And yes, that just happened. Hahahaha. Legend Kidman FOR THE WIN! The nominations leaked already two hours before they announced it, but here’s the official complete list c/o the SAG website:

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRADLEY COOPER / Pat – “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” (The Weinstein Company)
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Abraham Lincoln – “LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)
JOHN HAWKES / Mark – “THE SESSIONS” (Fox Searchlight)
HUGH JACKMAN / Jean Valjean – “LES MISÉRABLES” (Universal Pictures)
DENZEL WASHINGTON / Whip Whitaker – “FLIGHT” (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JESSICA CHASTAIN / Maya – “ZERO DARK THIRTY” (Columbia Pictures)
MARION COTILLARD / Stephanie – “RUST AND BONE” (Sony Pictures Classics)
JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Tiffany – “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” (The Weinstein Company)
HELEN MIRREN / Alma Reville – “HITCHCOCK” (Fox Searchlight)
NAOMI WATTS / Maria – “THE IMPOSSIBLE” (Summit Entertainment)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
ALAN ARKIN / Lester Siegel – “ARGO” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
JAVIER BARDEM / Silva – “SKYFALL” (Columbia Pictures)
ROBERT DE NIRO / Pat, Sr. – “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” (The Weinstein Company)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Lancaster Dodd – “THE MASTER” (The Weinstein Company)
TOMMY LEE JONES / Thaddeus Stevens – “LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
SALLY FIELD / Mary Todd Lincoln – “LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)
ANNE HATHAWAY / Fantine – “LES MISÉRABLES” (Universal Pictures)
HELEN HUNT / Cheryl – “THE SESSIONS” (Fox Searchlight)
NICOLE KIDMAN / Charlotte Bless – “THE PAPERBOY” (Millennium Entertainment)
MAGGIE SMITH / Muriel Donnelly – “THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL” (Fox Searchlight)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
ARGO (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEN AFFLECK / Tony Mendez
ALAN ARKIN / Lester Siegel
KERRY BISHÉ / Kathy Stafford
KYLE CHANDLER / Hamilton Jordan
RORY COCHRANE / Lee Schatz
BRYAN CRANSTON / Jack O’Donnell
CHRISTOPHER DENHAM / Mark Lijek
TATE DONOVAN / Bob Anders
CLEA DUVALL / Cora Lijek
VICTOR GARBER / Ken Taylor
JOHN GOODMAN / John Chambers
SCOOT McNAIRY / Joe Stafford
CHRIS MESSINA / Malinov

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (Fox Searchlight)
JUDI DENCH / Evelyn Greenslade
CELIA IMRIE / Madge Hardcastle
BILL NIGHY / Douglas Ainslie
DEV PATEL / Sonny Kapoor
RONALD PICKUP / Norman Cousins
MAGGIE SMITH / Muriel Donnelly
TOM WILKINSON / Graham Dashwood
PENELOPE WILTON / Jean Ainslie

LES MISÉRABLES (Universal Pictures)
ISABELLE ALLEN / Young Cosette
SAMANTHA BARKS / Eponine
SACHA BARON COHEN / Thénardier
HELENA BONHAM CARTER / Madame Thénardier
RUSSELL CROWE / Javert
ANNE HATHAWAY / Fantine
DANIEL HUTTLESTONE / Gavroche
HUGH JACKMAN / Jean Valjean
EDDIE REDMAYNE / Marius
AMANDA SEYFRIED / Cosette
AARON TVEIT / Enjolras
COLM WILKINSON / Bishop

LINCOLN (Touchstone Pictures)
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Abraham Lincoln
SALLY FIELD / Mary Todd Lincoln
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT / Robert Todd Lincoln
HAL HOLBROOK / Preston Blair
TOMMY LEE JONES / Thaddeus Stevens
JAMES SPADER / W.N. Bilbo
DAVID STRATHAIRN / William Seward

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (The Weinstein Company)
BRADLEY COOPER / Pat
ROBERT DE NIRO / Pat, Sr.
ANUPAM KHER / Dr. Cliff Patel
JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Tiffany
CHRIS TUCKER / Danny
JACKI WEAVER / Dolores

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
KEVIN COSTNER / “Devil Anse” Hatfield – “HATFIELDS & McCOYS” (History)
WOODY HARRELSON / Steve Schmidt – “GAME CHANGE” (HBO)
ED HARRIS / John McCain – “GAME CHANGE” (HBO)
CLIVE OWEN / Ernest Hemingway – “HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN“ (HBO)
BILL PAXTON / Randall McCoy – “HATFIELDS & McCOYS” (History)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
NICOLE KIDMAN / Martha Gellhorn – “HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN” (HBO)
JULIANNE MOORE / Sarah Palin – “GAME CHANGE” (HBO)
CHARLOTTE RAMPLING / Eva Delectorskaya – “RESTLESS” (Sundance Channel)
SIGOURNEY WEAVER / Elaine Barrish Hammond – “POLITICAL ANIMALS” (USA)
ALFRE WOODARD / Ouiser – “STEEL MAGNOLIAS” (Lifetime)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson – “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO)
BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)
JEFF DANIELS / Will McAvoy – “THE NEWSROOM” (HBO)
JON HAMM / Don Draper – “MAD MEN” (AMC)
DAMIAN LEWIS / Nicholas Brody – “HOMELAND” (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison – “HOMELAND” (Showtime)
MICHELLE DOCKERY / Lady Mary Crawley – “DOWNTON ABBEY” (PBS)
JESSICA LANGE / Sister Jude – “AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM” (FX)
JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS)
MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – “DOWNTON ABBEY” (PBS)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)
LOUIS C.K. / Louie – “LOUIE” (FX)
JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper – “THE BIG BANG THEORY” (CBS)
ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime)
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
AMY POEHLER / Leslie Knope – “PARKS AND RECREATION” (NBC)
SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)
BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky – “HOT IN CLEVELAND” (TV Land)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson
CHRIS CALDOVINO / Tonino Sandrelli
BOBBY CANNAVALE / Gyp Rosetti
MEG CHAMBERS STEEDLE / Billie Kent
CHARLIE COX / Owen Sleater
JACK HUSTON / Richard Harrow
PATRICK KENNEDY / Dr. Douglas Mason
ANTHONY LACIURA / Eddie Kessler
KELLY MACDONALD / Margaret Thompson
GRETCHEN MOL / Gillian Darmody
VINCENT PIAZZA / Lucky Luciano
PAUL SPARKS / Mickey Doyle
MICHAEL STUHLBARG / Arnold Rothstein
SHEA WHIGHAM / Elias “Eli” Thompson
ANATOL YUSEF / Meyer Lansky

BREAKING BAD (AMC)
JONATHAN BANKS / Mike Ehrmantraut
BETSY BRANDT / Marie Schrader
BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White
LAURA FRASER / Lydia Rodart-Quayle
ANNA GUNN / Skyler White
RJ MITTE / Walter White, Jr.
DEAN NORRIS / Hank Schrader
BOB ODENKIRK / Saul Goodman
AARON PAUL / Jesse Pinkman
JESSE PLEMONS / Todd
STEVEN MICHAEL QUEZADA / Gomez

DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
HUGH BONNEVILLE / Robert, Earl of Grantham
ZOE BOYLE / Lavinia Swire
LAURA CARMICHAEL / Lady Edith Crawley
JIM CARTER / Mr. Carson
BRENDAN COYLE / John Bates
MICHELLE DOCKERY / Lady Mary Crawley
JESSICA BROWN FINDLAY / Lady Sybil Crawley
SIOBHAN FINNERAN / O’Brien
JOANNE FROGGATT / Anna
IAIN GLEN / Sir Richard Carlisle
THOMAS HOWES / William
ROB JAMES-COLLIER / Thomas
ALLEN LEECH / Tom Branson
PHYLLIS LOGAN / Mrs. Hughes
ELIZABETH McGOVERN / Cora, Countess of Grantham
SOPHIE McSHERA / Daisy
LESLEY NICOL / Mrs. Patmore
AMY NUTTALL / Ethel
DAVID ROBB / Dr. Clarkson
MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
DAN STEVENS / Matthew Crawley
PENELOPE WILTON / Isobel Crawley

HOMELAND (Showtime)
MORENA BACCARIN / Jessica Brody
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Finn Walden
CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison
RUPERT FRIEND / Peter Quinn
DAVID HAREWOOD / David Estes
DIEGO KLATTENHOFF / Mike Faber
DAMIAN LEWIS / Nicholas Brody
DAVID MARCIANO / Virgil
NAVID NEGAHBAN / Abu Nazir
JACKSON PACE / Chris Brody
MANDY PATINKIN / Saul Berenson
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON / Roya Hammad
MORGAN SAYLOR / Dana Brody
JAMEY SHERIDAN / Vice President Walden

MAD MEN (AMC)
BEN FELDMAN / Michael Ginsberg
JAY R. FERGUSON / Stan Rizzo
JON HAMM / Don Draper
JARED HARRIS / Lane Pryce
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS / Joan Harris
VINCENT KARTHEISER / Pete Campbell
ROBERT MORSE / Bertram Cooper
ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson
JESSICA PARÉ / Megan Calvet Draper
TEYONAH PARRIS / Dawn Chambers
KIERNAN SHIPKA / Sally Draper
JOHN SLATTERY / Roger Sterling
RICH SOMMER / Harry Crane
AARON STATON / Kenneth Cosgrove

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 ROCK (NBC)
SCOTT ADSIT / Pete Hornberger
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon
JUDAH FRIEDLANDER / Frank Rossitano
JANE KRAKOWSKI / Jenna Maroney
JACK McBRAYER / Kenneth Parcell
TRACY MORGAN / Tracy Jordan

THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
MAYIM BIALIK / Amy Farrah Fowler
KALEY CUOCO / Penny
JOHNNY GALECKI / Leonard Hofstadter
SIMON HELBERG / Howard Wolowitz
KUNAL NAYYAR / Rajesh Koothrappali
JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper
MELISSA RAUCH / Bernadette Rostenkowski

GLEE (FOX)
DIANNA AGRON / Quinn Fabray
CHRIS COLFER / Kurt Hummel
DARREN CRISS / Blaine Anderson
SAMUEL LARSEN / Joe Hart
VANESSA LENGIES / Sugar Motta
JANE LYNCH / Sue Sylvester
JAYMA MAYS / Emma Pillsbury
KEVIN McHALE / Artie Abrams
LEA MICHELE / Rachel Berry
CORY MONTEITH / Finn Hudson
HEATHER MORRIS / Brittany Pierce
MATTHEW MORRISON / Will Schuester
ALEX NEWELL / Wade Adams/Unique
CHORD OVERSTREET / Sam Evans
AMBER RILEY / Mercedes Jones
NAYA RIVERA / Santana Lopez
MARK SALLING / Noah “Puck” Puckerman
HARRY SHUM, JR. / Mike Chang
JENNA USHKOWITZ / Tina Cohen-Chang

MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
AUBREY ANDERSON-EMMONS / Lily Tucker-Pritchett
JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy
TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy
JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell Pritchett
NOLAN GOULD / Luke Dunphy
SARAH HYLAND / Haley Dunphy
ED O’NEILL / Jay Pritchett
RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny Delgado
ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker
SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
ARIEL WINTER / Alex Dunphy

NURSE JACKIE (Showtime)
MACKENZIE ALADJEM / Fiona Peyton
EVE BEST / Dr. Ellie O’Hara
BOBBY CANNAVALE / Dr. Mike Cruz
JAKE CANNAVALE / Charlie Cruz
PETER FACINELLI / Dr. Fitch Cooper
EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton
DOMINIC FUMUSA / Kevin Peyton
ARJUN GUPTA / Sam
LENNY JACOBSON / Lenny
RUBY JERINS / Grace Peyton
PAUL SCHULZE / Eddie Walzer
ANNA DEAVERE SMITH / Gloria Akalitus
STEPHEN WALLEM / Thor Lundgren
MERRITT WEVER / Zoey Barkow

THE OFFICE (NBC)
LESLIE DAVID BAKER / Stanley Hudson
BRIAN BAUMGARTNER / Kevin Malone
CREED BRATTON / Creed Bratton
CLARKE DUKE / Clark
JENNA FISCHER / Pam Halpert
KATE FLANNERY / Meredith Palmer
ED HELMS / Andy Bernard
MINDY KALING / Kelly Kapoor
ELLIE KEMPER / Erin Hannon
ANGELA KINSEY / Angela Martin
JOHN KRASINSKI / Jim Halpert
JAKE LACEY / Peter
PAUL LIEBERSTEIN / Toby Flenderson
B.J. NOVAK / Ryan Howard
OSCAR NUÑEZ / Oscar Martinez
CRAIG ROBINSON / Darryl Philbin
PHYLLIS SMITH / Phyllis Vance
CATHERINE TATE / Nellie Bertram
RAINN WILSON / Dwight Schrute

With the SAG announcing their nominations later, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will also be revealing their list of nominees tomorrow. Here’s who I think will get nominated in both the film and television categories:

FILM DRAMA
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Linclon
Zero Dark Thirty

NEXT IN LINE: The Master, The Hobbit, Beasts of the Southern Wild

FILM ACTOR, DRAMA
John Hawkes, “The Sessions”
Daniel Day Lewis, “Lincoln”
Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”
Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
Denzel Washington, “Flight”

NEXT IN LINE: Richard Gere, “Arbitrage”; Jamie Foxx, “Django Unchained”, Anthony Hopkins, “Hitchcock”

FILM ACTRESS, DRAMA
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Marion Cotillard, “Rust and Bone”
Helen Mirren, “Hitchcock”
Quvenzhane Wallis, “Beats of the SOuthern Wild”
Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”

NEXT IN LINE: Keira Knightley, “Anna Karenina”; Rachel Weisz, “The Deep Blue Sea”; Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games”

PICTURE: MUSICAL/COMEDY
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Magic Mike
Moonrise Kingdom
The Silver Linings Playbook

NEXT IN LINE: Quartet, Ted, Hope Springs

FILM ACTOR, MUSICAL/COMEDY
Jack Black, “Bernie”
Bradley Cooper, “The Silver Linings Playbook”
Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”
Tommy Lee Jones, “Hope Springs”
Chaning Tatum, “Magic Mike”

NEXT IN LINE: Bill Murray, “Hyde Park on Hudson”; Mark Wahlberg, “Ted”; Tom Cruise, “Rock of Ages”

FILM ACTRESS, MUSICAL/COMEDY
Judi Dench, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
Jennifer Lawrence, “The Silver Linings Playbook”
Maggie Smith, “Quartet”
Meryl Streep, “Hope Springs”
Barbra Streisand, “The Guilt Trip”

NEXT IN LINE: Anna Kendrick, “Pitch Perfect”; Amanda Seyfried, “Les Miserables”; Julia Roberts, “Mirror Mirror”

FILM SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert de Niro, “The Silver Linings Playbook”
Leonardo di Caprio, “Django Unchained”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”
Matthew McConaughey, “Magic Mike”

NEXT IN LINE: Alan Arkin, “Argo”; Russell Crowe, “Les Miserables”; Eddie Redmayne, “Les Miserables”

FILM SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, “The Master”
Sally Field, “Lincoln”
Nicole Kidman, “The Paperboy”
Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”

NEXT IN LINE: Scarlett Johansson, “Hitchcock”; Judi Dench, “Skyfall”; Maggie Smith, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”

FILM DIRECTING
Ben Affleck, “Argo”
Katheryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Tom Hooper, “Les Miserables”
Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”

NEXT IN LINE: David O. Russell, “The Silver Linings Playbook”; Peter Jackson, “The Hobbit”; Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”

FILM SCREENPLAY:
Argo
Django Unchained
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

NEXT IN LINE: Moonrise Kingdom, Zero Dark Thirty, The Master

ANIMATED FEATURE:
Brave
Frankenweenie
Rise of the Guardians
Paranorman
Wreck it Ralph

NEXT IN LINE: The Lorax, Madagascar 3, Hotel Transylvania

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Amour
Barbara
The Intouchables
A Royal Affair
Rust and Bone

NEXT IN LINE: Beyond the Hills, No, Fill the Void

FILM SCORE:
Argo
Cloud Atlas
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

NEXT IN LINE: The Hobbit, Anna Karenina, Beasts of the Southern Wild

FILM SONG:
“Learn Me Right” (Brave)
“Safe and Sound” (The Hunger Games)
“Skyfall” (Syfall)
“Suddenly” (Les Miserables)
“Wide Awake” (Katy Perry: Part of Me)

NEXT IN LINE:  “Touch the Sky” (Brave), “Celebrate” (Sparkle); “Everybody Needs a Friend” (Ted)

TV DRAMA SERIES
Donwton Abbey
Homeland
Mad Men
The Newsroom
The Walking Dead

NEXT IN LINE: Breaking Bad, Nashville, Boardwalk Empire

TV DRAMA ACTOR
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Jeff Daniels, ‘The Newsroom”
Kelsey Grammer, “Boss”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Damian Lewis, “Homeland”

NEXT IN LINE: Andre Braugher, “Last Resort”; Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”; Andrew Lincoln, “The Walking Dead”

TV DRAMA ACTRESS
Connie Britton, “Nashville”
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Madeleine Stowe, “Revenge”
Kerry Washington, “Scandal”

NEXT IN LINE: Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”; Glenn Close, “Damages”; Hayden Panetierre, “Nashville”

TV COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Modern Family
New Girl
Veep

NEXT IN LINE: Go On, 30 Rock, Episodes

TV COMEDY ACTOR
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Louis CK, “Louie”
Matt Leblanc, “Episodes”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
Matthew Perry, “Go On”

NEXT IN LINE: Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”; Johnny Galecki, “The Big Bang Theory”; Charlie Sheen, “Anger Management”

TV COMEDY ACTRESS
Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Lena Dunham “Girls”
Julia Louis Dreyfus, “Veep”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”

NEXT IN LINE: Katharine McPhee, “Smash”; Kat Dennings, “2 Broke Girls”; Mindy Kaling, “The Mindy Project”

TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sherlock

NEXT IN LINE: The Girl, Political Animals, Steel Magnolias

TV MOVIE/MINISERIES ACTOR
Kevin Costner, “Hatfields & McCoys”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”
Woody Harrelson, “Game Change”
Clive Owen, “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
Bill Paxton, “Hatfields & McCoys”

NEXT IN LINE: Kenneth Branagh, “Wallander”; Toby Jones, “The Girl”; Rob Lowe, “Drew Peter: Untouchable”

TV MOVIE/MINISERIES ACTRESS
Nicole Kidman, “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”
Lindsay Lohan, “Liz and Dick”
Julianne Moore, “Game Change”
Sigourney Weaver, “Political Animals”

NEXT IN LINE: Sienna Miller, “The Girl”; Ashley Judd, “Missing”; Queen Latifah, “Steel Magnolias”

TV SUPPORTING ACTOR
Max Greenfield, “New Girl”
Ed Harris, “Game Change”
Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
Sam Waterston, “The Newsroom”

NEXT IN LINE: Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”; Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”; Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”

TV SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Ellen Burstyn, “Political Animals”
Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”

NEXT IN LINE: Debra Messing, “Smash”; Mare Winningham, “Hatfields & McCoys”; Ellen Barkin, “The New Normal”

They’re now out! The first televised movie awards of the season finally released their nominees with Lincoln leading the pack with 13 nominations (making it the most nominated ever in the history of the BFCA). Here’s the complete list:

BEST PICTURE
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck “Argo”
Katheryn Bigelow “Zero Dark Thirty”
Tom Hooper “Les Miserables”
Ang Lee “Life of Pi”
David O. Russell “Silver Linings Playbook”
Steven Spielberg “Lincoln”

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper “Silver Linings Playbook”
Daniel Day Lewis “Lincoln”
John Hawkes, “The Sessions”
Hugh Jackman “Les Miserables”
Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”
Denzel Washington “Flight”

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain “Zero Dark Thirty”
Marion Cotillard “Rust and Bone”
Jennifer Lawrence “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva “Amour”
Quvenzhane Wallis “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Naomi Watts “The Impossible”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin “Argo”
Javier Bardem “Skyfall”
Robert De Niro “Silver Linings Playbook”
Philip Seymour Hoffman “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones “Lincoln”
Matthew McConaughey “Magic Mike” 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams “The Master”
Judi Dench “Skyfall”
Ann Dowd “Compliance”
Sally Field “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway “Les Misrables”
Helen Hunt “The Sessions”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Elle Fanning “Ginger & Rosa”
Kara Hayward “Moonrise Kingdom”
Tom Holland “The Impossible”
Logan Lerman “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Suraj Sharma “Life of Pi”
Quvenzhan Wallis “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
“Argo”
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
“Les Miserables”
“Lincoln”
“Moonrise Kingdom”
“Silver Linings Playbook”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Chris Terrio “Argo”
David Magee “Life of Pi”
Tony Kushner “Lincoln”
Stephen Chbosky “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
David O. Russell “Silver Linings Playbook”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino “Django Unchained”
John Gatins “Flight”
Rian Johnson “Looper”
Paul Thomas Anderson ”The Master”
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola “Moonrise Kingdom”
“Mark Boal “Zero Dark Thirty”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
The Intouchables
A Royal Affair
Rust and Bone

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Brave”
“Frankenweenie”
“Madagascar 3”
“ParaNorman”
“Rise of the Guardians”
“Wreck-It Ralph”

BEST ACTION FILM
“The Avengers”
“The Dark Knight Rises”
“Looper”
“Skyfall”

BEST COMEDY FILM
”Ted”
“Bernie”
”Silver Linings”
”This Is 40”
”21 Jump Street”

ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jack Black “Bernie” 
Bradley Cooper “Silver Linings Playbook” 
Paul Rudd “This Is 40” 
Channing Tatum “21 Jump Street” 
Mark Wahlberg “Ted” 

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Mila Kunis “Ted” 
Jennifer Lawrence “Silver Linings Playbook” 
Shirley MacLaine “Bernie” 
Leslie Mann “This Is 40” 
Rebel Wilson “Pitch Perfect”

ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Christian Bale “The Dark Knight Rises” 
Daniel Craig “Skyfall” 
Robert Downey Jr. “The Avengers” 
Joseph Gordon-Levitt “Looper” 
Jake Gyllenhaal “End of Watch” 

ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt “Looper” 
Gina Carano “Haywire” 
Judi Dench “Skyfall” 
Anne Hathaway “The Dark Knight Rises” 
Jennifer Lawrence “The Hunger Games

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
“The Cabin in the Woods”
“Looper” 
“Prometheus”

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Bully”
“The Central Park Five”
“The Imposter”
“The Queen of Versailles”
“Searching for Sugar Man” 
“West of Memphis”

ART DIRECTION:
”Anna Karenina”
”The Hobbit”
”Les Miserables”
”Life Of Pi”
”Lincoln”

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Skyfall
Life Of Pi
Les Miserables
Lincoln
The Master

COSTUME DESIGN
Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit
Les Misrables
Lincoln

EDITING
Argo
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

ORIGINAL SCORE
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom

ORIGINAL SONG
”Act of Valor” (For You)
”Brave” (Learn Me Right)
”Les Misrables” (Suddenly)
”Skyfall” (Skyfall)
”Paul Williams: Still Alive” (Still Alive)

VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Avengers”
“Cloud Atlas”
“The Dark Knight Rises”
“The Hobbit”
“Life of Pi” 

This week is probably the busiest in terms of Oscar prognosticating before the actual Oscar nominations next week. Later, we will have the  Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations revealed, and tomorrow we will have the Screen Actors Guild. So before Cougar Town‘s Busy Philipps and Private Practice‘s Taye Diggs announce the nomination, here are my predictions on who will be nominated by the actors for tomorrow.

FILM NOMINEES:

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE:

Argo
Les Miserables
Lincoln
The Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

NEXT IN LINE: Django Unchained, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:

Daniel Day Lewis, “Lincoln”
John Hawkes, “The Sessions”
Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”
Joauin Phoenix, “The Master”
Denzel Washington, “Flight”

NEXT IN LINE: Bradley Cooper, “The Silver Linings Playbook”; Anthony Hopkins, “Hitchcock”; Richard Gere, “Arbitrage”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:

Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Jennifer Lawrence, “The Silver Linings Playbook”
Helen Mirren, “Hitchcock”
Rachel Weisz, “The Deep Blue Sea”
Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”

NEXT IN LINE: Marion Cotillard, “Rust and Bone”; Judi Dench, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”; Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:

Alan Arkin, “Argo”
Robert de Niro, “The Silver Linings Playbook”
Leonarod di Caprio, “Django Unchained”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”

NEXT IN LINE: Ewan McGregor, “The Impossible”; John Goodman, “Flight”; Samuel Jackson, “Django Unchained”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:

Amy Adams, “The Master”
Sally Field, “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
Maggie Smith, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”

NEXT IN LINE: Samantha Barks, “Les Miserables”; Ann Dowd, “Compliance”; Kerry Washington, “Django Unchained”

TELEVISION NOMINEES:

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
The Good Wife
Homeland
Mad Men

NEXT IN LINE: Breaking Bad, The Closer, The Newsroom

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Damian Lewis, “Homeland”

NEXT IN LINE: Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”; Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”; Patrick Adams, “Suits”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

NEXT IN LINE: Glenn Close, “Damages”; Kathy Bates, “Harry’s Law”; Connie Britton, “Nashville”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES:

The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep

NEXT IN LINE: Parks and Recreation, New Girl, Hot in Cleveland

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Louis CK, “Louie”
Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”

NEXT IN LINE: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”; Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”; Matthew Perry, “Go On”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Julia Louis Dreyfus, “Veep”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
Betty white, “Hot in Cleveland”

NEXT IN LINE: Lena Dunham, “Girls”; Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”; Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MINISERIES:

Kevin Costner, “Hatfields & McCoys”
Woody Harrelson, “Game Change”
Ed Harris, “Game Change”
Clive Owen, “Hemingway and Gellhorn”
Bill Paxton, “Hatfields & McCoys”

NEXT IN LINE: Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”; Tom Berenger, “Hatfields & McCoys”; Toby Jones, “The Girl”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MINISERIES:

Ellen Burstyn, “Political Animals”
Nicole Kidman, “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
Queen Latifah, “Steel Magnolias”
Julianne Moore, “Game Change”
Sigourney Weaver, “Political Animals”

NEXT IN LINE: Sienna Miller, “The Girl”; Alfre Woodard, “Steel Magnolias”; Mare Winningham, “Hatfields & McCoys”

Hey everyone! Cinema One Originals 2012 officially ended yesterday, so this is pretty much a late post, but what the heck. Sadly, I wasn’t able to watch all movies in competition (I missed Aberya, Anak Araw, and Baybayin and not because I watched films in alphabetical order), but ten out of thirteen is still a good record I guess. Anyway, in case you haven’t seen, here’s Part 1 that includes reviews of Mamay Umeng, Mater Dolorosa, Slumber Party, and EDSA XXX. And here is Part 2 which covers Ang Paglalakbay ng Mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim, Pascalina, and Catnip. 

Here’s the third and last part:

MELODRAMA NEGRA
Director: Maribel Legarda
Starring: Gee Canlas, Bong Cabrera, Jerald Napoles
Competition: Cinema One Currents

The film has multiple story lines going on. There’s these three recently dead people whose souls are wandering around Manila. Then there’s also a group of three friends, a pair of sisters and a shy man, and a congressman, his conniving son, and his driver. All of them waiting for something before they can move on with their lives.

If anything, the film is loyal to its title. It really tends to go melodramatic every now and then especially during the stories that involved the three wandering souls. But what’s captivating about it is that I bought every minute of it. The movie was over the top, but it was the intention all along, so it definitely served its purpose. Usually, when you hear the comment “iiyak ka, then matatawa ka then maiiyak ka“, it’s easy to dismiss that film since that means it is uneven at best, but not here. It works in the context of the movie.

In true Layeta Bucoy writing fashion, there’s a lot of tagos worthy lines here. I also like the way she made the characters interact with each other. Gee Canlas started pretty annoying at first, but she totally had me with her Sharon Cuneta references. The whole ensemble was serviceable, though my favorite was the whole segment of Arnel Ignacio scene-stealing turn. It was short, but it was really effective. I totally did get why this got the Audience Choice, and I don’t think I’d argue with that decision.

Grade: 3.5/5

PALITAN
Director: Ato Bautista
Starring: Alex Medina, Mara Lopez, Mon Confiado
Competition: Cinema One Currents

A young couple (Alex Medina, Mara Lopez) settles in the poverty stricken Quiapo, but with the husband deep in debts to his employer (Mon Confiado), he gave him a life changing offer.

Known primarily as a homage to the original erotic classic Scorpio Nights, this movie has pretty much big shoes to fill, but to no avail, wasn’t able to give it a proper tribute. There’s too much sex going on, however; too less emotions that the viewers are feeling for the characters. There were also a lot of contrived scenes just to give it a more sexual approach, and the ending was predictable. It is also worthy to mention that the first sex scene between Mara Lopez and Mon Confiado took forever to be over one has to wonder if the target audience was men suffering from erectile dysfunction. The casting was good though; Mon Confiado really gives this creepy boss vibe well, Alex Medina has this raw enthusiasm that is transparent in all of his scenes, and Mara Lopez passes the innocent woman from the province role she had. All in all, it was too inconsistent to effectively work, though there there were some bright spots in it.

Grade: 2.5/5

MARIPOSA SA HAWLA NG GABI
Director: Richard Somes
Starring: Erich Gonzales, Alfred Vargas, Mark Gil, Joel Torre
Competition: Cinema One Plus

Innocent young lady Maya (Erich Gonzales) travels to Manila in order to find her long seen sister. The moment she sets her foot there, her long journey will lead her to endless horrifying discoveries.

The good things: The production design was top notch, probably my favorite of the year. It was lively, colorful, and sets the mood of this world that Maya entered. Mark Gil and to an extent, Joel Torre, were the clear standouts. Mark was flamboyant and over the top, and he was so into it that such commitment is fun to watch on screen. Torre was also committed, though not given the same chance as Gil.

The bad ones: Given that this runs a two hour mark, I won’t be surprised if people lost interest halfway. There’s nothing solid to hold on to in terms of the characters. Yes it was packed, but I would have been fine with more minutes if it can open the characters a lot more to its viewers. Nevertheless, it was visually stunning, but there’s more than meets the eye.

Grade: 2.5/5

I was fortunate enough to catch the screening of Graceland yesterday during the last day of the Cinema One Originals Film Festival at Robinson’s Galleria. After all, it was a hit and received good reviews during its run at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year.

Marlon Villar (Arnold Reyes) has been working for a long time now as a driver for corrupt politician Manuel Changco (Menggie Cobarubbias). When news broke out of a 12 year old girl being sexually assaulted by Congressman Changco, a kidnapping incident gone wrong ensues when kidnappers took Marlon’s daughter instead of the politician’s, and the lives of Marlon, Manuel, and the people around them entangled as secrets were revealed one after the other.

The first thing I noticed was how quick the movie was. Running at 80 minutes (credits excluded), there’s a lot to digest here. With that said, that also serves as one of the strengths of the film. Everything was fast paced, and there’s nothing left for you to do but join Marlon’s journey. A lot has already happened during the first twenty minutes of the movie, and it sets the pace of how the rest of the film will be. Primarily, that worked well on its advantage.

The darkness of the movie is something that clings me to it. From my perspective, there’s no perfect person here. Each one of them showed flaws as human beings, and they’re all left facing the options (and sometimes, lack thereof) to discover what’s next for them. It’s all about options. What do you do when you have many options to choose from? What do you do when there’s only a single option? What do you do when there’s none?

Arnold Reyes carried the film on his shoulders, and he delivered beyond expectations. His performance as the driver Marlon is one for the books. He portrayed him with such vulnerability that it leads you to being engaged with his decisions, actions, and even his optimism. Menggie Cobarubbias as the corrupt politician started as typical, but mid-way, he puts more depth in this character giving him moments to shine in the film. Despite being limited with what she’s asked to do, Ella Guevarra, as the daughter of Marlon, was also memorable here.

In entirety, Ron Morales’ managed to convey his vision with this movie, and his direction led to its success. As a gripping thriller, it works well in holding the audience and showing them the nitty gritty. While I don’t think anybody wants to be in the foot of Marlon in the movie, it was engaging to let the audience take a whole peek at the whole scene.

Grade: 4.5/5

The nominees for the 55th Grammy Awards were just announced hours ago, and as always, it has elicited a lot of wild reactions from music lovers. After all, the Grammy is probably every musician’s dream and is still regarded as the highest recognition one can get as a recording artist. Like what I did last year, I will divide it into three parts:

THE GOOD

* The whole Album of the Year line up. Holy moly. With the current surge of female pop artist who had a big year which automatically translates to an AOTY nom the past years (Beyonce, Katy Perry, Rihanna), it’s very refreshing to see a line up of really good albums here. Yes, one can still nitpick here, but come on! It’s not as if we got Bieber or Maroon 5 here.

* The love for Frank Ocean. Screw the genre category for ignoring him. At least he got 3/4 general nods, and he’s even the frontrunner in Best New Artist. This man deserves all the praise for his album, so I’m glad decided not to skip him.

* Speaking of skip, yay for the Bieber snub. Glad the Grammys weren’t so desperate for ratings this year by snubbing him. I’d argue though that the One Direction deserved a BNA nod at least.

* Kelly Clarkson resurgence! Woot woot. Record and Song of the Year! Who said it was the end for Kelly? HA-HA-HA. In your face!

* Anything The Black Keys, Florence + the Machine, and Mumford and Sons related since it’s better than a lot of what we hear on the radio.

* ED EFFIN SHEERAN. Who saw it coming? Nobody! But is her deserving for a SOTY nod? Absofuckinglutely!

* The nominations of Safe and Sound and Abraham’s Daughter in Original Soundtrack. Even if The Hunger Games was snubbed as a whole, these two songs are worthy of mentions and nominations.

* Adele still rocking it with a Pop Vocal Solo nomination for Set Fire to the Rain. I love you Kelly Clarkson, but that is Adele’s ninth Grammy.

* Miguel’s nods for Adorn. Sure I don’t like him as much as Frank Ocean, but I like Adorn, and it’s one of the best R&B songs of the year.

* The Short Form Music video is probably the strongest since its inception. There’s  a lot of interesting videos there, and even mainstream video like that of Rihanna’s We Found Love is deserving of a nomination.

* Probably my favorite category of the year, Alternative Album is full of hidden gems in it. You have Bjork, Fiona Apple, Gotye, and (my latest addiction) M83! Admittedly, I haven’t heard Tom Waits’ Bad As Me yet, but it is in good company, so I’ll give it a listen sometime.

THE BAD

* Pink only received one nod. I thought for sure this year will finally give her the best Grammy out pour in her career, yet they took her for granted again. Oh well, she can take pride at her three Grammys home.

* Again, no One Direction? Hahaha. Sorry, but they’re real guilty pleasure. If you can give Bieber and Jonas Brothers Best New Artist nods, why not these guys? Though I guess Hunter Hayes getting in was their “One Direction” spot already. After all, hes young, and he’s country, so that’s hitting two birds with one stone.

* Nicki Minaj snub all throughout. This girl think she can settle away with free passes pretending as a rap artist? Bish please. You’re a pop artist now, and glad to know you received nada.

* Call Me Maybe for Song of the Year? Really? Those lyrics!?!? I get that it’s a big song yada yada, but that’s where the Record of the Year is for.

* Why was Miranda Lambert’s Over You snubbed all throughout? Over You is gaining momentum the past few weeks, it’s a good written song, and she’s already a Grammy winner. I guess I must be happy with her Country Album nomination.

* It sucks to have a Pop Vocal Performance then three of the five nominees were Carly Rae Jepsen, Rihanna, and Katy Perry. Vocals eh?

* I still don’t see the purpose behind the Urban Contemporary Album especially it only had three nominees, and Chris Brown isn’t even deserving. They should have retired it altogether. Though it’s an easy win for Frank Ocean.

* They really should not combine Vocals category in some genres. Take for instance Pop Vocal. It had five female nominees. Pop is a female centered genre, but we have lots of deserving male vocals this year like Jason Mraz, Bruno Mars, John Mayer, and Philip Phillips, and I guess a filler spot for Bieber. Same goes for the Rock’s hard on for male singers and Country’s preference of male vocalists unless your name is Carrie Underwood. Wrong move at all.

THE INTERESTING

* This is the first time in a long time where no female album is nominated for the top award. It’s also two decades ago when the Best New Artist line up had no solo female artist in it.

* Fun, Jay Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, and The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach tied for the most nominated act with six nominations each.

* The following people are nominated for a Grammy this year: Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton, Ellen Degeneres, Janis Ian, Kathy Griffin, Jimmy Fallon, Margaret Cho, Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, Matthew Broderick, and Elizabeth Mitchell.

* Ever since its inception 53 years ago, this is the only time that record of the Year had six nominees in it.

In case you want to see the complete list of nominees, you can check them here.

All in all, there are more things I like about the nominations this year than I had the past few years. With that said, we still have to wait come February for the winners to be revealed. My first post-nom predictions for the General Field winners are Somebody That I Used to Know (Record of the Year), We Are Young (Song of the Year), Mumford & Son’s Babel (Album of the Year), and Frank Ocean as the Best New Artist.

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Hi everyone! Before I start with the second of my four part Cinema One coverage, we’d go to a quick update of what has happened since. LOL. First, I managed to see a screening of Arnel Mardoquio’s Ang Paglalakbay ng mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim, and boy was it worth it. Anyway, more of that later. Also, the winners for the festival were already revealed with Pascalina getting Best Picture, Alex Medina and Mara Lopez (both from Palitan) receiving Best Actor and Best Actress respectively, and Catnip‘s Kevin Dayrit winning Best Director.

If you haven’t seen the first part, here’s the link which includes reviews of Dwein Baltazar’s Mamay Umeng, Adolf Alix Jr.’s Mater Dolorosa, Emmanuel dela Cruz’s Slumber Party, and Khavn dela Cruz’s EDSA XXX.

Now, off to the reviews:
ANG PAGLALAKBAY NG MGA BITUIN SA GABING MADILIM
Director: Arnel Mardoquio
Starring: Fe GingGing Hyde, Irish Karl Monsanto, Roger Gonzalez, Gloria Pearl Dy
Competition: Cinema One Currents

The movie follows the escape of three Muslim rebels, together with a ten year old kid who’s seeking revenge for his parents, in the midst of the Bangsa Moro issues in Mindanao.

To sum this one up,  this film really beautiful. More than the postcard worthy cinematography and the wonderful music all throughout, what captivates me about the film is its simplicity. We get to follow these four people, see their plight, and join their journey. There’s a deeper sense of understanding that this film brings without lecturing its viewers. The movie might be one of the longer ones in the festival, but you’ll never feel bore while watching. The film also boasts of exceptional performances especially from Fe GingGing Hyde and Gloria Pearl Dy who I’ll be rooting for in the coming awards season. Definitely one of the festival’s bests.

Grade: 4.5/5

PASCALINA
Director: Pam Miras
Starring: Mara Veronica Santos, PeeWee O’Hara, Cara Eriguel. Alex Medina
Competition: Cinema One Currents

Pascalina (Santos) discovers that she has the blood of an aswang running into her veins. We now follow how she dealt with it and how this changes her life.

Pascalina is a wonderful character study of someone who’s battling her monster within literally and figuratively. This film has the fortune of having an interesting premise that was sustained all throughout. Once Pascalina entered in the scene, you get to be more interested with her and that follows all throughout the movie. I felt that Mara Veronica Santos gave the title role justice, and she was consistent all throughout. Small roles like those of PeeWee O’Hara (who I think was seated beside me during the screening) as the aunt, and Ian Galliguez as the boss were also worthy. The camera used was hit or miss, though. On one hand, it adds to the effect of the “unraveling aswang” while on the other, it can really be distracting.

Grade: 3.5/5

CATNIP
Director: Kevin Dayrit
Starring: Lauren Young, Maxene Magalona, Rommel Luna
Competition: Cinema One Currents

A closer look at the friendship between introvert Liv (Young) who has family issues and Cieca (Magalona) who lives a life that is perfect from the outside but empty on the inside.

For what it’s worth, the whole movie and its premise is interesting. There were a lot of approaches that were unique and some funny bits in it. However, for a film this short (I think it runs 70-75 minutes tops, credits included), the sudden rush of the third act caught everyone off guard and not in a good way. Many times while watching, I can’t prevent myself from thinking that the film is more style, less substance, and while there were some good things in it, there’s a lot left to be desired here. That, or it targets a specific audience that I don’t belong to. Still though, Lauren Young was fantastic in it, and probably her best performance yet (aside from her quick enjoyable stint as Mama Mary in Erik Matti’s Vesuvius).

Grade: 2.5/5

So seven down, six more to go. I’ll continue my Cinema One Originals coverage tomorrow with Gym Lumbera’s Anak Araw, Aureus Solito’s Baybayin, and Christina Linaban’s Aberya.

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Later tonight, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Inc. (NARAS) will be announcing the nominees for the top honor in music. In its 55th year now, the Grammy Awards have always been regarded as the biggest achievement one can receive for music performers. While it was an easy sweep for Adele last year, here are my current predictions for this year’s awards:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
The Black Keys, “El Camino”
Fun, “Some Nights”
Mumford & Sons, “Babel”
Frank Ocean, “Channel Orange”
Pink, “The Truth About Love”

NEXT: Florence + the Machine, “Ceremonials”; Drake, “Take Care”; Lionel Richie, “Tuskegee”; Miranda Lambert, “Four the Record”

RECORD OF THE YEAR:
Adele, “Set Fire to the Rain (Live)”
The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
fun featuring Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody that I Used to Know”
Mumford & Sons, “I Will Wait”

NEXT: Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”; Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”; Florence + the Machine, “Shake It Out”; Frank Ocean, “Thinking Bout You”

SONG OF THE YEAR:
Florence + the Machine, “Shake it Out”
fun featuring Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Miranda Lambert, “Over You”
Mumford & Sons, “I Will Wait”
Frank Ocean, “Thinkin Bout You”

NEXT: The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”; Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Getting Back Together”; Bruce Springsteen, “We Take Care of Our Own”; Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”

BEST NEW ARTIST
fun
Gotye
Frank Ocean
One Direction
Emeil Sandé

NEXT: Carly Rae Jepsen, Ellie Goulding, Lana del Rey, Ed Sheeran

POP PERFORMANCE:
Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain (Live)”
Jason Mraz, “I Won’t Give Up”
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Pink, “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”

NEXT: Bruno Mars, “It Will Rain”; Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”; Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”, Philip Phillips, “Home”

POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Florence + The Machine, “Shake It Out”
fun. featuring. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”

NEXT: Train, “Drive By”; Coldplay featuring Rihanna, “Princess of China”; No Doubt, “Settle Down”; Lionel Richie featuring Shania Twain, “Endless Love”

POP VOCAL ALBUM
Justin Bieber, “Believe”
fun, “Some Nights”
Maroon 5, “Overexposed”
One Direction, “Up All Night”
Pink, “The Truth About Love”

NEXT: Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger”; Florence + the Machine, “Ceremonials”; Rihanna, “Talk That Talk”; John Mayer, “Born and Raised”

DANCE RECORDING
Avicii, “Levels”
Deadmau5 featuring Gerard Way, “Professional Griefers”
Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo, “Let’s Go”
Midnight City, “M83”
Skrillex featuring Sirah, “Bangarag”

NEXT: Martin Solvieg, “The Night Out”; Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin, “Don’t You Worry Child”; The Chemical Brothers, “Superflash”

DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Deadmau5, “Album Title Goes Here”
Justice, “Audio Video Disco”
M83, “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming”
Skrillex, “Bangarang”
Martin Solveig, “Smash”

NEXT: Pet Shop Boys, “Elysium”; Dev, “The Night the Sun Came Up”; Purity Ring, “Shrines”

ROCK PERFORMANCE
The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
Coldplay. “Charlie Brown”
Mumford & Sons, “I Will Wait”
Bruce Springsteen, “We Take Care of Our Own”
Jack White, “Freedom at 21”

NEXT: Muse, “Madness”; Dave Matthews Band, “Mercy”; Green Day, “Oh Love”; Imagine Dragons, “It’s Time”

ROCK SONG
The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
Coldplay. “Charlie Brown”
Mumford & Sons, “I Will Wait”
Muse, “Madness”
Bruce Springsteen, “We Take Care of Our Own”

NEXT: Jack White, “Freedom at 21”; Of Monsters and Men, “Little Talks”

ROCK ALBUM
The Black Eyes, “El Camino”
Coldplay, “Mylo Xyloto”
Dave Matthews Band, “Away from the World”
Bruce Springsteen, “Wrecking Ball”
Jack White, “Blunderbuss”

NEXT: Green Day, “Uno”; Muse, “The 2nd Law”; Neil Young & Crazy Horse, “Americana”

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Fiona Apple, “The Idler Wheel”
Bjork, “Biophilia”
Gotye, “Making Mirrors”
Passion Pit, “Gossamer”
The Shins, “Port Of Morrow”

NEXT: The xx, “Coexist”; Silversun Pickups, “Neck Of The Woods”

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Alabama Shakes, “Boys & Girls”
Bob Dylan, “Tempest”
The Lumineers, “The Lumineers”
Mumford & Sons, “Babel”
Bonnie Raitt, “Slipstream”

R&B PERFORMANCE
Estelle, “Thank You”
Faith Evans, “Tears of Joy”
Miguel, “Adorn”
Frank Ocean, “Thinkin Bout You”
Usher, “Climax”

NEXT: Beyonce, “Love on Top”; Elle Varner, “Refill”; Melanie Fiona, “Wrong Side of a Love Song”; Mary J Blige, “Don’t Mind”

TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Anita Baker, “Lately”
Anthony Hamilton, “Pray for Me”
Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks, “Celebrate”
R. Kelly, “Feeling Single”
Emeli Sandé, “My Kind of Love”

NEXT: Tyrese,”Stay”; Tamia, “Beautiful Surprise”; Faith Evans, “Tears of Joy”

R&B SONG
Beyonce, “Love on Top”
John Legend featuring Ludacris, “Tonight”
Miguel, “Adorn”
Frank Ocean, “Thinkin Bout You”
Usher, “Climax”

NEXT: Anthony Hamilton, “Woo”; Estelle, “Thank You”

R&B ALBUM
Mary J. Blige, “My Life II – The Journey Continues”
Estelle, “All of Me”
Anthony Hamilton, “Back to Love”
R. Kelly, “Write Me Back”
Tyrese, “Open Invitation”

NEXT: Melanie Fiona, “The MF Life”

URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Chris Brown, “Fortune”
Miguel, “Kaleidoscope Dreams”
Frank Ocean, “Channel Orange”
Emeli Sandé, “Our Version of Events”
Usher, “Looking for Myself”

NEXT: Elle Varner, “Perfectly Imperfect”; Trey Songz, “Chapter 5”

RAP PERFORMANCE
Drake featuring Lil’ Wayne, “The Motto”
Nicki Minaj featuring 2 Chainz, “Beez In The Trap”
Nas, “Daughters”
Kanye West & Jay-Z. “Niggas in Paris (Live)”
Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz “Mercy”

NEXT: Wiz Khalifa, “Work Hard, Play Hard”; Kendrick Lamar, “Swimming Pools (Drank)”

RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Drake featuring The Weekend, “Crew Love”
Jay-Z, Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean, “No Church In The Wild”
Alicia Keys featuring Nicki Minaj, “Girl on Fire”
John Legend featuring Ludacris, “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)”
Snoop Dogg featuring Wiz Khalifa & Bruno Mars, “Young, Wild, & Free”

NEXT: J. Cole featuring Missy Elliott, “Nobody’s Perfect”; Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, “Talk That Talk”

RAP SONG
Drake featuring Lil’ Wayne, “The Motto”
J. Cole featuring Missy Elliott, “Nobody’s Perfect”
Nas, “Daughters”
Kanye West & Jay-Z. “Niggas in Paris (Live)”
Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz “Mercy”

RAP ALBUM
2 Chainz, “Based on a T.R.U. Story”
Drake, “Take Care”
G.O.O.D Music, “Cruel Summer”
Nas, “Life is Good”
Wale, “Ambition”

COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Dierks Bentley, “Home”
Miranda Lambert, “Over You”
Blake Shelton, “Over”
Taylor Swift, “Ours”
Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”

COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Eli Young Band, “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”
Little Big Town, “Pontoon”
Gloriana, “(kissed You) Good Night”
Lionel Richie featuring Willie Nelson, “Easy”
Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, “Safe & Sound”

COUNTRY SONG
Dierks Bentley, “Home”
Eric Church, “Springsteen”
Miranda Lambert, “Over You”
Little Big Town, “Pontoon”
Taylor Swift, “Ours”

COUNTRY ALBUM
Dierks Bentley, “Home”
Vince Gill, “Guitar Slinger”
Miranda Lambert, “Four The Record”
Little Big Town, “Tornado”
Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”

It’s the time again for Philippine film festivals. While Cinemalaya holds its own on July, December seems to be the busiest month, as we get to have the Cinema One Originals, Cinemanila, and the Metro Manila Film Festival. Isn’t it funny to put MMFF on the same sentence as the other two? Hahaha. Oh well. I’m really finding it hard to fix a schedule this December to cater all of these, but let’s get it on! Last Saturday, I started my Cinema One Originals marathon, and this is the first of my three part festival review.

Disclaimer: I won’t get the chance to see Ang Paglalakbay ng Mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim until Cinemanila, so m review for it will be later than the rest.

MAMAY UMENG
Director: Dwein Baltazar
Starring: Gerry Adeva, Sue Prado, Crizzalyn Enriquez
Competition: Cinema One Currents

It follows the life of Mamay Umeng (Gerry Adeva) as he waits for his impending death.

Once the opening shot sets in, it invites you in to this particular atmosphere that makes you a part of the waiting. There’s a lot of long steady shots in here which might not be for impatient casual watchers, but that’s where the film lies its strength. It doesn’t need a lot of dialogue in it, but it speaks a lot more than that. Mamay Umeng’s waiting becomes more interesting when it speaks to you how much he’s already ready about it, yet you still see the things he do and accomplish in the process. It is here where you get to appreciate him more. Plus points to the score in the movie.

Rating: 4/5

MATER DOLOROSA
Director: Adolf Alix Jr
Starring: Gina Alajar, Cogie Domingo, Carlo Aquino, Alessandra de Rossi
Competition: Cinema One Plus

The matriarch of a family (Gina Alajar) that is involved with a lot of crime-related businesses is put into a test both as a mother to her family and as a head of their businesses.

As it reminds me more of an Animal Kingdom than a Godfather, what I like about about it is that it gives you a direct portrayal of what it wants you to see. The capability of Lourdes Lagrimas (Alajar) to survive and fight for what’s her is what holds to be the single puzzle piece that connects them all together. And of course, Gina Alajar takes the character of Lourdes a step further by giving her a memorable and impressive portrayal that is worthy of Best Actress nominations. Cinematography was commendable, and a candidate for ensemble of the year. With Kalayaan last Cinemalaya and Mater Dolorosa in a year, Alix’s versatility is definitely more prevalent than ever, and it makes him as one of the more exciting directors around.

Grade: 4.5/5

SLUMBER PARTY
Director: Emmanuel dela Cruz
Starring: Archie Alemania, Markki Stroem, RK Bagatsing, Sef Cadayona
Competition: Cinema One Currents

On the eve of Miss Universe 2010 pageant, a slumber party of three gay friends (Alemania, Stroem, Bagatsing) becomes more interesting when they took hostage a neophyte thief (Cadayona) in their house.

No doubt about it, Slumber Party is hilarious and a riot. With that said, it also tends to go overboard most of the time. The drama that ensues mid-way is too much to handle and bordering on cringe-worthy. When it suddenly shifts to comedy, it works again, then it shows another sign of potential to cross over dramatic territory, and it makes you think “When does this end?” If anything, I see it as some sort of parallelism of the characterization of gay people’s friendship in general. The length of the film is too long for me, but I’ll push that it deserves a watch just to see a Best Actor performance from Archie Alemania. Markki Stroem and RK Bagatsing delivered as well, and Sef Cadayona showed real potential especially when he acts only with his eyes (which is most of the time). Also, a flamboyant Nino Muhlach steals the last act of the show.

Grade: 2/5

EDSA XXX
Director: Khavn dela Cruz
Starring: Jeffrey Quizon, Sheree, Althea Vega
Competition: Cinema One Currents

A musical satire on the impacts of EDSA revolutions on Philippine history.

Pronounced as EDSA Trenta (EDSA XXX), it’s really hard to make a review of movies that were unfinished, and director Khavn dela Cruz mentioned that this is not the complete vision that he had for this film; thus he’s pulling it out from the competition category, but he still gave us a glimpse of what was done so far. From what we’ve seen though, the film can stand on its own and it’s not as if what we’ve been served is a mess. Mind you, this is the first film of him that I’ve seen so there’s no comparison that I can use per se, but I actually liked it. It took me a while before I can finally set in to what he wants to accomplish, but once it got its stride, this is an enjoyable and witty take on EDSA revolution. Lots of LSS-worthy numbers, and I like the use of Corregidor as its setting. The last song lingers the most and makes for an excellent closure to the movie.

Grade: 3.5/5