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#4) WHO RUN THE WORLD? GIRLS!

One of the joys of these lesser awards shows is that they offer chances to celebrate some of the great movies out there that might be too “super” for some Academy voters to give an Oscar to. Right now there are two movies that received wonderful acclaim throughout 2017 but aren’t your usual awards-worthy fare. Those movies are Wonder Woman and Get Out. Superheroes and horror movies aren’t the kinds of movies that win Oscars. They were, however, among the best reviewed movies of the year. They do even stand a chance at receiving Oscar nominations for Best Picture, though I don’t see either claiming the prize. Get Out did surprisingly win CCA’s for Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie (over Shape of Water) and Original Screenplay (over heavyweights like Shape of Water, Three Billboards, Lady Bird and Big Sick). Seriously, that’s huge for scoring itself a Oscar-nod for Best Picture. But neither award was given during the live broadcast. No great Jordan Peele acceptance speech. Maybe that’ll come at the WGA/DGA.

For now, what was showcased at the CCA’s was Wonder Woman’s Best Action Movie win (the film’s FEMALE director Patty Jenkins giving a great speech) and the special, honorary SeeHer award (given by Patty Jenkins to Gal Gadot, aka Wonder Woman). While both speeches were powerful and contributed to the equal rights cause of the moment, they may not be helpful towards the Oscars. Gal Gadot won’t be nominated for Best Actress for an honorary award win at the CCA’s. Wonder Woman may have to settle for an “all-inclusive” nomination, either Best Picture or Director. I don’t see both happening, and I don’t see either win happening. For now, being given a huge chunk of the tiny two-hour CCA runtime might end up its biggest victory.

#5) DRAMATIC ACTORS REIGN OVER COMEDIANS

At the Globes the acting awards for Drama went to Gary Oldman and Frances McDormand, while the comedy awards went to James Franco and Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird). Since the CCA’s don’t differentiate between drama and comedy, all were nominated in the Best Acting category. Again, Oldman and McDormand won, helping both eventually win over Franco and Ronan at the Oscars. Further helping this become fact is the CCA award for Best Actress in Comedy did not go to nominee Ronan but rather to Margot Robbie for I, Tonya. Though Franco did win the Comedic Acting CCA, he recently followed up his Globe win with sexual misconduct allegations. Win aside, his chances for an Oscar nomination have slimmed. Drama wins.

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