In further preparation for Tim's forthcoming Oscar Trivia, people may be interested in the Golden Globe nominees (often good predictors of the Oscars or so the collective wisdom goes). A list of the nominees is here. Anyone want to engage in picking the winners? I still haven't seen Black Swan or The Fighter, but I hear both are worth a look. Also, any thoughts on The Tourist? Johnny Depp usually picks interesting movies, but the trailer for that one looked pretty pathetic if you ask me.
Predictions:
BP Drama: The Social Network
BP Comedy: The Kids Are All Right
TV Series Drama: Mad Men
TV Series Comedy: Moden Family
Actress Movie Drama: Natalie Portman
Actor Moive Drama: Colin Firth
Actor Movie Comedy: Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
Actress Movie Comedy: Annette Benning
Actor TV Drama: Bryan Cranston
Actress TV Drama: Julianna Margulies
Actor TV Comedy: Jim Parsons
Actress TV Comedy: Laura Linney
Supporting Actor Movie Drama: Christian Bale
Supporting Actress Movie Drama: Melissa Leo
Supporting Acrtor TV: Eric Stonestreet
Supporting Actress TV: Kelly MacDonald
Animated Movie: Toy Story 3
Movie Director: David Fincher
Movie Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin
Posted by: Colin Miller | January 13, 2011 at 08:51 PM
DEFINITELY have to agree with you on Jim Parsons.
Posted by: Jacqueline Lipton | January 13, 2011 at 10:54 PM
It looks like an interesting lawsuit was just filed in connection with the Golden Globes:
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/former-golden-globes-publicist-sues-hfpa-2m-23897
Posted by: Colin Miller | January 14, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Black Swan and The Kings Speech were the best movies I saw all year. The Fighter was good, but not quite to the same quality. I think the Social Network was an important movie for a lot of reasons, but it wasn't great. That said, Sorkin is a lock for screenplay. Other than that, I'm mostly just hoping for a Best Picture nomination for Toy Story 3, now that they nominate 10 :)
Posted by: Ben Buchwalter | January 14, 2011 at 12:35 PM
My predictions (not necessarily my favorites):
BP Drama: The Kings Speech
BP Comedy: The Tourist
TV Series Drama: The Walking Dead
TV Series Comedy: 30 Rock
Actress Movie Drama: Michelle Williams
Actor Moive Drama: James Franco
Actor Movie Comedy: Kevin Spacey
Actress Movie Comedy: Emma Stone
Actor TV Drama: John Hamm
Actress TV Drama: Kyra Sedwick
Actor TV Comedy: Thomas Jane
Actress TV Comedy: Laura Linney
Supporting Actor Movie Drama: Christian Bale
Supporting Actress Movie Drama: Amy Adams
Supporting Acrtor TV: Eric Stonestreet
Supporting Actress TV: Kelly MacDonald
Animated Movie: ?
Movie Director: Darren Orenofsky
Movie Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin
Posted by: Jeff Yates | January 15, 2011 at 02:48 PM
You really think Emma Stone has a chance, Jeff? Easy A was a cute movie and all, but award material? (Although I guess it's hard for me to say because it's the only performance I've seen in that category and the others may have been really bad...)
Posted by: Jacqueline Lipton | January 15, 2011 at 03:12 PM
Of course, having just said that, I see that Easy A won the Best Comedy Award at the critics choice awards last night. List of the other winners at: http://www.examiner.com/tv-in-boston/critics-choice-movie-awards-2011-photos-winners-and-natalie-portman-pregnant
Posted by: Jacqueline Lipton | January 15, 2011 at 03:21 PM
Jacqueline,
I didn't say that it was award material - just that it was my prediction. I haven't seen the movie, but I imagine that it was cute, though not great. The Hollywood Foreign Press loves shaking things up ... surprising people. I did see odds favorite Annette Benning - a solid performance, but it strikes me that she wasn't really the lead in that movie - more Julianne Moore. Take it all w/ a grain of salt - I'm not known for being particularly good at such predictions and usually lose the Yates household competition.
Posted by: Jeff Yates | January 15, 2011 at 05:47 PM
Jeff: I daresay you may just be right about that. I guess we don't have long to wait to find out...
Posted by: Jacqueline Lipton | January 15, 2011 at 06:40 PM