Well, the Golden Globe noms have been announced, and as usual there's plenty of controversy to go along with it. Every year, people anxiously await these nominations, as they typically dictate the road to the Oscars. More often than not, the movies/directors/actors who are announced at the Globes go on to receive nominations/wins from the Academy. Honestly, I'm more excited to have the comedic genius of Ricky Gervais back as host, hopefully refueled with more inappropriate jabs at Hollywood and politically incorrect judgments of its townfolk.You can read the full list of nominations here. But let's discuss some of my personal issue with the list now.
1. First and foremost, the absolute SNUB of Michael Pitt's work on Boardwalk Empire. Before the show, Pitt was relatively unknown to most of the public, but contributed great performances in movies such as Murder By Numbers and Funny Games U.S. The past two seasons on Boardwalk, he put forth a powerful showing as a young man lost after returning home from World War I and coming into his own as a full fledged gangster. I won't give away any spoilers but his turn as Jimmy Darmody this season was tragic and powerful, strong and commanding; he easily stole scenes from everyone, including Best Actor nominee Steve Buscemi. To not see his name even under the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series is an utter traveshamockery.
2. Starz's Boss nominated for Best Television series, when that spot should belong to Breaking Bad. I mean, come the fuck on. Boss is a politically themed rip off of BB to begin with, and they have the audacity to nominate it over one of best shows on television? On basic cable?! It's almost a bigger snub than Pitt's, but a very close second. Breaking just finished its fourth season and is still one of the strongest shows out there, with one last season to go. It's definitely driven by amazing writing and cinematography, but also the superb performances of its stars, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul. Why is it completely missing from the ballot? I love American Horror Story, but please, Best Series??? It's not even the best show on FX!
3. Lastly, the double whammy bullshit that is the Best Actress in a Drama Series. Who the fuck is Madeleine Stowe, and who the fuck actually watches Revenge? Where in god's name are any of the actresses from Game of Thrones, arguably the biggest breakout show of the year? Lena Headey? Emilia Clarke? Bueller??? How the shit does some two-bit ramshackle show have better actresses than Thrones? Seriously, sometimes I think the critics are assholes and just fucking with us to see our sour reactions. Huge letdown in this category. Oh, and fuck everything about Margaret Schroeder.
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