GOLDEN GLOBES

This morning the Golden Globe nominations were announced. Unlike the years before, nearly every category is exciting and nearly every category I have more then one favorite. I've highlighted who I think should win.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
(I've only seen one of these, Babel, and I'm really mad I can't get those 2 hours back. I've heard only good things about all the others, especially Bobby and The Departed)

BABEL
BOBBY
THE DEPARTED
LITTLE CHILDREN
THE QUEEN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
(Yeah, haven't seen these either, but I'd love for Kate Winslet to win. Helen Mirren and Judi Dench need to move over and let some other people win)

PENÉLOPE CRUZ VOLVER
JUDI DENCH NOTES ON A SCANDAL
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL SHERRYBABY
HELEN MIRREN THE QUEEN
KATE WINSLET LITTLE CHILDREN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
(Leo kinda deserves it because he's been overlooked a bunch of times, but Will Smith looks like he rocks it in the previews. I also hear Forest Whitaker's performance is chilling and steals the entire movie)

LEONARDO DICAPRIO BLOOD DIAMOND
LEONARDO DICAPRIO THE DEPARTED
PETER O’TOOLE VENUS
WILL SMITH THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
FOREST WHITAKER THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND


BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
(I really need to get out to see more movies. I used to go all the time. I saw four in one day once. At the same theatre, with my best friend. Good times. I did see Thank You for Smoking though and it was genius.)

BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
(Anytime I see Toni Collette's name I just say "yes")

ANNETTE BENING RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
TONI COLLETTE LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
BEYONCÉ KNOWLES DREAMGIRLS
MERYL STREEP THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
RENEE ZELLWEGER MISS POTTER


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
(As much as I love Johnny Depp and Will Ferrell, I sorta want Aaron Eckhart to win, he was brillant. Although, I want to hear the announce say that guy's name from Kinky Boots. He is an amazing actor, regardless)

SACHA BARON COHEN BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF
AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF
KAZAKHSTAN
JOHNNY DEPP PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
ARON ECKHART THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR KINKY BOOTS
WILL FERRELL STRANGER THAN FICTION


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
(I really don't care)

CARS
HAPPY FEET
MONSTER HOUSE


BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
(Yeah, I don't know.)

APOCALYPTO (USA)
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (USA/JAPAN)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS (GERMANY)
PAN’S LABYRINTH (MEXICO)
VOLVER (SPAIN)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
(As much as Babel sucked, Adriana Barraza as the nanny was amazing! That Rinko chick, not so much. This is a hard one though because we have American Idol reject and breakout star Jennifer Hudson, who is a great underdog story, and the beautifully amazing Cate Blanchett. I'm gonna leave this one blank because it's too hard. I love it!)

ADRIANA BARRAZA BABEL
CATE BLANCHETT NOTES ON A SCANDAL
EMILY BLUNT THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
JENNIFER HUDSON DREAMGIRLS
RINKO KIKUCHI BABEL



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
(Brad Pitt was really good in the awful movie titled Babel, and Jack Nicholson and Helen Mirren should get a room somewhere and let other people win. Something tells me this is Eddie Murphy's last hurrah. I'd love little Violet Affleck's daddy to win, but wouldn't it be great if it was Marky Mark. Maybe he'll bring his Funky Bunch)

BEN AFFLECK HOLLYWOODLAND
EDDIE MURPHY DREAMGIRLS
JACK NICHOLSON THE DEPARTED
BRAD PITT BABEL
MARK WAHLBERG THE DEPARTED



BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
(Scorsese just need to win an Oscar. Talk about being due. I think Clint Eastwood has something against him.)

CLINT EASTWOOD FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
CLINT EASTWOOD LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
STEPHEN FREARS THE QUEEN
ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ
IÑÁRRITU BABEL
MARTIN SCORSESE THE DEPARTED


BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
(Guess who I don't think should win.)

GUILLERMO ARRIAGA BABEL
TODD FIELD &
TOM PERROTTA LITTLE CHILDREN
PATRICK MARBER NOTES ON A SCANDAL
WILLIAM MONAHAN THE DEPARTED
PETER MORGAN THE QUEEN

Now for the good stuff...

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
(This is like choosing your favorite child. How could I possibly do that? I can't. Okay, maybe I can, 24. No, Grey's. No, Heroes. Damn. Overlooked again is the always amazing Battlestar Galactica)

24 (FOX)
BIG LOVE (HBO)
GREY’S ANATOMY (ABC)
HEROES (NBC)
LOST (ABC)


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
(Ellen Pompeo, hands down. Love her or leave her, she nails Meredith Grey every episode. Okay, I meant "nail" like portrays her perfectly. Perv.)

PATRICIA ARQUETTE MEDIUM
EDIE FALCO THE SOPRANOS
EVANGELINE LILLY LOST
ELLEN POMPEO GREY’S ANATOMY
KYRA SEDGWICK THE CLOSER


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
(Grey's and 24 may be in my heart, and you know how much I love McDreamy, but Kiefer. Oh Kiefer, it'll always be you.)

PATRICK DEMPSEY GREY’S ANATOMY
MICHAEL C. HALL DEXTER
HUGH LAURIE HOUSE
BILL PAXTON BIG LOVE
KIEFER SUTHERLAND 24



BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
(Guess what I don't want it to be. I'd say Ugly Betty, but everyone I know who watches The Office thinks it's amazing. I just don't have the Tivo space/time. Men in Trees anybody?)

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
ENTOURAGE (HBO)
THE OFFICE (NBC)
UGLY BETTY (ABC)
WEEDS (SHOWTIME)


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL
(Marcia Cross is great on DH but I'm not too sure it's that big of an act, but America Ferrera is just great on Ugly Betty)

MARCIA CROSS DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
AMERICA FERRERA UGLY BETTY
FELICITY HUFFMAN DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
MARY-LOUISE PARKER WEEDS


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
(I don't watch 30 Rock, have only seen a few episodes, but what I have seen Alec Baldwin is brilliant! Besides Zach Braff, I wouldn't be surprised with anyone on this list winning, they're all great.)

ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
ZACH BRAFF SCRUBS
STEVE CARRELL THE OFFICE
JASON LEE MY NAME IS EARL
TONY SHALHOUB MONK


BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
(Personally I don't want to watch anything called Bleak House, I may kill myself at the end. I heard Broken Trail was really good and Elizabeth I, but with Mrs. Harris, I'm voting against another Helen Mirren sweep.)

BLEAK HOUSE (PBS)
BROKEN TRAIL (AMC)
ELIZABETH I (HBO)
MRS. HARRIS (HBO)
PRIME SUSPECT: THE FINAL ACT (PBS)


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
(Freakin' Helen Mirren. I'd say Gillian Anderson because she needs something after the dry spell since The X-Files, but I just love Sophie Okonedo.)

GILLIAN ANDERSON BLEAK HOUSE
ANNETTE BENING MRS. HARRIS
HELEN MIRREN ELIZABETH I
HELEN MIRREN PRIME SUSPECT: THE FINAL ACT
SOPHIE OKONEDO TSUNAMI, THE AFTERMATH


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
(Why does it seem like there's 50 people nominated in this category? Chiwetel Ejifor is an amazing actor, as is Andre Braugher, so I like them in this. And sweet Matthew Perry would be nice. But Michael Ealy is the pretty boy, the one you wouldn't expect to win, so I sorta want him.)

ANDRÉ BRAUGHER THIEF
ROBERT DUVALL BROKEN TRAIL
MICHAEL EALY SLEEPER CELL: AMERICAN TERROR
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR TSUNAMI, THE AFTERMATH
BEN KINGSLEY MRS. HARRIS
BILL NIGHY GIDEON’S DAUGHTER
MATTHEW PERRY THE RON CLARK STORY


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
(Okay, you remember what I said before, about always saying "yes" to Toni Collette? I should have said, "unless she's going up against my girl crush. Katie all the way)

EMILY BLUNT GIDEON’S DAUGHTER
TONI COLLETTE TSUNAMI, THE AFTERMATH
KATHERINE HEIGL GREY’S ANATOMY
SARAH PAULSON STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP
ELIZABETH PERKINS WEEDS


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
(HIRO!!!!!!)

THOMAS HADEN CHURCH BROKEN TRAIL
JEREMY IRONS ELIZABETH I
JUSTIN KIRK WEEDS
MASI OKA HEROES
JEREMY PIVEN ENTOURAGE

THIN IS "IN"SANE

A quick word on this documentary I watched last weekend called Thin. I think it was nominated for an Oscar last year. It was truly disturbing about anorexic women in a group home. I don't want to speak ill of the sick, no pun intended, but these girls are crazy. The way they see themselves is so warped and frakked up I can't even begin to describe it.

By the end of it I was nearly sick to my stomach thinking about how screwed up these chicks are. The four or five they followed never changed their mind during their 3-6 month stay in the facility. I don't know what kind of half assed place this is, or if that's just how anorexics are, never "getting it", but it was ridiculous. They had updates on the girls and all of them were still binging and purging and never really recovered. It's like being an alcoholic, going to AA and then getting drunk every once in awhile. I just don't get it.

I mean good luck and all to these women, because they obviously have a disease, but if this place they went to is supposed to be the best place in the country, that's scary, they didn't help anyone.

IT'S NEW TO YOU

The fall finales have gone and left, and I'll be talking about a few of them in a bit, but now that most shows are in repeats, let me just say a few words about the ones you should check out while you have the time and Tivo space.

MEN IN TREES (ABC)

This to me is the #1 new show. It's smart, funny, charming, and don't let the fact that Anne Heche is in it deter you. She's surprisingly great. And the supporting cast in top notch with a bunch of adorable relationships. And don't forget it's from the creators of Sex and the City, so you'll get it.

HEROES (NBC)

Okay, maybe this is the #1 new show. I don't know, it's a tie. MIT and this are so different from one another but they both have me nodding my head and tearing up in satisfaction. I've watched more of my share of episodes that made me say, "Bad ass!" at the end. I believe they'll be a marathon at some point. I know Sci Fi is having one in January before the second half of the season starts.

UGLY BETTY (ABC)

I was so excited about this show and although it's waned a little, I still endorse it. Betty's a little too ugly and I keep wanting her to pull her hair back, out of her face because that would do a lot for her, but the show is still charming and I would recommend you check it out, just to get a taste of it.

I SHOULDN'T BE ALIVE (Discovery)

If you have Discovery HD you'd do yourself better to watch it in that, but if not, this show is brilliant and nerve racking without really being heartbreaking, which it could be.

THE UNIT (CBS)

I can't say enough good things about this show, really. It skews very male, but if you have a male in your house, or you are male, you should try at least one episode. It's only slightly serialized and you'll be able to catch up from the "previously on" at the beginning of each show.

JERICHO (CBS)

Talk about serialized, besides Lost, there's almost no other show that's as serialized as this one. But, at the same time, what other show makes me want the world to end more then this one?

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (SCI FI)

If you can catch this one in reruns, do it. It's a well written show that's well acted, awesome special effects, and really, how could Rolling Stone, AFI, The Peabody's and almost every other mainstream critic be so wrong?