Best Picture, Drama
Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Picture Comedy/Musical
Burn After Reading
Happy Go Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, Ben Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road
Actor, Drama
Leo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Actress, Drama
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Joie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved you So Long
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
Supporting Actor
Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. Tropic Tunder
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Actor, Comedy
Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrel, In Bruges
James Franco, Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleason, In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman Last Chance Harvey
Actress, Comedy
Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia
Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey
Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I’ve Loved You So Long
Waltz with Bashir
Animated Feature
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E
Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader
Frost/Nixon
Benjamin Button
Doubt
Score
Benjamin Button
Changeling
Defiance
Slumdog Millionaire
Frost/Nixon
Song
Down to Earth, Wall-E
Gran Torino
I thought I Lost You, Bolt
Once in a Lifetime, Cadillac Record
The Wrestler, The Wrestler
Totals after the cut. For the TV noms, hit the Globes site
MOTION PICTURE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON 5
DOUBT 5
FROST/NIXON 5
THE READER 4
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD 4
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE 4
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA 4
IN BRUGES 3
THE WRESTLER 3
BOLT 2
BURN AFTER READING 2
CHANGELING 2
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY 2
I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME) 2
LAST CHANCE HARVEY 2
MAMMA MIA! 2
TROPIC THUNDER 2
WALL-E 2
BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (DER BADDER MEINHOF KOMPLEX) 1
CADILLAC RECORDS 1
THE DARK KNIGHT 1
DEFIANCE 1
THE DUCHESS 1
EVERLASTING MOMENTS (MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA ÖGONBLICK) 1
GOMORRAH (GOMORRA) 1
GRAN TORINO 1
KUNG FU PANDA 1
MILK 1
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS 1
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED 1
WALTZ WITH BASHIR 1
175 Responses for "Golden Globe Nominations"
i am from Vienna, we got 2 p.m. – why they announce the Nominees so early in the States?
I have a feeling it won’t be until half-past the hour. Just like it always is, haha.
Brazil is waiting too!
Here in Brazil it’s 11 am, it’s a very good time for me, the bad thing is that i’m at work =[
Benjamin has yet to premiere. Is it eligible for the current nominations / awards being given? I have to say I hope it delivers and starts winning big..
Really? I thought it was 5am? Can someone give me confirmation of this? I’m in Australia and it’s midnight here! Trying to stay awake but if it’s another half hour I might not make it haha!
Predictably, the boards are down and the backup boards resemble Death Valley.
televised?
I hope so for DiCaprio, i’m a bit affraid that he will not be nominated!
Rodrigo, I´m also at work (in Germany). Just act laborious…
are the forums down or is it just me?
Yes, Tufas — It’s definitely eligible, most critics saw it two weeks ago and it had its big premiere earlier this week…
I hope it shows up bigtime, too — looking forward to it…
Is this being televised? Anybody know what channel?
Backup boards’ adress ?
I think it’s going to start at 5:30 A.M. PT time/8:30 ET — none of the channels have led with it…I remember them doing that last year
@Tufas
Yes, it is eligible.
@Dominik
In fact, i’m just an intern, so i don’t have so much to do
I think it’s awardsdaily.proboards or something.
It’s cross-televised on NBC/E! =P.
forums have exploded.
Backup boards: http://oscarwatch.proboards62.com/
LOL. The boards going down was hilarious. I just wrote that I want a new thread and pop they vanish.
E! usually has a televised special for the nominations. I’m watching E! News right now and there’s no mention of it. So, I’ve got NBC’s TODAY on because they’re supposed to be covering it.
I’m just rooting for Kate Winslet!! hehe
-Vincent
Here in Brazil I used to watch the nominations in the E! Entertainment Television channel but now they are showing another program =/
Has the announcement started?????
http://oscarwatch.proboards62.com/index.cgi
Are they behind schedule? It was supposed to start 5:00 am LA time, 8:00 am eastern…
http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2008/12/watch_the_golden_globe_noms_–.php
CNN Website has them live. International users, go to CNN and choose the U.S version, the video link is there on the front page.
here in los angeles just heard 5:38 am pst starting time
It’s beginning now on E! too.
THEY SUCK!!!! How could they nominate CLINT EASTWOOD for score and NOT nominate THOMAS NEWMAN for WALL-E?????
Score
Changeling
Benjamin Buttons
Slumdog Millionaire
Frost Nizon
Defiance
Original Song
Down to Earth
Gran Torino
I Thought I Lost You
Once in a Lifetime
The Wrestler
Foreign Language
Everlasting Moment? Sweden
Gomorraha
Ive Loved You So Long
Waltz With Bashir
Something from Germany
Animated
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E
Best Screenplay
They didn’t mention the films. But Hare, Morgan and Roth were there!
Anyone got a full list yet? Post a link.
Gleeson and Farrell both in Comedy Actor!!
Colin Farrell!!!!! YeSSSS
WTF! Supporting nominees are all over the place! BOOOOO!
WHAT’S ALL THE HATE FOR THE DARK KNIGHT!!!
CONGRATS TO JAMES FRANCO FOR HIS NOMINATION FOR PINEAPPLE EXPRESS!!
Frances McDormand? I Can’t Believe
Slumdog Millionaire for Best Picture. That’s good
Drama:
BButton
Frost
Reader
Revolutionary
Slumdog
WOW they pretty much snubbed MILK and THE DARK KNIGHT across the board. That was REALLY unexpected. Both only got supporting actor noms
Fucking Tom Cruise!!!!
Can I just say how happy and surprised I am to see James Franco get in for Pineapple Express?
A lot of wonderful surprises!
Sadly, while the Dark Knight snub could be expected in a capacity, the Milk snub is compleltley left field! I don’t think ANYONE saw that coming. BUT it’s consolation that at least The Dark Knight was snubbed for a movie that is STILL a Best Pic Lock. Both only picked up one acting nom each! It’s kinda strange!
And Supporting Actor is the WORST category! While Heath is expected (and likely a lock for that win), and Hoffman is apprecaited (every Doubt cast member got a nomination) I think Ralph Fiennes and Tom Cruise are just ridiculous!!
The Reader and Revolutionary Road FINALLY made a show. whether they can pull through or not is still a question, but if either of them had falttered here they were out of the race.
The “Jai Ho” snub in best song stings too. But Rahman’s nomination in the score category ALMOST makes up.
The Foreign Press is sometimes too crazy for their own good.
I didnt expect ‘DARK KNIGHT’ or ‘MILK’ to get alot of noms (even though they should). These are AMERICAN movies and foreign Nationals cant connect with them the way we do. No One outside the US knows who Harvey Milk is and BATMAN is an AMERICAN comic book adaptation.
I knew Frances McDormand would get in. Rebecca Hall?!
Not too excited about Kristin Scott Thomas or Angelina Jolie. One of them took Melissa Leo’s place.
I am thrilled by the Cruise nomination! That being said, I wouldn’t read too much into these nominations. This is the same group that nominated Patch Adams for Best Picture Comedy.Doubt gets 4 acting noms but no Picture? Milk and The Dark Knight will be just fine.
The Globes are such a joke. Tom Cruise? Really!!!? And wasn’t Pia Zadora eligible this year–for something?
Bad news for Milk, didn´t expected The Reader to comeback after all those lukewarm reactions by the critics.
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex, intresting- I liked it!
Can In Bruges FINALLY have some traction here now. Please?
EDIT: Oh I see it’s been added to the Best Original Screenplay bar. FINALLY!
Also shout-out to January Jones and Rebecca Hall! YAY!!!
Sad for the Milk snub, though.
Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder???? Seriously? He was horrible in that movie – actually he’s horrible in almost everything (and I’ve thought this long before it was fashionable to) – everytime he was on screen it was cringeworthy…..what a list….this is actually quite disappointing.
WHAT, NO MILK?
Yes, two for Winslet!
Yes, two for Winslet! d
In Bruges!!!!!!
SHAME!!!! SHAME!!!! SHAME!!!!!
I CONSIDER HFPA VOTERS IDIOTS!!!! And expect little correspondence to Oscar nominations.
No MILK!!!!???? no DARK KNIGHT!!!!!!
You’ll see:
The Oscar line-up:
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
And a fifth film…
And TOM CRUISE??????! Over BROLIN, FRANCO, MARSAN????
Who said Blanchett would win this thing easily again ?
I haven’t seen Melissa Leo yet, but KST was INCREDIBLE in ILYSL
4 nominations for Vicky Cristina Barcelona? It really wasn’t that good. Woody’s voice over narrations plain sucked. Javier Bardem was ok and Penelope great, but other than that… the movie was just plain boring.
Oh look, no support for The Dark Knight.
HAHAHAHAH!!
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!
WooHoo!!!!
Yay for “In Bruges” and for Farrell and Gleesoon!!
I LOVE the GG nominations this year. I think they made some really great choices.They might have missed a few things but they included a lot of really wonderful performances that have as yet remained off the award radar. LOVE these nominations.
And no Cate Blanchett.
And Cate Blanchett for best Actress Drama?!? waiting for the SAG nominees…
besides supporting actor, i love all the nominations
I am disappointed that Milk didn’t get a Best Picture nomination. The Golden Globes are becoming a joke, the are losing their credibility! I’m happy for In Bruges though.
What a weird list of nominations. Just weird.
Milk will comeback on January, 22nd.
But even the HFPA did not love Benjamin Button that much… I mean, I expected it to score seven times, but only one acting nominee?
Benjamin is on shaky ground!
Rev. Road is back into the race (if it really was out before) and could easily grab the fifth spot- behind Slumdog, Milk, Frost/Nixon and… maybe TDK?
HFPA LOVES Hollywood stars. That’s why Cruise was nominated. Big Stars in mediocre perf and films. And, they are snobs. Crowd pleasing fare like The Dark Knight not being nominated doesn’t surprise me at all.
I couldn’t be happier to see some love for In Bruges which seems like it had been overlooked by everyone!
Tom Cruise for TT? Ha!
At least these nominations are different than everyone expected.
Is this the first chink in the TDK armor?
It’s BRENDAN GLEESON
Hmmm… I somewhat expected Tropic Thunder in Best Comedy, since it’s got 2 best supporting actors. If they really wanted another best supporting actor in a comedy to even things out, they could’ve picked one from Burn After Reading…
I’m actually quite surprised that Sex and the City wasn’t nominated for Picture Comedy, Actress and song….thought the globes would be all over that like a fat kid on an m&m
Um. Did HFPA see FROZEN RIVER? They are such a bunch of star-f*&%$#@. Any best actress list without Melissa Leo is a joke.
yeah.. where is milk?
Best Picture will sure go to Benjamin Button
MILK and DK are very American films; films appreicated more by Americans, it seems.
The 82 or so members of the FOREIGN press must have preferred the international flavor of the other films.
I bet MILK and DK were right on the edge in several categories. It’s not a huge deal right now.
Bill, I’m an european and I know who Gus Van Sant and Sean Penn are. Gus Van Sant and Sean Penn are well recognized here. So that it’s not an excuse.
And Batman is very popular here too.
No way “An American Crime”, which gave Cathreine Keener a nod Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, was made for TV. That’s absurd.
It was made for CINEMA, but in USA the first exhibition happened on TV. Here in Brazil it was released in the cinemas.
The people from the Emmy did the same mistake too; OK don’t know if the Emmys request that the feature should be made, but the Globes…
Wonderful perfomances from Keener and Ellen Page.
Sorry. It’s “who are” and not “who is”.
The Reader should absolutely not be on that list. Good movie, but messy and not best picture quality. And for the Reader to get nominated for Screenplay is a complete laugh. Also Ralph Fiennes for the The Duchess and not The Reader just makes no sense in the scheme of things. I’m shocked that Milk is not on the list because for me it is the best film I have seen this year. The others I can’t comment on because I haven’t seen yet, but I can say that the Tom Cruise nomination comes incredibly close to making the Golden Globes a laughing stock. Really shocking. I still believe that Milk will receive an Academy Award nomination for best picture and I believe that The Dark Knight will receive one as well. These nominations are truly bizarre and I think will be the nail in the coffin of these awards. Still, I can’t wait to see Benjamin Button.
In Bruges was up for screenplay before today, btw. I did it at Ryan’s suggestion/assistance. Being nagged is really irritating. We just do our best – it isn’t supposed to be a “for your consideration” site. In Bruges did not have the buzz/reviews it needed, in my opinion. But I trust Ryan’s opinion so I went ahead and added it,not to say I don’t trust yours but I’ve trained myself over the years to be both flexible but also rigid when it comes to people nagging me about what should and shouldn’t be there. Sometimes I’m wrong – so what? And by the way, just because it’s there in the Globes comedy doesn’t mean it’s headed for Oscar.
YEAHHH!!! Some love for “IN Bruges” (one of my favorites!). I’m also happy for Rebecca Hall (and all the nomintations for V-C-B), Ralph Fiennes (The Duchess). Not surprise about TDK: i’m pretty sure that’s a lock for the Oscar but, come on!, the movie is so overrated!…
I could not be more thrilled about them going for IN BRUGES in such a big way. Still my number 1 for 2008.
Oh lord, now I am going to have to deal with the Scarlett Johansson haters. I don’t think it’s a fault of her acting (she was more comfortable in this role than any I have seen her in) just that the role was the least demanding of the three female characters. I am not shocked that she is missing. And I just noticed that they snubbed Woody along side her. Hmm. The muse and muser…snubbed.
And no Richard Jenkins? F ail.
I’m not surprised Miley Cyrus got in for Original Song here at the Globes, but I’m hoping it doesn’t turn into anything at the Oscars.
This is a joke. No Brolin, No Franco, No Shannon or even Hirsch. And Cruise? They should have nominated Cruise for “Valkerie” too.
Happy for In Bruges though. good to see.
Zed, no nom for your fossil schoolboy crush Eastwood either for anything other than song…BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
You’re such a loser.
HFPA mean JACKSHIT!
Wait for MILK and DK get snubbed at the SAG and then I’ll believe they’re in trouble (MILK definitely will NOT, and I doubt DK will either).
what the hell?? where is “Jai Ho” song from Slumdog Millionaire???
Where’s the love for Milk in the Best Picture Category??? I am glad Robert Downey Jr. got a nod for Tropic Thunder, but Tom Cruise?? Are you kidding me? Yes, it was nice to see him go there with that role and he was very funny, BUT he in no way deserves a Golden Globe nomination. I think Josh Brolin is at home going wtf?
A few things.
If Daldry gets nodded at Oscar time, he will have been nominated 3 times for directing only 3 feature films! That’s a pretty impressive record.
Also, Tom Cruise’s nod (while it won’t be nominated come Oscar time) shows that Downey Jr. isn’t a lock at this ceremony. He probably will share votes with Cruise and then end up having Philip Seymour Hoffman win. I know everyone says that Ledger will win (and he deserves it) but they may not want to give it to someone they know will not be at the ceremony. Also, Fiennes’ nod for The Duchess over In Bruges AND The Reader is a suprise and a nice thing to see but has no shot (at least for the film he is nominated for).
Also, imdb.com has Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) nominated over Rebecca Hall. Totally unfair and totally undeserving.
Also, while I am totally pumped for MILK and want to see it go all the way, it’s snubs here will probably be made up for with Oscars. However, that said, INTO THE WILD was also snubbed save for a Song win and a Score nod and it too went snubbed at Oscars (except for nods for Supp Actor for Hal Holbrook and one for editing).
further proof that the GG can’t be
taken seriously at all. MILK and TDK
omissions are nonsensical. they have
dropped the ball constantly in the past
by leaving off not only great films but
the very best of a year. should be
remembered that it is a party, pure
and simple, for stars to get drunk
and eat and hobnob before the
Oscar madness begins in earnest.
this is the group that awarded
GREEN CARD best picture. they also
gave their most nominations one
year to THE PRODUCERS.
Let’s face it, the Golden Globes (love them or hate them) are increasingly about STAR power and wattage! They want the big stars on the TV for them; regardless of the performance and its merit!
While there are some deserving noms this morning; some are not and we as Oscar/Awards lovers know that!
The Cruise love is a shocker; but not really – they want him on the red carpet!
The “Sex” snub; is a bit of a shocker; as they love them some SJP (or they used to)!
Most of the HFPA probably never saw The Dark Knight and the MILK snubbing (for the most part) is pretty sad!
I am thrilled that “Rev Road” and ‘The Reader” finally picked up some transaction! I am a HUGE fan of Kate Winslett – I hope it’s her year!!! Glad that Leo made it in for “Road”; I was worried and he probably needed this to stay in the hunt!
Thank the Lord above; that Eastwood was ignored in Picture, Director and Acting!
Oh well….it’s gonna be a fun rollercoaster ride again!! Yippeee!!!
“this is the group that awarded GREEN CARD best picture.”
GREEN CARD = HFPA wetdream
Tom Cruise?
The best things in these nominations (IMO):
the WEEDS love
January Jones!!!!
James Franco
the motion pic noms are a joke. The TV noms rule
Supporting Actor is the weirdest list I have ever seen, but i have say I am soooooo happy for Amy Adams finally getting some love in supporting actress.
where the f— is dark knight? it’s genre-ism! not giving the dark knight a best picture nod or even a nod for chris nolan is simplly cause it’s a ‘comic book’ film, and failing to reconize it is like not giving a nod to an actor because of their race.
I thought Dark Knight would be a given for Best Drama, given that last year six movies were up for it including the Great Debaters, and that sucks. Then I thought Wall-E could grab a nod over Mamma Mia!, and that sucks as well.
I’m sorry, but you gotta take the bitter with the sweet, especially when it comes to the Globes. I actually LOVE this slate — and I am a big fan of both Milk and The Dark Knight. In fact, if you made only a few teensy-weensy little minor adjustments*, this would be the perfect Oscar nominations list. ::cough:: Gran Torino for Song only. ::cough:: Love the In Bruges love and I knew Franco would be in for Pineapple.
*Picture
Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher, Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Screenplay (all Adapted, interestingly)
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader
Frost/Nixon
Benjamin Button
Doubt
Actor
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Actress
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
Supporting Actress
Taraji P. Henson, Benjamin Button
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Lena Olin, The Reader
Evan Rachel Wood, The Wrestler
Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr. Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Foreign Language Film
The Class
Gomorrah
I’ve Loved You So Long
Let the Rght One In
Waltz with Bashir
Animated Feature
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
Waltz with Bashir
Score
Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Song
“Down to Earth”, Wall-E
“Gran Torino”
“Once in a Lifetime”, Cadillac Records
“The Wrestler”
Where are the nominees for Best Animated Feature?
Oh, that’s right — animated films aren’t “real” movies.
Richard Jenkins getting snubbed I can understand (the movie came out early in the year, it’s not a showy role or performance, and as usual, the competition in the Best Actor Drama category is pretty fierce), and I’m thrilled for both Sally Hawkins and Kristin Scott Thomas (I haven’t seen DOUBT or REVOLUTIONARY ROAD yet, so until I see those, I’d say Thomas, for me, gave the best performance of the year). But the comedy noms, once again, are a joke. I’m the only one I know who thought IN BRUGES was overrated, and it is nice to see Brendan Gleeson get nominated (he was the best part of the film), but BURN AFTER READING? Tom Cruise? Really? The former was the Coens’ weakest movie (it’s not terrible, but also not that funny), and for the latter, I just don’t think his performance was that funny, except for his exchange with Nick Nolte. And that dance over the end credits was just silly.
The TV noms make me sad as well (no “Generation Kill” or “Pushing Daisies,” plus it was their last chance to nominate “The Wire” and they failed there too), but that’s another story.
The respect for In Bruges is what saved this year’s GG from absolute ridicule from me. Scratching my head at the absence of Milk and TDK, but I strongly believe the Oscars will make up for it, including for Hunger, if there is a God.
I giggled at the Tom Cruise nom, but good for him, he needed a positive PR boost.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a. BOLT
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
b. KUNG FU PANDA
DreamWorks Animation SKG; Paramount Pictures
c. WALL-E
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Hooray for Tom Cruise. His performance in Tropic Thunder was sher comic brilliance from a guy I didn’t know had any. I’ve been pulling for him and Downey to both be nominated ever since seeing that wonderful film, and here’s hoping this boosts both their chances!
That Tom Cruise nod is a joke. Poor Brolin got shafted for a ‘bigger star’. For shame.
Miley Cyrus…future Oscar nominee???? BLECH!
Was somewhat pleased with the noms. Loved that Rebecca Hall got nominated in “VCB”; she was brilliant. But was bothered that Richard Jenkins got snubbed for his brilliant performance in “The Visitor”. So his performance was not showy;do we live our lives constantly in a showy demeanor?
Nevertheless, it is a great time of the year! Movie Awards Season, and its great to see individuals insert their opinions. That means they have passion for movies!
The omission of Milk in the Best Pic Drama category is very odd (Weird that it got no Supporting Actor noms, either.) The Best Actor Comedy/Musical category is very interesting, when you consider none of the five actors nominated are likely to pick up an Oscar nom. When’s the last time that happened?
What if Gomorra makes it to the Best Picture nomination? It may be crazy, but a posible lineup:
BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/ NIXON
GOMORRA
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
It will be Tough for Milk to be back, but I see it more possible than “The Dark Knight”… come on… Batman for best film? we saw this coming.
Gosh, you DARK KNIGHT fans must be happy with all those nomination. No s.
@ Oscar
It’s your preorogative (hell, I do it all the time) but you’re reaching there.
And nothing is tough for Milk right now. There’s nothing for it or The Dark Knight to bounce back from. It’s the Globes, for Pete’s sake. Have you missed the last couple of days?
@ richard crawford
I am happy-go-lucky, actually.
TDK is geting what it deserves….
huge box office…as the blockbuster it is…
and 0 awards…because of its poor quality
i´m happy the awards campaign carried out by its supporters hasn’t work
I was just talking about the odds… 80% of the time Best Picture nominees are included in best drama/ comedy categories of the globes.
This year may fit in the 20%, and Milk gets in comfortably… Anyway, I see Gomorrah and Happy-Go-Lucky as possible contenders now…
Happy-Go-Lucky, for better or worse, is definitely a contender.
TDK is geting what it deserves….
huge box office…as the blockbuster it is…
and 0 awards…because of its poor quality
Huh? And why is it a “blockbuster”? Because of its …”poor quality”?
Slumdog’s Jaiho is a sad omission. Its The most energetic and catchy song of the year
The usual suspects but what a nice surprise for ‘In Bruges’, saw it recently and it was so entertaining. Great work from Farrell and Gleeson and I am sure McDonagh will get an original screenplay nod.
My comments on TDK snub.
1. Keep in mind that TDK is more of a “technical awards” film, and the Golden Globes are more focused towards the “major awards” (and the music categories). While there’s a few categories that it should have received nods for (i.e. Picture and Director), the Golden Globes isn’t the real place to see this film shine.
2. Part of the problem could be that it was touted as a “drama” film, when it could have been better chance of nominations if it was submitted as a “comedy/musical” film (personally, I was thinking if that was the better choice, as the Tim Burton version of Batman and Dick Tracy were both labelled as “comedy” films).
My NGNG for Colin and Brendan as Best Ctor in a Comedy was right
Always like Colin Farrel, think it’s a very cool and sympathetic actor, but not a great one (and sometimes, a horrendous one: “Alexandre”). 2008 represents the year he proves – well, to me – that he is truly talent. “In Bruges” and “Cassandra’s Dream” (only this year released in my country) have terrific actings jobfs from him. Hell, “In Bruges” while remembering that stuff about the kid, is one of the mosto touching movie moments of the season.
For sure Milk and TDK will be in the Oscars, maybe not both for Best Picture, but with a lot of noms. Ouch, Australia is D.O.A. Even the Globe dudes didn’t go for it. Tropic of Thunder out for Best Comedy is a shame.
TDK could repeat the “Dreamgirls” syndrome… full of nominations, but not in the final 5…
It’s not a drama, not a comedy… a pure and hardcore action blockbuster. A superhero movie, a great one, but not “Best Movie” material. Besides, It’s a sequel of a franchise done by at least three directors… that gives away a little of its prestige.
If the SAG goes for it as best ensemble… then I would start believing it will fit in against all odds.
Ralph Fiennes and Tom Cruise in “Best supporting actor” category are big mistakes. But other nominations are great. Yeah -there’s no “Milk” and “The Dark Knight” in “best drama” category, but all nominated pictures deserve the nomination -so it’s OK.
@ richard crawford
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon only had 3 GG noms,
but received 10 Oscar noms and 14 BAFTA noms
am I happy?
I’m happy about the amount of love for Gran Torino
Hello Ladies and Gents,
Remember that grassroots campaign for The Dark Knight?? Well it appears that it is starting to kick into high gear. The fans are beginning to mobilize over on facebook. There is talk that they will be flooding a major trade paper with Joker cards in order to get their attention and by extension, The Academy’s attention. If you want to help this grassroots movement to get The Dark Knight an Oscar nomination for Best Picture please join us.
Long Live The Dark Knight!
Here are the films that I’ve seen:
Wall-E
Burn After Reading
Vicky Christina Barcelona
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Robert Downey Jr and Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Angelina Jolie for Changeling
My thoughts:
Dark Knight deserves more credit. Hopefully in the Academy Awards, it will get several nominations
Nominees were cut back, this year. Only five nominations for the big nominated movies in the top categories. Um, that’s interesting.
I believe these are the best movies of 2008. 08, wasn’t the best year in film. It was a very up and down kind of year.
I’m happy Wall-E was nominated
Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder, cool.
Yes, Robert Downey Jr. gets nominated. Right movie. He was a asshole in Iron Man.
Burn After Reading-great film
I love Franco’s Pineapple Express nom.
And I’m happy you’re happy, Ryan!
DarkCampaign-
I actually think that sort of stuff is going to backfire on you guys. This isn’t like a movie launch where Joker cards are going to get the fanboys excited and launch the biggest opening weekend at the box office ever. A lot of AMPAS members are already hesitant to nominate a “comic book film”, sending them Joker cards is only going to turn them off.
Me too, long time listener.
No Visitor, no Frozen River, no Let The Right One In. Yet another year where the Golden Globes bumlick themselves into irrelevance.
I find the comments about how wrong it is that Fiennes was nominated for The Duchess really interesting. I haven’t seen The Reader yet, but his performance in The Duchess is brilliant and just the kinda work awards groups like to nominate. Isn’t his part in The Reader a bit more passive? I expect him to receive more recognition this awards season for his work in The Dushess (if any, of course). That’s the kinda performance actors tend to appreciate. He’s been one of the 6 names I believe the Oscar race for a supporting actor nomination will come down to…
YES , SALLY HAWKINS.
NO JOLIE AND NO Blanchett by MELISSA LEO (that unfair).
I would very much like to say HAH!
In Bruges nominated for best comedy/musical AND Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell nominated. Turns out the people from BIFA have taste after all, and it is in fact a good film.
I pretty much rest my case, but I’d like to see more faith in In Bruges from hereon. It doesn’t matter if they win, it matters that they are obviously not some kind of outcast that isn’t worth mentioning because of slim chances.
I’m not pointing fingers – well I don’t mean to, even if I sound like I am. I’m just saying. It’s NOT that far-fetched after all, is it?
No Milk, No Brolin neither Franco both for Milk, That’s Sucks Men!!!!, What Happen Always trust in the GG, but this year ¿? they really disappointment, sideway TDK great movie and only one nom, I Hope so the AMPAS can give a true appreciation to two fantastic and truly amazing movies (MILK & The Dark Knight), PLEASSEEEEEEE AMPAS!!!
More knashing of teeth from idiots regarding awards given out by a handful of journalists. Get a life, folks!
I know it probably means nothing for the Oscars but I am so happy In Bruges got three nominations, especially the brilliant performance by Brendan Gleeson.
Hmmmm to be honest:
1. Hurray for the love thrown at Benjamin Button. Here’s hoping it sweeps (I can dream).
2. The almost non-event of TDK is a serious blow to that film’s oscar hopes, as these noms will pile up with other recent snubs and non-wins
3. I am, for one, happy the Globes broke Broslin’s winning avalanche for Milk; I do want Heath Ledger to have a chance here.
4. I totally agree with Robert Downey Jr for Tropic Thunder, and while I found Tom Cruise’s performance energetic in that movie, funny and right on the stop, I have a feeling there were a lot better performances out there this year in that particular category.
5. No Wall*E for Best Comedy. Very, very odd. It will be quite the miracle if this category contributes with *any* of the 5 Best Picture nominees list come Oscar night.
6. I loved Mamma Mia! as much as the next gay man, but Meryl Streep for lead in that movie? Are you kidding me?
7. Hurray for the love thrown at In Bruges
8. Boooooo for the Melissa Leo snub
9. Hurray for Brad Pitt’s nom
That sums it up, for now….
Oh, and by the way, with stand-out performances in In Bruges, The Duchess and The Reader, why isn’t Fiennes getting more love?
Not feeling much love or interest towards the GG this year, but anxiously waiting more critic’s choice awards and, above all, the guild’s choices, which to me seem like the true percursor awards this year. There shall we find the true contenders
T.
Knashing sounds like fun! How do you do it?
I agree with everyone above. WTF?
6. I loved Mamma Mia! as much as the next gay man, but Meryl Streep for lead in that movie? Are you kidding me?
That was a done deal from the moment it was announced she was doing the movie and it was only cemented by her general singing chops and specific performance of “The Winner Takes It All,” which is noticeably less silly than anything she does in the rest of the movie.
Why is everyone worrying? These nominations are almost completely irrelevant. Milk will be nominated for best pic. And The Dark Knight has a very good chance of being nominated (I think campaigning by fans will have an opposite effect…it would turn me off as a voter).
My No Guts No Glory vote last night was going to be no Frozen River nominations. I KNEW Melissa Leo would be shafted for a bigger name star.
I guarantee that this is the kind of year where the Oscars will be VERY DIFFERENT than the Globes.
Paramount & Dreamworks should be thanking Katie Martin Kelly for her lobbying expertise with the HFPA on behalf of “Revolutionary Road”
Prejudice is most discernible, and here it is beyond obvious. “Milk” opened to near universal ecstatic reviews; it has made as many year’s best lists as any other film, and it is brilliantly timely, which most of the Golden Globe nominees in 2008 are clearly not.
This was homophobia, pure and plain and at its ugliest. It is not “dramatizing” to argue this point. Nor can the Foreign Press be forgiven because in 2005 they concurred that “Brokeback Mountain” was the best of its year. Again, that film involved iconic Hollywood figures–cowboys–even if in that case the principals happened to be lifelong gay lovers as well.
But “Milk” is as topical as a film can be, concerning blatant prejudice against gays. It deals with historical facts, but its relevance in the aftermath of the passage of California’s Proposition 8 could not be more apropos.
To even suggest that lesser films, with far more uneven if not far less enthusiastic reviews, such as in the case of “Frost/Nixon,” “Revolutionary Road,” and “The Reader” should be there in the absence of “Milk” speaks volumes–volumes of ugly hatred toward championing the rights of a long too put-down minority.
Just as the selection of “Crash” over the near-universally acclaimed “Brokeback Mountain” in 2005 forever tarnished the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, so too will this year’s omission of “Milk”" to be considered the best of 2008, forever hereafter tarnish the Hollywood Foreign Press.
Commentators above may be dismissive, as they were of the “Crash” selection in 2005, but the gay community has been spat upon and labeled as “drama queens” far too much of late.
Indeed, this a very big deal, not just a difference of critical opinion. The Globes should be shattered, and their “big party” boycotted. In that respect, the gay community has more power than perhaps they themselves realize.
Only when the motion picture community truly acknowledges that the gay community has been integral to the industry from the outset will they tread carefully in considering future awards selections, free of any possibility of racial, ethnic, or same-sex coupling prejudice.
The omission of “Milk” by the HFP in 2008 is not just a critical blunder; it is much deeper. It demands retribution, however dismissive of that omission some commentators above may be.
I’m very happy for In Bruges finally getting some love! I’m also happy to see than Gleeson got the nomination instead of Fiennes. RF is way overrated in that movie (he’s great, but BG is sooooo much better). I hope they show up on Oscar night, too!
Now, the near shut-out of both Milk and TDK is disgusting. I’ve seen most of this years BP contenders and I still believe that TDK is the best film of the year. Milk, in my book, is the closest to TDK’s masterwork as it gets. Slumdog is the most overrated film in this race. Sure, it’s good, but it’s not even in the same league as Milk/TDK/In Bruges. There’s just a different level of filmmaking exhibited by those three. Boyle’s 28DL was much better than Slumdog – maybe he’s getting votes based on reputation alone?
i think i start crying when they refer to miley cirus as an academy award nominee :-/
Wow for Revolutionary Road: actor, actress, director, picture. Expect RR to do well at BAFTA and SAG too.I am thrilled for Leo and Kate.I also knew that Weinstein would get The Reader a BP nomination. He’s always known how to work that group.
TDK and MILK almost completely shutout and no Eastwood.It’s going to be a bumpy ride on the way to the Oscar BP nominations.
WHAT?! Tom Cruise for Supporting?! Seriously?! It was a nice cameo, but it wasn’t revelatory.
Disturbing; In Bruges is NOT a comedy. Did they even see it?! I mean, yeah you laugh, but you laugh at There Will Be Blood, and thats NOT a comedy.
Both Supporting categories are very weak. No Brolin, No Marsan aka the only real competition for Ledger. Amy Adams for Doubt made me laugh. Wheres Clint Eastwood?
I reserve judge for Milk until I see it.
Why is not including TDK a snub? It’s the type of movie that would not usually be considered an “awards” movie. Just because a few oscarwatchers say they think it will be nominated, does not make it a snub when it is not. In my opinion, “Batman Begins” was a better movie than TDK and one of the best of its year. Yet, I didn’t think it was a snub when it was not nominated for best picture at the Golden Globes or the Oscars. (I think there’s a pretty good argument to be made that the only reason why TDK was more liked and is getting more awards attention than Batman Begins is Heath Ledger’s death).
Hey, Ryan…i was not crazy about hidden tigar….
I don’t think Dark Knight will do well in oscar nods. Heath will win, no doubt. speaking of Doubt….yikes, it’s rotten.
FOR ALL ANGIE HATERS!!
STOP TO HATE ANGELINA FOR HER PERSONAL LIFE, SHE IS SUCH A GREAT ACTRESS AND ALL THE PREDICTIONS AT THIS POINT IS THAT ANGELINA GOING TO WIN THE GOLDEN GLOBE, SO GETTIN USED TO THE IDEA THAT SHE GONNA GET AN OSCAR NOMINATION BECAUSE ITS GOING TO HAPPEN, AND NO!!! SALLY HAWKINS? NOT GONNA HAPPENED U WILL SEE! SO, OPEN UR EYES U PEOPLE TO SEE THE TALENT, AND FORGET THE PERSONAL LIFE!
@ Jason
Yes, it is possible that TDK may not get the Best Picture nomination. However, there’s a few things to consider before you think that the fan campaign will backfire for two reasons:
1. As I stated before, TDK is more of a “technical” film, and hence will probably gain a number of nominations in those categories.
2. It seems to be a typical rule that a “good” action film usually ends up second (or tied for second) when it comes to Oscar wins (see T2, Speed, and the Matrix). So, even without the Best Picture nod, I wouldn’t count out TDK on Oscar night,
Happy about Ms. Tomei’s GG nom.
Surprised to see Amy Adams nominated as well for Doubt since everyone was pitching for Viola Davis. Can’t wait to see Doubt when it opens. I’m sure both performances are awards-calibre.
Also, nice to see Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman’s names on the short list as well.
Eastwood’s technically nominated twice, for song and score, right?
Technically, Zach. But have you heard the “song”? It requires we stretch the definition of “singing.”
TnAdct1–
My issue is with the whole flood the trades with Joker cards thing. To me, that’s annoying and that could backfire. It’s not like you’re sending them to Batman fans who would dig that stuff. I could see Variety or someone writing a scathing article about out of control Batman fans trying to bully voters.
Don’t get me wrong, I think the fan campaign can be a good thing. The video on the DarkCampaign.com website is really well done. And I love the “You Wanna Know How I Got These Scars” Oscar poster. That sort of viral campaign could definitely work.
No, I haven’t been able to hear it yet. I remember last year some blogger generously listed all the potential song nominees and I went through to hear them all for my predictions — didn’t help — only got the best 2 right, and I would venture to say only 3 of the actual nominees were at all deserving in a good year. Anyone got a link to Clint Eastwood singing? Though he also wrote it and would technically be among the nominees for the Oscar too, right?
@ Alex – I gotta agree. The Oscars will surely not follow this appalling lead set by the HFPA. What a disastrous list. The amount of snubs of worthy contenders is unfathomable imo.
@ Wall-e – Not including TDK IS a snub. This is so because it IS a contender. The evidence is there. This therefore makes it a snub.
The HFPA voters need to screw their heads back on (for the most part, I mean I too am pleased with the In Bruges love)…Wait a minute…Breaking news – THE HFPA VOTERS HAVE OFFICIALLY LOST THEIR HEADS AND CANNOT FIND THEM FOR CAUSE OF BLINDNESS, THE SAME BLINDNESS THAT FORCED THEM TO NOMINATE A LOAD OF SHIT.
here ya go, Zach.
It’s the last track on the menu
http://warnerbros2008.warnerbros.com/#/movies/grantorino/score/score13
I knew it! The Reader is in! Told ya everyone!
Ryan is being mean.
The song is sweet and Clint only croaks through the first verse . It was actually one of the only nuanced things in the production and I really hope all the Eastwood Oscar love pours into this song and nowhere else. (But Springsteen for the WIN…)
Wow, worse singing than in Paint Your Wagon. He thinks he’s Audrey Hepburn. I hope he doesn’t get nominated because I won’t want to hear that at the Kodak. I don’t particularly care for Miley’s song either — nothing special — very slight but less painful. The songs from The Wrestler and Wall-E are much more tolerable, but I’d love to hear Jaiho from Slumdog though apparently it’s best heard during the film.
Anyways, none of these are as bad as the Bond song. What about the Mariah Carey song?
Milk?????
the dark knight?
foreign ??????????
aha! Zach,
Though kinda fun to envision the Kodak stage with three platforms and spotlights trained on the acoustic medley sung by Miley Cyrus, Clint Eastwood, and Jack White.
It would rival Rob Lowe hitting on Snow White for most excruciating Oscar moment of all time.
I long for the days when we could honestly say the worst thing Billy Ray Cyrus ever did to the world was record Achy-Breaky Heart!
The Tom Cruise nomination is a new low for the Globes, and that’s saying something.
Wow…..some surprises.
Some unpleasant surprises: No Best Pic or Director nom for The Dark Knight? And Tom Cruise was fun to watch…but did he really deserve a nomination?
The pleasant surprises; Ah finally… some “In Bruges” love….and in the major categories no less. This is a happy surprise because it was released so early in the year. And so happy to see Ralph Fiennes recognized this for at least one of his performances this…..and he is truly wonderful in The Duchess so if that is the better performance …I am glad he is nominated for it…although he was pretty good “In Bruges” too.
I remember you wrote about Ralph Feinnes in one of your TIFF reports, Nancy. Here’s what you told us on September 15th:
I didn’t get a chance to discover how right you were until just a few days ago. Perfectly proportioned and balanced, Fienne’s performance is the epitome of a flawless supporting role.
I’m also late to the party in congratulating you on the really fine profile you wrote after your interview with Michelle Williams. Great job! Highly recommend a back-clicking to anyone who missed it.
I thought “An American Crime” was bad and Keener was AWFUL. Page was pretty good, but the role was akin to Cate Blanchett’s in “Babel”… it didn’t require too much emotional range.
Love the In Bruges love!
Where is Michelle Williams and Melissa Leo?
Why is Tom Cruise there?
Ralph Fienes deserves the nom. He was good in The Duchess.
I thought Kiera Knightley might get in.
Woohooo for Kate Winslet.
Great to see In Bruges and Happy go Lucky!! Great to see james franco! And of course great not to see TDK!!!
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And very sad to see that Defiance probably has no chances at all to be getting any noms …
As a gay man myself (if that makes my opinion worth something) I don’t feel there’s homophobia here. Though it’s true homophobia is more widespread than we’d like to think, unfortunately, I just don’t think this is the case. Penn’s performance of a gay character is included on the list, isn’t it?
If someone has been snubbed (regarding Milk) is Van Sant and Brolin, and I see no reason why they should have Van Sant or Brolin issues. So, in cases like this one I always come to the same conclusion: the best explanation is the most simple one, that is, they didn’t like the movie as much as to include in their BP list.
If something, the list is probably one of the most mainstream and predictable of those we’ve seen so far (category confusion apart, i.e. In Bruges). A bit of the usual suspects we’ve been reading about for months, a bit of star presence in the acting categories, and a wink at some “Indie” – all the Indie the GG can be, by including a nod only for Anne Hathaway. Which btw, reflects perfectly, for me, the spirit of the GG: we don’t want to look too mainstream, so hey, you see, we also see smaller films but in the end we can’t help ourselves and our red carpet/star love makes us acknowledge only Hathaway’s work.
IMO.
I agree with you Iggy. I too am gay and while it’s very disappointing and surprising that Milk wasn’t included I don’t think for a second it was about homophobia. Now in the case of Brokeback Mountain losing to Crash I do think homophobia had a lot to do with that, as well as the fact that a lot of the Academy members are actors and actresses and Crash had so many stars in it that were friends with/had worked with members of the Academy. I cannot forgive the Academy for giving the Oscar to Crash over Brokeback Mountain, especially when Crash had the worst reviews of any of the nominees and was also probably the worst-reviewed Best Picture winner ever. Anyway, the Globes are star wh*res, hence the nomination for Tom Cruise. It’s getting hard to even take them seriously, especially after this year (yes, there are some good nominations, but there are quite a few head-scratching ones as well). I just don’t see it as homophobia at all this time around, especially when they showered Brokeback Mountain with love before and it won Best Picture (Drama) for them. They got it right then and for that year I was actually able to have some respect for them and found them to be more credible than the Oscars.
But yeah, I’m very confident that Milk will get a lot of Oscar nominations this year (I can’t see it not getting a Best Picture nomination).
It was mentioned that Let The Right One In wasn’t nominated, but I don’t believe it was eligible. I know it isn’t for the Oscars because it wasn’t the submitted film for that country. It’s really too bad as it’s very good and has some of the best reviews of the year. It probably would have had a better shot at winning than the film they submitted. I wish things would change and all films from that year would be eligible and not just the submitted ones.
I was really hoping Michelle Williams would get a nomination for Wendy & Lucy, just like when Maggie Gyllenhaal got some love from them for her performance in Sherrybaby. I’m hoping she can sneak in at the Oscars. The reviews are great and her performance is getting raves, but I’m not sure enough people will have seen it in order for it to find its way into the Oscar nominations. It might just have to settle for its Independent Spirit Award nominations. Those are actually really fun to watch. I wish they would make a bigger deal out of them and air them on a network station so some smaller films would get more exposure.
Thank God No Melissa Leo in sight! bwahahahaha!
This year’s Golden Globes are going to be so irrelevant, I almost wish this WAS the year when the writers’ strike was taking place. Really! The lack of noms for both MILK and THE DARK KNIGHT is unacceptable, although I really don’t expect much from these people. These awards are fast becoming the most overrated and least important accolade a film can acquire.
Another “weird” thing is to think BOLT, as much as I enjoyed it, got as many noms as WALL-E, which I think got snubbed for Score, especially after collecting 3 Grammy Award nominations. By the way, “Down To Earth” the Peter Gabriel song is not only a lock for Best Song but has turned into the frontrunner. The song has been nominated for the Golden Satellite Awards, won a Critic’s award already and also received the Best Song from A Film nom at the Grammys.
Nevertheless, the Academy Awards will fix the mess the Golden Globes have created. The films that were snubbed here will get their due come Oscar time, if anything because the Oscars have more categories and a movie like THE DARK KNIGHT will then round up a few more noms in tech categories, aside from its inevitable Best Supporting Actor nod for Heath…maybe even more?
The only thing I can commend them for is that they nominated Slumdog Millionaire for Best Picture and Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married. But that’s all nice and well until you see that horrendous Best Supporting Actor category…
i’m very disappointed from the only one nomination for Milk, ther nominations for Sean Penn, my favourite actor, i hope that Academy will consider better Milk.
certainly happy about some things:
* angelina’s nod
* amy adams getting some love
* all 4 doubt acting nominees locked in
* marisa tomei getting some love
and very sad that milk was all but snubbed, very sad
Rebecca Hall… nice one, guys.
I like this list. Mostly.
I’d be a bit sad about no Richard Jenkins, but I’m more distracted by – No Cate Blanchett?!
Ah well – at least there’s no Australia…
David, you remind me of a kindergartner. Your vendetta comments will be deleted. It’s just the way it’s going to be.
Ryan: The Michelle Williams is indeed a well written profile, but I cannot take credit for it. It’s written by Susan Thea Posnock.
where is let the right one in and 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days.
im pretty sure both are eligible for the foreign film award.
and they were 2 of the best films of the year.
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