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"Sideways" wins 2 Golden Globe Awards
After winning a string of Film Critics Awards, "Sideways" picked up Best Picture (comedy/musical) and Best Screenplay at the 62nd Golden Globe Awards.

Nominated for 7 Golden Globe awards, Sideways has been making waves in America, creating a "Pinot Noir" frenzy that saw Pinot Noir wines of all sorts flying off the shelf.

I suspect the movie, about two chums, a drunken road trip, love interests and all-things-wine, will not make it to many of the silver screens in Asia. Still, I think the impact will be felt in the wine loving communities around the world. What are your thoughts?

Find out more about Sideways at: http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/sideways/

Quoted from ABC News by Buck Wolf (Jan 13 2005)....

Even on a drunken road trip, it'd be hard to imagine that a small-budget buddy comedy would ever be drenched in Hollywood's highest honors, and yet "Sideways" is poised to be an awards show powerhouse.

Hollywood's annual season of self-congratulation kicks into high gear on Sunday as the red carpet rolls out for the 62nd Golden Globe Awards. Momentum for "Sideways" continued to build this week, as the Alexander Payne movie picked up four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

Even cast members say they're surprised by all the acclaim.

"All of us are just blown away that this is happening because no one was thinking about that while we were shooting. This was just, like, a smaller film," said Virginia Madsen, who plays a waitress romanced by Paul Giamatti.

As a junior high school teacher in the aftermath of an ego-crushing divorce, Giamatti takes his soon-to-be-married college buddy Jack (Thomas Haden Church) on a weeklong drive up to California's wine country.

The $12 million film, based on a Rex Pickett novel, earned a leading seven Golden Globe nominations, one more than "The Aviator," Martin Scorsese's $100 million film about billionaire Howard Hughes.

"It almost seemed like it was just for us when we were making it," said Madsen. "We were just on this pink cloud, just all of us making this little, little movie and, uh, here we are like, 'Wow!' "
- 18 Jan 2005, 06:17 am
William Chong wrote: > After winning a string of Film Critics Awards, "Sideways" picked up > Best Picture (comedy/musical) and Best Screenplay at the 62nd Golden > Globe Awards. > > Nominated for 7 Golden Globe awards, Sideways has been making waves > in America, creating a "Pinot Noir" frenzy that saw Pinot Noir wines > of all sorts flying off the shelf. > > I suspect the movie, about two chums, a drunken road trip, love > interests and all-things-wine, will not make it to many of the silver > screens in Asia. Still, I think the impact will be felt in the wine > loving communities around the world. What are your thoughts? > > Find out more about Sideways at: > http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/sideways/ > > Quoted from ABC News by Buck Wolf (Jan 13 2005).... > > Even on a drunken road trip, it'd be hard to imagine that a > small-budget buddy comedy would ever be drenched in Hollywood's > highest honors, and yet "Sideways" is poised to be an awards show > powerhouse. > > Hollywood's annual season of self-congratulation kicks into high gear > on Sunday as the red carpet rolls out for the 62nd Golden Globe > Awards. Momentum for "Sideways" continued to build this week, as the > Alexander Payne movie picked up four Screen Actors Guild Award > nominations. > > Even cast members say they're surprised by all the acclaim. > > "All of us are just blown away that this is happening because no one > was thinking about that while we were shooting. This was just, like, > a smaller film," said Virginia Madsen, who plays a waitress romanced > by Paul Giamatti. > > As a junior high school teacher in the aftermath of an ego-crushing > divorce, Giamatti takes his soon-to-be-married college buddy Jack > (Thomas Haden Church) on a weeklong drive up to California's wine > country. > > The $12 million film, based on a Rex Pickett novel, earned a leading > seven Golden Globe nominations, one more than "The Aviator," Martin > Scorsese's $100 million film about billionaire Howard Hughes. > > "It almost seemed like it was just for us when we were making it," > said Madsen. "We were just on this pink cloud, just all of us making > this little, little movie and, uh, here we are like, 'Wow!' "

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"Sideways" wins 2 Golden Globe Awards