Orange is the New Black, Fargo Dominate Critics’ Choice for Best TV of the Year
What a difference a year makes for the Critics’ Choice Television Awards, the 4rd annual edition of which was held June 19 at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. It was the first time in its short history that the awardscast was televised, broadcast live on the East Coast on the CW Network and tape-delayed on the West at 8 p.m. That meant that instead of last year’s 2 ½...
Billy Bob Thornton Tells All About the Killer End of FX’s Fargo
The 1996 Coen brothers film “Fargo” made about $60 million at the box office — its production budget was $7 million — and won two Academy Awards, for best original screenplay and best actress for its star, Frances McDormand. Over the years, its cult status has become more and more entrenched. So much so that the film was used as the inspiration for FX’s just-concluded 10-part series using the same title, with the...
Hot, Funny Women and Funny, Hot Guys at the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards
Before she was in outer space with George Clooney, Sandra Bullock shared the screen with the likes of other leading men like Hugh Grant, Keanu Reeves and Matthew McConaughey. So it was with great delight that all three of those major movie stars were on hand in order to hand Ms. Bullock her “mantler” trophy at the 2014 Spike TV Guys Choice Awards for her “Decade of Hotness.” Or as the Oscar-winning actress herself asked, which decade?...
Most Exciting New TV Shows Honored by Critics’ Choice
Some of them you may have already seen, like AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire and Showtime’s Penny Dreadful. But the rest are coming soon to a screen near you soon. These are the just-announced television programs being honored as the Critics’ Choice Television Awards for Most Exciting New Series: · Extant – CBS · Gotham – FOX · Halt and Catch Fire – AMC · The Leftovers – HBO · Outlander...
Critics’ Choice TV Awards Nominations are Out, FX and HBO Lead the Pack
Nominations were just revealed by The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) for the 4th annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Cable net FX leads the fray with 19 nominations, followed by HBO with 18 nods for the honors that will be handed out June 19. Topping the list of nominated series are The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Fargo (FX), The Good Wife (CBS), Masters of Sex (Showtime) and The Normal Heart (HBO) with five...
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