It's that time of year again—awards season! The Golden Globes are kicking it off—as per usual—this January, with awards for both film and television, on Sunday, January 13. The fun thing about the GGs is that it's a far more causal setting and everyone's drinking, making for an anything-can-happen situation. The last few years have been hosted by Ricky Gervais, whose biting humour angered some (I loved him!). This year, the awards are being hosted by two AMAZING women, and very good friends—Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. I suspect if you found Gervais to be rude, you may be in for an unpleasant surprise with these two women. Both know how to pack a punch, and how to get a rise out of the audience!
The other great thing about the Globes is that they separate Drama and Musical/Comedy in the Best Picture category—something that doesn't happen at the Oscars, leading to very few musicals/comedies ever winning against the gravitas of serious movies, like leading nominee Lincoln.
One thing that REALLY jumps out at me in the nominee list is the lack of Game of Thrones nominations. I've got my problems with the show from a purely nerdy, fan-girl of the books perspective, yet I happily tuned in week after week. This season was very strong. I also found this season of Mad Men to be a snooze fest, but I think I'm the only one on that front.
I'm also curious to see if Skyfall, by Adele, or Suddenly, the new song written for Les Mis, will take the best original song win. I also wonder why the Hollywood Foreign Press didn't nominate Parks and Rec for Best Comedy Series. It's one of the funniest shows on television.
Below, you'll see some of the major award nominees.
So, spill it! Will you be watching the Golden Globes next month?
BEST MOTION PICTURE — DRAMA
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Richard Gere, Arbitrage
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Maggie Smith, Quartet
Meryl Streep, Hope Springs
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Ewan Mcgregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray, Dyde Park on Hudson
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Alan Arkin, Argo
Leonardo Dicaprio, Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“For You” - Act of Valor
“Not Running Anymore” - Stand Up Guys
“Safe & Sound” - The Hunger Games
“Skyfall” - Skyfall
“Suddenly” - Les Misérables
BEST TV SERIES, COMEDY
Big Bang Theory
Episodes
Girls
Modern Family
Smash
BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Homeland
The Newsroom
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA
Connie Britton, Nashville
Glenn Close, Damages
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, COMEDY
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lena Dunham, Girls
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Louie C.K., Louie
Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory
BEST MOVIE OR TV SERIES
Game Change
The Girl
Hatfields and McCoys
The Hour
Political Animals
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