Golden Globe Time Again, By Hope Wilkos, South Florida Blogger.
Once again, the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards are upon us.
As the excitement mounts, the stars are gearing up for an action-packed evening of recognition. Ricky Gervais will host the star-studded event on Sunday, January 16th on NBC from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET. Gervais is well-known for his comedy roles on television and in the movies. He will be joined by many popular celebrities serving as presenters. Some of the familiar names include Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Alec Baldwin, Jimmy Fallon and so many more.
There are a myriad of categories filled with superb nominees. Here is the list:
FILM
Best Motion Picture Drama – Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The King’s Speech, The Social Network
Best Performance By An Actor in a Motion Picture Drama – Jessie Eisenberg for The Social Network, Colin Firth in The King’s Speech, James Franco in 127 Hours, Ryan Gosling in Blue Valentine and Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter
Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical – Annette Bening in The Kids Are All Right, Ann Hathaway in Love and Other Drugs, Angelina Jolie in The Tourist, Julianne Moore in The Kids are All Right and Emma Stone in Easy A
Best Animated Feature Film – Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist, Tangled and Toy Story 3
Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama – Halle Berry in Frankie and Alice, Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole, Jennifer Lawrence in Writer’s Bone, Natalie Portman in Black Swan and Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine
Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical – Alice In Wonderland, Burlesque, Red, The Kids are All Right and The Tourist
Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical – Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland, Johnny Depp in The Tourist, Paul Giamatti in Barney’s Version, Jake Gyllenhaal in Love and Other Drugs and Kevin Spacey in Casino Jack
Best Foreign Language Film – Biutiful, The Concert, The Edge, I am Love, In A Better World
Best Performance By An Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Amy Adams in The Fighter, Helena Bonham Carter in The King’s Speech, Mila Kunis in Black Swan, Melissa Leo in The Fighter and Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom
Best Director in a Motion Picture – Darren Aronofsky in Black Swan, David Fincher in The Social Network, Tom Hooper in The King’s Speech, Christopher Nolan in Inception and David O. Russell in The Fighter
Best Original Score in a Motion Picture – Alexandre Desplat in The King’s Speech, Danny Elfman in Alice in Wonderland, A.R. Rahman in 127 Hours, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross in The Social Network and Hans Zimmer in Inception
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Christian Bale in The Fighter, Michael Douglas in Wall Street; Money Never Sleeps, Andrew Garfield in The Social Network, Jeremy Renner in The Town and Geoffrey Rush in The King’s Speech
Best Screenplay in a Motion Picture – Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy in 127 Hours, Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg in The Kids Are All Right, Christopher Nolan in Inception, David Seidler in The King’s Speech and Aaron Sorkin in The Social Network
Best Original Song in a Motion Picture – ‘Bound to You’ from Burlesque, ‘Coming Home’ from Country Strong, ‘I See the Light’ from Tangled, ‘There’s a Place for Us’ from Chronicles of Narnia;The Voyage of The Dawn Treader and ‘You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me’ from Burlesque
TELEVISION
Best Television Series Drama – Boardwalk Empire (HBO), Dexter (Showtime), The Good Wife (CBS), Mad Men (AMC), The Walking Dead (AMC)
Best Performance By An Actor in a Television Series Drama – Steve Buscemi in Boardwalk Empire, Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad, Michael C. Hall in Dexter, John Hamm in Mad Men, Hugh Laurie in House
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Drama – Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife, Elisabeth Moss in Mad Men, Piper Perabo in Covert Affairs, Katey Sagal in Sons of Anarchy and Kyra Sedgwick in The Closer
Best Television Series Comedy or Musical – 30 Rock (NBC), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), The Big C (Showtime), Glee (Fox), Modern Family (ABC), Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Comedy or Musical – Toni Collette from United States of Tara, Edie Falco from Nurse Jackie, Tina Fey from 30 Rock, Laura Linney from The Big C, Lea Michele from Glee
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series Comedy or Musical – Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock, Steve Carell from The Office, Thomas Jane from Glee, Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television – Carlos (Sundance Channel), The Pacific (HBO), Pillars of the Earth (Starz), Temple Grandin (HBO), You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television – Hayley Atwell from Pillars of the Earth, Claire Danes from Temple Grandin, Judi Dench from Return to Cranford, Romola Garai from Emma and Jennifer Love Hewitt from The Client List
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television – Idris Elba in Luther, Ian McShane in Pillars of the Earth, Al Pacino in You Don’t Know Jack, Dennis Quaid in The Special Relationship and Edgar Ramirez in Carlos
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television – Hope Davis in The Special Relationship, Jane Lynch in Glee, Kelly MacDonald in Boardwalk Empire, Julia Stiles in Dexter and Sofia Vergara in Modern Family
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television – Scott Caan in Hawaii Five-O, Chris Colfer in Glee, Chris Noth in The Good Wife, Eric Stonestreet in Modern Family and David Strathairn in Temple Grandin
The first annual Golden Globe Awards were presented in 1944 at 20th Century Fox. Best Actress was Jennifer Jones and Best Actor was Paul Lukas. In the beginning, the physical award was a scroll. In 1951, the division of award categories into drama and musical/comedy was introduced. The year 1958 marked the first year the awards were telecast in Los Angeles where the event was held. In 1964, the first national telecast of the Golden Globes ran as part of the ‘Andy Williams’ show. In 1983, the ‘New Star of the Year’ Male and Female categories were eliminated. In 2007, the awards ceremony didn’t air because of ongoing negotiations between the actor and writer guilds. An NBC press conference was broadcast to announce the winners.
One of the greatest honors of the evening is the receipt of the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. The winner is chosen annually by the HFPA Board of Directors based on which talented actor or actress has made an incredible impact on the world of entertainment. Past winners include Anthony Hopkins, Harrison Ford and Barbara Streisand. This year the award will be bestowed on the distinguished Robert De Niro.
The evening promises to be one of exhilaration and thrills. Fashion and style will grace the red carpet prior to the award ceremony. We will give you an update on that front in the coming week. Stay tuned and check back on our website for the details.
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