2008 Golden Globe Nominations Announced Today!

It’s my favorite time of the year…award season! The Golden Globe Nominations were announced today and will air on Sunday, January 11th on NBC.

Leading the nominations is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; with 5 nominations. The movie opens on Christmas Day and I am sure these nominations will help boost box office numbers. The movie is nominated for Best Actor (Brad Pitt), Best Movie, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score. I am very surprised that Cate Blanchett did not receive a Best Actress nomination. It seems like she gets nominated for numerous awards every time she makes a movie.

It was a good day for Brad Pitt. Not only did Benjamin Button sweep the award nominations, but he was also nominated as Best Supporting Actor for Burn After Reading. Also, his baby-mama Angelina Jolie was also nominated for her performance in Changeling.

However, Brad Pitt was not the only person to receive double nominations this year. Both Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep are nominated twice. Winslet is nominated for her lead role in Revolutionary Road and her supporting role in The Reader. Streep is nominated in the dramatic category for her lead performance in Doubt and also in the musical/comedy category for her performance in Mama Mia.

The best supporting actor race has a few surprise nominations and one very un-surprising nomination. Tom Cruise has been nominated for his performance in Tropic Thunder and James Franco has been nominated for his performance in Pineapple Express. And simply because he gave the best performance of the year, Heath Ledger has been nominated for his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight.

I was also very excited to see Revolutionary Road get four nominations. The reunion between Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet earned them both nominations in lead acting categories. The film is also nominated for Best Picture and Best Director.

I would also like to give shout-outs to the following: Steve Carell and The Office for their nominations; Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and 30 Rock for their nominations; Anna Paquin and True Blood for their nominations and finally Mad Men (the little show that could) for its 3 nominations.

For a complete list of nominations please click the link below.

http://www.goldenglobes.org/news/id/104

So do you have any Golden Globe Predictions? How will you be celebrating the Golden Globes come Jan 11th?

Four Christmases

I love Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon is absolutely adorable. So naturally, I knew I would completely enjoy Four Christmases. And I did…I liked the movie a lot. It is a very modern take on a holiday film…visiting two sets of divorced parents. Witherspoon and Vaughn were adorable together. I love the movie poster and how he is so much taller than her. It reminds me of Chad and me.

I feel like we haven’t seen Reese in a romantic comedy in a long time and this film brings her back to the glory of Sweet Home Alabama. This is exactly the genre she belongs in. She was funny, charming and had great chemistry with Vaughn. Putting Vince Vaughn in any comedy is pure genius. He is terrific, I find him slacker sexy. I just wanna hang out with him and watch football and eat a bunch of snacks.

At first I thought having to deal with, well, four Christmases would be a lot to handle in one movie, but each family scene had its own dynamic and none of the visits were too long. It helped to have a few siblings tie some of the scenes together. In the end the movie was exactly what I was looking for: funny, a bit predictable, cute and a lesson learned by the end.

This is definitely a great movie to watch during the holidays…it makes you feel all cheery.

Missy Cinema Score: B