Golden Globes 2011 winners
If the Golden Globes are indeed a harbinger of the Academy Awards, Sunday night’s 68th ceremony went a long way toward confirming all the perceived front-runners going into next month’s ceremony. ‘The Social Network,’ already being talked up as a shoo-in for the best picture Oscar, won four Golden Globes: best picture (drama), best director, best screenplay and best score.
Best picture (musical or comedy) went to ‘The Kids Are All Right,’ director Lisa Cholodenko’s story of a lesbian couple and their children. ‘Toy Story 3′ won best animated film – why did they bother nominating anything else?
The Golden Globes, which are given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (in other words, foreign journalists covering the movie beat), divide comedy from drama in the acting categories. Usually, come Oscar time, the drama winner is a major contender, while the Globe winner for best actor (musical or comedy) is a longshot or is overlooked altogether.
That tendency may be repeated at this year’s Oscars. Colin Firth continued his ‘King’s Speech’ progress toward most of this year’s major prizes, with a win in the drama category, while Paul Giamatti won in the musical or comedy division for ‘Barney’s Version.’ Both awards were much deserved.
But it’s the actress competition that’s most interesting this year. Natalie Portman won best actress (drama) for ‘Black Swan.’ An hour earlier, Annette Bening won best actress (comedy) for ‘The Kids Are All Right.’ Those victories define the Oscar battle for next month. In a matter of weeks, one of those women will have an Oscar on her mantel.
- Golden Globes 2011.
Ricky Gervais. The British comedian’s jokes were so near-the-knuckle that when he mysteriously disappeared from the ceremony for an hour, the internet was abuzz with speculation that he had been sacked midway through the broadcast.
He eventually returned, but in subdued form.
His critics included Robert Downey Jr, who told the audience – “Aside from the fact that it’s been hugely mean-spirited with mildly sinister undertones, I’d say the show’s going pretty good so far, wouldn’t you?”
The most controversial gag of the night was about the Church of Scientology. Referring to the film ‘I Love You Phillip Morris’, Gervais said it was about “two heterosexual actors pretending to be gay – so the complete opposite of some famous Scientologists, then.”
“My lawyers helped me with the wording of that joke” – he added as the audience gasped.
He also poked fun at ‘The Tourist’, the flop film starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp – both of whom were in the audience and smiled gamely. Explaining that it had been a big year for 3D movies, Gervais quipped – “It seems like everything this year was three-dimensional… except the characters in ‘The Tourist’.”
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Like the Golden Globes themselves – the award ceremony afterparties offer the A-list yet another chance to dress up. So it is no surprise many decided to show off another dazzling outfit for the second part of the evening.
But for several – attempts to be adventurous failed, and ended up looking less fashion forward and more fashion faux pas.
While Jennifer Lopez proved her fashion cred on the red carpet, she let herself down with her second outfit, a feather-skirted Marchesa minidress, which was reminiscent of the ridiculous swan-shaped frock worn by Bjork to the Oscars in 2001.
And Jennifer Love Hewitt also made an ill choice in a shapeless number by little-known bridal
designer Romona Keveza.
The pleated bust and draped skirt did little for her figure, while her pale lipstick made her look washed out and wan.