Updated Recap: Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionire” was the big winner of the 66 Annual Golden Globes taking home four major awards including the coveted Best Picture and Best Director prizes. It’s nice to see something relatively small like a Fox Searchlight film blow all the majors out of the water. They’ve been doing a fantastic indie-major job for three years running now bringing little films that could like, “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Juno” to the big leagues. Kudos to them.
Kate Winslet made the most noise in the acting categories taking the top two dramatic awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for “Revolutionary Road” and “The Reader” respectively. The next big winner was “The Wrestler,” which won two awards, one for Mickey Rourke’s excellent comeback turn in the Best Actor field and one for Bruce Springsteen for the eponymous Best Original Song. The rest of the results and the live-blogging are below.
8:10-late start: Some “live blogging”, huh? We just got here, fucking people who don’t know how to use turnstiles and make us miss our subway, gah! Anyhow, here we are. The first award has obviously gone to Kate Winslet for “The Reader,” it’s a Best Supporting Role. Someone else should have won. And Bruce Springsteen has taken Best Original Song which rules. BTW, we’re not doing the TV stuff obviously.
8:20-8:45: The next movie category is Best Animated film. Obviously this is going to “Wall-E” unless the world’s gone mad. Love those eyebrows Jonas Brothers. Sally Hawkins has taken Best Actress for the Comedy section for “Happy-Go-Lucky,” man. We’re very down with that. Does live blogging mean, we’re supposed to comment on fashion and shit like that cause pass.
8:50: Best Supporting Actor Is Next
8:52: How does he age in reverse if he’s born a baby?
8:53: Grey Gardens Actresses, that movie’s been mad delayed.
8:53: Holy shit, P. Diddy could win a Golden Globe for something!
8: 56: Didn’t happen, whew.
8: 59: You complete Me! Yay, for Heath and nice little speech by Christopher Nolan.
9:03: Best Foreign Film is next. If ‘Baader Meinhof’ wins we’re burning down something.
9:03: BTW, this coverage is riveting, right?
9:05: Will Nixon slip away again? Love us some Brokaw. His voice is almost a parody of itself at this point. ‘Frost/Nixon” film clip: “Do any fornicating last night?”
9:09: Woulda loved to see “I’ve Loved You So Long Get Some Love”… ah well. ‘Bashir’ is a good deserving film too.
9:11: Man, Laura Linney is great. Never saw that mini-series, but she’s always excellent.
9:12: Best Screenplay is next. Is anyone even reading this?? [ed. probably not]
9:19: Seth Rogen, kind off color drug joke about Mickey Rourke, no?
9: 20: “Slumdog Millionaire,” yes! Could this be the beginning of a big sweep for the film. We really hope so.
9:22: Man, we wanted Steve Carrell to win. We barely watch TV, but man the U.S. office of “The Office” is pretty much our favorite show. Can’t hate on Baldwin though (Note: tried to watch it a few times and was never as funny as we hoped).
9:26: One person is reading! Next major award is Best Score for a film, but there’s lots of clips and TV stuff coming before this. We’re gonna grab a beer.
9:28: We hate to be all Joan Rivers, but what the fuck is Renee Zellweger wearing?
9:29: Man “The Reader” was so overrated. Only the Globes would love it.
9: 32: Still love “The Office,” but we joined it late. Maybe “30 Rock” on DVD in a while.
9:33: Paul Giamatti. A deserving actor. TV stuff, zzzz.
9:34: Remember when “Entourage” was good? Man, totally fucking bailed on that show after season 2.
9:36: Love how Tracey Morgan always seems like he’s totally coked out.
9:39: Prediction: Slumdog takes all! But maybe Nolan wins director, we’ll see. Is this thing on??
9:43: Your boy Diddy!
9:45: Called it! Or at least at home we did. Good ol A.R. Rahman and ‘Slumdog’ take score. At this point in boring Awards Season, including the Oscars, we personally hope Danny Boyle’s film wipes out the competition.
9:49: We bet Spielberg brings the pain with this Cecil B. Demile award. Expect this one to be controversial. Btw, we should probably delete this nonsense afterwards, no?
9:51: We’re pretty sure the most commented Playlist story has about seven comments, let’s break that tonight! What’s with songs being played in commercials and the band name being show in the lower right hand chyron?
10:01: Cecil B Demile in your face! We knew he was going to get this!
10:02: Thank god he gave props to Scorsese. Has he won one of these? Obviously he deserves one.
10:07: Nice speech Spielberg. Pretty generous and great. Classy too. Loved the part about not kotowing to the economic bullshit and churning out pap. Amen, brother.
10:10: “Please don’t cyberstalk him!” God, “He’s Just Not That Into You” looks like a fucking trainwreck. We might just have to go see it out of morbid curiosity.
10:13: Heh, Emma Thompson is funny. Dustin Hoffman plays a good straightman.
10:14: Hell yes! Danny Boyle Best Director, love it. Maybe awards season won’t be so boring. Very, very, very pleased. In your face Fincherfan.
10:15: Btw, he’s like the nicest guy in the whole world. So deserving too. He’s the best.
10:15: Best Comedy actor is next. “Revolutionary Road” got way too snubbed this year. It’s not perfect, but it’s a good film. With great performances.
10:18: Barthelona! Does Sandra Bullock think she has a Spanish accent?
10:20: Colin Farrell is so great here. How excellent was that Florida/recount crack? Martin McDonagh is awesome too and we love that he aptly describes the qualities of ‘Bruges’ which is heart, comedy, vulnerability and soul. This is a bit of a comeback moment for him here obviously. You probably heard his self-deprecating drug/rehab quip.
10:23: Salma Hayek is up next to introduce the ‘Vicki’ clip. Mmm, Salsa, I mean, Salma.
10:27: They didn’t even show the clip of the film’s best moment, “Speak English!”
10:28: Borat, LOL! Ha, ha ha.Sacha Baron Cohen makes the Globe crowd blush and groan with his jokes on Madonna and ex-husband Guy Ritchie. Guess those two will never work together now. The appalled crowd reactions were priceless. Hopefully someone took a picture (Sacha Baron Cohen: “The recession is affecting everyone. Victoria Beckham hasn’t eaten for three weeks. Charlie Sheen has been forced to have sex without paying for it. And even Madonna has had to get rid of one of her personal assistants. Our thoughts go out to you, Guy Ritchie.”)
10:29: Wow, ‘Vicky’ for Best Comedy, a big surprise, we figured “Happy Go Lucky” or “In Bruges” would win. Naturally, Woody is a no show, but that’s ok, another deserving film gets some love.
10:36: Freida Pinto is gorgeous.
10:39: Wow, two in a row! Awesome, for ‘Revolutionary Road’ to win some love. And Kate Winslet was pretty solid in the film. Woulda been nice to see Kristin Scott Thomas take it, but oh well. She definitely deserved this award moreso than ‘The Reader’ win. She’s right, btw. Leo DiCaprio is fantastic in the film, probably his best adult role in years.
10:43: Fucking TV actors. They probably missed the training session for presenting an award.
10:50: Mickey Rourke takes Best!
10:54: Woulda thought Mickey’s speech woulda been more emotional. Oh well. The comeback story continues. He’s aso the first actor of the night that they shooed off with music.
10:55: Love that Aronofsky flipped Rourke the bird. Ha.
10:58: Oh yeah Slumdog, Best Picture! Very happy. All’s well that ends well. Boyle totally earned this. All the way to Oscar we say! 😀
11:01: And yeah, that’s a wrap. We’re pretty pleased with how the night went. Nothing that made us too mad.
11:04: Snubs will come tomorrow, but obviously “Milk” and ‘Ben Button’ were totally shut out. And those two had the most nominations too.
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
THE READER
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
WINNER: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Yes, let’s repeat this at Oscar time too.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
ANNE HATHAWAY RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
ANGELINA JOLIE CHANGELING
MERYL STREEP DOUBT
KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG
WINNER: KATE WINSLET, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Wow, two in a row! A Golden Globes website producer dodges a bullet and keeps his job.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
LEONARDO DICAPRIO REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
FRANK LANGELLA FROST/NIXON
SEAN PENN MILK
BRAD PITT THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
WINNER: MICKEY ROURKE, THE WRESTLER
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
BURN AFTER READING
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
IN BRUGES
MAMMA MIA!
WINNER: VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
REBECCA HALL VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
WINNER: SALLY HAWKINS, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
FRANCES MCDORMAND BURN AFTER READING
MERYL STREEP MAMMA MIA!
EMMA THOMPSON LAST CHANCE HARVEY
YES! Omg, her speech is the best. We love her. Well, well deserved here. She’s fabulous in that film.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
JAVIER BARDEM VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
WINNER: COLIN FARRELL, IN BRUGES
JAMES FRANCO PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
BRENDAN GLEESON IN BRUGES
DUSTIN HOFFMAN LAST CHANCE HARVEY
Nice to see Farrell get this award. That movie is great, he’s excellent in it, though much of his performance is actually very dramatic. Whatever, as long as that underrated film gets more attention.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BOLT
KUNG FU PANDA
WINNER: WALL-E
Did you really expect anything less?
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (GERMANY)
EVERLASTING MOMENTS (SWEDEN/DENMARK)
GOMORRAH (ITALY)
I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (FRANCE)
WINNER: WALTZ WITH BASHIR (ISRAEL)
Damn, really wanted “I’ve Loved You So Long” to win, but we’re not mad at Ari Folman winning. It’s a powerful piece f work. We really liked the quick strains of the Max Richter score you could hear, it’s fantastic.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
AMY ADAMS DOUBT
PENELOPE CRUZ VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
VIOLA DAVIS DOUBT
MARISA TOMEI THE WRESTLER
WINNER: KATE WINSLET, THE READER
Really? Her? C’mon, almost everyone else in this category was better. Ugh. We love Winslet and all, but she’s done way better, even in “Revolutionary Road.”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
TOM CRUISE TROPIC THUNDER
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. TROPIC THUNDER
RALPH FIENNES THE DUCHESS
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN DOUBT
WINNER: HEATH LEDGER, THE DARK KNIGHT
No major surprises there. We guess Michelle Williams isn’t there. Wouldn’t be surprised if she skips the Oscars too.
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
WINNER: DANNY BOYLE, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
STEPHEN DALDRY THE READER
DAVID FINCHER THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
RON HOWARD FROST/NIXON
SAM MENDES REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Yes!
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
WINNER: SIMON BEAUFOY, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
DAVID HARE THE READER
PETER MORGAN FROST/NIXON
ERIC ROTH THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY DOUBT
Woo! Another one we’re really happy with this one.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
CLINT EASTWOOD CHANGELING
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD DEFIANCE
WINNER: A. R. RAHMAN, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
HANS ZIMMER FROST/NIXON
Can’t get mad at this one, to us it was between that and ‘Button,’ a score we liked much more than we did the movie.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“DOWN TO EARTH” — WALL-E
Music by: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
Lyrics by: Peter Gabriel
“GRAN TORINO” — GRAN TORINO
Music by: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
Lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
“I THOUGHT I LOST YOU” — BOLT
Music & Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
“ONCE IN A LIFETIME” — CADILLAC RECORDS
Music & Lyrics by: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
WINNER: “THE WRESTLER” – THE WRESTLER
Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen
Woo! We endorse this win for sure. No complaints.That’s all folks. PS, we probably won’t do this for the Oscars and will probably imbibe with friends instead. What’s the point? Everyone and their mother covers it, no?
i’m reading it. you’re doing a good job.
The Office isn’t nearly as good as it used to be, and “30 Rock” is probably the best show on television and it’s going to win 2 more tonight. You should really check out 30 Rock season 1 on DVD one of my most watched/re-watched DVDs.
Drew Barrymore looks like she’s on coke and I want to check out Jessica Lange’s gray garden.
no worry guys! im right with u here….
Don’t get all arrogant or anything but I’m reading too. Your quipster genes are coming in handy.
p.s what kinda beer? better be a stella artois.
I guess we can sum this Globes up with three things: Slumdog Millionaire, 30 Rock, and Jon Adams….next
i’m reading it too. laura linney is good.
Thanks Speilberg montage! I’m now in a debate as to what’s the best Speilberg movie – subquestion: is he overrated? I say E.T. and “yes.” Anyone else?
I really need to learn more about Directors, I didn’t know Speilberg directed so many good films.
any thoughts on his legacy?
A bit overrated yeah. He’s obviously done some amazing work, but… Did Scorsese already get this award? Cause he sure deserves it before Steve-o.
Steve-o’s early career is great, but after that? Hmm… very spotty. I do love Svg Pvt. Ryan though.
Boyle, yes!
I ADORE Danny Boyle– he’s one of my favorites– however, I think he’s done WAY better than Slumdog (while I did like it). He should’ve been nominated for stuff like this years ago.
Boyle’s such a cool guy and very sincere. Rottentomatoes recently posted his 5 favorite films and he included Wallace and Gromit’s The Wrong Trousers.
Californication should have beat 30 rock.
“If I’d grown up on a farm…and was, retarded…Bruges might impress me. But I didn’t, so, it doesn’t” I’m happy.
Yes! Farrell!
Good on Colin. He deserved that truly. A great performance, an underrated film. As i said above. His performance though is much more than just comedy and he goes all over the map in a wonderful way.
Wow, Sasha Cohen with the off color jokes. He should leave it to Ricky Gervais…what a funny guy.
now that you say it, I should look for Speilberg’s first films.
any recommendations?
I also loved Saving Private Ryan.
Double Kate…WTF!!!
Boo, no KST. Still, Winslet was good. Better her than Bland.
Yes…anything but Bland.
Early spielberg is obvious, no? Jaws era? Amblin is good too.
Beer is hein’ies. It’s what was onhand.
I’m really glad Springsteen won, even though I’m not even a fan. I like how the song is an extension of the character itself. It’s very poignant.
Me too. I LOVE that song. SO arresting.
I love how Arronofsky gave him the finger!
Agreed, i Looooove the Wrestler song. Even more so that it’s so damn simple and those chords have been used 500000x times before, but Springsteen is just do damn soulful he elevates it to a thing of beauty.
I Guessed 18 for 25. Not bad. How did you do Rod?
You might have noticed the way he sings, “Tell me, friend, can you ask for anything more?” is sung with the same melody has Dylan’s Senor (Tales of Yankee Power). But I’ve noticed it’s almost impossible to make a song that doesn’t have some Dylan melody or reference to it…or is it just that I’m too big of a fan.
I never did a whole list. I shoulda, but never got around to it. I had to work this weekend. If i had picks they woulda been on the site.
I didn’t read your liveblogging, but I came here immediately after! My thoughts–super happy for Slumdog Millionaire and Danny Boyle. I had the privilege of meeting him a while back, and he is just the coolest, nicest guy. Also happy for Colin Farrell–In Bruges was great. 30 Rock and Tina Fey are the shiz. I didn’t get the groans for Sacha Baron Cohen–he was totally fine. Laura Linney is awesomely classy. As is Steven Spielberg, although, as much as I admire and love the man, his bit about not making crap for mass audiences loses a bit of resonance considering some of his work…. Also, I now love Sally Hawkins and can’t wait to see Happy Go Lucky.
“The appalled crowd reactions were awesome”-indeed, and thank god slumdog millionaire won.
Thank you for the coverage. 🙂
I think Spielberg is really grappling with making films that he wants to make and films that will please audiences. It’s like he would like to be making more ambiguous, darker films, but can’t bring himself to get too far away from the Spielberg of Old. This is why something like A.I. is good but extremely flawed. And why War of the Worlds should have been great (if the old Spielberg had made it) but ended up dark and cynical in all the wrong ways (thanks to the new Spielberg). Spielberg needs to stop giving a fuck is what I’m saying. Not necessarily do what Coppola’s doing, just don’t try to do this tight rope routine. I think he has too much of a desire to be liked and make films that will please audiences; I have no doubt that kind of thing is like a drug and hard to stop wanting.
Somehow it’s gratifying to see Spielberg and Scorcese together trading props even though you know deep down on some level they have to be in the ultimate competition with each other.
Shingle: dead on about Steve-O and A.I. All his later films start dark, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, but they all can’t go there in the end (plus his third acts all tank).
i didn’t think Mickey Rourke would ever show up in public again, then there he was, winning big at the Golden Globes