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Friday, June 23, 2017

Emmy experts predict Best Drama Actress: It's a shakeup! Elisabeth Moss ('Handmaid's Tale') jumps ahead of Claire Foy ('The Crown') by Marcus James Dixon

It’s official — Gold Derby’s Emmy experts from major media outlets have named a new presumptive winner for Best Drama Actress: Elisabeth Moss of “The Handmaid’s…

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'House of Cards' Season 5: Who will earn Emmy nominations? Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Joel Kinnaman … [POLL] by Marcus James Dixon

Last year "House of Cards" earned a whopping eight acting nominations at the Emmys: leads Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, supporting player Michael Kelly, and guest stars Mahershala Ali, Reg …

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Friday, June 16, 2017

'The Handmaid's Tale': Which episode should Elisabeth Moss submit for Emmy consideration? [POLL] by Marcus James Dixon

If our Emmy experts are correct that Elisabeth Moss will earn a Best Drama Actress nomination for Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” she’ll need to select one epi…

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Emmy experts: Elisabeth Moss ('The Handmaid's Tale') climbing fast in Best Drama Actress predictions by Marcus James Dixon

In the past few weeks, Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) has completely shaken up the Emmy race for Best Drama Actress. The late-comer from Hulu is now within striking…

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Monday, May 22, 2017

Jennifer Hudson ('Hairspray Live') belts out 'I Know Where I've Been' at Center Theatre Group celebration [WATCH] by Marcus James Dixon

Center Theatre Group celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Ahmanson Theatre on May 20, and all eyes were on Emmy contender Jennifer Hudson (“Hairspray Live”) as she belted out h…

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Friday, May 19, 2017

Emmy experts nearly unanimous that John Lithgow ('The Crown') will win Best Drama Supporting Actor by Marcus James Dixon

After prevailing at the SAG Awards this year, our Emmy experts are now convinced that John Lithgow (“The Crown”) will win the Emmy for Best Drama Supporting Actor. This would be …

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Friday, May 12, 2017

Emmy experts ready to crown Claire Foy as Best Drama Actress, but Elisabeth Moss could give birth to a jawdropper by Marcus James Dixon

Claire Foy (“The Crown”) won the SAG Award. She won the Golden Globe. Will she win the Emmy next? Many of our Emmy experts seemed confident that Foy would win for her role as you…

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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

2017 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards nominations: Full list led by 'Dear Evan Hansen' with 18 bids by Marcus James Dixon

Nominations for the 2017 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards were announced this week and Tony contender “Dear Evan Hansen” leads all shows with 18 bids. See full list of nominat…

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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Kevin Spacey visits real-life 'House of Cards' at Netflix's Emmy FYSEE event to help launch Season 5 by Marcus James Dixon

Kevin Spacey visited a real-life “House of Cards” Monday night at Netflix’s month-long Emmy FYSEE exhibit to help launch Season 5 of his award-winning drama series. While t…

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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

MTV Movie & TV Awards adds two new categories to Sunday's ceremony: Trending and Best Musical Moment by Marcus James Dixon

In addition to the nominations that were announced last month, the MTV Movie & TV Awards have added two more categories in preparation for Sunday’s ceremony: Trending and Best Musi…

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

'It' trailer 2017: Stephen King's killer crown will frighten theater-goers September 8 [WATCH] by Marcus James Dixon

The trailer for the highly anticipated 2017 version of Stephen King‘s “It” poses the question, “What are you afraid of?” Thanks to King’s 1986 horror nove…

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Friday, March 24, 2017

Emmy predictions 2017: John Lithgow will be crowned Best Drama Supporting Actor over Jonathan Banks by Marcus James Dixon

According to Gold Derby’s early 2017 Emmy predictions for Best Drama Supporting Actor, John Lithgow (“The Crown”) will take home his sixth career trophy for playing Prime M…

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Monday, February 27, 2017

Oscar accountants confess to Best Picture mix-up: 'We sincerely apologize to 'Moonlight,' 'La La Land,' Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway' by Marcus James Dixon

PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Oscar accountants responsible for overseeing the voting results every year, have broken their silence on Sunday night’s Best Picture fiasco that saw “…

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Warren Beatty explains why 'La La Land' was mistakenly named Best Picture Oscar winner instead of 'Moonlight' by Marcus James Dixon

It was the Oscar blunder heard all around the world. First, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway named “La La Land” as the Oscar winner for Best Picture. Then a few moments later durin…

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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Indie Spirit Awards 2017: Full list of winners (and nominees) by Marcus James Dixon

The 32nd Independent Spirit Awards were handed out February 25, one day before the 2017 Oscars, during an afternoon ceremony in Santa Monica, CA. The kudocast aired live on IFC and was hoste…

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Friday, February 24, 2017

'La La Land' is the Oscar frontrunner for Best Production Design with 1-to-5 odds from Experts by Marcus James Dixon

With 1/5 odds from our 30 movie Experts, “La La Land” is predicted to win Best Production Design at Sunday’s Academy Awards. After taking this prize at the Critics' Choice …

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

'La La Land' will win 10 Oscars says predictions sweepstakes winner Eddie Applegate " Do YOU agree? [POLL] by Marcus James Dixon

Huge congrats to our reader Eddie Applegate (username BamaEd) for beating out thousands of others to win Gold Derby’s prize of a $500 Amazon gift certificate in our Oscar predictions s…

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

'City of Stars' ('La La Land') is the Oscar frontrunner for Best Song with 1-to-4 odds from Experts by Marcus James Dixon

With 1/4 odds from our 28 movie Experts, “City of Stars” from “La La Land” is predicted to win Best Song at Sunday’s Academy Awards. The music is composed by Ju…

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Monday, February 20, 2017

Justin Hurwitz ('La La Land') is the Oscar frontrunner for Best Score with 1-to-10 odds from Experts by Marcus James Dixon

With 1/10 odds from our 27 movie Experts, “La La Land” is predicted to win Best Score at Sunday’s Academy Awards. The music is composed by Justin Hurwitz, who is also nomin…

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Friday, February 17, 2017

'Mary Poppins Returns' casts Angela Lansbury as Balloon Lady, joining Emily Blunt & Lin-Manuel Miranda by Marcus James Dixon

Disney announced Friday that iconic film, TV and Broadway actress Angela Lansbury has joined the cast of "Mary Poppins Returns" as Balloon Lady, a popular character from PL Travers‘ bo…

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Despite PGA/DGA/BAFTA victories, 'La La Land' can still 'Crash' at Oscars " just ask 'Brokeback Mountain' by Marcus James Dixon

Damien Chazelle‘s whimsical musical comedy “La La Land” seems to be on track to prevail at the 2017 Oscars for Best Picture. After all, it’s claimed top prizes at the…

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Monday, February 6, 2017

2017 Oscar predictions slugfest: How many trophies will 'La La Land' win? [WATCH] by Marcus James Dixon

“There could be a sweep mentality with these voters, where they see ‘La La Land’ on their ballot and they just keep checking it off,” I surmise in our 2017 Oscar pred…

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Don't worry, 'La La Land': Losing to 'Lion' at ASC Awards is good news for your Oscar chances by Marcus James Dixon

How is it possible that “La La Land” losing at the American Society of Cinematographers to “Lion” this weekend is actually good news for its 2017 Oscar chances? It…

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Lady Gaga at Super Bowl 2017: Rate her halftime performance [POLL] by Marcus James Dixon

In addition to being a six-time Grammy champ, a Golden Globe winner, and a nominee at the Oscars and Emmys, Lady Gaga can now cross something else off of her bucket list: Super Bowl 2017 hal…

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Sunday, February 5, 2017

Directors Guild of America Awards 2017: Damien Chazelle ('La La Land') wins on way to making Oscar history by Marcus James Dixon

Oscar frontrunner Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”) became the youngest winner in the history of the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday (Feb. 4); the writer/directo…

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Friday, February 3, 2017

Best Screenplay Oscar predictions: 'La La Land' & 'Moonlight' will win says top scorer Joseph Schiltz by Marcus James Dixon

“My general philosophy in predicting the screenplay categories is to lead with the strongest Best Picture player eligible in the category,” says Gold Derby reader Joseph Schiltz …

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Sunday, January 29, 2017

Producers Guild of America Awards: Oscar frontrunner 'La La Land' wins Best Picture by Marcus James Dixon

Though last year’s PGA Awards threw the Oscar race into a tailspin by surprisingly awarding “The Big Short” as Best Picture, this year’s contest went as expected, wit…

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Emma Stone ('La La Land') is SAG Awards frontrunner for Best Actress with 4-to-5 odds from Experts by Marcus James Dixon

With 4/5 odds from our 15 film experts, Emma Stone (“La La Land”) is predicted to win Best Film Actress at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Stone plays Mia, an aspiring…

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Oscar predictions: Best Film Editing nominations for 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight,' 'Hacksaw Ridge' & more by Marcus James Dixon

More than 2,500 predictors at Gold Derby believe that “La La Land” will win Best Film Editing at the Oscars. Are they right? If not, what are the biggest rivals to the whimsical …

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Oscar predictions: Best Score nominations for 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight,' 'Jackie' & more by Marcus James Dixon

Does the fact that “La La Land” is a musical automatically make composer Justin Hurwitz the frontrunner to win Best Score at the Oscars? Yes, say more than 2,600 people who’…

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Oscar predictions: Best Song nominations for 'La La Land' x2, 'Moana,' 'Trolls' & more by Marcus James Dixon

When the Oscar nominations for Best Song are unveiled on Tuesday, January 24, there’s a good chance we’ll hear “La La Land” named twice: for both “City of Stars…

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