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It’s that time of year again, where the Golden Globe nominations come out and leave everyone wondering how this affects the Oscars.  Personally, I almost prefer watching the Golden Globes… because everyone there looks more loose and in the party sort of mood.  This next edition is the 68th – I’m honestly not too surprised by some of the films and people in the various popular categories. Really glad my man Thomas Jane got another nomination for HUNG, and pleasantly surprised to see RED in one of the categories!  So who are your picks? Let us know! Meanwhile here are the categories and nominees… with a little note from me on a few here and there.

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Black Swan (2010) – my personal favorite!
The Fighter (2010)
Inception (2010)
The King’s Speech (2010)
The Social Network (2010)

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Burlesque (2010/I)
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Red (2010/I) – pulling for it, especially because co-creator Cully Hamner is a bud!
The Tourist (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network (2010)
Colin Firth for The King’s Speech (2010)
James Franco for 127 Hours (2010) – my personal favorite!
Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine (2010)
Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Halle Berry for Frankie and Alice (2010)
Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010)
Jennifer Lawrence for Winter’s Bone (2010)
Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010) – a truly fantastic performance.
Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Johnny Depp for The Tourist (2010)
Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Paul Giamatti for Barney’s Version (2010)
Jake Gyllenhaal for Love and Other Drugs (2010) – Jake is great in this.
Kevin Spacey for Casino Jack (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs (2010) – and so is Anne!
Angelina Jolie for The Tourist (2010)
Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Emma Stone for Easy A (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)
Michael Douglas for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Andrew Garfield for The Social Network (2010)
Jeremy Renner for The Town (2010) – Renner was phenomenal!
Geoffrey Rush for The King’s Speech (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Amy Adams for The Fighter (2010)
Helena Bonham Carter for The King’s Speech (2010)
Mila Kunis for Black Swan (2010) – Mila truly transformed for this role.
Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)
Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom (2010)

Best Director – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010) – my personal favorite!
David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)
Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech (2010)
Christopher Nolan for Inception (2010)
David O. Russell for The Fighter (2010)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Nominees:
127 Hours (2010): Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right (2010): Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko
The King’s Speech (2010): David Seidler
The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin – my personal favorite!

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Burlesque (2010/I)(“Bound to You”)
Burlesque (2010/I)(“You Haven’t Seen The Last of Me”)
Country Strong (2010)(“Coming Home”)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)(“There’s A Place For Us”)
Tangled (2010)(“I See the Light”) – let’s just say I’m hoping for this one.

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Nominees:
127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman
Alice in Wonderland (2010): Danny Elfman
Inception (2010): Hans Zimmer – tough call, but liked this one best.
The King’s Speech (2010): Alexandre Desplat
The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Best Animated Film
Nominees:
Despicable Me (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) – if there’s any justice!
The Illusionist (2010)
Tangled (2010)
Toy Story 3 (2010)

Best Foreign Language Film
Nominees:
Biutiful (2010) – anyone out there even seen the others?
I Am Love (2009)
The Concert (2009)
The Edge (2010)
In a Better World (2010)

Best Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
“Boardwalk Empire” (2009)
“Dexter” (2006)
“The Good Wife” (2009)
“Mad Men” (2007)
“The Walking Dead” (2010) – absolute perfection.

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
“The Big Bang Theory” (2007)
“The Big C” (2010)
“Glee” (2009)
“Modern Family” (2009)
“Nurse Jackie” (2009)
“30 Rock” (2006) – since it doesn’t get ratings, at least an award!

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
“Carlos” (2010)
“The Pacific” (2010) – technically beautiful.
“The Pillars of the Earth” (2010)
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)
You Don’t Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Idris Elba for “Luther” (2010) – Idris deserves this!
Ian McShane for “The Pillars of the Earth” (2010)
Al Pacino for You Don’t Know Jack (2010) (TV)
Dennis Quaid for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)
Édgar Ramírez for “Carlos” (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Hayley Atwell for “The Pillars of the Earth” (2010) – my bet is on Hayley.
Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)
Judi Dench for “Return to Cranford” (2007)
Romola Garai for “Emma” (2009)
Jennifer Love Hewitt for The Client List (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock” (2006)
Steve Carell for “The Office” (2005)
Thomas Jane for “Hung” (2009) – second year to be nominated, deserves it!
Matthew Morrison for “Glee” (2009)
Jim Parsons for “The Big Bang Theory” (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Toni Collette for “United States of Tara” (2009) – my personal favorite!
Edie Falco for “Nurse Jackie” (2009)
Tina Fey for “30 Rock” (2006)
Laura Linney for “The Big C” (2010)
Lea Michele for “Glee” (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Steve Buscemi for “Boardwalk Empire” (2009) – who doesn’t love Steve?!
Bryan Cranston for “Breaking Bad” (2008)
Michael C. Hall for “Dexter” (2006)
Jon Hamm for “Mad Men” (2007)
Hugh Laurie for “House M.D.” (2004)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife” (2009)
Elisabeth Moss for “Mad Men” (2007)
Piper Perabo for “Covert Affairs” (2010)
Katey Sagal for “Sons of Anarchy” (2008) – my personal favorite!
Kyra Sedgwick for “The Closer” (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Scott Caan for “Hawaii Five-0” (2010)
Chris Colfer for “Glee” (2009)
Chris Noth for “The Good Wife” (2009)
Eric Stonestreet for “Modern Family” (2009)
David Strathairn for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV) – my personal favorite!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Hope Davis for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)
Jane Lynch for “Glee” (2009)
Kelly Macdonald for “Boardwalk Empire” (2009)
Julia Stiles for “Dexter” (2006)
Sofía Vergara for “Modern Family” (2009) – my future wife!

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