Ryan McNeil
That wacky group of press corps, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, got up bright and early this morning and announced the nominees for the 2008 Golden Globe Awards. The Globes have had a weird history, from once being a joke, to becoming a major Oscar precursor, now slowly dipping back towards disreputation (For more on that, try to track down a doc called THE GOLDEN GLOBES: HOLLYWOOD’S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET). However, at the moment, they provide a pretty big glimpse into eventual Oscar nominees. There are a few instances where the HFPA seem to be off their rocker again this year, but for better or worse, here are their nominees for best picture…
Drama
AMERICAN GANGSTER
ATONEMENT
EASTERN PROMISES
THE GREAT DEBATERS
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Comedy or Musical
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
HAIRSPRAY
JUNO
SWEENEY TODD
Full nominee list after the jump, feel free to comment on what this may mean for Oscar hopefuls, and reaction to any particular nomination
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie – Away From Her
Jodie Foster – The Brave One
Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley – Atonement
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
George Clooney – Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy – Atonement
Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington – American Gangster
George Clooney – Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy – Atonement
Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington – American Gangster
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams – Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky – Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd
Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
Ellen Page – Juno
Amy Adams – Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky – Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd
Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
Ellen Page – Juno
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson’s War
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages
John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson’s War
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages
John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There
Julia Roberts – Charlie Wilson’s War
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Casey Affleck – The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson’s War
John Travolta – Hairspray
Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton
Best Director
Tim Burton – Sweeney Todd
Joel & Ethan Coen – No Country For Old Men
Julien Schnabel – The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
Ridley Scott – American Gangster
Joe Wright – Atonement
Best Screenplay
Atonement
Charlie Wilson’s War
The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
Juno
No Country for Old Men
Best Foreign Film
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
The Kite Runner
Lust, Caution
Persepolis
Best Animated Film
Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie
The HFPA are completely off their nut, and you are right that they are quickly becoming less and less of a significant precursor, certainly less of an indicator than the Critics Choice.
Interesting notes:
– this is such a misnomer for AMERICAN GANGSTER’s chances. While the Ridley nom is intriguing, there are SEVEN Drama nominees and KITE RUNNER wasn’t even eligible, not to mention that it still has JUNO and SWEENEY to worry about.
– where’s INTO THE WILD? I think it’s dead.
– It’s nice to see EASTERN PROMISES getting recognition, although it won’t get an Oscar nod for picture.
– DIVING BELL & BUTTERFLY… wow! I think we have a best foreign film.
– I do like HFPA’s foreign category, it’s always more competitive than the Oscar.
– Thanks for showing up JESSE JAMES, Casey Affleck thanks everyone for sitting through 3 hours to see only him.
oh, and I find it interesting that the Coens have started listing their films as co-directed.
it’s kinda absurd to think of them as individuals and it’d be nice if NO COUNTRY brought them both three oscars apiece.
I’m not too sure WHAT to think of AMERICAN GANGSTER’S chances. It’s certainly in tough competition, but it’s beginning to look like that bad penny you SWORE you spent already that keeps showing up in your pocket.
Likewise I wouldn’t write off INTO THE WILD quite yet. Might not get a picture nom, but there’s lots for Oscar to love about it. Lets see what the guilds say.
DIVING BELL & BUTTERFLY is very quickly moving up my ‘to-see’ list. Got a great trailer for it before ATONEMENT this weekend, the slew of noms is only encouraging my excitement.
Jesses James was done-for when they settled on that title.