Howdy, gang. ROBOGEEK here. Harry called in from Chicago, and asked me to post this up for ya so you can all have some fun in Talk Back. (If anyone posts "I'm first!" in their subject line, please spam the hell out of them.)
So in case you missed 'em, here's the list of Film nominees for the 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, selected by the approximately 90 voting members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The awards will be presented January 23rd, and broadcast live on NBC.
When I talked to Harry (who says hi, by the way), I discovered we both had the exact same reaction to the following nominations: WHERE THE HELL IS "THE IRON GIANT," one of the best reviewed films of the year? (We'd also have liked to have seen "Magnolia" and "The Green Mile" get nods.) Well, here's a clue from HFPA head Helmut Voss: "We are not critics, and we are not members of the movie industry so we definitely have a different perspective." Uh-huh. Anyway, while most of this year's nominations are infinitely more sane than last year's mess, the aforementioned omissions compel me to ask: "Are you on crack?"
Best Motion Picture - Drama
"AMERICAN BEAUTY""THE END OF THE AFFAIR"
"THE HURRICANE"
"THE INSIDER"
"THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY"
Best Actress In A Motion Picture - Drama
ANNETTE BENING, "American Beauty"JULIANNE MOORE, "The End of the Affair"
MERYL STREEP, "Music of the Heart"
HILARY SWANK, "Boys Don't Cry"
SIGOURNEY WEAVER, "A Map of the World"
Best Actor In A Motion Picture - Drama
RUSSELL CROWE, "The Insider"MATT DAMON, "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
RICHARD FARNSWORTH, "The Straight Story"
KEVIN SPACEY, "American Beauty"
DENZEL WASHINGTON, "The Hurricane"
Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
"ANALYZE THIS""BEING JOHN MALKOVICH"
"MAN ON THE MOON"
"NOTTING HILL"
"TOY STORY 2"
Best Actress In A Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
JANET McTEER, "Tumbleweeds"JULIANNE MOORE, "An Ideal Husband"
JULIA ROBERTS, "Notting Hill"
SHARON STONE, "The Muse"
REESE WITHERSPOON, "Election"
Best Actor In A Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
JIM CARREY, "Man on the Moon"ROBERT DE NIRO, "Analyze This"
RUPERT EVERETT, "An Ideal Husband"
HUGH GRANT, "Notting Hill"
SEAN PENN, "Sweet and Lowdown"
Best Foreign Language Film
AIMEE & JAGUAR, GermanyALL ABOUT MY MOTHER, Spain
EAST-WEST, France
GIRL ON THE BRIDGE, France
THE RED VIOLIN, Canada
Best Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture
CAMERON DIAZ, "Being John Malkovich"ANGELINA JOLIE, "Girl, Interrupted"
CATHERINE KEENER, "Being John Malkovich"
SAMANTHA MORTON, "Sweet and Lowdown"
NATALIE PORTMAN, "Anywhere But Here"
CHLOE SEVIGNY, "Boys Don't Cry"
Best Supporting Actor In A Motion Picture
MICHAEL CAINE, "The Cider House Rules"TOM CRUISE, "Magnolia"
MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN, "The Green Mile"
JUDE LAW, "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
HALEY JOEL OSMENT, "The Sixth Sense"
Best Director - Motion Picture
NORMAN JEWISON, "The Hurricane"NEIL JORDAN, "The End of the Affair"
MICHAEL MANN, "The Insider"
SAM MENDES, "American Beauty"
ANTHONY MINGHELLA, "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
ALAN BALL, "American Beauty"JOHN IRVING, "The Cider House Rules"
CHARLIE KAUFMAN, "Being John Malkovich"
ERIC ROTH & MICHAEL MANN, "The Insider"
M. KNIGHT SHYAMALAN, "The Sixth Sense"
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
ANGELO BADALAMENTI, "The Straight Story"GEORGE FENTON, "Anna and the King"
LISA GERRARO & PIETER BOURKE, "The Insider"
ENNIO MORRICONE, "The Legend of 1900"
THOMAS NEWMAN, "American Beauty"
MICHAEL NYMAN, "The End of the Affair"
JOCELYN POOK, "Eyes Wide Shut"
JOHN WILLIAMS, "Angela's Ashes"
GABRIEL YARED, "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
BEAUTIFUL STRANGER, "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"HOW CAN I NOT LOVE YOU, "Anna and the King"
SAVE ME, "Magnolia"
WHEN SHE LOVED ME, "Toy Story 2"
YOU'LL BE IN MY HEART, "Tarzan"
