8 Explanations Why 'My Week With Marilyn' Can Be Viewed As a Musical or Comedy

One of the most mind-itching moments from the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday morning that did not include Sofia Vergara butchering Martin Scorsese's title? The truth that 'My Week With Marilyn' -- an ostensible drama about Marilyn Monroe's clandestine maybe-affair having a third assistant director around the group of 'The Prince and also the Showgirl' -- was nominated within the Best Film Musical or Comedy category. How could this happen? Ahead, eight explanations why you could look at 'Marilyn' a musical or comedy for anyone who is like doing so to do this. 1. Michelle Williams sings -- two times! You could not really call 'My Week With Marilyn' a musical having a straight face -- even 'The Muppets,' using its neverending way to obtain tunes does not really appear to actually become qualified as a musical -- but Michelle Williams does sing two tunes within the film, including 'Heat Wave' throughout the outlet credits. That counts!? 2. Kenneth Branagh is actually funny! Not saying that Kenneth Branagh is comic relief in 'My Week With Marilyn,' but he kinda is? Like a foul-mouthed and exasperated Mister Laurence Olivier, Mister Kenny (we are tight) lands many a punchline. You will find laughs within this film -- which certainly enables so that it is placed alongside 'The Artist' and '50/50' around the Best Feature Musical or Comedy list. 3. Michelle Williams smiles a great deal! True story: despite playing the annoyed out Marilyn Monroe for a lot of the film, Williams reaches expensive her movie-star smile on several occasion this really is such as the anti-'Blue Valentine'! 4. Eddie Redmayne smiles much more! As Colin Clark, rising star Eddie Redmayne affects a glance of constant bemused glee on his significant face. You'd too should you be acting opposite a skinny-sinking Michelle Williams-as-Marilyn Monroe. 5. Toby Johnson and Dominic Cooper have amusing accents! What's going on with one of these two? As Monroe's American publicist and producer/ex-lover, correspondingly, Johnson and Cooper seem like teamsters circa 1952. They coulda been challengers, ya galoot! 6. The Katy Perry 'My Week With Marilyn' video It isn't within the movie, but that strange mash-from 'Marilyn' and 'The One Which Got Away' is both musical and comedy. Unintended, possibly, but nonetheless: funny! 7. 'The Prince and also the Showgirl' The film inside the film in 'My Week With Marilyn,' as well as-talked about 'The Prince and also the Showgirl,' would be a comedy. By extension, does not which means that 'My Week With Marilyn' is really a comedy? (Not necessarily, as well as the reasons from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, absolutely!) 8. Because Harvey Weinstein most likely wanted 'My Week With Marilyn' to become a musical/comedy No matter what in the Academy awards between Williams, Meryl Streep and Viola Davis, one factor is obvious: on Jan. 15, the chances are both Streep (on her operate in 'The Iron Lady') and Williams will require home Golden Globes for that Weinstein Company. Who's gonna beat Williams in her own Best Actress category? Definitely not Kate Winslet or Jodie Promote or Kristen Wiig or Charlize Theron, the bona fides of the performances aside. It is a two-for-one Weinstein evening! If perhaps the Oscars labored by doing this too. [Photo: TWC] 2012 Golden Globe Nominees Best Actor inside a DramaBest Actor inside a DramaBest Actor inside a DramaBest Actor inside a DramaBest Actor inside a DramaBest Actress inside a DramaBest Actress inside a DramaBest Actress inside a DramaBest Actress inside a DramaBest Actress inside a DramaBest Actor inside a Comedy/MusicalBest Actor inside a Comedy/MusicalBest Actor inside a Comedy/MusicalBest Actor inside a Comedy/MusicalBest Actor inside a Comedy/MusicalBest Actress inside a Comedy/MusicalBest Actress inside a Comedy/MusicalBest Actress inside a Comedy/MusicalBest Actress inside a Comedy/MusicalBest Actress inside a Comedy/MusicalBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actor'A Harmful Method'Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressBest Supporting ActressBest Supporting ActressBest Supporting ActressBest Supporting ActressBest DirectorBest DirectorBest DirectorBest DirectorBest Director See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook