LIVE BLOGGING: 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Welcome to Pop Confidential’s liveblog of the 69th Annual Golden Globes ceremony!  This is always one of my favorites during Awards Season since you've got the crème de la crème of both the movie and TV worlds (except for the criminally robbed Friday Night Lights—but that's for another blog post). 
 
Broadcast from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the infamous awards show, known for allowing our favorite celebs to eat, drink, and schmooze during the ceremony, will again be hosted by controversial funnyman Ricky Gervais.  The Hollywood Foreign Press Association will also be honoring the renowned Morgan Freeman with the Cecil B. DeMille Award. 
 
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Ricky Gervais’ red suit made me giggle.  (The color of the devil?  Hmm…)
 
GASP!  Helen Mirren’s there and looks stunning—she is my #1 girl crush, FYI.
 
I bet where ever Eddie Murphy is, he’s throwing a hissy fit right now.
 
Ha!  I’m liking the opening.  Gervais is funny!  I don’t care whose feathers he ruffles…but it’s funny to see which celebs are frowning on their close-ups, and which laughing along!

…You go Jodie Foster!
 
I literally LOLed at the Bieber jokes.  Faboosh!
 
Helen Mirren mention!  Gervais loves her too.
 
What do you guys think—do NBC jokes ever get old?
 
Johnny Depp presenting the Hugo best pic clip  …That’s an interesting tan there.  Ha! Depp admits to Gervais he still hasn’t seen last year’s box office bomb The Tourist!  Depp actually produced this movie, and in case you haven’t read my review—I thought Scorsese did a great job!  Um, but what’s with his new accent?!
 
Gerard Butler and Mila Kunis presenting the first award of the night—Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.  I’m still not used to skinny Jonah Hill.  Give the boy some Twinkees!  I predicted Christopher Plummer for Beginners.  And the winner is… Plummer!  Score one for the blogger!  I’m having a hard time understanding his acceptance speech, he’s kind of mumble-y, but he’s a legend…so I’ll allow it…I guess. 

 
Ashton Kutcher—he’s looking sauve since the shave, and Elle McPherson presenting Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical, I thought this category was kind of a toss-up, but the winner is Laura Dern for Enlightened! 

Julianne Moore (another girlcrush, love her earrings!) and Rob Lowe presenting—uh oh! Teleprompter problems!  They present this year’s Miss Golden Globe, Andie McDowell’s daughter.  Now they’re presenting best Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Movie and it’s basically HBO vs. HBO vs. HBO, vs. BBC America or PBS, but I’ll think it’ll be Downtown Abbey.  And yes!  Sorry HBO, PBS wins this round.  This speech already sounds really profound because of the British accent.
 
Now they’re presenting Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Movie.  Lots of talent here… could Oscar winner Kate Winslet grab it though?  Yes!  She won for HBO’s Mildred Pierce.  Where’s BFF Leo’s closeup in the audience?

Woops!  Winslet’s being played off, but she’s still talking. 
 
Frieda Pinto looks so pretty!  She’s here introducing the Midnight in Paris best pic clip.  Meh. Not really a Woody Allen fan.  

Jeremy Irons, and oh no.  Is now when we get the long boring speech about what the HFPA does?  Boo.

Cool! Short and Sweet.

 
JAKE GYLLENHAAL.  OMG. He. Is. Dreamy.  Presenting the clip for My Week with Marilyn—starring former Brokeback Mountain costar, Michelle Williams.
 
Gervais is back!  And ragging on everyone making the show run long with their lenghty speeches.  He thinks you only need to thank your agent and God.  Ha!
 
Melissa McCarthy and Paula Patton come out to present.  Love the yellow color of PP’s dress and that’s it.  MC is basically wearing a forest green version of her purple Emmy gown.  The Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama goes to Kelsey Grammer for Boss.  I’m sure he does a great job, but I was hoping for Homeland’s Damien Lewis—I’ve been a huge fan of his since he played Dick Winters in Band of Brothers.
 
Next they present Best Television Series – Drama.  Every show here is amazing (Wait.  I lied.  I don’t even understand how American Horror Story got nominated, but I do love its cast), so it’s anyone’s game.  And the Globe goes to… Homeland!  …And the Homeland speeches go on forever.  They’re already 5 minutes over, people!

Jimmy Fallon and Adam Levine presenting Best Score--- and they’re all pretty awesome.  The score is one of my fav. elements of any film.  The presenters’ bit fails hardcore, I don’t even understand… so let’s get to it…  And the Globe goes to… The Artist!  Composer Ludovic Bource takes the stage to accept and apologizes for being French, at least he has an excuse for a long speech then!  He’s adorable; he sends his family air kisses, then finishes it up in French when he starts getting played off. 
 
Next is Best Original Song…and the Globe goes to Madonna for a song she wrote for W.E.  Her speech goes on for ever... and ever... why isn't the band playing???
...FINALLY!

Uh… I’m not sure who this is, and I didn’t catch the name.  She came out, said something about peace on earth and walked off.  Um, what?  What was this?  Did NBC switch to the Miss Universe pageant or something and not tell anyone?

Katherine McPhee and Debra Messing from—you guessed it—NBC’s Smash.  Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Movie goes to Idris Elba for Luther, I had a feeling it’d be him!

Brad Pitt.  He’s presenting the clip for BFF George Clooney’s Ides of March.  Aw!

Kate Beckinsale and Seth Rogen, odd pair!  Rogen thinks so too, and makes an erection joke.  Then they cut to a shot of Jodie Foster and her two young sons.  Awk…ward.  Next, Rogen makes a dig about My Week with Marilyn not being a comedy…then presents the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Globe to Michelle Williams for that movie.  Double awkward!  She makes a nice little speech, and talks about her daughter a lot, but I’m not digging her outfit. 

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Piper Perabo come out to compete for worst dressed.  Oops, sorry!  They’re actually there to present Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Movie.  I really hope Peter Dinklage wins.  I’ve loved him ever since I saw him in The Station Agent.  YES!  Hey, his mom lives in Jersey too!  He said his mom predicted Guy Pearce.  Ha!  Peter Dinklage is so cool.  He is the man (do people still say that?).  He thanks his wife and daughter, then tells people to Google “Martin Henderson.”   …Well, people?
 
Gervais comes back and thanks the audience for being better than last year’s—the one with a stick up their you-know-whats.  He gives the pecking order breakdown of the hall, with TV actors on the outskirts of the room, and movie stars front-and-center in the middle.  He introduces George Clooney to present a movie clip, who comes out with Brad Pitt’s infamous new cane.  Ha!  He’s up there to present Brad Pitt’s Moneyball.  Double, aw!
 
Jessica Alba and Channing Tatum.  As they come out, we see Octavia Spencer mouthing “he’s cute” to her The Help costar.  Ha!  They make a very attractive couple, they’ll probably be starring in a movie together now in 10 seconds.  They’re presenting Best Animated Feature.  Normally, I’d go with the latest Pixar, but the Cars franchise is pretty weak.  So, I’m going Tin-Tin.  And yep.  The HFPA went with Spielberg—a no brainer.  Could he win again later for War Horse?

Ewan McGegor comes out and presents the clip for cancer comedy 50/50.  Usually the presenters make sense with movie they go with… anyone have a clue about why McGregor’s up there?
 
Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen presenting Best Screenplay.  Woody Allen?  WHAT?! How? Huh?  And, he’s not even there.  What. Ever.
 
Real-life loves William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman come out and sing their presentation for  Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Movie.   It is adorable!  Well, my girl crush Jessica Lange NEEDS to win.  Yay!!! And she does.  She was probably the best thing about American Horror Story.  She’s is divine; a living legend!  She goes on and on about the writing.  Which, was pretty uneven and often shotty on the show overall, but her stuff was always fantastic, and she always got these amazing monologues.  Go Jessica!

Trends I’ve noticed:  extreme spray tans and foreign accents.  Discuss. 

Gervais gives a funny intro for Madonna.  She makes some lame we’ve-heard-these-a-thousand-times sex jokes… I think the audience is only laughing to be polite.  She just likes to talk, she’s probably put the show over 7 minutes just by herself.  And the Best Foreign Language Film Globe goes to A Separation from Iran.  I’ve heard nothing but good things.
 
Dustin Hoffman comes out.  (BTW, I can’t wait for Luck to premiere).  Am I mistaken or did he just say he and Revenge's Madeline Stowe are the same age?  Huh? Was this an inside joke?  He’s up to present Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama, and the award goes to Claire Danes, who like the announcer, I will remind you she previously won this award for her portrayal of Angela Chase for My So-Called Life once upon a time!

Emily Blunt comes out looking like a golden statue to present the clip for Bridesmaids.  Eh. Not the best clip.
 
Jane Lynch and Tina Fey come out and act funny.  Haha, “Penis joke!”  They present Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical to Matt Leblanc for Episodes!  He was so funny as a version of himself (aka “Joey Tribbianni”) in the show.  Maybe he wanted to appear modest, but he seemed kind of bored, like winning a Golden Globe is no big deal.  Yeah, right.  Oh wait, he giggles about being nervous.  And he loosens up towards the end.  Aw!  Yay, Joey!  I mean Matt.  Matt!
 
"Sexiest Man" Bradley Cooper comes out looking…unfortunately, like a pumpkin.  It’s like every celeb went to the same tanning salon before the ceremony and got sprayed by a worker who secretly hates celebs!  Anyway, Octavia Spencer takes her first Globe win for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, and I love her dress.  It’s SO pretty.  Like all lavender and princess-y. 

Reese Witherspoon.  She's so cute, but the dress and the “messy” hair makes her look like she’s doing a post-Valentine’s Day walk of shame. 
 
SIDNEY POITIER!  The crowd goes wild!   Legend!  And he’s either just a super-slow talker usually, or there’s teleprompter issues again.  He’s introducing Morgan Freeman for the Cecil B. DeMille Award. 

Helen Mirren!  OMG.  She looks absolutely stunning!  As usual.  I love her gown.  She always dresses so well, and appropriate for her age--and figure.  She comes out tracking jokes about how Freeman’s only starred in one movie with her.  So chamring!  She introduces his movie montage.  Hmm..there are a lot of films I still need to see!  Driving Miss Daisy and The Shawshank Redemption will always be favorites though.  And Glory!  Personal problems aside, he’s such a talented guy!  Also, I need Morgan Freeman to narrate the story of my life. Great montage!   Ha!  They’re playing the Daisy theme as he makes his way to the stage.  Freeman makes a great speech, and in the middle of it we see Ben Kingsley's young lady-love sitting on his lap and nuzzling his face. ...Okay!

Robert Downey, Jr.!  Love him. Love. Amazingly talented, and funny and charming to boot!  He comes out and does a great job of presenting the clip for The Artist.  This movie is supposed to be the one to beat.
 
Angelina Jolie comes out and she looks really…shiny.  Huh.  Anyway, she’s presenting Best Director – Motion Picture, and the winner is Martin Scorsese for Hugo!  He was my pick, the direction for that movie was outstanding!  Woo! He does a shout out about the fabulous cinematography.  Great speech, Marty.
 
And, Gervais is back.  He presents Salma Hayeck and Antonio Banderas…and makes some sort of inappropriate joke about them because we lose audio of 30 seconds.  Antonio comes out and “answers” him in rapid-fire Spanish.  I can’t understand if he was pissed or not.  They present Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical, and the Globe goes to… Modern Family!  Best comedy on TV!  Sophia comes out and starts doing a hilarious thank you speech in Spanish.  She and producer Steven Levitan are co-accepting bilingually since it’s an international award.  Fun speech with a funny “translation” bit.

Michelle Pfeiffer comes out and presents the War Horse clip.  Geez.  What category isn’t Spielberg niomintated in?
 
Jessica Biel (great Frecnh pronunciation!) and Mark Wahlberg come out to present Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Music…the winner is Jean Dujardin for The Artist. 
 
Woo, Colin Firth’s coming up!

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Queen Latifah (another Jersey Girl!) comes out in the great black dress to introduce the clip for The Help. 
 
And Gervais has lost the jacket and comes out to present a fellow Brit, the “swoonyworthy” Colin Firth. Jealous of his awesome, Gervais insists Firth’s actually a racist, then the telecast awkwardly cuts to Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer at The Help table.   Umm… Yeah.  Let’s move on.  Firth’s there to give Meryl Streep another Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Globe for The Iron Lady.  She seems really surprised at her win, but she always wins.  She goes on to individually thank all her fellow nominees from both Drama and Comedy or Musical categories, as well as actresses like Mia Wasikowska who wasn’t even nominated!  The HFPA lets “Dame” Streep talk for several minutes before they start playing her off, so she thanks God, Harvey Weinstein.  Heehee.  

 
Jane Fonda comes out to present (hey, didn’t she have a nip-slip at the Oscars last year?  Well, her dress seems much more stable here) Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical and The Artist wins again!  They spend most of the speech time bringing a dog up onstage.  (We have less than 20 minutes to go here!)

Gervais lamely intros Natalie Portman—he must be tired.  She quickly gets down to business and introduces Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama TV, and Clooney wins for The Descendants!  I didn’t catch a lot of what he was saying, except that he really enjoys fellow nominee Michael Fassbender’s nude scenes. 
 
10 minutes left!

Harrison Ford literally runs onstage and announces the winner for Motion Picture – Drama, The Descendents!
 
BTW, ever notice how Clooney gets nominated for directing, but only ever wins for acting?  …Just an observation.  I wonder which he would prefer?
 
Wow they actually finished on time! 

Final thoughts:
 
On the host—Gervais took it much easier on the Hollywood elite this year, and I'm not sure how much of it is an act or not, but he seems like he’s mostly doing it just for the paycheck.  Still, he did provide some LOL moments for me, and he’s certainly completely different from past GG hosts--and good for ratings.  
 
On the awards— Loved the Peter Dinklage, Martin Scorsese, Jessica Lange, and Matt LeBlanc wins, but I think Allen’s win for best script was a total fail.  I don’t understand his appeal, I feel like he gets the accolades he does now based on his past reputation. 
 
On the style—I think Helen Mirren looked stunning, and that Octavia Spencer’s dress was really pretty.  I was not a fan of Reese Witherspoon’s or Jessica Lange’s messy hair, and from what I saw of it I liked Madonna's silver dress, but it looked maybe just a tad too tight, and I wish she’d went with an up-do.  I hated all the horrible fake tans (you're A-list, you don't need to emulate the Jersey Shore!), and Piper Perabo and Sarah Michelle Gellar are tied for worst dress in my book!
 
What did you guys think of the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards?