And once again, we find ourselves with a morning in which major awards are announced. This time, it's the venerable Golden Globes, the awards hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press, a shadowy cabal that I imagine all looking exactly like Sacha Baron Cohen characters. So, basically, yes. Racist.
As always the Golden Globes have sought to capture the best and brightest in both the realms of film and television, and once again, they have gotten things mostly right, it seems.
The film categories offer few serious surprises, with The Descendants, The Help, Hugo, and War Horse all cleaning up as they have been in other awards shows. What few surprises exist are largely mitigated by the fact that the Globes specifically highlight comedy films in their own categories, making repeat nominations for movies like Bridesmaids and 50/50 not all that peculiar. The nomination for Brendan Gleeson for The Guard is a nice change of pace, though.
As for television, well...here's where things get dicier. Undoubtedly, the first thing you've noticed is that Breaking Bad is curiously absent from the Best Drama category. In its place, you perhaps see Homeland and/or Boss sitting in the space it claims right to. To be fair, both Homeland and Boss were widely acclaimed by critics in their debut seasons, and other nominees like Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire most definitely deserve their props. So, hey, maybe we ditch the American Horror Story, eh? You know, since Breaking Bad just had its best season ever? Just sayin'.
As for comedy, it should come as no surprise that both Parks & Recreation and Community continue to get the royal shaft job, even as barely-crawling toddlers like New Girl, Enlightened, and Episodes somehow found their way into the nomination list, and Glee, despite sucking with absolute resolution this year, continues to get nominated. What is it with the Hollywood Foreign Press and Ryan Murphy, anyway?
The full list of nominees is below. Get your rage faces ready.
Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Actress — Comedy
- Jodie Foster, Carnage
- Charlize Theron, Young Adult
- Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
- Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
- Kate Winslet, Carnage
Best Actor - Comedy
- Jean Dujardin, The Artist
- Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
- Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
- Owen Wilson, Midnight In Paris
Best Actress - 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 Actor - Drama
- George Clooney, The Descendants
- Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
- Michael Fassbender, Shame
- Ryan Gosling, The Ides Of March
- Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Director
- Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
- George Clooney, Ides Of March
- Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
- Alexander Payne, The Descendants
- Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Supporting Actress
- Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
- Jessica Chastain, The Help
- Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
- Octavia Spencer, The Help
- Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Best Supporting Actor
- Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
- Albert Brooks, Drive
- Jonah Hill, Moneyball
- Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
- Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Screenplay
- Woody Allen, Midnight In Paris
- George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon, The Ides Of March
- Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants
- Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian, Moneyball
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Animated Feature
Best Original Score
- Ludovic Bource, The Artist
- Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
- Howard Shore, Hugo
- John Williams, War Horse
Best Original Song
- “Hello Hello” (Elton John and Bernie Taupin), Gnomeo And Juliet
- “The Keeper” (Chris Cornell), Machine Gun Preacher
- “Lay Your Head Down” (Brian Byrne and Glenn Close), Albert Nobbs
- “The Living Proof” (Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, and Harvey Mason Jr.), The Help
- “Masterpiece” (Madonna), W.E.
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Best TV Series - Drama
Best TV Series - Comedy
Best Actress In A TV Series - Comedy
- Laura Dern, Enlightened
- Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
- Tina Fey, 30 Rock
- Laura Linney, The Big C
- Amy Poehler, Parks And Recreation
Best Actress In A TV Series - Drama
- Claire Danes, Homeland
- Mireille Enos, The Killing
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- Madeleine Stowe, Revenge
- Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness
Best Actor In A TV Series - Drama
- Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
- Kelsey Grammar, Boss
- Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
- Damian Lewis, Homeland
Best Actor In A TV Series - Comedy
- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
- David Duchovny, Californication
- Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
- Thomas Jane, Hung
- Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Best Supporting Actor In A TV Series
- Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones
- Paul Giamatti, Too Big To Fail
- Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
- Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
- Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Best Supporting Actress In A TV Series
- Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
- Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
- Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
- Sofia Vergara/evan-rachel-wood/14-523716/, Modern Family
- Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
Best Miniseries Or TV Movie
- Cinema Verite
- Downton Abbey
- The Hour
- Mildred Pierce
- Too Big To Fail
Best Actor In A Miniseries Or TV Movie
- Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
- Idris Elba, Luther
- William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
- Bill Nighy, Page Eight
- Dominic West, The Hour
Best Actress In A Miniseries Or TV Movie
- Romola Garai, The Hour
- Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
- Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
- Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
- Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
@sleeprockss said:
Fuck Breaking Bad? Fuck Sons of Anarchy and fuck you :)
New Girl got nominated over fucking Parks and Recreation? As someone who watches both shows, I'm goddamn outraged.
NO FUCKING BREAKING BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RRARRRRAGGRGGRGRGRGR
Ricky Gervais is returning this year, right? He'll tear some people a new hole, at least.
I'll just watch the inevitable Ricky Gervais Golden Globes 2011 Top Humiliations video on YouTube the next day. Breaking Bad not getting nominated for anything except the acting category is completely bullshit. Do these people not understand that one of the best, if not the best drama series of all time is currently running? I have a feeling Breaking Bad may end up like The Wire. Not winning major awards, but being adored by viewers several years later.
Nominations I'm happy about: The Artist, Hugo, Brendan Gleason, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Albert Brooks, A SEPARATION!!!, TRENT REZNOR!!!, and Idris Elba.
Snubs that prove that awards shows are childish, vulgar, and completely insignificant (I use that Walbrook quote way too much): Tree of Life, Terrence Malick (George fucking Clooney over Terrence Malick? Really?), Nicolas Refn, DRIVE, Community, Parks and Rec, MOTHER FUCKING LOUIE, Breaking Bad, Aaron Paul & Giancarlo Esposito, RON FUCKING SWANSON.
I really don't know why I get so upset when EVERY FUCKING YEAR nominations for popular awards are horseshit, but something about deeply pisses me off. Remember in 1994 when Hoop Dreams and Crumb weren't nominated for the Oscar because a lot of the members voting for documentaries were actually distributors of documentaries? And then the outcry sparked by this bullshit corruption made them actually change their nomination policies? Yeah, well this year Steve James' (the director of Hoop Dreams) The Interrupters, one of the most highly acclaimed films, let alone documentaries, of the year did NOT make the Academy's short list for Best Documentary. Neither did Tabloid, Senna, or Into the Abyss.
Award shows are fucking horseshit. HORSESHIT.
I guess this is why I haven't paid that much attention to award shows since '85 when the massive castle they built and burnt to the ground for the movie Ran lost out to the adobe hut in Out of Africa...just cause they wanted to pile it on. I mean, I like New Girl and I actually like the cast beyond wanting to do naughty things to Zooey, but choosing that show over Parks and Recreation and Community? It makes me wonder who is involved in those shows that's causing such an obvious snub?
I can't be the only one surprised that Shameless didn't get nominated for anything, yet Episodes did. Crazy.
Eh, Breaking Bad isn't that great.
... is what I would say if I were insane.
I could go on and bitch about this being stupid, but I'm sure everyone else already has, so I'll just say... I nominate Breaking Bad for Screened's Best TV Show of 2011 (Possibly Ever?) Award-I-just-made-up.
I'd go for Romola Garai for Best Actress in a Miniseries. Really enjoyed The Hour. Idris Elba in the Best Actor category too, really keen on Luther..
Ugh most of these truly suck.. Go Steve Buscemi though. Would love to see him get some nods.. New Girl can go suck it the show blows, Glee as well needs to die in a fire.. there are far better shows around to get nominated. Happy about Game though, great show, deserves awards if for nothing else but costume/sfx
Nice to see George is getting his props.
Not even going to bother commenting on how crap Bridesmaids was, obviously I am one of the rare few who hated it.
Episodes was spectacular. Glee, on the other hand, should be wiped from our collective memories.
I still don't understand the feeling that Parks and Recreation and Community got shafted. I admittedly only watched during their respective first seasons, but I didn't find them all that funny.
Slow year in film, though.
As long as Cranston wins for best actor I'm fine with no best tv show.
Dude. Let's just stop caring.
@forkboy said:
I also loved The Hour and Luther. Though neither of those are mini-series. Downton Abbey isn't a mini either.
I need to get caught up with American Horror Story. I watched up to the episode after the Halloween episodes, but then work and Skyrim happened.
@cmaprice said:
That right there is your problem, ESPECIALLY for Parks and Rec. Season one was, by everyone's admission, completely awful. (Amy Poehler has gone on record saying she doesn't know how the show got to stay on the air after that season) But do yourself a favor and watch seasons 2 and 3. Trust me, I was also down on Parks and Rec after watching that first season.
Community season 2 was pretty bad so its good that they didn't nominate it. Atleast most of the comedies nominated were bad to begin with.
No love for Super 8 or Drive? Wow, that sucks. Hopefully Gervais' performance will be worth the watch.
WTF I found this was Breaking Bad's weakest season. It picked up through the last few episodes though..