OakMonster’s Den

The Golden Globe has been practically canceled. Instead of the lavish dinner gala, it’ll be just a news conference announcing the winners. I can totally live with that.

For the fact that I like the fun nature of the GG more than the Oscars, I will miss the awards this year. Actually, with the Oscars only another month away, will that be canceled too? Perhaps.

I am looking forward to another movie marathon though. I’d do it in a heart beat. Will check on AMC website everyday once the nominees are announced.

One point for the writers though!

Now, I usually don’t do my prediction of the Golden Globe like I do with Oscars. I still haven’t seen most movies, but that never stops me before, right?

Cecil B. DeMille Award - Steven Spielberg

Best Motion Picture - Drama

• American Gangster
• Atonement- My pick
• Eastern Promises
• The Great Debaters
• Michael Clayton
• No Country For Old Men
• There Will Be Blood

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

• Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Julie Christie – Away From Her - My pick
• Jodie Foster – The Brave One
• Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart
• Keira Knightley – Atonement

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

• George Clooney – Michael Clayton
• Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood - My pick
• James McAvoy – Atonement
• Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
• Denzel Washington – American Gangster

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

• Across The Universe
• Charlie Wilson’s War
• Hairspray
• Juno - My pick
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

• Amy Adams – Enchanted
• Nikki Blonsky – Hairspray
• Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose - My pick
• Ellen Page – Juno

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

• Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl
• Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson’s War
• Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages
• John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - My pick

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There
• Julia Roberts – Charlie Wilson’s War
• Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
• Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone - My pick
• Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Casey Affleck – The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
• Javier Bardem – No Country For Old Men - My pick
• Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson’s War
• John Travolta – Hairspray
• Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton

Best Animated Feature Film

• Bee Movie
• Ratatouille - My pick… I mean, is there even a competition here?!?
  
• The Simpsons Movie

Best Foreign Language Film

• 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days (Romania)
• The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (France, United States) - My pick
• The Kite Runner (United States)
• Lust, Caution (Taiwan)
• Persepolis (France)

Best Director - Motion Picture

• Tim Burton – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Ethan Coen, Joel Coen – No Country For Old Men - My pick
• Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
• Ridley Scott – American Gangster
• Joe Wright – Atonement

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

• Atonement - Written by Christopher Hampton
• Charlie Wilson’s War - Written by Aaron Sorkin
• The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Written by Ronald Harwood
• Juno - Written by Diablo Cody - My pick
• No Country For Old Men - Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

• Grace Is Gone - Composed by Clint Eastwood
• The Kite Runner - Composed by Alberto Iglesias
• Atonement - Composed by Dario Marianelli
• Eastern Promises - Composed by Howard Shore - My pick
• Into The Wild - Composed by Michael Brook, Kaki King and Eddie Vedder

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

• “Despedida” – Love In The Time Of Cholera (Music By: Shakira and Antonio Pinto. Lyrics By: Shakira.)
• “Grace Is Gone” – Grace Is Gone (Music By: Clint Eastwood. Lyrics By: Carole Bayer Sager.)
• “Guaranteed” – Into The Wild (Music & Lyrics By: Eddie Vedder.) - My pick
• “That’s How You Know” – Enchanted (Music By: Alan Menken. Lyrics By: Stephen Schwartz.)
• “Walk Hard” – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Music & Lyrics By: Marshall Crenshaw, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan.)

Best Television Series - Drama

• Big Love (HBO)
• Damages (FX NETWORK)
• Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
• House (FOX)
• Mad Men (AMC) - My pick…I actually root for House, but from what I’ve been reading, Mad Men might just take the cake.
• The Tudors (SHOWTIME)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

• Patricia Arquette – Medium (NBC)
• Glenn Close – Damages (FX NETWORK)
• Minnie Driver – The Riches (FX NETWORK)
• Edie Falco – The Sopranos (HBO)
• Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
• Holly Hunter – Saving Grace (TNT)
• Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT) - My pick

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

• Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
• Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC) - My pick
• Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)
• Bill Paxton – Big Love (HBO)
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors (SHOWTIME)

Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy

• 30 Rock (NBC)
• Californication (SHOWTIME)
• Entourage (HBO)
• Extras (HBO)
• Pushing Daisies (ABC) - My pick

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy

• Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? (ABC)
• America Ferrera – Ugly Betty (ABC)
• Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC) - My pick
• Anna Friel – Pushing Daisies (ABC)
• Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (SHOWTIME)

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)
• Ricky Gervais – Extras (HBO) - My pick
• Lee Pace – Pushing Daisies (ABC)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (HBO) - My pick
• The Company (TNT)
• Five Days (HBO)
• Longford (HBO)
• The State Within (BBC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Bryce Dallas Howard – As You Like It (HBO) - My pick
• Queen Latifah – Life Support (HBO)
• Debra Messing – The Starter Wife (USA)
• Sissy Spacek – Pictures Of Hollis Woods (CBS)
• Ruth Wilson – Jane Eyre (PBS)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Adam Beach – Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (HBO)
• Ernest Borgnine – A Grandpa For Christmas
• Jim Broadbent – Longford (HBO)
• Jason Isaacs – The State Within (BBC) - My pick
• James Nesbitt – Jekyll (BBC)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Rose Byrne – Damages (FX NETWORK)
• Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters (ABC) - My pick
• Katherine Heigl – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
• Samantha Morton – Longford (HBO)
• Anna Paquin – Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (HBO)
• Jaime Pressly – My Name Is Earl (NBC)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Ted Danson – Damages (FX NETWORK) - My pick…I’m rooting for the Shat., but Teddy here may be the winner according to the buzz.
• Kevin Dillon – Entourage (HBO)
• Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)
• Andy Serkis – Longford (HBO)
• William Shatner – Boston Legal (ABC)
• Donald Sutherland – Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)