“The Artist,” “The Descendants” win big at the Golden Globes
The cast and crew of the film "The Artist" poses backstage with the award for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, in Los Angeles. From left are Thomas Langmann and Uggie the dog, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, Berenice Bejo and Penelope Ann Miller. (AP photo)
Since the Golden Globes were handed out Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif., the consensus among the pundits has become clear: The Oscars are now a two-picture race between “The Artist” – which won the Globe for best picture, musical or comedy – and “The Descendants” – which won the final award of the night, best picture, drama.
That consensus becomes even louder since “The Descendants” star George Clooney won for best actor, drama, while “The Artist’s” Jean Dujardin – with the help of his adorable co-star and dog Uggie – won best actor, musical or comedy.
Of course, it’s necessary to take this notion of a two-movie race with the proverbial grain of salt, since award seasons watchers typically want to ramp up the Oscar drama by turning the competition into a battle of two favorites – and the more opposite the two films in question, the better. Remember last year when it was all about “The King’s Speech” vs. “The Social Network”? Or 2010 when it the battle of the exes between Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker” and James Cameron’s “Avatar”?
To me, “The Artist” seems to be the real best picture favorite going into this year’s Oscars; like “The King’s Speech,” it’s even achieved the obligatory Oscar backlash for being too Oscar-y. Since “The Artist” was my favorite film of 2011, I’m hopeful it will do well on Oscar night. But I’m also a big fan of the “The Descendants” – which narrowly missed my top 10 list, mostly because of the cloying voiceover in the first third or so of the movie – and particularly of its charming star.
My sense is that the 2012 Oscars may most closely mirror the 2009 Academy Awards, when “Slumdog Millionaire” earned eight statuettes, including best picture, but none of the acting prizes, which allowed the voters to spread the love to other movies.
The Oscars will air at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 on ABC.
Here are the winners of the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards, from the Associated Press:
n this image released by NBC, George Clooney accepts the award for best actor for his role in "The Descendants" during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP photo)
MOTION PICTURES
— Picture, Drama: “The Descendants.”
— Picture, Musical or Comedy: “The Artist.”
— Actor, Drama: George Clooney, “The Descendants.”
— Actress, Drama: Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady.”
— Director: Martin Scorsese, “Hugo.”
— Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jean Dujardin, “The Artist.”
— Actress, Musical or Comedy: Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn.”
— Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners.”
— Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, “The Help.”
— Foreign Language: “A Separation.”
— Animated Film: “The Adventures of Tintin.”
— Screenplay: Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris.”
— Original Score: Ludovic Bource, “The Artist.”
— Original Song: “Masterpiece” (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry), “W.E.”
TELEVISION
— Series, Drama: “Homeland,” Showtime.
— Series, Musical or Comedy: “Modern Family,” ABC.
— Actor, Drama: Kelsey Grammer, “Boss.”
— Actress, Drama: Claire Danes, “Homeland.”
— Actress, Musical or Comedy: Laura Dern, “Enlightened.”
— Actor, Musical or Comedy: Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes.”
— Miniseries or Movie: “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),” PBS.
— Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce.”
— Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Idris Elba, “Luther.”
— Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story.”
— Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones.”
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: Morgan Freeman.
-BAM
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