The Oscars have retained their pre-eminent status through simple cause-and-effect: in recent years, nominated films have added an average of $20m to their box office in the so-called "Oscar corridor", even if they don't win.
Outlook: With the show's fourth season elevating Louis-Dreyfus' character from Veep to POTUS, it's easy to imagine the most-nominated comedic actress in Emmy history adding another award to her mantle.
But adding a context-free performance by the not-nominated-in-category Dave Grohl makes Anohni's absence that much stranger, if not cruel.
"All dogs are under the supervision of a nominated veterinary surgeon," he added.
An Advisory Group reviewed the nominated agents and exposures, added several new ones, and discussed the priorities for each.
"Oh, yeah, that was done," Cooper told E! on the red carpet at the Critic's Choice Awards on Jan . 10 adding, "One night, when I started the profession, [mom said] 'If you ever [get nominated] I am the date".
Steven Soderbergh, nominated as best director for both Traffic and Erin Brockovich, won for the former and offered his thanks to "anyone who spends part of their day creating", adding that the world would be "unliveable without art".
Quote of note: Speaking of his Oscar-nominated film "Nebraska" and his character who believes he's won a million dollars, Dern said, "Don't ever let the old folks in your house give up on their dreams," adding, "That's when you're facing the grim reaper.
"The next interesting step I think is the binge-able documentary, where stories are watched in multi-part episodes adding up to five or six hours instead of as a single two-hour film," said Andrew Jarecki, the Oscar-nominated director of the well-regarded nonfiction feature "Capturing the Friedmans".
Among the best picture Academy Award nominees announced Thursday were more than 15 men and women who, for the first time, can add "Oscar-nominated producer" to their list of accolades.
