Saturn Award - The Killing Returns

* Michelle received a Saturn Award nomination in the category Best Supporting Actress on Television, for her portrayal of Mitch Larsen.

* The Killing returns to AMC on Sunday, April 1 at 8 p.m.



UPDATE ::

* Sad news: Mitch is said to be MIA in the first two new epsiodes.
* Rumour: Sofie Gråbøl, the actress playing Sarah Lund in the original Danish Forbrydelsen, to appear on AMC's The Killing this sunday, in a small role. Not sure if this is an April Fools' joke.

As a consolation for Michelle's absence on sunday you may want to watch the short Dry Martini (1998, by Alejandro Chomski) which is now available on Youtube.

Part one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMY1ogOUVtY

Part two:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdpc7yhnq_s

Go Michelle!

Trophy or not - you've won our hearts with your magnificent performances. All these years. Over and over again.

Go Michelle!

Primetime Emmy Nomination for Michelle Forbes

Michelle Forbes has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award 2011 in the category 'Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series' for her performance as Mitch Larsen in 'The Killing'.

Congrats!! It was about frakking time.
We love you, Michelle,
your fans and watchers, geeks, nerds and pirates.







P.S. The Killing has nabbed another 5 nominations.

Durham County Nominated for three DGC Awards

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) announced the 2010 DGC Awards nominees. Durham County scored three nominations:

* BEST DIRECTION - TV SERIES
Adrienne Mitchell for Durham County - "Little Lost Children"



* BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - TV SERIES
Donna Noonan for Durham County - "Little Lost Children"

* BEST PICTURE EDITING - TV SERIES
Teresa De Luca for Durham County - "Little Lost Children"

Congrats to the Durham County gang :)

The ceremony takes place Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the regal Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

Michelle Forbes - Durham County - Golden Nymph in Monaco

Tonight at the Monte-Carlo TV festival, Michelle Forbes won the Golden Nymph Award - Outstanding Actress - Drama TV Series, for her performance in Durham County season 2. In absentia.
The annually held Monte-Carlo TV festival honours the best in international TV programming, on a magnificent location, the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, at the French Riviera. And she wasn't (t)here :((



Congratulations to Michelle Forbes and to the creators of Durham County!

More winners:
Outstanding drama series Europe: Forbrydelsen II/ The Killing (woohoo!!)
Oustanding drama series international: Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding actress mini-series: Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander - Millennium Trilogy



Friday update by Chris&Ekström@airport, list of Golden Nymph winners 2010:

CATÉGORIE FILMS DE TELEVISION
Meilleur Film de télévision : Goldfish (NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation) - Japon
Meilleure Mise en scène : Vera Glagoleva pour One War - Russie
Meilleur Acteur : Pierre Vernier, dans Farewell De Gaulle, Farewell - France
Meilleure Actrice : Julie Walters, pour Mo - Grande-Bretagne

CATÉGORIE MINI-SÉRIES
Meilleure Mini-Série : Once Upon a Time The City of Fools - Italie
Meilleure Actrice : Noomi Rapace, dans Millenium - Suède
Meilleur Acteur : Fabrizio Gifuni, dans Once Upon a Time The City of Fools - Italie

CATÉGORIE SÉRIES DRAMATIQUES
Meilleur Acteur : Michael C. Hall, dans Dexter - Etats-Unis
Meilleure Actrice : Michelle Forbes, dans la saison 2 de Durham County - Canada
Meilleur Producteur International : Lionsgate, pour Mad Men - Etats-Unis
Meilleur Producteur Européen : Danish Broadcasting Corporation, pour The Killing II - Danemark

CATÉGORIE SÉRIES COMIQUES
Meilleur Acteur : Steve Carell, dans The Office - Etats-Unis
Meilleure Actrice : Diana Amft, dans Le Journal de Meg - Allemagne
Meilleur Producteur International : NBC Universal, pour 30 Rock - Etats-Unis
Meilleur Producteur Européen : BBC Productions, pour The Thick of It - Grande-Bretagne

Golden Nymph Awards

The Monte Carlo Television Festival announced the nominations for the Golden Nymph Awards 2010.



I'm absolutely thrilled to report:
* Nominated in the category Outstanding Actress - Drama TV Series: Michelle Forbes, Durham County Season 2.
* Nominated in the category Outstanding International Producer - Drama TV Series: Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Laurie Finstad Knizhnik and Michael Prupas for Durham County Season 2.
* Also nominated Hugh Dillon for Outstanding Actor.

The festival will be held June 6 to 10. The 'Golden Nymphs' are honoring the best of worldwide television programming.

Saturn Awards Nomination

I'm glad to announce that Michelle is nominated for Best Guest Starring Role in Television for her role on "True Blood" in the 36th Annual Saturn Awards. Michelle's fellow nominees are: Bernard Cribbins for "Doctor Who: The End of Time", Raymond Cruz for "Breaking Bad", John Lithgow for "Dexter", Leonard Nimoy for "Fringe" and Mark Pellegrino for "Lost. "True Blood" is also nominated in four other categories including Best Cable Television Series and Best Actor/Actress in Television (Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin respectively). "Battlestar Galactica" also landed a nomination for Best Cable Series.

The ceremony will be held on June 24 in Burbank, California. The full list of nominees.

Just to remind you, if you live in the UK, the 2nd season of "True Blood" will premiere on FX next weekend.



While waiting, take a peek at Michelle's 3-part interview with SKY TV.

Di-Meat-Tree Fan Award 2009

Team Frak-the-Emmys is overjoyed to announce the winner of the Di-Meat-Tree Fan Award 2009: Michelle Forbes!


We were thrilled and in stitches, we were terrified and disgusted (reportedly over 400 thousands viewers became vegetarians overnight), we were screaming with delight, you freaked us out and left us speechless - but most of all, you charmed us.

Michelle, we love you, for your extraordinary, hysterically funny and powerful performance as Maryann Forrester!







But there's more. A special Marriage-Is-Evil Award to Michelle for delivering the line "My Lord. My husband."



Fan voices:

"SEXY"
"Smokin' hot!!!"
"FUCKING AWESOME"
"Maryann, I want your babies"
"BITCH!"
"Orgies!!!!!!!!!!"
"She's one chic lady"
"Maryann Forrester NEEDS MORE EPISODES AND MEAT TREES!"
"Deliciously evil"

Presentation speech:
"Michelle Forbes has delivered a surprising performance on the small screen. In but a little time, she creeped us out of our wits with her portrayal of the enigmatic Maryann Forrester on True Blood. Now we have joined the ranks of many who squeal with fright at the mere sight of her. Alan Ball's execution of her story arc bored us to tears, and yet we were moved to death every time Maryann appeared. We relished her every scene; we devoured her, just like she effortlessly won over the hearts of others. Her victims and ourselves screamed with delight in unison! The thrilling ride on the True Blood train left us in stitches. After each episode, we found ourselves picking up our pieces. Speechless, we clung to our cosy chairs in front of the TV...or other machine. We were in fear, we were awed, lost and won over, again and again. Michelle Forbes did the impossible and brought the most outrageous character to our living rooms, and to our minds in the name of entertainment. And, boy, we were entertained!"