Host Ricky Gervais insulted everyone hilariously, especially Mel Gibson. I'm not sure how plugging a cable from a person's ass into horse's ass warrants Best Picture and Best Director. The Hangover was a surprise win (should have been 500 Days of Summer). Jeff Bridges has been my favorite actor for years. Meryl Streep should have at least 3 Oscars, but not for Julie & Julia (much better in last year's Doubt). The wins for Up and Christoph Waltz are well-deserved. Up in the Air has a good screenplay, but not Tarantino-good. On the TV side, I loved seeing Mad Men, 30 Rock, and Taking Chance take home trophies. Here is my favorite part of the night. Click below for the list of winners.
Best Picture, Drama — Avatar
Best Picture, Comedy/Musical — The Hangover
Best Director — James Cameron, Avatar
Best Actress, Drama — Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Best Actor, Drama — Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress, Comedy/Musical — Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best Actor, Comedy/Musical — Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
Best Supporting Actress — Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Supporting Actor — Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Foreign Language Film — The White Ribbon
Best Animated Feature — Up
Best Screenplay — Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Best Original Score — Michael Giacchino, Up
Best Original Song — The Weary Kind, Crazy Heart
Best TV Series, Drama – Mad Men
Best TV Series, Comedy — Glee
Best TV Miniseries — Grey Gardens
Best Actress, TV Miniseries — Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Best Actor, TV Miniseries — Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Best Actress, TV Drama — Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Best Actor, TV Drama — Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Best Actress, TV Comedy — Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Best Actor, TV Comedy — Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Best Supporting Actress, TV — Chloe Sevigny, Big Love
Best Supporting Actor, TV — John Lithgow, Dexter
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Golden Globe Winners
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Identical thoughts. I'll give Gervais a B+ for hosting - I thought he'd be better, and the + is just for the funniest joke ever (Gibson). I enjoyed the Scorsese montage and the introductions by DiCaprio and Deniro.
Cameron's use of his own invented language during his director acceptance speech was almost as astounding as his declaration that he was the king of the world when Titanic won Best Picture.
Mo'Nique had the best speech.
I had to catch Mo'Nique's speech on youtube and you're right. And you're even more right about Cameron. I can't understand why everyone is giving him and Avatar a pass when it's a derivative, lazily written story celebrating the destruction of Earth and humans. Our race will be extinct soon, but with any luck, we'll become blue people who hiss and growl and stay connected with horses and dragons and trees via our long braided ponytail. Money talks and BS walks.
hubris is the only word for james cameron's bs own language. i still can't believe it. i wonder if the foreign press can't get behind tarantino's film because the holocaus-re-written plot makes them uncomfortable? it was obviously the best screenplay of the bunch (although I'd put up in the air at number 2). i've heaped some scorn on slumdog, but i'll say for the record it is a much better written/acted and much more original film than avatar.
i was actually glad to see bullock win.
With all of its languages and settings, IB would seem to be right up their alley. I find Tarantino's confidence and arrogance charming and sense a little bit of showmanship. I find Cameron's confidence and arrogance irritating beyond belief.
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