I've got a double dose of awards season news coming up. Some of you may wish to get a cup of tea and get comfy, and others may wish to do something else (such as balance your cheque book or watch paint dry).
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
12 Years A Slave
American Hustle
August: Osage County
The Butler
Dallas Buyers Club
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Chiwete Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave)
Bruce Dern (Nebraska)
Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Forest Whitaker (The Butler)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Judi Dench (Philomena)
Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)
Emma Thompson (Saving Mr Banks)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
Daniel Bruhl (Rush)
Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave)
James Gandolfini (Enough Said)
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years A Slave)
Julia Roberts (August: Osage County)
June Squibb (Nebraska)
Oprah Winfrey (The Butler)
This is the first real awards recognition for The Butler and, for me, I'm happy to see Daniel Bruhl's brilliant performance as Niki Lauda in Rush getting recognised too. Apart from that, strong showings for 12 Years A Slave and Nebraska, as expected.
Today (Thursday 12th December) saw the Golden Globe nominations. The Golden Globes split the films into Drama and Musical/Comedy strands for some awards, which can make things interesting, not least when you look at what the Hollywood Foreign Press Association would consider a Musical/Comedy (a few years ago, The Tourist was nominated as Best Musical/Comedy, despite being marketed as a spy thriller). Today's announcement did raise an eyebrow or two with Scorsese's The Wolf Of Wall Street down as a comedy but, despite that, several films and performances get another step closer to the Oscar nomination.
Here are a selection of the Golden Globes' film nominations:
Best Motion Picture - Drama
12 Years A Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
American Hustle
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf Of Wall Street
Best Director - Motion Picture
Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)
Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave)
Alexander Payne (Nebraska)
David O. Russell (American Hustle)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave)
Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom)
Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Robert Redford (All Is Lost)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale (American Hustle)
Bruce Dern (Nebraska)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf Of Wall Street)
Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis)
Joaquin Phoenix (Her)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Judi Dench (Philomena)
Emma Thompson (Saving Mr Banks)
Kate Winslet (Labor Day)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams (American Hustle)
Julie Delpy (Before Midnight)
Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Enough Said)
Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
Daniel Bruhl (Rush)
Bradley Cooper (American Hustle)
Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave)
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)
Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years A Slave)
Julia Roberts (August: Osage County)
June Squibb (Nebraska)
A full list can be found here.
It's interesting to see the same names starting to crop up again and again. It's also interesting to see that both SAG and the Golden Globes have nominated the two performances from August: Osage County. I'm happy to see Sally Hawkins getting a nod for her turn in Blue Jasmine (and further recognition for Daniel Bruhl). Also, given the recent sad news of Mandela's passing, the nod for Idris Elba is timely. Whether that will translate to the Academy Awards remains to be seen.
Thankfully, we still have another five weeks before I have to get off the fence and make my Oscar nomination predictions. We still have the BAFTA nominations and various guild nominations to come- of especial interest will be the Directors' Guild Award and the Producers' Guild Award (essentially crystallising the Oscars Best Director and Best Producer lists).
Normal blog service can be resumed. Til next time.
Tez
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