Best in film and television in 2009: Visual Effects Society nominations
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The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominees for best achievements in visual effects in 2009. The VES Awards will be presented on February 28 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
Here are the nominations:
VISUAL EFFECTS [...]
Best in film and television in 2009: ACE Eddie Awards nominees
America Cinema Editors have announced the nominees for the ACE Eddie Awards. The winners will be revealed on February 14.
Here are the nominations:
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC)
Avatar
Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E., John Refoua, A.C.E. & James Cameron, A.C.E.
District 9
Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker
Bob Murawski & Chris Innis
Star Trek
Maryann Brandon, A.C.E. & Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E.
Up in the Air
Dana [...]
Best in television in 2009: Directors Guild nominations
After releasing the list of DGA Award nominees in film, the Directors Guild of America has announced the nominations for the best achievements in television in 2009. The winners will be revealed on January 30.
Here is the list of the nominated directors:
MINISERIES OR MOVIES FOR TELEVISION
BOB BALABAN
Georgia O’Keeffe
• Unit Production Manager: Tony Mark
• First Assistant [...]
10 most popular TV shows on the international primetime in 2009
Torrentfreak has released the annual list of the 10 most pirated shows last year. Like the year before, the top three were Heroes, Lost and Prison Break, while Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles dropped from number four to number eight. Like last year, there is only one procedural on the list: House.
The list is [...]
Best in television in 2009: Writers Guild nominees
The Writers Guild of America has released the list of the television nominees for the 2010 WGA Awards, which will take place on February 20, 2010 in Los Angeles. Here they are:
DRAMA SERIES
Breaking Bad – AMC
Dexter – Showtime
Friday Night Lights – NBC
Lost – ABC
Mad Men – AMC
COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock – NBC
Curb Your Enthusiasm – [...]
Winners of the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards
The winners of the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced last night. Here is the list of winners in all the major categories:
Outstanding Drama Series
Big Love • HBO
Breaking Bad • AMC
Damages • FX Networks
Dexter • Showtime
House • FOX
Lost • ABC
Mad Men • AMC
Outstanding Comedy Series
30 Rock • NBC
Entourage • HBO
Family Guy • FOX
Flight of the [...]
Terminator sweeps the Tubey Awards
Television Without Pity has revealed the winners of this year’s Tubey Awards, voted by television fans across a number of categories.
Josh Friedman’s Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles scored as many as 15 Tubeys (of the positive variety), including Best Drama, Best Returning Show, Best Single Episode, Best Season Finale, Best Smackdown, Best Onscreen Death and [...]
2009 Primetime Emmy Awards nominees
Here is the complete list of this year’s Primetime Emmy nominees:
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
30 Rock · Reunion · NBC · Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Media Studios Matt Hubbard, Writer
30 Rock · Apollo, Apollo · NBC · Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Media Studios Robert [...]
Directors Guild releases 2008 DGA Awards nominees list
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has released the list of nominees for the 2008 DGA Awards in film and television categories. Here they are:
FEATURE FILM
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk”
MOVIE FOR TELEVISION/MINISERIES
Bob Balaban, “Bernard and Doris”
Tom Hooper, “John Adams”
Kenny Leon, [...]
Network money down the drain in 2008: 10 most pirated shows on the international primetime
TorrentFreak posted the list of the most downloaded television shows in 2008 last week. Lost, Heroes, Prison Break and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles came out on top.
Other than being a handy resource for checking the pulse of global audiences to see where their tastes lie, the list paints a very interesting picture on [...]
