Archive for the ‘Awards’ Category

Most of you will already know by now, but unfortunately Michael Sheen did not win his nominated category of Lead Actor in a miniseries, at the Primetime Emmy’s last night.

I think I can say for us all that we are bitterly disappointed but he was in a category with some extremely talented and strong candidates. I think most people would struggle to beat the winner, Al Pacino, in an awards race.   This year was just not his time.

If you would like to view the full results you can download them HERE.

BAFTA/LA will honour Michael Sheen at its 2010 Brittania Awards along with fellow Brit, and Writer/Director of “Inception”, Christopher Nolan.

The ceremony, held in Los Angeles on 4 November, with Stephen Fry acting as Master of Ceremonies, will bestow their Best Artist award on Michael.

BAFTA chairman Nigel Lythgoe said

We could not be more delighted about our first honorees of this year’s Brittania Awards, representing two outstanding British talents.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles will announce 3 more honourees in the coming months.

The Britannia Award is BAFTA/LA’s highest accolade, a celebration of achievement honoring individuals and companies who have dedicated their careers or corporate missions to advancing the entertainment arts.

Today the final nominations for the 62nd Primetime Emmy awards were announced by Sofia Vergara and Joel McHale and Michael has been shortlisted! The Special Relationship received a total of 5 nominations.

• Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie – Michael Sheen (Tony Blair)
• Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie – Dennis Quaid (Bill Clinton)
• Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie – Hope Davis (Hilary Clinton)
• Outstanding Made For Television Movie – The Special Relationship
• Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special – Peter Morgan (The Special Relationship

The Awards will air live on August 29 (8-11 p.m. EST) on NBC and will originate from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, and hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

The nominations for the 62nd Primetime Emmy nominations will be announced tomorrow at 5:35am (PDT)  from the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in Los Angeles by Sofia Vergara and Joel McHale.

That it 13:35 in the UK. Keep your eyes peeled on their website (Emmys.com) as they will be streaming the announcement live.

There is a hope that Michael will be nominated,  in fact he could potentially be nominated in several categories.

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (30 Rock)
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (The Special Relationship)

Also, his co-stars & recent project The Special Relationship could be  shortlisted for a few categories.

Outstanding Made For Television Movie
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Dennis Quaid)
Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Richard Loncraine)
Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Peter Morgan)
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Hope Davis & Helen McCrory)

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards will air on August 29 (8-11 p.m. EST) on NBC and will originate from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles,  hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

Today at 13:30 (GMT) the nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were released and once again, our man Michael Sheen has been passed over.

Lots of websites and news groups have been listing Michael Sheen as a potential nominee for Best Actor for his performance in The Damned United.

The film Damned United and Michael’s performance have been receiving a lot of award attention.

Michael has already won GQ’s Actor of the Year, and Best Film Actor at the Variety Club Awards. Michael was nominated for Best Actor by International Press Academy, but sadly the award went to Jeremy Renner.

The Damned United received a nomination by the South Bank Show awards, but lost to Fish Tank. Both the Damned United and Michael were Long Listed by the BAFTAs, but despite favourable media opinion were sadly not short listed.

Sadly neither Michael nor The Damned United were nominated for a Golden Globe.

The Academy Awards, or Oscars, represent the pinnacle of the award season. It is a prestigious award, despite being one voted for by Academy members, and not the viewing public.

It appears to be that awards based on the vote of  the ticket-buying theatre goers then Michael, and indeed The Damned United, are receiving the nominations and awards this performance deserves. On the other hand, those awards like the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and The Academy Awards that are voted by a committee of board members fail to represent the opinion of the viewing public, and repeatedly discount those films and performances that are watched, loved and appreciated by the people that matter… the audience.

The Academy Awards presentation will take place on Sunday March 7th. You can view the full list of nominees here.