You'll never gonna see Woody Allen on any awards show, since he thinks award shows are silly. He didn't even come to collect his Oscar(s) when Annie Hall won haha

For me personally, this year HFPA had some satisfying choices. Cuaron, McConaughey, Adams, Leto, and most importantly, Spike Jonze. I was really sure Hustle or even Slave would win it. I literally screamed when Jonze won. I hope he wins Oscar too. Cause I'm sure even if Jonze gets nominated for Best Directing, he won't win it. So, a screenplay Oscar is the least AMPAS can do for Jonze and Her. Lol sorry I just love that movie so much :p

I also believe that these winners will translate well to Oscar. Currently my predictions are: 12 Years for Best Pic, Cuaron for Best Director, McC-Blanchett for Lead Acting, Leto for Supporting Actor. But what about Supporting Actress, though? I still have doubts that AMPAS will garner JLaw a back-to-back Oscar, so I'm sticking with Lupita for this one. Let's wait for SAG, cause if JLaw wins, then it's the nail in the coffin. But practically everything will be more determined when PGA, DGA and SAG reveal their winners.

Animated will surely go to Frozen. The Wind Rises might sneak in, but Frozen still got the edge. The Great Beauty got strong boost for Foreign Film but I really think The Hunt is more a traditional and AMPAS-preferred choice. Nominations for Original Song Oscar will be a whole different world, I bet. But then again, Let it Go is the frontrunner (even though I think that song is overrated).

I was very disappointed in the Golden Globes this year.

Jennifer Lawrence winning is a complete joke. Her performance was significantly weaker than the other 4 nominees, plus I truly loved Nyong'o and Roberts' phenomenal performances.

Amy Adams gave a really good performance, but I personally thought Streep gave the far greater, most memorable performance out of the comedy/musical category.

American Hustle was a really good film, but the weakest of the nominees in my opinion.

The Great Beauty winning over the other 4 nominees was by far the biggest let down of the night for me. Four masterpieces lost to that zany beast? Not happy Jan.

I was so happy for Leto, Blanchett and McConaughey though. They deserved it wholeheartedly, even though the other nominees were all very strong.

In short, American Hustle is the most overhyped film of 2013, even though it doesn't compare to the greater works of Tarantino and Scorsese.

While i think the wins for American Hustle is bullshit. If they win the same cateogiries for Oscar (supporting actress and actress, sans the comedy sub-category) then i know for sure the thing is definitely not legit.

I am quite happy with with the win of Leto, that was quite surprising considering some of his competition (i am really torn between him and Brühl). Fucking finally for Leo DiCaprio and McConaughey! These two wins are so well deserved :D Esp considering they probably won't made the it in The Oscar. Queen Blanchett win is a lock-down for sure, it would be blasphemous if someone else won this category in Oscar.

I really hope Lupita Nyong'o will get the win she deserved. I love J.Lawr but please it's just ridiculous if she win again!

I think a lot of people have to chill with the win of La Grande Bellezza, especially those who haven't even watch it. And even if people think its minor compared to others, hell tough for them, the jury seemed to think otherwise and you are free to disagree. I know i'd be quite annoyed if something else ended up winning instead, because i think La Grande Bellezza deserved that win.

This year Globe is super fun, all thanks to Amy and Tina :D

Nice roundup! :)

1. Jennifer Lawrence was great in Hustle. She's an actress, she can act. But the reason why I don't want her to win is the backlash she would get. It's too soon for someone in their early 20s to win two Oscars 2 years in a row. We can't tell how Lupita will do after this, she might become a one-hit Oscar wonder. While in a span of the next decades, Jennifer will already have more than 10 Oscars nominations, if not win.

2. Very much agree with Fariz. Let It Go is overrated, so is the film itself. Frozen was cute and all, but I thought it had some plot pacing issues and it felt somehow too forced and rushed. It's an easy win for Frozen since they released the film in such a weak year for animations. I haven't seen The Wind Rises, though. (Tangled > Brave > Frozen)

3. I already saw only the first half of The Great Beauty, and it was boring lol. Need to finish it. FYI, Blue Is the Warmest Color wasn't snubbed. The film was deemed ineligible last June at the Cannes. For France's submission, they had to submit another film instead. So I wouldn't consider it a snub. But the Academy leaving Wadjda and The Past out of the shortlist was certainly a crime. Ugh.

4. We'll see what PGA and DGA say. Basing BP & BD winners on whatever wins PGA & DGA. I still thnk Oscars will go with 12 Years & Cuaron. I prefer Gravity over 12 Years just a little bit, but there's no way the voters would dare to let Steve McQueen go home empty handed.

5. McConaughey gave the best Lead Male performance last year, but his acceptance speech yesterday made me want to switch to Ejiofor. Same goes to Leto.

6. Hoping HER is this year's Lost in Translation / Eternal Sunshine. It's clearly very original. Only three times in the last 15 years has a film won Screenplay at the Globes without an Oscar win. So Jonze can easily win. Will be a different story if Academy wants to award David O so badly. His influence is very strong.

7. I liked American Hustle, but if it won over Gravity/12 Years that would be an outright travesty. No matter what people think about David O, they have to give him big props for campaigning really hard over the last 5 years. He's very patient especially every time people bring up the I Heart Huckabees scandal in his interviews. Too bad he's not getting enough credit for his hard work. If there's anyone to blame for recognizing Hustle instead of more deserving films, it's AMPAS, not him.

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