…or nominate them for a Golden Globe if they’re under 30; as if the years on a planet dictates your talent—or lack of.
Indeed, in most of the categories, a majority of the actors/actresses/directors are WAY over 40.
For example, in the “Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy or Musical:”
• Emily Blunt, “Salmon Fishing In The Yemen”
• Judi Dench, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
• Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
• Maggie Smith, “Quartet”
• Meryl Streep, “Hope Springs”
Globe fans must be thinking, “All right already! I get it that Streep and Dench are great; but can we get some new blood in the nominations; instead of people who look like they’ve dated the ancient rock ‘n’ roll roster at the 12/12/12 concert?”
Jennifer Lawrence and Emily Blunt must feel how Alicia Keys felt at Madison Square Garden; as in “Where did all these guys get the Crypt Keeper costume?” This “older is better” trend continues in:
BEST ACTOR: DRAMA:
- Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
- Richard Gere, “Arbitrage”
- John Hawkes, “The Sessions”
- Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”
- Denzel Washington, “Flight”
Daniel Day-Lewis looks to get the nod. Why? He has the M.O. of a winner:
1. He’s English playing an American.
2. He plays a doomed historic figure.
3. He makes it known how he prepares for a role by annoyingly becoming the character—offscreen.
To further please AARP members, Stephen Spielberg will be deigned a winner; either for best picture or best director. Of course, if he wins it for “Lincoln,” we know what’s in store:
Lindsay Lohan in:
“Mary Todd Lincoln—the Crazy Years”
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