Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot #3: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Is “The Film We Need Now,” ‘Vice’ “Kind of a Miss”
A male PR branch member talks about being "so happy" for Richard E. Grant, the "elaborate and beautifully realized" costumes of 'Black Panther' and why his best supporting actress vote went to Emma Stone.
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Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot #2: Bradley Cooper “Perfect,” ‘Green Book’ “Retrograde and Borderline Offensive”
A female sound branch member of the Academy gives her brutally honest Oscar ballot for the 2019 show.
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Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot #1: ‘Roma’ Just an “Expensive Home Movie,” “About F—ing Time” for Spike Lee
A director casts his vote for 'BlacKkKlansman' and "genius" Spike Lee, and doesn't buy Lady Gaga for "a single moment" — and by the way, he's not watching ABC's hostless, "idiotic" show.
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Brutally Honest Emmy Ballot: ‘Westworld’ Incomprehensible, ‘The Crown’ “Not My Cup of Tea”
A TV producer reveals his Emmy ballot, including a soft spot for FX's departing 'The Americans' and how "the Netflix factor" boosted 'Godless': "I love not having to get off my ass."
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Brutally Honest Emmy Ballot #2: Aziz Ansari Is “Unbearable,” ‘Better Call Saul’ Is “A Small Show”
A member of the TV Academy's writers peer group makes the case for 'Atlanta' as best comedy and why his pick for best drama, 'This Is Us,' should be shown in schools.
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Emmy Voter Reveals Brutally Honest Ballot: ‘Westworld’ Is “Pretentious Bullshit,” ‘This Is Us’ Had Me “in Tears”
An anonymous member of the TV Academy makes his case for 'Fargo' and 'Silicon Valley,' and explains why 'Atlanta' just "isn't funny, at least to an old white guy like me."
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Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot #6: “Fell In Love With” Taraji P. Henson, “Turned Off” ’20th Century Women’
An anonymous member of the directors branch shares Oscar picks.
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Brutally Honest Ballot #5: “Loved Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling Together,” “Gimme a Break” About ‘Arrival’
An anonymous member of the actors branch shares Oscar picks.
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Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot #4: ‘Moonlight’ “Everything I Think An Oscar Picture Should Be,” ‘La La Land’ “A Piece of Shit”
An anonymous member of the executives branch shares Oscar picks.
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Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot #2: ‘La La Land’ “Felt a Little Light,” Barry Jenkins “Is Really a Poet”
The anonymous views of a member of the public relations branch who — this season, anyway — is not associated with any of the nominees.
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Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot #3: Denzel Washington “Talks Too Much,” ‘La La Land’ “Transported Me”
An anonymous member of the producers branch reveals Oscar picks.
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Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot #2: ‘La La Land’ “Felt a Little Light,” Barry Jenkins “Is Really a Poet”
The anonymous views of a member of the public relations branch who — this season, anyway — is not associated with any of the nominees.
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