comment #1

William Goss says ...

Had Departed begged, and while this is a surprise, it makes sense with the HFPA.

comment #2

William Goss says ...

*pegged

comment #3

Circumvrent says ...

I'm going to go ahead and guess that the equal love the HFPA had for Departed and The Queen effectively split the vote.

comment #4

Matthew Lucas says ...

I predicted "Babel" to win, but I predicted "Little Miss Sunshine" for Comedy/Musical so...I guess it evens out.

comment #5

Midwest Doug says ...

Did Innaritu learn English from watching old Schwarzenegger movies? Uncanny.

comment #6

EDouglas says ...

I'm not sure why anyone thought that Babel wouldn't win. There's a reason why it got so many nominations and obviously the HFPA decided to give it BP rather than trying to give individual awards (especially when many of them were going up against Dreamgirls/The Queen). IMO, Babel, Dreamgirls and The Queen are still the strongest BP contenders. Not sure where this ridiculous Departed frontrunner thing came from.

comment #7

austin111 says ...

Most pundits were predicting Babel that I know about. I would have gone with The Queen over that one or certainly The Departed. Still, whatever! HFPA would pick something really international though, wouldn't they? On to the SAGs. Please let DiCaprio take Best Supporting Actor there!!!

comment #8

corey3rd says ...

Jack showed up to make sure the HFP gives the trophy to Marty. Like all Dick Clark shows - if you don't show up, you're not a winner.

comment #9

Larry says ...

Do people care enough about the Golden Globes that they'll make an appreciable difference in the receipts?

comment #10

dixiedugan says ...

Babel wasn't here in my area long enough for me to see it, but I think with this and if it gets an Oscar nom next week it'll be back.

Thank you to Innaritu for mentioning Del Toro and Cuaron, I was hoping that he would and did. Classy guy.

comment #11

florida25 says ...

Considering last two years the GG "BP" hasn't gone on to win Oscar, still feel "TD" and "The Queen" have more Oscar power than Babel

comment #12

EDouglas says ...

>>Considering last two years the GG "BP" hasn't gone on to win Oscar, still feel "TD" and "The Queen" have more Oscar power than Babel>>

But that's a rarity and three of the BP candidates weren't even nominated for GG (also a rarity). It's obvious that critics/journalists and the Academy have not been on the same page for a couple years. If The Departed or The Queen win BP, this would be the third year in a row where Oscar BP doesn't coincide with either GG BP and we'd be seeing a new trend.

But I think Babel and Dreamgirls' wins will certainly help them be taken more seriously among Academy voters when both of them ultimately show up on the ballot.

comment #13

austin111 says ...

The Departed seems too violent and not "important" enough to be considered the frontrunner for oscar. It's a great friggin' movie though. I'm thinking the elderly voters won't go for it much. However, I think there's still room for an odd surprise here and there at the oscars. There usually is. SAG may or may not clear some things up, but probably not. Just let it be something other than Dreamgirls that gets the big one this year -- that's all I'm asking at this point. That movie gave me a headache.

comment #14

David Ehrlich says ...

am i crazy, or was there no clip package for little children?

comment #15

MathewM says ...

Lame show. I was let down that there wasn't a smackdown between Arnie and Beatty. One thing I noticed was how much the industry despises Mel Gibson now...very faint applause for Apocalypto.

It irks me watching famous people twaddle on about how great their peers are...why should we the ordinary citizens of the world care? Probably because our lives are somewhat boring. Also why did everyone look glazed over?...along with the botox everyone was wearing heavy bronzer which made them look strange.

comment #16

MovieBob says ...

Ghastly, even for the HFPA.

comment #17

dobbsy says ...

moviebob: you nailed it - ghastly.

so many dynamic, creative, exciting films this year and almost all of them were MIA or got short shrift. glad iwo jima got noticed, but at the expense of lives of others and pan's labyrinth? NOOOOO!!!!

and of course Mel's masterwork can't win here or anywhere as he dwells now east of eden.

but the terrific acting work in notes on a scandal, venus and little children...MIA.

united 93? can't go there as these voters think 911 is just a bushian excuse for war.

so what we are left with is all total predictability except for the shocker of babel which is the saddest part of the evening...when they went for "edgy" they went hamfisted and pretentious PC.

let's drag out moviebob's word again: "ghastly."

comment #18

jeffmcm says ...

Mel Brooks made a movie this year?

comment #19

fnt says ...

Babel? Seriously?

comment #20

Craptastic says ...

Best performace needs to go to Salma Hayek. Her tears were for the fact that "Ugly Betty" will only last one more season before it moves into obscurity.

comment #21

Craptastic says ...

And also... what happened to Little Miss Sunshine, Wells? Or should I say "Vacation"?

One of the worst movies I've seen this year.

comment #22

Terry McCarty says ...

Regarding LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, a wider frame of reference than NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION needs to be applied.

LMS, to me, seems clearly influenced by Michael Ritchie-directed satirical comedies (SMILE, THE BAD NEWS BEARS)from the 1970s.

comment #23

Craptastic says ...

okay.

comment #24

RoyBatty says ...

"Thank you to Innaritu for mentioning Del Toro and Cuaron, I was hoping that he would and did. Classy guy."

Did the "classy guy" happen to also thank the man who co-wrote the film he is winning award for? The one who was very noticeably missing from the table?

comment #25

YND says ...

I believe he mentioned him among the rest of the crew members who have been with him on the rest of his films. But Arriaga was pointedly NOT singled out. Weird, considering the solidarity Innaritu's shown with the other Mexican directors... Wonder what the REAL story is there...

comment #26

rocco says ...

just goes to show that pity is a large part of the Marty support...which is a shame for marty...he's been screwed a few times before, hopefully he won't rationalize too much and accepts the oscar with full accolades.

comment #27

MovieBob says ...

dobbsy-

Apocalypto would be an even MORE ghastly choice than this :)

comment #28

MovieBob says ...

dobbsy-

Apocalypto would be an even MORE ghastly choice than this :)

comment #29

florida25 says ...

EDouglas said

"If The Departed or The Queen win BP, this would be the third year in a row where Oscar BP doesn't coincide with either GG BP and we'd be seeing a new trend."

Yes. the THIRD time is the charm !

Congrats to Scorsese on a well deserved win, and on to PGA

comment #30

Thrudvangar says ...

Are Innaritu and Arriaga still feuding over who's to blame for that hideous film? I preferred King Kong.

comment #31

Josh Massey says ...

MovieBob: Did you actually see "Apocalypto?"

comment #32

raygo says ...

Babel was the worst movie experience for me in recent memory. Awful. I don't understand all the awards. Apocalypto was far more enjoyable. Strange but true. I think Innaritu will be bumped out of the Oscar lineup for Clint Eastwood. Hopefully Children of Men will bump Babel out of best picture.

comment #33

corey3rd says ...

Best moment was seeing Cameron saying the Departed was a remake of Internal Affairs.

comment #34

ArchiveGuy says ...

I told you so! :)

http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/archives/2007/01/germains_dodge.php

And Innaritu did mention Arriaga by name...

comment #35

christian says ...

beatty did smack arnie. he said "i told him to become a democrat and he did."

but the whole thing was atrocious, the worst kind of ass kissing, literally in borat's case.

bring back pia zadora!

comment #36

The Winchester says ...

Must agree with MovieBob re: Apocalypto.

That film, to paraphrase recent Best Dramatic Actor Winner Mr. Whitaker in an older film of his, "Sucks the sweat off a dead man's balls".

comment #37

MathewM says ...

""i told him to become a democrat and he did.""

That's funny. Arnold is a lot like Bill Clinton in that he wants to be loved. Both are conservative/moderate in thought but lean left so they can be liked.

comment #38

adorian says ...

Did you catch the bizarre sarcastic body language of Alec Baldwin when Ahhh-nuld crutched out onstage? Tacky, tacky.

With the speeches by Hanks, Beatty, Whitaker, and Cohen, this was one of the worst Globe telecasts ever...and that's saying a lot.

comment #39

MathewM says ...

"Did you catch the bizarre sarcastic body language of Alec Baldwin when Ahhh-nuld crutched out onstage? Tacky, tacky."

Yep. Ballwin strikes me as a douche in real life which is probably why he's so good at playing them on screen.

comment #40

MathewM says ...

"With the speeches by Hanks, Beatty, Whitaker, and Cohen, this was one of the worst Globe telecasts ever...and that's saying a lot."

Seriously, they could edit out 90% of the show and you would be missing nothing. The only speech I moderately enjoyed (thus didn't turn the channel) was Hugh Laurie. I stuck through the Cohen speech out of curiousity but in the end he was just pulling another stunt which was completely expected. As soon as Whitaker started mumbleing...click. Didn't even bother with Beatty since he has the communication skills of an infant.

comment #41

MovieBob says ...

John Massey: Yes, I did.
http://moviebob.blogspot.com/2006/12/review-apocalypto.html

I liked it, it's fun in the same way that freakshows like "The Beast" or "Cannibal Holocaust" are fun, i.e. "when's the next time I'll see what a feature-length arcade-style brawler disguised as a Mayan historical pic directed by an alcoholic anti-semetic borderline-sociopath looks like??" It's not any kind of great film.