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Anna Kendrick in Thakoon

Rosamund Pike  
Rita Ora in Marchesa
Anna Faris in Zuhair Murad
Jennifer Hudson in Romona Keveza
Jennifer Aniston in Versace


The Serious

So it was yet another award show where celebrity bodies of work override the French terrorist acts and world-wide violence that will never end where older white men won for behind the scenes work for movies typically about older white men with not much sensitivity towards women or minors. Oh, that's the Oscars, not the Golden Globes. Where the Oscars are much more stiff-upper-lip about the type of roles they award (veteran actors and biopics), the Golden Globes are like a karaoke contest in a bar with a comedian emcee. The drinks flowed and Hollywood was actually at its most awkwardly charming if not humbled of what the Hollywood Foreign Press chose to award.


This year culture continues to be intermingled with hot-button topics (rape, LGBT, civil rights) and the actors who portray these. Joanne Froggatt, the first winner of the night for her supporting character Anna Bates in "Downton Abbey", started off the night with a moving acceptance speech. Last season on the British TV show, the wife of the debonair Bates was raped by a visiting valet and her acting was well awarded. "After this story line aired, I received a small number of letters from survivors of rape. And one woman summed up the thoughts of many by saying she wasn't sure why she'd written, but she felt in some way she wanted to be heard. And I'd like to say I heard you and I hope saying this so publicly means in some way you feel the world hears you."

For the first time in Golden Globes history, and there were a few tonight, an Amazon-produced TV show "Transparent" won not only Best TV Series, Musical and Comedy but good old George Bluth Sr., Jeffrey Tambor, won for Best Actor. Why is this important? Well, not only is it produced by a website, following the success of the Netflix-produced "Orange is the New Black", but it is an autobiographical show about a family dealing with who they have known as their father and husband begins her transition into womanhood later in life. In the wake of Leelah Alcorn (which creator Jill Soloway dedicated the Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical award to), this win only helps the continuing visibility that transgenders have not had, since, well, the dawn of time. Tambor in his acceptance speech continues "I dedicate this award and my role to the transgender community. Thank you for letting us being a part of the change."



More hot button issues being paralleled in film were honored tonight includes Eddie Redmayne portraying Stephen Hawking in his descent (or ascent?) into ALS who won for Best Actor - Drama, Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television winner Matt Bomer won for "The Normal Heart" as a gay man plagued with AIDS, first time winner Gina Rodriguez won Best Acress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical for her portrayal of a to-be teenaged mother in "Jane the Virgin", Julianne Moore won for Still Alice where she plays a woman who loses her ability to speak. The movie "Boyhood", not only a cinematic masterpiece of having been filmed over 12 years, won Best Movie, Best Director AND Best Supporting Actress for Patriica Arquette as a woman going through a divorce. Maggie Gylenhaal even won Best Actress in a TV Movie or Mini Series for "The Honourable Woman" as a business woman who attempts reconciliation between the Israelis and Palestinians.

Favorite Sound Bytes

"Wes Anderson is here for "The Grand Budapest Hotel", per usual Wes got here on a bicycle made of antique tuba parts." - Amy Poehler

"And she [Oprah] has put a cranberry candle underneath all of your seats." - Tina Fey

Jennifer Lopez: (opening envelope) "I got the nails."
Jeremy Renner: "You got the nails... and the globes."

"Famous people are above the law, just as it should be." - Ricky Gervais

"Thank you for hugging me, I hope your DNA rubbed off onto me." - Patricia Arquette to Meryl Streep

(When honoring George Clooney with the Cecil B. DeMille Award)
Don Cheadle: "After all, I was in Oceans 11, 12, and 13 with him."
Julianna Marguiles: "Who hasn't?"
....
Julianna Marguiles: "I kissed him."
Don Cheadle: "Who hasn't?"

"This is just the beginning of my revenge." - Kevin Spacey winning for Best Actor, TV Drama

Anna Faris: "We are a mixed couple, I'm CBS, Chris is NBC."
Chris Pratt: "And we'll raise our kids like HBO."

(Making fun of the movie "Cake")
Amy Poehler: "We have to explain to everyone in the room. It's like a fluffy dessert that people eat on their birthday."
Tina Fey: "And birthdays are a thing that people celebrate when they admit they have aged."

**Best Line of the Night**

"But the movie "Selma" is about the American civil rights movement that totally worked and now everything's fine." - Tina Fey




Wins

Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)

Best Mini-Series or TV Movie: Fargo

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie: Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo)

Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical: Amy Adams (Big Eyes)

Best Animated Film How to Train Your Dragon 2

Best Screenplay: Birdman

Best TV Drama: The Affair

Best Actress - TV Drama: Ruth Wilson (The Affair)
Best Actor, Movie or Comedy:Michael Keaton (Birdman)

Best Comedy or Musical: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Tweets of the Night

. They should put in the balcony like those dudes on the Muppets & leave their mics on.
 


Little known fact: Matt Bomer is literally carved out of marble by Zeus himself. If you look into his eyes, you'll see forever


Did Prince just hover across the stage? If he evaporated into thin air after giving the award, who would be surprised? No ONE.

Wish Tina Fey and Amy Poehler would host game night at my house but they won't respond to my evite. :-(

Prince is the most beautiful woman at the Globes.

Seriously, did Cosby find and now they're doped up and won't come back??

Sarah Hyland in
Carolina Herrera
 Lynch versus Harris Smackdown!
 
"It would be degrading but I would be degrateful." - Amy Poehler
 
Everything Between Amy-Tina-NPH. "TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS!"
 
Best Writing in a Comedy: Tina Fey and Tracy Wiegfield (30 Rock)
 
Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Tony Hale (Veep)
 
Tony Hale coming up on stage with Julia Louis Dreyfuss

Tina Fey in
Narciso Rodriguez
"Thanks to Mom and Dad letting me watch as much Hitchcock as possible!" - Gail Mancuso (Best Writer in a Comedy Series Winner)
 
Lead Actor in a Comedy: Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) 

Jim Parsons getting misty. <3
 
Elton John's tribute to Liberace and that jacket!!! So beautiful.
 
Excessive Hosting Disorder + the Cast of How I Met Your Mother.
 
"The Ryan Seacrest Center for Excessive Hosting in California."
 
Beautiful memorial to Cory Monteith.
Kaley Cuoco in
Vera Wang
 
 
 
 
Nathan Fillion singing and dancing with Neil Patrick Harris.  

Best Reality Show: The Voice
 
Carrie Underwood covering The Beatles "Yesterday"
 
Bob Newhart pretending to be an accountant.
 
Jimmy Fallon and the lowering microphone
 
Bob Newhart, Bob Newhart, Bob Newhart!!
 

Melissa Rauch in
Rubin Singer
Best Writing - Variety Series: The Colbert Report
 
The whole dance sequence!
 
Outstanding Variety Series - The Colbert Report
 
Kevin Spacey swatting at the camera.
 
Interaction between Michael Douglas and Matt Damon during Douglas's win.
 
Will Ferrell showing up with his kids on stage and looking unpolished.
 
Best Comedy Series: Modern Family
 
"Thank you to the bullies, the popular kids, the gym teachers that used to make fun of the way we run. You're the reason why we went into comedy." - Steve Levitan, Modern Family
 
 
Carrie Underwood in
Romona Keveza
 
 
 
 



"When it comes to torture, I trust the lady who spent three years married to James Cameron." - Amy Poehler on nominated director Kathryn Bigelow

Supporting Actress (TV): Maggie Smith (Dowton Abbey)

"Blurg." - Anne Hathaway

Best Original Score - Mychael Danna (Life of Pi)

"You get out of here!!!" - Kristin Wiig and Will Ferrell talking over each other

Best Original Song - Adele (Skyfall)

Catherine. Zeta. Jones. End of Discussion.

Best Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)

"Thank you for this lovely blunt object that I will forevermore use as a weapon against self-doubt." 
- Anne Hathaway

Three Words: Robert Downey Jr. You make me question my sexuality.

Best Foreign Film - Amour

President of the Hollywood Foreign Press asking Bradley Cooper to "Call Me Maybe"

Best Comedy/Musical TV Show - Girls

"For the SNL fans, I'm 50! Although I feel I should be naked while saying that." - Jodie Foster (paraphrased)

Best Lead Actor in Comedy/Musical - Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables)

"That was so exciting, that was Hillary Clinton's husband!" - Amy Poehler after Bill Clinton appearance.

Best Comedy/Musical - Les Miserables

George Clooney cozying up to Amy Poehler. Yah bitch.

"You know what Taylor Swift? Stay away from Michael J. Fox's son!" - Tina Fey

Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried's backwards girl-hug during acceptance speech

"We're going home with Jodie Foster." - Amy Poehler (with Tina Fey)


What are my predictions? I'm glad you asked!

My Pick
Academy's Pick
Possible Surprise



Best Supporting Actor:
Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Alan Arkin, "Argo"
Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"

Best Supporting Actress:
Sally Field, "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"
Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"
Amy Adams, "The Master"

Best Director:
David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"
Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"
Michael Haneke, "Amour"
Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Actor:
Daniel Day Lewis, "Lincoln"
Denzel Washington, "Flight"
Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"
Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"

Best Actress:
Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"
Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"
Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Original Screenplay:
"Zero Dark Thirty"
"Django Unchained"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Amour"
"Flight"

Best Adapted Screenplay:
"Lincoln"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Argo"
"Life of Pi"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Animated Feature:
"Frankenweenie"
"The Pirates! Band of Misfits"
"Wreck-It Ralph"
"Paranorman"
"Brave"

Best Foreign Feature:
"Amour"
"A Royal Affair"
"Kon-Tiki"
"No"
"War Witch"

Best Visual Effects:
"Life of Pi"
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
"The Avengers"
"Prometheus"
"Snow White and the Huntsman"

Best Cinematography:
"Skyfall"
"Anna Karenina"
"Django Unchained"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"

Best Costume Design:
"Anna Karenina"
"Les Miserables"
"Lincoln"
"Mirror Mirror"
"Snow White and the Huntsman"

Best Film Editing:
"Lincoln"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Life of Pi"
"Argo"
"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
"Hitchcock"
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
"Les Miserables"

Best Music (Original Score):
"Anna Karenina"
"Argo"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"Skyfall"

Best Music (Original Song):
"Before My Time" from "Chasing Ice"
"Everybody Needs A Best Friend" from "Ted"
"Pi's Lullaby" from "Life of Pi"
"Skyfall" from "Skyfall"
"Suddenly" from "Les Misérables"

Best Production Design:
"Anna Karenina"
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
"Les Misérables"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"

Best Sound Editing:
"Argo"
"Django Unchained"
"Life of Pi"
"Skyfall"
"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Sound Mixing:
"Argo"
"Les Misérables"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"Skyfall"


At this point, award shows have become formulaic to the point I don't watch them for the celebrities or the dresses the ladies are wearing (although that's a perk) I watch them for the probability of what I have on my score-card and if my dream wins will ever achieve greatness. Although Maggie Smith really doesn't need more greatness than she already has....

(Red for the actual win, Blue for my dream win; multiples mean it'll either come down to those actors or I can't decide who I love more.)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA 
Boardwalk Empire 
Breaking Bad 
Downton Abbey 
Game of Thrones 
Homeland 
Mad Men 

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA 
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law 
Glenn Close, Damages 
Claire Danes, Homeland 
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey 
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife 
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men 

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA 
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey 
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire 
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad 
Michael C. Hall, Dexter 
Jon Hamm, Mad Men 
Damian Lewis, Homeland 

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA 
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad 
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad 
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey 
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey 
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones 
Jared Harris, Mad Men 

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA 
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad 
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey <---
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey 
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife 
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife 
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men 

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA 
Mark Margolis, Breaking Bad 
Dylan Baker, The Good Wife 
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife 
Jeremy Davies, Justified 
Ben Feldman, Mad Men 
Jason Ritter, Parenthood 

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA 
Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife 
Loretta Devine, Grey’s Anatomy 
Jean Smart, Harry’s Law 
Julia Ormond, Mad Men 
Joan Cusack, Shameless 
Uma Thurman, Smash 

OUTSTANDING COMEDY 
The Big Bang Theory 
Curb Your Enthusiasm 
Girls 
Modern Family 
30 Rock 
Veep 

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY 
Zoey Deschanel, New Girl 
Lena Dunham, Girls 
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie 
Tina Fey, 30 Rock 
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep 
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly 
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation 

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY 
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock 
Don Cheadle, House of Lies 
Louis C.K., Louie 
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men 
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm 
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory 

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY 
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family 
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family 
Ty Burrell, Modern Family 
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family 
Max Greenfield, New Girl 
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live 

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY 
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory 
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives 
Julie Bowen, Modern Family 
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family 
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie 
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live 

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY 
Michael J. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm 
Greg Kinnear, Modern Family 
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie 
Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live 
Will Arnett, 30 Rock 
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock 

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY 
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee 
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live 
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live 
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock 
Margaret Cho, 30 Rock
 Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men 

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW HOST 
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars 
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance 
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race 
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol 
Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers 

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW COMPETITION 
The Amazing Race 
Dancing With the Stars 
Project Runway 
So You Think You Can Dance 
Top Chef 
The Voice 

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES 
The Colbert Report 
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 
Jimmy Kimmel Live 
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 
Real Time With Bill Maher 
Saturday Night Live 

OUTSTANDING TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE 
American Horror Story 
Game Change 
Hatfields & McCoys 
Hemingway and Gellhorn 
Luther Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia 

LEAD ACTOR IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE 
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys 
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia 
Idris Elba, Luther 
Woody Harrelson, Game Change 
Clive Owen, Hemingway and Gellhorn 
Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE 
Connie Britton, American Horror Story 
Ashley Judd, Missing  
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway and Gellhorn 
Julianne Moore, Game Change 
Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE 
Sarah Paulson, Game Change
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Judy Davis, Page Eight
Mare Winningham, Hatfields and McCoys



PLACE YOUR BETS!