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Senin, 17 Januari 2011

Tis the Season: The Golden Globes Winners

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I spent last night on the couch with my good friend, Trista DeVries from The Toronto Film Scene, watching the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards. We were but a few feet away from each other but most of the evening was spent in silence, staring at our computer screens while we tweeted about our reactions to the show. On occasion, we actually communicated with each other via Tweet, which is just silly no matter how you spin it. By the end of the night, I had come up short with my predictions and Trista got 17 right, besting me by two. I owe her a night at the movies now. Even my prediction for Best Picture - Drama was wrong! I feel like THE KING'S SPEECH really needed the win here to position itself properly for the Oscars but instead, it looks THE SOCIAL NETWORK might really go all the way. Regardless, this is still the most exciting Best Picture race in years.

As for the Golden Globes, I think we can all agree that Ricky Gervais will likely not be asked back next year. While I did find him often hilarious and scandalous, I also often found him to be just plain scathing and I'm never a fan of just being mean because you can't get a laugh any other way. There were no surprises in any of the film categories for me. The biggest would be overlooking the higher profile Foreign Language film choices but outside of that, the chips fell exactly as I suspected they might. Paul Giamatti is the only exception, with his win as Best Actor - Comedy, for BARNEY'S VERSION, a well deserved win for a great Canadian film. My favorite wins of the night were Natalie Portman for Best Actress - Drama, in BLACK SWAN, and little Chris Colfer, for Best Supporting Actor - Television, for his role on "Glee". Portman's speech felt really genuine and Colfer looked so surprised by his win, I could not help but get a little teary.

It was a great night - great food, wine and company. Let the award shows continue! Now, here is the complete list of Golden Globe film winners ...

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

THE SOCIAL NETWORK

BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

BEST DIRECTOR

David Fincher - THE SOCIAL NETWORK

BEST DRAMATIC ACTOR

Colin Firth - THE KING'S SPEECH

BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS

Natalie Portman - BLACK SWAN

BEST ACTOR - COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Paul Giamatti - BARNEY'S VERSION

BEST ACTRESS - COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Annette Bening - THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christian Bale - THE FIGHTER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Melissa Leo - THE FIGHTER

BEST ANIMATED FILM

TOY STORY 3

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE

IN A BETTER WORLD

BEST SCREENPLAY

Aaron Sorkin - THE SOCIAL NETWORK

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - THE SOCIAL NETWORK

BEST SONG

"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" - from BURLESQUE

For a complete list of winners, visit the Hollywood Foreign Press Association website.

Selasa, 14 Desember 2010

Tis the Season: The Golden Globes

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association may not be the most definitive factor in determining what the Oscar nominations will be, but it certainly is the highest profile film awards ceremony outside of the Academy, so it's got to count for something, right? Regardless, it is always a pretty good party to enjoy from the comfort of my couch.

Leading the pack this year is THE KING'S SPEECH, with 7 nominations, including one for each of the three major performances, as well as the direction, screenplay and picture itself. Following closely in second place are THE FIGHER and THE SOCIAL NETWORK, both with 6 nominations apiece. BLACK SWAN and INCEPTION round out the Best Motion Picture - Drama cateogry, each also earning a total of 4 nods. If the Oscars were still doing a Top 5, I'm pretty sure these five would be the finalists and rightfully so. Wait a minute though; where are the Coen Brothers and TRUE GRIT?

The comedy categories are appropriately laughable. Whereas THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT is rewarded with 4 nominations (Julianna Moore is in; Mark Ruffalo is out.), obvious choices like BARNEY'S VERSION and EASY A, miss out on the main event, while their stars earn token nods, and complete misfires like BURLESQUE and THE TOURIST compete for the top prize. Johnny Depp is even nominated twice in the Comedy Actor category, scoring his second nod for ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Clearly, 2010 was not a very funny year.

All in all, the Golden Globe nominations have hardly changed the road to the Oscars for the major competitors. They did manage to give a little push to Mark Wahlberg (Best Actor - Drama), Halle Berry (Best Actress - Drama), Andrew Garfield (Best Supporting Actor), Jacki Weaver (Best Supporting Actress) and Mila Kunis (Best Supporting Actress). Michael Douglas for Best Supporting Actor in WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS though? Really?

The Golden Globes will be handed out in a ceremony to be held on January 16, 2011 and aired on NBC. Here are the major category nominees:

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

BEST ACTRESS - DRAMA

Halle Berry, FRANKIE AND ALICE

Nicole Kidman, RABBIT HOLE

Jennifer Lawrence, WINTER'S BONE

Natalie Portman, BLACK SWAN