The match-up has been set. Last evening's airing of the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards confirmed the Oscar heavyweight bout between 2011's most recognized films, Alexander Payne's The Descendants and Michael Hazanavicius' The Artist. Both films took home Best Picture wins but, as pointed out by Seth Rogen last evening, the Hollywood Foreign Press really stretched the definition of "comedy" to allow proper acknowledgment to certain movies and actresses. The most noteworthy benefactors of this somewhat unfair tactic were Best Actress-Comedy winner Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn) and the entire team behind the black and white silent film The Artist . Both pictures should have been correctly slated as dramas, but the HFP knows how to maneuver the system. In doing so, the Golden Globe Awards has set up an interesting, but somewhat expected, Academy Awards showdown. Until all of the major guilds announce their selections, no frontrunner can be assumed.
Of my 10 Golden Globe predictions, I picked an abysmal score of 6 correctly. The good news is that many of these races are really starting to shape up, and I expect a much better showing with my Oscar predictions. Nonetheless, there were many upsets last evening and perhaps the biggest shock was Octavia Spencer's (The Help) Best Supporting Actress victory over her co-star Jessica Chastain. It was also a slight surprise to see Martin Scorsese (Hugo) pick up the win in the Best Director category over directors Payne and Hazanavicius, but way to go Marty! All in all it was fun event thanks, in large part, to host Ricky Gervais. His partially offensive humor reigned supreme as it sparked many celebrity backlashes, good for you Madonna. The entire evening was a booming success and I expect a smooth transition into next month's Academy Awards. For full coverage on the event and a complete list of winners, click here (courtesy of Peter Knegt at Indiewire.com).
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