Faulkner

 

The men's side is again an absolute bust while the women are creating absolute barnstormers.

 

It feels like an anomaly that this year's women's title comes down to No. 1 vs 2, even though there were plenty of upsets. 

Ryan Lizza, who was fired from the New Yorker, is back at CNN:

http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ryan-lizza-cnn-sexual-misconduct-investigation-1202677796/

James Franco was digitally removed from the all-star cover of Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue due to his sexual misconduct allegations.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/james-franco-was-scrubbed-vanity-fair-hollywood-issue-cover-1078634

The race to destroy The Shape of Water as frontrunner begins:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/25/shape-of-water-oscars-paul-zindel-similarities?CMP=fb_gu

1 hour ago, Khan said:

Personally, I always thought it was ridiculous to have men present Best Actress, women present Best Actor, and so on.  If I had my druthers, the previous year's winner in that category would be the one presenting the next year.  IOW, whoever won Best Actress LAST year should present Best Actress THIS year.

 

To tell you the truth, I always thought was David Copperfield was gay.  So this news is kinda surprising to me.

They did briefly have five previous winners in the same category, including the last winner, present the acting awards. I thought it was cool but time-consuming.

 

 

1 hour ago, Taoboi said:

Is he about to pull a Beyonce and Fergie and release videos for every song on his cd?

Fergie released videos for every song from her CD? Shows how out of touch I am with her.

 

I wouldn't put it past JT, though. 

2 minutes ago, amybrickwallace said:

 

Yes, for years the previous year's Best Actor winner has presented the Best Actress Oscar, and vice versa. Do we know who will present in his place?

That hasn't been announced yet as far as I know. Maybe it'll be a woman. I've seen people suggest having Mira Sorvino do it as a #metoo statement.

Justin has released his duet with Chris Stapleton, which is better than the last single by a wide margin (even if the chorus is a bit repetitive):

 

 

I'm sure he was discouraged from participating, but it is the tradition.

Casey Affleck has withdrawn from presenting Best Actress at the Oscars:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-casey-affleck-wont-present-best-actress-award-1078422?facebook_2018125

23 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

They are so hungry for a winner that they'll do nothing. 

 

Speaking of the Fed Cup.....the Pity Davis Cup team was announced and its the same sh!t players.....from Isner to Querrey to Johnson to an empty spot since Jack Flab Sock said no to Jim Courier. I am shocked he said no to him. He complained how he didn't have an off season and how he needed one to get into better shape. I guess he hasn't realized that when you win you don't have an off season. What an idiot. Speaking of idiot....it scares me to think that Jim Courier would actually give this racist Sandgren the last spot on the Davis Cup team.

I suspect you're right, but it won't be without serious backlash.

3 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Chung was so composed throughout the majority of the match. It was great to see him grab this match, for many reasons.

 

I saw it on ESPN Deportes. Much better than listening to those yahoo chatterboxes on the English language stream.

For many reasons. Many reasons.

 

It'll be interesting to see how the USTA handles Sandgren should this tournament be more than a fluke.

Chung prevails!

 

I tuned in for that last game. He really tightened up for a bit but pulled through.

5 minutes ago, ChitHappens said:

 

Good for her! The guy's repulsive.

20 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

 

I was very unhappy with Pam Long during her first reign on TGL, when 2/3 of the cast was purged and stupid sci-fi/fantasy plots were inflicted on us, but she did become a much better writer the more she "got real" and focused on interpersonal relationships, romance, and family drama. Her handling of the Rick and Phillip relationship was wonderful, and she handled Bert Bauer very well. TGL, to me, ended up representing Pam Long's best work in daytime TV.

I'm sure she would have brought some good things to GL in the '90s. But I also realize that, around that time, every soap wanted to achieve DAYS' Reilly-era success by mimicking its outlandish stories, and she would have certainly been forced to write the same type of sci-fi/fantasy stuff that B&E had to do in '98.

P&G probably wouldn't have allowed her to do what she wanted. It would have been interesting to see how Pam Long reacted to MADD's directive to fire the ailing Michael Zaslow. She wrote him in as David Rinaldi at OLTL, which was one of the only good things about Pam's stint there.

Oy. Suddenly the clay court season looks slightly more interesting.

Matt Bomer, Tuc Watkins, and the rest of The Boys in the Band cast talk about the new Broadway production:

 

 

 

 

OSCAR NOMINATIONS 

 

Best Picture:

“Call Me by Your Name”
“Darkest Hour”
“Dunkirk”
“Get Out”
“Lady Bird”
“Phantom Thread”
“The Post”
“The Shape of Water”
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

 

Lead Actor:

Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”

 

Lead Actress:

Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”

 

Supporting Actor:

Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

 

Supporting Actress:

Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”

 

Director:

“Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro

 

Animated Feature:

“The Boss Baby”
“The Breadwinner”
“Coco”
“Ferdinand”
“Loving Vincent”

 

Animated Short:

“DeKalb Elementary”
“The Eleven O’Clock”
“My Nephew Emmett”
“The Silent Child”
“Watu Wote/All of Us”

 

Adapted Screenplay:

“Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory
“The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
“Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green
“Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin
“Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

 

Original Screenplay:

“The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh

 

Cinematography:

“Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins
“Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel
“Dunkirk,” Hoyte van Hoytema
“Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison
“The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen

 

Best Documentary Feature:

 

Best Documentary Short Subject:

“Edith+Eddie”
“Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405”
“Heroin(e)”
“Knife Skills”
“Traffic Stop”

 

Best Live Action Short Film:

“Dear Basketball”
“Garden Party”
“Lou”
“Negative Space”
“Revolting Rhymes”

 

Best Foreign Language Film:

“A Fantastic Woman” (Chile)
“The Insult” (Lebanon)
“Loveless” (Russia)
“On Body and Soul (Hungary)
“The Square” (Sweden)

 

Film Editing:

“Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
“Dunkirk,” Lee Smith
“I, Tonya,” Tatiana S. Riegel
“The Shape of Water,” Sidney Wolinsky
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Jon Gregory

 

Sound Editing:

“Baby Driver,” Julian Slater
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mark Mangini, Theo Green
“Dunkirk,” Alex Gibson, Richard King
“The Shape of Water,” Nathan Robitaille
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Ren Klyce, Matthew Wood

 

Sound Mixing:

“Baby Driver,” Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hephill
“Dunkirk,” Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo
“The Shape of Water,” Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Stuart Wilson, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick

 

Production Design:

“Beauty and the Beast”
“Blade Runner 2049″
“Darkest Hour”
“Dunkirk”
“The Shape of Water”

 

Original Score:

“Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer
“Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood
“The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell

 

Original Song:

“Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige
“Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens
“Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
“Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common
“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

 

Makeup and Hair:

“Darkest Hour”
“Victoria and Abdul”
“Wonder”

 

Costume Design:

“Beauty and the Beast”
“Darkest Hour
“Phantom Thread”
“The Shape of Water”
“Victoria and Abdul”

 

Visual Effects:

Phantom Thread really overperformed. Didn't see the Lesley Manville/PTA/Best Picture nominations coming.

 

Darkest Hour gets an unexpected Best Picture nod.

 

Glad Holly Hunter was snubbed. She had the least interesting performance of all The Big Sick's principal cast.

 

James Franco snubbed, and the Oscars dodge a bullet.

 

No Best Director for Three Billboards, which dings its frontrunner status.

 

Not a single nomination for Wonder Woman even in the tech categories.

 

I knew Tiffany Haddish wasn't getting nominated, but she had to be disappointed not to see her name while she was announcing the nominees.

LOL. Hantuchova only reached one GS semifinal. 

2 minutes ago, I Am A Swede said:

 

Talk about delusions of grandeur!