2010 Golden Globe Nominations - An Ottawa Viewing Guide |
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| Written by April Yorke |
| Tuesday, 14 December 2010 10:51 |
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FilmDrama Black Swan, The Fighter
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Comedy/musical Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
RED
The Tourist
Director Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan Not because I think he'll win, but because I want him to. Actor, drama Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network I'd actually love to see up-and-coming iconoclasts like Eisenberg, Franco, or Gosling win (particularly Gosling, a fearless actor if there ever was one), but I think Firth should take it if only as a corrective for not winning every prize ever for A Single Man. Actress, drama Halle Berry, Frankie and Alice What most excites me here is Portman, who I've long felt doesn't get her due as an actress (in part due to her roles, but that's a whole other can of worms), but Winter's Bone is where it's at. Now where's the love for John Hawkes? A question for the ages, that one. Actor, comedy/musical Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland With apologies, this crop of nominees is singularly uninspired. I go with Giamatti because, well, he's Paul Giamatti. Actress, comedy/musical Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right Stone could charm the cork out of a champagne bottle in Easy A, but Bening deserves the ward for, "If I hear one more person say how much they love heirloom tomatoes, I'm going to punch them right in the face." Supporting actor Christian Bale, The Fighter Who I'd really like to see here is Armie Hammer for creating two distinct personalities in The Social Network, but I'll settle for Garfield. But really, Garfield FTW just generally: new Spiderman, Never Let Me Go, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Garfield FTW in life. Supporting actress Amy Adams, The Fighter I have no thoughts about this. Animated movie Toy Story 3 Is it possible for a movie to beat the Pixar juggernaut? Should it? TelevisionDrama Boardwalk Empire, HBO As much as I have loved Boardwalk Empire, it's sometimes too bogged down in period specificity to reach the epic scope and sweep of the best ever season of Mad Men. Compare that to The Walking Dead, which I also love, and you're bordering on blasphemy. But while we're here, where's Treme? Comedy 30 Rock, NBC Sadly, Glee is the only show among these that I watch, and I wouldn't want to see it win. Actor, drama Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire Love to Laurie, but I stopped watching House this season. I even stopped following along with the chatter. While Boardwalk Empire may have its (relatively few) flaws, absolutely none of them are down to Buscemi's work as Nucky Thompson, a man who's learning the hard way that being half a gangster isn't enough anymore. Actress, drama Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife "The Suitcase." Enough said. Actor, comedy Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock My only real thought here is that it's a waste of talent for Morrison not to get to play a real character. Actress, comedy Toni Collette, The United States of Tara No thoughts here either. Supporting actor, series, miniseries or movie Scott Caan, Hawaii Five-O Though Strathairn is a permanent resident in my good books and though Kurt is sometimes (perhaps even often these days) reduced to "Saint Kurt of the Gays," Colfer still deserves the recognition he's getting here. Supporting actress, series, miniseries or movie Hope Davis, The Special Relationship Jane Lynch, now and forever. Miniseries or TV movie Carlos, Sundance Channel Wait, Carlos was a miniseries or TV movie and not the longest movie in the world, as I saw it at the Bytowne? Huh. As for Pillars of the Earth, I checked out after episode two. Actor, miniseries or TV movie Idris Elba, Luther Yes, Carlos is long, but Ramirez is mesmerizing in it. Actress, miniseries or TV movie Hayley Atwell, Pillars of the Earth
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Some ammendments...
How to Train Your Dragon was really good. Toy Story is overrated and overdone. |
Golden Globe nominations, because of their comedy/drama split, are always a mixed bag. Despite the fact that some excellent movies have come out in the last year, it's been more miss than hit, so we're going to try to pare it down to an essential viewing/incredibly biased predictions. Here we go:
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