Let me interrupt my steady movie reviews for a few notes on awards.
1. And now, for something completely different...
2011 was a year for comedies. Three of them are in Gold Derby's top 10 Oscar predictions for Best Picture: frontrunner The Artist, Midnight in Paris, and Bridesmaids. In Original Screenplay, Beginners (I'd call it a comedy), Young Adult, Win Win, and 50/50 compete the three films above.
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| Not all comedies are getting Oscar love... |
2. For once, the Golden Globes don't seem so strange.
Of the Golden Globe comedy nominees 50/50, The Artist, Bridesmaids, Midnight in Paris, and My Week with Marilyn, two vie for Best Picture and four are primed for Original Screenplay. Even though there are no Adapted Screenplay comedies, 2011's dramas were still light (The Descendants, Moneyball, and Hugo... not quite Schindler's List). More portentous Oscar bait (i.e. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and J. Edgar) sits on the sidelines.
3. Who do you have to sleep with at the WGA?
The Writers Guild continues to surprise. The films ineligible by their strange rules look just as good as those recognized.
Nominees: Bridesmaids, The Descendants, 50/50, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, Win Win, Young Adult
Not eligible: The Artist, Beginners, Drive, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, My Week with Marilyn, Shame, The Skin I Live In, Take Shelter, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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