Monthly Archives: January 2007

In Most Races, It’s a Handicap

But lameness is obviously an advantage for the best picture Oscar competition. Now that “Little Miss Sunshine” has won the Screen Actors Guild best ensemble prize, it’s more than likely to repeat last year’s “Crash” phenomenon, when the weakest intellectually … Continue reading

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Little Mass Mailing List

So the Screen Actors Guild gave its best film ensemble prize to a movie that was sent out on DVD to all its members… for the second year in a row. Did that influence the win for “Little Miss Sunshine”? … Continue reading

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Hollywood heavy weights

The announcer backstage introduced Helen Mirren’s second appearance. Instead of the grand dame of the evening, in walks milquetoast publicist Stan Rosenfield, carrying her two Actor statuettes and setting them down on the podium. Later, Steve Carell, the dual winner … Continue reading

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Little Miss Sunshine wins ensemble…Oscar fave now?

“Little Miss Sunshine” beat the casts of “Bobby,” “Dreamgirls” “The Departed” and “Babel” to win the evening’s top prize. Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Alan Arkin and Abigail Breslin were on hand to accept and Kinnear lifted Breslin up to the … Continue reading

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Favorites Forest Whitaker, Helen Mirren win top acting prizes!

In another category identical to the Oscar race, Forest Whitaker takes home leading actor prize for his performance as Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland.” He gave a nearly incoherent speech at the Golden Globes but was far … Continue reading

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Duh…

Somebody from the cast of “The Office” mentioned backstage that they spend 60 hours a wek together in an office. That brought on the first “Duh” question of the night: “What do you do in those 60 hours on the … Continue reading

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Jennifer Hudson stays on awards roll!

In a category identical to the Oscar field, “Dreamgirls” star Jennifer Hudson took home the best supporting actress award and said: “What a welcome! (It is her FIRST movie!) I’d like to thank God for this moment.” She thanked her … Continue reading

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TV Drama ensemble winners…GREY’S Anatomy!!!

The Isaiah Washington mess did not hurt ‘em. But Ellen Pompeo is a pretty sucky award accepter. Next time, let Dempsey speak! “We love this category more than you know,” she began. OK, so far, so good. But instead of … Continue reading

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Hugh Laurie wins best TV drama actor…

He beat Sutherland and Michael C. Hall among others. Tough category! Laurie, the star of Fox’s “House” was a popular winner and said that being a successful actor and winning awards “It’s not so much about whether you do good … Continue reading

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Best TV actress in a drama winner is CHANDRA WILSON!!!

Everyone looks shocked! “It’s about those 10 actors sitting over there (points to Grey’s Anatomy cast) and the other one in rehab!” (Isaiah Washington, in gayhab) She is all over the place. Thanks family. Agent. Friends. “Look with this skin … Continue reading

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