10 Indications The Golden Globes Have Given Us For The Oscars
3. 12 Years A Slave Isnt Running Away With Awards Like We Expected
Before the Golden Globes if you had asked anyone - provided they have some rudimentary awards knowledge - which movie or movies were guaranteed to sweep multiple categories, you would have gotten a resounding answer of 12 Years A Slave. The reasoning is obvious too; its a fantastic film that tackles one of the darkest periods of our society with unabashed brutality and the gall to never flinch. Its probably the best and most truthful film ever made about American slavery. It lost in nearly every category it was pegged to win, though. Steve McQueens relentless direction lost, John Ridleys brutally honest screenplay adaptation lost, and for a movie with the strongest performances all year, it shockingly lost in every nominated category there, too. Simply put, 12 Years A Slave just isnt the monster we thought it was going to be. Instead, its American Hustle raking in the awards - and once again I dont see the Academy Awards choosing much differently, as history shows that they are well in tune with David O. Russell.
