Golden Globes Live Blog

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Posted on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 07:07:16 PM EST
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Christian Bale wins the first award of the night for The Fighter.

Katey Sagal wins Best Actress for Sons of Anarchy, beating out Julianna Margulies, Kyra Sedgwick,Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs) and a Mad Men's Elizabeth Moss. Was that an upset? This may be Mad Men's last season, as the creator's contract expired today. No word of renewal. [More...]

Carlos wins for best miniseries or tv movie.

Michael Douglas will present Best Picture, and Robert DeNiro is getting the special lifetime achievement award.

Bruce Willis is introduced as Ashton Kutcher's dad. He introduces "Red" a movie about the CIA nominated for Best Comedy. The kid from Glee wins best supporting actor in a comedy.

Michelle Pfeiffer looks beautiful and she introduces Alice in Wonderland, as the camera flashes on Johnny Depp. He'll win for something tonight.

This is such a fast show. It's 6:40 pm and it seems most of the awards have been given out. I wonder how they will stretch it out till 9:00 pm.

Best Song: Alan Mencken is still writing songs? He has one of the nominees. I went to elementary school with him. I wonder if I'd recognize him. Diane Warren wins for Burlesque.

I think Ricky Gervais is boring. Is he ad-libbing his jokes? Robert Downey Junior looks very handsome and happy. I'm glad for him, he had a rough road for a while.

Best original score goes to The Social Network.

Steve Buscemi wins best actor for Boardwalk Empire. Best TV Drama show: Boardwalk Empire. I didn't think the show lived up to the hype, guess I was wrong.

Looks like despite the critics' praise, The Good Wife isn't getting awards this year.

Annette Bening wins Best actress for "the Kids are Alright." She's very classy and has such a pretty face, but I don't get her hair. (She looks like she just got out of bed with Al Pacino who has the same distressed hair.) It was nice to see Warren Beatty's smile when she thanked him.

Al Pacino wins Best Actor for You Don't Know Jack. Clair Danes wins for Temple Grandin. HBO is wiping out the competition tonight. Is it their willingness to take on risky subject matter or their promotional budget?

Jane Fonda looks terrific. But I'm losing interest in the show. It's been an assembly-line production with very little personality. Even the woman in black who just won and gave a very spirited thank you, to her mother who is from Southern California, her mother's mother who is from Southern California, and her ancestor before that, also from Southern California, failed to wake Kyra Sedgewick up -- she's practically asleep leaning on her husband, Kevin Bacon.

DeNiro's acceptance of his lifetime achievement award is up next. I may not make it to see Johnny Depp win.

Redemption: The montage of Robert DeNiro clips was outstanding. His acceptance speech included some substance: There would be more foreign press here if they hadn't been deported; same for the waiters; and Homeland Security is busy doing TSA images of Megan Fox. And a lot of humor. What a great actor.

Social Network wins for Best Director. And Paul Giamatti beats Johnny Depp, who was nominated for both The Tourist and Alice in Wonderland. Other losers in the category: Kevin Spacey and jake gyllenhaal. Bizarre choice. And why was Angelina Jolie nominated for The Tourist in the comedy category?

What happened to Ricky Gervais? Did they yank him? He's been MIA for a significant amount of time.

Natalie Portman wins for Black Swan. Not unexpected. She looks so pretty.

Gervais is back. Reading from cue cards. Tom Hanks is up, and now Tom Hanks and his co-presenter Tin Allen are bashing Gervais.

Best picture, comedy or musical: The Kids Are Alright scores it. Once again, why is The Tourist in this category?

Best actor drama: Sandra Bullock presents. Colin Firth wins for The King's Speech. His speech is rambling and too long.

What's left? The Black Swan vs. Social Network? Michael Douglas is presenting the award which goes to...The Social Network.

Everybody leaves, and Gervais comes back to thank everyone. Then he says "Thank G-d..for making me an atheist." Huh? What a non-sequitur. No one's listening to him, they're all walking out.

Hope for next year: A different host.

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The best part of the show is when (none / 0) (#2)
by byteb on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 08:45:49 PM EST

they cut away for commercial and I can catch bits of the actors chatting with each more or less naturally.

: *other (none / 0) (#3)
by byteb on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 08:50:28 PM EST

: just saw a great shot (none / 0) (#7)
by Jeralyn on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 09:51:34 PM EST

of Johnny Depp talking to Robert Downey Junior.

Why are they blipping out so many (none / 0) (#4)
by byteb on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 09:31:23 PM EST

of the comments from the actors? Are they that off-color/politically incorrect that they warrant this or is this censorship overload?

I was wondering about the bleeps, too. (none / 0) (#5)
by caseyOR on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 09:46:13 PM EST

This show is running live. So, how do the censors, or whoever is doing it, know what remarks to bleep? Are they preemptively bleeping? Just guessing at who might use profanity, and when they might do that?

Very weird.


: it's probably on a five second delay (none / 0) (#6)
by byteb on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 09:47:56 PM EST

but I wish I could read lips. :)

: agree (none / 0) (#8)
by Jeralyn on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 09:53:07 PM EST

the bleeping seems weird. Maybe they brought in extra sensitive monitors anticipating Gervais.

Many thanks to Jeralyn for the live blog. (none / 0) (#9)
by byteb on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 09:53:23 PM EST

and I freely admit to having a crush on Colin Firth. ;)

Thanks, Jeralyn. How else would I (none / 0) (#10)
by oculus on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 10:05:15 PM EST

have learned Kyra Sedgewick and Kevin Bacon are married!

When Kyra uses that pathetic (none / 0) (#13)
by jeffinalabama on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 10:32:43 AM EST

fake Southern accent at home, does Kevin say, "Thank you sir! May I have another?"


: Actually, a friend just told me (none / 0) (#17)
by oculus on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 11:50:31 AM EST

K & K have been married for 20 yrs.! I was thinking of the star of "Bend it like Beckham."

Whomever the voice coach for (none / 0) (#11)
by jeffinalabama on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 11:39:44 PM EST

Sedgewick is should never, never, NEVER get another accent teaching job.

Isn't it the worst? Makes that show (none / 0) (#15)
by ruffian on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 11:20:26 AM EST

unwatchable for me. I hope to all that is holy she does not get another Emmy.


I still think (5.00 / 1) (#21)
by CoralGables on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 02:12:22 PM EST

she deserved an Oscar for the 5 second scene in Something To Talk About when she takes out Dennis Quaid.


: I prefer to think of her in that (none / 0) (#22)
by ruffian on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 02:19:59 PM EST

one and also the schmaltz one with Travolta....pretend the Closer never happened.

The movie title is "The Tourist" NOT (none / 0) (#12)
by kmblue on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 06:13:49 AM EST

"The Accidental Tourist". It's okay, J, I didn't see Angelina's movie either.

Accidental Tourist starred William Hurt and Geena Davis. Now that was a good movie.

: thanks, I fixed it (none / 0) (#24)
by Jeralyn on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 04:52:56 PM EST

And let's not forget her stint as one of (none / 0) (#14)
by ruffian on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 11:18:39 AM EST

Bette Midler's 'Harlettes'. just a great all-around performer. I'm really glad to hear that she won.

I missed the show, so thanks for the updates (none / 0) (#16)
by ruffian on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 11:32:21 AM EST

From the clips I've heard Ricky Gervais was just not funny at all. I think the insults would have gone over better if they were at all entertaining .I don't like him as a stand-up, but think he is a really funny actor, and funny talking off the top of his head on talk shows, etc. Just does not write good stand-up type jokes.

I was out seeing 'The King's Speech'. Colin Firth was sooo good. I have had a life-long struggle with stuttering myself and benefitted a lot from therapy, and known many other stutterers in group sessions, and he captures all of the emotions and mechanics perfectly. It must be really hard to fake it, as evidenced from lesser attempts in other movies I've ween over the years. His look of abject terror in the opening scene was one anyone who has stuttered can feel in the gut.

The therapy was well portrayed too, if those are the actual methods Logue used. Breathing control and keeping the speech flow moving, as well as lots of practice for prepared things like speeches and presentations are what help me most. There are many methods taught, but they all come down to that.

Anyway, a very good movie and Firth deserves every award he gets this season.

little surprised (none / 0) (#18)
by Capt Howdy on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 11:56:46 AM EST

that Boardwalk Empire won.

I thought it was last on the list of nominees.

Did it beat Dexter? That's just nuts. (none / 0) (#19)
by ruffian on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 12:03:35 PM EST

Must be due to HBO v Showtime campaigning.


Dexter (none / 0) (#20)
by Capt Howdy on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 12:59:39 PM EST

and Walking Dead and MadMen

Best Television Series - Drama

* Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
* Dexter (SHOWTIME)
* The Good Wife (CBS)
* Mad Men (AMC)
* The Walking Dead (AMC)

totally nuts.


: I doubt the foreign press watched any of the shows (none / 0) (#23)
by ruffian on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 02:25:46 PM EST

Just saw 'scorsese' and voted.