The Sauced Bulletin

So they released the nominations for the 2012 Golden Globes the other day and, first of all, who cares?  I mean what is this thing even?  An awards show that attempts to cover all of film AND television?  What a dumb idea.  We already have the Oscars and the Emmy’s, so what the fuck is your deal, Golden Globes?

But, the extraneous nature of the Golden Globes aside, they are considered to be major awards, so I guess I’m obliged to comment on their nominations, my opinion of which can be summed up as:  NOPE.  No.  No way, Golden Globes.  You guys, I don’t think whoever decided on these nominees saw that many movies this year.  I mean, they seem to have just forgotten most of the best and most significant films.  For example, Drive.  I remember how back when Drive came out it was the only movie anybody was talking about.  The music, the violence, the beautiful cinematography, Ryan Gosling’s performance, etc.  Yet somehow, the only nomination it gets is for Albert Brooks?  Um,  what?  Also, what the hell happened to The Tree of Life?  Again, a movie that was the talk of the town upon its release, a huge critical smash, won the Palm d’Ore at Cannes, widely regarded as a masterpiece and the best film of the year:  zero nominations.  Tell me how that shit is possible.

Other movies that look/are supposed to be awesome that I haven’t seen were snubbed as well:  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo?  Melancholia?  Tinker,Tailor, Soldier, Spy?  What happened, Golden Globes people?  Oh I see, we had to make room for movies like The Help and The Descendants.  I’m sorry people, but The Help looked horrible and The Descedants was mediocre at best.  But God forbid we don’t nominate George Clooney for everything he does (at least The Ides of March was better than The Descendants).  Also I’m pretty sure, based on the trailers, that My Week With Marilyn is neither a comedy, nor a musical, so…….yeah.

So there you go, the Golden Globe nominees!  I’m not even going into the TV side of things because I don’t care and Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones should just win everything anyway.  I hope this isn’t an early indication of what the Oscar field might look like because FUCK!