Luke Bryan only has two nominations at the Acm Awards, but he will nevertheless win Entertainer of the Year for the third time in four years according to the combined predictions of our Editors who cover awards year-round for Gold Derby, the Top 24 Users who got the highest scores predicting last year's winners and the hundreds of total Users who make up our largest and often savviest bloc of predictors. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Emmy Predictions Seventeen of our Top 24 are predicting Bryan to prevail, giving him 1/2 odds; that includes Paul Rankin, who tied for the top score (73%) predicting last year's ACMs. And all of our editors agree: Chris Beachum, Marcus Dixon, Rob Licuria, Paul Sheehan and I are betting on a repeat victory for Bryan. Bryan previously won last year and in 2012. His only loss was in 2013 to veteran George Strait. But even...
- 3/31/2016
- Gold Derby
Can anyone stop Florida Georgia Line from winning Vocal Duo of the Year at the Acm Awards? They have won it the last two years, and now they'll earn a third trophy according to the combined predictions of our Editors who cover awards year-round for Gold Derby, the Top 24 Users who got the highest scores predicting last year's Acm winners and the hundreds of total Users who make up our largest and often savviest bloc of predictors. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Emmy Predictions Nineteen of our Top 24 are predicting a three-peat for Florida Georgia Line, giving them 4/11 odds. That includes Paul Rankin, who tied for the top predictions score (73%) at last year's ACMs. And all of our editors agree: Chris Beachum, Marcus Dixon, Rob Licuria, Paul Sheehan and I are betting on the chart-topping duo. Florida Georgia Line have no other nominations at this event,...
- 3/29/2016
- Gold Derby
Miranda Lambert has won the Acm Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for the last six years in a row. She's about to make it a lucky seven according to our predictions. That would tie the record currently held by Reba McEntire, but Lambert would be the first to win that many consecutively. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Emmy Predictions Our Top 24 Users, who had the highest scores predicting last year's Acm winners, strongly favor Lambert to continue her winning streak, but they're not unanimous. Seventeen of them say she'll win again, giving her 9/10 odds. That includes user Paul Rankin, who tied for the very best predictions last year (73%), so it may be wise to keep his predictions in mind. It may also be a good sign for Lambert that she's the only woman nominated for Entertainer of the Year this year. But another...
- 3/21/2016
- Gold Derby
"After its win at DGA I think 'The Revenant' is now the clear frontrunner for Best Picture and Director at the Oscars," says Paul Rankin (screen name Gatorfan), who got the highest score in our contest to predict the winners of the 2015 DGA Awards. Rankin actually tied with Obstinate_Julia but racked up the best point total of 8,882 by using his 500 and 200 point bets wisely. See the full leaderboard right here. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions Rankin hails from Delta, British Columbia, Canada where he's a gas station manager/liquor store clerk. He's been a member of Gold Derby since 2011 and tells us, "I owe a large chunk of my success to plain old luck. My betting strategy lead me to pick a few underdogs and I was fortunate that they panned out." This reader correctly predicted seven out of eight winners at...
- 2/10/2016
- Gold Derby
"I find that music awards are a lot harder to predict than movie awards," admits Gold Derby's latest contest leader Paul Rankin (screen name Gatorfan). He tops our leaderboard for his standout predictions of the winners of the Academy of Country Music Awards. "With the Oscars you've got six million different precursor awards leading up to the big night, so you pretty much already know what's going to win weeks beforehand. With music awards you don't have that, so you have to go by much different criteria when predicting the winners." Scroll down to see Rankin's secrets on how he did so well forecasting this event. Resist the urge to copy or steal these tips as your own when predicting the next music kudos at Gold Derby, the Billboard Music Awards on May 17. Hurry -- make your predictions for the Billboard Awards for your chance of winning our prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate.
- 4/29/2015
- Gold Derby
The Voice UK: BBC One, 7.15pm
The competition continues with the first knockout round this weekend.
Rita Ora and will.i.am's singers will be fighting to stay in as their teams are reduced to three contestants.
You’re Back In The Room: ITV, 8.20pm
In this brand new game show hosted by Phillip Schofield, contestants complete challenges to win £25,000 while hypnotised.
Illusionist Keith Barry joins the show for the first episode, which pits five celebrity chefs, including Lesley Waters and Paul Rankin, against each other.
The Following: Sky Atlantic, 9pm
In the series that sees Kevin Bacon face off against a cult of serial killers, the quest to stop Joe Carroll's followers continues.
Hardy tries to find a connection between Mark and Andrew, while an FBI agent is captured by the cult.
The Jonathan Ross Show Madonna Special: ITV, 9.20pm
Madonna joins Jonathan Ross for an in-depth...
The competition continues with the first knockout round this weekend.
Rita Ora and will.i.am's singers will be fighting to stay in as their teams are reduced to three contestants.
You’re Back In The Room: ITV, 8.20pm
In this brand new game show hosted by Phillip Schofield, contestants complete challenges to win £25,000 while hypnotised.
Illusionist Keith Barry joins the show for the first episode, which pits five celebrity chefs, including Lesley Waters and Paul Rankin, against each other.
The Following: Sky Atlantic, 9pm
In the series that sees Kevin Bacon face off against a cult of serial killers, the quest to stop Joe Carroll's followers continues.
Hardy tries to find a connection between Mark and Andrew, while an FBI agent is captured by the cult.
The Jonathan Ross Show Madonna Special: ITV, 9.20pm
Madonna joins Jonathan Ross for an in-depth...
- 3/14/2015
- Digital Spy
When the curtain rises on Belfast’s new Lyric Theatre on May 1, it will not only mark a new dawn for Irish arts, but a poignant sense of history coming full circle. The Lyric’s most famous “old boy” and now its patron, Liam Neeson, was particularly indispensable in making it happen. He raised finance by hosting a series of glitzy dinner parties at the Manhattan homes of well-connected members of the diaspora including Loretta Brennan Glucksman (chair of the American Ireland Fund), Declan Kelly (U.S. economic envoy to Northern Ireland) and George and Angela Moore (owners of Belleek china). The Belfast theater went all out to give local flavor and earthy charm to these soirees, jetting in the best ambassadors they could find, including BBC television chef Paul Rankin and singer Brian Kennedy. It paid off. The VIP dinners, with their carefully chosen guest lists mixing celebrities like...
- 2/1/2011
- IrishCentral
The second group of contestants and guest panellists have been announced for Let's Dance For Comic Relief. Chefs Paul Rankin, Sophie Grigson, John Burton Race, Nancy Lam, Kevin Woodford, Sophie Michel, Tony Tobin, Reza Mohammad and Silvana Rowe have signed up to appear on the show. Other new additions include cast members from Hollyoaks and Les Dennis, Neil Fox, Angela Rippon and Nancy Sorrell. They will join Jo Brand, Robert Webb and other previously announced contestants on the show, which aims to find the champion of the dance floor while paying homage to iconic routines. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman (more)...
- 2/12/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Aldo Zilli and Maria Elia have joined the team of chefs for the new series of Ready Steady Cook. The established duo will appear with host Ainsley Harriott and regulars James Tanner, Gino D'Acampo, Paul Rankin, Phil Vickery, Nick Nairn and Lesley Waters. "It's great to be part of the Ready Steady team and I felt honoured to be asked," said Elia. "The night before the first show I felt sick with nerves but I soon began to relax and actually started to enjoy myself! I always find if you're relaxed and happy your food (more)...
- 11/21/2008
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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