Oscars 2017: 75th Golden Globe Awards
So the Golden Globes were last night. Sometimes I live blog them. This is not one of those times. I just didn’t have the energy or the desire (or the sobriety) to do it.
The show was way less fun than it’s been in previous years (though maybe it’s only been fun for me because of the drinking during it). They went long early and just kind of sped through categories to get stuff over with. Which kinda defeats the purpose of an awards show.
But yeah. The first piece of our Oscar puzzle is now in place. Two more big ones coming on Thursday with DGA and BFCA. But until then, I really only have one question — why do the Globes keep putting that microphone back into the ground during commercials only to raise it back up like, a minute later?
Best Picture – Drama
Call Me By Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Winner: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
WOW. That… that is a thing. That is a thing they did. This won FOUR awards. That’s — that’s a swing for the fences. Is this possible that two of my three favorite films of the year are gonna be the frontrunners for Best Picture? I’ll take it if so. I thought Shape of Water had it in the bag. Even after this won three previous awards I didn’t think they’d go there. That’s… that’s not insignificant.
Also, props to Streisand’s speech beforehand, which definitely helped Greta Gerwig’s chances at a Best Director nomination. (Wouldn’t that be awesome?)
Best Picture – Musical/Comedy
The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
Lady Bird
Winner: Lady Bird
This made the most sense. They like Oscar contenders. And this is gonna be a contender. Get Out would have been a statement win and nothing more, even though it’ll probably be nominated. This was the choice for them if they wanna be relevant for the Oscars, which they do. I also would not be upset if this won the whole thing in the end. So this is a good start.
I’ve made peace from the start that Phantom Thread is gonna be overlooked, so that aside, Lady Bird and Three Billboards are my two favorite films of the year, so this is great for me. I’ve been happy most years this decade, Oscar-wise. This is pleasant.
Best Director
Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Ridley Scott, All the Money in the World
Steven Spielberg, The Post
Winner: Guillermo Del Toro
Good for him. He was gonna give the best speech of any of these people. And he told the music to shut the fuck up, which is always a plus.
Weird they went for him and then didn’t give his movie Best Picture. Makes you wonder why Nolan didn’t win.
This throws DGA up in the air. And we don’t even know the nominees yet.
Best Actor – Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Tom Hanks, The Post
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Winner: Gary Oldman
This was inevitable, and this is the beginning of the train.
I wish this train started in 2011 for Tinker Tailor, but better late than never.
Gary Oldman’s gonna get his Oscar. Hallelujah.
Best Actor – Musical/Comedy
Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Winner: James Franco
Of course he brought Tommy to the stage.
And I bet a bunch of people saw that and went, “What the hell is this?” That’s been my thing from the start — how many people even know about The Room, let alone what The Disaster Artist is? Apparently enough.
James Franco might be nominated for Best Actor for this, guys.
If he’s nominated, he’ll join a select group of people who directed themselves to a Best Actor nomination. A group that includes: Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Charlie Chaplin, Clint Eastwood, Warren Beatty, Roberto Benigni, Denzel Washington, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, Woody Allen, Billy Bob Thornton, Ed Harris and Robert Duvall.
So keep that in mind. Because this seems to be happening, folks.
Best Actress – Drama
Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Meryl Streep, The Post
Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World
Winner: Frances McDormand
There it is, folks.
SHE IS OUR JOHN WAYNE.
They didn’t even bother playing the music on her. They knew it wouldn’t matter.
I think she wins the Oscar. I think this set that in motion. And I’m fine with it.
Best Actress – Musical/Comedy
Judi Dench, Victoria and Abdul
Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes
Winner: Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Well that’s a call. They think she’s got a shot at the big one. I thought for sure they’d take Margot. This… might be significant. I hope it is. They had two choices here, and both were gonna be great.
If the Oscar is her versus McDormand, I am more than happy with it.
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Winner: Sam Rockwell
I said out loud, as they were cycling through the nominees, “This feels like Sam Rockwell.” So that was nice. I also loved the performance, so this gives me hope for the future, that he actually could win the Oscar. Not there yet, but it’s a nice start.
Best Supporting Actress
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Hong Chau, Downsizing
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Winner: Allison Janney
This makes a lot of sense. She was gonna give the best speech of anyone. It was her or Metcalf, and she’s got the bigger history with the Hollywood Foreign Press. I’d be happy if she won the Oscar.
Also, shout out to the Kirk Douglas tribute after she won. That was nice. And seeing him show up was worth the price of admission alone.
Best Screenplay
Lady Bird
Molly’s Game
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Winner: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Yeah. That one made sense.
“And Woody Harrelson too, wherever he might be tonight.” I want to be that guy, one day. The one who’s just ‘out there’.
He’s not up for WGA because he’s ineligible, so if BAFTA goes with him, then he might win the Oscar.
Best Original Score
Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Winner: The Shape of Water
Makes sense. That score is incredible, and I think Desplat is the best composer working today. I’d be very happy to see him win his second Oscar in March. He’ll probably be up against most of the same competition.
Best Original Song
“Remember Me,” from Coco
“Home,” from Ferdinand
“This Is Me,” from The Greatest Showman
“Mighty River,” from Mudbound
“The Star,” from The Star
Winner: “This Is Me”
Oh, wow. They went for the deserving nominee and not starfuckery. That’s rare.
They’ve also got this right at the Oscars three years in a row. This… could be four.
Whether or not this wins, I guarantee this will be a hell of a moment on that stage when they perform it.
Best Animated Feature
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent
Winner: Coco
This reminds me of the year Jack Black came out at the Oscars and said something like, “The way I make a lot of money is doing a voice in a big hit animated movie… and then betting it all on Pixar at the Oscars.”
We all have one right so far. So you got that going for you.
Best Foreign Language Film
A Fantastic Woman
First They Killed My Father
In the Fade
Loveless
The Square
Winner: In the Fade
Okay, then. In the Fade. Sure. Let’s see if they nominate it.
– – – – – – – – – –
Best TV Series – Drama
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Winner: The Handmaid’s Tale
Women. Makes sense. It was this or The Crown. Forgot to take subject matter into account.
The only thing interesting about this for me is that Roseanne and John Goodman presented it.
Best TV Series – Comedy/Musical
Black-ish
Master of None
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
SMILF
Will and Grace
Winner: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
This was presaged by Brosnahan winning earlier in the night.
A new show wins this every year, and then never again. So congrats, guys. I hope your show makes you all very successful. (This was not sarcasm.)
Best Miniseries or TV Movie
Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud
The Sinner
Top of the Lake
Winner: Big Little Lies
Considering the the rest of the night, this winning was anticlimactic. But sure.
Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Winner: Sterling K. Brown
Good for him. I assumed they’d never go there, but I’m glad they did. He gave one of the better speeches of the night. Though most of the speeches were really good.
Best Actor in a TV Series – Comedy/Musical
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick
William H. Macy, Shameless
Erick McCormack, Will and Grace
Winner: Aziz Ansari
Even though he didn’t win, Anthony Anderson is the best.
They also made Emilia Clarke say “I love dick.”
So yeah. This was the part of the night where they rushed through awards just so they could give Oprah extra time. And honestly? Fair.
Best Actress in a TV Series – Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Claire Foy, The Crown
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce
Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Winner: Elisabeth Moss
That one was one of the biggest locks of the night. No one’s surprised about this result.
Best Actress in a TV Series – Comedy/Musical
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Alison Brie, GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Issa Rae, Insecure
Frankie Shaw, SMILF
Winner: Rachel Brosnahan
Once again continuing the trend of someone winning this for a show I’ve never heard of. But Brosnahan was Rachel in House of Cards, so I know who she is! Guessing this character’s gonna go a bit different.
My trick for this category is to guess the show I’ve never heard of. That’s how this usually goes.
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies
Jude Law, The Young Pope
Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Kyle McLachlen, Twin Peaks: The Return
Geoffrey Rush, Genius
Winner: Ewan McGregor
Sweet. He pulled double duty, so good for him. Still think Jude Law gave the better performance, but I’m happy with this result.
Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange, Feud
Susan Sarandon, Feud
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
Winner: Nicole Kidman
That one was obvious. Lange didn’t even show up. This set the tone for that show, which won.. four, right? This was the Three Billboards of TV.
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Alfred Molina, Feud
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
David Thewlis, Fargo
Winner: Alexander Skarsgard
Oh, wow. The obvious choice actually wins here.
So this is the guy from True Blood, not the creepy clown. It’s tough keeping track of these Skarsgards.
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies
Winner: Laura Dern
So they just went all in on this show. But if it wasn’t Pfeiffer, she made the most sense. Who doesn’t like Laura Dern?
– – – – – – – – – –
So that’s where we are. Three Billboards, Lady Bird. Do we think this holds up? I don’t know. But for now, that’s what we got. DGA nominees announced Thursday, Critics Choice announced Thursday. If they go in a similar direction, then yeah, that’s what we got for this year. BAFTA also announces nominees tomorrow. So we’re gonna have a lot of this stuff locked into place almost two weeks before the Oscar nominees are even announced. Which is ample enough time for everything to get totally fucked up.
I’ll be back tomorrow with the Release Calendar, and will be popping in every now and again for guild stuff and what not. Tis the season, guys.
I don’t know why you thought that The Shape of Water was the favorite. It isn’t the kind of movie that the Globes have recognized in the past, and the Globes liked In Bruges a lot. I also don’t get why you thought that Saoirse Ronan was going to lose to Margot Robbie.
Also, you should watch The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. It’s really good.
January 8, 2018 at 1:45 pm
Fun Fact: If Franco gets nominated, he’d become the first person to ever direct himself to get nominated for Best Actor for playing another Actor.
January 8, 2018 at 8:29 pm