“Dreamgirls” 2007 Golden Globes Controversy…

Now that we are all caught up on who received Golden Globe nominations for 2007, it’s time to discuss the controversies and try to predict who is going to win!! First let’s talk about the biggest drama about this year’s nominations:

“Dreamgirls”, starring Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Beyonce Knowles, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Jones, Keith Robison & introducing Jennifer Hudson received a total of five Golden Globe nominations by the Foreign National Press Association:

-Best Musical or Comedy motion picture
-Best Lead Actress (in a musical or comedy) - Beyonce Knowles
-Best Supporting Actress in a film- Jennifer Hudson
-Best supporting actor in a film- Eddie Murphy
-Best original song- “Listen” sung by Beyonce Knowles

The biggest controversy behind the “Dreamgirls” nominations has to do with Beyonce Knowles & Jennifer Hudson. Both were nominated for Golden Globes and congrats to them for that! But the problem lies in the catagories they were nominated for. Beyonce was given a best lead actress in a film nomination & Jennifer Hudson was given a best supporting actress in a film nomination. Now, why in the world were they split up into two different categories, when both roles were VERY similar in size and “importance”?! If anything, Jennifer Hudson’s character is BIGGER than Beyonce’s role, Deena!!! She had, in the film version, I think two or three more solo songs & scene’s than Beyonce. So how is it possible that Beyonce was given a Best LEAD actress nod, & Jen Hudson was given a supporting nod?!?!

I understand that Beyonce is a huge mega-star & this is Jennifer Hudson’s first film & biggest showcase of talent since she was first introduced to us in the American Idol competition, season 3! But just because Beyonce is a bigger STAR does not make her ROLE any more important than Jennifer’s!!!! It’s like saying, I’m going to put Meryl Streep in a cameo appearance, with four lines, but just because she is the Goddess of acting, she’s going to get a best LEAD nomination!! NO, she would get a best supporting role nomination, just like she has in the past…

I have nothing against Beyonce, I think she is one of the most powerful performers out there right now. She is such a force when she sings, period. But the reason why this is such a big deal to me and to so many others has to do with the history of “Dreamgirls,” the musical. Some of you may not know, but the film is based on a very successful show that ran for years in the 80’s on Broadway. The Broadway production won a total of 6 Tony’s, (the equivalent to the Oscars but for theatre). It won best book of a musical, best lead actor, best lead actress, best featured actor (supporting), best lighting & best choreography.

Here is where the drama lies. The two women who played the roles of Effie White & Deena Jones were both nominated for BEST LEAD in a musical. And the woman who took home the award, was the actress who played Effie White, the role Jennifer Hudson played in the film version. Now, one performance doesn’t really have to do with the other, but, the fact that it was “Best Lead” should be a sign of some sort of political strings that were pulled for this year’s upcoming Golden Globes.

I heard somewhere, not sure where, that it was the movie execs who chose to market the actresses like this. They felt that Jennifer Hudson had more of a chance to win in the supporting category than the lead category, which is smart, I guess, but then, why not Beyonce in the same category?! I never knew movie producers had such an influence on the Foreign National Press, the one’s who choose who gets nominated and who wins. Also, in my personal opinion, I think Jamie Foxx, also deserved a nomination too!!! HE was GREAT in this film, as was Eddie Murphy!!

So, what do you guys think?!?! I’m shocked by this. I’m sure Jen Hudson is excited about her nomination, but the fact that Beyonce was given a best lead nomination just doesn’t make any sense!! It’s like the movie all over again!! The sad, yet true marketing ploys interfering with the actual talent of the performers. As they say, life imitating art, imitating life…

What do you guys think?! Even if you completely disagree with me, I’d love to discuss this! Let me know!!

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Golden Globe TV Nomination List!

Here is the complete list of all of the TV shows and miniseries that were nominated this year! Now that the results are in, we want to know who your favorite actor’s are and what are your favorite tv shows?! Who do you want to win? Let us know!

BEST DRAMA SERIES:
-”24″ Fox
-”Big Love” HBO
-”Grey’s Anatomy” ABC
-”Heroes” NBC
-”Lost” ABC

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA:
-Patricia Arquette in “Medium”
-Edie Falco in “The Sopranos”
-Evangeline Lilly in “Lost”
-Ellen Pompeo in “Grey’s Anatomy”
-Kyra Sedgwick in “The Closer”

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA:
-Patrick Dempsey in “Grey’s Anatomy”
-Michael C. Hall in “Dexter”
-Hugh Laurie in “House”
-Bill Paxton in “Big Love”
-Kiefer Sutherland in “24″

BEST MUSICAL OR COMEDY:
-”Desperate Housewives” ABC
-”Entourage” HBO
-”The Office” NBC
-”Ugly Betty” ABC
-”Weeds” Showtime

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY:
-Marcia Cross in “Desperate Housewives”
-America Ferrera in “Ugly Betty”
-Felicity Huffman in “Desperate Housewives”
-Julia Louis-Dreyfus in “The New Adventures of Old Christine”
-Mary-Louise Parker in “Weeds”

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY:
-Alec Baldwin in “30 Rock”
-Zach Braff in “Scrubs”
-Steve Carell in “The Office”
-Jason Lee in “My Name Is Earl”
-Tony Shalhoub in “The Monk”

BEST MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
-”Bleak House” PBS
-”Broken Trail” AMC
-”Elizabeth I” HBO
-”Mrs. Harris” HBO
-”Prime Suspect: The Final Act” PBS

BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
-Gillian Anderson in “Bleak House”
-Annette Bening in “Mrs. Harris”
-Helen Mirren in “Elizabeth I”
-Helen Mirren in “Prime Suspect: The Final Act”
-Sophie Okonedo in “Tsunami, The Aftermath”

BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
-Andrea Braugher in “The Thief”
-Robert Duvall in “Broken Trail”
-Michael Ealy in “Sleeper Cell: American Terror”
-Chiwetel Ejiofor in “Tsunami, The Aftermath”
-Ben Kingsley in “Mrs. Harris”
-Bill Nighy in “Gideon’s Daughter”
-Matthew Perry in “The Ron Clark Story”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
-Emily Blunt in “Gideon’s Daughter”
-Toni Collette in “Tsunami, The Aftermath”
-Katherine Heigl in “Grey’s Anatomy”
-Sarah Paulson in “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”
-Elizabeth Perkins in “Weeds”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
-Thomas Haden Church in “Broken Trail”
-Jeremy Irons in “Elizabeth I”
-Justin Kirk in “Weeds”
-Masi Oka in “Heroes”
-Jeremy Piven in “Entourage”

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