Golden Globe Nominations Discussion

Bold are my predicts

Best Drama Picture:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 3/2 - It hasn't won yet and I think it's due.
Slumdog Millionaire 8/5
Frost/Nixon 5/1
The Reader 7/1
Revolutionary Road 10/1

Best Comedy or Musical:
Mamma Mia 9/4 - Titanic of musicals.
Burn After Reading 11/4
Vicky Cristina Barcelona 11/4
Happy Go Lucky 4/1
In Bruges 8/1

Best Actor Drama:
Sean Penn 4/5 - he is on fire right now.
Frank Langella 7/2
Mickey Rourke 5/1
Brad Pitt 6/1
Leonardo DiCaprio 8/1

Best Actor Comedy:
Javier Bardem 3/2
James Franco 7/4 - offbeat role gets recognition
Colin Farrell 5/1
Dustin Hoffman 6/1
Brendan Gleeson 8/1

Best Actress Drama:
Meryl Streep 9/5 - Only Actress locked for Academy nom
Kate Winslett 2/1
Angelina Jolie 7/2
Anne Hathaway 5/1
Kristin Scott Thomas 12/1

Best Actress Comedy:
Sally Hawkins 6/5 - Easy win but Meryl Streep could sneak in here if she doesn't win Drama
Rebecca Hall 3/1
Meryl Streep 7/2
Emma Thompson 6/1
Frances McDormond 8/1

Best Director:
David Fincher 3/2
Ron Howard 5/2
Danny Boyle 7/2
Stephen Doldry 5/1 Globes are usually crazy and I think they'll show some of that here.
Sam Mendez 8/1

Best Supporting Actor:
Heath Ledger 5/4 bur the Globes aren't that crazy
Phillip Seymour Hoffman 9/4
Robert Downey Jr 3/1
Tom Cruise 9/1
Ralph Fiennes 12/1

Best Supporting Actress:
Penelope Cruz 5/7 Easy frontrunner too hard to bet against.
Kate Winslett 7/2
Viola Davis 5/1
Marissa Tomei 8/1
Amy Adams 10/1

I skipped the tv stuff, here is the link though for the whole thing: Golden Globe Odds

Someone please remind me the week before the Golden Globes for a special Bonus issue of my Streak Game. It'll be 1 bonus point on the current streak for each 3 predicted right, though that may change somewhat (so, 6 right = 2 points, etc.) I also need to know for the Oscars, Razzies, and any other awards show. I figured it'd be best to post it here.

MisterInformative wrote:Eh, if South Park was nominated for an Oscar (and yes, it wasn't a very profane song, but still), then I think the song from Tropic Thunder could have been mentioned. But the problem may be that it wasn't very long... are there any requirements on length for Golden Globe consideration?

And remember Three 6 Mafia's song from 8 Mile won the Oscar for Best Song.

lillylovelost wrote:

And remember Three 6 Mafia's song from 8 Mile won the Oscar for Best Song.

That was actually from Hustle and Flow

Keyser Soze wrote:

lillylovelost wrote:

And remember Three 6 Mafia's song from 8 Mile won the Oscar for Best Song.

That was actually from Hustle and Flow

LOL. Oh, I know what I meant. Eminem did win for his song with 8 Mile though.

I can't believe I got those two mixed up.

Anne Hathaway might have won already!

CinemaBlend

The Golden Globe awards won't be handed out until Sunday, and supposedly no one knows who will win it, but did Anne Hathaway already snag her statue? The Golden Globes nominations page isn't giving anything away right now, but a few hours ago a star was next to Hathaway's name in the Best Actress-Drama category.

Clerical error or a giveaway? Who knows. I'm leaning more toward clerical error, since I imagine the person who updates the Globes site isn't the one with the super-secret insider info. But hey, if Hathaway wins on Sunday, someone will definitely have hell to pay. Check out a screenshot of the page below, with that shiny star next to Hathaway. And special thanks to the sharp-eyed CB reader who passed the screenshot along.

Does it really matter? It's the Golden Globes. Who really cares about the Golden Globes?

Angelina Jolie is more deserving than Anne Hathaway. Hathaway had an uneven performance in Rachel Getting Married (by the end of the film, she's basically playing herself) while Jolie was perfect in Changeling.

Meanwhile, I hope that Sally Hawkins wins in Comedy (she's also my pick for the Academy Award if nominated).

With the show coming up on sunday I wanted to put my guesses in, as i still havent seen a few of the nominated. these are who i think will win, not who i think should win.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

a. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
b. FROST/NIXON
c. THE READER
d. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
e. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. ANNE HATHAWAY RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
b. ANGELINA JOLIE CHANGELING
c. MERYL STREEP DOUBT
d. KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG
(IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)
e. KATE WINSLET REVOLUTIONARY ROAD


3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. LEONARDO DICAPRIO REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
b. FRANK LANGELLA FROST/NIXON
c. SEAN PENN MILK
d. BRAD PITT THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
e. MICKEY ROURKE THE WRESTLER


4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. BURN AFTER READING
b. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
c. IN BRUGES
d. MAMMA MIA!
e. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA


5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. REBECCA HALL VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
b. SALLY HAWKINS HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
c. FRANCES MCDORMAND BURN AFTER READING
d. MERYL STREEP MAMMA MIA!
e. EMMA THOMPSON LAST CHANCE HARVEY




6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. JAVIER BARDEM VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
b. COLIN FARRELL IN BRUGES
c. JAMES FRANCO PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
d. BRENDAN GLEESON IN BRUGES
e. DUSTIN HOFFMAN LAST CHANCE HARVEY


7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a. BOLT
b. KUNG FU PANDA
c. WALL-E


8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a. THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (GERMANY)
(DER BADDER MEINHOF KOMPLEX)

b. EVERLASTING MOMENTS (SWEDEN/DENMARK)
(MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA ÖGONBLICK)

c. GOMORRAH (ITALY)
(GOMORRA)

d. I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (FRANCE)
(IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)

e. WALTZ WITH BASHIR (ISRAEL)


9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a. AMY ADAMS DOUBT
b. PENELOPE CRUZ VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
c. VIOLA DAVIS DOUBT
d. MARISA TOMEI THE WRESTLER
e. KATE WINSLET THE READER


10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a. TOM CRUISE TROPIC THUNDER
b. ROBERT DOWNEY JR. TROPIC THUNDER
c. RALPH FIENNES THE DUCHESS
d. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN DOUBT
e. HEATH LEDGER THE DARK KNIGHT


11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a. DANNY BOYLE SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
b. STEPHEN DALDRY THE READER
c. DAVID FINCHER THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
d. RON HOWARD FROST/NIXON
e. SAM MENDES REVOLUTIONARY ROAD



12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a. SIMON BEAUFOY SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
b. DAVID HARE THE READER
c. PETER MORGAN FROST/NIXON
d. ERIC ROTH THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
e. JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY DOUBT


13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
b. CLINT EASTWOOD CHANGELING
c. JAMES NEWTON HOWARD DEFIANCE
d. A. R. RAHMAN SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
e. HANS ZIMMER FROST/NIXON


14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a. “DOWN TO EARTH” — WALL-E
Music by: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
Lyrics by: Peter Gabriel

b. “GRAN TORINO” — GRAN TORINO
Music by: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
Lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens

c. “I THOUGHT I LOST YOU” — BOLT
Music & Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele

d. “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” — CADILLAC RECORDS
Music & Lyrics by: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street

e. “THE WRESTLER” — THE WRESTLER
Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen

Well I got 8 out of 14, I'd say thats pretty good.

Wow, it's great to see Kate get both wins. She was great in The Reader and I'm sure she's terrific in Revolutionary Road.

Slumdog won basically everything it was nominated for, now I kinda have to see it.

Great to see Mickey Rourke get his and that was a great standing ovation for Heath Ledger.

Ricky Gervais was hiliarious and should be hosting the Oscars, or at least co-hosting with Hugh Jackman.

Hat tip to Mfrendo for calling out the quality of Winslet's performances before she won her two awards tonight.

Thanks, JackO--nice to know someone's reading my oh-so-humble opinions...