63rd Golden Glob Awards

Nominations & Winners for The 63rd Annual GOLDEN GLOB Awards

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MOVIE NOMINEES  (Winners Denoted by BOLD FACE Type)

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
   "Brokeback Mountain"
   "The Constant Gardener"
   "Good Night, and Good Luck"
   "A History of Violence"
   "Match Point"

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
   "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
   "Pride & Prejudice"
   "The Producers"  
   "The Squid and the Whale"
   "Walk the Line"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
   "Kung Fu Hustle" (China)
   "Master of Crimson Armor" (China)
   "Merry Christmas" (France)
   "Paradise Now" (Palestine)
   "Tsotsi" (South Africa)

BEST DIRECTOR
   George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
   Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"
   Woody Allen, "Match Point"
   Peter Jackson, "King Kong"
   Fernando Meirelles, "The Constant Gardener"
   Steven Spielberg, "Munich"

BEST DRAMATIC ACTOR
   Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"
   Russell Crowe, "Cinderella Man"
   Terrence Howard, "Hustle & Flow"
   Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
   David Strathairn, "Good Night, and Good Luck"

BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS
   Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"
   Maria Bello, "A History of Violence"
   Gwyneth Paltrow, "Proof"
   Charlize Theron, "North Country"
   Ziyi Zhang, "Memoirs of a Geisha"

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
   Pierce Brosnan, "The Matador"
   Jeff Daniels, "The Squid and the Whale"
   Johnny Depp, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
   Nathan Lane, "The Producers"
   Cillian Murphy, "Breakfast on Pluto"
   Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line"

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
   Judi Dench, "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
   Keira Knightley, "Pride & Prejudice"
   Laura Linney, "The Squid and the Whale"
   Sarah Jessica Parker, "The Family Stone"
   Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
   George Clooney, "Syriana"
   Matt Dillon, "Crash"
   Will Ferrell, "The Producers"
   Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"
   Bob Hoskins, "Mrs. Henderson Presents

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
   Scarlett Johansson, "Match Point"
   Shirley MacLaine, "In Her Shoes"
   Frances McDormand, "North Country"
   Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener"
   Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain"

BEST SCREENPLAY
   Woody Allen, "Match Point"
   George Clooney and Grant Heslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
   Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, "Crash"
   Tony Kushner and Eric Roth, "Munich"
   Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain."

ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE
   Alexandre Desplat, "Syriana"
   James Newton Howard, "King Kong"
   Gustavo Santaolalla, "Brokeback Mountain"
   Harry Gregson, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
   John Williams, "Memoirs of a Geisha"

BEST SONG
   "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" from "Brokeback Mountain"
   "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" from "The Producers"
   "Travelin' Thru" from "Transamerica"
   "Wunderkind" from "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"

LINK 2-C COMPLETE LIST of WINNERS w/TELEVISION CATEGORIES

I suppose the most glaring omission is in Best Director - where the most impressive achievement of the year (Robert Rodriguez, Sin City) is not even acknowledged with a perfunctory nod.

(Or maybe the second most impressive after King Kong)

MY GOLDEN GLOBE CHOICES: 

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
   "Brokeback Mountain"
  
BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
   "The Squid and the Whale" -----D Do it will be Sideways in 2005?
   "Walk the Line."

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
   "Kung Fu Hustle" (China) ---D Cheers
  

BEST DIRECTOR
   George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
  

BEST DRAMATIC ACTOR
   Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain" ---D Hottest
   Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote" ---D The Best
  

BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS
   Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica" ----D Hot and Best
   Ziyi Zhang, "Memoirs of a Geisha"  ---D Lovely

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
   Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line"  ----D Cool

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
   Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"  -----D Hot Stuff

SUPPORTING ACTOR
   Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man" ------D So Cool
  

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
    Frances McDormand, "North Country"  ------D Still not be Golden
      Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain" ----D 1 th Choice

No best picture nods for Capote or Syriana? What the heck happened to The New World?

I'm glad A History of Violence got nominated, so far it's my favorite movie of the year.

Not that I expect The Golden Globs voters to actually know good acting when they see it (as opposed to their unspoken tradition of basing their nominations on who they'd like to have attend their ceremonies) but I was personally disappointed that what I consider 2005's Single Best Performance was excluded: Clifton Collins Jr as Perry Smith in CAPOTE. Collins managed the spectacular feat of being creepy, seductive and sympathetic all at once. WOW!

But then, The Golden Globs are the subject of one of my all-time favorite Tinsel Town Put-Downs. Someone once said of the HFPA/Glob Membership: "These are people who would cross the Alps for a free hot dog!"