Awards season started tonight with the precursor to the Oscars, The Golden Globes. And as usual, I felt there are were some truly glaring omissions. For example, Tom Hardy really should’ve at least been nominated for his amazing duo turn, portraying both of the Kray Brothers in the underrated “Legend.” “Trumbo” deserved a Best Film nod more than “Room.” No Best Director credit for Adam McKay of “The Big Short” or my boy, Quentin Tarantino was also crazy.
I positively hated Michael Fassbender in the role of Steve Jobs. In fact, I found the whole movie an insulting character assassination. If you didn’t know anything about Jobs, all this film would teach you is he was an awkward, deadbeat Dad and a bit of a creep. Sorkin only won because people think his past work was clever. Ashton Kutcher did a much better job, in a far more even portrayal, in Joshua Michael Stern’s 2013 film,”Jobs”.
There were also major problems with the TV nominations. “Bloodline” should’ve been nominated for a Best Drama TV award rather than “Mr. Robot.” And Taranji being nominated without Terence Howard, who she plays all her best scenes with, was just ridiculous. Her win made my whole night, Cookie is the most memorable TV character in years!
Below find all the nominees with my picks in red. If my pick is different from what won the winner is in blue.
Film
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Matt Damon, The Martian
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Idris Elba, Beast of No Nation
Mark Rylance, The Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Syslvester Stallone, Creed
Best Director
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian
For me this was a tie. I loved both Mad Max and The Revenant.
Best screenplay
Spotlight
The Big Short
Steve Jobs
Room
Best Foreign Language Film
The Brand New Testament
The Club
The Fencer
Mustang
Son of Saul
Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Good Dinosaur
Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movies
Best Original Song
Love Me Like You Do, Fifty Shades of Grey
One Kind of Love, Love & Mercy
See You Again, Fast and Furious 7
Simple Sound #3, Youth
Writing’s on the Wall, Spectre
Best Original Score
Carol
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Television
Best television series – Drama
Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr Robot
Narcos
Outlander
Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Wagner Moura, Narcos
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Rami Malek, Mr Robot
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Best Television Series – Comedy
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep
Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Gabriel Garcia Bernal, Mozart In The Jungle
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Best Performance By An actress in a television series – Drama
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
Taraji P Henson, Empire
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best performance by an actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for television
Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Sarah Hay, Flesh and Bone
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Best Performance By An Actor In A Miniseries Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Idris Elba, Luther
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson, Fargo
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Regina King, American Crime
Judith Light, Transparent
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made For Television
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodlines
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Christian Slater, Mr Robot
Best Miniseries Or Motion Picture Made For Television
American Crime
American Horror Story: Hotel
Fargo
Flesh and Bone
Wolf Hall
