Sunday, January 15, 2012

The 69th Annual Golden Globes

by Jack Garcia

Ricky Gervais made quite a stir when he hosted last year's Golden Globes, and tonight he returned to host the ceremony all over again, insulting the Hollywood elite left and right!  But hey, they were winning awards so they can't get too mad!

Here are the winners in the order they were announced:
  • Christopher Plummer won best actor for his role in the movie Beginners.
  • Laura Dern won best actress for her show Enlightened on HBO.
  • Best Mini-Series or TV Movie went to Downton Abbey.
  • The gorgeous and talented Kate Winslet won her third Golden Globe tonight for her role in the mini-series Mildred Pierce
  • Kelsey Grammer won for the TV drama Boss.
  • The Golden Globe for Best TV Series - Drama went to Homeland on Showtime.
  • Best Original Score - Motion Picture went to Ludovic Bource for the movie The Artist.
  • Best Original Song - Motion Picture went to "Masterpiece" by Madonna from the film W/E, which is her second Golden Globe (the first being for her role in the movie Evita).
  • Idris Elba won a Golden Globe for  his role in the miniseries Luther.
  • Michelle Williams won the Golden Globe for her superb portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the movie My Week with Marilyn.
  • Peter Dinklage won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Game of Thrones.
  • Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin won for Animated Feature Film.
  • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture went to Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris.
  • Jessica Lange won Best Supporting Actress for the TV series American Horror Story on FX.
  • The Iranian movie A Separation won Best Foreign Language Film.
  • Claire Danes won the third Golden Globe of her career for her starring role in the TV drama Homeland.
  • Matt LeBlanc won his first Golden Globe for his TV show Episodes.  He never won for Friends... weird.
  • For her role in The Help, Octavia Spencer won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture.
  • Morgan Freeman won the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement.
  • Director Martin Scorsese won for his movie Hugo.
  • Modern Family won for Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical.
  • Jean Dujardin won the Golden Globe for his starring role in the movie The Artist.
  • The goddess Meryl Streep won the Golden Globe for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.
  • The black and white silent film The Artist won Best Picture - Comedy or Musical.
  • George Clooney won for The Descendants.
  • And the winner for Best Picture - Drama also went to The Descendants!
Here are my thoughts:
  • Ricky Gervais was hilarious!!  Celebrities need to learn to laugh at themselves and understand that comedians will always find something to make fun of them about.  It's just the way it is!
  • Julie Bowen looked beautiful with her retro hair and dress!  I also thought Kate Winslet, Claire Danes, Reese Witherspoon and Charlize Theron looked like perfection.  And yes, I watched E's red carpet coverage before hand...
  • I was excited to see Debra Messing as a presenter... mostly because I loved her in Will & Grace!
  • I thought it was cool when Michelle Williams mentioned that Marilyn Monroe won the same Golden Globe years ago.
  • I loved when they showed Eric Stonestreet in the audience as they announced his nomination and Jesse Tyler Ferguson held a card behind his head saying "whatever."  Very funny!
  • I thought The Adventures of Tintin was a terrific movie, but my heart of hearts wanted Rango to win.  Oh well... at least it wasn't Cars 2 (which is probably the first time I wasn't rooting for a Pixar win).
  • William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman's musical presentation was very cute!
  • I really liked when Madonna said "I haven't kissed a girl in a long time... on TV" to Ricky Gervais!  That's what you get for making fun of the Queen of Pop's lack of virginity!
  • Ryan Gosling did not show up!  Rude!  He looks so good all dressed up!
  • Two of television's funniest women, Tina Fey and Jane Lynch, presented an award together and I almost died!
  • Matt LeBlanc's blue suit looked super sexy.  I love when men break away from the black!
  • While watching, my boyfriend Brian said, "Sidney Poitier could walk into a Burger King and still get a standing ovation."  Oh, how I love my honey.
  • Helen Mirren cracked me up with her "left is right" comment on driving in England... and for complaining about not being in enough Morgan Freeman movies.  And speaking of Morgan Freeman, I loved the montage of all his best films and his acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award was full of heart and humor.
  • Angelina Jolie has skeleton arms and shoulders... she needs to eat more.
  • Modern Family's acceptance speech in two languages was funny, mostly because Sofia Vergara was not saying anything he said she was saying!
  • Jessica Biel's dress made her look like she had three boobs, and the middle one was sagging.  My friend Michelle would obviously make a better fiancee to Justin Timberlake than she does!
  • I wanted Hugo to win!  I LOVE THAT MOVIE!  And Bridesmaids... that needed to win too.
  • More Ricky Gervais would have been nice too.  Gosh, he's so funny!

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