2008 Golden Globes (Not!)

2008 Golden Globes (Not!)
Seems Amazing Grace has no nominations in the 2008 Golden Globe Awards (link below). As these awards are widely acknowledged to be forerunners for the Oscars, I'm not holding my breath.... :sad http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2008/noms-complete

Well, I'm not surprised. Firstly because movies released towards the beginning of the year generally don't get nods at the end of the year, unless there is a huge push by the studio towards nomination time. The producers of AG don't seem to be all that interested in getting blockbuster results or award nominations. I think they had another agenda which served them as they planned. Not sure but ... Besides, the Globes has only the "major" nods because it has both film and television. AG will probably get a least one nod for either art direction, set direction, costume or one of the other "minor" categories. And there's still a possibility that Finney may get a nod for his standout performance (scenery-chewing performance as one critic described it) as John Newton. Globes don't usually lean towards sentimentality as much as the Oscars.

I'm not surprised either. Much as I wished and still wish that AG won some major awards, I agree with Hilary that movies released at the beginning of the year generally don't get nods at the end of the year, unless they were hugely successful or there is a huge push by the studio towards nomination time, and the producers of AG don't seem to be interested in getting blockbuster results (AG only had a limited release) or awards nominations. Plus, I fear that the promotion for AG having been too focused on the Christianity of Wilberforce and geared towards Christian groups may have played against its getting nominations for awards like the Globes or the Oscars in the major categories.

I think it's a real shame it's been one of the best films I've seen this year and actually made audiences think and feel rather than just being passive observers and expecting to be entertained.

Well if he can't get nominated for Amazing Grace, he can't really get nominated for anything.

Ioan was never going to get a best-actor nom this year. Way too much competition from some very deserving actors. And AG got very mixed reviews so noms for direction or best film were pretty unlikely. Still, like HilJohn said, they'll probably get a few of the minor nods. I doubt they'll win them though, what with Sweeney Todd, The Assassination of Jesse James, Atonement and Elizabeth all front-runners. :???:

Out of curiosity, I checked the release dates for the movies nominated and discovered that apart from The Simpsons Movie released in June 2007, Ratatouille, A Mighty Heart and Hairspray released in July 2007, and Away from Her released in January 2007, all the other movies were released from September 2007 on, some are have not been released yet.

Out of curiosity, I checked the release dates for the movies nominated and discovered that apart from The Simpsons Movie released in June 2007, Ratatouille, A Mighty Heart and Hairspray released in July 2007, and Away from Her released in January 2007, all the other movies were released from September 2007 on, some are have not been released yet. It's not so much that award shows favour films released later in the year but that studios save potential award winners til late in the year so they can capitalise on the buzz surrounding their films. It saves them money because they don't need to do as much campaigning.

Agree very much with what you said jessd411. In addition, Walden / Bristol Bay doesn't have a great deal of clout in terms of distribution or big studio backing, both of which help at awards time. Nor is it a little arthouse underdog favorite like "Juno" that gets a lot of word of mouth from critics and once again late in the year. I think there was actually more of a chance for supporting actor in The TV Set, if it had caught on. But even DVD sales are doing so-so. AG is just one stepping stone forward.

It shouldn't really matter what time of year a movie is released, a movie that gets released straight after award season should be just as likely to be nominated next time around as a movie released a few months before award season. If a movie is truly good enough for an award, it wouldn't be overlooked despite the time of year it was released. It should just be thought of, it should stay with someone in the back of their mind until nominations come around because it is that good that it deserves nomination in big award ceremonies. Movie award nominations shouldn't just fall to the movies that were released close enough to the award season, I don't believe that they always do either, it should be fairly shared out among the movies that actually deserve them. Clearly Amazing Grace didn't, but aren't their still BAFTAS and that sort of thing? They are also prestigious awards. By the way, good job Hairspray.

It shouldn't really matter what time of year a movie is released, a movie that gets released straight after award season should be just as likely to be nominated next time around as a movie released a few months before award season. If a movie is truly good enough for an award, it wouldn't be overlooked despite the time of year it was released. It should just be thought of, it should stay with someone in the back of their mind until nominations come around because it is that good that it deserves nomination in big award ceremonies. Movie award nominations shouldn't just fall to the movies that were released close enough to the award season, I don't believe that they always do either, it should be fairly shared out among the movies that actually deserve them. The fact is that every year there will be at least 20 or so films that could easily be nominated for a best film Oscar, Bafta, Golden Globe etc. Usually there'll be one or two that are pretty much guaranteed nominations but the rest have to campaign pretty heavily for a place, just because theres so much competition between equally deserving films. Studio's release almost all of the award contenders late in the year so they can combine promotion for the film with award campaigning. 90% of the films that end up being nominated would have been even if they were released early in the year, it's just that's it's cheaper for the studios this way. If a studio feels it has a film that could bag a few awards, they'll plan to open it after July. If they open it before then, there not planning a campaign for it. Of course there are exceptions. Crash for example.

I think that AG will still have a good chance at the BAFTAS or perhaps the Oscars for foreign film. Golden Globes seems to favor more plebean oriented stuff.

It's not so much that award shows favour films released later in the year but that studios save potential award winners til late in the year so they can capitalise on the buzz surrounding their films. It saves them money because they don't need to do as much campaigning. Well, this confirms that its release date counts when it comes to a film being nominated for an award. Then we can discuss about how we got there... because in a world where several equally deserving films come out every year, judges are more likely to vote for a film that they have just seen rather than one that they saw 20 films earlier, because it is cheaper for studios to release the award contenders late in the year so they can combine promotion for the film with award campaigning, or ... It shouldn't really matter what time of year a movie is released, a movie that gets released straight after award season should be just as likely to be nominated next time around as a movie released a few months before award season. If a movie is truly good enough for an award, it wouldn't be overlooked despite the time of year it was released. You're right, Kaitlyn, but sadly - for reasons stated in this thread - chances are that films released nearer to nomination time for awards are those nomited. Golden Globes seems to favor more plebean oriented stuff. I'd say Golden Globes seems to favour mainstream rather than plebean oriented stuff, but I think the same could be said of the Oscars, where nominees and winners are often fairly obvious choices, at least in the major categories.

I was reminded that there are some who say that awards were invented to promote films... Well, they certainly result in films nominated or winning getting some extra publicity, so I guess it makes sense that studios try to time the release of certain films that they consider awards-worthy so that they are still out in theatres somewhere or dvds have just been released or are about to be released when nominations or winners are announced.

Well, too bad!!!!!!!!!! Let´s hope that the Oscars give us some surprise! But I´m not entirely sad, ´cos : Hugh is nominated for best actor in a drama series!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay, hugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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