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The 2011 Annual Screen Actors Guild awards

The 17th Annual (2011) Screen Actors Guild awards ceremony has come and gone…   After watching, for me there were no real surprises.  If you’ve seen Temple Grandin, Claire Danes win was no surprise.  If you’ve seen The Fighter, Christian Bale or Melissa Leo‘s win was no surprise at all.  Or if you were like me, and watch Boardwalk Empire on HBO, again no surprises there.  All these and the other winners deserve the wins tonight.

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Outstanding Performance’s

  • by a Cast in a Motion Picture: The King’s Speech
  • by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
  • by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
  • by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale, The Fighter
  • by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
  • by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
  • by an Ensemble in a TV Comedy Series: Modern Family
  • by a Female Actor in a TV Comedy Series: Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
  • by a Male Actor in a TV Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
  • by a Female Actor in a movie Supporting Role: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
  • by an Ensemble in a TV Drama Series: Boardwalk Empire
  • by a Female Actor in a TV Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
  • by a Male Actor in a TV Drama Series: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

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Temple Grandin movie poster, with Clair Danes

This is the second movie review of the HBO movie Temple Grandin on Brusimm.com.  As unusual as it may seem, though Tim wrote a great piece about the movie, I just saw it and could not in good faith not say something.  It was that moving, plus I’ve written this so this second piece complements Tim’s and thus, they go hand-in-hand.

Claire Danes in Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin is a moving drama about the woman herself, Temple Grandin, played exquisitely by Claire Danes.  Ms. Grandin is autistic and we follow her from youth to her adult life as she struggles with her condition of Autism.  But it’s not the Autism itself she struggles with, but the people around her who don’t understand her.

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The 2010 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards: The List of Winners

August 30, 2010

Sunday night saw the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on NBC. In addition to a previously announced 74 categories on August 21st for programs and individual acheivements, Sunday night’s telecast covered the 26 primary categories.

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Temple Grandin on HBO, A Retrospect

February 9, 2010

The HBO drama Temple Grandin, based on the life of Dr. Temple Grandin and her books “Emergence” and “Thinking in Pictures” has set the bar for motion pictures made for television. Just like HBO’s 2010 Golden Globe and 2009 Emmy winner Grey Gardens, it is sure to grab a nomination if not the win. Claire [...]

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