Earlier today the 69th Golden Globe Nominations were officially announced. As always, this opens up the conversation for "who got snubbed". After comparing the list of nominees with my current personal picks, I believe the Golden Globes got it (mostly) right.
Leading all films with 6 total nominations, The Artist is shaping up as this year's front-runner. The black and white silent film was followed closely by Alexander Payne's The Descendants and the blockbuster hit The Help (5 nominations each). Surprisingly, some upcoming big name releases like Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy each delivered a goose egg. However, at last year's Golden Globes the Coen brothers picture True Grit received zero nominations and it ended up being represented quite well at the Oscars. For a complete list of nominees, click the link below (courtesy of Peter Knegt at Indiewire.com):
http://www.indiewire.com/article/2012-golden-globe-nominations-in-progress
On the "snub" front, I noticed three big ones in particular. Here they go:
Michael Shannon gives an award winning Best Lead Actor performance in this year's festival darling Take Shelter. He's more deserving of a nomination than the two recipients Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar) and Brad Pitt (Moneyball). Shannon takes complete command of the screen, and I hope that the Oscars will get this one right.
In addition to Michael Shannon, Carey Mulligan was snubbed for her Best Supporting Actress role in the Steve McQueen film Shame. This is Mulligan like you've never seen before, and she does a fantastic job showing off her versatility. Although I haven't seen Albert Nobbs, I still believe that Mulligan is more deserving than the recipients Janet McTeer and Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
Finally, another noticeable snub goes out to the film Drive. Certainly worthy of a Best Picture: Drama nomination, Drive is far superior to its counterparts War Horse and Moneyball. Also, an argument can be made for its director Nicolas Winding Refn. With a flooded Best Director category, Refn is all too deserving but difficult to clearly place above his competition. However, hopefully the Oscars will find more than just Albert Brooks to recognize for this excellent piece of work.
Shame and Drive definitely deserve more attention; McQueen could easily pick up best director. I imagine it won't fair any better with the Academy, being NC-17 and all.
ReplyDeleteWes, I don't think I loved Shame as much as you did. I thought it was well acted from top to bottom, but I had trouble connecting to the story. And since we both agree on Drive, did you catch Take Shelter at all?
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