The Golden Globe noms were announced today. A good indication of what we’ll see for the Academy Awards. There are a few surprises among the predictables.
First of all, why is My Week With Marilyn under the comedy/musical category? It wasn’t a musical and it wasn’t that comedic. Maybe it was marketed to the Globes that way so it could get nominations. I mean, I thought it was good, but not necessarily earth-shattering. I’m glad though that 50/50 made it on the list for best Comedy or Musical (probably the most random and arbitrary way to group a category together…ugh it makes me so mad) and I hope it beats Marilyn though it will probably go to Midnight in Paris.
The actor and actress nominees in the drama category aren’t surprising, as Streep always gets a nomination regardless of what she plays. However, the fact that Tilda Swinton was nominated makes me want to see We Need to Talk About Kevin even more. The actress nominations in the comedy or musical section are quite intriguing. Both Jodi Foster and Kate Winslet were nominated as leads for their roles in Carnage. It will be interesting to see if that ends up hurting or helping either of them win. Also, again, I don’t think Michelle Williams’ role as Marilyn Monroe was comedic, but whatever. My vote will probably go for Charlize Theron for Young Adult anyway (oh how I love Diablo Cody).
As for best animated film, this is the first year in a while that a Pixar film has NOT been in the running. WHAT?! Well, they only came out with a subpar Cars 2 this year. I guess everyone has there flubs. However, Winnie the Pooh was nominated, providing Disney a spot at least. Rango is probably the coolest on this list.
In the Land of Blood and Honey and The Skin I Live In received nominations for Foreign-Language film. It will be interesting to see if Jolie’s freshman effort or Almodovar’s signature bizarre piece win the category.
Another surprise, well kinda, is in the Director’s category. Scorsese was nominated for Hugo, which just proves his awesomeness, as children movies don’t usually get best director nominations. Also, George Clooney for Ides of March is a little bit of a surprise because I don’t think there was much added with the directing in the film. Woody Allen isn’t surprising, because,well, he’s Woody Allen.
Considering a silent film was nominated for best screenplay, this category is also an oddity. Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist was nominated along with Allen’s Midnight In Paris and Ides of March. I am slightly disappointed that 50/50 didn’t get a nomination. Their screenplay was great in a funny but heartfelt way.
As for the Television nominations, they’re not surprising. I’m glad Zooey Deschanel and The New Girl got nominated because I love that show. Check out the entire list of nominees below:
Movies
Drama
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse
Comedy or musical
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn
Actor, drama
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Actress, drama
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Actor, comedy or musical
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris
Actress, comedy or musical
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage
Supporting actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Supporting actress
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Animated film
Rango
The Adventures of Tintin
Puss in Boots
Winnie the Pooh
Arthur Christmas
Foreign-language film
The Flowers of War
In the Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid with a Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Director
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Screenplay
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxwon, Jim Rash, The Descendants
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball
Original song
Hello Hello (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin), Gnomeo & Juliet
The Keeper (music and lyrics by Chris Cornell), Machine Gun Preacher
Lay Your Head Down (music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close), Albert Nobbs
The Living Proof (music by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr., lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas), The Help
Masterpiece (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry), W.E.
Original score
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore, Hugo
John Williams, War Horse
Television
Drama
American Horror Story (FX)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Boss (Starz)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime)
Comedy or musical
Enlightened (HBO)
Episodes (Showtime)
Glee (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC)
New Girl (Fox)
Actor, drama series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Kelsey Grammer, Boss (Starz)
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias (Showtime)
Damian Lewis, Homeland (Showtime)
Actress, drama series
Claire Danes, Homeland (Showtime)
Mireille Enos, The Killing (AMC)
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge (ABC)
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness (USA)
Actor, comedy or musical series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)
David Duchovny, Californication (Showtime)
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Thomas Jane, Hung (HBO)
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (Showtime)
Actress, comedy or musical series
Laura Dern, Enlightened (HBO)
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl (Fox)
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC)
Laura Linney, The Big C (Showtime)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Supporting actor
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verité (HBO)
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family (ABC)
Supporting actress
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story (FX)
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (ABC)
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Miniseries or TV movie
Cinema Verité (HBO)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
The Hour (BBC America)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Actor, miniseries or TV movie
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Idris Elba, Luther (BBC America)
William Hurt, Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Bill Nighy, Page Eight (PBS)
Dominic West, The Hour (BBC America)
Actress, miniseries or TV movie
Romola Garai, The Hour (BBC America)
Diane Lane, Cinema Verité (HBO)
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult (ITV)
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
