day 3.39

the globes

last night, the 68th golden globe awards came and went. the globes are always one of my favorite award shows to watch because it includes both tv and movies - all your favorite stars are actually brought together for one night. ricky gervais took the reins as host for a second year and, judging by the crowd's reaction to him last night, i'm not sure he'll be back for a third round. to me, that's a good thing - the globes used to be the one show you could count on not having a host, because they really don't need one. gervais opened with a five-minute monologue and then popped up a handful of times to introduce presenters. the show's announcer could have done that.

now onto the awards. there were some surprises, some upsets and a lot of great moments. here is the complete list of winners and some of my favorite acceptance speeches. plus, i check up on whether or not my predictions were right.

best picture, drama - the social network

best picture, comedy or musical - the kids are all right

actor, drama - colin firth, the king's speech

the hfpa went with the most traditional choice out of the category. while i think this was jesse eisenbergs to win, firth pulled an impressive performance in the king's speech.

actress, drama - natalie portman, black swan

actress, comedy or musical - annette benning, the kids are all right

actor, comedy or musical - paul giamatti, barney's version

this was one of the night's major upsets. barney's version hasn't even hit wide release, and giamatti still took home the award. he's an award show favorite, so i can't say i'm completely surprised; but i bet you i won't find barney's version entertaining at all.

best animated feature - toy story 3

best supporting actress, motion picture - melissa leo, the fighter

the best supporting actress category was up in the air this year, with none of the actresses giving stand out performances. the critic's choice awards on friday set the tone for the rest of the season, so expect melissa leo to take home the other big prizes this year.

best supporting actor, motion picture - christian bale, the fighter

the fighter came in late in the game this awards season, and therefore i wasn't expecting it to take home too many prizes. but, christian bale is an actor deserving of his time in the award show spotlight.

best director, motion picture - the social network

best screenplay, motion picture - aaron sorkin, the social network

tv series, drama - boardwalk empire

tv series, comedy or musical - glee

actress, drama (tv) - katey sagal, sons of anarchy

definitely the most deserved award of the night. everyone expected the good wife's julianna marguiles to take home the globe for a second year in a row. color everyone shocked to see fx's little-watched sons of anarchy not only get a nomination, but win an award. katey sagal is one of hollywood's overlooked talents, and for her to get recognition for her decades of work now is much appreciated, but past-due.

actor, drama (tv) - steve buscemi, boardwalk empire

while i expected the show to win, i didn't expect buscemi to take home an award himself. buscemi is one of the great "where do i know him from?" actors, so it's nice to see him get some recognition, too.

actress, comedy or musical (tv) - laura linney, the big c

actor, comedy or musical (tv) - jim parsons, the big bang theory

actress, miniseries or motion picture (tv) - claire daines, temple grandin

actor, miniseries or motion picture (tv) - al pacino, you don't know jakc

best supporting actress, tv - jane lynch, glee

best supporting actor, tv - chris colfer, glee

this is what a win is supposed to look like.