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2006 Golden Globe Nominations

Important Note: Our FF2 haikus & picks are current as of 12/16/06.
Titles in RED below are films we haven’t seen yet.

This list will be updated prior to the announcement of
the 2007 Oscar Nominations on January 23, 2007.

Click here for the complete 2007 Oscar Schedule.
 

 

Summary of the 2006 Golden Globe Nominations
(in Alpha Order by Film Title):

FILM TITLE CATEGORY NOMINEE
APOCALYPTO Best Foreign Language Film
BABEL Best Motion Picture - Drama    
  Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture   Brad Pitt
  Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture   Adriana Barraza
  Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture   Rinko Kikuchi
  Best Director - Motion Picture   Alejandro González Iñárritu
  Best Screenplay - Motion Picture   Guillermo Arriaga
  Best Original Score   Gustavo Santaolalla
BLOOD DIAMOND Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Leonardo DiCaprio
BOBBY Best Motion Picture - Drama    
BORAT: Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICAN FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Sacha Baron Cohen
DA VINCI CODE Best Original Score    
DEPARTED Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Leonardo DiCaprio
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Jack Nicholson
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Mark Wahlberg
Best Director - Motion Picture Martin Scorsese
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture William Monahan
DEVIL WEARS PRADA Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy    
Click here to read Jan’s chat with Aline Brosh McKenna (PRADA’s screenwriter). Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy   Meryl Streep
  Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture   Emily Blunt
DREAMGIRLS Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Beyoncé Knowles
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nominees: Eddie Murphy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion: Jennifer Hudson
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS Best Director - Motion Picture   Clint Eastwood
FOUNTAIN Best Original Score Clint Mansell
HOLLYWOODLAND Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture   Ben Affleck
KINKY BOOTS Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Chiwetel Ejiofor
LAST KING OF SCOTLAND Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama   Forest Whitaker
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA Best Director - Motion Picture Clint Eastwood
Best Foreign Language Film
LITTLE CHILDREN Best Motion Picture - Drama    
  Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama   Kate Winslet
  Best Screenplay - Motion Picture   Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Click here to read Jan’s chat with Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris (SUNSHINE’s husband & wife directing team). Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Toni Collette
LIVES OF OTHERS Best Foreign Language Film    
MISS POTTER Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Renée Zellweger
NOMAD Best Original Score   Carlo Siliotto
NOTES ON A SCANDAL Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Nominees: Judi Dench
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Cate Blanchett
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Patrick Marber
PAINTED VEIL Best Original Score   Alexandre Desplat
PAN’S LABYRINTH Best Foreign Language Film
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy   Johnny Depp
PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Will Smith
QUEEN Best Motion Picture – Drama    
  Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama   Helen Mirren
  Best Director - Motion Picture   Stephen Frears
  Best Screenplay - Motion Picture   Peter Morgan
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Annette Bening
SHERRYBABY Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama   Maggie Gyllenhaal
STRANGER THAN FICTION Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Will Ferrell
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy    
  Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy   Aaron Eckhart
VENUS Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Peter O'Toole
VOLVER Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama   Penélope Cruz
  Best Foreign Language Film    

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OUR TOP PICKS
(based solely on options offered)

Picks:      Jan Rich
Best Motion Picture - Drama Nominees:
BABEL BABEL BABEL
BOBBY
DEPARTED
LITTLE CHILDREN
QUEEN
 
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nominees:
BORAT
DEVIL WEARS PRADA PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE SUNSHINE
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
 
Best Performance by an Actor - Drama Nominees:
BLOOD DIAMOND Leonardo DiCaprio DiCaprio
DEPARTED Leonardo DiCaprio
LAST KING OF SCOTLAND Forest Whitaker Whitaker
PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS Will Smith
VENUS Peter O'Toole
 
Best Performance by an Actress - Drama Nominees:
LITTLE CHILDREN Kate Winslet
NOTES ON A SCANDAL Judi Dench Dench 
QUEEN Helen Mirren Mirren
SHERRYBABY Maggie Gyllenhaal
VOLVER Penélope Cruz
 
Best Performance by an Actor – Musical or Comedy:
BORAT Sacha Baron Cohen Cohen Cohen
KINKY BOOTS Chiwetel Ejiofor
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST Johnny Depp
STRANGER THAN FICTION Will Ferrell
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING Aaron Eckhart
 
Best Performance by an Actress - Musical or Comedy: 
DEVIL WEARS PRADA Meryl Streep Streep Streep
DREAMGIRLS Beyoncé Knowles
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Toni Collette
MISS POTTER Renée Zellweger
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS Annette Bening
 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
BABEL Brad Pitt Pitt Pitt
DEPARTED Jack Nicholson
DEPARTED Mark Wahlberg
DREAMGIRLS Eddie Murphy
HOLLYWOODLAND Ben Affleck
 
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
BABEL Adriana Barraza Barraza 
BABEL Rinko Kikuchi Kikuchi
DEVIL WEARS PRADA Emily Blunt
DREAMGIRLS Jennifer Hudson
NOTES ON A SCANDAL Cate Blanchett
 
Best Director - Motion Picture Nominees:
BABEL Alejandro González Iñárritu Iñárritu Iñárritu
DEPARTED Martin Scorsese
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS Clint Eastwood
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA Clint Eastwood
QUEEN Stephen Frears
 
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Nominees:
BABEL Guillermo Arriaga Arriaga Arriaga
DEPARTED William Monahan
LITTLE CHILDREN Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
NOTES ON A SCANDAL Patrick Marber
QUEEN Peter Morgan
 
Best Original Score Nominees:
BABEL Gustavo Santaolalla Santaolalla
DA VINCI CODE Hans Zimmer 
FOUNTAIN Clint Mansell Mansell 
NOMAD Carlo Siliotto 
PAINTED VEIL Alexandre Desplat
 
Best Foreign Language Film Nominees (Pending):
APOCALYPTO
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LIVES OF OTHERS
PAN’S LABYRINTH 
VOLVER

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