The popularity and integrity of the Globes has consistently declined over the years as it became apparent that those who were voting were typically voting based on popularity and not so much on those who are deserving (a trend among awards shows, it would seem). Still, these are the awards that set the table for the big one, the Academy Awards, and what we can start to expect when those are handed out.
The show was actually better than it usually is. Ricky Gervais was a brilliant host, and even though he likely pissed a lot of people off with his edgy humor, it will be impossible to ignore the positive feedback you will hear from his job this evening. The awards played out as expected with a few pleasant surprises and the typical sickening winner from time-to-time.
For those of you who missed the Golden Globes or just didn’t watch them, click on over to the other side to see a rundown of highlights to seek out on YouTube and low points to avoid. Also to be found below is the entire list of nominees, with the winner in each category in bold if you don’t care and just want to peek at who won.
Sadly, the Globes had to make it even worse by actually naming her winner. Again, I’m not saying this to hate on Bullock, and I like her as an actress, but I’m pretty sure Helen Mirren on her worst day would still beat out Bullock’s best performance. I’m just saying.
Someone get me a bottle of whiskey.
Here’s all of the winners.
BEST MOTION PICTURE “” DRAMAAvatar
Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox
The Hurt Locker
Voltage Pictures; Summit Entertainment
Inglourious Basterds
The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg GmbH Production; The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production; Lionsgate
Up In The Air
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures
BEST ACTRESS “” DRAMA
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Carey Mulligan – An Education
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
BEST ACTOR “” DRAMA
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
George Clooney – Up In The Air
Colin Firth – A Single Man
Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Tobey Maguire – Brothers
BEST MOTION PICTURE “” MUSICAL OR COMEDY
(500) Days Of Summer
Watermark Pictures; Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Hangover
Warner Bros. Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
It’s Complicated
Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions; Universal Pictures
Julie & Julia
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
Nine
The Weinstein Company/Relativity Media/Lucamar Productions/Marc Platt Productions; The Weinstein Company
BEST ACTRESS “” MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Sandra Bullock – The Proposal
Marion Cotillard – Nine
Julia Roberts – Duplicity
Meryl Streep – It’s Complicated
Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
BEST ACTOR “” MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Matt Damon – The Informant!
Daniel Day-Lewis – Nine
Robert Downey Jr. – Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – (500) Days Of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg – A Serious Man
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Pen̩lope Cruz РNine
Vera Farmiga – Up In The Air
Anna Kendrick – Up In The Air
Mo’nique – Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
Julianne Moore – A Single Man
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Matt Damon – Invictus
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
Coraline
Laika, Inc.; Focus Features
Fantastic Mr. Fox
American Empirical Picture; Twentieth Century Fox
The Princess And The Frog
Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Up
Walt Disney Pictures/PIXAR Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Baaria (Italy)
The Country of Italy
Medusa Film; Summit Entertainment
Broken Embraces (Spain)
The Country of Spain
El Deseo SA; Sony Pictures Classics
The Maid (La Nana) (Chile)
The Country of Chile
Forastero; Elephant Eye Films
A Prophet (Un Prophete) (France)
The Country of France
Chic Films/Page 114/Why Not Productions; Sony Pictures Classics
The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band – Eine Deutsche Kindergeschichte) (Germany)
The Country of Germany
X Filme Creative Pool/Les Films Du Losange/Lucky Red; Sony Pictures Classics
BEST DIRECTOR “” MOTION PICTURE
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
James Cameron – Avatar
Clint Eastwood – Invictus
Jason Reitman – Up In The Air
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
BEST SCREENPLAY “” MOTION PICTURE
District 9
Written by Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
The Hurt Locker
Written by Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds
Written by Quentin Tarantino
It’s Complicated
Written by Nancy Meyers
Up In The Air
Written by Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE “” MOTION PICTURE
Up
Composed by Michael Giacchino
The Informant!
Composed by Marvin Hamlisch
Avatar
Composed by James Horner
A Single Man
Composed by Abel Korzeniowski
Where The Wild Things Are
Composed by Karen O and Carter Burwell
BEST ORIGINAL SONG “” MOTION PICTURE
“Cinema Italiano” – Nine
Music & Lyrics By: Maury Yeston
“I See You” – Avatar
Music By: James Horner and Simon Franglen
Lyrics By: James Horner, Simon Franglen and Kuk Harrell
“I Want To Come Home” – Everybody’s Fine
Music & Lyrics By: Paul McCartney
“The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)” – Crazy Heart
Music & Lyrics By: Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
“Winter” – Brothers
Music By: U2
Lyrics By: Bono
BEST TELEVISION SERIES “” DRAMA
Big Love (HBO)
Anima Sola Productions and Playtone in association with HBO Entertainment
Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
House (FOX)
Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions
Mad Men (AMC)
Lionsgate
True Blood (HBO)
Your Face Goes Here Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES “” DRAMA
Glenn Close – Damages (FX NETWORK)
January Jones – Mad Men (AMC)
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS)
Anna Paquin – True Blood (HBO)
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)
BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES “” DRAMA
Simon Baker – The Mentalist (CBS)
Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)
Bill Paxton – Big Love (HBO)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES “” MUSICAL OR COMEDY
30 Rock (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
Entourage (HBO)
Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Glee (FOX)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
Modern Family (ABC)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
The Office (NBC)
Universal Television Studios, Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES “” MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Toni Collette – United States Of Tara (SHOWTIME)
Courteney Cox – Cougar Town (ABC)
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)
Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)
Lea Michele – Glee (FOX)
BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES “” MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)
David Duchovny – Californication (SHOWTIME)
Thomas Jane – Hung (HBO)
Matthew Morrison – Glee (FOX)
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Georgia O’Keeffe (LIFETIME)
Sony Pictures Television
Grey Gardens (HBO)
Specialty Films and Locomotive in association with HBO Films
Into The Storm (HBO)
Scott Free and Rainmark Films Production in association with the BBC and HBO Films
Little Dorrit (PBS)
Masterpiece/BBC Co-production
Taking Chance (HBO)
Motion Picture Corporation of America and Civil Dawn Pictures in association with HBO Films
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Joan Allen – Georgia O’Keeffe (LIFETIME)
Drew Barrymore – Grey Gardens (HBO)
Jessica Lange – Grey Gardens (HBO)
Anna Paquin – The Courageous Heart Of Irena (CBS)
Sigourney Weaver – Prayers For Bobby (LIFETIME)
BEST ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kevin Bacon – Taking Chance (HBO)
Kenneth Branagh – Wallander: One Step Behind (BBC)
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Endgame (PBS)
Brendan Gleeson – Into The Storm (HBO)
Jeremy Irons – Georgia O’Keeffe (LIFETIME)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jane Adams – Hung (HBO)
Rose Byrne – Damages (FX NETWORK)
Jane Lynch – Glee (FOX)
Janet McTeer – Into The Storm (HBO)
Chloe Sevigny – Big Love (HBO)
BEST ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Michael Emerson – Lost (ABC)
Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
William Hurt – Damages (FX NETWORK)
John Lithgow – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)
That about sums it up, folks. Yet again, some infuriating stuff, some entertaining stuff, and all around mediocre.
I think I missed the part where Sherlock Holmes was a musical or a comedy.
Comment by Niko — January 18, 2010 @ 12:26 am
Why so hard on Sandra Bullock? I thought that The Blind Side was her best work in years… namely, you could tell she was actually playing a character in a movie, and not that romantic comedy screen persona she’s worked out for herself.
Then again, perhaps that is not miraculous, and can merely be thought of as “acting, thank you.”
Comment by Dr. Geek, Ph.D. — January 19, 2010 @ 5:10 pm