Awards Watch: SAG and Globe Nominations

This past week has been crazy and I am not talking about all the awards frenzy going around. I would have loved to do a separate post about these, especially since I think Globes more often than not get a little weird but my personal timetable has made it impossible to do so. So, like I did last year, I am combining Globes and SAG nominations and my brief thoughts on it in a single post. I also limited myself to the major categories - Acting, Directing and Picture only.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

                                           Drama                                                                         Comedy or Musical

                           Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln                                              Jack Black - Bernie

                            Richard Gere - Arbitrage                                 Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook

                         John Hawkes - The Sessions                                       Hugh Jackman - Les Misérables

                        Joaquin Phoenix - The Master                                     Bill Murray - Hyde Park on Hudson

                         Denzel Washington - Flight                               Ewan McGregor - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

  
SAG

Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook

Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln

John Hawkes - The Sessions

Hugh Jackman - Les Misérables

Denzel Washington – Flight

I guess I can complain about Joaquin Phoenix not being in the mix-up for SAG but his own doings seems to have bite him. I still think it's between him and Jackman for the fifth spot for the Oscars. Otherwise, this is a pretty standard plate. Gere would have been my choice no.6, so I am happy to see him here and Bill Murray and Ewan Mcgregor in comedy slate - well, they had to nominate 5 people right? 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

                                                Drama                                                                        Comedy or Musical

                   Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty                           Emily Blunt - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

                        Marion Cotillard - Rust & Bone                            Judi Dench - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

                           Helen Mirren - Hitchcock                                 Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook

                       Naomi Watts - The Impossible                                          Maggie Smith – Quartet

                    Rachel Weisz - The Deep Blue Sea                                    Meryl Streep - Hope Springs

 

SAG

Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty

Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone

Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook

Helen Mirren – Hitchcock

Naomi Watts - The Impossible

SAG had Quvezhane Wallis and rest of the Beasts of the Southern Wild cast disqualified, so she isn't here. From the word in the air, I had Helen Mirren high up in the mix but because of the abysmal reviews, I didn't expect to see her. Chastain, Cotillard and Lawrence should be locks for Oscar now. Naomi Watts should get a great boost but personally, I would have loved to see Emmanuelle Riva somewhere in here.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

                             SAG                                                                               Globe

               Alan Arkin – Argo                                                                Alan Arkin – Argo

           Javier Bardem – Skyfall                                                   Leonardo DiCaprio - Django Unchained

Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook                                   Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master

 Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master                                              Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln

       Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln                                              Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained

Where did Javier Bardem come from? I ain't complaining, I loved him Skyfall but it is so unexpected even after his Critics choice nomination. Everyone seems to be complaining about Matthew McConaughey not getting nominated and Alan Arkin getting nominated but I am OK with both mainly since I haven't seen Magic Mike yet. I might change my stance after but for now, I will keep it shut. Right now my money is on Arkin, De Niro, Hoffman, Jones and someone from Django, hopefully Leonardo DiCaprio, to get nominated for Oscars.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

                            SAG                                                                                                   Globe

            Sally Field - Lincoln                                                          Amy Adams - The Master

   Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables                                                    Sally Field - Lincoln

        Helen Hunt – The Sessions                                                Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables

     Nicole Kidman – The Paperboy                                                  Helen Hunt - The Sessions

Maggie Smith - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel                               Nicole Kidman - The Paperboy

Now, this is where I have biggest problem. WHERE IS AMY ADAMS? She was fabulous in The Master. I won't judge Kidman since I haven't seen her in the film but there is NO WAY Maggie Smith is better than her. For once, I am going to side with Globes and say that's the lineup I want to see. And yes, everyone keeps saying this is Anne Hathaway's award to loose but didn't Sally Field win more critics award? I am not taking sides, I just think it's early to close this race.

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

                                               Drama                                                                 Comedy or Musical

                                                 Argo                                               The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

                               Django Unchained                                                Les Misérables

                                     Life of Pi                                                    Moonrise Kingdom

                                      Lincoln                                                 Salmon Fishing in Yemen

                                 Zero Dark Thirty                                           Silver Linings Playbook

SAG

Argo

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Les Misérables

Lincoln

Silver Linings Playbook

I know I am comparing Best Ensamble SAG with Best Film in Globes but I think that is the only way. What's with Marigold Hotel over The Master or maybe Zero Dark Thirty? Isn't that a critic darling or something? I could complain about Globes Comedy but they have three serious contenders and again, they HAD to fill 5 spots right? Right now I think that Argo, Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty, Silver Linings and Les Misérables will make it in Oscars. I don't know beyond that and I don't even want to predict how many nominees will be there?

Best director - Globes

Ben Affleck for Argo

Katherine Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty

Ang Lee for Life of Pi

Steven Spielberg for Lincoln

Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained 

I am happy for Tarantino though personally I was expecting PTA over him. I am also not sure how much does it affect Tom Hooper or David O. Russell's chances since as far as I know, they were in much more contention than QT. As per the rest four, Affleck, Bigelow and Spielberg are pretty much lock I think and I also think Lee has a very good chance of getting in. Come Oscar time however, I think Hooper or Russell would still close up the group.

What do you think? Who do you think was snubbed? Any unexpected surprises?