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[apocalypsos]

I wonder if my brother the Lindsay Lohan addict has seen this yet. I'm still tempted to pick up "Mean Girls" for him for Christmas, because I'm pretty sure he still hasn't bought it for himself. (I'd complain about his taste in women, but Lindsay Lohan's one of the young actresses I actually like. Not personally, because I think she's an airhead in real life, but she's a decent actress, I already own Mean Girls and Freaky Friday, and I keep meaning to get the "Parent Trap" remake on DVD.)

In other movie news, it's really annoying that it took me as long as it did to compile a decent list of the nominees. C'mon, news organizations. Some of us want the whole list, damn you.

Best Movie, Comedy or Musical

Sideways -- This is a yay! for me, because I really did love this movie. *snuggles*
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind -- Another yay! I cannot express my love for this movie enough, and if you haven't seen it yet, consider this me holding a gun to your head and making you rent it this upcoming weekend.
The Incredibles -- Oh, God, please let this be a good sign for the Oscars. I mean, I know it's probably not -- I'm a realist, but still.
Phantom of the Opera -- I know it's Joel Schumacher, but I adore this trailer and considering I've never seen it on stage, I like it so much I know all the words. (I really need to see more things on stage. *sigh*)
Ray -- Yay again! Another one of my favorites all year, although I totally blame Jamie Foxx for that.

Best Movie, Drama

Closer -- I don't have much of a desire to see this although I know it's good and it's filled with pretty people, but good for them. :)
The Aviator -- Good for Martin Scorcese. The trailer for this movie is making me really anxious to see it. (And also to read a decent Howard Hughes biography, which is how I know the trailer's working. ;))
Finding Neverland -- Thank God. I swoon over that movie. The bit with Neverland in the backyard fucking KILLED ME DEAD. Hell, I'm feeling a little weepy just thinking about it.
Hotel Rwanda -- Man, do I want to see this movie. One of the things that I love about Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman and Jamie Foxx this year is that the three of them are almost guaranteeing that black actors will get spots at this year's Oscar nominations, which they never get enough of.
Kinsey -- Woohoo! The sex movie! *happy dance*
Millon Dollar Baby

Best Actor, Drama

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator -- I'm going to state this for the record right now. I love Leonardo DiCaprio, and he is not a bad actor. Okay, he's been obnoxiously overexposed, and he's a bit of an ass, and he only dates stick-figure supermodels, but ... wait, where was I again? Oh, right, complimenting the man who acted in What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Catch Me If You Can and now The Aviator and done a damn good job each time. Blame James Cameron for the fact that he apparently thought what the story of the greatest shipping disaster in history needed was naked people and Leonardo DiCaprio looking at a sinking ship with half the lifeboats it needed and serious class-division issues and issuing forth the philosophically profound words, "This is bad." Hmph.
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland -- Yay! Any award for Johnny Depp is an award for actors who really can do any role. :) Also, mmm ... they're going to get Johnny Depp in a tux.
Javier Bardem, The Sea Inside -- Mmm ... they're going to get Javier Bardem in a tux.
Liam Neeson, Kinsey -- Mmm ... they're going to get Liam Neeson in a tux.
Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda -- Mmm ... yeah, you get the picture. ;)

Best Actor, Comedy or Musical

Jamie Foxx, Ray -- Who I'm positive is going to win. Talk about a good birthday for the guy, by the way -- turn 37 (I think it is), get three Globe noms.
Paul Giamatti, Sideways -- Who I'm rooting for because ... well, hell, I based a character on him and I love the guy. Give the man a major award, damn you!
Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind -- Good. I really wish he'd win a goddamn award for a more serious role so he might actually think he could lay off the face-stretching comedies. He's not a bad actor, either, when he's not being hammier than the pig barn at a 4-H competition.
Kevin Kline, De-Lovely -- Yay, because Kevin Kline is awesome. :)
Kevin Spacey, Beyond the Sea -- I like Kevin Spacey as an actor, but I really hate it when Hollywood encourages vanity projects. Urgh.

Best Actress, Drama

Scarlett Johansson, A Love Song for Bobby Long -- I don't think they should encourage movies with John Travolta either, for the most part, but I also think they should keep encouraging Scarlett to act in anything as long as she won't have any more squicky elevator sex with Benicio Del Toro.
Nicole Kidman, Birth -- Excuse me while I ewwwwwwwwwww. Not because of the whole kid-in-a-bathtub scene, but because Nicole Kidman is ewwwww.
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby -- Hee. She's never going to get nominated for a girly movie, is she?
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake -- Good. Imelda's one of those actresses who's never a marquis actress, but is pretty much equally fantastic in everything she does.
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill Vol 2 -- Woohoo! Butt-kicking chick noms!

Best Actress, Comedy or Musical

Annette Bening, Being Julia -- Good. Haven't seen the movie, but adore Annette Bening.
Ashley Judd, De-Lovely -- Okay, I'll play along.
Emmy Rossum, The Phantom of the Opera -- Woohoo! I love Emmy Rossum. Mostly because I'd kill to have her gorgeous curly brown hair, but hey, all the reviews I've seen for Phantom have been piling on the praise for her.
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind -- YES.
Renee Zellweger, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason -- You know, if this is this year's "body altering" nomination, I'm going to roll my eyes until January.

Best Director

Martin Scorcese, The Aviator -- I'm calling the win right now, even though I'm not sure it'll beat Finding Neverland for best drama.
Alexander Payne, Sideways -- Eeeeeexcellent.
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby -- What works against Clint Eastwood is that he's spent the last six or seven years directing himself in crappy movies.
Marc Forster, Finding Neverland -- Damn, this is a good category this year.
Mike Nichols, Closer -- Again, damn good category.

Best Supporting Actress

Virginia Madsen, Sideways -- She was so gorgeous in that movie.
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator -- I love Cate. I want her to win something, and I wouldn't mind at all if she picked this one up.
Meryl Streep, The Manchurian Candidate -- I know she was good in this, but it just feels like another "Look, she acted this year!" nomination, which annoys me.
Laura Linney, Kinsey -- Yay, more of the sex movie! (I'd stop saying that, but it annoys the religious right, so yay, sex movie! Sex movie, sex movie, sex movie! Poooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorn. *snerk*)
Natalie Portman, Closer -- In a role as a stripper. STRIPPER! Pooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorn. Hee.)

Best Supporting Actor

Thomas Haden Church, Sideways -- You know, Lowell. From "Wings". Which I may never stop pointing out, the same way I still can't believe Woody Harrelson has an Oscar nomination on his resume.
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby -- Give it to him! Give it to him! If Morgan Freeman doesn't get a major award sometime before he dies, I'm going to scream, get pissy, and watch The Shawshank Redemption enough to hope the Oscar karma passes to Morgan from Tim Robbins. Who got an Oscar before Morgan Freeman. The level of wrong there is pretty sad.
David Carradine, Kill Bill, Vol. 2 -- YAY! I need to watch both movies again like NOW.
Jamie Foxx, Collateral -- Yay for Jamie Foxx!
Clive Owen, Closer -- Going back to what I was saying a few categories again ... mmm, they're going to get Clive Owen into a tux.

Best Foreign Film

House of Flying Daggers, China
A Very Long Engagement, France -- Well, at least someone knows it's French. *eye roll*
The Sea Inside, Spain
The Motorcycle Diaries, Brazil -- I see they finally picked a country to submit it for. *snerk*
The Chorus, France

Best TV Show, Drama

Lost -- Excuse me while I root like mad for Lost. *party favor noises, whistles, cheers*
Nip/Tuck
24
The Sopranos
Deadwood

Best TV Show, Comedy

Arrested Development -- WIN, DAMN YOU. *needs season one on DVD like mad*
Desperate Housewives -- I love you, DH, but lose. Lose big time to those guys. *points to Arrested Development*
Will & Grace -- You know me and my love of gay-themed entertainment, but seriously, in this case ... whatever.
Sex And The City -- Jesus, stop nominating this crappy show, for crying out loud. God, I hope they don't find some lame loophole to nominate it next year.
Entourage -- Excuse me?! Hell, why don't they just hand Arrested Development the Globe right now? (By the way, that right there? Was not a complaint. Seriously, hand it to them right now.

Best Actress, TV Comedy

Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives
Teri Hatcher, Desperate Housewives
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives -- I will give my firstborn child if any of these women, especially Marcia Cross, beats Sarah Jessica Parker. Literally, with the award.
Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City -- If you could never get nominated again ... ever ... for anything ... and give one of your typical bogus "I didn't know I'd win, OMGI'msoveryflustered" speeches, that'd be great.
Debra Messing, Will & Grace -- Meh.

Best Actor, TV Comedy

Jason Bateman, Arrested Development -- YES. WIN, DAMN YOU.
Zach Braff, Scrubs -- Sweet Jesus, I love this nomination. It's like the pony I've always wanted. *pets* :)
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm --Meh.
Matt Leblanc, Joey -- Oh, for fuck's sake.
Tony Shalhoub, Monk -- Yay. Love me some Tony Shalhoub.
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men -- I'd complain, but I really have a soft spot for Charlie Sheen. So there. ;P

Best Actor, TV Drama

Michael Chiklis, The Shield -- I would support Michael Chiklis's nomination for finding the plumber's number in the phone book.
Denis Leary, Rescue Me -- Another pony for me! Woohoo!
Julian McMahon, Nip/Tuck -- Since I've never gotten a chance to see the show, I'm going to fall back to, "Mmm ... Julian McMahon in a tux." I wonder who I have to kill for Drew Fuller to get a Golden Globe nomination. I don't know, though, because I don't think I could survive the multiple orgasms I'd have from Drew in a tux.
Ian McShane, Deadwood -- Okay. Never seen the show, but I'm all for HBO and other cable networks getting nominations the major networks wanted.
James Spader, Boston Legal -- You know what would make me even happier than this nomination? One for William Shatner, too. Because William Shatner is a yay always. :)

Best Actress, TV Drama

Edie Falco, The Sopranos -- Do you realize I just noticed James Gandolfini didn't get nominated? Heh.
Jennifer Garner, Alias -- Well, finally Ben Affleck's dating a Jennifer who can get nominated for something other than an MTV award.
Mariska Hartigay, Law and Order: SVU -- YES. Olivia Benson is my hero. :)
Christine Lahti, Jack and Bobby -- Hey! I've seen an episode of Jack and Bobby! You take that back!
Joely Richardson, Nip/Tuck

Best Supporting Actor, TV

Sean Hayes, Will & Grace -- Meh.
Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos
Jeremy Piven, Entourage -- It's physically impossible to knock Jeremy Piven getting nominated for anything.
Oliver Platt, Huff
William Shatner, Boston Legal -- YES I know there are lots of other deserving actors nominated for the Globes, but I desperately need to see this acceptance speech, don't you?

Best Supporting Actress, TV

Drea de Matteo, The Sopranos
Anjelica Huston, Iron-Jawed Angels
Nicolette Sheridan, Desperate Housewives -- I'm sorry, but bwahahahahahahahaha.
Charlize Theron, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Emily Watson, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Comments

[palmetto.livejournal.com]

I agree with you that she's a decent actress--I just wish she'd grow up a little and become one of those stars who tries to keep her private exploits to herself, because all of the crap I hear is starting to overwhelm my suspension of disbelief.

Oh, and I just have to say it--her orange skin kinda freaks me out.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Oh, God, yes. Love her as an actress, hate the fact that the tanning lotion she uses make her look like an Oompah Loompah. And also, her annoyingly pink-pink-pink lipstick. Who the hell picks out her makeup, for crying out loud?

[silent-sybil.livejournal.com]

What is Lindsay Lohan's attraction, exactly? I don't get it. ^ ^

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Well, my brother thinks she's hot (when she's not a frightening shade of orange or dressed like a tramp, I'd agree with that), and personally, I do think she's not that bad of an actress. She's certainly better than a lot of the young actresses out there (although Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman could kick her ass in the talent department) although I'm starting to think sometimes that maybe I like the movies she's in more than I like her in them.

[theliel.livejournal.com]

resonably girl-next-door cute, and large chested byond belief.
and of course, young but not so young you'd get thrown in jail.

I mean, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers, but I get the general impression that conversation with her would be a bit dreary, and you'd prolly need to bust out the old ball gag.

[juniper200.livejournal.com]

Eternal Sunshine in the Comedy noms? Bite me, foreign press.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

The only reason I'm not arguing it is that it has a better chance of winning in the Comedy category than it does in the Drama category. (Although it's pretty much a race between Finding Neverland and The Aviator there. Closer's hard to watch, Kinsey's pretty dry, and Million Dollar Baby and Hotel Rwanda haven't been seen much yet.)

In the Comedy category, it's got a much better shot, even if every movie in that category with the possible exception of Phantom has a good shot to win, and I only exclude Phantom's chances because it hasn't been released yet. But the other four movies are very good and very eligible. To be honest, I like the movies nominated in the Comedy category more than I do the ones in Drama.

[daffybroad.livejournal.com]

Totally unrelated - icon synchronicity!

That is all.

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

Yes! Definitely see more things on stage. Musical theater- heck, theater in general- is usually a good thing. Even if I loathe The Phantom of the Opera. And there's always rush and SRO and discount codes and Hiptix to make life easier.

Zach Braff as pony = highly amusing mental image.

Shoot, you're actually getting me to care about an awards show that's not the Tonys. *shakes fist*

-blue

[wenchamok.livejournal.com]

Julian McMahon, Nip/Tuck -- Since I've never gotten a chance to see the show, I'm going to fall back to, "Mmm ... Julian McMahon in a tux."

You've NEVER SEEN IT?!? Oh for the love of fuck me running, go rent it RIGHT BLOODY NOW! What's better than Julian in a tux? Julian naked. ALL. THE. TIME. And having lots of hot monkey sex. And gaaaaah the angst......

[ficangel.livejournal.com]

Wait...isn't Emmy Rossum the love interest in 'The Day After Tommorrow'? If so, I'll root for her solely for the work she did with that glorious, glorious crap.

Beyond that: Eeee, Lost! Eee, Arrested Development!

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Yup, that was her. :)

[purple-smurf.livejournal.com]

Oh, God, please let this be a good sign for the Oscars. I mean, I know it's probably not -- I'm a realist, but still.

Beauty & the Beast won this and went on to be the only animated film ever to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar... but then they went and screwed it all up and made the Best Animated Picture category so no animated film could ever be recognised as a "legitimate" film. The Incredibles may be more deserving than 99.999% of films, but it won't be nominated.

The Globes have always been so much better at recognising animation than the Academy.

[purple-smurf.livejournal.com]

*hits self* sorry about screwing up the HTML there.