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What Makes for Comedy and Drama for The Golden Globes Has Just Been Changed

April 19, 2016
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(via Deadline)

Looks like the HFPA read all your tweets about The Martian winning a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.

“Motion pictures shall be entered in the category that best matches the overall tone and content of the motion Thus, for example, dramas with comedic overtones should be entered as dramas,” is the new explanation for how nominees will be sorted in the next Golden Globes by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The clarification (or expansion of discretion by HFPA) is welcome as comedy in film has hard enough of a time get noticed during awards season. Most of the time, comedies have to have a considerable percentage of dramatic elements to even peak the interest of those in charge of nominating and voting for various awards. 

Just try and remember what was the last pure comedy to be an awards powerhouse. Outside of Grand Budapest Hotel, which might still be a stretch as full-fledged comedy, there hasn’t been much.

Still, the grouping of comedy with musicals strangely remains at The Golden Globes. Perhaps, the resurgence of musicals might lead to their own category, which would be more than deserved.

Transparent, Veep, Anomalisa, and Master of None Get Golden Globe Comedy Nominations as Well as Joy and The Martian

December 10, 2015
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to have a broader definition of comedy than anyone else during awards season.

There are your favorites as well as the favored upstarts in the field of this year’s Golden Globes nominees. The consistently praised Anomalisa and Master of None, heavy returning favorites Veep, Silicon Valley, and Transparent, comedy superstar Amy Schumer for Trainwreck, and brash newcomer Rachel Bloom for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend all got nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. There were even some noms for work that should be getting more love from more awards, but, somehow, isn’t. This includes Lily Tomlin’s turn in Grandma, Melissa McCarthy for Spy, and Hulu’s Casual from Jason Reitman.

With all of that said, films and shows that are being considered in different lights, mainly dramatic rather than comedic, have found their way into the comedy nominees, like they usually do, at The Golden Globes such as Joy, The Martian, The Big Short, and Orange Is the New Black. Certainly, Joy, The Martian, and The Big Short weren’t touting themselves as comedies in trailers and promotion and Orange Is the New Black has shifted to dramatic consideration with other awards. We’re not exactly sure why the distinction for comedy is so noticeably different with HFPA, but it does possibly allow for some notoriety for work that wouldn’t really get recognized otherwise.

So, here are the comedy nominees for this year’s Golden Globes.

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Joy
Spy
The Big Short
The Martian
Trainwreck

Best Screenplay
The Big Short-Adam McKay, Charles Randolph

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Lily Tomlin-Grandma
Jennifer Lawrence-Joy
Melissa McCarthy-Spy
Maggie Smith-The Lady in the Van
Amy Schumer-Trainwreck

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Al Pacino-Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo-Infinitely Polar Bear
Christian Bale-The Big Short
Steve Carell-The Big Short
Matt Damon-The Martian

Best Director – Motion Picture
Ridley Scott-The Martian

Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Good Dinosaur
The Peanuts Movie

Best Foreign Language Film
The Brand New Testament-France

Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle
Orange is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Lily Tomlin-Grace and Frankie
Gina Rodriguez-Jane The Virgin
Jamie Lee Curtis-Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus-Veep
Rachel Bloom-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Patrick Stewart-Blunt Talk
Aziz Ansari-Master Of None
Gael García Bernal-Mozart in the Jungle
Rob Lowe-The Grinder
Jeffrey Tambor-Transparent

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo Aduba-Orange is the New Black
Judith Light-Transparent

Get a look at the full list of the 2016 Golden Globes nominees here.

Another Fun Promo for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Hosting The Golden Globes

December 13, 2013
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There’s are a few categories at The Emmys that recognizes excellence in TV specials, usually awards shows.

If Tina Fey and Amy Poehler aren’t the front runner for that with hosting The Golden Globes, then something’s up. Watch this Golden Globes promo for our new favorite award show hosts.

Woody Allen To Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes This Year

September 15, 2013
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Woody Allen To Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes This Year

After Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Midnight in Paris, and Blue Jasmine, not to mention his storied filmography before that, we’d say, yeah, Woody Allen is up for a lifetime career achievement award or two.

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