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Six Hours Away

The Golden Globe noms are coming and there ain’t nothin’ we can do about it

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11 Responses to “Six Hours Away”

  1. Goulet says:

    Borat for Best Actor!
    Mel Gibson for Best Director!
    Something, anything to shake things up!

  2. Hardy says:

    Cohen getting nominated won’t shake things up, it’s pretty much expected.

  3. I’m shocked Babel got nominated for Best Picture. It’s half a good movie, half a boring jumbled mess that has nothing to do with anything in particular. I’m saddened but not surprised Children of Men was ignored, even though it is the film Babel wanted to be.

  4. marychan says:

    I think BABEL is getting stronger oscar buzz than THE DEPARTED and THE QUEEN, since it is also on AFI top 10 list.

  5. EDouglas says:

    Deport all foreign journalists? šŸ™‚

  6. EDouglas says:

    I was surprised that Maggie Gyllenhaal got nominated but not Ryan Gosling. After the Independent Spirits, I thought Ryan was on the fast track for Oscars. I’ll be really pissed if Leo or Clint take up two categories in the Oscar noms like they did here. Such a waste.

  7. marychan says:

    “Apocalypto” also gets nomination for best FOreign-language movie
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061214/ap_en_mo/golden_globes_nominations

  8. Stella's Boy says:

    Bobby?! When it was laughed out of theaters, I really figured its chances were over, even for a Golden Globe nomination. Yikes. That is one bad movie.

  9. jeffmcm says:

    Do the Oscars allow actors to be nominated twice in the same category? I seem to recall they don’t.

  10. No, the Oscars do not allow for multiple nominations for acting.

  11. jeffmcm says:

    Within a single category. You can be nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the same time.

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