| Subject: George and "The Good German" Snubbed By Golden Globes |
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Date Posted: 21:47:04 12/14/06 Thu
Hey Everyone,
Good News and Bad News--
Last night (and this afternoon) the AMC cable movie channel broadcast the Cinematique tribute to Our Guy. I watched it twice and really enjoyed it, though I wish it could have been at least 30 minutes or so longer. (The actual event was no doubt longer and carefully edited down for broadcast.)
George seemed to be really enjoying all the ribbing--especially the hilarious Matt Damon video spoofing about "Batman and Robin"--and the general tone of the evening seemed very lighthearted and very much in keeping with GC's wisecracking sense of humor.
Did everyone see it? What did you all think?
There were some celebrities that I was a bit surprised not to see, either in attendance or via filmed tributes-- where for instance was director Steven Soderbergh? The Coen Brothers? "ER" colleague Anthony Edwards? Clooney leading ladies Pfeiffer, Lopez, Kidman and Blanchett?
On the other hand there were funny and heartfelt taped tributes from the likes of Paul Newman and Renee Zellwegger, Barack Obama, CBS News icon Walter Cronkite, Madeleine Albright, John McCain and David Letterman, and from attendees Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin, Julia Roberts, Bonnie Hunt, Danny DeVito, Noah Wyle and Julianna Margulies, and Morgan Freeman--who saluted GC's humanitarian efforts on behalf of Darfur--they all said wonderful, moving and amusing things to and about George.
And at the end of the festivities, after accepting the award from Ms. Roberts, GC took a few funny shots of his own at his famous friends, accompanied by a giant slide show of "embarrassing" old pictures.
Wish I'd been there... bet you all do, too. :-)
Now for the bad news: Today the Golden Globe nominations were announced (and discussed) and it was noted on various entertainment shows tonight that GC and his new black and white film, "The Good German," were among those the Golden Globes have snubbed.
I feel two ways about this and I'm wondering what you all think. Part of me is very disappointed for GC that his work this year was ignored for this 2007 awards consideration. It's true that "The Good German" hasn't even been released yet--I think it's scheduled for limited release in selected cities tomorrow--but then again some of the other nominees are late releases also and were nominated anyway.
Was the Hollywood Foreign Press put off by "German" being so different from everything else out there?
It's set in the 1940s, filmed in black and white, and filmed (according to reviews and profiles; I haven't yet seen it) with movie technology that was actually used in the 1940s (as opposed to the modern equipment and techniques used today) and acted by Clooney and company in that heightened, melodramatic style of the films of that period. Maybe the Hollywood Foreign Press just didn't know what to make of all that.
That is, I mean, if they even bothered to see it..?
Because the other part of me is skeptical as to how much any of us should care about the Golden Globes anyway; over time I have learned just enough about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (a membership that historically includes very few actual journalists) to be left less than impressed about the validity of the award-- though I'll admit that the televised awards ceremony itself is a glossy, celebrity-laden, very entertaining event.
Which brings me to my next point: the dirty little secret--I mean, aside from the big reveal about how few actual accredited journalists seem to make up the HFPA--is that their main criteria for handing out nominations and awards has been the willingness of both established, major stars and exciting, up-and-coming starlets to make themselves available for photo ops and shmoozing with... you guessed it...the Hollywood Foreign Press Association!
So will the members of the Academy have the integrity to ignore the preordained Golden Globe noms and decide for themselves which performances and films deserve Oscar consideration? Or will they sit back and let the HFPA do their homework (and thinking) for them?
On the other hand, don't get me started on Academy Award voting peculiarities...
So what do the rest of you think? About GC's shut-out with the Golden Globes? About the awards themselves?
Increasingly I find I only really enjoy watching awards shows of any kind--but particularly the Golden Globes and the Oscars--when I don't give a damn who wins what. Otherwise it's a nervewracking (and heartbreaking, when my favorite doesn't win) exercise in frustration. (I was thrilled to watch George accepting his Oscar from Nicole Kidman for "Syriana," of course)
So what say you Tara? Angel? Maria? Chris? Merlin? Jen? (Okay, my fingers are getting tired of typing names; sorry if I haven't mentioned everyone) I'm curious to know what everyone else thinks about all this.
Lorraine
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