Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”
Jonathan Pryce, “The Two Popes”
Christian Bale, “Ford v Ferrari”
Best motion picture, comedy or musical
WINNER: “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood”
“Dolemite Is My Name”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Rocketman”
“Knives Out”
Best actress in a motion picture, comedy or musical
WINNER: Awkwafina, “The Farewell”
Beanie Feldstein, “Booksmart”
Emma Thompson, “Late Night”
Ana de Armas, “Knives Out”
Cate Blanchett, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette”
Best actor in a motion picture, comedy or musical
WINNER: Taron Egerton, “Rocketman”
Roman Griffith Davis, “Jojo Rabbit”
Daniel Craig, “Knives Out”
Eddie Murphy, “Dolemite Is My Name”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood”
Best supporting actor in a motion picture
WINNER: Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood”
Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”
Best original score, motion picture
WINNER: Hildur Gudnadottir, “Joker”
Thomas Newman, “1917”
Alexandre Desplat, “Little Women”
Randy Newman, “Marriage Story”
Daniel Pemberton, “Motherless Brooklyn”
Best limited series or TV movie
WINNER: “Chernobyl” (HBO)
“Unbelievable” (Netflix)
“Fosse/Verdon” (FX)
“The Loudest Voice” (Showtime)
“Catch-22” (Hulu)
Best actress in a limited series or TV movie WINNER: Michelle Williams, “Fosse/Verdon” (FX)
Merritt Weaver, “Unbelievable” (Netflix)
Kaitlyn Dever, “Unbelievable” (Netflix)
Joey King, “The Act” (Hulu)
Helen Mirren, “Catherine the Great” (HBO)
Best director, motion picture
WINNER: Sam Mendes, “1917”
Bong Joon-Ho, “Parasite”
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood”
Todd Phillips, “Joker”
Best actress in a TV series, drama
WINNER: Olivia Colman, “The Crown” (Netflix)
Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)
Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)
Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve” (BBC America)
Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies” (HBO)
Best supporting actress in a series, limited series or TV movie
WINNER: Patricia Arquette, “The Act” (Hulu)
Meryl Streep, “Big Little Lies” (HBO)
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown” (Netflix)
Emily Watson, “Chernobyl” (HBO)
Best original song, motion picture
WINNER: “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” “Rocketman,” Elton John, Bernie Taupin
“Beautiful Ghosts,” “Cats,” Andrew Lloyd Webber, Taylor Swift
“Into the Unknown,” “Frozen II,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
“Spirit,” “The Lion King,” Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Beyonce
“Stand Up,” “Harriet,” Joshuah Brian Campbell, Cynthia Erivo
Best TV series, musical or comedy
WINNER: “Fleabag” (Amazon)
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)
“Barry” (HBO)
“The Politician” (Netflix)
“The Kominsky Method” (Netflix)
Best supporting actress in a motion picture
WINNER: Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
Annette Bening, “The Report”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”
Best animated feature film
WINNER: “Missing Link”
“Frozen II”
“Toy Story 4”
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
“The Lion King”
Best screenplay, motion picture
WINNER: Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood”
Steven Zaillian, “The Irishman”
Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won, “Parasite”
Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story”
Anthony McCarten, “The Two Popes”
Best actor in a TV series, drama
WINNER: Brian Cox, “Succession” (HBO)
Billy Porter, “Pose” (FX)
Tobias Menzies, “The Crown” (Netflix)
Kit Harington, “Game of Thrones” (HBO)
Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot” (USA)
Best foreign language film
WINNER: “Parasite”
“The Farewell”
“Pain and Glory”
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
“Les Miserables”
Best actress in a TV series, musical or comedy
WINNER: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag” (Amazon)
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)
Natasha Lyonne, “Russian Doll” (Netflix)
Kirsten Dunst, “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” (Showtime)
Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me” (Netflix)
Best TV series, drama
WINNER: “Succession” (HBO)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)
“Killing Eve” (BBC America)
“Big Little Lies” (HBO)
Best supporting actor in a series, limited series or TV movie
WINNER: Stellan Skarsgard, “Chernobyl” (HBO)
Kieran Culkin, “Succession” (HBO)
Henry Winkler, “Barry” (HBO)
Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method” (Netflix)
Andrew Scott, “Fleabag” (Amazon)
Best actor in a limited series or TV movie
WINNER: Russell Crowe, “The Loudest Voice” (Showtime)
Jared Harris, “Chernobyl” (HBO)
Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Spy” (Netflix)
Sam Rockwell, “Fosse/Verdon” (FX)
Christopher Abbott, “Catch 22” (Hulu)
Best actor in a TV series, musical or comedy
WINNER: Ramy Youssef, “Ramy” (Hulu)
Bill Hader, “Barry” (HBO)
Ben Platt, “The Politician” (Netflix)
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method” (Netflix)
Paul Rudd, “Living With Yourself” (Netflix)
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On November 16, 2023, the first instalment of Netflix’s final season of “The Crown” premiered, leaving me feeling disappointed. Despite my eagerness to watch, life’s commitments often took precedence, making it challenging to indulge in any content. However, after finally catching up, I found myself wishing I hadn’t bothered.
With an ensemble of Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II; Dominic West as Prince Charles, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Salim Daw as Mohamed Al-Fayed, Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed, and Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles, the first instalment of four episodes is set a year after Charles and Diana’s divorce and traces the events to the late princess and her alleged romantic partner Dodi.
I get the fact that Diana’s death was a significant event in modern British history, but the show did not feel like I was watching ‘The Crown’, I felt as if I were watching some Diana propaganda movie for the first half. Even with a legendary cast like the above-mentioned, there’s no escaping terrible writing, unfortunately. The script was demanding way too much from the cast and some scenes had me pulling my hair out.
But the worst was yet to come, after Diana’s death, there comes Ghost Diana, who has conversations with the Queen and the Prince of Wales and at this point, my eyes were staring at the ceiling rather than the screen as I heard the ghost Diana interactions with the queen and Charles, Another point of annoyance was the petulance of Charles and this public perception war with Diana which made me ask the question: Why? To the point that he hires a royal photographer to show his fatherly side.
The portrayal of Diana’s relationship with Dodi was cringeworthy, to say the least. The fact that Mohd. Fayed was pulling the strings to get Diana and Dodi together was drama that I was not looking for: and for what? Validation from the royal family? To be considered British? The fact that he bribed journalists to stalk Dodi and Diana was going way beyond the line of fictional liberties. These liberties were taken by Peter Morgan throughout the first half of the final season making it pretty unwatchable. I somehow got through it all. I am really on the fence with creative liberties but this season, in particular, was shallow and completely unnecessary.
But there are some moments worth praise, even though they are very few and very far in between. The scene where Charles tells William and Harry that their mother has passed away in a car accident or the scene where Harry is writing the card with the envelope titled ‘Mummy’ which is placed at the top of her coffin were moments that stood out for me personally more than Ghost Diana and the whole series at large.
Moreover, Debecki essayed Diana’s role in season five and this season, particularly Diana’s last eight weeks of her life were simply outstanding especially considering how bad the script was. The very moving scene for me was when Diana rejects Dodi’s proposal and Dodi finally manning up to his father; then the two talk about following their passions. This scene showed more maturity than perhaps the entire season before her death.
Perhaps The Crown is plagued by the extraordinary brilliance of the first four seasons that the fifth season and the sixth season tend to fall flat, as noted by The Guardian. And more outlets across the world have dismissed it as clumsy and predictable. I know it was history and creative liberties were taken–but the show just dragged along and it was simply one-dimensional throughout.
At this point, my expectations for the second half of the final season are way down after watching this show. The season is supposed to end with Charles marrying Camilla and William and Kate meeting at the University of St. Andrews.
The second instalment will hit Netflix on December 14.
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.
Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray
Plot Summary:
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.