The Golden Globes

Another year has gone by, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has chosen what they thought to be the best in television and movies.

Ricky Gervais hosted and provided some pretty good laughs. He went more towards insult comedy, as he made fun of Hugh Hefner, Charlie Sheen, the women of Sex and the City, and others.

However, much of the audience seemed more offended by his jokes. I found much of them to be somewhat amusing and didn’t think any of them were offensive at all.

He certainly wasn’t the funniest host on an awards show I have ever seen, but he was good.

When it comes to who actually won, I was quite happy with the results. Boardwalk Empire won two awards, best TV drama and best actor in a drama (Steve Buscemi), while Jim Parsons won as best actor in a comedy for his role as Sheldon on the Big Bang Theory.

Glee took home three awards. Best TV comedy or musical, best supporting actress in a TV series, mini-series or motion picture made for TV (Jane Lynch), and best supporting actor in a TV series, mini-series or motion picture made for TV (Chris Colfer).

While I certainly would have liked Modern Family win best TV comedy, I do understand that Glee is a popular program. I have actually seen the show a few times, but it isn’t really my kind of show.

That was most of the TV winners, but I thought I would mention a few who won for movies as well.

I was glad to see the Fighter get some recognition, as Christian Bale and Melissa Leo won for supporting roles. The Fighter was one of the best films of the year and they definitely deserved those awards.

I was also glad to see Natalie Portman win for her great performance in Black Swan, another one of my favorite films of the year.

But, Social Network, which got four awards, went home winning the most out of anything. Most notable, it won for best director and best picture – drama.

It did frustrate me that Inception went home empty handed though. It was one of the most popular, if not the most popular, film of 2010, and was a fantastic movie.

I mean, Burlesque actually won something, but Inception didn’t. Anyway, I felt like they were cheated. I’m not necessarily saying it should have won best picture, but maybe Hans Zimmer for his excellent score.

Either way, I was overall happy about the results in TV and movies. I knew Boardwalk Empire would win a lot of awards, and it has already got two big ones. Not only that, but it ended Mad Men’s three year run at winning best TV drama.

The Golden Globes were pretty entertaining, and many different shows and movies had a chance to celebrate. This type of show doesn’t really need a score. You know what you are going to get with award shows.

Comment on weather you thought the Golden Globes got it right. Did Boardwalk Empire deserve best TV drama? Did Glee deserve the best TV comedy or musical over Modern Family? Was there anything they left out? Did you even like it? Or did you even watch it? I will now have a complete list of the winners.

TV

Best Television Series – Drama: Boardwalk Empire

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama: Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy – Glee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Laura Linney (The Big C)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television: Carlos

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television: Al Pacino (You Don’t Know Jack)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television: Claire Danes (Temple Grandin)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Chris Colfer (Glee)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Jane Lynch (Glee)

Film

Best Picture – Drama: The Social Network

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)

Best Picture – Musical or Comedy: The Kids are All Right

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Annette Bening (The Kid’s are All Right)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale (The Fighter)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Melissa Leo (The Fighter)

Best Director: David Fincher (The Social Network)

Best Picture – Animation: Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film: In a Better World

Best Screenplay: The Social Network (Aaron Sorkin)

Best Original Score: The Social Network (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture: “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” (Burlesque)

Cecil B. deMille Award Recipient – Robert De Niro