Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017

So another award show is just around the corner and of course I must give out my predictions for the show.

SAG 2017:

Italics- My Guess
Bold- Winner

Film

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role 

Casey Affleck- Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield- Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling- La La Land
Viggo Mortensen- Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington- Fences

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Amy Adams- Arrival
Emily Blunt- The Girl on the Train
Natalie Portman- Jackie 
Emma Stone- La La Land
Meryl Streep- Florence Foster Jenkins

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Mahershala Ali- Moonlight
Jeff Bridges- Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant- Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges- Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel- Lion

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Viola Davis- Fences
Naomie Harris- Moonlight
Nicole Kidman- Lion
Octavia Spencer- Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams- Manchester by the Sea

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Captain Fantastic
Fences
Hidden Figures
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Captain America: Civil War
Doctor Strange
Hacksaw Ridge
Jason Bourne
Nocturnal Animals

Television

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie 

Riz Ahmed- The Night Of 

Sterling K. Brown- The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story 

Bryan Cranston- All the Way

John Turturro- The Night Of

Courtney B. Vance- The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

Bryce Dallas Howard- Black Mirror

Felicity Huffman- American Crime

Audra McDonald- Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill

Sarah Paulson- The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story 

Kerry Washington- Confirmation 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown- This Is Us

Peter Dinklage- Game of Thrones

John Lithgow- The Crown

Rami Malek- Mr. Robot

Kevin Spacey- House of Cards 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Millie Bobby Brown- Stranger Things

Claire Foy- The Crown

Thandie Newton- Westworld

Winona Ryder- Stanger Things

Robin Wright- House of Cards

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson- Black-ish 

Tituss Burgess- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 

Ty Burrell- Modern Family

William H. Macy- Shameless

Jeffrey Tambor- Transparent 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Uzo Aduba- Orange is the New Black 

Jane Fonda- Grace & Frankie

Ellie Kemper- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Julia Louis-Dreyfus- Veep

Lily Tomlin- Grace & Frankie

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The Crown

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

Stranger Things 

Westworld 

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory 

Black-ish 

Modern Family

Orange Is the New Black

Veep

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series 

Daredevil 

Game of Thrones

Luke Cage

The Walking Dead

Westworld 

Golden Globes 2017

So here we go, award season begins with the Golden Globes (on Sunday) and I am really excited. January and February are the best months of the year, specifically because of award season. I look forward to it all year round and thoroughly enjoy watching them (even if they are 3+ hours). I just love the movies, the TV shows, the acting, and the stories. It's amazing what can be conveyed in a 2 hour movie or a 1 hour episode of a show. For every award show, I will be creating a list of who I think will win and then afterwards go through and see how well I did. So here we go:

Golden Globes 2017:

Italics- my guess
Bold- winner

Movies

Best Motion Picture- Drama

Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Motion Picture- Musical

20th Century Women
Deadpool
Florence Foster Jenkins
La La Land
Sing Street

Best Performance in a Motion Picture- Drama

Actor

Casey Affleck- Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton- Loving
Andrew Garfield- Hacksaw Ridge
Viggo Mortensen- Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington- Fences 

Actress

Amy Adams- Arrival
Jessica Chastain- Miss Sloane
Isabelle Huppert- Elle
Ruth Negga- Loving
Natalie Portman- Jackie

Best Performance in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy

Actor

Colin Farrell- The Lobster
Ryan Gosling- La La Land
Hugh Grant- Florence Foster Jenkins
Jonah Hill- War Dogs
Ryan Reynolds- Deadpool

Actress

Annette Bening- 20th Century Women
Lily Collins- Rules Don't Apply
Hailee Steinfeld- The Edge of Seventeen
Emma Stone- La La Land
Meryl Streep- Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture- Drama, Musical or Comedy

Actor

Mahershala Ali- Moonlight
Jeff Bridges- Hell or High Water
Simon Helberg- Florence Foster Jenkins
Dev Patel- Lion
Aaron Taylor-Johnson- Nocturnal Animals 

Actress

Viola Davis- Fences
Naomie Harris- Moonlight
Nicole Kidman- Lion
Octavia Spencer- Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams- Manchester by the Sea

Best Director

Damien Chazelle- La La Land
Tom Ford- Nocturnal Animals
Mel Gibson- Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins- Moonlight
Kenneth Lonegran- Manchester by the Sea

Best Screenplay

Damien Chazelle- La La Land
Tom Ford- Nocturnal Animals
Barry Jenkins- Moonlight
Kenneth Lonegran- Manchester by the Sea
Taylor Sheridan- Hell or High Water

Best Original Score

Nicholas Britell- Moonlight
Justin Hurwitz- La La Land
Johann Johannsson- Arrival
Dustin O'Halloran & Hauschka- Lion
Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams & Benjamin Wallfisch- Hidden Figures

Best Original Song

Can't Stop the Feeling- Trolls
City of Stars- La La Land
Faith- Sing
Gold- Gold
How Far I'll Go- Moana

Best Animated Feature Film

Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
Sing
Zootopia 

Television

Best Series 

Drama 

The Crown

Game of Thrones

Stranger Things

This Is Us

Westworld 

Musical or Comedy 

Atlanta 

Black-ish

Mozart in the Jungle 

Transparent

Veep 

Best Performance in a Television Series- Drama 

Actor

Rami Malek- Mr. Robot

Bob Odenkirk- Better Call Saul

Matthew Rhys- The Americans 

Live Schreiber- Ray Donovan

Billy Bob Thornton- Goliath 

Actress

Caitriona Balfe- Outlander

Claire Foy- The Crown

Keri Russell- The Americans

Winona Ryder- Stranger Things

Evan Rachel Wood- Westworld 

Best Performance in a Television Series- Musical or Comedy 

Actor 

Anthony Anderson- Black-ish 

Gael Garcia Bernal- Mozart in the Jungle 

Donald Glover- Atlanta

Nick Nolte- Graves

Jeffrey Tambor- Transparent 

Actress

Rachel Bloom- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Julia Louis-Dreyfus- Veep

Sarah Jessica Parker- Divorce

Issa Rae- Insecure

Gina Rodriguez- Jane the Virgin

Tracee Ellis Ross- Black-ish 

Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film

Actor

Riz Ahmed- The Night Of 

Bryan Cranston- All the Way

Tom Hiddelston- The Night Manager

John Turturro- The Night Of

Courtney B. Vance- The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Actress

Felicity Huffman- American Crime

Riley Keough- The Girlfriend Experience

Sarah Paulson- The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Charlotte Rampling- London Spy

Kerry Washington- Confirmation 

Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television

Supporting Actor 

Sterling K. Brown- The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Hugh Laurie- The Night Manager

John Lithgow- The Crown

Christian Slater- Mr. Robot

John Travolta- The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Supporting Actress

Olivia Colman- The Night Manager

Lena Headey- Game of Thrones

Chrissy Metz- This Is Us

Mandy Moore- This Is Us

Thandie Newton- Westworld 

Best Miniseries or Television Film

American Crime

The Dresser

The Night Manager

The Night Of

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

So now that the Golden Globes have ended award season has begun and the awards will be dished out. With the first award done and dusted it begins the domino effect of movies and TV shows that will be adorned with awards that will catapult shows into stardom and will cement the popularity of other shows. My score for this evening was:

10/24.

Definitely not a good start (lol) but of course award season is long and I always get better. I definitely enjoyed the show, specifically Meryl Streep's speech and her award. She so deserves everything good that has come to her and will come to her and her speech was so important.

Until next time...

Watercolour Map

Maps have always been a huge fascination for me. And now that I have actually travelled outside of North America, it made sense to get a map that would showcase the places I have travelled and the places I have yet to go. This watercolour map was a perfect gift for my sister, as it shows where we have been together and will show the places she will end up going, whether with me or without me. It is an amazing representation of the world we live in and it also demonstrates how big this world really is and how small we truly are.

2017 Award Season has Begun...

Award season officially began last night with the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles. 'La La Land' was the big winner taking home 8 awards. Quite a surprise for me as I didn't think the movie was good enough to see, obviously I was wrong and now I must go and see it.

As most people who read this blog know, I love my TV shows. However, I also love my movies. And award season, for both movies and TV shows is literally the best time of the year for me. December through February is the best time of the year and I always become so enveloped with award talk. This year I have taken it upon myself to watch every movie nominated and make education guesses for the culmination of the Oscars.

Tonight I will begin with Hacksaw Ridge, one it looks like a phenomenal movie and being a history buff, you automatically become a war buff as well.

Let the Awards begin!!

The Rock

Our families have been coming to this little rock island for almost an entire decade now. No matter how busy all of our lives have become we always manage to take one weekend off during the summer to get together for an amazing and unforgettable time. These weekends always consist of amazing food, laughter, story telling, and new memories. It's the little things. We always have an absolute riot when we are all together and this video is just a small indication of this. 

Music: Smooth by Florida Georgia Line 

Enjoy! 

Master's Decision

History is one long, epic adventure with battles to be fought, royal scandals to be gossiped about, wars to be waged, politics to be discussed, human rights to be protected, and stories to tell. It can be comic and tragic, and it exhibits the very best and the very worst of human nature. History is all about seemingly ordinary people doing extraordinary things, and that is why we all want to be remembered by it. And I think, one day history will remember them as well. History is one of the most fantastic things in this world. Everyone has a history and everything has a history. It is us historians who must look at these people and these items and find out what their history is and to write it down and bring it to light.

So, I have begun a new academic journey this year. I graduated last year with an HBA in History and this year I have taken on the daunting task of doing my masters. A lot of people have asked "what are you looking at?" or "what will your specialization be?" and for a majority of the time I really had no idea. I would always tell them I was interested in European history because a majority my family is from Europe and it's history spans a majority of the world. They have been everywhere and done everything imaginable. At first I was curious about monarchies, how they run, their institution, how they continue, why people may/may not like them. Granted I am still interested in monarchies, but not to the point where I would study them. But, I have recently watched a few documentaries on Netflix about British and Irish castles, and a new show called 'Outlander' that deals with Scotland. I have become increasingly interested with the history of all three of these countries and how they have continuously throughout history interconnected. Another issue that sparked my interest in furthering this study is that my grandmother's, on my father's side, family came from Ireland. They were farmers that moved from Ireland between 1847 and 1858 and moved to Canada. They moved because of persecution because of their Protestant faith and because Ireland did not have the land that the family needed to continue to farm. Obviously there were other reasons, but this is all I have found as of late. But now that I have this foundation in my studies, my trip to Ireland and Scotland in May has become even more important to me, because now I really get to see my roots.

I hope to one day find the original villages that my ancestors came from and see where they really came from. I find it to be the one thing I really want to do in the near future. I have found where some members of my grandmother's family have originally come from, but now the search must start for my grandfather's family. His family was from England and I know we have a family tree and I'm sure on it it states the village in which they first came from. I hope to go there one day and see exactly where they came from and maybe see the homes they might have lived in. One day I will find my family history, and my journey begins now.

On The Road Again

They say once you go on one trip to somewhere new, the travel bug bites and the urge to travel again never leaves you. For me, this is so true. The second I came home from Europe I began planning another trip back. I had a few choices on where I wanted to go. I knew I wanted to go back to Europe and travel the whole continent, but there are so many choices and places I have yet to be it made it difficult to try and narrow it down. There was Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and Spain and Portugal and Greece. The places are endless, but I eventually decided on Ireland and Scotland. My family is from Ireland so it is a way of me getting back to my roots but also I wanted to see what this beautiful country had to offer.

I've had friends and a couple of cousins go to both countries and every single one of them have said those were two of the countries they would 100% go back and visit. Not just because of the beautiful scenery but because of the people, the locals were so friendly and amazing to be around. They told stories about the history of Ireland and I have heard nothing about good things. I cannot wait to experience these two beautiful countries and of course to come back and visit again.

I feel like the photos you see online everywhere of both countries, of course they are beautiful, but they just do not do the countries justice. It's also very different to experience it yourself rather than just seeing the photos. As I realized earlier this year, its the emotions you feel when you are there and the way you see it through your own eyes. It's the stories you come back with and the experience and the memories and the photos you took yourself. That is what travelling is for and I cannot wait to continue my travels through Europe!