Golden Globes

Darunia00 · 01-14-2008, 12:17 AM

First and foremost: HFPA - Nominations and Winners
^Nominees and winners.

Nothing too shocking here for me in terms of winners. I was slightly surprised with certain nominees (e.g. Javier Bardem as a supporting actor rather than a principal), but things shook out as expected for the most part. I didn't see Julie Christie winning for top actress and am in no real position to comment on that anyway, seeing as I haven't seen her film. Daniel Day-Lewis for TWBB was easy to me, and Atonement has been receiving critical acclaim left and right. Good calls there. Should be interesting to see if Atonement will use this momentum going into the Oscars, which will *hopefully* be more than a press conference with Billy Bush. On the other hand, tonight's proceedings were a nice change-of-pace from the traditional Hollywood awards schlock (or at least they were for me). Still, it'd be nice to see all the big players come out to support each other in a couple weeks.

***CaptHayfever*** · 01-14-2008, 10:43 AM

La Vie en Rose was a drama about a singer, not a musical; Cotilliard was nominated in the wrong category.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

KittenTheSmitten · 01-14-2008, 12:13 PM

I wasn't too surprised either. I felt a little....empty when Sweeney Todd won. Personally, I think it was the hype that gave it its boost on the ladder of "awesome movies", but...maybe...it's just me?

Did anyone else find the Golden Globes a little...dull this year? I dunno if it was the writer's strike, but...

**Sean P Kelly** · 01-14-2008, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Darunia00

I was slightly surprised with certain nominees (e.g. Javier Bardem as a supporting actor rather than a principal

Did you even see No Country for Old Men? Even though he is prominent, Bardem is FAR from the main character. That would go to either Tommy Lee Jones or Josh Broden.

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Originally Posted by KittenTheSmitten

I wasn't too surprised either. I felt a little....empty when Sweeney Todd won. Personally, I think it was the hype that gave it its boost on the ladder of "awesome movies", but...maybe...it's just me?

I would say it was just you. A "hype gave it a boost" reason would have been most acceptable if something like Hairspray won.

Anyhoo, I skipped the Press Conference disguised as an awards ceremony. However, finding out Atonement won "Best Picture - Drama" made me curious enough to see the film today.

Darunia00 · 01-15-2008, 03:54 PM

Bardem carried the film IMO. He is the most memorable character, drives a great deal of the action, and isn't dead twenty minutes from the end. Whenever he came on screen, he absolutely controlled and stole the scene. I suppose that doesn't automatically qualify him as an actor in a lead role, but I would certainly argue for Bardem in this regard.

Koga · 01-17-2008, 03:05 AM

Spoiler warnings!!!

I don't expect to see spoilers to a movie that haven't been released yet in a topic that's not about that movie. I always avoid topics about the movie.

01-14-2008, 12:17 AM	#1
Darunia00 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Boston Gender: Posts: 4,314 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Points: 2,546.03 Bank: 640.46 Total Points: 3,186.49 Donate	Golden Globes First and foremost: HFPA - Nominations and Winners ^Nominees and winners. Nothing too shocking here for me in terms of winners. I was slightly surprised with certain nominees (e.g. Javier Bardem as a supporting actor rather than a principal), but things shook out as expected for the most part. I didn't see Julie Christie winning for top actress and am in no real position to comment on that anyway, seeing as I haven't seen her film. Daniel Day-Lewis for TWBB was easy to me, and Atonement has been receiving critical acclaim left and right. Good calls there. Should be interesting to see if Atonement will use this momentum going into the Oscars, which will hopefully be more than a press conference with Billy Bush. On the other hand, tonight's proceedings were a nice change-of-pace from the traditional Hollywood awards schlock (or at least they were for me). Still, it'd be nice to see all the big players come out to support each other in a couple weeks.

01-14-2008, 10:43 AM	#2
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KittenTheSmitten Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Gender: Posts: 141 Thanks: 41 Thanked 21 Times in 13 Posts Points: 1,680.77 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,680.77 Donate	I wasn't too surprised either. I felt a little....empty when Sweeney Todd won. Personally, I think it was the hype that gave it its boost on the ladder of "awesome movies", but...maybe...it's just me? Did anyone else find the Golden Globes a little...dull this year? I dunno if it was the writer's strike, but...

01-15-2008, 03:54 PM	#5
Darunia00 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Boston Gender: Posts: 4,314 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Points: 2,546.03 Bank: 640.46 Total Points: 3,186.49 Donate	Bardem carried the film IMO. He is the most memorable character, drives a great deal of the action, and isn't dead twenty minutes from the end. Whenever he came on screen, he absolutely controlled and stole the scene. I suppose that doesn't automatically qualify him as an actor in a lead role, but I would certainly argue for Bardem in this regard.

01-17-2008, 03:05 AM	#6
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 174 Times in 116 Posts Points: 107,722.41 Bank: 21,215.78 Total Points: 128,938.19 Donate	Spoiler warnings!!! I don't expect to see spoilers to a movie that haven't been released yet in a topic that's not about that movie. I always avoid topics about the movie.