Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire wins BEST PICTURE - DRAMA. This wouldn't be a surprise if the HFPA had integrity -- after all, I wrote weeks ago that it was already getting the most talk among Academy members for the Best Picture Oscar. But considering the lengths to which Paramount went to promote The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, and get both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (for Uni's Changeling) to attend the Golden Globes, only to be blanked -- well, what's up with that? Brad Grey, who not only repped Brad but also ran his Plan B film company and pushed Benjamin Button to get made, must be cursing out the HFPA. Or maybe the group was holding out for BMWs this year
Why end, she just speaks the truth. LOL.
Because of issues like that I still had "Curious" as my best picture prediction with "Slumdog" taking director and screenplay. I just could not see those starf*cking Globe voters giving best picture to a movie without any stars.
What world you are living in??? BB was not winning, end of story. SM has everything going for it. A film praised as "Triumph of Global Cinema"losing GG would be weird. LOL
AND YES, you can go **** yourself, but BB is so much better film on all levels. So I am not sure who is ****ing who here.
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Slumdog is on its way to Oscar. Nothing is in its way. Smart move by Fox Searchlight to keep it "under the radar" up til this point so it doesn't get overhyped. Now it is going to be everywhere.
Winslet's double win is an extremely interesting one. These actress categories are going to be very hard to predict. I think the loss really hurt Hathaway. I don't think she has a chance to win now. Now I think it's Winslet vs. Streep in Actress and Cruz vs. Winslet in Supporting. I think Winslet's speeches sealed the deal that she's going to win an Oscar, but where does Winslet win?
I'm not surprised Penn lost. I predicted it. But I still don't think Rourke will win the Oscar...but I don't think Penn will win either. I'm thinking Eastwood (if he gets nominated).
Grammy FYC: Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreak; Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.; John Legend, Evolver; Paolo Nutini, Sunny Side Up; David Guetta, One Love; Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone"; Jordin Sparks, "Battlefield"; Kings Of Leon, "Use Somebody"; Maxwell, "Pretty Wings"
Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire wins BEST PICTURE - DRAMA. This wouldn't be a surprise if the HFPA had integrity -- after all, I wrote weeks ago that it was already getting the most talk among Academy members for the Best Picture Oscar. But considering the lengths to which Paramount went to promote The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, and get both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (for Uni's Changeling) to attend the Golden Globes, only to be blanked -- well, what's up with that? Brad Grey, who not only repped Brad but also ran his Plan B film company and pushed Benjamin Button to get made, must be cursing out the HFPA. Or maybe the group was holding out for BMWs this year
Why end, she just speaks the truth. LOL.
Because of issues like that I still had "Curious" as my best picture prediction with "Slumdog" taking director and screenplay. I just could not see those starf*cking Globe voters giving best picture to a movie without any stars.
What world you are living in??? BB was not winning, end of story. SM has everything going for it. A film praised as "Triumph of Global Cinema"losing GG would be weird. LOL
END YES, you can go **** yourself, but BB is so much better film on all levels. So I am not sure who is ****ing who here.
Um, no. Many of us here actually predicted Ben Button because of the Globes history of being starskanks. Have you seen th Globe winners in the last couple of years. They picked frikkin' Atonement over NCFOM, so many of us expected that Button would prevail.
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Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire wins BEST PICTURE - DRAMA. This wouldn't be a surprise if the HFPA had integrity -- after all, I wrote weeks ago that it was already getting the most talk among Academy members for the Best Picture Oscar. But considering the lengths to which Paramount went to promote The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, and get both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (for Uni's Changeling) to attend the Golden Globes, only to be blanked -- well, what's up with that? Brad Grey, who not only repped Brad but also ran his Plan B film company and pushed Benjamin Button to get made, must be cursing out the HFPA. Or maybe the group was holding out for BMWs this year
Why end, she just speaks the truth. LOL.
Because of issues like that I still had "Curious" as my best picture prediction with "Slumdog" taking director and screenplay. I just could not see those starf*cking Globe voters giving best picture to a movie without any stars.
What world you are living in??? BB was not winning, end of story. SM has everything going for it. A film praised as "Triumph of Global Cinema"losing GG would be weird. LOL
AND YES, you can go **** yourself, but BB is so much better film on all levels. So I am not sure who is ****ing who here.
I was not the only person in the prediction thread to have "Benjamin Button" win best picture. I was wrong and as I preferred "Slumdog" I am happily wrong.
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First, Tina Fey mentioning Babson Lacrosse, dlanefan and Cougar-Letter. I couldn't believe she read all the things we talked about her the past year!!!! Tina, I am an admirer of your work and you totally deserve all the awards you got!
Second, Sally Hawkins' speech. Awards shows are worth watching because of emotional, moving and honest moments like that!
I expected to see Kate Winslet winning Best Supporting Actress for "The Reader", but I didn't thought she was going to win Best Actress. Her two awards are a strong indication that this is her year, that she will finally win her first Oscar.
The other surprise of the night, for me, was the victory of Mickey Rourke. Now, there are two open races for the Oscars: Best Actor and Best Actress. The SAGs will probably define everything.
Overall, we had a nice Golden Globes. We didn't have a lot of surprises but we had some great moments.
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For Your Oscar Consideration: Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Antichrist" - Best Actress in a Leading Role Sharlto Copley, "District 9" - Best Actor in a Leading Role Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
"Inglourious Basterds" - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction "District 9" - Best Editing, Best Visual Effects "God Bless Us Everyone", A Christmas Carol - Best Original Song
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OMG!! Kate Winslet with TWO wins!! I screamed for joy!! BUT i did have a feeling half ways through the show. I said to my friend.." You know what...it just came across my mind..and with a gut feeling i now have..i think Winslet is winning BOTH her categories tonight. Wouldn't that be a shocker". Shocked the hell out of me it did!! For u naysayers..of course she will be nominated for an Oscar. Not sure she will get 2 noms ..but it sure looks that way(Globes and SAG) right now. And she WILL win a damn Oscar too next month.
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Originally posted by rockstitution: [QUOTE]Originally posted by fignewton: [QUOTE]Originally posted by pacinofan: [QUOTE]Originally posted by fignewton: [QUOTE]Originally posted by seanflynn: End of Finke:
Um, no. Many of us here actually predicted Ben Button because of the Globes history of being starskanks. Have you seen th Globe winners in the last couple of years. They picked frikkin' Atonement over NCFOM, so many of us expected that Button would prevail.
Slumdog is on its way to Oscar. Nothing is in its way. Smart move by Fox Searchlight to keep it "under the radar" up til this point so it doesn't get overhyped. Now it is going to be everywhere.
Winslet's double win is an extremely interesting one. These actress categories are going to be very hard to predict. I think the loss really hurt Hathaway. I don't think she has a chance to win now. Now I think it's Winslet vs. Streep in Actress and Cruz vs. Winslet in Supporting. I think Winslet's speeches sealed the deal that she's going to win an Oscar, but where does Winslet win?
I'm not surprised Penn lost. I predicted it. But I still don't think Rourke will win the Oscar...but I don't think Penn will win either. I'm thinking Eastwood (if he gets nominated).
I predicted Rourke. As "Milk" was not nominated for anything but actor I thought Penn was out. As Langella has not won anything as of yet I chose Rourke who at least has some minor awards to his name and a dramatic life story.
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So, now we chisel in Slumdog for Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, and Score; Ledger for Supporting Actor and (as long as she'd nodded in the category) Winslet for Supporting Actress.
Yawn.
So the Rourke vs. Penn showdown is now a reality. In theory I guess there's a possibility for Frank Langella to be a spoiler in that race (theory reads: veteran actor, industry respect, film's best shot at a win) though there doesn't seem to be any sort of groundswell for him.
Best Actress. Whoa. What a fun disaster. If Kate wins the SAG, might it be possible that she wins TWO Oscars in one night? Of course we can't count out Meryl until the envelope is opened, and if Cate Blanchett gets herself nominated all bets are off. Anne Hathaway needs that SAG win, I think, to become viable at the Oscars.
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The following events have happened under my collegiate watch... A fantasy film wins the Oscar for Best Picture (LOTR: ROTK) Kate Winslet and her Golden Globes Arizona Cardinals win 2 playoff games and go to the NFC Championship Martin Scorsese wins the Oscar A black U.S. President (Barack Obama) A professional sports organization cancels an entire season (NHL) A professional sports team loses EVERY SINGLE GAME (I'm talking about YOU, the Detroit Lions) Goldderby becomes the Envelope
It's fate saying that "While BC is a collegiate, let's have strange things happen that have never taken place before."
If the Arizona Cardinals win the Super Bowl, Kate Winslet and "Slumdog Millionaire" win the Oscar, and Martians land on the moon in the next five months, I will be a rich man...
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Originally posted by R2684: So, now we chisel in Slumdog for Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, and Score; Ledger for Supporting Actor and (as long as she'd nodded in the category) Winslet for Supporting Actress.
Yawn.
So the Rourke vs. Penn showdown is now a reality. In theory I guess there's a possibility for Frank Langella to be a spoiler in that race (theory reads: veteran actor, industry respect, film's best shot at a win) though there doesn't seem to be any sort of groundswell for him.
Best Actress. Whoa. What a fun disaster. If Kate wins the SAG, might it be possible that she wins TWO Oscars in one night? Of course we can't count out Meryl until the envelope is opened, and if Cate Blanchett gets herself nominated all bets are off. Anne Hathaway needs that SAG win, I think, to become viable at the Oscars.
I hope the SAG voters give Kate Winslet best actress and Penelope Cruz supporting actress to clear up this damn mess.
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I think Winslet's double win hurt her chances even more. Had she stopped with Reader she could have secured it. Now AMPAS voters are going to get confused.
Originally posted by Kams: There were two outstanding moments tonight.
First, Tina Fey mentioning Babson Lacrosse, dlanefan and Cougar-Letter. I couldn't believe she read all the things we talked about her the past year!!!!
I loved it! i was screaming "THOSE ARE ENVELOPE/GOLDDERBY POSTERS" (yes i still refer to it as Goldderby sometimes)... and than i though "OMGOD celebs actually DO READ our posts"! which makes me that much prouder to be a poster here...
Praying The Daytime Emmys air on TV in 2010!
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Originally posted by BC: The following events have happened under my collegiate watch... A fantasy film wins the Oscar for Best Picture (LOTR: ROTK) Kate Winslet and her Golden Globes Arizona Cardinals win 2 playoff games and go to the NFC Championship Martin Scorsese wins the Oscar A black U.S. President (Barack Obama) A professional sports organization cancels an entire season (NHL) A professional sports team loses EVERY SINGLE GAME (I'm talking about YOU, the Detroit Lions) Goldderby becomes the Envelope
It's fate saying that "While BC is a collegiate, let's have strange things happen that have never taken place before."
If the Arizona Cardinals win the Super Bowl, Kate Winslet and "Slumdog Millionaire" win the Oscar, and Martians land on the moon in the next five months, I will be a rich man...
BC, what next, Guiding Light wins Best Drama Series at the emmys this year! or worse, Dena Higely wins best writing! oh goodness!
Praying The Daytime Emmys air on TV in 2010!
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Originally posted by Kams: There were two outstanding moments tonight.
First, Tina Fey mentioning Babson Lacrosse, dlanefan and Cougar-Letter. I couldn't believe she read all the things we talked about her the past year!!!!
I loved it! i was screaming "THOSE ARE ENVELOPE/GOLDDERBY POSTERS" (yes i still refer to it as Goldderby sometimes)... and than i though "OMGOD celebs actually DO READ our posts"! which makes me that much prouder to be a poster here...
Same reaction that I had, Boidiva02!
For Your Oscar Consideration: Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Antichrist" - Best Actress in a Leading Role Sharlto Copley, "District 9" - Best Actor in a Leading Role Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
"Inglourious Basterds" - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction "District 9" - Best Editing, Best Visual Effects "God Bless Us Everyone", A Christmas Carol - Best Original Song
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