So here are the nominees for the 61st annual Golden Globes. I haven't watched that much TV or that many movies this year, so I'll leave it to the rest of you to comment on who is desserving, who you think will win, etc.


BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
COLD MOUNTAIN
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
MYSTIC RIVER
SEABISCUIT

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
CATE BLANCHET
VERONICA GUERIN

NICOLE KIDMAN
COLD MOUNTAIN

SCARLETT JOHANSSON
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

CHARLIZE THERON
MONSTER

UMA THURMAN
KILL BILL – VOL. 1

EVAN RACHEL WOOD
THIRTEEN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
RUSSELL CROWE
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

TOM CRUISE
THE LAST SAMURAI

BEN KINGSLEY
HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

JUDE LAW
COLD MOUNTAIN

SEAN PENN
MYSTIC RIVER

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
BIG FISH
FINDING NEMO
LOST IN TRANSLATION
LOVE ACTUALLY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
JAMIE LEE CURTIS
FREAKY FRIDAY

SCARLETT JOHANSSON
LOST IN TRANSLATION

DIANE KEATON
SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE

DIANE LANE
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN

HELEN MIRREN
CALENDAR GIRLS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE -MUSICAL OR COMEDY
JACK BLACK
SCHOOL OF ROCK

JOHNNY DEPP
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL

BILL MURRAY
LOST IN TRANSLATION

JACK NICHOLSON
SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE

BILLY BOB THORNTON
BAD SANTA

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS (FRENCH CANADA)
GOOD BYE, LENIN (GERMANY)
MONSIEUR IBRAHIM (FRANCE)
OSAMA (AFGHANISTAN)
THE RETURN (RUSSIA)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
MARIA BELLO
THE COOLER

PATRICIA CLARKSON
PIECES OF APRIL

HOPE DAVIS
AMERICAN SPLENDOR

HOLLY HUNTER
THIRTEEN

RENEE ZELLWEGER
COLD MOUNTAIN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
ALEC BALDWIN
THE COOLER

ALBERT FINNEY
BIG FISH

WILLIAM H. MACY
SEABISCUIT

TIM ROBBINS
MYSTIC RIVER

PETER SARSGAARD
SHATTERED GLASS

KEN WATANABE
THE LAST SAMURAI

BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
SOFIA COPPOLA
LOST IN TRANSLATION

CLINT EASTWOOD
MYSTIC RIVER

PETER JACKSON
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

ANTHONY MINGHELLA
COLD MOUNTAIN

PETER WEIR
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
SOFIA COPPOLA
LOST IN TRANSLATION

RICHARD CURTIS
LOVE ACTUALLY

BRIAN HELGELAND
MYSTIC RIVER

ANTHONY MINGHELLA
COLD MOUNTAIN

JIM SHERIDAN & NAOMI SHERIDAN & KIRSTENSHERIDAN
IN AMERICA


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

DANNY ELFMAN
BIG FISH

HOWARD SHORE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

GABRIEL YARED
COLD MOUNTAIN

HANS ZIMMER
THE LAST SAMURAI

BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
“THE HEART OF EVERY GIRL” – MONA LISA SMILE
Music by: Elton John
Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin

“INTO THE WEST”—THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Music & Lyrics by: Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox

“MAN OF THE HOUR”—BIG FISH
Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder

“TIME ENOUGH FOR TEARS”—IN AMERICA
Music & Lyrics by: Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer

“YOU WILL BE MY AIN TRUE LOVE”—COLD MOUNTAIN
Music & Lyrics by: Sting

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
24 (FOX)
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
NIP/TUCK (FX)
SIX FEET UNDER (HBO)
THE WEST WING (NBC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
FRANCES CONROY
SIX FEET UNDER

JENNIFER GARNER
ALIAS

ALLISON JANNEY
THE WEST WING

JOELY RICHARDSON
NIP/TUCK

AMBER TAMBLYN
JOAN OF ARCADIA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
MICHAEL CHIKLIS
THE SHIELD

ANTHONY LAPAGLIA
WITHOUT A TRACE

WILLIAM PETERSEN
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

MARTIN SHEEN
THE WEST WING

KIEFER SUTHERLAND
24

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (FOX)
MONK (USA)
THE OFFICE (BBC AMERICA)
SEX AND THE CITY (HBO)
WILL & GRACE (NBC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BONNIE HUNT
LIFE WITH BONNIE

REBA MCENTIRE
REBA

DEBRA MESSING
WILL & GRACE

SARAH JESSICA PARKER
SEX AND THE CITY

BITTY SCHRAM
MONK

ALICIA SILVERSTONE
MISS MATCH

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
RICKY GERVAIS
THE OFFICE

MATT LEBLANC
FRIENDS

BERNIE MAC
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW

ERIC MCCORMACK
WILL & GRACE

TONY SHALHOUB
MONK

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
ANGELS IN AMERICA (HBO)
MY HOUSE IN UMBRIA (HBO)
NORMAL (HBO)
SOLDIER’S GIRL (SHOWTIME)
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE (SHOWTIME)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
JUDY DAVIS
THE REAGANS

JESSICA LANGE
NORMAL

HELEN MIRREN
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE

MAGGIE SMITH
MY HOUSE IN UMBRIA

MERYL STREEP
ANGELS IN AMERICA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
ANTONIO BANDERAS
AND STARRING PANCHO VILLA AS HIMSELF

JAMES BROLIN
THE REAGANS

TROY GARITY
SOLDIER’S GIRL

AL PACINO
ANGELS IN AMERICA

TOM WILKINSON
NORMAL

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
KIM CATTRALL
SEX AND THE CITY

KRISTIN DAVIS
SEX AND THE CITY

MEGAN MULLALLY
WILL & GRACE

CYNTHIA NIXON
SEX AND THE CITY

MARY LOUISE PARKER
ANGELS IN AMERICA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
SEAN HAYES
WILL & GRACE

LEE PACE
SOLDIER’S GIRL

BEN SHENKMAN
ANGELS IN AMERICA

PATRICK WILSON
ANGELS IN AMERICA

JEFFREY WRIGHT
ANGELS IN AMERICA

Show's you how worthless the Golden Globes are, huh?

Yeah. The TV nominations are total crap, by the way. As always...

OK, I think "The Office" is one of my favourite television shows ever, but the episodes that have to be nominated are from last year, if not the year before, considering the lag time BBC America has regarding programming. However, it's fucking brilliant and deserves to win, even over "Monk," which I love.

They want to do "The Office" in America, with the guy from "King of the Hill" as the boss. I know Office Space was good and everything, but it's not going to fucking work. I daresay it will be...Lost in Translation.

Reading the list, I realised how few movies I saw this year.

I thought the "Golden Globes" was the stripper of the year awards... shoes what I know...

I totally agree. I bought the first season of "The Office" on a whim and it was incredible. Office Space is great, but its a different (dare I say, less subtle) type of humor. Monk kicks ass.

Arrested Development is a great show too. One of the few I watch on a regular basis.

(Edited by herman at 9:25 pm on Dec. 21, 2003)

ok, my picks

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
MYSTIC RIVER - If you have not seen this movie yet. Go now. Please.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
EVAN RACHEL WOOD
THIRTEEN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
SEAN PENN - Oscar.
MYSTIC RIVER

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
LOST IN TRANSLATION

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
SCARLETT JOHANSSON
LOST IN TRANSLATION

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE -MUSICAL OR COMEDY
(For me, this is the tightest category this year. Any of these guys would be great picks. Each of them contributed great performances which in some cases (especially Depp's) took their films to the next level. Still, Bill was perfect.
BILL MURRAY
LOST IN TRANSLATION

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS (FRENCH CANADA)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
MARIA BELLO
THE COOLER

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

TIM ROBBINS
MYSTIC RIVER

BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE - Honestly, I just can't pick. I would be happy with either of them winner. Lost in Translation was great, but Eastwood managed to bring out fantastic performances from a large ensemble. His storytelling style was breathtakingly simple...almost like Sofia's. Strange. And wonderful.
SOFIA COPPOLA
LOST IN TRANSLATION

CLINT EASTWOOD
MYSTIC RIVER


Notice I shut out Cold Mountain. It sucks. Sorry.

You've seen it? Mighella and Murch can normally piece together a pretty good story. Miramax-whoring aside, Talented Mr. Ripley was rather compelling. I still need to see The English Patient.

My friends in New York who made it to an early screening of a not-yet-final cut said it was great except for a few unresolved subplots that they assumed would be removed before final cut. For what that's worth.

Will

My picks: if I put a *** next to a selection, it means that I have high hopes for this one to ttake the category, but I've yet to see it. Always I will include one pick that I've seen, unless unavailable. I don't watch TV, so like Herman, I'm sticking to the movies.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
MYSTIC RIVER

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
UMA THURMAN
KILL BILL – VOL. 1
amazed that she made the nomination list. She won't win, but she was as un-Uma as I could imagine, and she can fight better than I thought too. This style of acting is better suited to the comedic category, but I loved her anyway.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
SEAN PENN
MYSTIC RIVER

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
***BIG FISH
FINDING NEMO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
SCARLETT JOHANSSON
LOST IN TRANSLATION

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE -MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BILL MURRAY
LOST IN TRANSLATION

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
***OSAMA (AFGHANISTAN)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
HOPE DAVIS
AMERICAN SPLENDOR

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
***ALBERT FINNEY
BIG FISH

TIM ROBBINS
MYSTIC RIVER


BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
CLINT EASTWOOD
MYSTIC RIVER

BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
***RICHARD CURTIS
LOVE ACTUALLY

BRIAN HELGELAND
MYSTIC RIVER

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
***DANNY ELFMAN
BIG FISH
Elfman is the man.

Will

Jamie Lee Curtis for best actress for FREAKY FRIDAY???

What the hell?

My roommate contends that Freaky Friday was the best film of the summer.

He was serious too.

I've been interested in the film ever since. It wasn't a fantastic summer, but still...

Will

Freaky Friday was, actually, really good. I went in expecting to suffer through it just so I could take my mom to a movie, but it was actually funny and didn't rely on gross-out jokes. Jamie Lee Curtis was great in it, as was Lindsay Lohan. Of course, the White Stripes diss, props to the Vines, and the daughters pseudo-pop punk/garage rock dreams wore thin, but it wasn't enough to make the movie horrible. I definitely see how Jamie Lee Curtis deserves a nomination and I wouldn't be surprised if she won.

An artsy fartsy flick it is not, but it is a guilt-free pleasure...

I caught the end of it with my little sister last night, and I just kept telling her the one from the '70s was so much better....with Jodie Foster, no less! The dad's a sexist pig, the mom seems like a lush to me, and for God's sake...typing class! With typewriters! I love it.

I need to see the original, but not having seen that enabled me to accurately judge the updated version.

This really added nothing, but I'm in a posting mood...

Where the hell is the love for Sean Astin? Even if he had sucked in ROTK (which he most certainly did not) he should get a nomination just based on Rudy alone...

I think that amidst such a strong cast of actors who portrayed their roles so well, Sean Astin definitely was a step above all of them in ROTK. Screw the Golden Globes, the fat hobbit deserves an Academy Award nod.