2nd Annual Nedloh Film Awards Winners

This is my second annual film award winners. I'll have my third annual nominees up soon.

Film - The Hurt Locker
Runner Up: Inglourious Basterds

Director - Kathryn Bigelow "The Hurt Locker"
Runner Up: Spike Jonze "Where the Wild Things Are"

Ensemble Cast: Inglourious Basterds
Runner Up: Star Trek

Actor in a Leading Role: Jeremy Renner "The Hurt Locker"
Runner Up: Joseph Gordon-Levitt "(500) Days of Summer"

Actress in a Leading Role: Meryl Streep "Julie & Julia"
Runner Up: Zooey Deschanel "(500) Days of Summer"

Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"
Runner Up: Anthony Mackie "The Hurt Locker"

Actress in a Supporting Role: Mo'nique "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire"
Runner Up: Melaine Laurent "Inglourious Basterds"

Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds & The Hurt Locker
Runner Up: Where the Wild Things Are

Animated Feature Film: Up
Runner Up: Coraline

Foriegn Language Film: Un Prophete (France)
Runner Up: The White Ribbon (Germany)

Documentary Feature Film: The Cove
Runner Up: Capitalism: A Love Story

Musical or Comedy: (500) Days of Summer
Runner Up: The Hangover

Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Runner Up: Inglourious Basterds

Cinematography: The Hurt Locker
Runner Up: Where the Wild Things Are

Art Direction: Where the Wild Things Are
Runner Up: Inglourious Basterds

Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Runner Up: Bright Star

Original Score: Up
Runner Up: Where the Wild Things Are

Original Song: "All is Love" Where the Wild Things Are
Runner Up: "You've Got Me Wrapped Around Your Finger" An Education

Sound Mixing: Avatar
Runner Up: The Hurt Locker

Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Runner Up: Avatar

Visual Effects: Avatar
Runner Up: District 9

Make Up: District 9
Runner Up: Inglourious Basterds

After a conserdilby large gap of time, here are my winnerns for this year's NeMe awards. Stay tuned for my best of the decade!

Series
-Lost
Tape A: "Happily Ever After" & "Ab Aeterno"
Tape B: "The Last Recruit" & "The Candidate"
Tape C: "The End (Pt. I)" & "The End (Pt. II)"

Lead Male Performer in a Series
-Community - Joel McHale as Jeff Winger "Physical Education"
-Lost - Matthew Fox as Dr. Jack Shepard "The End"

Lead Female Performer in a Series
-Parks and Recreation - Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope "Telethon"

Supporting Male Performer in a Series
-Community - Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir "Physical Education"
-Lost - Terry O'Quinn as John Locke/Man in Black "The Substitute"

Supporting Female Performer in a Series
-Dexter - Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan "Hello, Dexter Morgan"
-Glee - Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester "The Power of Madonna"

Guest Actor in a Series
-Dexter - John Lithgow as Arthur "The Trinity Killer" Mitchell "Lost Boys"

Guest Actress in a Series
-Modern Family - Shelly Long as DeDe Pritchett "The Incident"

Ensemble Cast
-Lost - Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Daniel Dae Kim, Yukjin Kim, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O'Quinn, Emilie de Ravin, Michael Emerson, Dominic Monaghan, Henry Ian Cusack, Elizabeth Mitchell, Ken Leung, Shannon Rutherford, Nestor Carbonell, Jeremy Davies, Jeff Fahey, Ian Somerhalder

Directing for a Drama Series
-Lost - Jack Bender "The End"

Directing for a Comedy Series
-Community - Justin Lin "Modern Warfare"

Directing for a Variety Series or Special
-Important Things With Demetri Martin - Bobcat Goldthwait, Richie Keen, Bruce Leddy, Nathan Fielder "2: Part 2"

Writing for a Drama Series
-Lost - Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof "The End"
-Mad Men - Matthew Weiner & Erin Levy "Shut the Door, Have a Seat"

Writing for a Comedy Series
-Community - Emily Culter & Karey Dornetto "Contemporary American Poultry"
-Modern Family - Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh "Fizbo"

Writing for a Variety Series or Special
-The Colbert Report - Stephen Colbert & various writers
-Saturday Night Live - Jillian Bell & Danielle Kasen "Betty White/Jay-Z"

Drama Episode of the Year
-Breaking Bad - "One Minute" directed by Michelle MacLaren, written by Thomas Schnauz
-Lost - "The End" directed by Jack Bender, written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof
-Mad Men - "Seven Twenty-Seven" directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer, written by Matthew Weiner & Andre & Marie Jacquemetton

Comedy Episode of the Year
-Community - "Modern Warfare" directed by Justin Lin, written by Emily Cutler
-Saturday Night Live - "Betty White/Jay-Z" directed by Danielle Kasen, Don Roy King, Jonathan Krisel, Akiva Schaffer, & Jorma Taccone, written by Jillian Bell and Danielle Kasen

Variety Series
-The Colbert Report
-Important Things With Demetri Martin

Variety Special
-Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

Animated Series
-The Boondocks

1st Annual NeMe Awards

After eight hours of work, I finally completed the nominee list for the 1st Annual NeMe Awards.These are going to be my first round of Emmys. I will be doing the best in television for the 2009-2010 Season. Keep in mind, I've not seen every show that is on, and that these are my opinions of who gave their best work for this television season. Unlike the Emmys, there will be only split categories in writing and direction for comedy and drama, but more separation of variety and reality. Every nominee will include an episode that is the equivalent of an Emmy submission. Enjoy, and comment if you have any comments, questions, criticisms, concerns, etc.

Series 
-30 Rock
Tape A: "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001" & "Black Light Attack"
Tape B: "Anna Howard Shaw Day" & "The Moms"
Tape C: "Don Giess, America, and Hope" & "I Do Do"
-Breaking Bad
Tape A: "I.F.T." & "Fly"
Tape B: "Sunset" & "One Minute"
Tape C: "Half Measures" & "Full Measures"
-Community 
Tape A: "Pilot" & "Comparative Religion"
Tape B: "Physical Education" & "Contemporary American Poultry"
Tape C: "Modern Warfare" & "Pascal's Triangle Revisited"
-Dexter
Tape A: "Living the Dream" & "Dex Takes a Holiday"
Tape B: "Hungry Man" & "Lost Boys"
Tape C: "Hello, Dexter Morgan" & "The Getaway"
-Glee
Tape A: "Pilot" & "'Wheels"
Tape B: "Mattress" & "Sectionals"
Tape C: "Dream On" & "Journey"
-How I Met Your Mother 
Tape A: "Robin 101" & "The Rough Patch"
Tape B: "Girls Versus Suits" & "Say Cheese"
Tape C: "Robots Versus Wrestlers" & "The Wedding Bride"
-Lost 
Tape A: "Happily Ever After" & "Ab Aeterno"
Tape B: "The Last Recruit" & "The Candidate"
Tape C: "The End (Pt. I)" & "The End (Pt. II"
-Mad Men
Tape A: "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" & "Seven Twenty-Seven"
Tape B: "The Color Blue" & "The Gypsy and the Hobo"
Tape C: "The Grown Ups" & "Shut the Door, Have a Seat"
-Modern Family
Tape A: "Pilot" & "The Bicycle Thief"
Tape B: "The Incident" & "Coal Digger"
Tape C: "Undeck the Halls" & "Fizbo"
-The Office
Tape A: "Niagara (Pt. I)" & "Niagara (Pt. II)"
Tape B: "The Lover" & "Secret Santa"
Tape C: "Happy Hour" & "The Chump"

Lead Male Performer in a Series 
-30 Rock - Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy "Don Giess, America, and Hope"
-Breaking Bad - Bryan Cranston as Walt White "Fly"
-Community - Joel McHale as Jeff Winger "Physical Education"
-Dexter - Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan "The Getaway"
-Lost - Matthew Fox as Dr. Jack Shepard "The End"
-Mad Men - Jon Hamm as Don Draper/Dick Whitman "Seven Twenty-Seven"
-The Office - Steve Carrel as Michael Scott "Murder"

Lead Female Performer in a Series  
-30 Rock - Tina Fey as Liz Lemon "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001"
-Breaking Bad  - Anna Gunn as Skyler White "I.F.T."
-Glee - Lea Michele as Rachel Berry "Showmance"
-The Good Wife - Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick "Pilot"
-Mad Men - January Jones as Betty Draper "The Gypsy and the Hobo"
-Parks and Recreation  - Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope "Telethon" 
-Weeds - Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin "All About My Mom"

Supporting Male Performer in a Series 
-Breaking Bad - Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman "One Minute"
-Community - Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir "Physical Education" 
-How I Met Your Mother - Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson "Girls Versus Suits"
-Lost - Michael Emerson as Ben Linus "Dr. Linus"
-Lost - Terry O'Quinn as John Locke/Man in Black "The Substitute"
-Modern Family - Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy "The Bicycle Thief"
-The Office - Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute "Niagara"

Supporting Female Performer in a Series 
-30 Rock  - Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney "Verna"
-Dexter - Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan "Hello, Dexter Morgan"
-Glee - Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester "The Power of Madonna"
-Lost - Yukjin Kim as Sun-Hwa Kwon  "The Candidate"
-Mad Men - Elizabeth Moss as Peggy Olson "Love Amongst the Ruins"
-Modern Family - Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett "Coal Digger"
-The Office - Jenna Fischer as Pam Halpert "The Lover"

Guest Actor in a Series 
-30 Rock - Michael Sheen as Wesley Snipes "Don Giess, America, and Hope"
-Dexter - John Lithgow as Arthur "The Trinity Killer" Mitchell "Lost Boys"
-Glee - Neil Patrick Harris as Bryan Ryan "Dream On"
-House M.D. - James Earl Jones as Dibala "The Tyrant"
-Lost - Henry Ian Cusack as Desmond Hume "Happily Ever After"
-Mad Men - Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper "Shut the Door, Have a Seat"
-Modern Family - Fred Willard as Frank Dunphy "Travels With Scout"

Guest Actress in a Series 
-30 Rock - Jan Hooks as Verna Maroney "Verna"
-30 Rock - Julianne Moore as Nancy Donovan "I Do Do"
-Damages - Lily Tomlin as Marylin Tobin "The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat"
-Glee - Kristen Chenoweth as April Rhodes "The Rhodes Not Taken"
-Lost - Allison Janey as Mother "Across the Sea"
-Modern Family - Shelly Long as DeDe Pritchett "The Incident"
-The Office - Kathy Bates as Jo Bennett "Whistleblower"

Ensemble Cast
-30 Rock - Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Alec Baldwin
-Community - Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown,Allison Brie, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong, Chevy Chase
-Glee - Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Corey Monteith, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Jayma Mays, Chris O'Malley
-Lost - Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Daniel Dae Kim, Yukjin Kim, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O'Quinn, Emilie de Ravin, Michael Emerson, Dominic Monaghan, Henry Ian Cusack, Elizabeth Mitchell, Ken Leung, Shannon Rutherford, Nestor Carbonell, Jeremy Davies, Jeff Fahey, Ian Somerhalder
-Mad Men - Jon Hamm, Elizabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Aaron Staton, Michael Gladis, Rob Sommer, Robert Morse, Bryan Batt
-Modern Family - Ed O'Neil, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Streetstone, Rico Rodriguez, Nolan Gould, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter
-The Office - Steve Carrel, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B.J. Novak, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Angela Kinsey, Phyllis Smith, Kate Flannery, Mindy Kailing, Creed Bratton, Oscar Nunez, Paul Lieberstein, Ed Helms, Craig Robinson

Directing for a Drama Series 
-Breaking Bad - Michelle MacLaren "One Minute"
-Dexter - Steve Shill "The Getaway"
-House M.D. - Katie Jacobs "Broken"
-Lost - Jack Bender "The Candidate"
-Lost - Jack Bender "The End"
-Mad Men - Matthew Weiner "Shut the Door, Have a Seat"

Directing for a Comedy Series 
-30 Rock - Don Scardino "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001"
-Community - Justin Lin "Modern Warfare"
-Glee - Ryan Murphy "Wheels"
-Modern Family - Justin Winer "Pilot"
-Modern Family - Justin Winer "Fizbo"
-The Office - Paul Feig "Niagara"

Directing for a Variety Series or Special 
-The 82nd Annual Academy Awards - Hamish Hamilton
-The Colbert Report - Jim Hoskinson
-The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Chuck O'Neil
-Important Things With Demetri Martin - Bobcat Goldthwait, Richie Keen, Bruce Leddy, Nathan Fielder "2: Part 2"
-The Kennedy Center Honors - Louis J. Horvitz
-Saturday Night Live - Danielle Kasen, Don Roy King, Jonathan Krisel, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone "Betty White/Jay-Z"

Writing for a Drama Series 
-Breaking Bad - Thomas Schnauz "One Minute"
-Dexter - Teleplay by: Wendy West & Melissa Rosenberg, Story by: Scott Reynolds & Melissa Rosenberg "The Getaway"
-House M.D. - Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, David Foster, & David Shore "Broken
-Lost - Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof "The End"
-Mad Men - Matthew Weiner, Marti Noxon, & Cathryn Humphris  "The Gypsy and the Hobo"
-Mad Men - Matthew Weiner & Erin Levy "Shut the Door, Have a Seat"

Writing for a Comedy Series
-30 Rock - Kay Cannon "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001"
-Community - Emily Culter & Karey Dornetto "Contemporary American Poultry"
-Glee - Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, & Ian Brennan "Pilot"
-How I Met Your Mother - Carter Bays & Craig Thomas "The Playbook"
-Modern Family - Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh "Fizbo"
-The Office - Greg Daniels & Mindy Kailing "Niagara"

Writing for a Variety Series or Special 
-The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards - Paul Greenberg, Joe Kelly, Jon Macks, & David Wild
-The Colbert Report - Stephen Colbert & various writers
-The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Jon Stewart & various writers
-Important Things With Demetri Martin - Andy Blitz, Greg Cohen, Nathan Fielder, Joey Furey, Megan Ganz, Michael Koman, Levi MacDougall, Demetri Martin, Dan Mintz "Strategy"
-The Kennedy Center Honors  - George Steven Jr. & Michael Stevens
-Saturday Night Live - Jillian Bell & Danielle Kasen "Betty White/Jay-Z"

Drama Episode of the Year 
-24 - "Day 8: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM" directed by Brad Turner, written by Howard Gordon
-Breaking Bad - "One Minute" directed by Michelle MacLaren, written by Thomas Schnauz
-Dexter - "The Getaway" directed by Steve Shills, teleplay by: Wendy West & Melissa Rosenberg, story by: Scott Reynolds & Melissa Rosenberg "The Getaway"
-Lost - "The Candidate" directed by Jack Bender, written by Elizabeth Sarnoff & Jim Galasso
-Lost - "The End" directed by Jack Bender, written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof
-Mad Men - "Seven Twenty-Seven" directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer, written by Matthew Weiner & Andre & Marie Jacquemetton
-Mad Men - "Shut the Door, Have a Seat" directed by Matthew Weiner, written by Matthew Weiner & Erin Levy

Comedy Episode of the Year
-30 Rock - "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001" directed by Don Scardino, written by Kay Cannon
-Community - "Modern Warfare" directed by Justin Lin, written by Emily Cutler
-Glee - "Pilot" directed by Ryan Murphy, written by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, & Ian Brennan
-Modern Family - "Fizbo" directed by Justin Winer, written by Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh
-The Office - "Niagara" directed by Paul Feig, written by Greg Daniels & Mindy Kailing
-Parks and Recreation - "Telethon" directed by Troy Miller, written by Amy Poehler
-Saturday Night Live - "Betty White/Jay-Z" directed by Danielle Kasen, Don Roy King, Jonathan Krisel, Akiva Schaffer, & Jorma Taccone, written by Jillian Bell and Danielle Kasen

Variety Series 
-The Colbert Report 
-The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
-Important Things With Demetri Martin 
-Late Night With Conan O'Brien 
-Real Time With Bill Maher 
-Saturday Night Live 

Variety Special 
-25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert 
-The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
-The 83rd Annual Academy Awards 
-Hope For Haiti Now
-The Kennedy Center Honors
-Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction 

Animated Series 
-American Dad 
-The Boondocks 
-Family Guy
-Phineas and Ferb
-The Simpsons 
-Spongebob Squarepants

Early Emmy Predictions

There's only four months until the Emmy Awards, and three 'till the nominations come out. It's time to get started

DRAMA

SERIES 

Breaking Bad
Tape A:  "No Mas" & "I. F. T."
Tape B: "Sunset" & "One Minute"
Tape C: "Half Measures" & "Full Measures"

Damages
Tape A: "Your Secrets Are Safe" & "The Dog Is Happier Without Here"
Tape B: "I Look Like Frankenstein" & "Drive It Through Hardcore"
Tape C: "All That Crap About Your Family" & "The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat"

Dexter
Tape A: "Living the Dream" & "Dirty Harry"
Tape B: "Hungry Man" & "Lost Boys"
Tape C: "Hello, Dexter Morgan" & "The Getaway"

The Good Wife
Tape A: "Pilot" & "Stripped"
Tape B:  "Bad" & "Hi"
Tape C: "Doubt" & "Running"

Lost
Tape A: "L.A.X. (Pt. I)" & "Ab Aeterno"
Tape B: "The Last Recruit" & "The Candidate"
Tape C: "The End (Pt. I)" & "The End (Pt. II)"

Mad Men
Tape A: "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" & "Seven Thirty Seven"
Tape B: "The Color Blue" & "The Gypsy and the Hobo"
Tape C: "The Grown Ups" & "Shut the Door, Have a Seat"

Alt: 24

LEAD ACTOR 

Simon Baker for The Mentalist 

Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall for Dexter

Jon Hamm for Mad Men

Hugh Laurie for House M.D.

Keifer Sutherland for 24

Alt: Bill Paxton for Big Love 

LEAD ACTRESS

Glenn Close for Damages

Sally Field for Brothers and Sisters

Mariska Hargitay for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

January Jones for Mad Men

Julianna Margulies for The Good Wife

Kyra Sedgwick for The Closer

Alt: Anna Paquinn for True Blood

SUPPORTING ACTOR 

Nestor Carbonell for Lost 

Michael Emerson for Lost 

Terry O'Quinn for Lost 

Aaron Paul for Breaking Bad

Martin Short for Damages

John Slattery for Mad Men

Alt:Campbell Scott Damages

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Christine Baranski for The Good Wife

Rose Byrne for Damages

Anna Gunn for Breaking Bad

Cherry Jones for 24

Elizabeth Moss for Mad Men

Chloe Sevgny for Big Love

Alt: Sandra Oh for Gry's Anatomy 

DIRECTING

Breaking Bad "One Minute"

Damages "The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat"

Lost "The End"
Lost "The Candidate"

Mad Men "The Gypsy and the Hobo"

Mad Men "Shut the Door, Have a Seat"

Alt: Dexter "The Getaway"

WRITING 

Breaking Bad "One Minute"
Dexter "The Getaway" 

Lost "The Candidate"

Lost "The End"

Mad Men "The Gypsy and the Hobo"

Mad Men "Shut the Door, Have a Seat"

Alt: Lost "Ab Aeterno"

GUEST ACTOR

Damages

Damages

24

House M.D. 

Dexter

House M.D.

Alt: Big Love

GUEST ACTRESS

Burn Notice

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Mercy 

Big Love

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Damages

Alt: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

COMEDY 

SERIES 

30 Rock
Tape A: "Audition Day" & "Dealbreakers #0001"
Tape B: "Klaus and Gretta" & "Black Light Attack"
Tape C: "Anna Howard Shaw Day" & "I Do Do"

The Big Bang Theory
Tape A: "The Gothowitz Deviation" & "The Adhesive Duck Deficiency"
Tape B: "The Vengeance Formulation" & "The Gorilla Experiment"
Tape C: "The Big Hadrom Collision" & "The Precious Fragmentation"

Curb Your Enthusiasm 
Tape A: "Funkhouser's Crazy Sister" & "Vehicular Fellatio"
Tape B: "The Hot Towel " & "Denise Handicapped"
Tape C: "The Table Read" & "Seinfeld"

Glee
Tape A: "Pilot" & "Sectionals"
Tape B: "Wheels" & "The Power of Madonna"
Tape C: "Laryngitis" & "Funk"

Modern Family
Tape A: "Pilot" & "The Incident"
Tape B: "Coal Digger" & "Fizbo"
Tape C: "Travels With Scout" & "Hawaii"

The Office
Tape A: "Gossip" & "The Lover"
Tape B: "Niagara (Pt. I)" & "Niagara (Pt. II)"
Tape C:  "Secret Santa" & "Whistleblower"

Alt: How I Met Your Mother

LEAD ACTOR

Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock

Steve Carell  for The Office 

Larry David for Curb Your Enthusiasm 

Matthew Morrison for Glee

Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory 

Tony Shaloub for Monk 
Alt: David Duchovny for Californication 

LEAD ACTRESS

Toni Colette for United States of Tara

Edie Falco for Nurse Jackie 

Tina Fey for 30 Rock 

Julia Louis Dreyfus for The New Adventures of Old Christine 
Lea Michelle for Glee

Mary Louise Parker for Weeds 
Alt:Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation 

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Ty Burrell for Modern Family

Chevy Chase for Community 

Neil Patrick Harris for How I Met Your Mother
John Krasinski for The Office 

Jeremy Piven for Entourage 

Rainn Wilson for The Office 
Alt: Eric Streetsone for Modern Family

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Jane Adams for Hung

Julie Bowen for Modern Family

Jenna Fischer for The Office

Jane Krakowski for 30 Rock

Jane Lynch for Glee

Kristen Wig for Saturday Night Live

DIRECTING 

30 Rock "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001"

30 Rock "I Do Do"

Entourage "Give A Little Bit"

Glee "Pilot"

Modern Family"Plot"

The Office "Niagara"

Alt: Modern Family "Airport 2010"

WRITING 

30 Rock "Anna Howard Shaw Day"

30 Rock "Black Light Attack"

30 Rock "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001"

Glee "Pilot"

Modern Family "Pilot"

The Office "Niagara"

Alt: Modern Family "Fizbo" 

GUEST ACTOR

Curb Your Enthusiasm

30 Rock

Modern Family

30 Rock

Saturday Night Live

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Alt: Modern Family

GUEST ACTRESS

The Big Bang Theory 

30 Rock 

The Office 

Glee

Modern Family

30 Rock

Alt: The Middle

Dexter: Review

I've recently started watching the series Dexter. The series revolves around Dexter Morgan, a blood pattern analyst that lives in Miami, but is simultaneously a serial killer. He struggles with being empty, his inner demons, and controlling his urges to kill, and reserving them for those who truly deserve it. Dexter goes through life trying to balance this, along with his personal life. He works alongside the MPD, along with his adoptive sister who is also an officer, to solve various murders in Miami.

SPOILER WARNING!!
To be honest, I've only seen the first season, which involves Dexter tracking various serial killers, and most notably an elusive figure known as "The Ice Truck Killer." This murderer turns out to be the significant other of his sister, Debra. The show also explores the relationship and conflict between his sister and himself, and the feud between his girlfriend, Rita, and her abusive, yet loving father, husband.

There are so many elements to this series that make it so great. It's quite riveting, appropriately shot, intelligently and sharply written, and suspenseful. One cannot help but wince at that the depiction of the protagonist disposing of his putrid captives. The show is also laced with bits of dark humor, often playing to Dexter's despondence, and to the morbidity of each murder scene. Each player is brilliant in their respective roles, most notably Michael C. Hall as the titular character. Watching this self-deprecating enigma is so intriguing, and you root for every scum he gets rid of. This piece of entertainment is the sort of work in the same vain as Breaking Bad or  Weeds. That is to say, a show about people doing bad things for the betterment of others, but in such a way that is such an exciting, and great to experience. This series is a masterpiece, and I cannot wait to watch more.

My Grade: *****/*****

2010-2011 Oscar Predictions (Round 1)

It's a new year, and a new Oscar race. This year looks as though it will be a fine year in cinema, but there's still plenty of time for a lot to fail and bomb. Since it's the beginning of the year, anything can be predicted, and it's all completely founded. Let's go for it, and see how close I'll be at the end of the year.

PICTURE  
-Black Swan
-Blue Valentine
-Brighton Rock
-Fish Tank
-Get Low
-Inception***
-The Kids Are All Right
-The Rum Diary
-The Social Network
-Toy Story 3

DIRECTOR 
-Andrea Arnold for Fish Tank
-David Clanfrance for Blue Valentine
-David Fincher for The Social Network
-Rowan Joffe for Brighton Rock
-Christopher Nolan for Inception***

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
-Johnny Depp for The Rum Diary
-Leonardo DiCaprio for Inception
-James Franco for Howl
-Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine***
-Sam Riley for Brighton Rock

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 
-Annette Benning for The Kids Are All Right***
-Andrea Riseborough for Brighton Rock
-Katie Jarvis for Fish Tank
-Natalie Portman for Black Swan
-Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
-Christian Bale for The Fighter***
-Michael Fassbender for Fish Tank
-Bill Murray for Get Low
-Giovanni Ribsi for The Rum Diary
-Mark Ruffalo The Kids Are All Right

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 
-Marion Cotilard for Inception
-Anna Marie-Duff for Nowhere Boy***
-Mila Kunis for Black Swan
-Helen Mirren for Brighton Rock
-Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right

WRITING (ORIGINAL)
-Andrea Arnold for Fish Tank
-Darren Aronofsky & Mark Heyman for Black Swan
-Stuart Blumberg & Lisa Cholodenko for The Kids Are All Right
-David Cianfrance, Joey Curtis, & Cami Delavigne for Blue Valentine
-Christopher Nolan for Inception***

WRITING (ADAPTED)
-Joel & Ethan Coen for True Grit
-Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini for Winter's Bone
-Bruce Robinson for The Rum Diary
-Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network 
-????? for Brighton Rock***

ANIMATED FILM
-Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud for Despicable Me
-Chris Sanders & Dean DeBois for How to Train Your Dragon
-Lee Unkrich for Toy Story 3***

FILM EDITING 
-Andrew Weisblum for Black Swan
-Jim Helton & Ron Patane for Blue Valentine
-Pamela Martin for The Fighter
-Lee Smith for Inception***
-Thelma Schoomaker for Shutter Island 

CINEMATOGRAPHY
-????? for Brighton Rock
-Wally Pfister for Inception***
-John Mathieson for Robin Hood 
-Emmanuel Lubezki for The Tree of Life
-Robert Richardson for True Grit

ART DIRECTION
-Guy Dyas & Larry Dias for Agora 
-Robert Stromberg, Karen O'Hara, & Peter Young for Alice in Wonderland
-????? for Brighton Rock***
-????? for Get Low
-Arthur Max & Sonja Laus for Robin Hood 

COSTUME DESIGN 
-Gabriella Pescucci for Agora***
-Coleen Atwood for Alice in Wonderland
-Julie Weiss for Get Low
-Jarty Yates for Robin Hood
-Julie Weiss for Shanghai 

ORIGINAL SCORE
-????? for \Brighton Rock
-Jan A.P. Kaczmarek for Get Low
-Hans Zimmer for Inception***
-Randy Newman for Toy Story 3
-Carter Burwell for True Grit

ORIGINAL SONG
-Alice in Wonderland
-Blue Valentine
-Greenberg
-Shrek Forever After
-Toy Story 3***

VISUAL EFFECTS 
-Inception
-Iron Man 2***
-Tron Legacy

MAKE UP 
-Alice in Wonderland ***
-The Last Airbender
-A Nightmare on Elm Street

SOUND MIXING 
-Green Zone 
-Inception
-Iron Man 2
-Toy Story 3***
-Tron Legacy 

SOUND EDITING 
-Iron Man 2***
-Inception
-The Last Airbender
-Toy Story 3
-Tron Legacy

2nd Annual Nedloh Films Awards

Though I've technically abandoned Nedloh Films, I will still label future awards under its original name. So here are the nominees for this years Nedloh Films Awards.

Film
-District 9
-The Hangover
-The Hurt Locker
-The Informant!
-Inglourious Basterds
-Paper Heart
-Star Trek
-Up
-Up in the Air
-Where the Wild Things Are

Director
-J.J. Abrams "Star Trek"
-Kathryn Bigelow "The Hurt Locker"
-Neil Blonkamp "District 9"
-Spike Jonze "Where the Wild Things Are"
-Jason Rietman "Up in the Air"
-Stephen Soderbergh "The Informant!
-Quentin Tarantino "Inglourious Basterds"

Ensemble Cast
-The Hangover
-The Hurt Locker
-Inglourious Basterds
-Star Trek
-Up in the Air
-Where the Wild Things Are

Actor in a Leading Role
-Jeff Bridges "Crazy Heart"
-George Clooney "Up in the Air"
-Matt Damon "The Informant!"
-Joseph Gordon-Levitt "(500) Days of Summer"
-Max Records "Where the Wild Things Are"
-Jeremy Renner "The Hurt Locker"

Actress in a Leading Role
-Sandra Bullock "The Blind Side"
-Zooey Deschanel "(500) Days of Summer"
-Carey Mulligan "An Education"
-Gabourey Sidibe "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire"
-Meryl Streep "Julie and Julia"
-Charlene Yi "Paper Heart"

Actor in a Supporting Role
-Daniel Bruhl "Inglourious Basterds"
-Michael Cera "Paper Heart"
-Zach Galifanakis "The Hangover"
-Anthony Mackie "The Hurt Locker"
-Zachary Quinto "Star Trek"
-Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"

Actress in a Supporting Role
-Vera Farmiga "Up in the Air"
-Catherine Keener "Where the Wild Things Are"
-Anna Kendrick "Up in the Air"
-Diane Kruger "Inglourious Basterds"
-Melaine Laurent "Inglourious Basterds"
-Mo'nique "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire"

Screenplay
-District 9
-The Hangover
-The Hurt Locker
-The Informant!
-Inglourious Basterds
-Paper Heart
-Star Trek
-Up
-Up in the Air
-Where the Wild Things Are

Animated Feature Film
-Coraline
-Fantastic Mr. Fox
-Ponyo
-The Princess and the Frog
-The Secret of Kells
-Up

Foreign Film
-I Killed My Mother (Canada)
-Inglourious Basterds (US/France/Germany)
-A Prophet (France)
-The Secret in Their Eyes (Argentina)
-The Secret of Kells (Ireland)
-The White Ribbon (Germany)

Documentary Feature Film
-Anvil: The Story Anvil
-Burma VJ
-Capitalism: A Love Story
-The Cove
-Food Inc.
-Under Our Skin

Musical or Comedy Film
-(500) Days of Summer
-The Hangover
-In the Loop
-The Informant!
-Paper Heart
-Up

Film Editing
-Avatar
-District 9
-The Hurt Locker
-Inglourious Basterds
-Star Trek
-Up in the Air

Cinematography
-Avatar
-Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
-The Hurt Locker
-Inglourious Basterds
-Where the Wild Things Are
-The White Ribbon

Art Direction
-Avatar
-Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
-The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
-Inglourious Basterds
-Sherlock Holmes
-Where the Wild Things Are

Costume Design
-Bright Star
-Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
-The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
-Inglourious Basterds
-Where the Wild Things Are
-The Young Victoria

Original Score
-Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
-The Hurt Locker
-The Informant!
-Inglourious Basterds
-Up
-Where the Wild Things Are

Original Song
-"All is Love" Where the Wild Things Are
-"Almost There" The Princess and the Frog
-"Help Yourself" Up in the Air
-"Stu's Song" The Hangover
-"The Weary Kind" Crazy Heart
-"You've Got Me Wrapped Around Your Finger" An Education

Sound Mixing
-Avatar
-District 9
-The Hurt Locker
-Inglourious Basterds
-Star Trek
-Up

Sound Editing
-Avatar
-District 9
-The Hurt Locker
-Inglourious Basterds
-Star Trek
-Where the Wild Things Are

Visual Effects
-Avatar
-District 9
-Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
-The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
-Star Trek

Make Up
-District 9
-Il Divo
-The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
-Inglourious Basterds
-Star Trek