So the nominees for the 2007 Golden Globes were announced today.
Motion picture — drama
“American Gangster”
“Atonement”
“Eastern Promises”
“The Great Debaters”
“Michael Clayton”
“No Country for Old Men”
“There Will Be Blood”
Actress — drama
Cate Blanchett, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
Julie Christie, “Away From Her”
Jodie Foster, “The Brave One”
Angelina Jolie, “A Mighty Heart”
Keira Knightley, “Atonement”
Actor — drama
George Clooney, “Michael Clayton”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood”
James McAvoy, “Atonement”
Viggo Mortensen, “Eastern Promises”
Denzel Washington, “American Gangster
Supporting actress
Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There”
Julia Roberts, “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Saoirse Ronan, “Atonement”
Amy Ryan, “Gone Baby Gone”
Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton”
Supporting actor
Casey Affleck, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Charlie Wilson’s War”
John Travolta, “Hairspray”
Tom Wilkinson, “Michael Clayton”
Director
Tim Burton, “Sweeney Todd”
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, “No Country for Old Men”
Julian Schnabel, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Ridley Scott, “American Gangster”
Joe Wright, “Atonement”
Screenplay
Diablo Cody, “Juno”
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, “No Country for Old Men”
Christopher Hampton, “Atonement”
Ronald Harwood, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Aaron Sorkin, “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Personally, I am pleased to see so many crime films among the nominees for best drama. It also warms my heart to see Amy Ryan nominated for her amazing performance in Gone Baby Gone. Hopefully these are predictors of the Oscars.
