The hit Disney-Pixar movie about Route 66, “Cars,” received just one nomination from the Golden Globes today, and that was for the new Best Animated Feature Film category. Its competition is “Happy Feet” and “Monster House.”
Disappointingly, composer Randy Newman and “Our Town” were not nominated for score and best song. Instead of Newman and the song being strong contenders, I believe their positions have been weakened by the coming release of the acclaimed musical “Dreamgirls.”
Still, the nominations overall appear to be so weak or haphazard that I wonder whether the Golden Globes’ recent respectability has ended and it’s back to being a second- or third-rate awards show. We’ll know whether the Globes are a harbinger to when the Academy Award nominations are announced next month.
The Golden Globes will be broadcast 7 p.m. CST Jan. 15 on NBC.