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Last year, for the 95th Academy Awards, I made my first far too early predictions for the Oscars. In the spirit of looking ahead in amusing fashion, I have decided to make it a tradition. So, here are my way-too-early predictions for the 2024 Oscars ceremony! Obviously, I haven’t…

(Assuming I Can Actually End Up Watching Them This Year) I will confess I’m not entirely thrilled about the recent trend of awards shows being moved to streaming services. I wasn’t happy that BBC wasn’t airing this year’s presentation of BAFTA (though based on how hostile critics and audiences were…

And Yes, They Nominated More Shows Than Just Abbott Elementary That I Like Last year, for the first time in my career of examining awards shows, I took a fairly deep dive into the NAACP Image Nominations as they pertained to television. I had been aware of them for more…

I’m Fine With Most of Them. They Still Need To Give More Awards I have only recently started to list my reactions to the SAG nominations in regards to television, partially because of their long time pattern of giving the same awards over and over (Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock…

My Overwhelmingly Joyous Reactions To This Year’s Critics Choice Awards (And It’s Not Just Because I Was Right About Most of My Predictions) In the midst of an emotional and stirring speech that was the norm rather than the exception last night, Brendan Fraser, accepting Best Actor for The Whale…

(And A Truly Negative Reaction to A Fellow ‘Critic’s Reaction) Before I begin this review, I must mention that last night I read another critic’s reaction to last night’s Golden Globes. I won’t tell you who it was or what publication they worked for, save to say I am so…

Part 1: Outstanding Drama Awards Ever since the Broadcast Critics started giving awards for television back in 2011, they have been by far the most satisfying group when it comes both to nominations and overall awards. It is rare for their choices to overlap with the Emmys (or indeed, most…

Part 1: Comedy and Drama (And I Deal With The Elephant in the Room) Before I begin my predictions for the TV awards for the Golden Globes, let’s address what everyone else is thinking. On Tuesday night, will everybody just pretend that everything is normal? Is E! going to spend…

Part 1: Drama, Comedy — And Whether the Golden Globes Have Learned Anything Ever since the mass protests against the Golden Globes that occurred in the spring of 2021, I have written numerous columns about the furor and reactions from everybody. …