Ryan McNeil
Reason #191,804 why it’s difficult to take The Golden Globes seriously anymore:
If these awards were really as important as The Hollywood Foreign Press and Dick Clark would have us believe – the ceremony would have gone ahead as planned, but with no cameras allowed. Actors and actresses, directors, and producers could have gathered, eat, drank and be merry. They could have accepted statues and gave speeches, if only in the company of each other.
But no…if it can’t be on TV so advertising dollars to be had, then it just can’t happen.
Instead, The HFPA and Dick Clark handed the local economy an $100M hit- more than triple the budget of the film they handed Best Picture to -and scaled the whole soiree down to a press conference.
In case you’re curious, the winners are after the jump. As always, there are some truly puzzling choices…
The 2008 Golden Globe Winners
Best Animated Feature: RATATOUILLE
Best Original Song: “Guaranteed” by Eddie Vedder, INTO THE WILD
Best Original Score: Dario marianelli, ATONEMENT
Best Foreign Film: THE DIVING BELL AND TEH BUTTERFLY
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, I’M NOT THERE
Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Best Actress, Musical/Comedy: Marion Cotillard, LA VIE EN ROSE
Best Actor, Musical/Comedy: Johnny Depp, SWEENEY TODD
Best Actress, Drama: Julie Christie, AWAY FROM HER
Best Actor, Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis, THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Best Screenplay: Joel & Ethan Coen, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Best Director: Julian Schnabel, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Best Picture, Musical/Comedy: SWEENEY TODD
Best Picture, Drama: ATONEMENT