Sunday, January 17, 2010

the anti-climax that is the golden globes

of all the major awards shows (sorry people's choice--not you), i have the most contempt for the golden globes or the hollywood foreign press awards. basically, its a chance for minor critics to give awards to whatever movies they feel can get the most ratings. but in the end no one watches and it isnt really much of a litmus test for the oscars (that would be the critics choice and the guild awards). anyway, because im so anti-hfpa and so pro-other tings here are my picks:

Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Hurt Locker (2008)

this is the movie to beat and avatar fever was still a bit calmer when the critics were voting.

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Julie & Julia (2009)

(500) days has got a good shot but no can stop the streep

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)

clooney as himself. jeff bridges is the mickey rourke of this year

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)

UGH!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Joseph Gordon-Levitt for (500) Days of Summer (2009)

part of the love for this movie was the levitt.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)

a lock.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)

another lock

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

lock again

Best Director - Motion Picture
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)

ditto. lock.

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Quentin Tarantino

tarantino is the ultimate always the screenplay never the film guy

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Crazy Heart (2009): T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham("The Weary Kind")

a crap song but the stuff they go for

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
A Single Man (2009): Abel Korzeniowski

i would love to see where the wild things get it but a single man was pretty brilliant

Best Animated Film
Up (2009)

will anyone who think this isnt going to win never bet again?

Best Foreign Language Film
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)

im thinking haneke can pull this one off. the real contest is between this and almodobar's broken embraces

DONE. enjoy your evening of stupid awards show nonsense and im going to go back to writing real blogs soon