Golden Globe Nominations 2009
The 66th Annual Golden Globe nominees were announced this morning in Los Angeles. Brook Shields, Terrence Howard, Rainn Wilson and Elizabeth Banks announced the nominees in 25 categories in television and films.
You can find out who will take home the Golden Globe for best actor, best actress, best movie and more on January 11th 2009, but until then you can check out the official nominations list below.
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
-Frost/Nixon
-The Reader
-Revolutionary Road
-Slumdog Millionaire
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
-Anne Hathaway-’Rachel Getting Married’
-Angelina Jolie-’Changeling’
-Meryl Streep-’Doubt’
-Kristin Scott Thomas-’I've Love You So Long’
-Kate Winslet-’Revolutionary Road’
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
-Leonardo Dicaprio-’Revolutionary Road’
-Franky Langella-’Frost/Nixon’
-Sean Penn-’Milk’
-Brad Pitt-’The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
-Mickey Rourke-’The Wrestler’
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
-Burn After Reading
-Happy-Go-Lucky
-In Bruges
-Mamma Mia!
-Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
-Rebecca Hall-’Vicky Cristina Barcelona’
-Sally Hawkins-’Happy-Go-Lucky’
-Frances McDormand-’Burn After Reading’
-Meryl Streep-’Mamma Mia!’
-Emma Thompson-’Last Chance Harvey’
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
-Javier Bardem-’Vicky Cristina Barcelona’
-Colin Farrell-’In Bruges’
-James Franco-’Pineapple Express’
-Brendan Gleeson-’In Bruges’
-Dustin Hoffman-’Last Chance Harvey’
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
-Bolt
-Kung Fu Panda
-Wall-E
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
-Amy Adams-’Doubt’
-Penelope Cruz-’Vicky Cristina Barcelona’
-Viola Davis-’Doubt’
-Marisa Tomei-’The Wrestler’
-Kate Winslet-’The Reader’
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
-Tom Cruise-’Tropic Thunder’
-Robert Downey Jr.-’Tropic Thunder’
-Ralph Fiennes-’The Duchess’
-Philip Seymour Hoffman-’Doubt’
-Heath Ledger-’The Dark Knight’
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
-Danny Boyle-’Slumdog Millionaire
-Stephen Daldry-’The Reader’
-David Fincher Button-’The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
-Ron Howard-’Frost/Nixon’
-Sam Mendes-’Revolutionary Road’
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Once again the GGs has pandered to the “never seen” picks they are trying to promote or are attempting to show Their sophistication and distain for the pulblic who supports what The Public loves, not the people that make the award decisions.
Office, 30 Rock, Californication, Mad Men, even Dexter are not seen by that many people. Office and the Rock are simply not fully and should bot wear the label, “sitcom”. The other three being paid-for cable stationshave an already made audience of a certain demographic that likes a particular type of show that has a paid for tv type formula – which is fine, but is not really in competition with regular cable and broadcast. (mad men excluded – it’s one regular cable). The awards shows did there best to ignore CSI with its enormous popularitly and QUALITY programing, actors, etc. They have given only one award to House, the best crafted, drafted and written – and popular – series on TV. Boston Legal was equally great in the comedy division and equally ignored in amount of awards.
opinion – many v ery fine movies this year, but one stands out as that “instant classic” that only occurs every 20 years or so. Slumdog Millionaire was the most exceptional film that I have seen in as any years. It is near perfect, in writing (it always starts with the writing), acting, direction, photography, set direction, tone, music and execution. It is outstanding among the many.
I hope the Acadey does not forget the 11 year old Roanian actress that was the finest child actress I have ever seen, giving a stunning performance in “The Fall”. Of c ourse, she probably doesn’t have many Hollywood connections and hasn’t learned playing politics. She was brilliant in a very fine film.
I wish the GG would give us, the public, a good show this year, by recognizing the viewer in its choices and give the award to shows that are actually seen, and not let the fact that Slumdog deals entirely with a different culture than ours interfer with them getting the award that is already owns.
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