Golden Globes Shocks And Snubs: Ryan Gosling, 'Dragon Tattoo,' More

Nominations overlook 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' 'Breaking Bad' and 'Bridesmaids' breakout Melissa McCarthy.
By Josh Wigler


Ryan Gosling in "Crazy Stupid Love"
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures

The 2012 Golden Globes nominations are here, and as always, there are plenty of surprises of both the good and bad variety. Some of our favorite actors walked away with unexpected nominations, while others were shockingly left off the ballot. Movies we did not anticipate making the cut broke past our expectations, while several films we considered shoe-ins were shut out entirely. In other words, it's just another year at the Globes!

From Ryan Gosling to "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," here are 10 of the biggest shocks and snubs among this year's Golden Globes nominees:

Shock: Ryan Gosling Goes for Two
There's no question that this was a big year for the Gos. Not only did he break up a street fight in the viral video seen 'round the world, he also acted the heck out of three great movies: "Drive," "The Ides of March" and "Crazy, Stupid, Love." We've been on the Gosling train for years now, and it's fantastic to see him getting recognized by the Globes this year. But it's what he was nominated for that left us shocked. If the choice were up to us, Gosling would be nominated for "Drive," not "Ides." There's not a lot of Globes love for Nicolas Winding Refn's phenomenal thriller, save for a much-deserved Albert Brooks supporting nom. But, hey, beggars can't be choosers. We're more than happy with the double-header for our guy!

Shock: "March" On
While we're on the topic, nobody here on the MTV Movies team would have predicted that "Ides of March" would get so much love at the Globes this year. It's a strong movie by all accounts, but worthy of nominations in three major categories (Best Actor for Gosling, Best Director for George Clooney and Best Picture Drama)? We're not so sure. Still, we love Clooney, and we love that he's getting further awards attention besides his predestined "Descendants" nomination. And there's no need to repeat our Gosling gush.

Snub: Melissa McCarthy Misses Out
It's great to see "Bridesmaids" nominated for Best Picture Musical or Comedy and Kristen Wiig in the Best Actress category — the R-rated comedy was one of our very favorite movies of the year, after all — but we're absolutely floored and disappointed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's snubbing of Melissa McCarthy. Wiig is wonderful in the film, and without her, "Bridesmaids" would not exist. But without McCarthy, "Bridesmaids" would not be excellent. She was the breakout star. She brought the thunder. She not only deserved a nomination, but arguably a win. Her absence from this year's Globes is almost as embarrassing as what went down in the bridal shop.

Snub: Globes Hates Tattoos
We're thrilled that Rooney Mara snagged a nomination for her transformative portrayal of punk-rock computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, but beyond that and recognition for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' score, "Dragon Tattoo" got left on the bench. After David Fincher and "Social Network" got burned toward the end of last year's awards season, we really thought he'd at least score Director and Best Picture Drama nods this year. No such luck. Looking at the film on its own merits, "Dragon Tattoo" is just fantastic filmmaking. The Movies team is obsessed with the crime thriller, as you'll hear in the coming days and weeks. Its lack of recognition at the Globes is more than deserving of some Salander-style revenge.

Shock: Extremely Quiet And Incredibly Far
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" got nothing, nada, zip. We won't call that a snub — it wasn't our favorite movie of the year — but the fact that it got literally zero nominations is definitely a shock. Don't count it out of the Oscar race just yet, though: An adapted screenplay nom is almost certainly in its future.

Snub: No Nolte
Not only was "Warrior" actor Nick Nolte expected to get nominated for Best Supporting Actor, many expected him to win. Surprise: He's not going to win, because he's not nominated! Nolte's nowhere to be found this year, despite his recent SAG nomination. In fact, "Warrior" got absolutely nothing at the Globes. Nolte was really that movie's best chance, frankly, so we're starting to wonder about its awards season prospects.

Shock: Michael Fassbender has "Shame"
The Irish-German actor's Best Actor nomination was one of the biggest surprises of all. (Sorry, we couldn't resist.) Fassbender's fearless performance definitely deserved recognition, but we're very surprised — and very heartened — to see "Shame" overcome the NC-17 stigma. Odds of a win aren't in his favor, but Fassbender's nomination is much deserved after the actor's absolutely amazing year.

Snub: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Snub
Perhaps Gary Oldman's road to Oscar just isn't meant to be. The "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" got overlooked by Globes against all odds. It really is close to impossible to believe that Oldman has never been nominated for an Academy Award, and we thought "Tinker" would finally be his chance at not just a nom, but a win. But now that he's been shut out by the Globes, does he really have any shot at all on Oscar night? We're still hopeful, but not optimistic.

Shock: "American" Success Story
Before we go, a quick look at TV land. Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story" got nominated for Best Television Series (Drama), a move that's sure to surprise a lot of people (even if that Jessica Lange nomination surprises precisely no one — she was one of our Top 10 TV Characters of 2011, after all). "AHS" is one of the most thoroughly disgusting, unsettling shows on the small screen, now or ever: How many other programs this year showcased a school shooting in such gory detail, or stitched deceased fetuses together to create one terrible Franken-baby? That said, "Horror Story" also features one of the greatest casts on all of television, and it pushes its plot forward with a ferocity matched by few other series. Like all things on the FX thriller, the "Horror" nomination is a shock, but a welcome one.

Snub: "Breaking" Bust
No one's going to argue that Bryan Cranston deserves that Best Performance nomination, but seriously, there's not a single other "Breaking Bad" nom? That's just flat-out ridiculous! "Breaking Bad" just came off its greatest season ever. Cranston nailed it as Walter White, but fellow actors Aaron Paul as reluctant assassin Jesse Pinkman and Giancarlo Esposito as meth kingpin Gustavo Fring also turned in marvelous performances worthy of not just nominations, but full-on awards. (While we're at it, here's my super-quick opportunity to say that "Sons of Anarchy" should have gotten some love as well. Like "Bad," this season of "SOA" was not just its greatest one yet, but perhaps the greatest season of television all year.) Acting aside, "Breaking Bad" deserved a Best Television Series spot much more than newbie "Boss" or even "Horror Story," much as we're happy to see it on the list. Needless to say, we're not happy about the oversight. Besides, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, didn't you hear? Walter White is the danger!

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Celebrity Style: Vanessa Hudgens Wears AllSaints Busby Boots

Vanessa Hudgens was photographed wearing the Busby Boots by AllSaints. The shoes retail for $270.00 and have a rubber forepart, chiselled toe and hand finished soles. For more celebrity fashion, click here.

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SPOTTED: Rihanna & Her Fur Roll Into Milan

Rihanna made her way into Milan this week ahead of her show last night.  And she was rocking a furry cardigan for the occasion.  Oh...and was spotted cuddling up to her bestie Melissa.  Y'all know how Rih likes to get tongues wagging.  No pun intended.

 

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Rihanna hopped in the car after leaving the Armani Hotel last night with her girls.  And snuggled up to Melissa while making an exit.

But beforehand, she stopped and signed autographs for her fans.  By the way, the "We Found Love" singer recently beat out other top stars to be voted Facebook’s “Most Liked” music star in 2011.  She's creeping up on an approximate 48 million Likes.  Damn! 

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Tom Cruise And Katie Holmes Sneak Into The Studio With Suri

It looks like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes really didn’t want to be seen here as they tried to sneak into a studio with Suri in tow. This Hollywood family can NOT get a break! Katie managed to keep from … Continue reading

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Rihanna's 'We Found Love' Is MTV's #3 Song Of 2011

Talk That Talk leadoff broke records and quickly became a definitive single for the unstoppable star.
By Jason Kaufman


Rihanna
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Rihanna's "We Found Love" didn't have that many days on the calendar to make an impact — after all, it was just released in October. But that didn't stop it from being the chart monster of the fall as well as #3 on MTV's Best Songs of 2011. It was a classic upon arrival, a song that immediately felt like it had been here forever instead of just three short months.

The leadoff single from Talk That Talk is where Rihanna fully embraced EDM. Produced by Calvin Harris, "We Found Love" is a swirling party track about love and loss, the rare song that manages to be sad and joyous all at once. And it is a pinnacle of the pop/dance crossover, a throwback to '90s raves that could make even the most stoic lover of pop want to break out a glow stick and just dance.

MTV correspondent Sway Calloway moderated a spirited roundtable discussion with some of our very own experts: James Montgomery and Rob Markman (MTV News), Yomi Desalu and Malika Quemerais (MTV Music and Talent) and Tamar Anitai and Nicole James (MTV.com). The panel managed to narrow down the Best Songs of 2011, with "We Found Love" besting top 10 tracks from the Throne, Chris Brown and Katy Perry.

Just how did "We Found Love" hit #3? Watch the debate below!

"That song came out and went to #1, and when a song has that kind of impact that quickly, it deserves to be recognized," Quemerais said during the discussion.

Montgomery went even further in his personal Top 25 Songs of 2011 column: "A few weeks ago, someone told me 'We Found Love' would ultimately end up being Rihanna's signature hit, and at the time, I sort of laughed him off. But the more I think about it, he may be right. Or at least on the right track.

"From the icy synth strains to Calvin Harris' hard-charging pre-chorus, it most certainly is the song that best represents pop, circa 2011, and given RiRi's standing in the field, perhaps in time, it will become her set-closing number too. For now, at least, I'm content to bask in "Love" 's masterful mix of the carnal and, well, the club."

Get more of Montgomery's personal picks for the Top Songs of the Year!

Beyond being a definitive pop dance track, "WFL" was also a historic single for Rihanna. "Love" just completed its climb to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, giving Rihanna her 11th #1 hit, which puts her one ahead of Stevie Wonder and Janet Jackson. "It's the symbolic one that breaks the record and she gets credit for that," Markman said during the debate.

Our panel of experts thinks there's no stopping "We Found Love" from dominating the year ahead.

"I think this song is going to carry over into much of 2012," Anitai said.

"Then maybe it will be on next year's list," Montgomery added.

The "We Found Love" video director breaks down the song below.

All this week, watch "AMTV" on MTV every day at 8 a.m. ET for our Best of 2011 lists. Then, come to MTVNews.com at 5 p.m. as we reveal our top picks of the year!

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Celebrities Including Vanessa Hudgens, Paris Hilton And Uma Thurman Attend Exclusive Chanel Pre-Oscars Party

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Report: Kanye West "All Over" Kim Kardashian

It?s no secret they've been good friends for awhile, but it sounds like things may just be heating up between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

On Tuesday night (December 13), Kim and the Kardashian clan (mom Kris, sister Khloe and Scott Disick) attended the rapper's ?Watch the Throne? concert at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

After taking in the show from a raised VIP suite behind center stage, West joined the reality TV family at an after-party - where he "couldn?t keep his hands off Kim," according to a source.

?Kanye was eating Kim up like she was a piece of cake. He was all over her ? caressing her head, touching her waist,? the NY Daily News insider dished, adding, ?I think he was dying to kiss her, but there were too many people in the room."

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HGTV, LA and Dining Room Tables

I've been watching a lot of HGTV since coming to LA. My favorite shows are House Hunters and House Hunters International. There's also another show I like to watch called For Rent, but only because it makes me angry.

When it comes to apartments/homes, I think living in New York for the past eleven years has made me bitter because there was this whiny broad on For Rent a few nights ago who was looking at a huge place—A HUGE PLACE—and was like, "There's no place for a dining room table..."

B*TCH, YOU'RE LUCKY TO GET A KITCHEN IN NEW YORK.

I hated her.

Now there's some stupid lady on House Hunters who wants a townhouse with a fireplace that she can turn on with a light switch. IT HAS TO BE A LIGHT SWITCH because she doesn't want to bend down and flip a switch on the floor.

WHO DO THESE PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE?

Anyway, I know my LA update is WAY overdue (and truth be told I wrote a long one last week but for some reason it didn't save so I lost the whole thing and I was so angry that I just said, "Ah, f*ck it," and closed the computer instead of rewriting) but to give you a quick update, I AM SO HAPPY HERE. I MEAN, I'M REALLY, REALLY HAPPY. And I think living here and watching HGTV—both of these things combined—has made me realize that New York was just beating me down. I mean, the fireplace lady—yes, she's an idiot. But there's nothing wrong with wanting a dining room table. Why did I get so mad at that lady?

Since being here, at least once a day I ask myself why I have lived in New York for so long. (It's like I had Stockholm Syndrome or something.) CALIFORNIA IS AWESOME. It's like the promised land. It's sunny all the time and there are birds and flowers everywhere. I have space out here. I have a sofa on the patio out here. I HAVE A SOFA OUTSIDE. I haven't seen one rat since I've been here. But hummingbirds? THEY ZIP BY MY HEAD EVERY DAY. I am so happy.

I'm supposed to go back to New York in November, but truth be told, I'm not sure I will.

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