Avatar Picks Up 4 Golden Globe Nominations

Avatar Picks Up 4 Golden Globe Nominations

Its a good day for Sci-Fi fans. James Cameron's new movie has been nominated for some of the major gongs at the Golden Globes...

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By MarkCassidy - Dec 15, 2009 08:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: totalfilm.com



The Golden Globe nominees were announced today. And several will be of interest to CBM fans. Most prominently, Avatar received nods for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Director for James Cameron among others. Coraline is in the running for best animated feature(shouldn't Avatar be in their too?;) and Spider-Man himself Tobey Maguire is up for best actor for his excellent performance in Brothers.

Here is a full list of the nominees..

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Avatar (2009)

The Hurt Locker (2008)

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

Up in the Air (2009/I)



Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

(500) Days of Summer (2009)

The Hangover (2009)

It's Complicated (2009)

Julie & Julia (2009)

Nine (2009)



Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)

George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)

Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)

Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)

Tobey Maguire for Brothers (2009/I)



Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Emily Blunt for The Young Victoria (2009)

Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)

Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)

Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)

Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)



Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Matt Damon for The Informant! (2009)

Daniel Day-Lewis for Nine (2009)

Robert Downey Jr. for Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt for (500) Days of Summer (2009)

Michael Stuhlbarg for A Serious Man (2009)



Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Sandra Bullock for The Proposal (2009/I)

Marion Cotillard for Nine (2009)

Julia Roberts for Duplicity (2009)

Meryl Streep for It's Complicated (2009)

Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)



Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)

Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)

Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)

Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009)

Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)



Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009)

Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I)

Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I)

Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

Julianne Moore for A Single Man (2009)



Best Director - Motion Picture

Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)

James Cameron for Avatar (2009)

Clint Eastwood for Invictus (2009)

Jason Reitman for Up in the Air (2009/I)

Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009)



Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

District 9 (2009): Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell

The Hurt Locker (2008): Mark Boal

Inglourious Basterds (2009): Quentin Tarantino

It's Complicated (2009): Nancy Meyers

Up in the Air (2009/I): Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner



Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Crazy Heart (2009): T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham("The Weary Kind")

Everybody's Fine (2009): Paul McCartney("(I Want To) Come Home")

Nine (2009): Maury Yeston("Cinema Italiano")

Brothers (2009/I)("Winter")

Avatar (2009)("I See You")



Best Original Score - Motion Picture

The Informant! (2009): Marvin Hamlisch

Up (2009): Michael Giacchino

Where the Wild Things Are (2009): Carter Burwell, Karen Orzolek

Avatar (2009): James Horner

A Single Man (2009): Abel Korzeniowski



Best Animated Film

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Coraline (2009)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Up (2009)



Best Foreign Language Film

Los abrazos rotos (2009)

Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)

La nana (2009)

Un prophète (2009)

Baarìa (2009)

Im annoyed that District 9 didn't get more recognition..and to be honest, if there was any justice Watchmen would be up there in strong contention too, but there are some great movies there. Personally I would like to see The Hurt Locker win something, as well as Coraline andInglorious Basterds , and of course, Avatar! I'v given this movie some stick, and have yet to see it, but winning a prestigious award can only be a good thing for Sci-Fi themed movies in the future.
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MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 12/15/2009, 8:45 AM
Avatar hasn't come out on general release but all of the stuffy old bastards that decide the noms have seen it.
Jimdlux
Jimdlux - 12/15/2009, 8:48 AM
Who gives a crap! Nominations should be based on quality!
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 12/15/2009, 9:10 AM
Sirprize, I agree competely and well said.

But I will actually go one further and say that the Academy Awards, like the Nobel prize no longer have any meaning, except that they satisfy the political interests of the individuals making the decisions about who and why such awards should be given.

I don't generally follow the Globes but I have no doubt it's the same story.
imnotwearinghockeypants
imnotwearinghockeypants - 12/15/2009, 9:40 AM
Hollywood loves to award itself for how pretty they can be. We need more award shows, we're far too pretty! And important! We're really good at playing make believe and we should award ourselves thusly! We love we!
Shaman
Shaman - 12/15/2009, 9:50 AM
Wow... waaaaaayyyyyyy too many people sucking Cameron's cahck.
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 12/15/2009, 10:00 AM
@Darth I agree with what your saying BUT. A LOT of those movies deserve to be there. Meryl Streep always does fantastic BUT she was fantastic in Julie/Julia she should have won in my opinion for doubt LAST YEAR she was AMAZING. she is amazing...I'd do Meryl Streep because of her talent alone yea i said it...I WOULD DO Meryl streep and cuddle afterwards. As for Tobey Mcguire yea deffinately he surprised the HELL out of me He isnt going to be MTV best kiss winner anymore. I agree with you on District 9 the movie was just done amazingly and deals on very strong issue's AVATAR hasnt even come out yet and half of the public is kind of convinced its going to be Ferngully the last Rain Forest. But I will wait till i actually see that to judge. I have faith in it becuase I really love James Cameron and the decisions he makes and how he does his movies. Inglorious Basterds.....come on ...its Quentin Tarantino I dont care what anyone says he is a great director very abstract compared to the crap ppl get away with in hollywood and he is a closer a good god damn closer when it comes to making me love his movies. I fell in love with Basterds after the first 20 min scene it was tense about involved I loved it. "only closers get coffee....sit down and shut up" Anyone know what movie thats from heh heh
superdog
superdog - 12/15/2009, 10:03 AM
i luv the golden globes





by the way, up in the air will win
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/15/2009, 10:15 AM
Wayyyyyyyyyyy too many ppl b1tching on this picture b4 it's even out!!

[frick] YOU AVATAR H8RS!! ; p
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 12/15/2009, 10:17 AM
lol @ lee read my comment i think it'll be great but i did admit the first trailer i thouht it was like ferngully the last rain forest
DarthKyrat1
DarthKyrat1 - 12/15/2009, 10:26 AM
@ Set2Fallfirst i remember seeing that movie in an old VHS at a garage sale and damn that movie is old but a good movie for kids not so much for adults but you get the idea ;)

@ LEEE777 i agree man there way too many haters on this damn site bitching for nothing but with that aside i'll still see this regardless of the reviews this movie could be the new star wars or trek

BTW did you get around to sending me that e-mail yet if not i could really use it because i really like to get started on my fancast soon thx ;)

darth out

DarthKyrat1
DarthKyrat1 - 12/15/2009, 10:26 AM
@ superdog mmmm golden globes

StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 12/15/2009, 10:30 AM
@ Set: Yeah I know. But that's the tricky part.

SOMETIMES their picks are entirely legitimate and not based on politics at all. It's impossible to tell which is which unless you watch every single nom and every winner..

The worst one in recent memory was Tommy Lee Jones nomination for best actor in Valley of Ellah.. poop and piffle
DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 12/15/2009, 10:36 AM
@Set2Fallfirst-Nice Glengarry Glen Ross reference. Amazing film

@Leee-I think people are just backlashing out at the fact we are being force fed that this is the greatest movie we haven't seen yet. If it is that, the movie will prove it on its own merit. Until then, I've already seen Pocahontas & Fern Gully and don't need them put together in one film moved to outer space.
Rokrad
Rokrad - 12/15/2009, 10:39 AM
Hmm i guess its time to find the Avatar score online...
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 12/15/2009, 10:52 AM
@dogsofwar nice catch man good eye
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 12/15/2009, 10:56 AM
@DARTH yea i get you but the thing is, you cant say that unless you've seen each movie. I've seen most of those and they're great I mean pretty much they all deserve to be there in my opinion. AVATAR no one has seen but critics and I like Roger Ebert he says its amazing my friend saw that 15 min preview in 3d he said it was amazing and he was skeptical too. everyone back off AVATAR until you've seen it i have a feeling everyone will like it. Even ROR lol but Im gonna be interested to read his review non the less.
Shaman
Shaman - 12/15/2009, 11:00 AM
The point is that everyone has a chance at liking the film. Not being BLOWN AWAY to smitherines by it though. This film is over-hyped. It will be nothing more than good. It's not the [frick]ing holy grail of movies and i don't need to see it to realise it. The "over-hype" is what we HATE, not the movie itself.
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 12/15/2009, 11:12 AM
@shaman Touche' It is over hyped but maybe the over hype is because of the 3D? at least I want to think. Its kinda like the epectations before I went to see spiderman 3 How badly I heard it sucked. Hoping it wouldnt suck....but alas it sucked. So i want to see AVATAR hoping its going to blow me like this girl I knew in highschool. But I have a feeling....its going to be so built up that when I see it Ill shy a shrug and zip my pants.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 12/15/2009, 11:19 AM
umm I don't think the tech has advanced quite that far yet, Set2fall. so umm yeah maybe not
Spock
Spock - 12/15/2009, 11:22 AM
I remember when Jurassic Park came out in 93, I was 14 @ that time. I remeber watching MTV or reading the newspaper how people were bitching about The new CGI tech done on the TRex. I thought that was over blown & exciting to see some new tech. I believe Avatar is up here because the new tech as well. Hopefully the story is good. Well see it friday after work! Precious was a good but disturbing movie.
Shaman
Shaman - 12/15/2009, 11:35 AM
Set- Well at least we're here(the "haters") to make sure you don't expect getting blown like the girl you knew in highschool, but to just enjoy a "good" movie ;)

Spock- I never liked any of the Jurassic Park films. The concept of a park of Dinosaurs in a supposedly "controled" environment seemed idiotic to me. So naturally, no matter how cool the FX were, it fell apart for me from very early on. They were "decent" films but not enough to pay to see them in theaters and not enough to buy a full priced DVD of them. That's kinda how i feel about Avatar actually. To each's own. I just don't buy over-hype when it's tied to an overused plot. The effects shouldn't be concidered even half of the picture's worth IMO.
Spock
Spock - 12/15/2009, 11:39 AM
@Shaman, Good point I just hope the story line is good, despite the relative comparetive pics & story arcs I've seen on here & other places!
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 12/15/2009, 11:40 AM
@ shaman lol truer words. At least you have a valid argument though everyone else has a vapid sense of why this movie sucks. I was talking to one person who said its gonna suck because he thinks aliens was overrated.

@spock Precious was fantastic that was some great acting...very disturbing
Shaman
Shaman - 12/15/2009, 11:50 AM
Spock- For the millions of people paying for this film, i hope that too, buddy ;)

Set2Fallfirst- Yeah, unfortunitely like Hinkley said, there seems to be a fashion trend of thrashing films before they've been released. That IMO, sucks as much as over-hype. Too much of something is bound to be bad.
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 12/15/2009, 11:54 AM
Yeap like BLANKETS AND SLEEVES....damn those snuggies. Or MC and Donalds...gross.
Runefyst
Runefyst - 12/15/2009, 12:01 PM
I'm looking forward to it. It may not an original type of story. But hell, this story has been told in Ferngully, Pocahontas, Dances With Wolves and The Last Samurai. Those were all great movies!

If this is simply a sci-fi retelling of that story, then I'm sold. :)
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 12/15/2009, 12:36 PM
They forgot the most important award:

The "Most Unoriginal Revolution In History" Award ;)

Check out my Avengers cast :)

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/?a=12812
superdog
superdog - 12/15/2009, 1:00 PM
Guesse we'll all find out for ourselves in 4 days when the seas will part, the heavens will open, and the world will be changed forever!!!
Spock
Spock - 12/15/2009, 2:16 PM
Your right Set2fall1st it was good but kind of F... Up, I would never do that to my daughter if i ever had one.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 12/15/2009, 2:22 PM
lol @ Superdog
NERO
NERO - 12/15/2009, 3:29 PM
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MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 12/15/2009, 6:13 PM
But when did public popularity ever have an effect on awards contenders? The nominees are decided by peopel within the industry. As much as they can be stuffy [frick]ers about it at times, its actually for the best,,if it came down to public choice we would have [frick]ing Transformers 2 up for best picture.
juggy4711
juggy4711 - 12/15/2009, 7:46 PM
Its a damn shame D9 did not receive more nominations. BOOOOOOO!!!!
Shaman
Shaman - 12/16/2009, 8:08 AM
But... I NEVER LEARNED TO REEEEEAD!!!!!! UUUhhhhhuhuhuhhu *sniff* *sob*
MovieMisfit
MovieMisfit - 12/16/2009, 3:54 PM
I don't mind the overhyped "Avatar" receiving some Golden Globe nominations, but...Best Drama? Are they [frick]ing nuts?
It's an unoriginal Sci-Fi Action Flick...the only thing innovative about it Might be the special effects techniques that were applied.

Why the hell doesn't DISTRICT 9 have more nominations?!

@Sirprize- Probably most of the people who won the Nobel Peace Prize won it because they gave hope to the world and inspired change...none of them actually accomplished Peace. Peace is an almost unattainable goal, all one can do strive towards it and inspire others to do the same. President Barack Hussein Obama definitely fits that criteria and therefore deserved the Nobel Peace Prize, with that said...you need to stop hating.
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