70th Golden Globe Awards: Results

Last night was the 70th Golden Globe Awards.  Which, you know, were entertaining and what not.  Stuff happened, awards were won, Jodie Foster came out (which I swear, I thought she did a few years ago?).

Best Picture - Drama	Best Picture - Musical or Comedy	Best Actor (Drama)
Argo	Les Misérables	Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln
Best Actress (Drama)	Best Actor (Musical or Comedy)	Best Actress (Musical or Comedy)
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty	Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables	Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress	Best Director
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained	Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables	Ben Affleck, Argo
Best Screenplay	Best Original Score	Best Original Song
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained	Life of Pi	"Skyfall," Skyfall
Best Animated Feature	Best Foreign Language Film
Brave	Amour
Best Series (Drama)	Best Series (Musical or Comedy)	Best Actor (Drama)
Homeland	Girls	Damien Lewis, Homeland
Best Actress (Drama)	Best Actor (Musical or Comedy)	Best Actress (Musical or Comedy)
Claire Danes, Homeland	Don Cheadle, House of Lies	Lena Dunham, Girls
Best Actor (Miniseries or TV Film)	Best Actress (Miniseries or TV Film)	Best Supporting Actor
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys	Julianne Moore, Game Change	Ed Harris, Game Change
Best Supporting Actress	Best Miniseries or TV Film	Cecil B. DeMille Award
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey	Game Change	Jodie Foster

So, a few notes.  I either agreed with or had no opinion on most of the awards (more an agreed with in regards to the movies and no opinion in regards to the TV).  I didn't think that Argo really deserved to win as many awards as it did - the movie is good, yes, but it does bother me as both a Canadian and a historian, and I thought other films were more deserving.  I kind of wish that Bradley Cooper had won best actor instead of Hugh Jackman, and I'm a bit divided on the best actress for a dramatic TV show.  I love that Maggie Smith won her category, and that Anne Hathaway won hers - I also really loved Anne Hathaway's acceptance speech.

For the most part I was neither wowed nor bored by the presenters, although I did think that Jennifer Garner's continuation of husband Ben Affleck's acceptance speech when she presented was a bit tacky.  I did really love Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell's bit - I thought it was great. I also loved how Robert Downey, Jr introduced Jodie Foster.  Oh; the Megan Fox/Jonah Hill thing was lame.  Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were also great, I particularly loved their monologue and the Sarah Palin jokes.

Finally, Jodie Foster.  I loved her acceptance speech - from when she was talking about her career in general to when she came out.  I was a bit surprised by the coming out itself, not because I didn't realize she was gay but because I swear to God the coming out happened a few years ago when her and long-time partner Cydney Bernard broke up.  She wasn't exactly in the closet anymore, she was simply not commenting on her personal life - something that I respect.  Regardless of her sexuality, I think she was really deserving of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, after nearly 50 years in the film business.

Golden Globe Nominations

Yesterday the nominations for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced. The winners will be announced January 13th on NBC because awards are just about the only good thing that happen on NBC are award shows.

I'm not going to make any predictions because I haven't seen all of the movies yet.

The nominees are as follows:

Movies

Best Motion Picture - Drama: Argo, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Lincoln, and Zero Dark Thirty.  I really enjoyed both Argo and Lincoln, and am really looking forward to seeing Django and Zero Dark Thirty.  Not too sure about Life of Pi - I want to see it, I just haven't for some reason.

Best Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Les Misérables, Moonrise Kingdom, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, and Silver Linings Playbook. I've only seen Silver Linings Playbook out of this bunch, although I've heard a lot of good things about both The Best Exotic and Moonrise.  I can't wait to see Les Mis though.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, Richard Gere in Arbitrage, John Hawkes in The Sessions, Joaquin Phoenix in The Master, and Denzel Washington in Flight.  My money here is on Daniel Day-Lewis, he amazed me in Lincoln that much.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty, Marion Cotillard in Rust and Bone, Helen Mirren in Hitchcock, Naomi Watts in The Impossible, and Rachel Weisz in The Deep Blue Sea.  I haven't seen any of these yet, but my money would be on Helen Mirren just because awards love her.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy; Jack Black for Bernie, Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook, Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables, Ewan McGregor for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, and Bill Murray for Hyde Park on Hudson.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Emily Blunt in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Judi Dench in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook, Maggie Smith in Quartet, and Meryl Streep in Hope Springs.  Even though I haven't seen most of these movies, I would say this is a really tight race just because of the caliber of actresses.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Alan Arkin in Argo, Leonardo DiCaprio in Django Unchained, Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Master, Tommy Lee Jones in Lincoln, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained. This one is another tight race in my opinion.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Amy Adams in The Master, Sally Field in Lincoln, Anne Hathaway in Les Misérables, Helen Hunt in The Sessions, and Nicole Kidman in The Paperboy. Anyone else kind of love that a movie starring Zac Efron is getting award recognition, even if he isn't getting it?

Best Director - Motion Picture: Ben Affleck in Argo, Kathryn Bigelow in Zero Dark Thirty, Ang Lee in Life of Pi, Steven Spielberg in Lincoln, and Quentin Tarantino in Django Unchained.  Okay, so even though I haven't seen it yet, my money's on Kathryn Bigelow.  She's kind of awesome like that.

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Chris Terrio for Argo, Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained, Tony Kushner for Lincoln, David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook, and Mark Boal for Zero Dark Thirty.  I kind of hope Lincoln wins here.

Best Original Song - Motion Picture: "For You," Monty Powell and Keith Urban in Act of Valor, "Safe and Sound," a ton of people including Taylor Swift in The Hunger Games, "Suddenly," Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boubil, and Herbet Kretzmer in Les Misérables, "Skyfall," Adele and Paul Epworth in Skyfall, and "Not Running Anymore," Jon Bon Jovi, Stand Up Guys.  Okay, so I love all of these songs, my favourite being either "Skyfall" or "Safe and Sound."

Best Original Score - Motion Picture: Dario Marianelli for Anna Karenina, Alexandre Desplat for Argo, Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, and Tom Tykwer for Cloud Atlas, Mychael Danna for Life of Pi, and John Williams for Lincoln.  Have I mentioned that I love John Williams?  Just saying.

Best Animated Film - Brave, Frankenweenie, Hotel Transylvania, Rise of the Guardians, and Wreck-It Ralph.  This is actually the only category where I've seen almost all of them, and I'm hoping for Wreck-It Ralph to win.

Best Foreign Language Film - Amour, Kon-Tiki, Intouchables, En kongelig affære, and Rust and Bone.  The film of this bunch that I want to see most is En kongelig affære, however, based on the fact that Rust and Bones has received other nominations, that's what I'm thinking is going to win.

Television

Best Television Series - Drama: Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Homeland, and The Newsroom.  I hope Downton Abbey wins just because it's awesome, but it's also the only one of these shows I've been following this season.

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy: The Big Bang Theory, Episodes, Girls, Modern Family, and Smash.  Once again, I don't watch most of these shows, so I'm not going to make any predictions here.

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Game Change, The Girl, Hatfields & McCoys, The Hour, and Political Animals. I kind of hope that two things happen here: one is that Political Animals wins and the other is that USA Network decides to uncancel it.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: Steve Buscemi in Boardwalk Empire, Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad, Jeff Daniels in The Newsroom, Jon Hamm in Mad Men, and Damian Lewis in Homeland.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Connie Britton for Nashville, Glenn Close for Damages, Claire Danes for Homeland, Michelle Dockery for Downton Abbey, and Julianna Margulies for The Good Wife.  I'm torn here between Connie Britton, Claire Danes, and Michelle Dockery.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock, Don Cheadle for House of Lies, Louis C.K. for Louie, Matt LeBlanc for Episodes, and Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory.  Simply because it's the last season of 30 Rock, I kind of hope Baldwin wins this year.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Zooey Deschanel for New Girl, Lena Dunham for Girls, Tina Fey for 30 Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep, and Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation.  Once again, I'm hoping Fey wins because this is the last season of 30 Rock.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Kevin Costner for Hatfield & McCoys, Benedict Cumberbatch for Sherlock, Woody Harrelson for Game Change, Toby Jones for The Girl, and Clive Owen for Hemmingway & Gellhorn.  Benedict Cumberbatch! I'm still amazed by his Sherlock.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Nicole Kidman for Hemingway & Gellhorn, Jessica Lange for American Horror Story, Sienna Miller for The Girl, Julianne Moore for Game Change, and Sigourney Weaver for Political Animals.  I'm rooting for Weaver, but I've also heard great things about Lange's performance in American Horror Story.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Max Greenfield, New Girl, Ed Harris, Game Change, Danny Huston, Magic City, Mandy Patinkin, Homeland, and Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family. Anyone else kind of think that's covering a lot for one category?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Hayden Panettiere, Nashville, Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife, Sarah Paulson, Game Change, Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey, and Sofía Vergara, Modern Family.  Maggie Smith!

So, yeah.  Those are our nominations, those are my few predictions (remember when I said I wasn't going to make any predictions? Clearly, I lied).  Come back in January, when I'll review the awards and comment on the winners!