National Board of Review

And now the National Board of Review chimes in with its Top Ten...well, Top Eleven really. The NBR gives a Best Picture prize in addition to their Ten of the Year, which is bizarre, but I guess they can do what they want, right?

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Jason Reitman/Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air

Great novel. I hope their adaptation does it justice. It helps that I have a lot of faith in Reitman, who is two-for-two as far as I'm concerned.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Ethan Coen/Joel Coen, A Serious Man

Yes! Keep those awards rolling in! A Serious Man is surely the best Coen Brothers movie since The Big Lebowski, maybe ever.

SPOTLIGHT AWARD FOR DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

Duncan Jones, Moon

Oren Moverman, The Messenger

Marc Webb, (500) Days of Summer

Jeez, do I really need to see The Messenger? The world seems to demand it. Congrats, of course, to Jones and Webb. I've met Webb, a well-spoken and down-to-earth kind of guy, so more power to him!

BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR

Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Amen to that.

BREAKTHROUGH ACTRESS

Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

As expected. She's going to sweep these, I bet. It's like when Directorial Debut awards in 2007 were exclusively Ben Affleck/Sarah Polley; this category is going to be Sidibe/Carey Mulligan.

BEST ENSEMBLE

It's Complicated

Well. Way to get me even more excited, NBR.

BEST DIRECTOR

Clint Eastwood, Invictus

Cool, cool. I mean, perfectly harmless. The movie's not out yet, so I really can't judge.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Curious: they misspelled Zombieland. Is this movie going to come to Tally? Or will I have to catch it in SoFla over Christmas?

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air

And yet, all I can do is think of her in New Moon. I know what sins against cinema I'm committing in admitting that.

BEST ACTOR

George Clooney, Up in the Air

Morgan Freeman, Invictus

As far as actors go, this is probably the safest tie ever. Still: I need to see the films.

BEST ACTRESS

Carey Mulligan, An Education

I don't know if she's my pick (not yet), but I will whole-heartedly support any award thrown at her.

BEST FILM
Up in the Air
In limited release tomorrow. Limited does not mean my city, though. Poop.

TOP TEN

(500) Days of Summer

An Education

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Invictus

The Messenger

A Serious Man

Star Trek
Up

Where the Wild Things Are

OK, so I haven't seen Invictus or The Messenger. But otherwise....pretty cool Top Ten. Star Trek was on mine until Fantastic Mr. Fox came into my life. Inglourious Basterds, A Serious Man and (500) Days of Summer are on mine (so far). Where the Wild Things Are and An Education came pretty close in mine. The Hurt Locker is a solid film. The odd man out here is Up, which I like OK. I mean, you know, it's decent, kinda, I guess. This is big for The Messenger though, which looks like it may be the little indie that could for this year. Precious, meanwhile, is M.I.A. How curious.

What is This?

I...I don't quite know what to make of New Moon.

It's a more formalistic style of filmmaking than its predecessor, Twilight. Chris Weitz just does not possess the stylized WTF talent of Catherine Hardwicke. And I say thank God for that, because I could actually concentrate on the storyline, the acting and the dialogue. Also, God damn him for that, because I could actually concentrate on the storyline, the acting and the dialogue.

If the right director takes Taylor Lautner under his/her wing, this kid's got a bright career ahead of him. He has more personality than the majority of this ensemble and has a better chemistry with Kristen Stewart. The kid's charming. He's got presence. He's not a bad actor, either; he just needs someone to make sure he doesn't develop a bag of tricks. Stewart was a promising actress, too, but she's got a bag of tricks that she leans on too easily. The girl's beginning to deliver all of her "dramatic" dialogue like a third-rate Shatner impersonator. It's embarrassing.

I hope Robert Pattinson goes away.

Michael Sheen really does steal the show. He seems to be the only one -- well, besides Anna Kendrick and Billy Burke -- who is fully aware of the movie he's in. So what if he plays it as a tribute to Joel Grey's Cabaret Emcee? It's a brilliant choice, and it works.

The best thing about these movie's is still the soundtrack. Alexandre Desplat's score is better than it should be, and the songs are pretty cool. I'd buy the soundtrack. Totally.

I don't understand anybody who is on Team Edward. I swear. It's like wanting to be Sid and Nancy.

This is a very terrible movie. So very, very terrible. Yet it haunts me, and I find myself unable to sleep. Like a screaming teenager going through undead boyfriend withdrawal.

Top Ten and Spirits

I've updated the sidebar featuring my Top Ten. Strange to think I've seen eight movies since the last Top Ten, yet only one pick is different: Star Trek is out, Fantastic Mr. Fox is in. My feelings are, as always, subject to change so I may find 2012 to be Best Picture of the Year by the end of 2009, but this is at it stands for now.

Also, the Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominees yesterday. So:

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Sophie Barthes, Cold Souls
Scott Cooper, Crazy Heart
Cherien Dabis, Amreeka
Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Tom Ford/David Scearce, A Single Man
Well, I've seen one of these. Also, as we shall soon see, Crazy Heart is doing extremely well for a movie that just got a release date a couple of weeks ago. But I knew it would.

BEST SCREENPLAY
Alessandro Camon/Oren Moverman, The Messenger
Michael Hoffman, The Last Station
Lee Toland Krieger, The Vicious Kind
Greg Mottola, Adventureland
Scott Neustader/Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
Again, I've just seen the one. But it's the one I am sure will win, the one that's been in my Top Ten for, like, ever. I mean, the two indie hits this year are (500) Days and Precious. Chances are, they win all the categories. You know it.

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Crazy Heart
Easier with Practice
The Messenger
Paranormal Activity
A Single Man
Ah, finally. I've seen none of these. Jeff Wells predicts A Single Man, but I say Crazy Heart. I don't know the Spirits or how they work, I just know what I'm going to predict. Crazy Heart.

BEST DIRECTOR
Ethan Coen/Joel Coen, A Serious Man
Lee Daniels, Precious
Cary Joji Fukunaga, Sin Nombre
James Gray, Two Lovers
Michael Hoffman, The Last Station
Oh, man, remember when Two Lovers came out back in February? I certainly can't believe they did. That's pretty boss. I mean, I didn't see it, but still. I suppose Lee Daniels will get this, but that will slightly annoy me.

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Jermaine Clement, Gentlemen Broncos
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles
Raymond McKinnon, That Evening Sun
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
I don't expect Clement will get this, nor do I think Plummer will. Actually, I think it's between McKay and McKinnon, and I betcha McKinnon gets it.

BEST MALE LEAD
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
Souleymane Sy Savane, Goodbye Solo
Adam Scott, The Vicious Kind
Probably Bridges or Firth. I'm not gonna make any final prediction on this one yet. I've only seen Gordon-Levitt, but oh how I loved it. What the eff is The Vicious Kind?

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Dina Korzun, Cold Souls
Mo'Nique, Precious
Samantha Morton, The Messenger
Natalie Press, Fifty Dead Men Walking
Mia Wasikowska, That Evening Sun
This will probably be one of those seasons where one actress walks away with all the precursors. That actress is Mo'Nique. Still, good on the Spirits for giving Mia some street cred pre-Alice opening.

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Maria Bello, Downloading Nancy
Nisreen Faour, Amreeka
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Gwyneth Paltrow, Two Lovers
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Damn, I wanna see Amreeka. Never heard of Downloading Nancy. I could rent Two Lovers. Have to wait for The Last Station. Precious wins this category, of course.

BEST FEATURE
(500) Days of Summer
Amreeka
The Last Station
Precious
Sin Nombre
Precious wins, but (500) Days of Summer still rocks it. Man, those other three better be good to ignore A Serious Man.

I have a lot of catching up to do. Always. *Sigh* It's never easy, being movie-obsessed.

Stave Two: In Which a Favorite Film is Discussed

DAY TWO OF HOLLMANN HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA

We made merry last night as my roommate and I hosted a large, impromptu party to honor one of the greatest Christmas movies I have ever seen: Love Actually.

I find Love Actually to be such a curious piece. It's schmaltzy, overly sentimental, cliche-ridden...and yet delightful, funny, touching. The DVD cover dubs it "The Ultimate Romantic-Comedy." I dare not disagree. The movie has everything I could ask for: an ensemble cast, a British setting, Christmas and musical numbers.

I've felt a kinship with this movie since I first saw it on HBO in November of 2004. We had just returned from a Thanksgiving in Ponte Vedra, Florida. I had just enough time to walk in, unpack, and turn on my TV. I knew Love Actually was coming on from all the promos, and ever since I Ms. Bohuney recommended it in Spanish III, this movie intrigued me. Besides...Alan Rickman. Anyway, I watched it that night. Then I watched the encore. Then I saw it again a week later. And when I got it for Christmas from Aunt Karin, you can bet I was the happiest little boy on God's green Earth.

Love Actually gets extra props for actually being about Christmas. The storyline between Alan Rickman and Heike Makatsch could only work on Christmas -- the only other option is Valentine's Day, and you can't be blind to that kind of behavior on Valentine's Day. Bill Nighy's storyline acknowledges how crass and commercial the season is, only to show a cynic touched by the True Spirit. They fucking singing "All I Want for Christmas is You"!

Besides, to quote the movie, "Christmas is a time to be with people you love." Eff yeah.

And yes, you know what song is going up. I do it every year, and this is most appropriate.



I feel it in my fingers,
I feel it in my toes,
Christmas is all around me,
and so the feeling grows

It's written in the wind,
It's everywhere I go,
So if you really love Christmas,
C'mon and let it snow?

You know I love Christmas
I always will
My mind's made up
The way that I feel
There's no beginning
There'll be no end
Cuz on Christmas,
You can depend

You gave your presents to me
And I gave mine to you
I need Santa beside me
In everything I do

You know I love Christmas
I always will
My mind's made up
The way that I feel
There's no beginning
There'll be no end
Cuz on Christmas,
You can depend

Cuz on Christmas,
You can depend

It's written on the wind
It's everywhere I go
So if you really love me
C'mon and let it snow?
C'mon and let it snow?
So if you really love
C'mon and let it
If you really love me
C'mon and let it
Now if you really love me
C'mon and let it snow?

Stave 1: In Which the Silver Screener Welcomes in the Holiday Season

DAY ONE OF HOLLMANN HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA

It's finally arrived! Another month of reindeer, carols, Santa, turkey, Hallmark movies and visions of sugarplums dancing in your head. A waltz, perhaps? A cha-cha? That's for your own psyche to determine. Meanwhile, we've got bigger fish to fry.

The first HHE post is always an awkward one. Do I provide a holiday fact? Make an observation about society? Try to connect Woody Allen's 74th birthday to some aspect of the holiday season? Usually, I hope I can just tread water or come up with a plan for the whole month.

What I'm going to try to do is this: (a) delve into as much Wikipedia as I can to provide new and interesting holiday trivia, (b) review a number of holiday films, and (c) teach new holiday songs. The usual usual.

So, although today there may be nothing, tonight I am going to be watching a Christmas movie. Expect a review tomorrow as I discuss what the movie means to me, to Christmas, and my general opinion of it.

I apologize for the shrug that is this first post. Rest assured, my friends and fans, that the next twenty-five days are going to be awesome. And to prove it, I'm going to entice you with a song from The Waitresses. You may remember their hit song "I Know What Boys Like," most recently used in trailers for the fantastic Jennifer's Body. Well, it turns out they recorded a hit holiday tune, "Christmas Wrapping", released in 1981. The song is popular enough to have been covered by The Donnas (for Shrek the Halls), Miranda Cosgrove (for Drake and Josh) and the Spice Girls (for shits and gigs). Honestly: it's a pretty B.A. song:



"Bah, humbug!" No, that's too strong
'Cause it is my favorite holiday
But all this year's been a busy blur
Don't think I have the energy

To add to my already mad rush
Just 'cause it's 'tis the season.
The perfect gift for me would be
Completions and connections left from

Last year, ski shop,
Encounter, most interesting.
Had his number but never the time
Most of '81 passed along those lines.

So deck those halls, trim those trees
Raise up cups of Christmas cheer,
I just need to catch my breath,
Christmas by myself this year.

Calendar picture, frozen landscape,
Chilled this room for twenty-four days,
Evergreens, sparkling snow
Get this winter over with!

Flashback to springtime, saw him again,
Would've been good to go for lunch,
Couldn't agree when we were both free,
We tried, we said we'd keep in touch.

Didn't, of course, 'til summertime,
Out to the beach to his boat could I join him?
No, this time it was me,
Sunburn in the third degree.

Now the calendar's just one page
And, of course, I am excited
Tonight's the night, but I've set my mind
Not to do too much about it.

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
But I think I'll miss this one this year.
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
But I think I'll miss this one this year.
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
But I think I'll miss this one this year.
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
But I think I'll miss this one this year.
Hardly dashing through the snow
Cause I bundled up too tight
Last minute have-to-do's
A few cards a few calls
'Cause it's r-s-v-p
No thanks, no party lights
It's Christmas Eve, gonna relax
Turned down all of my invites.

Last fall I had a night to myself,
Same guy called, halloween party,
Waited all night for him to show,
This time his car wouldn't go,

Forget it, it's cold, it's getting late,
Trudge on home to celebrate
In a quiet way, unwind
Doing Christmas right this time.

A&P has provided me
With the world's smallest turkey
Already in the oven, nice and hot
Oh damn! Guess what I forgot?

So on with the boots, back out in the snow
To the only all-night grocery,
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
In the line is that guy I've been chasing all year!

"I'm spending this one alone," he said.
"Need a break; this year's been crazy."
I said, "Me too, but why are you?
You mean you forgot cranberries too?"

Then suddenly we laughed and laughed
Caught on to what was happening
That Christmas magic's brought this tale
To a very happy ending! "

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
Couldn't miss this one this year!
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
Couldn't miss this one this year!

One Last Thing...

Ah, but I forgot to list the Golden Satellites' choices for the Top Ten Films of 2009! They are, in alphabetical order:

(500) Days of Summer
I'm glad it's not just giddiness from seeing this with Marc Webb and Geoffrey Gilmore: the movie really is that great. Hopefully, it will continue to get screenplay honors, but a nod for Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- or even Best Picture -- would not be unwelcome.

Bright Star
Again, something I got to see because of one professor's connection to Apparition. Beautiful piece of work, and I'm glad the Golden Satellites have recognized it.

An Education
Yes, undoubtedly among the best that the first eleven months of 2009 had to offer. Carey Mulligan is transplendent.

The Hurt Locker
So far, still good. One of those movies that I wish was on DVD right now. Definitely approve.

Inglourious Basterds
Oh, yeah, I enjoyed it. But I still feel a movie that doesn't lose me even though I missed seven minutes near the end is a movie with too much fat. But I guess until it leaves my own Top Ten, I have no room to complain.

Nine
In theaters December 18.

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Hm...Great movie, but I have to do some thinking before I declare among my Top Ten of Right Now.

A Serious Man
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! The Coen Brothers' best film, in my opinion, leaps and bounds above No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowksi and Fargo. The only question: Why aren't more people talking about supporting actor Fred Melamed?

The Stoning of Soraya M.
I don't think this even came out in Tallahassee. Anyone know how I can get hold of a copy?

Up in the Air
In theaters December 4.

Let the Great Experiment Begin!

Oh, thank God, an awards body has announced its nominations. The Golden Satellites are the crazies who nominate people like Lisa Kudrow (Kabluey) and Beyonce Knowles (Cadillac Records) while actually handing out awards to movies like Ghost Town (for Ricky Gervais) and Quantum of Solace (for original song, of all things). I love them to pieces, because they actually vote their favorites instead of trying to guess the Academy's tastes (BAFTA, I'm looking at you). That said, I rarely see half the movies they nominate due to financial difficulties or their absence from area theaters. Nevertheless, we must plunge head-first, like Pete Rose.

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Neill Blomkamp/Terri Tatchell, District 9
Nora Ephron, Julie & Julia
Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Nick Hornby, An Education
Jason Reitman/Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
REACTION: Ooh, Up in the Air needs to come out so I can properly judge. I need to read the Lynn Barber memoir that inspired An Education and see that short film District 9 is based on. Fletcher will probably get it. Ephron's inclusion excites me most.
FLASHBACK: Last year, seven competed in this category: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt, Elegy, Frost/Nixon, The Reader, Revolutionary Road and Slumdog Millionaire. Only Elegy and Revolutionary Road failed to make the final cut at the Oscars (though both were superior screenplays to The Reader -- and I hated Rev Road). Frost/Nixon won, but would lose to the juggernaut that was Slumdog Millionaire at the Oscars.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Jane Campion, Bright Star
Ethan Coen/Joel Coen, A Serious Man
Pete Docter/Bob Peterson, Up
Scott Neustadter/Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
REACTION: Man, substitute Up for something like -- OK, I admit, Jennifer's Body -- and this would probably be my own line-up for this category. As of now, I mean. But a strong field. I'm gonna say it's between Campion and Boal, and I give the edge to Jane Campion.
FLASHBACK: Australia, Frozen River, Milk, Seven Pounds and The Visitor were the nominees. That just looks hilarious now. Did anybody even see Seven Pounds? The Visitor won here, but only Frozen River and Milk made it to the Oscars; the latter won.

BEST DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Neill Blomkamp, District 9
Jane Campion, Bright Star
Lee Daniels, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Rob Marshall, Nine
Lone Scherfig, An Education
REACTION: Well, Nine has yet to be released. And the directing was bizarre in Precious. But a strong group, otherwise. I expect Marshall to take this.
FLASHBACK: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire), Stephen Daldry (The Reader), Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon), Thomas McCarthy (The Visitor), Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) and Gus Van Sant (Milk) were nominated; David Fincher (Benjamin Button) was not. Boyle won this and every other award, including the Oscar.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
James McAvoy, The Last Station
Alfred Molina, An Education
Timothy Spall, The Damned United
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
REACTION: Oh-ho, so they ignore Sony Pictures Classics declaring McAvoy lead, do they? Very wily, Sats. Waltz wins this, the Globe, the SAG, the Oscar, everyone goes home happy.
FLASHBACK: Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder), James Franco (Milk), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt), Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) and Rade Sherbedgia (Fugitive Pieces[??]) were the nominees. Shannon upset the Ledger train and won the Golden Satellite, but the Oscar still belonged to the Joker. Franco and Sherbedgia were skipped over to allow Josh Brolin (Milk) into the club.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt, Sunshine Cleaning
Penelope Cruz, Nine
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mozhan Marno, The Stoning of Soraya M.
Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
REACTION: See, it's unexpected nominations for actors like Blunt and Marno (whose performance I've yet to see) that makes these worthwhile. Mo'Nique will probably win the Oscar, but why do I suspect Kendrick gets this one?
FLASHBACK: Penelope Cruz (Elegy), Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married), Anjelica Huston (Choke), Beyonce Knowles (Cadillac Records), Sophie Okonedo (The Secret Life of Bees) and Emma Thompson (Brideshead Revisited) were the nominees here, but only one of them was invited to the other awards shows...and for a different movie. DeWitt won, and deservedly so.

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL/COMEDY
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Bradley Cooper, The Hangover
Matt Damon, The Informant!
Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man
REACTION: Stuhlbarg! Stuhlbarg! Stuhlbarg!
FLASHBACK: Josh Brolin (W.), Michael Cera (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist), Ricky Gervais (Ghost Town), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges), Sam Rockwell (Choke) and Mark Ruffalo (The Brothers Bloom) were contenders, with Gervais taking the win! None of them saw Oscar noms, though I consider Gleeson and Ruffalo supporting turns.

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Hugh Dancy, Adam
Johnny Depp, Public Enemies
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Michael Sheen, The Damned United
REACTION: I wish they could keep the number of nominees consistent. I've only seen the performances from Dancy, Depp and Renner, but I wouldn't be surprised if this went to Firth.
FLASHBACK: Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road) and Mark Ruffalo (What Doesn't Kill You) are the odd men out, especially since Ruffalo's movie was released almost straight to DVD after Yari Film Group went bankrupt. The others included Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Golden Globe Winner Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and Oscar Winner Sean Penn (Milk). Jenkins won here, though, because the Sats doesn't play by your rules.

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL/COMEDY
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Zooey Deschanel, (500) Days of Summer
Katherine Heigl, The Ugly Truth
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
REACTION: Ha. A friend of mine's mother says that anyone who laughs at The Ugly Truth is an asshole. Ladies and gentlemen, the assholes have spoken. Some would predict Streep, probably, but a bee in my bonnet tells me Cotillard.
FLASHBACK: All bridesmaids in this category. Catherine Deneuve (A Christmas Tale), Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist), Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky), Lisa Kudrow (Kabluey), Debra Messing (Nothing Like the Holidays) and Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia!) were all on board, but none of them even made it to the SAGs. A pity, since Hawkins not only won the Globe and the Satellite for this category...she was also the Best Actress in any category for the whole year.

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Shohreh Aghdashloo, The Stoning of Soraya M.
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Abbie Cornish, Bright Star
Penelope Cruz, Broken Embraces
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Catalina Saavedra, The Maid
REACTION: Quite the indie crowd, this lot. Blunt gets it, because why not?
FLASHBACK: Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Angelina Jolie (Changeling), Melissa Leo (Frozen River), Meryl Streep (Doubt) and Kate Winslet (The Reader) would all do repeat business at the Oscars, making Kristin Scott Thomas (I've Loved You So Long) the odd gal out. Jolie won here (!!) but Winslet would go on to claim the Oscar.

BEST PICTURE, MUSICAL/COMEDY
Julie & Julia
The Informant!
It's Complicated
Nine
A Serious Man
Up in the Air
REACTION: By the way, we all know Up in the Air is competing as a drama for the Globes, right? Interestink. Methinks A Serious Man gets it here.
FLASHBACK: Choke, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Tropic Thunder and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, though Choke, Nick and Norah and Tropic Thunder were not even invited to the Globes. None of these films went on to get a Best Picture nom (hello? comedy?). Happy-Go-Lucky won here, but lost the Globe to Vicky Cristina.

BEST PICTURE, DRAMA
Bright Star
An Education
The Hurt Locker
The Messenger
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
The Stoning of Soraya M.
REACTION: The two male-driven films, The Hurt Locker and The Messenger, also happen to deal with war. Also, one of them (The Hurt Locker) is directed by a woman. Let the Goddess reign supreme this Oscar Season! Oh, and winner will be, uh...The Hurt Locker?
FLASHBACK: Slumdog Millionaire won (of course), competing against Frost/Nixon, Frozen River, Milk, The Reader and Revolutionary Road. Although River and Road never ran through Best Picture Blvd., their absence did make room for one of the best films of the decade, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

For more nominees, check out their official site.