Posted by Michelle McCue in Awards | 5 comments
Golden Globe Nominations
Well here are the nominations WAMG readers. I left ‘The Reader’ and ‘Revolutionary Road’ off my predix list yesterday – should’ve known better. Except for Best Song, a whole lotta nuthin for The Clint and ‘Gran Torino’. Save for Heath Ledger and the expected nom. for Best Supporting Actor, NO love for ‘The Dark Knight’ from the HFPA for Best Picture Drama….wow! Any other snubs or pleasant surprises??
Here are the nominations:
Picture, Drama
Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Comedy/Musical
Burn After Reading
Happy Go Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Actor, Comedy
Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrel, In Bruges
James Franco, Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleason, In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman Last Chance Harvey
Supporting Actress, Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, Ben Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road
Supporting Actor
Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. Tropic Tunder
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Actor, Drama
Leo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Actress, Drama
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Joie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved you So Long
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
Actress, Comedy
Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia
Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey
Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I’ve Loved You So Long
Waltz with Bashir
Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader
Frost/Nixon
Benjamin Button
Doubt
Score
Benjamin Button
Changeling
Defiance
Slumdog Millionaire
Frost/Nixon
Song
Down to Earth, Wall-E
Gran Torino
I thought I Lost You, Bolt
Once in a Lifetime, Cadillac Record
The Wrestler, The Wrestler
Source: Awards Daily
You have to remember its the Hollywood “Foriegn” Press. I reall expected no love for Dark Knight. I am surprised by Mama Mia taking Tropic Thunder’s nomination for Comedy. Streep got her nomination by name only. I am glad to see Benjamin Button is poised to make a strong showing…as it should!
I’m really suprised there wasn’t a nod to Gus Van Sant for “Milk”. I saw an advanced screening last night and I thought he did an excellent job with it.
I’m with ya Ram Man
The snub for Van Sant was a BIG surprise
Daldry snaked Van Zant’s nomination away. That is the first time I saw him in a best director catagory for “The Reader”. Gus should be there , but the Globe will end up in either Boyle or Fincher’s hands.
Hey Michelle do you think they dubbed in ABBA over Streep and Pierce to get the Globe nomination? Or are they all just deaf?