Say what you will about the Golden Globes, but its history is peppered with astounding TV moments. Is there a chance that winners/presenters at this Sunday's ceremony can recreate the Globes' three best moments? Let's figure out who's likeliest to match the Hollywood Foreign Press's finest times this Sunday.
Have you ever watched an awards show and thought, "This is great, but the Twitter-based ramblings of eight bloggers, countless commenters and their impromptu drinking games developed along the way would really make it magical?" I know, I know -- when haven't you done that? Right, Brendan Fraser? Anyway, you get where I'm going with this.
Three reasons to be excited for the Golden Globes: 1.) Tina Fey may give a speech; 2.) Ricky Gervais may enjoy the longest broadcast chucklefit since Ed McMahon left the air; 3.) Every once in awhile, the Golden Globes award the right people and the Oscars don't. Join us for a stroll into Golden Globe past, where it turns out the HFPA sometimes -- sparingly, mind you -- executes better judgment than AMPAS.
After checking out our bold, bulletproof predictions from the television side, it's time for you to see how your Golden Globes ballot squares up with our movie picks. Weigh in below with any comments, concerns, subplots and/or shocking upsets of your own, and we'll regroup here Sunday night to see where the chips fall. Or rather, drunkenly stumble to the stage, weave to the microphone, and then fall.
Guys, you aren't going to believe this. A former publicist for the Golden Globes has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association alleging payola in connection with the awards ceremony. Gasp! (Insert Casablanca reference here.) Michael Russell, who represented the Golden Globes for years as its lead publicist, alleges that he was fired from his position last year because he asked the HFPA to stop with their alleged shady shenanigans. Allegedly. Ahead, Movieline weighs in on the winners and losers of this new litigation.
Only a few hours remain to get your Golden Globes wagers organized ahead of Sunday night's telecast, which means it's time for Movieline's awards bureau to break out its crystal ball and/or payola Geiger counter for the big winners of this weekend's festivities. First up: The television nominees. Let's go to the experts!
Because every star has skeletons in their couture-packed closets, there's no telling who's going to go Black Swan-nutso or clashing-prints crazy on the red carpet during awards season. So sit back, relax, and get ready to take a trip back in time -- like, all the way back to 1991 -- for a survey of the most heinous prior offenders slated to appear at this Sunday's Golden Globe Awards. Behold winos forever, dueling divas, couture ballerinas, goth couples, and one wacky Jacko-inspired dress, then leave your fashion predictions in the comments below.
Forget the speeches; the best part of the loosey-goosey Golden Globe ceremonies are the presenters! To wit: You never know which Hollywood star is going to stumble up on stage, slur a few names and look positively wasted. Assuming Hailee Steinfeld and Robert Downey Jr. are in the clear on this front, here are the other stars presenting on Sunday who have tipsy potential: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Tilda Swinton, Kevin Bacon, Helen Mirren, Kevin Spacey, Vanessa Williams, Sandra Bullock, Jimmy Fallon, LL Cool J, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Lopez, Leighton Meester, Robert Pattinson and Bruce Willis. Place your bets now. [NYT]
With the Golden Globes just six days away, I've had a revelation: I can't wait. It's easy to argue that the HFPA's multiplatform award cavalcade spoils the fun of the Oscars, but it can't be denied that Golden Globe winners have long given fantastic speeches. Maybe it's the genuine shock of winning? Or all the on-screen champagne? Ah, right. That.
To say Glee's Chris Colfer is basking in the glow of his first Golden Globe nomination for his role as McKinley High's estranged gay pioneer Kurt is a bit of an understatement. "I'm so excited I've been tackling everyone I've seen on set today," he enthuses, before adding with a chuckle, "Whether I know them or not!" Not everyone in the Glee cast shares Colfer's enthusiasm, however. "Ashley Fink [Lauren] sent me a hysterical text message," he recalls. "She said she was excited that I was nominated but she was more excited for Burlesque."
The Hollywood Foreign Press fell down the stairs this morning and accidentally nominated Burlesque and The Tourist for Best Picture on its way down. Sad, but this is the way with the Golden Globes: Weird stuff gets honored, you hit yourself with a coconut, and you laugh about it. But where do Burlesque and The Tourist rank among the worst Golden Globe "Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy" nominees ever? Join us for the hideous retrospective.
This just in from the Team Jacki Weaver award-season campaign HQ: "The words 'thrilled' and 'delighted' just don't seem to cut it to describe how elated I feel about receiving the Golden Globe nomination. I feel like I've been launched into space and landed on another planet! This whole adventure with Animal Kingdom has been such an unexpected pleasure. Just working with David Michôd, an extraordinary filmmaker, born storyteller, a true auteur and a visionary, would have been enough reward for me. But now to have such wide recognition so far from home is incredibly satisfying. I'm a grateful woman!" Let's gooooo!
Be gone with your bazingas, because this is the real deal, folks: CBS' The Big Bang Theory has collected its first-ever Golden Globe nomination in the Best Comedy category. (Cast member Jim Parsons also earned a nod, for Best Comedy Actor.) To mark this occasion, Movieline spoke with Big Bang co-creator Chuck Lorre about how the fourth-year comedy endured a very scary real-life drama to serve up one of its best seasons to date.
This morning's Golden Globe Awards nominations yielded the customary blend of class, starpower, snubs, and utter pay-to-play WTF-ery that we're used to seeing every year from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. But one particular film's inclusion among the contenders has much of the world turning to combat when a deep breath would do just fine: It's the Golden Globes, everybody! Why wouldn't we see Burlesque nominated for Best Picture - Musical or Comedy?
The Golden Globe nominations were the usual melange of oddities and head-shakers, but one snub has many prognosticators grumbling: Where was the love for Mike Leigh's Another Year? Remember: The Golden Globes thrust Sally Hawkins into the limelight after awarding her Best Actress in 2008 for her performance in Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky. This year, even though Another Year's Lesley Manville just took hope the top prize at the National Board of Review awards, Leigh's critically adored film -- a story about a seemingly happy married couple that is surrounded by sorrowful personalities -- was shut out of the nominations altogether. Was Leigh outraged over his film's exclusion from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association party?
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