Glitzy ball gowns, paparazzi flashes and countless thank-you speeches captivate viewers of award shows such as the Golden Globes and the Oscars. What viewers sometimes neglect is the very heartbeat of these events, the awards.
On Sunday, Jan. 13, the 70th Golden Globe Awards took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Nominations were announced at the beginning of November leaving the public anxiously awaiting the results. I was one of the viewers that waited to hear who would take home one of the top honors in Hollywood.
Motion pictures and television series wowed their audiences with emotional and intense performances throughout the past year. “Argo” took home the award in the “Best Motion Picture” category. This motion picture was up against films like “Lincoln” and “Zero Dark Thirty.” I saw “Argo” in theaters and was pleased with the overall ambiance of the film.
Ben Affleck, the director of “Argo,” won in the “Best Director-Motion Picture” cate gory. Affleck did a sensational job of balancing his directing and acting skills in this film. Telling a story from history can be difficult, but “Argo” left its audience and critics speechless.
What would an awards show be without Tina Fey and Amy Poehler? The dynamic duo often left the audience crying from laughter or stunned in silence. Fey and Poehler were both nominated for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical.” Neither of the nominees won in the category, but they left their mark on the Golden Globes with their jaw-dropping and comical one-liners.
The 85th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, will be held on Feb. 24. Nominations for the Oscars were announced on Jan. 10. Most movie-goers will agree that the nominations for “Best Picture” were no surprise. “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Les Miserables,” “Life of Pi,” “Lincoln,” “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Zero Dark Thirty” all made the list. Other popular categories included “Actor in a Leading Role,” “Actress in a Leading Role,” and “Best Original Song.”
The Oscars are one of the most revered award shows in Hollywood. Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will vote on the nominations. Many viewers expect to see repeats of winners between the Golden Globes and the Oscars.
My predictions for the Oscars are “Zero Dark Thirty” for “Best Picture,” Daniel Day-Lewis (“Lincoln”) for “Actor in a Leading Role,” Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook”) for “Actress in a Leading Role” and “Suddenly” (from “Les Miserables”) for “Best Original Song.”
