The Golden Globe Awards are always full of surprises and their controversial choices usually get tons of criticism from the critics and movie-lovers alike. I'm probably with the minority here but I wasn't particularly dissapointed or upset by this year's nominations, I was amused...
Yes, it would have been nice to see the indie musical Once get some recognition but seriously, can anyone really blame the HFPA for overlooking it? Julie Taymor's Across the Universe, while very divisive, was simply an easier sell (and a great chance to have a picture taken with Bono or Evan Rachel Wood) and so were the other Comedy/Musical nominees.
I'm the first to pan the Golden Globe Awards but I'm also the first to acknowledge the fact that they are only a fun, popular precursor to talk about and not really a strong Oscar barometer at all; at least not anymore.
The HFPA hasn't evolved like AMPAS has. The Departed, Crash, Million Dollar Baby won Best Picture but failed at the Globes. Lately, Urban, "modern" themes have dominated the rejuvenating AMPAS while the still old-fashioned HFPA has revealed a tendency to go for the more epic, traditional or conceptually romantic projects (or simply put, the safest bets).
Sure, the Golden Globes can cause you headaches when people like Laura Linney or Emile Hirsch get snubbed but honestly, is it really a surprise? The HFPA is crazy for very big celebrities: from JRo to Brangelina, all the A-list of Hollywood will be attending its big party and it's a commonly accepted assumption that HFPA likes that just fine.
Do not forget the Guilds are still coming and they, unlikely the 70 or 80 Hollywood-obsessed foreigners that get to vote in the Golden Globes, will define this year's Oscar race...
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I agree, but if they Globes are as pointless as everyone says, why are we still specualting the effects of the nominations and who will win, if it doesn't matter?
ReplyDeleteI don't know, but I am glad Across The Universe was nominated, it was far better than Hairspray anyway.
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ReplyDeleteI don't think the Globes are that much worse than the Academy! At least the HFPA sees the movies. I know several members of the Academy that see only a few movies, and just go with the buzz or the campaigning.
ReplyDeleteI don't like Jolie, but you can't really argue that her performance was not good and not deserving.
I hate it that Linney was knocked out, but will she see an Oscar nom now that everyone is stripping naked for Ellen Page?
Across The Universe deserved the nomination. It was better than Hairspray, and that movie was thrown to the dogs by Sony not knowing how to sell it and not wanting Taymor to be right.
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ReplyDeleteHow I miss "Things we lost in the fire" cast in the nominations. it's not fair. Del Toro is awesome.
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