Recapping the Golden Globe Winners (movie categories)

My sleeper for Academy Award Best Picture “Slumdog Millionaire” leads the way, going 4 for 4… including “Best Picture – Drama” and Best Director for Danny Boyle.

“The Wrestler” and Kate Winslet tied for 2nd most awards, “The Wrestler” won for Best Actor – Drama for Mickey Rourke and Best Song by Bruce Springsteen…. Winslet won in both acting award categories: Best Actress for “Revolutionary Road” and Supporting Actress for “The Reader”.

Biggest surprises: Colin Farrell winning Best Actor in Musical or Comedy (“In Bruges”) and Meryl Streep not winning in either category she was nominated in.

Best moments: the standing ovation when Health Ledger won for Best Supporting actor for his amazing role as The Joker in “The Dark Knight”…. and Kate Winslet or Sally Hawkins stunned during their speeches for winning their awards.

BEST PICTURE – DRAMA:
“Slumdog Millionaire”

BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA:
Kate Winslet (“Revolutionary Road”)

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA:
Mickey Rourke (“The Wrestler”)

BEST PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY:
“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL OR COMEDY:
Sally Hawkins (“Happy-Go-Lucky”)

BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL OR COMEDY:
Colin Farrell (“In Bruges”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Kate Winslet (“The Reader”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Heath Ledger (“The Dark Knight”)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
“WALL-E”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
“Waltz With Bashir” (Israel)

BEST DIRECTOR:
Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire”)

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE:
Simon Beaufoy (“Slumdog Millionaire”)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE:
A. R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE:
“The Wrestler”  (“The Wrestler”) (Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen)
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From NSYNC to “Dancing with the Stars” to “The Singing Bee”… Joey Fatone is back on the red carpet again *before* The Golden Globe Awards Sunday at 6pm on the TV Guide Network.

Wednesday, I talked to Joey via satellite about covering the red carpet, talking to celebrities, what movies he likes and what’s up with NBC’s ”The Signing Bee”?

Click here to watch the interview.

 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

The nominees are in, and while “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “Doubt”, “Frost/Nixon” led the way with 5 nominations each, 2 movies created some surprises for me “Revolutionary Road” and “The Reader” knocked out some of my picks.   But I have to remember the Golden Globes are as much about the celebrities on the night of the awards as the awards themselves.  So that makes sense why Leonardo DiCaprio gets the nomination over Will Smith – because the Golden Globes probably want to see Leo and Kate at the awards together since they are both nominated.  

I’ve starred (***) the ones I predicted correctly….

BEST PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL:
***”Mamma Mia!”
***”Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
“Burn After Reading”
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
“In Bruges
No real surprises here. I got 2 predictions correct (“Mamma Mia!” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”), although I told Avi, our TV Geek last night that “Burn After Reading” should have been on my list !!!

BEST PICTURE – DRAMA:
***”Frost/Nixon”
***“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
***“Slumdog Millionaire”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
2 surprises here – I got 3 right – I really thought “Milk” and “The Dark Knight” would make it over “The Reader” and “Revolutionary Road”… there’s still the Academy Awards to get it right.

BEST DIRECTOR:
***Ron Howard (“Frost/Nixon”)
***David Fincher (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”)
***Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire”)
Steven Daldry (“The Reader”)
Sam Mendes (“Revolutionary Road”)
3 out of 5… 1 surprise here – no Clint Eastwood for “Changeling”

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA:
***Sean Penn (“Milk”)
***Brad Pitt (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”)
***Frank Langella (“Frost/Nixon”)
***Mickey Rourke (“The Wrestler”)
Leonard DiCaprio (“Revolutionary Road”)
4 out of 5 – 1 surprise here – Leo instead of Will Smith for “Seven Pounds”

BEST ACTOR – COMEDY/MUSICAL:
Javier Bardem (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”)
Colin Farrell (“In Bruges”)
James Franco (“Pineapple Express”)
Brenden Gleason (“In Bruges”)
***Dustin Hoffman (“Last Chance Harvey”)
1 out of 5, but 1 VERY BIG surprise here – John Malkovich SHUTOUT of this category!!!!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
***Heath Ledger (“The Dark Knight”)
***Ralph Fiennes (“The Duchess”)
Tom Cruise (“Tropic Thunder”)
Robert Downey, Jr. (“Tropic Thunder”)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (“Doubt”)
2 out of 5, I’m very surprised that Tom Cruise’s smaller role in “Tropic Thunder” knocks out John Malkovich’s big role in “Burn After Reading”.  This IS A TRAVESTY and might be another case of the Golden Globes wanting to see Tom Cruise at the awards.  Downey, Jr. and Seymour Hoffman should have been on my list.  I hope the Academy Awards get it right and give Malkovich the nod!!!

BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA:
***Meryl Streep (“Doubt”)
***Kristin Scott Thomas (“I’ve Loved You So Long”)
***Angelina Jolie (“Changeling”)
***Anne Hathaway (“Rachel Getting Married”)
Kate Winslet (“Revolutionary Road”)
4 out of 5, not a big surprise here, although it is the first of 2 nominations for both Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet

BEST ACTRESS – COMEDY/MUSICAL:
***Frances McDormand (“Burn After Reading”)
***Sally Hawkins (“Happy-Go-Lucky”)
***Emma Thompson (“Last Chance Harvey”)
***Meryl Streep (“Mamma Mia”)
*Rebecca Hall (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”)
4.5 out of 5, not a real surprise here because I had Rebecca Hall in Best Supporting Actress

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
***Penelope Cruz (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”)
***Amy Adams (“Doubt”)
***Kate Winslet (“The Reader”)
Viola Davis (“Doubt”)
Marisa Tomei (“The Wrestler”)
Minor surprise here – no Queen Latifah for “The Secret Life of Bees”, although critics are saying that Viola and Marisa were good in their roles

OTHER NOMINATIONS NOT ANNOUNCED/NOT PREDICTED

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