The 2015 Golden Globe Awards threw out some surprises, quite a few snubs,
and a handful of satisfying results. Here’s how the awards show turned out…
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| Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler |
Meryl Streep ended the evening, when presenting the Globe for Best
Picture – Drama, as she mentioned about how much we would miss Amy Poehler and
Tina Fey, who were hosting the Golden Globe Awards for the third and final
time. It is true, of course, that we will miss them; however, I do feel that this
year’s show already gave us quite a bit to miss from the previous two years.
Not to say that they didn’t have outstanding moments. The most memorable bit
for me was when they were choosing between men, and when they landed on Alejandro
González Iñárritu and Richard Linklater. Poehler said that she would pick
Linklater, because that would mean going at it for five minutes, every year,
for the next 12 years, while with Iñárritu it would simply be one long,
two-hour take. The jokes about Bill Cosby and the whole Sony Hack affair and The Interview were also quite hilarious
as well, and were necessary, so I’m glad they were there. And taking that
forward, and rightfully so, were several presenters and winners talking about
the importance of freedom of speech, referencing the recent attacks in Paris
that were aimed at curbing that very freedom.
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| George Clooney accepting his Cecil B DeMille Award |
Even Cecil B DeMille recipient George Clooney made a mention of freedom
of speech in his acceptance speech, which was probably the best of the evening.
With witty moments and even a heartfelt word for his new wife, Amal, Clooney
made the speech more relevant than other honorary award recipients usually do,
keeping things moving along well. Preceding that was one of the best presentations
of the evening too, with Clooney’s former co-stars from ER and Ocean’s Eleven—Julianna Margulies and
Don Cheadle—arguing over which of them was better friends with Clooney. Among
other presenters, I think Ricky Gervais was the best. He made a dig at the
criticism he had received when he had hosted the Globes, while managing to make
digs at the audience as well. Most of the presenters, however, didn’t have
enough good material to go with. Some of them had me wishing that they would
simply just announce the winner and walk away. The other good acceptance
speeches were made by Maggie Gyllenhaal
A NIGHT OF FIRSTS
It was a night of firsts in several ways. Amazon made history with its wins for TRANSPARENT as Best Series –
Comedy, becoming the first online portal to win an award for Best Series. Jeffrey
Tambor won his first Golden Globe as Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for
TRANSPARENT. Kevin Spacey won his first
Globe after eight nominations, as Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series for HOUSE
OF CARDS. He even dropped the ‘F bomb’, exclaiming, “I can’t fuck believe I
won!” which left people gasping. Ruth Wilson won her first Golden Globe (Best Lead
Actress in a Drama Series for THE AFFAIR). She went on to reminisce about the
previous time when she was nominated in the mini-series/TV movie category in
2008—the year of the writers’ strike when the ceremony was canceled, and the results
were simply announced. Even Michael
Keaton, Patricia Arquette, and Eddie Redmayne won their first Golden Globes for
Birdman, Boyhood and The Theory Of
Everything, respectively. Director Richard Linklater also won his first
Globe for Boyhood. Joanne Froggatt’s
(well deserved) win for DOWNTON ABBEY was also a first. Billy Bob Thornton
(FARGO) and Gina Rodriguez (JANE THE VIRGIN) also won their first Golden
Globes.
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| Counter-clockwise: First-time Golden Globe winners Kevin Spacey, Ruth Wilson, Matt Bomer and Joanne Froggatt |
Even Maggie Gyllenhaal won her first Globe (for AN HONOURABLE WOMAN) and
Matt Bomer (for A NORMAL HEART). Bomer’s and Gyllenhaal’s were also among the
most effective acceptance speeches of the evening. Gyllenhaal made a strong
point about how there were more roles now for actual women than ever before. On
the other hand, Amy Adams, who’s fast becoming an awards veteran, won Lead
Actress – Comedy/Musical for the second consecutive time, for Big Eyes, after having won last year for
American Hustle. Similarly, Julianne
Moore, who’s already won two Golden Globes, won Best Actress – Drama for Still Alice.
THE AWARDS
It wasn’t surprising that freshman series TRANSPARENT won Best Series –
Comedy. It’s the kind of show that would get awards recognition, and is bound
to give even MODERN FAMILY a run for its money at the Emmys later this year.
However, the other freshman, THE AFFAIR winning Best Series – Drama was quite a
disappointment, knowing that it was up against the brilliant HOUSE OF CARDS and
THE GOOD WIFE, which definitely deserved it more, even though THE AFFAIR is
quite good. Likewise with Ruth Wilson’s win. Most other TV results were well
deserved, especially supporting actor Matt Bomer and supporting actress Joanne
Froggatt.
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| Left to right: Eddie Redmayne, Amy Adams, Michael Keaton and Patricia Arquette |
The movie results also seemed quite fair, except for Boyhood, which certainly didn’t deserve
Best Picture – Drama over the likes of The
Theory Of Everything and The
Imitation Game. The movie isn’t that good, even though I do understand it
winning director Richard Linklater an award for the 12-year-long project that
it was.
The show as a whole was not as entertaining as a three-hour-long TV
event should be, even for those who are more interested in the awards than the
event. The opening by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey was too short for it to leave
any major impact, and it left me hoping they had something up their sleeves for
mid-show appearances, but they didn’t. It certainly can’t be counted among the
better Golden Globe Awards of recent years, so I’m hoping the 21st Screen
Actors Guild Awards make up for this on Sunday, February 25.
What did you think of the show?
Did your favorite shows/movies win?
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