Nominations for the 67th Golden Globe Awards

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The nominations for the 67th Golden Globes were announced on 15 December, and I thought it was worth posting up the list because the Globes are my favourite awards show. Presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes are generally regarded as a very good indicator of the upcoming annual Academy Award nominations.

At the same time though, the Golden Globes tend to be a much more relaxed, enjoyable affair than the Oscars. The awards are dished out at an awards ceremony that also doubles as a dinner (cue tipsy misbehaving celebrities), and the Hollywood Foreign Press is traditionally more open to showering accolades on crowd pleasing films and performances than the usual conventional Oscar bait. Plus, in an unusual move, they also award TV shows, which makes for some additional fun.


The 2010 Golden Globes award ceremony takes place in California on 17 January, and the nominations are as follows - with my commentary where appropriate:

Best Motion Picture, Drama
'Avatar'
'The Hurt Locker'
'Inglourious Basterds'
'Precious'
'Up in the Air'

Very, very exciting to see Avatar on that list! It's one thing when geeks are hyping a film before its release. It's another when the excitement seems to be justified by reviews and nominations for respected awards. I'm also looking forward to seeing Iraqi war drama The Hurt Locker when it eventually debuts in South Africa. I've been hearing great things about it for months.

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
'500 Days of Summer'
'The Hangover'
'It's Complicated'
'Julie & Julia'
'Nine'

Again, a list I can really get behind - especially The Hangover, which is probably my best, and most quotable, comedy of the year ("Ruh-tard"). It'll never win but I'm glad to see the film nominated. I must also really try to squeeze in (500) Days of Summer soon before it vanishes from the cinema circuit.

Best Director in a Motion Picture
Kathryn Bigelow 'The Hurt Locker'
James Cameron 'Avatar'
Clint Eastwood 'Invictus'
Jason Reitman 'Up in the Air'
Quentin Tarantino 'Inglourious Basterds'

Some very respected film makers on this list. Although South African rugby drama Invictus didn't score a Best Picture nomination, it's got a lot of love in the directing and acting departments, as you'll see below.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jeff Bridges 'Crazy Heart'
George Clooney 'Up in the Air'
Colin Firth 'A Single Man'
Morgan Freeman 'Invictus'
Tobey Maguire 'Brothers'


Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Emily Blunt 'The Young Victoria'
Sandra Bullock 'The Blind Side'
Helen Mirren 'The Last Station'
Carey Mulligan 'An Education'
Gabourey Sidibe 'Precious'

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Matt Damon 'Invictus'
Woody Harrelson 'The Messenger'
Christopher Plummer 'The Last Station'
Stanley Tucci 'The Lovely Bones'
Christoph Waltz 'Inglourious Basterds'

I was not a fan of Inglourious Basterds but I would have no problem with Waltz winning for his electric performance as the cunning, pipe-smoking "Jew Hunter."

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Penelope Cruz 'Nine'
Vera Farmiga 'Up in the Air'
Anna Kendrick 'Up in the Air'
Mo'Nique 'Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire'
Julianne Moore 'A Single Man'

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy
Matt Damon 'The Informant!'
Daniel Day-Lewis 'Nine'
Robert Downey, Jr. 'Sherlock Holmes'
Joseph Gordon-Levitt '(500) Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg 'A Serious Man'

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy
Sandra Bullock 'The Proposal'
Marion Cotillard 'Nine'
Julia Roberts 'Duplicity'
Meryl Streep 'It's Complicated'
Meryl Streep 'Julie and Julia'

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
'The Hurt Locker' Mark Boal
'District 9' Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
'Inglourious Basterds' Quentin Tarantino
'It's Complicated' Nancy Meyers
'Up in the Air' Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

The first, and only, bit of awards love for the gritty South African sci-fi flick and apartheid allegory, District 9! "Those blerrie fokken prawns!"

Best Animated Feature Film
'Coraline'
'Fantastic Mr. Fox'
'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'
'The Princess and the Frog'
'Up'

Wow, 2009 was a truly a great year for animation - especially when you consider hits like Monsters Vs. Aliens, A Christmas Carol and Ice Age 3 didn't make the list, along with 9. I think Up will take this category, even though I adored Coraline. In fact, I would be punting Up for Best (non-animated) Film of The Year full-stop.


Best Foreign Language Film
'A Prophet'
'The White Ribbon'
'The Maid'
'Baaria'

Best Television Series, Drama
'Big Love'
'Dexter'
'House'
'Mad Men'
'True Blood'

I love this list. I love all these shows. So much better than the usual tripe that the Emmys nominate year after year.

Best Televison Series, Comedy or Musical
'30 Rock'
'Entourage'
'Glee'
'Modern Family'
'The Office'

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Simon Baker 'The Mentalist'
Michael C. Hall 'Dexter'
Jon Hamm 'Mad Men'
Hugh Laurie 'House'
Bill Paxtion 'Big Love'

Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Julianna Margulies 'The Good Wife'
Glenn Close 'Damages'
January Jones 'Mad Men'
Anna Paquin 'True Blood'
Kyra Sedgwick 'The Closer'

Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin '30 Rock'
Steve Carell 'The Office'
Thomas Jane 'Hung'
David Duchovny 'Californication'
Matthew Morrison 'Glee'

Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical
Toni Collette 'United States of Tara'
Courteney Cox 'Cougar Town'
Tina Fey '30 Rock'
Edie Falco 'Nurse Jackie'
Lea Michele 'Glee'

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
'Grey Gardens'
'Into the Storm'
'Little Dorrit'
'Taking Chance'
'Georgia O'Keeffe'

Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kevin Bacon 'Taking Chance'
Kenneth Branagh 'Wallander: One Step Behind'
Chiwetel Ejiofor 'Endgame'
Brendan Gleeson 'Into the Storm'
Jeremy Irons 'Georgia O'Keeffe'

Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Joan Allen 'Georgia O'Keeffe'
Drew Barrymore 'Grey Gardens'
Jessica Lange 'Grey Gardens'
Anna Paquin 'The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler'
Sigourney Weaver 'Prayers for Bobby'

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Neil Patrick Harris 'How I Met Your Mother'
Michael Emerson 'Lost'
Jeremy Piven 'Entourage'
William Hurt 'Damages'
John Lithgow 'Dexter'

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Adams 'Hung'
Rose Byrne 'Damages'
Jane Lynch 'Glee'
Janet McTeer 'Into the Storm'
Chloe Sevigny 'Big Love'

Pity about the lack of love in this category for Michelle Forbes, who stole the show in True Blood Season 2 as decadence and orgy-loving Maryann.

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