2007 Golden Globes - Discussion

I am rooting for Lost/GA/Heroes (can't decide..lol), Will Smith and Little Miss Sunshine tonight! :D
 
Jennifer Hudson was submitted in the best Supporting Actress category by the producers because they thought she had a better chance there... And she does. In essence, they are throwing Beyonce to the "wolves" and almost guaranteeing Jennifer a win given the competition she is up against. If by some miracle Beyonce were to beat Meryl Streep, it would be a coup because she would have been the long shot and the producers (and film) would still win.

This business is all about positioning and marketing yourself to limit failure as much as it is to promote success ;)
 
So sad The Office didn't win. :( But, at least it lost to Ugly Betty which is a great show too.

Unlike Steve Carell who lost to Alec Baldwin. :confused: Zach Braff has long been overdue a win. Anyone in that category would have been great except for Alec.

Yay for Grey's Anatomy!! :yay:

So hapy for Jennifer Hudson and Dreamgirls. :party:
 
Double vision overtook this year's Golden Globe nominations, with Clint Eastwood drawing dual director nods for his matched World War II epics "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters From Iwo Jima," while Leonardo DiCaprio pulled off an equally rare pair for his starring roles in "The Departed" and "Blood Diamond." Major studios also engineered something of a modest comeback in nominations for the 64th annual Globe Awards announced Thursday morning. In addition to Warner Bros.' "The Departed" in the drama category, 20th Century Fox's "Borat" and "The Devil Wears Prada" snagged bids in the comedy/musical balloting, as did the Paramount/Dreamworks collaboration "Dreamgirls." Throw in Fox Searchlight's "Little Miss Sunshine " and "Thank You for Smoking," and the News Corp. units amassed four of five nominees in the comedy field. Fleshing out the drama voting were "Babel" – the most-nominated film overall, with seven – the historical piece "Bobby," "Little Children" and "The Queen," whose star, Helen Mirren, equaled Jamie Foxx's record for three nominations in a single year. Beyond that role, she was recognized for playing another queen in HBO's miniseries "Elizabeth I" as well as the final installment of PBS' mini "Prime Suspect: The Final Act." Presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., the Globes' acting categories were as usual extremely telegenic, including a supporting nod to Jack Nicholson – already the proud owner of a record six Globes – for "The Departed." This year is also notable for an anomaly in the foreign-language film category, where two U.S.-produced movies – Eastwood's "Iwo Jima," in Japanese; and Mel Gibson's violent epic "Apocalypto" – received nominations, edging out international projects. As a result, that category might be the least significant in terms of serving as a bellwether for the Oscars, where only non-U.S. productions are eligible. Although the Globes are historically considered a strong predictor for the Oscars -- having matched the best picture winner all but once from 1993 to 2004 -- the two have diverged the last two years, when "Crash" and "Million Dollar Baby" were anointed best picture by the motion picture academy. The HFPA honored "Brokeback Mountain" and "The Aviator," respectively, as outstanding drama those years. Eastwood's nominations set up a sort of rematch with Scorsese, up for "The Departed," after Eastwood took the prize two years ago. After "Babel," "Departed" tallied six nominations and "Dreamgirls" five. "Nashville" remains the most-nominated film in Globe history, earning nine bids (but just one award) in 1976. Because of their prominent role in the movie kudo season, the television categories generally garner less hoopla. That said, the mid-TV season timing of the Globes does allow the group to quickly recognize first-year programs early in their run -- a trend that has extended back several seasons, including best-series nods to a half-dozen newcomers last year. Newcomers this year include HBO's "Big Love," NBC's "Heroes" and ABC's "Ugly Betty." HBO again led by network, with 14 nominations. The awards will be presented Jan. 15 and televised for the 12th consecutive year on NBC. Warren Beatty will receive the Cecil B. DeMille award. And the nominees are... MOTION PICTURE
DRAMA
"Babel" "Bobby" "The Departed" "Little Children" "The Queen"

ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Penelope Cruz - "Volver" Judi Dench - "Notes on a Scandal" Maggie Gyllenhall - "Sherrybaby" Helen Mirren - "The Queen" Kate Winslet - "Little Children"

ACTOR (DRAMA)
Leonardo DiCaprio - "Blood Diamond" Leonardo DiCaprio - "The Departed" Peter O'Toole - "Venus" Will Smith - "The Pursuit of Happyness" Forest Whitaker - "The Last King of Scotland"

MUSICAL OR COMEDY
"Borat" "The Devil Wears Prada" "Dreamgirls" "Little Miss SUnshine" "Thank You For Smoking"

ACTRESS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Annette Bening - "Running with Scissors" Toni Collette - "Little Miss Sunshine" Beyonce Knowles - "Dreamgirls" Meryl Streep - "The Devil Wears Prada" Rene Zellweger - "Miss Potter"

ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Sasha Baron Cohen - "Borat" Johnny Depp - "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" Aaron Eckhart - "Thank You for Smoking" Chiwetel Ejiofor - "Kinky Boots" Will Farrell - "Stranger Than Fiction"

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
"Apocalypto'" "Letters from Iwo Jima" "The Lives of Others" "Pan's Labyrinth" "Volver"

ANIMATED FILM
"Cars" "Happy Feet" "Monster House"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Adriana Barraza - "Babel" Kate Blanchett - "Notes on a Scandal" Emily Blunt - "The Devil Wears Prada" Jennifer Hudson - "Dreamgirls" Rinko Kikuchi - "Babel"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ben Affleck - "Hollywoodland" Jack Nicholson - "The Departed" Eddie Murphy - "Dreamgirls" Brad Pitt - "Babel" Mark Wahlberg - "The Departed"

DIRECTOR
Clint Eastwood - "Flags of Our Fathers" Clint Eastwood - "Letters from Iwo Jima" Stephen Freers - "The Queen" Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - "Babel" Martin Scorcese - "The Departed"

SCREENPLAY
"Babel" "Little Children" "Notes on a Scandal" "The Departed" "The Queen"

ORIGINAL SCORE
"The Painted Veil" "The Fountain" "Babel" "Nomad" "The Da Vinci Code"

ORIGINAL SONG
- "Pursuit of Happyness" "Listen" - "Dreamgirls" "Never Gonna Break My Faith" - "Bobby" - "Happy Feet"
 
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