# Golden Globe nominations are out **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 11, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709 "2008-12-11T14:17:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/1 "2008-12-11T14:17:48Z")
[http://www.goldenglobes.org/news/id/104](http://www.goldenglobes.org/news/id/104) Not a lot of surprises, I don’t think, except that The Dark Knight only picked up one nod - for Heath Ledger. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/2 "2008-12-11T16:07:11Z")
I’m surprised at _True Blood_’s nomination. I liked it, but isn’t it unusual for fantastical stuff to be nominated for awards? Acting noms for _Tropic Thunder_? I haven’t seen it but have been thinking about getting the DVD. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/3 "2008-12-11T16:30:27Z")
No Pushing Daisies nominations. People are stupid. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/4 "2008-12-11T16:33:24Z")
Tropic Thunder is good- Cruise earns the nomination… he’s very funny. No way he is beating Ledger though… Nothing here really outstanding- except that I’d been seeing a lot of hype about Milk and thought it would gather a handful of nominations. Guess not. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/5 "2008-12-11T16:35:01Z")
Wow, they sorta spoiled _Tropic Thunder_ for those who didn’t know… ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/6 "2008-12-11T16:56:00Z")
Wow, Clint Eastwood got a Best Original Score and a Best Song nomination. Best TV Drama should be _Mad Men_ in my book with _Dexter_ a close second. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/7 "2008-12-11T16:59:16Z")
I didn’t even know Tom Cruise was IN Tropic Thunder. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/8 "2008-12-11T17:09:47Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Wow, Clint Eastwood got a Best Original Score and a Best Song nomination. > > Best TV Drama should be _Mad Men_ in my book with _Dexter_ a close second. Yeah, but \*Miley Cyrus \*got a Best Song nomination. Next year, I’ll get a Best Song nomination. This field is wide open, folks. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/9 "2008-12-11T17:28:46Z")
I posted my comments [in this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10559040&postcount=17). ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/10 "2008-12-11T17:32:51Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > I’m surprised at _True Blood_’s nomination. I liked it, but isn’t it unusual for fantastical stuff to be nominated for awards? It’s the HBO Exemption. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/11 "2008-12-11T17:34:57Z")
HBO is like a BCS Conference. They get an automatic bid no matter what. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-globe-nominations-are-out/476709/12 "2008-12-11T19:46:27Z")
Not incredibly exciting, though I was pleasantly surprised by Jame’s Franco’s nom for _Pineapple Express_. I know, I know, stoner comedy. But I’ll be damned if it wasn’t an _excellent_ stoner comedy, and if he didn’t have his role as a ditzy dealer down to a tee (especially considering he doesn’t smoke).