Live-blog: 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Ricky Gervais (Associated Press file photo)
7 p.m.: The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards are starting up, and between NBC’s Jay Leno-Conan O’Brien late-night debacle and the Meryl Streep-Sandra Bullock quickie lip-lock at Friday’s Critics’ Choice Awards, host Ricky Gervais should have plenty of raw material to work into scathing jokes. Basically, it’s the perfect year for Hollywood’s craziest awards show to add a host. Now, let’s see if he’s living up to his promise to be drunk during this:
Ricky is starting out by fake-whining about everyone giving Steve Carell credit for making “The Office” great, while Steve jokingly threatens to break the Brit after the show. “I’m going to be taking advantage of this opportunity. I’m not used to these sort of viewer figures, and let’s face it neither is NBC.”
Nice zinger, too: “Looking out here reminds me of all the great work that’s been done this year … by plastic surgeons. You all work great.” But now he’s going off the rails with joking about his penis. Penis jokes in the first five minutes are always a bad sign.
And now, we’re rambling on about how important actors and brilliant actors are. But just before that gets boring, he delivers a good one: “Let’s get on with it before NBC replaces me with Jay Leno.”
7:06: Nicole Kidman is onstage to present the first award and is letting people know they can go to www.nbc.com to make a donation to the Haiti earthquake relief. She’s also reminding everyone about the telethon George Clooney has organized for Friday. Nicole looks lovely in palest pink and is presenting the best supporting actress prize. Rooting for Mo’Nique for terrifying me in “Precious.” Here are the noms:
a. PENÉLOPE CRUZ
NINE
b. VERA FARMIGA
UP IN THE AIR
c. ANNA KENDRICK
UP IN THE AIR
d. MO’NIQUE
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
e. JULIANNE MOORE
A SINGLE MAN
Mo’Nique (AP file)
7:08: And the winner: Mo’Nique, who seems really choked up about winning. She’s effusively thanking God, her husband, director Lee Daniels, co-star Gabby Sidibe and the cast. She says she doesn’t know her speech because she didn’t want to look like she just thought she was going to win, and she’s dedicating the prize to everyone who has been abused and encouraging them to speak out. She also looks fairly stunning in her golden gown.
7:11: Next up, the award for best actress in a comedy or musical TV series. Sofía Vergara of “Modern Family,” whose flowing gray gown is one of my faves, and Matthew Fox of “Lost” are getting right to the point. Here are the noms:
a. TONI COLLETTE
UNITED STATES OF TARA
b. COURTENEY COX
COUGAR TOWN
c. EDIE FALCO
NURSE JACKIE
d. TINA FEY
30 ROCK
e. LEA MICHELE
GLEE
Toni Collette (AP file)
7:14: Winner: Toni Collette. The Aussie actress also is wearing a golden gown. Maybe we’re seeing the makings of a color trend?
7:18: Jim Parsons of “Big Bang Theory” and Lauren Graham of the upcoming TV show “Parenthood” are introducing Miss Golden Globe, Mavis Spencer, the lovely daughter of Tulsa-born actress Alfre Woodard. I love the pale pink color of Mavis’ dress but I’m not loving all the bows on the bodice. Lauren’s dress is also pretty, though muck brighter pink, though again, not crazy about all the ruffles and bows that seem to be in tonight.
Now, they’re naming the best supporting actor in TV show, miniseries or TV movie. Here are the noms:
a. MICHAEL EMERSON
LOST
b. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
c. WILLIAM HURT
DAMAGES
d. JOHN LITHGOW
DEXTER
e. JEREMY PIVEN
ENTOURAGE
John Lithgow on “Dexter”
7:21: Winner: John Lithgow, who looks a little lost about how to get to the stage. He’s thanking everyone for letting him creep them out on “Dexter” the last few years and giving a special shout-out to the show’s star Michael C. Hall, who has cancer, but is in the audience looking handsome despite the black cap. (Personally, I was rooting for NPH, but oh, well.)
7:23: They’re playing “Yellow Submarine” so here comes … Paul McCartney, who doesn’t sing this song. But it’s OK because he’s introducing the nominees for the best animated films, and “Yellow Submarine” is probably his best known animated work. He’s noting that he’s also known as the “guy from ‘Rock Band’” and reminding everyone that not just kids watch animated films, adults on drugs like them, too. Wow, Macca’s got his sense of humor rolling tonight. Here are the noms:
a. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
b. CORALINE
Laika, Inc.; Focus Features
c. FANTASTIC MR. FOX
American Empirical Picture; Twentieth Century Fox
d. THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
e. UP
Walt Disney Pictures/PIXAR Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
“Up”
7:24: Winner: The Pixar guys win it again, and “Up” is the winner. Co-writer and director Pete Docter is chatting about the research trip the filmmaking team took to South America and the family heart of the film. He also becomes the first victimized by the dreaded get-off-the-stage music.
7:28: Another star of the musical “Nine” (not be confused with “9″ or “District 9″), Kate Hudson, is onstage to present the first best picture for comedy or musical clip, which happens to be from “Nine.” I love her super-white dress. Again, we’ve got ruffles around the midsection, but since the fit is perfect, she looks fab.
7:30: Ricky is back, and he’s saying we’ve seen some worthy and not-so-worthy winners, promising to reveal the less-than-worthwhile victors on his blog later. He notes that his movie “Invention of Lying” wasn’t nominated but holds up the DVD, on sale Tuesday. He’s also saying that officially a Golden Globe can’t be bought but giving the connection if you wanted to buy one. “I’m not going to do this again anyway.”
Now, he’s kicking it over to Felicity Huffman, who is another one in pale pink with an interesting criss-crossing silvery color. She’s supposed to be introducing Hollywood Foreign Press Association prez Philip Burke but she’s just bombing as she stumbles over every line on the prompter. “Like Ricky Gervais, I’m never going to be asked to do this again.” The prez is giving the standard “good work, thanks for being here” speech. Wow, there was a lot of worked involved in getting through that.
7:34: Neil Patrick Harris and Jane Krakowski are up to present the best dramatic TV actor award, and NPH is claiming they could be dramatic actors if it weren’t for their huge foreheads. “It’s like a 5 1/2 head up here … You can’t help but look at this and laugh.” Love those two together!
Here are the noms for best performance in a TV drama:
a. SIMON BAKER
THE MENTALIST
b. MICHAEL C. HALL
DEXTER
c. JON HAMM
MAD MEN
d. HUGH LAURIE
HOUSE
e. BILL PAXTON
BIG LOVE
Michael C. Hall in “Dexter”
7:36: Winner: the very deserving Michael C. Hall. He’s calling “Dexter” is dream job, sharing the prize with his castmates and ending with “Hi, Mom.” We love short, effective speeches!
7:37: NPH and Jane are back for more, and if they were to stay up there all night, I’d be thrilled. They’re going to deliver the prize for best actress in a TV drama and here are the possibles:
a. GLENN CLOSE
DAMAGES
b. JANUARY JONES
MAD MEN
c. JULIANNA MARGULIES
THE GOOD WIFE
d. ANNA PAQUIN
TRUE BLOOD
e. KYRA SEDGWICK
THE CLOSER
Julianna Margulies in “The Good Wife”
7:38: Julianna Margulies for the new show “The Good Wife.” She also gets the prize for BAM’s fave dress of the night,with the shimmery scarlet top with the interesting neckline that morphs into the flaired black skirt. Beautiful and intriguing, and not all ruffly and overdone. She’s emotionally thanking her husband and says she would bow down to Glenn Close “but the dress would rip.” She also thanks the creators and the folks at CBS for “believing in the 10 o’clock drama.” Ouch, nice hit on NBC. And take that again, Leno.
And Julianna became the second star who couldn’t seem to find the stage. Maybe the HFPA should leave a trail of breadcrumbs. We’re not even an hour through the show and people can’t find the stage. What are they gonna do in the bottom hour when everyone’s snockered?
7:43: The always-handsome Harrison Ford, who stars in this week’s “Extraordinary Measures,” is very drily introducing the clip for best picture nominee drama “Up in the Air.” Awesome film.
7:44: Ricky is back, and he’s looking quite dashing all in black. But he’s knocking Macca, joking that they came over on the same flight from the U.K. but Paul sat in coach because “he spent quite a lot last year,” making a reference to his ugly divorce. Ow.
Quick, a distraction: Here comes Cher and Christina Aguilera to introduce the best original song from a movie award. Cher, in her black dress with the laced-up bodice, jokes the singers are promoting burlesque and they’re not the only ones shamelessly dressed tonight. (Christina’s dress is pretty pale pink with no shoulders, but it’s almost embarrassingly low-cut with a big slit in the skirt.) Here are the song noms:
a. «CINEMA ITALIANO» – NINE
Music & Lyrics by: Maury Yeston
b. «I WANT TO COME HOME» – EVERYBODY’S FINE
Music & Lyrics by: Paul McCartney
c. «I SEE YOU» – AVATAR
Music by: James Horner, Simon Franglen
Lyrics by: James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell
d. «THE WEARY KIND (THEME FROM CRAZY HEART)» – CRAZY HEART
Music & Lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
e. «WINTER» – BROTHERS
Music by: U2
Lyrics by: Bono
T Bone Burnett (AP file)
7:48: Winner: “The Weary Kind.” T Bone Burnett shows up onstage and stalls while waiting for co-writer Ryan Bingham, who never appears. After mumbling some thanks, T Bone says “I’m gonna get out of here.” Awkward speech, but an amazing song.
7:49: Cher and Christina are back in their high-dollar hooker gowns to reveal the best original score winner. Here are the potentials, and I’m rooting for “Up” :
a. MICHAEL GIACCHINO
UP
b. MARVIN HAMLISCH
THE INFORMANT!
c. JAMES HORNER
AVATAR
d. ABEL KORZENIOWSKI
A SINGLE MAN
e. KAREN O, CARTER BURWELL
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
7:51: Winner: Yay, “Up.” Michael Giacchino immediately shares his awe that Paul McCartney said “Go Michael” as he passed. Macca gives him an encouraging wink. That is pretty cool. The composer also raves about the atmosphere at Pixar, where he gets to work with friends who are like family. Nice speech.
7:54: There’s a classy pair: Josh Brolin and Amy Adams, looking chic in her basic black maternity dress, are there to present best miniseries or TV movie. Here are the options:
a. GEORGIA O’KEEFFE (LIFETIME TELEVISION)
Sony Pictures Television
b. GREY GARDENS (HBO)
Specialty Films and Locomotive in association with HBO Films
c. INTO THE STORM (HBO)
Scott Free and Rainmark Films Production in association with the BBC and HBO Films
d. LITTLE DORRIT (PBS)
Masterpiece/BBC Co-production
e. TAKING CHANCE (HBO)
Motion Picture Corporation of America and Civil Dawn Pictures in association with HBO Films
“Grey Gardens”
7:55: They’re reading it together like good presenters, and the winner is “Grey Gardens.” I really want to see “Grey Gardens,” but I think the process of getting everyone to the stage, while a nice gesture, is taking longer than watching the movie. A couple of producers are reading thank you lists while the go-away music plays insistently. Boring - just turn it over to Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore, I bet they give a riotous speech.
7:59: Tom Hanks is there to introduce a clip for “The Meryl Streep movie in which she doesn’t end up in bed with Alec Baldwin but does end up in bed with Stanley Tucci, a substantial step up.” Stanley is gaping open-mouthed and stunned while Tom quips “Everyone can take a joke.” Here is the clip for “Julie & Julia,” a nominee for best comedy or musical movie.
8:01: Ricky is making a joke about the drunken Irishman cliche so it must be time for Colin Ferrell. He’s about to introduce the potential winners in best actress in a musical or comedy film. He notes that Meryl Streep is “greedily” got to noms in this category, and I’m rooting for her performance as Julia Child:
a. SANDRA BULLOCK
THE PROPOSAL
b. MARION COTILLARD
NINE
c. JULIA ROBERTS
DUPLICITY
d. MERYL STREEP
IT’S COMPLICATED
e. MERYL STREEP
JULIE & JULIA
Meryl Streep (AP file)
8:03: Yay for Meryl Streep, winning for “Julie & Julia.” She looks abso glam in her black off-one-shoulder dress. She’s opening with a joke “I want to change my name to T Bone. T Bone Streep. I think it sounds good.” She says she forgot her speech opening, but that was pretty good, she’s thanking Nora Ephron, Stanley Tucci and the rest of the cast and crew. She modestly says “I play so many great women that people are starting to mistake me for one.” She’s also saying her turn as Julia Child is not just a tribute to the famed chef but an homage to her mother, who was part of the same generation, and had no patience for doom and gloom. Her emotional tribute to her mom has been one of the speech highlights.
8:10: The astounding Helen Mirren, who looks incredibly elegant in her shimmery black gown with the sweetheart neckline, is introducing the clip for “Precious,” a best drama nominee. It’s an incredible film and everyone should see it, no matter how hard it is to watch.
8:11: “Avatar” co-stars Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington are about to present the best actor in a miniseries or TV movie. I adore Zoe’s crimson gown with the ragged ruffles around the bottom. She looks like she could start salsa dancing at any moment. Now, that’s a party dress. Here are the noms:
a. KEVIN BACON
TAKING CHANCE
b. KENNETH BRANAGH
WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND
c. CHIWETEL EJIOFOR
ENDGAME
d. BRENDAN GLEESON
INTO THE STORM
e. JEREMY IRONS
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE
Kevin Bacon (AP file)
8:14: Winner: Kevin Bacon, who is thanking the family of Chance Phelps for letting his story be told and thanking his own family before encouraging everyone “Let’s take care of each other.” Based on real-life events, the TV movie is about Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort officer, who accompanies the body of 19-year-old Marine Chance Phelps back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyo.
8:15: Sam and Zoe now are presenting the same award for the ladies, best actress in a miniseries or TV movie. The noms:
a. JOAN ALLEN
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE
b. DREW BARRYMORE
GREY GARDENS
c. JESSICA LANGE
GREY GARDENS
d. ANNA PAQUIN
THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER
e. SIGOURNEY WEAVER
PRAYERS FOR BOBBY
Drew Barrymore (AP file)
8:16: Winner: Drew Barrymore, and the announcer says its first Golden Globe win, which seems impossible considering how long she’s been doing this. But she’s totally frazzled and lost as she gives her speech, which references how long she’s been in the biz and how Hollywood is like her family after all these years. She sweetly pays tribute to Mo’Nique, how beautiful she is and how eloquently her speech said everything Drew wishes she could get out. But she finishes strong but fervently saying she is humbled and honored to win. She babbles quite charmingly, our Drew.
8:21: Cameron Diaz also looks rather stunning in red, though I don’t like all the drape and droopy neckline, nor how tight the gown hits. She’s introducing the clip for the movie “where Meryl Streep does sleep with Alec Baldwin,” “It’s Complicated.” (On the other hand, my husband is happy to see Cameron looking like she’s gained a bit of weight and isn’t so skeleton-esque anymore.)
8:23: Ricky says, “This category is a bit of a downer, it’s for writing, which we all know is overrated.” He emphasizes again that actors are the most important part of entertainment: “It’s not the words you say, it’s how good you look saying them.” Still, he’s turning the stage over to Jennifer Aniston (think the slit in your black dress is high enough, Jen?) and Gerard Butler to present the best movie screenplay award. Here are the noms, and they’re all amazing:
a. NEILL BLOMKAMP, TERRI TATCHELL
DISTRICT 9
b. MARK BOAL
THE HURT LOCKER
c. NANCY MEYERS
IT’S COMPLICATED
d. JASON REITMAN, SHELDON TURNER
UP IN THE AIR
e. QUENTIN TARANTINO
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Jason Reitman (AP file)
8:26: Winner: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner for “Up in the Air.” He’s thanking the actors, crediting his wife for helping him write women so well and paying tribute to his mom and dad. His dad, Ivan Reitman, produced with him on “Up in the Air.”
8:27: Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Garner are presenting the award for best actor in a musical or comedy TV series. Here are the possibles, and the question is can anyone break Alec Baldwin’s hold on the category?
a. ALEC BALDWIN
30 ROCK
b. STEVE CARELL
THE OFFICE
c. DAVID DUCHOVNY
CALIFORNICATION
d. THOMAS JANE
HUNG
e. MATTHEW MORRISON
GLEE
Alec Baldwin (AP file)
8:28: Nope, the winner is Alec Baldwin. Ashton says he couldn’t be there tonight because of a previously scheduled charity event. And on the subject of charity, Maggie Gyllenhall takes the stage to remind people that they can get involved with efforts to help in Haiti at nbc.com.
8:33: The ever-cool Samuel L. Jackson is introducing the clip for my fave film of 2009, “Inglourious Basterds,” which by the way he has an uncredited role in as a narrator. And now, Sam is introducing “a real legend … a real, live movie star, Miss Sophia Loren,” who is getting a well-deserved standing O. She looks awe-inspiring in her black gown with the interesting translucent, bead-studded sleeves. Even in her glasses and her age, she is a stunner. She’s here to introduce the best foreign film nominees:
a. BAARIA (ITALY)
Medusa Film; Summit Entertainment
b. BROKEN EMBRACES (SPAIN)
El Deseo SA; Sony Pictures Classics
c. THE MAID (CHILE)
(LA NANA)
Forastero; Elephant Eye Films
d. A PROPHET (UN PROPHETE) (FRANCE)
Chic Films/Page 114/Why Not Productions; Sony Pictures Classics
e. THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY)
(DAS WEISSE BAND – EINE DEUTSCHE KINDERGESCHICHTE)
X Filme Creative Pool/Les Films Du Losange/Lucky Red/Wega Film; Sony Pictures Classics
“The White Ribbon”
8:36: The Golden Globe goes to “The White Ribbon.” I’ve heard great things, but I have not yet had the chance to see this one. The director looks thrilled, though he too is struggling to find a path to the stage. He says with his “little English” he doesn’t know how expressed how impressed he is to win this, though he seems to be doing an OK job of thanking all the main suspects. Though a big boo to the Globe producers for giving him at best a fourth of the speech time as some of the rest of these jokers. C’mon, he came from Germany to get the award. Give him a minute.
8:39: Amy Poehler and Zachary Levi are hilarious taking digs at each other. He says he thinks of her when he thinks of fake newswomen who now have a show about fake government agencies, and she tells him “When I think of sexy secret agents, I think of Jason Bourne and then I fake it and thank of you.” Zachary’s quip: “You’re not the first woman who’s had to fake it with me.” Love these two together and Amy’s got a great red dress on. Their job is to present the best TV drama prize. Here are the possibles:
a. BIG LOVE (HBO)
Anima Sola Productions and Playtone in association with HBO Entertainment
b. DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
c. HOUSE (FOX)
Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat
Harry
d. MAD MEN (AMC)
AMC
e. TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment
“Mad Men”
8:40: Winner: “Mad Men,” which it seems like has owned this category lately. And I’m guessing the show must be running behind schedule because they’re getting quick on the button with the go-away music during these speeches. It’s good, too, because that producer said he didn’t know what to say but next thing you knew he was rambling about his bar mitzvah, which happened at the Beverly Hilton ballroom, too. Thanks for that story, I’ll log that away.
8:46: Plug your ears if there is a teen girl in your house: “Twilight” star Taylor Lautner is onstage in a sexy, shiny black suit to introduce the clip of the amazing “(500) Days of Summer.”
8:47: Chace Crawford and Kristen Bell (nice white dress with all the gathers in the front, another exception to my I-don”t-like-ruffles rule) are there to introduce the best supporting actress on TV. “Glee’s” Jane Lynch seems to be the audience fave, but can she win:
a. JANE ADAMS
HUNG
b. ROSE BYRNE
DAMAGES
c. JANE LYNCH
GLEE
d. JANET McTEER
INTO THE STORM
e. CHLOË SEVIGNY
BIG LOVE
Chloe Sevigny in “Big Love”
8:49: Nope, the winner is Chloe Sevigny, who breathlessly giggles that she thinks she just ripped her dress. It’s OK, the big gray ruffled mess is very unattractive. She’s sharing the award with her co-stars and expressing her confusion and gratitude at being cast as a fundamentalist Mormon polygamist.
8:50: Ricky is assuring us that “we’re in the home straight” and introducing Halle Berry with references to her “super powers” in her films “X-Men” and “Catwoman,” in which she apparently washed herself and became very clean. Halle doesn’t seem amused as she takes the stage in her black with gold sex-pot gown. She’s there to present the award for best supporting movie actor, and if Christoph Waltz doesn’t win, there’s no justice in Hollywood.
a. MATT DAMON
INVICTUS
b. WOODY HARRELSON
THE MESSENGER
c. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER
THE LAST STATION
d. STANLEY TUCCI
THE LOVELY BONES
e. CHRISTOPH WALTZ
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
8:54: Yes! Christoph Waltz is the winner and he’s earnestly thanking Quentin Tarantino and everyone involved for expanding his modest world and everyone involved with giving him the award for then “making it golden.” Terrific performance, great speech, let’s hope we see much more of Christoph here in America.
8:57: Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro (please tell me that hair is for a role) are onstage to present Martin Scorsese with the lifetime achievement award, named for Cecil B. DeMille. De Niro jokes that he and Scorcese are like an old married couple after all these years and cracking up the crowd with his impersonation of Scorcese’s lusty love of film. Leonardo is being much more respectful and fervent in praise of his “mentor,” likening him to Michaelangelo, Picasso and Beethoven. Marty looks ready to well up in tears, and who could blame him. Cue the obligatory clip montage, though how can I mind in this instance. It’s Scorcese for cryin’ out loud. Rarely has an award winner been more deserving than Scorcese and the lifetime achievement award.
Martin Scorsese (AP file)
9:04: Here comes Scorsese to get his statuette, and he’s getting a well-deserved standing O. He just keeps saying thank you and telling how honored he is and how lucky he feels to get it from two great actors with whom he’s made 12 movies and attended about 67 awards shows. “We’ll talk about those pictures later,” he says, referring to De Niro’s jokes about Scorsese making love to film because he loves it so much. He’s thanking everyone who’s ever worked on his films – though thankfully not individually, as he notes – and he passionately thanks the HFPA’s efforts to preserve great films. Now, he’s talking about the “powerful cinematic experience” that the showman DeMille is renowned for and how honored he is to receive an award with DeMille’s name on it. As he gushes about his love for films and names some of those directors who inspired him, you can see why those jokes about Scorcese not just loving films but LOVING films were so spot-on funny. Nice speech, Marty.
9:13: Jodie Foster takes the stage looking great in basic black, though I’m not crazy about the whole slit up to the hip look. She’s introducing the clip to the amazing film “The Hurt Locker,” another must-see movie from 2009.
9:14: Ricky is toasting the crowd with a glass of Irish and blaming the drink on anything offensive he might have said. “I like a drink as much as the next man, unless the next man happens to be Mel Gibson,” he says with a raking grin. For his part, Mel takes it well, putting a bit of a drunkish tone to his speech as he says “all right then.” He then says “I’m here to talk about ‘Inglourious Basterds,’ or as actors call them, directors.” Here are the best director nominees, and I’m rooting for Kathryn Bigelow:
a. KATHRYN BIGELOW
THE HURT LOCKER
b. JAMES CAMERON
AVATAR
c. CLINT EASTWOOD
INVICTUS
d. JASON REITMAN
UP IN THE AIR
e. QUENTIN TARANTINO
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
James Cameron on the “Avatar” set
9:18: But no, James Cameron wins for his latest billion-dollar epic. He jokes that he and Mel should have done this at home since they’re neighbors and quips “I’m going to try to make this quick, since I have to pee something fierce.” Um, TMI. Before launching into thanking everyone involved in making “Avatar” – no small task – he says he’s not very prepared since he thought his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow would and should have won, though he’s grateful. After thanking the actors in Na’vi-ese, he thanks his wife, Oklahoma-born Suzy Amis for helping him make his dreams come true.
9:20: Olivia Wilde is wearing an ugly shiny dirt-brown dress with super-deep neckline and Kiefer Sutherland is looking handsome in a black suit as they present the award for best TV show, musical or comedy. Here are the options:
a. 30 ROCK (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
b. ENTOURAGE (HBO)
Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
c. GLEE (FOX)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
d. MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
e. THE OFFICE (NBC)
Universal Media Studios, Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC
“Glee”
9:22: Winner: “Glee,” and they’re all crowding the stage to “Glee”-fully accept the award. (Sorry, had to be done.) The producer is grateful to Fox that Fox was willing to take a chance on a primetime musical series and emphasizing the importance of arts and music education in public schools. Amen. And right now there are Gleeks celebrating by breaking into song-and-dance numbers.
9:24: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha and Mike Tyson – yes, that Mike Tyson – are there to introduce the clip for their hit film “The Hangover.” Now, Reese Witherspoon, always elegant, this time in sleek navy blue, is presenting the best comedy or musical film award. I’m wanting “(500) Days” to win:
a. (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Watermark Pictures; Fox Searchlight Pictures
b. THE HANGOVER
Warner Bros. Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
c. IT’S COMPLICATED
Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions; Universal Pictures
d. JULIE & JULIA
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
e. NINE
The Weinstein Company/Relativity Media/Lucamar Productions/Marc Platt Productions; The
Weinstein Company
“The Hangover”
9:27: Denied. Winner: “The Hangover.” But gotta love producer-director Todd Phillips for saying “Wow, we were not expecting this, now I’ve got to go get in a fistfight with Harvey Weinstein. But I’ve got Mike Tyson with me, so I’m good.” He also cracked me up when he thanked his mom “for supporting my decision to become a director – when she realized I wasn’t as smart as my two sisters.” Funny guy.
9:33: Be that as it may, after James Cameron beating Kathryn Bigelow for best director and “The Hangover” besting “(500) Days” in the last category, the Golden Globes have officially lost me.
9:34: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken the stage to introduce the clip for “Avatar,” joking that it’s not just because he’s friends with James Cameron but because he’s cut a deal with 20th Century Fox to give half of the film’s gross to the budget of California. He says the rest of the money is going to Cameron directly and the only way he could make more is if he got hired or fired by NBC.
9:36: Ricky Gervais introduces Mickey Rourke, refusing to say anything bad about “The Wrestler” star because “his arms are as big as my legs.” Rouke looks quite flamboyant in his pale cowboy ha, shiny scarf and waist chains. He’s matter of factly introducing the best actress noms. I’m rooting for Gabby:
a. EMILY BLUNT
THE YOUNG VICTORIA
b. SANDRA BULLOCK
THE BLIND SIDE
c. HELEN MIRREN
THE LAST STATION
d. CAREY MULLIGAN
AN EDUCATION
e. GABOUREY SIDIBE
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
Sandra Bullock (AP file)
9:38: Winner: Sandra Bullock, who looks fab in her purple gown with the filmy overskirt. Along with thanking the people involved with the movie, she thanks the Twohy family that the movie is based on, thanks some of her relatives in German and emotionally paying tribute to her hubby. She’s also joking that Ricky was right, you can buy one of these.
9:41: Sally Hawkins, whom we haven’t seen enough of in the last year, is presenting the award for best actor in a musical or comedy. I’m rooting for Robert.
a. MATT DAMON
THE INFORMANT!
b. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS
NINE
c. ROBERT DOWNEY JR
SHERLOCK HOLMES
d. JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
e. MICHAEL STUHLBARG
A SERIOUS MAN
Robert Downey Jr. in “Sherlock Holmes”
9:45: Yay for Robert Downey Jr. and the best speech of the night. “If you start playing violins I will tear this joint apart.” He also says he’s not going to thank Susan Downey for telling him not to prepare a speech since Matt Damon was going to win. He’s hilariously not thanking the writers, Joel Silver, for restarting his career 12 times, and his wife for helping to save him from a career busing tables. He says the movie needed him or “Avatar” was going to take “Sherlock Holmes” to the cleaners; it’s funny because it’s too true. The speech is definitely the highlight of the night.
9:48: Kate Winslet, who is ruffle-free and gorgeous in her basic black gown, takes over the stage to present the best actor in a drama prize. I think this is a close race, but I think Jeff Bridges is going to win.
a. AVATAR
Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox
b. THE HURT LOCKER
Voltage Pictures; Summit Entertainment
c. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg GmbH Production; The
Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures
d. PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production;
Lionsgate
e. UP IN THE AIR
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures
Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
9:50: Winner: Jeff Bridges, who says “you’re really messing up my underappreciated status.” Along with thanking the other people from the movie, he’s paying tribute to his mom and dad and making the cameraman give his wife a closeup, which is really sweet.
9:55: Julia Roberts, who is wearing one big honkin’ necklace, says “let’s wrap this up.” Amen, sister. Then, she digresses and says “If you want attention, sit next to Paul McCartney. I’ve never gotten so many texts in my life.” Here are the noms:
a. AVATAR
Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox
b. THE HURT LOCKER
Voltage Pictures; Summit Entertainment
c. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg GmbH Production; The
Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures
d. PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production;
Lionsgate
e. UP IN THE AIR
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures
“Avatar”
9:58: She’s telling her kids to go to bed before presenting the award to the populist choice: “Avatar.”
The producer is thanking Fox for “believing in blue people,” before Cameron takes the stage and again shares TMI, “I went to the bathroom, so I can take my time. So if you start the music it’s going to get ugly.” He gets everyone to applaud for themselves because he believes filmmaking is the best job in the world. He also chats about the miracle of filmmaking, in which you can recreate a world light years and millions of miles away in the hopes of helping people appreciate the wonders of ours. It’s a grand speech from a director with a knack the epic.
10:00: It’s an on-time finish! Hooray! Ricky Gervais is using the last eight seconds to thank everyone for coming and saying “If I had one wish, it would be peace on earth. No, can I change that? It would be for everyone to watch ‘The Ricky Gervais Show’ on HBO” starting in February. One last self-serving joke/plug: What could be a more appropriate ending for a Hollywood awards show?
Well, that’s the end of another Golden Globes. I’m going to add a few more pictures to this and then go lie down. Look for photo galleries and winners lists Monday here on BAM’s Blog. Good night and good luck.
-BAM
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Another Hollywood giveaway to mediocrity. The Hangover! Sandra Bullock! Why bother seeing films, we can all stay home and watch Hallmark.