David Buchanan

David Buchanan is an author who has been writing about theatre and TV on Gold Derby since 2013. He advocates for a long-overdue second Emmy Award for Christine Baranski and reached the pinnacle of his career in 2017 when he placed first in the Tony nominations predictions contest. In addition to covering theatre and TV, David is currently pursuing a PhD in English.

Biography:  https://www.goldderby.com/author/david-buchanan/

79%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • Christopher Nolan's film Barbie will go home empty-handed.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The article is written by a contributor for Gold Derby who has an interest in theatre and the Tony Awards. This could potentially influence their predictions for the SAG Awards.
  • The author's previous work on predicting awards may have influenced their predictions for this year.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The article claims that Christopher Nolan's film Barbie will win three trophies at the SAG Awards when it only received four nominations. This is a lie by omission as the article fails to mention that Greta Gerwig's film, which also received four nominations, was not mentioned in this statement.
  • The article claims that DaVine Joy Randolph received a nomination for supporting actress in The Holdovers. However, she was not nominated for this category at the SAG Awards.
  • The article states that Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon will win one prize for actress Lily Gladstone. However, it fails to mention that the film won three prizes at the SAG Awards, including Best Film Ensemble and Best Film Actress.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article claims that Christopher Nolan's film Barbie will win three trophies at the SAG Awards when it only received four nominations. This is a lie by omission as the article fails to mention that Greta Gerwig's film, which also received four nominations, was not mentioned in this statement.
  • The article claims that DaVine Joy Randolph received a nomination for supporting actress in The Holdovers. However, she was not nominated for this category at the SAG Awards.

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2024 SAG Awards: Predicting Success at Other Award Shows

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