Nominees for the precursor to the Oscars – The Golden Globe Awards – were earlier this week, and while the organization with the murky history and credibility still mushes together Best Performances for actors and actresses from TV and film in singular categories (see end), this high-profile wave of titles will probably help boost the profiles of known, missed, and unknown films for consumers.From a studio standpoint, it’s a big marketing bonus that comes with a live TV show, but in terms of credibility, the image of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is still an odd collection of people kind of involved in writing and publicity who managed over several decades to become an influence on the films people should see, as well as what films and talent AMPAS members should consider for Oscar Awards.
(This isn’t a snotty slam. I’d advise tracking down Vikram Jayanti’s 2003 documentary, The Golden Globes: Hollywood’s Dirty Little Secret, where the British journalist ran into all manner of unnecessary and bizarre subterfuge in simply trying to find out factual details on members of the HFPA, and why they’ve become so influential after being known for throwing a minor awards ceremony most celebrities during the fifties and sixties took lightly.)
The plus side is that many of the nominated films below are brand spanking new – some just hitting cinemas this month – so the list is a helpful guide for those wanting to spend whatever cash is leftover from the Xmas buying binge on something that’s been branded by a recognized group/commercial entity as being worth time and money.
In terms of DVD and Blu-ray sales, the Golden Globes mean far less than the Oscars, since the latter has always been the A-level hit list of titles film fans tend to track down prior to the glitzy awards ceremony.
In any event, until the Golden Globe Awards – you know, the group that gave Pia Zadora the New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture Award back in 1982 for Butterfly – is broadcast on NBC, January 17, 2010, below you’ll find the categories, starting with Films now available or soon to be released on home video hyperlinked to Amazon.com search entries.
Soundtracks and Music are linked to Soundtrackcollector.com for current releases, as well as Amazon.com for upcoming releases.
TV series are linked to Amazon.com if the current or prior seasons are on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as announced first seasons of specific shows, as are nominees in the Best Performances/Direction categories.
Happy hunting.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Avatar
Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox
The Hurt Locker --- DVD+BR to be released Jan. 12/2010
Voltage Pictures; Summit Entertainment
Inglourious Basterds
The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg GmbH Production; The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production; Lionsgate
Up In The Air
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Carey Mulligan – An Education
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
George Clooney – Up In The Air
Colin Firth – A Single Man
Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Tobey Maguire – Brothers
Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
(500) Days Of Summer --- DVD +BR to be released Dec. 22/2009
Watermark Pictures; Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Hangover
Warner Bros. Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
It's Complicated
Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions; Universal Pictures
Julie & Julia
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
Nine
The Weinstein Company/Relativity Media/Lucamar Productions/Marc Platt Productions; The Weinstein Company
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Sandra Bullock – The Proposal
Marion Cotillard – Nine
Julia Roberts – Duplicity
Meryl Streep – It's Complicated
Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Matt Damon – The Informant!
Daniel Day-Lewis – Nine
Robert Downey Jr. – Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – (500) Days Of Summer --- DVD +BR to be released Dec. 22/2009
Michael Stuhlbarg – A Serious Man
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Penélope Cruz – Nine
Vera Farmiga – Up In The Air
Anna Kendrick – Up In The Air
Mo'nique – Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
Julianne Moore – A Single Man
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Matt Damon – Invictus
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
Best Animated Feature Film
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs --- DVD+BR to be released Jan. 5/2010
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
Coraline
Laika, Inc.; Focus Features
Fantastic Mr. Fox
American Empirical Picture; Twentieth Century Fox
The Princess And The Frog
Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Up
Walt Disney Pictures/PIXAR Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Best Foreign Language Film
Baaria (Italy)
Medusa Film; Summit Entertainment
Broken Embraces (Spain) --- Region 2 DVD+BR to be released in the U.K. Feb. 1/2010
El Deseo SA; Sony Pictures Classics
The Maid (La Nana) (Chile)
Forastero; Elephant Eye Films
A Prophet (Un Prophete) (France) --- Region 2 DVD+BR to be released in France. Feb. 17/2010
Chic Films/Page 114/Why Not Productions; Sony Pictures Classics
The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band - Eine Deutsche Kindergeschichte) (Germany) --- Region 2 DVD+BR to be released in the U.K. March 8/2010
X Filme Creative Pool/Les Films Du Losange/Lucky Red; Sony Pictures Classics
Best Director - Motion Picture
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker --- DVD+BR to be released Jan. 12/2010
James Cameron – Avatar
Clint Eastwood – Invictus
Jason Reitman – Up In The Air
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
District 9
Written by Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
The Hurt Locker --- DVD+BR to be released Jan. 12/2010. Read film review HERE.
Written by Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds
Written by Quentin Tarantino
It's Complicated
Written by Nancy Meyers
Up In The Air
Written by Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
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Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Up
Composed by Michael Giacchino
The Informant!
Composed by Marvin Hamlisch
Avatar
Composed by James Horner
A Single Man
Composed by Abel Korzeniowski
Where The Wild Things Are
Composed by Karen O and Carter Burwell
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Cinema Italiano" – Nine
Music & Lyrics By: Maury Yeston
"I See You" – Avatar
Music By: James Horner and Simon Franglen
Lyrics By: James Horner, Simon Franglen and Kuk Harrell
"I Want To Come Home" – Everybody's Fine
Music & Lyrics By: Paul McCartney
"The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)" – Crazy Heart --- Soundtrack to be released Jan. 19/2010
Music & Lyrics By: Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
"Winter" – Brothers
Music By: U2
Lyrics By: Bono
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TELEVISION
Note: hyperlinked titles reflect seasons currently available on DVD+BR in addition to announced/imminent releases
Best Television Series – Drama
Big Love (HBO)
Anima Sola Productions and Playtone in association with HBO Entertainment
Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
House (FOX)
Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions
Mad Men (AMC)
Lionsgate
True Blood (HBO)
Your Face Goes Here Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Glenn Close – Damages (FX NETWORK)
January Jones – Mad Men (AMC)
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS)
Anna Paquin – True Blood (HBO)
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Simon Baker – The Mentalist (CBS)
Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)
Bill Paxton – Big Love (HBO)
Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
30 Rock (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
Entourage (HBO)
Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Glee (FOX)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
Modern Family (ABC)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
The Office (NBC)
Universal Television Studios, Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC
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BEST PERFORMANCES & DIRECTION IN TV + FILM
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Toni Collette – United States Of Tara (SHOWTIME) --- DVD of Season 1 to be released Dec. 29/2009
Courteney Cox – Cougar Town (ABC)
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME) --- DVD+BR of Season 1 to be released Feb. 23/2010
Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)
Lea Michele – Glee (FOX)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)
David Duchovny – Californication (SHOWTIME)
Thomas Jane – Hung (HBO)
Matthew Morrison – Glee (FOX)
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
Georgia O'Keeffe (LIFETIME)
Sony Pictures Television
Grey Gardens (HBO)
Specialty Films and Locomotive in association with HBO Films
Into The Storm (HBO)
Scott Free and Rainmark Films Production in association with the BBC and HBO Films
Little Dorrit (PBS)
Masterpiece/BBC Co-production
Taking Chance (HBO)
Motion Picture Corporation of America and Civil Dawn Pictures in association with HBO Films
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Joan Allen – Georgia O'Keeffe (LIFETIME)
Drew Barrymore – Grey Gardens (HBO)
Jessica Lange – Grey Gardens (HBO)
Anna Paquin – The Courageous Heart Of Irena (CBS)
Sigourney Weaver – Prayers For Bobby (LIFETIME)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kevin Bacon – Taking Chance (HBO)
Kenneth Branagh – Wallander: One Step Behind (BBC)
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Endgame (PBS) --- DVD to be released Feb. 9/2010
Brendan Gleeson – Into The Storm (HBO)
Jeremy Irons – Georgia O'Keeffe (LIFETIME)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture
Made for Television
Jane Adams – Hung (HBO)
Rose Byrne – Damages (FX NETWORK)
Jane Lynch – Glee (FOX)
Janet McTeer – Into The Storm (HBO)
Chlo Sevigny – Big Love (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture
Made for Television
Michael Emerson – Lost (ABC)
Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
William Hurt – Damages (FX NETWORK)
John Lithgow – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)
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- MRH
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