Ah the Golden Globes. No surprises, except The Office, which was a little surprising. And I guess surprising that Cold Mountain lost so man, but really it was a terrible film. But I didn't have to look anyone who won or presented up on fametracker (though I could have just for fun).

I'm glad "The Office" did so well, even though I've never seen it, because Michael Gervais had the best line of the night "I'm from a little place called England. We used to rule the world before you". His reaction to the second win ("ah, bookends. you really do need the two. I know what I'm doing, I've been here before") was pretty funny too.

Elijah Wood (who I adore, but still) was pretty funny introducing LOTR:ROTK, just not purposefully. He said something very redundant like "the first time a trilogy has been nominated consecutively in all three years. in a row". Either he couldn't see the teleprompter or whoever wrote that line is really bad.

I was surprised that Fran Walsh was as camera shy as I had assumed (no IMDB picture and she's the only major LOTR player who isn't on any of the interviews in any of the documentaries. Which, since she was the principle writer, is a little weird). I was pretty sure that I was just inventing that about her. Also, I'm pretty sure that if she even went up with them to get the best film prize she hid behind the others (a lousy LOTR turnout, btw, Cate Blanchett joined them on stage, but she was there for Veronica Guerin).

Justin Kirk annoyed me as much as a presenter as he did as Prior (he was one of the few things that I didn't like about Angels in America, but since he had the lead that pretty much ruined the whole thing for me). He was so jumpy and stutter-y...I mean, I know the Golden Globes are pretty much a joke, and the champagne flows liberally...

What was with inarticulate stars? I understand that most of them are too excited or nervous or whatever in the moment of winning, but it's amazing how wildly giggly and fidgety most of them were. I really liked tim robbins' reaction to getting the first award "well, now I can drink". I'm pretty sure that the later winners hadn't held back much.

But wouldn't it have been funny if Tom Cruise had won and had to get the statue from Nicole Kidman? Her "You're not Sean!" to Clint Eastwood--accepting on behalf of the unsurprisingly absent Sean Penn--was pretty funny, and probably not meant to be caught by the mic.

Carson picked J Lo as best dressed, with Nicole Kidman a close second. I can agree with Uma Thurman (3rd best) and Sarah Jessica Parker (4th), but I definitely didn't think J Lo was best dressed, and I hated Nicole Kidman's dress. It wasn't really a dress. And was it just me, or was Diane Keaton wearing her costume from The First Wives Club?

If you are wondering how much of a joke the HFP is, check out this article from the trib.

It's amazing that the early date for the Oscar (leap day!) means nominations will be announced tomorrow. I don't even have to lose my trashy obsession with award shows--I'll be dissecting last night in my head through the nominations, and those too, and then EW will come, and it'll be great. However, the early date for the Oscars means that I will be in tech during the broadcast. I wish I had a TiVo.


Tomorrow it all begins! I'm sad not to be in New England for spectator seat, but hey.

It's supposed to snow on and off all day today. You'd think (okay, I'd think) that would mean it would warm up a little. Nope, still in the single digits pre-wind chill. but the high is 25, which is positively tropical. Oh, and the snow continues tomorrow, except tomorrow it is "snow and wintry mix", whatever that means.

If everybody likes it, it must be bad art, right?
- posted by Heidi @ 7:24 AM