Awards Nominations Discussion

[Krom]

64th Golden Globes Nominations:

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

1. BABEL
Anonymous Content Production/Una Produccion De Zeta Film/Central Film Production; Paramount Pictures/Paramount Vantage
2. BOBBY
A Michel Litvak Production/Bold Films; MGM/The Weinstein Company
3. THE DEPARTED
Warner Bros. Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
4. LITTLE CHILDREN
New Line Cinema; New Line Cinema
5. THE QUEEN
A Granada Production; Miramax Films

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

1. PENELOPE CRUZ — VOLVER
2. JUDI DENCH — NOTES ON A SCANDAL
3. MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL — SHERRYBABY
4. HELEN MIRREN — THE QUEEN
5. KATE WINSLET — LITTLE CHILDREN

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

1. LEONARDO DICAPRIO — BLOOD DIAMOND
2. LEONARDO DICAPRIO — THE DEPARTED
3. PETER O'TOOLE — VENUS
4. WILL SMITH — THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
5. FOREST WHITAKER — THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
One America; Twentieth Century Fox
2. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox
3. DREAMGIRLS
DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Pictures; DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Pictures
4. LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Big Beach/Bonafide Productions; Fox Searchlight Pictures
5. THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
Room 9 Entertainment/David O. Sacks Production/Content Film; Fox Searchlight Pictures

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. ANNETTE BENING — RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
2. TONI COLLETTE — LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
3. BEYONCE KNOWLES — DREAMGIRLS
4. MERYL STREEP — THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
5. RENEE ZELLWEGER — MISS POTTER

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. SACHA BARON COHEN — BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
2. JOHNNY DEPP — PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
3. AARON ECKHART — THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
4. CHIWETEL EJIOFOR — KINKY BOOTS
5. WILL FERRELL — STRANGER THAN FICTION

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

1. CARS
Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studio; Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
2. HAPPY FEET
Kingdom Pictures, LLC; Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures
3. MONSTER HOUSE
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

1. APOCALYPTO (USA)
Touchstone Pictures/Icon Productions; Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
2. LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (USA/JAPAN)
Warner Bros. Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
3. THE LIVES OF OTHERS (GERMANY)
Wiedemann & Berg Productions; Sony Pictures Classics
4. PAN'S LABYRINTH (MEXICO)
Estudios Picasso/Tequila Gang/Esperanto; Picturehouse
5. VOLVER (SPAIN)
El Deseo; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

1. ADRIANA BARRAZA — BABEL
2. CATE BLANCHETT — NOTES ON A SCANDAL
3. EMILY BLUNT — THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
4. JENNIFER HUDSON — DREAMGIRLS
5. RINKO KIKUCHI — BABEL

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

1. BEN AFFLECK — HOLLYWOODLAND
2. EDDIE MURPHY — DREAMGIRLS
3. JACK NICHOLSON — THE DEPARTED
4. BRAD PITT — BABEL
5. MARK WAHLBERG — THE DEPARTED

11. BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE

1. CLINT EASTWOOD — FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
2. CLINT EASTWOOD — LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
3. STEPHEN FREARS — THE QUEEN
4. ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU — BABEL
5. MARTIN SCORSESE — THE DEPARTED

12. BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE

1. GUILLERMO ARRIAGA — BABEL
2. TODD FIELD & TOM PERROTTA — LITTLE CHILDREN
3. PATRICK MARBER — NOTES ON A SCANDAL
4. WILLIAM MONAHAN — THE DEPARTED
5. PETER MORGAN — THE QUEEN

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE

1. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT — THE PAINTED VEIL
2. CLINT MANSELL — THE FOUNTAIN
3. GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA — BABEL
4. CARLO SILIOTTO — NOMAD
5. HANS ZIMMER — THE DA VINCI CODE

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE

1. "A FATHER'S WAY" - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Music by: Seal and Christopher Bruce
Lyrics by: Seal
2. "LISTEN" - DREAMGIRLS
Music & Lyrics by: Henry Krieger, Anne Preven, Scott Cutler and Beyonce Knowles
3. "NEVER GONNA BREAK MY FAITH" - BOBBY
Music & Lyrics by: Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy and Andrea Remanda
4. "THE SONG OF THE HEART" - HAPPY FEET
Music & Lyrics by: Prince Rogers Nelson
5. "TRY NOT TO REMEMBER" - HOME OF THE BRAVE
Music & Lyrics by: Sheryl Crow

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA

1. 24 (FOX)
Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television i.a.w. Real Time Prods.
2. BIG LOVE (HBO)
Anima Sola and Playtone Prods. i.a.w. HBO Entertainment
3. GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC)
Touchstone Television
4. HEROES (NBC)
NBC Universal Television Studios i.a.w. Tailwind Prods.
5. LOST (ABC)
Touchstone Television

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA

1. PATRICIA ARQUETTE — MEDIUM
2. EDIE FALCO — THE SOPRANOS
3. EVANGELINE LILLY — LOST
4. ELLEN POMPEO — GREY'S ANATOMY
5. KYRA SEDGWICK — THE CLOSER

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA

1. PATRICK DEMPSEY — GREY'S ANATOMY
2. MICHAEL C. HALL — DEXTER
3. HUGH LAURIE — HOUSE
4. BILL PAXTON — BIG LOVE
5. KIEFER SUTHERLAND — 24

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
Touchstone Television
2. ENTOURAGE (HBO)
Leverage and Closest to the Hole Prods. i.a.w. HBO Entertainment
3. THE OFFICE (NBC)
Deedle Dee Prods. with Reveille i.a.w. NBC Universal Television Studio
4. UGLY BETTY (ABC)
Touchstone Television
5. WEEDS (SHOWTIME)
Showtime i.a.w. Lionsgate Television and Tilted Prods., Inc.

19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. MARCIA CROSS — DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
2. AMERICA FERRERA — UGLY BETTY
3. FELICITY HUFFMAN — DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
4. JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS — THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
5. MARY-LOUISE PARKER — WEEDS

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. ALEC BALDWIN — 30 ROCK
2. ZACH BRAFF — SCRUBS
3. STEVE CARELL — THE OFFICE
4. JASON LEE — MY NAME IS EARL
5. TONY SHALHOUB — MONK

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. BLEAK HOUSE (PBS)
BBC and WGBH Boston Prod. i.a.w. Deep Indigo
2. BROKEN TRAIL (AMC)
Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films i.a.w. Sony Pictures Television
3. ELIZABETH I (HBO)
Company Pictures and Channel 4 i.a.w. HBO Films
4. MRS. HARRIS (HBO)
Killer Films, Number 9 Films and John Wells Prod. i.a.w. HBO Films
5. PRIME SUSPECT: THE FINAL ACT (PBS)
Granada and WGBH-Boston Prod.

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. GILLIAN ANDERSON — BLEAK HOUSE
2. ANNETTE BENING — MRS. HARRIS
3. HELEN MIRREN — ELIZABETH I
4. HELEN MIRREN — PRIME SUSPECT: THE FINAL ACT
5. SOPHIE OKONEDO — TSUNAMI, THE AFTERMATH

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. ANDRE BRAUGHER — THIEF
2. ROBERT DUVALL — BROKEN TRAIL
3. MICHAEL EALY — SLEEPER CELL: AMERICAN TERROR
4. CHIWETEL EJIOFOR — TSUNAMI, THE AFTERMATH
5. BEN KINGSLEY — MRS. HARRIS
6. BILL NIGHY — GIDEON'S DAUGHTER
7. MATTHEW PERRY — THE RON CLARK STORY

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. EMILY BLUNT — GIDEON'S DAUGHTER
2. TONI COLLETTE — TSUNAMI, THE AFTERMATH
3. KATHERINE HEIGL — GREY'S ANATOMY
4. SARAH PAULSON — STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP
5. ELIZABETH PERKINS — WEEDS

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. THOMAS HADEN CHURCH — BROKEN TRAIL
2. JEREMY IRONS — ELIZABETH I
3. JUSTIN KIRK — WEEDS
4. MASI OKA — HEROES
5. JEREMY PIVEN — ENTOURAGE

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[Krom]

Okay, for me the shock is Borat. Noms for Best Picture (Comedy or Musical) AND Best Lead Actor (Comedy or Musical). Seriously. I suspect it will lose Best Pic, but ONLY because of Dreamgirls. Sasha Baron Cohen could actually win Best Actor, because while Will Ferrill and Johnny Depp will get votes by the bucketload, they will probably pull from each other's totals more than from Borat fans.

Also, Leo DiCaprio getting nominated for Best Actor (Drama) TWICE. That's big. Heck, that accent of his in the commercials for that Blood Diamond movie really grates on me, so if he wins I hope its for the other film.

And I just noticed that this is the year of the double nom, in some ways. Clint Eastwood has done it too, only for Director.

[PWS]

Well, I obviously need to get to a movie house...hardly seen any of these...but Little Miss Sunshine was fantatic... I'd hate to see it lose to something like Borat.

[canadian_angel]

I was actually really impressed by this year's Golden Globe nominations. I had actually heard of and/or seen most of the movies. I also was happy to see some shows nominated for awards. Especially being that most of the shows
I watch, I enjoy.

[psycobabe007]

Originally Posted by canadian_angel

I was actually really impressed by this year's Golden Globe nominations. I had actually heard of and/or seen most of the movies. I also was happy to see some shows nominated for awards. Especially being that most of the shows
I watch, I enjoy.

Agreed! This is one of the best set of nominations in a very long time! Thank you Hollywood Foreign Press for having a good head on your shoulders!

[CrossingGuard]

I really hope Heroes wins BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA. I think the show deserves the award. Then it can go on to win an Emmy.

And I'm also surprised with all the Borat nominations. I didn't know it was this good.

One other thing: which movie do you think is going to win BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM? It's a really close race, so that's why I'm wondering. My bet is Happy Feet, but I would like to see Cars take it for some reason.

[PhoneGrrrl]

I can't really comment on the movie half of the nominations, because I've seen none of the nominees. There are a couple I want to see (Stranger than Fiction, Notes on a Scandal) but they'll keep for video.

On the TV half, I really REALLY hate that Desperate Housewives places itself in the comedy category. Marcia Cross did a great job acting in that show last year, but the great performance she turned in was 99% dramatic acting.

And I thought there was a category for best ensemble cast. Maybe that's a different awards show. I'm going to have to go look that up now.

Oh yeah, Jean Smart was robbed. She should be nominated instead of the dreadful Sarah Paulson.

[psycobabe007]

Originally Posted by PhoneGrrrl

I can't really comment on the movie half of the nominations, because I've seen none of the nominees. There are a couple I want to see (Stranger than Fiction, Notes on a Scandal) but they'll keep for video.

On the TV half, I really REALLY hate that Desperate Housewives places itself in the comedy category. Marcia Cross did a great job acting in that show last year, but the great performance she turned in was 99% dramatic acting.

And I thought there was a category for best ensemble cast. Maybe that's a different awards show. I'm going to have to go look that up now.

Oh yeah, Jean Smart was robbed. She should be nominated instead of the dreadful Sarah Paulson.

Best Ensemble cast is part of the Screen Actor Guild Awards, FYI

As to Animated Feature, GO CARS!!! LOVE THAT MOVIE!!

[Rattus]

Originally Posted by PhoneGrrrl

Oh yeah, Jean Smart was robbed. She should be nominated instead of the dreadful Sarah Paulson.

Oh, thank you - I thought it was only me that didn't care for Sarah Paulson. Something about her earnest saintliness really gets on my nerves, and I don't know what Jean Smart was in this year, but whatever it was I'm quite sure she was fantastic in it like she's been fantastic in everything I've ever seen her in.

I've not seen Big Love, but I hope that Bill Paxton (my all time favourite actor) wins as he doesn't seem to be garnering the awards he's been due over the years.

And I only clearly remember two of the movies I've seen this year, Little Miss Sunshine and Borat, both of which were great, albeit in different ways, so I
can't quite decide who is the more deserving winner.

[PhoneGrrrl]

Jean Smart was the First Lady on 24 and did a great job of going from full-on nutso to super-smart, nailing evil president to the wall during the course of the season. She was awesome. I can only figure that Sarah Paulson got the nod for one or both of two reasons: either the Hollywood Foreign Press figured they had to throw a bone to Sorkin or they thought that she was playing such against her real life (IRL, Sarah Paulson is an out lesbian) that she was really acting. Personally, I find her portrayal horrible, and in better hands the character may actually be somewhat likable, or, at the very least, we could understand why everyone thinks Harriette is a magnificent comedienne.

And thanks, pschobabe007--I must have been thinking of the SAG awards. I love the ensemble category, because some shows (and movies) don't just hinge on one or two performances, but how the whole company works together.