Golden Globe 2008 Winners

[BertR]

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As I've always been so into film awards especially the Oscars, I'll be bugging istorya.net from time to time about these awards till we get to Feb.24 when the Oscar Awards will be given.

Now, the Golden Globe, one of the precursors to the Oscars, has finally handed out their winners. Sadly, due to the WGA strike, the Golden Globe this year has marked the history as the quickest with 34 minutes. Winners didn't appear to get their awards since the globes decided to have only a news conference after WGA successfully coaxed actors not to appear for the awards. I just hope this doesn't affect up to the Oscar season....

And now, the Golden Globes goes to:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
ATONEMENT
Working Title Films Limited; Focus Features

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JULIE CHRISTIE
Away From Her

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS
There Will Be Blood

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Parkes/MacDonald and Zanuck Company; DreamWorks/Paramount Distribution /
Warner Bros. Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
MARION COTILLARD
La Vie En Rose

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
JOHNNY DEPP
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
RATATOUILLE
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Pixar Animation Studios

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY – FRANCE AND USA
A Kennedy/Marshall Company and Jon Kilik Production; Miramax

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
CATE BLANCHETT
I’m Not There

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
JAVIER BARDEM
No Country for Old Men

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
JULIAN SCHNABEL
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN
No Country for Old Men

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
DARIO MARIANELLI
Atonement

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“GUARANTEED” — INTO THE WILD
Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
MAD MEN
Lionsgate; AMC

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
GLENN CLOSE
Damages

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
JON HAMM
Mad Men

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
EXTRAS
BBC and HBO Entertainment; HBO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
TINA FEY
30 Rock

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
DAVID DUCHOVNY
Californication

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
LONGFORD
A Granada Production in association with Channel 4 and HBO Films; HBO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
QUEEN LATIFAH
Life Support

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
JIM BROADBENT
Longford

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
SAMANTHA MORTON
Longford

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
JEREMY PIVEN
Entourage

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My comments on the awards:
=> I was expecting either NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN or THERE WILL BE BLOOD to win, it's definitely better and deeper than ATONEMENT, which although has award-winning written all over it
=> I wanted JUNO to win best comedy/musical, even after just recently seeing Sweeney Todd. It's indie. It's hip. It's fun. But I think overshadowed by Little Miss Sunshine
=> I'm quite happy with the acting categories (LEWIS, CHRISTIE, BARDEM, BLANCHETT, COTILLARD in La Vie En Rose which I saw in Cine Europa last year): they're all great and deserving! I didn't think Johnny Depp showcased great acting in Sweeney Todd: he just utilized the same acting style as Capt. Jack Sparrow
=> I'm also very happy with RATATOUILLE's win, my favorite animated movie of last year!
=> ATONEMENT's win on the Original Score is truly deserved if you've seen the movie, you can attest it = most memorably the typewriter score called "BRIONY"

[obemon]

Well at least something came out good with this writers strike. I hope the Oscars gets canned as well. I'd actually rather have them announce who won on some sort of a press conference, rather than having to watch a boring 5 hour show.

[BertR]

yeah right..
if you know the dynamics and business of filmmaking, you'd think otherwise...
as if writers aren't earning enough and as if they pay back the studios if the movies they write bomb in box office..

i don't think they'd ruin the most prestigious award that has been running for 79 years...
and i would really hate it if in case the oscars gets canned since this season's dubbed as one of the best oscar competitions with an array of wonderful films and performances from No Country for Old Men, to Atonement, to Juno, to There Will Be Blood, to Sweeney Todd, to Across the Universe, to the Diving Bell and the Butterfly, to Persepolis, to I'm Not There, to The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, the list could go on...

Well, to each his own.. c: