Golden Globe nominations for 2009 have been announced, and not since Crash won the Best Picture Oscar over Brokeback Mountain in 2005 has the gay community (myself being a part of such crowd) felt like we've been sucker-punched in the gut. Milk, the film based upon assassinated San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, was nominated for a mere, single Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor, Sean Penn. While Sean Penn fully deserves his nomination, (have any of you ever been in love with Penn more than when his first goofy smile appeared on screen during the exchange with James Franco in the subway station?), we can't help but feel a bit betrayed.
Not only does Milk deserve a Best Picture nod, how about some recognition for Gus Van Sant as director? Or Dustin Lance Black for Best Screenplay? Or James Franco as Scott Smith? Not only is Milk a rallying point for the GLBT community to prove that once and for all, we are equal, but Milk in and of itself is a beautifully filmed movie, and overflowing with talent.
While we feel that not being nominated for Best Picture is about as justified as John McCain was for selecting Sarah Palin as his running mate, we can hope that by the time Oscar noms are released, the Academy will have had enough time to come to its senses.
(Top picture: The Milk screening at the Castro Theater in San Francisco. Below: The Milk theatrical poster.)
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