Go Aziz!
None of these picks are on my list. Acting/writing/direction are boring, same old faces, trite scripts, unbelievable terrible acting. I'd be ashamed to accept any GG Award!
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It's a shame Ryan Reynolds has been overlooked for Woman in Gold.
I found his performance shattering, and much better than Helen Mirren's. Reynolds' acting was based in how real people talk and behave. It was also understated, which made his transformation at the Vienna Holocaust memorial all the more moving.
Mirren was doing a more typical Great Lady of the Screen routine, familiar from actressy actresses like Louise Rainier and Meryl Streep.
It should at least get an Oscar nomination for art direction.
I found his performance shattering, and much better than Helen Mirren's. Reynolds' acting was based in how real people talk and behave. It was also understated, which made his transformation at the Vienna Holocaust memorial all the more moving.
Mirren was doing a more typical Great Lady of the Screen routine, familiar from actressy actresses like Louise Rainier and Meryl Streep.
It should at least get an Oscar nomination for art direction.
Although I have not seen the full list of nominees for best actor, if this list does not include Michael Fassbender for his portrayal of Steve Jobs then there is something radically wrong. Fassbender was so good that halfway through the film I was actually believing that he was Steve Jobs. (I realize that the film flopped at the box office, but that shouldn't negate the excellence of Fassbender's performance.)
"The Martian" Challenge: See "Red Planet" from 2000 and be amazed at the near mirror image rip-off. From digging up old sats to communicate, using old landers to blast back into space and, worst, having a female astronaut shoot out of ship to grab floating spaceman, bringing him back safely.
There's a limit to the "sincerest form of flattery" excuse. "Martian" author and filmmaker Scott owe money and screen credit.
There's a limit to the "sincerest form of flattery" excuse. "Martian" author and filmmaker Scott owe money and screen credit.
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Well I have been astonished that there have been no best actor award nominations as yet for Hagen, the dog in White God. That's the snub of the year so far.
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I read the book used for "Carol" but have not seen the movie. If you want a really creepy tale of female seduction, I recommend Sarah Water's "Affinity"
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Do people actually pay attention to the Globe awards? Do people actually think that DiCaprio can act? How much does it actually cost to buy one's way into an award?
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For best pic: Bridge of Spies.
For best actor: Tom Hanks
For best actor: Tom Hanks
I thought Spotlight was one of the best pictures this year. Compared to the reporting of today, the movie shows how reporting was done in the old days, digging to get the story right. The subject matter was difficult but the story about good reporting made it easier to see. Many movie goers that I know did not want to see it, but when they did, they were glad they did. I think that is what makes a great movie, getting the difficult subject across in a way that is easier to watch.
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The entire cast of Fargo should have been nominated. It's clearly the best show and has the best cast. And Justin Theroux not nominated for "The Leftovers???!!!" His performance is brilliant!!!!! And Michael Keaton not nominated????!! Who are these people that vote?????
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Tina Fey and Amy Pollar are funny, but they are not movie funny. Flat predictable situations comedies with their friends from SNL, is just that.... flat.
They should stick to sketch comedy and not try to extend that concept into a full length movie. It just doesn't work. Examples of this type of sketch movie are Bridesmaids and Trainwreck, both were extremely bad movies.
They should stick to sketch comedy and not try to extend that concept into a full length movie. It just doesn't work. Examples of this type of sketch movie are Bridesmaids and Trainwreck, both were extremely bad movies.
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Unfortunately whiteness still reigns.
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Yeah, well AMPAS decided to give Spike Lee a "career" Oscar this year. Apparently they feel sheepish about having given him a grand total of one nomination (Best Original Screenplay for Do the Right Thing) in all the years he's been making films. And they'll go right back to ignoring him starting with Chi-Raq.
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An excellent line up. Cate Blanchett is simply superb.
Agree that Golden Globes are silly.
BUT "Mad Max" was an amazing movie.
BUT "Mad Max" was an amazing movie.
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Love love love Women in Gold! Wish Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds got a nod for their acting in it and one for whoever the writer for the screen play, respectively!
Another great movie this year is Suffragette, wish it got some recognitions for acting (Carey Mulligan and others) and for the screen play, too!
Next one I'd like to watch is Brooklyn.
Golden Globes nomination is very disappointing this year! It will not direct or dictate my choices of movie theater going.
Another great movie this year is Suffragette, wish it got some recognitions for acting (Carey Mulligan and others) and for the screen play, too!
Next one I'd like to watch is Brooklyn.
Golden Globes nomination is very disappointing this year! It will not direct or dictate my choices of movie theater going.
Spotlight will win most of the awards that it is nominated for, because it is powerful enough to literally change the religion of tens of millions of people.
No other movie in history did that, and Hollywood will acknowledge it's power, rewarding itself, as it should.
This movie will have a more dramatic impact on people's lives than any movie ever made, and Hollywood doesn't want to be remembered as the institution that didn't understand that.
No other movie in history did that, and Hollywood will acknowledge it's power, rewarding itself, as it should.
This movie will have a more dramatic impact on people's lives than any movie ever made, and Hollywood doesn't want to be remembered as the institution that didn't understand that.
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Don't bet your house on it, dear.
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How gullible can you be!!!
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Is it just me or are movies not as good as they used to be, even when compared to a decade ago ?
No wonder the TV industry is booming.
No wonder the TV industry is booming.
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I am amazed the Carol is in the running. It was beautifully shot but otherwise, boring and slow. The love affair was not at all convincing. Further, Rooney Mara didn't seem to have more than 2 facial expressions through out the film.
This film was suppose to be this big breakthrough film depicting lesbian love and therefore, it wouldn't be PC to criticize the film. However, in my view, it simply wasn't very good. The only person who deserves recognition in the film is Sara Paulson. Her acting was so subtle and convincing I wanted to keep watching her. She is an amazing character actress.
This film was suppose to be this big breakthrough film depicting lesbian love and therefore, it wouldn't be PC to criticize the film. However, in my view, it simply wasn't very good. The only person who deserves recognition in the film is Sara Paulson. Her acting was so subtle and convincing I wanted to keep watching her. She is an amazing character actress.
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I too don't get the excitement over "Carol." I thought the film was a bit dead at the center and the actresses just too sedated for my taste. All surface beauty with no depth. I also found the constant score clamoring in the background incredibly distracting.
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Problem is, Hollywood loves beautifully shot films with elegantly dressed people in them. Of course, 'Carol' also seems to fit the current trend of politically correct, new and different kind of sexuality stories (see also 'The Danish Girl' where Eddie Redmayne gets a nomination -- IMHO a really weak performance).
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Well the HFPA can breathe a sigh of relief. I see that OSCAR ISAAC was nominated for Best Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series. So I won't be calling for an all-out boycott of the Globes, after all. I've always enjoyed the Globes; they seem much more fair than the Oscars. Ironic, innit?
I'm sure everyone has his or her "What about . . ." question. My own may seem like an oddball, since it came and went and as far as I know generated little enthusiasm in between; but after I saw it I wanted to see it the following night, which I did, and once again some time later. Each time I enjoyed it more than the previous time. The movie is Slow West, one of the most original westerns I've seen in years. It would get my nod for best film, best director, and best original screenplay. Well, it's available on DVD for anyone who's curious.
And what happened to Bridge of Spies? Mark Rylance was brilliant!
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He was nominated.
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Rylance was nominated
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Everything about these lists absolutely scream racism.
It's white white white white across the board of life spectrum. Then it's black man as boxer (violence), Black person as prostitute. Black kids as gangster thugs. Asians as foreign. I mean check it out! It's beyond blatant and scary.
It's white white white white across the board of life spectrum. Then it's black man as boxer (violence), Black person as prostitute. Black kids as gangster thugs. Asians as foreign. I mean check it out! It's beyond blatant and scary.
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Give I a rest will you.....
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Stallone made a 40 year career off of boxing movies.
And anyway…DeNiro, Scorsese, Wahlberg, Eastwood, Will Smith, Denzel…they all made boxing movies. The Fruitvale Station kid could do a lot worse.
Lighten up.
And anyway…DeNiro, Scorsese, Wahlberg, Eastwood, Will Smith, Denzel…they all made boxing movies. The Fruitvale Station kid could do a lot worse.
Lighten up.
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Yawn. Give it a rest.
Some notes about the Golden Globes - there are only about 90 people who vote for these, those considered the Hollywood Foreign Press members. Not even 100 people, just 90. It's not a lot of people who get to choose these nominations or winners, so why does anyone pay attention to these? As for nominating Jolie and Depp for "The Tourist" a few years ago - you will recall that the movie is set in Venice, and that Foreign Press were likely reacting to the setting, yes? It's like when we see the Oscar nominations for movies that glorify the movie making process, like "Birdman" - not a great movie, but those in the Biz voted for it. These awards really don't mean anything, they are just people voting for what they like, what has been pitched to them, or for their friends or employers. I can't say that I've ever gone out and seen a movie or TV show based on a Golden Globe nomination or win, so who cares? Finally - thank you to the authors of this article for not mentioning race, as in the Carpetbagger article on the Globes. Race should never be a reason for an acting or directing nomination, we need to move away from this quota notion that destroys creativity rather than honoring it.
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Meh! So why are you completely worked up over it?
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I stopped watching this silly award 10 years ago. How in high school football is Mad Max nominated? One of the worst movies of the year. I'm glad DiCaprio is nominated; he's always delivered - like Tom Cruz: if the movie isn't good, you can't blame it on his effort.
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I am just completely baffled by any nomination for Mad Max/Fury Road. The only redeeming quality of that the film is that it is sort of a feminist action adventure...if you enjoy 2 hours of car chases and carnage with cliché characters and dialog. Oh wait, the special effects and stunt people came up with some innovative ways to invade a moving truck and kill its passengers so I guess that deserves a best picture nomination...not!
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Before I saw this, I was wondering what all of the rave was about. That is, until I saw it. Maybe, my approach to it was different from some others. I actually emerged myself into it,.and I felt depressed, little hope, and cold. Looking at the characters, they created the characters properly. Both Theron and Hardy were very real. Start thinking about how this works will be after multi nationals finish milking it dry, climate warming really sets in, and then, you'll get just why Fury Road connected so well. So much hopelessness, and then, a glimmer of hope, due to those who would not give up the fight. It was excellent, and deserving of its praise.
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Indeed and Theron is the most overrated actress of all time.
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If this is the best they can come up with, it confirms what a lackluster, inane, and forgettable year 2015 has been in film. No wonder everyone is watching something else.
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Except for "Brooklyn", which got no mention whatsoever. Maybe for Best Actress.
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The Big Short is a comedy? Wow, the foreign press obviously has a different view of Wall Street and its crooked ways...
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I never understand why every year the Globes, a critics' association, have their selections compared to industry guild and industry member (Academy) awards. People who watch and people who create what is watched are very different indeed. So the choices will always be different.
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Beast of No Nation is hands down the best and most important film of 2015.
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Love & Mercy? Where is? So soon we forget..Shameful
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The Big Short is barely a notable film... it has so many silly inaccuracies so as to make it somewhat engaging, it's basically a cartoon.
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Agreed!
That's why it is in the comedian category.
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Three words.
Trumbo.
Trumbo.
Trumbo.
Go see how reckless right wing paranoids ignore the Constitution, ignore personal freedom and take this nation to dark places. And how real, courageous Americans fight them.
After you see it, think about the growing paranoia we see today being foisted on us by the same reckless, paranoid right wingers.
As the Geico commercials say, "It's what they do."
And fight them is what normal people do.
Trumbo.
Trumbo.
Trumbo.
Go see how reckless right wing paranoids ignore the Constitution, ignore personal freedom and take this nation to dark places. And how real, courageous Americans fight them.
After you see it, think about the growing paranoia we see today being foisted on us by the same reckless, paranoid right wingers.
As the Geico commercials say, "It's what they do."
And fight them is what normal people do.
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It's my list. Seems like its taken right off my tv screen.
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And it is politically correct, so bonus points for that!
Mr. DiCaprio's Golden Globe for Wolf of Wall Street was 2014. Last year's winner was Michael Keaton for Birdman.
BTW: Is there an unwritten rule dictating that Julia Louis-Dreyfuss be nominated for an award every time she appears in anything?
BTW: Is there an unwritten rule dictating that Julia Louis-Dreyfuss be nominated for an award every time she appears in anything?
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BTW: That honor belongs to Meryl Streep.
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@CL: Not this year. Her (perfectly decent) performance in Rickie and the Flash didn't get a nomination.
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Terrible movie and I don't think Meryl was at her best in it.
We're seeing the new generation taking over Hollywood. Good bye to the aged and obese Jack Nicholson characters, the sagging Warren Beatty career re ignition attempts, or the sad Apatow comedies that appeal to 12-16 year old boys. People are demanding substance and content. TV is dominating. And mobile device allow for viewing anywhere making theater going near obsolete save for the occasional block buster Star Wars type film. The industry has been disrupted. Intelligent film making will now be the norm.