Ah...awards season. Such a wonderful time of the year. The nominations for one of the bigger awards shows, The Golden Globes, have been released today, and...well. They're actually not that awful. Compared to last year anyway. Don't forget, last year The Tourist with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie received several nominations. Burlesque received a nomination for Best Comedy/Musical...it was awful. Really.
This year though...it actually seems promising. Yeah, there are a lot of snubs here and there which is expected, but I can't complain as much. Also, it's nice to see Ricky Gervais hosting again, that's always a fun time if I do say so myself! But yes. I shall give an analysis on the majority of the film categories right now, and hopefully you all appreciate it, as well as the snubs I've listed afterwards.
I'll say this right away. I haven't had the chance to see all of these movies just yet. I'm basing my analysis off of the movies I have seen, critics reviews, and fan reviews.
BEST PICTURE: DRAMA
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse
I will admit, a little shocked to see The Ides of March here. Not shocked to see the others though. The Descendants is a fantastic piece of work all around, as is The Help. The one thing that doesn't help War Horse here is the fact Steven Spielberg hasn't gathered a nomination for Best Director, and the same goes for Moneyball. With The Artist in the Comedy/Musical pack, the winner here should be Hugo. Hugo was a masterpiece, and in my opinion, may be Martin Scorsese's best movie to date. Yes, that's a big statement. But I really don't care. No other movie fits the bill here as well as Hugo, and if it doesn't win, I would be very surprised.
BEST PICTURE: COMEDY OR MUSICAL
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn
I'm not even going to discuss this for a long time. The clear cut winner here is The Artist. Don't even bother trying to argue against it, since it will happen. The Artist goes back to the roots of cinema: black and white silent films. That's where the magic began, and that's where we're taken in this masterpiece.
BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
This one is up in the air between Martin Scorsese and Michael Hazanavicius. Unless the Hollywood Foreign Press decides differently and chooses Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris, this award will go to Hazanavicius for The Artist, just like many other awards on that night.
BEST ACTRESS: COMEDY/MUSICAL
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristin Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage
Although Theron is getting rave reviews for being bitter and crude in Young Adult, it's unsure how that would sit with the HFPA, which has chosen against nominations like this in the past. It's great to see Kristin Wiig get recognition for Bridesmaids, but in the end, the award will go to Michelle Williams for her portrayel of Marilyn Monroe.
BEST ACTOR: COMEDY/MUSICAL
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight In Paris
Again, it's great to see an actor as great as Brendan Gleeson get some respect, and I personally love it that Owen Wilson has gotten attention for his role in Midnight In Paris. The only problem for those two is that this is another category that includes The Artist. Jean Dujardin is the front-runner for this award, and it seems like he may end up being the front-runner for the Oscars when it comes to Best Actor.
BEST ACTRESS: DRAMA
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin
Now this one is tough. I remember after I saw The Help, I said if Viola Davis doesn't win Best Actress at the Oscars, I would never watch another movie again. Obviously, that's a lie. And while she is still a favorite to win, she has some pretty stiff competition. We all have yet to see Rooney Mara's portrayal in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and of course Meryl Streep is always a tough one to beat. The one who may steal the show here is Tilda Swinton for her role as a broken down mother of a child gone wrong in We Need To Talk About Kevin. As much as I believe Viola Davis deserves to win, I think it's obvious that the HFPA will go with Meryl Streep. Not to say that she's not deserving of it, but history shows that she'll end up winning this award.
BEST ACTOR: DRAMA
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Oof...well. Another tough one. So much talk has come for Fassbender in Shame, Clooney in The Descendants was phenomenal, Brad Pitt is Brad Pitt, and Leo was one of the few bright spots in the underachieving J. Edgar. Not to take anything away from Gosling here, but he's unlikely to get the win. In the end, I say Clooney for The Descendants. It's unlike any role he's done before, and he plays it off so well. When it comes time for the Oscars though, expect Dujardin to take this one.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
If I'm going to be completely honest here, I honestly don't know who will win this one. The frontrunners in the Oscar race consisted of Branagh, Brooks, and Plummer, and it's great to see Jonah Hill getting some recognition for his rare serious role in Moneyball. There is no clear cut winner here. If I'm going to narrow it down, I'd say it's between Albert Brooks and Christopher Plummer. Anything after that is anyone's guess.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
It's great to see Jessica Chastain get a nomination for anything since she has had one helluva year. And yet, it's surprising to see that Melissa McCarthy was shunned of a nomination for her breakout role in Bridesmaids. The race will end up coming down to Bérénice Bejo and Octavia Spencer, who truly shined in her role for The Help. A wild card here though will be the up-and-coming Shailene Woodley, who stole just about every scene in The Descendants.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
This one really shouldn't surprise anyone when I say The Adventures of Tintin will most likely take the cake here. The film just looks unlike any animated film I've ever seen before, plus it's been worked on by Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Edgar Wright, Steven Moffat and Joe Cornish, with a score by John Williams. This should be the winner, hands down.
That's all I'll get into for now. There are more nominations, primarily for TV, but that's for another day. Anywho, let's talk about a few snubs quickly. I didn't post the nominations for Best Original Song, since I don't believe any of them deserve to win. The Muppets, which had some of the best music all year, received 0 nominations. Yeah. 0. Therefore, nothing deserves to win. Also, I'm not sure why there's nothing for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I don't know if they didn't screen it for nominations, or if it was just snubbed. But it's a question that's worth bringing up.
Here's a couple of other movies/actors/directors that deserve some recognition, and some films that will be recognized at the Oscars that may not have been able to contend at the Golden Globes:
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
- Alan Rickman
- The Tree of Life
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (at least over Cars 2)
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
- David Fincher
- We Bought A Zoo
- Melancholia
- Kirsten Dunst
- Margin Call
- Take Shelter
- Michael Shannon
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