golden globe nominees
italic=who I want to win
MOTION PICTURES:
Picture, Drama:
"American Gangster,"
"Atonement,"
"Eastern Promises,"
"The Great Debaters,"
"Michael Clayton,"
"No Country for Old Men,"
"There Will Be Blood."
Actress, Drama:
Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; [although if either Julie Christie or Jodie Foster win this instead, I'm totally cool with that]
Julie Christie, "Away From Her";
Jodie Foster, "The Brave One";
Angelina Jolie, "A Mighty Heart";
Kiera Knightley, "Atonement."
Actor, Drama:
George Clooney, "Michael Clayton";
Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood";
James McAvoy, "Atonement";
Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"; [this is hard... two of my men up against each other, and I haven't even seen "There Will Be Blood" yet.]
Denzel Washington, "American Gangster."
Picture, Musical or Comedy:
"Across the Universe,"
"Charlie Wilson's War,"
"Hairspray,"
"Juno," [but I'll get back to you after tonight's sneak preview of Sweeney Todd]
"Sweeney Todd."
Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Amy Adams, "Enchanted";
Nikki Blonsky, "Hairspray";
Helena Bonham Carter, "Sweeney Todd";
Marion Cotillard, "La Vie En Rose"; [Amy Adams and Ellen Page were both fantastic, but Marion Cotillard shouldn't even be nominated in this category, because her performance was completely on another level]
Ellen Page, "Juno."
Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd"; [no, I haven't seen it yet, but the only one of these I've seen is Ryan Gosling and he wasn't that great]
Ryan Gosling, "Lars and the Real Girl";
Tom Hanks, "Charlie Wilson's War";
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Savages";
John C. Reilly, "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."
Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; [oh my god, she's so good in this movie! I know everyone is stroking themselves over the girl in "Atonement" but I'm so all about Cate for this one]
Julia Roberts, "Charlie Wilson's War";
Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement";
Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone";
Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."
Supporting Actor:
Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford";
Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men";
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War";
John Travolta, "Hairspray";
Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton."
Director:
Tim Burton, "Sweeney Todd";
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, "No Country for Old Men";
Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly";
Ridley Scott, "American Gangster";
Joe Wright, "Atonement."
Screenplay:
Diablo Cody, "Juno";
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, "No Country for Old Men";
Christopher Hampton, "Atonement";
Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly";
Aaron Sorkin, "Charlie Wilson's War."
Foreign Language:
"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," Romania;
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," France and U.S.;
"The Kite Runner," U.S.;
"Lust, Caution," Taiwan;
"Persepolis," France.
[I haven't seen any of these, and as long as the Kite Runner doesn't win, I'll be fine. Also, I don't think it should count as Foreign Language if a big chunk of it is in English (see Kite Runner)].
Animated Film:
"Bee Movie,"
"Ratatouille,"
"The Simpsons Movie."
Original Score:
Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Edder, "Into the Wild"; [oh, that frontman from Pearl Jam, Eddie Edder]
Clint Eastwood, "Grace Is Gone";
Alberto Iglesias, "The Kite Runner";
Dario Marianelli, "Atonement";
Howard Shore, "Eastern Promises."
[meh... don't care]
Original Song:
"Despedida" from "Love in the Time of Cholera";
"Grace Is Gone" from "Grace Is Gone";
"Guaranteed" from "Into the Wild";
"That's How You Know" from "Enchanted";
"Walk Hard" from "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."
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TELEVISION: [here's the part of the Golden Globes I don't care about, so I'm just listing nominees, with the proviso that I don't want The Tudors of Dirty Sexy Money to win anything, and Pushing Daisies should win some things]
Series, Drama:
"Big Love," HBO;
"Damages," FX Networks;
"Grey's Anatomy," ABC;
"House," Fox;
"Mad Men," AMC;
"The Tudors," Showtime.
Actress, Drama:
Patricia Arquette, "Medium";
Glenn Close, "Damages";
Minnie Driver, "The Riches";
Edie Falco, "The Sopranos";
Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters";
Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace";
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer."
Actor, Drama:
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter";
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men";
Hugh Laurie, "House";
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "The Tudors";
Bill Paxton, "Big Love."
Series, Musical or Comedy:
"30 Rock," NBC;
"Californication," Showtime;
"Entourage," HBO;
"Extras," HBO;
"Pushing Daisies," ABC.
Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?";
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty";
Tina Fey, "30 Rock";
Anna Friel, "Pushing Daisies";
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds."
Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock";
Steve Carell, "The Office";
David Duchovny, "Californication";
Ricky Gervais, "Extras";
Lee Pace, "Pushing Daisies."
Miniseries or Movie:
"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," HBO;
"The Company," TNT;
"Five Days," HBO;
"Longford," HBO;
"The State Within," BBC America.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie:
Bryce Dallas Howard, "As You Like It";
Debra Messing, "The Starter Wife";
Queen Latifah, "Life Support";
Sissy Spacek, "Pictures of Hollis Woods";
Ruth Wilson, "Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre)."
Actor, Miniseries or Movie:
Adam Beach, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee";
Ernest Borgnine, "A Grandpa for Christmas";
Jim Broadbent, "Longford";
Jason Isaacs, "The State Within";
James Nesbitt, "Jekyll."
Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie:
Rose Byrne, "Damages";
Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters";
Katherine Heigl, "Grey's Anatomy";
Samantha Morton, "Longford";
Anna Paquin, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee";
Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl."
Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie:
Ted Danson, "Damages";
Kevin Dillon, "Entourage";
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage";
Andy Serkis, "Longford";
William Shatner, "Boston Legal";
Donald Sutherland, "Dirty Sexy Money."
MOTION PICTURES:
Picture, Drama:
"American Gangster,"
"Atonement,"
"Eastern Promises,"
"The Great Debaters,"
"Michael Clayton,"
"No Country for Old Men,"
"There Will Be Blood."
Actress, Drama:
Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; [although if either Julie Christie or Jodie Foster win this instead, I'm totally cool with that]
Julie Christie, "Away From Her";
Jodie Foster, "The Brave One";
Angelina Jolie, "A Mighty Heart";
Kiera Knightley, "Atonement."
Actor, Drama:
George Clooney, "Michael Clayton";
Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood";
James McAvoy, "Atonement";
Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"; [this is hard... two of my men up against each other, and I haven't even seen "There Will Be Blood" yet.]
Denzel Washington, "American Gangster."
Picture, Musical or Comedy:
"Across the Universe,"
"Charlie Wilson's War,"
"Hairspray,"
"Juno," [but I'll get back to you after tonight's sneak preview of Sweeney Todd]
"Sweeney Todd."
Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Amy Adams, "Enchanted";
Nikki Blonsky, "Hairspray";
Helena Bonham Carter, "Sweeney Todd";
Marion Cotillard, "La Vie En Rose"; [Amy Adams and Ellen Page were both fantastic, but Marion Cotillard shouldn't even be nominated in this category, because her performance was completely on another level]
Ellen Page, "Juno."
Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd"; [no, I haven't seen it yet, but the only one of these I've seen is Ryan Gosling and he wasn't that great]
Ryan Gosling, "Lars and the Real Girl";
Tom Hanks, "Charlie Wilson's War";
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Savages";
John C. Reilly, "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."
Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; [oh my god, she's so good in this movie! I know everyone is stroking themselves over the girl in "Atonement" but I'm so all about Cate for this one]
Julia Roberts, "Charlie Wilson's War";
Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement";
Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone";
Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."
Supporting Actor:
Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford";
Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men";
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War";
John Travolta, "Hairspray";
Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton."
Director:
Tim Burton, "Sweeney Todd";
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, "No Country for Old Men";
Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly";
Ridley Scott, "American Gangster";
Joe Wright, "Atonement."
Screenplay:
Diablo Cody, "Juno";
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, "No Country for Old Men";
Christopher Hampton, "Atonement";
Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly";
Aaron Sorkin, "Charlie Wilson's War."
Foreign Language:
"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," Romania;
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," France and U.S.;
"The Kite Runner," U.S.;
"Lust, Caution," Taiwan;
"Persepolis," France.
[I haven't seen any of these, and as long as the Kite Runner doesn't win, I'll be fine. Also, I don't think it should count as Foreign Language if a big chunk of it is in English (see Kite Runner)].
Animated Film:
"Bee Movie,"
"Ratatouille,"
"The Simpsons Movie."
Original Score:
Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Edder, "Into the Wild"; [oh, that frontman from Pearl Jam, Eddie Edder]
Clint Eastwood, "Grace Is Gone";
Alberto Iglesias, "The Kite Runner";
Dario Marianelli, "Atonement";
Howard Shore, "Eastern Promises."
[meh... don't care]
Original Song:
"Despedida" from "Love in the Time of Cholera";
"Grace Is Gone" from "Grace Is Gone";
"Guaranteed" from "Into the Wild";
"That's How You Know" from "Enchanted";
"Walk Hard" from "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."
___
TELEVISION: [here's the part of the Golden Globes I don't care about, so I'm just listing nominees, with the proviso that I don't want The Tudors of Dirty Sexy Money to win anything, and Pushing Daisies should win some things]
Series, Drama:
"Big Love," HBO;
"Damages," FX Networks;
"Grey's Anatomy," ABC;
"House," Fox;
"Mad Men," AMC;
"The Tudors," Showtime.
Actress, Drama:
Patricia Arquette, "Medium";
Glenn Close, "Damages";
Minnie Driver, "The Riches";
Edie Falco, "The Sopranos";
Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters";
Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace";
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer."
Actor, Drama:
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter";
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men";
Hugh Laurie, "House";
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "The Tudors";
Bill Paxton, "Big Love."
Series, Musical or Comedy:
"30 Rock," NBC;
"Californication," Showtime;
"Entourage," HBO;
"Extras," HBO;
"Pushing Daisies," ABC.
Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?";
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty";
Tina Fey, "30 Rock";
Anna Friel, "Pushing Daisies";
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds."
Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock";
Steve Carell, "The Office";
David Duchovny, "Californication";
Ricky Gervais, "Extras";
Lee Pace, "Pushing Daisies."
Miniseries or Movie:
"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," HBO;
"The Company," TNT;
"Five Days," HBO;
"Longford," HBO;
"The State Within," BBC America.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie:
Bryce Dallas Howard, "As You Like It";
Debra Messing, "The Starter Wife";
Queen Latifah, "Life Support";
Sissy Spacek, "Pictures of Hollis Woods";
Ruth Wilson, "Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre)."
Actor, Miniseries or Movie:
Adam Beach, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee";
Ernest Borgnine, "A Grandpa for Christmas";
Jim Broadbent, "Longford";
Jason Isaacs, "The State Within";
James Nesbitt, "Jekyll."
Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie:
Rose Byrne, "Damages";
Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters";
Katherine Heigl, "Grey's Anatomy";
Samantha Morton, "Longford";
Anna Paquin, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee";
Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl."
Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie:
Ted Danson, "Damages";
Kevin Dillon, "Entourage";
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage";
Andy Serkis, "Longford";
William Shatner, "Boston Legal";
Donald Sutherland, "Dirty Sexy Money."