The Director’s Guild of America presented their awards tonight:
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Co.)
MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES
Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin (HBO)
DRAMA SERIES
Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
COMEDY SERIES
Michael Spiller, Modern Family (ABC)
DOCUMENTARY
Charles Ferguson, Inside job (Representational Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics)
MUSICAL VARIETY
Glenn Weiss, 64th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
DAYTIME SERIALS
Larry Carpenter, One Life to Live, “Episode #10,687”
REALITY PROGRAMS
Eytan Keller, The Next Iron Chef, “Episode #301” (Food Network)
COMMERCIALS
Stacy Wall (Imperial Woodpecker)
“Rise,” Nike; “Really?,” Microsoft; “Slim Chin & D Rose,” Adidas; “Handshake,” Nike
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
Eric Bross, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (Nickelodeon)
I liked The King’s Speech, but I don’t think that Tom Hooper really should have beat out Christopher Nolan, David O. Russel, and Darren Aronofsky. All of the other awards are spot on, though.
What does Christopher Nolan have to do to get award in this town though? If Inception can’t get him an award, what actually will?
The Producer’s Guild of America has let me down.
Winner for Outstanding Producer : The King’s Speech
Winner for Outstanding Producer of Animated Features: Toy Story 3
Winner for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Feature: Waiting for Superman
(Full winner list: here)
I did like The King’s Speech a lot, but not over Inception, The Social Network, or Black Swan. I don’t really know what the PGA was thinking when it picked The King’s Speech. Possibly, they’re an older bunch and The King’s Speech appeals to an older crowd. So that could be why. But overall, I just don’t know what happened. The Social Network has had amazing awards momentum, and it was expected to win at the PGA awards… but it didn’t. The King’s Speech now has a shot at winning Best Picture at the Oscars… which isn’t really what I’d like to see happen… at all.
I’m in agreement with every other award that was given. Toy Story 3 is a shoo-in for every animation award (and if Disney is daring enough, they may start on a brazen Oscar campaign for Best Picture.)
These awards are a real indicator of what the Oscars will look like. The Oscar Nominations will be announced tomorrow morning at 5:30 AM.
One sentence reviews of movies I watched for the first time this past weekend:
Cute, cute, cute movie with my Queen at age 16 in a typical Andy Hardy film that’s fully entertaining.
Judy Garland and Van Johnson at their comedic bests, in a predictable, but delightful story about finding love in the summertime.
Comedic Science Fiction film that dares to be a tad bit political without even trying.
Though this film is a historical drama, it manages to transcend that usual tone to become a story about a disability, the acting in this film deserves a special award for being awesome.
Robert Altman’s last film is a delicious tale with a great ensemble cast, the subtlety of the story allows the actors to shine and the film to be a joy to watch.
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Doing reviews in one sentence is hard.
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