And the junior Oscar goes to . . . .
Monday, January 12, 2009
The Golden Globes are all but over and here's a complete list of the winners:
- Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
- Best Original Song: Bruce Springsteen, “The Wrestler”
- Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Wilkinson, “John Adams”
- Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Dern, “Recount”
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama: Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment”
- Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
- Outstanding Animated Feature: “WALL-E”
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
- Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: “John Adams”
- Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
- Best Foreign Language Film: “Waltz With Bashir”
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Laura Linney, “John Adams”
- Best Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Paul Giamatti, “John Adams”
- Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy: “30 Rock”
- Best Original Score, A.R. Rahman: “Slumdog Millionaire”
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
- Cecil B. DeMille Award: Steven Spielberg
- Best Director - Motion Picture: Danny Boyle “Slumdog Millionaire”
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Colin Farrell, “In Bruges”
- Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -Drama: Kate Winslet, “Revolutionary Road”
- Best Television Series - Drama: “Mad Men”
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
- Best Motion Picture - Drama: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Thoughts? Feelings? Deepest, darkest secrets? The last part was a joke but I'm curious to know what everyone thought of the results. It was definitely a night for the underdog and suprisingly I think majority of the awards went to the right people, for once! It's good to see the Golden Globes give two awards to Kate Winslet because although she definitely deserved them, the judging panels tend to steer away from awarding the same actor twice. I must admit I'm dissapointed James Franco didn't win for Pineapple Express but Colin Farrell's performance was definitely better and I'm SO SO SO stoked he got the globe for it! And kudos to Anna Paquin, now she has another Globe to go with the others (and her Oscar) for her role in the vampire tv series True Blood, based on the cult Sookie Stockhouse novels. Get a Woody! It's nice to see what I thought was Woody Allen's return to form Vicky Cristina Barcelona getting the chops it sincerely deserves. Good on ya Woody and lets keep the good work up. But, the night was all about HEATH LEDGER and director Chris Nolan accepted the award for best supporting actor on his behalf. Lets hope this winning momentum carries through to the Oscars where Heath SHOULD win best supporting actor.
In conclusion, I don't think I can ever remember being so satisfied with the results of an awards ceremony. No doubt, I wanted Milk to pick up a few awards however Slumdog Millionaire is apparently brilliant and a worthy winner. The official Oscar nominations are being released on Tuesday, January 20 and I think it's about time The Dark Knight gets nominated for best motion picture. Just because it's an action film and not an emotional drama, that doesn't make its brilliance any less warranted. Come on Academy, give it the nod it clearly deserves.
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