69th Annual Golden Globe Awards

THE 69TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS: Will “The Artist” Paint A Best Picture?

How can a silent film scream the loudest so the critics could hear it? That is the magic that this magnifique film works to the audience including the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The film is nominated for six awards, including of course, the Best Picture in the upcoming 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Director, Michel Hazanavicius regarded this film as a tribute to Hollywood silent films. The French director even shot inthe 1.33:1 "Academy ratio," just as in silent-film days. He considered it 'perfect for actors' because it gives them 'a presence, a power, a strength. They occupy all the space of the screen.'

This film may be an old fashioned one but it gives the audience a sort of freshness. It's not every day that we get to see a silent film. Aside from the break from all this 3D craze, this film is charming. The scoring is excellent which is a key factor to this movies success. The actors also performed with their faces and gave the viewers words and emotions through their eyes. It is definitely the fore-runner for the Golden Globe Awards race and possibly the other succeeding award shows.

The Artist has already received honors from the Broadcast Film Critics Association winning four awards including the Best Picture and Best Director. Jean Dujardin who played George Valentin also won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival. With Time Magazine calling it “the best movie of the year!” it wont be impossible for the film to win grandslam.

Other major contenders are: “The Descendants”, with five nods including George Clooney being the Best Actor favorite for what was referred to as his career performance. The period piece “The Help” is trailing close with five possible trophies including Best Actress for Viola Davis who played a racially abused woman during the 1960's Missisipi. While “The Ides of March”, “Midnight in Paris” and “Moneyball” garnered four nominations a piece.

Legendary directors, Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen will battle for the Best Director trophy along with Alexander Payne, George Clooney and Michel Hazanavicius. Martin Scorese is nominated for his first ever 3D film, “Hugo” while Woody Allen is nominated for his quirky romantic comedy “Midnight in Paris”.

On the other hand, “American Horror Story”, “Boardwalk Empire”, “Boss”, “Game of Thrones” and 'Homeland” all vie for the Best Television Series – Drama. For the Best Television Series – Comedy/Musical the nominees are: “Enlightened”, “Episodes”, “Glee”, “Modern Family” and New Girl.

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air on NBC, January 15, 2012. Ricky Gervais will reprise the hosting task despite the controversy of his jokes last year.