2008 Golden Globe Winners
By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 13, 2008 7:57 pm EST
The Golden Globes totally sucked. A few notes: Someone needs to tell the Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight ladies that we don’t care about them, their lame self-absorbed jokes. Most of the films and actors/actresses with foreign film backgrounds took home the gold, most times at the expense of better movies. Aside from nods to Daniel Day Lewis, Javier Bardem and Ratatouille, I completely disagreed with most of the winners. I continue to wonder the merits of this particular award show. And did I mention, Juno was totally screwed over?! Please also read Why The Golden Globes Are Wrong.
How could Atonement win best picture of the year over No Country For Old Men or There Will Be Blood? Is Sweeney Todd really a better movie than Juno? Did Julian Schnabel really deserve to win Best Director over The Coen Brothers? Did Johnny Depp have a better performance than Philip Seymour Hoffman or Ryan Gosling? Was Marion Cotillard a more deserving best actress than Ellen Page? Cate Blanchett over Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone? And why wasn’t Johnny Greenwood’s music for “There Will Be Blood” even nominated? Here is a full rundown of the winners:
Best Motion Picture
Atonement American Gangster Eastern Promises The Great Debaters Michael Clayton No Country For Old Men There Will Be Blood
Best Motion Picture (Musical Or Comedy)
Sweeney Todd Across The Universe Charlie Wilson’s War Hairspray Juno
Best Foreign-Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days The Kite Runner Lust, Caution Persepolis
Best Director
Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Tim Burton – Sweeney Todd Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men Ridley Scott – American Gangster Joe Wright – Atonement
Best Animated Feature Film
Ratatouille Bee Movie The Simpsons Movie
Best Actor (Drama)
Daniel Day Lewis – There Will Be Blood George Clooney – Michael Clayton James McAvoy – Atonement Viggo Mortenson – Eastern Promises Denzel Washington – American Gangster
Best Actor (Musical or Comedy)
Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson’s War Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men Casey Affleck – The Assassination of Jesse James Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson’s War John Travolta – Hairspray Tom Wikinson – Michael Clayton
Best Actress (Drama)
Julie Christie – Away from Her Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age Jodie Foster – The Brave One Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart Keira Knightley – Atonement
Best Actress (Musical or Comedy)
Marion Cotillard – La vie en Rose Amy Adams – Enchanted Nikki Blonski – Hairspray Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd Ellen Page – Juno
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There Julia Roberts – Charlie Wilson’s War Saoirse Ronan – Atonement Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton
Best Screenplay
Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men Diablo Cody – Juno Christopher Hampton – Atonement Ronald Harwood – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Aaron Sorkin – Charlie Wilson’s War
Best Original Score
Atonement Into the Wild Grace is Gone Kite Runner Eastern Promises
Best Original Song
“Guaranteed” – Into the Wild “Despidida” – Love in the Time of Cholera “Grace is Gone” – Grace is Gone “That’s How You Know” – Enchanted “Walk Hard” – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2008 Golden Globe Winners
By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 13, 2008 7:57 pm EST
The Golden Globes totally sucked. A few notes: Someone needs to tell the Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight ladies that we don’t care about them, their lame self-absorbed jokes. Most of the films and actors/actresses with foreign film backgrounds took home the gold, most times at the expense of better movies. Aside from nods to Daniel Day Lewis, Javier Bardem and Ratatouille, I completely disagreed with most of the winners. I continue to wonder the merits of this particular award show. And did I mention, Juno was totally screwed over?! Please also read Why The Golden Globes Are Wrong.
How could Atonement win best picture of the year over No Country For Old Men or There Will Be Blood? Is Sweeney Todd really a better movie than Juno? Did Julian Schnabel really deserve to win Best Director over The Coen Brothers? Did Johnny Depp have a better performance than Philip Seymour Hoffman or Ryan Gosling? Was Marion Cotillard a more deserving best actress than Ellen Page? Cate Blanchett over Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone? And why wasn’t Johnny Greenwood’s music for “There Will Be Blood” even nominated? Here is a full rundown of the winners:
A few notes: Someone needs to tell the Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight ladies that we don’t care about them, their lame self-absorbed jokes. Most of the films and actors/actresses with foreign film backgrounds took home the gold, most times at the expense of better movies. Aside from nods to Daniel Day Lewis, Javier Bardem and Ratatouille, I completely disagreed with most of the winners. I continue to wonder the merits of this particular award show. And did I mention, Juno was totally screwed over?! Please also read Why The Golden Globes Are Wrong.
How could Atonement win best picture of the year over No Country For Old Men or There Will Be Blood? Is Sweeney Todd really a better movie than Juno? Did Julian Schnabel really deserve to win Best Director over The Coen Brothers? Did Johnny Depp have a better performance than Philip Seymour Hoffman or Ryan Gosling? Was Marion Cotillard a more deserving best actress than Ellen Page? Cate Blanchett over Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone? And why wasn’t Johnny Greenwood’s music for “There Will Be Blood” even nominated?
Here is a full rundown of the winners:
Best Motion Picture
Atonement American Gangster Eastern Promises The Great Debaters Michael Clayton No Country For Old Men There Will Be Blood
American Gangster
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Best Motion Picture (Musical Or Comedy)
Sweeney Todd Across The Universe Charlie Wilson’s War Hairspray Juno
Across The Universe
Charlie Wilson’s War
Hairspray
Juno
Best Foreign-Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days The Kite Runner Lust, Caution Persepolis
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The Kite Runner
Lust, Caution
Persepolis
Best Director
Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Tim Burton – Sweeney Todd Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men Ridley Scott – American Gangster Joe Wright – Atonement
Tim Burton – Sweeney Todd
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men
Ridley Scott – American Gangster
Joe Wright – Atonement
Best Animated Feature Film
Ratatouille Bee Movie The Simpsons Movie
Bee Movie
The Simpsons Movie
Best Actor (Drama)
Daniel Day Lewis – There Will Be Blood George Clooney – Michael Clayton James McAvoy – Atonement Viggo Mortenson – Eastern Promises Denzel Washington – American Gangster
George Clooney – Michael Clayton
James McAvoy – Atonement
Viggo Mortenson – Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington – American Gangster
Best Actor (Musical or Comedy)
Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson’s War Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson’s War
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages
John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men Casey Affleck – The Assassination of Jesse James Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson’s War John Travolta – Hairspray Tom Wikinson – Michael Clayton
Casey Affleck – The Assassination of Jesse James
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson’s War
John Travolta – Hairspray
Tom Wikinson – Michael Clayton
Best Actress (Drama)
Julie Christie – Away from Her Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age Jodie Foster – The Brave One Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart Keira Knightley – Atonement
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Jodie Foster – The Brave One
Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley – Atonement
Best Actress (Musical or Comedy)
Marion Cotillard – La vie en Rose Amy Adams – Enchanted Nikki Blonski – Hairspray Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd Ellen Page – Juno
Amy Adams – Enchanted
Nikki Blonski – Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd
Ellen Page – Juno
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There Julia Roberts – Charlie Wilson’s War Saoirse Ronan – Atonement Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton
Julia Roberts – Charlie Wilson’s War
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton
Best Screenplay
Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men Diablo Cody – Juno Christopher Hampton – Atonement Ronald Harwood – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Aaron Sorkin – Charlie Wilson’s War
Diablo Cody – Juno
Christopher Hampton – Atonement
Ronald Harwood – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Aaron Sorkin – Charlie Wilson’s War
Best Original Score
Atonement Into the Wild Grace is Gone Kite Runner Eastern Promises
Into the Wild
Grace is Gone
Kite Runner
Best Original Song
“Guaranteed” – Into the Wild “Despidida” – Love in the Time of Cholera “Grace is Gone” – Grace is Gone “That’s How You Know” – Enchanted “Walk Hard” – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
“Despidida” – Love in the Time of Cholera
“Grace is Gone” – Grace is Gone
“That’s How You Know” – Enchanted
“Walk Hard” – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
