Golden Globe Nominees: Best Motion Picture – Drama

My predictions: 3/5, missing “The Reader” and “Frost/Nixon”
Who’s missing? “Doubt,” “Milk,” “Gran Torino,” “The Dark Knight”

I underestimated both “The Reader” and “Frost/Nixon,” two films which came out superbly ahead after these nominations. Sean Penn as the lone nominee from “Milk” caught me completely off-guard, and I think the film should factor in later in the Oscar race (though last year’s Sean Penn-directed “Into the Wild” didn’t do too well after its Globe near-shutout). “Doubt” also received a huge blow, though the film’s impressive four acting nods are distracting analysts. Could this be the Oscar list? I’m not sure “Revolutionary Road” and “The Reader” can make it all the way, and I think “Doubt” and “Milk” are waiting in the wings, as well as both Clint Eastwood-directed movies from this year, “Changeling” and “Gran Torino.”

Who will win? For now, I’ll go with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.