Labour Pains

"Henri Bergson was a French philosopher who was born 1859-1941." (Student essay)

But marking essays this PM has led to Thoughts. I need to think about my next conference paper - on the comedy of embarrassment.


( Early Thoughts on the Comedy of Embarrassment )

Golden Globes

Atonement won? Yes, The English Patient all over again. Merchant Ivory direct The Usual Suspects. Am not happy. The TV winners look sensible as far as I can tell. 

A spread around year: all shall have prizes.

Best film (drama)
Atonement

Best film (musical or comedy)

Sweeney Todd

Best director

Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best actor (drama)
Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood

Best actress (drama)

Julie Christie - Away from Her 

Best actor (musical or comedy)
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd

Best actress (musical or comedy)
Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose

Best supporting actor
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Best supporting actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There

Best foreign language film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France and US) 

Best animated feature film
Ratatouille

Best screenplay
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men

Best original song
Guaranteed - Into the Wild

Best original score
Dario Marianelli - Atonement

Television series - drama
Mad Men

Performance by an actress in a television series - drama
Glenn Close - Damages

Performance by an actor in a television series - drama
Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Television series - comedy or musical
Extras 

Performance by an actress in a television series - comedy or musical
Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Performance by an actor in a television series - comedy or musical
David Duchovny - Californication

Miniseries or motion picture made for television
Longford 

Performance by an actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for television
Queen Latifah - Life Support

Performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television
Jim Broadbent - Longford

Performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television
Samantha Morton - Longford

Performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television
Jeremy Piven - Entourage