Golden Globes liveblog #9

[cleolinda]

Y'all, I feel so uninspired tonight. I feel like iceberg lettuce. And these are the Drinky Oscars. I'm gonna have to go into snark training for the real thing if I'm gonna put in a better showing than this.

Here's Renee Zellweger in sweet God almighty what is that thing. It's like--the transparent black neck/top, like on Sally Hawkins' and Laura Dern's dresses, but then the whole bodice keeps on being sheer (with a neutral bodice underneath), and then a big black kind-of mermaid skirt, and straps but also off-the-shoulder poofs and her hair is insane. Oh my God what the hell.

Also, she presents a clip from The Reader.

(Kate Winslet can be seen expressing shock to a tablemate that they showed a nakedish scene.)

FALLING BEHIND, FALLING BEHIND! Terrence Howard and Megan Fox (sparkly neutral/gold sheath) are here to present

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Ralph Fiennes, "Bernard and Doris"
Paul Giammatti, "John Adams"
Kevin Spacey, "Recount"
Kiefer Sutherland, "24: Redemption"
Tom Wilkinson, "Recount"

Kiefer rubs his hands evilly, which cracks me up. Paul Giamatti wins. Wow, them's some sideburns right there--what movie must those be for? "This was a job, this was a hell of a job, this tiny little costume movie," he says, thanking Tom Hanks and a few others: "Fine men!" Hanks nods back Very Seriously at him. "Wilkinson--got me smoking again on this one, Wilkinson." Wait, they filmed in Hungary? What?

A shot of Leonardo DiCaprio chewing something very tensely. I don't know.

Glenn Close (high-necked tastefully sparkly gold)and Laurence Fishburne (black on black, red tie)! Help! I suddenly can't type fast enough!

TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

"Californication"
"Entourage"
"The Office"
"30 Rock"
"Weeds"

So... wait, did they just show us a clip of David Duchovny getting a vasectomy? I don't even want to know why Rainn Wilson was pretending to give birth. 30 Rock wins. Tracy Morgan: "Tina Fey and I had an agreement that if Obama won, I would speak for the show from now on. [Big audience laugh.] Post-racial America! Welcome to post-racial America!" I think he may have also said "SUCK IT, CATE BLANCHETT!," but I missed the first part of that. ("Deal with it, Cate Blanchett!" That's what it was. See, because she's really white, and...) He's going off about the lady who makes the tacos the way he likes them when Alec Baldwin runs up, whispers in his ear, and Morgan switches back to thanking Jeff Zucker. Hee.

Comments

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

Why did Paul Giamatti win? He was so boring in John Adams. I was so rooting for Abigail to have an affair with Jefferson, just so the interesting people would be on screen together more.

I didn't listen to a thing Renee Zellweger said, because she looked so completely insane. Did she, like, get electrocuted before she came onstage? I can't think of another explanation for the hair.

[mycenae.livejournal.com]

"Deal with it, Cate Blanchett!" I have no idea why, though.

[katzies.livejournal.com]

I didn't get that at all.

LEO!!!!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

That's what it was! Because she's super-white, I guess? But not American? He kind of sounded drunk, like everyone else.

[meredithsg.livejournal.com]

I'm getting irritated that no one involved with John Adams is thanking McCullough

[schmoo999.livejournal.com]

Tom Hanks did...he told everyone needs to read the book too.

[gracefallson-me.livejournal.com]

wow, way to be unbiased in the announcement!

[trinastar.livejournal.com]

Thank heavens I'm not the only one staring at the top of her dress in confusion. And then the full shot left me thinking something along the lines of 'Oscar sillohuette'

I loved Tracy's acceptance speech... Taco lovers unite.

[visceralvamp.livejournal.com]

Paul Giammatti clearly was getting a bit flustered, because he talked about the "great city of Virginia."

...I only really caught this because I live in Virginia.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Heeeee, I didn't even notice.

[skeptiik.livejournal.com]

Jesus Christ, John Adams is winning everything.

And I feel like I could totally get into 30 Rock, but I love the Office and they're kind of rivals so I don't want to be all disloyal.

[unexpectedgift.livejournal.com]

They filmed in Hungary to simulate parts of (then-rural) Virginia and certain other countryside parts that were needed minus the background skyline one would get in American locations. YES I KNOW TOO MUCH

And if you read Winslet's lips, she was saying "they cut off my back!" which may be because her rear end was visible in the original shot.

[elbales]

I dug up a Golden Globes red carpet slideshow and whoever sold Renee Zellweiger that dress should be ashamed of himself. Or herself. Also, what the hell was Drew Barrymore's hairstylist thinking? Gah.

ETA: Also also, Alek Wek needs an IV drip, stat. She's suffering from advanced malnutrition, srsly.

ETA2: Also x 3, I think I have it figured out. Salma Hayek has got all of Alek Wek's badonkadonk, and then some. Damn that woman has a great figure. She has everything to be proud of in the looks department, if you know what I mean. (ie. not afraid of her own curves).

[gracefallson-me.livejournal.com]

i love this Spielburg montage!

[meatbridge.livejournal.com]

Re: Tracy Morgan's comment towards Cate Blanchett, a friend of mine and I were talking recently about how, every year it seems, Cate does a role that everyone is excited about and that she usually is at least nominated for. So, maybe that? BTW, our exact words were something like: "Man, she's been in everything over the last ten years. She's like the the female Robert Duvall."

[ilikeblue.livejournal.com]

Tracy Morgan is always kinda crazy it's either his act or else he's just really crazy, or both. He was on a talk show recently just acting completely nuts just like his character on 30 Rock. I don't know the why, but that's pretty typical behavior from him.