I missed the boat on posting the nominations when they were announced. I’m now out of my “busy season”, so I figured I’d post my thoughts on the nominations (and really, the awards contenders as a whole).
The Globes went a bit more for prestige this time around, instead of just inviting “big name actors” to the table. I was actually expecting the Globes to throw Channing Tatum into the race for Supporting Actor for Foxcatcher, but that didn’t happen. I officially consider him out of the race now.
I’m a bit surprised they snubbed Unbroken. I’m also surprised that American Sniper was completely left off the list, though both the Best Picture and Best Actor categories are solid. No love for Mr Turner or Timothy Spall. Will Oscar voters notice him?
Couldn’t Chadwick Boseman have been nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy? What about Chris Rock for Top Five? It’s my understanding that Christoph Waltz is being pushed for Supporting Actor for Big Eyes, so his inclusion in lead actor is confusing.
Julianne Moore’s performance in Maps To The Stars as a comedy? Did they watch the film?
The race is narrowing down a bit. Right now the big questions seem to be “who gets the fifth Best Actor/Actress” spot as four seem to be sewn up. It seems to juggle between Jake Gyllenhall and David Oyelowo for Actor and Amy Adams and Jennifer Aniston for Actress (with Hilary Swank nipping at their heels).
