Spotlight

       Since the 1970s, Spotlight is an investigative reporting unit of the Boston Globe. They spend months on a single story, they are not to discuss their work with anyone else, whether it be family, friends or other staff at the newspaper. In 2001, the four person team consists of its editor Walter Robinson - Robby to his friends - and his three investigative journalists, Michael Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer and Matt Carroll. Robby reports to the assistant managing editor, Ben Bradlee Jr.. Upon his arrival from his most recent position in Florida, Marty Baron, the newly hired editor-in-chief, requests Spotlight to place their current story on hold and instead flesh out a story by a fellow Globe columnist Eileen McNamara about sexual abuse allegations of a Catholic priest against a minor, and what seems to be the cover-up by Cardinal Bernard Law, the Archdiocese of Boston. They are at first hesitant to work on the story, seeing Baron as an outsider to Boston, he who doesn't understand what is important to locals. Baron's outsider status includes not being born and raised there, and not being Catholic (he being the Globe's first Jewish editor-in-chief). Their first task is to see if they can have some court documents on the case unsealed, which means suing the Catholic church, success which is no easy task. Beyond that one step, Robby and his team talk to lawyers who have or are working on alleged sex abuse cases perpetrated by Catholic priests in Boston (those lawyers including Eric MacLeish and Mitchell Garabedian), known victims (such as Phil Saviano, the head of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)) and insiders in the Catholic church. Through this investigation, they get wind that the problem is not contained to one priest and one victim, in essence changing the focus from the priest(s) to the systemic problem of the Archdiocese not only covering up the abuse but in reality doing nothing to stop it and thus condoning it. Their goal is not only the end product of an important story, but making sure that the other major local newspapers, such as the Boston Herald, do not beat them to the scant outline of the story in the public consciousness which the Catholic church could easily quash. Through it all, they may come to some unpleasant realizations that not only the Archdiocese and the Catholic church in general are to blame for what happened.

Dexter: The Rise and Fall

Winning two golden Globes in 2010 for its third season Dexter seemed to be climbing towards a whole new level of suspense and excitement. However, this show was about to drop off the deep end.
      Disclaimer: I was never truly into this show, just something to watch while passing the time during a breakup. So I didn't notice the dip in quality as being so severe, more like from average to garbage. The characters were fairly shallow and the best story line was ended in the first season, which apparently continued throughout the book which made the book better, typical. Each season has a new villain which is defeated in the last episode, this made season three extremely boring, and nothing was as dark as they wanted it to be. Almost as if they were telling the audience that it was scary and we should just go along with it, less the end of season 3, that was an electric chairs worth of shocking. For transparencies sake, I was most likely not in the best mood to be watching this show.
    With that aside I would like to say that the premise was what drew me to the show in the first place. The first episode seemed to what I was hoping for, an interesting vigilante and a look into the mind of a serial killer. Over time I grew tire of hearing about these supposed laws, hes crazy... come on, why are we hearing about logic. I want some Roger the Alien with a ski mask, or the man he was imitating Patrick Bateman, crazy is interesting, a sane crazy man is boring. 

Dexter: Season 1 episode synopsis

Going to try and do some short writing here, hopefully this will help me get my thoughts across in a more organized and specific manner.

Summary: We are introduced to Dexter and his double life, including his cop sister, Debra, and his girlfriend, Rita. As he kidnaps and kills two bad guys on his free time, he helps the police investigate a new serial killer whose precise methods of dismemberment and cryptic messages seemingly aimed at Dexter intrigue the killer with a heart of gold. 

Episode #: 2 
Title: "Crocodile" 
Summary: Dexter and Debra's investigation leads to the discovery of the serial killer's refrigerated truck, thus earning him the nickname "The Ice Truck Killer." It becomes more clear to Dexter that the killer knows his own homicidal alter ego. Meanwhile, Sargent Doakes investigates the murder of a cop that has secret ties to his personal life. 

Episode #: 3 
Title: "Popping Cherry" 
Summary: As the police investigate an Ice Truck Killer victim found in a hockey rink, Dexter stalks a young murderer who triggers memories of his youth. Rita's abusive ex-husband, Paul gets out of jail and pays her a visit, to Dexter's chagrin. Doakes gets in over his head in avenging the murder of his colleague. 

Episode #: 4 
Title: "Let's Give the Boy a Hand" 
Summary: More Ice Truck Killer body parts turn up, but only Dexter realizes that they are being used to recreate scenes from his childhood. Doakes is being tailed by the mobster who killed his colleague. 

Episode #: 5 
Title: "Love American Style" 
Summary: As one of the Ice Truck Killer's victims is found alive, Dexter hunts a human trafficker but gets more than he expected. 

Episode #: 6 
Title: "Return to Sender" 
Summary: The Ice Truck Killer surprises Dexter by returning the body of Dexter's latest kill to the scene of the crime to be discovered by the police. Things get worse when a small boy comes forward, claiming to have seen who killed the victim. 

Episode #: 7 
Title: "Circle of Friends" 
Summary: Batista and Debra's investigation leads to the capture of a suspect who confesses to the Ice Truck Killer crimes, and Dexter is disillusioned by the outcome. In his personal life, Dexter must deal with Paul's return to Rita's life, while Debra begins dating a new man. 

Episode #: 8 
Title: "Shrink Wrap" 
Summary: Dexter hunts a murderous psychologist, but realizes that the doctor may be of more use to him alive. Meanwhile, doubts arise as to the validity of the suspect in custody for the Ice Truck Killer crimes. 

Episode #: 9 
Title: "Father Knows Best" 
Summary: Details about Dexter's childhood surface when he discovers that his biological father died only recently and left Dexter his house. Paul begins to display his abusive tendencies toward Rita, while Dexter gets to know Debra's new boyfriend, Rudy. 

Episode #: 10 
Title: "Seeing Red" 
Summary: After the Ice Truck Killer creates a crime scene that triggers a repressed memory from Dexter's past, Batista gets too close for comfort to discovering the killer's identity. At home, Dexter must intervene as Paul threatens to take the kids away from Rita. 

Episode #: 11 
Title: "Truth Be Told" 
Summary: Dexter uncovers connections between himself and the Ice Truck Killer, but as he gets closer to the truth, so does Doakes, who suspects that Dexter knows more than he's revealing. Rudy proposes to Debra. 

Episode #: 12 
Title: "Born Free" 
Summary: Dexter follows a series of clues to track down the Ice Truck Killer before he targets someone Dexter loves. However, Doakes is hot on the trail as well and becomes increasingly suspicious of Dexter. The truth is finally revealed about the killer's ties to Dexter and his childhood.

Pope questions Trump

The pope has recently commented on Donald Trumps faith. While Trump does not appear to hold any traditional christian values like empathy, and charity, it is not the popes place to say who is christian and who is not. If that was the case then MANY catholic cardinals are heathens for allowing mass molestation to go on and try to cover it up. Before you condemn Trump, how about you clean up your own organization that is rife with corruption and sin.

"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? 5"You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye."
-Matthew 7:5



http://biblehub.com/matthew/7-5.htm

Better Call Saul

          Better Call Saul is a prequel to the mega hit Breaking Bad that introduces some of its most beloved characters. The story line follows the life of Saul Goodman, or more accurately Jimmy McGill, which was Bob Odenkirks characters real name in the series before the move to New Mexico. My favorite character Mike Ehrmentraut wasn't always Sauls right hand man, he was once a parking ticket distributer for a county courthouse. Mike and Jimmy did not hit it off with each other when they first met, in fact they screwed with each other whenever possible. What this show does best is give these two characters much more depth than Break Bad ever offered, which was a shame because these two were easily some of the best characters.
         Jimmy McGill began his life being a con artist in a suburb of Chicago earning the title "Slipping Jimmy"from his pay offs during his slipping on the ice scams. His life was about to end when he was charged with indecent exposure only to be saved by his brother Chuck, a powerful lawyer, on the condition that Jimmy would clean up his act. During his time in the mail room of his brothers law office, Jimmy worked through a law course online and passed the bar exam. Upon telling his brother the news his appeared shocked and seemed to fake excitement. Feeling that he had now earned his place in the world Jimmy inquired about a job at the law office, but his brother said that the board would have to decide. Howard Hamlin, co-founder of Howard Hamlin & McGill law office (HHM) broke the news to Jimmy that there were no jobs available to him, it sounded more like you will will never be hired here. So off Jimmy goes to start his own law office, unfortunately success does not find him easily in this business venture.
          Sauls preference of salons in Breaking Bad seemed odd, especially how he seemed to know everything about the salon business, Better Call Saul sheds light on this question. Jimmy McGill runs his business out of a small room in the back of an Asian beauty salon, he also calls that room home since he sleeps in it. Jimmy gets his start as being a public defender, receiving $700 per defendant, The courthouse where he defends his clients is the same as where Mike Ehrmentraut is employed as a parking lot ticket checker, this is how the two start off their interesting path to partnership. fed up with receiving chump change in return for his hard work, Jimmy sets out to find higher paying clients, he sets his sights on a county treasurer who is accused of stealing 1.6 million dollars. Initially they turn him down and Jimmy is forced to seek out other clients. He gets his big break while pulling a publicity stunt which involves him saving a worker from certain death that is supposed to be taking down his own billboard which he payed for with hush money from the treasurer. Later down the road Jimmy must help his love interest get the treasurer and his wife to make a deal to make her gain favor with her boss Howard, who unofficially demoted her to a desk jockey as punishment for losing the treasurer case to jimmy in the first place. What Jimmy starts to specialize in is elder law.
          Jimmys publicity stunt caught a wide spectrum of clients, from the crazy to the delusional, but somewhere in between is elderly people who are seeking a lawyer to write up a will for them in preparation for their eminent death. Jimmy starts out with one to two clients a day and to boosts his service calls he hosts bingo tournaments, the prizes for which have his logo all over them. His scheme works and he is now making a decent income with his growing number of clientele. After spending a considerable amount of time with the elderly Jimmy realizes that retirement homes are scamming his patients and he decides to put a stop to this.

Beasts of No Nation

Based on the same-titled novel by Uzodinma Iweala, a Nigerian doctor and sociologist who began the story as a thesis project at Harvard, the movie immediately puts us in the shoes (and sometimes bare feet) of its hero, eight year old Agu (Abraham Attah). He narrates parts of the movie in a mostly embittered but occasionally lyrical voice-over, telling us about his mother and father and siblings and the peaceful life they once enjoyed.

Then the country is turned upside-down by revolution. Agu's family belongs to a particular group that ousted the people who are now trying to take over the country (or as they might put it, take the country back). "You can feel the ground washing away beneath your feet," he tells us. Soon the village is in chaos, soldiers are clomping down the street shooting rifles at strangers, bodies are everywhere, and Agu is running through the jungle alone. Then he comes upon some armed and dangerous boys about his age or slightly older, their hats and torsos bedecked with camouflaging vegetation (a very "Lord of the Flies" image, pushed maybe a bit too hard) and then we're into the main story, which finds Agu being protected and trained by a man known only as The Commandant (Idris Elba). 

The Commandant is magnetic and foul, hilarious and frightening, hateful and tender. He's an unholy combination of a battlefield commander, a drill sergeant, a football coach, a decadent older brother, and the patriarch that a lot of these boys either never had or recently lost to revolution (or revolutions, plural—we get the sense that governments flip over all the time here). The boys adore The Commandant because they think he's teaching them to be men, specifically warrior-men, but he's really teaching them to be murderers, thieves, rapists and torturers who wrap their bloodlust and greed in ideology that seems half-understood when it's comprehensible at all. 

The smartest thing about "Beasts" is the link it draws between the Commandant's soul-sucking brand of motivational therapy and the grinning swagger of soldiers who invade Agu's village near the start of the film and terrorize Agu and his relatives along with other captured citizens. They spout slogans, but it's clear that the slogans are less a justification for horrific violence than a pretext that gives them permission to do what they might have done anyway, in their imaginations, or on dark stretches of road in whatever part of the country they originally hailed from. They're people who either became criminals after putting on uniforms or always were criminals. Many soldiers throughout history have essentially been criminals in uniforms; Americans in particular seem to hate admitting even the possibility that this could be true, but it is true, and it has always been true, and Agu's story is one more exploration of the phenomenon.

Deadpool

Deadpool, a movie said to contain zero plot and a ton of fun. Upon seeing the film I found that statement to be correct. From beginning to end Ryan Reynolds delivered a hilarious performance. Granted I would have enjoyed a more out together ending. Admittently the film was shot in 48 days. I imagine the first half of the movie took up 30 days of that. By the time the climax and eventual ending were approaching the movie became increasingly hollow. Jokes became less frequent and imaginative, also suspension of belief was thrown off a building. Basically, the producers and director went the "Eh, screw it" direction.

The Revenant

         While this movie was a cinematic masterpiece, literally earth shot porn, the scenery captured in this flick was almost worth more to me than was Dicaprios acting. I have just one complaint before this is kicked off, that would have to be how Hypothermia apparently does not exist in this world. I find it highly suspect that a man who has fallen into a freezing river multiple times, and is already on the brink of death remains untouched by the ravages of the cold.
            Inspired by true events and Michael Punke's novel of the same name, The Revenant, Oscar winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu's follow-up to Birdman, chronicles the almost unimaginable ordeal of fur trapper Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio), who was mauled by a bear and left for dead by his men in the frozen wilderness of 1823 America ... only to survive and then seek his revenge. Hugh Glass was basically a real-life Chuck Norris joke -- only no one thought it was very funny when he showed up half-dead and looking to kick some serious ass.
       The film begins with a fur trapping expedition -- led by Captain Henry (Domhnall Gleeson), whose members include the scout Glass, Glass' half-Native American son Hawk (Forrest Goodluck), the scowling, self-interested trapper Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy), and young Jim Bridger (Will Poulter), who will one day become one of the Old West's most legendary mountain men -- coming under attack by a party of Arikaras (Native American tribe).
         It's a brutal battle that leaves the trappers in a bind where they have to abandon their highly valuable beaver pelts if they're to escape the Arikara's wrath and survive. The Arikara seek vengeance on the unidentified white men who have kidnapped their chief's (Duane Howard) daughter. As the trappers make their escape, Glass is attacked and horribly mauled by a grizzly (in one of the film's most unforgettable sequences). Captain Henry assigns Fitzgerald and Bridger to stay with the seemingly doomed Glass and give him a proper burial once he dies. Alas, the duo don't follow their orders and leave Glass to die. What follows is a long, brutal journey of both physical and emotional endurance by Glass to exact his revenge.

The Big Short

               If there were an Oscar for Best Explanatory Cameo, the pop star Selena Gomez surely would have been nominated for the scene where she sits at a blackjack table and helps demystify a byzantine financial instrument known as a “synthetic CDO.”

Gomez is on a winning streak, so she bets $10 million on her hand—a hand, she explains, that represents a mortgage bond. Then two spectators make an even bigger side bet on her hand. Then two more spectators make an even bigger side bet on that side bet, with heavy odds because Gomez is on such a roll, just as the mortgage market was on a roll before 2008. And then… she busts, just as housing went bust. The dealer wins. Groans all around.

              That’s not a bad introduction to the synthetic CDO, the derivative the movie’s narrator describes as the “atomic bomb” that nuked the global economy. Oscar-nominated director Adam McKay deserves credit for trying to make such complex financial concepts accessible. But since many Americans will be inclined to believe The Big Short’s cinematic version of the mortgage crisis, it’s worth noting that its analysis of what actually happened to the American economy—even down to the virtuosic little explainer asides—doesn't really add up.

             Take that blackjack scene. Why was everyone groaning? A bet is a two-way deal, so shouldn’t the winners of those side bets be cheering? And anyway, why would a bunch of random side bets among consenting adults nuke the economy? Finally, if the dealer is supposed to represent Wall Street, because the house always wins, why did Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns and so many other Wall Street behemoths lose so badly that their firms collapsed in 2008?

              

              I know, I know. It’s just a movie. I get why so many critics have given it, as Gomez might say, that same old love. But The Big Short is not necessarily, with more apologies to Gomez, good for you, unless you happen to be Bernie Sanders. Its angry take on the financial crisis is misleading and its furious take on financial reform is wrong. It was instructive to see McKay discuss his views on the collapse and its aftermath in an interview with Vox, because despite his ambitious vision for his film, he clearly didn’t know what he was talking about.

Film Independent Spirit Awards

Best Cinematography:
CARY JOJI FUKUNAGA – Beasts of No Nation
MICHAEL GIOULAKIS – It Follows
ED LACHMAN –Carol
REED MORANO – Meadowland
JOSHUA JAMES RICHARDS – Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Best First Screenplay:
JESSE ANDREWS – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
JONAS CARPIGNANO – Mediterranea
EMMA DONOGHUE – Room
MARIELLE HELLER – The Diary of a Teenage Girl
JOHN MAGARY, RUSSELL HARBAUGH (story by), MYNA JOSEPH (story by) – The Mend
Best Director:
SEAN BAKER - Tangerine 
CARY JOJI FUKUNAGA – Beasts of No Nation 
TODD HAYNES – Carol 
DUKE JOHNSON, CHARLIE KAUFMAN – Anomalisa 
TOM MCCARTHY - Spotlight 
DAVID ROBERT MITCHELL – It Follows 

Best Documentary:
(T)ERROR DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Lyric R. Cabral, David Felix Sutcliffe PRODUCER: Christopher St. John 
BEST OF ENEMIES DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville 
HEART OF A DOG DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Laurie Anderson PRODUCER: Dan Janvey 
THE LOOK OF SILENCE DIRECTOR: Joshua Oppenheimer PRODUCER: Signe Byrge Sørensen MERU DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi PRODUCER: Shannon Ethridge 
THE RUSSIAN WOODPECKER DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Chad Gracia PRODUCERS: Ram Devineni, Mike Lerner
Best Editing:
RONALD BRONSTEIN, BENNY SAFDIE – Heaven Knows What
TOM MCARDLE – Spotlight
NATHAN NUGENT – Room
JULIO C. PEREZ IV – It Follows
KRISTAN SPRAGUE – Manos Sucias
Best Feature:
ANOMALISA PRODUCERS: Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman, Dino Stamatopoulos, Rosa Tran

BEASTS OF NO NATION PRODUCERS: Daniel Crown, Idris Elba, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Amy Kaufman, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Riva Marker

CAROL PRODUCERS: Elizabeth Karlsen, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley

SPOTLIGHT PRODUCERS: Blye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar

TANGERINE PRODUCERS: Sean Baker, Karrie Cox, Marcus Cox, Darren Dean, Shih-Ching Tsou

Best Female Lead:
CATE BLANCHETT – Carol 
BRIE LARSON – Room
 ROONEY MARA – Carol
 BEL POWLEY – The Diary of a Teenage Girl 
KITANA KIKI RODRIGUEZ – Tangerine

Best First Feature:
THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL DIRECTOR: Marielle Heller
PRODUCERS: Miranda Bailey, Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit
JAMES WHITE DIRECTOR: Josh Mond
PRODUCERS: Max Born, Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin, Melody Roscher, Eric Schultz MANOS SUCIAS DIRECTOR: Josef Kubota Wladyka
PRODUCERS: Elena Greenlee, Márcia Nunes
MEDITERRANEA DIRECTOR: Jonas Carpignano
PRODUCERS: Jason Michael Berman, Chris Columbus, Jon Coplon, Christoph Daniel, Andrew Kortschak, John Lesher, Ryan Lough, Justin Nappi, Alain Peyrollaz, Gwyn Sannia, Marc Schmidheiny, Victor Shapiro, Ryan Zacarias
SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Chloé Zhao
PRODUCERS: Mollye Asher, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Angela C. Lee, Forest Whitaker

Best International Film:
EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT (Colombia) DIRECTOR: Ciro Guerra 
GIRLHOOD (France) DIRECTOR: Céline Sciamma 
MUSTANG (France, Turkey) DIRECTOR: Deniz Gamze Ergüven 
A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE (Sweden) DIRECTOR: Roy Andersson 
SON OF SAUL (Hungary) DIRECTOR: László Nemes

Best Male Lead:
CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT – James White 
ABRAHAM ATTAH – Beasts of No Nation 
BEN MENDELSOHN – Mississippi Grind 
JASON SEGEL – The End of the Tour 
KOUDOUS SEIHON - Mediterranea

Best Screenplay:
CHARLIE KAUFMAN – Anomalisa
DONALD MARGULIES – The End of the Tour
TOM MCCARTHY, JOSH SINGER – Spotlight
PHYLLIS NAGY – Carol S.
CRAIG ZAHLER – Bone Tomahawk

Best Supporting Female:
ROBIN BARTLETT – H. MARIN 
IRELAND – Glass Chin 
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH – Anomalisa 
CYNTHIA NIXON - James White 
MYA TAYLOR – Tangerine
Best Supporting Male:
KEVIN CORRIGAN – Results 
PAUL DANO – Love & Mercy 
IDRIS ELBA – Beasts of No Nation 
RICHARD JENKINS – Bone Tomahawk 
MICHAEL SHANNON – 99 Homes
John Cassavettes Award:
ADVANTAGEOUS WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Jennifer Phang WRITER/PRODUCER: Jacqueline Kim PRODUCERS: Robert Chang, Ken Jeong, Moon Molson, Theresa Navarro 

CHRISTMAS, AGAIN WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Charles Poekel 

HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT DIRECTORS: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie WRITERS: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie PRODUCERS: Oscar Boyson, Sebastian Bear McClard 

KRISHA WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Trey Edward Shults PRODUCERS: Justin R. Chan, Chase Joliet, Wilson Smith 

OUT OF MY HAND WRITER/DIRECTOR: Takeshi Fukunaga WRITER/PRODUCER: Donari Braxton PRODUCER: Mike Fox
Robert Altman Award:
SPOTLIGHT DIRECTOR: Tom McCarthy CASTING DIRECTORS: Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee ENSEMBLE CAST: Billy Crudup, Michael Cyril Creighton, Paul Guilfoyle, Neal Huff, Brian d’Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, Jamey Sheridan, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci




http://www.spiritawards.com/spiritawardcategory/best-cinematography/
https://s3.amazonaws.com/PressReleasesSA/2016_SA_NomineeOnesheet_120215.pdf

2016 Kids Choice Awards

TELEVISON

FAVORITE TV SHOW
Austin & Ally
Girl Meets World
Henry Danger
Jessie
Lab Rats: Bionic Island
The Thundermans

FAVORITE FAMILY TV SHOW
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Modern Family
Once Upon a Time
The Big Bang Theory
The Flash
The Muppets

FAVORITE MALE TV STAR – KIDS’ SHOW
Aidan Gallagher – Nicky Harper, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Casey Simpson – Ricky Harper, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Jace Norman – Henry Hart, Henry Danger
Jack Griffo – Max Thunderman, The Thundermans
Ross Lynch – Austin Moon, Austin & Ally
Tyrel Jackson Williams – Leo Dooley, Lab Rats: Bionic Island

FAVORITE MALE TV STAR – FAMILY SHOW
Anthony Anderson – Andre ’Dre’ Johnson, Black-ish
Ben McKenzie – James Gordon, Gotham
Grant Gustin – Barry Allen, The Flash
Jim Parsons – Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
Johnny Galecki – Leonard Hofstadter, The Big Bang Theory
Rico Rodriguez – Manny Delgado, Modern Family

FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR – KIDS’ SHOW
Debby Ryan – Jessie Prescott, Jessie
Dove Cameron – Liv Rooney, Liv and Maddie
Kira Kosarin – Phoebe Thunderman, The Thundermans
Laura Marano – Ally Dawson, Austin & Ally
Lizzy Greene – Dawn Harper, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Zendaya – K.C. Cooper, K.C. Undercover

FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR – FAMILY SHOW
Chloe Bennet – Daisy “Skye” Johnson, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Jennifer Morrison – Emma Swan, Once Upon a Time
Kaley Cuoco – Penny Hofstadter, The Big Bang Theory
Ming-Na Wen – Melinda May, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sarah Hyland – Haley Dunphy, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara – Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Modern Family

FAVORITE TALENT COMPETITION SHOW
America’s Got Talent
American Idol
Dance Moms
Dancing with the Stars
The Voice

FAVORITE COOKING SHOW*
Cake Boss
Cake Wars
Chopped Junior
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Hell’s Kitchen
MasterChef Junior

FAVORITE CARTOON
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks
Gravity Falls
Ninjago
Phineas & Ferb
SpongeBob SquarePants
Steven Universe
Teen Titans Go!
The Amazing World of Gumball

FILM

FAVORITE MOVIE
Ant-Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Cinderella
Daddy’s Home
Jurassic World
Pitch Perfect 2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR
Chris Evans – Steve Rogers/Captain America, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Chris Hemsworth – Thor, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Chris Pratt – Owen, Jurassic World
John Boyega – Finn, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Robert Downey Jr. – Tony Stark/Iron Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Will Ferrell – Brad Whitaker, Daddy’s Home

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS
Anna Kendrick – Beca, Pitch Perfect 2
Daisy Ridley – Rey, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Jennifer Lawrence – Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
Lily James – Cinderella, Cinderella
Rebel Wilson – Fat Amy, Pitch Perfect 2
Scarlett Johansson – Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Avengers: Age of Ultron

FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Home
Hotel Transylvania 2
Inside Out
Minions
The Peanuts Movie

FAVORITE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE
Amy Poehler – Joy, Inside Out
Jennifer Lopez – Lucy, Home
Jim Parsons – Oh, Home
Justin Long – Alvin, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Sandra Bullock – Scarlet Overkill, Minions
Selena Gomez- Mavis, Hotel Transylvania

MUSIC

FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP
Fall Out Boy
Fifth Harmony
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
Pentatonix

FAVORITE MALE SINGER
Blake Shelton
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Nick Jonas
The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER
Adele
Ariana Grande
Meghan Trainor
Nicki Minaj
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift

FAVORITE SONG OF THE YEAR
“Bad Blood” (feat. Kendrick Lamar) – Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd
“Hello” – Adele
“Hotline Bling” – Drake
“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
“What Do You Mean?” – Justin Bieber

FAVORITE NEW ARTIST
Alessia Cara
DNCE
OMI
Shawn Mendes
Silento
WALK THE MOON

FAVORITE COLLABORATION*
“Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Downtown” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz
“Good For You” – Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky
“Like I’m Gonna Lose You” – Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend
“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
“Where Are Ü Now” – Skrillex, Justin Bieber & Diplo

OTHER CATEGORIES

FAVORITE BOOK 
“Diary of a Minecraft Zombie”
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series
“Harry Potter” series
“Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know”
“The Hunger Games” series
“The Maze Runner” series

FAVORITE VIDEO GAME
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Bafta Winners

Outstanding British film

45 Years
Amy
WINNER: Brooklyn
The Danish Girl
Ex Machina
The Lobster

Best makeup and hair

Brooklyn
Carol
The Danish Girl
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Best cinematography

Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
WINNER: The Revenant
Sicario

Best documentary

WINNER: Amy
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
Listen to Me Marlon
Sherpa

Best original music

Bridge of Spies
WINNER: The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best British short film

Elephant
Mining Poems or Odes
WINNER: Operator
Over
Samuel-613

Best British short animation

WINNER: Edmond
Manoman
Prologue

Best editing

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Best sound

Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
WINNER: The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Baftas 2016: Peter Bradshaw predicts the winners

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Best special visual effects

Ant-Man
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
WINNER: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

EE Rising Star (voted for by the public)

Bel Powley
Brie Larson
Dakota Johnson
WINNER: John Boyega
Taron Egerton

Best supporting actor

Benicio del Toro – Sicario
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
WINNER: Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies

Best animated film

WINNER: Inside Out
Minions
Shaun the Sheep the Movie

Best supporting actress

Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Julie Walters – Brooklyn
WINNER: Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Rooney Mara – Carol

Peter Bradshaw’s prediction: Julie Walters – Brooklyn

Best costume design

Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

Alex Garland (director, Ex Machina)
Debbie Tucker Green (writer/director, Second Coming)
WINNER: Naji Abu Nowar (writer/director, Theeb), Rupert Lloyd (producer, Theeb)
Sean McAllister (director/producer, A Syrian Love Story), Elhum Shakerifar (producer, A Syrian Love Story)
Stephen Fingleton (writer/director, The Survivalist)

Best adapted screenplay

WINNER: The Big Short 
Brooklyn
Carol
Room
Steve Jobs

Best original screenplay

Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
WINNER: Spotlight

Peter Bradshaw’s prediction: Spotlight

Best film not in the English language

The Assassin
Force Majeure
Theeb
Timbuktu
WINNER: Wild Tales

Best production design

Bridge of Spies
Carol
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Fellowship recipient

Sidney Poitier

Best director

Adam McKay – The Big Short
Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies
Todd Haynes – Carol
Ridley Scott – The Martian
WINNER: Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant

Best actress

Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
WINNER: Brie Larson – Room
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Maggie Smith – The Lady in the Van
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn

Best actor

Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Matt Damon – The Martian
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs

Best film

The Big Short 
Bridge of Spies
Carol
WINNER: The Revenant
Spotlight

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/14/baftas-2016-full-list-of-winners