The guilds have a lot of members who are also voting in the Academy Awards .

Basically, every movie has to come and bow at the altar of the Golden Globes.

It’s long, it’s serious, and it’s not a typical Spielberg film. It’s more understated than we’ve come to expect from him, which I think will help it.

It has the taint — no matter what the eventual (box office) numbers are — of a loser, which is unfortunate but true.

This year it’s very important because there are so many small movies chasing the last couple of (nomination) slots.