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The Golden Globe nominations have taught us five things, according to CNN.
Comedy isn’t really comedy anymore
None of the five films nominated for best comedy or musical will have you rolling around in your seat. In fact, some nominations are downright dark and twisted.
The Butler was brushed under the mat
While Lee Daniels’ film did quite well for Screen Actors Guild nominations, none of its cast was nominated for a Golden Globe. Sorry, Oprah.
SAG Award nominations don’t define the rest of awards season
Actors who weren’t nominated for the SAG award need not fear, as they have been for The Golden Globes. Rush received a nomination, as did Robert Redford.
Gravity may just be this year’s big winner
Alfonso Cuaron’s film has gotten quite a number of nominations. Star Sandra got an acting nod with both the SAGs and the Golden Globes and the film also earned Globe nominations for Drama Film, Director Cuaron and its score.
The hosts of the star studded evening will, once again, be Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The Golden Globes will be broadcast on Sunday, January 12.
12 Years a Slave and American Hustle are in the lead
Both movies received seven nominations each and we can expect similar results when the Oscar nominations are announced early next year.
Golden Globe Nominees
Movies
Best Motion Picture — Drama
12 Years A Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush
Our Pick: Gravity, because George Clooney as an astronaut is everything we’ve ever dreamed about.
Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
American Hustle
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf Of Wall Street
Our Pick: American Hustle, what an ensemble!
Best Actor — Motion Picture Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years A Slave
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All Is Lost
Our Pick: Idris Elba, because The Wire, Luther, Heimdall, and that voice.
Best Actor — Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix, Her
Our Pick: We just know it’s not going to be Leonardo DiCaprio.
Best Actress — Motion Picture Drama
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr Banks
Kate Winslet, Labor Day
Our Pick: Sandra Bullock, because she looks great both in and out of a space suit.
Best Actress — Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Our Pick: We hope it’s Julie Delphy. This one’s been a long time coming.
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
Our Pick: Jared Leto. The man waxed his eyebrows three times for the role for heaven’s sake!
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
Our Pick: We all know it’ll be Jennifer Lawrence’s year again, just like every year from now till the end of time.
Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
David O Russell, American Hustle
Our Pick: David O Russell. Again, just look at the cast! We salute you, sir.
Best Foreign Language Film
Blue is the Warmest Color
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Past
The Wind Rises
Our Pick: Blue is the Warmest Color. When you see it, you’ll know why.
Best Animated Feature Film
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Our Pick: Despicable Me 2. Because Minions. Minions FTW!
Television
Best Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
The Good Wife
House of Cards
Masters of Sex
Our Pick: Breaking Bad, because Ozymandias and Jesse Pinkman. Yeah, science!
Best Actor in a Television Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
James Spader, The Black List
Our Pick: Cranston deserves all the Golden Globes, and then some.
Best Actress in a Television Drama Series
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Our Pick: We hope its Tatiana Maslany, although Kerry Washington is likely to take home the award. Watch Orphan Black, you won’t regret it.
Best Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn 99
Girls
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Our Pick: As long as they keep nominating BBT for awards, it’ll never end. Can we please have another show nominated for a change? Community?
Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series
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 99
Our Pick: Michael J Fox. He’s as inspiring as they come.
Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Our Pick: We’re going with Edie Falco, because we really don’t care who wins as long as it’s not Zooey Deschanel.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 14th, 2013.
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