Golden Globe Nominations—Reactions

I wish my time management skills were in better shape (and you'd think they would be, considering I'm going on my 20th year of continuous education), but they're not. And I didn't get a chance to properly report the Oscar happenings of this week.

If you'd like to know the winners of the Los Angeles Film Critics, the New York Film Critics, the Boston Film Critics, or any other small critical awards extension, visit one of the sites on the sidebar for an update. You'll likely find the name The Hurt Locker in there somewhere.

The BFCA (Broadcast Film Critics Association) announced their nominations a few days ago, and you can see who they've recognized here.

If you're into predicting the Oscars, in all honesty, you should probably pay more attention to the above information than what I'm about to show you.

This morning, the nominations for the 67th Golden Globe Awards show were announced. Some were bad, some were good, some were surprising, and a whole lot of them were unsurprising. However, there's something to keep in mind here...

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (the organization that hosts and votes for the GG awards) shares about 7 or 8 members with AMPAS. And for that reason, we shouldn't place too much stock into their choices. If it sounds like it shouldn't be there, it probably won't be in the Oscar nominations.

And with that in mind, I'd say that the following people got a boost today:
500 Days of Summer
Sandra Bullock (for The Blind Side)
Inglourious Basterds
District 9 (for screenplay)
Woody Harrelson
Vera Farminga
The Fantastic Mr. Fox (may give Up a run for its money...)

These people were snubbed, but it doesn't really matter:
Jeremy Renner
If he gets a SAG nomination on Thursday, he's in for Oscar—just ask Melissa Leo and Richard Jenkins.
Abbie Cornish
I'm still aboard the Cornish/Bright Star train, and I'm not convinced by her Globe snub that she's out of contention. After a SAG snub, I'll concede.
A Serious Man
It's just not their style—no big stars, pint-sized budget, and a little too eccentric.


All in all, I'm actually quite pleased with HFPA.