Golden Globe Nominations Thoughts

Things I love about this year's Golden Globes nominations:

-James Franco's performance as Tommy Wiseau is nominated in the Best Comedy/Musical category. As a fan of James Franco's work since Freaks and Geeks, I figured this would be a great performance, but I was completely blown away by his work here. This might be his career best performance. He was so excellent as Wiseau-the voice, the laugh, the mannerisms, the aura, the attitude, the personality-it was all there, and James never missed a beat. It was just an incredible performance that honestly might just be my favorite male performance of 2017. I'm glad to see it nominated. I thought there was a chance, but when you actually see it in print, you definitely get even more excited.

-The Disaster Artist is nominated for Best Picture in the Comedy/Musical category

-Daniel Kaluuya is nominated for Best Actor for Get Out in the Best Comedy/Musical category

-Get Out is nominated for Best Picture in the Best Comedy/Musical category

-The Shape of Water dominated nominations (everything I've seen and read about this is so amazing-Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer-we've got Creature from the Black Lagoon set in a backdrop of the Cold War-phenomenal)-I've seen so many clips and full scenes from this, and I'm fascinated with everything thus far

-Sally Hawkins (her underrated performance in Blue Jasmine still needs to be talked about more) nomination for Best Actress in a Drama-her presence on the screen without uttering a word is similar to Jean Dujardin's phenomenal work in The Artist-different type of scenarios, but it still is in the same vein of acting and showmanship.

-Margot Robbie is nominated for Best Actress in the Comedy/Musical category for her intoxicating portrayal of Tonya Harding-haven't seen it yet, but I fully intend to. I know she's going to own the screen. Definitely seems like her career best from what I've seen in trailers.

-Ansel Elgort being nominated for Baby Driver-this is in my Top 10 movies of 2017 for sure, and it's great to see him nominated. He was so good in his mannerisms, and never missed a beat.

Alison Brie's nomination for her awesome work as Ruth in GLOW! It's so cool to see a show focused on professional wrestling featured. Brie is such a fantastic actress-I've always found her to be underrated. She's always in these big productions, but seems to get overshadowed by the rest of the cast. She's on another level of charisma as well.

-David Harbour's nomination for his great performance as Sheriff Hopper in Season 2 of Stranger Things. He's really a solid foundation of the show, and his praise and commitment to the Duffer Brother's genius vision needs to be commended!

Things I don't like about the Golden Globes nominations:

-Lady Bird being a center of attention in the Comedy/Musical category-this movie is completely overhyped, and nothing special. The Edge of Seventeen was powerful and one of the best movies I've seen in the 2010s in all honesty. Hailee Steinfeld (one of my favorite actresses) was just amazing as Nadine, but in Lady Bird, I didn't feel any sympathy or connection to any of the characters, or the storyline. Plus, the Lady Bird character is extremely unlikable.

-Awards season seemingly finding Saoirse Ronan to be one of the best actresses of her generation. I never understood the love for her. While her performance in Lady Bird is admittedly the best work of her career, it's still not a great performance by any means. I think she's kind of a bland actress overall. I find her parts in movies to be incredibly dull. This movie showed some range and heart, which is why I do agree with the nomination. I just don't agree that it's incredible.

-Jacob Tremblay getting snubbed for his incredible performance as Auggie Pullman in Wonder. This is one of the best young actor performances I've ever seen. I'm actually still pissed that he was snubbed for Room where he stole the show, even with a phenomenal performance by Brie Larson.

-Millie Bobby Brown getting snubbed for her deeply layered performance as Eleven in Season 2 of Stranger Things. I think her work in Episode 5, 8, and 9 alone is some of the better acting you'll find from any actor or actress, young or old. MBB will be a force in the industry if she keeps with it. Just look at the emotion she has as Eleven. I love the character, and Season 2 made me love her even more than I already did.

-The 7th consecutive snub for Emmy Rossum's excellent work as Fiona Gallagher in Shameless. Fiona is without a doubt, in the Top 5, female characters on television for the last few years. I thought she should have won it for her work in Season 4. Rossum is such a good actress, and Fiona has become a part of her. She's somebody that deserves recognition, but unfortunately, she most likely never will

-While she has won an Emmy (thankfully), I still think Tatiana Maslany should have been nominated for the final season of Orphan Black. She deserves it for being the greatest actress on television. I truly believe that, and Orphan Black is one of my Top 10 shows of all time. The show itself should be nominated for it's own award as well. No show has made me feel so much as this has.

-While Big Little Lies & The Handmaid's Tale being nominated makes perfect sense based on the landscape of the world right now, I personally don't think either show is anything great. Don't get me wrong-the performances for the most part (apart from the mannequin, Nicole Kidman-seriously, I think she stands in Madame Tussaud's as herself-no wax figure needed. Reese Witherspoon is awesome, and I like her passion, but I just never got fully invested in the show. Laura Dern was the best part so I'd be fine with her winning. Elizabeth Moss & Anne Dowd are great on The Handmaid's Tale, but I find myself drifting out with this show, but it's cool to see such strong female characters in these two shows, even if I'm not fully invested in them.
-Betty Gilpin & Mark Maron being snubbed for their excellent performances in GLOW. While Brie's Ruth more than deserves it's nomination for Brie's great timing and passion in the role, Gilpin's Debbie was the heart of the show. The ending with her coming out of the stands as LIberty Bell was so cool to watch & she did so well juggling all the personal issues the character is going through. Maron's work as Sam is just a great performance that deserves to be seen. He's a standout in every episode, and while, he's such a seedy character on one hand, you definitely feel empathy for him on the other. He's a great, complex character!

-Blade Runner 2049 completely snubbed in every category-UGH! This was probably my favorite movie of 2017 along with Wonder Woman! These two movies made me feel more than anything this year, and to see Denis Villeneuve, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, and the actual movie snubbed is infuriating.

-Queen of the South's Alice Braga & Veronica Falcon being snubbed following consistently amazing performances in Season 2-two of the best characters on television-tough, gorgeous, and charismatic!

-AND...of course, Seth Meyers as the host of the show. I LOATHE Seth Meyers. I'm very anti-SNL, and his "comedy" has never hit with me. It's always so political, and I always disliked his pause for applause, because he needs it to inflate his ego. He's boring as hell, and too pompous to be the host in my opinion.