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    Dev FSam Barsanti
    12/06/17 5:03pm

    M’eh.

    1. The Shape of Water seems overrepresented. It’s a great example of a high skill, low difficulty movie: it’s visually stunning and well acted, but underneath it all is a pretty by-the-numbers fantasy romance / morality play. Pan’s Labyrinth it ain’t.

    2. Nothing for The Leftovers? Really? It wasn’t just the most stunning dramatic series of the year, it was one of the best final seasons of any show of the new Peak TV age. An unforgivable snub.

    3. Also snubbed: The Americans (even in a frustratingly low-key season, it does more with its characters than an epic action-drama like Game of Thrones could even dream of); Sean Baker for directing The Florida Project; Noah Schnapp for Stranger Things.

    4. Seriously, guys, Game of Thrones is fun, but it’s not really all that good. Nor, unfortunately, is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which starts out strong, clear-eyed and raw, but devolves into a violent, incoherent mess.

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      Belly Button Lint ConnoisseurDev F
      12/06/17 5:22pm

      I too am disappointed by Sean Baker’s snub. The Florida Project is one of the best films of the year, and Baker’s audacious and risky ending is inspired.

      But also, where the hell is the Best Comedy Series nomination for The Good Place?

      Kristen Bell and Ted Danson both get nominations, but the show itself gets snubbed?

      For Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory?

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      Dev FBelly Button Lint Connoisseur
      12/06/17 5:42pm

      Crap, I didn’t even think to check the comedy nominees; I just assumed it would be The Good Place plus a bunch of shows I don’t care about. Yeah, that’s another huge snub.

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    Carioca LDNSam Barsanti
    12/06/17 5:52pm

    Wait one motherforking minute!

    So the actress playing Francesca from Master of None - who really shouldn’t be on anybody’s radar for this year’s best supporting performances - is taking up a spot on the list while The Good Place’s D’Arcy Carden and Crazy Ex Girlfriend’s Donna Lynne Champlin go unrecognised!

    Somebody royally forked up!

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      ShrewsberryCarioca LDN
      12/07/17 10:01am

      I thought the actress who played Francesca did a good job though. Ofcourse, I’m one of the few people that really liked her storyline with Dev.

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      Carioca LDNShrewsberry
      12/07/17 10:31am

      Yeah, maybe I’m being unfair to the actress - when it’s actually the character/isation that was so eye-roll inducing for me. “Come, let’s kiss through the glass”.

      But can you compare any of her scenes to this:

      or this:

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    Carioca LDNSam Barsanti
    12/06/17 5:43pm

    Someone needs to let these poor uninformed critics know that Crazy Ex Girlfriend is a show that exists ...

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      ShrewsberryCarioca LDN
      12/06/17 5:56pm

      And The Leftovers!!! (Or it did)

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    Belly Button Lint ConnoisseurSam Barsanti
    12/06/17 5:12pm

    Here’s a weird little quirk of the categories for the Critic’s Choice Awards:

    Much like the Golden Globes, The Critic’s Choice Awards have a separate category for Actors and Actresses in a comedy. However, unlike the Golden Globes, other Best Actor/Actress awards aren’t open only to Dramas.

    So Margot Robbie, James Franco, Saoirse Ronan and Tiffany Hadish all received two nominations for one performance.


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    Gabriel ChaseSam Barsanti
    12/06/17 7:43pm

    That limited series actress list is great. Every single one would make a deserving winner.

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    axlroseSam Barsanti
    12/06/17 4:55pm

    *crickets*

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