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In 1955 The Globes awarded the non-nominated East of Eden and Guys and Dolls. Got this from Wikipedia, which by the way already has this years Globe winners posted!!



Edited By Mike Kelly on 1200281471

I think this will be another year (four in a row) when the Globes fail to predict the Oscar Best Picture. And when you look at those four Best Pictures: The Aviator, Brokeback Mountain, Babel, Atonement and compare with the Academy: Million Dollar Baby, Crash, The Departed and for argument's sake N...

Let's not forget that movie sets have been enhanced and sometimes completely replaced by matte paintings to for nearly 100 years. From changing Selznick's studio edifice to Tara in Gone With the Wind to Moses presenting Ramses with his new city in The Ten Commandments to the amazing recreation of t...

Sorry OG, I didn't word my question clearly enough. I realize that all members vote for Best Picture. What surprised me was the large number that are not part of a branch that has a nominated category (editors, sound, music etc.). Who are members at large? Clerical support and other office staffers?

Am I correct in saying that out of the 5829 AMPAS members, over one quarter, 1517, can only vote for nominations in the Best Picture Category? They are 459 Producers, 440 Executives, 369 Public Relations and 254 Members at Large. I guess I was suprised that outside of Actors, the other branches tha...

I agree, Sabin. I really enjoyed the movie, but it did seem that the words coming out of her mouth were often a bit too clever for her 16 yr. old character. I remember feeling the same way when I first saw Richard Dreyfuss in The Goodbye Girl (does anybody really talk like that?). Then again, he di...

What a difficult year for predicting Best Picture nominees. Other than No Country for Old Men and possibly Juno, the other candidates seem to come and go en masse. Maybe the other guilds will narrow it down. Right now the last three slots look like a fight among: Michael Clayton, Into the Wild, Ato...

Chicago Film Critics Nominations Best Picture "Into the Wild" "Michael Clayton" "No Country for Old Men" "Once" "There Will Be Blood" Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood" Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, "No Country for Old...