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Movies: AFI Top 10 Includes “Star Wars,” “Compton” Snubs “Danish Girl,” “Brooklyn,” “Revenant,” “Hateful Eight”

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Movies: AFI Top 10 Includes “Star Wars,” “Compton” Snubs “Danish Girl,” “Brooklyn,” “Revenant,” “Hateful Eight”

The American Film Institute top 10 lists are out for movies and TV. The films that didn’t make their cut included “Steve Jobs,” “The Hateful Eight,” “The Revenant,” “Creed,” “Joy,” “Concussion,” and “Anamolisa.” Also omitted: “The Danish Girl” and “Brooklyn.” No “Youth” either.

Of the 11 TV shows honored, only 2 came from network TV.  Even though the AFI hasn’t had much impact on the Oscars in years past, this would be a very good Best Picture list.

 

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR

THE BIG SHORT

BRIDGE OF SPIES
CAROL
INSIDE OUT
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
ROOM
SPOTLIGHT
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR

THE AMERICANS
BETTER CALL SAUL
BLACK-ISH
EMPIRE
FARGO
GAME OF THRONES
HOMELAND
MASTER OF NONE
MR. ROBOT

UNREAL

AFI SPECIAL AWARD

MAD MEN

Diane Ladd Gives “Joy” to the World as Jennifer Lawrence’s Movie Grandma

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Diane Ladd Gives “Joy” to the World as Jennifer Lawrence’s Movie Grandma

At a recent Fox Christmas party celebrating their films, proud daughter actress Laura Dern extolled her mother, the sensational actress Diane Ladd, who plays Jennifer Lawrence’s loving grandmother in David O. Russell’s wonderful comedy, Joy.

Laura told me: “My Mom truly put her heart and soul into this film. She’s done something that’s more important than any award.  She put her heart and soul from her lifetime to present unconditional love and to lift people up.” 

Diane said: “It’s the first time I had to use method acting for narrating, because I’ve never narrated a film before.  First of all, they finished the movie and then they called me to narrate, which was a great honor.  It took like 20 times for each time to do it, and each time I had to get myself in that place, and use something, method acting, to get into that place so that nothing could take me out of it, so that I could present in my voice, unconditional love.” 

Ladd– who’s never won an Oscar but has been nominated three times (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Ramblin’ Rose, Wild at Heart)– explained that director Russell was key for her. “He guided me like a lighthouse, so I didn’t waver, like a steady ship on the water.  If I wavered that would kill it.  I was the only person who loved her who gave her strength.  I couldn’t be judgmental.  David made sure I wasn’t.”  

Sylvester Stallone and wife Jennifer Flavin were special guests at the Fox party, even though his movie Creed is at Warner Bros. Stallone is now in the running everywhere for best supporting actor as the character he created 40 years ago, Rocky Balboa.

Sly told me: “I was careful not to cross the line with Rocky.  I wanted him to be real, humble and true in all ways.  I’m really surprised at the reaction; I never thought it would be taking off like this. “ 

When I told him that the scenes of Rocky receiving chemotherapy got me, as I had just gone through it with a family member, Sly told me that, “so many people have been telling me that.  Everyone is seems has been affected by cancer, and people from all over tell me that again and again.  I’m really honored to be a part of this.”   

Review “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Is the Adele of Movies: It’s Exactly What We Wanted, and Well Done

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Review “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Is the Adele of Movies: It’s Exactly What We Wanted, and Well Done

The most anticipated movie of all time, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is exactly what we wanted. I can’t think of a movie sequel that so answered all of the desires and fantasies of the audience for which it was created. In that way, it’s to movies what Adele’s “25” album is to music– comforting, well executed, and with the right pointers to the future. What more can you want?

I was thinking tonight, I have new respect for people who made the three “Star Wars” prequels. How could they win? They couldn’t have Luke, Leia, or Han. Their hands were tied. No Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher or Harrison Ford. Almost everything and everyone in those three films had to be new. That’s no small task, since fans were bound to be cold toward them. They were like grilled vegetables.

“The Force Awakens” is the first part of a three course dessert. (The main course was Episodes 4-6, as they are now known.) J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan just went into the kitchen and made the best, richest, most wonderful pastries and puddings they could imagine we would want to eat. To devour. And so we shall.

I don’t want t0– and can’t– give away too much here. I’m sure parts of the story will seep out after Friday. Suffice to say that Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher seem rejuvenated in unexpected ways. Newcomers Daisy Ridley and John Boyega are super. Better known quantities Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver are perfectly cast, and shine in every respect. Isaac is really a bona fide movie star now.

A big spoiler is given away about halfway through the film, but it’s not for me to say. It explains to the audience that “The Force Awakens” really is a personal story of a family, not just a bunch of robots. What happens to that family will be relatable in so many ways to the audience. It may happen in a galaxy far, far away but you’ve experienced it yourself, or known plenty who have been down these roads.

There are riffs back to the earlier chapters of “Star Wars.” (Chess is still popular in bars, and it hasn’t changed much.) There’s at least one nod to “The Wizard of Oz,” actually maybe more. Suffice to say that Daisy Ridley as Rey is a modern Dorothy Gale. Boyega as Finn, Ford as Solo, and Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca are her Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion. You’ll see what I mean.

What Abrams did with the “Star Trek” and “Mission: Impossible” reboots he accomplishes here in spades. His achievement in all three is that he moves the game forward while still touching on the past. But “Star Trek” was an origins story, and “Mission Impossible III” was a bit of a reboot. “The Force Awakens” is an actual sequel, the others were not. So it’s to Abrams’ credit (and Kasdan,  the house expert) that the story picks up in the right spot and never hits a false note– as far I could tell. I will leave the nitpicking to the fan boys.

Kasdan wrote the screenplay for “The Empire Strikes Back” (Episode 5 of the original trilogy) and “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” He knows his Spielberg-Lucas-Ford. Sometimes– particularly in what I’d call Act II here– “The Force Awakens” becomes Harrison Ford-centric. There are echoes of “Raiders.” But that’s okay. I would call it “Harrison Ford Awakens.” He looks so happy and comfortable in this role. It’s just a pleasure. Carrie Fisher, who became a humorist over the years, resumes acting without missing a step. Her General (not Princess Leia) is integral and forceful. I will not say yet what happens to Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). But I dare say we’ll be seeing a lot of him in the next chapter.

Oscar nods? All the below the line stuff, set design, costumes, make up, editing, special effects, cinematography, etc. are all going to be there. John Williams’ music is good as ever; I even stayed through the closing credits to hear it. Acting? I don’t expect any big surprises, although at one point I was really moved by Daisy Ridley and Carrie Fisher. It may be too late to spark anything for this episode. But there are two more to come.

A couple of addenda: Abrams usually uses composer Michael Giacchino but didn’t of course here because of John Williams. Giacchino has a credited small role instead. Other Abrams alumna include Ken Leung (from “Lost”) and Greg Grunberg (“Alias”)– J.J. Abrams’ own Easter eggs. There is terrific support work from Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Max von Sydow, and naturally Kenny Baker as R2D2 and Anthony Daniels as C3PO.

 

Sting Gets Standing O at First Ever Proper Carnegie Hall Concert As Longtime Manager Retires

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Sting Gets Standing O at First Ever Proper Carnegie Hall Concert As Longtime Manager Retires

Sting dedicated his “Symphonicities” concert at Carnegie Hall last night to his manager, Kathy Schenker. He shocked some of the audience that after 38 years, the beloved Schenker was stepping aside. No, she’s not sick and she’s not old. But she wants to have her life back after hundreds of successes. Martin Kierszenbaum, who recently left Interscope Records at Interscope, will take over, with Schenker’s staff otherwise staying in place.

“Sting is bereft,” a friend said after the Carnegie Hall show. “He said Kathy leaving was like losing a limb.”

So it was a night of last and first: this was Sting’s first ever proper Carnegie Hall performance even though he’s done the Rainforest Foundation concert there 21 times, and appeared in various other charity events. His “Symphonicities” show was to benefit Carnegie Hall on its 125th birthday. Among the honored guests were Robert DeNiro and Grace Hightower. Mrs. Sting– Trudie Styler– wore a gorgeous green gown with a train. (She’s busy editing her directorial debut, “Freak Show.”)

Chris Botti joined Sting and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s for Frank Sinatra’s “In the Wee Small Hours.” Sting returned the favor by heading downtown to the Blue Note Jazz Club later and joining Chris for the first of his 26 dates at the famed Village nightclub.

Was the show a success? After ninety minutes of gorgeous singing and symphonic music floating through Carnegie Hall, the audience went crazy for an encore. They’d heard orchestral-jazzed up versions of “Roxanne” and “Every Breath You Take,” “The Last Ship,” “When We Dance,” and so on.

A planned encore of “Desert Rose” turned into such a rave, that when Sting said good night– and everyone left the stage– the audience didn’t move. What to do? Sting and co. improvised on an acoustic version of “Message in a Bottle.” The sold out room sang along to “sending out an SOS,” as the orchestra freelanced some back up. Quite a feat. Quite a night.

On a personal note, I’ve known Kathy Schenker since the Civil War or thereabouts. One of the great great people anywhere, she’s been such a great friend. How dare she try to have a real life! Everyone sends her a lot of love and luck on her Eat, Pray, Rock adventure!

 

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Adele Ratings: 11 Million Viewers Watch Special, Most in Decade for a Pop Star Special

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Adele Ratings: 11 Million Viewers Watch Special, Most in Decade for a Pop Star Special

“Adele: Live from New York City” scored 11 million viewers last night on NBC, the most for any pop star special in over a decade. That’s 9 million more than any of the current pop stars’ TV specials in recent years, as I wrote yesterday.

Still developing….Adele’s demo was 3.0 in the 18-49 age group. Good but not great. She has an older audience.

Ironically, the big ratings didn’t spur sales of any of her singles. “Hello” has been knocked to number 4 on iTunes by singles from “The Voice” finale which preceded Adele last night. Go figure.

PS Kudos to Lorne Michaels, who produced the show at Radio City. The edited program is perfect.

Quentin Tarantino Exclusive: “I Will Bring Hateful Eight to Broadway Sooner Rather Than Later”

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Quentin Tarantino Exclusive: “I Will Bring Hateful Eight to Broadway Sooner Rather Than Later”

Yes, last night was the official New York premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” complete with overture and intermission. Pretty much everyone was there at the Ziegfeld and later at the Rainbow Room except for Samuel L. Jackson, who was filming in Hawaii.

Everyone from Quentin to Jennifer Jason Leigh to Bruce Dern, Kurt Russell, Channing Tatum, Walt Goggins, Tim Roth, Zoe Bell, Demian Bichir, Dana Gourrier, Michael Madsen, whose date was actress sister Virginia. She’s also opening next week in David O. Russell’s “Joy” playing Jennifer Lawrence’s kooky mother. (It’s a great performance.)

Plenty of non -Tarantinians stopped by too including Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson (supporting Kurt), Sam Rockwell and Nina Arianda from Broadway’s “Fool For Love,” Bill Paxton, director Paul Haggis, and Richard Kind among the notables. Alan Cumming came with JJL, and accepted kudos for his work on last night’s episode of “The Good Wife.” Why doesn’t he have any Emmy already????

Oscar winner Adrien Brody brought his parents, dad Elliot Brody and mom, famed photographer Sylvia Plachy. “This isn’t really a family film,” I said when I saw them. “It is if you’re a fearless family,” Plachy rebuked me. “We loved it.”

Anyway, Tarantino did tell me that he’s thinking of putting “The Hateful Eight” on Broadway as a legit stage play. “And like sooner rather than later, like later this year”– meaning 2016. “Don’t be surprised.”

I wouldn’t be. “The Hateful Eight” is like great theater in many ways. I wrote early that it reminded me of Eugene O’Neill. Tarantino said “The Iceman Cometh” influenced him. “I think this is my best screenplay,” he said proudly. “I think…” –he actually hesitated– “I’ve learned a lot.”

Earlier in the day the Weinstein Company announced that 44 cities will get the two road show of the long version of “Hateful Eight” in 70mm glory. But overlapping, on January 1st, a shorter version will go wide across the country. That version will be trimmed of the overture and intermission, but will be substantially the same. Gore will not be spared.

 

NBC Music Night: Adele Gets No Chart Bounce from TV Special, “The Voice” Lands 11 Tracks in iTunes Top 20

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NBC Music Night: Adele Gets No Chart Bounce from TV Special, “The Voice” Lands 11 Tracks in iTunes Top 20

Prime time is over on both coasts and in the middle of the country. What did we learn from NBC’s music night of the two hour “Voice” finale and the one hour Adele special?

Well, on iTunes, Adele’s “Hello” has fallen to number 4. The special gave her no bounce on the charts. None of her other tracks suddenly jumped. “When We Were Young” is still number 22. If the special got people to buy music, it must have been the “25” album. But nothing happened on the singles chart.

However, 11 tracks from “The Voice” are in the top 20 tonight following the finale. Three of them knocked Adele to number 4– three nobodies. Just people you saw on TV and liked. And then eight more. Wild.

Has Adele saturated her sales market? After all, no one sells 5 million copies of music anymore, and certainly not in three weeks. But maybe the lion’s share of Adele fans are worn out, and have everything they need?

On amazon.com, “25” is still number 1, and the prior two Adele albums are in the top 10.

We’ll see what happens by mid day Tuesday. But “The Voice” spurred immediate sales. Adele did not. It will be interesting to see the overnight ratings…

Adele’s Radio City Show was Packed with Celebrities, F Bombs, and Soaring Vocals

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Adele’s Radio City Show was Packed with Celebrities, F Bombs, and Soaring Vocals

I don’t know how much of tonight’s NBC special with Adele will  reflect the performance we saw at Radio City Music Hall on November 17th. Some of it would have to be cut for time. Then there are the f-bombs. We stopped counting at 100. But there’s more F words in an Adele monolgue than n words in a Quentin Tarantino movie.

She did describe Bruno Mars as “cool as f—.” I doubt NBC viewers will hear that.

In the mezzanine, with an excellent view, I sat in the third row behind New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his wife. Around us were Daniel Day Lewis and his son Gabriel, Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk, and David Schwimmer. Down in the orchestra sat Donald and Melania Trump plus many “SNL” performers past and present. Jon Hamm was with them. So was Jane Krakowski.

Adele sings all her hits from her three albums, starting with “Hello” after Jimmy Fallon introduces her.  “I’ve been dying to do a f—ing show,” she says at the start.“This is for TV,” she advised the audience, “don’t pick your nose.”

 

 

“Mad Max,” “Carol,” “The Martian” Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations

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“Mad Max,” “Carol,” “The Martian” Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations

“Carol” and “The Martian” I get. “Mad Max: Fury Road,” I don’t get but that’s what makes life interesting. The Broadcast Critics gave George Miller’s movie 13 nominations, the most of any film. I doubt it’s going to win, but who knows at this point? The National Board of Review made it their Best Picture, and they’re a total embarrassment. Pretty much all the other noms are just fine and expected. I really like the Michael Shannon nomination for “99 Homes.” And Charlotte Rampling. “Spotlight” received only two acting nominations, for Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams.

The show airs Sunday January 17th from 8 to 11pm Eastern time on A&E, live from Santa Monica.

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 21st ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS

 

MOVIE

BEST PICTURE

The Big Short

Bridge of Spies

Brooklyn

Carol

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Room

Sicario

Spotlight

BEST ACTOR

Bryan Cranston – Trumbo

Matt Damon – The Martian

Johnny Depp – Black Mass

Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant

Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

BEST ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett – Carol

Brie Larson – Room

Jennifer Lawrence – Joy

Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years

Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn

Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Paul Dano – Love & Mercy

Tom Hardy – The Revenant

Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight

Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies

Michael Shannon – 99 Homes

Sylvester Stallone – Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight

Rooney Mara – Carol

Rachel McAdams – Spotlight

Helen Mirren – Trumbo

Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl

Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation

RJ Cyler – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Shameik Moore – Dope

Milo Parker – Mr. Holmes

Jacob Tremblay – Room

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

The Big Short

The Hateful Eight

Spotlight

Straight Outta Compton

Trumbo

BEST DIRECTOR

Todd Haynes – Carol

Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant 

Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road

Ridley Scott – The Martian

Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen – Bridge of Spies

Alex Garland – Ex Machina

Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight

Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley – Inside Out

Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Charles Randolph and Adam McKay – The Big Short

Nick Hornby – Brooklyn

Drew Goddard – The Martian

Emma Donoghue – Room

Aaron Sorkin – Steve Jobs

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Carol – Ed Lachman

The Hateful Eight – Robert Richardson

Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale

The Martian – Dariusz Wolski

The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki

Sicario – Roger Deakins

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Bridge of Spies – Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo

Brooklyn – François Séguin, Jennifer Oman and Louise Tremblay

Carol – Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler

The Danish Girl – Eve Stewart, Michael Standish

Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson

The Martian – Arthur Max, Celia Bobak

BEST EDITING

The Big Short – Hank Corwin

Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel

The Martian – Pietro Scalia

The Revenant – Stephen Mirrione

Spotlight – Tom McArdle

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Brooklyn – Odile Dicks-Mireaux

Carol – Sandy Powell

Cinderella – Sandy Powell

The Danish Girl – Paco Delgado

Mad Max: Fury Road – Jenny Beavan

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP

Black Mass

Carol

The Danish Girl

The Hateful Eight

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Ex Machina

Jurassic World

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

The Walk

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Anomalisa

The Good Dinosaur

Inside Out

The Peanuts Movie

Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST ACTION MOVIE

Furious 7

Jurassic World

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

Sicario

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE

Daniel Craig – Spectre

Tom Cruise – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

Tom Hardy – Mad Max: Fury Road

Chris Pratt – Jurassic World

Paul Rudd – Ant-Man

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE

Emily Blunt – Sicario

Rebecca Ferguson – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

Bryce Dallas Howard – Jurassic World

Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST COMEDY

The Big Short

Inside Out

Joy

Sisters

Spy

Trainwreck

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Christian Bale – The Big Short

Steve Carell – The Big Short

Robert De Niro – The Intern

Bill Hader – Trainwreck

Jason Statham – Spy

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Tina Fey – Sisters

Jennifer Lawrence – Joy

Melissa McCarthy – Spy

Amy Schumer – Trainwreck

Lily Tomlin – Grandma

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE

Ex Machina

It Follows

Jurassic World

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Assassin

Goodnight Mommy

Mustang

The Second Mother

Son of Saul

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Amy

Cartel Land

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

He Named Me Malala

The Look of Silence

Where to Invade Next

BEST SONG

Fifty Shades of Grey – Love Me Like You Do

Furious 7 – See You Again

The Hunting Ground – Til It Happens To You

Love & Mercy – One Kind of Love

Spectre – Writing’s on the Wall

Youth – Simple Song #3

BEST SCORE

Carol – Carter Burwell

The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone

The Revenant – Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto

Sicario – Johann Johannsson

Spotlight – Howard Shore

TELEVISION

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Anthony Anderson – Black-ish – ABC

Aziz Ansari – Master of None – Netflix

Will Forte – The Last Man on Earth – Fox

Randall Park – Fresh Off the Boat – ABC

Fred Savage – The Grinder – Fox

Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent – Amazon

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Hugh Dancy – Hannibal – NBC

Rami Malek – Mr. Robot – USA

Clive Owen – The Knick – Cinemax

Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan – Showtime

Justin Theroux – The Leftovers – HBO

Aden Young – Rectify – Sundance

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

Wes Bentley – American Horror Story: Hotel – FX Networks

Martin Clunes – Arthur & George – PBS

Idris Elba – Luther – BBC America

Oscar Isaac – Show Me a Hero – HBO

Vincent Kartheiser – Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel

Patrick Wilson – Fargo – FX Networks

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – The CW

Aya Cash – You’re the Worst – FX Networks

Wendi McLendon-Covey – The Goldbergs – ABC

Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin – The CW

Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish – ABC

Constance Wu – Fresh Off the Boat – ABC

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Shiri Appleby – UnREAL – Lifetime

Carrie Coon – The Leftovers – HBO

Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder – ABC

Eva Green – Penny Dreadful – Showtime

Taraji P. Henson – Empire – Fox

Krysten Ritter – Jessica Jones – Netflix

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Hotel – FX Networks

Kirsten Dunst – Fargo – FX Networks

Sarah Hay – Flesh and Bone – Starz

Alyvia Alyn Lind – Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors – NBC

Rachel McAdams – True Detective – HBO

Shanice Williams – The Wiz Live! – NBC

BEST COMEDY SERIES

Black-ish – ABC

Catastrophe – Amazon

Jane the Virgin – The CW

Master of None – Netflix

The Last Man on Earth – Fox

Transparent – Amazon

You’re the Worst – FX Networks

BEST DRAMA SERIES

Empire – Fox

Mr. Robot – USA

Penny Dreadful – Showtime

Rectify – Sundance

The Knick – Cinemax

The Leftovers – HBO

UnREAL – Lifetime

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Ellen Burstyn – Mom – CBS

Anjelica Huston – Transparent – Amazon

Cherry Jones – Transparent – Amazon

Jenifer Lewis – Black-ish – ABC

Timothy Olyphant – The Grinder – Fox

John Slattery – Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp – Netflix

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Richard Armitage – Hannibal – NBC

Justin Kirk – Manhattan – WGN America

Patti LuPone – Penny Dreadful – Showtime

Margo Martindale – The Good Wife – CBS

Marisa Tomei – Empire – Fox

B.D. Wong – Mr. Robot – USA

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

Childhood’s End – Syfy

Fargo – FX Networks

Luther – BBC America

Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel

Show Me a Hero – HBO

The Wiz Live! – NBC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Fox

Jaime Camil – Jane the Virgin – The CW

Jay Duplass – Transparent – Amazon

Neil Flynn – The Middle – ABC

Keegan-Michael Key – Playing House – USA

Mel Rodriguez – Getting On – HBO

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Clayne Crawford – Rectify – Sundance

Christopher Eccleston – The Leftovers – HBO

Andre Holland – The Knick – Cinemax

Jonathan Jackson – Nashville – ABC

Rufus Sewell – The Man in the High Castle – Amazon

Christian Slater – Mr. Robot – USA

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

David Alan Grier – The Wiz Live! – NBC

Ne-Yo – The Wiz Live! – NBC

Nick Offerman – Fargo – FX Networks

Jesse Plemons – Fargo – FX Networks

Raoul Trujillo – Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel

Bokeem Woodbine – Fargo – FX Networks

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Mayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory – CBS

Kether Donohue – You’re the Worst – FX Networks

Allison Janney – Mom – CBS

Judith Light – Transparent – Amazon

Niecy Nash – Getting On – HBO

Eden Sher – The Middle – ABC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Ann Dowd – The Leftovers – HBO

Regina King – The Leftovers – HBO

Helen McCrory – Penny Dreadful – Showtime

Hayden Panettiere – Nashville – ABC

Maura Tierney – The Affair – Showtime

Constance Zimmer – UnREAL – Lifetime

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

Mary J. Blige – The Wiz Live! – NBC

Laura Haddock – Luther – BBC America

Cristin Milioti – Fargo – FX Networks

Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Hotel – FX Networks

Winona Ryder – Show Me a Hero – HBO

Jean Smart – Fargo – FX Networks

BEST ANIMATION SERIES

Bob’s Burgers – Fox

BoJack Horseman – Netflix

South Park – Comedy Central

Star Wars Rebels – Disney XD

The Simpsons – Fox

BEST REALITY SHOW – COMPETITION

Chopped – Food Network

Face Off – Syfy

MasterChef Junior – Fox

Survivor – CBS

The Amazing Race – CBS

The Voice – NBC

BEST REALITY SHOW HOST

Ted Allen – Chopped – Food Network

Phil Keoghan – The Amazing Race – CBS

James Lipton – Inside the Actors Studio – Bravo

Jane Lynch – Hollywood Game Night – NBC

Jeff Probst – Survivor – CBS

Gordon Ramsay – Hell’s Kitchen – Fox

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SHOW

Antiques Roadshow – PBS

Inside The Actors Studio – Bravo

MythBusters – Discovery

Project Greenlight – HBO

Shark Tank – ABC

Undercover Boss – CBS

BEST TALK SHOW

Jimmy Kimmel Live! – ABC

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – HBO

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central

The Graham Norton Show – BBC America

The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC

BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SHOW

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – CNN

Cops – Spike

Deadliest Catch – Discovery

Intervention – A&E

Naked and Afraid – Discovery

Pawn Stars – History

 

NOMINEES BY PICTURE FOR THE 21st ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS

 

45 YEARS (1)

Best Actress – Charlotte Rampling

 

99 HOMES (1)

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Adele Announces U.S. Tour Dates: Includes 6 Nights Each at MSG and Staples Center

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Adele Announces U.S. Tour Dates: Includes 6 Nights Each at MSG and Staples Center

Adele’s U.S. Tour stretches from St. Paul, Minnesota on July 5th through Toronto next December 17th. It’s just major markets, with six nights each in New York’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’s Staples Center.  Obviously, everyone involved in counting on tonight’s NBC special to set off a frenzy. (See prior item.) These are huge venues for a singer who doesn’t move on stage, and has no “show” per se unless she brings a comic to open first. But Adele is having “firsts” everywhere. Kate Smith never had it so good.

Tickets go on sale this Thursday at 10am Eastern. Expect them to sell out in ten minutes or less. Prices are very reasonable according to the Ticketmaster website, from $39.50 to $149.50. Resale ticket prices should set a record when scalpers get their hands on them.

 

 

5Jul Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, MN
6Jul Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, MN
10Jul United Center
Chicago, IL
11Jul United Center
Chicago, IL
13Jul United Center
Chicago, IL
16Jul Pepsi Center
Denver, CO
17Jul Pepsi Center
Denver, CO
20Jul Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
21Jul Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
25Jul KeyArena
Seattle, WA
26Jul KeyArena
Seattle, WA
30Jul SAP Center at San Jose
San Jose, CA
31Jul SAP Center at San Jose
San Jose, CA
2Aug Oracle Arena
Oakland, CA
5Aug Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
6Aug Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
9Aug Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
10Aug Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
12Aug Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
13Aug Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
16Aug Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix, AZ
17Aug Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix, AZ
6Sept The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, MI
7Sept The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, MI
9Sept Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, PA
10Sept Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, PA
14Sept TD Garden
Boston, MA
15Sept TD Garden
Boston, MA
19Sept Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
20Sept Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
22Sept Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
23Sept Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
25Sept Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
26Sept Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
30Sept Bell Centre
Montreal, QC
1Oct Bell Centre
Montreal, QC
3Oct Air Canada Centre
Toronto, ON
4Oct Air Canada Centre

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