2007 Golden Globes...
I considered 2006 to be pretty lackluster, as far as feature films are concerned, so my interest in the Globes was much lower than usual - that said, there were still a few highlights:
* Just Timberlake's mocking acceptance of Prince's Globe (the fact that Prince was stuck in traffic en route to the show and actually arrived later on makes it better - because JT might just get his ass kicked).
* Meryl Streep's acceptance speech. Like the Emmy's two years ago, Meryl knows how to work a crowd. Other winners were hurried off the stage (though in the case of the screenwriter for "The Queen" - I think it was because he was making a political statement that wasn't exactly complimentary to the British people or the British government, and it IS the Hollywood Foreign Press...so yeah, save it for the your blog), but Meryl being Meryl, was allowed to talk forever.
* Ugly Betty's win and America Ferrera's speech. Although the squealing and the hugs were a little much for me (when the show won Best Comedy), it IS the Globes - so that's fine. Just don't expect to get away with that shit at the Emmy's. When Ugly Betty herself won for Best Actress (Comedy), she was adorable and teary and it was totally charming. I'm not a huge fan of hers (the show is okay, but not my thing - and Real Women Have Curves bothered me on the principle alone (the title) and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a movie I can't ever see watching unless I'm desperate and the only alternative is a Power Rangers rerun or something directed by Schumacher.
* Grey's Anatomy finally winning a fucking Best Drama series award. Seriously (like that GA usage?), I think this is the first WIN for the series from a major award show. Shit, even the Satellite Awards (the lame-ass spin-off of the Globes that I don't count as major at all) only gave them "Best Ensemble" - so really, it was about fucking time.
* Scorsese winning for Best Director. That ruled.
* Hugh Laurie winning for House. He's the fucking man. Take that Emmy's -- that'll show ya to try to force a nomination on Lauren Graham, only to have the entire plot backfire.
* Sasha Baron Cohen winning for Borat and his most amazing acceptance speech. He had Forrest Whitaker laughing. Forrest Whitaker, a man who scares the holy shit out of me - period. Like, I was all sad that Andre Bauer bailed out of doing a guest spot on ER this season to do Fantastic Four 2 (BAD move), but Forrest Whitaker more than brought on the creepy. When this dude is laughing, you know you are funny as hell. Sasha was maybe the highlight of the night.
Okay, the lowlights:
* Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock -- look, he IS the best part of that show, hell, he's the only decent part of that show (well, when Ryan O'Reilly, i.e. Dean Winters guest stars, he's obviously golden), but that needed to go to either Steve Carrell or Zach Braff, period.
* Sharon Stone getting to sit at one of the good tables up front. Come on HFPA - she was in Basic Instinct 2 and it fucking bombed. Kick her out.
* The never ending tribute to Warren Beatty. Look, I realize he was totally hot back in the day and that he has been in some good films - but really, as far as my generation is concerned, he was in Dick Tracy, and Dick Tracy fucking sucked. I was 7 and I knew that shit sucked. Not only that, but for a guy who was such a ladies man as Warren Beatty, a guy who fucked EVERY hot woman in Hollywood, a guy who told Madonna to shut-up in Truth or Dare and got away with it to fucking settle down and have kids with Annette Benning is just insane. Like, I get finally settling down - but wouldn't you think he'd go for someone better looking? Someone more talented? Someone you know, BETTER? My personal theory is that she must be the best lay of all time. Otherwise, why would he bother? I mean, this guy made Jack Nicholson look downright impotent in comparison, but he fucking marries Annette Benning - a poor man's Diane Keaton (slightly younger, but still) and a woman who has lost the Oscar not once, but twice to the awesome Hilary Swank (I know people give her shit for the Vanity Fair interview, but she didn't insult Chad or reveal his addiction, she just said it was part one of the problems in the marriage). Frumpy, uninteresting, downright plain looking Annette Benning? The ONLY way I can reconcile that is that she MUST be the best sex of all time. That or his sister Shirley convinced him that they were soul mates in a past life.
Anyway, my issue with Beatty being honored and fawned over is that he has done very, very little of note in the last 25 years. I mean, Reds was a long ass time ago, and I think it is supremely overrated. Ishtar is perhaps the biggest big budget flop of all time (I mean, it almost sank a major studio - Last Action Hero practically did that too - but it didn't have the collective star power or budget that Ishtar touted), and his best acting work was at least 40 years ago (Bonnie and Clyde and before). Like, stop licking this guys nuts already. It was bad enough when The Oscars saluted him back in 2000 (I love that his wife is always nominated, and always loses, when he is being given a major honor -- you know that causes problems at home), but now the Globes adds to the rim-job too? Whatever.
Other notes:
* Speaking of couples who have more successful spouses, Keira Sedgewick and Kevin Bacon actually do it right. He was so proud (as was her daughter - that was adorable) and he always wants the spotlight to be on her when she is being recognized (see The Emmy's red carpet). That's nice to see.
* Reese Witherspoon looked SO hot. Take that Ryan! I'm so mad at him for dumping her for that ugly-ass (okay, she's not ugly, but she's not as hot as Reese, at least Brad upgraded) co-star. She looked fantastic AND got to sit at the table of the night (right next to Jack Nicholson). That's a nice "Fuck You Phillipe" for her first public appearance since the separation announcement.
* Felicity Huffman seemed genuinely excited that Ferrera won for Best Actress -- but she seemed to be the only one (though I'm sure Julia Louis-Dryfuss didn't care either). Too bad Marcia Cross was on bed rest. I wanted to watch Felicity, Eva and Marcia ignore Terri all night long.
* The on-the-fly post-win interviews right before commercial break were a disaster - but it was great television.
Overall, I wasn't blown away by anything or even really excited about anything - but I still watched almost the entire show - so that's something.
Out.
* Just Timberlake's mocking acceptance of Prince's Globe (the fact that Prince was stuck in traffic en route to the show and actually arrived later on makes it better - because JT might just get his ass kicked).
* Meryl Streep's acceptance speech. Like the Emmy's two years ago, Meryl knows how to work a crowd. Other winners were hurried off the stage (though in the case of the screenwriter for "The Queen" - I think it was because he was making a political statement that wasn't exactly complimentary to the British people or the British government, and it IS the Hollywood Foreign Press...so yeah, save it for the your blog), but Meryl being Meryl, was allowed to talk forever.
* Ugly Betty's win and America Ferrera's speech. Although the squealing and the hugs were a little much for me (when the show won Best Comedy), it IS the Globes - so that's fine. Just don't expect to get away with that shit at the Emmy's. When Ugly Betty herself won for Best Actress (Comedy), she was adorable and teary and it was totally charming. I'm not a huge fan of hers (the show is okay, but not my thing - and Real Women Have Curves bothered me on the principle alone (the title) and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a movie I can't ever see watching unless I'm desperate and the only alternative is a Power Rangers rerun or something directed by Schumacher.
* Grey's Anatomy finally winning a fucking Best Drama series award. Seriously (like that GA usage?), I think this is the first WIN for the series from a major award show. Shit, even the Satellite Awards (the lame-ass spin-off of the Globes that I don't count as major at all) only gave them "Best Ensemble" - so really, it was about fucking time.
* Scorsese winning for Best Director. That ruled.
* Hugh Laurie winning for House. He's the fucking man. Take that Emmy's -- that'll show ya to try to force a nomination on Lauren Graham, only to have the entire plot backfire.
* Sasha Baron Cohen winning for Borat and his most amazing acceptance speech. He had Forrest Whitaker laughing. Forrest Whitaker, a man who scares the holy shit out of me - period. Like, I was all sad that Andre Bauer bailed out of doing a guest spot on ER this season to do Fantastic Four 2 (BAD move), but Forrest Whitaker more than brought on the creepy. When this dude is laughing, you know you are funny as hell. Sasha was maybe the highlight of the night.
Okay, the lowlights:
* Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock -- look, he IS the best part of that show, hell, he's the only decent part of that show (well, when Ryan O'Reilly, i.e. Dean Winters guest stars, he's obviously golden), but that needed to go to either Steve Carrell or Zach Braff, period.
* Sharon Stone getting to sit at one of the good tables up front. Come on HFPA - she was in Basic Instinct 2 and it fucking bombed. Kick her out.
* The never ending tribute to Warren Beatty. Look, I realize he was totally hot back in the day and that he has been in some good films - but really, as far as my generation is concerned, he was in Dick Tracy, and Dick Tracy fucking sucked. I was 7 and I knew that shit sucked. Not only that, but for a guy who was such a ladies man as Warren Beatty, a guy who fucked EVERY hot woman in Hollywood, a guy who told Madonna to shut-up in Truth or Dare and got away with it to fucking settle down and have kids with Annette Benning is just insane. Like, I get finally settling down - but wouldn't you think he'd go for someone better looking? Someone more talented? Someone you know, BETTER? My personal theory is that she must be the best lay of all time. Otherwise, why would he bother? I mean, this guy made Jack Nicholson look downright impotent in comparison, but he fucking marries Annette Benning - a poor man's Diane Keaton (slightly younger, but still) and a woman who has lost the Oscar not once, but twice to the awesome Hilary Swank (I know people give her shit for the Vanity Fair interview, but she didn't insult Chad or reveal his addiction, she just said it was part one of the problems in the marriage). Frumpy, uninteresting, downright plain looking Annette Benning? The ONLY way I can reconcile that is that she MUST be the best sex of all time. That or his sister Shirley convinced him that they were soul mates in a past life.
Anyway, my issue with Beatty being honored and fawned over is that he has done very, very little of note in the last 25 years. I mean, Reds was a long ass time ago, and I think it is supremely overrated. Ishtar is perhaps the biggest big budget flop of all time (I mean, it almost sank a major studio - Last Action Hero practically did that too - but it didn't have the collective star power or budget that Ishtar touted), and his best acting work was at least 40 years ago (Bonnie and Clyde and before). Like, stop licking this guys nuts already. It was bad enough when The Oscars saluted him back in 2000 (I love that his wife is always nominated, and always loses, when he is being given a major honor -- you know that causes problems at home), but now the Globes adds to the rim-job too? Whatever.
Other notes:
* Speaking of couples who have more successful spouses, Keira Sedgewick and Kevin Bacon actually do it right. He was so proud (as was her daughter - that was adorable) and he always wants the spotlight to be on her when she is being recognized (see The Emmy's red carpet). That's nice to see.
* Reese Witherspoon looked SO hot. Take that Ryan! I'm so mad at him for dumping her for that ugly-ass (okay, she's not ugly, but she's not as hot as Reese, at least Brad upgraded) co-star. She looked fantastic AND got to sit at the table of the night (right next to Jack Nicholson). That's a nice "Fuck You Phillipe" for her first public appearance since the separation announcement.
* Felicity Huffman seemed genuinely excited that Ferrera won for Best Actress -- but she seemed to be the only one (though I'm sure Julia Louis-Dryfuss didn't care either). Too bad Marcia Cross was on bed rest. I wanted to watch Felicity, Eva and Marcia ignore Terri all night long.
* The on-the-fly post-win interviews right before commercial break were a disaster - but it was great television.
Overall, I wasn't blown away by anything or even really excited about anything - but I still watched almost the entire show - so that's something.
Out.