Golden Globe Winners + My Thoughts

The Golden Globes felt pretty long this year. Reading everyone's tweets during the ceremony was actually a bit more interesting than the show itself. There were still a few nice surprises. (Joseph Gordon-Levitt introducing Inception) Here's a list of the winners, my thoughts will be in green.

Best Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER

The Social Network

Other Nominees:

Black Swan

The Fighter

Inception

The King's Speech

The Social Network winning is no surprise. I was hoping for Inception to take the prize. I think some people might get the idea that I didn't like The Social Network and that's why I keep rooting against it. Not true. I loved The Social Network, loved it. I just flat  out liked Inception better for a number of reasons. The dialogue was better in TSN, but Inception was stronger in many other aspects.

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

The Kids Are All Right

Other Nominees:

Alice in Wonderland

Burlesque

Red

The Tourist

If The Kids Are All Right wouldn't have won this I would never have taken the Globes seriously again. Sure I wouldn't call it a comedy per say, but I wouldn't call the rest of the nominees comedies either. TKAAR is definitely the superior film.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER

Colin Firth for The King's Speech

Other Nominees:

Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network

James Franco for 127 Hours

Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine

Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter

I still haven't seen The King's Speech, so I can't say much for Firth. A Franco or Gosling win would've been cool. Eisenberg would've been nice too.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER

Natalie Portman for Black Swan

Other Nominees:

Halle Berry for Frankie and Alice

Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole

Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone

Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine

Good job, Natalie! I wish Portman and Bening could just share the Oscar.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version

Other Nominees:

Johnny Depp for The Tourist

Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland

Jake Gyllenhaal for Love and Other Drugs

Kevin Spacey for Casino Jack

When I first tried to guess this category the only person I got right was Jake Gyllenhaal. I've never heard of Barney's Version, but hey Giamatti's speech was fun.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right

Other Nominees:

Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs

Angelina Jolie for The Tourist

Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right

Emma Stone for Easy A

Bening deserved it. Plus Robert Downey Jr stole the show with the way he introduced the nominees. Only he could make a pass at five women (and one that's half his age) and make it funny, not creepy.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

WINNER

Christian Bale for The Fighter

Other Nominees:

Michael Douglas for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Andrew Garfield for The Social Network

Jeremy Renner for The Town

Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech

LOVE that Bale won this.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

WINNER

Melissa Leo for The Fighter

Other Nominees:

Amy Adams for The Fighter

Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech

Mila Kunis for Black Swan

Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom

Leo was phenomenal in The Fighter, and her possibly intoxicated acceptance speech was fun too.

Best Director - Motion Picture

WINNER

David Fincher for The Social Network

Other Nominees:

Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan

Tom Hooper for The King's Speech

Christopher Nolan for Inception

David O. Russell for The Fighter

I like Fincher, but would've preferred Nolan.

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

WINNER

The Social Network : Aaron Sorkin

Other Nominees:

127 Hours: Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

Inception: Christopher Nolan

The Kids Are All Right: Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko

The King's Speech: David Seidler

I absolutely hate how the Globes bundle adapted and original screenplay together. TSN deserves best adapted screenplay, but Inception deserves best original screenplay.

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

WINNER

Burlesque: Diane Warren("You Haven't Seen The Last of Me")

Other Nominees:

Burlesque: Samuel Dixon, Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler("Bound to You")

Country Strong: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges("Coming Home")

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey("There's A Place For Us")

Tangled: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater("I See the Light")

Out of all these I've only heard Narnia's song. If I Rise from 127 Hours should've been nominated. That is a nice song.

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

WINNER

The Social Network: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Other Nominees:

127 Hours: A.R. Rahman

Alice in Wonderland: Danny Elfman

Inception: Hans Zimmer

The King's Speech: Alexandre Desplat

This is one of my favorite debates this awards season. I think Hans Zimmer's score is better. Why? For a number of reasons. 1) Zimmer scored Inception without seeing the film first, that's pretty damn impressive. 2) Even though Zimmer does a lot of action movies, his scores always feel like they belong to the movie he made them for. They're not interchangeable. Reznor and Ross'ses this awards season. I think Hans Zimmer's score is better. Why? For a number of reasons. 1) Zimmer scored Inception without seeing the film first, that's pretty damn impressive. 2) Even though Zimmer does a lot of action movies, his scores always feel like they belong to the movie he made them for. They're not interchangeable. Reznor and Ross's score, while a good one, feels like it could be put on any independent movie. 3) Upon listening to the soundtracks I can picture every part of the movie with the song from Inception. The same can't be said for TSN, only a few songs in it are memorable. The Academy has some really strict rules when it comes to original score, and I'm not sure how Inception or TSN got by them. They both use small bits from previously used material. (Which disqualified Black Swan and True Grit) so if we're going by that logic then 127 Hours should probably win. A.R Rahman is awesome.

Best Animated Film

WINNER

Toy Story 3

Other Nominees:

Despicable Me

How to Train Your Dragon

The Illusionist

Tangled

How To Train Your Dragon is better.

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

In a Better World (Denmark)

Other Nominees:

Biutiful (Mexico/Spain)

The Concert (France)

The Edge (Russia)

I Am Love (Italy)

I thought I Am Love of Biutiful would've taken this. Congrats to Denmark nonetheless.

Best Television Series - Drama

WINNER

"Boardwalk Empire"

Other Nominees:

"Dexter"

"The Good Wife"

"Mad Men"

"The Walking Dead"

Boardwalk Empire is a good show, I'm glad it's getting some love here. Although Breaking Bad not even being nominated is crap.

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

"Glee"

Other Nominees:

"The Big Bang Theory"

"The Big C"

"Modern Family"

"Nurse Jackie"

"30 Rock"

I dare say that all of these shows are better than Glee. Especially BBT and 30 Rock. I really thought Modern Family would win it. I think my main problem with Glee is Lea Michele. Her presence alone makes me not want to watch the show. After seeing interviews and what not with her, she seems so catty and self absorbed. She's got a great voice, but needs a better attitude.

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

"Carlos"

Other Nominees:

"The Pacific"

"The Pillars of the Earth"

Temple Grandin

You Don't Know Jack

The only one of these that I actually watched was The Pacific, and it was pretty boring.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack

Other Nominees:

Idris Elba for "Luther"

Ian McShane for "The Pillars of the Earth"

Dennis Quaid for The Special Relationship

Édgar Ramírez for "Carlos"

Holy crap, Pacino's speech was long.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

Claire Danes for Temple Grandin

Other Nominees:

Hayley Atwell for "The Pillars of the Earth"

Judi Dench for "Cranford"

Romola Garai for "Emma"

Jennifer Love Hewitt for The Client List

Just like the Emmys, Danes takes the win. Good for her. Thanks, Golden Globes for reminding me that she previously won for My So Called Life. That was a good show and it was Danes' fault it only lasted one season because she didn't want to return.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory"

Other Nominees:

Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock"

Steve Carell for "The Office"

Thomas Jane for "Hung"

Matthew Morrison for "Glee"

Jim Fucking Parsons! Bazinga

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

Laura Linney for "The Big C"

Other Nominees:

Toni Collette for "United States of Tara"

Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie"

Tina Fey for "30 Rock"

Lea Michele for "Glee"

Linney wasn't there to accept her award because her father passed away. Very sad, but congrats. I don't get Showtime so I haven't seen The Big C. But I'll look for it on Netflix.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

WINNER

Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire"

Other Nominees:

Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad"

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter"

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men"

Hugh Laurie for "House M.D."

I was rooting for Cranston, but I'm not upset that Buscemi won. He does a great job on the show. As does Michael Pitt.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

WINNER

Katey Sagal for "Sons of Anarchy"

Other Nominees:

Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife"

Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men"

Piper Perabo for "Covert Affairs"

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer"

It's got a rabid fan base, but I think Sons of Anarchy is complete trash. Just my opinion.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

Chris Colfer for "Glee"

Other Nominees:

Scott Caan for "Hawaii Five-0"

Chris Noth for "The Good Wife"

Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family"

David Strathairn for Temple Grandin

I thought Eric Stonestreet would win. I think it's a shame Aaron Paul wasn't even nominated for Breaking Bad. Colfer gave a really touching speech and looked genuinely surprised to win. Good for him.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

Jane Lynch for "Glee"

Other Nominees:

Hope Davis for The Special Relationship

Kelly Macdonald for "Boardwalk Empire"

Julia Stiles for "Dexter"

Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family"

This was predictable, but good for Jane Lynch. She's hilarious.