We can't believe it is already our favorite time of year. Winter you ask, no! It's award season! The Golden Globe Nominations are in and its time for our picks!
First, the Cecil B. DeMille Award is going to one of the best directors of our time Martin Scorsese. This is going to be a tear jerker for sure!
Okay - let's get to the nominees!
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Avatar
Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox
The Hurt Locker
Voltage Pictures; Summit Entertainment
Inglourious Basterds
The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg GmbH Production; The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production; Lionsgate
Up In The Air
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures
We are going for the underdog this year. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Emily Blunt - The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
Helen Mirren - The Last Station
Carey Mulligan - An Education
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
We are going with our girl, Sandra Bullock. We love Emily Blunt, and Gabourey Sidibe could suprise us, but we think Sandy will take home the Globe.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
George Clooney - Up In The Air
Colin Firth - A Single Man
Morgan Freeman - Invictus
Tobey Maguire - Brothers
This one is tough. They are very different films. Tobey or George??? We are gonna pick... Tobey Maguire.
Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
(500) Days Of Summer
Watermark Pictures; Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Hangover
Warner Bros. Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
It's Complicated
Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions; Universal Pictures
Julie & Julia
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
Nine
The Weinstein Company/Relativity Media/Lucamar Productions/Marc Platt Productions; The Weinstein Company
Nine. Hands down!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Sandra Bullock - The Proposal
Marion Cotillard - Nine
Julia Roberts - Duplicity
Meryl Streep - It's Complicated
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
I love when my favorite actress is nominated 2x in one category! I'm going to stick with her and say Meryl Streep Julie & Julia. Although don't over look Marion Cotillard.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Matt Damon - The Informant!
Daniel Day-Lewis - Nine
Robert Downey Jr. - Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - (500) Days Of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg - A Serious Man
My gut says Daniel Day-Lewis. Great actor!
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Penélope Cruz - Nine
Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air
Anna Kendrick - Up In The Air
Mo'nique - Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
Julianne Moore - A Single Man
Penelope Cruz. Do you see a trend here???
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Matt Damon - Invictus
Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
This one I have to guess on. Stanley Tucci. We'll see.
Best Animated Feature Film
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
Coraline
Laika, Inc.; Focus Features
Fantastic Mr. Fox
American Empirical Picture; Twentieth Century Fox
The Princess And The Frog
Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Up
Walt Disney Pictures/PIXAR Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
I'm going with Up. Great film!
Best Director - Motion Picture
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
James Cameron - Avatar
Clint Eastwood - Invictus
Jason Reitman - Up In The Air
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
Clint, Quentin, James or Jason? I'm not giving Up In The Air enough credit. I just can't not pick Clint!
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell - District 9
Mark Boal - The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
Nancy Meyers - It's Complicated
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner - Up In The Air
I'll go with Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
Best Television Series - Drama
Big Love (HBO)
Anima Sola Productions and Playtone in association with HBO Entertainment
Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
House (FOX)
Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions
Mad Men (AMC)
Lionsgate
True Blood (HBO)
Your Face Goes Here Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Vampires anyone? True Blood.
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Glenn Close - Damages (FX NETWORK)
January Jones - Mad Men (AMC)
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife (CBS)
Anna Paquin - True Blood (HBO)
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer (TNT)
3 of the 5 have one this category. I think we will have a new winner. January Jones.
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Simon Baker - The Mentalist (CBS)
Michael C. Hall - Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jon Hamm - Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie - House (FOX)
Bill Paxton - Big Love (HBO)
Love Simon Baker.
Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
30 Rock (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
Entourage (HBO)
Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Glee (FOX)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
Modern Family (ABC)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
The Office (NBC)
Universal Television Studios, Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC
30 Rock probably will win, Glee probably should win, but I want Entrouage to win!
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Toni Collette - United States Of Tara (SHOWTIME)
Courteney Cox - Cougar Town (ABC)
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)
Tina Fey - 30 Rock (NBC)
Lea Michele - Glee (FOX)
Edie Falco or Toni Collette. Who am I kidding? Tina Fey.
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell - The Office (NBC)
David Duchovny - Californication (SHOWTIME)
Thomas Jane - Hung (HBO)
Matthew Morrison - Glee (FOX)
I really want to see David take this one home.
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
Georgia O'Keeffe (LIFETIME)
Sony Pictures Television
Grey Gardens (HBO)
Specialty Films and Locomotive in association with HBO Films
Into The Storm (HBO)
Scott Free and Rainmark Films Production in association with the BBC and HBO Films
Little Dorrit (PBS)
Masterpiece/BBC Co-production
Taking Chance (HBO)
Motion Picture Corporation of America and Civil Dawn Pictures in association with HBO Films
Grey Gardens is my choice.
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Joan Allen - Georgia O'Keeffe (LIFETIME)
Drew Barrymore - Grey Gardens (HBO)
Jessica Lange - Grey Gardens (HBO)
Anna Paquin - The Courageous Heart Of Irena (CBS)
Sigourney Weaver - Prayers For Bobby (LIFETIME)
I'm going with the lovely Jessica Lange.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kevin Bacon - Taking Chance (HBO)
Kenneth Branagh - Wallander: One Step Behind (PBS)
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Endgame (PBS)
Brendan Gleeson - Into The Storm (HBO)
Jeremy Irons - Georgia O'Keeffe (LIFETIME)
Chiwetel Ejiofor. Amazing.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Adams - Hung (HBO)
Rose Byrne - Damages (FX NETWORK)
Jane Lynch - Glee (FOX)
Janet McTeer - Into The Storm (HBO)
Chlo Sevigny - Big Love (HBO)
Jane Adams......
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Michael Emerson - Lost (ABC)
Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
William Hurt - Damages (FX NETWORK)
John Lithgow - Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jeremy Piven - Entourage (HBO)
He better win..... Jeremy Piven!
We don't have to long to wait. The awards will be handed out on January 17th 2010.
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