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2012 Golden Globes

January 16, 2012 by · Comments Off on 2012 Golden Globes 

2012 Golden Globes2012 Golden Globes, Taking place in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the Golden Globes are awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, an organization of about 90 members from around the world. The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards were hosted again by Ricky Gervais and aired on NBC.

Out of all of the awards, the Golden Globes demonstrate wooing at its best. With only around 90 members, Hollywood studios can throw a little money at the HFPA members and use celebrities to wine, dine, and court them for votes. The king at this is Harvey Weinstein. Two years ago, he was practically out of the business, but tonight the Weinstein Co. bought-I mean won-six awards, beating all the other motion picture distributors.

I am not revealing anything new. Everyone in Hollywood knows about this.

Where there any surprises? No, not really. I haven’t been shocked by the Golden Globes since 1995, when ‘The X-Files’ won its first Globe for Best Drama TV Series. I was a little surprised that Ricky Gervais was tamer than last year. Perhaps he wanted to appear boring so he would not be considered for the hosting gig next year.

‘American Horror Story’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ were nominated for Best TV Drama along with ‘Homeland,’ ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ and ‘Boss.’ Showtime’s ‘Homeland’ took the prize.

In addition to the nomination for best director, ‘Hugo’ was also nominated for Best Original Score and for Best Motion Picture (Drama). Howard Shore, who composed the score for ‘Hugo,’ lost the award for Best Original Score to Ludovic Bource for ‘The Artist.’ ‘Hugo,’ ‘The Descendants,’ ‘The Help,’ ‘The Ides of March,’ ‘Moneyball,’ and ‘War Horse’ were nominated for Best Motion Picture (Drama). ‘The Descendants’ won.

Sci-fi, fantasy, and horror fare received four other nominations. The genres did better in those categories:

Peter Dinklage
Winner, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for his work as Tyrion Lannister in ‘Game of Thrones.’ Backstage, Dinklage told reporters that he hopes his win will give the fantasy genre “more respect.” He also said that ‘Game of Thrones’ has a “really smart narrative,” and more shows should “push the envelope and challenge expectations and ideas of what’s going to happen next. That adds to the addiction of the show-you never know what’s around the corner.”

Jessica Lange
Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for her work as Constance Langdon in ‘American Horror Story.’ During her acceptance speech, Lange thanked the writers, saying, “And especially to Ryan [Murphy] who convinced me to do this.” Backstage she hinted to a possible return for next season’s ‘Horror Story’

‘The Adventures of Tintin’
Winner, Best Animated Feature Film. The film beat ‘Cars 2,’ ‘Arthur Christmas,’ ‘Puss in Boots,’ and ‘Rango’ for the award. The film, based on a series of comic books, was directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson. Spielberg accepted the award.

Martin Scorsese
Winner, Best Director, Motion Picture for ‘Hugo.’ The steampunk-ish fantasy tale about a boy who lives in a train station is not doing well at the box office, but that did not stop the HFPA from awarding Scorsese his third Golden Globe for directing.

2012 Golden Globes nominations

December 17, 2011 by · Comments Off on 2012 Golden Globes nominations 

2012 Golden Globes nominations, The nominations for the 2012 Golden Globes have been announced, with French silent film The Artist leading the pack with six nods.

The low-budget flick, which stars relatively unknown actors Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo, has beaten a number of Hollywood blockbusters to secure the most nominations, ranging from the best acting accolades to Best Comedy or Musical.

George Clooney’s The Desecendants and 1960’s civil rights drama The Help are tied in second place with five nominations, as both films will do battle for the coveted Best Drama award.

As with all award shows, there was bound to be some controversy as movies Tinker Tailor Solider Spy and The Tree Of Life – starring Brad Pitt – were notably absent from the shortlist.

Despite not receiving a nod for his role in The Tree Of Life, Pitt was named in the Best Drama Actor category for Moneyball, where he will take on the likes of Ryan Gosling and Clooney for their part in The Ides Of March.

The Best Motion Picture Drama category is shaping up to be the most interesting, with The Descendants, Moneyball, The Help, Hugo, The Ides of March and War Horse all battling it out for the coveted award.

The nominations were announced by Sofia Vergara, Woody Harrelson, Rashida Jones and Gerard Butler at the Beverly Hilton Hotel – with the Globes thought to be a good indication who may receive nods at The Oscars next year.

The Golden Globes are set to take place on 15th January and will once again be hosted by the UK’s very own Ricky Gervais.

Full list of Golden Globe 2012 nominations:

Best Motion Picture – Drama

The Descendants

The Help

Hugo

The Ides of March

Moneyball

War Horse

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical

50/50

The Artist

Bridesmaids

Midnight in Paris

My Week with Marilyn

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

George Clooney, The Descendants

Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar

Michael Fassbender, Shame

Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March

Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – 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

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical

Jodi Foster, Carnage

Charlize Theron, Young Adult

Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids

Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Kate Winslet, Carnage

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical

Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Joseph Gordon Levitt, 50/50

Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love

Brendan Gleeson, The Guard

Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

?Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Berenice Bejo, The Artist

Jessica Chastain, The Help

Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer, The Help

Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

?Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn

Albert Brooks, Drive

Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method

Christopher Plummer, Beginners

?Best Director – Motion Picture

Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

George Clooney, The Ides of March

Michael H, The Artist

Alexander Payne, The Descendants

Martin Scorsese, Hugo

?Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Midnight in Paris

The Ides of March

The Artist

The Descendants

Moneyball

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

?Berenice Bejo, The Artist

Jessica Chastain, The Help

Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer, The Help

Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn

Albert Brooks, Drive

Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method

Christopher Plummer, Beginners

?Best Director – Motion Picture

Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

George Clooney, The Ides of March

Michael H, The Artist

Alexander Payne, The Descendants

Martin Scorsese, Hugo

?Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Midnight in Paris

The Ides of March

The Artist

The Descendants

Moneyball

?Best Animated Feature Film

The Adventures of Tintin

Arthur Christmas

Cars 2

Puss in Boots

Rango

?Best Foreign Language Film

Flowers of War

The Land of Blood and Honey

The Kid with A Bike

A Separation

The Skin I Live In

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

The Artist

W.E

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

War Horse

Hugo

?Best Original Song – Motion Picture

Gnomeo and Juliet

Machine Gun Preacher

Albert Nobbs

The Help

Masterpiece, W.E

?Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

Enlightened

Episodes

Glee

Modern Family

New Girl

?Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Kelsey Grammar, Boss

Jeremy Irons, The Borgias

Damian Lewis Homeland

?Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama

Claire Danes, Homeland

Mireille Enos, The Killing

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Madeline Stowe, Revenge

Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness

Best Television Series – comedy or musical

Enlightened

Episodes

Glee

Modern Family

New Girl

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

Laura Dern, Enlightened

Zooey Deschanel, The New Girl

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Laura Linney, The Big C

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

David Duchovny, Californication

Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory

Thomas Jane, Hung

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television

Cinema Verite

Downton Abbey

The Hour

Mildred Pierce

Too Big to Fail

?Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Romola Garai, The Hour

Diane Lane, Cinema Verite

Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey

Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult

Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

?Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey

Idris Elba, Luther

William Hurt, Too Big To Fail

Bill Nighy, Page Eight

Dominic West, The Hour

?Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Jessica Lange, American Horror Story

Kelly MacDonald, Boardwalk Empire

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Evan Rachel Wood

?Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail

Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce

Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite

Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

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