Miss the Golden Globes?

If you missed the Golden Globes, here is a run-down of some of the major winners:

Best Motion Picture- Drama
Avatar

Best Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical
The Hangover

Best Performance by an Actor- Drama
Jeff Bridges- Crazy Heart

Best Performance by an Actress- Drama
Sandra Bullock- The Blind Side

Best Performance by an Actor- Comedy or Musical
Robert Downey Jr.- Sherlock Holmes

Best Performance by an Actress- Comedy or Musical
Meryl Streep- Julie & Julia

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz- Inglorious Basterds

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Mo'Nique- Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Best Director- Motion Picture
James Cameron- Avatar

Best Screenplay- Motion Picture
Up In The Air

Best Animated Film
UP

by Ryan


Overall, I would have to agree with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The Hangover was the best comedy of the year, will anyone dispute that? Robert Downey Jr. and Christoph Waltz are both deserving of their awards as well, considering they both made the films they played in. UP is easily top 10 film of the year, arguably the best film, and should receive a nod from the Oscars in a few months.

There are a few awards I take a different stance on. Best Motion Picture- Drama went to Avatar, beating out The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, and Precious. The previous two easily beat Avatar in every sense of a film, except technological advancement and I attribute this award to critics still having a hard on about the visuals Cameron gave us. I hate to continue bashing Avatar because it is a good movie and the visuals are amazing, but its not better than the unique and exceptional Inglorious and Hurt Locker. So, when James Cameron won Best Director- Motion Picture beating out Katheryn Bigelow, Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, and Jason Reitman, I couldn't help and wonder if the HFPA felt obligated to give Cameron the award because it took him 10 years to direct his film.

The last award I question is Best Screenplay- Motion Picture going to Up in the Air. I know most of ya'll will disagree with me, and I want to hear your argument, but I again think that either The Hurt Locker or Inglorious Basterds had a better script. I'd even try and argue Avatar had a better script.

The Golden Globes are a major precursor and often signal what is to come at The Oscars. There is no doubt that Avatar winning Best Picture Drama has drivin' it stock up and over the early front runner, The Hurt Locker. No doubt the Oscar's will be interesting.

How do you think The Golden Globes went?

Inglorious Basterds

Rated by: Travis
4/4 Banana Peels

"We're in the Nazi killin' business and, cousin, business is a-boomin"

2 hours and 33 minutes of badassedness. Hitler's death was immaculate and the performances by Christoph Waltz and Brad Pitt are superb.



^^^Nation's Pride is a fictional Nazi propaganda film that appeared in Inglorious Basterds. The six-minute clip above was released as a promotion for IB and was directed by Eli Roth (dir. Hostel), who played the baseball bat-wielding Bear Jew.