And the winner is….What have the Golden Globes ever done for us – other than give us some clues for the BAFTAs & Oscars. Correlations & Comments as awards season looms.
On January 13th, the 70th Golden Globe Awards ceremony in conjunction with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association took place. The Globes are one of the first internationally recognised ceremonies in award season, which reaches its peak with the Academy Awards or Oscars on the 24th February. The Globes’ winners* have often given some indication of things to come on that Sunday in February, with a little help from the British based BAFTA film awards 2 weeks before.
Sticking to the main acting, writing & directing categories, here I reflect on the Golden Globe winners and my tips & picks for the BAFTAs and Oscar; as well as commenting on any correlations or omissions between the nominees.
I can’t claim to have seen all the films nominated (some, like The Paperboy aren’t released in the UK until March). As the categories across the three organisations are not entirely congruent, I’ve aimed to amalgamate one or two before commenting on them. Have a browse – rubbish my picks or ignorance if you wish – or just simply let me know what you think.
Up for grabs
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Category |
Globe |
BAFTA |
OSCAR |
| Best Film | Best Motion Picture – DramaArgo*
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical |
ArgoLes Miserables | AmourArgo |
| In naming 10 films, the Oscars takes the lion’s share of the best film category with the Globes splitting their nominees amongst two sub-categories. A note on this first – surely there are more than three film types (Drama, Comedy and Musical) and I am not sure ‘Salmon Fishing’ really fits into the latter category at all!Big hitters like Lincoln, ZDT, Les Mis and Pi are recognised by all three organisations as well as Argo. Argo was my film of 2012 so I was pleased, though surprised; it won at the Globes, though I feel it will struggle to replicate this performance at the BAFTAs where I would tip the suitably luvvy Les Mis and the Oscars where I feel the Americans will reward a home-grown history with morals by handing the statue to Lincoln. | |||
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Category |
Globe |
BAFTA |
OSCAR |
| Best Actress | Best Actress – Motion Picture DramaJessica Chastain*
Helen Mirren Naomi Watts Rachel Weisz Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Emily Blunt Judi Dench (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) Jennifer Lawrence* ) Maggie Smith (Quartet) Meryl Streep |
Jessica Chastain(Zero Dark Thirty)
Jennifer Lawrence ) Emmanuelle Riva (Amour) Helen Mirren Marion Cotillard |
Jessica Chastain(Zero Dark Thirty)
Jennifer Lawrence ) Emmanuelle Riva (Amour) Quvenzhane Wallis Naomi Watts |
| Once again, the Globes double up their number of nominees (as they will also do for best actor) and there are some big hitters amongst this group of actresses , particularly the over 60s – Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Meryl Streep and Emmanuelle Riva – with a combined age of 371!I have made no secret of my respect for Naomi Watt’s performance in The Impossible and it is actually one of the few films in this list I have seen. I think the BAFTA is a two horse (filly?) race between Riva and Chastain (who won at the Globes), but think the latter may be out of the Academy award running because of the US opposition to some of the content of ZDT. Quvenzhane Wallis is wonderful in BOTSW, but I think an Academy Award might be more of a token gesture in this case to one so young. Therefore I appear to have talked myself into backing Naomi Watts for the Oscar. I hope I’m right – the BAFTA nominations came out just a few days after I saw the film (which was still resonating with me) so I was most upset she did not even make the shortlist. Go Naomi! | |||
Go Naomi!
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Category |
Globe |
BAFTA |
OSCAR |
| Best Actor | Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaDaniel Day-Lewis*
(Lincoln) Joaquin Phoenix Denzel Washington (Flight) Richard Gere John Hawkes Best Actor – Comedy or Musical Bradley Cooper ) Hugh Jackman* Jack Black (Bernie) Ewan McGregor Bill Murray |
Bradley Cooper(Silver Linings Playbook
) Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) Hugh Jackman Joaquin Phoenix Ben Affleck (Argo) |
Bradley Cooper(Silver Linings Playbook
) Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) Hugh Jackman Joaquin Phoenix Denzel Washington (Flight) |
| Ben Affleck and Denzel Washington are the only differences between BAFTA and Oscar nods and I am not sure Affleck’s acting performance was what Argo should be credited for. Despite 10 nominations, he does not even feature in the Globes list. I have yet to see ‘Flight’ though I am really looking forward to it. It’s good to see Bill Murray’s name almost anywhere, though he, McGregor, Jack Black and Richard Gere were certainly rank outsiders for an award. Hugh Jackman and Daniel Day-Lewis (eventual Globe winners) carry more gravitas than Bradley Cooper and so will edge him out in the BAFTAs and Oscars, but I would not rule out Joaquin Phoenix at either ceremony. The Master was all about acting with both Phoenix and Hoffman putting in top-class performances. I’d like to see him win, though in reality think the Brits will go for the Aussie and the yanks will go for the Englishman. | |||
Jackman vs Day-Lewis
Not quite cricket
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Category |
Globe |
BAFTA |
OSCAR |
| Best Animated Feature | Brave*Frankenweenie | BraveFrankenweenie
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BraveFrankenweenie |
| I have not seen any of these films. I blame my age – however, Wreck-It-Ralph is definitely on my radar. I’m thoroughly looking forward to seeing Dr Robotnik, Zangief and Bowser laughing it up in a video games version of Shrek. I blame my age.I’m surprised Pirates got an Oscar nod and did not feature at the BAFTAs who I feel may favour Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie. Brave will follow up its globe with an Oscar. | |||
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Category |
Globe |
BAFTA |
OSCAR |
| Best Foreign Language | Rust and BoneUntouchable | AmourHeadhunters | AmourKon-Tiki |
| I have been lead to believe that in the category of Best Foreign Language Film, the Academy are duty-bound to nominate only one film from any given country. This would preclude them from nominating both Rust & Bone and Untouchable, but to nominate neither seems like an oversight. If I am honest, I had never heard of the Canadian film War Witch, but cannot see past Amour winning at all three ceremonies such are its accolades. | |||
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Category |
Globe |
BAFTA |
OSCAR |
| Best Supporting Actress | Amy Adams(The Master)
Sally Field (Lincoln) Anne Hathaway* Helen Hunt Nicole Kidman |
Amy Adams(The Master)
Sally Field (Lincoln) Anne Hathaway Helen Hunt Judi Dench (Skyfall) |
Amy Adams(The Master)
Sally Field (Lincoln) Anne Hathaway Helen Hunt Jacki Weaver ) |
| As is clear, the top 4 from each organisation are identical and I am sure the winners will come from these quartets in each case – but that is not to say Judi Dench might nick it at the BAFTAs. The Oscars have planned a celebration montage of 50 years of Bond without nominating Skyfall in any major category (sorry Adele) so perhaps at the BAFTAs Dame Judi (who is excellent in her Bond swansong) will take away something for the mantelpiece. It is Globe winner Anne Hathaway who I think will dominate though. Despite being on screen for a fraction of the movie’s running time, her performance is generating a lot of buzz. As I am due to project this film for 3 consecutive weeks I have yet to see it, so can’t comment any further – the songs from the trailer are stuck in my head already. | |||
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Category |
Globe |
BAFTA |
OSCAR |
| Best Supporting Actor | Alan Arkin(Argo)
Leonardo DiCaprio Philip Seymour Hoffman Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln) Christoph Waltz* |
Alan Arkin(Argo)
Javier Bardem (Skyfall) Philip Seymour Hoffman Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln) Christoph Waltz |
Alan Arkin(Argo)
Robert De Niro ) Philip Seymour Hoffman Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln) Christoph Waltz |
| There are undoubtedly some fine performances amongst this fine set of actors. I am due to see a 35mm print of Django this Wednesday, so cannot comment on Christoph Waltz’ win at the Globes. I really liked Javier Bardem in Bond and am a little surprised his best supporting performance was not recognised beyond British shores – maybe he will get the BAFTA. My tip would be for PSH though. I love him in almost everything he is in and for me ‘supporting actor’ almost belittles the magnitude of his performance in The Master. Perhaps the film is a little too dry to gain the accolades it deserves and Waltz will sweep the board…but I can picture it now. Bardem for a BAFTA and PSH for an Oscar. Both well deserved. | |||
Want to swap?
Maybe not
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Category |
Globe |
BAFTA |
OSCAR |
| Best Director | Ang Lee(Life of Pi)
Ben Affleck* (Argo) Quentin Tarantino ) Kathryn Bigelow Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) |
Michael Haneke(Amour)
Ang Lee Ben Affleck (Argo) Quentin Tarantino ) Kathryn Bigelow
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Michael Haneke(Amour)
Benh Zeitlin Ang Lee Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) David O.Russell ) |
| I mentioned earlier that ZDT may suffer from the American opposition to some of its content. The fact that the Academy has put forward an all male shortlist for Best Director perhaps supports this view. Bigelow’s only chance is at the BAFTAs then, who I think will pass on Tarantino. Ben Affleck picked up the Globe for Best Director (not even nominated in that category by the Academy) which came as something of a surprise to me. I don’t think he will follow this up with a BAFTA. Once again I think the Academy will plump for Lincoln, whilst I think the race for the BAFTA will be won by Haneke. | |||
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Category |
Globe |
BAFTA |
OSCAR |
| Best Screenplay | ArgoLincoln | Best adaptedArgo
Best Original |
Best AdaptedArgo
Best Original |
| This time, it is the BAFTAs and the Oscars that sub-categorise, doubling their number of nominees but there is still an obvious correlation between them. Argo, Lincoln, SLP, Django and ZDT are nominated by all three organisations with the numbers being made up by BOTSW, Pi, Amour, The Master, Flight and Moonrise Kingdom. The last of these was one of my favourite films of 2012, though I am fairly certain it will not win an award (The Master and Flight beating it). The award for best adapted will also differ between these two. I am tipping Argo for the BAFTAs and SLP (which despite its many nominations will miss out in all but this category) for the Oscars. | |||
In this final section, I’m just commenting on a few categories that appear in only one of the ceremonies. The BAFTAs.
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Category |
BAFTA |
| Rising Star | |
| I really enjoyed Martha, Marcy, Marlene (Elizabeth Olsen) but think in this case, young debutant Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi will get the nod. The romanticism behind the tale that originally he was simply accompanying his brother to the audition only add to his stock. | |
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Category |
BAFTA |
| Outstanding Debut |
Bart Layton, Dimitri Doganis David Morris, Jacqui Morris (McCullin) Dexter Fletcher, Danny King James Bobin Tina Gharavi |
| I’ve only seen the top one here – so I’m going to back it. The Imposter was a great film/documentary produced (amongst others) by Film 4 and distributed (amongst others) by Picture House cinemas. The British element may have the deciding factor here. A great film that grew in stature as word of mouth spread. | |
And finally…
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Category |
BAFTA |
| Outstanding British Film | |
| It is difficult to categorise films by nation these days. Is it the director, the subject matter, the setting, the acting talent or the money that qualifies a particular film its passport? I was therefore surprised to see some of these names on this list. I was also surprised to see the omission of Sightseers which has a British director, is about serial-killing caravaners set in Britain, stars British actors and was funded with British money. Outstanding might be a little strong, but it is certainly very good and if not quite everyone’s diamond jubilee cup of blood spattered tea – is a very good (and memorable) British film. Les Mis will pick up awards elsewhere and it is difficult to see how it will lose out to the other contenders in this group. | |
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January 18, 2013
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