90 responses so far

• 1 12-15-2009 at 7:05 am
  
  Kate said...

  Oh, but I’m pleasantly surprised that Bullock got TWO noms! She really did have an outstanding year (as long as you forget that Steve movie…)

  And I have to say the best category in terms of overall quality, with the exception of Best Drama is… Best Animated Film! What a killer year for animated films!

• 2 12-15-2009 at 7:08 am
  
  Michael said...

  there are some satisfying nominations along with some frustrating nominations – as per usual with hfpa – but overall I am pretty pleased with most of the categories. Best Original song is whack, as is all the comedy categories, but it’s just the Golden Globes!

  Unrelated – The TV nominees were spot on imho.

• 3 12-15-2009 at 7:09 am
  
  Patryk said...

  No Samantha Morton, Ben Foster, Tilda Swinton or “Sugar” or “Moon” or……….

• 4 12-15-2009 at 7:09 am
  
  Roger said...

  Julia Roberts??!!! Really??!! But Overal… Good!

• 5 12-15-2009 at 7:10 am
  
  Pablo (Col) said...

  Some people have been locked for months and this proves it.

  Bullock is SO looking for to get nominated in january. And i must say she may be on to something. Is not like she will win but the nomination is very likely.

  Blunt has done well but she will be forgotten by Oscar time, or ignored.

  District 9 for screeplay YAY !!!

  No 500 days of summer but its complicated got the screenplay nod… what the GG’s do.

  As usual they “invited” some of their favourite stars to fill the room with… popularity?

• 6 12-15-2009 at 7:10 am
  
  Patrick said...

  Julia Roberts?!?! COME. ON.

  Shut outs in Picture for Up, An Education, Invictus and The Lovely Bones.

  Up In The Air, Avatar, Nine, and The Hurt Locker do well, although the latter really could have done with a nomination for Jeremy Renner in actor.

• 7 12-15-2009 at 7:12 am
  
  Paul Outlaw said...

  There will be outrage over the nods for Maguire, Blunt, Meyers, Bullock, Roberts and “Cinema Italiano,” but there’s really nothing shocking about them.

  I miss seeing Viggo’s name on the list.

• 8 12-15-2009 at 7:14 am
  
  billybil said...

  Will you look at that…

  How often have they had this many double nominees in one year?

  Sandra Bullock
  Matt Damon
  Meryl Streep

  Just because I like the actors, I’m glad to see these guys somewhere this year:

  Emily Blunt
  Tobey Maguire
  Robert Downey Jr.
  Joseph Gordon Levitt

  But big BOOO for Blunt over Abbie Cornish! BOOOOOO!

  Special YAY for:

  Michael Stuhlbarg (I hope he wins here!)
  Meryl Streep getting two!
  Julianne Moore
  Woody Harrelson

  WHERE IS BEN FOSTER!!!

  Clint Eastwood in with those other directors just doesn’t make sense to me. Feels like a eastwoodie!

  That screenplay list is wild: District 9, It’s Complicated – really?

  Has anyone else mentioned WINTER for Best Song and I’ve just missed it?

  I wonder how likely it is that the Golden Globes will give Best Actress Drama to Bullock instead of Mulligan?

• 9 12-15-2009 at 7:15 am
  
  Andrew said...

  The worst: Julia Roberts getting in for Duplicity [or anything]. And no Serious Man in Best Musical or Comedy, Screenplay or Director. Shocking!

  Overall, I like most of the noms. Pity Deschanel didn’t get in for 500 days of Summer. Glad Streep got two and that Emily Blunt was recognised as well.

• 10 12-15-2009 at 7:15 am
  
  Michael said...

  I don’t think there will be outrage for seeing Bullock’s nomination – it is hard to deny that she is having a moment and I think the majority of the public will celebrate and feel that she deserves it.

• 11 12-15-2009 at 7:16 am
  
  Joseph said...

  Great nods overall. My major gripe is Alexandre Desplat missing out for Fantastic Mr Fox in score; and Christian McKay for Orson Welles. We knew those six men would be the ones in play for supporting actor and someone has to be left out.

• 12 12-15-2009 at 7:16 am
  
  The Other James D. said...

  @Patrick: Up isn’t allowed to be nominated for Picture, to my knowledge, after they introduced the animated category in 2005.

  Tobey Maguire and Julia Roberts are the two stupidest nominations. I figured a Razzie nom was more likely for him.

  @Michael: Are you for real? The TV noms were awful. Californication is an awful show nowadays (always was lame, but now it’s just grotesquely bad). Damages is worthless, and Rose Byrne is wasting space that Jennifer Carpenter deserved this season. Matthew Morrison is overdramatic, and Joel McHale should have his spot. And don’t even try to defend Entourage, which should be cancelled by now.

• 13 12-15-2009 at 7:17 am
  
  billybil said...

  Gosh Patrick – you’re right. No INVICTUS for best drama – makes the Eastwood nomination all the more lame.

  It’s not looking very good for LOVELY BONES at all, is it?

• 14 12-15-2009 at 7:19 am
  
  Paul Outlaw said...

  On the TV side, if the ridiculous season two of True Blood had been appropriately nominated as a comedy series (instead of, say, Entourage), I could probably get behind that…and then Sons of Anarchy or Breaking Bad could have taken that fifth drama slot. But who am I kidding?

• 15 12-15-2009 at 7:19 am
  
  The Other James D. said...

  Alfred Molina’s snub doesn’t surprise me. I actually think he might miss at the Oscars. Having seen the film, he’s good, but easily outshone. I can see McKay or *gag* Damon snagging his spot.

  Maya Rudolph should have had Roberts’s spot. She was excellent in Away We Go.

  Loving the Ponyo snub =).

• 16 12-15-2009 at 7:21 am
  
  Lance said...

  Blunt!!!

  So many people on this site have acted like Blunt shouldn’t be in the conversation although she got great reviews – this is another example of why she should be a part of the conversation.

• 17 12-15-2009 at 7:22 am
  
  Marlowe said...

  Nice to see Hamlisch get some love. I really hope that becomes an Oscar nom, especially as Damon’s Best Actor nod looks less likely.

• 18 12-15-2009 at 7:24 am
  
  Katie said...

  Serious question – can anyone give me a quick guide to the politics/history behind the GG nomination process?

  I see a lot of ‘….. got nominated but I’m not surprised’ comments which seems weighted towards a joke I’m not getting.

• 19 12-15-2009 at 7:24 am
  
  Michael said...

  @The Other James D. – I agree with part of what you have said: I am not a fan of Damages, have never seen Californication, and haven’t watched Entourage in years. I disagree with you about Matthew Morrison (I am a Glee fan all the way through) and I think besides the minor gripes that you have mentioned (especially no Jennifer Carpenter!) – overall I was happy to see most of my favorite shows get representation so I feel like the TV nominations turned out really great. But that is just a difference in opinion I guess.

• 20 12-15-2009 at 7:26 am
  
  Lance said...

  I don’t get Anna Kendrick. Anyone else feel this way or am I missing something?

• 21 12-15-2009 at 7:29 am
  
  aspect ratio said...

  Happy Bits:
  - Inglourious Basterds! It’s certainly looking a lot like Tarantino will be nominated for Best Director now with a BFCA and Globe nom in tow.
  - (500) Days of Summer and The Informant getting two deserving nominations each.
  - District 9’s surprise nom for screenplay!
  - Michael Stuhlbarg nominated against all odds as the film is snubbed elsewhere. For the star-fucking Golden Globes THAT is saying something.
  - More (surprising) love for the music in Where the Wild Things Are (Very curious to hear the music for A Single Man too, that came out of seemingly nowhere, it’s not available yet on iTunes though, damn!).
  - Up in the Air leading the pack.

  Crappy Bits:
  - Jeremy Renner missing out for Best Actor (I’m certain the Academy’s five will include him though, he’ll get in with SAG).
  - Clint Eastwood for Best Director, for a film that wasn’t nominated for Best Picture?! Yes, you love the guy but come on, that doesn’t even make sense! At least the other four nominees are VERY solid, very worthy.
  - It’s Complicated over Julie & Julia for screenplay.
  - No songs nominated for The Princess and the Frog.
  - A Serious Man snubbed for Best Comedy.
  - Major OUCH for An Education.

  On the whole, pretty solid nominees, and I’m glad it wasn’t all completely predictable.

• 22 12-15-2009 at 7:30 am
  
  The Other James D. said...

  @Michael: Well, you’re awesome in my book for being equally disappointed with no Jennifer Carpenter =). Wasn’t she incredible this season?? The first three, Debra was definitely kind of whiny. But I felt that she matured a great deal, and Carpenter’s emotional breakdown scenes post-gunshot/Lundy and in the finale (among the rest of eps.) were incredibly well-acted.

  Perhaps there’s still an opportunity for the Emmys to take notice though.

  As for Glee, I really like it, but it has problems. The Emmys won’t be so loving. I wish Jayma Mays would get more love–she’s fantastic, and my fave on the show (well, aside from Puck + Quinn).

  Community is the best new series though. Hilarious–it deserves more love.

• 23 12-15-2009 at 7:30 am
  
  Lance said...

  Maybe “An Education” peaked too early?

• 24 12-15-2009 at 7:32 am
  
  Paul Outlaw said...

  Meryl’s Choice:

  a) Offend the makers of It’s Complicated (“in theaters now”) by campaigning for Julie & Julia (her better shot at the award);

  b) Campaign for neither/both, split the vote and lose to, um, Julia Roberts–wreaking havoc with your Oscar chances…

• 25 12-15-2009 at 7:33 am
  
  The Other James D. said...

  An Education feels very much like this year’s Milk, in the sense that only its lead performance got Globe love. If Molina misses with SAG though, I do think he’s out. Screenplay/Picture should still be a go. I’m hoping Scherfig is still a contender, but either her or Daniels are looking likely to be replaced by Tarantino.

  @Lance: I kinda understand about Kendrick. She was really good and all, but I was way more impressed with Farmiga. At least they’re both getting love for now.

• 26 12-15-2009 at 7:34 am
  
  Chris said...

  I’ve got to say I’m kind of happy Julia Roberts got that nomination – I loved “Duplicity”, what a fun film to watch. It was in my opinion more suspenseful and better written than everybody’s darling “Inglourious Basterds”.

• 27 12-15-2009 at 7:36 am
  
  jackal said...

  Well done Penelope.

• 28 12-15-2009 at 7:38 am
  
  aspect ratio said...

  Also, we must talk about Emily Blunt in The Young Victoria. She was all but ruled out as a serious contender for a nomination, but now she has both a Golden Globe and BFCA nomination, which is more than Ronan and Mirren with one each, and she has managed it without any support for the film otherwise which is a show of strength.

  Is she our fifth nominee? It certainly looks like she and Mirren will be fighting it out over the last spot, with Ronan as a dark horse.

• 29 12-15-2009 at 7:38 am
  
  Matt King said...

  Is it just my page that doesn’t have the animated feature category on it?

• 30 12-15-2009 at 7:39 am
  
  Patrick said...

  Is it possible that Meryl splits her votes in Comedy/Musical and Marion takes it?

  They obviously like Nine a lot, and are quite evenly divided between J+J and It’s Complicated.

• 31 12-15-2009 at 7:40 am
  
  Maxim said...

  “The worst: Julia Roberts getting in for Duplicity [or anything]. And no Serious Man in Best Musical or Comedy, Screenplay or Director. Shocking!”

  No, it’s not the worst by any stretch but the “Serious Man” oversight is kind of shocking, I agree.

  Overall, this year, the nominations are terrible. Absolutely everything from best director to best song is filled with crap.

  “Loving the Ponyo snub =).”

  Um, ok.

• 32 12-15-2009 at 7:42 am
  
  a-mad said...

  @ Michael and The Other James D -

  James, I totally agree with you about Californication and Damages…. cable shows coasting on the fact that they are cable shows – with crappy seasons. Network TV had a breakout year, in my opinion… but with not a lot of noms to show for it. It was nice to see a nod for Modern Family, but the shut-out for its talented ensemble is unforgivable. Lost should have been recognized for its mind-blowing season, too.

  Michael – I, too, love Glee – but not because of Matthew Morrison (who’s fine… but not award-nomination worthy – Ed O’Neill or Ty Burrell should have taken that spot). I am thrilled for Lea Michelle and Jane Lynch, however.

• 33 12-15-2009 at 7:43 am
  
  The Other James D. said...

  @Patrick: I’ve wondered that for a while, since we knew the 2 Streeps and Cotillard were the most probable nominees. Has Cotillard officially switched to supporting, or is it more of a Winslet-type situation where we’re figuring the Academy will nominate her in the more appropriate category?

• 34 12-15-2009 at 7:45 am
  
  a-mad said...

  @ Chris -

  I TOTALLY agree with you about Duplicity… a film I loved and was surprised it wasn’t a bigger critical and commercial hit. Now THAT’s a screenplay!

• 35 12-15-2009 at 7:45 am
  
  Paul Outlaw said...

  @ Patrick (30)

  I see Roberts or Bullock winning in a Streep split vote (see 24) before Cotillard, frankly.

• 36 12-15-2009 at 7:46 am
  
  McGuff said...

  As a Serious Man lover, I don’t worry about the non-nom in screenplay, because I have complete faith the WGA will see the brilliance there. And without looking, I’d be willing to bet the guild has a better historic correlation with the Academy than the HFPA.

• 37 12-15-2009 at 7:46 am
  
  The Other James D. said...

  @a-mad: Yessss, Ty Burrell was robbed as well. He’s my favorite of the ensemble–so hilarious. (Even if all of his characters seem like closetcases. Hot.) I think the Emmys will bring justice for this show, and possibly for Community as well.

  Thankfully, Emmys HATE Californication. Unfortunately, they love Damages. I don’t get how most critics can loathe that show, and yet it still scores thankless nods/wins.

  House–wore out its welcome for noms. Sons of Anarchy deserves its spot. And Katey Sagal needs to get her own accolades ASAP.

• 38 12-15-2009 at 7:49 am
  
  Amir said...

  nothing makes me as happy as Michael Stuhlbarg’s nomination, especially because i think that nomination is not bought or schmoozed.

• 39 12-15-2009 at 7:58 am
  
  Andrew said...

  Streep won’t split the votes. She’ll win for J+J and that’s it. Get over it.

• 40 12-15-2009 at 8:00 am
  
  Andrew L. said...

  Blunt and Bullock over Swinton in Julia?

  Blah.

• 41 12-15-2009 at 8:02 am
  
  Estefan said...

  Um…you forgot to put up the best animated feature category, Kris.

  Me thinks somebody doesn’t like a certain film medium. :-|

• 42 12-15-2009 at 8:06 am
  
  Rob said...

  These are Streep’s 24th and 25th Globe nominations. Has anyone else ever come close?

• 43 12-15-2009 at 8:09 am
  
  Kristopher Tapley said...

  Estefan: Try not to draw too much out of a simple typo, please.

• 44 12-15-2009 at 8:11 am
  
  aspect ratio said...

  Damn, I just realized that Alexandre Desplat has missed out on nominations from both BFCA and the GGs. I’m guessing the reason is as simple as having far too many scores to compete with, but man, that sucks.

• 45 12-15-2009 at 8:14 am
  
  David Giancarlo said...

  rob: Only Jack Lemmon, whose tally she eclipsed last year.

• 46 12-15-2009 at 8:17 am
  
  AmericanRequiem said...

  Inglourious Basterds and AVATAR are officialy in this race, the top 5 actually is very strong

• 47 12-15-2009 at 8:22 am
  
  aspect ratio said...

  Considering Kris had Bolt as his no. 1 film of last year and Mary & Max in the top ten this year, it’s a hilarious insinuation that In Contention has something against animation. :D

• 48 12-15-2009 at 8:31 am
  
  Morgan said...

  Got a weird, sorta technical question: If everyone in District 9 improvised their lines, what exactly is getting nominated for “Best Screenplay”? What does the nominated screenplay look like?

  Not that I’m protesting anything, but it’s kind of odd to consider that very likely the most memorable lines in that film are not to be seen in the written screenplay at all.

• 49 12-15-2009 at 8:35 am
  
  Gioconda said...

  “”And though expected (for reasons of both quality and celebrity), my favorite nomination is Robert Downey Jr.’s for “Sherlock Holmes.” I think it’s actually a masterful performance that deserves serious awards talk.”"

  I’m really happy for RDJ nomination. I’ve been reading your posts but it’s the first time I see someone mentioning his performance as Sherlock on this site. He was not part of your predictions.

• 50 12-15-2009 at 8:36 am
  
  joeyjoey73 said...

  can someone explain how precious can be nominated for best pic, best actress (sidibe) and supporting actress (mo’nique), but lee daniels is snubbed in the best director category? he obviously was the leading force in drawing these remarkable performances out of these actresses. no one would be calling mo’nique a lock for the best supporting actress oscar without daniels’ brilliant guidance.

• 51 12-15-2009 at 8:38 am
  
  Lance said...

  Morgan – I’ve thought about that too, especially with Mike Leigh scripts where the actors improvise to create the script. Sometimes, it’s really impossible to fairly judge the screenplay category. Probably all movies include some improvised lines that make the movie so much better. Also, the director can make cuts that dramatically alter how the screenplay is looked at.

• 52 12-15-2009 at 8:42 am
  
  McGuff said...

  joeyjoey — I wouldn’t nominate it for Best Pic, but I’d certainly give Gabby and Mo’Nique nominations and not Lee Daniels. I thought his tinkerings with the film were distracting, and at times (as Guy mentioned in his review, IIRC), bordering on insulting. It’s like Rachel Getting Married last year — the ego of the director standing in the way of a fantastic ensemble.

• 53 12-15-2009 at 8:46 am
  
  Morgan said...

  “can someone explain how precious can be nominated for best pic, best actress (sidibe) and supporting actress (mo’nique), but lee daniels is snubbed in the best director category?”

  Because directing involves a lot more than eliciting performances from actors?

• 54 12-15-2009 at 8:48 am
  
  AmericanRequiem said...

  i would nominate gabby and monique but not daniels, his direction was way to much at time and was the reason this movie has all its backlash

• 55 12-15-2009 at 8:50 am
  
  Simone said...

  Is anyone else kinda bummed out that The Road has been snubbed? Esp for Viggo as Best Actor?

• 56 12-15-2009 at 8:54 am
  
  tintin said...

  And RONAN???

• 57 12-15-2009 at 9:00 am
  
  Patrick said...

  I’m starting to feel a Sandra Bullock win. The amount of love that is being sent her way is the kind of thing that can usually derail a worthy frontrunner in favor of a favorite star.

• 58 12-15-2009 at 9:04 am
  
  Kate Winslet said...

  Streep (Julia) and Clooney will win because Hollywood wants them to win Oscars and the Globes will follow suit to cement their destiny and build on their campaigns. This makes the Best Actress Drama and Best Actor Comedy/Musical the big acting categories where there may be upsets, because the members will know they can pick whoever they want.

• 59 12-15-2009 at 9:16 am
  
  Lance said...

  Simone – Yeah, I agree about Viggo. I’d put him there above Clooney and Maguire. I haven’t seen the rest of the actors in that category yet.

• 60 12-15-2009 at 9:18 am
  
  Joel said...

  I just want “Modern Family” to win. That is the funniest show on TV right now. “Community” lost some spark.

• 61 12-15-2009 at 9:21 am
  
  R.J. said...

  I guess I’m the only one who thought “Duplicity” was underrated.

  I also would’ve liked to have seen Lee Daniels get nominated for Director, but I still think he get the Oscar nomination. The nod for Emily Blunt is a bit of a surprise as well, I can’t say I’m frustrated by it because I haven’t seen the film.

• 62 12-15-2009 at 9:22 am
  
  Morgan said...

  I keep getting the feeling that The Road has been buried… not just for awards, but for release in general. Did it ever go wide?

• 63 12-15-2009 at 9:28 am
  
  Nel said...

  The Bright Star shut out pains me.
  A truly beautiful and emotionally subtle movie.

  The best actress in a young Victoria was Miranda Richardson and her role was small.
  Hey ho – I guess it is about profile. I think Blunt could be the fifth nominee but she will be like Keira Knightley for Pride and Prejudice.

• 64 12-15-2009 at 9:31 am
  
  Jonathan Spuij said...

  So will their five BP’s be nominated by the Academy as well amongst the final 10?
  As for the rest, some small surprises. As for the rest, that anouncement was truly a messy piece of garbage.

• 65 12-15-2009 at 9:38 am
  
  Speaking English said...

  ***Considering Kris had Bolt as his no. 1 film of last year***

  Except he didn’t. “Slumdog Millionaire” was hi no. 1 film.

• 66 12-15-2009 at 9:38 am
  
  Speaking English said...

  his*

• 67 12-15-2009 at 9:42 am
  
  the other mike said...

  2nd whoever said Modern Family was the funniest show on TV.

• 68 12-15-2009 at 10:13 am
  
  Lance said...

  “It’s always Sunny in Philadelphia” is the funniest show on TV!!!

• 69 12-15-2009 at 10:16 am
  
  red_wine said...

  “Bought and paid for”.
  That truly sums it up. These just feel so random and all over the place. More like a guest list of people invited than a role-call of merit. I honestly wonder if the artists themselves truly feel happy to be nominated here.

  This and the BFCA almost seem petty, and inane. And the Oscars manage to have some dignity inspite of themselves.
  End of rant. I should probably get back to preparing for my exams.

• 70 12-15-2009 at 10:30 am
  
  James The Greatest said...

  Does anyone think that Nine might be on shaky ground in the Best Picture category? It’s been getting a critical DRUBBING so far.

• 71 12-15-2009 at 10:35 am
  
  Andrew said...

  Nine is such a pretentious film. It’s only getting nominated because it’s a big production -this year’s Benjamin Button-.

• 72 12-15-2009 at 11:11 am
  
  Jonathan Spuij said...

  Nine is the big productin that always gets nominated. Be it 5 or 10 nominees.

• 73 12-15-2009 at 12:09 pm
  
  TJ Mackey said...

  It great to see Inglorious Basterds getting some love. It’s finally gotten to the point where even Kris Tapley has to recognize it as one of the top ten potential noms. When I saw it back in august, it was the best film and it still hold the top spot in my book. I have yet to see a film that come close to as good this year. I’m crossing my fingers on Avatar.

• 74 12-15-2009 at 12:14 pm
  
  aspect ratio said...

  Speaking English,

  You’re right, my bad. Nevertheless, Bolt was his no. 2 choice which just as well proves my point that Kris is hardly someone who has anything against animation!

• 75 12-15-2009 at 12:30 pm
  
  Emily said...

  I see only one person hear who mentioned Breaking Bad. Also – no Big Bang Theory? Entourage instead of Big Bang Theory?

• 76 12-15-2009 at 12:48 pm
  
  Marshall1 said...

  I think the reason why Jennifer Carpenter as Deb in Dexter is constantly robbed is because (my friend’s theory) she is so good and convincing as Deb there is very little traace of “acting” going on. She completely inhabits the role and the voting body probably thinks that’s her in real life.

• 77 12-15-2009 at 12:56 pm
  
  SHAAAARK said...

  Helped:
  Avatar, obviously
  Inglourious Basterds, which can no longer be denied as a serious contender
  Paul McCartney
  District 9
  (500) Days of Summer
  It’s Complicated
  Sandra Bullock
  Michael Stuhlbarg

  Hurt:
  Jeremy Renner
  Alec Baldwin
  Mariah Carey (any heat at all is gone now)
  The Lovely Bones
  Judi Dench
  Saoirse Ronan
  A Serious Man
  Samantha Morton

  Weird, isolated incidents:
  Tobey Maguire
  RDJ
  Emily Blunt
  That fucking hateful Avatar song

• 78 12-15-2009 at 12:59 pm
  
  Ren said...

  @ 76 Marshall1: Totally agree with you on Jennifer Carpenter. Her acting, especially the break down after Lundy (as mentioned above) gets shot was desperately brilliant and brave … it left me breathless with my jaw on the floor. I think a lot of people find her character very off-putting b/c she (the character) is so brash and offensive that it makes the viewer very uncomfortable to watch her or even sympathize with her.

• 79 12-15-2009 at 2:00 pm
  
  Me. said...

  YES!!! I LOVE the “Baaria” nomination! Such a stunning film! I also love to see “Broken Embraces” being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film!

  I think Avatar and Nine will win the Best Picture awards.

• 80 12-15-2009 at 2:27 pm
  
  The Other James D. said...

  That’s exactly why I love Deb–she’s so in-your-face, and Carpenter place her with complete selflessness.

  @SHAAAARK: I don’t think Renner is hurt (teehee) much, nor is Stuhlbarg helped. Renner makes me think of Melissa Leo, Richard Jenkins, Laura Linney, Ryan Gosling, Amy Adams–you see where I’m going with this? He’s that indie performance that is wrongfully snubbed for a bigger name. SAG will be the real tell….And they better not rob him =(.

• 81 12-15-2009 at 2:30 pm
  
  The Other James D. said...

  @Me.: I think Up in the Air will be winning–most nominations rule and all. (Last year was an anomaly. Before that, it was Atonement, Babel, Brokeback Mountain, The Aviator, TLOTR:TROTK, and so forth. Granted, like last year, there’s potential for an upset, but I would consider that the frontrunner for the win.

• 82 12-15-2009 at 2:58 pm
  
  Glenn said...

  I am LOVING the Julia Roberts nomination. People complaining about it a) haven’t seen “Duplicity” and really should do so pronto or b) just don’t like her, ala Sandra Bullock. She’s fantastic in the film.

  Also loving the score nom for “The Informant!” So hope that goes to Oscar as well.

  Generally everything else is as expected. Disappointed for “Bright Star” though. That Best Supporting Actress lineup sure looks like it’ll go unchanged for Oscar, doesn’t it?

• 83 12-15-2009 at 3:00 pm
  
  Glenn said...

  Oh! That Emily Blunt nomination is freakin’ lazy! I figure the HFPA members fell asleep during “Young Victoria” and put her name down anyway because she’s Emily Blunt and she’s always good. ‘cept she’s not here.

• 84 12-15-2009 at 3:04 pm
  
  Yih said...

  If Sandra Bullock wins for the Proposal, the Golden Globes is officially a joke

• 85 12-15-2009 at 3:10 pm
  
  The Other James D. said...

  She probably won’t.

  However…she is *so* winning for The Blind Side.

• 86 12-15-2009 at 3:28 pm
  
  Me. said...

  LOTR ROTK wasnt the most nominated film at the Globes that year. It was Cold Mountain!

• 87 12-15-2009 at 3:29 pm
  
  The Other James D. said...

  Oops! My bad. Thanks for the correction. So aside from 2004-2007, the general rule was the most-nommed won.

• 88 12-15-2009 at 3:32 pm
  
  Sam said...

  I have been lucky enough to see most of the films released this year (save Avatar), and this is how I think it’s going to go down at the Oscars:

  BEST PICTURE
  (500) Days of Summer
  An Education
  The Hurt Locker
  Inglourious Basterds
  The Messenger
  Nine
  Precious
  A Serious Man
  Up in the Air
  Up

  BEST DIRECTOR
  Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
  Lee Daniels, Precious
  Clint Eastwood, Invictus
  Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
  Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

  *I understand I didn’t place Invictus into the Top 10, but I have a feeling the Academy will reward Eastwood with a nomination this year, to make up for not nominating either of his two films last year.

  BEST ACTOR
  Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
  George Clooney, Up in the Air
  Colin Firth, A Single Man
  Morgan Freeman, Invictus
  Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

  BEST ACTRESS
  Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
  Carey Mulligan, An Education
  Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones
  Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
  Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

  *Despite all of the buzz, I still do not believe the Academy will reward Sandra Bullock with a nomination.

  BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
  Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
  Cristian McKay, Me and Orson Welles
  Alfred Molina, An Education
  Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
  Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

  BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
  Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
  Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
  Mo’Nique, Precious
  Julianne Moore, A Single Man
  Samantha Morton, The Messenger

  BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
  (500) Days of Summer
  The Hurt Locker
  Inglourious Basterds
  A Serious Man
  Up

  BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
  An Education
  District 9
  Precious
  A Single Man
  Up in the Air

• 89 12-15-2009 at 3:34 pm
  
  Sam said...

  The Eastwood prediction could be replaced with James Cameron. Same goes for Avatar in place of (500).

• 90 12-16-2009 at 3:02 am
  
  Andrew2 said...

  very disappointing that Bright Star has nothing. Where the hell is their campaign? It seems non-existent and at this rate Cornish will miss an Oscar nom

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