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Sunday, February 27, 2011

WINNERS: The Oscars Compared to The Golden Globes

I wanted to do a quick post on the 83rd Academy Awards. I will give my impressions about the show and winners latter, but I wanted to compair the 68th Golden Globe winners on January 16, 2011 to the Oscars on February 27, 2011.

                                                                                                    
BEST PICTURE    
                         The Kings Speech                 OSCAR                                  
      The Social Network           GOLDEN GLOBE
   

BEST ACTOR     
                            Colin  Firth(The Kings Speech)        OSCAR                              
              Colin  Firth(The Kings Speech)      GOLDEN GLOBE

   

BEST ACTRESS
                                Natalie Portman(Black Swan)            OSCAR                                   
              Natalie Portman(Black Swan)            GOLDEN GLOBE

    
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
                                               Christian Bale(The Fighter)         OSCAR
                                               Christian Bale(The Fighter)      GOLDEN GLOBE

  
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
                                               Melissa Leo(The Fighter)     OSCAR             
                                               Melissa Leo(The Fighter)    GOLDEN GLOBE


 BEST DIRECTOR
                                               Tom Hooper(The King's Speech)          OSCAR   
                                               David Fincher(The Social Network)      GOLDEN GLOBE


 Looks like both agreed on the individual awards but The Golden Globes like's The Social Network and The Academy like's The King's Speech.
But how did the Movie audience's like it at the Box Office. 
*Theatrical Performance - The King's Speech
Total US Gross $114,509,271
International Gross $134,751,515
Worldwide Gross $249,260,786
  

*Theatrical Performance - The Social Network
Total US Gross $96,807,941
International Gross $125,521,414
Worldwide Gross $222,329,355


Who did you think should have won???


*Box office numbers by http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/SOCIL.php