Golden Globes Movies Predictions (on TV tonight):
Will Win/Should Win (so, who I think will win vs. who I think should win, based on what I’ve seen, read and heard)
Best Picture (Drama) – Social Network/Inception
Best Picture (Comedy/Musical) – The Kids are All Right/The Kids are All Right
Actor (Drama) – Colin Firth/Colin Firth
Actress (Drama) – Natalie Portman/Natalie Portman
Actor (Comedy/Musical) – Johnny Depp/Johnny Depp
Actress (Comedy/Musical) - Annette Bening/Annette Bening
Supp Actor – Christian Bale/Christian Bale
Supp Actress – Melissa Leo/Helena Bonham Carter
(NOTE: Sorry, but I just think Bonham Carter was excellent, and playing an unattractive, bitchy Boston woman just seems rather easy and Oscar-baitish to me.)
Animated Feature – Toy Story 3/Toy Story 3
Director – David Fincher/Chris Nolan
Screenplay – Social Network/Inception
(NOTE: This could go either way with me, as I think the dialogue in The Social Network was phenomenal, but the scope and originality of writing something like Inception is pure genius.)
Song – Burlesque/I don’t care
Score – The Social Network/Inception
(NOTE: Shouldn’t be close, IMO, but the momentum of Social Network combined with the originality of the NIN lead-man may carry the day.)
Foreign – Biutiful/I Am Love
(NOTE: Haven’t see either. It will contest of Javier Bardem’s performance vs. Tilda Swinton. Based on reviews and promos and clips I’ve seen, have to go with Swinton, for me.)
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RESULTS:
Well, I did pretty well. Finally tally was 12/14. I missed Foreign Film and Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. What do the results tell me? My thoughts were right, the route is on. The Social Network will sweep this year just like Hurt Locker and Slumdog before it. It is a train whose momentum cannot be slowed, especially in the Picture, Writing and Directing categories.
As for the show itself, I doubt Ricky Gervais will be back to host. He could be funny. But most of his zingers were a little too below the belt, and there was a little too much of the awkward "no response" from those in the room. None of the presenters, winners or guests really commented on it, except in good humor, but he was a little scathing.
Christian Bale reminds me of Jeremy Renner's character in The Town. I think he is wound up so tight and ready to blow, and it's just a matter of time. He appeared rather jovial last night, but I could also see where he'd be a an overly intense pain in the ass. It's no surprise that Melissa Leo went on and on about how great Mark Wahlberg is, and merely breezed past Bale.
Paul Giamatti's acceptance speech was great, as was Portman's. Bale's actual wasn't that bad and he was humorous, but he didn't know when to shut up. Annette Bening was classy as ever; a very Meryl Streep-like acceptance speech.
The best presenters were Steve Carrell & Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and whoever he went out there with, Jimmy Fallon and January Jones (Jesus, at the boobs), and Tim Allen and Tom Hanks. Allen and Hanks were the closest to calling out Ricky Gervais when they referred to him as "mean-spirited."
By the way, Olivia Wilde takes the prize as the hottest gal of the night. In a landslide. My girlfriend commented on her hair not looking good. I thought it looked fantastic. Of course, Olivia Wilde could probably shave her head and she'd still look incredible.
Sorry, it was actually Robert Downey, Jr., who commented on Ricky Gervais's "mean-spirited and sinister undertones." This after Gervais introduced him as being most known for his stints in the Betty Ford Clinic and Los Angeles County Jail. When RDJ pointed out the "mean-spirited" bit, the audienced clapped in support. Then, as always, RDJ shook it off and made a spectacular intro to his presentation, which - as always - was done with a pitch-perfect delivery and without having to study the prompter. A true performer.
ReplyDeleteAt Awards Daily, they point out that RDJ and Tom Hanks/Tim Allen appeared most offended by the intros. In the Hanks/Allen intro he rattled off Hanks' extremely long and exceptional resume and credentials, then said "...and with him is a man who [looks at back and front of card and sees no creditials]....um, Tim Allen...."
After having guys like Chris Rock and others who have shamelessly taken shots at celebs at awards shows, this was nothing extremely unusual. But this was a sort-of small and tight-knit crowd, unlike the Oscars. He just didn't quite make it work.