Thursday, January 10, 2008

The Whatever Globe Awards

Seeing as this years Golden Globe awards are sort of half-assed in that there is no real ceremony. I decided I'll choose my own winners from the nominees which, lets be honest, are more deserving than anything the so called "foreign press" decides to pick.

Best Motion Picture Drama
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Will Win- No Country For Old Men
Should Win- Atonement

Best Motion Picture- Musical Or Comedy
Across The Universe
Charlie Wilsons War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd

Will Win- Juno
Should Win- Hairspray

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney for Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy for Atonement
Viggo Mortensen for Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington for American Gangster

Will Win- Daniel Day-Lewis
Should Win- Daniel Day Lewis

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie for Away from Her
Jodie Foster for The Brave One
Angelina Jolie for A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley for Atonement

Will Win: Julie Christie
Should Win: Nobody (not that Cate, Julie and Keira weren't very good, but none are worthy of any sort of award.)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Johnny Depp for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ryan Gosling for Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks for Charlie Wilson's War
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Savages
John C. Reilly for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Will Win: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Should Win: I dont know.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams for Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky for Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Marion Cotillard for Môme, La
Ellen Page for Juno

Will Win: Amy Adams
Should Win: Amy Adams


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Casey Affleck for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Charlie Wilson's War
John Travolta for Hairspray
Tom Wilkinson for Michael Clayton

Will Win: Javier Bardem
Should Win: Javier Bardem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Cate Blanchett for I'm Not There.
Julia Roberts for Charlie Wilson's War
Saoirse Ronan for Atonement
Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton for Michael Clayton

Will Win: Amy Ryan
Should Win: Amy Ryan

Best Director - Motion Picture
Tim Burton for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel for Scaphandre et le papillon, Le
Ridley Scott for American Gangster
Joe Wright for Atonement

Will Win: Ethan and Joel Coen
Should Win: Joe Wright

Best Television Series - Drama
Big Love
Damages
Greys Anatomy
House
Mad Men
The Tudors

Will Win: I have no idea
Should Win: Anything but Grey's Anatomy

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Californication
Entourage
Extras
Pushing Daisies
30 Rock

Will and Should Win: Pushing Daisies

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock"
Steve Carell for "The Office"
David Duchovny for "Californication"
Ricky Gervais for "Extras"
Lee Pace for "Pushing Daisies"

Will Win: Ricky Gervais
Should Win: Steve Carell

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"
Anna Friel for "Pushing Daisies"
Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds"

Will Win: America Ferrera
Should Win: Mary-Louise Parker

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Patricia Arquette for "Medium"
Glenn Close for "Damages"
Minnie Driver for "The Riches"
Edie Falco for "The Sopranos"
Sally Field for "Brothers & Sisters"
Holly Hunter for "Saving Grace"
Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer"

Will and Should Win: Glenn Close

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Rose Byrne for "Damages"
Katherine Heigl for "Grey's Anatomy"
Rachel Griffiths for "Brothers & Sisters"
Samantha Morton for Longford
Anna Paquin for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Jaime Pressly for "My Name Is Earl"

Will Win: Katherine Heigl
Should Win: Rachel Griffiths

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Should Win: Mary-Louise Parker

NO WAY

Anonymous said...

Your predictions couldn't have been more off....