Monday, January 14, 2008

2008 Golden Globes Results

While the ceremony didn't occur this year (due to the writers' strike), a press conference revealed the winners of the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was nominated for four awards. Here are the results:

Sweeney Todd won Best Picture (Comedy or Musical category), and Johnny Depp won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) for his role as the sinister barber, Sweeney Todd.

Tim Burton was nominated for Best Director of a motion picture (which covers both comedy/musical and drama films) and Helena Bonham Carter was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) for her role as Mrs. Lovett.


Tim Burton's films have been recognized by the Golden Globes in previous years. In 1990, Jack Nicholson was nominated for Best Actor (comedy or musical) for his performance as the twisted Joker in Burton's Batman. In 1991, Johnny Depp was nominated for Best Actor (comedy or musical) for his performance as the quiet Edward in Edward Scissorhands. In 1994, Danny Elfman's musical score for The Nightmare Before Christmas was nominated for Best Original Score. In 1995, Tim Burton's Ed Wood was recognized in three categories: Best Picture (comedy or musical), Johnny Depp for Best Actor (comedy or musical), and Martin Landau won the award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (of any both motion picture categories) for his performance as Bela Lugosi. Big Fish was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards in 2004: Best Picture (comedy or musical), Albert Finney for Best Supporting Actor, Danny Elfman's score, and the original song for the film, "Man of the Hour" by Eddie Vedder. And in 2006, Johnny Depp was nominated for Best Actor (comedy or musical) for his performance as the wacky Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Didn't know Batman was either a musical or a comedy... huh.. guess the jokes on me then.

And did the writers strike really need to call off the event? I'm sure people could have written there own speeches and intros.. pathetic.

Anonymous said...

It suxs that Sweeney won a award and nobody gets to go up and say thanks or what an honor it is no they just have to sit there and go oh good we won. plus i agree Batman is not a comdey and it is not musical either. Whats next Sweeney Todd as best family film?

Unknown said...

When I heard that
"HUH? Sweeney Todd won award of comedy?"
It's not comedy=_=but it's musical~!
Hong Kong will show on31 jan=_=
YEAH~~~~~SWEENEY TODD!!!!JOHNNY DEPP!!!!

Anonymous said...

I'm thrilled it won for best movie, but I knew Tim wouldn't go appreciated once more.

Eddiesmoments said...

next stop olympics...

Fuzzy Duck said...

The categories (musical/comedy and drama) are a bit ambiguous. But I suppose Burton's films fit the comedy section for the Golden Globes, since his films incorporate the dramatic and the comic pretty evenly. Other nominees might be strictly more dramatic, while Burton's movies, by comparison, have more humor in them.

Regardless, it's nice to see his films getting such good recognition. (though I think Burton should've won this year. "Sweeney Todd" was beautifully directed, and I'm saying that without bias.)