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Producers Guild Nominees: These Could the Be the 10 Best Oscar Pictures

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Producers Guild Nominees: These Could the Be the 10 Best Oscar Pictures

The Producers Guild of America just announced its nominees for Best Picture. Their ten choices are pretty much in line with what should be the Oscar 10 Best Pictures. The PGA didn’t include “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” which I think might take the place of “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” They also skipped “The Master.” But this list is good to go. There are also lists for feature animation and documentary, as well as TV shows. “Searching for Sugar Man” is my favorite doc of the year. Nice to see it included.

The theatrical motion picture nominees are:

  The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:

  “Argo” (Warner Bros.)

Producers: Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Grant Heslov

  “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn

 

“Django Unchained” (The Weinstein Company)

Producers: Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone, Stacey Sher

  “Les Misérables” (Universal Pictures)

Producers: Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh

  Life of Pi” (Fox 2000 Pictures)

Producers: Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark

  “ Lincoln ” (Touchstone Pictures)

Producers:  Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg

  “ Moonrise Kingdom ” (Focus Features)

Producers: Wes Anderson & Scott Rudin, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales

  “Silver Linings Playbook” (The Weinstein Company)

Producers: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon

  “Skyfall” ( Columbia Pictures)

Producers: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson

  “Zero Dark Thirty” ( Columbia Pictures)

Producers: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Megan Ellison

 

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

 

“Brave” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Producer:  Katherine Sarafian

 

“Frankenweenie” (Walt Disney Pictures)

Producers:  Allison Abbate, Tim Burton

 

“ParaNorman” (Focus Features)

Producers:  Travis Knight, Arianne Sutner

 

“Rise of the Guardians” (Paramount Pictures)

Producers:  Nancy Bernstein, Christina Steinberg

 

“Wreck-It Ralph” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Producer:  Clark Spencer

 

The television nominees are:

 

The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:

 

“American Horror Story” (FX)

Producers: Brad Buecker, Dante Di Loreto, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Chip Vucelich, Alexis Martin Woodall

 

“The Dust Bowl” (PBS)

Producers:  Producer Eligibility Pending

 

“Game Change” (HBO)

Producers: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Jay Roach, Amy Sayres, Steven Shareshian, Danny Strong

 

“Hatfields & McCoys” (History)

Producers: Barry Berg, Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty, Leslie Greif, Herb Nanas

 

“Sherlock” (PBS)

Producers: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Beryl Vertue, Sue Vertue

 

The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and mini-series.

 

In November 2012, the Producers Guild of America announced the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture, Television Series and Non-Fiction Television Nominations; the following list includes complete producer credits.

 

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:

 

“A People Uncounted” (Urbinder Films)

Producers: Marc Swenker, Aaron Yeger

 

“The Gatekeepers” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Producers: Estelle Fialon, Philippa Kowarsky, Dror Moreh      

 

“The Island President” (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

Producers: Richard Berg, Bonni Cohen

 

“The Other Dream Team” (The Film Arcade )

Producers: Marius Markevicius, Jon Weinbach

 

“Searching For Sugar Man” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Producers: Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn

 

The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:

 

“Breaking Bad” (AMC)

Producers: Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett

 

“Downton Abbey” (PBS)

Producers: Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge

 

“Game of Thrones” (HBO)

Producers: David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Carolyn Strauss, D.B. Weiss

 

“Homeland” (Showtime)

Producers: Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Michael Cuesta, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Michael Klick, Meredith Stiehm

 

“Mad Men” (AMC) 

Producers: Jon Hamm, Scott Hornbacher, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Victor Levin, Blake McCormick, Matthew Weiner

 

The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:

 

“30 Rock” (NBC)

Producers:  Irene Burns, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Vali Chandrasekaran, Luke Del Tredici, Tina Fey, Matt Hubbard, Marci Klein, Jerry Kupfer, Lorne Michaels, David Miner, Dylan Morgan, Jeff Richmond, John Riggi, Josh Siegal, Ron Weiner

 

“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)

Producers:  Chuck Lorre, Steve Molaro, Faye Oshima Belyeu, Bill Prady  

 

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)

Producers: Alec Berg, Larry Charles, Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Tim Gibbons, David Mandel, Erin O’Malley, Jeff Schaffer, Laura Streicher

 

“Louie” (FX)

Producers:  Dave Becky, M. Blair Breard, Louis C.K.

          

“Modern Family” (ABC)

Producers:  Cindy Chupack, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Morton, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Chris Smirnoff,  Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny ZukerThe Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:

 

“American Masters” (PBS)

Producers: Prudence Glass, Susan Lacy, Julie Sacks  

 

“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” (Travel Channel)

Producers:  Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins , Lydia Tenaglia, Sandy Zweig

 

“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery Channel)

Producers:  Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy, Sean Dash, John Gray, Sheila McCormack, Bill Pruitt, Decker Watson

 

“Inside the Actors Studio” (Bravo) 

Producers: James Lipton, Shawn Tesser, Jeff Wurtz

 

“Shark Tank” (ABC)

Producers: Rhett Bachner, Becky Blitz, Mark Burnett, Bill Gaudsmith, Yun Lingner, Brien Meagher, Clay Newbill, Jim Roush, Laura Skowlund, Paul Sutera, Patrick Wood

 

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:

 

“The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)

Producers: Meredith Bennett, Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, Emily Lazar, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart

 

“Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC)

Producers: David Craig, Ken Crosby, Doug DeLuca, Erin Irwin, Jimmy Kimmel, Jill Leiderman, Jason Schrift, Jennifer Sharron

 

“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (NBC)

Producers: Hillary Hunn, Lorne Michaels, Gavin Purcell, Michael Shoemaker

 

“Real Time with Bill Maher” (HBO)

Producers:  Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Dean Johnsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin  

 

“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Producers: Ken Aymong, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney

 

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:

 

“The Amazing Race” (CBS)

Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Mark Vertullo

 

“Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)

Producers: Ashley Edens Shaffer, Conrad Green, Joe Sungkur

 

“Project Runway” (Lifetime)

Producers: Jane Cha Cutler, Desiree Gruber, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, Colleen Sands

 

“Top Chef” (Bravo) 

Producers: Daniel Cutforth, Casey Kriley, Jane Lipsitz, Dan Murphy, Nan Strait

 

“The Voice” (NBC)

Producers: Stijn Bakkers, Mark Burnett, John De Mol, Chad Hines, Lee Metzger, Audrey Morrissey, Jim Roush, Nicolle Yaron, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker

The following programs were not vetted for producer eligibility this year, but winners in these categories will be announced at the official ceremony on January 26:

 

The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:

 

“24/7” (HBO)

 

“Catching Hell” (ESPN)

 

“The Fight Game with Jim Lampley” (HBO)

 

“On Freddie Roach” (HBO)

 

“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (HBO)

 

The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:

 

“Good Luck Charlie” (Disney Channel)

 

“iCarly” (Nickelodeon)

 

“Phineas and Ferb” (Disney Channel)

 

“ Sesame Street ” (PBS)

 

“The Weight of the Nation for Kids: The Great Cafeteria Takeover” (HBO)

 

The Award for Outstanding Digital Series:

 

“30 Rock: The Webisodes” (www.nbc.com)

 

“Bravo’s Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen” (www.bravotv.com)

 

“Dexter Early Cuts: All in the Family” (www.sho.com)

 

“The Guild” (www.watchtheguild.com)

 

“H+ The Digital Series” (www.youtube.com/user/HplusDigitalSeries)

 

“Red vs. Blue” (www.roosterteeth.com)

Springsteen MusiCares Show Brings A List Including Sting, Elton John, Patti Smith

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Springsteen MusiCares Show Brings A List Including Sting, Elton John, Patti Smith

Bruce Springsteen’s Person of the Year dinner for MusiCares is going to be a star studded affair. The talent line up for the February 8th blow out includes Alabama Shakes, Jackson Browne, Kenny Chesney, Ben Harper, Emmylou Harris, Faith Hill, Jim James (of the group My Morning Jacket), Elton John, Juanes, John Legend, Natalie Maines, Tim McGraw, Tom Morello, Mumford & Sons, Patti Smith, Mavis Staples, Sting, Eddie Vedder and Neil Young.

Smith, of course, had her biggest hit with Springsteen’s “Because the Night.” It’s too bad the Pointer Sisters aren’t coming, to sing “Fire.” Missing from the roster are some old Springsteen faves like Gary U.S. Bonds, Darlene Love, and Jesse Malin, as well as Southside Johnny or the E Street Band–but you can’t have everyone or everything. There’s also –this is odd– no mention of Mrs. S, Patti Scialfa. I hope she’s included.

MusiCares, meantime, has set up a Hurricane Sandy Relief fund for musicians in need out here on the East Coast. I know one musician (I can’t give names without permission) who I’m sure has contacted them after his house was destroyed out in Belle Harbor. If you’re connected to the music biz in any way and need assistance, go to www.musicares.com for info. They are a great and responsive organization.

Meantime, this may be the only sighting of Springsteen on Grammy weekend. I’ve been told that he’s not so keen on appearing on the Grammy show since his album “Wrecking Ball,” was relegated to Best Rock Album, a category that isn’t televised. At least it was nominated for something. Van Morrison’s beautiful “Born to Sing-No Plan Be” didn’t get bupkis.

 

Whitney Houston Was NOT Murdered, By the Way

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Whitney Houston Was NOT Murdered, By the Way

Over the holiday a private investigator no one’s ever heard of grabbed some cheap headlines by claiming that Whitney Houston was murdered last year. As we approach the one year anniversary of Whitney’s tragic death next month, let me reassure you: she was not murdered. There was no foul play. There may have been a lot of questionable judgments, and questionable people around her. But Whitney died as the police said, of drowning thanks to a heart attack brought on by her terrible cocaine addiction.

Just in case you’re wondering, an actual licensed detective and law enforcement person was on the scene that night. He was in the room shortly after Whitney died. And this is what he says to me, exclusively:

“I can only wonder what Mr. Huebl’s real motivation is by associating his name with the devastating loss of Whitney Houston after the fact. Planning on writing a book, sell a movie idea or just seeking fame, who knows. Hired by someone or not, if he had any respect for his former career in law enforcement he would turn over any intel he thinks he has valid or not to the BHPD. Let them vet the information to renew the investigation or involve federal authorities. It would have been the correct and ethical thing to do.

Considering the circumstances, everyone on the scene to include the paramedics, BHPD, coroner, hotel management and hotel security team provided the utmost dignity and professional support. The care taken in protecting the integrity of the investigation was skilled, cautious and through without self-hype.

With humility and heavy heart, I was there that night. Mr. Huebl’s is allowed his view of the world but really has no right to attach himself to this tragedy’s orbit.”

Indeed, unlike with some other celebrities, Whitney Houston was worth more alive than dead. Her death was the last thing anyone wanted, and there was nothing to gain by it. I shudder when I think of what happened to Whitney–her death is really a tragedy. But it was an accident, a confluence of the many bad things that had happened to her or she had brought to bear on herself. She will be in everyone’s thoughts this year at the Grammys, no doubt.

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Al Gore’s Current TV Sold For $500 Million to Al Jazeera

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Al Gore’s Current TV Sold For $500 Million to Al Jazeera

UPDATE:  All of this is probably moot this evening as CurrentTV has been sold to Al Jazeera for $500 million. They’re going to shut it down and start a new American based version of their own channel using CurrentTV as its foundation. Don’t know how my pal Joy Behar will fit into that– Al Jazeera is not a lot of laughs.

Al Gore’s Current TV cable channel–which I’ve never been able to find — is in danger of being dropped by Time Warner Cable. New York subscribers received a notice today that Current TV was one of many staples on the cable box — those channels where you’re not sure what’s going on and a few that are brand names–which aren’t financially feasible to carry anymore. Ovation, the arts channel, has already been dropped. Time Warner Cable is not owned anymore by Time Warner, they just have the name, and their service in the New York area has been a big problem ever since Hurricane Sandy.

Here’s the list of channels that could be gone very soon. I’m surprised about Starz, which carries decent original programming even thought they recently cancelled “Boss.” Not surprised about ShopNBC, where two guys hawk quartz watches in the middle of the night. And Lifetime! Not Lifetime! Also, the NHL isn’t even playing hockey. Who would be watching their channels right now? What are they showing? Ice? Melting?

The notice reads:

“Time Warner Cable’s agreements with programmers and broadcasters to carry their services and stations routinely expire from time to time. We are usually able to obtain renewals or extensions of such agreements, but in order to comply with applicable regulations, we must inform you when an agreement is about to expire. The following agreements are due to expire soon, and we may be required to cease carriage of one or more of these services/stations in the near future:

AAJ, Africa Channel, Africa Channel HD, Chinese Channel, Chinese Cinema, CNC World, Current TV, E!, E! HD, Ecuavisa, Encore, Encore HD, Encore Action, Encore Drama, Encore Love, Encore Suspense, Encore Family, Encore Westerns, GOL TV, GOL TV HD, Hallmark, Hallmark HD, Hallmark Movie Channel HD, Halogen, IFC, IFC HD, Jus Punjabi, KBN, LATV, Lifetime, Lifetime HD, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Movie Network HD, Lifetime Real Women, Media Korea TV (MKTV), Music Choice, News 12, NHL Center Ice, NHL Network, NHL Network HD, Ovation, Ovation HD, Polski Radio, ShopNBC, Smithsonian HD, STARZ!, STARZ! HD, Starz Cinema, Starz Comedy, Starz Comedy HD, Starz Edge, Starz Edge HD, Starz in Black, Starz Kids and Family, Starz Kids and Family HD, Style Network, Style Network HD, Supercanal, Telemicro International, The Bangladesh Channel, TV Polonia, WE, WE HD, and Youtoo TV.”

 

“Les Miz” Beats “Django” for Number 2 on New Year’s Eve

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“Les Miz” Beats “Django” for Number 2 on New Year’s Eve

Which was a better way to celebrate the new year? A wild three hour comedy about slavery and the Civil War or a three hour musical about a student revolt in France in the early 1800s? If you guessed “Les Miserables,” you were correct. Tom Hooper’s magnificent spectacle edged back over Quentin Tarantino’s hilarious and serious “Django Unchained” on New Year’s Eve for second place to “The Hobbit.” “Les Miz” did about $6.3 million to the $5.1 for “Django.” The two films are big hits and having a lot of fun seesawing back and forth on the box office list. There’s an irony there too because Hooper’s Oscar winning success “The King’s Speech” was for The Weinstein Company, which has “Django.” Otherwise, the box office was steady as she goes, with “Jack Reacher” still in fifth place and getting beaten by “Parental Guidance.” “Silver Linings Playbook” added another million dollars plus last night, bringing it to over $28 million.

Marvin Hamlisch Mysteriously Stiffed By New York Times in Year End Wrap Up

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Marvin Hamlisch Mysteriously Stiffed By New York Times in Year End Wrap Up

Someone at the New York Times doesn’t like composer Marvin Hamlisch. Hamlisch was left out of any mention in this year’s “The Lives They Lived” special New York Times Magazine. He was also omitted from a video feature on musicians and composers who died in 2012 that included everyone from Dave Brubeck to Levon Helm and Davy Jones of the Monkees.

It’s not like the Times didn’t have notice about Hamlisch — who wrote the seminal Broadway hit “A Chorus Line,” won two Oscars, and is best known for “The Way We Were”– all around them. He was the subject of a big tribute on New Year’s Eve by Lincoln Center and PBS. More than a dozen stars performed his music. Not only that, he also was toasted at a beautiful memorial service earlier this fall at the Juilliard School by another long list of stars starting with Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, and Liza Minnelli– and the latter attended all of his pre-funeral gatherings at the Campbell home on Madison Avenue. Former President Bill Clinton even spoke at his funeral.

But someone at the Times either has complete amnesia or has some kind of weird grudge against Hamlisch. The strange thing is, when Hamlisch died suddenly this summer at age 67, this site was flooded with stories from his friends and fans about all his good deeds. There wasn’t a person who knew him, including his ex, Carole Bayer Sager, who didn’t literally sing his praises. Carly Simon, who sang Hamlisch’s “Nobody Does it Better,” was bereft.

But no Times, even though “The Lives They Lived” featured Brooke Shields’ mother. Good work.

Academy Members: Oscar Voting Extended Until January 4

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Attention Motion Picture Academy members: Oscar voting has been extended until January 4th, giving you an extra 24 hours. Too much confusion over the change to online voting, plus so many movies to watch! You can still use a paper ballot. Whew!I told you two weeks ago that Oscar voters were fretting about the new method of voting. Apparently they’ve conveyed these worries to the proper authorities.

Here’s the press release:

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended the deadline for members to vote for Oscar nominations by one day to Friday, January 4, 2013, 5.p.m. PT.  (The original date was Thursday, January 3, 5 p.m. PT).  Members may vote online or submit a paper ballot.  Any votes received after the deadline will not be counted.

“By extending the voting deadline we are providing every opportunity available to make the transition to online balloting as smooth as possible,” said Ric Robertson, Academy COO.  “We’re grateful to our global membership for joining us in this process.”

In order to accommodate the extension and maintain security, the online voting system will be closed for two hours only (5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT) on Thursday, January 3. The system will re-open at 7 p.m. PT on January 3 and remain available to members until 5:00 p.m. PT January 4.

“Les Miz” Soundtrack is Number 1, Anne Hathaway Has A Hit Single

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“Les Miz” Soundtrack is Number 1, Anne Hathaway Has A Hit Single

So. While we were celebrating the holidays, some people bought or downloaded music. And the result is that the soundtrack to “Les Miserables” is number 1, on amazon.com and on iTunes. So it’s number 1 both in physical sales and in virtual ones. “Les Miz” is beating Taylor Swift and all the other little popsters on the charts. Not bad. It’s a rarity for a single release to dominate all the number 1 slots, too– usually the top album on iTunes is something younger, while amazon buyers are older and want the CD. But it does seem like everyone wants “Les Miz.”

And to make it even sweeter, Anne Hathaway as a little bit of a hit with her version of “I Dreamed a Dream.” It’s number 25 on iTunes and 29 on amazon.com. Kudos to Republic Records/Universal Music for ‘getting’ it. Not every hit movie launches a hit CD– witness the “Twilight” movies, which should have sold bundles of CDs, but didn’t exactly.

Meantime, my favorite current CD, Van Morrison’s “Born to Sing: No Plan B,” is number 40 on amazon.com, somewhere on iTunes, and available to anyone who wants to hear some great, authentic soul performed by a legendary genius who has never heard of Taylor Swift or “Twilight.”

An Oscar Guide for Academy Members: Countdown to January 3rd

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An Oscar Guide for Academy Members: Countdown to January 3rd

The days are winding down to January 3rd, and the deadline for Oscar nominations ballots.

In 2012, we had too many good movies, and not enough great ones. But we had a surfeit of excellent work, to be sure. I’ve chosen 10 best films, but there were more. I would include several non fiction films on a best of list, like “Searching for Sugar Man” and “The Gatekeepers.” But we’ll leave those for the documentary category.

Picking one Best Picture isn’t easy in 2012. “Lincoln” and “Les Miserables” are big achievements. What about “Life of Pi”? Beautiful 3D but a little bit off the mark. “Argo” is a taut drama, but somehow it lacks individual moments. “Zero Dark Thirty’ is great, but it also many question marks surrounding it. Why embellish when you’ve got so much to work with? The Best Picture usually goes to the movie with the most heart– “The King’s Speech,” “The Artist,” “Slumdog Millionaire” fit that bill. “The Hurt Locker” was an exception to the rule, but it was pointedly topical.

“Silver Linings Playbook” may not be everyone’s choice. But it’s a charmer. It also deceptively brilliant moments, and little twists and turns that are unexpected. It’s a dramedy, too–a rare mixture of many successful ingredients. David O. Russell also gave us the single movie with a real beating heart. In the end, that always wins. When you give the audience a real lump-in-the-throat feeling, unmanipulated, that’s movie magic.

 

Best Film
1. Silver Linings Playbook
2. Argo
3. Lincoln
4. Les Miserables
5. Django Unchained
6. Zero Dark Thirty
7. Flight
8. The Intouchables
9. The Master
10. Skyfall

Best Actor
1. Daniel Day Lewis-Lincoln
2. Denzel Washington-Flight
3. Hugh Jackman-Les Miz
4. Christoph Waltz*_Django Unchained
5. Bradley Cooper-Silver Linings Playbook
6. John Hawkes-The Sessions
7. Jamie Foxx-Django Unchained

*some may put Waltz in supporting, but I think that’s a lead performance

 

Best Actress
1. Jennifer Lawrence-Silver Linings Playbook
2. Jessica Chastain-Zero Dark Thirty
3. Marion Cotillard-Rust & Bone
4. Helen Mirren-Hitchcock
5. Naomi Watts-The Impossible
6. Meryl Streep- Hope Springs

Best Supporting Actor
1. Robert DeNiro-Silver Linings Playbook
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman-The Master
3. Tommy Lee Jones-Lincoln
4. Leonardo DiCaprio-Django Unchained
5. Eddie Redmayne-Les Miz
6. Alan Arkin-Zero Dark Thirty
7. Javier Bardem-Skyfall

Best Supporting Actress
1. Anne Hathaway-Les Miz
2. Sally Field-Lincoln
3. Amy Adams-The Master
4. Jennifer Ehle-Zero Dark Thirty
5. Nicole Kidman- The Paperboy
6. Judi Dench-Skyfall

Best Director
1. Steven Spielberg
2. David O. Russell
3. Tom Hooper
4. Quentin Tarantino
5. Ben Affleck
6. Kathryn Bigelow

7. Paul Thomas Anderson

 

Football, Movies, Box Office: No “Silver Lining” for the Eagles, Just for the Movie

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It must have been a hard afternoon for Pat Solitano and his friends. The Philadelphia Eagles lost to the New York Giants, 42-7.  It would be a crushing defeat if not for the fact that Pat is the fictitious OCD dad played by Robert DeNiro so brilliantly in “Silver Linings Playbook.” He’s completely obsessed with the Eagles. If only they could have reciprocated this season.

At least the movie did great over the weekend, with $27 million in its till even though it’s still in limited release. Eli Manning scored five touchdowns for the Giants, which would have sent the Solitanos into a tailspin. That hurts! Hopefully “Silver Linings Playbook” will be more of a winner than the Eagles.

Meantime:  “The Hobbit” ruled the box office all weekend. But it Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” that really had a silver lining, taking in $64 million since Christmas Day. “Les Miserables” is a little ahead of it and a little behind it at the same time with an overall total of $67.4 million. Bette Midler and Billy Crystal did ultimately triumph over Tom Cruise, with “Parental Guidance” finishing $800,000 ahead of “Jack Reacher” for the weekend.

Not to bury the lede, but “Skyfall” has just crossed the $1 billion line around the world. That’s yes, one billion dollars. My guess is they can bring back Judi Dench someway for the next one. Hologram? Ghost?

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