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GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS: 2006
Brokeback Mountain & Walk the Line Win Big
by Wild About Movies publisher, Tim Nasson
Updated January 17, 2006

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The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, televised on NBC last night, had no surprises, at all. OK. Maybe a tiny, tiny one. Heath Ledger didn't win Best Actor. But I didn't predict he would.

Brokeback Mountain won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay, allowing it the three biggest honors of the night, and giving the film a big boost in the two weeks leading up to the Academy Award nominations. Another gay movie, Capote, took the Best Actor award - its star, Philip Seymour Hoffman, actually.


Walk the Line won Best Picture Comedy or Musical, and its two stars, Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon took both top acting trophies for Comedy or Musical.

For a complete list of winners, scroll down.

And tune back here later this week for Wild About Movies' predictions for the upcoming Academy Award nominations!

Wild About Movies predicts the 2006 Golden Globe winners in red, below.

Winners in blue, below.


2006 GOLDEN GLOBE Nominees & WINNERS

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Focus Features/River Road Entertainment; Focus Features

THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Potboiler Prods./Scion Films; Focus Features

GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
Section Eight/2929 Entertainment/Participant Productions; Warner Independent Pictures

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
New Line Cinema; New Line Cinema

MATCH POINT
Jada Productions; DreamWorks Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

MARIA BELLO
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

FELICITY HUFFMAN

FELICITY HUFFMAN
TRANSAMERICA

GWYNETH PALTROW
PROOF

CHARLIZE THERON
NORTH COUNTRY

ZIYI ZHANG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

RUSSELL CROWE
CINDERELLA MAN

PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN

PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN

CAPOTE

TERRENCE HOWARD
HUSTLE & FLOW

HEATH LEDGER
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

DAVID STRATHAIRN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

Walk the Line Movie Poster

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Heyman Hoskins Prods.; The Weinstein Company

PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Working Title Prods.; Focus Features/StudioCanal

THE PRODUCERS
Brooksfilms; Universal Pictures/Columbia Pictures

THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
American Empirical/Peter Newman – Internal; Samuel Goldwyn Films/Sony Pictures Releasing International

WALK THE LINE

WALK THE LINE
Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

JUDI DENCH
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

LAURA LINNEY
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE

SARAH JESSICA PARKER

THE FAMILY STONE

REESE WITHERSPOON

REESE WITHERSPOON
WALK THE LINE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE MUSICAL OR COMEDY

PIERCE BROSNAN
THE MATADOR

JEFF DANIELS
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE

JOHNNY DEPP
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

NATHAN LANE
THE PRODUCERS

CILLIAN MURPHY
BREAKFAST ON PLUTO

JOAQUIN PHOENIX

JOAQUIN PHOENIX
WALK THE LINE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

KUNG FU HUSTLE (CHINA)
Columbia Pictures Film Prod. Asia Ltd/Huayi Brothers/Taihe Film Investment Co. Ltd/Star Overseas; Sony Pictures Classics

MASTER OF THE CRIMSON ARMOR aka THE PROMISE (CHINA)
Beijing 21st CenturySheng Kai/China Film Group/Capgen Investment Group/Moonstone Prods.; The Weinstein Company

MERRY CHRISTMAS (JOYEUX NOEL) (FRANCE)
Nord Quest Prods. Senator Film Prods./The Bureau Artemis Prods/Media Pro Pictures/TF1 Films/Les Productions de la Gueville; Sony Pictures Classics

PARADISE NOW (PALESTINE)
Augustus Film/Lama Films/Razor Films/Lumen Films/Arte France Cinema/Hazazah Film; Warner Independent Pictures

TSOTSI (SOUTH AFRICA)
UK/South African Prods.; Miramax Films

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

SCARLETT JOHANSSON
MATCH POINT

SHIRLEY MacLAINE
IN HER SHOES

FRANCES McDORMAND
NORTH COUNTRY

RACHEL WEISZ
THE CONSTANT GARDENER

MICHELLE WILLIAMS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

GEORGE CLOONEY
SYRIANA

MATT DILLON
CRASH

WILL FERRELL
THE PRODUCERS

PAUL GIAMATTI
CINDERELLA MAN

BOB HOSKINS
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS

Munich PosterBEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE

WOODY ALLEN
MATCH POINT

GEORGE CLOONEY
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

PETER JACKSON
KING KONG

ANG LEE

BROKEBACK
MOUNTAIN

FERNANDO MEIRELLES
THE CONSTANT GARDENER

STEVEN SPIELBERG
MUNICH

BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE

WOODY ALLEN
MATCH POINT

GEORGE CLOONEY & GRANT HESLOV
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

PAUL HAGGIS & BOBBY MORESCO
CRASH

TONY KUSHNER & ERIC ROTH
MUNICH

LARRY McMURTRY & DIANA OSSANA

LARRY McMURTRY & DIANA OSSANA
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
SYRIANA

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
KING KONG

GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

HARRY GREGSON
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE
WARDROBE

JOHN WILLIAMS
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA


BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE

“A LOVE THAT WILL NEVER GROW OLD” –- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Music by: Gustavo Santaolalla
Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin

“CHRISTMAS IN LOVE” — CHRISTMAS IN LOVE
Music by: Tony Renis
Lyrics by: Marva Jan Marrow

“THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A SHOW ON BROADWAY” — THE PRODUCERS
Music & Lyrics by: Mel Brooks

“TRAVELIN’ THRU” — TRANSAMERICA
Music & Lyrics by: Dolly Parton

“WUNDERKIND” — THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
Music & Lyrics by: Alanis Morissette

The Golden Globe Awards are pretty much a big joke.

They are given out by a bunch of freeloading, no-name 'journalists,' wretched looking, slovenly creatures for the most part; the self described Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who live in Hollywood, (they have to live in Hollywood to become a member), but who write for foreign papers no one has heard of.

The voters are a joke, who have happened, however, to command the attention of billion dollar movie studios and a myriad of mult-millionaire superstars.

Most of the members of the HFPA do not regularly write about the stars they are sometimes flown half way around the world to 'interview.' (Each 'member' is required to provide only four clippings per year of movie related material, from any 'foreign' publication, no matter how small. It could be a self-published French coffee shop pamphlet, for instance.) If they work at all, they hold part time jobs, such as real estate agents, car salesmen, part-time teachers and film studio assistants. However, Hollywood, i.e. movie studios, who love free publicity, couldn't be happier when their films get a Golden Globe nod, especially one of the ten Best Picture nominations always up for grabs. And the studios kiss HFPA ass all year just for a chance at a Golden Globe Best Picture nomination.

How do the studios kiss ass? They set up exclusive press conferences at The Four Seasons Hotel @ Beverly Hills with the acting talent of virtually every movie, before the films are released, replete with five star catering from The Four Seasons.

When a press conference cannot be set up in Hollywood, the studios fly most, if not all, members of the HFPA across the world to attend press conferences with the stars - London, Paris, New York City - and put them up in Five Star Hotels, and wine and dine them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For a laugh, take a look at the HFPA application for initiation. Click here.

What is the difference between flying members of the United States (and bonafide international) press to film junkets, and putting them up in five star hotels? A big difference, if you ask me. The United States and legitimate foreign print and televsion press flown by movie studios, to and fro, to attend film junkets actually write for papers (and anchor televsion shows) that most in this country and every other country have heard of. They are not members of some group that was formed solely to live off the bum-kissing of Television and Movie studios.

But, in all honesty, while The Golden Globe nominations and awards are a big laugh fest, they command attention. Hey, Wild About Movies is covering the event. They just happen to be the next most popular group formed and paid heed to after the Motion Picture Association of America formed a group paying homage to their own members with - The Academy Awards. But the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, all current 86 voting members, (yes, there only 86 who vote), have pretty much nothing to do with Hollywood, other than being on the payroll.

You can rest assured, the majority of Golden Globe nominees each year are from the studios who have put on the best buffets, who have accomodated the HFPA at the best hotels and who has given them access to the biggest and most A-list of A-list stars?

My guess why the HFPA didn't give Munich a Best Picture nod? They didn't get any time with Steven Spielberg for the movie. He did no press for Munich, not even for the HFPA. Guess they showed him!


Groucho Marks may have summed up the Hollywood Foreign Press in the most succinct of terms. Groucho Marx: "If they were willing to have me in it, I wouldn't want to join. I've always considered that joining [the HFPA] comes at a dreadful price — your credibility."


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Sequels: Everything from Daniel Radcliffe naked not in "Harry Potter 6," but Daniel Radcliffe naked at WAM and on Broadway in "Equus." The Disney 3D films "Cars 2" and "Toy Story 3." Shia LaBeouf in "Transformers 2" and Jason Statham in both "Crank 2" and "Transporter 3." Also, Vin Diesel in "Fast And Furious 4." And Kate Beckinsale in "Underworld 3." Steve Martin's "The Pink Panther 2," and the requisites, "Ice Age 3" and "Cloverfield 2" and "Iron Man 2." Also Dreamorks Animations' "Madagascar 2" and the very delayed "Star Trek XI." Also the prequel of "The DaVinci Code," "Angels & Demons." Need more movies? Channing Tatum in "GI Joe The Movie." And Seann William Scott in both "Role Models" and "Trainwreck: My Life As An Idiot." The big screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" and two Tony winning plays turned movies, "Doubt," starring Meryl Streep, and "Frost Nixon," starring Frank Langella (each who will most likely win 2009 Oscars). Also "Sunshine Cleaning" and "The Other End Of The Line" and The Rock in "Race To Witch Mountain." Also, "Friday the 13th 2009" and Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's next collaboration, "Ashecliffe" aka "Shutter Island." In addition, the big screen incarnations of "Marley & Me" and "The Spirit." Also, Sacha Baron Cohen as "Bruno." "The Great Buck Howard" and Nicolas Cage in "Knowing." Also the long delayed "Killshot" and Brad Pitt in both "Inglorious Bastards" and "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button." The big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendack's "Where The Wild Things Are Movie," to fab film director Michael Mann's "Public Enemies," to "Saw 5," or "Saw V," depending whether you're into Roman numerals. And "Taken," starring Liam Neeson. "Local Color." Along with "Watch Out" and "Wild Child" and "The Escapist." - More? Sure! Peter Jackson's "District 9" and "The Lovely Bones" and "The Hobbit Movies." Colin Farrell in "Pride And Glory" and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Revolutionary Road." And "Thor." and "Monsters vs Aliens." "The Smurfs Movie;" and "Splice;" and "Repo: Genetic Opera;" "Push;" "AstroBoy." Even more! "Fears of the Dark" and the big screen version of "Land of the Lost" and Oliver Stone's "W" along with Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and "Chicago 7." And Also, a slew of animated and non animated Walt Disney movies, many in 3D: including "Fraggle Rock: The Movie" and "The Jonas Brothers Movie 3D" and "Bolt," "The King of the Elves" and "Rapunzel," "The Bear and the Bow;" "Newt," "The Princess And The Frog," "Up," "Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea" and And Universal's animated movie "The Tale Of Despereaux." Heath Ledger's last movie, "Dr. Parnassus." "Black Devil Doll." More? Wesley Snipes in "Gallowwalker!" Even more: "Zack And Miri." Also: Zac Efron in three big screen movies: "Footloose 2010," "17 Again" and "High School Musical 3." "Bitch Slap" and Daniel Craig in "Defiance," and as 007 in "Bond 22," which now has the official title "Quantum of Solace;" "Delgo" and the Catholic films "Pope Joan" and "Hotel For Dogs" and "Synecdoche, New York" and Benicio Del Toro as "The Wolfman" and "Che." And "Notorious." Also, Hugh Jackman as "Wolverine;" "Valkyrie." The 2009 films, "He's Just Not That Into You," James ("Titanic") Cameron's "Avatar;" "Watchmen," (from the director of "300"), "The Bad Lieutenant 2009" and Hilary Swank in "Amelia." And "Adoration" and the non Disney animated movie"Coraline." Also, "Two Lovers" and Anne Hathaway in both "Passengers" and "Bride Wars." "The Reader," starring Ralph Fiennes. Robert Downey Jr. as "Sherlock Holmes." The long awaited page to screen "Twilight." Will Smith in "Seven Pounds" aka "7 LBS." The Canadian smash "3 P'tits Cochons," Italian worldwide hit "Gomorra," as well as the Chinese blockbuster "Red Cliff" and the French hits "Hunting And Gathering" and "Ch'tis." Not to mention the Australian smash "The Tender Hook". Also, Julia Stiles in "Cry Of The Owl" and Diablo Cody in "Jennifer's Body," which she also wrote. "Captain America" and Sean Penn as Harvey "Milk." And don't forget the must 'not' sees "My Bloody Valentine 3D" and Uwe Boll's "Far Cry." "How To Be A Serial Killer" and, of course, Jean Claude Van Damme in the aptly titled "JCVD." Also, the "2009 Oscars." Our latest entry - "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" - movie box office champ, again. Woof, woof. For the current and complete 2008 movie box office report... (continue)




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