Oscar-nominations a few days away...

As the nominations for this years Oscars are drawing closer, here's a look at some of the movies and tv-shows that were in the spotlight at the Golden Globes. Obviously some of those films/actors/actresses will also be among the favorites for nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

First of all, Morgan Freeman won the Cecil B. DeMille award, an honorary award given out for outstanding achievement in the entertainment-industry. The man with a voice which will make you believe just about anything he says joins other acclaimed entertainers such as last years winner Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood, Walt Disney, Alfred Hitchcock and Frank Sinatra.

Movies:

The Descendants, starring George Clooney and Shailene Woodley, won the award for the Best Motion Picture (Drama), ahead of movies such as Moneyball, The Help and The Ides of March.




In the category Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) the winner was The Artist, which beat competition from Bridesmaids, 50/50, Midnight in Paris and My Week with Marilyn.



Actors/Actresses:

As actresses go, Meryl Streep is one of the best, and it was no surprise that she took home the award for best actress in a motion picture drama for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the Iron Lady. She beat one of my personal favorites Glenn Close (nominated for Albert Nobbs), as well as Rooney Mara, Viola Davies and Tilda Swinton. In the award for best actress in a motion picture musical or comedy another favorite of mine, Michelle Williams, won the award for her role in My Week with Marilyn. The other nominees were Jodie Foster, Charlize Theron, Kristen Wiig (!) and Kate Winslet.

George Clooney won the award for best actor in a drama for his performance in The Descendants. He beat the competition from Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender. For his role in The Artist, Jean Dujardin won the award for best actor in a comedy or musical, beating Brendan Gleeson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ryan Gosling (nominated in both categories drama and musical/comedy this year) and Owen Wilson.

The Iranian movie A Seperation (Original title: Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) won the award for Best Foreign Language Film, whereas Martin Scorsese took home the award for Best Director (Hugo).



The awards for best supporting actor and actress went to Christopher Plummer (Beginners) and Octavia Spencer (The Help), respectively. Woody Allen won the award for Best Screenplay (Midnight in Paris).


TV:

The competition was very strong for this years award for Best Television Series (Drama), with shows like Boardwalk Empire, Homeland and Game of Thrones. Homeland, starring Damian Lewis and Claire Danes, won the award, and the latter also won the award for Best Actress in a Television Series (Drama). Well-deserved, I might add, as her portrayal of Carrie Mathison was an amazing performance from a talented, and still young, actress. Or is that just me becoming older talking? Kelsey Grammer won the award for Best Actor in a Television Series (Drama) for his character in Boss, beating Damian Lewis, Jeremy Irons, Steve Buscemi and Bryan Cranston.

One of my personal favorites, Modern Family, won the award for Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical), and although I'd like to see Ty Burrell win the award every year for his portrayal of Phil Dunphy, the awards for best actor/actress in this category went to Laura Dern (Enlightened) and Matt Leblanc (Episodes).

Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, which is funny, because the name of the award is basically longer then the man himself.


On Tuesday the nominations for the Academy Awards will be released, and I'll be back with an update as soon as I can following that event.