Meaningless and overblown awards time! First up, THE GOLDEN GLOBES.
As life moves forward the actual value of a lot of these awards show their true colors and reveal them to be vacant popularity contests with little to no indication of quality or significance. But still we subject ourselves to them. The fact True Grit‘s not on here is telling. The fact a lot of movies aren’t on here is telling. Anyhow, the nominations have been announced and here’s the list with my sly feelings on the matter. I’ve included a helpful color code to portray my personal take on the matter.
RED – Deserves to Win
ORANGE – Nice to see him/her/it recognized
YELLOW – Yawn.
GRAY – I haven’t seen enough of it to form a fair opinion.
PINK – GO TO HELL YOU SON OF A BITCH!
1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. BLACK SWAN Protozoa Pictures & Cross Creek Pictures & Phoenix; Fox Searchlight Pictures
b. THE FIGHTER Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media; Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media
c. INCEPTION Warner Bros. Pictures UK LTD.; Warner Bros. Pictures
d. THE KING’S SPEECH See-Saw Films and Bedlam Productions; The Weinstein Company
e. THE SOCIAL NETWORK Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. HALLE BERRY FRANKIE AND ALICE
b. NICOLE KIDMAN RABBIT HOLE
c. JENNIFER LAWRENCE WINTER’S BONE
d. NATALIE PORTMAN BLACK SWAN
e. MICHELLE WILLIAMS BLUE VALENTINE
3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. JESSE EISENBERG THE SOCIAL NETWORK
b. COLIN FIRTH THE KING’S SPEECH
c. JAMES FRANCO 127 HOURS
d. RYAN GOSLING BLUE VALENTINE
e. MARK WAHLBERG THE FIGHTER
4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. ALICE IN WONDERLAND Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
b. BURLESQUE Screen Gems; Sony Pictures Releasing
c. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision, Gilbert Films; Focus Features
d. RED di Bonaventura Pictures; Summit Entertainment
e. THE TOURIST GK Films; Sony Pictures Releasing
5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. ANNETTE BENING THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
b. ANNE HATHAWAY LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
c. ANGELINA JOLIE THE TOURIST
d. JULIANNE MOORE THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
e. EMMA STONE EASY A
6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. JOHNNY DEPP ALICE IN WONDERLAND
b. JOHNNY DEPP THE TOURIST
c. PAUL GIAMATTI BARNEY’S VERSION
d. JAKE GYLLENHAAL LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
e. KEVIN SPACEY CASINO JACK
7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a. DESPICABLE ME Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment; Universal Pictures
b. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Pictures
c. THE ILLUSIONIST Django Films, Ciné B and France 3 Cinéma; Sony Pictures Classics
d. TANGLED Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
e. TOY STORY 3 Disney * Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a. BIUTIFUL (MEXICO/SPAIN)
b. THE CONCERT (FRANCE)
c. THE EDGE (RUSSIA)
d. I AM LOVE (ITALY)
e. IN A BETTER WORLD (DENMARK)
9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a. AMY ADAMS THE FIGHTER
b. HELENA BONHAM CARTER THE KING’S SPEECH
c. MILA KUNIS BLACK SWAN
d. MELISSA LEO THE FIGHTER
e. JACKI WEAVER ANIMAL KINGDOM
10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a. CHRISTIAN BALE THE FIGHTER
b. MICHAEL DOUGLAS WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
c. ANDREW GARFIELD THE SOCIAL NETWORK
d. JEREMY RENNER THE TOWN
e. GEOFFREY RUSH THE KING’S SPEECH
11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a. DARREN ARONOFSKY BLACK SWAN
b. DAVID FINCHER THE SOCIAL NETWORK
c. TOM HOOPER THE KING’S SPEECH
d. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN INCEPTION
e. DAVID O. RUSSELL THE FIGHTER
12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a. DANNY BOYLE, 127 HOURS SIMON BEAUFOY
b. LISA CHOLODENKO, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT STUART BLUMBERG
c. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN INCEPTION
d. DAVID SEIDLER THE KING’S SPEECH
e. AARON SORKIN THE SOCIAL NETWORK
13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT THE KING’S SPEECH
b. DANNY ELFMAN ALICE IN WONDERLAND
c. A.R. RAHMAN 127 HOURS
d. TRENT REZNOR, THE SOCIAL NETWORK ATTICUS ROSS
e. HANS ZIMMER INCEPTION
14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a. “BOUND TO YOU” — BURLESQUE Music by: Samuel Dixon Lyrics by: Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler
b. “COMING HOME” — COUNTRY STRONG Music & Lyrics by: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges
c. “I SEE THE LIGHT” — TANGLED Music by: Alan Menken Lyrics by: Glenn Slater
d. “THERE’S A PLACE FOR US” — CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Music & Lyrics by: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey
e. “YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME” — BURLESQUE Music & Lyrics by: Diane Warren
15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO) Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions, HBO Entertainment
b. DEXTER (SHOWTIME) Showtime, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company
c. THE GOOD WIFE (CBS) CBS Television Studios
d. MAD MEN (AMC) Lionsgate Television
e. THE WALKING DEAD (AMC) AMC
16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE
b. ELISABETH MOSS MAD MEN
c. PIPER PERABO COVERT AFFAIRS
d. KATEY SAGAL SONS OF ANARCHY
e. KYRA SEDGWICK THE CLOSER
17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. STEVE BUSCEMI BOARDWALK EMPIRE
b. BRYAN CRANSTON BREAKING BAD
c. MICHAEL C. HALL DEXTER
d. JON HAMM MAD MEN
e. HUGH LAURIE HOUSE
18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. 30 ROCK (NBC) Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
b. THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS) Warner Bros. Television
c. THE BIG C (SHOWTIME) Showtime, Sony Pictures Television, Perkins Street Productions, Farm Kid, Original Film
d. GLEE (FOX) Ryan Murphy Television, Twentieth Century Fox Television
e. MODERN FAMILY (ABC) Twentieth Century Fox Television
f. NURSE JACKIE (SHOWTIME) Showtime, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber, Caryn Mandabach Productions
19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. TONI COLLETTE UNITED STATES OF TARA
b. EDIE FALCO NURSE JACKIE
c. TINA FEY 30 ROCK
d. LAURA LINNEY THE BIG C
e. LEA MICHELE GLEE
20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
b. STEVE CARELL THE OFFICE
c. THOMAS JANE HUNG
d. MATTHEW MORRISON GLEE
e. JIM PARSONS THE BIG BANG THEORY
21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. CARLOS (SUNDANCE CHANNEL) Sundance Channel
b. THE PACIFIC (HBO) Playtone and DreamWorks in association with HBO Films
c. PILLARS OF THE EARTH (STARZ) Starz, Tandem Communications, Muse Entertainment Scott Free Films
d. TEMPLE GRANDIN (HBO) A Ruby Films, Gerson Saines Production, HBO Films
e. YOU DON’T KNOW JACK (HBO) Bee Holder, Cine Mosaic and Levinson/Fontana Productions, HBO Films
22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. HAYLEY ATWELL PILLARS OF THE EARTH
b. CLAIRE DANES TEMPLE GRANDIN
c. JUDI DENCH RETURN TO CRANFORD
d. ROMOLA GARAI EMMA
e. JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT THE CLIENT LIST
23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. IDRIS ELBA LUTHER
b. IAN MCSHANE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
c. AL PACINO YOU DON’T KNOW JACK
d. DENNIS QUAID THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
e. EDGAR RAMIREZ CARLOS
24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. HOPE DAVIS THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
b. JANE LYNCH GLEE
c. KELLY MACDONALD BOARDWALK EMPIRE
d. JULIA STILES DEXTER
e. SOFIA VERGARA MODERN FAMILY
25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. SCOTT CAAN HAWAII FIVE-O
b. CHRIS COLFER GLEE
c. CHRIS NOTH THE GOOD WIFE
d. ERIC STONESTREET MODERN FAMILY
e. DAVID STRATHAIRN TEMPLE GRANDIN