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2015 M10 Award Winners
A lot of M10 Award categories were really close this year. 2014 was a great year for movies, video games, and television shows alike. In the end "Boyhood," "True Detective," and "Dragon Age: Inquisition" won the top 3 prizes.
See all our winners below listed along their competitors in bold.
Goodbye to Language
February 9th, 2015 Leave a comment	Awards, Film, TV, Video Game	Matthew Durham
Golden Globes: 2015 – Final Predictions
This year has been a little difficult to prognosticate when it comes to awards. Many of these Golden Globes categories could easily go to any five of the nominees.
This Sunday Night on NBC (8pm ET), our winners will be revealed. Many movies can gain a major boost of momentum here, but we're not predicting anything too outside-the-box.
The big awards for film will go to "Boyhood" and "Birdman," while the big awards for television will go to "House of Cards," and "Orange is the New Black." We'll see how it all plays out, but for now here are our choices for the 2015 Golden Globes.
After winners are announced Sunday we will update the Golden Globes page promptly with our predictions for the 2016 Golden Globes.
Motion Picture Categories
1. Boyhood
2. Selma
3. The Imitation Game
4. The Theory of Everything
5. Foxcatcher
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
1. Birdman
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
3. Into the Woods
4. Pride
5. St. Vincent
January 10th, 2015 Leave a comment	Awards, Film, Golden Globes, TV	Matthew Durham
SideNote: "Orange is the New Black," "The Good Wife," and "How to Get Away with Murder" top our Best Show of 2014 Poll
A lot of people voted in our "Best Television Show of 2014" Poll. And there were a lot of shows that were neck-to-neck from the beginning.
In the end "Orange is the New Black," "The Good Wife," and "How to Get Away with Murder" placed first with 10.53% of votes each.
In second there was a four-way tie between "American Horror Story: Freak Show," "The Big Bang Theory," "Game of Thrones," and "True Detective."
It's always intriguing to see what the small community of visitors to The Media 10 are interested in. So stay tuned for our future homepage polls. Next poll in the sidebar will be "Best Movie of 2014."
January 6th, 2015 Leave a comment	TV	Matthew Durham
2nd Annual M10 Award Nominations
Here they are! Last year we started compiling our own award nominations based on user reviews and critic reviews. We have some excellent contenders for films, video games, and television shows.
In FILM "Birdman" leads the way with 10 nominations, "Inherent Vice" follows with 7 nominations, and "Boyhood" with 6.
In TELEVISION "Game of Thrones" leads with 12 nominations, "True Detective" with 9 nominations, while "Fargo" and "The Knick" tie with 8 nominations.
In VIDEO GAMES "Dragon Age: Inquisition" and "Child of Light" lead with 4 nominations.
To the Full List click "Continue Reading"
January 4th, 2015 Leave a comment	Awards, Film, TV, Video Game	Matthew Durham
Golden Globes: Early Winner Predictions
Yesterday morning Golden Globe nominations were announced. We have the complete list of ranked nominees on our Golden Globes page, and in our sidebar.
We have switched gears from predicting "most likely to be nominated" to "most likely to win." As of now, here are our picks for the winners in each category.
Motion Picture – Drama
Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
December 12th, 2014 Leave a comment	Awards, Film, Golden Globes	Matthew Durham
Golden Globes: Final Predictions – Nominations announced Thursday December 11th
Golden Globes: Final Predictions – Nominations announced Thursday, December 11th
The award season is underway and precursors are flooding in. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's chosen nominations will be announced on Thursday December 11th.
On the film side of things we expect "Boyhood" and "Birdman" to get a lot of attention. "The Imitation Game," "Selma," "Gone Girl," and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" should make some appearances too.
On the television side of things "True Detective," "House of Cards," and "Modern Family" should all easily show up. "Game of Thrones," "The Good Wife," "Downton Abbey," "Fargo, " "Orange is the New Black," and "The Big Bang Theory" are all strong possibilities in multiple categories as well.
Here are our chosen for each category. Click the "More" link to see alternates/dark horses in that category as well.
December 10th, 2014 Leave a comment	Awards, Film, Golden Globes, TV	Matthew Durham
Golden Globes: 2015 Golden Globe Predictions post-TIFF
You wouldn't think it, but there is a significant different in the mind of an Academy voter and a Hollywood Foreign Press voter. To end an excellent festival, "The Imitation Game" went home with the TIFF Audience Award. One of the runner-up films was "St. Vincent" another Weinstein film that should farewell in the comedy categories at the Globes.
We went ahead and updated everything, including television categories as we start seeking into a new Fall season for shows.
Click on the category to see our full list of ranked predictions with alternatives and dark horses. Contenders are listed here alphabetically. You can see all of our full predictions here.
The Skeleton Twins
September 15th, 2014 Leave a comment	Awards, Film, Golden Globes, TV	Matthew Durham
Analysis: Television Mysteries
On June 29th, a new show premiered on HBO called "The Leftovers." It was met with moderately positive reviews, critics only faulting it for its overbearing, depressing tone. The finale will air on Sunday and the show is a mystery, asking a lot of questions and answering very little.
The ads for "The Leftovers" were intriguing, so I jumped over to Metacritic to see if it'd be worth my time. The critic's reviews were alright, but the user reviews were brutally negative, which was odd because only critics had screened the first few episodes. There were several 0/10 reviews from users, without first-grade grammar education, condemning the new show simply because Damon Lindelof was involved.
September 5th, 2014 Leave a comment	TV	Matthew Durham
Emmys: Early Winner Predictions
Hit "Continue Reading" to see all the winners we predict for the 2014 Primetime Emmys in EVERY SINGLE CATEGORY. From Technical Direction, to Costumes, to Choreography, every single winner is predicted here. Click here for a full list of nominees.
Current Leader: Breaking Bad
Best Television Series – Comedy
Current Leader: Orange is the New Black
Best Lead Actor – Drama
Current Leader: Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Best Lead Actress – Drama
Current Leader: Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Lead Actor – Comedy
Current Leader: Louis CK, Louie
Best Lead Actress – Comedy
Current Leader: Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
July 12th, 2014 Leave a comment	Emmys, TV	Matthew Durham
Emmys: Final Predictions – Emmys 2014
The 66th annual Primetime Emmys will announce their nominations on Thursday July 10th at 8:30am EST and 5:30am PST. You can watch a live stream of the announcement on the Emmys official website here.
Afterwards we will have a little over a month to predict who will win in each category at the most coveted award ceremony for television. The ceremony will be announced on NBC on August 25th at 8pm EST and 5pm PST.
We have made all of our final predictions here, including 10 – 15 alternates in all acting categories (including guest and mini-series/tv movie categories), and also, for the first time including writing and directing predictions for both drama and comedy categories. We put a lot of work into this so be sure to check it out and use it to make your own predictions before Thursday!
Continue reading to see our predicted nominees in each category, we will compare/contrast once the Emmys are announced. We list them in ABC order in each category, but see the rankings by clicking the GREEN category link.
Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
July 8th, 2014 Leave a comment	Awards, Emmys, TV	Matthew Durham