The 71st Golden Globe Awards offered several hilarious
moments, and a few very surprising results. Let’s recall what went down…
MOTION PICTURES
Having not yet watched many of the awards hopeful
films this year, I didn’t have any strong opinions on which movies should win
or will win this year. Except for Leonardo DiCaprio. He was outstanding in The Wolf Of Wall Street and he
absolutely deserved to win for it. I hope this means that the Academy will also
go with a similar decision of their Best Actor at the Oscars. It came as no
surprise that Cate Blanchett won for Blue
Jasmine. What was surprising was seeing Matthew McConaughey winning an
award. He’s really evolved as an actor and his win, along with Jared Leto’s,
for Best Supporting Actor makes me want to watch Dallas Buyers Club even more. However, the biggest winner among
motion pictures at the Golden Globes was American
Hustle, winning three, including Best Picture Comedy, Actress Comedy and
Supporting Actress. It’s become quite clear that American Hustle and 12 Years
a Slave are the frontrunners for the Oscars later in March.
TELEVISION
The television results were an equal mix of
satisfactory, surprising and unexpected. BREAKING BAD finally winning a Globe
for Best Series Drama was probably the highlight of the TV results, along with
Bryan Cranston finally winning for his consistent and stellar performance on
the show. Robin Wright’s performance on HOUSE OF CARDS rightfully earned her
the win for Best Actress Drama. In the supporting acting categories, it was unfortunate
that Aaron Paul didn’t win for his portrayal of Jesse Pinkman. In the comedy
categories, it was quite nice to see Amy Poehler win for PARKS AND RECREATION.
I don’t remember ever seeing the host at an award show actually winning an
award. But the biggest shocker of the evening was BROOKLYN NINE-NINE winning
not one, but two Golden Globes, including Andy Samberg taking away the prize
for Best Actor Comedy, and the win for Best Series Comedy. The latter was
robbed from THE BIG BANG THEORY, I feel. The show has never won and deserves to
win more than any other comedy series out there, according to me. I haven’t
seen all that much of BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, so I might later just feel that these
results were justified, but for now, I’m not all that thrilled. I was happy that
Kerry Washington didn’t win for SCANDAL, or Lena Dunham for GIRLS, or that GIRLS
didn’t win Best Series Comedy, an award that was wasted on that show last year.
THE SHOW
The first six minutes of the telecast were being
spoken of on the red carpet before the show began, and that opening act by
hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey were definitely worth talking about. They did an
outstanding job, a second time around. Their jokes were fresh and entertaining,
while being edgy, yet not offensive to anyone. The bits about Julia
Louis-Dreyfus having graduated to film from TV and having airs about it was absolutely
hilarious, especially with Louis-Dreyfus’ participation, and Reese Witherspoon
sitting beside her. Also, the dig at George Clooney, mentioning how he’d rather
float into space and die than be around women his own age, was another really
funny moment. Among their later moments on stage, Tina Fey’s introduction of
presenter Leonardo DiCaprio was a hoot. “Like a supermodel’s vagina!” she said!
Click here for a complete list of winners: http://www.goldenglobes.com/golden_globe_winners
What did you think of the Globes this year? Did your
favorites win? Did you like the hosts as much as I did? Do share your views
below.
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