Golden Globes - 2007 Film Actor Noms

Those Damn Actors!

Like I said in a previous post . . ."The Golden Globes, (January 15th, 2007) are given out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and as Jeremy Piven said on “Entourage”, “When the fucking Hollywood Foreign Press calls, you fucking jump!”. Ha! I love that show.”

Hey, I’m quoting myself that is quoting an actor from a TV show. What?? I tell ya, acting is hard.

Here are the noms and my comments for best actor/actress, supporting, comedy drama musical styling. Whatever.

Best Actress - Drama
Penelope Cruz - Volver - She only does well when she’s in Pedro Almodovar films. What gives? I think she’s terrible and looks like a chipmunk, was that shallow?
Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal - Okay, so this is a different part for her, blah, blah, blah. Oh wait, I just remembered how much I don’t like her. “And the Oscar goes to Judi Dench for best bowel movement!” Fuck Judi Fucking Dench.
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Sherrybaby - It’s about time she gets recognized for something. I didn’t see this film since it was in theater for like, 1 day but her buzz is great.
Helen Mirren - The Queen - Judi Fucking Dench the sequel. Do I need to say more?
Kate Winslet - Little Children - 5 time Golden Globe nominee and 4 time Oscar nominee. 9 Time loser. She is like the Susan Lucci of the film industry except a much, much, much better actress.So who will win? Let’s rephrase that. Who will win and who do I want to win.
G.G. - Judi Fucking Dench
Janaki - Kate Winslet

Best Actress - Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening - Running With Scissors - Great reviews, great actress, great track record, not so great movie. 6 Golden Globe Noms (2 this year) and, 3 Oscar Noms,
and she is 1 for 9. She’s almost Kate Winslet!
Toni Collette - Little Miss Sunshine - A great, great actress that always flies under the radar. Always gives a great performance. If anyone is deserving it’s her.Beyonce Knowles - Dreamgirls - Are they kidding?
Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada - She gave a frighteningly masterful performance that was at the same time understated and nasty. Meryl in the same category as Beyonce? What the fuck??Renne Zellwegger - Miss Potter - Why is she here?

Who will win?
G.G. - Meryl Streep
Janaki - Toni Collette

Best Supporting Actress
Adriana Barraza - Babel - Amazing, heartbreaking performance. A true milestone.
Cate Blanchett - Notes on a Scandal - Hands down one of the best actresses in the last 20 years. The buzz on her performance is spectacular. Plus being in a supporting role for a stellar actress is nearly a shoo-in.Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada - Great performance but it’s in a comedy, so no win here.Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls - Everyone says she steals the ENTIRE movie from everyone including Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and sings better than Beyonce. I agree. What heresy!
Rinko Kikuchi - Babel - She plays a naive, angry, totally fucked in the head deaf girl. But she’s not deaf in real life! What a fearless performance.
Who will win? This is probably the toughest category and might make for the biggest upset of the night.
G.G. - Jennifer Hudson
Janaki - Rinko Kikuchi

Best Actor - Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond and The Departed.
He has become such a good actor that he falls into the category of “he’ll win one later”. He should win 6 or 7 Oscars and Golden Globes.
Peter O’Toole - Venus - This is widely regarded as his best performance since Lawrence. He almost rejected the honorary Oscar a few years ago because he thought he could still one. 10 G.G. noms and 3 wins, 7 time Oscar nominee 0 wins. He is sooooooo due.
Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness - Has considerable buzz, but the movie not so much.
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland - Great performance not so great film.

Who will win? “Eh Awrence!”
G.G. - Peter O’Toole
Janaki - Peter O’Toole

Best Actor - Comedy or Musical
Sacha Baron Cohen - Borat - Very Irritating.
Johnny Depp - Pirates 2 - Not as irritating as Borat but irritating nonetheless.
Aaron Eckhart - Thank You For Smoking - He oozes smarmy charm. Next to Vince Vaughn nobody can talk better. Want to sell ice to eskimos? Call Aaron.
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Kinky Boots - Like the actor, didn't see the movie. I suspect no one did.
Will Ferrell - Stranger Than Fiction - Are they kidding?

Who will win?
G.G. - Aaron Eckhart
Janaki - Aaron Eckhart

Best Supporting Actor
Ben Affleck - Hollywoodland - Everyone was surprised
most of all Ben. Were they joking?
Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls - He said the divorce he was going through at the time helped his performance. If only he had done that about 12 other times in his career.
Jack Nicholson - The Departed - There is a reason why Jack is one of the greatest and most celebrated actors ever. He plays this role so deliciously evil and psychotic it’s revelatory. 17 Golden Globe noms and 6 wins, 12 Oscar noms and 3 wins is quite an impressive resume. I’ll look for Jack to add to those totals.
Brad Pitt - Babel - A mesmerizing performance. Unfortunately everyone sees him as Brad Pitt.
Mark Wahlberg - The Departed - A great, virtuoso performance has elevated his stature in the industry.

Who will win?
G.G. - Jack Nicholson
Janaki - Jack Nicholson

Well that’s it for the actors and actresses. Whew!
Expect some upsets here and there as the Globes always like to throw a couple of curve balls.

Up next: TV nominations.