The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards

[TomServo]

Re: The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards

BEST MOTION PICTURE -- DRAMA
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Slumdog is too small to win this, IMO. The HFPA like to give this award to an epic or traditional Hollywood offering, and I think TCCBB comes closest to that. If I had to pick an alternate, it would be Revolutionary Road.

BEST MOTION PICTURE -- MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Mamma Mia!

The HFPA likes musicals. I think they'll overlook the fact that Mamma Mia! received mixed reviews and give it the award, like they did to Evita.

BEST ACTOR -- DRAMA
Sean Penn Milk

I think Mickey Rourke has a good chance, and am hoping for Frank Langella. But I think this is Penn's to lose.

BEST ACTOR -- MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Javier Bardem Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Farrell or Franco could surprise, but I'm pretty sure Bardem has this.

BEST ACTRESS -- DRAMA
Kate Winslet Revolutionary Road

There is a feeling among many that she is overdue, so I'm predicting her. Anne Hathaway could surprise. They'll also want to make sure Meryl Streep walks away with a prize, and the best opportunity to award her comes with...

BEST ACTRESS -- MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Meryl Streep Mamma Mia!

Sally Hawkins is the critical favorite, but does she really stand a chance against Streep at the HFPAs? Doubtful.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger The Dark Knight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penélope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST DIRECTOR
A five way race

The most unpredictable category. The Golden Globe for direction seldom matches either of the motion picture categories. This decade, it's only happened twice. So, in order of likelihood: Boyle, Fincher, Mendes, Howard, Daldry.

BEST SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

...with Slumdog Millionaire close behind. Though, now I'm thinking this could be yet another five way race. Button is a fine screenplay, I suppose, but strays too much from the source material. I don't know if the HFPA takes that into account.

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Slumdog Millionaire

They like Desplat, but he won only a few years ago. They might want to give Eastwood something, and this category presents a good chance. Where is The Dark Knight, by the way?

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"The Wrestler" The Wrestler

Though Peter Gabriel looks tempting (Genesis!), they'll probably opt for Springsteen. And here is also another opportunity for them to award Eastwood.

BEST ANIMATED FILM
WALL-E

Ugh. Go Kung Fu Panda!

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A three way race

In order of likelihood: Waltz with Bashir, I've Loved You So Long, Gomorra.

[Pazooki]

Re: The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn for Milk
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie for Changeling
Meryl Streep for Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas for Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell for In Bruges
James Franco for Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman for Last Chance Harvey

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Rebecca Hall for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand for Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep for Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson for Last Chance Harvey

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams for Doubt
Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis for Doubt
Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler
Kate Winslet for The Reader

Best Director - Motion Picture
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry for The Reader
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road

BestScreenplay - Motion Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Doubt: John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon: Peter Morgan
The Reader: David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire: Simon Beaufoy

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Bolt - "I Thought I Lost You"
Cadillac Records - "Once in a Lifetime"
Gran Torino - "Gran Torino"
WALL·E - "Down to Earth"
The Wrestler - "The Wrestler"

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Changeling: Clint Eastwood
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Alexandre Desplat
Defiance: James Newton Howard
Frost/Nixon: Hans Zimmer
Slumdog Millionaire: A.R. Rahman

Best Animated Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL·E

Best Foreign Language Film
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick
Gomorra
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
Waltz with Bashir

Best Television Series - Drama
"Dexter"
"House M.D."
"In Treatment"
"Mad Men"
"True Blood"

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
"Californication"
"Entourage"
"The Office"
"30 Rock"
"Weeds"

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Bernard and Doris
"Cranford"
"John Adams"
A Raisin in the Sun (TV)
Recount (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Ralph Fiennes for Bernard and Doris
Paul Giamatti for "John Adams"
Kevin Spacey for Recount
Kiefer Sutherland for 24: Redemption
Tom Wilkinson for Recount

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Judi Dench for "Cranford"
Catherine Keener for An American Crime
Laura Linney for "John Adams"
Shirley MacLaine for Coco Chanel
Susan Sarandon for Bernard and Doris

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock"
Steve Carell for "The Office"
Kevin Connolly for "Entourage"
David Duchovny for "Californication"
Tony Shalhoub for "Monk"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Christina Applegate for "Samantha Who?"
America Ferrera for "Ugly Betty"
Tina Fey for "30 Rock"
Debra Messing for "The Starter Wife"
Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Gabriel Byrne for "In Treatment"
Michael C. Hall for "Dexter"
Jon Hamm for "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie for "House M.D."
Jonathan Rhys Meyers for "The Tudors"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Sally Field for "Brothers & Sisters"
Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
January Jones for "Mad Men"
Anna Paquin for "True Blood"
Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Neil Patrick Harris for "How I Met Your Mother"
Denis Leary for Recount
Jeremy Piven for "Entourage"
Blair Underwood for "In Treatment"
Tom Wilkinson for "John Adams"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Eileen Atkins for "Cranford"
Laura Dern for Recount
Melissa George for "In Treatment"
Rachel Griffiths for "Brothers & Sisters"
Dianne Wiest for "In Treatment"

Eh..

[LadySilver]

Re: The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards

The full list of winners - as voted by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press - is as follows:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kate Winslet for The Reader.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight

Best Motion Picture, Drama
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Song, Motion Picture
Bruce Springsteen for The Wrestler.

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Tom Wilkinson for John Adams

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Dern for Recount

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Gabriel Byrne for In Treatment

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Anna Paquin for True Blood

Best Animated Feature Film
Wall-e.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Mini-Series or TV Movie
John Adams

Best Foreign Language Film
Waltz with Bashir

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Linney for John Adams

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Paul Giamatti for John Adams

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
30 Rock

Best Original Score, Motion Picture
A.R. Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy Tina Fey for 30 Rock

Cecil B. DeMille Award
Steven Spielberg

Best Director, Motion Picture
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Colin Farrell for In Bruges

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Television Series, Drama
Mad Men