“I think I’m gonna have a heart attack and die from not surprised!”
The winners are announced then, and while I wouldn’t have predicted a sweep from The Hurt Locker initially, after the BAFTAs and the continued hyping by the media it wasn’t exactly shocking when it came away with another 6 awards. The Best Original Screenplay one intrigues me most of all, since there’s rumblings of a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )The Oscars are coming
Hey everyone. I’m not going to write much about the Oscars, mainly because I’m away this weekend and will miss the big show, but I will try and get something up early next week. I set out some predictions earlier when I was comparing with the BAFTAs, but if you want a more informed opinion [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BAFTA thoughts
Biggest surprise of the night? The Hurt Locker came away with 6 awards. I haven’t seen it, so I can’t really argue, but I’ve heard so little about this movie other than it is just very…worthy. I’m a bit concerned that it’s the politically correct choice. Avatar only managed two, which is less of a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 12 so far )BAFTAs vs Oscars
Nominations are out for two of the biggest award cermonies on each side of the pond and I’m sure the designers are already getting over excited. There’s always a few interesting differences between the choices which highlight some taste variations between us Brits and our cousins across the Atlantic so I thought it might be [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 10 so far )Well I wasn’t expecting that!
I can admit when I’m wrong. As Mad Hatter tried to warn me, The Globes don’t make sense. First of all, a world where Sandra Bullock wins a Best Actress award for a straight role while Meryl Streep gets hers for comedy just confuses me. I think the Yanks finally got bored of giving awards [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 10 so far )I am so behind!
You may have noticed that compared to last year there is a deplorable lack of awards chatter on this blog. I blame my job. But since it’s the Golden Globes tonight I’m determined to get a few lines up about the upcoming awards. Unlike last year, there’s no obvious front runner to sweep the trophies [...]
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