Apologies for this, but due to unforeseen circumstances i.e. I'm really damn tired, there won't be a post today. It's only a minor setback though for tomorrow, plucky readers, all five of you will be treated to a double post! Two in one day! WOW.
So yeah, no games review tonight, instead it'll go up tomorrow alongside a film review.
-James
Showing posts with label Miscellaneous Stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Miscellaneous Stuff. Show all posts
02/10/2013
30/09/2013
Rise and shine, Mr Moyles, rise and shine.
*blows dust from blog*
Oh yeah... I have a blog, don't I? I'll hold my hands up - through a combination of university work, summer jobs and just being either generally busy or unmotivated, I've neglected to update this blog for quite some time. That needs to change, and it's changing now.
I've recently started my third year of university, and with that comes the ever-growing spectre of "THE BIG BAD WORLD OF WORK". I can't just be a perpetual student, as glorious as that might be. So, with a reignited passion for writing and with steely resolve, I'm setting forth on a blogging quest, in order to bolster my writing acumen and create a body of work for myself.
It's the end of September and I'm settled into a working routine, so I want to incorporate this blog into said working routine. I've given myself a bit of a posting schedule, which is very subject to change:
Monday: On Mondays, I'm planning to share with you something I've enjoyed or have been enjoying in my life in a weekly segment I'm tentatively naming "You Should..." wherein I'llcommand encourage you to watch, read, listen or play something I've loved. In fact, I'll be writing one of those tonight, so buckle in for that one!
Tuesday: Okay guys, confession time - I'm a massive pro wrestling fan. It's something I can just lose myself in for a few hours a week and unashamedly enjoy. I'm a bit harder to impress than when I was a kid so every week I'll be doing a write-up of WWE's Monday Night Raw which I'll originally be naming "The Raw Review". I'll be writing up the show segment by segment and grading them like some sort of wrestling schoolteacher. By all means, if you think pro wrestling is childish or a waste of your time, then don't read! But if you enjoy pro wrestling like I do or if you're curious as to what it's like, then please have a gander and join in the conversation.
Wednesday: Confession time number two - I'm also a massive video games fan. So, every Wednesday in "Polygons and Pixels" I'll be reviewing a game I've been playing or have played recently. It might be a current release or it might be something from the 1980s - nevertheless, I'm relishing the opportunity to gush about games.
Thursday: Thursdays, I'll write about what I love to write about most - movies! Every Thursday I'll be reviewing a film I've seen recently. However, in a similar vein to the games reviews it might not always current releases I review. Being a poor student means that cinema trips come rarely, but I do have access to Netflix and the collective DVD libraries of myself and my flatmates, so it's not like I'm lacking for things to watch. Unsure whether to name this segment ("Reel Deal" crossed my mind, we'll see) but regardless - film reviews on Thursdays!
Friday: I'll be looking to wind down for the weekend, so Fridays will be a personal diary blog entry of sorts. By no means do I expect nor particularly care if anybody reads these, they're more for myself. I've never kept a journal in my twenty years on this blue ball and the idea of chronicling what could be the most eventful year of my life appeals to me. And who knows, maybe some sad acts will actually care about the trivialities of my life! So, in the timeless words of Mr. Jon Bon Jovi, it's "My Life" I'll be writing about come Fridays.
So there we are! I'll be taking weekends off to catch up on uni work and chill out somewhat, but this is my ambitious and likely to fail plan for this blog. From time to time I might forget to post one day or I may have prior arrangements that resulted in me missing a day, in which case I'd use the weekends to catch up with blogging. Once more into the breach we go...
- James
Oh yeah... I have a blog, don't I? I'll hold my hands up - through a combination of university work, summer jobs and just being either generally busy or unmotivated, I've neglected to update this blog for quite some time. That needs to change, and it's changing now.
I've recently started my third year of university, and with that comes the ever-growing spectre of "THE BIG BAD WORLD OF WORK". I can't just be a perpetual student, as glorious as that might be. So, with a reignited passion for writing and with steely resolve, I'm setting forth on a blogging quest, in order to bolster my writing acumen and create a body of work for myself.
It's the end of September and I'm settled into a working routine, so I want to incorporate this blog into said working routine. I've given myself a bit of a posting schedule, which is very subject to change:
Monday: On Mondays, I'm planning to share with you something I've enjoyed or have been enjoying in my life in a weekly segment I'm tentatively naming "You Should..." wherein I'll
Tuesday: Okay guys, confession time - I'm a massive pro wrestling fan. It's something I can just lose myself in for a few hours a week and unashamedly enjoy. I'm a bit harder to impress than when I was a kid so every week I'll be doing a write-up of WWE's Monday Night Raw which I'll originally be naming "The Raw Review". I'll be writing up the show segment by segment and grading them like some sort of wrestling schoolteacher. By all means, if you think pro wrestling is childish or a waste of your time, then don't read! But if you enjoy pro wrestling like I do or if you're curious as to what it's like, then please have a gander and join in the conversation.
Wednesday: Confession time number two - I'm also a massive video games fan. So, every Wednesday in "Polygons and Pixels" I'll be reviewing a game I've been playing or have played recently. It might be a current release or it might be something from the 1980s - nevertheless, I'm relishing the opportunity to gush about games.
Thursday: Thursdays, I'll write about what I love to write about most - movies! Every Thursday I'll be reviewing a film I've seen recently. However, in a similar vein to the games reviews it might not always current releases I review. Being a poor student means that cinema trips come rarely, but I do have access to Netflix and the collective DVD libraries of myself and my flatmates, so it's not like I'm lacking for things to watch. Unsure whether to name this segment ("Reel Deal" crossed my mind, we'll see) but regardless - film reviews on Thursdays!
Friday: I'll be looking to wind down for the weekend, so Fridays will be a personal diary blog entry of sorts. By no means do I expect nor particularly care if anybody reads these, they're more for myself. I've never kept a journal in my twenty years on this blue ball and the idea of chronicling what could be the most eventful year of my life appeals to me. And who knows, maybe some sad acts will actually care about the trivialities of my life! So, in the timeless words of Mr. Jon Bon Jovi, it's "My Life" I'll be writing about come Fridays.
So there we are! I'll be taking weekends off to catch up on uni work and chill out somewhat, but this is my ambitious and likely to fail plan for this blog. From time to time I might forget to post one day or I may have prior arrangements that resulted in me missing a day, in which case I'd use the weekends to catch up with blogging. Once more into the breach we go...
- James
25/02/2013
Oscars 2013
Apologies for the lack of posts lately - I've been terrible at getting round to writing any! I had meant to put up an Oscars predictions post before now, so I'll just include my predictions with the overall winners.
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So, the Oscars have been and gone. Tears have been shed, awards have been won, Adele did some singing, and Seth MacFarlane tried to be edgier than he really could be at the Oscars. His presenting was altogether good, incorporating his love-it-or-hate-it style of humour frequently seen on his shows Family Guy and American Dad. His Oscars opening was a skit about Captain Kirk (played by the always glorious William Shatner) informing Seth from the future that his hosting was reviewed horribly, so Seth tries a series of different smaller skits to try and improve his future. MacFarlane is a pretty accomplished singer, so he had no difficulty in incorporating musical skits into his opening, but whether you would find it funny or not ultimately depends on your opinion on Seth's animated shows. However, I feel everyone can appreciate the genius of this little quip.
To which only Robert Downey Jr. really seemed to appreciate:
All in all, the hosting was good this year. The number of musical performances bordered on the level that you could perhaps joke and call this awards show the Tony's, but compared to previous efforts, Seth can hold his head high.
However, nobody cares about the hosting really at the Oscars - here, it's all about bringing him the prizes. As I mentioned previously, I'd meant to have a predictions post up, so I'll run through the awards including my picks as I go. Some of these I won't have much to say at all, so I'll just be posting the winners.
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained
My Prediction: Phillip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
I was perhaps a little optimistic here, as The Master was one of those films destined to receive a snub from the Oscars. However, this is a fully deserved win for Christoph Waltz who once again shone in Tarantino's latest. It's crazy to think that less than a decade ago this man had not started in an English-spoken film, and now has two Oscars to his belt. He's going to go on to greater and greater things - expect a Best Actor gong in his future.
Best Animated Short: Paperman
My Prediction: Paperman
I picked Paperman purely on the grounds that it was created by Disney. I don't know much about any of the films in these categories, but Paperman is a beautiful black and white animation blending hand-drawn and computer generated animation to great effect. It's almost a throwback to film noir, and comes fully recommended.
Best Animated Feature Film: Brave
My Prediction: Brave
Again, I chose this because Pixar are the Academy's darlings in this category. However, this is the year they really shouldn't have won what could potentially be named The Pixar Award for Excellence in Pixar Films, as Brave underperformed in a very strong animation category. Paranorman was a surprisingly good effort, and Disney's Wreck-It Ralph was a highly original love-letter to computer games. Yet once again, Pixar take the award.
Best Cinematography: Life of Pi
My Prediction: Life of Pi
I had predicted Life of Pi because I knew the Academy wouldn't recognise Skyfall's amazing cinematography this year. Roger Deakins constructed each shot of the latest Bond to perfection (the scenes in the skyscraper were beautiful), yet he seems to be the unluckiest man in Hollywood. He's been nominated countless times with no wins. Having said that, Life of Pi is a wonderfully crafted film, and definitely deserves its win.
Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi
My Prediction: Life of Pi
Life of Pi continued its success at the Oscars with a win for Best Visual Effects, which coincided with my prediction. Really, there could be only one winner in this category. The tiger in Life of Pi looked almost real at times, and some of the scenes at sea were so staggeringly beautiful that they have to be seen to be believed. There was some mild controversy during the acceptance speech of this category, as the visual effects crew were cut off mid-speech after beginning to talk about the appalling state of the visual effects industry. Seems there no room for bad feelings at the Oscars!
Best Costume Design: Anna Karenina
My Prediction: Les Misérables
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling: Lincoln
My Prediction - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
I suppose it was naive to assume The Hobbit would pick up any awards, but this is a category where they deserve to. I'm always far more impressed by the effort it takes to makes a group of men look like a group of gruff dwarves than the effort it takes a middle-aged man look like another middle-aged man who happened to be president. Then again, I'm not on the Academy Awards board, so what do I know?
Best Live-Action Short: Curfew
My Prediction: Curfew
Best Documentary Short: Inocente
My Prediction: Mondays at Racine
Best Feature Length Documentary: Searching for Sugar Man
My Prediction: Searching for Sugar Man
This is well deserved. This is brilliant documentary about a folk musician from Detroit called Sixto Rodriguez who inexplicably achieved huge popularity in South Africa, and in the 1990s, a group of South African fans searched for the elusive Sugar Man, Rodriguez. It's a brilliant documentary, and if you've not listened to Rodriguez, I highly recommend it.
Best Foreign Language Film - Amour
My Prediction - Amour
Best Sound Mixing - Les Misérables
My Prediction - Les Misérables
Best Sound Editing - Tied between Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty
My Prediction - Zero Dark Thirty
This was always going to go to an action film. It's good to see Skyfall finally nabbing a gong!
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables
My Prediction: Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables
This was obvious from the moment I saw Les Mis. Hathaway delivered the performance of her career, and received the awards and accolades she clearly deserved for it. Well done Miss Hathaway.
Best Film Editing: Argo
My Prediction: Argo
Best Production Design: Lincoln
My Prediction: Les Misérables
Best Original Score: Mychael Danna - Life of Pi
My Prediction: Mychael Danna - Life of Pi
I'm glad to see Mychael Danna picking up an Oscar. I've been a fan of his scores ever since his work in (500) Days of Summer, and whilst some are grumbling about John Williams not winning again, I'm glad to see Life of Pi winning here for its exotic score.
Best Original Song: Skyfall by Adele - Skyfall
My Prediction: Skyfall by Adele - Skyfall
"Skyfawwww, as it crumbawwwwls". I always feel happy whenever I see Adele winning an awards. She's so humble and down-to-earth that you can't help but feel glad for her. This is the best Bond theme in years and years, so it really couldn't have went to anyone but Adele. However, on the actual night, I think Adele may have been outshone by the fantastic Dame Shirley Bassey performing Goldfinger.
Best Adapted Screenplay: Argo
My Prediction: Life of Pi
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
My Prediction: Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
A well deserved win for the always brilliant Tarantino here. Whilst Django may not have been to the same calibre as Inglourious Basterds or certainly as Pulp Fiction, the dialogue and plot still had that same Tarantino charm and sparkle.
Best Director: Ang Lee - Life of Pi
My Prediction: Steven Spielberg - Lincoln
This was surprising. Considering the man picking up the Best Director awards leading up to the Oscars had been Ben Affleck, and considering he'd been snubbed in this category, I was uncertain as to who'd pick it up. I thought Spielberg might have won a gong for Oscarbait 2013, but I'm very happy to see Ang Lee win an award.
Best Leading Actress: Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
My Prediction: Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Again, this was surprising, but refreshing. I was fully expecting Chastain to win here, but to see one of my favourite actresses of the moment pick up an award is brilliant. The fantastic J-Law has been moving up and up since her rise to leading lady status, and this gong is proof of her brilliance. It's perhaps a shame to not see the award go to the youngest or oldest nominees this year, but I'll take a J-Law win regardless.
Best Leading Actor: Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln
My Prediction: Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln
NO WAY! HOW DID DANIEL DAY LEWIS WIN AN OSCAR?! HE NEVER DOES THAT. In all fairness though, it's well-deserved. DDL always gives himself fully to everything role he performs, and his performance as Honest Abe is no different. It's just unsurprising, is all.
Best Feature Film: Argo
My Prediction: Lincoln
If you had told me at the start of the awards season that Argo would come out with the best success, I wouldn't have believed you at all. Even going into the Oscars with the success it had, I was certain it would receive a massive snub from the Academy. Lincoln seemed perfect Oscar-bait: a period drama about a president starring Daniel Day Lewis. Instead, the winner is a gritty thriller directed and starring Ben Affleck and Walter White from Breaking Bad. And I love it.
- James
(PS. Try and stop watching that J-Law picture. I dare you.)
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So, the Oscars have been and gone. Tears have been shed, awards have been won, Adele did some singing, and Seth MacFarlane tried to be edgier than he really could be at the Oscars. His presenting was altogether good, incorporating his love-it-or-hate-it style of humour frequently seen on his shows Family Guy and American Dad. His Oscars opening was a skit about Captain Kirk (played by the always glorious William Shatner) informing Seth from the future that his hosting was reviewed horribly, so Seth tries a series of different smaller skits to try and improve his future. MacFarlane is a pretty accomplished singer, so he had no difficulty in incorporating musical skits into his opening, but whether you would find it funny or not ultimately depends on your opinion on Seth's animated shows. However, I feel everyone can appreciate the genius of this little quip.
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| Watch out Seth, Chris will set his posse on you. |
To which only Robert Downey Jr. really seemed to appreciate:
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| The always excellent RDJ showing his appreciation. |
However, nobody cares about the hosting really at the Oscars - here, it's all about bringing him the prizes. As I mentioned previously, I'd meant to have a predictions post up, so I'll run through the awards including my picks as I go. Some of these I won't have much to say at all, so I'll just be posting the winners.
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained
My Prediction: Phillip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
I was perhaps a little optimistic here, as The Master was one of those films destined to receive a snub from the Oscars. However, this is a fully deserved win for Christoph Waltz who once again shone in Tarantino's latest. It's crazy to think that less than a decade ago this man had not started in an English-spoken film, and now has two Oscars to his belt. He's going to go on to greater and greater things - expect a Best Actor gong in his future.
Best Animated Short: Paperman
My Prediction: Paperman
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| Best Animated Short winner, Paperman. |
I picked Paperman purely on the grounds that it was created by Disney. I don't know much about any of the films in these categories, but Paperman is a beautiful black and white animation blending hand-drawn and computer generated animation to great effect. It's almost a throwback to film noir, and comes fully recommended.
Best Animated Feature Film: Brave
My Prediction: Brave
Again, I chose this because Pixar are the Academy's darlings in this category. However, this is the year they really shouldn't have won what could potentially be named The Pixar Award for Excellence in Pixar Films, as Brave underperformed in a very strong animation category. Paranorman was a surprisingly good effort, and Disney's Wreck-It Ralph was a highly original love-letter to computer games. Yet once again, Pixar take the award.
Best Cinematography: Life of Pi
My Prediction: Life of Pi
I had predicted Life of Pi because I knew the Academy wouldn't recognise Skyfall's amazing cinematography this year. Roger Deakins constructed each shot of the latest Bond to perfection (the scenes in the skyscraper were beautiful), yet he seems to be the unluckiest man in Hollywood. He's been nominated countless times with no wins. Having said that, Life of Pi is a wonderfully crafted film, and definitely deserves its win.
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| Rawr. |
Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi
My Prediction: Life of Pi
Life of Pi continued its success at the Oscars with a win for Best Visual Effects, which coincided with my prediction. Really, there could be only one winner in this category. The tiger in Life of Pi looked almost real at times, and some of the scenes at sea were so staggeringly beautiful that they have to be seen to be believed. There was some mild controversy during the acceptance speech of this category, as the visual effects crew were cut off mid-speech after beginning to talk about the appalling state of the visual effects industry. Seems there no room for bad feelings at the Oscars!
Best Costume Design: Anna Karenina
My Prediction: Les Misérables
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling: Lincoln
My Prediction - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
I suppose it was naive to assume The Hobbit would pick up any awards, but this is a category where they deserve to. I'm always far more impressed by the effort it takes to makes a group of men look like a group of gruff dwarves than the effort it takes a middle-aged man look like another middle-aged man who happened to be president. Then again, I'm not on the Academy Awards board, so what do I know?
Best Live-Action Short: Curfew
My Prediction: Curfew
Best Documentary Short: Inocente
My Prediction: Mondays at Racine
Best Feature Length Documentary: Searching for Sugar Man
My Prediction: Searching for Sugar Man
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| Silver magic ships you carry, jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane.. |
Best Foreign Language Film - Amour
My Prediction - Amour
Best Sound Mixing - Les Misérables
My Prediction - Les Misérables
Best Sound Editing - Tied between Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty
My Prediction - Zero Dark Thirty
This was always going to go to an action film. It's good to see Skyfall finally nabbing a gong!
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables
My Prediction: Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables
This was obvious from the moment I saw Les Mis. Hathaway delivered the performance of her career, and received the awards and accolades she clearly deserved for it. Well done Miss Hathaway.
Best Film Editing: Argo
My Prediction: Argo
Best Production Design: Lincoln
My Prediction: Les Misérables
Best Original Score: Mychael Danna - Life of Pi
My Prediction: Mychael Danna - Life of Pi
I'm glad to see Mychael Danna picking up an Oscar. I've been a fan of his scores ever since his work in (500) Days of Summer, and whilst some are grumbling about John Williams not winning again, I'm glad to see Life of Pi winning here for its exotic score.
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| We will stand tawwwwl, against it awwl... |
My Prediction: Skyfall by Adele - Skyfall
"Skyfawwww, as it crumbawwwwls". I always feel happy whenever I see Adele winning an awards. She's so humble and down-to-earth that you can't help but feel glad for her. This is the best Bond theme in years and years, so it really couldn't have went to anyone but Adele. However, on the actual night, I think Adele may have been outshone by the fantastic Dame Shirley Bassey performing Goldfinger.
Best Adapted Screenplay: Argo
My Prediction: Life of Pi
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
My Prediction: Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
A well deserved win for the always brilliant Tarantino here. Whilst Django may not have been to the same calibre as Inglourious Basterds or certainly as Pulp Fiction, the dialogue and plot still had that same Tarantino charm and sparkle.
Best Director: Ang Lee - Life of Pi
My Prediction: Steven Spielberg - Lincoln
This was surprising. Considering the man picking up the Best Director awards leading up to the Oscars had been Ben Affleck, and considering he'd been snubbed in this category, I was uncertain as to who'd pick it up. I thought Spielberg might have won a gong for Oscarbait 2013, but I'm very happy to see Ang Lee win an award.
Best Leading Actress: Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
My Prediction: Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
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| Dammit, I love her. |
Again, this was surprising, but refreshing. I was fully expecting Chastain to win here, but to see one of my favourite actresses of the moment pick up an award is brilliant. The fantastic J-Law has been moving up and up since her rise to leading lady status, and this gong is proof of her brilliance. It's perhaps a shame to not see the award go to the youngest or oldest nominees this year, but I'll take a J-Law win regardless.
Best Leading Actor: Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln
My Prediction: Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln
NO WAY! HOW DID DANIEL DAY LEWIS WIN AN OSCAR?! HE NEVER DOES THAT. In all fairness though, it's well-deserved. DDL always gives himself fully to everything role he performs, and his performance as Honest Abe is no different. It's just unsurprising, is all.
Best Feature Film: Argo
My Prediction: Lincoln
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| Well done Ben. |
If you had told me at the start of the awards season that Argo would come out with the best success, I wouldn't have believed you at all. Even going into the Oscars with the success it had, I was certain it would receive a massive snub from the Academy. Lincoln seemed perfect Oscar-bait: a period drama about a president starring Daniel Day Lewis. Instead, the winner is a gritty thriller directed and starring Ben Affleck and Walter White from Breaking Bad. And I love it.
- James
(PS. Try and stop watching that J-Law picture. I dare you.)
15/01/2013
The 70th Golden Globe Awards
So it's that time of year again - it's awards season, where the rich and famous gather to pat each other on the backs, and I can't get enough of it. We kick off the annual celebration of film and TV with The One That Isn't The Oscars, it's the Golden Globes.
This year marks the first time in a while that Ricky Gervais hasn't hosted the slightly trashier cousin of the Academy Awards. This year, that honour falls upon two Saturday Night Live alumni, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Unlike the previous two years where Gervais tiptoed right down the line between comedy and just pure vitriol, Fey and Poehler hosted with warmth, yet still provided many a laugh, in particular one excellent joke about Kathryn Bigelow's marriage to James Cameron being akin to torture. As for guest hosts, amongst the usual pairings of attractive Hollywood stars, Bill Clinton turned up, surprisingly, to introduce a clip for Spielberg's upcoming Lincoln. A chance passed by however, as no real risque jokes were levied at the former President, something which perhaps Gervais may have leapt at. Sacha Baron Cohen delivered an excellent segment as he pretended to be some sort of bourgeoise actor, and in a stroke of genius by the Hollywood Foreign Press, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sly Stallone were the hosts for the Best Foreign Language Film award. The pair played it for laughs and mocked their notoriously dodgy accents, so fair play to them for being great sports. The highlight of the night has to go to Will Ferrell and Kristin Wiig's sublime improvised segment where they took some liberty with the plots of some of the top nominated films.
Just in case you didn't watch that, let me treat you with the best part of their segment, the moment the camera panned to a decidedly unimpressed Tommy Lee Jones.
As for the actual award winners, there were no real surprises on show for the TV oriented awards, with Homeland once again sweeping most of the major categories, perhaps unfairly so on the back of an overrated second season. Then again, my rampant fanboyism for Breaking Bad could have something to do with it. Julianne Moore also picked up an award for her portrayal of Sarah Palin in Game Change, offering a chance for some banter between her and TV's other great Palin impersonator, Tina Fey.
The film portion of the awards were a bit more surprising though. Perhaps the biggest shock of the evening was Ben Affleck picking up two gongs for Best Director and Best Motion Picture Drama for Argo, pipping a hotly tipped Spielberg. Affleck seemed genuinely overwhelmed by it all, considering just ten years ago he was experiencing a catastrophic career crash. Unsurprisingly however, Les Misérables dominated the categories it was nominated in, taking the awards for Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for Hugh Jackman's portrayal of Jean Valjean and to nobody's surprise, Anne Hathaway got the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her stunning performance as Fantine. Elsewhere, Daniel Day Lewis (seeing him not playing a role is bizarre) took the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama Award for Lincoln, and Jodie Foster received a lifetime achievement award as she quits acting after a staggering 47 years in showbiz. She delivered a heartwarming speech perhaps only met by Adele's down-to-earth acceptance speech for her win in the Best Original Song in a Motion Picture award for Skyfall, to which Taylor Swift scowled most vigorously at.
All in all, it was a pretty damn good awards show, especially compared to previous years at the Golden Globes. What does it spell for the Oscars? Well, the unexpected success of Argo could mean that Lincoln and company have something to worry about come next month. Les Mis likewise is coming into the Oscars off the back of a strong Golden Globes performance, although that could perhaps be attributed to the split between drama and comedy/musicals, meaning that Hooper's French Revolution epic only had indie romcom Silver Linings Playbook to contend with. Nonetheless, it will be interesting to see what this spells for the coming awards shows. Next up, the BAFTAs!
- James
Full List of Winners
Best Motion Picture Drama - Argo
Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Les Misérables
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama - Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama - Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Best Director of a Motion Picture - Ben Affleck, Argo
Best Foreign Film - Amour
Best Animated Film - Brave
Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture - Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Best Original Score - Mychael Danna, Life of Pi
Best Original Song - "Skyfall", performed by Adele, written by Adele and Paul Epworth
Best TV Drama - Homeland
Best TV Comedy or Musical - Girls
Best Mini-Series or TV Movie - Game Change
Best Actor in a TV Drama - Damien Lewis, Homeland
Best Actress in a TV Drama - Claire Danes, Homeland
Best Actor in a TV Comedy or Musical - Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Best Actress in a TV Comedy or Musical - Lena Dunham, Girls
Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie - Kevin Costner, Hatfields and McCoys
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie - Julianne Moore, Game Change
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series - Ed Harris, Game Change
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series - Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
The Cecil B. Demille Award - Jodie Foster
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| Fey and Poehler were on top form. |
Just in case you didn't watch that, let me treat you with the best part of their segment, the moment the camera panned to a decidedly unimpressed Tommy Lee Jones.
As for the actual award winners, there were no real surprises on show for the TV oriented awards, with Homeland once again sweeping most of the major categories, perhaps unfairly so on the back of an overrated second season. Then again, my rampant fanboyism for Breaking Bad could have something to do with it. Julianne Moore also picked up an award for her portrayal of Sarah Palin in Game Change, offering a chance for some banter between her and TV's other great Palin impersonator, Tina Fey.
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| Foster accepting the Cecil B. Demille award. |
All in all, it was a pretty damn good awards show, especially compared to previous years at the Golden Globes. What does it spell for the Oscars? Well, the unexpected success of Argo could mean that Lincoln and company have something to worry about come next month. Les Mis likewise is coming into the Oscars off the back of a strong Golden Globes performance, although that could perhaps be attributed to the split between drama and comedy/musicals, meaning that Hooper's French Revolution epic only had indie romcom Silver Linings Playbook to contend with. Nonetheless, it will be interesting to see what this spells for the coming awards shows. Next up, the BAFTAs!
- James
Full List of Winners
Best Motion Picture Drama - Argo
Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Les Misérables
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama - Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama - Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Best Director of a Motion Picture - Ben Affleck, Argo
Best Foreign Film - Amour
Best Animated Film - Brave
Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture - Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Best Original Score - Mychael Danna, Life of Pi
Best Original Song - "Skyfall", performed by Adele, written by Adele and Paul Epworth
Best TV Drama - Homeland
Best TV Comedy or Musical - Girls
Best Mini-Series or TV Movie - Game Change
Best Actor in a TV Drama - Damien Lewis, Homeland
Best Actress in a TV Drama - Claire Danes, Homeland
Best Actor in a TV Comedy or Musical - Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Best Actress in a TV Comedy or Musical - Lena Dunham, Girls
Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie - Kevin Costner, Hatfields and McCoys
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie - Julianne Moore, Game Change
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series - Ed Harris, Game Change
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series - Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
The Cecil B. Demille Award - Jodie Foster
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