BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
“American Gangster” 
“Atonement” (Winner) – surprise surprise look who came up on the last turn to make a run for the wire, I think this is it’s first major win…Oscar?
“Eastern Promises”
“The Great Debaters”
“Michael Clayton”
“No Country for Old Men”  – The only one I’ve seen, it was great. 
“There Will Be Blood”

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
“Across the Universe”
“Charlie Wilson’s War”
“Hairspray”
“Juno”
“Sweeney Todd” (Winner) – I ASK YOU WHERE IS WALK HARD! I haven’t laughed that much in a movie in years.  This is ROBBERY! Yes, I saw Sweeney Todd, but for the regular everyday joe that doesn’t know the show, this sucker dragged on and on and the young couple were blah, I could care less if they ended up together or not.  Great killing though.

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE: – Ummm, no comment, I’ve heard of two them before this….so….sure they’re all good…super films….go see them….if you can….okay.
“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” (Romania)
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (France/USA)(Winner)
“The Kite Runner” (USA)
“Lust, Caution” (Taiwan)
“Persepolis” (France)

BEST DIRECTOR:  Again, Walk Hard?
Tim Burton, “Sweeney Todd”
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men”
Julian Schnabel, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Winner)
Ridley Scott, “American Gangster”
Joe Wright, “Atonement”

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BEST DRAMATIC ACTOR – some serious talent this year, DDL holding it down.
George Clooney, “Michael Clayton”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood” (Winner) – Well, from the previews alone he should get something.
James McAvoy, “Atonement”
Viggo Mortensen, “Eastern Promises” – nominated finally for something. 
Denzel Washington, “American Gangster”

BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS – ummmm, okay, no like stand outs here, really for me. 
Cate Blanchett, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
Julie Christie, “Away From Her” (Winner)
Jodie Foster, “The Brave One”
Angelina Jolie, “A Mighty Heart”
Keira Knightley, “Atonement”

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BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Johnny Depp, “Sweeney Todd” (Winner) – Highway Robbery.  Everyone else in here should have gotten this over Depp.  They are just determined to throw an Oscar at him.  It was called Edward Scissorhands and What’s Eatin Gilbert Grape, thanks for playing.  That goes for DiCaprio too, you tards.
Tom Hanks, “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Ryan Gosling, “Lars and the Real Girl”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Savages”
John C. Reilly, “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” – totally should have won this.

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL – I suppose I can’t say much not having seen most of these….Hairspray was good….Amy Adams is good…Ellen Page…
Amy Adams, “Enchanted”
Nikki Blonsky, “Hairspray”
Helena Bonham Carter, “Sweeney Todd”
Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose” (Winner)
Ellen Page, “Juno”

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SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men” (Winner) – Only Hoffman could stand up to this, Bardem was a freak!  I love it.  Sequel!
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Charlie Wilson’s War”
John Travolta, “Hairspray”
Tom Wilkinson, “Michael Clayton”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There” (Winner)- hey, good for her. 
Saoirse Ronan, “Atonement”
Julia Roberts, “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Amy Ryan, “Gone Baby Gone”
Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton”

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ANIMATED FILM
“Bee Movie”
“Ratatouille”(Winner)
“The Simpsons Movie” ROBBERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, “Juno”
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men” (Winner) – I still don’t know what this movie is about completely, that’s the best kind.  But There Will Be Blood is adapted right…hmmmm.
Christopher Hampton, “Atonement”
Ronald Harwood, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Aaron Sorkin, “Charlie Wilson’s War”

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ORIGINAL SCORE
Dario Marianelli, “Atonement”(Winner)
Howard Shore, “Eastern Promises”
Clint Eastwood, “Grace Is Gone”
Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Vedder, “Into the Wild” VEDDER, VEDDER, VEDDER!
Alberto Iglesias, “The Kite Runner”

SONG
“Despedida” from “Love in the Time of Cholera”
“Grace Is Gone” from “Grace Is Gone”
“Guaranteed” from “Into the Wild” (Winner) – YES!
“That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted”
“Walk Hard” from “Walk Hard” – I think what they were looking for was “Let’s Duet” on this one.  Get this soundtrack, it’s the bomb.

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

DRAMATIC TV SERIES
“Big Love”
“Damages”
“Grey’s Anatomy”
“House”
“Mad Men”(Winner) – YES! This show is great.  Sign me up for advertising in the 50’s, it’s all smoking, drinking and doing it.
“The Tudors”

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BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMA
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” (Winner) – YES!  You know he had a screen test for Superman once, or so the rumor has it.
Hugh Laurie, “House”
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, “The Tudors”
Bill Paxton, “Big Love”

BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA
Patricia Arquette, “Medium”
Glenn Close, “Damages” (Winner) – YES! So good.  And some stiff competition, these are all great performances this year.
Minnie Driver, “The Riches”
Edie Falco, “The Sopranos”
Sally Field, “Brothers and Sisters”
Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
“Californication”
“Entourage”
“Extras” (Winner) – ummm, okay… i haven’t seen this…but….30 ROCK!
“30 Rock”
“Pushing Daisies” – also good and overlooked.

BEST ACTOR, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
David Duchovny, “Californication” (Winner) – What the f?  In this company, come on, is he saving souls over there on premium or what?  I can’t even pick between the rest of them,  Baldwin and Carell would probably win out.
Ricky Gervais, “Extras”
Lee Pace, “Pushing Daisies”

BEST ACTRESS, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”
America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”(Winner)- Freakin YES! The rest y’all didn’t have a chance.
Anna Friel, “Pushing Daisies”
Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds”

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
“Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
“The Company”
“5 Days”
“The State Within”
“Longford” (Winner) – people watch these, huh…

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Bryce Dallas Howard, “As You Like It”
Debra Messing, “The Starter Wife”
Queen Latifah, “Life Support” (Winner) – I mean, okay, yay! For QL, but…when are these on?  Starter Wife I heard of, Jane Eyre is on AETN right….hmmmm
Sissy Spacek, “Pictures of Hollis Woods”
Ruth Wilson, “Jane Eyre”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION – again, Okay, good to know…
Adam Beach, “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
Ernest Borgnine, “A Grandpa for Christmas”
Jim Broadbent, “Longford” (Winner)
Jason Isaacs, “The State Within”
James Nesbitt, “Jekyll”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Rose Byrne, “Damages”
Rachel Griffiths, “Brothers and Sisters”
Katherine Heigl, “Grey’s Anatomy”
Samantha Morton, “Longford”(Winner)- I guess I have to see this Longford thing. Rose Byrne was good in Damages.
Anna Paquin, “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
Jaime Pressly, “My Name Is Earl”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ted Danson, “Damages”
Kevin Dillon, “Entourage”
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage” (Winner) – I am Pivened out.  Longford is apparently the greatest thing on television this year. 
Andy Serkis, “Longford”
William Shatner, “Boston Legal”
Donald Sutherland, “Dirty Sexy Money”

CECIL B. DEMILLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Steven Spielberg – I don’t know if he deserves this, I mean what’s he really done in the industry.

 

Okay, there’s my reaction to the Golden Globes, almost.  WRITERS AND PRODUCERS END THIS FREAKIN STRIKE.  I’m so sick of re-runs and reality television and idiotic game shows.

The list was lifted off the L.A. Times website, they don’t endorse my views, etc.

later, Mr. R.

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