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The Golden Globe Nominations: Still Weird, But Not Tipsy Quite Yet

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the Golden Globes on Thursday morning. There were strong showings for FX, HBO and Amazon, and for films not even out yet.
Golden Globe statuettes, seen here in 2009, will be handed out again on January 6 to nominees announced today.

Are the Golden Globes an awards milestone that sometimes suggests where the season might be going? A genuine opportunity to recognize a fresher batch of shows and films than sometimes dominate the Emmys and Oscars? A boost that has legitimately helped some good but under-the-radar projects raise their profiles? A special chance to acknowledge talent that doesn't get recognized enough?

Or are they the kickoff to a process that starts with a small group of journalists with widely varying credentials, continues through nominations that are often called "weird" because they are weird,

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