Golden Globe Nominations

The Hollywood Foreign Press has unleashed a doozy this morning, some choices are inspired in their daring, others just daring in their what the f#%@! Either this movie star rear kisser of an organization was smoking something or I don't know! Atonement leads the pack with 7 nominations!

BEST PICTURE (Drama)

American Gangster

Atonement

Eastern Promises

The Great Debaters

Michael Clayton

No Country For Old Men

There Will Be Blood

Seven nominees this year-- c'mon, HFPA be decisive, this is just crazy, lunacy, madness. Poor Into the Wild seems to be down for the count, while The Great Debaters is clearly the biggest surprise (are we ready for Oprah, Oscar winner!), but as long as my No Country is there, I'm happy...but c'mon, seven freaking nominees.

BEST PICTURE (Musical or Comedy)

Across the Universe

Charlie Wilson's War

Hairspray

Juno

Sweeney Tood

Wow! Oh my God! I one of the few who will rally behind the Across the Universe mention, even though I bet I'll be the only one (shocked I am), but cool, I feel vindicated for so voracously supporting a film that's a best picture contender (well, I know not really.) I still find it hard to fathom that Charlie Wilson's War is a considered a comedy, but whatevs. Sad to see The Savages, I'm Not There, and my beloved Once discarded, and a bit surprised Enchanted lost out but at least my Juno is there to rule the land.

BEST DIRECTOR

Tim Burton- Sweeney Todd

Ethan Coen & Joel Coen- No Country For Old Men

Julian Schnabel- The Diving Bell & the Butterfly

Ridley Scott- American Gangster

Joe Wright- Atonement

BEST ACTOR (Drama)

George Clooney- Michael Clayton

Daniel Day-Lewis- There Will Be Blood

James McAvoy- Atonement

Viggo Mortensen- Eastern Promises

Denzel Washington- American Gangster

So far the only catagory that makes sense, but I would have like to have Emile Hirsch recognized. Mortensen will probably be the only snubbed come Oscar time, but at least he got something- Eastern Promises is doing pretty well, thought everyone had forgotten already.

BEST ACTRESS (Drama)

Cate Blanchett- Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Julie Christie- Away From Her

Jodie Foster- The Brave One

Angelina Jolie- A Mighty Heart

Keira Knightley- Atonement

As expected, I suspose, just a rather dull category, and nominating Cate Blanchett for such a stupid movie just seems like typical HFPA ass kissing.

BEST ACTOR (Musical or Comedy)

Johnny Depp- Sweeney Todd

Ryan Gosling- Lars & the Real Girl

Tom Hanks- Charlie Wilson's War

Philip Seymour Hoffman- The Savages

John C. Rielly- Walk Hard

Not too bad I suspose-- John C. Rielly is the only surprise, but he's a lot better than my fear-- Jack Nicholson for The Bucket List, which looks awful-- how it NBR's top ten list I never want to know the answer to.

BEST ACTRESS (Musical or Comedy)
Amy Adams- Enchanted

Nikki Blonsky- Hairspray

Helena Bonham Carter- Sweeney Todd

Marion Cotillard- La Vie en Rose

Ellen Page- Juno

Why does everyone so far keep dismissing Laura Linney's wonderful work in The Savages, her partner Hoffman gets a nomination, but why not Linney-- it's her movie, she's great in it arrrgh! Amidst my bitterness, yay Ellen Page, go Juno!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Casey Affleck- The Assassination of Jesse James

Javier Bardem- No Country For Old Men

Philip Seymour Hoffman- Charlie Wilson's War

John Travolta- Hairspray

Tom Wilkinson- Michael Clayton

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett- I'm Not There

Julia Roberts- Charlie Wilson's War

Saoirse Ronan- Atonement

Amy Ryan- Gone Baby Gone

Tilda Swinton- Michael Clayton

Julia Roberts is the only shock-- and not really much of one-- the Globes love stars. Would have been real great to see Kelly MacDonald get some kudos for No Country, though.

BEST SCREENPLAY

Atonement- Christopher Hampton

Charlie Wilson's War- Aaron Sorkin

The Diving Bell & the Butterfly- Ronald Harwood

Juno- Diablo Cody
No Country For Old Men- Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

BEST FOREIGN FILM

4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days

The Diving Bell & the Butterfly

The Kite Runner

Lust, Caution

Persepolis

I wasn't aware The Kite Runner was a foreign film!?!?!

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Bee Movie

Ratatouille

The Simpsons Movie

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Atonement- Dario Marianelli

Eastern Promises- Howard Shore

Grace Is Gone- Clint Eastwood

Into the Wild- Michael Brook, Kaki King & Eddie Vedder

The Kite Runner- Alberto Iglesias

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Despedida," Love in the Time of the Cholera

"Grace Is Gone," Grace Is Gone

"Guaranteed," Into the Wild

"That's How You Know," Enchanted

"Walk Hard," Walk Hard

And there are your 2008 Golden Globe nominations! Wow, I think I need a drink...