2010 Golden Globes Winners and Reactions
January 19th 2010 03:50
So last night were the Golden Globes.
Here are the winners:
Picture, Drama: "Avatar."
_Picture, Musical or Comedy: "The Hangover."
_Actor, Drama: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart."
_Actress, Drama: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side."
_Director: James Cameron, "Avatar."
_Actor, Musical or Comedy: Robert Downey Jr., "Sherlock Holmes."
_Actress, Musical or Comedy: Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia."
_Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds."
_Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire."
_Foreign Language: "The White Ribbon."
_Animated Film: "Up."
_Screenplay: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, "Up in the Air."
_Original Score: Michael Giacchino, "Up."
_Original Song: "The Weary Kind" (theme from "Crazy Heart"), (written by Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett).
I got 8/14 for film correct and a pathetic 4/11 for TV. At first I hated my film number but now I don't feel all that bad. When I realize that there are people out there who make their living running Oscar sites that did worse on their predictions than I did -- well, it's comforting. I think for one to understand the Globes, they need to understand the completely disrespected people that run them. They are called the Hollywood Foreign Press. And they're all foreign, as you can expect, and not exactly journalists. Just what they are? No one really knows. If you look that their names on their site, you won't recognize a single one. No one respects their open. They're considered a joke amongst most pundits/credits in the industry. Sathing remarks were occuring from Peter Travers and Roger Ebert on twitter last night while they partook in the awards (Ebert for the first time ever, because he was bored and morbidly curious). Years ago, the Globes meant more to predicting the Oscars. Now, they virtually mean nothing when it comes to picture/director anyway. Perhaps more to the Acting categories, but even there, it's not a definate. The Globes are very much a popularity contest. They also have certain types of films they love. This year I thought their film would be Up in the Air. They certainly nominated the hell out of it. But, as it turns out, they liked Avatar just a bit better. Apparently, an inside source has stated they 'loved Avatar' and they 'hated The Hurt Locker.' Critics are obsessed with The Hurt Locker so it makes sense that the Globes were not.
From this point on, it's really anyone's guess. The SAG's will tie-up some possible loose ends, but then again, maybe not. There's one thing that certain though. The best performances of the year will most likely be snubbed come Oscar time. The Actress race has become Streep vs. Bullock when anyone with a brain knows it should be Mulligan vs. Sidibe. The fact that these two young women are not the frontrunners is a tragedy. Another race with the wrong faces at the front of the line comes in the form of Best Actor -- it's shaping up to be Bridges vs. Clooney but just barely -- at this point, Bridges has it sown up. This race should have Colin Firth in it and he should be the frontrunner. It's absurd that he isn't. This race should also include Michael Stulhbarg for A Serious Man but that will never happen.
This year's Oscar race is a repeat of last years. Will the hugely popular/box office friendly hits prevail over quality? Or will the deserving, smaller films come out as the victor? Whatever happens, Oscar will get the majority of things wrong this year. I'm thinking more so than the last few years. It begs the question, why do I care so much? To be honest, I don't.. not really, anymore. To me it's become a challenge to see if they can actually get things right and a game in terms of how accurate I can be to their mindset.
Might not be too many posts from me in the next two weeks, folks. It's the Australian Open! I hope some Aussies from this site will be watching!
Here are the winners:
Picture, Drama: "Avatar."
_Picture, Musical or Comedy: "The Hangover."
_Actor, Drama: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart."
_Actress, Drama: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side."
_Director: James Cameron, "Avatar."
_Actor, Musical or Comedy: Robert Downey Jr., "Sherlock Holmes."
_Actress, Musical or Comedy: Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia."
_Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds."
_Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire."
_Foreign Language: "The White Ribbon."
_Screenplay: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, "Up in the Air."
_Original Score: Michael Giacchino, "Up."
_Original Song: "The Weary Kind" (theme from "Crazy Heart"), (written by Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett).
I got 8/14 for film correct and a pathetic 4/11 for TV. At first I hated my film number but now I don't feel all that bad. When I realize that there are people out there who make their living running Oscar sites that did worse on their predictions than I did -- well, it's comforting. I think for one to understand the Globes, they need to understand the completely disrespected people that run them. They are called the Hollywood Foreign Press. And they're all foreign, as you can expect, and not exactly journalists. Just what they are? No one really knows. If you look that their names on their site, you won't recognize a single one. No one respects their open. They're considered a joke amongst most pundits/credits in the industry. Sathing remarks were occuring from Peter Travers and Roger Ebert on twitter last night while they partook in the awards (Ebert for the first time ever, because he was bored and morbidly curious). Years ago, the Globes meant more to predicting the Oscars. Now, they virtually mean nothing when it comes to picture/director anyway. Perhaps more to the Acting categories, but even there, it's not a definate. The Globes are very much a popularity contest. They also have certain types of films they love. This year I thought their film would be Up in the Air. They certainly nominated the hell out of it. But, as it turns out, they liked Avatar just a bit better. Apparently, an inside source has stated they 'loved Avatar' and they 'hated The Hurt Locker.' Critics are obsessed with The Hurt Locker so it makes sense that the Globes were not.
From this point on, it's really anyone's guess. The SAG's will tie-up some possible loose ends, but then again, maybe not. There's one thing that certain though. The best performances of the year will most likely be snubbed come Oscar time. The Actress race has become Streep vs. Bullock when anyone with a brain knows it should be Mulligan vs. Sidibe. The fact that these two young women are not the frontrunners is a tragedy. Another race with the wrong faces at the front of the line comes in the form of Best Actor -- it's shaping up to be Bridges vs. Clooney but just barely -- at this point, Bridges has it sown up. This race should have Colin Firth in it and he should be the frontrunner. It's absurd that he isn't. This race should also include Michael Stulhbarg for A Serious Man but that will never happen.
This year's Oscar race is a repeat of last years. Will the hugely popular/box office friendly hits prevail over quality? Or will the deserving, smaller films come out as the victor? Whatever happens, Oscar will get the majority of things wrong this year. I'm thinking more so than the last few years. It begs the question, why do I care so much? To be honest, I don't.. not really, anymore. To me it's become a challenge to see if they can actually get things right and a game in terms of how accurate I can be to their mindset.
Might not be too many posts from me in the next two weeks, folks. It's the Australian Open! I hope some Aussies from this site will be watching!
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