Nataile Portman Sticks a Golden Globe into Her Black Swan

Steve Barton |

Jan 17, 2011

And the award for dirtiest sounding headline goes to … Yeah, we know. Sorry, but we just couldn’t resist. The Golden Globes have come and gone, and the genre didn’t see much love at the end of the night.

The only terror tale reaping the spoils at this year’s Hollywood Foreign Press shindig was Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, which saw a well deserving Natalie Portman take home the gold for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. Congrats all around! A literal feather in the genre’s cap!

For the full list of the winners and more details, visit the official Golden Globes site.

Official Synopsis:
Set in the world of New York City ballet, BLACK SWAN stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company (Mila Kunis). A Fox Searchlight Pictures release by visionary director Darren Aronofsky (THE WRESTLER), BLACK SWAN takes a thrilling and at times terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect. The script was written by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin.

BLACK SWAN follows the story of Nina (Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother, Erica (Barbara Hershey), who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly, but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

For more visit BlackSwan2010.com and I Just Want To Be Perfect, the viral website for Aronofsky’s psychological thriller.