When the Golden Globes got it right (and the Oscars didn't) by Egantx7

Champion(s):

DoyleE
Oscar Wilde said, "One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead." I should've been the one to get to say that.


Runner(s)-Up:

RautY
The machines are winning


Quiz Description

Off the bat, yes, this is a bit subjective, but should still be easily accessible to fans of film. The Golden Globes sometimes get a derisive sneer when it comes to their awards (Pia Zadora coming to mind), but on occasion, the Globes make a pick that ends up, perhaps only in hindsight, being a superior or dashing pick compared to the Oscars. Here are a few cases where Golden Globe nominations or wins were likely a bit more forward thinking than their Oscar counterparts.

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Money Value (% Incorrect): 16 00 39 28 31 40 53 87 37 56 40 30 77 57 31
1 DoyleE 2179 99 125
125
125
125
125
125
125
53
125
87
125
125
125
125
30
125
77
125
57
125
2 RautY 2166 97 125
125
125
39
125
125
31
125
125
125
87
125
125
125
125
125
77
125
57
125
3 helitzur 2097 96 125
16
125
125
125
125
125
125
53
125
125
125
56
125
40
125
125
125
57
125
4 PlotkinD 2017 94 125
125
125
125
125
125
40
125
53
00
125
125
125
40
125
125
77
125
57
125
5 KearnsT 1970 93 125
125
125
125
125
125
40
125
53
00
125
125
125
40
125
30
125
125
57
125
6 quarterrican 1882 91 125
125
125
39
125
125
125
125
53
00
125
125
00
125
125
77
125
57
125
31
7 Jeffurry 1859 90 125
125
125
125
125
31
125
125
53
00
125
37
125
56
125
125
00
125
57
125
8 VenguswamyK 1857 88 125
125
125
125
125
31
125
40
125
53
00
125
125
00
125
125
77
125
125
31
9 SorensonG 1841 86 125
125
125
39
125
00
00
125
125
53
125
87
125
37
125
125
125
00
125
125
10 LorinBurte 1835 85 125
125
125
39
125
125
125
125
53
00
125
125
125
125
30
00
125
57
125
31
11 RawheadKev 1828 83 125
125
125
39
125
125
125
125
00
125
125
00
00
125
30
125
77
125
57
125
12 BradburnA 1819 82 125
125
125
39
125
125
31
125
40
125
53
00
125
125
125
125
00
125
125
31
13 KreitzerJ 1798 80 125
125
125
125
28
125
31
125
125
00
125
37
00
00
125
125
125
77
125
125
14 RichmondJ 1733 79 125
125
00
125
125
31
125
00
00
125
37
125
125
125
125
77
125
57
125
31
15 JeziorskiM 1726 77 125
125
125
39
125
125
125
125
53
00
125
37
125
125
40
00
00
125
57
125
16 jnowell 1720 76 125
125
125
39
125
125
31
125
00
00
125
37
125
56
00
125
125
125
57
125
17 randalleng 1685 74 125
125
125
125
28
125
31
125
125
00
125
125
56
125
40
125
30
00
00
125
18 HomerS 1670 73 125
16
125
125
125
125
125
125
53
00
125
00
125
40
125
30
00
125
125
31
19 BringMoreLegos 1628 71 125
125
125
39
125
125
31
00
00
125
87
125
125
56
125
40
125
00
00
125
20 Matto 1594 70 125
125
125
39
125
00
125
40
125
53
00
125
125
00
125
30
00
125
57
125
21 Nicole 1563 68 125
16
125
125
39
125
125
125
40
125
53
00
125
00
125
40
125
00
00
125
22 SteveWilliams 1561 66 125
125
125
39
125
125
125
40
00
00
125
37
00
125
40
125
30
00
125
125
23 TheLuggage 1538 65 125
125
00
125
39
125
125
31
125
40
125
53
00
125
125
00
125
00
00
125
24 rouquinne 1505 63 125
125
00
125
28
00
125
125
53
125
87
00
125
00
125
30
00
125
57
125
25 Jsemleslie 1472 62 125
125
125
39
125
00
125
00
00
125
125
56
125
40
125
30
00
125
57
00
26 ChrisRosenberg 1461 60 125
125
125
125
125
31
125
40
125
53
00
00
00
00
125
30
00
125
57
125
27 apeekrtr 1459 59 125
125
125
39
125
125
00
125
53
00
125
125
56
00
125
30
00
00
125
31
28 MBlumenfeld 1438 57 125
125
125
125
125
31
125
40
00
125
87
125
00
00
125
30
00
00
00
125
29 Mark 1381 56 125
16
125
00
125
28
125
31
125
00
00
00
125
125
56
00
125
125
00
125
30 hoyalawya76 1363 54 125
125
00
125
00
00
125
53
00
125
37
00
125
40
125
125
77
00
125
31
31 ElendilPickle 1317 53 125
125
00
00
125
31
125
125
53
00
125
37
00
125
40
00
00
125
125
31
32 LivenickT 1307 51 125
16
125
125
39
125
125
31
125
40
00
00
125
125
56
00
125
00
00
00
33 MoyseyC 1303 50 125
125
125
125
125
31
125
40
00
00
125
00
00
00
125
30
125
77
00
00
34 brando3429 1291 48 125
125
00
125
125
31
00
00
125
87
00
125
56
125
40
00
125
77
00
00
35 CoenM 1288 46 125
125
00
125
39
00
125
31
125
40
125
53
00
125
125
00
00
00
00
125
36 GoodmanDL 1285 45 125
125
00
125
00
00
125
40
125
53
00
125
37
00
125
125
30
00
00
125
37 gaufqwi 1282 43 125
125
00
00
125
31
00
00
00
00
125
125
56
125
40
125
30
00
125
125
38 Michalle 1265 42 125
125
00
125
39
00
125
31
125
125
00
00
00
125
40
125
30
00
00
125
39 Crow-T-Robot 1211 40 125
125
125
39
125
125
31
00
125
53
00
00
00
00
00
00
125
57
125
31
40 jveditz 1151 39 125
16
125
125
39
125
28
125
00
00
125
125
37
00
00
00
00
00
125
31
41 Tarn 1132 37 125
16
125
125
39
125
125
125
00
00
00
125
37
00
125
40
00
00
00
00
42 grnwaz 1123 36 125
125
00
125
00
125
125
125
53
00
00
00
125
40
125
30
00
00
00
00
43 DreierR 1015 34 125
16
125
00
00
125
125
31
00
00
00
125
37
125
56
00
00
00
125
00
44 AdelmanM 1004 33 125
125
00
125
28
00
00
00
00
00
125
00
125
40
125
30
00
00
125
31
45 PipkeR 950 31 125
16
125
00
125
28
125
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
125
125
00
00
125
31
46 GarciaD 908 30 125
125
00
00
00
00
125
40
00
00
00
00
00
125
30
00
125
57
125
31
47 EggCzar 898 28 125
16
125
00
00
125
31
00
00
00
00
00
125
40
125
30
00
00
125
31
48 mellyjo 876 26 125
16
125
00
125
39
00
125
31
00
00
00
00
00
125
40
125
00
00
00
49 akambour 781 25 125
125
00
00
00
00
125
31
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
125
125
00
00
125
50 LuskT 765 23 00
125
00
125
39
00
125
31
00
00
00
00
00
125
40
125
30
00
00
00
51 HumbabaORiley 764 21 125
16
125
00
125
39
125
28
00
00
00
00
00
125
56
00
00
00
00
00
51 KELIADEE 764 21 00
125
00
00
125
28
125
31
125
40
00
00
00
00
125
40
00
00
00
00
53 MatherV 721 19 125
16
125
00
00
00
00
00
125
40
00
00
00
00
125
40
125
00
00
00
54 Palefire 712 17 125
16
125
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
125
00
125
40
00
00
00
125
31
55 Vintsanity 709 16 125
16
125
00
00
125
28
00
00
00
00
00
125
00
125
40
00
00
00
00
56 SlumdogSquarepants 704 14 00
125
125
39
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
125
40
125
00
00
00
125
57 KPope 632 13 00
125
125
39
00
00
00
00
00
125
53
00
00
00
125
40
00
00
00
00
58 ArunH 614 11 00
125
00
00
00
00
125
31
00
125
53
00
00
00
00
125
30
00
00
00
59 BednarczukJ 599 10 00
125
00
00
125
28
125
31
00
00
00
00
00
00
125
40
00
00
00
00
60 KleinJ 586 8 125
16
125
00
125
39
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
125
31
61 HoH 581 6 125
16
125
00
00
125
28
00
00
00
00
00
125
37
00
00
00
00
00
00
62 casketromance 571 5 00
125
00
00
125
00
00
125
40
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
125
31
63 PolinskyL 462 3 00
125
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
125
30
00
125
57
00
64 ClarksonB 278 2 00
125
00
00
125
28
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
65 DouglasLovesVixey 125 1 00
125
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00

Questions:

In a case of a murky year, the 2011 awards shows saw a very divided electorate. The Oscars saw a domination by The King's Speech, while the Globes countered that with Best Picture (Drama) and Best Screenplay awards to Aaron Sorkin for this film, which so far seems to have more of a historic and cultural resonance than Colin Firth's film is going to.

Click to Reveal Answer
The Social Network

The king of getting screwed by the Oscars is Peter O'Toole. When it came to Lawrence of Arabia, O'Toole didn't win the competitive Globe, but at least won the award for Promising Newcomer that year. Which actor beat him for the award, playing Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Click to Reveal Answer
Gregory Peck

The 1997 Oscars saw Cuba Gooding, Jr. go full Rod Tidwell on stage with a rousing acceptance speech that brought the house down ... but more than a few people thought the Globes got it right when this actor won the Supporting Actor Award over Gooding, Jr. Identify this actor who played Aaron ... or Roy ... a young man on trial for killing the Archbishop of Chicago being defended by Martin Vale (played by Richard Gere).

Click to Reveal Answer
Edward Norton (Primal Fear)

While the Oscars often times get rightfully scolded for not doing enough to recognize comedy, one year that they massively effed up was at the 1999 Awards when Shakespeare in Love (which won the Globe for Best Comedy/Musical) defeated this clearly better film for the Best Picture Oscar (which had won the Globe for Best Drama).

Click to Reveal Answer
Saving Private Ryan

We need first and last name.

Future Mrs. Partridge, Shirley Jones, won the Oscar for Supporting Actress at the 1961 Oscars for a largely forgotten role, but the Globes gave it to this actress whose character is notably murdered less than half-way through the film.

Click to Reveal Answer
Janet Leigh (Psycho)

Judy Holiday wasn't even present at the 1951 awards to pick up her Best Actress Oscar for the film Born Yesterday. Perhaps she was more certain that this woman, in her legendary performance as Norma Desmond, would repeat her Globe win.

Click to Reveal Answer
Gloria Swanson

O'Toole's loss for Lawrence at least went to an actor in a notable historic performance. When O'Toole won the Globe and lost the Oscar for his critically acclaimed role as Henry II in The Lion in Winter, he lost to this guy who might have won on the tasteless "Tropic Thunder rules". Identify this actor who beat out O'Toole for playing the title character in the all-but-forgotten film, Charly, but who is best remembered to younger audiences for lecturing Tobey Maguire about power and responsibility in Spider-Man.

Click to Reveal Answer
Cliff Robertson

The 2006 Awards were a messy one for music, with music from Dreamgirls completely shut out. The Oscars went out to left field picking Melissa Ethridge's "I Need to Wake Up" from the documentary An Inconvenient Truth as its Best Original Song winner. The Globes in turn picked "Song of the Heart" from the film Happy Feet as its award winner, despite that song not getting Oscar nominated. Which artist won the Golden Globe for "Song of the Heart", not the only song this guy had on the Happy Feet soundtrack.

Click to Reveal Answer
Prince

Perhaps one of the most WTF moments in Oscar history (prior to the whole La La Land/Moonlight thing) occurred when Crash, a film that was not even nominated for a Best Picture Award at the Globes, won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2006, defeating this film that won the Globe for Best Drama, and which won the Oscar for Best Director.

Click to Reveal Answer
Brokeback Mountain

It is very rare that a Golden Globe winner isn't at least Oscar nominated, especially in a major/dramatic category, which is what happened in the Best Director category for the 2013 awards. Which person won the Globe, but had to settle for sharing the Best Picture Oscar after not getting nominated for Best Director, an Oscar won by Ang Lee for Life of Pi?

Click to Reveal Answer
Ben Affleck

The Oscar for Best Original Song at the 1980 Oscars went to the long forgotten "It Goes Like It Goes" from the film Norma Rae. The Globes, on the other hand, picked this moving title ballad that earned a spot on the 2003 AFI Top 100 Songs list. Identify this song that while covered many times, is most closely associated with the film's star, a song that compares love to a river, a razor, and a hunger before the singer suggests it is more like the title object.

Click to Reveal Answer
The Rose

No one generally debates that Kramer vs. Kramer was a great film, and in fact, it won both the Oscar for Best Picture and Globe for Best Picture (Drama). However, at least the Globes passed on giving Kramer director Robert Benton an award, because this guy clearly deserved something for directing one of the better films of the latter half of the 20th century. Identify this director who (allegedly) had to be prevented from committing suicide multiple times during the shoot, and mortgaged his own home and winery to finish the production. and whose wife later spliced her "making of" movie footage into an award winning documentary.which won a pair of Emmys when it premiered on Showtime in 1991.

Click to Reveal Answer
Francis Ford Coppola (Apocalypse Now)

2008's Best Original Song Oscars was seen by some as a sham. There were only three nominees (including "Jai Ho!" from Slumdog Millionaire which would win the Oscar). Not even nominated, despite the open slots, was the Globe winner from this film. Which film had a title song, performed by Bruce Springsteen, that included the following lyrics:

Have you ever seen a one trick pony in the field so happy and free?

If you've ever seen a one trick pony then you've seen me

Have you ever seen a one-legged dog making its way down the street?

If you've ever seen a one-legged dog then you've seen me

Click to Reveal Answer
The Wrestler

1973 was one of those years where Hollywood showed it simply wasn't ready for something new. Among others, the Best Picture Oscar went to The Sting and the Best Supporting Actress Award went to Tatum O'Neil for Paper Moon (two films set in "simpler times"). The Globes for Supporting Actress and Best Picture - Drama both went to this film, which had to settle for the Adapted Screenplay Oscar. One might at least give the Oscars a little pass for not giving the Supporting Actress Oscar to this film, wondering if they would have to split the award with Mercedes McCambridge. What was this film?

Click to Reveal Answer
The Exorcist

The 1973 Awards for Best Actor focused on contemporary issues related to a failing America. The Oscar was the second for Jack Lemmon who played a business executive breaking down as his business fails in Save the Tiger. The Globe went to this actor, who played a whistle-blower uncovering corruption (a role that won this actor his first Globe, and a character that would make the AFI's list of 50 greatest film heroes). Identify this actor who played a police officer known for outing corrupt and lawless police officers in New York.

Click to Reveal Answer
Al Pacino (Serpico)