lysie

Feb 14 2012, 08:58 AM

Do y'all really think performance quality is relevant to any part of this process? I don't.

rockchic

Feb 14 2012, 07:10 PM

I really enjoyed those Nathan-Stephanie scenes. Great acting all around. Such a shame that both are no longer on the show.

DiMeraFan67

Feb 14 2012, 02:18 PM

I'm not liking Chappell or Sweeney's reels. They can only submit a max of 2 minutes from their episodes for the pre-nom round so it might cause one of them to sneak in. I'm assuming Chappell is going with the flailing on the ground slapping herself. To me that is horrible, I don't think she can get in. Sweeney's stupid faces and overacting ruin hers, but there is a chance she can get in if she submits 2 minutes where she starts blaming Rafe and just starts yelling. If she just submits the yelling and whining then I don't think she has a chance at getting a nom. Lead actress is VERY strong this year so I don't think either make the cut. Sweeney has a better chance than Chappell, IMO.

I LOVE Matt Ashford's reel and he is so subtle. Its a great reel, but I don't think he will get a nom either. They might put it through to contrast with the big reels of Jonathan Jackson, Billy Miller. They always throw one like that in there every year, but it never wins. I would be overjoyed just to see him get a nomination.

Shelley Hennig's reel is what every reel should be. Its calm and great acting, then its a powerhouse performance. She has a good chance, IMO because she's now on a successful primetime show and that scene is great. Mark Hapka does a great job here too and it always helps to be playing off someone that is upping their game. That's why Tony Geary, Susan Flannery, and Laura Wright are in like everyone else's reels every year. Its almost hard to believe how great this scene is. I'm sure she's submitting the last two minutes and I HOPE that they put her through based on that. Once she can submit the full reel, if put through, that is a great day from beginning to end.

I think James Scott and Shelley Hennig are the favorites from DAYS based on those reels.

badaddiction

Feb 13 2012, 08:19 AM

As much as I believe JS is talented, I think the 11/18 episode had some major hits AND misses. I felt nothing when he was alone in the room walking around with his arms out and "crying", because I could see him acting. I felt a disconnection between him as an actor and his character's pain, but I've been wrong before. To this day I'm baffled as to why Tom Hanks won an Oscar for Philadelphia. The one scene that ALWAYS sticks out for me is the pivotal scene in which he's telling Denzel Washington's character the story of an opera recording he was listening to. Throughout that entire scene, I felt TH didn't know diddly-squat about Opera and couldn't really deliver the true emotional depth which that scene required because of that lack of understanding. So, I guess we'll see.

SabrinaD18

Feb 15 2012, 05:25 PM

badaddiction

Feb 13 2012, 08:19 AM

As much as I believe JS is talented, I think the 11/18 episode had some major hits AND misses. I felt nothing when he was alone in the room walking around with his arms out and "crying", because I could see him acting. I felt a disconnection between him as an actor and his character's pain, but I've been wrong before. To this day I'm baffled as to why Tom Hanks won an Oscar for Philadelphia. The one scene that ALWAYS sticks out for me is the pivotal scene in which he's telling Denzel Washington's character the story of an opera recording he was listening to. Throughout that entire scene, I felt TH didn't know diddly-squat about Opera and couldn't really deliver the true emotional depth which that scene required because of that lack of understanding. So, I guess we'll see.

I agree with you here. I LOVE James' acting 95% of the time but there is that 5 % where he goes over the top. I thought the 11/18 scenes were hit or miss too for James. I thought AS was very good though. I didn't like the silent scenes either, it was too obvious. I much preferred his scenes when Sami entered and he started accusing her of being a bad mother. But as Phoenixrising points out, the scene chewing does seem to appeal to some.

Did they change the pre nom voting this year? Is everyone allowed to vote for the pre noms or is it still limited to the cast of each show picking their pre noms?

BTW, I thought Ali and James did a beautiful job in the apres sex scenes portraying their shame. I thought the scenes were very effective. Too often on Soaps we're told the characters are regretful etc (specially when it's revealed to their significant other) but this was very clearly portrayed.

I think Ari has lots of material to submit for supporting. The confrontation scenes with EJ in May. Her mother's death. The after blackout sex scenes when she's so vulnerable and tells EJ she's too afraid to take a chance on them.

Mitchapalooza

Feb 15 2012, 05:33 PM

SabrinaD18

Feb 15 2012, 05:25 PM

badaddiction

Feb 13 2012, 08:19 AM

As much as I believe JS is talented, I think the 11/18 episode had some major hits AND misses. I felt nothing when he was alone in the room walking around with his arms out and "crying", because I could see him acting. I felt a disconnection between him as an actor and his character's pain, but I've been wrong before. To this day I'm baffled as to why Tom Hanks won an Oscar for Philadelphia. The one scene that ALWAYS sticks out for me is the pivotal scene in which he's telling Denzel Washington's character the story of an opera recording he was listening to. Throughout that entire scene, I felt TH didn't know diddly-squat about Opera and couldn't really deliver the true emotional depth which that scene required because of that lack of understanding. So, I guess we'll see.

I agree with you here. I LOVE James' acting 95% of the time but there is that 5 % where he goes over the top. I thought the 11/18 scenes were hit or miss too for James. I thought AS was very good though. I didn't like the silent scenes either, it was too obvious. I much preferred his scenes when Sami entered and he started accusing her of being a bad mother. But as Phoenixrising points out, the scene chewing does seem to appeal to some.

Did they change the pre nom voting this year? Is everyone allowed to vote for the pre noms or is it still limited to the cast of each show picking their pre noms?

BTW, I thought Ali and James did a beautiful job in the apres sex scenes portraying their shame. I thought the scenes were very effective. Too often on Soaps we're told the characters are regretful etc (specially when it's revealed to their significant other) but this was very clearly portrayed.

I think Ari has lots of material to submit for supporting. The confrontation scenes with EJ in May. Her mother's death. The after blackout sex scenes when she's so vulnerable and tells EJ she's too afraid to take a chance on them.

Yes the prenom system changed. Now anyone is allowed to submit themselves in any category, there is no in-house voting anymore.

If you submit yourself then you have to put together a 2-min reel of your best work and submit it, then everything is uploaded online for all the voters to watch and rate, the highest vote getters from this round will become the final nominees.

This is why GH has like 35 people in each category.

lilkatie24

Feb 16 2012, 01:18 PM

Do they still get to vote for people on other shows? If so we know that Heather Toms, Crystal Chappell, and whoever else is nominated that has been on more than one soap WILL get a nomination. They have other people voting for them from other shows.

and yea Crystal is smart, she won her supporting emmy from when her character tried to commit suicide and Josh saved her (I believe that's what she submitted) she chews scenery with the best of them.

SabrinaD18

Feb 18 2012, 01:47 AM

OK bear with me, I'm horrible in math. (I blame a crazy grammar school math teacher who used corporal punishment :scared: )

But 10 pre nominees get picked from the pre nom, right? Then the academy votes again to narrow it down to another 5 or do the five get automatically selected from the highest scorers in the pre nom (so in that case, why bother selecting 10 at first?).

Once we finally get to the 5 nominees, who votes the winners? The entire Academy or the oft mentioned judges? It's just so different from the regular Emmys......