Friday, January 9, 2009

THE ULTIMATE GOLDEN GLOBE PREDICTION BLOG POST!!!

Ok, so it may not be the best post out there about the Golden Globes, but believe it or not, I'm pretty good a guessing the winners.

So here we go!
* - My favorite
** - Likely winner
*** - 100% sure winner

Best Motion Picture – Drama
*Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Reader, The (2008)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
**Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Burn After Reading (2008)
**Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
*In Bruges (2008)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) - Brad Pitt
Frost/Nixon (2008) - Frank Langella
**Milk (2008) - Sean Penn (I)
Revolutionary Road (2008) - Leonardo DiCaprio
**Wrestler, The (2008) - Mickey Rourke

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
In Bruges (2008) - Colin Farrell (I)
*In Bruges (2008) - Brendan Gleeson
**Last Chance Harvey (2008) - Dustin Hoffman
**Pineapple Express (2008) - James Franco
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) - Javier Bardem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Changeling (2008) - Angelina Jolie
*Doubt (2008) - Meryl Streep
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008) - Kristin Scott Thomas
**Rachel Getting Married (2008) - Anne Hathaway (I)
Revolutionary Road (2008) - Kate Winslet

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Burn After Reading (2008) - Frances McDormand
**Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) - Sally Hawkins
*Last Chance Harvey (2008) - Emma Thompson (I)
Mamma Mia! (2008) - Meryl Streep
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) - Rebecca Hall (I)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
**Dark Knight, The (2008) - Heath Ledger
Doubt (2008) - Philip Seymour Hoffman
Duchess, The (2008) - Ralph Fiennes
Tropic Thunder (2008) - Tom Cruise
*Tropic Thunder (2008) - Robert Downey Jr.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Doubt (2008) - Amy Adams (III)
Doubt (2008) - Viola Davis (I)
***Reader, The (2008) - Kate Winslet
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) - Penélope Cruz
Wrestler, The (2008) - Marisa Tomei

Best Director - Motion Picture
*Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) - David Fincher
Frost/Nixon (2008) - Ron Howard (I)
Reader, The (2008) - Stephen Daldry
Revolutionary Road (2008) - Sam Mendes
**Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Danny Boyle

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
*Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) - Eric Roth (I); Robin Swicord
Doubt (2008) - John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon (2008) - Peter Morgan (I)
Reader, The (2008) - David Hare (I)
**Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Simon Beaufoy

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Bolt (2008) - Miley Cyrus (music/lyrics); Jeffrey Steele (I) (music/lyrics)
- For the song "I Thought I Lost You".
Cadillac Records (2008) - Beyoncé Knowles (music/lyrics); Amanda Ghost (music/lyrics); Scott McFarnon (music/lyrics); Ian Dench (music/lyrics); James Dring (music/lyrics); Jody Street (music/lyrics)
- For the song "Once in a Lifetime".
Gran Torino (2008) - Clint Eastwood (music); Jamie Cullum (music); Kyle Eastwood (music/lyrics); Michael Stevens (XI) (music/lyrics)
- For the song "Gran Torino".
WALL·E (2008) - Peter Gabriel (music/lyrics); Thomas Newman (I) (music)
- For the song "Down to Earth".
***Wrestler, The (2008) - Bruce Springsteen (music/lyrics)
- For the song "The Wrestler".

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Changeling (2008) - Clint Eastwood
*Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) - Alexandre Desplat
Defiance (2008) - James Newton Howard
Frost/Nixon (2008) - Hans Zimmer
**Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - A.R. Rahman

Best Foreign Language Film
Baader Meinhof Komplex, Der (2008)
- Germany.
Gomorra (2008)
- Italy.
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)
- France.
*Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (2008)
- Sweden/Denmark.
**Vals Im Bashir (2008)
- Israel.

Best Animated Feature Film
Bolt (2008)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
***WALL·E (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
*"Dexter" (2006) - Michael C. Hall (I)
*"House M.D." (2004) - Hugh Laurie
"In Treatment" (2008) - Gabriel Byrne
**"Mad Men" (2007) - Jon Hamm
"Tudors, The" (2007) - Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
**"30 Rock" (2006) - Alec Baldwin
"Californication" (2007) - David Duchovny
"Entourage" (2004) - Kevin Connolly (I)
"Monk" (2002) - Tony Shalhoub
*"Office, The" (2005) - Steve Carell

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
***"John Adams" (2008) - Paul Giamatti
24: Redemption (2008) (TV) - Kiefer Sutherland
Bernard and Doris (2007) - Ralph Fiennes
Recount (2008) (TV) - Kevin Spacey
Recount (2008) (TV) - Tom Wilkinson (I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
"Brothers & Sisters" (2006) - Sally Field
"Closer, The" (2005) - Kyra Sedgwick
**"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) - Mariska Hargitay
*"Mad Men" (2007) - January Jones (I)
"True Blood" (2007) - Anna Paquin

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
***"30 Rock" (2006) - Tina Fey
"Samantha Who?" (2007) - Christina Applegate
"Starter Wife, The" (2008) - Debra Messing
"Ugly Betty" (2006) - America Ferrera
"Weeds" (2005) - Mary-Louise Parker

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
"Cranford" (2007) - Judi Dench
***"John Adams" (2008) - Laura Linney
American Crime, An (2007) - Catherine Keener
Bernard and Doris (2007) - Susan Sarandon
Coco Chanel (2008) (TV) - Shirley MacLaine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
**"Entourage" (2004) - Jeremy Piven
*"How I Met Your Mother" (2005) - Neil Patrick Harris
"In Treatment" (2008) - Blair Underwood
"John Adams" (2008) - Tom Wilkinson (I)
Recount (2008) (TV) - Denis Leary

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionB
"Brothers & Sisters" (2006) - Rachel Griffiths (I)
"Cranford" (2007) - Eileen Atkins
"In Treatment" (2008) - Melissa George (I)
**"In Treatment" (2008) - Dianne Wiest
**Recount (2008) (TV) - Laura Dern

Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical
**"30 Rock" (2006)
"Californication" (2007)
"Entourage" (2004)
*"Office, The" (2005)
"Weeds" (2005)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Cranford" (2007)
***"John Adams" (2008)
Bernard and Doris (2007)
Raisin in the Sun, A (2008) (TV)
Recount (2008) (TV)

Best Television Series - Drama
*"Dexter" (2006)
"House M.D." (2004)
"In Treatment" (2008)
**"Mad Men" (2007)
"True Blood" (2007)

Comments
I'm pretty sure that Slumdog Millionaire will win, even though I found Benjamin Button to be the better film. There are some sections where I just really don't know, like best actor in a musical or comedy.

We'll just see how I did on Sunday!

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