Golden Globes 2008 awards sho...uh, news conference

The head of publicity at one major studio said he would not risk humiliating his actors -- not to mention spending tens of thousands of dollars on travel and stylists -- by bringing them to some unglamorous meeting room to find out they had lost.

boo hoo.

the Oscars should be a conference call.

it should be a chat room.

have they ever been cancelled before?

Until sometime sfter the Pia Zadora scandal, no one would've noticed. It was a better world.

Oscars to finish on time this year.

Live funnies:

6:07 p.m. At some point or another, nearly every philosophy student with an interest in entertainment has pondered, "What if they gave out awards in Hollywood and no one showed up to accept them?" Until now, there's always been at least one or two celebrities willing to show up to either moderate or accept every kind of award Hollywood could come up with. Except for tonight. This is being carried live on several networks and there is not a single movie star in sight. For those out there who hate awards shows, this could be the ultimate achievement of their dreams.

eesh, atonement. (ok no i haven't seen it. but i can't imagine why i would.)

sweeney todd > juno shockah.

every year around dec. 1st I like to predict best pic and Atonement seemed like the safe bet. meh film as it turns out (predictably) but No Country and TWBB seem to split the dark-side-of-america vote.

omigod these tools discussing Away From Her is the funniest shit I've heard this year.

Also from that link I provided:

For those craving awkward banter and a much slower pace, check out NBC's coverage, in which Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell chat about the winners, show lots of clips and throw to insta-analysis by Entertainment Weekly's Dave Karger. It's also fun to witness Bush bumping up against the limits of his film knowledge: "Burton and Depp. It's like Scorsese and DiCaprio!" Let's hope Robert DeNiro decided not to watch TV tonight.

Booooring.

this shit was dumb

I don't expect either Atonement or Sweeney Todd to actually be nominated for Best Picture. Is that a first? for neither GG BP winner to get nominated?

the Schnabel win is the only surprising one.

Oh, I suspect Atonement will get a nod. I too would be v. surprised if Sweeney did too, unless it beating Juno is a sign of things to come. (I doubt it.)

Meanwhile, holy mother of God, The Bucket List was #1 at the box-office this weekend?

There's the other thread for this, but I predict BP will be:

Into the Wild
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

I could maybe see the Schnabel movie slipping in in place of ... Michael Clayton?

Totally agree with that list. MC's the only film starring a superstar in contention, so I doubt it'll get overlooked.

Which is of course what The Film Experience is also prediction.

I think Atonement is more likely to get a nod than (the infinitely superior) Into the Wild. Maybe that's just because my fave usually gets overlooked...

My fave this year (of the Oscar-possible titles) is No Country, so it's similarly bizarre to me that it's a frontrunner.

What I love about all this is how much the writers strike has the rest of Hollywood's balls in a vice. It is awesome.

I predict the following best picture nominees.

No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sweeney Todd
Juno

No Country for Old Men will win.

Juno should be replaced by Michael Clayton, but such is life.

I'm gonna go with Eric H's list, save for the aforementioned subbing of Wild for Atonement.

Best Actor in a TV Musical or Comedy: David Duchovny in Californication

WAU

Extras won best musical/comedy tv series, the HFPA really do have a hard on for Ricky Gervais.

they should do this every year till people STOP GIVING A FUCK ABOUT SHITTY AWARDS.

what kind of douchebag watches films or appraises them based on whether or not they won an award? fuck 'em.

Hey, serious question, but does anyone (actors included) give a fuck about the Golden Globes? Like, if the stars boycott the Oscars that's a big deal, but not so with these?

what kind of douchebag watches films or appraises them based on whether or not they won an award? fuck 'em.

I know I've explained it before, but it's basically the film geek equivalent of sports playoffs.

That said, the world of films would definitely be better if people didn't talk about them (films, I mean).

Oh, and check the grosses of most movies that get nominated for these awards. It appears that actually most people don't give a fuck about the shitty awards.

i don't even know what "playoffs" are. i think the awards give a bump to fox searchlight pictures -- maybe more in england than in the US cos the oscarbait only arrives here in the run-up to the oscars, ie not in november-december.

I concur w/ the Eric/FilmExp/Alfred Oscar list, but certainly Diving Bell could sneak in there.

I read in the NYT that the paparazzi at the GGs were so celeb-starved they nearly knocked over Mary Hart. Desperation defined.

i don't even know what "playoffs" are

Not even an educated guess?