Golden Globes 2013 Winners

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    Best TV Movie or Miniseries

  • Game Change
  • The Girl
  • Hatfields & McCoys
  • The Hour
  • Political Animals

    Best TV Series, Drama

  • Boardwalk Empire
  • Breaking Bad
  • Downton Abbey
  • Homeland
  • The Newsroom

    Best TV Series, Comedy

  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Episodes
  • Girls
  • Modern Family
  • Smash

    Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama

  • Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
  • Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
  • Jeff Daniels - The Newsroom
  • Jon Hamm - Mad Men
  • Damian Lewis - Homeland

    Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy

  • Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
  • Don Cheadle - House of Lies
  • Louis CK - Louie
  • Matt LeBlanc - Episodes
  • Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory

    Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama

  • Connie Britton - Nashville
  • Glenn Close - Damages
  • Claire Danes - Homeland
  • Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey
  • Julianna Marguiles - The Good Wife

    Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy

  • Zooey Deschanel - New Girl
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
  • Lena Dunham - Girls
  • Tina Fey - 30 Rock
  • Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

    Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie

  • Kevin Costner - Hatfields & McCoys
  • Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
  • Woody Harrelson - Game Change
  • Toby Jones - The Girl
  • Clive Owen - Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie

  • Julianne Moore - Game Change
  • Nicole Kidman - Hemingway & Gellhorn
  • Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Asylum
  • Sienna Miller - The Girl
  • Sigourney Weaver - Political Animals

    Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie

  • Max Greenfield - New Girl
  • Ed Harris - Game Change
  • Danny Huston - Magic City
  • Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
  • Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family

    Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie

  • Hayden Panettiere - Nashville
  • Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife
  • Sarah Paulson - Game Change
  • Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
  • Sofia Vergara - Modern Family

    Cecile B. DeMille Award

  • Jodie Foster

Comments

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

Here's hoping Lincoln can win more awards and Wreck-It Ralph wins Best Animated Feature.

Jan 13 - 06:35 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

Curse you Pixar!

Jan 13 - 06:49 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Brave did NOT deserve the win. What a terrible decision.

Jan 13 - 06:51 PM

Arekusandora

Alexandra Borrero

I'm still trying to process that Brave won over Wreck-It Ralph. How the hell did that happen?! The people that made Wreck-It really deserved this...

Jan 14 - 02:31 PM

Travis W.

Travis W

I turned off the golden globes after they announced that Brave won. And to add to that they nominated hotel transylvania and rise of the guardians over ParaNorman....Hopefully Brave loses at the academy next month..

Jan 14 - 04:06 PM

NasheemTDK

Nasheem khabir

Brave was a reallly good movie.

Jan 14 - 08:55 PM

Matt Kotchian

Matt Kotchian

Brave was actually pretty good, but Wreck It Ralph was far superior over all of them.

Jan 15 - 10:47 AM

Facebook User

Facebook User

Brave.. I really loved. I also do not understand why Wreck it Ralph won best animated feature..at least it wasn't Hotel Transylvania.

Jan 17 - 08:20 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

Completely agree with you Kent, Frankenweenie and Wreck-It Ralph have scored and much better reviews than Brave did. Well here's hoping Wreck-It Ralph will conquer the Oscars next month. Fortunately, Brave has a much harder competition for the Academy Award.

Jan 13 - 06:54 PM

Joshua

Joshua "LF" Mitchell

Why are you basing your opinion on the reviews of others? It's fine to like one movie more than the other, but back it up with your own opinions and thoughts!

Jan 13 - 07:05 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

Everyone else here seems to agree. I not saying Ralph needs to win (I'm fine with any of the other movies as I liked them all) but I feel like Brave is a much weaker movie when comparing it to fellow animated movie Wreck-It Ralph. I really feel like they gave Brave that award because its from "Pixar".

Jan 13 - 07:07 PM

Andrew StClair

Andrew StClair

Unfortunately, I think the Oscars will result in the same thing. Only then, there will be three movies more deserving of the Oscar, rather than two in the Golden Globes.

Jan 13 - 07:33 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

All of the films competing for a Oscar (other then Brave) are over 80% fresh. Brave is only at 78%. Pirates, ParaNorman, Ralph, Frankenweenie are all at 85% and higher.

Jan 13 - 07:41 PM

Gerry Peterson

Gerry Peterson

It could've been worse. Hotel Transylvania could've won. Seriously, why did they nominate that film? It was awful.

Jan 14 - 12:40 AM

Travis W.

Travis W

I have no idea why transylvania was nominated but at the Oscars next month all the films are better candidates for the best animated picture than Brave. Wreck-It Ralph deserves it but I won't mind if it doesn't win the Oscar as long as Brave doesn't win.

It is ONLY winning because it is a Pixar movie, if it hadn't been Pixar it might not have even be nominated.

Jan 14 - 04:08 PM

Chris Brakey

Chris Brakey

I really think that out of the Globes nominations, Brave was a good choice. If anything, people criticised it more because it was Pixar, and they had higher standards. I did see all the others, and Wreck it Ralph was good too, I guess they were kind of a tie for me. I still think Paranorman should've at least been nominated though, because that was my favorite animated movie this year, but I don't think Brave deserves this much hatred.

Jan 15 - 04:12 PM

Facebook User

Facebook User

Now just why the F U C K was Hotel Transylvania nominated again?

Jan 17 - 08:21 PM

Adin R.

Adin R

I'm still pissed that Paranorman wasn't nominated -_-

Jan 13 - 06:55 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

I know right?! Wreck-It Ralph, ParaNorman, and Frankenweenie have much better reviews than Brave did. Well at least all of those are nominated for a Oscar, a clearly much better award show.

Jan 13 - 06:57 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Same. Paranorman was easily the best animated film of the year.

Jan 13 - 06:59 PM

Jessica Barron

Jessica Barron

I was just ranting about that! ParaNorman was so the best animeted feature of the year. Smart humor, deep plot, great voice acting, beautiful visuals. All Pixar did was take the plot of Brother Bear, put a main female lead and add a mother-daughter relationship. There was nothing great about it at all except the graphics.

Jan 13 - 07:56 PM

Bram S.

Bram Sterling

ParaNorman was great. It should definitely have been nominated.

Jan 14 - 12:12 AM

Slade U.

Slade Uppercut

I highly believe ParaNorman wasn't as good as people say, I hope it doesn't win the Oscar...

Jan 14 - 04:15 AM

zinc alloy

zinc alloy

loved ParaNorman

Jan 14 - 04:07 PM

Travis W.

Travis W

What's even worse is Transylvania was nominated...Seriously I would have considered the Lorax as a better nomination than that.

Jan 14 - 04:10 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

@Travis, its not that big of a deal. We knew it wouldn't win anyways.

Jan 14 - 06:06 PM

Bertram Krogh

Bertram Krogh

I didn?t think much of ParaNorman, thought it was pretty standard. Hotel Transylvania was even worse, and Frankenweenie a little better, but they are all beneath the fresh bubble line for me.

Jan 15 - 01:30 AM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Why are these nominations BETTER than the Academy ones? Seriously.

Jan 13 - 06:44 PM

Missy Ellsworth

Missy Ellsworth

I totally agree!

Jan 13 - 06:47 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Case in point, look the Best Director nominations. THAT is the kind of line-up the Academy should have chosen. Instead, they thought it was appropriate to neglect Affleck and Tarantino.

Jan 13 - 06:49 PM

Joshua Pannelli

Joshua Pannelli

agreed, Im starting to put more weight in the Globes than the Oscars. I think that Leo not winning in still a shame, he deserved it.

Jan 13 - 06:52 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

I think Leo, Waltz, and Hoffman were the most deserving. Alan Arkin? Please. He was good, but not award worthy.

Jan 13 - 07:02 PM

Matt Kotchian

Matt Kotchian

Waltz deserved it

Jan 15 - 10:48 AM

Ric Almazar

Ric Almazar

It may seem like it because Golden Globe has a wider range of movie genre. Although I do agree with you. I'm left disappointed almost every year with Oscars.

Jan 13 - 08:29 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

I think it is nice how Best Picture (Drama) and Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) are two separate categories. We all know that Drama > Musical/Comedy the majority of the time, so Drama movies get an unfair advantage when you just have one Best Picture award. Just my opinion.

Jan 13 - 08:31 PM

Bertram Krogh

Bertram Krogh

I?d still say Django Unchained is more a comedy than a drama film.

Jan 15 - 01:32 AM

Missy Ellsworth

Missy Ellsworth

Damn! Really wanted Lange to win! She's a joy to watch on American Horror Story!

Jan 13 - 06:47 PM

Troy Krusenstjerna

Troy Krusenstjerna

Lange deserved to win.. I agree!!

Jan 22 - 01:51 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Anything but Life of Pi could win Best Picture-Drama and I would be happy.

Jan 13 - 06:52 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Yay! Go Argo!

Jan 13 - 08:10 PM

Andrew StClair

Andrew StClair

Brave? Seriously? I love Pixar but.... Brave? At least two movies on the nominations are better than Brave. Disappointed Golden Globes.

Jan 13 - 06:53 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Brave was terrible. If any other studio had made it, I would have "liked" it, but I have come to expect more from Pixar.

Jan 13 - 07:02 PM

Joshua

Joshua "LF" Mitchell

Your opinion changed based on the company- Opinion: Invalid.

Jan 13 - 07:06 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

We're not trying to offend you if you liked Brave, all we're just saying is that there we're better movies nominated that should of won.

Jan 13 - 07:11 PM

Joshua

Joshua "LF" Mitchell

Not offended. :P Just irritated by some of the reasoning.

Jan 13 - 07:19 PM

Andrew StClair

Andrew StClair

Well, the reason why people are upset is simple. It didn't deserve it. It is not particularly a great film, and it is certainly not better than either Frankenweenie or Wreck-it-Ralph, and that's just in reviews. That's just in the film itself. A lot of times, Brave just seemed like a mess. Like the developers didn't have a clear idea on what tone they wanted it to be, and where they wanted the idea to go.

Jan 13 - 07:58 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

You are twisting my words. My point is, Pixar is capable of making better films than Brave. That is why I was dissapointed. And I said "liked," implying that I would have just been okay with it. Learn to comprehend what you read.

Jan 13 - 08:03 PM

Travis W.

Travis W

I liked Brave, but it wasn't good for Pixar, and actually the only reason I believe it is nominated and got decent reviews was because it was Pixar. Wreck-It Ralph, ParaNorman, Frankenweenie, and Pirates all were good movies on their own and didn't rely on a companies previous works to get them nominated or be good.

Jan 14 - 04:12 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

The whole reason why they gave Brave the award was because its from "Pixar".

Jan 13 - 07:10 PM

Joshua

Joshua "LF" Mitchell

Eh, maybe. I would take Kent's comment as an example of why this probably isn't true. He would've liked it if it was by anyone else. Yet, it was by Pixar, so he was disappointed. A lot of people are likely thinking the same.

Jan 13 - 07:25 PM

Bradley J.

Bradley J

I just don't understand why we can't accept a perfectly fine film from a studio that releases better. Pixar is human like all of us and we expect too much for them to deliver each time.

Jan 13 - 07:30 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

That's my also my point. The reason why it got the award was all because of Pixar and if it was by another animation company, it probably would've not gotten the award. I been disappointed at Pixar since Cars 2 and Brave didn't make things much better.

Jan 13 - 07:31 PM

Andrew StClair

Andrew StClair

At Joshue and Bradley. You're right. I think Brave is indeed a fine film. But that's the reason why it easily doesn't deserve to win. It's just a fine film. Nothing special. Both Frankenweenie and Wreck-it-Ralph were special. They're not typical animated movies, they have great characters, great stories and by the end of the film, you feel uplifted. By the end of Brave, I just felt like that it was a nice movie that had some funny parts, but that was it. All I wanted was either Frankenweenie or Wreck-it-Ralph to win, because they were easily better. Now the Oscars are adding ParaNorman to it, which is also better, but I'm afraid the result will be the same. Brave will win over three films that are much better than it.

Jan 13 - 07:43 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Sad but true.

Jan 13 - 08:08 PM

Bram S.

Bram Sterling

At the Oscars, I actually think that maybe Frankenweenie will win.

Jan 14 - 12:14 AM

Travis W.

Travis W

And yes I agree Brave is a good film, but it wasn't great, it didn't do anything special.

Wreck-It Ralph, ParaNorman, and Frankenweenie all did something special and exceeded what would be considered a fine film.

Honestly at the Oscars as long as Brave doesn't win I will be happy, I am cheering on Ralph as it was my favorite of the bunch, but I am perfectly fine with say Frankenweenie or ParaNorman winning.

Jan 14 - 04:14 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Wreck it Ralph, Paranorman (NOT EVEN NOMINATED?!?!) both better decisions.

Jan 13 - 07:03 PM

Bradley J.

Bradley J

Though I wouldn't consider Brave their best film, I don't understand how you don't like a well-made but lacking film just because it came from Pixar and yet you would like it if another studio made it.

Jan 13 - 07:08 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

Beacuse studios like Skellington Productions, Laika, and Walt Disney Animation are all from studios that made better movies that are better than a movie that came from a top-notch animation studio that has very high standards.

Jan 13 - 07:46 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

You are the second person who didn't read my comment correctly. Here was my point. If anybody other than Pixar had made the film, I would have said, "Hey, that movie was... okay." But Pixar made the movie, and they have a history of making movies that are WAY better than Brave. So, naturally, I was expecting more from Brave. If Pixar hadn't made Brave, I would have gone in with lower expectations and would have therefore been less dissapointed.

Jan 13 - 08:12 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

I actually wanted to like the movie BECAUSE Pixar made it, and I love most of their movies. But I don't love or hate a movie based solely on who made it, but based on who is making a film, my expectations will vary.

Jan 13 - 08:14 PM

Bradley J.

Bradley J

Ok now I think I understand what you're trying to say. I'm not claiming that I think Brave should've won because actually Frankenweenie was my favorite animated film of the year, I just think that Brave was a fine film but not their best.

Jan 14 - 04:39 AM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

I was exaggerating when I said Brave was terrible. But compared to the other nominees for best animated picture, it is one of the weakest for sure. So, it was terrible in comparison to the other animated pictures that came out this year.

Jan 14 - 12:21 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

Are you talking to me or Bradley?

Jan 13 - 08:28 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Bradley.

Jan 13 - 08:32 PM

Travis W.

Travis W

I would dare say Frankeneenie and even Pirates and Guardians were better decisions.

Jan 14 - 04:15 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

The Pirates wasn't even nominated for a Golden Globe.

Jan 14 - 06:07 PM

Janson Jinnistan

Janson Jinnistan

Jodie Foster is a total Boss.

Jan 13 - 07:12 PM

Dick Travis

Mick Travis

So is Kevin Costner! Is this the first acting award he's ever won?

Jan 13 - 07:25 PM

Janson Jinnistan

Janson Jinnistan

Ehh. Never really cared for him, honestly.

Jan 13 - 07:47 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Yeah, right there with you. I haven't seen a Kevin Costner movie where he blew me away. Maybe I just haven't seen his best roles?

Jan 13 - 08:19 PM

Janson Jinnistan

Janson Jinnistan

"A Perfect World" may be the best.

Jan 13 - 08:23 PM

WS S.

WS Shannon

Dances With Wolves was quite astounding role from Costner, but it's basically a one hit wonder.

Jan 13 - 09:09 PM

Vits

Vicente Torres

It's his first Golden Globe for acting. He's won very few other acting awards (not counting the Razzies).

Jan 14 - 10:43 AM

Ed Morgan

Ed Morgan

so far okay. I like Jennifer Lawerance even before Hunger Games. She was great in X Men, First Class movie. She interacted well with the two male leads. Downton Abbey, snoze fest, boring. bottle it as an alternate to sleeping tablet. BBC keep doing Dr Who and Torchwood.
I have liked the Golden Globes since 1974 when Linda Blair won. Also Phil Collins won a Golden Globe before he got his Oscar.

Jan 13 - 07:14 PM

Dick Travis

Mick Travis

Isn't it amazing that Linda Blair lost to Tatum O'Neal at the Oscars? Don't get me wrong, as I think Tatum deserved it, but this was a time when one young girl was battling another one for Supporting Actress.

Jan 13 - 07:26 PM

Leo Monteiro

Leo Monteiro

bravo Ben Affleck!

Jan 13 - 07:22 PM

Fargo Penneau-Tbakhi

Fargo Penneau-Tbakhi

So so so so so glad Brave and Ben Affleck won. Wreck it Ralph was terrible. Lets hope Argo wins

Jan 13 - 07:26 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

Really? I know its your own opinion but still Wreck-It Ralph is far more original and better directed than Brave was.

Jan 13 - 07:33 PM

fotc

nicholas hernandez

Wreck it Ralph was lame, and had nothing special. Paranorman is easily the best animated movie of the year, but I'd take brave of Ralph everyday

Jan 13 - 09:18 PM

Andrew Brinkerhoff

Andrew Brinkerhoff

While I don't think "Ralph" was lame (I actually thought it was overall fun and had some memorable characters), it wasn't the deserving winner in my opinion and is a little overrated. A couple things bothered me, the biggest one being the scene where Ralph is captured by the donut cops and they TASER him. For how creative the makers were, the fact they had to go for that overused (in other films and TV) cheap gag is kind of embarrassing (and yes, it bothered me a lot more than the "duty" jokes sequence). ParaNorman currently has my vote, and I'm hoping Frankenweenie will also have my vote once I've finally seen it. Ralph would be my second- or third-place choice depending on what I think of "Frankenweenie".

Jan 13 - 09:50 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

I loved both Wreck-It Ralph and ParaNorman. I was going for Ralph to win the Golden Globe because ParaNorman wasn't nominated. And @Andrew, I'm surprise that a couple things bothered you in Wreck-It Ralph. I mean if you look at ParaNorman, there's a lot of talk about damnation and Mitch, a character who's turns out to be gay at the end. ParaNorman also had a much darker storyline like Frankenweenie but unlike Wreck-It Ralph. But I did enjoy both movies and be fine with either one wining a Oscar.

Jan 14 - 05:43 AM

Andrew Brinkerhoff

Andrew Brinkerhoff

@Matthew Well, I'll be honest in saying "ParaNorman" wasn't perfect in my opinion, but I tend to overanalyze when it comes to films. I haven't seen "Ralph" since November, so my memory of it is a little fuzzy; usually I have to watch something again to remind me of how good it is, or I'll start picking it apart based on my fuzzy memory of it (the same thing happened with "The Avengers", which I just re-watched a couple days ago and enjoyed the heck out of).

Jan 14 - 11:32 AM

Andrew StClair

Andrew StClair

Brave was a lackluster film about a girl who behaves recklessly, and then runs off into the woods, follows a bunch of bizarre blue lights, and feeds her mother a cake given to her by a witch (that's smart). I guess that is just amazing filmmaking.

Jan 13 - 07:36 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Haha couldn't have put it any better myself. The humor and emotional moments didn't hit me like they usually do in Pixar movies (see Toy Story 3).

Jan 13 - 08:20 PM

Matthew R.

Matthew Reimer

You do got to admit, a nude butt in a animated movie is pretty funny.

Jan 13 - 08:37 PM

Dave M.

Dave Mart

A travesty of a movie.

Jan 14 - 11:31 AM

Paxton Attridge

Paxton Attridge

My vote is in for "Paranorman". Easily the most original and well balanced of the Oscar nominees, I cannot comprehend how mediocrity like "Hotel Transylvania" got nominated over it here. I also wouldn't mind "Pirates" or "Frankenweenie", I just didn't feel the same depth of craftsmanship, storytelling, or really even 'fun' from "Brave".

Jan 14 - 12:58 PM

Dick Travis

Mick Travis

I saw GAME CHANGE only a few weeks ago. (Sigh). You know, all three actors--Moore, Harris and particularly Harrelson--were all awesome and made it worth seeing. That being said, if you know anything about Palin, you won't learn anything about her. I wanted something on her rise in Alaska (how did this twit get elected Governor?); instead we just see her make a fool of herself during the campaign, rather than question her actions prior and after. Disappointed, but the actors were great.

Jan 13 - 07:31 PM

Jason H.

Jason Huang

hope zero dark thirty wins best picture! really glad argo won for best director though!

Jan 13 - 07:34 PM

Keegan W.

Keegan W.

I LOVED Django Unchained, I LOVED it. I love QT and everyone was great... But I'd take Seymour Hoffman or Jones over Waltz. I mean, he's a terrific actor and he definitely deserved a nomination because he did a fantastic job, but I don't think he was the best in such a tough category. No hate to Waltz, though. He's awesome

Jan 13 - 07:41 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Fair enough. I am biased towards Django (obviously) but I agree that Hoffman is a great actor. His work with PTA is fantastic.

Jan 13 - 08:22 PM

NasheemTDK

Nasheem khabir

Exactly. It should have went to DiCsprio

Jan 14 - 08:59 PM

Bertram Krogh

Bertram Krogh

I thought Hoffman`s work was mind-blowing.

Jan 15 - 01:37 AM

Giovanni Chambers

Giovanni Chambers

I'm very biased about Brave winning the award. Not that it wasn't a bad movie or anything, it just wasn't good enough to be an award winning film. It would have brighten my day if either Frankenweenie or Wreck-it-Ralph won, instead of Brave. Perhaps Pixar was the reason why it won, since most of the films were critically good (excluding Cars 2)

As much as I'm concerned about Jennifer Lawrence, I was glad that she won. She pretty much deserved that award. I think she's a talented actress, unlike most of the typical young actresses in this generation. Even the movies before The Hunger Games were brilliant.

Jan 13 - 07:49 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Ugh. I hated Les Miserables. Moonrise Kingdom should have won Best Picture - Musical or Comedy. Or at least something that wasn't Les Miserables. Talk about an unbearable film.

Jan 13 - 08:07 PM

Dick Travis

Mick Travis

For once, both you and I are in agreement. MK got robbed BIG TIME, LM was total shite, and I have nothing against musicals either.

Jan 13 - 08:17 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Yeah, I don't hate musicals either: I loved Sweeney Todd. Ideally, Les Mis would be replaced with Moonrise Kingdom in the Oscars. I would probably switch out Life of Pi for The Master as well.

Jan 13 - 08:24 PM

Dave M.

Dave Mart

Sweeney Todd was an excellent musical film. Les Mis would have worked if it wasn't a musical adaptation.

Jan 14 - 11:33 AM

WS S.

WS Shannon

Sorry you feel that way. I thought it was great and I was glad it won, but I wouldn't have minded Moonrise Kingdom or Silver Linings either.

Jan 13 - 09:10 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

@DaveMart, I agree 100%. If Les Mis was not a musical, I probably would have enjoyed it way more than I did. Sweeney Todd worked better for a variety of reasons. First of all, (this is just my opinion) the songs were more catchy and interesting... they got stuck in my head. That didn't happen in Les Mis. Second of all, I think the directing was better in Sweeney. Third of all, the cinematography in Sweeney was more varied and interesting. How much of Les Mis was a 10 minute close-up from one angle? Dull in my opinion. You can get away with doing that a couple of times to really emphasize an important moment, but you don't do it throughout the whole film! It just becomes unbearable!

Jan 14 - 12:25 PM

Dave M.

Dave Mart

My problem with Les Mis was that the story of the novel is a lot tougher and more complex in historical terms. The musical seems to turn that importance into something cheap and unappreciable. Agree on your points regarding Sweeney's songs.

Jan 14 - 01:15 PM

Facebook User

Facebook User

TO HELL WITH MUSICALS.

Jan 17 - 08:25 PM

Dave M.

Dave Mart

._.

Jan 18 - 01:46 PM

Reza T.

Reza Trikurnia

worst Golden Globes...
upset: argo, ben affleck, Les Miserables, Anne Hathaway, Brave, Hugh Jackman, and Christoph Waltz.
Great: QT, DDL,and Amour.

Jan 13 - 08:09 PM

Juan Cavaliere

Juan Cavaliere

I'm accord with you, Ben Affleck, Les Miserables, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman?????, IT'S A JOKEEEE????? I HOPE THAT NOT TO HAPPEN THE SAME IN THE Oscars

Jan 13 - 08:34 PM

WS S.

WS Shannon

DDL for the 500th time is great?

Jan 13 - 09:18 PM

Janson Jinnistan

Janson Jinnistan

Amy Poehler was the only winner tonight.

And Jodie Foster...

Jan 13 - 08:19 PM

Ric Almazar

Ric Almazar

A well deserved win for Ben Affleck and Argo! A slap in the face for Oscars for snubbing him in the Best Director category.

Jan 13 - 08:30 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

Agreed.

Jan 13 - 08:48 PM

Zach Thomas

Zach Idiculla

Agreed.

Jan 13 - 09:06 PM

Fourteenyearold

Louie 098

Agreed.

Jan 14 - 10:40 PM

Steven Beyer

Steven Beyer

Affleck didn't do anything special as a director, he took a great script and managed to not screw it up. Affleck didn't push any boundaries in Argo, it was a safe, feel good film and there's absolutly nothing recognizable in Ben's style of directing. Awards deserve to go to artists who take risks, like QT, PTA or AL. I liked Argo and I think Affleck is Capable of creating great entertainment, but he'll never be considered a master filmmaker or game changing director.

Jan 15 - 03:23 PM

Gage Kent

Gage Kent

As much as I would have preferred QT, I have no problem with Affleck winning. Yes, it helped that the script was great, but a director still could have butchered it... and he didn't. Sure, he doesn't have a signature style or anything, but he has a good track record of telling stories well. Keep in mind that Affleck did a good job getting good performances out of his actors too. That isn't always easy.

Jan 15 - 08:38 PM

JC Martel

JC Martel

Very entertaining night I must say.

Jan 13 - 08:50 PM

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