The Golden Globes Anti-Awards
Well, the show got off to a great start with Ricky Gervais's edgy insult humor--which no one in the audience seemed to get. Let's hope they never have to attend a roast; talk about poor sports. He was the highlight of the show. (Which means he won't be hired back next year.) That and Robert DeNiro's pointed speech.
But then straight off the bat, my laughter was met with disappointment ...
So the first award was for Best Supporting Actor, and, of course, I was rooting for Geoffrey Rush for his amazing performance in The King's Speech. And then ... Christian Bale won for The Fighter. Where'd that movie come from at the last minute? I haven't seen it, so I can't comment on Christian Bale's performance (which was awful in the Batman movies), but as Helen Mirren later pointed out when talking about the movie (how appropriate that she's played both Queen Elizabeths!), Geoffrey was behind the whole production of The King's Speech. Of course, I was heartbroken for Geoffrey (whose wife Jane Menelaus was with him this time, unlike when he won the Best Actor Tony in 2009 for Exit the King). Sure, there are still the Oscars, which are much more important, but the Academy always seems to pick the Golden Globe winners, and without a continuing King's Speech ad campaign (and its not being an American film), I fear it doesn't stand a chance. (At least, I'm trying not to get my hopes up only to be disappointed again.)
Unbelievably, the streak kept up for the rest of the evening. The King's Speech was nominated for the most awards (seven) and won only one! What a travesty. It was totally ripped off by The Fighter and The Social Network. I saw The Social Network, and, even if Geoffrey hadn't been in it, The King's Speech was 1000x better. Social Network was good in the absence of any other decent films to see most of the year, but it didn't move me and make me want to see it again the way The King's Speech did. I'm with Robert DeNiro; I vote to deport the Hollywood Foreign Press.
At least Geoffrey got to present two awards ... but presented with Tilda Swinton, whereas a lot of other actors got to present alone. So his trip from Sydney, where he's appearing in Diary of a Madman, wasn't a total waste of time. And he got his disappointment over with at the start. As a presenter, he was just the embodiment of class. And how cool that he got to help present to Al Pacino and Clare Danes (for the Temple Grandin movie). Plus he was seated behind his pal Johnny Depp (who was nominated for two awards and didn't win either of them either but got lots of close-ups).
BTW, who did Annette Bening's hair? Nick Nolte? And clearly Helena Bonham-Carter wasn't expecting to have to give an acceptance speech in that outfit. (Betcha she's got another pair of shoes just like that at home! Yeah, I know cuz I used to do that in high school. Wish I'd had that comeback ready when I got picked on for it.) Hmm, why does it look like Tim Burton dressed her? (And where was he anyway? Did they split up or something?)
Jim Parsons won for The Big Bang Theory, which was a pleasant surprise (and a touching moment cuz Kaley Cuoco, his costar, was so happy for him), but I can't believe this is the first time he was nominated. So maybe the Golden Globes aren't on the cutting edge of everything.
Finally, almost at the very end, there was one moment of justice for The King's Speech. Colin Firth won. And Geoffrey was so happy for him he kissed him. "Triangle of man love"? Geoffrey as Colin's "geisha girl"??? Ooo, lala. :D What a classy and charming speech. Thanks, of course, to Tom Hooper and his speech therapist, Geoffrey Rush.
But then ... Unbelievable! Not that I didn't expect it after how the rest of the night went but ... Best Picture: The Social Network? No way!!! It's pretty clear somebody's got an axe to grind against Mark Zuckerberg cuz the movie made him look like an ass, and there wasn't much more to it since it was mostly made up. Either that and/or the voters had already made up their minds before they saw The King's Speech. Or didn't see it at all. :P
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT????????????????????????????????????????? OMG, I'm watching the E! after-party show, and this bitch of a gossip monger (I don't even know her name; she's a nobody) cattily remarked, "I just saw Geoffrey Rush--looking like Mr. Magoo." If she were a member of the foreign press, I'd know she was one of the voters; she wouldn't know a real actor if she saw one. She was too busy drooling over L. L. Cool J. I wonder how much hair he's got under his hat. Ooooo, I wanna slap her!!! And E! for hiring her. Idiots! (I remember when they actually used to have intelligent shows and documentaries about real actors like Bela Lugosi instead of two-hour specials on Paris Hilton.)
At least Craig Ferguson was mildly funny when he called Geoffrey "creepy" earlier this week ... Again, I asked, "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?" But at least he had just referred to himself as creepy as well by mere virtue of the fact that he's over 40 (making reference, as he does at least once a night, to the serial killer in The Silence of the Lambs). To wit (starting around 5:50 for context):
OK, Craig, you're entitled to your opinion, but one correction: Geoffrey does talk with his hands! Have him on your show tomorrow night while he's in town and find out ... how totally the opposite of creepy Geoffrey is! (Wow, that's one word I would never in a million years have thought to associate with him. Michael Emerson in the first three seasons of Lost, yes. But Geoffrey??? Never! He made the freakin' Marquis de Sade seem like a sexy, misunderstood philosopher!)
Update: I just e-mailed Craig Ferguson and told him to have Geoffrey on the show! Click here if you want to add your two cents--and pick on his terrible Aussie accent, lol. (Beware though, as shown in the above clip, he does read selected e-mails on-air! Someone from Australia wrote in the other night and told him his Australian accent was OK, but he needed to add more of a "bogan." I think/hope he was being facetious!)
But then straight off the bat, my laughter was met with disappointment ...
So the first award was for Best Supporting Actor, and, of course, I was rooting for Geoffrey Rush for his amazing performance in The King's Speech. And then ... Christian Bale won for The Fighter. Where'd that movie come from at the last minute? I haven't seen it, so I can't comment on Christian Bale's performance (which was awful in the Batman movies), but as Helen Mirren later pointed out when talking about the movie (how appropriate that she's played both Queen Elizabeths!), Geoffrey was behind the whole production of The King's Speech. Of course, I was heartbroken for Geoffrey (whose wife Jane Menelaus was with him this time, unlike when he won the Best Actor Tony in 2009 for Exit the King). Sure, there are still the Oscars, which are much more important, but the Academy always seems to pick the Golden Globe winners, and without a continuing King's Speech ad campaign (and its not being an American film), I fear it doesn't stand a chance. (At least, I'm trying not to get my hopes up only to be disappointed again.)
Unbelievably, the streak kept up for the rest of the evening. The King's Speech was nominated for the most awards (seven) and won only one! What a travesty. It was totally ripped off by The Fighter and The Social Network. I saw The Social Network, and, even if Geoffrey hadn't been in it, The King's Speech was 1000x better. Social Network was good in the absence of any other decent films to see most of the year, but it didn't move me and make me want to see it again the way The King's Speech did. I'm with Robert DeNiro; I vote to deport the Hollywood Foreign Press.
At least Geoffrey got to present two awards ... but presented with Tilda Swinton, whereas a lot of other actors got to present alone. So his trip from Sydney, where he's appearing in Diary of a Madman, wasn't a total waste of time. And he got his disappointment over with at the start. As a presenter, he was just the embodiment of class. And how cool that he got to help present to Al Pacino and Clare Danes (for the Temple Grandin movie). Plus he was seated behind his pal Johnny Depp (who was nominated for two awards and didn't win either of them either but got lots of close-ups).
BTW, who did Annette Bening's hair? Nick Nolte? And clearly Helena Bonham-Carter wasn't expecting to have to give an acceptance speech in that outfit. (Betcha she's got another pair of shoes just like that at home! Yeah, I know cuz I used to do that in high school. Wish I'd had that comeback ready when I got picked on for it.) Hmm, why does it look like Tim Burton dressed her? (And where was he anyway? Did they split up or something?)
Jim Parsons won for The Big Bang Theory, which was a pleasant surprise (and a touching moment cuz Kaley Cuoco, his costar, was so happy for him), but I can't believe this is the first time he was nominated. So maybe the Golden Globes aren't on the cutting edge of everything.
Finally, almost at the very end, there was one moment of justice for The King's Speech. Colin Firth won. And Geoffrey was so happy for him he kissed him. "Triangle of man love"? Geoffrey as Colin's "geisha girl"??? Ooo, lala. :D What a classy and charming speech. Thanks, of course, to Tom Hooper and his speech therapist, Geoffrey Rush.
But then ... Unbelievable! Not that I didn't expect it after how the rest of the night went but ... Best Picture: The Social Network? No way!!! It's pretty clear somebody's got an axe to grind against Mark Zuckerberg cuz the movie made him look like an ass, and there wasn't much more to it since it was mostly made up. Either that and/or the voters had already made up their minds before they saw The King's Speech. Or didn't see it at all. :P
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT????????????????????????????????????????? OMG, I'm watching the E! after-party show, and this bitch of a gossip monger (I don't even know her name; she's a nobody) cattily remarked, "I just saw Geoffrey Rush--looking like Mr. Magoo." If she were a member of the foreign press, I'd know she was one of the voters; she wouldn't know a real actor if she saw one. She was too busy drooling over L. L. Cool J. I wonder how much hair he's got under his hat. Ooooo, I wanna slap her!!! And E! for hiring her. Idiots! (I remember when they actually used to have intelligent shows and documentaries about real actors like Bela Lugosi instead of two-hour specials on Paris Hilton.)
At least Craig Ferguson was mildly funny when he called Geoffrey "creepy" earlier this week ... Again, I asked, "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?" But at least he had just referred to himself as creepy as well by mere virtue of the fact that he's over 40 (making reference, as he does at least once a night, to the serial killer in The Silence of the Lambs). To wit (starting around 5:50 for context):
OK, Craig, you're entitled to your opinion, but one correction: Geoffrey does talk with his hands! Have him on your show tomorrow night while he's in town and find out ... how totally the opposite of creepy Geoffrey is! (Wow, that's one word I would never in a million years have thought to associate with him. Michael Emerson in the first three seasons of Lost, yes. But Geoffrey??? Never! He made the freakin' Marquis de Sade seem like a sexy, misunderstood philosopher!)
Update: I just e-mailed Craig Ferguson and told him to have Geoffrey on the show! Click here if you want to add your two cents--and pick on his terrible Aussie accent, lol. (Beware though, as shown in the above clip, he does read selected e-mails on-air! Someone from Australia wrote in the other night and told him his Australian accent was OK, but he needed to add more of a "bogan." I think/hope he was being facetious!)