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Monika:
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Meryl:
http://tv.msn.com/golden-globes/nominations/?GT1=28103
2009 Golden Globe Nominees Announced
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Frost/Nixon" led the Golden Globes on Thursday with five nominations each, among them best drama, while "Doubt" also has five, including four acting slots.
Other best-drama nominees: "The Reader," "Revolutionary Road" and "Slumdog Millionare."
Meryl Streep had two nominations, best dramatic actress for "Doubt" and musical or comedy actress for "Mamma Mia!"; and Kate Winslet also had two, best actress for "Revolutionary Road" and supporting-actress for "The Reader."
Also chosen for dramatic actress were: Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"; Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"; and Kristin Scott Thomas, "I've Loved You So Long."
Nominees for dramatic actor were Leonardo DiCaprio, "Revolutionary Road"; Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"; Brad Pitt, "Benjamin Button"; Sean Penn, "Milk"; and Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler."
"Doubt" also scored supporting nominations for Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis, plus a screenplay slot for director John Patrick Shanley, who adapted his Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
The year's biggest hit, the Batman blockbuster, "The Dark Knight," came in with strong awards buzz across the board but had only one nomination, supporting actor for Heath Ledger as the Joker.
"Heath was a friend of mine," said actor Terrence Howard, a presenter at the nominations ceremony. "He gave his all in that film. I think he will win in that category. He'll also get an Oscar."
Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. were nominated as supporting actor for "Tropic Thunder." Each played odd roles: Cruise hidden behind a bald cap, beard and fat suit, Downey playing a white actor who undergoes a skin-tinting procedure to play a black man.
One of the year's biggest comedy hits, "Sex and the City," was shut out completely.
The Harvey Milk film biography "Milk" also had been at the top of awards watchers' lists but only grabbed an acting nomination for Penn.
Clint Eastwood had two music nominations for his "Changeling" score and for co-writing the title song for "Gran Torino." But he missed out on directing nominations for both films and for an acting slot in "Gran Torino," in which he starred.
While the hit "Mamma Mia!" was among best musical or comedy nominees, the category was dominated by smaller movies. The other contenders are "Burn After Reading," "Happy-Go-Lucky," "In Bruges" and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."
The animated hits "WALL-E" and "Bolt" had two nominations apiece, for best animated picture and best song, the "WALL-E" tune co-written by Peter Gabriel and the "Bolt" song co-written by Miley Cyrus, who also lent her voice to one of the film's lead characters.
The song category was loaded with big names, including Bruce Springsteen for the title tune of "The Wrestler" and Beyonce Knowles for co-writing a song in "Cadillac Records."
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" earned a supporting-actress nomination for Penelope Cruz, and her co-stars Javier Bardem and Rebecca Hall each grabbed lead-acting slots in the musical or comedy categories.
Joining Hall and Streep in the musical or comedy actress lineup were Sally Hawkins for "Happy-Go-Lucky," Frances McDormand for "Burn After Reading" and Emma Thompson for "Last Chance Harvey."
Along with Bardem, "In Bruges" stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson both were nominated for best musical or comedy actor. Also chosen were James Franco for "Pineapple Express" and Dustin Hoffman for "Last Chance Harvey."
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Meryl on December 11, 2008, 11:37:06 am ---The year's biggest hit, the Batman blockbuster, "The Dark Knight," came in with strong awards buzz across the board but had only one nomination, supporting actor for Heath Ledger as the Joker.
"Heath was a friend of mine," said actor Terrence Howard, a presenter at the nominations ceremony. "He gave his all in that film. I think he will win in that category. He'll also get an Oscar."
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Ha, you can always rely on your Brokies :D.
I heard in the news on the car radio that some German is nominated for a Golden Globe (forgot the details). I wanted to check the nominations at home - but you saved me the work. You're on the ball Meryl, thanks for posting :-*.
Mikaela:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on December 11, 2008, 12:32:22 pm ---
Ha, you can always rely on your Brokies :D.
[ ] You're on the ball Meryl, thanks for posting :-*.
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What she said. I saw the nomination on a news site and trotted over here to read the comments.
Having gained some distance to the whole TDK thing I think Heath should have been nominated as "Best Actor", if anything - not "best supporting". He made that film what it was nealry single-handedly and he was so much more visible than pale and forgettable C. Bale. And then Gary Oldman could have had the Best supporting nom instead! :) ;D
But I'm glad the film didn't get a "Best film" nod because it really wasn't that good. I still can't wrap my mind around the US box office.
belbbmfan:
--- Quote from: Mikaela on December 11, 2008, 12:43:08 pm ---What she said. I saw the nomination on a news site and trotted over here to read the comments.
Having gained some distance to the whole TDK thing I think Heath should have been nominated as "Best Actor", if anything - not "best supporting". He made that film what it was nealry single-handedly and he was so much more visible than pale and forgettable C. Bale. And then Gary Oldman could have had the Best supporting nom instead! :) ;D
But I'm glad the film didn't get a "Best film" nod because it really wasn't that good. I still can't wrap my mind around the US box office.
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Hmmm, or maybe Aron Eckhart? I mean, that Two Face character...wow...THAT was real acting! ;D
And C. Bale might have been pale and forgettable, you have to admit that he was easy on the eyes! 8) Very difficult on the ears though. ;D
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