Friday, May 27, 2016

Film: Money Monster








GENRE:
Drama, Thriller
RATING: R for language, some violence, brief sexuality
RUNTIME: 1 hours and 38 minutes
STARRING: George Clooney (Descendants, Michael Clayton, ER)
Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich); Jack O’Connell (Unbroken)
DIRECTOR: Jodie Foster (Little Man Tate, The Beaver)
WRITERS: Jamie Linden (Dear John, We Are Marshall)
Alan DiFiore (Grimm, The Bridge); Jim Kouf (National Treasure)
PLOT: A man with nothing to lose takes a financial TV host hostage when the stock market takes a large dip.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I was sucked in by the big names. Also, having just taught it in my Business class, I understood some of the stock market lingo used in the film.

STORY STUFF: I found the story and energy less Network-ish as many critics cited and more like a film called Mad City which starred Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta. The story kept me invested (sorry, bad pun) for most of the time but the ending felt flat and left me unsatisfied. Also, there were some police procedures that seemed highly questionable. The story also made me roll my eyes at the New York public and their selfishness.

ACTING STUFF: Great acting all around but I come to expect that from Clooney and Roberts. It was nice to see O’Connell hold his own with these A-list stars.   

ARTISTIC STUFF: There’s not much to focus on creatively. Foster does a fine job but nothing amazing. I guess I like the real-time aspect of the movie.     

VERDICT: Three stars out of five
SEE IT IF: You like Clooney and understand stocks a bit.
UPCOMING REVIEWS: X-Men: Apocalypse; Popstar

Saturday, May 07, 2016

Film: Captain America - Civil War








GENRE: Action, Adventure
RATING: PG-13 for violence
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 26 minutes
STARRING: Chris Evans (Captain America, Avengers, Snowpiercer)
Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man); Anthony Mackie (The Night Before)
DIRECTORS: Anthony & Joe Russon (Winter Soldier, next Avengers)
WRITERS: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (Narnia, Captain Americas, Agent Carter, Pain & Gain)
PLOT: Captain America and Iron Man are on different sides of a bill demanding political oversight. Oh there’s a lot of fighting.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I’ve been looking forward to this movie for a long time. Especially after this dull April.

STORY STUFF: I found the story engaging because I had no idea how it was going to turn out. Apparently, it is very different from the comics (which I haven`t read). I wish that I didn`t know in advance who all were going to appear in the film, it would have been an awesome surprise. Thanks a lot, internet. I was confused as to why Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) had such a small role as Everett Ross. After some research, it seems he factors into the Black Panther storyline. Oh, those Marvel universes.

ACTING STUFF: Glad to have Paul Rudd as Ant-Man bringing in some much needed comic relief. Also Tom Holland is pretty fun as the new Spider-Man, he does a great job showing his age. The rest of the Avengers are great as usual.  

ARTISTIC STUFF: Beautifully choreographed fight sequences. Hand to hand combat and the big epic battle were top notch. Don`t know why this was in 3D though as it didn`t enhance a thing, so I suspect a money grab.   

VERDICT: Four stars out of five
SEE IT IF: You like Marvel movies
UPCOMING REVIEWS: Money Monster, Angry Birds

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Film: Allegiant








GENRE: Action
RATING: PG-13 for violence and partial nudity
RUNTIME: 2 hours
STARRING: Shailene Woodley (Divergent, Fault in Our Stars)
Theo James (Insurgent); Jeff Daniels (Newsroom, Steve Jobs)
DIRECTOR: Robert Schwentke (Flightplan, RED, Insurgent)
WRITERS: Adam Cooper & Bill Collage (Accepted, Tower Heist)
Noah Oppenheim (Maze Runner)
PLOT: Tris and her friends find out what is beyond the wall and things are not what they seem.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I didn’t read the final book, heard it wasn’t that good.

STORY STUFF: Be aware that like all young adult books turned into movies, they have divided the final book into two parts. It was pretty obvious that they were taking their time to justify another film, some looks linger a bit too long. If you break down what really happens plotwise, not much goes on. This story would be my least favourite of the three so far but it wasn’t terrible or anything, just not as gripping.

ACTING STUFF: Everyone does a good job on screen. These actors know these characters and give it all they can. I did like seeing Jeff Daniels in his role as David (boring character names btw). It’s hard to believe that Daniels was in Dumb and Dumber.  

ARTISTIC STUFF: You can tell there was a lot of CG going on this movie. Being the future, some of that is understandable, but at other points, some realism would be nice. I found the over abundance of red, white and black kind of dull. I also wasn’t really impressed with the futuristic building designs. You could also tell that Four does not like white, he changed into his black outfit as quick as humanly possible.  

VERDICT: Two and half stars out of five
SEE IT IF: You’ve already seen the other two films.

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Captain America: Civil War

Friday, March 25, 2016

Film: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice








GENRE: Action
RATING: PG-13 for violence
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 31 minutes
STARRING: Ben Affleck (Gone Girl, Argo, Daredevil)
Henry Cavill (Man of Steel); Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
DIRECTORS: Zack Snyder (300, Man of Steel, Watchmen)
WRITERS: Chris Terrio (Argo) & David S Goyer (The Dark Knight)
PLOT: After Metropolis is wrecked, Batman wants to keep Superman in check so he takes him on with some extra egging on by Lex Luthor.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I had low expectations after watching the just okay Man of Steel.

STORY STUFF: While I felt they did a pretty good job justifying Batman wanting to fight Superman, I didn’t understand Lex’s motives much. Wonder Woman is given a good introduction but Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg are left on the peripheral.

ACTING STUFF: Everyone does a good job but there is not really a standout in the lead roles. I usually don’t like Laurence Fishburne (Matrix) but I really enjoyed his work this time around as Perry White. I actually cared about him as opposed to his weak introduction in Man of Steel.

ARTISTIC STUFF: The dark palette continues much like Man of Steel and Nolan’s Batman trilogy. I did not like Batman’s Iron Man suit complete with glowing eyes and platform shoes; too bulky. Unfortunately, the last third of the movie spirals out of control as Snyder makes the action busier and busier. Also, based on the dream sequences, I fear that Bruce Wayne has narcolepsy.

VERDICT: Three stars out of five
SEE IT IF: You love broody superheroes and explosive action
UPCOMING REVIEWS: Allegiant

Monday, March 21, 2016

Film: Zootopia








GENRE: Animation, Action
RATING: PG for some action and rude humour
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 48 minutes
STARRING: Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time, Ed)
Jason Bateman (Horrible Bosses); Idris Elba (Thor, Pacific Rim)
DIRECTORS: Byron Howard (Tangled), Rick Moore (Wreck-It Ralph)
WRITERS: Jared Bush (newcomer) & Phil Johnston (Wreck-It Ralph)
PLOT: A bunny cop and slick fox work together to find some missing animals and a greater conspiracy.

FULL DISCLOSURE: They had me at the sloth trailer.

STORY STUFF: The plot moved along a pretty good pace. I really enjoyed the themes of the film. Not only does it take on racial equality but also the idea of following your dreams (which they beat you over the head with Shakira’s “Try Everything” song). There are some great moments throughout but the best, by far, is the sloth scene at the DMV. It’s worth watching again and again.

ACTING STUFF: Really great voice acting all around. Even though I knew it was Goodwin doing Judy’s voice, it still reminded me of Amy Poehler.

ARTISTIC STUFF: This film looks a couple a steps shy of a Pixar film. There’s cleverness in the backgrounds and beautiful animation but it looks like it could go a bit further. Also the supporting characters needed more pizazz, like the mayor.

VERDICT: Four stars out of five
SEE IT IF: Love clever Disney animated films

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Batman vs Superman, Allegiant

Monday, February 29, 2016

Oscar WrapUp 2016








So I got the same score as last year with 17 predicted right. Those short films did me in, I didn’t get one of them right. Chris Rock was pretty good as host. I thought the girl guide cookies fell flat but I loved his comment on what males wear and the clips of black people having a hard time in white movies. The music was weird this time around. The Ride of the Valkyries as play off music sounded awkward as was the music played for Brie Larson’s win for the emotionally draining Room. Oh well. I did enjoy the nomination packages again this year. I know I’m a nerd. Let’s see who won:

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
STUTTERER
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
BEAR STORY
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
A GIRL IN THE RIVER
SOUND EDITING
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (predicted)
SOUND MIXING
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (predicted)  
ORIGINAL SCORE
THE HATEFUL EIGHT (predicted)
ORIGINAL SONG
WRITING’S ON THE WALL
VISUAL EFFECTS
EX MACHINA
MAKE-UP
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (predicted)  
COSTUME DESIGN
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
PRODUCTION DESIGN
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (predicted)  
FILM EDITING
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (predicted)   
CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE REVENANT (predicted)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
AMY (predicted)
ANIMATED FEATURE
INSIDE OUT (predicted)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
SON OF SAUL (predicted)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE BIG SHORT (predicted)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
SPOTLIGHT (predicted)
BEST DIRECTOR
ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU [THE REVENANT] (predicted)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ALICIA VIKANDER [THE DANISH GIRL] (predicted)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
MARK RYLANCE [BRIDGE OF SPIES]
BEST ACTRESS
BRIE LARSON [ROOM] (predicted)
BEST ACTOR
LEONARDO DICAPRIO [THE REVENANT] (predicted)
BEST PICTURE
SPOTLIGHT (predicted)

How did you do?

Friday, February 26, 2016

Oscar Predictions 2016








It’s that time of year again for my fearless Oscar predictions. This is probably the hardest Best Picture winner to predict. My gut, my head and my heart are still fighting to choose. Just as a reminder, I’m not predicting who I want to win but who I think the Academy will vote for. From smaller to bigger, here we go:

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
AVE MARIA
(It’s a heartfelt comedy with nuns)

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
SANJAY’S SUPER TEAM
(It’s Pixar. World of Tomorrow is close second)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
BODY TEAM 12       
(Red Cross deals with Ebola outbreak. Relevant)

SOUND EDITING
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
(Let the tech award haul begin)

SOUND MIXING
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
(For the flaming guitar guy alone!)

ORIGINAL SCORE
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
(Ennio Morricone is the man)

ORIGINAL SONG
TIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU [THE HUNTING GROUND]
(Lady Gaga on her way to her EGOT)

VISUAL EFFECTS
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
(Wish Star Wars would get it but the car fights are awesome)

MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
(Even with the shaved heads)

COSTUME DESIGN
CINDERELLA
(Oscar loves period stuff and ball gowns)

PRODUCTION DESIGN
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
(I’ll say the cars win this one)

FILM EDITING
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
(Great action. Hoping Big Short doesn’t get it)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE REVENANT
(Beautiful landscapes and bear attacks)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
AMY
(Amy Winehouse is all the rage right now)

ANIMATED FEATURE
INSIDE OUT
(They better get this one.)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
SON OF SAUL
(Everyone is predicting this one)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE BIG SHORT
(Clever writing with its celebrity explanations)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
SPOTLIGHT
(A powerful film praising journalistic efforts)

BEST DIRECTOR
ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU [THE REVENANT]
(He knows how to make an interesting film)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ALICIA VIKANDER [DANISH GIRL]
(She is everywhere and deserves some recognition)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
SYLVESTER STALLONE [CREED]
(It’s the Rocky award he should have one for the first Rocky)

BEST ACTRESS
BRIE LARSON [ROOM]
(She is mesmerizing as broken mother putting on a brave face)

BEST ACTOR
LEONARDO DICAPRIO [THE REVENANT]
(He practically killed himself for this award)

BEST PICTURE
SPOTLIGHT
(I feel like the Academy wants the winner to be a movie that means something years from now. The Big Short seems to crazy and The Revenant is just too raw. Spotlight is my heart choice.)

I only got 17 right last year. 21 right the year before.  Let’s see how I do on Oscar night this Sunday.

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Film: Deadpool








GENRE: Action, Comedy
RATING: R for strong violence and language with some nudity
RUNTIME: 1 hours and 48 minutes
STARRING: Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder, Green Lantern)
Morena Baccarin (Homeland, Firefly); TJ Miller (Silicon Valley)
DIRECTOR: Tim Miller (newcomer)
WRITERS: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Zombieland)
PLOT: A ‘hero’ with quick healing powers seeks revenge on the man who experimented on him. And he likes to swear.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I only vaguely remember him from Origins: Wolverine.

STORY STUFF: The beginning and ending of the story is well paced and full of humour. The experiment that makes Deadpool into the guy he is was pretty boring. Maybe it was because the bad guy didn’t have much gravitas. I enjoy how the film tells the story in a non-linear fashion. I did not like the X-Men connection. Could care less about Colossus and who the hell is Negasonic Teenage Warhead?

ACTING STUFF: Reynolds finally has an action hero worth watching. You can tell that he is having so much fun playing this role, it makes you want to root for him even more. Miller and Baccarin do well to support Reynolds. The rest of the cast is blah.

ARTISTIC STUFF: Fantastic opening titles, fun slo-mo images mixed with sarcastically perfect credits. Just like the story, the beginning and ending are full of violent fun, the middle is snooze-ville. Deadpool loves to break the fourth wall and talk to the audience. His comments on X-Men are hysterical. Great meta fun. This film also has a kickin’ soundtrack from pulsing DMX to cheesy Wham!

VERDICT: Three and a half stars
SEE IT IF: You aren’t offended easily by gratuitous language & violence

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Zoolander 2, Zootopia

Monday, February 08, 2016

Superbowl Commercials 2016

Maybe watching Superbowl ads all at once following the big game is not as fun as watching them during the game. I wasn’t too impressed with the commercials this year. I hope they improve for next year, when we, in Canada, are finally able to see the American spots. In any case, here are some of my favourites but aso the ones that made me go ‘huh?’

FUNNIEST COMMERCIALS
Avacados from Mexico – Aliens
Strange but at least mocks Scott Baio.

Doritos – Ultrasound
Need to get past why these two are married.

FUN USE OF CELEBRITIES
Bud Light – The Bud Light Party
Seth Rogen & Amy Schumer go over the line, but still fun.

TurboTax – Actoring
Nice to see Anthony Hopkins getting work

BEST USE OF A SONG
Marmot – Love the Outside
The use of Flight of the Conchords made this work for me.

INSPIRING COMMERICAL
Pantene – Dad-Do: Strong is Beautiful
Very cute watching football players try do their daughter’s hair

GREAT PSA COMMERCIALS
Colgate – #EveryDropCounts
A great reminder.

Budweiser – #GiveADamn
Helen Mirren is so ‘polite’ calling out the drunk drivers of the world

NOT SURE ABOUT  COMMERCIALS
Heinz Ketchup – Weiner Stampede
The dogs are cute but the family of ketchups kind of deflates it

NFL – Superbowl Babies
Funny but weird to sing about your parents. It was hard to understand all the lyrics in the beginning. This ad also went on way too long.

BIZARRE HEALTH  COMMERCIALS
OIC is Different – Envy
Have constipation? Talk to a doctor. What? No pill or remedy being promoted?

Xifixan – IBS
Who came up with this mascot?

Jublia – Toenail Fungus
It was odd last year, and now they have NFL celebrities helping out. Huh?

TERRIBLE MESSAGE COMMERCIAL
QuickenLoans – What We Were Thinking
Are they trying to create another financial crisis?

MISGUIDED USE OF CELEBRITY COMMERCIALS
Skittles – The Portrait
Steven Tyler is not relevant anymore. Also tired of Dream On.

T-Mobile – Drop the Balls
Very timely with Steve Harvey but just not funny at all.
Also thought the Apartments.com ad was pretty cheesy with Weezy.

“WHAT?”  COMMERCIALS
PayPal – New Money in Town
Glad they showed Canadian bills but how new is PayPal?

Mountain Dew – Kickstart
Puppymonkeybaby. What am I watching?

Anyway, that’s my assessment of the ads this year. Here’s hoping for better next year.

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Deadpool; Zoolander 2


Sunday, January 24, 2016

Film: Creed








GENRE: Drama
RATING: PG-13 for boxing violence and some langauge
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 13 minutes
STARRING: Michael B Jordan (Friday Night Lights, Fruitvale Station)
Sylvester Stallone (Rocky); Tessa Thompson (Selma, Veronica Mars)
DIRECTOR: Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, upcoming Black Panther)
WRITERS: Aaron Covington (newcomer) & Coogler (Fruitvale Station)
PLOT: Rocky Balboa trains and mentor’s Apollo Creed’s son where both have to build up courage for the fight of their lives.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I’ve only seen the original Rocky and only parts of Rocky III & IV.

STORY STUFF: I found this to be a very clever way of continuing a franchise. By shifting the focus from Rocky to a new fighter, you really get the best of both worlds. I thought the story was engaging although a bit predictable. Who doesn’t love a good underdog plot?

ACTING STUFF: One of the reasons I watched this film was to check out the performances of Stallone and Jordan. Stallone’s Supporting Actor nomination is well deserved. He effortlessly steals every scene he is in. Jordan is a great actor but I’ve seen him in this type of role time and time again. He pulled off similar arrogance and humility in the series Friday Night Lights. It’s for that reason, I am fine with him not receiving a Oscar nomination despite the category being so white. It was nice to see Phylicia Rashad (Cosby Show) in her small role.

ARTISTIC STUFF: Some nice shots, especially during the boxing match. The one thing that made me giggle was the music. I know it was an homage to the original Rocky with its “Gonna Fly Now”-ishness but it just took me out of the film at times. I’m sure those who are die hard Rocky fans had tears of nostalgia in their eyes though.

VERDICT: Three
SEE IT IF: You love Rocky or haven’t seen Michael B Jordan’s skills
UPCOMING REVIEWS: Deadpool; Zoolander 2

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Film: The Revenant








GENRE: Drama, Thriller
RATING: R for intense violence mostly
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 36 minutes
STARRING: Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic, Inception, Aviator, Departed)
Tom Hardy (Inception); Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars VII, Brooklyn)
DIRECTOR: Alejandro G. Inarritu (Birdman, Babel)
WRITERS: Mark Smith (newcomer) & Inarritu (Birdman)
PLOT: A fur trader is left for dead after being mauled by a bear.

FULL DISCLOSURE: Mostly saw it because it’s the last movie on my Oscar Best Picture nominee list.  

STORY STUFF: The survival story is kind of interesting. The vengeance story, not so much. It’s amazing how unlucky someone can be. Also wish the film was thirty minutes shorter.

ACTING STUFF: Leo is pretty remarkable in this film. He nails the primal aspect of his character. And while he went through a lot of pain to make this movie, I think he deserves the Oscar for one of his earlier films instead of this one. (I think he's finally going to get his Oscar though.) I did appreciate the way he breathes while acting; taking a page from the always wonderful Daniel Day-Lewis. Hardy is also awesome in this film. He is despicable and got himself a well-earned Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor.

ARTISTIC STUFF: Stellar cinematography. Alberta and BC sure look beautiful in the snow. Loved the epic landscapes, the cold palette, and the religious imagery throughout. Great angles too. The bear mauling scene is pretty intense and well CG’d.

VERDICT: Three
SEE IT IF: You want to enjoy the Oscars more or like frontier justice
UPCOMING REVIEWS: Deadpool; Zoolander 2

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Film: Brooklyn








GENRE: Drama, Romance
RATING: PG-13 for one sexual scene and a strong word
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 51 minutes
STARRING: Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Hanna, Grand Budapest Hotel)
Emory Cohen (Smash); Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars VII, Revenant)
DIRECTOR: John Crowley (Closed Circuit)
WRITER: Nick Hornby (Fever Pitch, An Education, Wild)
PLOT: An Irish immigrant comes to Brooklyn, falls in love, returns home and must decide to stay or go.

FULL DISCLOSURE: It’s one of the two movies I need to see to have seen all the Oscar Best Picture nominees this year.

STORY STUFF: The story is interesting enough with its look at how it feels to immigrate to a new country on your own. I found the pacing pretty slow but it felt fitting for the story. After realizing the screenwriter also wrote An Education, it makes a bit more sense.

ACTING STUFF: Ronan does a fabulous job; a simple look conveys so much. I can see why she got an Oscar nomination. Also enjoyed Cohen as the Italian suitor. It was great to see Jessica Pare (Mad Men) in a small role and Julie Walters (Harry Potter series) as the strict boarding house matron.

ARTISTIC STUFF: Loved the pyrotechnics and the CG dragons. Just kidding, none of that is in the film. I found myself enjoying the costumes and the fact that characters re-wore articles which seems fitting considering their financial status.

VERDICT: Three
SEE IT IF: You want a date movie and don’t mind slow moving drama
UPCOMING REVIEWS: The Revenant

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Golden Globes 2016 Wrap Up








A more boring show than previous years. Ricky Gervais had some fun one-liners here and there but I got really tired of his ‘This award means nothing’ and ‘this show is so long’ schtick. Did like that he called out The show for putting The Martian in the comedy category. Thank goodness I don’t put money on this show, I got 14 out 25 correct again this year. I did pretty good with the movies, but the television show winners were a gong show. Mozart in the Jungle? Really? And how is Lady Gaga better than Kirsten Dunst in Fargo? And how does Fargo not win anything? Boo. I did like seeing Sylvester Stallone winning. Also liked the Denzel tribute. Anyway, here are the winners (if you care a bit more than Ricky Gervais)

Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Revenant
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Brie Larson (Room) (wanted)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) (predicted & wanted)
Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
The Martian (predicted & wanted)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Jennifer Lawrence (Joy) (predicted)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Matt Damon (The Martian) (predicted & wanted)
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Sylvester Stallone (Creed) (predicted & wanted)
Best Animated Feature Film
Inside Out (predicted & wanted)
Best Foreign Language Film
Son of Saul (Hungary) (predicted & wanted)
Best Director – Motion Picture
Alejandro G Inarritu (The Revenant)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs) (wanted)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight) (wanted)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Writing’s On the Wall” (Spectre – Sam Smith)
Best Television Series – Drama
Mr. Robot (predicted & wanted)
Best Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Taraji P Henson (Empire) (predicted)
Best Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Jon Hamm (Mad Men) (predicted)
Best Television Series – Comedy
Mozart in the Jungle
Best Actress In A Television Series – Comedy
Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
Best Actor In A Television Series – Comedy
Gael Garcia Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle)
Best Limited Series or TV Movie
Wolf Hall
Best Actress In a Limited Series or TV Movie
Lady Gaga (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Oscar Isaac (Show Me a Hero)
Best Supporting Actress in a Series or TV Movie
Maura Tierney (The Affair) (wanted)
Best Supporting Actor in a Series or TV Movie
Christian Slater (Mr. Robot)