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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

2019 Tony Awards nominations: Full list in all 26 categories by Paul Sheehan

Nominations for the 73rd annual Tony Awards were announced on April 30 by two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth (“Sweet Charity,” “Chicago”) and three-time nominee Brandon Victor Dixon.…

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2019 Tony Awards nominations: ‘Hadestown’ leads with 14, ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ has 12, ‘The Ferryman’ and ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ at 9 e by Paul Sheehan

Two new musicals  – “Hadestown” and “Ain’t Too Proud” — lead the Tony Awards nominations with 14 and 12 bids respectively. Not surprisingly, they are the frontrunners for Best…

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Monday, April 29, 2019

2019 Tonys predictions: Complete odds for 73nd annual Tony Awards nominations by Paul Sheehan

Looking for a handy cheat sheet before entering your predictions for the 2019 Tony Awards nominations? The nominations will be announced on April 30 with the ceremony set for June 9. Take a …

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

James Corden to host 2019 Tony Awards on June 9 by Paul Sheehan

Three years after making his Emmy-winning debut as the host of the Tony Awards, James Corden is returning to preside over these top theater honors. The June 9 ceremony from Radio City Music …

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Monday, February 18, 2019

‘The Voice’ returns on February 25 with new coach John Legend joining Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton for season 16 [WATCH] by Paul Sheehan

“The Voice” season 16 premiere is February 25 on NBC. This two-hour long episode starts at 8:00 pm ET/PT and 7:00 pm CT and is the first of six devoted to the blind audition stag…

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Sunday, February 17, 2019

Bradley Cooper will sing ‘Shallow’ in own voice at Oscars, not as ‘A Star is Born’ character Jackson Maine by Paul Sheehan

Bradley Cooper spent months training his voice before he sang in “A Star is Born.” But when he sings “Shallow” on the Oscars on February 24, he intends to use his own…

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2019 Oscars guild awards scorecard: ‘A Star is Born’ finally gets on board with makeup win but loses sound mixing to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Paul Sheehan

It took till the last weekend of guild awards season but “A Star is Born” finally picked up a prize at the Makeup and Hair Styling Awards on Saturday, February 16. This win for b…

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2019 Cinema Audio Society Awards: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ wins over ‘A Star is Born’ by Paul Sheehan

The Cinema Audio Society Awards put us on notice that “A Star is Born” may not be the Academy Awards frontrunner for Best Sound Mixing that we think it is. Bradley Cooper‘s…

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

‘The Masked Singer’ judges defend dumb guesses like Lady Gaga and Judge Judy by Paul Sheehan

Admit it. One of the main reasons you watch “The Masked Singer” is to feel smarter than the panel. The four judges — Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin…

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Sunday, February 10, 2019

Lady Gaga, you were right to skip BAFTAs for Grammys but should have made Bradley Cooper come too by Paul Sheehan

Lady Gaga is expected to win four Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 10), including her first in the prestigious general field. She is predicted to take home both Record and Song of the Year …

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Monday, February 4, 2019

‘A Star is Born’: Will Lady Gaga break the Oscar curse? by Paul Sheehan

Bradley Cooper‘s remake of “A Star is Born” has reaped bids with 12 of the 13 guilds that hand out awards but has yet to win with any of the six heard from so far. Cooper w…

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Sunday, January 27, 2019

Oh no! ‘A Star is Born’ could set record for most SAG Awards losses by Paul Sheehan

“A Star is Born” heads into Sunday’s SAG Awards with a leading four nominations for stars Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, supporting actor Sam Elliott and its entire ensemble…

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Saturday, January 26, 2019

‘A Star Is Born’ could win a record 4 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday by Paul Sheehan

“A Star Is Born” heads into Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards with a leading four nominations. If it wins all four of those races — for the leading performances of …

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

‘A Star is Born’ got 8 Oscar nominations, but how many Academy Awards will it win? by Paul Sheehan

“A Star is Born” got eight Oscar nominations with Bradley Cooper sharing in three of those for producing, writing and acting in this remake of the Hollywood classic. Lady Gaga re…

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Sunday, January 20, 2019

2019 Oscars: ‘A Star is Born’ will get 11 Academy Awards nominations, but how many will it win? by Paul Sheehan

“A Star is Born” will lead with the most Oscar nominations on Tuesday (Jan. 22). We’re predicting that Bradley Cooper‘s remake of this Hollywood classic will reap 11 …

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Friday, January 18, 2019

2019 Oscars guild awards scorecard: ‘A Star is Born’ ends up at 12 for 13, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ in second by Paul Sheehan

We just heard from the Motion Picture Sound Editors society with their nominees for the best of the year. These maestros of sound were the last of the 13 guilds and societies to weigh in wit…

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

2019 Oscars guild awards scorecard: ‘A Star is Born’ now 11 for 12 after missing visual effects nomination, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ moves up to se by Paul Sheehan

We just heard from the Visual Effects Society with their nominees for the best of the year. These wizards of wonder were the 12th of 13 guilds and societies to weigh in with their choices fo…

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Thursday, January 10, 2019

2019 Costume Designers Guild Awards nominations: Oscar frontrunner ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘A Star is Born’ … by Paul Sheehan

Four of our five predicted nominees for Best Costume Design at the Oscars — “Black Panther,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “…

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Glenn Close just moved past Lady Gaga to claim first place in our Best Actress Oscar odds by Paul Sheehan

Before she won at the Globes on Sunday, Glenn Close was stuck in third place on our Best Actress Oscar chart. She was way behind the frontrunner Lady Gaga (“A Star is Born”) and …

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

2019 Oscars guild awards scorecard: ‘A Star is Born’ now 8 for 8 with nominations by Paul Sheehan

“A Star is Born” maintained its perfect track record with the guild awards by reaping a bid from the Cinema Audio Society for Best Sound Mixing on Tuesday. The CAS was the eighth…

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2019 Cinema Audio Society Awards nominations: Oscar frontrunner ‘A Star is Born’ plus ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘First Man’ … by Paul Sheehan

The Cinema Audio Society Awards nominees for Best Sound Mixing are: “Black Panther,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “First Man,” “A Quiet Place” and …

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Monday, January 7, 2019

2019 Oscars guild awards scorecard: ‘A Star is Born’ is 7 for 7 with nominations by Paul Sheehan

We’ve now heard from six of the guilds — actors, art directors, cinematographers, film editors, producers and writers — as well as the casting directors with their nominees…

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Monday, December 31, 2018

Will Lady Gaga & Sam Elliott become lucky 7th Best Actress/Best Supporting Actor winners from the same film? by Paul Sheehan

Last year, Frances McDormand won her second Best Actress Oscar for her searing performance as grieving mother Mildred Hayes in Martin McDonagh‘s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing…

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Sunday, December 30, 2018

‘A Star is Born’ to make Golden Globes history with wins for Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper by Paul Sheehan

Bradley Cooper‘s remake of “A Star is Born” is predicted to make Golden Globe history on January 6 by sweeping the awards on the drama side. Lady Gaga is tipped to take …

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Saturday, December 29, 2018

‘Shallow’ will make Lady Gaga 14th woman to win Best Original Song Oscar and bring male total to 146 by Paul Sheehan

Lady Gaga is all but certain to win at least one Oscar on Feb. 24 as part of the team that wrote the song “Shallow.” She sings the smash hit in “A Star is Born” and i…

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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

‘A Star is Born’ will make Oscar history if it wins 3 acting awards and Best Picture by Paul Sheehan

“A Star is Born” is predicted to win three of the four acting awards and Best Picture at the Oscars. We expect that leads Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper as well as supporting playe…

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Friday, December 21, 2018

Lady Gaga would be 5th woman to win two Oscars in one night by Paul Sheehan

Of the 63 people who have gone home with at least two Oscars on the same evening, only four of them have been women. Lady Gaga could well become the fifth woman to make history at the Academ…

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Lady Gaga looks like lock for Best Original Song Oscar for ‘Shallow’ from ‘A Star is Born’ by Paul Sheehan

Lady Gaga is all but certain to win at least one Oscar for “A Star is Born”: Best Original Song for “Shallow.” While she faces some stiff competition for Best Actress…

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

‘A Star is Born’ will make Golden Globes history with wins for Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper by Paul Sheehan

Bradley Cooper‘s version of “A Star is Born” will make Golden Globes history by sweeping the awards on the drama side. While Cooper is likely to lose the Best Director race…

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Monday, December 17, 2018

2019 Oscars scorecard: Dallas critics are won over by ‘A Star is Born,’ Christian Bale, Olivia Colman … by Paul Sheehan

The Dallas-Ft. Worth critics echoed the sentiment of their St. Louis counterparts by naming “A Star is Born” as the Best Picture of the year. But that was the only prize that the…

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2019 Oscars scorecard: ‘A Star is Born’ wins over St. Louis critics, Ethan Hawke and Regina King move further ahead by Paul Sheehan

The St. Louis Film Critics Assn. (SFCA) named Bradley Cooper‘s “A Star is Born” as the Best Picture of the year. Alfonso Cuaron‘s”Roma,” which has dominat…

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