Okay, lets talk about what happened last night. I don't watch nominations unless they are for the Oscars. I'm more of a wait and see whose nominated once the show is actually on. However, yesterday afternoon I made an exception. I wanted to make sure that writing down the winners was as easy as possible for me since I was going to spend the whole night writing out my montage scene for the screenplay we're about to shoot. So, I went on the Golden Globe website and wrote down the nominees. Things were going great...till I got to the best motion picture comedy/musical. I threw a bit of a fit. The nominees were: Alice in Wonderland,
Burlesque, The Kids Are All Right, RED, and
The Tourist. Now, I'm not going to go off and insult all these movies, but really? The Hollywood Foreign Press couldn't find 4 other films to be nominated that they had to pick some of the worst films of the year.
The Kids Are All Right was the only acceptable film on there. Burlesque was one of the worst reviewed films of the year.
The Tourist stunk, no offense to Paul Bettany.
Alice in Wonderland was nothing special.
Thank goodness
The Kids Are All Right won or else I would have had to question their credibility. That was about the only catagory I strongly disliked, however, I loved the winner. So, I guess I'm happy. The rest of the night went pretty well. Annette Benning also won for her performance as a gay mother and wife in the film too.
She really deserved it. I knew that the best actor in a drama was going to be a tough one. Realistically, the race for the Oscars is between Colin Firth, who won last night for
The King's Speech, and James Franco for his performance in
127 Hours.
Personally, and I have seen both films, I think the award should go to James Franco. Yes, Colin Firth is spectacular as his portayal of the stammering King George the VI, but James Franco had to carry
127 Hours all on his own. It's him stuck in a single place for nearly 90 minutes and he entertains throughout. This was the moving performace of the year.
I RARELY cry during movies and this film brought me to tear. I wish I could say the same for Colin's performace, but I can't. James Franco had the most memorable perforance of this past year and I believe that he deserves the Oscar. Natalie Portman won for
Black Swan.
No surprise there. She deserves it. This role is so unique and challenging to play. I think she may have an Oscar in the bag this year.
The Social Network won best picture and David Fincher won best director for it.
Director should probably go to Darren Arranofsky, but I'm not going to rant on this one. Best picture is a big conflict for me. Usually, I feel very strongly about one film that I really want to win. This year, though, I'm rather disappointed in the choices. Sure, they are all good movies, but none really stood out to me.
The Social Network was beautifully made and so well written.
Black Swan was shocking and suspenseful.
The King's Speech is inspiring. I can't really say I have a favorite this year.
The Social Network looks like the front runner. I'll be content with whatever film wins best picture. Christian Bale and Melissa Leo won the best supporting actor awards for their performances in
The Fighter. No complaints here.
Terrific performances all around in that film.
The last thing I need to mention is the host, Ricky Gervais. I was thrilled with his performance although most of the people last night were not. They claimed that Gervais was being mean, but I feel he was just telling the truth. He pointed out the performances in
The Tourist stank. I agree. He called Bruce Willis Ashton Kutcher's father and dissed Tim Allen on his lack of great film work (a little mean but should I bring up The Shaggy Dog for proof) This was the most hilarious award show I have ever seen and it would be a waste if the Foreign Press got rid of Gervais just because he went for the jugular. I love you Ricky!
1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo:
Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara star in this Swedish film remake. It’s also a best-selling novel. Don’t let the name fool you. This movie is murder solving movie. It’s about a journalist (Craig) who gets recruited to help a rich man solve a murder of one of his family member. He agrees, but when things get complicated he enlists in the help of a research analysis named Lisbeth Salander (Mara). The two then team up and try and track down a killer.
2. Young Adult:
Charlize Theron stars a writer who moves back to her home town after her divorce to get back her old high school flame back. The catch? He’s already married with a baby on the way. It’s a story about how we all get older, but some of us don’t grow up.
3. The Descendants:
George Clooney stars as a Matt King, a man whose life just got complicated. His wife in a coma and is told that she is not going to recover and that he must pull the plug on her. His oldest daughter, Alexandria, complicates things even more when she tells him that their mother was cheating on him. King tries to track down the guy his wife cheated on him with, with the help of Alexandria, while also trying to figure out how to tell his youngest daughter, Scottie, that their mother is going to die.
4. Sherlock Holmes 2: Game of Shadows
Robert Downey Jr. is back as Sherlock Holmes. This time, Sherlock is after his arch nemesis Moriarty, who is evenly matched and equally as smart as Holmes.
5. Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol
Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt again. This time the IMF is shut down and he and his rogue team must go undercover to try and clear their organization’s name.
Other to catch (if you like): The Muppets, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Hugo.
