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It’s film awards season once again. First, the 68th Golden Globes, which was held on January 16 and hosted by Ricky Gervais, who is most known for his role in the original British version of The Office. The Golden Globes is usually considered as a good predictor of who will win in the Academy Awards, even if the Globes are presented by the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), while the Oscars are presented by peers in the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

This year’s Golden Globe winners include:

The Social Network for Best Motion Picture Drama. Directed by David Fincher, who gave us Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), this film tells the story of the founding of the social networking site and the legal mess that followed, as adapted from the nonfiction novel “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal” by Ben Mezrich. The screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin. The Social Network also won Best Director for Fincher and Best Screenplay for Sorkin, and Best Original Score for Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails!) and Atticus Ross (who worked with Reznor on NIN albums).

The Kids Are All Right for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. It bested Alice in Wonderland, Burlesque, Red and The Tourist. Directed by Lisa Cholodenko, it was first released in the Sundance Festival. It’s about a married lesbian couple that each had children using the same anonymous sperm donor (Mark Ruffalo). Jules (Julianne Moore) and Nic (Annette Bening) are experiencing relationship troubles when their kids decide to look for their biological dad. The film also won for Bening the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. It was co-written by Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg.

Colin Firth for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his role as King George VI in The King’s Speech. The film, also nominated for Best Picture, is a historical drama about speech impediment of Prince Albert, Duke of York, son of King George V. It goes deeper than that, of course, but that’s where the plot revolves.

Natalie Portman for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her role as Nina Sayers, the tragic ballerina in The Black Swan. She’s considered a strong contender for the Oscars, but being the early favorite can also be a drawback. I can think of what happened to Avatar off the top of my head.

Christian Bale for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his role as former professional boxer Dicky Eklund in The Fighter. It’s his first Golden Globe and, like Portman, is also a strong Oscar contender. He beat Michael Douglas (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, reprising his unforgettable role as Gordon Gekko) and Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech).

Melissa Leo for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Alice Eklund in The Fighter. She beat Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech), Amy Adams (The Fighter) and Mila Kunis (Black Swan).

Will the winners of this year’s Golden Globes move on to win Oscars?

I’m personally rooting for Portman and Bale, but I have yet to watch The King’s Speech and The Kids Are All Right. I have a lot of catching up to do! What about you?

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