These are nominations I made up for a film class. In the class each of us makes up our personal nominations for our favorite TV comedy show. I chose "I Love Lucy" and want YOU to be the academy voter and vote for the best. You should probably be a Lucy fan to be able to choose the best. Later, I'll tally up the scores and post the winners in another Yahoo! Answers thread. AND I will pick the best answer- so you could earn 10 points! Have fun-
THE I LOVE LUCY OSCAR NOMINATIONS- VOTE NOW!
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I LOVE LUCY EMMY NOMINATIONS 鈥?JASON TRAVIS
OUTSTANDING EPISODE
The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub
Job Switching
Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial
Lucy Is Enceinte
L.A. at Last
Lucy's Italian Movie
I LOVE LUCY EMMY NOMINATIONS 鈥?JASON TRAVIS
OUTSTANDING EPISODE
The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub
Job Switching
Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial
Lucy Is Enceinte
L.A. at Last
Lucy's Italian Movie
It wasn鈥檛 really anyone鈥檚 fault that Lucy Goes to the Hospital failed the Best Picture lineup, besides placing second in votes with the New York and Los Angeles Film Critics. And The Operetta, which had 4 nominations, was also considered strong dice for the final 6. The biggest surprise was The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub, which earned a total of 4 nods as well, but wasn鈥檛 considered one of the show鈥檚 most famous episodes. But Roger Ebert more then agreed with it, claiming: 鈥淭echnically this was the first filmed episode of the series, and that holds sentimental weight to it. On top of that, it has a very direct storyline, showcasing the girls vs. the boys in dating schemes.鈥?The biggest leader in nominations was of course, Job Switching, with a whopping 9 nominations including 3 for the principal cast members- Vivian Vance, who had the least to do, was not nominated. L.A. at Last had 5 nominations, though Lucille Ball was not up for Best Actress despite her Golden Globe nod for the performance. The hugely popular Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial made the cut for Best Picture, but had to settle for a measly 3 nominations, though all in lead categories- including Ball. Also raking in short but still up for the biggies was Lucy鈥檚 Italian Movie, for Picture and Film Editing. With only 2 mentions, critics wondered how the episode ended up in the final 6. Lucille Ball, a SAG and National Board of Review finalist for the performance, was absent, as were William Frawley- as Fred Mertz, and the direction and writing. 鈥淚 think we should be happy we made the cut, after all you鈥檒l see the Grammys nominate Green Day for Record of the Year and nothing else, and the bastards won.鈥?Finally with an impressive 6 nominations was Lucy Is Enceinte, the famous episode where Lucy Ricardo discovers she鈥檚 pregnant. Voting would soon succumb for the critic awards, and many speculated this could be the episode that took home major prizes Sunday night.
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Job Switching
First Stop
Lucy Goes to the Hospital
Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial
Pioneer Women
L.A. at Last
Best Director was mind-boggling. Three of the six Best Picture nominees managed nods, but the other three were not. Included were the over-rated Pioneer Women, the technically brilliant but comedy-lacking First Stop and the historic presence of Lucy Goes to the Hospital. The latter episode, by the way, had a chance to take the Emmy here but it was not a Best Picture nominee. Most agreed Job Switching or L.A. at Last had this in the bag.
OUTSTANDING WRITING
The Ballet
The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub
Job Switching
Lucy's Club Dance
The Operetta
L.A. at Last
Lucy Is Enceinte
Some of the best writing ever for the show managed cuts here, including the favorite- The Operetta- competing against a merry band that included the classic first season episodes The Ballet and The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub. Awkwardly included was the mediocre at best dud Lucy鈥檚 Club Dance, but Travis used to laugh so loud when the girls couldn鈥檛 play their instruments that he vowed a writing bid for persist for it.
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS- LUCILLE BALL
As Lucy Ricardo
Job Switching
Lucy Is Enceinte
Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial
Lucy Tells the Truth
Lucy Gets in Pictures
Return Home from Europe
Some of the weirdest stuff happens when you鈥檝e watched a program over and over- you begin justifying less popular episodes over lesser ones in favor of the performance itself. Three of Ball鈥檚 nominations were expected 鈥?Job Switching, Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial and Lucy Is Enceinte. The other three were completely unexpected. First, Lucy Gets In Pictures is a classic example of Lucy Ricardo finally getting her dream to come true (if you discount all the other times they did). She has many money scenes, the best being of course, her not being able to fit the large hat on her head for her death scene. But critics had cited Ball for these other three episodes much more 鈥?Lucy鈥檚 Italian Movie, L.A. at Last, and The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub. However, voting panels discharged the first due to the fact that Ball doesn鈥檛 have much to do but stomp on grapes and fight with a co-worker (body language yes, but not much to do). Lucy Tells the Truth is classic Ball at her comedic timing. We don鈥檛 see her dress up with a mask, but we do get to see her diss her girlfriends at a very open bridge game, and crack insults to her neighbors and husband. A decorative performance that is a lot of fun. Finally there 鈥榮 Return Home from Europe, one of the most underrated 鈥業 Love Lucy鈥?episodes ever. Lucy tries to convince a plane passenger that a bundle of cheese she鈥檚 trying to sneak on is actually a baby.
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR- DESI ARNAZ
As Ricky Ricardo
The Audition
Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors
Job Switching
Lucy Goes to the Hospital
Lucy Is Enceinte
Ricky Needs an Agent
Arnaz鈥檚 problem was that he was never considered a comedian like his three co-stars. In fact him and Vance were more or less reactors to Lucy and Fred鈥檚 eccentric behavior. Nonetheless the academy has chosen 6 very fine performances. Let鈥檚 dig in right away with The Audition, only the 6th episode of the series and already we see Ricky as a husband and Ricky as a singer. Points for the classic 鈥淚 want you as the momma for my children鈥?speech, which indicates the time period and how the husband was still the master of his household. Ricky Needs an Agent has Ricky with one money scene- where he gets mad without saying a thing, but by throwing things. Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors has some hilarious moments where Ricky gets into it with his rich neighbor, Ralph Ramsey. Then the obligatory nods for the final three. Lucy Is Enceinte is probably Arnaz and Ball鈥檚 most dramatic performances on the series, and the only time the series got more serious.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS- VIVIAN VANCE
As Ethel Mertz
Ethel's Hometown
Million-Dollar Idea
No Children Allowed
The Operetta
Ricky Sells the Car
The Star Upstairs
Vivian Vance will reign on as the best sidekick in television history. The academy probably went to long length in deciding which episodes to choose for Vance, who was a nominee for The Club Election in New York but didn鈥檛 gain more points for it from there. Ethel鈥檚 Hometown showcases Vance鈥檚 musical abilities- as does The Operetta 鈥?and it鈥檚 also a good thing the former focuses entirely on her character. Million-Dollar Idea is classic Ball-Vance teamwork, and Ethel is prone now to act like she鈥檚 selling salad dressing so that Lucy can earn a million dollars. No Children Allowed is the weakest entry, but Vance again is able to shine and have the plot center around her storyline. The Star Upstairs and Ricky Sells the Car are underrated gems where Ethel Mertz comes out a riot- in the former she tries to talk to Ricky while Lucy hangs on for dear life on a balcony, and the latter has her in a bad mood, crying, sucking up to Ricky, and yelling at Fred and claiming 鈥淲hen I say he鈥檚 wrong, he鈥檚 wrong!鈥?The latter is probably her best performance. You could argue Vivian Vance also turned in memorable performances in Getting Ready, Lucy Wants to Move to the Country, Housewarming and The Freezer.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR- WILLIAM FRAWLEY
As Fred Mertz
The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub
Job Switching
Mertz and Kurtz
Lucy's Night In Town
Lucy In the Swiss Alps
Pioneer Women
Fred was the second-funniest character on the show, but also the character with the least dimension. It鈥檚 a good thing voters remembered the dull Mertz and Kurtz, which is not a lot of laughs but does let Frawley show off his singing pipes. The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub and Pioneer Women allowed Fred to throw out insults at his wife, and also show he was a good detour for Ricky, and these two plots also center around the men vs. the women type schemes. Job Switching- and I鈥檒l speak for the nodded cast here- showcases all four players at their signature best, though Vance again, had nothing to do- hence why she was not nominated (The Globes nodded all four). Lucy In the Swiss Alps and Lucy鈥檚 Night In Town are not memorable episodes, but Frawley is, and has some of his wittiest insults on them- towards Ethel of course. One newspaper had voted Frawley鈥檚 best performance in Fred and Ethel Fight.
OUTSTANDING GUEST STAR- CELEBRITY
Charles Boyer in Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
Bob Hope in Lucy Meets Bob Hope
William Holden in L.A. at Last
Harpo Marx in Harpo Marx
John Wayne in Lucy and John Wayne
Orson Welles in Lucy Meets Orson Welles
OUTSTANDING GUEST STAR-NONCELEBRITY
Verna Felton in Lucy Hires a Maid
Gale Gordon in Lucy's Schedule
Ernie Ford in Tennessee Ernie Visits
Allen Jenkins in Ricky and Fred are TV Fans
Elsa Lanchester in Off to Florida
Mabel Paige in The Girls Go Into Business
Doris Singleton in Baby Pictures
OUTSTANDING FILM EDITING
The Freezer
The Handcuffs
Lucy's Italian Movie
Job Switching
The Operetta
Lucy and the Dummy
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Be a Pal
The Charm School
Country Club Dance
Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo
Sentimental Anniversary
Lucy Gets in Pictures
The Fashion Show
Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress
OUTSTANDING MAKEUP
Cuban Pals
The Freezer
The Charm School
The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub
Lucy Goes to the Hospital
The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue
OUTSTANDING SONG
"Babalu" from The Audition
"California, Here I Come!" from California, Here We Come
"Cuban Pete/Sally Sweet" from The Diet
"I'm in Love with a Dragon's Dinner" from Lucy Goes to Scotland
"Mama Yo Quiero" from Be a Pal
"I Love Lucy" from Lucy's Last Birthday
"Queen of the Gypsies" from The Operetta
"We're Having a Baby" from Lucy Is Enceinte Some of u are answering "As Lucy Ricardo, As Ricky Ricardo" for best performance. Um, those arent actual episode titles- their the names of the characters! Lucy Is Enceinte
Lucy Goes to the Hospital
Lucy's Club Dance
As Lucy Ricardo
As Ricky Ricardo
As Ethel Mertz
As Fred Mertz
Harpo Marx in Harpo Marx
Ernie Ford in Tennessee Ernie Visits
The Freezer
Be a Pal
The Freezer
"California, Here I Come!" from California, Here We Come that is alot to read i love the show but i do not feel like reading all that so i will vote the way everyone else does Excuse, me, what the heck are you doing dude. My Vote is for Lucy & Ethel in the CHOCOLATE FACTORY!!!! |
