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Golden Globe Nominees Announced

Aired December 13, 2005 - 08:30   ET

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SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Take a look, you're looking at a microphone on a podium, and that's actually inside the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. In just a few minutes, they're going to be announcing the nominees for the Golden Globe Awards. They've already actually done some. They do the preliminary awards kind of ahead of the official televised announcement.
And of course the Golden Globes are considered to be a pretty good litmus test for how movies and really others will do during the Academy Awards, and so that's why people watch them so closely, and it's why we're watching so closely. We're going to you up to speed on those nominations. We're going to take it live in just a couple of minutes.

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M. O'BRIEN: To Iraq we go now, where members of the country's security forces are voting today before Thursday's crucial parliamentary elections.

Aneesh Raman live in Baghdad. Aneesh, high stakes as Iraqis head to the polls, and I assume the security forces are voting because they have another job to do come election day?

ANEESH RAMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: They do. They've got to secure any number of polling stations. As you mentioned, members of Iraq's army voting yesterday, Iraq's police force voting today. Also voting today expatriates in 15 countries outside of Iraq. We have some video from Jordan, where Iraqis there are casting their ballot. As you say,high stakes for this government, the first permanent government Iraqis have elected into power, a four-year government. Iraqis have heard a excuses from the two previous government, the interim and the transitional government, who have said, look, we haven't had enough time in power to change your daily life. We don't have enough time to effect real and practical change on the streets of Baghdad, in the streets of the country.

Well, now, this government, they say, will not have that excuse. They expect huge responsibilities upon this government, to fix this security situation, to guarantee basic services, but they have a lot of hope in this government. A poll recently done by a number of news organizations, including ABC News and "Time" magazine, asked Iraqis, about 1,700 of them nationwide, about their confidence that elections will create a stable Iraqi government. The vast majority, some 76 percent, saying that it would. So a lot of hope, a lot of responsibility riding on the government to come -- Miles.

M. O'BRIEN: Aneesh Raman, watching those elections for us, thank you very much.

CNN has special coverage of this turning point in Iraq on "ANDERSON COOPER 360," live all week. You can see it tonight 10:00 Eastern Time, right here on CNN -- Soledad.

S. O'BRIEN: We're just about a minute away from a big award nomination. Award season definitely here. We brought you the Grammy nominations just last week. Today, the Golden Globes. CNN entertainment correspondent Sibila Vargas in Los Angeles for us. Nominees already, some of them, Sibila, we've heard announced. So what can you update us on?

SIBILA VARGAS, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: Well, I can give you the supporting actor and the supporting actress category in the film category. George Clooney is a big winner today in terms of nominations. He's got a nomination for "Syriana," political thriller centering around the global oil industry, a very important film. He's been very passionate about this film, so it's a good thing that he's gotten supporting actor nod, as well as original screenplay nod for cowriting "Goodnight and Good Luck," another film that he was very passionate about this year, and he also wrote that with Grant Heslov.

Other people that were nominated in this category, Matt Dillon, Will Ferrell for "The Producers," Bob Hoskins for "Mrs. Henderson Presents," and Paul Giamatti for "Cinderella Man." So a good day for all of those cats (ph).

Matt Dillon, though, I want to point out. I mean, this is a big turn for him, I mean, to get a supporting actor nod at the Golden Globes. He did a phenomenal job in "Crash." This movie of course centering around racist issues and prejudice.

But let me move on to the supporting actress category, because I know in about a minute, they're going to start talking about the big nominees. Supporting actress category, Shirley MacLaine for "In Her Shoes," Rachel Weisz for "The Constant Gardener," Scarlett Johansson for "Match Point," Frances McDormand for "North Country" and Michelle Williams for "Brokeback Mountain."

But they're starting, of course, the nominations right now, so I'm going to just talk to them.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Kate Beckinsale, Mark Wahlberg and Steve Carell.

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Steve? Steve?

STEVE CARELL, ACTOR: Thank you.

Best performance by an actor in a television series drama: Patrick Dempsey, "Grey's Anatomy," Matthew Fox, "Lost," Hugh Laurie, "House," Wentworth Miller, "Prison Break," Kiefer Sutherland, "24."

Best performance by an actress in a television series drama, Patricia Arquette, "Medium", Glenn Close, "The Shield," Geena Davis, "Commander in Chief, Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer," Holly Walker, "Rome."

Best performance by an actress in a television series, musical or comedy, Marcia Cross, "Desperate Housewives, Teri Hatcher, "Desperate Housewives, " Felicity Huffman, "Desperate Houseweives," Eva Longoria, "Desperate Housewives," and Mary Louise Parker, "Weeds."

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture drama: Maria Bello, "A History of Violence," Felicity Huffman, Transamerica, Gwyneth Paltrow, "Proof," Charlize Theron, "North Country," Ziyi Zang (ph), "Memoirs of a Geisha."

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy: Judi Dench, "Mrs. Henderson Presents," Keira Knightley, "Pride and Prejudice," Laura Linney, "The Squid and the Whale," Sarah Jessica Parker, "The Family Stone," and Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line."

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KATE BECKINSALE, ACTRESS: Best performance by an actor in a television series, musical or comedy, Zach Braff, "Srubs," Steve Corell, "The Office," Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Jason Lee, "My Name is Earl," Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men."

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy: Pierce Brosnan, "The Matador," Jeff Daniels, "The Squid and the Whale," Johnny Depp, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," Nathan Lane, "The Producers," Killian Murphy, "Breakfast on Pluto," Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line."

Best television series musical or comedy: "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Desperate Housewives," "Entourage," "Everybody Hates Chris," My Name is Earl" and "Weeds."

And best motion picture, musical or comedy. "Mrs. Henderson Presents," "Pride and Prejudice," "The Producers," "The Squid and the Whale," and "Walk the Line."

MARK WAHLBERG, ACTOR: I think because I'm American, she wanted me to jump up and down when she announced "entourage."

Best television series drama. "Commander in Chief," "Gray's Anatomy," "Lost," "Prison Break" and "Rome."

Best director, motion picture. Woody Allen, "Matchpoint." Jorge Clooney, "Good Night and Good Luck." Spice it up a little bit. Peter Jackson, "King Kong." Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain." Fernando Meirelles, "Constant Gardner." Steven Spielberg, "Munich."

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture drama. Russell Crowe, "Cinderella Man." Phillip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote." Terrence Howard, "Hustle and Flow." Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain." And David Strathairn, "Good Night and Good Luck."

I don't know who's calling me right now. Must be Terrence Howard.

Best motion picture drama. "Brokeback Mountain," "The Constant Gardener," "Good Night and Good Luck," "A History of Violence," "Matchpoint. "

PHILIP BERK, PRESIDENT, HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION: Thanks Kate, Steve, and Mark. And don't forget to join us for the Golden Globe Awards, Monday, January 16th. Thank you.

S. O'BRIEN: And there you have it. Philip Berk, who's the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, wrapping it up, as we just heard from Kate Beckinsale and also Mark Wahlberg as they announced some of the nominees.

M. O'BRIEN: Steve Carell, I think, was in the there.

S. O'BRIEN: And Steve Carell, of course, kicking it off. And we're going to talk to talk later this morning...

M. O'BRIEN: Oh, Carell, I'm sorry. I say "Carol." I've been corrected.

S. O'BRIEN: That's all right.

M. O'BRIEN: So sorry. Press on.

S. O'BRIEN: Jeff Daniels. In a way, the movie that he was part of, "The Squid and the Whale," which is a wonderful film, really three-fer. Laura Linney, got a nomination. The film itself got a nomination. Jeff Daniels, as well, just nominated for best actor for his work in this film. We're going to talk to him live right here in just a few minutes. That's ahead this morning.

And also, you heard a bit of laughing when they announced some of the nominees for best actress in a TV series comedy. They named Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross. Eva Longoria, you'll recall, kind of dissed last year when she was the only of the "Desperate Housewives"...

ANDY SERWER, "FORTUNE" COLUMNIST: I remember.

S. O'BRIEN: ... who did not get named. Well, this year, they have fixed their error and she is among the nominees, too.

M. O'BRIEN: So all of the housewives made it?

S. O'BRIEN: All the housewives have been named.

SERWER: Yes, you don't want diss that twice like that.

S. O'BRIEN: And, of course, you know, the category covers movies and TV, so it's sort of a huge, huge number of films and shows that they're picking through. But some of the big names to be named -- we saw George Clooney for "Syriana."

SERWER: Jorge.

M. O'BRIEN: Jorge, yes.

S. O'BRIEN: Kind of a funny touch. And then -- we'll talk more about this, because the list kind of goes on and on.

M. O'BRIEN: Well, there's always next year for us, right?

S. O'BRIEN: No.

SERWER: I don't think there's a category, Miles.

M. O'BRIEN: Oh, there isn't? Oh.

S. O'BRIEN: Yes, doesn't work like that.

M. O'BRIEN: We defy categories here.

S. O'BRIEN: No, no, exactly. More on that ahead.

First, though, some business news. What do you have coming up?

SERWER: A tale of two NBA owners, Soledad. One with a revolutionary plan to tell tickets, the other investing in a revolutionary toilet. You won't want to miss this, I think. Stay tuned to AMERICAN MORNING.

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M. O'BRIEN: Well, you could call it the best seat in the house right there. Andy Serwer's got it.

SERWER: I've got it. I'm in the cat bird seat, or the hot seat. This is a story about, well, a couple things. Two NBA owners doing two very different things.

Let's start up in Seattle. Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, also the owner of the Seattle Supersonics, has a new plan to sell seats. There's Rashard Lewis for the Sonics against the Lakers -- that's L.A.'s second best team now. Anyway, they're going to be selling tickets at CostCo's Web site online, 40 percent discount. So a $78 seat would be $44. Kind of interesting that you can get seats at Costco. They already sell tickets for Disney and also Nascar events and things like that.

S. O'BRIEN: At that big a discount?

SERWER: Yes.

M. O'BRIEN: Don't you have to buy 50 seats, though?

SERWER: No, you only have to buy -- you can only buy between two and ten seats.

M. O'BRIEN: Two and ten.

SERWER: For four games. So interesting stuff.

S. O'BRIEN: Well, why would anybody go to their Web site, the team's Web site, and buy a ticket if you get a 40 percent discount at Costco?

SERWER: Beats me.

S. O'BRIEN: Is that a good economic...

SERWER: Well, because most people buy season tickets and because there's not that many left over. And these excess tickets go for begging, anyway, so they're looking to make a little bit of money.

S. O'BRIEN: All right.

SERWER: Another NBA owner in the news this morning. This is a different story, though. Mark Cuban, the maverick, owner of the Dallas Mavericks -- there is he is. Gets in trouble a lot. Shoots his mouth off a lot, quite frankly. He is investing in a new high- tech toilet. It's made by a company called Brondell. He's putting $1.3 million into this devices. It has a heated seat. It has -- let's just call it bidet features.

S. O'BRIEN: Antibacterial.

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SERWER: Yes, this is a morning program. Anyway, it's very interesting that Mr. Cuban has chosen to invest in this.

S. O'BRIEN: How much money did he invest?

SERWER: $1.3 million. And I don't think it's going to work. I mean...

S. O'BRIEN: Why not?

SERWER: I just think people...

S. O'BRIEN: But the world may be ready for a new toilet or maybe not.

SERWER: Not.

S. O'BRIEN: I don't know.

SERWER: I say not. Well, whatever. We'll see. Probably a limited market, right?

S. O'BRIEN: Or maybe not.

M. O'BRIEN: You can't you can't do it online, we know that.

SERWER: Very good. A good place to end.

S. O'BRIEN: Yes, it is. And we shall.

The world of comedy, of course, very saddened by the loss last weekend of funnyman Richard Pryor. Pryor, of course, remembered for his visionary talent that really made him a model for a generation of up and coming comedians.

Well, Monday night, Larry King asked Pryor's widow, Jennifer, whether her husband knew just how big of an influence he had been.

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JENNIFER PRYOR, RICHARD PRYOR'S WIDOW: He finally got it and I think the way he got it was from watching -- Richard was still a student of comedy, which was wonderful. He studied everybody. He -- Monique's last DVD, he was watching.

And I think that he realized all the comics, everything was so derivative from him. You know, we'd look, and I'd say, Richard, look, that's -- you know, you're live in concert. They took that from -- hey, that's, you know, live on Sunset. They stole that. I think that's the way he got it.

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S. O'BRIEN Yes, it is true. It sort of was all derivative after Richard Pryor. You can catch "LARRY KING LIVE" on weeknights, 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Ahead this morning, our morning house call. Lasik surgery has been around for, believe it or not, around 10 years from now. Doctors say it is safer than ever, so why aren't more people getting it?

We're going to dispel some lasik myths, just ahead on AMERICAN MORNING.

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(NEWSBREAK) S. O'BRIEN: Ahead this morning, a look at the day's top stories, plus we're going to talk to Jeff Daniels, you heard just moments ago, nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in "The Squid and the Whale." We're going to talk to him, ahead on AMERICAN MORNING.

Stay with us.

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