Old Grades 3

The Departed

, dir. Scorsese A+

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

, dir. Liebesman A-

Dark Water

, dir. Salles B+

Casino Royale

, dir. Campbell A

Happy Feet

, dir. Miller A-

Monster

, dir. Jenkins A+

Little Miss Sunshine

, dirs. Dayton & Faris A

Kiss of the Dragon

, dir. Nahon B-

Elf

, dir. Favreau A-

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

, dir. Selick A

Hollywoodland

, dir. Coulter A

Borat

x2, dir. Charles A

Spun

, dir. Åkerlund A

Accepted

, dir. Pink B

Golden Globe Winner Predictions (Updated w/ the Winners)

Best Motion Picture- Drama

Babel
Bobby
The Departed
Little Children
The Queen

Whoa. Did not see Babel coming...but I'm happy anyways.

Best Motion Picture- Musical/Comedy

Borat
The Devil Wears Prada
Dreamgirls
Little Miss Sunshine
Thank You For Smoking

Glad they stuck w/ Dreamgirls because a lot of people had their doubts.

Best Director

Clint Eastwood- Flags of Our Fathers
Clint Eastwood- Letters From Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears- The Queen
Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu- Babel
Martin Scorsese- The Departed

This better lead to Marty winning the Oscar. He NEEDS to have it.

Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture- Drama

Leonardo DiCaprio- Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio- The Departed
Peter O'Toole- Venus
Will Smith- The Pursuit of Happyness
Forest Whitaker- The Last King of Scotland

Good Whitaker got this. This might lead to him winning the Oscar. I still Peter O'Toole has a good chance @ beating him though...

Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture- Drama

Penelope Cruz- Volver
Judi Dench- Notes on a Scandal
Maggie Gyllenhaal- Sherrybaby
Helen Mirren- The Queen
Kate Winslet- Little Children

I was hoping for an upset. Didn't happen

Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical/Comedy

Sacha Baron Cohen- Borat
Johnny Depp- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Aaron Eckhart- Thank You For Smoking
Chiwetel Ejiofor- Kinky Boots
Will Ferrell- Stranger Than Fiction

One of the best speeches of the night. A very deserved win

Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture- Musical/Comedy

Annette Bening- Running with Scissors
Toni Collette- Little Miss Sunshine
Beyonce Knowles- Dreamgirls
Meryl Streep- The Devil Wears Prada
Renee Zellweger- Miss Potter

I love it when Meryl wins anything. Her speeches are so fucking hilarious and they have meaning as well.

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Ben Affleck- Hollywoodland
Eddie Murphy- Dreamgirls
Jack Nicholson- The Departed
Brad Pitt- Babel
Mark Wahlberg- The Departed

Knew Murphy would beat Nicholson. Don't know if this translates to Oscar...

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Adriana Barazza- Babel
Cate Blanchett- Notes on a Scandal
Emily Blunt- The Devil Wears Prada
Jennifer Hudson- Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi- Babel

Lock for the Oscar win.

Best Screenplay: Peter Morgan- The Queen
Best Original Song: The Song of the Heart- Prince, Happy Feet
Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat- The Painted Veil
Best Foreign Language Film: Letters From Iwo Jima
Best Animated Film: Cars
Best Television Series- Drama: Grey's Anatomy
Best Television Series- Musical/Comedy: Ugly Betty
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Elizabeth I
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Bill Nighy- Gideon's Daughter
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Helen Mirren- Elizabeth I
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series- Musical/Comedy: Alec Baldwin- 30 Rock
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series- Musical/Comedy: America Ferrera- Ugly Betty
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series- Drama: Hugh Laurie- House
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series- Drama: Kyra Sedgwick- The Closer
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Min-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Jeremy Irons- Elizabeth I
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Min-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Emily Blunt- Gideon's Daughter

My (Unofficial) Top 10 of 2006

1.World Trade Center (Oliver Stone)
2.The Departed (Martin Scorsese)
3.Akeelah and the Bee (Doug Atchison)
4.The Descent (Neil Marshall)
5.Saw III (Darren Lynn Bousman)
6.Freedomland (Joe Roth)
7.United 93 (Paul Greengrass)
8.Hard Candy (David Slade)
9.Little Miss Sunshine (Johnathan Dayton & Valerie Faris)
10.Borat (Larry Charles)

I still need to see so many more films before my top 10 of 2006 will be official.

Update

I am still here. Don't Worry. Christmas and New Years are just times where there is a lot going on and a lot to do.

I will have my Top 10 of 2006 list up shortly lol. I just need to see many more films.

I will have some *New reviews and possibly my "own" awards.

So just wait a bit...and all of these nice things will come forward. :)