My 2011 Golden Globe Predictions

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"The Social Network"

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Burlesque"
"The Kids Are All Right" 
"Red"
"The Tourist"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
"Biutiful," Mexico/Spain 
"The Concert," France 
"The Edge," Russia
"I Am Love," Italy
"In a Better World," Denmark 

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"
David Fincher, "The Social Network" 
Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"
Christopher Nolan, "Inception"
David O. Russell, "The Fighter" 

BEST DRAMATIC ACTOR
Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"
Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"
James Franco, "127 Hours"
Ryan Gosling, "Blue Valentine"
Mark Wahlberg, "The Fighter"

BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS
Halle Berry, "Frankie and Alice"
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine" 

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Johnny Depp, "Alice in Wonderland"
Johnny Depp, "The Tourist" 
Paul Giamatti, "Barney's Version"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Love and Other Drugs" 
Kevin Spacey, "Casino Jack"

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right" 
Anne Hathaway, "Love and Other Drugs" 
Angelina Jolie, "The Tourist"
Julianne Moore, "The Kids Are All Right"
Emma Stone, "Easy A"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, "The Fighter" 
Michael Douglas, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"
Andrew Garfield, "The Social Network" 
Jeremy Renner, "The Town"
Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech" 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, "The Fighter" 
Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"
Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"
Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"

ANIMATED FILM
"Despicable Me"
"How to Train Your Dragon"
"The Illusionist" 
"Tangled" 
"Toy Story 3" 

SCREENPLAY
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, "127 Hours" 
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, "The Kids Are All Right" 
Christopher Nolan, "Inception"
David Seidler, "The King's Speech"
Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"

ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, "The King's Speech"
Danny Elfman, "Alice in Wonderland"
A.R. Rahman, "127 Hours" 
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "The Social Network"
Hans Zimmer, "Inception"

SONG
"Bound to You" (music by Samuel Dixon, lyrics by Christina Aguilera and Sia Furler), "Burlesque"
"Coming Home" (music and lyrics by Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges), "Country Strong" 
"I See the Light" (music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater), "Tangled"
"There's a Place for Us" (music and lyrics by Carrie Underwood, David Hodges and Hillary Lindsey), "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" 
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" (music and lyrics by Diane Warren), "Burlesque" 

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

DRAMATIC TV SERIES
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Dexter"
"The Good Wife"
"Mad Men" 
"The Walking Dead"

BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMA
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire" 
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie, "House"

BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA
Julianna Marguiles, "The Good Wife"
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
Piper Perabo, "Covert Affairs"
Katy Sagal, "Sons of Anarchy" 
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
"30 Rock"
"Big Bang Theory"
"The Big C"
"Glee" 
"Modern Family"
"Nurse Jackie"

BEST ACTOR, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" 
Steve Carell, "The Office"
Thomas Jane, "Hung"
Matthew Morrison, "Glee"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

BEST ACTRESS, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Toni Collette, "The United States of Tara"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock" 
Laura Linney, "The Big C"
Lea Michele, "Glee"

BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
"Carlos" 
"The Pacific" 
"Pillars of the Earth" 
"Temple Grandin"
"You Don't Know Jack"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Hayley Atwell, "Pillars of the Earth"
Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin" 
Judi Dench, "Return to Cranford" 
Romola Garai, "Emma"
Jennifer Love Hewitt, "The Client List"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Idris Elba, "Luther" 
Ian McShane, "Pillars of the Earth" 
Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack"
Dennis Quaid, "The Special Relationship"
Edgar Ramirez, "Carlos"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Hope Davis, "The Special Relationship" 
Jane Lynch, "Glee" 
Kelly Macdonald, "Boardwalk Empire" 
Julia Stiles, "Dexter" 
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Scott Caan, "Hawaii Five-O" 
Chris Colfer, "Glee" 
Chris Noth, "The Good Wife"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family" 
David Strathairn, "Temple Grandin" 

My Favorite Tweets From Last Night's Golden Globes

@actuallynph: Sitting directly in front of this guy: http://yfrog.com/35n84cj Worried that he might try to fight me. What should I do?!?

@wrighteous1: Maybe they thought he was just a homeless dude crashing the #GoldenGlobes? RT @kristyhanson: Where's Zach Galifianakis?

@tvwithoutpity: How do you say "wtf" in Pandoran?#GoldenGlobes

@jbirouftw: Wow, James Cameron broke out into Na'vi during his acceptance speech; and I thought my Buffy mug was geeky.#goldenglobes

@hitfixdaniel: Meryl Streep does not get played off the stage at the Golden Globes. Because... um... she's awesome.#goldenglobes

@bondean: That's it - from now on, I will pronounce it Avadah.#goldenglobes

Really? AVATAR? My Quick Thoughts on the Golden Globes

I am kind of stunned that Avatar just won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama. It clearly should have gone to either The Hurt Locker or Up in the Air. I might have even been satisfied with Inglourious Basterds, but Avatar...

I loved the experience of seeing Avatar (or "Avadah" according to Arnold) in the theater but it just didn't deserve this win. What is worse, however, is that James Cameron won the Best Director nod. Argh. Again Jason Reitman or Kathryn Bigelow got robbed.

Let's hope that things shake out better at the Oscars!

Some positives... that was a nice standing ovation for Jeff Bridges. He deserves some more accolades after a long and brilliant career. I really hope he repeats at the Oscar's.

The tribute to Marty Scorsese was funny and sweet, although I found it a little odd that they were plugging Shutter Island in a montage of his greatest films. Shutter Island hasn't even come out yet.

The best acceptance speech of the night for me, by far, was Meryl Streep. She started rocky but it really came around. If you missed it you can catch it here on Huffington Post.

The early reviews on Ricky Gervais as host are trending negative. He was obviously going for a one-and-done affair. There is no way Gervais will ever host another Golden Globes.

That is not to say he wasn't funny. I had good fun with Gervais as the host. He was obviously mocking the crassness of the whole awards glitz and glamor dealio. His shameless plugs to all of his projects were meant in that vain.

I can't believe he managed to throw in a few dick jokes. Nice. I would probably give him a C+/B- for a grade on the evening.

I was glad that Glee won the Best Television Series -Musical or Comedy, but I was super bummed that Jane Lynch lost to Chloe Sevigny in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in TV category.

My other big surprise was that Dexter did not win the Best Television Series - Drama Golden Globe. After Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow won acting Globes for their work on Dexter, I thought for sure it would win.

I was saddened to find out during the show that Hall has cancer. Apparently he is doing well according to reports, but still. I hope he wins many more awards. He has been a great actor for a long time.

What did you think?

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My Latest Predictions for the 67th Golden Globes

Here are my predictions for the Golden Globe winners this year. The awards show is scheduled for Sunday, January 17.

For a good briefing on this year's awards check out this guide from Variety.

Also, I am planning on Live Tweeting during the show. So if you don't already, make sure to follow me (or just keep tabs at twitter.com/boscohouse). Join the conversation!

My predictions are in RED, while my hopes are in BLUE. If there is only red, my hopes and predictions align.

I might update my scorecard before Sunday, but here are my best guesses.

FILM

BEST FEATURE - DRAMA
"Avatar"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious"
"Up in the Air"

BEST FEATURE - COMEDY
"(500) Days of Summer"
"The Hangover"
"It's Complicated"
"Julie & Julia"
"Nine"

ACTOR - DRAMA
Jeff Bridges - "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney - "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth - "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman - "Invictus"
Tobey Maguire - "Brothers"

ACTRESS - DRAMA
Emily Blunt - "The Young Victoria"
Sandra Bullock - "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren - "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan - "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe - "Precious"

ACTOR - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
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"

ACTRESS - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Sandra Bullock - "The Proposal"
Marion Cotillard - "Nine"
Julia Roberts - "Duplicity"
Meryl Streep - "It's Complicated"
Meryl Streep - "Julie & Julia"

DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
Kathryn Bigelow - "The Hurt Locker"
James Cameron - "Avatar"
Clint Eastwood - "Invictus"
Jason Reitman - "Up in the Air"
Quentin Tarantino - "Inglourious Basterds"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matt Damon - "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson - "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer - "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci - "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz - "Inglourious Basterds"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz - "Nine"
Vera Farmiga - "Up in the Air"
Anna Kendrick - "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique - "Precious"
Julianne Moore - "A Single Man"

SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell - "District 9"
Mark Boal - "The Hurt Locker"
Nancy Meyers - "It's Complicated"
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner - "Up in the Air"
Quentin Tarantino - "Inglourious Basterds"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Baaria" (Italy) - Medusa Film; Summit Entertainment
"Broken Embraces" (Spain) - El Deseo SA; Sony Pictures Classics
"The Maid" (Chile) - Forastero; Elephant Eye Films
"A Prophet" (France) - Chic Films; Sony Pictures Classics
"The White Ribbon" (Germany) - Wega Films; Sony Pictures Classics

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs"
"Coraline"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"The Princess and the Frog"
"Up"

BEST SCORE
Michael Giacchino - "Up"
Marvin Hamlisch - "The Informant!"
James Horner - "Avatar"
Abel Korzeniowski - "A Single Man"
Karen O, Carter Burwell - "Where The Wild Things Are"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Cinema Italiano" from "Nine" - Music & Lyrics by: Maury Yeston
"I Want to Come Home" from "Everybody's Fine" - Music & Lyrics by: Paul McCartney
"I Will See You" from "Avatar" - Music by: James Horner, Simon Franglen; Lyrics by: James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell
"The Weary Kind" from "Crazy Heart" - Music & Lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
"Winter" from "Brothers" - Music by: U2; Lyrics by: Bono

TELEVISION

TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
"Big Love"
"Dexter"
"House"
"Mad Men"
"True Blood"

TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
"30 Rock"
"Entourage"
"Glee"
"Modern Family"
"The Office"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Simon Baker - "The Mentalist"
Michael C. Hall - "Dexter"
Jon Hamm - "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie - "House"
Bill Paxton - "Big Love"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Glenn Close - "Damages"
January Jones - "Mad Men"
Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife"
Anna Paquin - "True Blood"
Kyra Sedgwick - "The Closer"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Toni Collette - "United States of Tara"
Courteney Cox - "Cougar Town"
Edie Falco - "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
Lea Michele - "Glee"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
Steve Carell - "The Office"
David Duchovny - "Californication"
Thomas Jane - "Hung"
Matthew Morrison - "Glee"

MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
"Georgia O'Keeffe"
"Grey Gardens"
"Into the Storm"
"Little Dorrit"
"Taking Chance"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kevin Bacon - "Taking Chance"
Kenneth Branagh - "Wallander: One Step Behind"
Chiwetel Ejiofor - "Endgame"
Brendan Gleeson - "Into The Storm"
Jeremy Irons - "Georgia O'Keeffe"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Joan Allen - "Georgia O'Keeffe"
Drew Barrymore - "Grey Gardens"
Jessica Lange - "Grey Gardens"
Anna Paquin - "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler"
Sigourney Weaver - "Prayers for Bobby"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jane Adams - "Hung"
Rose Byrne - "Damages"
Jane Lynch - "Glee"
Janet McTeer - "Into The Storm"
Chloe Sevigny - "Big Love"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Michael Emerson - "Lost"
Neil Patrick Harris - "How I Met Your Mother"
William Hurt - "Damages"
John Lithgow - "Dexter"
Jeremy Piven - "Entourage"

Initial Thoughts on the Golden Globe Nominations – TV Edition

It is hard to make projections about the Golden Globe motion picture awards, but when it comes their small screen counterparts it is a lot easier.

The biggest question in my mind is whether this is, indeed, the year of Glee. The breakout hit on FOX leads the way with four GG nominations. Several other shows have three nominations.

It is hard to imagine the show, which has only aired 13 episodes, taking all four. And judging by its competition its seems more likely that it will only take one of the awards – that said I am not the judges.

It did lead the way in nominations, so someone obviously likes it. To me, however, it may be more likely that Dexter takes the cake – after another amazing season.

Here are my early predictions:

Best Television Series – Drama
Big Love (HBO), Dexter (SHOWTIME), House (FOX), Mad Men (AMC), True Blood (HBO)

House was amazing last year, but with all the buzz surrounding the recent Season Four finale of Dexter. This could be a good year for the cable show.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Glenn Close (Damages), January Jones (Mad Men), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife), Anna Paquin (True Blood), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

Nobody owns their show more than Kyra Sedgwick owns The Closer. She is the heavyweight in this division.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Simon Baker (The Mentalist), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Hugh Laurie (House), Bill Paxton (Big Love)

I think Michael C. Hall will get the win. Hugh Laurie should probably get a GG every year – he is that good, but Dexter is hot this year.

Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
30 Rock (NBC), Entourage (HBO), Glee (FOX), Modern Family (ABC), The Office (NBC)

Glee. No doubt.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Toni Collette (United States of Tara), Courteney Cox (Cougar town), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Lea Michele (Glee)

Toni Collette was wonderful in the United States of Tara. She deserves the GG, but I could see Edie Falco getting some love in the lead role of Nurse Jackie. Lea Michele is the sleeper.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Steve Carell (The Office), David Duchovny (Californication), Thomas Jane (Hung), Matthew Morrison (Glee)

This is a real toss-up. The GG could easily go to Baldwin, Carell or Duchovny, but the 30 Rock star is the most deserving for his work. Although Morrison did some awesome break dancing on Glee this year it is hard to see him taking home a GG. My big prediction, however, is this: if Morrison wins, Glee with have a clean sweep of four GGs.

Best Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Georgia O'Keefe (LIFETIME), Grey Gardens (HBO), Into the Storm (HBO), Little Dorrit (PBS), Taking Chance (HBO)

I am pretty ambivalent about this category. I will only say that I enjoyed Into the Storm.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Joan Allen (Georgia O'Keefe), Drew Barrymore (Grey Gardens), Jessica Lange (Grey Gardens), Anna Paquin (The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler), Siqourney Weaver (Prayers for Bobby)

Drew Barrymore got a lot of props when Grey Gardens premiered on HBO and I think that gives her a leg up against her serious competition, Joan Allen, whose film premiered on (scoff) Lifetime.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kevin Bacon (Taking Chance), Kenneth Branagh (Wallander: One Step Behind), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Endgame), Brendan Gleeson (Into the Storm), Jeremy Irons (Georgia O'Keefe)

See above about Into the Storm.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Adams (HUNG), Rose Byrne (Damages), Jane Lynch (Glee), Janet McTeer (Into the Storm), Chloe Sevigny (Big Love)

Let's keep the Jane Lynch love train rolling. This is definitely her time in the sun.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Michael Emerson (Lost), Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), William Hurt (Damages), John Lithgow (Dexter), Jeremy Piven (Entourage)

It's John Lithgow as a serial killer. How could he lose.

Initial Thoughts on the Golden Globe Nominations – Motion Picture Edition

The Golden Globe Nominations are out. Let the speculation, jawing and general ranting and raving begin.

There is not a lot that I can say about the movie nominations – largely, like most people, I haven't had the opportunity to see most of them. I am sure I will have more to say after a few visits to the local theater. I will make full predictions before the show (Check out the all the nominations here).

Here are my initial thoughts and predictions on the major categories:

Best Motion Picture -- Drama
Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, Up In The Air

It seems like the momentum is behind The Hurt Locker at this point. It has been at the top of a number of major critics groups over the last week.

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)

I have no idea. I haven't seen any of these movies yet. If I had to put money on it, I would go with Mirren.

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)

Again, I have seen none of these movies, but I have heard raves about each one of them. Some are saying that Jeff Bridges could get rewarded for years of quality service without awards. I would be okay with that. I think he's owed one for playing the Dude in The Big Lebowski.

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
(500) Days Of Summer, The Hangover, It's Complicated, Julie & Julia, Nine

This is a toss-up category. I have only seen (500) Days of Summer and The Hangover, so I can't give a good pick. That said, The Hangover, seems to be a favorite.

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)

This is probably the most interesting category. First of all you have the match-up of Bigelow and Cameron, who were married from 1989 to 1991. Then throw in Eastwood and Tarantino and we have some debating to do – but lets not forget the 32-year-old Reitman who is getting a lot of kudos. Up In The Air is his follow up to Juno.