If the Golden Globes are going to serve as a precursor to 84th Academy Awards then we do not have very many surprises in store for us on Feb. 26th. Nearly every favorite won. Probably the most shocking element of the Globes this year was how tame host Ricky Gervais was. Sure he was funny (I particularly loved the observation that Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler played every part in “The Help”) but there was no blood left on the stage. It was as if Hollywood has embraced him as the inappropriate uncle that always shows up at the important family events and you learn to take with a grain of salt.
I loved that Christopher Plummer won for “Beginners” and I will be shocked if he doesn’t take home the Oscar as well.
Did anyone ever figure out why “My Week with Marilyn” was designated “Comedy or Musical”? Either way, Michelle Williams’ win is much deserved.
My favorite television show of the year was “American Horror Story” and I was ecstatic when Jessica Lange took the trophy for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV”. A category that should win an award for “Longest Named Category in an Awards Show that Subcatagorizes the different Categories a Little Too Much, Comedy, Musical or Dramedy-Musical”.
“Tin Tin” wins Best Animated over “Rango” and “Arthur Christmas”? Wrong.
The biggest no-surprise of the evening was Meryl Streep winning for “The Iron Lady”.
The biggest surprise of the evening was Scorsese winning Best Director for “Hugo”. “The Descendants and “The Artist” were going to duke it out for the Oscar anyway but this win may place “Hugo” square in the running. All three of these films are magnificent and deserve to win.
I’ll be pulling for “The Artist”.
The Winner is in Bold
TV Series, Drama
American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Boss
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Actor In A TV Series, Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammar, Boss
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Actress In A TV Series, Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness
TV Series, Comedy
New Girl
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family
Actor In A TV Series, Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
David Duchovny, Californication
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Actress In A TV Series, Comedy
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Laura Linney, The Big C
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Hour
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for TV
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Idris Elba, Luther
William Hurt, Too Big to Fail
Bill Nighy, Page Eight
Dominic West, The Hour
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for TV
Romola Garai, The Hour
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Sofía Vergara, Modern Family
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
Motion Picture, Drama
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides Of March
Moneyball
Warhorse
Actor In A Motion Picture, Drama
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides Of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Actress In A Motion Picture, Drama
Viola Davis, The Help
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Motion Picture, Comedy
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight In Paris
My Week With Marilyn
Actor In A Motion Picture, Comedy
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Owen Wilson, Midnight In Paris
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Actress In A Motion Picture, Comedy
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kate Winslet, Carnage
Supporting Actor In A Motion Picture
Albert Brooks, Drive
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Best Director
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanvicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Woody Allen, Midnight In Paris