GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEES

Suzie Steen — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:30:49 +0000

I’ve been away awhile teaching acting in South Australia. Some very good talent here who can get overlooked by productions because of location. We will try to change that in the next few months!

Go Adelaide Actors!

And now for the Golden Globe Nominees………………

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Nominees:

Black Swan (2010)

The Fighter (2010)

Inception (2010)

The King’s Speech (2010)

The Social Network (2010)

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Burlesque (2010/I)

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Red (2010/I)

The Tourist (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Nominees:

Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network (2010)

Colin Firth for The King’s Speech (2010)

James Franco for 127 Hours (2010)

Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine (2010)

Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Nominees:

Halle Berry for Frankie and Alice (2010)

Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010)

Jennifer Lawrence for Winter’s Bone (2010)

Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)

Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Johnny Depp for The Tourist (2010)

Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Paul Giamatti for Barney’s Version (2010)

Jake Gyllenhaal for Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Kevin Spacey for Casino Jack (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Angelina Jolie for The Tourist (2010)

Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Emma Stone for Easy A (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Nominees:

Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)

Michael Douglas for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Andrew Garfield for The Social Network (2010)

Jeremy Renner for The Town (2010)

Geoffrey Rush for The King’s Speech (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Nominees:

Amy Adams for The Fighter (2010)

Helena Bonham Carter for The King’s Speech (2010)

Mila Kunis for Black Swan (2010)

Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)

Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom (2010)

Best Director – Motion Picture

Nominees:

Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010)

David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)

Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech (2010)

Christopher Nolan for Inception (2010)

David O. Russell for The Fighter (2010)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan

The Kids Are All Right (2010): Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko

The King’s Speech (2010): David Seidler

The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

Nominees:

Burlesque (2010/I): Samuel Dixon, Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler(“Bound to You”)

Burlesque (2010/I): Diane Warren(“You Haven’t Seen The Last of Me”)

Country Strong (2010): Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges(“Coming Home”)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010): Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey(“There’s A Place For Us”)

Tangled (2010): Alan Menken, Glenn Slater(“I See the Light”)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman

Alice in Wonderland (2010): Danny Elfman

Inception (2010): Hans Zimmer

The King’s Speech (2010): Alexandre Desplat

The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Best Animated Film

Nominees:

Despicable Me (2010)

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

The Illusionist (2010)

Tangled (2010)

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Best Foreign Language Film

Nominees:

Biutiful (2010)(Mexico/Spain)

The Concert (2009)(France)

The Edge (2010)(Russia)

I Am Love (2009)(Italy)

In a Better World (2010)(Denmark)

Best Television Series – Drama

Nominees:

“Boardwalk Empire” (2009)

“Dexter” (2006)

“The Good Wife” (2009)

“Mad Men” (2007)

“The Walking Dead” (2010)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

“The Big Bang Theory” (2007)

“The Big C” (2010)

“Glee” (2009)

“Modern Family” (2009)

“Nurse Jackie” (2009)

“30 Rock” (2006)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

“Carlos” (2010)

“The Pacific” (2010)

“The Pillars of the Earth” (2010)

Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

You Don’t Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Idris Elba for “Luther” (2010)

Ian McShane for “The Pillars of the Earth” (2010)

Al Pacino for You Don’t Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Dennis Quaid for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Édgar Ramírez for “Carlos” (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Hayley Atwell for “The Pillars of the Earth” (2010)

Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Judi Dench for “Return to Cranford” (2007)

Romola Garai for “Emma” (2009)

Jennifer Love Hewitt for The Client List (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock” (2006)

Steve Carell for “The Office: US Version” (2005)

Thomas Jane for “Hung” (2009)

Matthew Morrison for “Glee” (2009)

Jim Parsons for “The Big Bang Theory” (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Toni Collette for “United States of Tara” (2009)

Edie Falco for “Nurse Jackie” (2009)

Tina Fey for “30 Rock” (2006)

Laura Linney for “The Big C” (2010)

Lea Michele for “Glee” (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Nominees:

Steve Buscemi for “Boardwalk Empire” (2009)

Bryan Cranston for “Breaking Bad” (2008)

Michael C. Hall for “Dexter” (2006)

Jon Hamm for “Mad Men” (2007)

Hugh Laurie for “House” (2004)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Nominees:

Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife” (2009)

Elisabeth Moss for “Mad Men” (2007)

Piper Perabo for “Covert Affairs” (2010)

Katey Sagal for “Sons of Anarchy” (2008)

Kyra Sedgwick for “The Closer” (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Scott Caan for “Hawaii Five-0″ (2010)

Chris Colfer for “Glee” (2009)

Chris Noth for “The Good Wife” (2009)

Eric Stonestreet for “Modern Family” (2009)

David Strathairn for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Hope Davis for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Jane Lynch for “Glee” (2009)

Kelly Macdonald for “Boardwalk Empire” (2009)

Julia Stiles for “Dexter” (2006)

Sofía Vergara for “Mo

A GREAT AUDITION that makes ‘them’ remember and want you!

Suzie Steen — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:37:23 +0000

Another book to read is “Audition Secrets”, by Suzie Steen (oh yeah, that’s me and it’s in it’s third printing!) This is a very good time of year to read as it is what is called Pilot Season in the USA.

Here is a positive quote from the book as written by Los Angeles Casting Agent, Cathy Henderson:

“We audition for the Directors, the Directors audition for the Producers,
The Producers audition for the Studios,
And even the Studios audition for the Corporate Chairman and their distribution departments.
Despite all this, we wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. We are in awe of the artistic endeavors and we love talented people.”

See there, everyone is human and the people you audition with really do want you to do well because it makes their efforts look good to their clients and so on…

Professionalism in Auditions

Suzie Steen — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:08:55 +0000

Professionalism in Auditions

A word of encouragement, A casting Agent in LA says, “All I have to do in the morning is shower and show up. The actor showers, rehearses, chooses wardrobe, rehearses some more, throws up, memorises in the car. Faces a room full of people vying for the same part and get five minutes of my time. There has to be respect for that. They have certainly earned mine.”

Know your lines (Inside and out! Know your lines)
Know (or visualize) Who, What and Where (explanation below)
Know who you are auditioning with, what they are like, what they expect, what they have done. (do your homework)
Be on time! Organise yourself to (give time for traffic, public transport problems & getting lost, my personal favorite)
Re-read your CV so when the camera is on, you remember what you’ve done
Be ready with 10 things about yourself – 2 being funny
Five to 10 things about your acting abilities (studies, past projects or show, TVCs, perhaps an interesting thing about one or each of your experiences.

HAVE FUN!

This is an extract from “Audition Secrets” by Suzie Steen. Buy the book.

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GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEES

Best Motion Picture – Drama

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Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

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Best Director – Motion Picture

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Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

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Best Original Song – Motion Picture

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Best Original Score – Motion Picture

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Best Animated Film

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Best Foreign Language Film

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Best Television Series – Drama

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Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

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Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

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A GREAT AUDITION that makes ‘them’ remember and want you!

Professionalism in Auditions

Professionalism in Auditions