Monday, January 26, 2004
Golden Globes
Okay, so maybe it's not 100% patriotic, but at least part of my Australia Day is going to be rather US-centric (or Middle Earth-centric depending on how the Awards go!) ...
After watching the SBS documentary on Friday night about the Golden Globes and being reminded who exactly constitutes the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, I found it even harder than usual to take these awards seriously. That said, I'm still a sucker for a red carpet, so thought I'd check out the results as they happen online. Of course, it would help if the official Globes site, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Website actually worked today; I can't connect at all, so either it's down or can't handle the web traffic it's getting ... either way, seriously unprofessional! NBC's website isn't announcing the results as they happen either, possibly since all Americans are supposed to be watching the show. The only decent updated-as-it-happens site I could find is the Coming Soon Globes website. Results (only for the motion picture categories):
I'm very pleased to see Bill Murray getting Best Actor (musical or comedy); this surely places him as front runner for the Oscar. Coppola also right deserved the Best Screenplay and the best picture (comedy of musical) is a good sign, althought I suspect the Oscars not having a musical or comedy category will see the Oscar going to Middle Earth! I've yet to see Monster, but I've seen a preview and Charlize Theron's transformation is rather like Hillary Swank's amazing portrayal in Boys Don't Cry, and Oscar voters always seem so shocked when attractive people choose to play physically unattractive characters, so the Globe may very well indicate an Oscar for her, too.
TV awards included 24 winning Best Television Drama and The Office taking Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy). Sarah Jessica Parker got a goodbye nod for Sex and the City with Best Actress (Comedy or Musical), and sort-of-Australian Anthony LaPaglia took Best Actor for a TV series with Without a Trace.
Okay, so maybe it's not 100% patriotic, but at least part of my Australia Day is going to be rather US-centric (or Middle Earth-centric depending on how the Awards go!) ...
After watching the SBS documentary on Friday night about the Golden Globes and being reminded who exactly constitutes the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, I found it even harder than usual to take these awards seriously. That said, I'm still a sucker for a red carpet, so thought I'd check out the results as they happen online. Of course, it would help if the official Globes site, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Website actually worked today; I can't connect at all, so either it's down or can't handle the web traffic it's getting ... either way, seriously unprofessional! NBC's website isn't announcing the results as they happen either, possibly since all Americans are supposed to be watching the show. The only decent updated-as-it-happens site I could find is the Coming Soon Globes website. Results (only for the motion picture categories):
2004 Globe Globe AwardsPeter Jackson's Best Director win is fantastic not least of all because it makes him firm favourite for a well-earned Oscar. The Best Drama statue may very well keep Return of the King in the US box office top ten until Oscar night. Howard Shore's final score for the epic Rings trilogy must have been as close to a sure thing as you can get, the Annie Lennox song less so, but I quite like it anyway.
BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Charlize Theron - Monster
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Sean Penn - Mystic River
BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Lost in Translation
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Osama - Afghanistan
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Renée Zellweger - Cold Mountain
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Tim Robbins - Mystic River
BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
"Into the West" - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Music & Lyrics by: Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox
I'm very pleased to see Bill Murray getting Best Actor (musical or comedy); this surely places him as front runner for the Oscar. Coppola also right deserved the Best Screenplay and the best picture (comedy of musical) is a good sign, althought I suspect the Oscars not having a musical or comedy category will see the Oscar going to Middle Earth! I've yet to see Monster, but I've seen a preview and Charlize Theron's transformation is rather like Hillary Swank's amazing portrayal in Boys Don't Cry, and Oscar voters always seem so shocked when attractive people choose to play physically unattractive characters, so the Globe may very well indicate an Oscar for her, too.
TV awards included 24 winning Best Television Drama and The Office taking Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy). Sarah Jessica Parker got a goodbye nod for Sex and the City with Best Actress (Comedy or Musical), and sort-of-Australian Anthony LaPaglia took Best Actor for a TV series with Without a Trace.
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