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99.5 The River: ‘Jesus’, Oscar Shorts

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On today’s 99.5 The River segment, I review “Jesus Revolution”, preview “Cocaine Bear” and share details on the Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts and Sunday’s SAG Awards. —————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of […]
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Awards Season Calendar for ’22 to ’23

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This awards season won’t be quite as long as last year, which wasn’t quite as long as the year before. Everything ends with the Oscars. In 2020, The Academy Awards was earlier than ever: February 9th. That turned-out to be a blessing considering the entertainment world completely shut down on March 13th. For the 2021 […]
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27th Annual SAG Awards Predictions

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The 27th Annual SAG Awards ceremony is a week away. It’s only for an hour, will be pre-taped, air on Easter Sunday at 9pmET (on TBS & TNT) and will NOT have a host or Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. But let’s look at the positives: the show will still honor some incredible performances from the […]
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Awards Season Scorecard So Far

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We’re officially through Awards Season Nominations Part 1! The triple-header of Critics Choice Association, Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Screen Actors Guild all have announced their nominees. So far, opening odds for the Golden Globes have been released, but I have not seen odds for the other two awards shows. Here’s a look at where […]
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LCJ’s 2019 SAG Awards Predictions

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1/27 UPDATE: Emily Blunt (“A Quiet Place”) becomes one of just a few people to be a SAG individual film acting winner and not receive an Oscar nomination. Her win is easily a highlight of the night. Mahershala Ali (“Green Book”) solidifies his chances for a 2nd Supporting Actor Oscar in just 3 years. Rami […]
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Let’s Be Blunt About SAG Double Nominees

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Emily Blunt is a double individual Screen Actors Guild Awards film nominee this year for Lead Actress (“Mary Poppins Returns”) and Supporting Actress (“A Quiet Place”). Blunt has been nominated by the Screen Actors Guild before, for her work in “The Girl in the Train”. But she has still yet to hear her name called […]
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2019 SAG Awards Nominations React

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One of the top awards shows is celebrating 25 years this January. It’s time for my SAG Awards Nominations React: Emily Blunt is a DOUBLE nominee: she’s up for Lead Actress for “Mary Poppins Returns” and Supporting Actress for “A Quiet Place”. Her husband John Krasinski is also a Lead Actor in a Drama series […]
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2018 SAG Awards Recap

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First-ever SAG Awards host Kristen Bell opened the show with a brief monologue: a couple jokes, a few important statements and a not-too-early “Frozen 2” plug. She and Maya Rudolph then presented the first award of the night. Bell appeared a few more times during the night, including with a well-written bit midway through featuring […]
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2018 SAG Awards Predictions

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Here are My Predictions for this Sunday’s 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Stunt Ensemble SHOULD WIN: “Wonder Woman” WILL WIN: “Wonder Woman” COULD WIN: Any other movie in the category There’s been a lot of love and support for “Wonder Woman”, which earned Best Action Movie honors at the Critics Choice Awards. Fellow […]
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My Take on the SAG Awards Nominations

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Best Ensemble: “The Big Sick”, “Get Out”, “Lady Bird”, “Mudbound” and “Three Billboards”. “The Post” gets snubbed completely and “The Shape of Water” gets snubbed in this category. Best Actor: Denzel Washington gets in over Tom Hanks. And Daniel Kaluuya gets in over Daniel Day-Lewis. They join Chalet, Franco and Oldman. Best Actress: Meryl Streep […]
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