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Golden Globe Awards

Aired January 26, 2004 - 10:52   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCOHR: There were some surprise wins at the Golden Globes. Here to cover some of them, and look forward to tomorrow's Oscar nominations Tom O'Neil, author of the book. When you talk about writing the book on movie awards, the man has literally done it. It is called, of course, "Movie Awards: The Oscars, The Golden Globes." And you can check him out at goldderby.com, and also "In Touch."
TOM O'NEIL, GOLDDERBY.COM: I've got the longest resume in Hollywood.

KAGAN: I'm telling you. And yet, he still had time to come talk to us this morning. I am honored.

Good morning.

O'NEIL: Good morning.

KAGAN: We've had that kind of post-award coverage.

But the big story last night, "Lord of the Rings" finally getting its due and Peter Jackson, as best director.

O'NEIL: And not losing a single race, Daryn, it was four for four. We always see these "Lord of the Rings" movies come in to these award races, lots of nominations, and then they get stiffed on award night. Well, this looked like the real king last night.

KAGAN: OK, two significant things about that -- you have educated me and our audience about fantasy films. And as well as they do at the box office, they tend not to do well at the Golden Globes and also at the Oscars. So as we look forward to Oscar nominations, do you think, once again, "Lord of the Rings" will get its due?

O'NEIL: I think finally, it will get its due, because it's part three. It's like a Hollywood ending to a great Hollywood story.

KAGAN: Cha-ching Hollywood story.

O'NEIL: That's what I'm saying about this. This is the biggest most successful film project in history, and it began as the biggest film gamble. So I mean, that just a terrific story right there. And what's interesting about this movie, is not only is it a great blockbuster movie that the public loves. The critics actually went crazy for it to.

KAGAN: Other people taking home gold last night, Charlize Theron in "Monster." We saw Renee Zellweger. We just saw her cute little presentation, but she also won for best supporting actress for "Cold Mountain."

O'NEIL: And that was my favorite, by the way. Because remember, last year, she got stiffed at the Oscars by Nicole. I was rooting for Renee, and then she steals "Cold Mountain" away from Nicole on the screen, and then she wins a Globe for it.

KAGAN: Everyone has little bit of gold. Nicole has her Oscar. Now Renee has her golden globe, and perhaps will soon have her Oscar as well. Charlize Theron. She has to be the front-runner, not only for her nomination, but for best actress.

O'NEIL: And she carried herself like the front-runner last night. She had the tears at the podium. She is that beautiful ingenue who sacrificed her looks for her art. She can't lose.

KAGAN: I'm going to cry just thinking.

O'NEIL: You would never do that.

KAGAN: And this of course a scene from "Monster," where she played Eileen Weirnos (ph). It's a true story of a serial murderer in the state of Florida.

You know, maybe though a dark horse candidate out there, a woman who is getting a lot of love last night, Diane Keaton, who won for her role for "Something's Gotta Give." She was absolutely adorable last night with her acceptance speech, saying between her and Jack Nicholson, there's like 127 years of experience.

O'NEIL: Did you see what Jack did? Put his hands and then he rocked back. But she was terrific last night on that stage, and you could see the Hollywood community, the Oscars embracing a veteran like her. But how do you -- and that will set up a great Oscar race, too, because the beloved veteran making a comeback without Woody Allen. That was her past association.

KAGAN: Right, doing it on her own. OK, she had Jack Nicholson.

One other thing I wants to ask about "Lord of the Rings." It did not receive any acting nominations from the Golden Globes. And of course that's the big one, or among the major awards, Oscars. Do you think it perhaps will pick up some tomorrow morning?

O'NEIL: That's what we're all looking for tomorrow morning. And I think among the surprises we might see is Sean Astin, who plays Sam in the movie, pick up an award for best supporting actor. And if that happens, he might be able to beat Tim Robbins, who was the Globe winner last night, because he could, you know, ride that "Lord of the Rings" juggernaut. He was the great, nice surprise about "Return of King."

KAGAN: Possibly, but Tim Robbins was absolutely phenomenal in "Mystic River."

O'NEIL: I know, but when those bandwagons pick up, the Oscars...

KAGAN: Yes, I know, they kind of do.

Anything else tomorrow morning? Oscar nominations come out 5:30 a.m.?

O'NEIL: Wow. You know, rest up early.

KAGAN: It's painful to think about, because I will be there. But people who were overlooked for the Golden Globes?

O'NEIL: Naomi Watts, "21 Grams." She'll be in there, and she'll be a major contender. And "In America," the movie, I think was probably overlook at the Globes, and we'll see if it gets the Oscars.

KAGAN: That was my personal favorite.

O'NEIL: Was it? That's a great movie. Yes, I think it's a delightful movie.

Tom, you're a personal favorite, too. Thank you for always setting us straight. We'll let you get a nap in. Tom O'Neil, goldderby.com and "In Touch" magazine.

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Aired January 26, 2004 - 10:52   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCOHR: There were some surprise wins at the Golden Globes. Here to cover some of them, and look forward to tomorrow's Oscar nominations Tom O'Neil, author of the book. When you talk about writing the book on movie awards, the man has literally done it. It is called, of course, "Movie Awards: The Oscars, The Golden Globes." And you can check him out at goldderby.com, and also "In Touch."
TOM O'NEIL, GOLDDERBY.COM: I've got the longest resume in Hollywood.

KAGAN: I'm telling you. And yet, he still had time to come talk to us this morning. I am honored.

Good morning.

O'NEIL: Good morning.

KAGAN: We've had that kind of post-award coverage.

But the big story last night, "Lord of the Rings" finally getting its due and Peter Jackson, as best director.

O'NEIL: And not losing a single race, Daryn, it was four for four. We always see these "Lord of the Rings" movies come in to these award races, lots of nominations, and then they get stiffed on award night. Well, this looked like the real king last night.

KAGAN: OK, two significant things about that -- you have educated me and our audience about fantasy films. And as well as they do at the box office, they tend not to do well at the Golden Globes and also at the Oscars. So as we look forward to Oscar nominations, do you think, once again, "Lord of the Rings" will get its due?

O'NEIL: I think finally, it will get its due, because it's part three. It's like a Hollywood ending to a great Hollywood story.

KAGAN: Cha-ching Hollywood story.

O'NEIL: That's what I'm saying about this. This is the biggest most successful film project in history, and it began as the biggest film gamble. So I mean, that just a terrific story right there. And what's interesting about this movie, is not only is it a great blockbuster movie that the public loves. The critics actually went crazy for it to.

KAGAN: Other people taking home gold last night, Charlize Theron in "Monster." We saw Renee Zellweger. We just saw her cute little presentation, but she also won for best supporting actress for "Cold Mountain."

O'NEIL: And that was my favorite, by the way. Because remember, last year, she got stiffed at the Oscars by Nicole. I was rooting for Renee, and then she steals "Cold Mountain" away from Nicole on the screen, and then she wins a Globe for it.

KAGAN: Everyone has little bit of gold. Nicole has her Oscar. Now Renee has her golden globe, and perhaps will soon have her Oscar as well. Charlize Theron. She has to be the front-runner, not only for her nomination, but for best actress.

O'NEIL: And she carried herself like the front-runner last night. She had the tears at the podium. She is that beautiful ingenue who sacrificed her looks for her art. She can't lose.

KAGAN: I'm going to cry just thinking.

O'NEIL: You would never do that.

KAGAN: And this of course a scene from "Monster," where she played Eileen Weirnos (ph). It's a true story of a serial murderer in the state of Florida.

You know, maybe though a dark horse candidate out there, a woman who is getting a lot of love last night, Diane Keaton, who won for her role for "Something's Gotta Give." She was absolutely adorable last night with her acceptance speech, saying between her and Jack Nicholson, there's like 127 years of experience.

O'NEIL: Did you see what Jack did? Put his hands and then he rocked back. But she was terrific last night on that stage, and you could see the Hollywood community, the Oscars embracing a veteran like her. But how do you -- and that will set up a great Oscar race, too, because the beloved veteran making a comeback without Woody Allen. That was her past association.

KAGAN: Right, doing it on her own. OK, she had Jack Nicholson.

One other thing I wants to ask about "Lord of the Rings." It did not receive any acting nominations from the Golden Globes. And of course that's the big one, or among the major awards, Oscars. Do you think it perhaps will pick up some tomorrow morning?

O'NEIL: That's what we're all looking for tomorrow morning. And I think among the surprises we might see is Sean Astin, who plays Sam in the movie, pick up an award for best supporting actor. And if that happens, he might be able to beat Tim Robbins, who was the Globe winner last night, because he could, you know, ride that "Lord of the Rings" juggernaut. He was the great, nice surprise about "Return of King."

KAGAN: Possibly, but Tim Robbins was absolutely phenomenal in "Mystic River."

O'NEIL: I know, but when those bandwagons pick up, the Oscars...

KAGAN: Yes, I know, they kind of do.

Anything else tomorrow morning? Oscar nominations come out 5:30 a.m.?

O'NEIL: Wow. You know, rest up early.

KAGAN: It's painful to think about, because I will be there. But people who were overlooked for the Golden Globes?

O'NEIL: Naomi Watts, "21 Grams." She'll be in there, and she'll be a major contender. And "In America," the movie, I think was probably overlook at the Globes, and we'll see if it gets the Oscars.

KAGAN: That was my personal favorite.

O'NEIL: Was it? That's a great movie. Yes, I think it's a delightful movie.

Tom, you're a personal favorite, too. Thank you for always setting us straight. We'll let you get a nap in. Tom O'Neil, goldderby.com and "In Touch" magazine.

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