Tom O'Neil: Oscars Uproar over Best Unpopular Picture

  [GoldDerby]( News & Prediction Updates Aug 09, 2018   [[Tom O'Neil on Oscars shame: OMG, who wants to win Best Unpopular Picture?]( Yeah, yeah, we know: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences means no insult by creating the ridiculous new category of Best Popular Picture, but it will soon deal an inevitable slap at whatever ends up winning the main Best Picture race at the Oscars in the future. By inference, that champ will be derided by cynics as the year's Best Unpopular Picture. Of course, the academy will permit popular films to compete for both categories just... [Read More »]( [Top 13 sassiest forum reactions to Academy Awards changes: 'The Oscars deserve a Razzie for this']( "The Oscars deserve a Razzie for this," writes Gold Derby reader DaKardii in our movie forums in response to the controversial Oscar rule changes that were announced on Wednesday. That comment … [Read More »]( [[Be careful who you spar with in Gold Derby's famous forums! You may be battling your favorite celebrity or director!]( More than 5,000 Hollywood insiders lurk in our message boards every day, expressing their strong views while hiding beyond typical user names like "#1 Hitchcock Fan" or "Handmaid's Rocks" that don't reveal their identity. [Read More »]( [[Some Emmy Experts say Yvonne Strahovski ('The Handmaid's Tale') could take down evil Aunt Lydia]( Ann Dowd ('The Handmaid's Tale') is the defending Emmy champ for Best Drama Supporting Actress for playing the sinister Aunt Lydia, but this year some of our Experts think she could be upset by her co-star Yvonne Strahovski. [Read More »]( [[But the bulk of Emmy Experts are still betting on Ann Dowd to repeat]( So far we've polled 17 Expert journalists for their Emmy predictions, and 9 of them still say it will be Ann Dowd who wins for the second year in a row for 'Handmaid's Tale.' [Read More »]( [[Gold Derby's Paul Sheehan had the highest Emmy predictions score among Editors in 2017, so who is he picking now?]( Paul Sheehan correctly predicted 85% of last year's Emmy winners. Now he thinks 'The Handmaid's Tale' will repeat as Best Drama Series, but Claire Foy ('The Crown') will pull off an upset for Best Drama Actress. [Read More »]( [[Check out our exclusive interviews with Emmy nominees Carol Burnett, Tituss Burgess, Michelle Wolf and many more]( We've been chatting with this year's top contenders for Emmys, both in front of and behind the camera. Find out what they have to say about their latest nominations. [Read More »]( [Megan Mullally ('Will and Grace') on her 'gut feeling' about show's return and teasing Season 10 [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]]( "I wasn't expecting to be nominated quite frankly," admits Megan Mullally about her recent Emmy nomination as Best Comedy Supporting Actress for "Will and Grace." During the show's original run… [Read More »]( [Jennifer Fox ('The Tale' director): Our HBO film 'is really meant to change the world' [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]]( "I hope and feel that it's a work of art and craft, but it's also a film that is really meant to change the world," says Jennifer Fox, the director/writer/producer of "The Tale," which dramatiz… [Read More »]( [[Share the joy! Sign up your friends and colleagues to get this urgent, free Gold Derby newsletter]( No other media source pools the Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys and Grammys and Tonys predictions of Hollywood's leading experts. Click here to add subscribers ... [Read More »]( [GoldDerby] This email was sent to {EMAIL} by GoldDerby. Please add email@email.goldderby.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the [Preferences Center]( to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Copyright © 2018 Gold Derby, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. All rights reserved. 11175 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90025 [View in Browser]( | [Terms]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Your Privacy Rights]( | [Ad Choices]( | [Unsubscribe](