2009 Golden Globe Nominations
CAROLINE: OMG OMG it’s finally here! Our favorite time of the year is officially underway what with this morning’s announcement of the Golden Globe nominations.
RYAN: This is like Christmas in the world of WeSeeMovies.com! The announcements are always so exciting and then there’s always one that’s like the pair of socks your don’t want. They were canceled this year because of the writer’s strike. So it’s gonna be a fabulous welcome back when we watch them January 11th.
CAROLINE: I love that one of our favorite actresses, Elizabeth Banks, was one of the GG nom announcers this morning.
RYAN: Totally! And Brooke Shields was in there too looking gorge as always.
CAROLINE: There were a couple of way random nominees this year, especially in the male acting categories. But I kind of love that James Franco got nominated for “Pineapple Express.” He was so funny in that movie.
RYAN: I’m so excited about Amy Adams and Anne Hathaway both getting nominated – they’re two of my faves!
CAROLINE: You’ll notice the large number of British and European actors who are nominated too – the voters are the Hollywood Foreign Press after all. They love the overseas actors.
RYAN: Interesting to see that “Doubt” and “Milk” were left off the Best Picture list. I wonder what that means for the Oscar race.
CAROLINE: They can’t all get nominated; but yes, that was a bit of a surprise. As was Clint Eastwood not getting nominated for Best Actor in “Gran Torino.” Sometimes the Golden Globes nominate more than five people in an acting category, but I guess they didn’t feel compelled this year.
RYAN: We can’t wait to see the show and I’m really looking forward to checking out Rumer Willis as Miss Golden Globe 2009!
CAROLINE: Oh my God, that’s right. Let’s hope she trips or something.
RYAN: Here’s a list of the nominees in the film categories:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Leonardo Dicaprio – Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin BUtton
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell – In Bruges
James Franco – Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey
Best Animated Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E
Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Everlasting Moments
Gomorrah
I’ve Loved You so Long
Waltz with Bashir
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Kate Winslet – The Reader
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Best Director – Motion Picture
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare – The Reader
Peter Morgan – Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley – Doubt
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood – Changeling
James Newton Howard – Defiance
A. R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire
Hans Zimmer – Frost/Nixon
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Down to Earth” – Wall-E
“Gran Torino” – Gran Torino
“I Thought I Lost You” – Bolt
“Once in a Lifetime” – Cadillac Records
“The Wrestler” – The Wrestler