Awards season is creeping up fast.
Who'll win what?
What are some of these movies doing on a Golden Globe nominee list in the first place??
Here are my blind predictions for this years event (films only):
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Black Swan - Protozoa Pictures & Cross Creek Pictures & Phoenix; Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Fighter - Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media; Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media
Inception - Warner Bros. Pictures UK LTD.; Warner Bros. Pictures
The King's Speech - See-Saw Films and Bedlam Productions; The Weinstein Company
The Social Network - Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
WINNER: The Social Network. The youth, vibe and relevance are all there and the script is the best of the year.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Halle Berry – Frankie and Alice
Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine
WINNER: Natalie Portman. Black Swan buzz is hard to kill.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network
Colin Firth – The King's Speech
James Franco – 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling – Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg – The Fighter
WINNER: Colin Firth. Brits being Brits, with a debilitating stt-utter.
Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Alice in Wonderland - Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Burlesque - Screen Gems; Sony Pictures Releasing
The Kids Are All Right - Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision, Gilbert Films; Focus Features
Red - di Bonaventura Pictures; Summit Entertainment
The Tourist - GK Films; Sony Pictures Releasing
WINNER: The Kids Are Alright. According to me, it's the only one in contention.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway – Love And Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie – The Tourist
Julianne Moore – The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone – Easy A
WINNER: Julianne Moore.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Johnny Depp – Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp – The Tourist
Paul Giamatti – Barney's Version
Jake Gyllenhaal – Love And Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey – Casino Jack
WINNER: Johnny Depp from Alice in Wonderland. Simply because he's crazy. Though, Paul Giamatti returning to his "Sideways" wit and irritability is tempting.
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams – The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech
Mila Kunis – Black Swan
Melissa Leo – The Fighter
Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom
WINNER: Mila Kunis. Black Swan buzz again! Is it possible to be a veteran newcomer??
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale – The Fighter
Michael Douglas – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield – The Social Network
Jeremy Renner – The Town
Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech
WINNER: Christian Bale. I'm not a fan of Bale in everything he does but I do admire him going all the way with the roles he's given.
Best Animated Feature Film
Despicable Me - Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment; Universal Pictures
How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Pictures
The Illusionist - Django Films, Ciné B and France 3 Cinéma; Sony Pictures Classics
Tangled - Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Toy Story 3 - Disney * Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
WINNER: Toy Story 3. #1 Animated feature of all-time, must mean that somebody liked it.
Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful (Mexico, Spain) - The Country of Mexico and The Country of Spain
Menageatroz, Focus Features International; Roadside Attractions
The Concert (France) - The Country of France
An Oï Oï Oï Productions, Les Productions Du Tresor, France 3 Cinema, Europacorp, Castel Films, Panache Productions, RTBF (Belgian Television), BIM Distrubuzione Co., Canal +, Cinecinema and France 3; The Weinstein Company
The Edge (Russia) - The Country of Russia
(Kpaй) Teleshow/Rock Films; Central Partnership (Russia)
I Am Love (Italy) - The Country of Italy
(IO SONO L’AMORE) First Sun; Magnolia Pictures
In A Better World (Denmark) - The Country of Denmark
(Hævnen) Zentropa Entertainment; Sony Pictures Classics
WINNER: Biutiful. Iñárritu and Bardem.
Best Director - Motion Picture
Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
David Fincher – The Social Network
Tom Hooper – The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan – Inception
David O. Russell – The Fighter
WINNER: Darren Aronofsky. First one out of my mouth. Christopher Nolan lingering in the back of my mind.
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
Christopher Nolan - Inception
Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler - The King's Speech
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network
WINNER: Aaron Sorkin. Hands down.
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland
A. R. Rahman - 127 Hours
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network
Hans Zimmer - Inception
WINNER: Alexandre Desplat. Side note: Hans Zimmer is a Beast! (but will be overlooked again)
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Bound To You" – Burlesque - Music By: Samuel Dixon
Lyrics By: Christina Aguilera and Sia Furler
"Coming Home" – Country Strong - Music & Lyrics By: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges
"I See The Light" – Tangled - Music By: Alan Menken
Lyrics By: Glenn Slater
"There's A Place For Us" – Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader - Music & Lyrics By: Hillary Lindsey, Carrie Underwood and David Hodges
"You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me" – Burlesque - Music & Lyrics By: Diane Warren
WINNER: Coming Home. Yee Haw Country.
