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Golden Globes tighten rules to prevent Dramas from winning as Comedies
Posted on 4/20/16 at 10:08 pm
Posted on 4/20/16 at 10:08 pm
New guidelines aim to prevent another 'Martian' in the comedy category
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The HFPA’s new guidelines for awards consideration include modifications to the animated feature and foreign film categories in addition to tweaked genre classifications, particularly in distinguishing between comedies and dramas. In order to be nominated as a musical, a submitted film must be a “comedy or drama in which songs are used in addition to spoken dialogue to further the plot.” And to prevent a film like The Martian appearing in the same category as a film like Spy, the Globes have set forth a new rule in which “dramas with comedic overtones should be entered as dramas,” not comedies.
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Posted on 4/20/16 at 10:09 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Good cause they really fricked that up
Posted on 4/20/16 at 10:18 pm to Fewer Kilometers
They could have just used common sense.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 10:56 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Golden Globes tighten rules to prevent Dramas from winning as Comedies
Is it really necessary to implement some sort of protocol to ensure that films of certain genres are not mislabeled? You could just watch the damn movie and figure things out.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:07 pm to saint amant steve
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Is it really necessary to implement some sort of protocol to ensure that films of certain genres are not mislabeled? You could just watch the damn movie and figure things out.
Well they didn't figure it out last year
Posted on 4/21/16 at 5:33 am to jg8623
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Well they didn't figure it out last year
They didn't, or someone just wanted to see the Martian face easier competition?
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Posted on 4/21/16 at 7:38 am to ohiovol
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or someone just wanted to see the Martian face easier competition
Exactly. I believe the studio got the option of which genre they wanted to enter under and chose comedy. The issue was that there weren't stricter rules under which they could be told "no, it's clearly a drama".
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Posted on 4/21/16 at 7:40 am to Fewer Kilometers
Technically all film is drama.
Posted on 4/21/16 at 8:13 am to Cooter Davenport
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Exactly. I believe the studio got the option of which genre they wanted to enter under and chose comedy. The issue was that there weren't stricter rules under which they could be told "no, it's clearly a drama".
SO did anyone who actually watched The Martian walk out of the theater thinking they just saw a comedy?
Yes it had some light moments, but comedy?
Posted on 4/21/16 at 9:22 am to Cooter Davenport
I think that the Golden Globes intent was to allow a ton of room in the nomination process so that they could have as many great movies in the running as possible.
You're going to have more great dramas each year than you'll have great musicals or comedies. And comedies are usually just smaller and less impressive films.
But it got out of hand and you ended up with The Martian and American Hustle winning for Musical/Comedy and movies like Spy and Trainwreck not having a chance.
You're going to have more great dramas each year than you'll have great musicals or comedies. And comedies are usually just smaller and less impressive films.
But it got out of hand and you ended up with The Martian and American Hustle winning for Musical/Comedy and movies like Spy and Trainwreck not having a chance.
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