I kept kind of a running blog during last night's Golden Globes show. What follows is the fruit of my labor. Forgive grammatical errors. I am not proofreading this whole thing. It's hard enough trying to watch the show & jot down comments simultaneously. I tried to identify some of the actors by their well-known roles to help you laymen out, but I may have missed a few. Do the best you can. Feel free to reference imdb.com for clarification. Here we go:
Stacy Keibler is still hanging in there with George Clooney. He’s gonna break your heart, girl. It’s what he does. She is one tall girl.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy!) admitted that she let her 2-year-old daughter choose her dress and accessories. She is setting herself up for some cruel jokes on the Fashion Police. Joan Rivers is gonna run with that.
Diane Lane is eternally beautiful. The epitome of aging gracefully.
Meanwhile, Kristen Wiig (SNL, “Bridesmaids”) has horrible bedhead. Did you do it in the limo on the way to the show or what?I love the way Sofia Vergara says “Vera Wang.” It’s mostly the pronunciation of Wang. This woman is so va-va-voom it’s ridiculous. Tonight she’s a navy blue mermaid. But really she makes any dress look good.
Leo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg powwowing on the red carpet. “The Departed” reunion! Man, I love that movie.
I did not realize Matt LeBlanc (“Friends”) was still with Andrea Anders, his “Joey” costar whom he left his wife for. Sometimes “the other woman” actually sticks. It’s been 7 years or so.
Nicole Richie looks very pretty and very…classy. A far cry from “The Simple Life.” What a transformation.
“The Golden Globes are to the Oscars what Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton. A bit louder, a bit trashier, a bit drunker, and more easily bought.” – Ricky Gervais (That is a great joke.)
“The Golden Globes are a lot like the Oscars, but without all that esteem.”-- Ricky Gervais (I agree Ricky. You can't take the Globes to seriously as Oscar predictors. They can be pretty random.)
Jodie Foster took Ricky’s overt joke about her movie (and veiled joke about her sexuality) very well. But really—if you make a movie called “The Beaver,” it’s just a matter of time. The jokes write themselves.
Johnny Depp no longer sounds American, having adopted some mysterious accent a la Madonna. We’ve lost another one. I guess he does live in France or someplace, so maybe he’s picking it up from there. Yet is doesn't sound French. Hmmm (scratching head...) The tone is sexy and deep though, and it is Johnny Depp, so who really cares?
It’s so weird to see Jonah Hill all skinny! He’s like a different guy.
Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) is cleaning up. He won at the Globes and at the Critics Choice Awards. I guess I need to see his movie, “Beginners.” And he’s been married 43 years. In Holllywood. It’s amazing for anyone but even moreso in Hollywood.
It is so endearing that Michelle Williams always brings Busy Phillips (“Cougar Town”) with her to awards shows. She did even when she and Heath were attending together. I love that “Dawson’s Creek” made them besties for life.
OMG—Jessica Biel is there. Why is she sitting next to Salma Hayek? Nevermind—is there a ring on that finger, or what?! We need confirmation.
Why the hell is Kelsey Grammar’s “Boss” show even nominated? And now Kelsey just won. This is why the Globes aren’t as prestigious as they could be. They make strange choices sometimes.
Madonna’s arms are insane! Kinda sexy, kinda creepy. Madge uses big words a lot, which makes her sound very intelligent. She just used “harangued” correctly. Nice.
So many beautiful people…and then there’s Steve Buscemi. LOL.
I bet most of the folks in the room don’t know who Idris Elba (HBO's "The Wire") is or what his BBC show “Luther” is either. The Brits know, of course, but not the Americans. And lots of folks who do know him did not realize he's British. Everyone knows what a fine piece of man-meat he is though. ;-)
Cut to Angelina when Brad’s on stage. What it must be like to know Brad Pitt is all yours…
“My Week with Marilyn” is in the comedy category? I don’t think so. Marilyn may have made comedies, but she lived (and died) tragedy. Duh.
So sweet of Michelle Williams to thank her little girl. She and her daughter always make me think of Heath Ledger.
I hate that the supporting actor/actress is all lumped together for tv show comedy, tv show drama, and tv movie/miniseries. It’s too much!
Not nearly enough Ricky Gervais tonight! He appears sporadically and then vanishes for long periods of time.
I didn’t realize Spielberg directed “Tintin.” So he did a cartoon, and Martin Scorsese did kid’s movie “Hugo.” The greats are stepping out of their comfort zones.
Nicole Kidman is so statuesque. As are Stacy Keibler and Charlize Theron. Amazons.
I need to see this movie “The Artist,” but currently it’s only playing at River Oaks, and I hate that theater. Mainly because parking is a nightmare. It's a frontrunner for the Oscars.
Awww, Felicity Huffman (“Desperate Housewives”) and hubby William H. Macy (“Shameless”) are presenting together. And they did a clever little song. Terrific.
Jessica Lange is boldly wearing a dress with almost her entire back out. That’s a lot of old skin, sister. Ya might wanna cover that up.
Wow, Madonna presents foreign film. Fitting since she is now foreign herself.
Dustin Hoffman is too tan. He looks silly.
Juliana Margulies is beautiful, but that slicked back ponytail is too severe.
Claire Danes wins, but where’s her cute hubby Hugh Dancy? Must be making a movie. Oh no they are not playing her off! You let Angela Chase speak!
Thomas Jane (“Hung”) looks ridiculous in that hat. Is it a fedora? If so, you are neither Justin Timberlake nor Bruno Mars, so give it a rest.
I cannot believe the girl from “Secret Life of the American Teenager” is in serious awards contention this year (for the George Clooney film, “The Descendants”). I guess it’s no stranger than “That 70’s Show” Mila Kunis getting attention last year or American Idol loser Jennifer Hudson a few years back.
There seems to be so much love for Octavia Spencer in the room. Everyone seems genuinely happy for her. And she looks so pretty.
Damnit—I’m caught up to live tv.
Usually you have to worry about the Cecil B Demille award acceptance speech being too long (Al Pacino, anyone?), but this year we have to worry about the presentation taking too long. Sidney Poitier speaks sooooo slowly.
Morgan Freeman is 75?! He looks good, he moves well. He is not what I envision when I think of a 75-year-old man. Sidney Poitier, who just presented his award, is 85. Unfortunately, he is what I envision for an 85-year-old. I just can't believe only 10 years separate the two of them. I thought Morgan was about 10 years younger than he is.
What is with Ben Kingsley’s wife/date? She’s much younger, which is fine, but she needs to cool it with the PDA’s on national tv. Hell, it’s international tv. Earlier she was getting frisky from her own seat, and now she’s literally in his lap. Calm down, chick.
Angelina’s head looks so big on her tiny little neck and body. Her arms are veritable twigs. Eat a sandwich!
And now I keep reaching for my remote and then realize that is a futile endeavor. Blech--live tv.
Perennial awards-magnet Meryl Streep looked better than ever last season, but this year she’s back to looking like crap. The dress, the hair, it’s all wrong. The top of her dress looks like a cowgirl shirt! It’s a good thing she’s the greatest living actress cuz she ain’t no fashionista. The devil wears Prada, but Meryl just wears crap. But she gives good speech. Especially when she's been imbibing...which she has. And by the way, she practically made out with her hubby before we went onstage to accept her award.
The middle Dunphy child Alex ("Modern Family") is wearing a dress with cleavage again! Her 13-14-year-old cleavage was on display at the Emmys and here we go again. What is wrong with her parents?! I don’t like to see that at school, and I don’t wanna see it on live tv either. Cover up, little girl.
Look at Jane Fonda! She looks amazing. From the looks of it, she might still be doing those workout tapes from the 80’s. Eat your heart out, Ted Turner.
George Clooney & Brad Pitt have such a lovely bromance. What a hot power couple they make!
That's all, folks!
