The Golden Globe Nominees

The Golden Globe nominations are in, and they are a lot more pleasing than what happened with the SAG nominations. No one will ever be 100% happy when it comes to the nominees and possible winners, you just have to go with the flow and hope that whatever group you are following nominates worthy movies and performances and also that your favorites of course can sneak in! The thing to remember when it comes to predicting awards, you have to think like the group you are predicting and separate what you think deserves to be nominated. It is a hard thing to do, but you also have to keep in mind what you think is best can be completely opposite of what any group thinks is best. People generally come across this problem when it comes to predicting the Golden Globes, because unfortunately the bad rap they get for being a popularity contest is fairly true, just take a look at the random TV surprise nominees and you will understand. For the sake of time, we will just stick to the film nominees.  Just like we did with the SAG nominees, lets go category by category. 

Best Picture 

Drama- Everyone fully expected to see Gravity, 12 Years a Slave, and Captain Philips nominated. I do not think anyone really considered Rush or Philomena to be a contender, so it was kind of surprising to see them show up. When Rush first came out, people thought it could be a dark horse to be a Best Picture nominee, but it slowly got shoved under the pile. It is now back in the game to be nominated, but it is obviously still a dark horse. Philomena, was not that big of a surprise. People who have seen the movie have had mixed feelings about its strength, but because it is backed by Harvey Weinstein, no one completely wrote it off their lists. Either way both films have been helped to get noticed for a possible Best Picture nomination,  but it will definitely be a fight for both films. The biggest shock to come from this category was the Saving Mr. Banks snub, I now wonder if it will make it in Best Picture.

Comedy/Musical - It is weird to see so many of the Best Picture hopefuls be nominated in the comedy/musical category at the Globes. I fully expect to see all five of them nominated at the Oscars. I am so happy though that Wolf of Wall Street got nominated, nothing pleased me more. It is my most anticipated movie, and I will continue to have hope that it could possibly win Best Picture and, with my fingers crossed ever so tightly, Best Actor. 

Best Director- Alfonso Cuaron, David O. Russell, and Steve McQueen were the obvious nominees, but there were some surprises here. I have Alexander Payne for Nebraska being nominated at the Oscars, I really was not expecting him show up at the Golden Globes, but it is obvious that Nebraska is really loved throughout all of the film groups. The inclusion of Paul Greengrass for Captain Philips over Martin Scorsese for Wolf and Joel and Ethan Coen for Inside Llewyn Davis is really shocking. It is not that I disliked the directing of Captain Philips, but it is because I thought the love for Scorsese and the Coens would far out weigh anyone else. I guess not. If there is a weak link in the category I do feel it is Greengrass, and he could be bumped out by Academy favorites Scorsese and the Coens. 

Best Actor 

Drama- Chiwetel, Matthew, and I guess Tom Hanks are locks for Oscars at this point in the race. All three of them are worthy contenders, I am more on the ify side with saying Tom Hanks is a lock for some reason, but he is. Idris Elba for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom was completely a surprise, but I do not think he sands a chance to be nominated for an Oscar for this, but his nomination does give him a small ounce of hope. I think his spot should have gone to Hugh Jackmans performance in Prisoners, and it is shocking that they did not honor that. Robert Redford made a comeback here, but with his shocking exclusion from the SAG's, I am shaky about saying he is a lock; but I do feel, he is a likely nominee. 

Comedy/Musical- The only for sure lock in this category is Bruce Dern for Nebraska. The rest of the nominees from this category, along with Robert Redford in the Drama category, will have to fight for the last two spots. I am so happy that Leo finally got recognized, and I HOPE HOPE HOPE The Academy will stop snubbing him and just honor him! Joaquin Phoenix for Her, Oscar Isaac for Inside Llewyn Davis, and Christian Bale for American Hustle will fight for a nomination come Oscar time, but the only person that I think has an actual fighting chance is Joaquin Phoenix. As it turns out, Best Actor is not as boring as I thought it would be. 

Best Actress 

Drama- Well the four women we know are the four locks are in this category, and the other one is in the Comedy/Musical one. I knew Kate Winslet would fill the fifth spot here, because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association loves her. I love Kate Winslet, but I do not see her even getting close to the Oscar, but I love that she is nominated here and that we get to see her grace the red carpet! 

Comedy/Musical- The only Oscar contender here is the obvious lock of goddess Meryl Streep. I love the nominees here! I love Julia Louis-Dreyfus, she is a double nominee with her other one being for her acting in the comedy show Veep, which she will hopefully win for that. Amy Adams is the long shot, dark horse that could possible make a fight to knock out one of the likely women that are already a lock for an Oscar nomination. The other women are worthy contenders for the category, but are by no means headed for Oscar. 

Best Supporting Actor- Michael Fassbender and Jared Leto are the definite nominees come Oscar time, and though a couple of the others guys showed up at the SAG nominees, I see the other three spots as open. I think Tom Hanks and Jonah Hill will come a long and make a fight for a nomination, I truly believe that. Look out for them two. Daniel Bruhl, Barkhad Abdi, and Bradley Cooper still have a fighting chance though. 

Best Supporting Actress-Well we know who the four likely nominees are: Jennifer, June, Julia, and Lupita. I could not be happier with them being the four locks. Can we just all take a sigh of relief at the exclusion of The Butler and Oprah, it makes me happy, and her support must be falling. Sally Hawkins, who I warned could be a spoiler, came a long and made herself noticed and now has a fighting chance to knock out Oprah. I will still say Oprah will be nominated at the Oscars, but if someone does it, it might as well be Sally Hawkins. 

Best Animated Feature- FROZEN. It is the only one of the three that I have seen, and I plan to see the other two very soon. All I have to say is....FROZEN. It is one of the best animated movies I have seen in a long time, next to Monsters University, which I hope gets nominated at the Oscars. The animated film that has won all of the critics awards, The Wind Rises, was strangely not nominated in this category, but was nominated for Best Foreign Film. That category mistake gives Frozen the chance to steal its thunder and make a run for the Oscar. 

Best Screenplay- We have not discussed this category at all, but it is one of my favorites, because the writing of a movie is so incredibly important. Nebraska looks to be the one to beat, but Spike Jonze is one of the most creative screenwriters ever and I will root for him and his film Her to the Oscar...they will both be nominated in Original Screenplay. 12 Years a Slave will go to the Adapted Screenplay, and I think American Hustle will make a run for Original Screenplay as well. We will discuss this more in depth later. 

Those are all my comments. I now give you the full list of the Golden Globe nominees. 

Film

Best Picture, Drama

• 12 Years a Slave
• Captain Phillips
• Gravity
• Philomena
• Rush

Best Picture, Comedy

• American Hustle
• Her
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• Nebraska
• The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Director

• Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
• Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
• Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
• Alexander Payne, Nebraska
• David O. Russell, American Hustle

Best Actress Drama

• Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
• Sandra Bullock, Gravity
• Judi Dench, Philomena
• Emma Thompson, Saving Mr Banks
• Kate Winslet, Labor Day

Best Actor Drama

• Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
• Idris Elba, Mandela
• Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
• Matthew McConaghey, Dallas Buyers Club
• Robert Redford, All Is Lost

Best Actor Comedy

• Christian Bale, American Hustle
• Bruce Dern, Nebraska
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
• Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
• Joaquin Phoenix, Her

Best Actress Comedy

• Amy Adams, American Hustle
• Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
• Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
• Julia Louis Dreyfuss, Enough Said
• Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

Best Supporting Actor

• Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
• Daniel Bruhl, Rush
• Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
• Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
• Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Supporting Actress

• Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
• Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
• Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
• Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
• June Squibb, Nebraska

Best Screenplay

• Her, Spike Jonze
• Nebraska, Bob Nelson
• Philomena, Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan
• 12 Years a Slave, John Ridley
• American Hustle, Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell

Best Animated Feature

• The Croods
• Despicable Me 2
• Frozen

Best Foreign Language Film

• Blue is the Warmest Color
• The Great Beauty
• The Hunt
• The Past
• The Wind Rises

Best Original Song

• Atlas (Hunger Games)
• Let it Go (Frozen)
• Ordinary Love (Mandela)
• Please Mr. Kennedy (Inside Llewyn Davis)
• Sweeter Fiction (One Chance)

Best Score

• All is Lost, Alex Ebert
• Mandela, Alex Heffes
• Gravity, Steven Price
• Book Thief, John Williams
• 12 Years a Slave, Hans Zimmer

TV

Best TV Movie or Miniseries

• American Horror Story
• Behind the Candelabra
• Dancing on the Edge
• Top of the Lake
• The White Queen

Best TV Series, Drama

• Breaking Bad
• Downton Abbey
• The Good Wife
• House of Cards
• Masters of Sex

Best TV Series, Comedy

• Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• The Big Bang Theory
• Girls
• Modern Family
• Parks & Recreation

Best Actress, Miniseries or TV Movie

• Helena Bonham Carter, Taylor & Burton
• Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen
• Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
• Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
• Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake

Best Actor, Miniseries or TV Movie

• Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra,
• Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
• Idris Elba, Luther
• Al Pacino, Phil Spector

Best Actress, Drama

• Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
• Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
• Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
• Kerry Washington, Scandal
• Robin Wright, House of Cards

Best Actor, Drama

• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
• Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
• Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
• James Spader, Black List

Best Actress, Comedy

• Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
• Lena Dunham, Girls
• Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
• Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation

Best Actor, Comedy

• Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
• Don Cheadle, House of Lies
• Michael J. Fox, The Michael J. Fox Show
• Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
• Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Best Supporting Actor, TV Movie, Series or Miniseries

• Josh Charles, The Good Wife
• Rob Lowe, Behind the Candelabra
• Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
• Corey Stoll, House of Cards
• Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Best Supporting Actress, TV Movie, Series or Miniseries

• Jacqueline Bisset, Dancing on the Edge
• Janet McTeer, The White Queen
• Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
• Monica Potter, Parenthood
• Sofia Vergara, Modern Family