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Al Pacino (Best Actor)

Emma Thompson (Best Actress)

Gene Hackman (Best Supporting Actor)

Marisa Tomei (Best Supporting Actress)

1993

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Did You Know...

TRENDS

Christopher Nolan prefers to cast brunettes

Carrie Ann Moss in "Memento"

Hilary Swank in "Insomnia"

Katie Holmes in "Batman Begins"

Maggie Gyllenhaal in "The Dark Knight"

Marion Cotillard in "Inception"

Ellen Page in "Inception"

Anne Hathaway in "The Dark Knight Rises"

Marion Cotillard in "The Dark Knight Rises"

Did You Know...

... Warren Beatty turned down the role of 'Jack Horner' and Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the role of 'Dirk Diggler' in "Boogie Nights". The parts, of course, went to Burt Reynolds (who garnered a Best Supporting Golden Globe and Best Supporting Oscar nomination) and Mark Wahlberg, respectively. I wonder how that would have changed the film.

***Apparently Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, John Travolta, Matt Dillon, and Joaquin Phoenix were considered for roles.

You Say It's Your Birthday!

Happy 46th Birthday, Jeffrey Wright!!!!!!

the consummate cool guy

starring with Al Pacino in "Angels in America", 2003

winning a Best Supporting Actor Emmy for

his work in "Angels in America", 2004

winning a Golden Globe for the same role, 2004

playing 'Muddy Waters' in "Cadillac Records", 2008

at the premiere of "The Ides of March" with costars

Ryan Gosling and (good friend) George Clooney, 2011

on the set of "Source Code" with costar Vera Farmiga, 2011

playing 'Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.' in "Boycott", 2001

the Tony award winner with his wife Carmen Ejogo (an actor) and kids

with Benicio Del Toro on the set of "Basquiat", 1996

Did You Know...

... Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, and Jack Nicholson all turned down the role of 'Roy' in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" in 1977. The part was snagged by lucky Richard Dreyfuss.

You Say It's Your Birthday!

Happy 53rd Birthday, Michelle Pfeiffer!!!!!

looking great in her 50s

dancing with costar Al Pacino on the set of "Scarface", 1983

showing that big hair can still be beautiful on the

set of "Married to the Mob", 1988

trying to sing for the second time in her career on

the set of "The Fabulous Baker Boys", 1989

with Michael Keaton on the set of "Batman Returns", 1992

reunited with Al Pacino on one of my favorite

Pfeiffer films, "Frankie and Johnny", 1991

channeling her inner bad-ass on the set of "Dangerous Minds", 1995

looking for the spirit that haunts her with costar

Diana Scarwid on the set of "What Lies Beneath", 2000

trying out that voice for the third time on the set of "Hairspray", 2007

with her daughter, publicist, son, and husband David E. Kelly

at the premiere of "Hairspray", 2007

SAG (2010 films) WINNERS

(*my favorites)

(+my guess)

Male Actor, Leading

+Colin Firth, The King's Speech

*Jeff Bridges, True Grit

Robert Duvall, Get Low

Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network

*James Franco, 127 hours

Female Actor, Leading

+*Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right

Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole

*Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone

*Hilary Swank, Conviction

Male Actor, Supporting

+Christian Bale, The Fighter

(Happy 37th Birthday, Christian Bale)

Jon Hawkes, Winter's Bone

*Jeremy Renner, The Town

*Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

Female Actor, Supporting

+*Melissa Leo, The Fighter

Amy Adams, The Fighter

*Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech

Mila Kunis, Black Swan

Hailey Steinfeld, True Grit

Cast in a Motion Picture

The King's Speech

Black Swan

+*The Fighter

The Kids Are All Right

*The Social Network

Male Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries

+Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack

*John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack

Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship

Edgar Ramirez, Carlos

Patrick Stewart, Macbeth: Great Performances

Female Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries

+*Claire Danes, Temple Grandin

Catherine O'Hara, Temple Grandin

Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin

Winona Ryder, When Love Is Not Enough

Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack

Male Actor, Drama Series

+Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

*Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Hugh Laurie, House

Female Actor, Drama Series

+Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife

*Glenn Close, Damages

Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

*Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Male Actor, Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

+*Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Steve Carell, The Office

Chris Colfer, Glee

Ed O'Neill, Modern Family

Female Actor, Comedy Series

Betty White, Hot in Cleveland

*Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

+Jane Lynch, Glee

*Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Ensemble, Drama Series

+Boardwalk Empire

*The Closer

*Dexter

The Good Wife

Mad Men

Ensemble, Comedy Series

+*Modern Family

30 Rock

Glee

Hot in Cleveland

*The Office

Golden Globes Winners (2010 films)

*my favorites

+who I believe will win

Best Motion Picture - Drama

+Black Swan

The Fighter

*Inception

The King's Speech

The Social Network


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Halle Berry – Frankie and Alice

Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole

Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone

+Natalie Portman – Black Swan

*Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network

Colin Firth – The King's Speech

+James Franco – 127 Hours

*Ryan Gosling – Blue Valentine

Mark Wahlberg – The Fighter

Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

*Alice in Wonderland

Burlesque

+*The Kids Are All Right

Red

The Tourist

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

+*Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right

Anne Hathaway – Love And Other Drugs

Angelina Jolie – The Tourist

Julianne Moore – The Kids Are All Right

Emma Stone – Easy A

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

+*Johnny Depp – Alice in Wonderland

Johnny Depp – The Tourist

Paul Giamatti – Barney's Version

Jake Gyllenhaal – Love And Other Drugs

Kevin Spacey – Casino Jack

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

+Amy Adams – The Fighter

Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech

Mila Kunis – Black Swan

*Melissa Leo – The Fighter

Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

+*Christian Bale – The Fighter

Michael Douglas – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Andrew Garfield – The Social Network

Jeremy Renner – The Town

Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech

Best Animated Feature Film

*Despicable Me

How To Train Your Dragon

The Illusionist

Tangled

+Toy Story 3


Best Foreign Language Film

+Biutiful (Mexico, Spain)

The Concert (France)

The Edge (Russia)

*I Am Love (Italy)

In A Better World (Denmark)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan

+David Fincher – The Social Network

Tom Hooper – The King's Speech

*Christopher Nolan – Inception

David O. Russell – The Fighter

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle - 127 Hours

*Christopher Nolan - Inception

Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right

David Seidler - The King's Speech

+*Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

+Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech

Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland

A. R. Rahman - 127 Hours

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network

Hans Zimmer - Inception

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" - Burlesque Music By: Diane Warren

"Bound To You" – Burlesque
Music By: Samuel Dixon
Lyrics By: Christina Aguilera and Sia Furler

+"Coming Home" – Country Strong
Music & Lyrics By: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges

"I See The Light" – Tangled
Music By: Alan Menken
Lyrics By: Glenn Slater

"There's A Place For Us" – Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
Music & Lyrics By: Hillary Lindsey, Carrie Underwood and David Hodges

Best Television Series - Drama

*Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

*Dexter (SHOWTIME)

The Good Wife (CBS)

+Mad Men (AMC)

The Walking Dead (AMC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

+Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS)

Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men (AMC)

Piper Perabo – Covert Affairs

Katey Sagal – Sons Of Anarchy

*Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad

+*Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)

Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)

Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)

Best Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

30 Rock (NBC)

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

The Big C (Showtime)

Glee (FOX)

+*Modern Family (ABC)

*Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)


Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

*Toni Collette – United States Of Tara (SHOWTIME)

*Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)

Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)

+Laura Linney – The Big C (Showtime)

Lea Michele – Glee (FOX)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)

*Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)

Thomas Jane – Hung (HBO)

Matthew Morrison – Glee (FOX)

+*Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television

Carlos (Sundance C)

The Pacific (HBO)

Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)

*Temple Grandin (HBO)

+You Don't Know Jack (HBO)


Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or

Motion Picture Made for Television

Hayley Atwell – Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)

+*Claire Danes – Temple Grandin (HBO)

Judi Dench – Return To Cranford

*Romola Garai – Emma

Jennifer Love Hewitt – The Client List

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or

Motion Picture Made for Television

*Idris Elba – Luther Ian McShane – Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)

+Al Pacino – You Don't Know Jack (HBO)

Dennis Quaid – The Special Relationship

Edgar Ramirez – Carlos (Sundance C)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series,

Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Hope Davis – The Special Relationship

+Jane Lynch – Glee (FOX)

Kelly MacDonald – Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

*Julia Stiles – Dexter (SHOWTIME)

*Sofia Vergara – Modern Family (ABC)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series,

Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Scott Caan – Hawaii Five-O

Chris Colfer – Glee (FOX)

Chris Noth – The Good Wife (CBS)

+*Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family (ABC)

David Strathairn – Temple Grandin (HBO)

You Say It's Your Birthday!

Happy Birthday 64th Diane Keaton!!!!

still a fashion icon

with long-time love, Al Pacino, on the set of "The Godfather"

with good friends Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn

on the set of "The First Wives Club"

with Jack Nicholson on the set of "Something's Gotta Give"

with Woody Allen, in her Oscar-winning role of "Annie Hall"

killer smile