Thursday, December 11, 2008

Golden Globes Predictions

Later on this morning, the 2009 Golden Globe Awards will be announced. I've been paying attention to awards contenders and have seen some of these films, and have compiled a list of predictions for the major categories. So in a eight hours or so we will see how right I was. I'm also gonna throw a Wild Card in for each category as an extra possible nominee.

Best Screenplay:

Milk - Dustin Lance Black
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy
Rachel Getting Married - Jenny Lumet
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Woody Allen

Wild Card: John Patrick Shanley - Doubt

Best Supporting Actor:

Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Josh Brolin - Milk
James Franco - Milk
Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Brad Pitt - Burn After Reading

Wild Card: Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder

Best Supporting Actress:

Viola Davis - Doubt
Rosemary DeWitt - Rachel Getting Married
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Amy Adams - Doubt

Wild Card: Catinca Untaru - The Fall

Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy:


Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Josh Brolin - W
Eddie Marsan - Happy-Go-Lucky
John Malkovich - Burn After Reading
Dustin Hoffman - Last Chance Harvey

Wild Card: George Clooney - Burn After Reading

Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy


Rebecca Hall - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Meryl Streep - Mama Mia!
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand - Burn After Reading
Emma Thompson - Last Chance Harvey

Wild Card:Rachel Weisz - The Brothers Bloom

Best Actor in a Drama:


Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Leonardo Dicaprio - Revolutionary Road

Wild Card: Richard Jenkins - The Visitor

Best Actress in a Drama:

Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Michelle Williams - Wendy & Lucy
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Meryl Streep - Doubt

Wild card: Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road/Kate Beckinsale - Nothing But The Truth

Best Director:

Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
John Patrick Shanley - Doubt

Wild Card: Gus Van Sant - Milk

Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy:

WALL-E
Happy-Go-Lucky
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Burn After Reading
Mamma Mia!

Wild Card: Tropic Thunder

Best Motion Picture Drama:

Doubt
Milk
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
Frost/Nixon
Rachel Getting Married

Wild Card: Revolutionary Road


So there we are. I hope I am right, especially without seeing half of these films.

Next up I'm writing reviews for Hunger, Australia, and Milk!