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Category: Attila News Posted by: admin 2005 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
Sideways reasoning for nods
Article Date: December 14, 2004 | Publication: Calgary Sun | Author: Louis B. Hobson
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Leonardo DiCaprio is flying high and Clint Eastwood came out slugging, but it looks as if Alexander Paynes Sideways is this years Lost in Translation.
In announcing their contenders for the 2005 Golden Globes, the 90-odd members of the Hollywood Foreign Press clearly favoured Paynes story of male mid-life crisis over big studio releases such as The Aviator, Closer, Ray and Phantom of the Opera.
Its a nice gesture, but Sideways will lose to the big boys (and girls) in the final voting in January.
There were a few surprises and some glaring omissions this year.
To their credit, the HFP widened their scope by nominating Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet for the spring release Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind rather than their current flicks Lemony Snicket
and Finding Neverland.
The HFP also recognized the fine work Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd did in the underappreciated De-Lovely, but giving Kevin Spacey a nod for his embarrassing attempt to channel Bobby Darin in Beyond the Sea is laughable.
Glamour and celebrity, not performance is the reason Nicole Kidman got nominated for her self-indulgent turn in Birth.
Renee Zellweger does not deserve a Golden Globe nomination for Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason because it is the same performance she gave in the original.
If anyone deserves an acting nomination for Phantom of the Opera, its Gerard Butler, who plays the opera ghost and not Emmy Rossum.
Its great to see Javier Bardem recognized for his Spanish-language performance in The Sea Inside, but if hes in the best actor category at the expense of Gael Garcia Burnal for Bad Education, its a grave oversight.
The fact Uma Thurman finds herself in the running for a dramatic Globe shows how few really great female performances there were this past year.
2005 GOLDEN GLOBE FILM AND TV NOMINEES
The following is the list of motion picture and television nominees for the 62nd annual Golden Globe Awards, which will be presented Jan. 16 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
The Aviator
Closer
Finding Neverland
Hotel Rwanda
Kinsey
Million Dollar Baby
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Scarlett Johansson, Love Song for Bobby Long
Nicole Kidman, Birth
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill: Vol. 2
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Javier Bardem, The Sea Inside
Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Liam Neeson, Kinsey
BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Incredibles
Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Phantom of the Opera
Ray
Sideways
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Annette Bening, Being Julia
Ashley Judd, De-Lovely
Emmy Rossum, The Phantom of the Opera
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Renee Zellweger, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Jamie Foxx, Ray
Paul Giamatti, Sideways
Kevin Kline, De-Lovely
Kevin Spacey, Beyond the Sea
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
The Chorus (Les Choristes) (France)
House of Flying Daggers (China)
The Motorcycle Diaries (Brazil)
The Sea Inside (Spain)
A Very Long Engagement (France)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Laura Linney, Kinsey
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Natalie Portman, Closer
Meryl Streep, The Manchurian Candidate
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
David Carradine, Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
Clive Owen, Closer
BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Marc Forster, Finding Neverland
Mike Nichols, Closer
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
John Logan, The Aviator
David Magee, Finding Neverland
Patrick Marber, Closer
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Sideways
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Finding Neverland
Rolfe Kent, Sideways
Howard Shore, The Aviator
Hans Zimmer, Spanglish
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
Accidentally in Love Shrek 2
Music & Lyrics by Adam Duritz, Dan Vickery, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley & David Bryson
Believe - The Polar Express
Music & Lyrics by Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri
Learn to be Lonely - The Phantom of the Opera
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Charles Hart
Million Voices - Hotel Rwanda
Music by Wyclef Jean, Jerry Wonder Duplessis, Andrea
Guerra; Lyrics by Wyclef Jean
Old Habits Die Hard - Alfie
Music & Lyrics by Mick Jagger & David A. Stewart
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
24 (Fox)
Deadwood (HBO)
Lost (ABC)
Nip/Tuck (FX)
The Sopranos (HBO)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Arrested Development (Fox)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Entourage (HBO)
Sex and the City (HBO)
Will & Grace (NBC)
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Jennifer Garner, Alias
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Christine Lahti, Jack & Bobby
Joely Richardson, Nip/Tuck
BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Michael Chiklis, The Shield
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
Julian McMahon, Nip/Tuck
Ian McShane, Deadwood
James Spader, Boston Legal
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives
Teri Hatcher, Desperate Housewives
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Debra Messing, Will & Grace
Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City
BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Zach Braff, Scrubs
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Matt LeBlanc, Joey
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
American Family - Journey of Dreams (PBS)
Iron Jawed Angels (HBO)
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (HBO)
The Lion in Winter (SHOWTIME)
Something the Lord Made (HBO)
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Glenn Close, The Lion in Winter
Blythe Danner, Back When We Were Grown Ups
Julianna Margulies, The Grid
Miranda Richardson, The Lost Prince
Hilary Swank, Iron Jawed Angels
BEST ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Mos Def, Something the Lord Made
Jamie Foxx, Redemption
William H. Macy, THE Wool Cap
Geoffrey Rush, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Patrick Stewart, The Lion in Winter
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Drea de Matteo, The Sopranos
Anjelica Huston, Iron Jawed Angels
Nicollette Sheridan, Desperate Housewives
Charlize Theron, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Emily Watson, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Sean Hayes, Will & Grace
Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Oliver Platt, Huff
William Shatner, Boston Legal