’s “Just Mercy” totally left out.

And no “Cats.” The HFPA saw “Cats.” Only Taylor Swift’s song survived.

 

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.
1917
DreamWorks Pictures / Reliance Entertainment / New Republic Pictures / Neal Street Productions / Mogambo; Universal Pictures
b.
THE IRISHMAN
Netflix / Tribeca Productions / Sikelia Productions / Winkler Films; Netflix
c.
JOKER
Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / Joint Effort; Warner Bros. Pictures
d.
MARRIAGE STORY
Netflix / HeyDay Films; Netflix
e.
THE TWO POPES
Netflix / Rideback; Netflix
2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.
CYNTHIA ERIVO
HARRIET
b.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON
MARRIAGE STORY
c.
SAOIRSE RONAN
LITTLE WOMEN
d.
CHARLIZE THERON
BOMBSHELL
e.
RENÉE ZELLWEGER
JUDY

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.
CHRISTIAN BALE
FORD V FERRARI
b.
ANTONIO BANDERAS
PAIN AND GLORY
c.
ADAM DRIVER
MARRIAGE STORY
d.
JOAQUIN PHOENIX
JOKER
e.
JONATHAN PRYCE
THE TWO POPES
4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a.
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
Netflix / Davis Entertainment Company; Netflix
b.
JOJO RABBIT
Defender Films / Piki Films / Fox Searchlight Pictures / TSG Entertainment; Fox Searchlight Pictures
c.
KNIVES OUT
T-Street; Lionsgate
d.
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
e.
ROCKETMAN
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a.
ANA DE ARMAS
KNIVES OUT
b.
AWKWAFINA
THE FAREWELL
c.
CATE BLANCHETT
WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE
d.
BEANIE FELDSTEIN
BOOKSMART
e.
EMMA THOMPSON
LATE NIGHT
6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a.
DANIEL CRAIG
KNIVES OUT
b.
ROMAN GRIFFIN DAVIS
JOJO RABBIT
c.
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
d.
TARON EGERTON
ROCKETMAN
e.
EDDIE MURPHY
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

7. BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
a.
FROZEN 2
Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
b.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
DreamWorks Animation; Universal Pictures
c.
THE LION KING
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
d.
MISSING LINK
LAIKA / Annapurna Pictures; United Artists Releasing
e.
TOY STORY 4
Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8. BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
a.
THE FAREWELL
(USA)
Big Beach / Kindred Spirit / Ray Production / Depth of Field / Seesaw; A24
b.
LES MISÉRABLES
(FRANCE)
SRAB Films / Rectangle Productions / Lyly Films; Amazon Studios
c.
PAIN AND GLORY
(SPAIN)
El Primer Deseo / El Deseo; Sony Pictures Classics
d.
PARASITE
(SOUTH KOREA)
Barunson E&A; NEON
e.
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
(FRANCE)
Lilies Films; NEON

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
a.
KATHY BATES
RICHARD JEWELL
b.
ANNETTE BENING
THE REPORT
c.
LAURA DERN
MARRIAGE STORY
d.
JENNIFER LOPEZ
HUSTLERS
e.
MARGOT ROBBIE
BOMBSHELL
10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
a.
TOM HANKS
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
b.
ANTHONY HOPKINS
THE TWO POPES
c.
AL PACINO
THE IRISHMAN
d.
JOE PESCI
THE IRISHMAN
e.
BRAD PITT
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a.
BONG JOON HO
PARASITE
b.
SAM MENDES
1917
c.
TODD PHILLIPS
JOKER
d.
MARTIN SCORSESE
THE IRISHMAN
e.
QUENTIN TARANTINO
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a.
NOAH BAUMBACH
MARRIAGE STORY
b.
BONG JOON HO, HAN JIN WON
PARASITE
c.
ANTHONY MCCARTEN
THE TWO POPES
d.
QUENTIN TARANTINO
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
e.
STEVEN ZAILLIAN
THE IRISHMAN

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a.
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
LITTLE WOMEN
b.
HILDUR GUĐNADÓTTIR
JOKER
c.
RANDY NEWMAN
MARRIAGE STORY
d.
THOMAS NEWMAN
1917
e.
DANIEL PEMBERTON
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN
14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a.
“BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS” — CATS
Music by:
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Taylor Swift
Lyrics by:
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Taylor Swift
b.
“I’M GONNA LOVE ME AGAIN” — ROCKETMAN
Music by:
Elton John
Lyrics by:
Bernie Taupin
c.
“INTO THE UNKNOWN” — FROZEN 2
Music by:
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Lyrics by:
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
d.
“SPIRIT” — THE LION KING
Music by:
Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Beyoncé
Lyrics by:
Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Beyoncé
e.
“STAND UP” — HARRIET
Music by:
Joshuah Brian Campbell, Cynthia Erivo
Lyrics by:
Joshuah Brian Campbell, Cynthia Erivo
HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION
2020 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
PRESS RELEASE
15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a.
BIG LITTLE LIES
HBO
HBO / Blossom Films / Hello Sunshine / David E. Kelley Productions / Crazyrose
b.
THE CROWN
NETFLIX
Left Bank Pictures / Sony Pictures Television
c.
KILLING EVE
BBC AMERICA
Sid Gentle Films Ltd.
d.
THE MORNING SHOW
APPLE TV+
Apple
e.
SUCCESSION
HBO
HBO Entertainment / Project Zeus / Hyperobject Industries / Gary Sanchez Productions
16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a.
JENNIFER ANISTON
THE MORNING SHOW
b.
OLIVIA COLMAN
THE CROWN
c.
JODIE COMER
KILLING EVE
d.
NICOLE KIDMAN
BIG LITTLE LIES
e.
REESE WITHERSPOON
THE MORNING SHOW

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a.
BRIAN COX
SUCCESSION
b.
KIT HARINGTON
GAME OF THRONES
c.
RAMI MALEK
MR. ROBOT
d.
TOBIAS MENZIES
THE CROWN
e.
BILLY PORTER
POSE
18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a.
BARRY
HBO
HBO Entertainment / Alec Berg / Hanarply
b.
FLEABAG
PRIME VIDEO
All3Media International Limited / Amazon Studios
c.
THE KOMINSKY METHOD
NETFLIX
Warner Bros. Television
d.
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
PRIME VIDEO
Amazon Studios
e.
THE POLITICIAN
NETFLIX
Fox 21 Television Studios

19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a.
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE
DEAD TO ME
b.
RACHEL BROSNAHAN
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
c.
KIRSTEN DUNST
ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
d.
NATASHA LYONNE
RUSSIAN DOLL
e.
PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE
FLEABAG
20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a.
MICHAEL DOUGLAS
THE KOMINSKY METHOD
b.
BILL HADER
BARRY
c.
BEN PLATT
THE POLITICIAN
d.
PAUL RUDD
LIVING WITH YOURSELF
e.
RAMY YOUSSEF
RAMY

21. BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.
CATCH-22
HULU
Hulu / Paramount Television / Anonymous Content / Smokehouse Pictures
b.
CHERNOBYL
HBO
HBO Miniseries / SKY / Sister Pictures / The Mighty Mint / Word Games
c.
FOSSE/VERDON
FX NETWORKS
Fox 21 Television Studios / FX Productions
d.
THE LOUDEST VOICE
SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME Presents / A Blumhouse Television Production / A Showtime Production
e.
UNBELIEVABLE
NETFLIX
CBS Television Studios
22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.
KAITLYN DEVER
UNBELIEVABLE
b.
JOEY KING
THE ACT
c.
HELEN MIRREN
CATHERINE THE GREAT
d.
MERRITT WEVER
UNBELIEVABLE
e.
MICHELLE WILLIAMS
FOSSE/VERDON

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.
CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT
CATCH-22
b.
SACHA BARON COHEN
THE SPY
c.
RUSSELL CROWE
THE LOUDEST VOICE
d.
JARED HARRIS
CHERNOBYL
e.
SAM ROCKWELL
FOSSE/VERDON
24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.
PATRICIA ARQUETTE
THE ACT
b.
HELENA BONHAM CARTER
THE CROWN
c.
TONI COLLETTE
UNBELIEVABLE
d.
MERYL STREEP
BIG LITTLE LIES
e.
EMILY WATSON
CHERNOBYL

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.
ALAN ARKIN
THE KOMINSKY METHOD
b.
KIERAN CULKIN
SUCCESSION
c.
ANDREW SCOTT
FLEABAG
d.
STELLAN SKARSGÅRD
CHERNOBYL
e.
HENRY WINKLER
BARRY

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR
MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR
NOMINATIONS Netflix
17 Sony Pictures Releasing
8 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6 Warner Bros. Pictures
6 Lionsgate
5 Universal Pictures
5 NEON
4 Amazon Studios
3 Paramount Pictures
3 United Artists Releasing
3 A24
2 Focus Features
2 Fox Searchlight Pictures
2 Sony Pictures Classics
2 LD Entertainment / Roadside Attractions
1 STXfilms
1

NOMINATIONS BY TELEVISION NETWORK
TELEVISION NETWORK
NOMINATIONS
Netflix
17
HBO
15
hulu
5
Prime Video
5
FX Networks
4
Apple TV+
3
Showtime
3
BBC America
2
USA Network
1

Nine Years Later, the Elaine’s Crowd Is Still Meeting on the Anniversary of Our Unofficial Godmother’s Passing

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Nine years after the irrepressible, beloved Elaine Kaufman died at the age of 81, her legacy lives on. The regulars from her joint on East 88th and Second meet annually to salute her, and so we did again on Saturday night at Neary’s on East 57th St. Elaine died on December 3, 2010 and a community of friends have never forgotten her.

The esteemed Peter Khoury of the New York Times is the organizer and over the years attendance has waxed and waned. On Saturday the stars aligned, and more people showed up than ever. This was the group that rode out the last decade at Elaine’s, from 2001 to 2010, let’s say. They were the gang from the dining room and the bar, a twain that Elaine insisted would never meet.

But I was happy radio stars Jim Kerr and Carol Miller from Q104.3FM and Sirius Radio, NYPD deputy commissioner John Miller and his mother Cindy; former NYFD fire marshall Louis Garcia, mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark, Elaine’s aide de camp Barbara O’Connell, journalist Ash Bennington, Swedish writer Per Bjurman, Broadway production office heavyweights Freddie and Hillary Gallo, and ticket maven Jolie Gabler, real old time regular Pete Kelly, and so on.

Even better was a reunion of Elaine’s waiters and bartenders. Duffy,  who has a PhD from Elaine’s, holds forth at Neary’s and, like Pete Khoury, gave a funny and touching toast.

And so we reminisced, about staying out til 2am, drinking Elaine’s booze (and how much it cost), the times we saw her throw people out the door for not eating dinner, how she demanded we meet anyone famous who came in. “Go talk to them,” she’d say to me whether it was Greg Allman, Phil Spector (with ten armed bodyguards), or Peter Maas.

This is how a network of friends grew and grew from the day Elaine opened the place in 1963, to the very end. There was no one like her. She had the rare gift of putting people together– pushing people together– famous or not. When you came back to her table, she’d say, “So? Was I right? What’d they say?” Whatever it was. Whoever it was.

Well, don’t get me started. Elaine, we salute you. Hard to believe we’re going into our 10th year without you. Listen, people lived in Elaine’s. Before cell phones, if you couldn’t find someone, odds are they’d be there after 11. If they were in town, that’s where they were.

Thanks, Pete. Thanks, Neary’s. See you next year.

PS That photo is going to make smile all week.

 

Local L.A.: Hip Melrose Ave adds Ben Soleimani’s Flagship Showroom in West Hollywood

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Hollywood: Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood is quickly becoming ‘the Rodeo Drive’/’Bond Street’ of Weho. The famed restaurant, Craig’s, is the top destination spot for Hollywood VIPs.

Two doors down, the recently opened  ‘The Gelato Festival’  founded by Gabrieli Poli from Florence, is the first flagship store of his popular Gelato international festival.

Now, the famed street has added the noted designer Ben Soleimani’s showroom.  Ben has  long known for his rugs and now has branched out to fine furniture.  Why now?  He explained at the recent opening, which was co-hosted by Architectural Digest Editor-In-Chief Amy Astley that, “I need to feel like I’m growing in my life every day.  This is the next chapter so here we go. I’m full of excitement and doing what I think is needed and the right thing to do. There is a big need for fine furniture at honest pricing.

:So this is the full home.  That is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time, this is the right time.”  How does Hollywood fit in I asked him?  “There is good taste all over the world, even in Hollywood.  I have my clients/friends that go back 25 years and I love them all.”

Welcome to Weho, Ben!

Los Angeles Film Critics Can’t Find an English Language Movie They Like, So They Go Crazy for Korean “Parasite”

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The schism between New York and Los Angeles film critics grew bigger today. LAFCA, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and not a potato pancake, named the Korean movie “Parasite” best film of the year. Bong Joon Ho’s social satire-slash-horror film won the Cannes Film Festival this year.

LATKA could have named “Parasite” best foreign language film and cited an English language film as best. But they didn’t. Instead they chose Pedro Almodovar’s “Pain and Glory” as foreign film. Okay?

Bong Joom Ho was named Best Director. (Note: Washington DC film critics group did the exact same thing tonight.What can you do?)

They also named Song Kang Ho of “Parasite” as best supporting actor. They really liked “Parasite,” got that? Best Actor went to Pedro Almodovar from “Pain and Glory.”

Even crazier: Best Supporting Actress is Jennifer Lopez in “Hustlers.”

Best Actress went to an offbeat but I do believe excellent– in this case– choice Mary Kay Place, from the indie film “Diane.” That’s an inspired choice.

I guess the LA critics were just tired of Tarantino, Scorsese, Mendes, Baumbach, Gerwig, and the English language. But by going this way they’re not doing anything to help anyone and at the same they lessen their already minimal influence. It’s one thing that they rejected Scorsese– he’s too New York, too smart. But to also rebuff Tarantino’s ode to their own city and its past. LOL LAFCA.

LAFCA is also giving Elaine May a lifetime achievement award after she’s already feted on the East Coast by everyone including the Tony Awards. But she deserves every accolade she gets.

“Parasite” is an odd duck of a movie. In the US it made $18.9 million, which is huge for a foreign film these days. I loved the social satire part of it, but when the violence comes, fast and furious, it jumped the shark for me. Still, it’s one of those movies now that ‘knowing’ people just love in cocktail conversation. It’s got currency.

Critics Choice TV Awards Nominations for 2020: “When They See Us,” “Mrs. Maisel,” “Veep,” “The Crown,” Lead Pack and “Billions” Gets Some Love

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Here are the nominations on the TV side of the Critics Choice Awards. All the shows were pretty evenly distributed. Ava Duvernay’s “When they See Us” led all noms with 6 for Netflix. The obsession with “Fleabag” continues, I’m not sure why. “Mrs. Maisel” lacked one big nod for Tony Shalhoub, who is the absolute Best Supporting Actor in Comedy.

TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR THE 25TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS


BEST DRAMA SERIES

The Crown (Netflix)

David Makes Man (OWN)

Game of Thrones (HBO)

The Good Fight (CBS All Access)

Pose (FX)

Succession (HBO)

This Is Us (NBC)

Watchmen (HBO)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)

Mike Colter – Evil (CBS)

Paul Giamatti – Billions (Showtime)

Kit Harington – Game of Thrones (HBO)

Freddie Highmore – The Good Doctor (ABC)

Tobias Menzies – The Crown (Netflix)

Billy Porter – Pose (FX)

Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)


BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)

Olivia Colman – The Crown (Netflix)

Jodie Comer – Killing Eve (BBC America)

Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies (HBO)

Regina King – Watchmen (HBO)

Mj Rodriguez – Pose (FX)

Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO)

Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Asante Blackk – This Is Us (NBC)

Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple)

Asia Kate Dillon – Billions (Showtime)

Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones (HBO)

Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC)

Delroy Lindo – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)

Tim Blake Nelson – Watchmen (HBO)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown (Netflix)

Gwendoline Christie – Game of Thrones (HBO)

Laura Dern – Big Little Lies (HBO)

Audra McDonald – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)

Jean Smart – Watchmen (HBO)

Meryl Streep – Big Little Lies (HBO)

Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC)


BEST COMEDY SERIES

Barry (HBO)

Fleabag (Amazon)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Mom (CBS)

One Day at a Time (Netflix)

PEN15 (Hulu)

Schitt’s Creek (Pop)


BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Ted Danson – The Good Place (NBC)

Walton Goggins – The Unicorn (CBS)

Bill Hader – Barry (HBO)

Eugene Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)

Paul Rudd – Living with Yourself (Netflix)

Bashir Salahuddin – Sherman’s Showcase (IFC)

Ramy Youssef – Ramy (Hulu)


BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Christina Applegate – Dead to Me (Netflix)

Alison Brie – GLOW (Netflix)

Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Kirsten Dunst – On Becoming a God in Central Florida (Showtime)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO)

Catherine O’Hara – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)

Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag (Amazon)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)

Anthony Carrigan – Barry (HBO)

William Jackson Harper – The Good Place (NBC)

Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)

Nico Santos – Superstore (NBC)

Andrew Scott – Fleabag (Amazon)

Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

D’Arcy Carden – The Good Place (NBC)

Sian Clifford – Fleabag (Amazon)

Betty Gilpin – GLOW (Netflix)

Rita Moreno – One Day at a Time (Netflix)

Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)

Molly Shannon – The Other Two (Comedy Central)


BEST LIMITED SERIES

Catch-22 (Hulu)

Chernobyl (HBO)

Fosse/Verdon (FX)

The Loudest Voice (Showtime)

Unbelievable (Netflix)

When They See Us (Netflix)

Years and Years (HBO)


BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Brexit (HBO)

Deadwood: The Movie (HBO)

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)

Guava Island (Amazon)

Native Son (HBO)

Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Christopher Abbott – Catch-22 (Hulu)

Mahershala Ali – True Detective (HBO)

Russell Crowe – The Loudest Voice (Showtime)

Jared Harris – Chernobyl (HBO)

Jharrel Jerome – When They See Us (Netflix)

Sam Rockwell – Fosse/Verdon (FX)

Noah Wyle – The Red Line (CBS)


BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Kaitlyn Dever – Unbelievable (Netflix)

Anne Hathaway – Modern Love (Amazon)

Megan Hilty – Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime)

Joey King – The Act (Hulu)

Jessie Mueller – Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime)

Merritt Wever – Unbelievable (Netflix)

Michelle Williams – Fosse/Verdon (FX)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Asante Blackk – When They See Us (Netflix)

George Clooney – Catch-22 (Hulu)

John Leguizamo – When They See Us (Netflix)

Dev Patel – Modern Love (Amazon)

Jesse Plemons – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)

Stellan Skarsgård – Chernobyl (HBO)

Russell Tovey – Years and Years (HBO)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Patricia Arquette – The Act (Hulu)

Marsha Stephanie Blake – When They See Us (Netflix)

Toni Collette – Unbelievable (Netflix)

Niecy Nash – When They See Us (Netflix)

Margaret Qualley – Fosse/Verdon (FX)

Emma Thompson – Years and Years (HBO)

Emily Watson – Chernobyl (HBO)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

Big Mouth (Netflix)

BoJack Horseman (Netflix)

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix)

The Simpsons (Fox)

Undone (Amazon)

BEST TALK SHOW

Desus & Mero (Showtime)

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)

The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)


BEST COMEDY SPECIAL

Amy Schumer: Growing (Netflix)

Jenny Slate: Stage Fright (Netflix)

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons (ABC)

Ramy Youssef: Feelings (HBO)

Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby (Netflix)

Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia (Netflix)

Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (Netflix)

2020 Critics Choice Awards Nominations: Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” Leads with 14 Including Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor, 2 Supporting Actor Nods

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Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” leads the Critics Choice nominations for 2020 with 14 nods including Best Picture, Actor, Director, 2 best supporting actors, and screenplay. Netflix, which released it, leads all the studios with multiple nominations for “Irishman,” “Marriage Story, “Two Popes,” and “Dolemite is My Name.”

I’ve boldfaced Best Ensemble. Those films are the real Best Picture contenders not only here but in all the awards shows. The only really terrible snub is leaving out Jonathan Pryce as Best Actor from “The Two Popes.” He is stunning, just as Anthony Hopkins.

These are the nominations for movies. TV nominations are next.

BEST PICTURE

1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems

BEST ACTOR
Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Robert De Niro – The Irishman
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

BEST ACTRESS
Awkwafina – The Farewell
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

Julia Butters – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit
Noah Jupe – Honey Boy
Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit
Shahadi Wright Joseph – Us
Archie Yates – Jojo Rabbit

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Bombshell
The Irishman
Knives Out
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

BEST DIRECTOR
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite
Sam Mendes – 1917
Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Rian Johnson – Knives Out
Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won – Parasite
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Lulu Wang – The Farewell

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony McCarten – The Two Popes
Todd Phillips & Scott Silver – Joker
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Steven Zaillian – The Irishman

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jarin Blaschke – The Lighthouse
Roger Deakins – 1917
Phedon Papamichael – Ford v Ferrari
Rodrigo Prieto – The Irishman
Robert Richardson – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Lawrence Sher – Joker

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran – Joker
Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales – 1917
Jess Gonchor, Claire Kaufman – Little Women
Lee Ha Jun – Parasite
Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Bob Shaw, Regina Graves – The Irishman
Donal Woods, Gina Cromwell – Downton Abbey

BEST EDITING
Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems
Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker – Ford v Ferrari
Yang Jinmo – Parasite
Fred Raskin – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Thelma Schoonmaker – The Irishman
Lee Smith – 1917

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Ruth E. Carter – Dolemite Is My Name
Julian Day – Rocketman
Jacqueline Durran – Little Women
Arianne Phillips – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson – The Irishman
Anna Robbins – Downton Abbey

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Bombshell
Dolemite Is My Name
The Irishman
Joker
Judy
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Rocketman

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1917
Ad Astra
The Aeronauts
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
The Lion King

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Abominable
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

BEST ACTION MOVIE
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Spider-Man: Far From Home

BEST COMEDY
Booksmart
Dolemite Is My Name
The Farewell
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out

BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE
Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame
Midsommar
Us

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Atlantics
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

BEST SONG
Glasgow (No Place Like Home) – Wild Rose
(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again – Rocketman
I’m Standing With You – Breakthrough
Into the Unknown – Frozen II
Speechless – Aladdin
Spirit – The Lion King
Stand Up – Harriet

BEST SCORE
Michael Abels – Us
Alexandre Desplat – Little Women
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
Randy Newman – Marriage Story
Thomas Newman – 1917
Robbie Robertson – The Irishman

Coldplay Album Sales Disaster for “Everyday Life,” Which Debuted Low and Dropped 70% in Second Week

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Chris Martin can’t be too happy right now. Coldplay’s new album has turned into a sales disaster. The reasons are unclear.

Coldplay appeared on “Saturday Night Live” two weeks ago and seemed to have a success. There were predictions of sales of 80,000 for the album’s debut week, including streaming.

But “Everyday Life” sold just 48,000 including streaming. Pure sales were a shockingly low 36,000.

This past week, the album dropped 70% and sold just 15,000 copies. Pure sales were just 9,288.

Just before “Everyday Life” was released, Martin announced the band would not tour behind it because of “environment concerns.” WTF? That was like admitting the album was bad, and that no one would come to a show.

I don’t know the history of how Coldplay got into such trouble, but now they must re-evaluate their strategy. Did Coldplay fans just not like this record? Let me know at showbiz411@gmail.com.

Poor Chris, he may have get job answering the phone at Goop!

 

First “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” Review from Cast Member Richard E. Grant: “Absolutely everything that you hoped it was going to be”

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Oscar nominee Richard E. Grant was part of the group at a cast and crew screening for “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker.” Grant plays the villainous Allegiant General Pryde, who may be the father of villainous General Hux, played by Domhnall Gleeson. Grant posted an emotional video to Twitter, saying the movie is “absolutely everything that you hoped it was going to be.”

See here.

(Listen) Sting Finds Another Great Musical Collaboration with Steve Aoki and Hot Trio Shaed in New Single, “2 in a Million”

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Sting has outdone himself. He never rests and is incredibly evolving when it comes to choosing music partners. Even back in 1985 he sang on Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing” and now it’s a classic, a staple on radio and an all time highlight of rock music. More recently, he’s had a very successful partnership with reggae star Shaggy for the last couple of years, touring and recording a hit Grammy winning album, “44/876.”

He’s got a new single out today that you will put on repeat immediately. It’s called “2 in a Million,” listen to it once and you’ll want to hear it again. Sting’s sweet remarkable falsetto worthy of Smokey Robinson opens the record cold and draws you right in. This time, he’s in a collaboration with Steve Aoki, the great DJ and songwriter whose father invented the Benihana restaurant chain. And also on the record is the hot trio Shaed, composed of a girl singer named Chelsea Lee, her husband, Spencer Ernst, and Spencer’s twin brother Max Ernst.

The real Max Ernst, of course, was the famous (to say the least) surrealist painter and sculptor from the early and mid 20th century whose work is celebrated in the same category as Kandinsky and Richter, artists immortalized in the great museums. That Max Ernst would have made great records if he were alive today. The Ernsts’ parents had a good sense of humor.

Shaed has had a hit all summer with a song called “Trampoline.” It’s below. “Trampoline” was used on Apple commercials. When you hear it, you’ll say, “Oh, right.” It’s very catchy.

 

(Listen) Niall Horan, the Writer from One Direction, Drops a Terrific New Song with “Put a Little Love on Me”

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You may have your favorite member of One Direction, but it always seemed to me that Niall Horan was the real deal. He actually composes his own music, he’s a decent pop singer, his future was secure. Sure, Harry is the cute one, the others are whatever they are. But in this new song dropped today, called “Put A Little Love on Me,” Niall gives us more than we deserve. His label should pay off everyone at radio and get this thing on the air. Z100, this would class up the air. I’m looking forward to this guy’s album. He’s playing at MSG December 13th. Listen, girls, don’t scream. Listen. There’s a melody here. Maybe he should write songs for Harry. Really, listen to that chorus. It’s good. He’s a songwriter.