Golden Globe Award Nominations

[Cinemanolis]

Biggest gainers

Revolutionary Road - 4 noms
The Reader - 4 noms
Frost/Nixon - 5 noms (even for score!)
Doubt - 5 noms

Biggest losers

The Dark Knight - 1 nom
Milk - 1 nom

Performed as expected

Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Dead now

Australia
Gran Torino (at least in the BP category)

Nice suprises

In Bruges - 3 noms
Rebecca Hall over Scarlett Johannson
Kristin Scott Thomas - at last

Biggest suprises

Tom Cruise (which hurts Robert Downey's Jr. chances for a nomination)
James Franco
Ralph Fiennes

Biggest snubs

Clint Eastwood - As an actor (since he have 2 noms as composer)
Josh Brolin - had won 2 critics awards

Overall i am very happy with these



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[rolotomasi99]

i cannot say i am not a little shocked at the golden globes snubbing MILK, but you have to remember this is the group who thought BOBBY was a better film than LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (based on their best picture nominations). luckily, the academy made the correct decision on that one. i do remember many here saying LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA had no chance after it was snubbed by the globes. luckily they get it wrong from time to time.

[criddic3]

What are the chances of "Changeling" or "happy Go Lucky" being released on DVD before the Oscars? Today's the last day they're playing near me, and it's raining heavily. That's the only time I wish I had a car. Hopefully the rain will dissipate by this afternoon and I can try to see one of them then.

[flipp525]

Sort of the HFPA's "Brokeback moment," snubbing Milk nearly across the board and bending over backwards to clear a space for unnamed violently closeted superstar in the best supporting actor race.

I'm sure Cruise is already out on the hunt for a celebratory twink who he'll make lean up against a wall and stand on his head whilst being fucked since, ya know, that's his thing. These nominations make the BFCA look downright credible.

With that said, I'm psyched for the recognition of Eastwood's beautiful score as well as Angelina's performance in Changeling.



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[paperboy]

The HFPA are obviously over their Sex and the City obsession.

[dreaMaker]

Doubt made 4 acting nods... wow..

[dreaMaker]

Imagine Clint Eastwood winning Oscars for Best Actor and Best Original Score..

[dreaMaker]

Globes always loved Cruise... He did a great job in Tropic Thunder, but, true, many performances got overlooked by his nomination...

[Eric]

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[dreaMaker]

Ah, The Reader's made 4 nods.. i m happy

[OscarGuy]

I have a lot to say on this, but I have to head to work. I'll be updating my predictions today, I'm sure...at least to clean up the non-contenders and possibly to make a few changes.

[Eric]

Nice of them to make the use up so many nominations on Kate Winslet's behalf.

[Big Magilla]

I guess after all the money they lost on last year's show due to the writers' strike they more than ever need the big names to attract an audience.

[Big Magilla]

SCREENPLAY

Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
David Hare, "The Reader"
Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"
Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt"

ORIGINAL SCORE

Alexandre Desplat, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Clint Eastwood, "Changeling"
James Newton Howard, "Defiance"
Hans Zimmer, "Frost/Nixon"
A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire"

[dws1982]

No "Wall-E" for Comedy.

Not eligible, since Disney and Pixar elected to submit it for Best Animated film, which meant it couldn't contend in Best Comedy/Musical.