Golden Globe Nominations are here!!

Hi guys! Sorry I have been MIA.  School has kind of consumed my life but I am officially done with the fall semester and enjoying my winter break!  So exciting. 

Anyway, the Golden Globe nominees were announced this morning.  The actually awards will be handed out on January 17th (so mark your calendars!).  My goal is to see all the nominated films before that... I still have a lot to see.  Here's the complete list of contenders:

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Precious
• Up in the Air

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

• Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
• Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
• Helen Mirren, The Last Station
• Carey Mulligan, An Education
• Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

• Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
• George Clooney, Up in the Air
• Colin Firth, A Single Man
• Morgan Freeman, Invictus
• Tobey Maguire, Brothers

BEST MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• (500) Days of Summer
• The Hangover
• It's Complicated
• Julie & Julia
• Nine

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
• Marion Cotillard, Nine
• Julia Roberts, Duplicity
• Meryl Streep, It's Complicated
• Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• Matt Damon, The Informant!
• Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine
• Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
• Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Princess and the Frog
• Up

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Baaría (Italy)
• Broken Embraces (Spain)
• The Maid (Chile)
• A Prophet (France)
• The White Ribbon (Germany)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• Penélope Cruz, Nine
• Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
• Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
• Mo'Nique, Precious
• Julianne Moore, A Single Man

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• Matt Damon, Invictus
• Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
• Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
• Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
• Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

BEST DIRECTOR

• Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
• James Cameron, Avatar
• Clint Eastwood, Invictus
• Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
• Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, District 9
• Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
• Nancy Meyers, It's Complicated
• Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
• Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Michael Giacchino, Up
• Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant!
• James Horner, Avatar
• Abel Korzeniowski, A Single Man
• Karen O and Carter Burwell, Where the Wild Things Are

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• "Cinema Italiano," Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston (Nine)
• "I Want to Come Home," Music & Lyrics by Paul McCartney (Everybody's Fine)
• "I Will See You," Music by James Horner, Simon Franglen; Lyrics by James Horner, Simon Franglen and Kuk Harrell (Avatar)
• "The Weary Kind," Music & Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart)
• "Winter," Music by U2; Lyrics by Bono (Brothers)

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

• Big Love
• Dexter
• House
• Mad Men
• True Blood

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

• Glenn Close, Damages
• January Jones, Mad Men
• Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
• Anna Paquin, True Blood
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

• Simon Baker, The Mentalist
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men
• Hugh Laurie, House
• Bill Paxton, Big Love

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• 30 Rock
• Entourage
• Glee
• Modern Family
• The Office

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• Toni Collette, United States of Tara
• Courteney Cox, Cougar Town
• Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Lea Michele, Glee

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Steve Carell, The Office
• David Duchovny, Californication
• Thomas Jane, Hung
• Matthew Morrison, Glee

BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Georgia O'Keefe
• Grey Gardens
• Into the Storm
• Little Dorrit
• Taking Chance

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Joan Allen, Georgia O'Keefe
• Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
• Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
• Anna Paquin, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
• Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
• Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind
• Chiewetel Ejiofor, Endgame
• Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
• Jeremy Irons, Georgia O'Keefe

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Jane Adams, Hung
• Rose Byrne, Damages
• Jane Lynch, Glee
• Janet McTeer, Into the Storm
• Chloë Sevigny, Big Love

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Michael Emerson, Lost
• Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
• William Hurt, Damages
• John Lithgow, Dexter
• Jeremy Piven, Entourage

Any predictions for who the lucky winners may be?

Buzz Worthy.

Here are some interesting stories that have been circulating lately... just want to fill you in on the buzz.

1. Sarah Palin has written a book, Going Rogue, and is now making the rounds in hopes of spreading the word.  Her book tour officially kicks off on Wednesday and she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show yesterday.  Did anyone see her?  What'd you think?

2. Talk of making a new My Little Pony TV show is in the works.  I used to LOVE this show.  And it has one of the best theme songs ever!

3. The documentary, Young@Heart (Walker and George, 2007), is being made into a feature film.

4. Actor Edward Woodward died at the age of 79.  Woodward was famous for his roles in such classics as The Wicker Man (Hardy, 1973) and the television series, The Equalizer.

5. Roger Corman and Lauren Bacall received honorary Oscar awards.  Corman, often referred to as the "Kink of the Bs,"was an American producer and director of low-budget films.  Bacall is a film and stage actress best known for her film noir leading lady parts in flicks such as The Big Sleep (Hawks, 1946).

6. ABC is thinking about remaking Charlie's Angels.

7. Anyone wondering who will be performing at this year's Super Bowl?  The Who, apparently.

8. Winona Ryder has been cast in a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie.  Yikes... her career has really hit rock bottom, maybe it's time to just call it quits.

9. Sofia Coppola has finally decided to write/direct another movie!  Somewhere (Coppola, 2010), starring Stephen Dorff, tells the story of Johnny Marco, a "bad-boy A-list actor stumbling through a life of excess living at Hollywood's legendary Chateau Marmont Hotel."  Sounds good to me!

10. Starting December 1st, Scrubs will be returning with all-new episodes... and new faces.

Thursday Thirteen.

I've decided to participate in the Thursday Thirteen (one day late.. woops!) which is a weekly meme with a different theme each week.  All different blogs participate and everyone writes a list of thirteen things about anything they want (thirteen favorite movies, thirteen things on their mind, thirteen books they want to read... you get the idea).  So this week I have decided to write my thirteen favorite shows on TV... in no particular order.  And no, I do not actually have time to watch all of these, but if I had the time, I probably would watch them all.  Enjoy!

1. Project Runway - I've watched all five seasons and am really enjoying Season 6.  There are so many talented designers and I always look forward to the competitions, seeing what they come up with, and of course seeing Tim Gunn.  The ladies are really showing their talents this year, which is nice because the men usually seem to dominate.  I'm rooting for Irina although I do have a soft spot for Logan (I can't help it... he's so cute!)



2. Dexter - This is perhaps the best show on TV.  Morgan Hall is back in Season 4 as America's favorite serial killer, but now he is also a family man!  If you are interested, I wrote a review of the premiere episode here.







3. Biggest Loser - I used to be such a reality show junkie, but I've been able to cut back a bit on the reality shows.  The Biggest Loser, however, I simply cannot give up.  I don't know what it is about watching these people lose weight but I really love it.  This season has been super emotional too... more so than usual.  So if you plan on watching, be sure to have kleenex on hand.

4. The View - Yeah, you read right.  Usually I am not home at 10 am to watch this, but when I have time I enjoy tuning in and seeing the women discuss politics, pop culture, news, etc.






5. The Rachel Zoe Project - Clothes, celebs, models, fashion.  What else could you want in a show?  Although i think they make up the drama at times (a reality show that's not 100% real?  what?!?!) I still like it.  This season has come to an end, but it looks like it'll be back next year.

6. Weeds - Mary Louise Parker is amazing as Nancy Botwin, the drug peddling mom of two three!  The rest of the cast is awesome and I always look forward to whatever outrageous predicament Nancy will get herself into.






7. Sex and the City (reruns) - Although no new episodes have aired for about five years, you can still catch reruns on The CW and TBS.  And is there really anything better than some  reruns of our favorite episodes?  No matter how many times I've seen this show, it never fails to make me smile.

8. True Blood - Vampires are hot right now so it's really no surprise that HBO jumped on the bandwagon.  This drama is rather crazy, but it's well-acted and definitely keeps you guessing... or asking what the hell is going on.  Season 1 was absolutely phenomenal and although Season 2 did feel slightly less then stellar, I am still looking forward to the next season.  I mean, I need to find out who took Bill!






9. 30 Rock - I always just wait for this one to come out on DVD and then proceed to watch an entire season in one or two days... that's just how I roll.  This show is so well written and although the entire cast is great, Alec Baldwin really steals the show.




10. The Today Show - It's a news show but it completes my mornings.  Period.




11. Mad Men - This seems to be the show everyone is talking about and if you watch it you'll know why.  Set in the 1960s, it's fascinating as a social commentary of the time.  I also love seeing Don Draper... even if he is a womanizer.




12. The Dr. Oz Show - This is only his first season but so far I have liked the episodes I've seen.  Talking about health, nutrition, and fitness this show is both entertaining and informative.  Can't go wrong with that.






13. Food Network - I realize this is not an actual show, but who doesn't love watching the Food Network every now and then.  And with so many chefs and shows, there seems to be something for almost everone.

What are your favorite shows?