The Golden Globe Awards is the second biggest awards show on the film calendar. Voted for by the 90 odd members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the awards provide a ‘preview’ of likely Oscar winners – although it doesn’t always work out the same.
This morning the nominees for the 2013 Golden Globes were announced and all the big names are present… with some of this year’s indie gems hanging in there too.
The Globes have a few quirks, the major one being that the Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress categories are divided into ‘Drama’ and ‘Comedy or Musical’. I can’t recall why – perhaps a need to be consistent with the TV section of the awards? Anyhow…
…the nominees for Best Picture, Drama are Zero Dark Thirty (most people’s front-runner), Argo, Lincoln, Life of Pi and Django Unchained – Django must be good then! But don’t be surprised if Life of Pi steals Zero Dark Thirty‘s thunder – reports are that it’s amazing.
For Best Picture, Comedy or Musical the nominees are Moonrise Kindgom, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Les Misérables, and Silver Linings Playbook. Heart says Moonrise Kingdom but head says Silver Linings Playbook – based on its recent buzz.
Steven Spielberg‘s Lincoln leads the total number of nominations with 7. It’s most likely to win Best Actor, Drama for Daniel Day Lewis‘ portrayal of ‘Honest Abe’. But Day Lewis faces stiff competition from John Hawkes, whose performance in The Sessions is remarkable.
Some of the other categories will be close too. Zero Dark Thirty’s Kathryn Bigelow faces off against Ben Affleck (Argo) and Ang Lee (Life of Pi) for Best Director. And Zero Dark Thirty‘s Jessica Chastain and Rust and Bone‘s Marion Cotillard fight it out for Best Actress, Drama – now that would be a great scrap! But why no nom for Amour‘s Emmanuelle Riva?
And speaking of snubs, Admit One darling Beasts of the Southern Wild didn’t get any nominations – outrageous! At the very least Quvenzhane Wallis should have been nominated for Best Actress, Drama – a staggering and emotional performance from a girl so young should not go unrecognised.
The Golden Globes take place on 13 January in the US – so 14 January for us Kiwis – and will be presented by the somewhat unusual combo of Jessica Alba, Megan Fox and Ed Helms. The good, the bad, and the beautiful. You decide who’s who.
And by the way, check out the big name actors up for television awards – showing us all just how far TV show quality has come in recent years. I’m glued to Homeland at the moment.
Here are all the nominees:
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FILM
Best Picture, Drama:
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables
Moonrise Kindgom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Director:
Ben Affleck – Argo
Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
Best Actor, Drama:
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Richard Gere – Arbitrage
John Hawkes – The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
Denzel Washington – Flight
Best Actress, Drama:
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone
Helen Mirren – Hitchcock
Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Rachel Weisz – The Deep Blue Sea
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Jack Black – Bernie
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables
Ewan McGregor – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray – Hyde Park on Hudson
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Emily Blunt – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Maggie Smith – Quartet
Meryl Streep – Hope Springs
Best Supporting Actor:
Alan Arkin – Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio – Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams – The Master
Sally Field – Lincoln
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
Helen Hunt – The Sessions
Nicole Kidman – The Paperboy
Best Screenplay:
Mark Boal – Zero Dark Thirty
Tony Kushner – Lincoln
David O’Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
Chris Terrio – Argo
Foreign Language Film:
Amour
A Royal Affair
The Intouchables
Kon-Tiki
Rust and Bone
Best Animated Feature Film:
Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph
Best Original Song:
“For You” – Act of Valor
“Not Running Anymore” – Stand Up Guys
“Safe & Sound” – The Hunger Games
“Skyfall” – Skyfall
“Suddenly” – Les Miserables
Best Original Score:
Mychael Danna – Life of Pi
Alexandre Desplat – Argo
Dario Marianelli – Anna Karenina
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil – Cloud Atlas
John Williams – Lincoln
TELEVISION
Best Television Series, Drama:
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey: Season 2
Homeland
The Newsroom
Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical:
The Big Bang Theory
Episodes
Girls
Modern Family
Smash
Best Miniseries or Television Movie:
Game Change
The Girl
Hatfields & McCoys
The Hour
Political Animals
Best Actor, Television Drama:
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels – The Newsroom
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Damian Lewis – Homeland
Best Actress, Television Drama:
Connie Briton – Nashville
Glenn Close – Damages
Claire Danes – Homeland
Michelle Dockery – Downton Abbey
Juliana Margulies – The Good Wife
Best Actor, Television Comedy or Musical:
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Louis C.K. – Louie
Matt LeBlanc – Episodes
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Best Actress, Television Comedy or Musical:
Zooey Deschanel – New Girl
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Lena Dunham – Girls
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
Best Actor, Television Movie or Mini-Series:
Kevin Costner – Hatfields & McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock
Woody Harrelson – Game Change
Toby Jones – The Girl
Clive Owen – Hemingway & Gellhorn
Best Actress, Television Movie or Mini-Series:
Nicole Kidman – Hemingway & Gellhorn
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Asylum
Sienna Miller – The Girl
Julianne Moore – Game Change
Sigourney Weaver – Political Animals
Best Supporting Actor:
Max Greenfield – New Girl
Ed Harris – Game Change
Danny Huston – Magic City
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
Best Supporting Actress:
Hayden Panettiere – Nashville
Archi Panjabi – The Good Wife
Sarah Paulson – Game Change
Maggie Smith – Downtown Abbey
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family
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Who do you think will win?
