The increasingly star-studded TV movie/miniseries categories have found themselves looking more like the Oscar nominations than the actual
Oscar nominations did this year, with the likes of Ellen Burstyn, Laura Linney, Helen Mirren, Alfre Woodard, Jessica Lange, Sigourney Weaver, Imelda Staunton, Al Pacino, Michael Douglas, Matt Damon and James Cromwell — each and every one of them either Oscar winners or
nominees — all nominees.
HBO’s Steven Soderbergh-directed Liberace biopic “Behind The Candelabra” has all the makings of a frontrunner here (it was official competition at Cannes, no less), though Jane Campion’s “Top of the Lake” and the third edition of “American Horror Story” could all do quite well too.
The nominations and the predictions:
Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
American Horror Story: Asylum • FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
Behind The Candelabra • HBO • Jerry Weintraub Productions in association with HBO Films
The Bible • HISTORY • LightWorkers Media and Hearst Productions for History
Phil Spector • HBO • Levinson/Fontana Productions in association with HBO Films
Political Animals • USA • Berlanti Productions and Laurence Mark Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television
Top Of The Lake • Sundance Channel • A See-Saw Films production in
association with Screen Australia, Screen NSW and Fulcrum Media Finance
for BBC Two, Sundance Channel, UKTV and BBC Worldwide
Will Win: Behind The Candelabra
Could Win: Top of The Lake
Should Win: Top of The Lake
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Behind The Candelabra • HBO • Jerry Weintraub Productions in association with HBO Films
Michael Douglas as Liberace
Behind The Candelabra • HBO • Jerry Weintraub Productions in association with HBO Films
Matt Damon as Scott Thorson
The Girl • HBO • Warner Bros. Entertainment, GmbH/Moonlighting and BBC in association with HBO Films and Wall to Wall Media
Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock
Parade’s End • HBO • A Mammoth Screen Production, Trademark Films,
BBC Worldwide and Lookout Point in association with HBO Miniseries and
the BBC
Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens
Phil Spector • HBO • Levinson/Fontana Productions in association with HBO Films
Al Pacino as Phil Spector
Will Win: Michael Douglas
Could Win: Matt Damon
Should Win: Matt Damon
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
American Horror Story: Asylum • FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
Jessica Lange as Sister Jude Martin
The Big C: Hereafter • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Sony Pictures
Television, Perkins Street Productions, Farm Kid, Original Film
Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison
Phil Spector • HBO • Levinson/Fontana Productions in association with HBO Films
Helen Mirren as Linda Kenney-Baden
Political Animals • USA • Berlanti Productions and Laurence Mark Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television
Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish Hammond
Top Of The Lake • Sundance Channel • A See-Saw Films production in
association with Screen Australia, Screen NSW and Fulcrum Media Finance
for BBC Two, Sundance Channel, UKTV and BBC Worldwide
Elisabeth Moss as Robin
Will Win: Elisabeth Moss
Could Win: Jessica Lange
Should Win: Elisabeth Moss
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
American Horror Story: Asylum • FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
James Cromwell as Dr. Arthur Arden
American Horror Story: Asylum • FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Thredson
Behind The Candelabra • HBO • Jerry Weintraub Productions in association with HBO Films
Scott Bakula as Bob Black
The Big C: Hereafter • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Sony Pictures
Television, Perkins Street Productions, Farm Kid, Original Film
John Benjamin Hickey as Sean
Top Of The Lake • Sundance Channel • A See-Saw Films production in
association with Screen Australia, Screen NSW and Fulcrum Media Finance
for BBC Two, Sundance Channel, UKTV and BBC Worldwide
Peter Mullan as Matt
Will Win: James Cromwell
Could Win: Peter Mullan
Should Win: Peter Mullan
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
American Horror Story: Asylum • FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters
The Girl • HBO • Warner Bros. Entertainment, GmbH/Moonlighting and BBC
in association with HBO Films and Wall to Wall Media
Imelda Staunton as Alma Hitchcock
Political Animals • USA • Berlanti Productions and Laurence Mark Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television
Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish Worthington
Restless • Sundance Channel • Endor Productions in association with Sundance Channel for BBC One
Charlotte Rampling as Sally Gilmartin
Steel Magnolias • Lifetime • Sony Pictures Television in association with Lifetime
Alfre Woodard as Ouiser
Will Win: Sarah Paulson
Could Win: Alfre Woodard
Should Win: Sarah Paulsom
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