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True to form, the Golden Globe nominations are a buffet of the good, the bad and the unconscionably hideous — with perhaps a touch more emphasis than usual on the third of those this year. I refer, of course, to those largely mortifying Comedy/Musical races, where HFPA voters solved the lack of obvious contenders this year by giving in to their randiest star-shagging urges.
Welcome to the Best Picture race, “Red,” “The Tourist” and (pauses to cross himself and say three Hail Marys) “Alice in Wonderland.” Or, you know, not. Congratulations on your double-shot of well-deserved Best Actor nominations, Mr. Depp. Or, you know, not. Sorry, Sally Hawkins, we liked you just fine in “Made in Dagenham,” but Angelina Jolie was obviously working harder in her movie. Or, you know, not.
Still, even as we strike down upon the HFPA with great vengeance and furious anger, I’m feeling pretty chipper about some things: reviled as it is by many, “Burlesque” is the kind of grandly gaudy goof-off that I’m happy to see livening up the category, while my biggest air-punch of the morning came when my actress of the year Emma Stone’s name was read out for “Easy A.”
Over in the drama categories, there’s a similar trade-off between lazy coast-in nominees and genuinely hard-earned surprises: I don’t imagine too many people are thrilled to see Halle Berry nominated ahead of Lesley Manville, but we have those sweet twin nominations for the doomed lovers of “Blue Valentine” to make the medicine go down. Pleasing, too, to see Jacki Weaver and Mila Kunis keep making strides in that very pliable Supporting Actress race, while Jeremy Renner’s supporting nod for “The Town” reads as an apology note from voters for snubbing him last year. (Again, in return for that, we must tolerate a shameless please-don’t-die nod for Michael Douglas’s self-parody in “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.” Them’s the breaks.)
Okay, so I led with the finer details. Looking at the bigger picture, however, today’s announcement will please, if hardly surprise, fans of “The Social Network” (with six nods) and the film everyone knew would lead the field, “The King’s Speech” (with seven). Arguably the bigger story of the morning, however, is “The Fighter,” which tied for the runner-up spot with six bids, including Best Director and Best Actor mentions that few saw coming. It seems to me that this rock-solid crowdpleaser has timed its arrival in the race very nicely indeed.
What made way for “The Fighter”‘s robust haul, then? Well, as I anticipated, “127 Hours” underperformed, snagging nominations for Actor, Screenplay and Score, but missing out in the top two races. Even more sidelined, however, was “True Grit” — which received a grand total of zero nods. (Yep, even the beloved Jeff Bridges was bumped in favor of Mark Wahlberg.) Whether these signify a general loss of steam in the race, or just a temporary pothole, remains to be seen — but by this point, it should be clear to Fox Searchlight that “Black Swan” (with a healthy five nods) is their prize pony.
As for who might win, it’s anyone’s guess whether the Globes will follow the critics’ lead or not. They certainly didn’t last year, or three years ago, when the lush Britpic “Atonement” trumped the bleak Americana of “No Country for Old Men: a precedent that might suggest “The King’s Speech,” with its leading haul, is still the one to beat here. Over in the comedy wasteland, meanwhile, the “Kids Are All Right” folks are chuckling gleefully to themselves as they laminate their acceptance speeches.
On a final note, nice to see “Carlos,” as well as its fire-breathing leading man Edgar Ramirez, get some love in the miniseries race. It should be up with the big (or at least big-screen) boys in Best Picture, but we’ll take what we can get.
Check out the full list of film nominees at The Circuit.
[Photo: Paramount Pictures]
185 responses so far
1 12-14-2010 at 5:18 am
Leocdc (Chile) said...
I’ve always have had problems with the meaning of ET/PT and how it translates to my country. I’d thank if you tell me when exactly is going to begin the live broadcasting please.
And, given the fact that aparently I’m the first to comment I’d like to thank for all the Oscar covering that you achieve every year. I love this page.
Greetings from Chile.
2 12-14-2010 at 5:24 am
ann said...
Feel sorry for those who have to wake up at 5 in the morning. Anyway it be exciting to see who’ll get snubbed, who lead, and who will be the surprise nominee.
3 12-14-2010 at 5:26 am
Graysmith said...
Burlesque got two song nominations? Didn’t catch what the first one was..
4 12-14-2010 at 5:26 am
Joe7827 said...
Sorry to be first with the nomination postings, but… Inception and 127 Hours for screenplay! (One I’m happier about than the others, but oh well.)
5 12-14-2010 at 5:26 am
Andrej said...
Leodoc, I’m from Chile too.
It started at 10:15 AM, aprox. They’ve announced a few categories, and now they’re taking a break, then they’ll resume with the big ones.
6 12-14-2010 at 5:27 am
Graysmith said...
Happy for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross getting in for The Social Network, since they’re likely to be snubbed come Oscar time.
No Daft Punk though, sniffle.
7 12-14-2010 at 5:29 am
Graysmith said...
You can watch a live video feed in CBS News (among others). just go to cbsnews.com and there’s a banner at the top to click on to get to the live streaming feed.
8 12-14-2010 at 5:31 am
Hans said...
Good showing for Inception so far. Interesting that they kept 5 nominees for Animated Features, since I thought they usually mirror whatever the Academy does (which is 3 this year, right?)
9 12-14-2010 at 5:31 am
Leocdc (Chile) said...
Thanks a lot to Andrej and Graysmith for the response.
(Saludos compatriota :D )
10 12-14-2010 at 5:32 am
Dominik said...
The Concert is not one of the five best foreign language films of the year (not even one of the hundred best)…
11 12-14-2010 at 5:35 am
Maxim said...
Not true, but then you could reserve those kinds of words for anything Simon Beaufoy touched.
12 12-14-2010 at 5:36 am
Hans said...
With two song nods, definitely feels like we are on our way to Burlesque being able to call itself a Golden Globe-nominated best picture.
13 12-14-2010 at 5:40 am
red_wine said...
Edgar Ramirez YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14 12-14-2010 at 5:44 am
Andrej said...
Wait. Whatever happened to True Grit?
15 12-14-2010 at 5:44 am
Graysmith said...
So apparently True Grit wasn’t screened for the HFPA? Zero nominations.. ZERO.
16 12-14-2010 at 5:44 am
The Other James D. said...
GOSLING AND WILLIAMS <3.
17 12-14-2010 at 5:45 am
Hans said...
They really liked the Tourist.
18 12-14-2010 at 5:48 am
Joseph said...
Loved the women that groaned after Alice in Wonderland and then Burlesque were nominated for Best Picture.
19 12-14-2010 at 5:48 am
James said...
Ouch. No True Grit. Gotta say though this is an interesting year if things like The Social Network, Black Swan, and Inception get in for drama. Not exactly alot of fluffy heartwarming flicks.
20 12-14-2010 at 5:48 am
Leocdc (Chile) said...
Woooow. A lot to say:
1) No Danny Boyle
2) Annete Bening and Julian Moore on Supporting… or I heard wrong.
3)Black Swan on BP and BD, also with Mia Kunis and Portman being nominated
4) Blue Valentine received nominations for both Gosling and Williams!!
5) Mark Walhberg for Best Actor
6) A lot of love for The Fighter. BP, BD, and I believe nominations on every acting categories
7) The Walking Dead: best drama and direction… absolutely awesome. :D
8) Jonny Deep, 2 nominations on Comedy Movie (Alice in Wonderland and The Tourist (I didn’t see that coming)).
9) Angeline Jolie also for The Tourist
That’s what it sticks with me.
21 12-14-2010 at 5:48 am
Dreyer. said...
Johnny Depp for two terrible preformances… hahaha funny stuff.
22 12-14-2010 at 5:50 am
Leocdc (Chile) said...
Wait. So 127 Hours gets what? Like 2 nominations?
23 12-14-2010 at 5:51 am
Maxim said...
How much did Halle Berry pay for her nomination. There are bad years and then there is this. Terrible list all over.
I guess HFPA hates Coens as much as they like Burton. Ugh.
24 12-14-2010 at 5:52 am
Hans said...
Seven, that’s a pretty healthy haul for TKS. Isn’t the record like 8 or 9?
25 12-14-2010 at 5:53 am
Hans said...
I wouldn’t worry about True Grit. Remember Milk got only one nomination and the Hurt Locker two and went home trophyless.
26 12-14-2010 at 5:55 am
Glenn said...
JACKI WEAVER!!!!
Can you just imagine if THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT was deemed a drama. BURLESQUE would sooo be winning Musical/Comedy! Haha. Amazing.
The comedy categories are just… wow. Awful. LOVE & OTHER DRUGS? THE TOURIST? ALICE IN freakin’ WONDERLAND? Oh my lord. A SOMEWHERE nod may have looked dubious, but at least it wouldn’t have called in serious questions of taste like those movies do. Honestly. It’s actually funny how much they just star-fucked. Even moreso than usual.
Leocdc, it got 3 I think. Score, Screenplay, Actor.
27 12-14-2010 at 5:56 am
Graysmith said...
Lots of really random stuff. Three nominations for The Tourist, which just got bashed HARD by the critics? I even read some review saying it was Depp worst performance of his career. HFPA can certainly be wined and dined to nominate anything, and it is true that it’s an exceptionally poor year for comedy.. But DAMN.
Also really random: 127 Hours getting a screenplay nomination but isn’t nominated for film or director.
Jeremy Renner the sole nominee for The Town.. That’s gotta be saying something in his favor about an Oscar nomination.
The Fighter has to be the big winner/surprise. Wahlberg + Russell nominated. Impressive!
Mila Kunis! Here and at the BFCA!
No True Grit.. I hope it’s because they haven’t seen it. Sure, they’re foreigners so westerns may not be their thing and they’ve snubbed late-comer films in the past that did impressively at the Oscars.. So not all hope is lost, but damn.
Yay for Blue Valentine!
28 12-14-2010 at 5:57 am
Maxim said...
I’m not worried about True Grit. At all. I just have a hard time believing that the people who picked those candidates meants them.
Red and The Tourist in over Knight & Day, True Grit, The Town and heck, even Morning Glory.
29 12-14-2010 at 5:58 am
Grover Dill said...
Inception is nominated for Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay…and Guy Lodge and Kris Tapley are the only two human beings on planet Earth who are surprised by this.
30 12-14-2010 at 5:58 am
Graysmith said...
Here are the films that got more than one nomination:
The King’s Speech 7
The Fighter 6
The Social Network 6
Black Swan 4
Inception 4
The Kids Are All Right 4
127 Hours 3
Alice in Wonderland 3
Burlesque 3
The Tourist 3
Blue Valentine 2
Love and Other Drugs 2
Tangled 2
31 12-14-2010 at 5:58 am
Leocdc (Chile) said...
I almost forget Emma Stone for Easy A and Jeremy Renner for The Town, both great performances.
32 12-14-2010 at 5:59 am
Maxim said...
Love and Other Drugs was also much better than most other nominees.
33 12-14-2010 at 5:59 am
ann said...
didn’t kris mention that they hated true grit, so it not really surprising
34 12-14-2010 at 6:00 am
Graysmith said...
@Maxim,
True Grit and The Town wouldn’t be in the comedy category so it’s not exactly fair to say they got snubbed in favor of Red and The Tourist. The comedy category is always weaker, and exceptionally weak this year. Red I get though, it was a big hit and got good reviews, most people liked it (myself included). The Tourist.. Makes no sense at all.
35 12-14-2010 at 6:00 am
Hans said...
Also of note: Toy Story 3 snub in both musical categories. Tangled (deservedly) has more nominations. I would love nothing more than an animated feature upset.
36 12-14-2010 at 6:01 am
Leocdc (Chile) said...
So happy for Black Swan, even I don’t see it yet, but it looks so unique that I have to give my respect for try something different at cinema.
37 12-14-2010 at 6:03 am
Mickche said...
No True Grit, but they did see The Illusionist, and perhaps No Another Year as it hasn’t been seen?
38 12-14-2010 at 6:04 am
Maxim said...
Graysmith,
That’s a very fair point but I wasn’t implying that those films should have been nominated in those categories. In other words, I wasn’t making an apples to apples comparison but merely brining up some of the other nominees in my, admitedly knee-jerk, attempt to point out HFPA’s disregard for quality.
Well, at least we can’t all complain they weren’t unpredictable, right?
39 12-14-2010 at 6:05 am
Graysmith said...
No Robert Duvall.
40 12-14-2010 at 6:05 am
Glenn said...
Maxim, the reason “Red” and “The Tourist” are nominated over “True Grit” and “The Town” is because the latter two were dramas and the formers were (classified as) comedies. How on earth do their nominations/lack thereof correlate?
41 12-14-2010 at 6:06 am
The Other James D. said...
So ecstatic for Renner and Kunis, btw. Would love to see each get Oscar nominations–gazing at the sidebar, over Damon and Adams, respectively.
42 12-14-2010 at 6:09 am
Maxim said...
Glenn, again, I wasn’t implying that the films I’ve listed should have been nominated in those same categories. I am well aware how Golden Globes work. I was just pointing out what they vs what I thought they snubbed regardless of categories.
43 12-14-2010 at 6:12 am
Graysmith said...
Boost:
1. The Fighter (Wahlberg + Russell)
2. The Kids Are All Right (Actress x 2 + Screenplay)
3. Black Swan (Kunis)
4. Blue Valentine (Gosling + Williams)
Took a hit:
1. True Grit (0 noms)
2. The Town (1 nom)
3. Winter’s Bone (1 nom)
4. Another Year (0 noms)
44 12-14-2010 at 6:15 am
Maxim said...
You could say that Inception got a boost too while 127 Hours continues it underwhelming awards performance.
45 12-14-2010 at 6:15 am
JJ1 said...
What jumps out to me is no Robert Duvall.
No Ruffalo.
Also, Depp twice is ridiculous.
And I’m sorry. People call this show a joke, and that it should cease to exist. Some of these noms are batsh*t crazy … and I love it. haha
46 12-14-2010 at 6:18 am
Speaking English said...
Huh, Maxim? “127 Hours” did quite well for itself I’d say. Actor, Screenplay, Score… not bad. No Director, but whatever.
47 12-14-2010 at 6:19 am
Filipe said...
Graysmith, Inception too took a boost, I’ve expected to be just like TDK, getting a few critics nods and wins, but if the HFPA nominate them over True Grit, 127 Hours.. well, it really is a lock. O.O
48 12-14-2010 at 6:20 am
Joe7827 said...
Well, at least the HFPA has given out lots of talking points for the next little while.
I was just thinking: if I were to nominate “127 Hours” in a non-Franco category, I’m not sure Screenplay would’ve been my pick. And are those out-there nominations for Halle Berry and Michael Douglas signs that their campaigns will pick up, or is it just the HFPA being the HFPA and nominating random star-driven performances?
49 12-14-2010 at 6:21 am
Filipe said...
Also, Halle Berry over Hailee Steinfeld? Johnny Depp over Stephen Dorff?
50 12-14-2010 at 6:23 am
Maxim said...
I’d argue that its absence in the Best Director and Best Picture categrory is notable considering the films ambitions.
When you think about it, Alice in Wonderland got Best Picture, Best Actor and Score too. These are weaker, seeing how they are in comedy except for score, I’d admit but, really not that far off.
51 12-14-2010 at 6:23 am
The Other James D. said...
Exactly, Speaking English. In a list of 10, 127 Hours could still find its way in and its unlikely that the GG Director lineup will match Oscar’s 100%. Boyle could easily replace Russell. (I still believe in Hooper in the vein of Stephen Frears/The Queen, back in 2006.)
I still do not get how The Tourist classifies as Comedy/Musical, other than HFPA being clandestine and desperate enough to find a way to nominate Jolie and Depp yet again. Gag. I guess I’m rooting for Giamatti in that category (Best Actor – Comedy/Musical, aside from 2008 and somewhat 2009, is always the worst of them.) But maybe Spacey should win, because he never won a Globe before. Just don’t get anywhere close to Oscar, bub, and we’re good.
52 12-14-2010 at 6:27 am
Graysmith said...
I thought of putting Inception and 127 Hours on those two lists, but then I thought Inception did about as well as expected (it didn’t get any real surprise nomination), and 127 Hours still got three nominations even if it didn’t do as well as most expected. It took a hit, but not as much as the other films I listed.
53 12-14-2010 at 6:28 am
Maxim said...
@ The Other James D.
Yes, but you are talking about Oscars now. I was going strictly by the dubuious concept of a GG boost/hit. And I’d say lack of Best Director and Best Picture is notable.
Even as I do think it will make the Academy’s 10. Directing though, I am not so sure about.
54 12-14-2010 at 6:30 am
The Other James D. said...
Good comedies that could have been nominated instead of some of the shit we see here:
Four Lions
I Love You, Phillip Morris
Jack Goes Boating
Please Give
The latter 2 were always a massive longshot, but they could’ve given Carrey some love over at least one of Depp’s horrificabletastic noms.
I hope Douglas doesn’t cruise his way to a lame pity nomination. Get well soon, and make better movies. (Sooooo robbed for Wonder Boys in 2000.)
55 12-14-2010 at 6:35 am
Maxim said...
Is Depp really that bad though? I haven’t seen the Tourist yet but I really dug what I saw of him in the trailer. How he spoke under his breath and seemed self-conscious in the best possible way. Reminded me of some of his great work in the 90s. Yeah, I got all of that from the trailer but… was I wrong?
56 12-14-2010 at 6:37 am
The Other James D. said...
I haven’t seen either, but I was just taking people’s word for it w/ an exaggerated adjective :P.
However, I think he’s just slumming it these days.
57 12-14-2010 at 6:37 am
Gareth Thomas said...
I’m so disappointed for Mike Leigh and Lesley Manville in particular.
I thought Lesley was going to receive a big boost from the critics but they’ve almost completely shut her out and now the Globes snub her too.
Please academy members – watch your screeners of Another Year! You won’t be able to snub her if you do.
58 12-14-2010 at 6:43 am
JohnDoe said...
The lack of True Grit noms is truly baffling. O_o
I don’t think the Coens’ play well for the foreigners for some reason, they don’t seem to “get” it, and never have.
The Academy adores them however, so there is some hope.
59 12-14-2010 at 6:43 am
Rashad said...
I don’t understand no True Grit.
Shia LaBeouf was better than Eisenberg.
60 12-14-2010 at 6:49 am
Sawyer said...
To quote the great Trent Reznor: “Starfu**ers Incorporated.”
61 12-14-2010 at 6:50 am
BK said...
No “Made in Dagenham” in that weak list? seriously? sigh…..
62 12-14-2010 at 6:51 am
Martin said...
At least the Globes vote for what they like, not what has the most hype necessarily. Also, I’m sure they did see “True Grit” as they rejected Hailee Steinfeld’s supporting placement and put her in lead (according to Dave Karger).
63 12-14-2010 at 6:52 am
Graysmith said...
I just realized Mark Ruffalo didn’t get a nomination, even though the film did very well otherwise. Too understated a performance, maybe?
64 12-14-2010 at 6:53 am
Alex said...
The joke acting nominations include:
Halle Berry – Frankie and Alice
Johnnie Depp – Alice in Wonderland
Johnnie Depp – The Tourist
Angelina Jolie – The Tourist
It’s clear they want as many celebrities as possible nominated. However, the fact that they are nominated makes a mockery of both the actors and the HFPA.
65 12-14-2010 at 6:53 am
Maxim said...
JohnDoe,
Coens have one of the best track records of any filmmakers in the history of the Cannes Film Festival, including three Best Director wins (one of which was a tie).
I also know for a fact that they have their fans in Russia.
I have little doubt that “True Grit” will do better at the Oscars.
It’s also interesting to note that neither Hereafter nor Shutter Island scored anything here. No nods for DiCaprio either.
66 12-14-2010 at 6:54 am
Sawyer said...
These are the worst Globe nominees I’ve ever seen. We should have known that they couldn’t resist a Depp/Jolie movie, and it was probably pencilled in sight unseen. But Michael Douglas over Mark Ruffalo, Sam Rockwell and a host of others? Halle Berry? Depp for Alice in Wonderland? Give me a break. In terms of Oscar this is ultimately meaningless, except that it has now solidified Black Swan and The Fighter as major contenders for TSN’s coronation.
67 12-14-2010 at 6:56 am
Graysmith said...
Oh, and yes, to whoever it was that said it earlier.. They at the very least threw us some surprise curveball nominations. Even if I don’t agree with many of those choices, it at least makes the awards season a bit more fun and unpredictable.
68 12-14-2010 at 6:57 am
Kyle said...
It’s definitely time to get rid of that Comedy/Musical category…what a ghetto of bad taste.
69 12-14-2010 at 6:58 am
The Other James D. said...
I definitely don’t think these are the worst we’ve ever seen. I mean, Blue Valentine is hardcore indie filmmaking, which HFPA usually shuns, and yet not one but BOTH of the leads got nominated. That’s a big deal. Lawrence, Renner, Garfield, Kunis–more great nominations, some of whom are underestimated in this race. The crap noms certainly stand-out, but the inspired ones deserve their props.
70 12-14-2010 at 6:59 am
JFK said...
Very excited for Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mila Kunis and Jacki Weaver and Jeremy Renner noms in supporting. Also, Halle Berry, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams for Best Actor.
I think it odd that The Tourist got anything, that film looks like pure trash from the trailer. Slim pickens?
Also really cool that I Am Love got in for foreign film.
71 12-14-2010 at 7:00 am
The Other James D. said...
I love the Best Actor – Drama category; it basically says: “Fuck old people.”
72 12-14-2010 at 7:05 am
Paul Outlaw said...
And the winners are:
Best Picture – Drama
“The Fighter”
Best Picture – Musical/Comedy
“The Kids Are All Right”
Best Director
David Fincher, “The Social Network”
Best Actor – Drama
Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
Best Actress – Drama
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
Best Actor – Musical/Comedy
Jake Gyllenhaal, “Love and Other Drugs”
Best Actress – Musical/Comedy
Anne Hathaway, “Love and Other Drugs”
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
Best Supporting Actress
Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”
Best Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network”
Best Foreign Language Film
“Biutiful”
Best Animated Feature
“Toy Story 3”
Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, “The King’s Speech”
Best Original Song
“Bound to You” from “Burlesque”
73 12-14-2010 at 7:06 am
Matthew Starr said...
Wow 70+ comments before I even read the nominees. Well all I have to really say is that is the worst group of nominees for best musical/comedy in the history of the Globes. It makes me wish kids are all right was considered a drama just to see what else they would have put in there.
74 12-14-2010 at 7:21 am
Maxim said...
Again, I fine Guy’s snide write-ups to leave a bad taste in my mouth. The completely overblown Michael Douglass comment is particularly tasteless. It was a fine perfomance, though he really should have gotten in for the Solitary Man instead.
And then there is the fact that Guy probably never even seen the Tourist. Really, Guy, tell us otherwise.
75 12-14-2010 at 7:22 am
Andrew F said...
Hilarious nominations, as per every year. This is why I love the HFPA, they’re such blatant star-fuckers.
Surprising omission? Cher for “Burlesque”.
76 12-14-2010 at 7:27 am
Paul Outlaw said...
Whatever one thinks of the movie and the performance, if you saw Frankie and Alice, you saw that nomination coming. I called that one here the evening of the screening. Obvious Globe bait, and not even the worst kind.
77 12-14-2010 at 7:28 am
Chase Kahn said...
As much as I’m in love with Emma Stone, Easy A is bad.
78 12-14-2010 at 7:30 am
Daniel said...
Great write-up, Guy. The laminate comment in particular gave me a chuckle.
79 12-14-2010 at 7:30 am
Guy Lodge said...
I’d hardly say “Winter’s Bone” took a hit here, Graysmith. It was never going to be in the HFPA’s wheelhouse — the fact that Lawrence still got in is a pretty healthy sign.
80 12-14-2010 at 7:33 am
Matthew Starr said...
Well all else aside they nominated Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross!
81 12-14-2010 at 7:36 am
Princess of Peace said...
Two noms for Depp and one for Jolie and one for the film. It is supposed to be a bomb. These people want to see a lot of celbrities at the ceremony.
No True Grit, Bardem, Swinton (though there films were nominated in the foreign film category) and no love for Another Year. What a shame.
82 12-14-2010 at 7:37 am
DylanS said...
Best Picture – Drama: The King’s Speech”
Best Director: Christopher Nolan “Inception”
Best Actor – Drama: Colin Firth “The King’s Speech”
Best Actress – Drama: Natalie Portman “Black Swan”
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale “The Fighter”
Best Supporting Actress: Helena Bonham-Carter “The King’s Speech”
Best Picture – Comedy/Musical: “The Kids Are All Right
Best Actor – Comedy/Musical: Jake Gyllenhaal “Love and Other Drugs”
Best Actress – Comedy/Musical: Annette Bening “The Kids Are All Right”
Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin “The Social Network”
83 12-14-2010 at 7:44 am
Will said...
So excited about Jacki Weaver. If she can even get nominated by those star f*ckers over at the HFPA, then it’s on!
84 12-14-2010 at 7:45 am
Will said...
Oh … and Sony Pictures Classics, starting to regret putting Manville in lead yet?
85 12-14-2010 at 7:46 am
Keil Shults said...
Guy likes Burlesque and loves Moulin Rouge.
I’m beginning to think he uses a pseudonym.
86 12-14-2010 at 7:53 am
Nelson said...
There is a lot of good in this actually! I am very impressed with the picks for the drama, obviously, the comedy picks are terrible.
The Good:
-King’s Speech and Social Network continue to lead the race.
-Black Swan proves itself as a real contender (should’ve realized that much earlier than this week InContention).
-Christopher Nolan leads the Inception campaign.
-Michelle Williams AND Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine!
-Emma Stone, Easy A
The Bad:
-127 Hours loses a lot of steam
-The entire Comedy section is a joke – The Tourist, Burlesque, Alice in Wonderland
-Johnny Depp twice
-Toy Story 3 should be in comedy, seeing as #2 won the Globe.
Overall I am very content with this list of nominees.
87 12-14-2010 at 7:59 am
Guy Lodge said...
Toy Story 3 was not eligible in the Comedy/Musical category — since the HFPA introduced a Best Animated Feature category, animated titles have been restricted to that race.
I’m not defending that policy, mind. Merely explaining.
88 12-14-2010 at 8:01 am
Sawyer said...
Well said Will. I’ve always been of the mind that Manville would cruise to a Supp Actress win. Now it looks like a Weaver vs. Leo matchup.
89 12-14-2010 at 8:02 am
and said...
Commentary on the nomination of Michael Douglas completely unnecessary, as many nominations as the darlings of the worst Depp -Jolie.E think he really deserves the nomination for WSII was a good performance.
90 12-14-2010 at 8:03 am
Sawyer said...
Early upset call – Emma Stone beats Bening for Musical/Comedy. The HFPA loves to coronate a new star.
91 12-14-2010 at 8:05 am
Maxim said...
I’m yet to hear Guy verify that he did, in fact, see the Tourist.
92 12-14-2010 at 8:06 am
Sawyer said...
I actually liked Wall Street 2, but given Douglas’ public battle with cancer, you have to believe that is what this nomination is about.
93 12-14-2010 at 8:06 am
Nelson said...
Understood Guy, thanks for that clarification, I didn’t know about that. Seems silly, wouldn’t you agree?
94 12-14-2010 at 8:08 am
Patryk said...
And no foreign language performances nominated? Is that another one of their rules that changes every other year? Tilda Swinton in “I Am Love,” and Javier Bardem in “Biutiful” were overlooked why?
I remember when “A Passage to India” won Best Foreign Film. I guess that year they decided to include all films “foreign,” but not films in a language other than English.
Anyway, Swinton and Bardem all the way.
95 12-14-2010 at 8:08 am
John said...
Given that ALICE IN WONDERLAND was some gold old-fashioned Tim-Burton-ism, which I always love, I’m happy to see the Globes give it a good showing. I also quite liked Gekko’s return, so good for him, even if it is odd to run him as a Supporting Actor in his own movie.
Is there some new rule keeping Animated films out of the Best Comedy category? Because Toy Story 3, How to Train Your Dragon, and Tangled all seem like they would have been big contenders there?
Man, DiCaprio can’t get arrested this season! You’d think these star-lovers would give him something for a double-whammy like he had this year!
Too bad Cher and Aguilera didn’t get nominated. If they were going to embrace Burlesque, I wish they’d gone all the way.
Kick-Ass? Scott Pilgrim? Were these a bit too out there for the comedy category? Because that Tourist nomination really does look weird.
96 12-14-2010 at 8:08 am
Sawyer said...
If Paul Walker and Milla Jovovich had starred in a 20-something% RT-rated movie called The Tourist, would they have been nominated? Pure, blinding star-wattage, and the HFPA are moths to the incandescent bulbs.
97 12-14-2010 at 8:11 am
M said...
I’m happy Burlesque got some love. Despite critics attempts to sabotage it, it was actually a really fun and entertaining movie and deserved some recognition. Also looking at the list of nominees in the comedy/musical category, Burlesque seems to be the only film that actually qualifies as a legit musical or comedy. Those other nominees all seem pretty wtf given the qualifications.
98 12-14-2010 at 8:13 am
Graysmith said...
@Guy,
Perhaps, although it would’ve surely helped it’s cause for a Best Picture Oscar nomination if it’d been able to slide into Best Drama here. Then again, none of the films at the cusp for that last spot got in for picture here either.
99 12-14-2010 at 8:14 am
Guy Lodge said...
Maxim: Yesterday. Though I admit I had only half an eye on it.
100 12-14-2010 at 8:15 am
Graysmith said...
@Guy (or Kris),
By the way, both the Toronto and San Francisco critics announced (Awards Daily have ‘em) so you may want to put up a thread on that too so we can chatter about it!
101 12-14-2010 at 8:15 am
Kristopher Tapley said...
Well, this was an announcement well worth sleeping through.
Grover: What are you going on about?
102 12-14-2010 at 8:17 am
AdamL said...
That is the worst slate of comedies I have EVER seen.
Best Picture – Musical/Comedy
“Alice in Wonderland” – skipped it – it looked dreadful and reviews were awful.
“Burlesque” – skipped it, reviews were scathing
“The Kids Are All Right” – not a comedy and in any case I am baffled by the critical love. thought it was ok.
“Red” – hated it. just a rubbish film.
“The Tourist” – hated it. inept on every conceivable level (save, perhaps, location scouting.)
103 12-14-2010 at 8:21 am
Maxim said...
Did NY critics announce their runner-ups? Would love to see them and the GG and TV nominees at the circuit.
104 12-14-2010 at 8:22 am
AdamL said...
Better comedies I have seen this year then every single comedy nominated by HFPA (in order of quality)…
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Machete (if Kids qualifies, then this definitely does)
Kick-Ass
Heartbreaker (french film)
Due Date
Plus…
Hot Tub Time Machine
The Other Guys
Neither of which are good, but still better than everything on that list. That’s how bad the list is.
105 12-14-2010 at 8:25 am
JJ1 said...
Still surprised Jennifer Lawrence was nominated. They didn’t even go for Renner last year in the Best Picture winner (at Oscars). I think he’s a ‘make-up’ nom here, but could find himself nommed come Oscars, too.
106 12-14-2010 at 8:29 am
cecil said...
I was sure “Inception” was going to lead the nods but I eat my words. Still, 5 noms are good. Surprised with the DiCaprio snub though, I thought GG loved him? He’s as big as Jolie and Depp!
Ecstatic for the nods for Eisenberg and Garfield! Yay!
107 12-14-2010 at 8:31 am
Guy Lodge said...
I’m mystified when people people say “The Kids Are All Right” isn’t a comedy. Sure, it’s not Laurel and Hardy, but it’s a comic relationship study with nods to broad bedroom farce.
Comedy is a big buffet. Plenty of room for the bittersweet.
108 12-14-2010 at 8:31 am
Speaking English said...
“Inception” got 4, cecil.
And I really hope Renner isn’t nominated this year. Last year was one too much. Two in a row… yuck.
109 12-14-2010 at 8:34 am
V said...
Saw both The Fighter and The Tourist this weekend. The Fighter is great (and I’m from MA, so I thoroughly enjoyed the depiction of Lowell). I thought The Tourist was pretty flat, which is a shame considering the people working in and on that movie. Of all the categories, I’m loving Best Supporting Actress. Haven’t seen King’s Speech yet, but all the other noms in that category are solid. Loved Jacki Weaver and Melissa Leo – crazytown moms for the win! And I agree with AdamL that there were much better comedies this year than the ones that ended up with the nods.
110 12-14-2010 at 8:35 am
Guy Lodge said...
Cecil: Count again — “Inception” has four nominations. Why are you surprised about DiCaprio? Sure, they like him, but there’s no bait in that performance.
If it was a comedy, on the other hand… ;)
111 12-14-2010 at 8:37 am
AdamL said...
“I’m mystified when people people say “The Kids Are All Right” isn’t a comedy. Sure, it’s not Laurel and Hardy, but it’s a comic relationship study with nods to broad bedroom farce.”
There are exactly 2 nods to bedroom farce and whilst it is a comic relationship study, it is hardly a comic one.
Plus, by taking this line you are siding with the HFPA which means, as you must realise, your argument blows.
And I still say, regardless of genre, the film is very very poor indeed. That said it is a masterpiece compared to Red or The Tourist.
112 12-14-2010 at 8:41 am
Michael said...
@Speaking English – I agree, I like Jeremy Renner in some things but come on – his role in The Town was nothing to get all excited about.
113 12-14-2010 at 8:46 am
John said...
Guy-the comment about Douglas, whether you think he should be nominated or not, seems not only on the border of bad taste, but darn near offensive.
114 12-14-2010 at 8:46 am
Graysmith said...
I wonder if Greenberg was considered a comedy by HFPA.. It ought to have, it’s kind of similar-ish to The Kids Are All Right, i.e. not a flat-out comedy but still not a deadly serious drama either.
If it was, these would’ve been my personal picks for the Comedy/Musical category.. Out of the relatively few I’ve seen so far:
• Due Date
• Greenberg
• The Kids Are All Right
• Please Give
• Youth in Revolt
115 12-14-2010 at 8:48 am
forts said...
No way Kids Are Alright is winning Best Comedy. I’d put money that it’s going to Alice In Wonderland. Do people forget that just last year it wen to The Hangover?
116 12-14-2010 at 8:50 am
Guy Lodge said...
John: Offensive or not, we’re all thinking it, so I see no harm in saying it.
117 12-14-2010 at 8:56 am
cineJAB said...
oh maaaaaaan I was so sure they would be the ones to nominate Leo or Marion. Also where can I watch Animal Kingdom? Is it on dvd? theatres? I guess I have to now.
118 12-14-2010 at 8:57 am
Jasper said...
With the exception of “Toy Story 3″ (which was ineligible for Best Comedy) and TKAAR, there really weren’t any other BP hopefuls that were comedies. Therefore, something had to get left out, and it seems like they just didn’t like True Grit, 127 Hours, Winter’s Bone or Fair Game that much compared to the others.
But with such a weak comedy line-up this year, how the eff did The Tourist get in over Easy A?!
119 12-14-2010 at 8:58 am
Guy Lodge said...
By the way, regarding Michael Douglas, I think the nomination itself is more ghoulish than any crack I could possibly think up.
120 12-14-2010 at 8:59 am
cecil said...
Ooops, my bad! Perhaps my subconscious mistakenly counted DiCaprio LOL. OK so “Inception” has four nods. It’s still good. Wondering who among that film’s stellar cast would show up at the ceremonies… I wouldn’t mind Cillian subbing for Leo LOL
121 12-14-2010 at 8:59 am
Guy Lodge said...
Jasper: Silly question. Because “Easy A” doesn’t star Johnny Depp.
122 12-14-2010 at 9:00 am
Maxim said...
Shut up, Guy. Seriously, people made it clear they don’t appreciate this.
123 12-14-2010 at 9:05 am
interstellar said...
I find the GG crazy (bacuse of the noms), relaxed (as a TV-broadcast) and last year I adored R. Gervais…so who cares? I’ll watch them.
124 12-14-2010 at 9:06 am
interstellar said...
that was a *because*
125 12-14-2010 at 9:11 am
Kristopher Tapley said...
Three people (including you) chimed in thinking it in poor taste, Maxim. And a couple chimed in in agreement with Guy, too, by the way. But “shut up” is like a kid in a sand box.
Maybe let’s discuss the point being made here, rather than attack Guy’s sense of class and/or perceived tastelessness. Are you really prepared to defend that nomination as anything more than what Guy (perhaps harshly) indicated it to be?
Please. We’re not children.
126 12-14-2010 at 9:27 am
PalCinema said...
I’m not overly surprised the Globes snubbed True Grit. They don’t have a lot of love for the Coens’ work. Madonna did win for Evita over Frances McDormand’s eventual Oscar win for Fargo…
127 12-14-2010 at 9:28 am
JJ1 said...
Funny enough, though the nomination is CLEARLY what Guy intends it to be – I found Douglas to be fantastic in that reprised role. Should he have been nominated? No. He’s just not as stellar as others this year. But it’s no where near a ‘Deppish’ nom a la Tourist, :)
128 12-14-2010 at 9:28 am
Grover Dill said...
Kristopher Tapley said…
“Well, this was an announcement well worth sleeping through.
Grover: What are you going on about?”
Come on, poor Guy had the freakin’ Ghost Writer nominated for Picture, Director, and Screenplay with Inception getting nothing. Yikes.
Picking The Town for Best Drama ahead of Inception is a lesser sin but, still, you guys seem to rate Inception much lower than your peers. Why?
129 12-14-2010 at 9:34 am
Kristopher Tapley said...
It’s not rating it lower to predict that a group of people might not be able to wrap their head around a movie. It’s rating the HFPA lower, maybe, but don’t marry the two separate ideas.
As for my actual opinion of the film, I think I’ve been clear about my thoughts since day one, via a review, plenty of commentary, the top 10 column and the top 10 podcast.
130 12-14-2010 at 9:35 am
Kristopher Tapley said...
And predicting the very European Ghost Writer is not so crazy. He explained his reasoning yesterday and it was sound.
131 12-14-2010 at 9:54 am
Guy Lodge said...
Grover: Awards punditry bores me to tears if I don’t take the occasional gamble. Some gambles (like Niels Arestrup at LAFCA) pay off. Others (like, yes, The Ghost Writer here) don’t. No skin off my nose.
I didn’t go for Inception was because they ignored The Dark Knight. I was wrong. You seem more worked up about it than I am.
When push comes to shove, it’s a game. Let’s treat it as such, shall we?
132 12-14-2010 at 9:56 am
Carels said...
Well, well, Guy Lodge, where is your Inception-hate god now?
133 12-14-2010 at 9:58 am
Guy Lodge said...
Sigh…
134 12-14-2010 at 10:02 am
Guy Lodge said...
I wasn’t aware that I hate Inception, by the way. Good to know — I’ve seen so many films this year, it’s hard to remember how I feel about them. Thanks.
135 12-14-2010 at 10:09 am
Matthew Starr said...
I think Nikki Finke said it best on Deadline Daily today,
“The only reason I can think of to tune in is because, over the years, Jack Nicholson has mooned the audience, Jim Carrey has talked out of his butt”
136 12-14-2010 at 10:10 am
Sean C. said...
Given the Globes’ past leanings, the absence of “Made in Dagenham” from the comedy category is surprising (particularly since, by all accounts, it would have elevated the category’s quality level considerably).
@forts “No way Kids Are Alright is winning Best Comedy. I’d put money that it’s going to Alice In Wonderland. Do people forget that just last year it wen to The Hangover?”
Last year the main ‘prestige’ contender, “Nine”, totally bombed, leaving the category wide open – “The Hangover” was incredibly popular and got strong reviews for the sort of film it was (if it had been classier, it would have been considered the odds-on favourite to win from the start). This year is completely different: TKAAR is a legit BP contender, and isn’t widely considered a total disappointment.
137 12-14-2010 at 10:14 am
Maxim said...
“I think Nikki Finke said it best on Deadline Daily today,
“The only reason I can think of to tune in is because, over the years, Jack Nicholson has mooned the audience, Jim Carrey has talked out of his but’t””
And she would know too, seeing as how she does the same on daily basis.
138 12-14-2010 at 10:24 am
AdamL said...
Didn’t even notice that Douglas got nommed. Am please for him, but it’s for the wrong film. His turn in Solitary Man deserved notice. The one in WS2 didn’t.
139 12-14-2010 at 10:24 am
Maxim said...
Kris, I think three people is plenty, considering that Guy has felt it sufficient enough to adress with two follow-up comments, the last of which was particularly nasty. Far nastier, than what I said.
And I stand for it, too. There is no excuse for someone who clearly acknowledges the situaton as being sensative to make those kinds of jokes. He knew what he was doing so it is what it is.
P.S. There is not a comment on here that specifically agreed with that particular coment of his. Not one.
140 12-14-2010 at 10:25 am
al b. said...
Wow, I’m not so shocked at Alice and Red being getting noms, but The Tourist is far and away one of the single worst films of 2010! I literally gagged when I saw it was nominated in Best Picture! You took the time to recognize Emma Stone for a great performance in a superior film, just give Easy A that nomination!
141 12-14-2010 at 10:28 am
Ben said...
Maxim:
Here’s a supportive comment. Anyone who says they didn’t think the same thing that Guy wrote when they heard Douglas’ name carved this morning is lying. Guy spoke the truth, so go away please and don’t feign offense.
142 12-14-2010 at 10:29 am
Matthew Starr said...
I actually liked The Tourist more than Alice in Wonderland. They are both poor to be sure but I found Alice much more annoying.
143 12-14-2010 at 10:31 am
Dreyer. said...
They should have nominated M. Night Shyamalan as well. You know, to complete the circle and all…
Do you guys think Jolie and Depp are going to show up at the globes?
144 12-14-2010 at 10:40 am
Classic said...
Classic Guy Lodge, not even mentioning Inception.
145 12-14-2010 at 10:42 am
Kristopher Tapley said...
What Ben said. Poland said it best. “They want the TV moment.” Direct your outrage to the HFPA.
But I’ll leave it alone, because your Nikki jab was so good, Maxim.
146 12-14-2010 at 10:44 am
Kristopher Tapley said...
“Classic Guy Lodge, not even mentioning Inception.”
Classic derp-worthy first timer comment.
147 12-14-2010 at 10:44 am
Kevin Klawitter said...
Still insisting you aren’t wrong about Michael Douglas, eh? No suprise there.
148 12-14-2010 at 10:55 am
Classic said...
“Classic derp-worthy first timer comment.”
I actually check InContention and AwardsDaily everyday during awards season, albeit the latter seems to be much less hostile towards engaging its readers. And I was just pointing out that in this entire write-up of the Golden Globe nominations this morning, he actually and literally didn’t mention Inception, Nolan or Zimmer. It was not a snide remark, but a statement of fact and an observation of the awards coverage.
149 12-14-2010 at 10:57 am
Kevin K. said...
Holy crap this thread exploded. Um, my tiny comment about The Ghost Writer yesterday was more of a “eh?” moment than anything. But Guy responded with a level-headed response that made sense, so I left it alone. And since when did Guy hate Inception? As I recall, he gave it a very good review, with some reservations. Not losing your shit over a movie doesn’t equate hating it. Also, not predicting it doesn’t mean one hates it. Thought we figured this out months ago.
150 12-14-2010 at 10:58 am
adam said...
Guy often let his own personal opinion of films cloud his predictions.
Good writer but I always discard his “predictions”.
151 12-14-2010 at 10:59 am
john t. said...
Maxim, I agree with you. LAOD is very underrated film , and Anne Hathaway gives a good performance.
Too bad for Leslie Manville ,Tilda Swinton, and Hailee Steinfeld .
Why are people shocked about the Michael Douglas nod ? He gave two solid performances this year , and he has the illness factor. Also, has the sympathy vote and the Hollywood royalty factor working for him. Don’t be surprise when Michael receives an Oscar nomination .
152 12-14-2010 at 11:25 am
Matthew Starr said...
I think we can all agree that no A lister has got crapped on more throughout his career by award voting bodies than Leonardo DiCaprio.
153 12-14-2010 at 11:33 am
Jake D said...
Sorry, what? Leo has 7 Globe noms (including one for Titanic…) and one win. He has three Oscar nominations. He has two NBR awards. Shit, he’s even got a Razzie.
There are definitely competent A-listers with more to complain about.
154 12-14-2010 at 11:57 am
Matthew Starr said...
Leo has in terms of wins,
0 Academy Awards
0 BAFTA
0 Broadcast Critics
0 SAG
1 Golden Globe
2 MTV Movie Awards
So he has more victories for best lead male in the MTV awards than he does in all the other major awards combined. In my view that is being shat on.
Also give me a break with the two NBR awards. An award for best ensemble in the Departed does not count. Even Anthony Anderson received that.
Also we may have different definitions of A-lister. I am talking Leo, Depp, Penn, Clooney, Pitt and not many others.
155 12-14-2010 at 12:02 pm
Maxim said...
“I think we can all agree that no A lister has got crapped on more throughout his career by award voting bodies than Leonardo DiCaprio.”
Matt, I think we can all agree that this applies to Harrison Ford to a far, FAR greater extent.
156 12-14-2010 at 12:08 pm
AdamL said...
Anyone who thinks Douglas didn’t deserve a nom is crazy. He definitely did. Who cares if it wss for the wrong film. Leo was nommed for Blood Diamond over Departed which was insane. Winlset was nommed for The Reader over Revolutionary Road, which was completely mystifying. Happens all the time.
157 12-14-2010 at 12:10 pm
Matthew Starr said...
Perhaps but the Academy was pretty narrow minded during his prime. I think if an Indiana Jones type movie came out today the lead would be recognized. Depp was recognized for Pirates.
Leo is being snubbed even in this day and age of the Academy having a somewhat open mind. I still don’t get how Brad Pitt in Ben Button is a better performance than Leo in Revolutionary Road.
158 12-14-2010 at 12:14 pm
Maxim said...
Ben & Kris, the reason why I took offense wasn’t because I don’t understand what Guy was getting at. It had everything to do with how he chose to convey that sentiment. I think that you probably understand what I mean.
In the year when there’s a lot of head scratching nods, I think there is room for doubt.If we are looking for precedents. Some others have said as much. Ultimately, whether I agree or disagree is beside the point. Things could have been better phrased, by both sides.
Believe me that I don’t go around looking for opportunity to throw insults. So I won’t insult anyone’s intelligence with further clarifying my position.
159 12-14-2010 at 12:17 pm
Maxim said...
@ Matthew Starr,
I firmly believe that Ford gave the best performance in ‘The Fugitive’. He has had many chances to be recognized and got virtually nothing.
160 12-14-2010 at 1:13 pm
/3rtfu11 said...
How come Halle Berry’s nomination isn’t seen as a happy surprise? She’s in no way an actress with much range but it’s nice to see her being acknowledged for a passion project few with see theatrically –or if at all.
161 12-14-2010 at 1:17 pm
Chris138 said...
Glad to see Mila Kunis and Jeremy Renner getting recognition, they were both terrific in Black Swan and The Town.
The biggest shock to me is Red getting nominated in the musical/comedy category. I found that film dreadful, with the exception of John Malkovich. It seems none of those movies except The Kids Are All Right are terribly popular among critics, but I haven’t seen the others so I can’t comment.
162 12-14-2010 at 2:08 pm
Filipe said...
DiCaprio should have already won, only this way these fanboys(or girls) would stop bitching about his snubs.
163 12-14-2010 at 2:35 pm
matsunaga said...
As if we didn’t expect this star studded nominations to happen?
Should I expect people here to miss the Golden Globes ceremony next year for nominations disappointment?
Glad that “The King’s Speech” leading the way… And for “Black Swan” for the top categories…
164 12-14-2010 at 2:53 pm
G Downs said...
The globes are a joke. No Robert Duvall, Mark Ruffalo, or Bill Murray (the later is a total dark horse but I’d love to see him get his dues for “get low”, he was fantastic with Duvall in that)
The inclusion of “the tourist” is just laughable.
165 12-14-2010 at 3:13 pm
Kevin K. said...
/3rtfu11: Because she was mediocre at best in a poor film. A passion project doesn’t always translate into great performance or filmmaking. It worked for The Fighter and Rabbit Hole, but not for Frankie and Alice I’m afraid.
166 12-14-2010 at 3:47 pm
Jake G. said...
Really WTF! The Tourist has a 7 percent on rt! Love and Other Drugs,How Do You Know, and Made in Dagenham are WAY BETTER! This years golden globes are TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!
167 12-14-2010 at 4:19 pm
Jane said...
@ Matthew Starr
Totally agree with you.
I was wondering if DiCaprio pissed off Hollywood this year. If Depp or Jolie had the year he did, they’d be Oscar favorites. (Of course, maybe they are with the masterpiece “The Tourist.” Of course, chances would be better if it wasn’t a comedy. Oscar isn’t very nice to comedies.)
168 12-14-2010 at 4:32 pm
ninja said...
Tourist 19% fresh – major nominations :( :( :(
Leo – 0 nominations :( :( :(
So Leo is not happening. Grrrr.
Renner is happening. :) :) :)
Nolan and Inception are so happening. :) :) :) :)
Kunis nomination = awesome!
Lost didn`t get any nomination, muahahaha, serves them right for the terrible season and finale.
Comedy nomns are embarrassing.
169 12-14-2010 at 4:47 pm
j said...
Emma Stone! Elisabeth Moss!
Kunis and Aronovsky’s recent strong showings, vs. Kids are All Right’s snubs (though the sorry comedy state this year should make its GG domination helpful), are making Portman look more frontrunner-y. If Wiest is out, who else would be out to let Kunis in? I’m tempted to say Adams, but maybe that’s because I don’t like her and I don’t want it to be Carter. Or…maybe Manville’s team should think about supporting after all.
Blue Valentine is impressing lately. Renner’s looking strong.
170 12-14-2010 at 5:48 pm
PaulH said...
No True Grit = good. Time to see the Coens taken down a peg. Overrated, they are. But Oscar will rubberstamp them because they’re THE COENS. Also, please quit teeing off on Burlesque. It deserved the Picture nomination and will be able to call itself a GG winner (Original Song, Bound to You). The Tourist overtakes Pia Zadora’s globe as worst WTF in their near 70-year history.
Inception, while getting 4 nominations, is still toast; it won’t win Picture, Director or Screenplay at the Oscars because of the hardcore arthouse tsunami that’s cockblocking it. It’s getting massacred in the regional critics awards and nominations. It’s clearly the best film of ’10, but the goddamned Social Network is just too locked in right now not to blow it. Globes will position King’s Speech as their alternative to the TSN stampede, but I doubt it’ll have any effect. This is the third year in a row we’re going through a death march this awards season, of no excitement, drama, suspense. Only inevitability.
171 12-14-2010 at 6:05 pm
JJ1 said...
It’s the categories.
Jolie/Depp got in because HPFA can, at times, suck.
Leo didn’t get in because there are a plentitude of great dramatic actors in his category this year.
172 12-14-2010 at 7:46 pm
Trrrance said...
Yeah, they definitely should have omiited the ONLY black actress or actor to be nominated in the films catergories! I
mean, why did they have to go and screw up a lily white selection of actors with a nod to Halle’s wonderful performance?
173 12-14-2010 at 7:54 pm
Glenn said...
The Michael Douglas nomination only happened because of his illness. It seems fairly obvious, especially when they didn’t nominate people like Mark Ruffalo, Sam Rockwell, Matt Damon…
Some people in this comment section are acting far for repugnant than anything Guy Lodge could possible write. utter grotesque. I’m so glad I don’t know them in real life. What a horrible thought.
174 12-14-2010 at 8:51 pm
Katie said...
Seriously Guy, I love you. Your writing is always so cute and as always everything lovely in the world.
Hmmm. Daydreaming about British soaps and scones and Early Grey and Prince Harry right now…
And also,
WWWWTTTTFFFFF!!! THE TOURIST?!!! BURLESH-T?!!! Really HPFA ?!!!
UGH.
Stab a puppy in the face what’s going on here?! I haven’t been awards watching for that long, but this seems like a new low for the HPFA. WTF happened?
175 12-14-2010 at 10:17 pm
tintin(uruguay) said...
Go Angie! jaja
176 12-15-2010 at 1:13 am
UncleVanya said...
The Globes should be increasingly derided for the crap they chose to promote, clearly, because they are unabashed starf++ckers. I should think many of these nominees are embarrassed by yesterday’s announcements. Johnny Depp in particular. I wonder how he must feel to be nominated twice for middling performances in bad movies? His publicist must have done all the fake-elation work, while he groaned shamefully in some far away cupboard. Why are people like Angelina Jolie and Michael Douglas basking in their Globe nominations; do they not think that people much more deserving are being robbed? Do they not care? For them to simply blather on about how wonderful it feels to be in such company, wouldn’t it be so revolutionary , honest and fair-minded, for them to admit that others were robbed by the silly nomination process by this irrelevant, celebrity obsessed group of charlatans. I am tempted to think that many people in Hollywood are laughing, while staying ‘mum’, about the credibility of this bogus body of supposed foreign critics. Disgusting!
177 12-15-2010 at 3:05 am
Gioconda said...
“”Johnny Depp for two terrible preformances… hahaha funny stuff. “”
I agree, this is completely ridiculous. At least they could have nominated Robert Downey Jr for Due Date or Jim Carrey for I Love you Philip Morris.
178 12-15-2010 at 5:57 am
Maxim said...
“Really WTF! The Tourist has a 7 percent on rt! ”
No, no it doesn’t. And didn’t at the time you posted this.
“Why are people like Angelina Jolie and Michael Douglas basking in their Globe nominations; do they not think that people much more deserving are being robbed? ”
Few people are more deserving than Douglas. And yes he was good and even better in “Solitary Man”.
Also, Wall Street 2 is the kind of role that could have been nominated any year. Fact. More puzzling nominations occured this yes. Also fact.
It’s not their fault they were nominated. Another fact.
179 12-15-2010 at 6:55 am
UncleVanya said...
Fact. No it was not their fault! But sychophants like you, who do not question the process, are probably the bigest problem with this idiotic, feigned cock-sucking noodling. If there were not enablers such as yourself, perhaps we could witness a laudable event. And if you think Douglas, Jolie, Depp, is worthy of a nomination, well, all I can say is enjoy yodeling in the widerness you half wit!
180 12-15-2010 at 6:58 am
UncleVanya said...
Max out Maxim publicist …you deserve it. Your’re doing your job. You will be rewardered, as you should be.
181 12-15-2010 at 7:04 am
UncleVanya said...
And I didn’t say anything about 7 percent for your favorite film (The Tourist) , you freak’n moron. Jesus, where do creeps like you come from?
182 12-15-2010 at 7:25 am
Maxim said...
Vanya, take some pills. Like seriously. You comments are so widely out of sync and innapropriate that I am worried for your mental health. If there is any justice, you’d be instanently banned, and it would be for your own good.
Not only is your temper uncalled for (did I ever do something to you personally?) you didn’t even understood what I was trying to say.
Where do you see me advocating anything about the Tourist? Anywhere? If you’d scroll up you see me say that I haven’t seen it.
And clearly I am insane for not getting my panties in a banch over Globes lke you do. Unlike your stupidity, it is a major crisis that needs to be addressed now.
Also, all the comments I make have to be directed to you. It did even register that if I used somebody else’s quote in regards to “The Tourist’s” rating then, you know, I could be talking to someone else.
The only thing that I stood up for is Douglas’ perfomance wasn’t bad. Clearly I am not entitled to my own opinion.
P.S. Take those pills. The sychophant comment has me worried.
183 12-15-2010 at 9:03 am
le duff pascal said...
I believe the nominations in comedy for THE TOURIST and LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS reflect this : they either got somehow confused with the Razzies or forgot that you are supposed to MEAN being funny ! Not at your expense ! MACHETE and THE OTHER GUYS are funny comedies. And THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT so winning in their category but you may wonder how much you actually laugh during that movie. It’ s funny to see that Ernest Borgnine who is in RED ( decently funny by the way ) will lose to a movie about gay people. HFPA’s sense of humor ?