Avatar Could Cause Golden Globes Upset
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Nomination leaders Up in the Air and Nine could leave Golden Globes empty handed.
Up in the Air and Nine have been the heavy hitters in this year’s Golden Globe Nominations list, being entered for at least five awards each. However, neither film is guaranteed an easy ride against strong competition from the likes of Avatar.
Whilst the two films will perhaps best be known for their male leads, George Clooney and Daniel Day-Lewis, it is the female casting which dominates the nominations for both films.
Up in the Air received two nominations for Best Supporting Actress for brilliant performances from Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga. Meanwhile, Nine received two Best Actress nominations for the roles portrayed by Penelope Cruz and Marion Cotillard.
Up in the Air has also been nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay; whilst Nine received its other two nominations for Best Song and Best Musical or Comedy. Although both films should come away with awards, both could easily leave the awards ceremony in January next year empty handed in a strong line up for the 67th Awards ceremony (full nominations below).
Best Film may well be awarded to James Cameron’s space epic Avatar, which premiered last week; whilst The Hangover has so far been the comedy hit of the year which should steal the Globe away from Nine.
Jason Reitman is in a tough category for Best Director and is surely an outside bet against Cameron (Avatar), Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), Clint Eastwood (Invictus) and Quentin Tarantino (Inglorious Basterds).
The stunning screenplay for this year’s unexpected phenomenon (and arguably film of the year) District 9 should take the award for Best Screenplay, and actors Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon have a shout for the Best Actor award against the two favoured male leads.
All in all it’s shaping up to be a great awards ceremony. Who do you think will win the coveted prizes? Let us know with a comment below.
Golden Globe Nominations 2010
Best Film (drama)
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Precious
Up In The Air
Inglourious Basterds
Best film (musical or comedy)
Julie & Julia
(500) Days of Summer
The Hangover
It’s Complicated
Nine
Best director
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
James Cameron (Avatar)
Clint Eastwood (Invictus)
Jason Reitman (Up In The Air)
Quentin Tarantino (Inglorious Basterds)
Best actor (drama)
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
George Clooney (Up In The Air)
Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Morgan Freeman (Invictus)
Tobey Maguire (Brothers)
Best actress (drama)
Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria)
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
Helen Mirren (The Last Station)
Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
Best actor (musical or comedy)
Matt Damon (The Informant!)
Daniel Day-Lewis (Nine)
Robert Downey Jr (Sherlock Holmes)
Jospeh Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer)
Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man)
Best actress (musical or comedy)
Sandra Bullock (The Proposal)
Marion Cottillard (Nine)
Julia Roberts (Duplicity)
Meryl Streep (It’s Complicated)
Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)
Best supporting actor
Matt Damon (Invictus)
Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)
Best supporting actress
Penelope Cruz (Nine)
Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)
Mo’Nique (Precious)
Julianne Moore (A Single Man)
Best foreign language film
Baaria (Italy)
Broken Embraces (Spain)
The Maid (Chile)
A Prophet (France)
The White Ribbon (Germany)
Best animated feature film
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
Coraline
Fantastic Mr Fox
The Princess and the Frog
Up
Best screenplay
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell (District 9)
Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker)
Nancy Meyers (It’s Complicated)
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner (Up In The Air)
Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Best original song
Cinema Italiano (Nine)
Music and lyrics by: Maury Yeston
I Want To Come Home (Everybody’s Fine)
Music and lyrics by: Paul McCartney
I Will See You (Avatar)
Music and lyrics by: James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell
The Weary Kind (Crazy Heart)
Music and lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
Winter (Brothers)
Music by: U2. Lyrics by: Bono
Best original score
Michael Giacchino (Up)
Marvin Hamlisch (The Informant!)
James Horner (Avatar)
Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man)
Karen O, Carter Burwell (Where The Wild Things Are)
