Golden Globe nominations are in this morning as of 8:45 a.m. and as some might of figured, the sweeping grandeur of Joe Wright’s adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel, “Atonement” swept up taking seven nominations.
The Best Picture category didn’t look all that surprising either, as recent critical favorites like “There Will Be Blood,” “No Country For Old Men” found their spots as well as early fall favorites, “Michael Clayton” and “American Gangster,” but “Easter Promises,” really?
We liked it and have a soft spot for Cronenberg and all, but really? “The Great Debaters” was a shocker as well.
In the director category, Paul Thomas Anderson got snubbed despite ‘Blood’ getting a Picture nod and instead his dark horse spot was taken by Julian Schnabel, who directed the very excellent “The Diving Bell & The Butterfly,” which is up for Best Foreign Film. The rest of the director nods went to their nominated picture counterparts, including Ridley Scott (you’ve got to be shitting us), Ethan and Joel Coen, Joe Wright and Tim Burton’s whose R-Rated musical, ‘Sweeney Todd’ was nominated four times including Best Picture in the Comedy or Musical category (at this point look for this film to transcend that ghetto and possibly grab an Oscar Best Picture nomination).
Rockers got their due as well, Eddie Vedder scored twice. One for his “Into The Wild” score with Michael Brook and Kaki King (technically, Vedder did the songs, Brook did the score with King) and one for the original song written for the film, “Guaranteed.” However, just two days after sweeping the Broadcast Film Critics Association nominees, ‘Wild’ was otherwise totally shut out (a surprise for at least Emile Hirsch). The Beatles musical “Across The Universe” also showed its face by winning a Best Musical or Comedy nomination.
The ‘Walk Hard’ crew made a musical appearance as well with the title track nabbing a nomination for Best Original Song. John C. Reilly also grabbed a Best Actor in the Musical or Comedy category (the movie being seemingly built for that slot). The biggest musical snub was Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova’s “Once” score, but we’re still convinced it’ll get something come Academy Awards time.
As many had predicted, Cate Blanchett grabbed two nominations, one as a Best Actress in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” and one as Best Supporting Actress in Todd Haynes’ otherwise overlooked, “I’m Not There.”
Overall, no major surprises. As we figured, the more conservative Globes tended to favor commercial fare like “American Gangster” and Charlie Wilson’s War” which scored itself 5 nominations. A slight surprise was “Gone Baby Gone,” which aside from Amy Adams’ Best Actress nod was totally absent. Oscar nominations themselves are announced nine days after the Globes telecast which is set for January 13. It’s still somewhat hard to tell how it’s all gonna play though, the Globes obviously nominate many more films and have lots more categories to choose from.
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
AMERICAN GANGSTER
ATONEMENT
EASTERN PROMISES
THE GREAT DEBATERS
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
CATE BLANCHETT — ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
JULIE CHRISTIE — AWAY FROM HER
JODIE FOSTER — THE BRAVE ONE
ANGELINA JOLIE — A MIGHTY HEART
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY — ATONEMENT
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
GEORGE CLOONEY — MICHAEL CLAYTON
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS — THERE WILL BE BLOOD
JAMES MCAVOY — ATONEMENT
VIGGO MORTENSEN — EASTERN PROMISES
DENZEL WASHINGTON — AMERICAN GANGSTER
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
HAIRSPRAY
JUNO
SWEENEY TODD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
AMY ADAMS – ENCHANTED
NIKKI BLONSKY – HAIRSPRAY
HELENA BONHAM CARTER – SWEENEY TODD
MARION COTILLARD – LA VIE EN ROSE
ELLEN PAGE – JUNO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
JOHNNY DEPP — SWEENEY TODD
RYAN GOSLING — LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
TOM HANKS — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN — THE SAVAGES
JOHN C. REILLY — WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BEE MOVIE
RATATOUILLE
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS (ROMANIA)
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (FRANCE AND USA)
THE KITE RUNNER (USA)
LUST, CAUTION (TAIWAN)
PERSEPOLIS (FRANCE)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
CATE BLANCHETT — I’M NOT THERE
JULIA ROBERTS — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
SAOIRSE RONAN —ATONEMENT
AMY RYAN — GONE BABY GONE
TILDA SWINTON — MICHAEL CLAYTON
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
CASEY AFFLECK — THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
JAVIER BARDEM —NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
JOHN TRAVOLTA — HAIRSPRAY
TOM WILKINSON — MICHAEL CLAYTON
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
TIM BURTON — SWEENEY TODD
ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN — NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
JULIAN SCHNABEL — THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
RIDLEY SCOTT — AMERICAN GANGSTER
JOE WRIGHT — ATONEMENT
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
DIABLO CODY — JUNO
ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN — NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON — ATONEMENT
RONALD HARWOOD — THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
AARON SORKIN — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
MICHAEL BROOK, KAKI KING, EDDIE VEDDER — INTO THE WILD
CLINT EASTWOOD — GRACE IS GONE
ALBERTO IGLESIAS — THE KITE RUNNER
DARIO MARIANELLI — ATONEMENT
HOWARD SHORE — EASTERN PROMISES
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“DESPEDIDA” — LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Music by: Shakira, Antonio Pinto
“GRACE IS GONE” — GRACE IS GONE
Music by: Clint Eastwood
“GUARANTEED” — INTO THE WILD
Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder
“THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW” — ENCHANTED
Music & Lyrics by: Alan Menken
“WALK HARD” — WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY
Music & Lyrics by: Marshall Crenshaw, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, Kasdan
Download: Bono – “I Am The Walrus” (from “Across The Universe”)
Download: Rachel Evan Wood – “Blackbird” (from “Across The Universe”)
Download: Eddie Vedder – “Guaranteed” (from “Into The Wild”)