67th Annual British Academy Film Awards

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced the 67th annual BAFTA Film Awards winners on February 16th, 2014 with a few surprises (more like shocks) that are too weird that one should question the logic behind those wins and also the nominations. The ceremony was hosted by Stephen Fry. The biggest winner of the night was GRAVITY winning SIX awards including Best Director and Outstanding British Film but Best Film went to 12 YEARS A SLAVE.

Surprises:

1. American Hustle and Philomena winning Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay respectively. This is absurd. Her should've won the Best Original Screenplay and either Before Midnight or 12 Years a Slave should've won the Best Adapted Screenplay. Disappointed.
2. The Great Beauty winning over Blue Is the Warmest Color. This is one of the biggest shocks as Blue Is the Warmest Color won almost every award and it's amazing how the Great Beauty ended up winning. It's a sure lock at the Oscars now.
3. Jennifer Lawrence winning over Lupita Nyong'o and Barkhad Abdi winning over Michael Fassbender in supporting actor/actress categories. I'm not shocked at Jennifer Lawrence's win but honestly, Nyong'o should've won the award. Her performance was better and bigger.
4. Will Poulter winning the EE Rising Star Award over Lupita Nyong'o. This is the kid from the movie We Are the Millers. Don't know what BAFTA has been smoking lately.

Nomination Surprises:

1. The Wolf of Wall Street's Best Film snub and instead including a film like Philomena. I'm sure the latter is a good movie but doing that to a Scorsese movie is just not right. BAFTA should consider expanding the number of nominees in a few categories.
2. The Hunt's snub from Film Not in English Language. I mean, come on, that's a brilliant film that should be appreciated more.
3. The Wind Rises' snub from Best Animated Film. WTF!!!
4. Stories We Tell's snub from Best Documentary category. WOW. A NEW LOW!
5. Her's snub from Original Screenplay and Before Midnight's snub from Best Adapted Screenplay categories. ANOTHER LOW!!!
6.Robert Redford and Matthew McCounaghey's snubs from Best Actor, Meryl Streep's snub from Best Actress and Jared Leto's snub from Best Supporting Actor nominations. Not even going to response to this absurdity.

These surprises make me want to hate BAFTA like anything. I can't believe they did that. While I'm talking about it, AMPAS is in the process of preparing another list to disappoint us [I hope not]. Well, this is how it goes.

Here is the complete list of winners along with nominations:

BEST FILM:

• WINNER: 12 YEARS A SLAVE, Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen


• AMERICAN HUSTLE, Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon


• CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca


• GRAVITY, Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman


• PHILOMENA, Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM:

• WINNER: GRAVITY, Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman, Jonás Cuarón


• MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, Justin Chadwick, Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, William Nicholson


• PHILOMENA, Stephen Frears, Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward, Jeff Pope


• RUSH, Ron Howard, Andrew Eaton, Peter Morgan


• SAVING MR. BANKS, John Lee Hancock, Alison Owen, Ian Collie, Philip Steuer, Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith


• THE SELFISH GIANT, Clio Barnard, Tracy O’Riordan

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER:

• COLIN CARBERRY (Writer), GLENN PATTERSON (Writer) Good Vibrations


• KELLY MARCEL (Writer) Saving Mr. Banks


• WINNER: KIERAN EVANS (Director/Writer) Kelly + Victor


• PAUL WRIGHT (Director/Writer), POLLY STOKES (Producer) For Those in Peril


• SCOTT GRAHAM (Director/Writer) Shell

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

• THE ACT OF KILLING, Joshua Oppenheimer, Signe Byrge Sørensen


• BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR, Abdellatif Kechiche, Brahim Chioua, Vincent Maraval


• WINNER: THE GREAT BEAUTY, Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima


• METRO MANILA, Sean Ellis, Mathilde Charpentier


• WADJDA, Haifaa Al-Mansour, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul

DOCUMENTARY:

• WINNER: THE ACT OF KILLING, Joshua Oppenheimer


• THE ARMSTRONG LIE, Alex Gibney


• BLACKFISH, Gabriela Cowperthwaite


• TIM’S VERMEER, Teller, Penn Jillette, Farley Ziegler


• WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS, Alex Gibney

ANIMATED FILM:

• DESPICABLE ME 2, Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin


• WINNER: FROZEN, Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee


• MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, Dan Scanlon

DIRECTOR:

• 12 YEARS A SLAVE, Steve McQueen


• AMERICAN HUSTLE, David O. Russell


• CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, Paul Greengrass


• WINNER: GRAVITY, Alfonso Cuarón


• THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, Martin Scorsese

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

• WINNER: AMERICAN HUSTLE, Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell


• BLUE JASMINE, Woody Allen


• GRAVITY, Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón


• INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen


• NEBRASKA, Bob Nelson

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

• 12 YEARS A SLAVE, John Ridley


• BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, Richard LaGravenese


• CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, Billy Ray


• WINNER: PHILOMENA, Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope


• THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, Terence Winter

LEADING ACTOR:

• BRUCE DERN, Nebraska


• WINNER: CHIWETEL EJIOFOR, 12 Years a Slave


• CHRISTIAN BALE, American Hustle


• LEONARDO DICAPRIO, The Wolf of Wall Street


• TOM HANKS, Captain Phillips

LEADING ACTRESS:

• AMY ADAMS, American Hustle


• WINNER: CATE BLANCHETT, Blue Jasmine


• EMMA THOMPSON, Saving Mr. Banks


• JUDI DENCH, Philomena


• SANDRA BULLOCK, Gravity

SUPPORTING ACTOR:

• WINNER: BARKHAD ABDI, Captain Phillips


• BRADLEY COOPER, American Hustle


• DANIEL BRÜHL, Rush


• MATT DAMON, Behind the Candelabra


• MICHAEL FASSBENDER, 12 Years a Slave

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

• WINNER: JENNIFER LAWRENCE, American Hustle


• JULIA ROBERTS, August: Osage County


• LUPITA NYONG’O, 12 Years a Slave


• OPRAH WINFREY, The Butler


• SALLY HAWKINS, Blue Jasmine

ORIGINAL MUSIC:

• 12 YEARS A SLAVE, Hans Zimmer


• THE BOOK THIEF, John Williams


• CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, Henry Jackman


• WINNER: GRAVITY, Steven Price


• SAVING MR. BANKS, Thomas Newman

CINEMATOGRAPHY:

• 12 YEARS A SLAVE, Sean Bobbitt


• CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, Barry Ackroyd


• WINNER: GRAVITY, Emmanuel Lubezki


• INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Bruno Delbonnel


• NEBRASKA, Phedon Papamichael

EDITING:

• 12 YEARS A SLAVE, Joe Walker


• CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, Christopher Rouse


• GRAVITY, Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger


• WINNER: RUSH, Dan Hanley, Mike Hill


• THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, Thelma Schoonmaker

PRODUCTION DESIGN:

• 12 YEARS A SLAVE, Adam Stockhausen, Alice Baker


• AMERICAN HUSTLE, Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler


• BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, Howard Cummings


• GRAVITY, Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin, Joanne Woodlard


• WINNER: THE GREAT GATSBY, Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn

COSTUME DESIGN:

• AMERICAN HUSTLE, Michael Wilkinson


• BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, Ellen Mirojnick


• WINNER: THE GREAT GATSBY, Catherine Martin


• THE INVISIBLE WOMAN, Michael O’Connor


• SAVING MR. BANKS, Daniel Orlandi

MAKE UP & HAIR:

• WINNER: AMERICAN HUSTLE, Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell


• BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, Kate Biscoe, Marie Larkin


• THE BUTLER, Debra Denson, Beverly Jo Pryor, Candace Neal


• THE GREAT GATSBY, Maurizio Silvi, Kerry Warn


• THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, Peter Swords King, Richard Taylor, Rick Findlater

SOUND:

• ALL IS LOST, Richard Hymns, Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor, Micah Bloomberg, Gillian Arthur


• CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Munro, Oliver Tarney


• WINNER: GRAVITY, Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, Chris Munro


• INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Peter F. Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff


• RUSH, Danny Hambrook, Martin Steyer, Stefan Korte, Markus Stemler, Frank Kruse

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS:

• WINNER: GRAVITY, Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny


• THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, Eric Reynolds


• IRON MAN 3, Bryan Grill, Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick


• PACIFIC RIM, Hal Hickel, John Knoll, Lindy De Quattro, Nigel Sumner


• STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, Ben Grossmann, Burt Dalton, Patrick Tubach, Roger Guyett

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION:

• EVERYTHING I CAN SEE FROM HERE, Bjorn-Erik Aschim, Friederike Nicolaus, Sam Taylor


• I AM TOM MOODY, Ainslie Henderson


• WINNER: SLEEPING WITH THE FISHES, James Walker, Sarah Woolner, Yousif Al-Khalifa

BRITISH SHORT FILM:

• ISLAND QUEEN, Ben Mallaby, Nat Luurtsema


• KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES, Megan Rubens, Michael Pearce, Selina Lim


• ORBIT EVER AFTER, Chee-Lan Chan, Jamie Stone, Len Rowles


• WINNER: ROOM 8, James W. Griffiths, Sophie Venner


• SEA VIEW, Anna Duffield, Jane Linfoot

EE RISING STAR:

• Dane DeHaan


• George Mackay


• Lupita Nyong'o


• WINNER: Will Poulter


• Léa Seydoux

26th Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award

The University of South California (USC) announced the winner of 26th annual USC Libraries Scripter Award on February 8th, 2014 with giving away the prize to JOHN RIDLEY for 12 YEARS A SLAVE. This is a remarkable feat for Ridley and it's possible that he'll end up winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar on  March 2nd, just like Chris Terrio who won the USC Scripter award last year for Argo and also won the Adapted Screenplay Oscar. This win just works in Ridley's favor. But we might still get surprised at the Oscars.

Here is the list of  all the finalists:

Captain Phillips

Billy Ray, screenwriter;
Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty, authors of "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea."

Philomena

Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, screenwriters;
Martin Sixsmith, author of "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee."

The Spectacular Now

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, screenwriters;
Tim Tharp, author of the novel of the same name.

WINNER: 12 Years a Slave

John Ridley, screenwriter;
Solomon Northup, author of "Twelve Years a Slave."

What Maisie Knew

Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne, screenwriters, who adapted the novel by Henry James.

18th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards

The Art Directors Guild (ADG) announced its ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards on February 8th, 2014 with giving away the top prizes to THE GREAT GATSBY, GRAVITY and HER for Period, Fantasy and Contemporary film categories respectively. It's possible that the ultimate Oscar winner will be one of these ADG winners. Last year, LINCOLN won the Best Production Design Oscar and it didn't win the ADG award. Let's see if the same happens this year. Personally, I'd love it if the winner is either GRAVITY or HER.

Here is the complete list of winners:

WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2013

Period Film: THE GREAT GATSBY, Production Designer: Catherine Martin

Fantasy Film: GRAVITY, Production Designer: Andy Nicholson

Contemporary Film: HER, Production Designer: K.K.Barrett 

WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION FOR 2013

One-Hour Single Camera Television Series: GAME OF THRONES, Production Designer: Gemma Jackson (Episode: Valar Dohaeris)

Television Movie or Mini-Series: BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, Production Designer: Howard Cummings

Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series: VEEP, Production Designer: Jim Gloster (Episode: Helsinki)

Short Format, Live Action Series: BATTLE STAR: GALACTICA, Production Designer: Brian Kane

Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series: PORTLANDIA, Production Designer: Tyler Robinson (Episode: Missionaries)

Awards, Music, or Game Shows: THE 67th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, Production Designer: Steve Bass

Commercial, PSA, Promo, and Music Video: CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS, Production Designer: Todd Cherniawsky (Episode: Epic Night Out)

64th Annual ACE Eddie Awards

The American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced their 64th Eddie Awards on February 7th, 2013 with giving away the top prize to Christopher Rouse for CAPTAIN PHILLIPS in Dramatic category and Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers & Alan Baumgarten for AMERICAN HUSTLE in Comedy or Musical category. This has changed the Oscar race situation a little because everyone was expecting GRAVITY to win the Dramatic category award and subsequently win the Oscar as well.

Last year, William Goldenberg won the top prize and he also ended up winning the Oscar for Best Film Editing. Let's see what happens this time.

Here is the complete list of winners:

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC): Captain Phillips, Christopher Rouse, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL): American Hustle, Jay Cassidy, A.C.E., Crispin Struthers & Alan Baumgarten, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Frozen, 
Jeff Draheim

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):
 20 Feet from Stardom, Douglas Blush, Kevin Klauber & Jason Zeldes

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (TELEVISION):
 The Assassination of President Kennedy, Chris A. Peterson

BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION: The Office: “Finale”, David Rogers & Claire Scanlon

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION: Breaking Bad: “Felina”, Skip MacDonald A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION: Homeland: “Big Man in Tehran”, Terry Kelley, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION: Behind the Candelabra, 
Mary Ann Bernard

BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Tokyo, Nick Brigden

BEST STUDENT EDITING: Ambar Salinas, Video Symphony

41st Annual Annie Awards

The International Animated Film Association (IAFA) announced the winners of 41st annual Annie Awards on February 1st, 2014 with giving away the top prize to none other than FROZEN. Last year, the same award went to WRECK-IT RALPH but the Oscar went to BRAVE. Let's see how it goes this year. I'm hoping for THE WIND RISES to win the Oscar.

Here is the complete list of winners:

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature: “Frozen” – 
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Best Animated Special Production: “Chipotle Scarecrow”
 – Moonbot Studios
Best Animated Short Subject: “Get A Horse!”
 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial: “Despicable Me 2″ – Cinemark
 – Universal Pictures
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children: “Disney Sofia the First
” – Disney Television Animation
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children’s Audience: “Adventure Time” – 
Cartoon Network Studios
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production: “Futurama”
 – 20th Century Fox Television
Best Animated Video Game: “The Last of Us” – 
Naughty Dog
Best Student Film: “Wedding Cake” – 
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Animated Effects in an Animated Production: Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores, Jason Mayer – “The Croods” – 
DreamWorks Animation
Animated Effects in a Live Action Production: Michael Balog, Ryan Hopkins, Patrick Conran, Florian Witzel – “Pacific Rim”
 – Industrial Light & Magic
Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production: Kureha Yokoo – “Toy Story OF TERROR!” – Pixar Animation Studios Character
Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production: Jakob Jensen – “The Croods” – 
DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Live Action Production: Jeff Capogreco, Jedrzej Wojtowicz, Kevin Estey, Alessandro Bonora, Gino Acevedo – “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” – Gollum
 – Weta Digital
Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Paul Rudish – “Disney Mickey Mouse”
 – Disney Television Animation
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production: Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, Shane Prigmore – “The Croods”
 – DreamWorks Animation
Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Angus MacLane – “Toy Story OF TERROR!”
 – Pixar Animation Studios
Directing in an Animated Feature Production: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee – “Frozen”
 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Christopher Willis – “Disney Mickey Mouse”
 – Disney Television Animation
Music in an Animated Feature Production: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck – “Frozen”
 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Angela Sung, William Niu, Christine Bian, Emily Tetri, Frederic Stewart – “The Legend of Korra”
 – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production: Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley – “Frozen”
 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Daniel Chong – “Toy Story of TERROR!” – Pixar Animation Studios
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production: Dean Kelly – “Monsters University”
 – Pixar Animation Studios
Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Tom Kenny as the voice of Ice King – “Adventure Time” – 
Cartoon Network Studios
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf – “Frozen”
 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Lewis Morton – “Futurama”
 – 20th Century Fox Television
Writing in an Animated Feature Production: Miyazaki Hayao – “The Wind Rises” 
- The Walt Disney Studios
Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Illya Owens – “Disney Mickey Mouse” – 
Disney Television Animation
Editorial in an Animated Feature Production: Greg Snyder, Gregory Amundson, Steve Bloom – “Monsters University”
 – Pixar Animation Studios

JURIED AWARDS

Winsor McCay Award – Katsuhiro Otomo, Steven Spielberg & Phil Tippett
June Foray Award – Alice Davis
Certificate of Merit – “I Know That Voice” (Documentary)

28th Annual ASC Awards

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) announced the winners of the 28th Annual ASC Awards on February 1st, 2014 with giving away the top prize to EMMANUEL LUBEZKI for GRAVITY.

Last year, Roger Deakins won the ASC award for his photography work in Skyfall, but the Oscar for Best Cinematography went to Claudio Miranda for Life of Pi. Let's see what happens this year.

Here is the complete list of winners:

FILM

THEATRICAL RELEASE: Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC for Gravity

SPOTLIGHT AWARD: Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski for Ida

TELEVISION

ONE-HOUR EPISODIC TELEVISION SERIES: Jonathan Freeman, ASC for Game of Thrones (“Valar Dohaeris”)

HALF-HOUR EPISODIC SERIES: Blake McClure for Drunk History (“Detroit”)

TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI SERIES: Jeremy Benning CSC for Killing Lincoln

66th Annual Writers Guild Awards

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced their winners for 66th annual Writers Guild Awards on February 1st, 2014 with giving away the top prizes of Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay and Documentary Screenplay to HER, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS and STORIES WE TELL respectively. I was expecting BEFORE MIDNIGHT to win the Adapted Screenplay prize and it has changed the game a little as Captain Phillips might end up winning the Oscar.

The biggest NOMINATION SURPRISE was John Ridley's snub from Adapted Screenplay for 12 Years a Slave and instead the inclusion of Blue Jasmine (which is another surprise).  That is because, under guild rules, the only eligible scripts are ones produced under WGA jurisdiction or under a collective bargaining agreement in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or the U.K. Hence, 12 Years a Slave's omission. Another high-profile contender that's been omitted is Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope's screenplay work in Philomena. The eligible original screenplays that were overlooked: Alfonso and Jonas Cuaron for Gravity; Nicole Holofcener for Enough Said; Joel and Ethan Coen for Inside Llewyn Davis; and, in adapted, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro for  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug; Jason Reitman for Labor Day; and Steve Conrad for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

Last year, Chris Terrio won the WGA and Oscar both for his screenplay work in Argo. The original screenplay went to Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained (which had been ineligible for WGA) instead for Mark Boal for Zero Dark Thirty - the winner of WGA last year. Is it possible that the history will repeat itself this year and John Ridley will win the Oscar? Probably. Let's see what happens!

TV wins are reasonable and satisfactory and I don't find a single problem in them with the exception of Hannibal's nomination snub. This series has some exceptional writing and overall setting and I don't know why the critics and guilds are failing to recognize that.

Here is the complete list of nominations:

SCREEN NOMINEES

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• American Hustle, Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell; Columbia Pictures


• Blue Jasmine, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics


• Dallas Buyers Club, Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack; Focus Features


• WINNER: Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.


• Nebraska, Written by Bob Nelson; Paramount Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• August: Osage County, Screenplay by Tracy Letts; Based on his play; The Weinstein Company


• Before Midnight, Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan; Sony Classics


• WINNER: Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty; Columbia Pictures


• Lone Survivor, Written by Peter Berg; Based on the book by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson; Universal Pictures


• The Wolf of Wall Street, Screenplay by Terence Winter; Based on the book by Jordan Belfort; Paramount Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

• Dirty Wars, Written by Jeremy Scahill & David Riker; Sundance Selects


• Herblock – The Black & The White, Written by Sara Lukinson & Michael Stevens; The Stevens Company


• No Place on Earth, Written by Janet Tobias & Paul Laikin; Magnolia Pictures


• WINNER: Stories We Tell, Written by Sarah Polley; Roadside Attractions


• We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, Written by Alex Gibney; Focus Features

TV NOMINEES

DRAMA SERIES

• WINNER: Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC


• The Good Wife, Written by Meredith Averill, Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Jacqueline Hoyt, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Erica Shelton Kodish, Matthew Montoya, J.C. Nolan, Luke Schelhaas, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Craig Turk, Julia Wolfe; CBS


• Homeland, Written by Henry Bromell, William E. Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Barbara Hall, Patrick Harbinson, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm, Charlotte Stoudt, James Yoshimura; Showtime


• House of Cards, Written by Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon; Netflix


• Mad Men, Written by Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jason Grote, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Michael Saltzman, Tom Smuts, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray; AMC

COMEDY SERIES

• 30 Rock, Written by Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Luke Del Tredici, Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Matt Hubbard, Colleen McGuinness, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Nina Pedrad, Josh Siegal, Tracey Wigfield; NBC


• Modern Family, Written by Paul Corrigan, Bianca Douglas, Megan Ganz, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Becky Mann, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Audra Sielaff, Emily Spivey, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC


• Orange Is the New Black, Written by Liz Friedman, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Lauren Morelli, Marco Ramirez; Netflix


• Parks and Recreation, Written by Megan Amram, Donick Cary, Greg Daniels, Nate DiMeo, Emma Fletcher, Rachna Fruchbom, Daniel J. Goor, Norm Hiscock, Matt Hubbard, Dave King, Greg Levine, Joe Mande, Sam Means, Aisha Muharrar, Matt Murray, Amy Poehler, Alexandra Rushfield, Michael Schur, Jen Statsky, Harris Wittels, Alan Yang; NBC


• WINNER: Veep, Written by Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Tony Roche, Will Smith; HBO

NEW SERIES

• The Americans, Written by Michael Batistick, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Melissa James Gibson, Sneha Koorse, Joe Weisberg, Bradford Winters; FX


• WINNER: House of Cards, Written by Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon; Netflix


• Masters of Sex, Written by Michelle Ashford, Tyler Bensinger, Michael Cunningham, Lyn Greene, Richard Levine, Amy Lippman, Sam Shaw, Noelle Valdivia; Showtime


• Orange Is the New Black, Written by Liz Friedman, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Lauren Morelli, Marco Ramirez; Netflix


• Ray Donovan, Written by Ann Biderman, Sean Conway, David Hollander, Brett Johnson, Ron Nyswaner; Showtime

EPISODIC DRAMA

• “Buried” (Breaking Bad), Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC


• WINNER: “Confessions” (Breaking Bad), Written by Gennifer Hutchison; AMC


• “Episode 101” (House of Cards), Teleplay by Beau Willimon; Netflix


• “Granite State” (Breaking Bad), Written by Peter Gould; AMC


• “Hitting the Fan” (The Good Wife), Written by Robert King & Michelle King; CBS


• “Pilot” (Masters of Sex), Written by Michelle Ashford; Showtime

EPISODIC COMEDY

• “Career Day” (Modern Family), Written by Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh; ABC


• “Farm Strong” (Modern Family), Written by Elaine Ko; ABC


• WINNER: “Hogcock!” (30 Rock), Written by Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock; NBC


• “Lesbian Request Denied” (Orange Is the New Black), Written by Sian Heder; Netflix


• “Leslie and Ben” (Parks and Recreation), Written by Michael Schur & Alan Yang; NBC


• “Pilot” (Orange Is the New Black), Teleplay by Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan; Netflix

LONG FORM – ADAPTED

• Killing Kennedy, Written by Kelly Masterson, Based on the book by Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard; National Geographic


• WINNER: Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight, Written by Shawn Slovo, Based on the book by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace; HBO

ANIMATION

• WINNER: “A Test Before Trying” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox


• “Game of Tones” (Futurama), Written by Michael Rowe; Comedy Central


• “Hardly Kirk-ing” (The Simpsons), Written by Tom Gammill & Max Pross; Fox


• “Murder on the Planet Express” (Futurama), Written by Lew Morton; Comedy Central


• “Saturday Morning Fun Pit” (Futurama), Written by Patric M. Verrone; Comedy Central


• “Yolo” (The Simpsons), Written by Michael Nobori; Fox

COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES

• WINNER: The Colbert Report, Writers: Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Dan Guterman, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Bobby Mort, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner; Comedy Central


• Conan, Writers: Jose Arroyo, Andres du Bouchet, Scott Chernoff, Deon Cole, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Scott Gairdner, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Conan O'Brien, Matt O'Brien, Jesse Popp, Andy Richter, Brian Stack, Mike Sweeney; TBS


• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Head Writer: Tim Carvell; Writers: Rory Albanese, Steve Bodow, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, J.R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart; Comedy Central


• Jimmy Kimmel Live, Writers: Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Bess Kalb, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Loveness, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Danny Ricker, Rick Rosner; ABC


• Portlandia, Writers: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley; IFC


• Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Seth Meyers, Colin Jost; Writers: James Anderson, Alex Baze, Neil Casey, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Joe Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Mike O’Brien, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker; NBC Universal

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

• Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas, Head Writers: Jay Martel, Ian Roberts; Writers: Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders; NBC