Good news for those of you who love seeing movies, but are more inclined to see films that go mainstream rather than indie flicks: You might actually know the films up for Golden Globe awards this year!
For the first time since earlier this decade, the Golden Globe nominations are stacked far more in favor of movies that saw, or are expected to see, box office success.
Among the nominees are James Cameron’s newest film, Avatar, which opens Thursday, chick flicks The Blindside, The Proposal, and Julie and Julia, and the big hit of the summer, The Hangover.
The Globes are also breaking away from the trend of recent years in the actor/actress categories, with more big name stars receiving nominations than newbies to the acting realm.
George Clooney starrer Up In the Air seems fairly set to see at least one win, having been nominated in nine different categories–the most of any movie this year. The awards attention to the film also spurred Paramount to expand the film two days earlier than originally planned.
Up in the Air isn’t the only film looking to benefit at the box office thanks to awards nominations– Crazy Heart, Young Victoria and the upcoming musical Nine are all opening this week, and are looking to use their respective nominations to fill seats at theaters.
Additionally, several films that started out strong at the box office but have steadily dropped during their runs, such as Precious and Fantastic Mr. Fox are also hoping their recent noms will help to boost box office sales.
Tune into NBC on January 15th to see who takes home the awards!
“George Clooney starrer Up In the Air seems fairly set to see at least one win, having been nominated in nine different categories–the most of any movie this year.”
“Up in the Air” was nominated in only five categories, not nine, and earned six nominations (Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress (Kendrick and Farmiga), Screenplay.
“George Clooney starrer Up In the Air seems fairly set to see at least one win, having been nominated in nine different categories–the most of any movie this year.”
“Up in the Air” was nominated in only five categories, not nine, and earned six nominations (Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress (Kendrick and Farmiga), Screenplay.
