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Golden Globe Nominee Reactions Show Humility, Hilarity & More

With the nominations for the 2011 Golden Globes now revealed, there’s been plenty of interesting buzz, both good and bad, surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s odd choices this year. From dual nominations for Johnny Depp (including one for a film being viciously panned almost across the board) to the complete ignorance of True Grit, people everywhere have plenty to say. But what about the nominees themselves? Thankfully, many of them have been very grateful, humble and even funny in their reactions to the praise from the HFPA and the nomination itself. So what did some of our favorite talents have to say?

While the nominees themselves are honored by the acclaim, the rest of the family may not be so impressed. Halle Berry, nominated for her performance in Frankie & Alice, recounted: “I told [my 3-year-old-daughter] Nahla about [the nomination] and she said, ‘That’s great. Where are my eggs?’” Personally, I think breakfast is a lot more exciting than the Golden Globes too, so Nahla is my kind of kid. If I had to choose between some limited edition Cap’N Crunch Oops! All Berries and a Golden Globe, you can bet I’ll be enjoying some cereal in minutes.

I think plenty of female fans of Pirates of the Caribbean and Love Actually wouldn’t mind getting caught up in a triumvirate of love with those two international talents as well. Other nominees will likely face a different kind of embarrassment and horseplay following their nominations. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu (whose film Biutiful received a nod in the foreign film category) revealed his celebration plans by simply saying: “A lot of tequila will run in our veins tonight.” This was something that happened a lot during my college days, but we often didn’t need a Golden Globe nomination as an excuse.

Meanwhile, director Darren Aronofsky is already anticipating the fun that the presenters and comedians will have with his nominated film Black Swan. “There will be a lot of ballet jokes. Last night Letterman made fun of the film. I think he said, ‘If you don’t want to celebrate Christmas, you can go see two Jewish girls make out.’” That in itself would be a tuly great Christmas miracle and could very well solve all the problems with political correctness between the holidays and religion, so maybe he’s onto something here. Only time will tell after Black Swan gets a wider release closer to Christmas. After that, we’ll all be waiting to see how the Golden Globes play out on Sunday, January 16th, 2011 at 5PM PST/8PM EST on NBC.

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