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As we reported in March, BBC series Wolf Hall was dealt the most nominations for BAFTA Craft and TV Awards. At the BAFTA TV Awards portion of the event in London on May 8, we saw this excellent series take home the well-deserved prize for Best Drama! And leaving with the honor of Best Actor was Mark Rylance for his flawless portrayal of Thomas Cromwell.
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I’ll admit to not being the most educated person. I spent most of high school just trying to pass the time and get out with a diploma. I wasn’t a bad student, but when you decide on beauty school in your sophomore year, suddenly AP History and three hours a night of homework seem kind of like a waste of time. And I certainly didn’t spend my two study halls a day reading up on history, math or science. Now, as an adult, I am revisiting these subjects with a newly-found appreciation. I am learning things as a 36 year old woman that most people learn in high school. The history of The Tudors has been my newest interest, and I have Wolf Hall to thank for opening me up to something new. Continue reading “Damian Lewis Created a Monster”
We got the news earlier this month that Wolf Hall, with 6 nominations, leads the pack for BAFTA TV Craft Awards. When the winners are announced on April 24, we’ll be tuning in to see this once-in-a-lifetime production hopefully win for some, if not all, of these categories for which it has been nominated.
Today we learn the remainder of the nominations for Wolf Hall for the BAFTA TV Awards.
Hey, it’s THAT time of the year again! We have “Best Of 2015” lists wherever we look: Best Books of 2015, Best Movies of 2015, Best Albums of 2015 and so on… And, it is our utmost pleasure to jump on the “Best of” wagon with our TOP Damian Lewis Moments of 2015! We’d just love to take the last two weeks of the year to reflect on the wonderful year Damian has had professionally as well as personally and we hope to make you SMILE and SMILE BIG!
We don’t intend to rank the top moments as many “Best Of” lists do. We just pick moments in which, we believe, Damian shines as a brilliant actor, a true gentleman or a guy who knows how to have a good time!
We are kicking off our Damian Lewis TOP moments list today with a TOP performance in a TOP production that has brought Damian Lewis Emmy, Satellite and Golden Globe awards nominations.
We are giving you Henry VIII in Wolf Hall.
“Henry VIII is a monster, but he’s our monster. No other nation has a king who had six wives and cut the heads off two. We’re perversely proud of Henry.” – Hilary Mantel
Well, I wrote this blog post to celebrate Henry VIII’s birthday in June as a personal tribute to my Henry — Damian Lewis — for storming Wolf Hall but it also works perfectly to celebrate this day! Damian Lewis has just received a Golden Globe nomination for his fantastic portrayal of Henry VIII in Wolf Hall – congratulations!
Wolf Hall has received 3 Golden Globe nominations — Best TV Mini Series or Movie, Best Actor in a Mini Series or TV Movie (Mark Rylance), and Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini Series or TV Movie (Damian Lewis)! Congratulations to everyone involved in the making of one of the best, if not the best, mini-series that ever happened to TV!
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