óscares 2015: as nomeações

os filmes "birdman" e "grand budapest hotel" lideram a corrida aos óscares 2015, com nove nomeações cada, incluindo melhor filme e melhor realizador. com oito nomeações, vem logo a seguir o filme "the imitation game". depois, com seis nomeações cada, aparecem "boyhood", de richard linklater, o filme que demorou 12 anos a realizar, e "american sniper", de clint eastwood. meryl streep conseguiu mais uma nomeação (esta já é a 19ª!!), pela sua interpretação no filme musical "into the woods". uma das grandes surpresas foi a ausência de "the lego movie" nos nomeados para melhor filme de animação.

Best Picture

American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Best Director
Alexandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Actor

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher

Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Best Actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
Robert Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, Ida
Dick Pope, Mr. Turner
Roger Deakins, Unbroken

Best Foreign Language Film
Ida, Poland
Leviathan, Russia
Tangerines, Estonia
Timbuktu, Mauritania
Wild Tales, Argentina

Best Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper, Jason Hall
The Imitation Game, Graham Moore
Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson
The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten
Whiplash, Damien Chazelle

Best Original Screenplay
Birdman, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
Boyhood, Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher, E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, Foxcatcher
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything

Best Original Song
“Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie; Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
“Glory” from Selma; Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
“Grateful” from Beyond the Lights; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me; Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
“Lost Stars” from Begin Again; Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois

Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Best Documentary—Short
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Joanna
Our Curse
The Reaper
White Earth

Best Film Editing
Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach, American Sniper
Sandra Adair, Boyhood
Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel
William Goldenberg, The Imitation Game
Tom Cross, Whiplash

Best Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
The Imitation Game, Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
Interstellar, Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
Into the Woods, Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Mr. Turner, Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts

Best Animated Short
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
Feast
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life

Best Live Action Short
Aya
Boogaloo and Graham
Butter Lamp
Parvaneh
The Phone Call

Best Sound Editing
American Sniper, Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Birdman, Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
Interstellar, Richard King
Unbroken, Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro

Best Sound Mixing
American Sniper, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Birdman, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
Interstellar, Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
Unbroken, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
Whiplash, Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley

Best Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
Guardians of the Galaxy, Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
Interstellar, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
X-Men: Days of Future Past, Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer

Best Documentary — Feature
Citizenfour
Finding Vivien Maier
Last Days of Vietnam
The Salt of the Earth
Virunga

Best Costume Design
Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Mark Bridges, Inherent Vice
Colleen Atwood, Into the Woods
Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive, Maleficent
Jacqueline Durran, Mr. Turner

2006-2015: nove anos de nuvens da alma

o blogue nuvens da alma completa hoje 9 anos de vida. foi em 2006, numa bela tarde de inverno, perto da hora do lanche, que decidi avançar para a criação de um espaço onde pudesse, sobretudo, escrever, desatar alguns nós emocionais, desabafar sobre tudo o que me entupia o córtex cerebral e, ao mesmo tempo dissertar um pouco sobre música, a minha eterna paixão, cinema, séries televisivas, futebol, irritações sociais e, entre outras coisas, a indústria dos cabedais na noruega. são 9 anos da minha vida que aqui ficam para memória futura, para relembrar um dia o que eu ouvia em determinada fase da minha vida, o que gostei de ver e de sentir. fica também uma espécie de retrato do que fui nos últimos, como pai, como filho, como irmão, como amigo, como profissional, e a evolução, ou a falta dela, em termos de maturidade, sabedoria e conhecimento. em suma, olhando para trás (o que se torna bastante complicado quando se está a tentar redigir um texto no computador), não me envergonho de nada que tenha escrito, porque se o escrevi foi porque o sentia, e se o sentia tinha que o escrever (nem o gustavo santos diria melhor). e, afinal, não é para isso que serve um blogue?!...
prometo, aos meus leitores, continuar esta missão e levar estas nuvens o mais alto possível, até pelo desafio que isso acarreta, que é o de algum dia vir efectivamente a escrever algo de jeito.

os melhores discos de 2014

1. scott matthews - home (part 1)
2. snowbird - moon
3. sun kil moon - benji
4. beck - morning phase
5. slow skies - keepsake
6. the war on drugs - lost in the dream
7. my sad captains - best of times
8. strand of oaks - heal
9. perfume genius - too bright
10. the soft hills - departure

1º. scott matthews - home (part 1)

2º. snowbird - moon

3º. sun kil moon - benji

4º. beck - morning phase

5º. slow skies - keepsake

6º. the war on drugs - lost in the dream

7º. my sad captains - best of times

8º. strand of oaks - heal

9º. perfume genius - too bright

10º. the soft hills - departure

gotas de chuva

"friends" estreou há 20 anos!

"friends" estreou nos estados unidos há precisamente 20 anos, no dia 22 de setembro de 1994, terça-feira, no canal NBC. neste artigo da vanity fair,  fica uma retrospectiva do que foi a escolha dos actores, as peripécias do episódio piloto, a troca do nome da série de "six of one" para "friends", a escalada nas audiências televisivas, a tomada de posição de david schwimmer em relação aos salários dos seis actores, a maneira como lidaram com a crescente popularidade da série e das personagens, a relação ross/rachel e as pressões do público sobre os criadores da série, até ao inevitável "... I did not want it to end"...

true detective

há anos que os produtos televisivos ultrapassam em qualidade, inovação e criatividade o cinema. contam-se pelos dedos das duas mãos os filmes de que realmente gostei nos últimos dez anos. por outro lado, o número de séries televisivas em que fiquei "viciado" aumenta de ano para ano. séries como the sopranos, house, weeds, californication, lost, 24, entourage, the office, modern family, 30 rock, studio 60 on the sunset strip, arrested development, archer, veep, brooklyn nine-nine, curb your enthusiasm, seinfeld, friends, house of cards, breaking bad, the new girl, downton abbey, etc., elevaram a fasquia e os padrões de qualidade, tornando insípido qualquer filme que não apresente nem sequer metade do substrato deste produtos.

true detective é mais um nome para juntar aos que referi anteriormente. comprei a série no domingo, comecei a ver na segunda-feira e acabei ontem. oito episódios, de 50 minutos cada, e uma galopante vontade de ver tudo de seguida, de chegar ao final, de concluir a investigação, como se fosse também eu um detective. tudo nesta série é apelativo: a fotografia, a realização, o argumento, os inteligentes diálogos, a cumplicidade crescente entre os dois detectives e, sobretudo, as interpretações. matthew mcconaughey e woody harrelson interpretam de forma brilhante os detectives rust cohle e marty hart, incumbidos de investigar um crime macabro em louisiana, em 1995, quando eram parceiros há apenas 3 meses. no decurso da investigação deste hediondo crime, as suas vidas pessoais acabam por colidir e interligar-se de maneiras inesperadas e até mesmo catastróficas. em 2012, dezassete anos depois, quando a investigação de um caso similar conduz dois novos detectives até aos acontecimentos originais de 1995, rust e marty contam, separadamente, tudo o que se passou, incluindo os eventos de índole pessoal e como tudo isso os afectou como polícias, amigos e homens.

também michelle monaghan, interpretando a esposa de marty, surge imponente, como um eixo de racionalidade e consciência que paira sempre sobre as restantes personagens principais.

se decidirem comprar/ver esta série, recomendo apenas que o comecem a fazer quando souberem que vão ter umas boas horas livres pela frente, porque não vão conseguir deixar de ver. é viciante, como se nos agarrasse pelos colarinhos e nos forçasse a ficar à frente do televisor.

nos estados unidos, os episódios tinham uma média de 11,2 milhões de espectadores, que agora vão ficar, tal como eu, avidamente à espera da segunda série.

running wild - scott matthews

virginia - scott matthews

the outsider - scott matthews

86 floors from heaven - scott matthews

o desejado regresso de scott matthews

depois do muito elogiado "what the night delivers", que foi eleito por aqui como o melhor disco de 2011, scott matthews está de regresso aos originais. "home (part 1)" devolve-nos o génio criativo do cantautor de 38 anos, nascido em wolverhampton, inglaterra, com onze músicas intimistas e etéreas, em que a voz de matthews se destaca, aqui a ali a fazer lembrar jeff buckley, nick drake e até rufus wainwright. o disco navega por águas bem calmas, com a música de abertura, "virginia", a marcar o ritmo, com o piano, a guitarra e os violinos a embrulharem as palavras do cantor.
"home (part 1)" surge, assim, muito bem colocado para ser novamente eleito como um dos melhores discos do ano, até porque para quem gostou do anterior, o sublime "what the night delivers", seria uma enorme contradição não apreciar igualmente este. para já, músicas como "virginia", "the outsider", "dear angel", "86 floors from heaven", "mona" e, sobretudo, "running wild" surgem como pontos altos do disco, que nunca chega verdadeiramente a ter... pontos baixos. excelente regresso, sem dúvida!

1. virginia
2. the outsider
3. sunlight
4. the clearing
5. the city and the lie
6. the night is young
7. 86 floors from heaven
8. dear angel
9. mona
10. running wild
11. let's get you home

emmys 2014: os vencedores

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Louie • FX
Modern Family • ABC
Orange Is The New Black • Netflix
Silicon Valley • HBO
Veep • HBO

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Breaking Bad • AMC
Downton Abbey • PBS
Game Of Thrones • HBO
House Of Cards • Netflix
Mad Men • AMC
True Detective • HBO

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Matthew McConaughey as Rust Cohle
True Detective • HBO
Bryan Cranston as Walter White
Breaking Bad • AMC
Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy
The Newsroom • HBO
Jon Hamm as Don Draper
Mad Men • AMC
Woody Harrelson as Martin Hart
True Detective • HBO
Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood
House of Cards • Netflix 

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lizzy Caplan as Virginia Johnson
Masters of Sex • Showtime
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
Homeland • Showtime
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley
Downton Abbey • PBS
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
The Good Wife • CBS
Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
Scandal • ABC
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood
House of Cards • Netflix

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad • AMC
Moira Walley-Beckett, Breaking Bad • AMC
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones • HBO
Beau Willimon, House of Cards • Netflix
Nic Pizzolatto, True Detective • HBO

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Anna Gunn as Skyler White
Breaking Bad • AMC
Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates
Downton Abbey • PBS
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
Mad Men • AMC
Maggie Smith as Dowager Countess of Grantham
Downton Abbey • PBS
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
Game of Thrones • HBO
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
The Good Wife • CBS

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire • HBO
Vince GIlligan, Breaking Bad • AMC
David Evans, Downton Abbey •  PBS
Neil Marshall, Game of Thrones •  HBO
Carl Franklin, House of Cards • Netflix
Cary Joji Fukunaga, True Detective • HBO

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
Breaking Bad • AMC
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
Game of Thrones • HBO
Jon Voight Mickey Donovan
Ray Donovan • Showtime
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson
Downton Abbey • PBS
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson
Homeland • Showtime
Josh Charles as Will Gardner
The Good Wife • CBS

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL 
“The Beatles: The Night That Changed America”
“Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays”
The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards
“Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles”
67th Annual Tony Awards

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
Killing Kennedy • National Geographic Channel
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight • HBO
The Normal Heart • HBO
Sherlock: His Last Vow (Masterpiece) • PBS
The Trip To Bountiful • Lifetime

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
American Horror Story: Coven • FX
Bonnie & Clyde • Lifetime
Fargo • FX
Luther • BBC
Treme • HBO
The White Queen • Starz

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth Taylor
Burton and Taylor • BBC America
Minnie Driver as Maggie Royal
Return to Zero • Lifetime
Jessica Lange as Fiona Goode
American Horror Story: Coven • FX
Sarah Paulson as Cordelia Goode Foxx
American Horror Story: Coven • FX
Cicely Tyson as Carrie Watts
The Trip to Bountiful • Lifetime
Kristen Wiig as Cynthia Morehouse
The Spoils of Babylon • IFC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock • PBS
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Louis Lester
Dancing on the Edge • Starz
Idris Elba as John Luther
Luther • BBC America
Martin Freeman as Lester Nygaard
Fargo • FX
Mark Ruffalo as Ned Weeks
The Normal Heart • HBO
Billy Bob Thornton as Lorne Malvo
Fargo • FX

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Colin Hanks as Gus Grimly
Fargo • FX
Jim Parsons as Tommy Boatwright
The Normal Heart • HBO
Alfred Molina as Ben Weeks
The Normal Heart • HBO
Martin Freeman as John Watson
Sherlock • PBS
Joe Mantello as Mickey Marcus
The Normal Heart • HBO
Matt Bomer as Felix Turner
The Normal Heart • HBO

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Frances Conroy as Myrtle Snow
American Horror Story: Coven • FX
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Coven • FX
Ellen Burstyn as Olivia
Flowers in the Attic • HBO
Kathy Bates as Madame Delphine LaLaurie
American Horror Story: Coven • FX
Allison Tolman as Molly Solverson
Fargo • HBO
Julia Roberts as Dr. Emma Brookner
The Normal Heart • HBO

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, American Horror Story: Coven • FX
Noah Hawley, Fargo • FX
Neil Cross, Luther • BBC America
Larry Kramer, The Normal Heart • HBO
Steven Moffat, Sherlock: His Last Vow • PBS
David Simon, Eric Overmyer, Treme • HBO

OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race • CBS
Dancing With the Stars • ABC
Project Runway • Bravo
So You Think You Can Dance • Fox
Top Chef • Bravo
The Voice • NBC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath
Girls • HBO
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President Selina Meyer
Veep • HBO
Melissa McCarthyas Molly Flynn
Mike & Molly • CBS
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
Parks and Recreation • NBC
Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman
Orange Is the New Black • Netflix

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louis CK as Louie
Louie • FX
Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan
House of Lies • Showtime
Ricky Gervais as Derek
Derek • Netflix
Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc
Episodes • Showtime
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher
Shameless • Showtime
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
The Big Bang Theory • CBS

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Iain B. McDonald, Episodes • Showtime
Paris Barclay, Glee • Fox
Louis C.K., Louie • FX
Gail Mancuso, Modern Family • ABC
Jodie Foster, Orange Is the New Black • Netflix
Mike Judge, Silicon Valley • HBO

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
Modern Family • ABC
Kate Mulgrew as Galina “Red” Reznikov
Orange Is the New Black • Netflix
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Allison Janney as Bonnie
Mom • CBS
Kate McKinnon as Various character
Saturday Night Live • NBC
Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer
Veep • HBO

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes • Showtime
Louis C.K., Louie • FX
Liz Friedman, Jenji Kohan, Orange Is the New Black • Netflix
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley • HBO
Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Armando Iannucci, Veep • HBO

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher as Ray Holt
Brooklyn Nine-Nine • Fox
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
Modern Family • ABC
Fred Armisen as Various characters
Portlandia • IFC
Adam Driver as Adam Sackler
Girls • HBO
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
Modern Family • ABC
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh
Veep • HBO

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
The Daily Show • Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live • ABC
Real Time with Bill Maher • HBOSaturday Night Live • NBC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon • NBC

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, American Horror Story • FX
Colin Bucksey, Fargo • FX
Adam Bernstein, Fargo • FX
Stephen Frears, Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight • HBO
Ryan Murphy, The Normal Heart • HBO
Nick Hurran, Sherlock: His Last Vow • PBS

dia mundial da fotografia

robin williams (1951 - 2014)

infeliz desenlace de um dos actores mais hilariantes de sempre, que conseguia ser igualmente brilhante em papéis dramáticos. o seu virtuosismo não poderá nunca ser esquecido. filmes como "bom dia vietname", "o clube dos poetas mortos", "despertares", "the fisher king" e "good will hunting" servirão para mostrar aos vindouros quem foi robin williams, um homem que fazia rir toda a gente enquanto chorava por dentro. até sempre captain...

escrito em setembro de 2007:

nascido a 21 de julho de 1951, robin williams é um dos poucos actores que me consegue fazer rir desalmadamente e fazer chorar com enorme facilidade. entrou em alguns dos meus filmes preferidos, tanto cómicos como dramáticos, e é um comediante nato, como provam os seus espectáculos de stand up ou as suas improvisadas aparições em programas como "tonight show with jay leno" ou "late night with conan o'brien", chegando a ser avassaladora a velocidade com que debita o seu material humorístico, sempre com inúmeras referências culturais, políticas, desportivas e televisivas.

fez o seu primeiro papel cinematográfico em "popeye", em 1980. com o fracasso do filme, voltou para a televisão, onde protagonizou, com sucesso, a série "mork & mindy". em 1982, no excelente filme "estranho mundo de garp", robin williams teve o seu primeiro papel dramático. mas foi apenas em 1987 que atingiu o reconhecimento mundial, com o filme "good morning vietnam", pelo qual foi nomeado para o óscar de melhor actor principal (perdeu para michael douglas, com "wall street"). dois anos depois, novo sucesso: "dead poets society", com uma notável interpretação que lhe valeu outra nomeação para os óscares (desta vez perdeu a estatueta para daniel day lewis, com "my left foot"). a década de 90 seria a da confirmação. o actor protagonizou grandes êxitos de bilheteira, ao ritmo de um por ano: "awakenings" (1990), ao lado de robert de niro; "hook" (1991), de steven spielberg; "aladdin" (1992), dando voz ao génio da lâmpada; "mrs. doubtfire" (1993), interpretando o papel de uma ama; "nine months" (1994), com hugh grant e julianne moore; "jumanji" (1995); "the birdcage" (1996), com nathan lane; "good will hunting" (1997), filme pelo qual recebeu a sua quarta nomeação para os óscares (depois de "good morning vietnam", "dead poets society" e "the fisher king"), vencendo naquela ocasião o óscar de melhor actor secundário; e "patch adams" (1998). 1999 foi um ano aziago para robin williams, com dois flops: "bicentennial man" e "jakob the liar". na década de 90, o actor trabalhou ainda com realizadores com woody allen ("deconstructing harry"), kenneth brannagh ("hamlet" e "dead again"), francis ford coppola ("jack"), barry levinson ("toys") e ivan reitman ("father's day").

na presente década, a carreira de robin williams tem sido muito menos profícua, embora mais diversificada em termos de registo de interpretação. desde logo, pelos papéis de "mau da fita" em filmes como "one hour photo" (2002) e "insomnia" (2002); depois pelos thrillers "the final cut" (2004), "the big white" (2005) e "the night listener" (2006). só em 2006 robin williams voltou à comédia, e logo com três filmes: "rv", "night at the museum" e "man of the year" (num papel verdadeiramente à sua medida, tanto em termos cómicos como dramáticos). já este ano, estreou em portugal o filme "license to wed", mais uma comédia, com mandy moore.

em termos de projectos futuros, robin williams faz parte do elenco de "august rush", que vai estrear em novembro nos estados unidos, ao lado de jonathan rhys meyers e keri russell. para 2008 estão previstas as estreias de "old dogs" e "the krazees". o primeiro filme é uma comédia, com um elenco de luxo: john travolta, robin williams, kelly preston, matt dillon, bernie mac e seth green. o segundo filme, uma comédia familiar, está ainda em pré-produção.

em abril de 2010:

o melhor remédio contra depressões e afins. é impossível assistir a este dvd e ficar mais de 10 segundos sem rir. já andava há algum tempo a "namorar" este dvd, hoje comprei-o finalmente. será muito útil naqueles dias sombrios e taciturnos, em que a escuridão ameaça instalar-se. robin williams, esse grande e multifacetado actor, em toda a sua virtuosidade cómica, num regresso, 16 anos depois, ao espectáculo de stand-up. já tinha colocado neste blog alguns excertos deste mesmo espectáculo, retirados do you tube. se quiserem ter uma ideia do que é este dvd, basta escreverem "robin williams" na barra de pesquisa, aqui mesmo do lado direito, e procurarem nas respostas que vão aparecer os referidos clips do you tube. robin williams é impagável, hilariante, magnífico... um dos grandes vultos do humor a nível mundial.

em setembro de 2007:

este é um daqueles filmes obrigatórios! uma verdadeira odisseia pela redenção pessoal, materializada na busca do santo graal, protagonizada por dois magníficos actores: jeff bridges e robin williams. curiosamente, quem venceu um óscar, em 1991, pela sua participação neste filme (aliás o único, entre quatro nomeações) foi a actriz secundária mercedes ruehl. robin williams foi nomeado para o óscar de melhor actor, mas viria a perder para anthony hopkins, no filme "o silêncios dos inocentes", que nesse ano arrecadou as principais estatuetas. jeff bridges, mais uma vez, foi esquecido pela academia, apesar da sua brilhante interpretação em "the fisher king". realizado por terry gilliam, um dos elementos dos célebres monty python, esta tragico-comédia narra a improvável história de amizade entre jack lucas (jeff bridges), um famoso dj de nova iorque, e um professor de história sem abrigo (parry), interpretado por robin williams, que vive num mundo de fantasia, povoado de castelos, cavaleiros e damas em apuros. um trágico acontecimento, em parte provocado pela arrogância do dj, que no seu programa de rádio instiga um ouvinte, com problemas de adaptação, a insugir-se contra as pessoas que o ostracizam, muda drasticamente as vidas de ambos: o dj perde o emprego e, sem dinheiro e com a carreira arruinada, inicia uma vertiginosa descida ao submundo citadino, onde conhece parry, um simpático e prestável sem abrigo, que tinha uma vida perfeitamente normal, com carreira profissional (professor de história), até ao tal trágico acontecimento, que tirou a vida à sua mulher, mesmo diante dos seus olhos. sentindo-se responsável pela descida de parry ao inferno, jack tenta ajudar parry a voltar a ser o homem que era e a libertar-se dos seus demónios. ao mesmo tempo, recebe a ajuda de anne napolitano (mercedes ruehl), dona de um clube de vídeo, que lhe dá emprego e o recebe em sua casa. a "viagem" que encetam em busca da redenção está repleta de episódios inesquecíveis. escrito por richard lagravenese, responsável pelo argumento de filmes como "the bridges of madison county", "the horse whisperer", "the mirror has two faces" e desse fabuloso filme que é "unstrung heroes", realizado por diane keaton e com andie macdowell, john turturro e michael richards no elenco, "the fisher king" é um filme marcante, com sentido de humor, grande sensibilidade, histórias de amor pouco ou nada convencionais, personagens inesquecíveis e excelente fotografia. mas o que dá mais prazer neste filme, acima de tudo e no meio de tantas virtudes, é assistir às duas magistrais interpretações de robin williams e jeff bridges. para ver, rever e guardar religiosamente.

nomeados para os emmys 2014

Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
Louie
FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. and FX Productions
Modern Family
ABC • Picador Productions and Steven Levitan Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Orange Is The New Black
Netflix • Lionsgate Television for Netflix
Silicon Valley
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky works, and 3 Arts Entertainment
Veep
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions

Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad
AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Downton Abbey
PBS • A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association with NBC Universal
Game Of Thrones
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
House Of Cards
Netflix • Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
Mad Men
AMC • Lionsgate Television
True Detective
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Bryan Cranston as Walter White
Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood
House Of Cards • Netflix • Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
Jon Hamm as Don Draper
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy
The Newsroom • HBO • HBO Entertainment
Woody Harrelson as Martin Hart
True Detective • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger
Matthew McConaughey as Rust Cohle
True Detective • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association with NBC Universal
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
The Good Wife • CBS • Eye Productions in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
Homeland • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Fox 21, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood
House Of Cards • Netflix • Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
Lizzy Caplan as Virginia Johnson
Masters of Sex • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Sony Pictures Television, Round Two Productions, Timberman/Beverly Productions
Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
Scandal • ABC • ABC Studios

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Louis Lester
Dancing On The Edge • Starz • Ruby Film and Television in association with Endgame Entertainment and Playground Creative England and Lip Sync Productions
Martin Freeman as Lester Nygaard
Fargo • FX Networks • MGM and FX Productions
Billy Bob Thornton as Lorne Malvo
Fargo • FX Networks • MGM and FX Productions
Idris Elba as John Luther
Luther • BBC America • A BBC and BBC America co-production
Mark Ruffalo as Ned Weeks
The Normal Heart • HBO • HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock: His Last Vow (Masterpiece) • PBS • Hartswood West for BBC/Cymru Wales in co-production with Masterpiece

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Jessica Lange as Fiona Goode
American Horror Story: Coven • FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
Sarah Paulson as Cordelia Goode Foxx
American Horror Story: Coven • FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth Taylor
Burton And Taylor • BBC America • A BBC Drama Production co-produced with BBC America
Minnie Driver as Maggie Royal
Return To Zero • Lifetime • Cannonball Productions
Kristen Wiig as Cynthia Morehouse
The Spoils Of Babylon • IFC • Funny or Die for IFC
Cicely Tyson as Carrie Watts
The Trip To Bountiful • Lifetime • Ostar Productions

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
Ricky Gervais as Derek
Derek • Netflix • Derek Productions Ltd. for Netflix
Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc
Episodes • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Hat Trick Productions, Crane Klarik Productions
Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan
House Of Lies • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Crescendo Productions, Totally Commercial Films, Refugee Productions, Matthew Carnahan Circus Products
Louis C.K. as Louie
Louie • FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. and FX Productions
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher
Shameless • Showtime • Showtime Presents, John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath
Girls • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
Mike & Molly • CBS • Bonanza Productions, Inc. in association with Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. and Warner Bros. Television
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
Nurse Jackie • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, A Caryn Mandabach Production, Clyde Phillips Productions
Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman
Orange Is The New Black • Netflix • Lionsgate Television for Netflix
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
Parks and Recreation • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President Selina Meyer
Veep • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions

Outstanding Miniseries
American Horror Story: Coven
FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
Bonnie & Clyde
Lifetime • Sony Pictures Television
Fargo
FX Networks • MGM and FX Productions
Luther
BBC America • A BBC and BBC America co-production
Treme
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Blown Deadline Productions
The White Queen
Starz • Starz presents in association with Company Pictures (an All 3 Media Company) and Playground Entertainment

Outstanding Television Movie
Killing Kennedy
National Geographic Channel • Scott Free Productions for National Geographic Channels
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
HBO • HBO
The Normal Heart
HBO • HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
Sherlock: His Last Vow (Masterpiece)
PBS • Hartswood West for BBC/Cymru Wales in co-production with Masterpiece
The Trip To Bountiful
Lifetime • Ostar Productions

Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report
Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Jimmy Kimmel Live
ABC • ABC Studios in association with Jackhole Industries
Real Time With Bill Maher
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Bill Maher Productions and Brad Grey Television
Saturday Night Live
NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
NBC • Universal Television and Broadway Video Films in association with Rainmark Films and Sakura Films

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association with NBC Universal
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
Game Of Thrones • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
Josh Charles as Will Gardner
The Good Wife • CBS • Eye Productions in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson
Homeland • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Fox 21, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet
Jon Voight as Mickey Donovan
Ray Donovan • Showtime • Showtime Presents, The Mark Gordon Company, Bider Sweet

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Anna Gunn as Skyler White
Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association with NBC Universal
Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association with NBC Universal
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
Game Of Thrones • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
The Good Wife • CBS • Eye Productions in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Paul Giamatti as Harold Levinson
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association with NBC Universal
Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney
The Good Wife • CBS • Eye Productions in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
Reg E. Cathey as Freddy
House Of Cards • Netflix • Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Beau Bridges as Barton Scully
Masters of Sex • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Sony Pictures Television, Round Two Productions, Timberman/Beverly Productions
Joe Morton as Rowan Pope
Scandal • ABC • ABC Studios

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Margo Martindale as Claudia
The Americans • FX Networks • Fox Television Studios and FX Productions
Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell
Game Of Thrones • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
Kate Mara as Zoe Barnes
House Of Cards • Netflix • Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
Allison Janney as Margaret Scully
Masters of Sex • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Sony Pictures Television, Round Two Productions, Timberman/Beverly Productions
Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing
The Newsroom • HBO • HBO Entertainment
Kate Burton as Sally Langston
Scandal • ABC • ABC Studios

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
Breaking Bad • Ozymandias • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Moira Walley-Beckett, Written by
Breaking Bad • Felina • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Vince Gilligan, Written by
Game Of Thrones • The Children • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
David Benioff, Written by
D.B. Weiss, Written by
House Of Cards • Chapter 14 • Netflix • Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
Beau Willimon, Written by
True Detective • The Secret Fate Of All Of Life
• HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger
Nic Pizzolatto, Written by

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • Farewell Daddy Blues • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions
Tim Van Patten, Directed by
Breaking Bad • Felina • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Vince Gilligan, Directed by
Downton Abbey • Episode 1 • PBS • A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association with NBC Universal
David Evans, Directed by
Game Of Thrones • The Watchers On The Wall
• HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
Neil Marshall, Directed by
House Of Cards • Chapter 14 • Netflix • Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
Carl Franklin, Directed by
True Detective • Who Goes There • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger
Cary Joji Fukunaga, Directed by

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt
Brooklyn Nine-Nine • FOX • Universal Television, Fremulon, Dr. Goor Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment
Adam Driver as Adam Sackler
Girls • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
Modern Family • ABC • Picador Productions and Steven Levitan Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
Modern Family • ABC • Picador Productions and Steven Levitan Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Fred Armisen as Various characters
Portlandia • IFC • Broadway Video for IFC
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh
Veep • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
Modern Family • ABC • Picador Productions and Steven Levitan Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Allison Janney as Bonnie
Mom • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
Kate Mulgrew as Galina “Red” Reznikov
Orange Is The New Black • Netflix • Lionsgate Television for Netflix
Kate McKinnon as Various characters
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer
Veep • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Bob Newhart as Arthur
The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman
Modern Family • ABC • Picador Productions and Steven Levitan Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Steve Buscemi as Marty
Portlandia • IFC • Broadway Video for IFC
Jimmy Fallon as Host
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Louis C.K. as Host
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Gary Cole as Kent Davison
Veep • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Natasha Lyonne as Nicky Nichols
Orange Is The New Black • Netflix • Lionsgate Television for Netflix
Uzo Aduba as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren
Orange Is The New Black • Netflix • Lionsgate Television for Netflix
Laverne Cox as Sophia Burset
Orange Is The New Black • Netflix • Lionsgate Television for Netflix
Tina Fey as Host
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Melissa McCarthy as Host
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson
Shameless • Showtime • Showtime Presents, John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Episodes • Episode 305
Showtime • Showtime Presents, Hat Trick Productions, Crane Klarik Productions
David Crane, Written by
Jeffrey Klarik, Written by
Louie • So Did The Fat Lady
FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. and FX Productions
Louis C.K., Written by
Orange Is The New Black • I Wasn’t Ready (Pilot)
Netflix • Lionsgate Television for Netflix
Liz Friedman, Written by Jenji Kohan, Written by
Silicon Valley • Optimal Tip-To-Tip Efficiency
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky works, and 3 Arts Entertainment
Alec Berg, Written by
Veep • Special Relationship
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions
Simon Blackwell, Story and Teleplay by Tony Roche, Story and Teleplay by Armando Iannucci, Story by

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Episodes • Episode 309
Showtime • Showtime Presents, Hat Trick Productions, Crane Klarik Productions
Iain B. MacDonald, Directed by
Glee • 100
FOX • Ryan Murphy Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television Paris Barclay, Directed by
Louie • Elevator, Part 6
FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. and FX Productions
Louis C.K., Directed by
Modern Family • Vegas
ABC • Picador Productions and Steven Levitan Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Gail Mancuso, Directed by
Orange Is The New Black • Lesbian Request Denied
Netflix • Lionsgate Television for Netflix
Jodie Foster, Directed by
Silicon Valley • Minimum Viable Product
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky works, and 3 Arts Entertainment
Mike Judge, Directed by

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Colin Hanks as Deputy Gus Grimly
Fargo • FX Networks • MGM and FX Productions
Jim Parsons as Tommy Boatwright
The Normal Heart • HBO • HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
Joe Mantello as Mickey Marcus
The Normal Heart • HBO • HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
Alfred Molina as Ben Weeks
The Normal Heart • HBO • HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
Matt Bomer as Felix Turner
The Normal Heart • HBO • HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
Martin Freeman as John Watson
Sherlock: His Last Vow (Masterpiece) • PBS • Hartswood West for BBC/Cymru Wales in co-production with Masterpiece

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Frances Conroy as Myrtle Snow
American Horror Story: Coven • FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
Kathy Bates as Madame Delphine LaLaurie
American Horror Story: Coven • FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
American Horror Story: Coven • FX Networks• 20th Century Fox Television
Angela Bassett as Marie Laveau
Allison Tolman as Molly Solverson
Fargo • FX Networks • MGM and FX Productions
Ellen Burstyn as Olivia
Flowers In The Attic • Lifetime • Cue The Dog Productions
Julia Roberts as Dr. Emma Brookner
The Normal Heart • HBO • HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions

Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
American Horror Story: Coven • Bitchcraft
FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
Ryan Murphy, Written by
Brad Falchuk, Written by
Fargo • The Crocodile’s Dilemma
FX Networks • MGM and FX Productions
Noah Hawley, Written by
Luther
BBC America • A BBC and BBC America co-production
Neil Cross, Written by
The Normal Heart
HBO • HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
Larry Kramer, Screenplay by
Sherlock: His Last Vow (Masterpiece)
PBS • Hartswood West for BBC/Cymru Wales in co-production with Masterpiece
Steven Moffat, Written by
Treme …To Miss New Orleans
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Blown Deadline Productions
David Simon, Written by
Eric Overmyer, Written by

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
American Horror Story: Coven • Bitchcraft
FX Networks • 20th Century Fox Television
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Directed by
Fargo • The Crocodile’s Dilemma
FX Networks • MGM and FX Productions
Adam Bernstein, Directed by
Fargo • Buridan’s Ass
FX Networks • MGM and FX Productions
Colin Bucksey, Directed by
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
HBO • HBO Films in association with Rainmark Films and Sakura Films
Stephen Frears, Directed by
The Normal Heart
HBO • HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
Ryan Murphy, Directed by
Sherlock: His Last Vow (Masterpiece)
PBS • Hartswood West for BBC/Cymru Wales in co-production with Masterpiece
Nick Hurran, Directed by

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
The Colbert Report
Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions
Opus Moreschi, Head Writer Stephen Colbert, Writer Tom Purcell, Writer
Richard Dahm, Writer Barry Julien, Writer Michael Brumm, Writer Rob Dubbin, Writer Jay Katsir, Writer Frank Lesser, Writer Glenn Eichler, Writer
Meredith Scardino, Writer Max Werner, Writer
Eric Drysdale, Writer Paul Dinello, Writer Nate Charny, Writer Sam Kim, Writer Aaron Cohen, Writer Gabe Gronli, Writer Matt Lappin, Writer
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Elliott Kalan, Head Writer Tim Carvell, Head Writer Steve Bodow, Writer
Dan Amira, Writer Travon Free, Writer Hallie Haglund, Writer JR Havlan, Writer Matt Koff, Writer
Dan McCoy, Writer Jo Miller, Writer
Zhubin Parang, Writer Daniel Radosh, Writer Lauren Sarver, Writer Jon Stewart, Writer Rory Albanese, Writer
Inside Amy Schumer
Comedy Central • Jax Media
Jessi Klein, Head Writer Amy Schumer, Writer Emily Altman, Writer Jeremy Beiler, Writer Neil Casey, Writer
Kurt Metzger, Writer Kyle Dunnigan, Writer Christine Nangle, Writer Daniel Powell, Writer
Key & Peele • Comedy Central • Central Productions
Jay Martel, Writer Ian Roberts, Writer Jordan Peele, Writer
Keegan-Michael Key, Writer Alex Rubens, Writer Rebecca Drysdale, Writer Colton Dunn, Writer
Rich Talarico, Writer Charlie Sanders, Writer
Portlandia
IFC • Broadway Video for IFC
Fred Armisen, Writer Carrie Brownstein, Writer Jonathan Krisel, Writer Graham Wagner, Writer Karey Dornetto, Writer
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon • NBC • Universal Television and Broadway Video
AD Miles, Head Writer Patrick Borelli, Writer Gerard Bradford, Writer Luke Cunningham, Writer Mike DiCenzo, Writer Mike Drucker, Writer Jess Dweck, Writer
Dicky Eagan, Writer Jimmy Fallon, Writer John Haskel, Writer Josh Lieb, Writer Arthur Meyer, Writer
Chase Mitchell, Writer Dan Opsal, Writer Gavin Purcell, Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
The Beatles: The Night That Changed America
• CBS • AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC
Ken Ehrlich, Written by David Wild, Written by
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Jennilind Productions
Billy Crystal, Written by
The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards • NBC • Dick Clark Productions, Inc. in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Barry Adelman, Written by
Tina Fey, Special Material by Amy Poehler, Special Material by Jon Macks, Special Material by Dave Boone, Special Material by Alex Baze, Special Material by
Robert Carlock, Special Material by Sam Means, Special Material by Seth Meyers, Special Material by Mike Shoemaker, Special Material by
Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Funny or Die and Black Gold Films
Sarah Silverman, Written by
67th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment
Dave Boone, Written by
Paul Greenberg, Special Material by

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Episode 9135
Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions
James Hoskinson, Directed by
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Episode 18153
Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Chuck O’Neil, Directed by
Portlandia • Getting Away
IFC • Broadway Video for IFC
Jonathan Krisel, Directed by
Saturday Night Live • Host: Jimmy Fallon
NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Don Roy King, Directed by
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon • Episode 1 (Will Smith/U2)
NBC • Universal Television and Broadway Video
Dave Diomedi, Directed by

Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama
FunnyOrDie.com • Funny Or Die
Scott Aukerman, Executive Producer Zach Galifianakis, Executive Producer BJ Porter, Executive Producer
Mike Farah, Executive Producer
Childrens Hospital
Adult Swim • Produced by Abominable Pictures, The Corddry Company and Warner Bros. Televison Group’s Studio 2.0
Rob Corddry, Executive Producer Jonathan Stern, Executive Producer David Wain, Executive Producer Mike Lazzo, Executive Producer Keith Crofford, Executive Producer Ken Marino, Co-Executive Producer
Parks And Rec In Europe
NBC.com • NBC Entertainment Digital, Deedle-Dee Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment
Morgan Sackett, Producer Michael Schur, Producer Dean Holland, Producer David Hyman, Producer
The Soup: True Detective
E! • Wilshire Studios
Edward Boyd, Executive Producer
K.P. Anderson, Executive Producer Joel McHale, Co-Executive Producer Dominic Delelo, Co-Executive Producer
Hathaway Loftus, Supervising Producer Dan Riesser, Producer
Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show Starring Bruno Mars
FOX • NFL Network production Ricky Kirshner, Executive Producer
Steve Bornstein, Executive Producer Rob Paine, Supervising Producer Bruno Mars, Performer

Outstanding Animated Program
Archer • Archer Vice: The Rules Of Extraction
FX Networks • FX Productions
Bob’s Burgers • Mazel Tina
FOX • 20th Century Fox Television
Futurama • Meanwhile
Comedy Central • The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television
South Park • Black Friday
Comedy Central • Central Productions
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Manhattan Project
Nickelodeon • Nickelodeon

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Disney Mickey Mouse • The Adorable Couple
Disney Channel • Disney Television Animation
Chris Diamantapolous as Mickey Mouse
Dog With A Blog • My Parents Posted What?!
Disney Channel • Dipthong Productions / It’s a Laugh Productions / Disney Channel
Stephen Full as Stan
Family Guy • In Harmony’s Way
FOX • Fox Television Animation
Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Glenn Quagmire
Futurama • Calculon 2.0
Comedy Central • The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Maurice LaMarche as Calculon and Morbo
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains In Paradise
Cartoon Network • Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Seth Green as Various characters
The Simpsons • Four Regrettings And A Funeral
FOX • Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Harry Shearer as Kent Brockman, Mr. Burns, Younger Burns, Smithers

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Louie
FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. and FX Productions
Gayle Keller, Casting Director
Modern Family
ABC • Picador Productions & Steven Levitan Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Jeff Greenberg, CSA, Casting Director
Nurse Jackie
Showtime • Showtime
Presents, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, A Caryn Mandabach Production, Clyde Phillips Productions Julie Tucker, CSA, Casting Director
Ross Meyerson, CSA, Casting Director
Orange Is The New Black
Netflix • Lionsgate Television for Netflix
Jennifer Euston, CSA, Casting Director
Veep
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions Allison Jones, Casting Director
Pat Moran, CSA, Casting Director Meredith Tucker, Casting Director

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Breaking Bad
AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Sharon Bialy, CSA, Casting Director Sherry Thomas, CSA, Casting Director Kiira Arai, CSA, Casting Director
Game Of Thrones
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
Nina Gold, CSA, Casting Director Robert Sterne, Casting Director
The Good Wife
CBS • Eye Productions in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
Mark Saks, CSA, Casting Director
House Of Cards
Netflix • Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
Laray Mayfield, CSA, Casting Director Julie Schubert, CSA, Casting Director
True Detective
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger Alexa L. Fogel, CSA, Casting Director
Christine Kromer, CSA, Casting Director Meagan Lewis, CSA, Casting Director
Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
Amanda Mackey, CSA, Casting Director
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond, CSA, Casting Director
Sherlock: His Last Vow (Masterpiece)
PBS • Hartswood West for BBC/Cymru Wales in co-production with Masterpiece
Julia Duff, CDG, Casting Director
Kate Rhodes James, CDG, Casting Director
Treme
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Blown Deadline Productions Alexa L. Fogel, CSA, Casting Director
Meagan Lewis, CSA, Casting Director

Outstanding Choreography
Dancing With The Stars • Routines: Human / Ameksa / Too Darn Hot
ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions
Derek Hough, Choreographer
So You Think You Can Dance • Routines: Trigger / Sand / The Gravel Road
FOX • Dick Clark Productions, Inc. in association with 19 Entertainment
Christopher Scott, Choreographer
So You Think You Can Dance • Routines: Edge of Glory / Feelin’ Good / I Can’t Make You Love Me
FOX • Dick Clark Productions, Inc. in association with 19 Entertainment
Mandy Moore, Choreographer
So You Think You Can Dance • Routines: Puttin’ on the Ritz / Gold Rush / Run the World
FOX • Dick Clark Productions, Inc. in association with 19 Entertainment Tabitha Dumo, Choreographer
Napoleon Dumo, Choreographer
So You Think You Can Dance • Routines: Hanging by a Thread / Wicked Game / Medicine
FOX • Dick Clark Productions, Inc. in association with 19 Entertainment
Travis Wall, Choreographer

jeff buckley

17 de novembro de 1966 - 29 de maio de 1997

passam hoje 17 anos desde o desaparecimento deste enorme talento.
com 30 anos apenas, jeff buckley deixou-nos um dos melhores discos da década de 90, "grace", editado em 1994, e uma enorme legião de admiradores que não se cansam de o citar como grande influência musical. "jeff buckley é uma gota cristalina num oceano de ruídos", referiu bono vox. david bowie chegou mesmo a eleger o disco como "the best album ever made". o que é cert...o é que "grace" vendeu muito menos do que o esperado, tal a qualidade do disco. tal como nick drake, que também faleceu muito novo (26 anos), buckley teve muito mais sucesso depois da sua morte do que em vida. jeff era filho do músico e cantor tim buckley, que faleceu igualmente novo (28 anos), mas numa altura em que já tinha editado nove discos.
tirando as datas e os números, ficam as músicas. essas ninguém as pode levar...

o que não se diz

falha-se o momento, perde-se a oportunidade... e o mundo avança, sem piedade, sem contemplações. mais uma ruga, mais 134 cabelos brancos, mais uma colecção de frases que deveriam ter sido proferidas em determinado momento mas que só nos surgem horas depois. a vida é construída de pequenos nadas, em que até uma mera palavra, dita no momento exacto e com a respectiva eloquência, pode fazer toda a diferença, seja no emprego, na vida pessoal, familiar ou numa colectividade recreativa e social. até pode ser uma palavra tão simples como "sim", "não" ou "trombocitopenia". a questão é dizê-la quando realmente interessa, quando ela pode fazer toda a diferença. acumular sentimentos, remoer amarguras sem as extravasar, reviver momentos passados ao segundo, analisando todas as palavrinhas, vírgulas e pontos finais, é tão saudável como andar de bicicleta em fukushima.

o tempo que se gasta

o tempo que passamos longe das pessoas de quem gostamos é interminável. por outro lado, o tempo que gastamos, ou perdemos, com pessoas que não nos dizem nada é uma monstruosa amargura. há certamente pessoas com quem queremos estar, que querem estar connosco. mas quando olhamos à volta, vemos que não são aquelas que nos rodeiam. é praticamente um genocídio sentimental...

o meu filme

já muita gente me perguntou, ou fui eu que pensei, tanto faz, como seria um filme baseado na minha vida. depois de muita ponderação, cheguei à conclusão de que seria uma espécie de "groundhog day" (o filme em que bill murray é obrigado a reviver o mesmo dia... todos os dias, encontrando sempre as mesmas pessoas e passando constantemente pelas mesmas situações), mas com muito menos piada, obviamente. resultaria um "groundhog day" como se fosse realizado por manoel de oliveira, o que, ainda por cima, significaria que eu teria que arranjar papéis para o luís miguel cintra, a leonor silveira e o ricardo trêpa (como se já não existissem suficientes personagens aborrecidas no "meu" filme).

amizades convenientes

há quem acredite que a partir de uma certa idade se perde o luxo de ter amigos só por amizade. inventam-se novas categorias: "amigos de amigos", "amigos de familiares", "amigo que dá jeito porque eu não faço ideia de como se compõe uma persiana", "amigo que um dia me pode ser muito útil quando quiser abrir uma loja de peças para torradeiras", "amigo que me leva o carro à inspecção todos os anos se eu lhe pedir", etc.. a vida obriga muito boa gente a alargar os seus horizontes em termos sociais, dando especial relevo à via profissionalizante. eu limito-me a ficar contente quando sou atendido nos cafés...

a pergunta

quando conhecemos alguém, como por exemplo um novo colega de trabalho, qual é a pergunta mais frequentemente colocada? de onde és? que idade tens? já namoras? sabes a tabuada dos 9? há uma quantidade infinita de questões a colocar, no sentido de ficarmos a saber algo mais sobre essa pessoa nova e de, no futuro, podermos utilizar algumas das suas respostas em conversas mais demoradas. no entanto, existe uma pergunta cuja resposta, a meu ver, é bem definidora da pessoa que temos à nossa frente (ou ao lado, caso estejamos a conduzir): "o que é que te faz rir?". é suficiente e poupa-nos imensas horas de análise.

resignações

sou uma pessoa muito bem sucedida a nível social...

engraçado, já tinha ouvido falar em pessoas que não conseguiam acabar uma frase porque se começavam a rir.
nunca tinha constatado que acontece o mesmo quando se escreve...

provérbios pouco populares

eis as minhas falhadas tentativas de inventar um provérbio:
- as pessoas são sobrevalorizadas, mas os animais, apesar de bons ouvintes, raramente dão bons conselhos;
- sempre que tiveres fome, atira um homem de sorte ao mar e ele regressará com um peixe na boca; se não tiveres fome, atira-o ao mar na mesma, apenas pelo gozo;
- nunca invejes aqueles que têm um coração grande, porque mais tarde ou ...mais cedo eles vão ter sérios problemas coronários;
- se quiseres alimentar alguém, dá-lhe um dos teus peixes; mas se o ensinares a pescar podes ter a certeza de que essa pessoa vai ter uma vida social bastante enfadonha;
- calças vermelhas em abril, sinal de que estás a ficar senil;
- uma maçã por dia mantém o médico longe de tua casa, mas as contas na mercearia vão ser cada vez maiores;
- nunca duvides da palavra do senhor, especialmente se ele tiver um canivete suiço na mão;
- o pensamento positivo pode afastar-te de muitos tormentos, mas nunca será suficiente quando a tua mulher te mandar às compras.