70th Golden Globes: Who Would You Choose?
In looking over the films
nominated for Golden Globes awards, 2012
was the year for male roles, epic movies, musicals/comedies and foreign films.
myETVmedia takes a quick look at some of the films and
stars we have followed this year that will be honoured at the Golden
Globes. For our complete list of films with trailers, reviews and a look at
what the Golden Globes will offer go
to our website:
The nominations categories
are tight. Best Picture Drama our choice would be Argo which
made its World Premiere in Toronto at TIFF.
BEST ACTOR: DRAMA
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln," Richard
Gere, "Arbitrage," John Hawkes, "The Sessions," Joaquin
Phoenix, "The Master," Denzel Washington, "Flight."
Best Actor in a drama is a
very close call since really remarkable performances were seen. Ultimately Daniel
Day-Lewis gets our vote because he redefined Lincoln in a way that
was indelible. This is not to diminish the extraordinary role played by Richard
Gere as the patriarch of a NY trading empire, the complex
character role of Freddie Quell played by Joaquin Phoenix or John
Hawkes' difficult and searing role in the Sessions. What set these
performances apart was the quality of story telling running through each of
these movies. Each character conveys so powerfully the struggles they must
endure and overcome in their journey.
Best Picture for a Comedy
or Musical is another category
where comparisons are difficult because the movies are so vastly different and
each so excellent. Ultimately Les Miserables will win
our vote because of the sheer magnitude of the movie although Moonrise
Kingdom and Best Exotic Marigold Hotel were
so highly original, beautifully acted and directed and were delightful in every
way.
"Best Exotic Marigold
Hotel," "Les Miserables," "Moonrise
Kingdom," "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," "Silver
Linings Playbook."
The Best Supporting
Actor category is again a really difficult one to make a choice for
because the roles are so remarkably different and each has a significant part
in the story contributing immeasurably to the movie. These are roles that are
as substantial as the main role in many cases. Our choice would be Leonardo
DiCaprio for his amazing ability to completely morph into a character
we have not seen before.
Alan Arkin, "Argo," Leonardo DiCaprio,
"Django Unchained," Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The
Master,"Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln,"Christoph Waltz, "Django
Unchained."
The final category that has
turned up many gems this year is that of BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM. Out
of the final selection here we will have to go with the crowd favourite Amour, although
there are many films that could have been front runners in this category and
are getting credit at other awards events. One of my personal favourites is Anna
Karenina and in a completely different vein Rebelle (War
Witch).
"Amour," "A Royal Affair," "The
Intouchables," "Kon-Tiki," "Rust and Bone."
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