Oct 26 2009 Golden Globes Sounding Marginally Better: Ricky Gervais Hosting 67th Ceremony
Good news for those of us with jobs that require us to toil through dreary awards shows to be aware of who/what our best movie/television people/things are. This year's Golden Globes, which, since 1995, have eschewed a host in favor of dividing blame amongst various presenters, are going to be hosted by British funny person Ricky Gervais:
Multi-talented Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ricky Gervais ("The Invention of Lying," "The Office") will host "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" on Sunday, January 17, 2010 on NBC. This year's show will be broadcast live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (PT) and 8-11 p.m. (ET) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This marks the first time the telecast has had a host since 1995.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, dick clark productions and NBC made the announcement today.
"Not only is this the biggest Hollywood celebration of the industry which includes both film and TV, but also an environment where I feel I can get free reign as a host. I have resisted many other offers like this, but there are just some things you don't turn down," said Gervais.
Expect a show full of intentional arrogance, genuine laughter, and, if we're lucky, Karl Pilkington forced to make a fool of himself.
Below the cut, a visual reminder of how Ricky made the 2008 Emmy Awards more palatable.
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Jan 12 2009 Golden Globes: Who Won Our Most Valuable Globes?
How about those Golden Globes, eh? Awards, movie makers, people wearing special clothes--what more could you want, besides maybe something that isn't completely masturbatory?
In case you had a hard time making out some of the winners through your non-stop laughter and tears, here's the re-cap (winners marked in bold):
BEST MOVIE - DRAMA (I.E. BEST WHAT WE CONSIDER A REAL MOVIE)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
I think Pariah or No Deal was robbed, but still, not a bad selection.
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Jan 9 2009 Is Anne Hathaway Our Best Actress?
New York Magazine's Vulture has pointed out (with the above screen-capture evidence) that for a time yesterday, the official Golden Globes site marked Anne Hathaway the winner of the Best Actress in a Drama award. Premature reveal or someone bumping the "add suggestive star" button? Either way, awards are really great.
Dec 29 2008 Golden Globes Show Has a Classy New Look This Year
The Golden Globes will play second fiddle to the Oscars no longer. This year, they're classing up the party with this elegant, airbrushed-on-the-side-of-a-van-style poster. Nice work Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Famous Frames, Inc.
How about this for next year?
The Official Poster for the Golden Globes [Coming Soon]
Dec 11 2008 Golden Globe Nominations - Who Will Win Our Most Valuable Globes?
The Golden Globes nominations have been announced, and it's time to figure out if your movie tastes are valid or not. And the nominees are are...
BEST MOVIE - DRAMA (I.E. BEST WHAT WE CONSIDER A REAL MOVIE)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
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Jan 14 2008 Golden Globes Winners ('Atonement') and Losers ('Society')
Despite completely forgetting about the event taking place last night, replacing that information with anything even slightly relevant, I managed to catch most of the Golden Globes last night on NBC. Due to the writer's strike, I knew the ceremony was cancelled, to be replaced by a more discreet reading of the winners, but I had no idea exactly how pathetic it would be. Two of earth's biggest tools--their names I can't recall, but I think they're from Access Hollywood--gave some of the most obnoxious commentary I've ever heard. How many times were these turds going to say "boutique movie"? Did they just make that up? Where is Mario Lopez, or guy from Sugar Ray? If you're going to get a complete idiot from an entertainment gossip show, they're surely better options. There is something seriously wrong when the question "Couldn't they at least get Ryan Seacrest to do this?" crosses your mind, and last night may be the first and last time in recorded history that it happens.
And how about those winners? Can you believe a sweeping period romance would be awarded in some huge way?
Still, all said and done, the fact that there were no self-indulgant musical numbers or "remembrances", and that it ran under five hours, made this the best awards show in recent memory.
Winners under the cut.
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Jan 8 2008 Golden Globes Ceremony, Parties, Wedding Cancelled
The Writers Guild strike has meant a lot of scripted shows we love (The Office), hate (anything involving the hour-long investigation of a crime scene), or don't care about (Psych? Do people watch Psych? Who?) have been taken off the air. But the more dire consequence has been that the content void has filled with a horrible glut of reality TV and starkly-lit game shows. It's taught us an important lesson about television writing: writers are desperately needed, not to entertain us, but to stop televised karaoke tournaments from entertaining us.
But wouldn't it all be worth it if three days a week of deals and non-deals meant that the most heinous of all pseudo-realities--an awards show--could be stopped? I believe so.
And thus, it has been done. Last night, the Hollywood Foreign Press announced that the typical five-hour spectacle of back slapping, stilted conversation, musical numbers, and applause-filled obituaries will be replaced by an hour-long news conference. No celebrities. No after-parties. No Bruce Vilanch-fueled comedy. It's amazing.
Even without a contract, this must be an even bigger victory than the WGA could have hoped for. Or at least it is for my Grandma, who just can't stay up until 12:30 for the news.
Globes ceremony, parties cancelled [Variety]
Dec 13 2007 Golden Globe Nominations Released!
Nothing but the holiday visit to Grandma's can bring out the same mix of apathy and disappointment that comes from the annual Golden Globe Nominations. Once again, this year is the usual smattering of things you knew would be nominated, things that shouldn't be nominated, and the absence of things that you wish were. Treat yourself to the glittering, spherical ennui, under the cut.
