The 70th Golden Globe Awards Ceremony is upon us and the nominees have been announced.
The first Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held in 1944 at the 20th Century Fox studios. It recognises excellence and achievements in film and TV both domestic and internationally. There are awards for acting (both for film and TV), directing, writing, animation, TV, film scores and original songs.
All up, LINCOLN leads with seven nominations, ARGO and DJANGO UNCHAINED have five each, while LES MISERABLES, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK and ZERO DARK THIRTY have four each.
I have listed the film-related catagories below.
Best Motion Picture – Drama.
ARGO
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
ZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – 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 Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis – LINCOLN
Richard Gere – ARBITRAGE
John Hawkes – THE SESSIONS
Joaquin Phoenix – THE MASTER
Denzel Washington – FLIGHT
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
LES MISERABLES
MOONRISE KINGDOM
SLAMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
SLIVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
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 Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
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 Animated Feature Film
BRAVE
FRANKENWEENIE
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
WRECK-IT RALPH
Best Foreign Language Film
AMOUR (Austria)
A ROYAL AFFAIR(Denmark)
THE INTOUCHABLES (France)
KON-TIKI (Norway/UK/Denmark)
RUST AND BONE (France)
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Amy Adams – THE MASTER
Sally Field – LINCOLN
Anne Hathaway – LES MISERABLES
Helen Hunt – THE SESSIONS
Nicole Kidman – THE PAPERBOY
Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Alan Arkin – ARGO
Leonardo DiCaprio – DJANGO UNCHAINED
Philip Seymour Hoffman – THE MASTER
Tommy Lee Jones – LINCOLN
Christoph Waltz – DJANGO UNCHAINED
Best Director – Motion Picture
Ben Affleck – ARGO
Katheryn Bigelow – ZERO DARK THIRTY
Ang Lee – LIFE OF PI
Steven Spielberg – LINCOLN
Quentin Tarantino – DJANGO UNCHAINED
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Mark Boal – ZERO DARK THIRTY
Tony Kushner – LINCOLN
David O. Russell – SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Quentin Tarantino – DJANGO UNCHAINED
Chris Terrio – ARGO
I think the list of nominees this year is great and they definitely deserve to be recognised. There are a few films on the list that haven’t been released in Australia yet and it will be interested to see whether or not the nomination will create a higher expectation for the particular film.
To conclude, I’m excited to see Tarantino and Spielberg still going strong with their filmmaking and there seems to be no clear winner in most of the categories. Are any of your favourites nominated?
