Film: Lost River (2014). Young Actress: Saoirse Ronan, age 19.

This bizarre, boring directorial debut from Ryan Gosling ( The Nice Guys) follows a single mom (Christina Hendricks, Ginger & Rosa) struggling to keep her house in a poor, crumbling city. She gets a job doing slasher shows in a seedy nightclub, while her teenage son Bones (Ian ( Read more... )

The 70th Annual Tony Awards
Held June 12, 2016, at Beacon Theatre in New York City. Hosted by James Corden.


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Film: Brooklyn (2015). Young Actress: Saoirse Ronan, age 20.

It's hard to speak highly enough of Saoirse's gorgeous lead performance in Brooklyn, just as it's hard to find anything bad to say about the film as a whole. It's also hard to remember when I've ever seen a former child actress make such a perfect transition into adult material. Yes, The ( Read more... )

SO many young actresses attended this year's Met Gala, held on May 2 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Since this event focuses so heavily on fashion, I've decided to discuss the starlets who were there with some non-fashion news.


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The 88th Annual Academy Awards (held February 28, 2016, and hosted by Chris Rock) could've been called Leo's Big Night. The media has been all about Leonardo DiCaprio finally winning an Oscar (Best Actor for The Revenant) after four previous nominations since 1994, and when he took the stage at the end of the night, the audience gave him a standing ( Read more... )

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
Held January 30, 2016, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.


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The 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards
Held January 17, 2016, at the Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar. Hosted by TJ Miller.

I said last year that I always look forward to this event because it has a Best Young Actor/Actress category. But this year, for only the second time in the event's history, the nominees in this category were all boys. ( ( Read more... )

The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (held yesterday, January 10, at the Beverly Hilton) was one of the most underwhelming shows in recent years. It didn't help that even host Ricky Gervais, who mispronounced Quvenzhane Wallis's name last year, seemed bored with it. But the good news is that there were so many former young/child actresses as winners ( Read more... )

Now that awards season is upon us, the race for the Best Actress field in this year's Oscars is really getting to be exciting. This category has much competition this year that it's actually been rivaling Best Actor, which is almost unheard-of. Leading female roles have gotten so rare these days that usually, voters are struggling to find five ( Read more... )

Film: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). Young Actress: Saoirse Ronan, age 19.

Even if you miss his name in the credits, it's easy to tell when you're watching a Wes Anderson movie. The writer/director has a lot of unique elements in his films. There's his precise eye for colors, patterns, and symmetry. There are the several recurring actors (like ( Read more... )