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2009 Golden Globe Winners


The Golden Globes aired January 11, 2009. For those that missed it, or who want a reminder, here are the winners from some of my favorite categories. For a complete list of nominees and winners, go to the official Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globes page.

Best Motion Picture – Drama: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actress – Drama: Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road

Best Actor – Drama: Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler

Best Picture – Musical or Comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Actress – Comedy: Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Actor – Comedy: Colin Farrell in In Bruges

Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet in The Reader

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

Best Animated Film: Wall-E

Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz With Bashir

Best Director: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire

Some other highlights include three awards for 30 Rock (Best Television Series Musical or Comedy, Best Actress for Tina Fey, and Best Actor for Alec Baldwin), four awards for HBO’s fantastic John Adams miniseries (Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, Best Actress for Laura Linney, Best Actor for Paul Giamatti, and Best Supporting Actor for Tom Wilkinson). Laura Dern won for her role as Florida Secretary of State Kathleen Harris in HBO’s superb Recount–a surprisingly suspenseful and engaging movie.

2009 Oscar Nominations


Against my better judgement, I always get excited about the Oscars. Maybe I fit the stereotype that calls them the female answer to the Superbowl. They never fail to disappoint, however, from inexplicable nominations and wins, to the movies that aren’t even recognized. This year looks to be no different, but–for the first time in as long as I can remember–I haven’t seen any of the major nominations. The Dark Knight is the exception.

Here’s a list of the nominees from some of my favorite categories. For the complete list of nominees, check out the (very good) official website. The Academy Awards air on February 22, 2009, at 8 p.m. EST, on ABC.

Best Picture: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Frost/Nixon; Milk; The Reader; Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Screenplay: Courtney Hunt (Frozen River); Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky); Martin McDonagh (In Bruges); Dustin Lance Black (Milk); Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, and Pete Docter (Wall-E)

Best Adapted Screenplay: Eric Roth and Robin Swicord (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button); John Patrick Shanley (Doubt); Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon); David Hare (The Reader); Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)

Best Director: David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button); Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon); Gus Van Sant (Milk); Stephen Daldry (The Reader); Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)

Best Foreign Film: The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany); The Class (France); Departures (Japan); Revanche (Austria); Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

Best Actress: Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married); Angelina Jolie (Changeling); Melissa Leo (Frozen River); Meryl Streep (Doubt); Kate Winslet (The Reader)

Best Actor: Richard Jenkins (The Visitor); Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon); Sean Penn (Milk); Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button); Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)

Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams (Doubt); Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona); Viola Davis (Doubt); Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button); Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)

Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin (Milk); Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder); Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt); Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight); Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)

I’d love to hear your reactions to the nominations in the comments section.