The Annual Golden Globes - General Discussion

[thuganomics85]

Figured Borat was taking it, although I wouldn't mind it going to either Hamilton or Palm Springs.

[SunnyBeBe]

I had those gloves in a wedding once.....lol

[ShadowHunter]

Borat. I'm surprised lol.

[AimingforYoko]

Just now, Avabelle said:

Where are barb and star meant to be from?

This.

Sacha's had a pretty good year.

[blackwing]

8 minutes ago, Avabelle said:

Renee Zellweger and Ellen Pompeo - I can never tell the difference.

 

7 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

Pretty sure Ellen can open up her eyes.

Hahaha I was going to say something similar.  Squinty McSquint back looking as squinty as ever.  I thought she had some kind of plastic surgery to fix it that made her unrecognisable?  

7 minutes ago, ebk57 said:

I hate to be that person, but that's not a good look on Ms. Howard.

I know she’s pregnant, but yeah, not a good look.  She was stuffed into it, and her hairstyling didn’t do her any favours either.

[freddi]

1 minute ago, Quickbeam said:

I was hoping for some love for Unorthodox which is the best thing I’ve seen in years. 

Thank you -- I love getting reminded here of productions I meant to watch, but then forgot!  Will watch this for sure! 

[FoundTime]

3 minutes ago, Avabelle said:

Where are barb and star meant to be from?

It's Kristin Wiig's latest project, with her friend and writing partner of many years. Someone else will have to come up with the actual name of the thing! (Thanks, AimingforYoko!)

Edited March 1, 2021 by FoundTime

[SunnyBeBe]

I heard Borat was supposed to be speaking at another engagement tonight, but it got cancelled.  Lol

[Avabelle]

I was hoping that Palm Springs might get a shock victory but happy Borat won as I enjoyed it. 
 

Also glad Hamilton and The Prom didn’t win.

[KaveDweller]

1 minute ago, Avabelle said:

Where are barb and star meant to be from?

Some terrible looking movie called "Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar."

[truthaboutluv]

12 minutes ago, Avabelle said:

Renee Zellweger and Ellen Pompeo - I can never tell the difference.

That's me with Amy Adams and Isla Fischer. Actually I can tell them apart but I do also still think they look freakishly alike.

[mtlchick]

4 minutes ago, KittyQ said:

I missed the introduction. Who is she?

 

Bryce Dallas Howard. Best known for the Jurassic World films, but directed some episodes of The Mandolorian. 

[Thumper]

1 minute ago, Avabelle said:

Where are barb and star meant to be from?

I don’t know, and I couldn’t hear them very well, but I thought it was dumb.  It could be taken as the “stars of Hollywood” poking fun at the “little people” tourists.  Insulting.

[KittyQ]

1 minute ago, blackwing said:

12 minutes ago, ebk57 said:

I hate to be that person, but that's not a good look on Ms. Howard.

I know she’s pregnant, but yeah, not a good look.  She was stuffed into it, and her hairstyling didn’t do her any favours either.

Oh, I did not recognize her. As for the dress, I agree, it looked like she got it months ago and it no longer fit properly. I don't know that it would look much better on anyone else, either.

 

[SunnyBeBe]

Well.....I guess I’m going to watch Promising Young Woman next. 

[thuganomics85]

Sacha Baron Cohen wins Best Comedy Actor, and prevents the world from imploding if James Corden somehow pulled it off.

[SunnyBeBe]

I like that dress. Interesting.

[Avabelle]

Delighted for Sasha.

[truthaboutluv]

I see Joaquin decided to dress up for the occasion

[thuganomics85]

Well, Best Actress just got interesting...

[truthaboutluv]

HOLY FREAKING SHIT!!! Biggest upset of the night. No one saw this one coming. Don't know if this will repeat at the Oscars but it may have just pushed her bit further ahead in the race. 

Edited March 1, 2021 by truthaboutluv

[WritinMan]

Just now, truthaboutluv said:

I see Joaquin decided to dress up for the occasion

I thought he was a stage hand when he came out.

[ebk57]

Wow... I love Andra Day.   I wish this movie was on a streaming service I was already paying for. 

[AimingforYoko]

Upset. I thought McDormand had it on lock.

[DollEyes]

Andra Day! Wow! Love her!

[ShadowHunter]

Echo the surprise of Best Actress.

[ebk57]

1 minute ago, WritinMan said:

I thought he was a stage hand when he came out.

Mr. ebk is a stagehand.  I will try not to take that personally...  😄 

[Avabelle]

I really thought Carey Mulligan was going to win that. 

[SunnyBeBe]

Wow...her first role ever, right?

[ProudMary]

What an upset!

One of the few I haven't yet seen,

[thuganomics85]

Nomadland shakes off the Best Actress loss and brings it home with Best Drama!

[truthaboutluv]

Just now, SunnyBeBe said:

Wow...her first role ever, right?

Yup.  And Lee Daniels at first didn't think she could do it. 

[SunnyBeBe]

Yaaay!

[DollEyes]

Congrats, Nomadland!

[AimingforYoko]

And we're back to the favorites. Nomadland will be the heavy favorite for Oscar.

[absnow54]

Congrats to the Globes for only going over by 3 minutes this year. 

[truthaboutluv]

Well one good thing about the virtual awards, it kept the show on time. Because you know had this been the regular show with a bunch of celebrities getting increasingly tipsy throughout the nights, presenters making long winded, awkward banter, they would have never finished on time. 

[mtlchick]

2 minutes ago, truthaboutluv said:

Yup.  And Lee Daniels at first didn't think she could do it. 

He doubted the girl whose signature song is “Rise Up”? Joke’s on him! 😆

[ShadowHunter]

Thankfully both Nomandland and The United States vs Billie Holiday are both on Hulu so I'll watch them this week.

[ebk57]

A (relatively) fun evening...  thanks, all, for the company!

[mtlchick]

Well, like most award shows in a pandemic, it had its moments.  Not at the level of Jennifer Anniston spending a lot of time putting out an actual fire or weirdness, but the litmus test was having front line workers in the audience. They are the ones that will tell you “Mank? Didn’t watch it. Nomadland? Um , ok. SCHITT’S CREEK YAAAAAAAAY! OMG STABLER !”  And they are pointing out why the ratings for award shows have gone down for the past decade. 
 

See you at the Grammys, or SAGs or whatever is next, I can’t remember.

[freddi]

I mainly watch the awards shows for the commentary here -- always hilarious and informative.  Thanks!!!

[MerBearHou]

8 minutes ago, freddi said:

I mainly watch the awards shows for the commentary here -- always hilarious and informative.  Thanks!!!

Ditto.  Great fun being on here with all of you.  Love the wit and comments.  I also found a couple of shows / movies to put on my list.  Not many...but a few.  

Till next awards show!

[DollEyes]

Taylor Boseman's beautiful acceptance speech reminded me of the quote from WandaVision: "What is grief but love persevering?"

Edited March 1, 2021 by DollEyes

[DollEyes]

5 hours ago, Avabelle said:

It’s weird how Angela Bassett doesn’t age..

To quote the old saying, "Black don't crack."

Rosamund Pike's win was nice, but I expected Maria Bakalova to win. Talk about (almost) taking one for the team!

[Slade347]

4 hours ago, vb68 said:

Good for Jodie, but poor Glenn. Always a bridesmaid.

Maybe at the Oscars, but Close has actually won three Golden Globe awards. 

Overall, an odd show, which is to be expected these days. I thought the split screen in different cities with Fey and Poehler made things awkward and not in a good way. 

Between Baron Cohen, Pike, Boyega, Kaluuya, The Crown, etc, the Globes really went hard core British tonight.

I'm not sure how much, if any, of a read we can get on what these results mean in terms of the Oscars, especially this year. 

I couldn't help but laugh at those like McDormand and Cate Blanchett, who couldn't even be bothered to appear on Zoom.

 

 

 

[mojoween]

I realized when the show concluded, and I had watched the entire broadcast except for three minutes of Jane Fonda’s speech because two other shows on the DVR were recording, that the only thing I had watched out of all of those nominees is Hamilton.

To paraphrase Amy, I can sit for five hours of the same thing ten times, but I don’t have time to sit down and watch a two hour movie (or binge a new show).  During quarantine I basically watched old baseball games or “Friends” and “The Big Bang Theory” reruns while I read, or cleaned, or cooked.  

[Avabelle]

3 hours ago, Slade347 said:

. I thought the split screen in different cities with Fey and Poehler made things awkward and not in a good way. 

Agreed. I didn’t think they were great either. Poehler especially just didn’t seem interested. 

[DollEyes]

 @Mojoween: My response to that is, to quote the old saying, "Familiarity breeds contempt." I love my old-school shows too, but they're not the only things I watch. I also watch things that are outside my comfort zone. When I get tired of something old, I watch something that's not just new, but different.

  In other words, I can watch/love a show like The Jeffersons, but since I've seen every episode, it can be boring, hence watching a movie like Parasite, a story set in a foreign country and told in a foreign language, but in a way that I could understand, which is why I love it, which proves that some things are much more universal than expected, when given a chance.

Edited March 1, 2021 by DollEyes

[Eureka]

8 hours ago, KaveDweller said:

Some terrible looking movie called "Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar."

We watched the movie the other night and thought it was hilarious. 

1 hour ago, Avabelle said:

Agreed. I didn’t think they were great either. Poehler especially just didn’t seem interested. 

Agree. We watched the show for 45 minutes and then turned it off. It was just boring and awkward.