Marion Cotillard Winning the Golden Globe

Let's all go back to last month when the Golden Globe awards were announced. As you remember, there was no ceremony, but a rather dreary press conference instead. Here's Marion, friends, agents, and Olivier Dahan making a cameo in the documentary "Mon Clown":I'd love to see this docu in its entirety, but, alas, it's only airing on French television. Here's hoping a dedicated fan will load it to YouTube, DailyMotion, etc.

Here's her AMC Shootout appearance:

Finally, a lovely interview with Craig Ferguson:

Marion Videos

Here are some videos I've found online which capture the latest events in Marion's Road to Oscar. We've linked to these before, but I figured why not just embed them here (we aim to please). Enjoy:

Her Golden Globe Triumph:

Marion Cotillard primée aux Golden Globes
Uploaded by thatsoffthehook

Oscar Nomination Reaction:

Marion Cotillard [itv] Cbs-News Julie Chen 22 01 08
Uploaded by fullhdReady

And I'll leave you with a trip down memory lane to almost a year ago when "La Môme" had its premiere in France. Make sure you watch until the end, where Edith's friend Ginou shares her thoughts about the film:

Avant Premiere La Mome
Uploaded by pi-do

Cheers!

French Pride

Here's a great interview of Marion's where she reflects on her Golden Globe win and the globe-trotting whirlwind she's been on for the past year:

Marion Cotillard tucked into my plate of calamari, leant towards me and said: "This is crazy. I've won a Golden Globe - and my parents don't know what it is."

Then she corrected herself. "I was imagining my parents - both stage actors - thinking: 'What is this Golden Globe?' Then my father called and said: 'The whole of France knows what a Globe is now, because of you'."

More...

Marion GG comment in EW

Entertainment Weekly ran an article about this year's Golden Globes, and gets a nice quote from Marion:

For the year's many provocative smaller films, like Diving Bell, No Country For Old Men, Juno, and There Will Be Blood, the spotlight of a glitzy awards show would have been particularly welcome. "A lot of movies this year are about something," says Schnabel. For her part, Marion Cotillard, who won best actress in a musical or comedy for her performance as Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose, is trying to maintain a healthy perspective, despite the fact that she was deprived of her first big red-carpet moment. (Cotillard looks nothing like she did in Rose.) "I'm not disappointed or bittersweet," she says. "I'm just enjoying this. I can't try and think what it could have been."

Shout Out

The good folks at Awards Daily just ran a lovely congratulations message for Marion:

Did we almost forget to officially congratulate Marion Cotillard for her Best Actress Golden Globe win?
ok, so that’s really just an excuse to post this photo (and again be reminded of the glamour we missed seeing last night… *sigh*).

As Dorothy Porker commented earlier today, “Although her performance very well transcends the physical, the absolute metamorphosis should be emphasized.” Alright, I’m here to help emphasize it.

I'd like to thank the lovely Ryan C. for the shout out :) They've been steadfast supporters of Marion from the very beginning (I'm talking last summer!). Check out the complete post here.

Also, there's some footage of Marion's reaction to her Golden Globe courtesy of Access Hollywood. Click here.

I'll end with this: what a difference a day makes. Before last night, Marion was relegated to the back burner. In fact, when the Golden Globe nominations were announced, none of the entertainment shows even mentioned her -- some didn't even have her in the list of nominees (which might have been due to a glitch, but still). Now, all of a sudden, Marion became the "upset" win. Balderdash. At least we knew she was a frontrunner from the beginning. Take that, Hollywood Infotainment shows! :)

There Will Be Champagne

Here's Marion's reaction to her Golden Globe triumph last night, courtesy of the New York Times:

Marion Cotillard was in L.A. when, plopped down in front of the tube, she find [sic] out that the Globes voters had judged her performance in “La Vie en Rose” irresistible. “Definitely there was champagne involved.” she said. “ Definitely. It was a big surprise.”

Ms. Cotillard added that, yes, a big event and party would have been nice, but that there were more important matters to consider. “I am more sorry that there is no resolution to the writers strike,” she said. “We need for things to work out so everyone can go back to work.”

When that happens, Ms. Cotillard, the ingénue of this year’s season, will likely not be wanting for proffers.

Source.

MARION WINS GOLDEN GLOBE!

Marion Cotillard won the Lead Actress award (Comedy or Musical) tonight, thereby becoming the first female to win a Globe for a foreign language performance since Liv Ullmann won in 1973 for Utvandrarna (English title: The Emigrants) (thanks, K!).

On behalf of all of your fans, congratulations, Marion!

And thanks, HFPA, for awarding EXCELLENCE and not hype. SAG, you're up.

Up for my Globe predictions?

FILM CATEGORIES

Best Motion Picture - Drama
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
alternate: ATONEMENT

Best Performance by an Actress In A Motion Picture - Drama
JULIE CHRISTIE, AWAY FROM HER
alternate: ANGELINA JOLIE, A MIGHTY HEART
NGNG: KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, ATONEMENT

Best Performance by an Actor In A Motion Picture - Drama
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, THERE WILL BE BLOOD
alternate: GEORGE CLOONEY, MICHAEL CLAYTON
NGNG: JAMES MCAVOY, ATONEMENT

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
alternate: JUNO

Best Performance by an Actress In A Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
MARION COTILLARD, LA VIE EN ROSE
alternate: ELLEN PAGE, JUNO
NGNG: HELENA BONHAM CARTER, SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

Best Performance by an Actor In A Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
JOHNNY DEPP, SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
alternate: TOM HANKS, CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
AMY RYAN, GONE BABY GONE
alternate: CATE BLANCHETT, I'M NOT THERE
NGNG: SAOIRSE RONAN, ATONEMENT

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
JAVIER BARDEM, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
alternate: CASEY AFFLECK, THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD

Best Animated Feature Film
RATATOUILLE
alternate: THE SIMPSONS MOVIE

Best Foreign Language Film
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
alternate: PERSEPOLIS

Best Director - Motion Picture
JOEL & ETHAN COEN, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
alternate: TIM BURTON, SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
JUNO
alternate: JOEL & ETHAN COEN, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
ATONEMENT
alternative: INTO THE WILD

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
GUARANTEED, INTO THE WILD
alternate: THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW, ENCHANTED

As for TV, there seems to be a distinct lack of...well, anything good. As long as Michael C. Hall, Extras, Ricky Gervais and/or Steve Carell win in their categories, I'm happy.

Golden Globes Predictions

OK, here are my GG predictions. While my conviction that Marion will win tonight has diminished somewhat, I'm still predicting her for the win. Let's hope the HFPA has the good sense to reward excellence tonight.

FILM CATEGORIES

Best Motion Picture - Drama
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

Best Performance by an Actress In A Motion Picture - Drama
ANGELINA JOLIE, A MIGHTY HEART

Best Performance by an Actor In A Motion Picture - Drama
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
JUNO

Best Performance by an Actress In A Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
MARION COTILLARD, LA VIE EN ROSE

Best Performance by an Actor In A Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
JOHNNY DEPP, SWEENEY TODD

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
SAOIRSE RONAN, ATONEMENT

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
JAVIER BARDEM, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

Best Animated Feature Film
RATATOUILLE

Best Foreign Language Film
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY

Best Director - Motion Picture
JOEL AND ETHAN COEN, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
JUNO

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
ATONEMENT

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
GUARANTEED, FROM INTO THE WILD

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Best Television Series - Drama
BIG LOVE

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
HOLLY HUNTER, SAVING GRACE

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
MICHAEL C. HALL, DEXTER

Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
EXTRAS

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE, SAMANTHA WHO?

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
RICKY GERVAIS, EXTRAS

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture for Television
BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
QUEEN LATIFAH, LIFE SUPPORT

Best Performance by an Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
ERNEST BORGNINE, A GRANDPA FOR CHRISTMAS

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
KATHERINE HEIGL, GREY'S ANATOMY

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
JEREMY PIVEN, ENTOURAGE

Marion celebrates GG nod; EW's Top 25

Actor Colin Farrell showed his support for Marion at a Golden Globes party thrown in honor of her nominated portrayal of Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose. Click on thumbnails for bigger photos:

Hello Magazine has a nice report on the event. Here's a snippet:

The beautiful La Vie En Rose star - looking the epitome of Parisian chic in an elegant black dress - is in the running for the best actress trophy. When asked how she celebrated being nominated the 32-year-old replied simply: "Champagne!"

The Golden Globes are canceled, but NBC will air a one-hour press conference this Sunday to announce the winners.

Entertainment Weekly has named La Vie en Rose one of the Top 25 Films You Need To See Before Oscar Night. The films are "ranked in order of their likelihood to be nominated." La Vie en Rose comes in at #14, presumably because of Marion's buzz. Click on the thumbnail for the full scan posted at ONTD, or see all the Atonement/Oscar scans at the link:


In their latest issue, EW also predicts Marion will earn a nomination, but will come in third after Christie (their pick to win it) and Page. They've also got a bit about her in their favorite musical moments article:

"On a completely different plane, Marion Cotillard's all-consuming turn as Edith Piaf in the remarkable French-language film La Vie en Rose was devastating -- more possession by the heartbreakingly talented songbird than mere performance."

More PSIFF photos; Cotillard won't cross picket line @ GGs

A Socialite's Life has two photos posted of Marion on the Palm Springs International Film Festival red carpet (click on thumbnails for larger image):

And here is a snippet about the Golden Globes, where Marion is a nominee, and the ongoing writer's strike (also from A Socialite's Life):

The red carpeters were asked about the possibility that there might not be a Golden Globe awards ceremony next week due to the ongoing writer's strike. It took a Frenchwoman to keep it real. "La Vie En Rose" star Marion Cotillard said she wouldn't be crossing the picket line despite not even being an actor's guild member. "I think that everyone involved in a project should share the benefit of it," said Cotillard in regards to the writers' demands to receive more shares of the proceeds from projects.

It is a little disappointing we won't get to see Marion, a first-time nominee (though it's doubtful it'll be her last time at the Globes), collect her Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy Globe, though her solidarity towards the WGA's mission is very admirable.

And remember -- Tonight the BFCA's (Critics Choice Awards) air at 9 P.M. EST on VH1. As this is not a struck event, most -- if not all -- nominees are expected to attend. Marion is nominated for Best Actress, and La Vie en Rose is up for Best Foreign Language Film.

TOUR DE FORCE

Scott Feinberg, a Boston-based critic and editor of andthewinneris.blog.com, interviewed Marion about a month ago about her film career so far and her work on La Vie en Rose. Read the full interview here. He also spoke to her on the 14th, after her Globe nomination. Here's a snippet of the first interview:

TOUR DE FORCE!

THE PERFORMANCE OF MARION COTILLARD AS FRENCH ICON EDITH PIAF IN LA VIE EN ROSE IS NOT JUST ONE OF THE BEST OF 2007, BUT EVER. NOW, MEET THE WOMAN BEHIND THE MAGIC...

I read that you made a deliberate decision, when you were preparing to play Piaf, not to speak with people who knew her. Why was that?
Oh, no, no, no—I didn’t make that decision. I mean, I didn’t feel right away that I needed to meet people, but actually I met some people. I met two people who really helped me understand a lot of things about her. I met Georges Moustaki, who wrote ‘Milord,’ and who was one of her lovers. And I met Ginou, who was her best friend for fifteen years, and she really opened her heart and a part of her life for me in a very generous way, and she really helped me and supported me in all the process.

French dressing

The Envelope has included a little tidbit about Marion in their 2007 Fashion Rewind to predict what this year's Golden Globe nominees will wear to the ceremony:

Marion Cotillard is nominated for portraying famed French chanteuse Edith Piaf in "La Vie en Rose." Wanna bet she wears yet another gown from the house of Coco Chanel, another legendary Frenchwoman? The only catch? If Chanel has promised Keira Knightley that they won't dress anyone else. Look out, couture catfight on the carpet!

More Globe Reaction

Globe nominee Cotillard has rosy future
By Greg Hernandez, Staff Writer
Los Angeles Daily News

It's always nice to talk with someone when they are having a good day.

Thursday was a very good day for Marion Cotillard, who called from Paris in good spirits because she had just been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her acclaimed performance in "La Vie En Rose."

"It means that people appreciate your work, so it is something," she said. "You can say that it's very subjective or about an awards campaign. Me? I just enjoy the whole thing. Deeply, deeply, I don't care about awards. But I'm starting to have sparkles in my heart. So I asked myself, Well, you do like that. Be honest."

In "Rose," the 32-year-old actress portrays French singer Edith Piaf from her late teenage years into her late 40s. The movie's title is French for "Life in Pink," which was the signature song of Piaf.

"I didn't think about (awards) while we were shooting," Marion said. "We didn't have any idea of what it could be because it was very, very risky, to ask only one actress to do the whole thing from 19 years old to 47. Usually you ask two actresses. When I read this part with such a powerful character, I thought, This is bigger than my dream to play a whole life - an extremely intense, passionate life."

While she is enjoying the acclaim for "Rose," Marion is eager for the writers strike to end so she can work on director Rob Marshall's film version of the Broadway musical "Nine." After that, she has a French film which she describes as "an amazing love story in the African desert in the '30s."

But before work, there will be glamour.

Marion was named Best Actress recently at the Los Angeles Film Festival and returns to Southern California in just a few weeks to be honored by the Palm Springs Film Festival.

Then a few weeks later comes the Golden Globes.

"Of course I will be there," she said. "I'm really looking forward to coming because this is a very unique thing for a French girl. To have the opportunity to meet people I admire so much. I am just enjoying the present time. No pressure at all."

Source.

Reaction

Reelz Channel interviewed a few Golden Globe nominees. Hear Marion's reaction to her nomination here. Also interviewed are Saoirse Ronan and Tom Wilkinson. Congratulations to all three!

More on Marion's reaction:

"I'm in the old section of Paris drinking Edith Piaf's favorite champagne, Bollinger, which has become mine," said exuberant "La Vie en Rose" star Marion Cotillard of her best musical actress nomination. "The first big reaction was when it did well in France, and then the film got recognition all around the world. It's just been a series of surprises, and I hope it never ends." Picturehouse president Bob Berney wasn't surprised by Cotillard's success. "For me, it was expected. I think when people in Los Angeles met her in person, it was shocking to them how different she was from the character."

Source.

Golden Globes

The HFPA will be announcing this year's Golden Globe nominees shortly. This post will be updated with any pertinent Marion Cotillard/La Vie en Rose news.

EDIT: Marion is in!!!

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy
Amy Adams, Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky, Hairspray
Helena Bonham-Carter, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Ellen Page, Juno

All in all, though, the nominees this year are really unimpressive. The full list can be found at the HFPA's official site, here.

Musical/Comedy

Tom O'Neil is reporting that Marion will be competing in the Musical/Comedy Lead Actress category at the upcoming Golden Globes. I'm pretty thrilled -- her chances to win vastly improve in this category. Although, Amy Adams is making me a bit nervous. To be continued...