How is Cersei the leading character in Game of Thrones?
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Golden Globes 2017 Nominees
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How is Cersei the leading character in Game of Thrones?
xeroborn55
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I thought Hell or High Water was an excellent movie. Happy to see it on there.
Diprosalic
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this time they have some actual musicals and comedies in the musical and comedy category.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Wright and/or Hopkins nominated for Emmy's. The Globes are always a bit weird.
With a cast as big as game of thrones, i'm not sure where to draw the line between "leading" and "supporting".
But especially in Season 6, i do feel like she was absolutely the 'lead' to the Kings Landing arc.
Would you consider Daenerys to be the only leading female role on the show, then?
Same goes for Newton in Westworld, imho.
Diprosalic
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Arrival not getting a nod is weird, it was a big oscar betting favourite before.
I sure hope so. Seems criminal not to recognize arguably the two finest performances in the show.
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Nothing for The Nice Guys? Smh
Ensemble show means there is no leading character. I wouldn't consider anyone the leading character, that's kind of the point.
I watched Six Feet Under earlier this year and I must have spent hours in IMDB and other sites to confirm that it is indeed Ben Foster in that show. Recently watched Hell or High Water and it just double confirmed what we already knew, he's really good at his job. He will get nominated sooner or later.
bobbychalkers
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I hope Atlanta wins everything related to it. Best show I've seen all year. Still need to watch Moonlight but I'm rooting for it.
ratcliffja
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I haven't seen Moana, but Kubo was significantly better than Zootopia. It's a shame that you can't seem to win that if you don't have the Disney name.
TheExhaustedWalrus
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Hoping Atlanta and Westworld win their respective categories. I wouldn't mind if Moonlight and La La Land won the best picture categories, either.
The SNL take on her performance was dead on.
Androidsleeps
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I agree. Just watched the trailer...people call La La Land "Oscar Bait" when this exists?
Also, why is The Americans not nominated ? :/
Hope the actors at least win
Diprosalic
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i hate the term "oscar bait" but what about LaLaLand is oscar bait?
oscar baits are usually big epic historic stuff about terrible periods of time like the holocaust or slavery and/or may center on a character with a physical or mental disability.
This is just a musical romcom with two normal people and it was a passion project from the director.
ok, so it's a glass half full / half empty kind of thing.
I'd consider the show to have multiple leading characters
But i just checked - Actors/actresses in GoT were always just nominated in the "supporting" category, so i guess my definition is off.
I still find it weird. I think GoT Season 6 had 2 female leads (daenerys and cersei), one male lead (Jon Snow).
But alas, the Globes see it differently. It's a shame that great performances in great shows have to fight for scraps, just because the drama of the show deals with a wider base of characters instead of just one.
edit: meh, Desperate housewives had 3(!) nominations for actress in a leading role. (yes, the 'supporting role' award existed back then, in case anyone wonders)
UberTag
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The latter. It's emotionally manipulative tripe. Nicole Kidman is the only good thing about it... and that's entirely due to one brief scene towards the end of the movie.
I was honestly more impressed by Wood.
I can't wrap my head around Hopkins and Wright not being nominated for Westworld.
Standout performances even if you include film.
Evan Rachel Wood better win hers though.
Good to see Westworld and Stranger Things getting the respect they deserve after so many TV reviewers were too snobby to include sci-fi shows on their top lists.
Standout performances even if you include film.
Evan Rachel Wood better win hers though.
Good to see Westworld and Stranger Things getting the respect they deserve after so many TV reviewers were too snobby to include sci-fi shows on their top lists.
The Night Of not being nominated shows how completely out of touch are these kind of awards, not only it was the best tv series of the year by far (sorry Stranger Things) but it had the best cinematography I have ever seen on a TV show.
Edit: Nevermind, just saw it was nominated for best mini-series haha, good.
Edit: Nevermind, just saw it was nominated for best mini-series haha, good.
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Man i'm so torn. GoT s6 was the best season ever but Westworld and ST are also really good.
Man i'm so torn. GoT s6 was the best season ever but Westworld and ST are also really good.
She was amazing. That's why I say arguably. In my mind she was either the best, or a close second to Hopkins.
Diprosalic
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Hopkins is the only actor from Westworld that deserves a nomination imho.
djplaeskool
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Happy to Florence Foster Jenkins get some love.
That movie is hilarious and extremely entertaining.
That and Arrival were two of my favorite this year.
Also hope Courtney Vance wins best Actor (miniseries).
He was outstanding in the People vs OJ
Deserved nomination for exposing the country to CG bunny twerking in a commercial.
That movie is hilarious and extremely entertaining.
That and Arrival were two of my favorite this year.
Also hope Courtney Vance wins best Actor (miniseries).
He was outstanding in the People vs OJ
Deserved nomination for exposing the country to CG bunny twerking in a commercial.
dancingphlower
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Really happy and surprised to see Deadpool on the list, but it's got no chance against La La Land lol.
Testicular Sound Express
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If someone is anti-semitic I don't think he should be propped up for prestigious awards..but thats just me and my own damn sense of morality.
soundscream
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I would have thought Viola would be in the lead actress catogory, but its probably a better shot for her to win Natalie is looking primed to win this year.
Bernard, would you please show this gentleman the door?
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Winona Ryder best actress. Hahahahaha
Her son is in the wall, man.
I mean, the show was full of great performances anyway. I'm glad I don't have to choose.
UberTag
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The first half of the movie is largely focused around the child version of his character getting separated from his brother and getting lost on the streets of India.
The Google Earth commercial and emotionally manipulative ending that focuses entirely around Dev kicks off afterwards.
The best hope is that the voting bases split and Kubo comes up through the middle. Would have been even likelier had Finding Dory made the cut. Unfortunately, the support seems to be coalescing around Zootopia (which is the best of the three Disney/Pixar films and a deserved front-runner) so I suspect that momentum will carry the day. That... and most of the voters will not have watched Kubo.
TheDarkKnight774
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Expected to see more nominations for Arrival and more actor nominations for Westworld
Spat_triate
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Wow La La Land with the sweep.
Westworld!! Jeffrey Wright (Bernard) and Anthony Hopkins should both be on that list somewhere.
Westworld!! Jeffrey Wright (Bernard) and Anthony Hopkins should both be on that list somewhere.
Diprosalic
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Can we start making memes of Amy Adams not getting an Oscar like we did for Leo?
she'll will be most likely 0-6 after this year. Leo's 1-5.
she'll will be most likely 0-6 after this year. Leo's 1-5.
ok, so it's a glass half full / half empty kind of thing.
It'd consider the show to have multiple leading characters
But i just checked - Actors/actresses in GoT were always just nominated in the "supporting" category, so i guess my definition is off.
I still find it weird. I think GoT Season 6 had 2 female leads (daenerys and cersei), one male lead (Jon Snow).
But alas, the Globes see it differently. It's a shame that great performances in great shows have to fight for scraps, just because the drama of the show works with a wider base of characters instead of just one.
edit: meh, Desperate housewives had 3(!) nominations for actress in a leading role. (yes, the 'supporting role' award existed back then, in case anyone wonders)
The Globes don't decide this, it's the networks who send in considerations for shows. Which is why sometimes a drama ends up being nominated as a comedy, and also why this happens. In this case, one would assume GoT considers nobody a leading character and sends in everyone as supporting. Alternatively, they consider there will be less competition in the supporting slot.
Happy to see Atlanta get some noms. Although I feel that Paperboi and Darius are better in the show than Donald's Glovers character
Also No Jeffrey wright or hopkins(to a lesser extent) isn't right. I kinda felt that Hopkins was phoning it in and just being his normal creepy character but he stil did a great job.
Also No Jeffrey wright or hopkins(to a lesser extent) isn't right. I kinda felt that Hopkins was phoning it in and just being his normal creepy character but he stil did a great job.
privitsan02
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Hoping anything Hacksaw Ridge and Atlanta related wins. Mel Gibson, Donald Glover and Andrew Garfield deserves it BIG TIME.
Best wishes.
Best wishes.
MadLaughter
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How are the odds for Evan Rachel Wood?
Yes it's horrible, but he's at least tried to repent for it, unlike Polanski.
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