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Golden Globes Picks 2016

Award Show season is here and Ricky Gervais will be keeping everyone in check Sunday, January 10th at the Golden Globes on NBC, starting at 7 PM CT.

If you’re caught up on all your film and TV watching for the last year, you are probably like me and feel that they will be spreading the wealth…at least they should be. Whomever the Hollywood Foreign Press decides to recognize on awards night isn’t always indicative of how the rest of the season will go, but it is a fun start (and extremely entertaining on Twitter).

Here are my picks for Sunday. Let me know who you’re rooting for to win some hardware after!

Best Motion Picture – Drama

  • Carol

  • Mad Max: Fury Road

  • The Revenant

  • Room

  • Spotlight

My Pick: Spotlight

Spotlight Golden Globes

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

  • Cate Blanchet, Carol

  • Brie Larson, Room

  • Rooney Mara, Carol

  • Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

  • Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

My Pick: Brie Larson

Brie Larson GG

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

  • Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

  • Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

  • Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

  • Will Smith, Concussion

My Pick: Leonardo DiCaprio

THE REVENANT

 

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • The Big Short

  • Joy

  • The Martian

  • Spy

  • Trainwreck

My Pick: The Martian

(from left) Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Sebastian Stan, Kate Mara, and Aksel Hennie portray the crewmembers of the fateful mission to Mars.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

  • Melissa McCarthy, Spy

  • Amy Schumer, Trainwreck

  • Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van

  • Lily Tomlin, Grandma

My Pick: Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin GG

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Christian Bale, The Big Short

  • Steve Carell, The Big Short

  • Matt Damon, The Martian

  • Al Pacino, Danny Collins

  • Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear

My Pick: Matt Damon

Matt Damon GG

Best Motion Picture – Animated

  • Anomalisa

  • Inside Out

  • The Peanuts Movie

  • Shaun The Sheep

My Pick: Inside Out

Inside Out GG

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

  • The Brand New Testament

  • The Club

  • The Fencer

  • Mustang

  • Son of Saul

My Pick: Son of Saul

Son of Saul GG

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

  • Jane Fonda, Youth

  • Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

  • Helen Mirren, Trumbo

  • Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

  • Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

My Pick: Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander GG

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

  • Paul Dano, Love & Mercy

  • Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation

  • Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

  • Michael Shannon, 99 Homes

  • Sylvester Stallone, Creed

My Pick: Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon GG

Best Director – Motion Picture

  • Todd Haynes, Carol

  • Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant

  • Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

  • George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

  • Ridley Scott, The Martian

My Pick: George Miller

George Miller Mad Max

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

  • Emma Donoghue, Room

  • Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer, Spotlight

  • Charles Randolph & Adam McKay, The Big Short

  • Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs

  • Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

My Pick: Aaron Sorkin

Film Title: Steve Jobs

Best Original Score

  • Carter Burwell, Carol

  • Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl

  • Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight

  • Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs

  • Ryuich Sakamoto & Alva Noto, The Revenant

My Pick: The Hateful Eight

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Best Original Song – Motion Picture

  • “Love Me Like You Do” – Fifty Shades of Grey (Ellie Goulding)

  • “One Kind of Love” – Love & Mercy (Brian Wilson)

  • “See You Again” – Furious 7 (Wiz Khalifa)

  • “Simple Song #3” – Youth (David Lang)

  • “Writing’s on the Wall” – Spectre (Sam Smith)

My Pick: “One Kind of Love” – Brian Wilson

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Best Television Series – Drama

  • Empire

  • Game of Thrones

  • Mr. Robot

  • Narcos

  • Outlander

My Pick: Game of Thrones

Thrones GG

Best Actress in a TV Series- Drama

  • Caitriona Balfe, Outlander

  • Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder

  • Eva Green, Penny Dreadful

  • Taraji P. Henson, Empire

  • Robin Wright, House of Cards

My Pick: Robin Wright

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Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama

  • Jon Hamm, Mad Men

  • Rami Malek, Mr. Robot

  • Wagner Moura, Narcos

  • Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

  • Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

My Pick: Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm GG

 

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Casual

  • Mozart in the Jungle

  • Orange is the New Black

  • Silicon Valley

  • Transparent

  • Veep

My Pick: Transparent

Transparent GG

 

Best Actress in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

  • Gina Rodriguez, Jane The Virgin

  • Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

My Pick: Gina Rodriguez

Gina Rodriguez GG

 

Best Actor in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Aziz Ansari – Master of None

  • Gael Garcia Bernal – Mozart in the Jungle

  • Rob Lowe – The Grinder

  • Patrick Stewart – Blunt Talk

  • Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent

My Pick: Aziz Ansari

Aziz GG

Best TV Limited Series or Movie

  • American Crime

  • American Horror Story

  • Fargo

  • Flesh & Bone

  • Wolf Hall

My Pick: Fargo

Fargo GG

 

 

Best Actress in a Limited TV Series or Movie

  • Kirsten Dunst, Fargo

  • Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel

  • Sarah Hay, Flesh & Bone

  • Felicity Huffman, American Crime

  • Queen Latifah, Bessie

My Pick: Kirsten Dunst

FARGO -- Pictured: Kirsten Dunst as Peggy. CR: Mathias Clamer/FX

 

Best Actor in a Limited TV Series or Movie

  • Idris Elba, Luther

  • Oscar Isaac, Show Me A Hero

  • David Oyelowo, Nightingale

  • Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

  • Patrick Wilson, Fargo

My Pick: David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo GG

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series or Movie

  • Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black

  • Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey

  • Regina King, American Crime

  • Judith Light, Transparent

  • Maura Tierney, The Affair

My Pick: Regina King

REGINA KING

Best Supporting Actor in TV Series or Movie

  • Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

  • Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall

  • Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline

  • Tobias Menzies, Outlander

  • Christian Slater, Mr. Robot

My Pick: Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn GG

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Sports Crazies: Who Belongs in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’?

It’s a lovely day, isn’t it?

The early reviews are in on ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and it sounds like every synonym that applies to “epic”. The post-apocalyptic franchise returns after the last film hit theaters 30 years ago with a new leading man (the VERY MAD Tom Hardy) and a setting that gives zero F-words to the original timeline. However, it’s directed by George Miller, who created this mad world, so any worry of integrity and fears of Hollywood reboots can be set aside.

Mad Max gif

In the REAL WORLD, our professional sports universe is filled with all walks of life. Good guys, bad guys, heroes, cheaters…gentlemen & ladies, scumbags and…I don’t even know.

Here, we are going to focus on the CRAZIES in pro sports. Not necessarily the guys you would qualify as “bad guys”, but more of the unhinged, whacky, screw-loose variety…And Monty Williams.

MLB

Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers

Just one home run away from the 400 club, a 4-time All-Star, an MVP runner-up in 2004, stats comparable to Dave Parker, Al Kaline, and Eddie Murray (according to Baseball Reference)…Adrian Beltre is all of these, but he’s also a ticking time bomb. It’s been thoroughly documented on that Beltre hates when people touch his head, yet his teammates and opponents continue to do it. If you ask me, he is one Elvis Andrus prank away form yelling “BELTRE SMASH!”

Beltre gif

Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals

Bryce Harper is a hot item these days and likely will be for quite a while. He made it into our Mad Men of MLB list a month ago, but the home run “hair flip” keeps the momentum going. Not only is he hitting out of his mind (12 HRs, 31 RBIs, 1.119 OPS in 35 games), he’s challenging umpires to Thunderdome too…Okay not exactly, but bat flips and hair flips will get it done.

Bryce Harper Hair Flip

NBA

Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder

Russell. Is. Crazy.…And he’s crazy good. Had his team made the playoffs, Westbrook could and probably should have been the NBA’s MVP this season. He earned the NBA’s scoring title by averaging 28.1 points per game, recorded 11 triple-doubles, yet none of it mattered to him…

On top of the accolades and establishing himself as not the Robin to Kevin Durant’s “Batman” (he’s more Superman, or a second Batman), he has no regard for his own safety…and it’s entertaining as hell.

Russell Westbrook hits his head

DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings

This description comes from Boogie’s scouting report from Jonathan Wasserman before he was drafted from Kentucky in 2010.

“Cousins’ lack of maturity and mental focus is evident in his negative body language and lack of composure … He tends to lose his head, looking disinterested or frustrated if things don’t go his way. Also does not appear receptive to coaching, tuning out his coaches when they attempt to give him advice on the bench …”

Since then, the 5th overall pick has averaged a double-double with 18.9 points and 12.4 rebounds per game, was named an NBA All-Star this past season, and was a member of last summer’s FIBA Champion Team USA squad….and he’ll also be the “Blaster” to any of his teammates’ “Master”.

Cousins Blaster

…and you don’t want to get in Boogie Blaster’s way.

Cousins Destroy

NFL

Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys

When you get a FOX Sports camera basically dedicated to your every movement on the sidelines, you probably deserve a mention in this post…As the Dallas Cowboys continue the all-time worst PR roster this year, Dez Bryant remains a figure of intrigue while he accepts the team’s franchise tag. Bryant was the center of rumors that seemed to gain steam in the winter regarding a video that was said to have made Ray Rice look like a choir boy. It remained just a rumor though…Bryant hasn’t signed his tender yet but once he does, the Cowboys sidelines will remain much anticipated theater.

Dez Bryant crazy

Martellus Bennett, Chicago Bears

Martellus Bennett is a different kind of cat, to say the least…He’s not demonstrative like Bryant, but he certainly is out there. It’s very cool how in-touch he is with his creative side. He’s into animation, writing children’s stories and challenges his Twitter following to open their imaginations…That odd side doesn’t necessarily translate to the field, but more so off the field in front of the local media. When he was first introduced to Chicago after signing his current contract, he asked to be referred to as “The Black Unicorn”, the “Orange Dinosaur”, and “Martysaurus Rex”…But don’t mistake his fun and soft side as weakness, Rookies…

Martysaurus Slam

NHL

Andrew Shaw, Chicago Blackhawks

Really you could apply this post to EVERYONE in the NHL. Guys pull their teeth out during games just to get comfortable. Fighting is legal. Reporters on the ice get hit with pucks, bleed, and shake it off to keep doing their jobs…

In anticipation of the Western Conference Finals coming up, we’ll go with the scrappiest (and craziest) guy you’ll see on the ice, Andrew Shaw. The 5’11, 23 year-old forward isn’t afraid to mix it up with anyone, anywhere…even from the bench. The fact that he sold his bloody stitches from the last Stanley Cup Finals he won for charity should be enough to qualify him as Fury Road material.

Andrew Shaw crazy

Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins

If the Mad Max franchise has provided anything, it’s a litany of freaks and things of the unimaginable. Fury Road sounds no different, so why not include the NHL’s most impressive circus attraction…Zdeno Chara. Chara is 6’9 without skates and carries a very heavy stick, but apparently the Slovak skater also grew up in a castle that housed history’s most infamous female serial killer. So there’s THAT the next time Chara comes barreling into you on skates.

Zdeno Chara slide

Who else belongs in Mad Max: Fury Road? Going to see the movie this weekend? Lets talk about it on Twitter @Mike_PiFF03.