WARMER BUT FAR FROM INSPIRED: GOLDEN GLOBE REACTIONS
I totally support the writers on strike, but the Access Hollywood Golden Globes announcement show and Dateline special preceding it were PAINFUL. I know, I should have just logged on earlier in the evening to see the names of the winners. But I am a pop culture sponge, and apparently a glutton for punishment. I can’t stand Billy Bush (and not just because he’s related to our president; he cut in front of me in the security line at the Vegas airport two years ago – for the record, he’s smallish and nobody else recognized him), and in my opinion NBC mishandled the entire evening. I’m sure they had to rush to piece it all together when it was announced that the official awards show was canceled, but they would have been better off just having the list of names scroll on screen with no human involvement.
Here are the winners, followed by my response to each. I tried to limit myself to one-word reactions, but I am not accustomed to being succinct. Categories noted with an * represent the sad few which I predicted to win.
BEST PICTURE, DRAMA: Atonement (woah, WTF?!)
BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA: Julie Christie – Away From Her (need to Netflix)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There (does she ever suck? no.)
BEST ACTOR, DRAMA: Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood * (does he ever suck? no.)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Javier Bardem – No Country For Old Men (must be that hair)
BEST PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL: Sweeney Todd (fine, but it should have been Juno)
BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL: Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose (shoe-in for Oscar nod)
BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL: Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd * (duh)
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Ratatouille (Pixar is golden)
BEST DIRECTOR: Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (no surprise from foreign press)
BEST SCREENPLAY: Ethan and Joel Coen – No Country For Old Men (love them)
BEST TV DRAMA: Mad Men (no. way.)
BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA: Glenn Close – Damages * (YES!)
BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMA: Jon Hamm – Mad Men (now that’s a surprise)
BEST TV COMEDY: Extras (smart, but not 30 Rock funny)
BEST ACTRESS, TV COMEDY: Tina Fey – 30 Rock (sweet!)
BEST ACTOR, TV COMEDY: David Duchovny – Californication (shut up. this isn’t even a comedy!)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, TV SERIES: Samantha Morton – Longford (miniseries should be different category; not fair)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, TV SERIES: Jeremy Piven – Entourage (again? Danson owned this, should have won)
I will be VERY bummed if the Oscars are also canceled, but as a huge film & TV fan, I stand strong in my unwaivering support for the scribes who are responsible for what I watch on the big and small screens.
In totally unrelated matters, my ears have been congested and clogged for days, and my hearing has reached senior citizen lows. Do any of you have suggestions for remedies besides decongestants? The usually reliable Sudafed has been absolutely useless.
Have a nice week!