GOLDEN GLOBES 2009

For the nominees announced this morning, you can go right to the Golden Globes web site, or take a peek here at some of the main nominees... Right off, I wonder: no Milk or Wrestler for Best Picture (although Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke both have nominations)? Revolutionary Road and The Reader both look good, like two-hanky dramas (which, come to think of it, might not be what I’m most in the mood for these days), and I’m looking forward to Slumdog Millionaire, love Danny Boyle’s work. But... Benjamin Button? Look, like any sane female, I love Brad Pitt (and his work), but that movie hasn’t really been at the top of my must-see list. Hmmm.


BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
(These directors were all nominated as well for Best Director):
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
The Reader (2008)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Burn After Reading (2008)
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
In Bruges (2008) (Editorial Note: husband D and I loved this film!)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR (DRAMA):
Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road (2008)
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008)
Sean Penn for Milk (2008)
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS (DRAMA):
Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)
Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008)
Kristin Scott Thomas for Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)
Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road (2008)

BEST ANIMATED FILM - No surprises here!:
Bolt (2008)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
WALL·E (2008)