Golden Globe nominations

[twickster]

Here’s a list.

A couple of points of interest: DiCaprio is up against himself – who’da thunk? (though I just watched The Aviator last weekend and liked it, so I guess he’s not just a pretty boy). Eastwood is also up against himself – somewhat less of a surprise. (Of these four films, I intend to see … zero.)

Whaddya think?

[Gangster_Octopus]

Very dissapointed that United 93 was shut out. Especialy Paul Greengrass who did an absolutely brilliant job directing the movie.

[Equipoise]

@twickster

A couple of points of interest: DiCaprio is up against himself – who’da thunk?

I’da thunk. I’ve seen both movies and he’s great in both, so much so that it’s hard to choose between the the performances (he’s a principled, good guy in The Departed, and an amoral mercenary in Blood Diamond). The Oscar rules are such that he can’t be nominated in the Best Actor category for both films, so I praise the Golden Globes, who shed their corrupt reputation and started to focus on good, deserving work ages ago, for doing what the Academy can’t.

(though I just watched The Aviator last weekend and liked it, so I guess he’s not just a pretty boy).

Leo hasn’t been just a “pretty boy” since he was 9. He’s always been an excellent actor. He held his own with Robert DeNiro and Ellen Barkin in This Boy’s Life when he was a young lad. He has a great body of work that far transcends the fame of Titanic .

@twickster

Eastwood is also up against himself – somewhat less of a surprise. (Of these four films, I intend to see … zero.)

Whaddya think?

WhaddaIthink? I think you’re missing out on some great films. There’s 5 films there. Have you already seen one?

I’ve seen most of the films nominated. A couple I missed, 2 I’ve never heard of, and the rest haven’t opened yet.

Picture, Drama: “Babel,” “Bobby,” “The Departed,” “Little Children,” “The Queen”

I can’t believe it, I’ve seen them all! I’m surprised but not too surprised at the inclusion of Bobby. I wouldn’t have chosen it myself (I’m sad that Blood Diamond isn’t there) but I did like it, and the Europeans really like the Kennedys. I would have preferred to see Flags of Our Fathers or Letters From Iwo Jima there instead of Little Children or The Queen.

Actress, Drama: Penelope Cruz, “Volver”; Judi Dench, “Notes on a Scandal”; Maggie Gyllenhaal, “Sherrybaby”; Helen Mirren, “The Queen”; Kate Winslet, “Little Children”

Notes hasn’t been released yet but I’m looking forward to it. Of the rest, I missed Sherrybaby. Good for Maggie though! I love it when the Globes pull someone/something out of obscurity and gives them/it a higher profile. I’m very happy for Penelope.

Actor, Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio, “Blood Diamond”; Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Departed”; Peter O’Toole, “Venus”; Will Smith, “The Pursuit of Happyness”; Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”

Good for Leo! Forest is not a surprise. Happyness opens tomorrow and I’ll be seeing it. I’m looking forward to Venus.

Picture, Musical or Comedy: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Dreamgirls,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Thank You for Smoking”

I’ve seen them all except for Dreamgirls, which I’ll see on opening day. I’m happy for the inclusion of Borat and Thank You For Smoking.

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Annette Bening, “Running With Scissors”; Toni Collette, “Little Miss Sunshine”; Beyonce Knowles, “Dreamgirls”; Meryl Streep, “The Devil Wears Prada”; Renee Zellweger, “Miss Potter”

They like Annette Bening way too much, but ok. Beyonce is getting pretty good advance reviews so that’s not a surprise, and neither is Meryl. Good for Toni! I have a pass to see Miss Potter next week.

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Sacha Baron Cohen, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”; Johnny Depp, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”; Aaron Eckhart, “Thank You for Smoking”; Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Kinky Boots”; Will Ferrell, “Stranger than Fiction”

I’ve seen all these. Chiwetel Ejiofor!!! What a great surprise! He was wonderful in a very tiny, obscure comedy. Congrats to Cohen and Eckhart. Much deserved. Johnny Depp and Will Ferrell are not surprises.

Supporting Actress: Adriana Barraza, “Babel”; Cate Blanchett, “Notes on a Scandal”; Emily Blunt, “The Devil Wears Prada”; Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls”; Rinko Kikuchi, “Babel”

Still waiting for Dreamgirls and Notes to open. I’m thrilled for Adriana and Rinko. I’m also VERY happy that Emily Blunt was nominated. That was unexpected.

Supporting Actor: Ben Affleck, “Hollywoodland”; Eddie Murphy, “Dreamgirls”; Jack Nicholson, “The Departed”; Brad Pitt, “Babel”; Mark Wahlberg, “The Departed”

All good, except the exclusion of Jackie Earle Haley from Little Children. I don’t know who I’d take out though. Maybe Brad Pitt. I’m very happy for Ben Affleck, because he deserves all the praise he gets for that role.

Director: Clint Eastwood, “Flags of Our Fathers”; Clint Eastwood, “Letters from Iwo Jima”; Steven Frears, “The Queen”; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, “Babel”; Martin Scorsese, “The Departed”

All good. I’ve seen them all except Letters, and I’ll be there opening day.

Screenplay: Guillermo Arriaga, “Babel”; Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, “Little Children”; Patrick Marber, “Notes on a Scandal”; William Monahan, “The Departed”; Peter Morgan, “The Queen”

I can’t wait to see Notes on a Scandal.

Foreign Language: “Apocalypto,” USA; “Letters from Iwo Jima,” USA/Japan; “The Lives of Others,” Germany; “Pan’s Labyrinth,” Mexico; “Volver” Spain

Apocalypto is my favorite film of the year. I missed The Lives of Others. Letters and Pan’s Labyrinth haven’t opened yet, but they’re both opening day films for me. I’m very happy for Volver.

Animated Film: “Cars,” “Happy Feet,” “Monster House”

Aw, no Flushed Away. Too bad.

Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, “The Painted Veil”; Clint Mansell, “The Fountain”; Gustavo Santaolalla, “Babel”; Carlo Siliotto, “Nomad”; Hans Zimmer, “The Da Vinci Code”

Wow, I forgot about The Painted Veil until now. That’s another opening day movie for me. I haven’t even heard of Nomad, the first time that’s happened in these nominations.

Original Song: “A Father’s Way” from “The Pursuit of Happyness”; “Listen” from “Dreamgirls”; “Never Gonna Break My Faith” from “Bobby”; “The Song of the Heart” from “Happy Feet”; “Try Not to Remember” from “Home of the Brave”

What’s Home of the Brave? Leave it to the Score/Song categories to trip me up.

[middleman]

@Gangster Octopus

Very dissapointed that United 93 was shut out. Especialy Paul Greengrass who did an absolutely brilliant job directing the movie.

The Golden Globes are given by the Hollywood Foreign Press, so maybe the subject matter doesn’t affect them as much.

The bad thing for United 93, is that it was already a borderline choice. This snub may hurt its chances.

[Annie]

Hiro!!!

Masi Oka nominated as supporting actor in a series for Heroes

[MovieMogul]

The big surprise about Eastwood is that between his two films, they only scored one other nomination (in Foreign Film!). The HFP obviously loved Babel, giving it the most nods, including two to two complete unknowns: Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi. Still, I think it’ll be a tough sell for the Oscar voters in the Picture race.

As thrilled as I am about Gyllenhaal’s nod, it only makes the absence of Ryan Gosling that much more conspicuous. And if you were to have to choose one castmember of Little Miss Sunshine to get an acting nod, would you really have picked Collette? Over Arkin, Breslin & Carrell?

I agree that U93 was probably overlooked because it simply wouldn’t have the same resonance to the HFP as it would to Americans. If any 9/11 film had a chance with the Globes, it would’ve been Oliver Stone’s WTC (they love him, so the omission is striking). I can only assume Bobby’s in there not so much because of the quality as because of the star power (since it went empty in the acting, directing, & writing categories).

I’ve been a big fan of Chiwetel Ejiofor for years, so I’m glad he got some attention (he also got a TV nomination), and with 3 nods total, I think Mirren’s a pretty safe bet to take something home. I’m also glad to see Mark Wahlberg included, too (though Haley’s absence is indeed a bummer since they seemed to like Children well enough).