AWARDS season is always the best. It is that time of the year when Hollywood’s big names come together to show off their couture dresses, suits, diamonds and arm-candies and still find time to honour their peers for their outstanding work.
The 2012 People’s Choice Award kickstarted the awards season and last week, we watched in anticipation as British comedian Ricky Gervais took the stage at the 2012 Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles.
Golden Globes...*yawn*
The excitement was definitely warranted because the last time Ricky hosted the prestigious show, he killed it with his verbal celebrity-bashing. While some found his cruel jabs at celebrites funny, most thought that he was tactless and crude.
But that didn’t stop the Golden Globes producers from calling him again for hosting duties – for the third time – this year.
Everyone was prepared for some serious celebrity-roasting and while Ricky kind of delivered, it wasn’t as good as we had hoped.
The host was mild compared to his antics last year and it was obvious that his speech was restricted to several topics that clearly were pre-approved by the team behind the targeted celebrities.
But what was more disappointing than Ricky’s restrained behaviour that night was that neither Brad Pitt nor Angelina Jolie won the awards they were nominated for respectively.
* Brad and Angie went home empty handed. Boo! *
Everyone (okay, I) was really rooting for the power couple and had already imagined them thanking each other in their acceptance speeches. It was going to be perfect.
But alas, Brad lost out to his pal George Clooney in the Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama category, and Iranian movie A Separation won the Best Foreign Language Film award instead. Hmmph.
Yeah, we know that George gave a stellar performance in The Descendants but it is so Brad’s turn to win an award already! It’s just not fair that George keeps winning everything. *sulk*
Well, that’s it. We should stop trusting a bunch of hoity-toity old folks to select the rightful winners for awards anymore. They obviously don’t know what they’re doing…pfftt.
And that is exactly why Sharm on the Scene is taking the liberty to choose the winners (for selected categories only) for the upcoming Screen Actors Guild award this Sunday….and yes, Brad Pitt is definitely a winner here.
Here are some of the awards that will be given out at the upcoming SAG awards:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Demian Bichir – A Better Life
George Clooney – The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
SOTS picks: BRAD PITT! It really is about time that Brad gets recognised for his outstanding work and not just his drool-worthy good looks.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis – The Help
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
SOTS picks: Viola Davis. She was really good in the movie and this win might just help her get meatier roles in her career.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
Armie Hammer – J. Edgar
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
SOTS picks: Christopher Plummer. No one lets Captain Von Trapp go home empty-handed!
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Berenice Beho – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer – The Help
SOTS picks: Jessica Chastain was simply terrific in her role in The Help. Besides, she’s done some good work in 2011 like in The Tree of Life and she deserves to win something.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Patrick J. Adams – Suits
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler – Friday Night Lights
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
SOTS picks: Hmm…this is a tough one. Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad. Why? Simply.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates – Harry’s Law
Glenn Close – Damages
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer
SOTS picks: Oohhh! Kyra. She is excellent in The Closer and we like her. She seems like a nice person.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Steve Carell – The Office
Jon Cryer – Two and a Half Men
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
SOTS picks: Jack Donaghy FTW! The person who cast Alec Baldwin for the role is a genius and he/she should be winning an award just for making that decision.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen – Modern Family
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family
Betty White – Hot in Cleveland
SOTS picks: Sofia Vergara…if only because we want to hear her give her acceptance speech in that endearing accent. She is so funny and cute…and HOT!
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
SOTS picks: No surprise there. Game of Thrones of course! It is one of the best series out there at the moment (well, the second season is not out yet) but yeah…awesome show!
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
SOTS picks: Our whole universe was in a hot dense state…until Sheldon, Leonard, Harold, Raj and Penny showed up! TBBT shows that it’s definitely cool to be nerdy…and quirky…and weird.
Tell us what you think!