What used to be the precursor for the Academy Awards has turned into a bit of a mystery. Take for example when George Clooney won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in the Cohen Brothers 2000 comedy "O' Brother, Where Art Thou?" When the Oscar nods came out, who was left off the list? Clooney. Another example was when U2 won the Golden Globe for Best Song in the 2002 Scorsese classic "Gangs of New York." When the Oscar nominations were announced, U2 was left off the list. Jim Carrey was nominated four years in a row from 1998-2001 and won two Golden Globes while joking "I'm the Tom Hanks of the Golden Globes" when he won for "Man on the Moon." But Carrey never received the Oscar recognition he deserved in "Truman Show" or "Man on the Moon." You just never know if someone will be rewarded or snubbed.
I think it is fine that the Globes want their awards show to be seperate from all the hoopla the Academy Awards showcases. It's great that they have two categories for lead movie actors: Comedy/Musical and Drama. The one problem I have is with the movie and TV awards lumping all supporting actors in one category. Paul Giamatti can be nominated for "John Adams" but also be up against Charlie Sheen for "Two and a Half Men." It just makes no sense to lump all shows, mini-series and tv movies for TV while drama and comedy movies get thrown together in one category for the supporting roles when they differ so much.
Here is my analysis of the winners and my bone to pick with the TV Awards:
Wow. The little movie that could keeps defying the odds. Only taking $15 million to make, "Millionaire" seems to be the huge favorite to land a Best Picture nod and win at the Oscars. We'll see but when a movie wins a lot of Golden Globes, the Oscars tend to frown upon including them in their party. "Benjamin Button" continues to put on the pressure as well even though it didn't win a single Golden Globe. Stay tuned.
Best Picture (Comedy/Musical) - "Vicky Christina Barcelona"
Boyle is best known for his big sleeper hit "Millions" and the cult-classic "Trainspotting." To take a story such as this and make it into a huge hit on little money deserves the directing Oscar. But we know the Oscars. They might do the "recognize the director but not the movie" routine (see when Spielberg won for "Saving Private Ryan" but Best Picture went to "Shakespeare In Love") which would be terrible and inconsistent like the Oscars have been the past few years.
It's official folks: Rourke is back on his terms. What a comeback story with this fine actor. He goes through a lot with drugs and turns his life around to play the role that will define his career.
In the shock of the night, this win might put a wrench in the Oscar race. Hathaway was a shoe-in according to most critics who had her winning the Golden Globe and the Oscar in "Rachel Getting Married." With Winslet's double win (see supporting actress) she might finally get rewarded with an Oscar.
Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) - Colin Farrell "In Bruges"
In the second shocker of the night, Farrell took home the Golden Globe for the dark comedy "In Bruges" beating the likes of Dustin Hoffman and Javier Bardem. Could this mean an Oscar nod? Probably not. His performance in "In Bruges" is extraordinary but this category has a track record of not getting rewarded when it comes to Oscar time. In any case, here's to hoping Farrell gets a nod!Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) - Sally Hawkins "Happy-Go-Lucky"
The newcomer of the awards night goes to Hawkins for her electric portrayel in the comedy "Happy-Go-Lucky." The british star will probably suffer the same fate Farrell does although the Oscars love a great comedic performance by an actress if blended with the right amount drama (see "Juno.")
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Heath Ledger "The Dark Knight"
What is it with this woman? Sick and twisted movies? First "Little Children" made you want to take a shower afterwards. Now "The Reader" has her sleeping with an underaged boy in Nazi Germany. Hey, it gets her Oscar nods and might win her the coveted award, but do a normal movie for once!
In somewhat of a shocker, Byrne wins for the HBO show that gets a decent audience but doesn't have the ratings power of "True Blood" or "Entourage." He beat out four gifted actors. This also might have been a "we're sorry for screwing you out of an award for "The Usual Suspects" apology.
Complaint: Michael C. Hall plays "Dexter" to perfection. He has an Academy Award quality to this character and deserves to have a few trophys on his mantle.
Another year, another win for Alec Baldwin. Three Golden Globes in a row for his role on "30 Rock." He is funny and makes that show.
For a show that had an audience increase of 60% since it debuted, "True Blood" is certaintly the hottest show on HBO. Paquin won an Oscar for her role in "The Piano" at the young age of 12. She was an upset beating actresses such as Sally Field and Kyra Sedgwick. This should keep people flocking to catch up on "True Blood" before Season 2's premiere this fall.Best Actress (Comedy) - Tina Fey "30 Rock" (NBC)
Why you have Neil Patrick Harris from "How I Met Your Mother" and Tom Wilkenson from "John Adams" in the same category is beyond comparison. But Wilkenson's portrayal of a bitter and somewhat meaner Ben Franklin deserved the award.
Best Supporting Actress TV/Mini-Series/TV Film - Laura Dern "Recount"
Dern really did portray the Florida's Katherine Harris, involved in one of the biggest scandels in American History when the 2000 election had to be recounted. From the ugly facial expressions to the fake hair, nicely done.
So that's the Golden Globes wrap up. Stay tuned for the Oscar Predictions at the end of the month when the nominations are revealed. Also look for more blogs on a variety of subjects from sports to news to entertainment.
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